07/17: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Sixteen
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
This was a short week with the All-Star break putting a 3 day gap in the schedule.
The 3rd vs. 4th battle between James and Ben (River Ave. Blues) ended up being the most lopsided game of the week (barely - see below) with James winning both the offensive and pitching sides. Both offenses were very good with runs, runs battled in, stolen bases, average and strikeouts all being very close. Ben's offense was led by Albert Pujols (5 R, 4 HR, 5 RBI, .429 AVG) and Jimmy Rollins (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .429 AVG). Chone Figgins chipped in 4 stolen bases, as well, which was more than James' side put together. Ivan Rodriguez hit .500.
James also had a .500 man in Mark Teahen, who scored 4 runs as well. But, his offense was led by Brandon Phillips, who scored 4 runs, hit 2 homers, drove in 8, stole a base and hit .438. Chipper Jones hit .455.
Pitching wise, they both had 2 wins but James had 5 saves while Ben had none. James' wins came from Ted Lilly and Chad Billingsley with his saves coming from Billy Wagner (3), Bobby Jenks and Jose Valderde. Ben's wins came from John Lackey and Bob Wickman.
Up one week, down another. I fell to EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) in the second most lopsided game of the week, 7-3. My team actually played pretty good, but that's just it - pretty good. Not, good enough because EJ's team was on fire. They hit .359 with a 2.82 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. The only categories I managed to win were home runs, wins and saves.
My offense was led by Hideki Matsui (4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .333 AVG) and Derek Jeter (2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .278 AVG). EJ's offense was led by Carlos Pena (6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .400 AVG), closely followed by Jermaine Dye (5 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, .412 AVG). Jhonny Peralta hit .455.
My pitching wins came from Andy Pettitte, Joe Borowski and Justin Verlander with saves coming from Mo (2), Borowski and Octavio Dotel. EJ got wins from Johan Santana and Jeremy Bonderman and saves from J.J. Putz (2) and Eric Gagne.
Finally, Seamus beat Aziz (Pride of the Yankees) in a close one, 5-4. Out of the 20 team stat category totals, there were 3 zeros in this one and 2 ones. The zeros came in stolen bases for Aziz and wins for both Aziz and Seamus. Seamus had 1 home run and 1 save. But, thanks in part to his 11 stolen bases and 2.75 ERA, he was able to win the week. Gary Sheffield led his offense with 4 runs, 1 home run, 4 runs batted in, 4 stolen bases and a .467 AVG. Eric Byrnes hit .413 with 3 runs, 1 run batted in and 2 stolen bases. Bobby Abreu led Aziz's side with a 3 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .375 AVG week.
As mentioned, the two staffs combined for 0 wins and 3 saves. Those saves came from Todd Jones for Seamus and Francisco Cordero and Takashi Saito for Aziz. Brandon Webb picked up 10 Ks on Seamus' side.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (88-57-5)
2. James (78-63-9)
3. Dave (Pride of the Yankees) (78-64-8)
This Week
James (2nd, 78-63-9) vs. Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) (9th, 59-80-11)
Patrick (T7th, 67-77-6) vs. Aziz (T7th, 68-78-4)
Seamus (10th, 58-82-10) vs. Joseph (River Ave. Blues) (5th, 70-68-12)
Last Week
This was a short week with the All-Star break putting a 3 day gap in the schedule.
The 3rd vs. 4th battle between James and Ben (River Ave. Blues) ended up being the most lopsided game of the week (barely - see below) with James winning both the offensive and pitching sides. Both offenses were very good with runs, runs battled in, stolen bases, average and strikeouts all being very close. Ben's offense was led by Albert Pujols (5 R, 4 HR, 5 RBI, .429 AVG) and Jimmy Rollins (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .429 AVG). Chone Figgins chipped in 4 stolen bases, as well, which was more than James' side put together. Ivan Rodriguez hit .500.
James also had a .500 man in Mark Teahen, who scored 4 runs as well. But, his offense was led by Brandon Phillips, who scored 4 runs, hit 2 homers, drove in 8, stole a base and hit .438. Chipper Jones hit .455.
Pitching wise, they both had 2 wins but James had 5 saves while Ben had none. James' wins came from Ted Lilly and Chad Billingsley with his saves coming from Billy Wagner (3), Bobby Jenks and Jose Valderde. Ben's wins came from John Lackey and Bob Wickman.
Up one week, down another. I fell to EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) in the second most lopsided game of the week, 7-3. My team actually played pretty good, but that's just it - pretty good. Not, good enough because EJ's team was on fire. They hit .359 with a 2.82 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. The only categories I managed to win were home runs, wins and saves.
My offense was led by Hideki Matsui (4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .333 AVG) and Derek Jeter (2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .278 AVG). EJ's offense was led by Carlos Pena (6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .400 AVG), closely followed by Jermaine Dye (5 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, .412 AVG). Jhonny Peralta hit .455.
My pitching wins came from Andy Pettitte, Joe Borowski and Justin Verlander with saves coming from Mo (2), Borowski and Octavio Dotel. EJ got wins from Johan Santana and Jeremy Bonderman and saves from J.J. Putz (2) and Eric Gagne.
Finally, Seamus beat Aziz (Pride of the Yankees) in a close one, 5-4. Out of the 20 team stat category totals, there were 3 zeros in this one and 2 ones. The zeros came in stolen bases for Aziz and wins for both Aziz and Seamus. Seamus had 1 home run and 1 save. But, thanks in part to his 11 stolen bases and 2.75 ERA, he was able to win the week. Gary Sheffield led his offense with 4 runs, 1 home run, 4 runs batted in, 4 stolen bases and a .467 AVG. Eric Byrnes hit .413 with 3 runs, 1 run batted in and 2 stolen bases. Bobby Abreu led Aziz's side with a 3 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .375 AVG week.
As mentioned, the two staffs combined for 0 wins and 3 saves. Those saves came from Todd Jones for Seamus and Francisco Cordero and Takashi Saito for Aziz. Brandon Webb picked up 10 Ks on Seamus' side.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (88-57-5)
2. James (78-63-9)
3. Dave (Pride of the Yankees) (78-64-8)
This Week
James (2nd, 78-63-9) vs. Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) (9th, 59-80-11)
Patrick (T7th, 67-77-6) vs. Aziz (T7th, 68-78-4)
Seamus (10th, 58-82-10) vs. Joseph (River Ave. Blues) (5th, 70-68-12)
