07/02: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Fourteen
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
James defeated Seamus, 5-3. The winning batting average in this one was .227. Not much in the way of contact hitting going on here. In fact, each side only had one hitter reach .297 or higher. The newly acquired Lance Berkman went on a tear for James, hitting .286 with 8 runs, 4 home runs and 9 runs batted in. Carlos Delgado (4 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .308 AVG), David Wright (4 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .273 AVG) and Eric Byrnes (3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .296 AVG) lead Seamus' offense. On that side, James and Seamus were split with 2 victories each and a tie.
The pitching side is where it tipped in James favor. He won saves (7), strikeouts (55) and WHIP (0.98!). They tied in wins and Seamus took ERA with a low 2.84. Chad Billingsley (11 strikeouts) and Ted Lilly picked up wins for James while the saves came from Bobby Jenks (4), Jose Valverde (2) and Billy Wagner (1). Jeremy Guthrie added 13 strikeouts. Seamus' victories came from Brandon Webb and Mike Mussina with his 2 saves coming from Todd Jones.
Just when I thought I was making some progress, Dave wiped me out by the score of 8-2. His offense was incredible (38 R, 10 HR, 51 RBI, 14 SB, .322 AVG... holy mackerel) and he swept the side. Dave's hitting was pretty balanced, but Chase Utley put the biggest week together with 7 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB and a .400 AVG. Juan Pierre had 8 stolen bases! Carlos Lee led my side with 4 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB (i.e. my only stolen base) and a .320 AVG.
Pitching was where I picked up my 2 victories, thanks to 6 saves and 43 strikeouts, but Dave still won that side by taking wins, ERA and WHIP. My pitchers were just bad. Even guys I've come to rely on, like Pettitte and Verlander, killed me. Joe Borowski and Mark Buherle had my victories while Borowski (3), Octavio Dotel (2) and Mo (1) had my saves. Dave's 5 wins were spread around with Dan Haren, Tom Glavine, Matt Capps, Akinori Otsuka and Carlos Zambrano each winning a game. His 3 saves came from Capps (2) and Jason Isringhausen (1).
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (77-49-4)
T2. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (70-58-2)
T2. James (67-55-8)
This Week
James (T2nd, 67-55-8) vs. Patrick (8th, 58-66-6).
Seamus (10th, 47-74-9) vs. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (6th, 58-61-11).
Last Week
James defeated Seamus, 5-3. The winning batting average in this one was .227. Not much in the way of contact hitting going on here. In fact, each side only had one hitter reach .297 or higher. The newly acquired Lance Berkman went on a tear for James, hitting .286 with 8 runs, 4 home runs and 9 runs batted in. Carlos Delgado (4 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .308 AVG), David Wright (4 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .273 AVG) and Eric Byrnes (3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .296 AVG) lead Seamus' offense. On that side, James and Seamus were split with 2 victories each and a tie.
The pitching side is where it tipped in James favor. He won saves (7), strikeouts (55) and WHIP (0.98!). They tied in wins and Seamus took ERA with a low 2.84. Chad Billingsley (11 strikeouts) and Ted Lilly picked up wins for James while the saves came from Bobby Jenks (4), Jose Valverde (2) and Billy Wagner (1). Jeremy Guthrie added 13 strikeouts. Seamus' victories came from Brandon Webb and Mike Mussina with his 2 saves coming from Todd Jones.
Just when I thought I was making some progress, Dave wiped me out by the score of 8-2. His offense was incredible (38 R, 10 HR, 51 RBI, 14 SB, .322 AVG... holy mackerel) and he swept the side. Dave's hitting was pretty balanced, but Chase Utley put the biggest week together with 7 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB and a .400 AVG. Juan Pierre had 8 stolen bases! Carlos Lee led my side with 4 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB (i.e. my only stolen base) and a .320 AVG.
Pitching was where I picked up my 2 victories, thanks to 6 saves and 43 strikeouts, but Dave still won that side by taking wins, ERA and WHIP. My pitchers were just bad. Even guys I've come to rely on, like Pettitte and Verlander, killed me. Joe Borowski and Mark Buherle had my victories while Borowski (3), Octavio Dotel (2) and Mo (1) had my saves. Dave's 5 wins were spread around with Dan Haren, Tom Glavine, Matt Capps, Akinori Otsuka and Carlos Zambrano each winning a game. His 3 saves came from Capps (2) and Jason Isringhausen (1).
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (77-49-4)
T2. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (70-58-2)
T2. James (67-55-8)
This Week
James (T2nd, 67-55-8) vs. Patrick (8th, 58-66-6).
Seamus (10th, 47-74-9) vs. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (6th, 58-61-11).
