06/27: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Thirteen
Posted by: Patrick
This is my weekly recap of the performance of the YanksBlog.com teams in the Yankees Bloggers Fantasy Baseball League.
Last Week
All well rounded performance propelled James to a 7-3 victory over Aziz (Pride of the Yankees). Actually, Aziz's team was pretty well rounded, as well, but James team was simply better. They mashed 12 home runs (with 3 home run weeks from Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips) and hit .328, but failed to steal a single base. Aziz picked it up there, stealing 3, scoring 40 runs and hitting .325. James' offense was led by the aforementioned Soriano, who hit .471 with 4 R, 3 HR and 3 RBI. Lance Berkman hit .444, as well. Ryan Howard (7 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .440 AVG), Howie Kendrick (10 R, 3 RBI, .407 AVG) and Magglio Ordonez (9 R, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .500 AVG) led Aziz's side.
James took 4 of 5 categories on the pitching side, thanks to 4 wins, 50 strikeouts and an incredible 2.73 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. His 4 wins came from Billy Wagner, Kelvim Escobar, Jake Peavy (10 Ks) and Brad Penny. Ted Lilly also picked up 10 Ks (even though he had an ERA of 6.43). The saves came from Jose Valverde (2) and Bobby Jenks (1). Aziz's pitching staff managed to take the saves category with Francisco Cordero contributing 2 and Takashi Saito and David Weathers each chipping in 1. He received wins from Ben Sheets and Homer Bailey.
I had to face the behemoth known as Mike (River Ave. Blues) and I managed to escape with my dignity in tact, thanks to a 5-5 tie. To put it simply: offense was mine and pitching was his. I won R, HR, RBI, AVG and SV. He won SB, W, K, ERA and WHIP. My offense was led by A-Rod (7 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .545 AVG) and Dan Uggla (5 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .250 AVG). Mike's offense only managed to score 19 runs and drive in 15 with 4 homers and a .263 average to go along with 6 stolen bases. Russell Martin scored 2 runs, hit a home run, drove in 6, stole 2 and hit .304.
As bad as Mike's offense may have been, my pitching was certainly no better. We came up with 1 win, 4 saves, 36 strikeouts, a 5.15 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. For that, I have to thank Octavio Dotel, Andy Pettitte, Matt Cain and Barry Zito, all of who had an ERA of 7.71 or higher. My 1 win came from Justin Verlander who also gave me 11 strikeouts. My saves came from Mo, Joe Borowski, Dotel and Alan Embree. Mike's 5 wins came from Daisuke Matsuzaka (9 Ks), Francisco Rodriguez, Derek Lowe, Felix Hernandez and Yovani Gallardo (12 Ks). All 3 of his saves came from Kevin Gregg.
Seamus fell to Dave (Pride of the Yankees), 6-3. All 3 of Seamus' wins came on the offensive side with Dave taking the rest and them tying on saves with 1. Joe Mauer was Seamus' offensive leader with 8 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB and a .333 AVG. Dave's greatest contributions came from Vladimir Guerrero (5 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .280 AVG) and Paul Konerko (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .300 AVG).
Seamus failed to pick up a single victory and only picked up 1 save, which came from Todd Jones. Moose registered 11 strikeouts, as well. Dave had wins from Carlos Zombrano (12 Ks), Tom Glavine and Darn Haren with his save coming from Al Reyes.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (75-41-4)
2. James (62-52-6)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (62-56-2)
This Week
James (2nd, 62-52-6) vs. Seamus (10th, 44-69-7).
Patrick (T6th, 56-58-6) vs. Dave (4th, 59-54-7).
Last Week
All well rounded performance propelled James to a 7-3 victory over Aziz (Pride of the Yankees). Actually, Aziz's team was pretty well rounded, as well, but James team was simply better. They mashed 12 home runs (with 3 home run weeks from Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips) and hit .328, but failed to steal a single base. Aziz picked it up there, stealing 3, scoring 40 runs and hitting .325. James' offense was led by the aforementioned Soriano, who hit .471 with 4 R, 3 HR and 3 RBI. Lance Berkman hit .444, as well. Ryan Howard (7 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .440 AVG), Howie Kendrick (10 R, 3 RBI, .407 AVG) and Magglio Ordonez (9 R, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .500 AVG) led Aziz's side.
James took 4 of 5 categories on the pitching side, thanks to 4 wins, 50 strikeouts and an incredible 2.73 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. His 4 wins came from Billy Wagner, Kelvim Escobar, Jake Peavy (10 Ks) and Brad Penny. Ted Lilly also picked up 10 Ks (even though he had an ERA of 6.43). The saves came from Jose Valverde (2) and Bobby Jenks (1). Aziz's pitching staff managed to take the saves category with Francisco Cordero contributing 2 and Takashi Saito and David Weathers each chipping in 1. He received wins from Ben Sheets and Homer Bailey.
I had to face the behemoth known as Mike (River Ave. Blues) and I managed to escape with my dignity in tact, thanks to a 5-5 tie. To put it simply: offense was mine and pitching was his. I won R, HR, RBI, AVG and SV. He won SB, W, K, ERA and WHIP. My offense was led by A-Rod (7 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .545 AVG) and Dan Uggla (5 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .250 AVG). Mike's offense only managed to score 19 runs and drive in 15 with 4 homers and a .263 average to go along with 6 stolen bases. Russell Martin scored 2 runs, hit a home run, drove in 6, stole 2 and hit .304.
As bad as Mike's offense may have been, my pitching was certainly no better. We came up with 1 win, 4 saves, 36 strikeouts, a 5.15 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. For that, I have to thank Octavio Dotel, Andy Pettitte, Matt Cain and Barry Zito, all of who had an ERA of 7.71 or higher. My 1 win came from Justin Verlander who also gave me 11 strikeouts. My saves came from Mo, Joe Borowski, Dotel and Alan Embree. Mike's 5 wins came from Daisuke Matsuzaka (9 Ks), Francisco Rodriguez, Derek Lowe, Felix Hernandez and Yovani Gallardo (12 Ks). All 3 of his saves came from Kevin Gregg.
Seamus fell to Dave (Pride of the Yankees), 6-3. All 3 of Seamus' wins came on the offensive side with Dave taking the rest and them tying on saves with 1. Joe Mauer was Seamus' offensive leader with 8 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB and a .333 AVG. Dave's greatest contributions came from Vladimir Guerrero (5 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .280 AVG) and Paul Konerko (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .300 AVG).
Seamus failed to pick up a single victory and only picked up 1 save, which came from Todd Jones. Moose registered 11 strikeouts, as well. Dave had wins from Carlos Zombrano (12 Ks), Tom Glavine and Darn Haren with his save coming from Al Reyes.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (75-41-4)
2. James (62-52-6)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (62-56-2)
This Week
James (2nd, 62-52-6) vs. Seamus (10th, 44-69-7).
Patrick (T6th, 56-58-6) vs. Dave (4th, 59-54-7).
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