05/01: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Five
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
Whenever you hit .236 with a 6.10 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP, it's never gonna end well. But, that's what I did against Dave's (Pride of the Yankees) team and they administered the beating of the week, crushing me by the score of 9-1. The only category I managed to win was stolen bases (5 to 3). My offensive leader would be Jeff Francoeur, who hot .444 with 6 runs, 2 home runs and 7 RBI. Second baseman Chase Utley was the man on Dave's side, hitting .444 with 7 runs, 2 homers, 10 RBI and a stolen base.
Dave swept the pitching side, including 6 wins (2 each for Dan Haren and Dontrelle Willis) and 10 saves (3 each for Armando Benitez and Al Reyes) and Akinori Otsuka had 1 of both. Haren was dominant in his 2 starts, striking out 12 with a 1.88 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. I managed 1 freaking win all week, thanks to Scott Kazmir. He was also the only pitcher on my staff (yes, including relief pitchers) who had an ERA under 3.00. Dave had 5 of those.
This week on Family Feud, James beat Seamus, 6-4. Offensively, neither team was that good as 34 runs, 6 homers, 27 RBIs, 6 SBs and a .271 average were the lead totals. James was led by Brian Roberts (6 runs, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .357 AVG) and Chipper Jones (5 runs, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .354 AVG) while Seamus had Vernon Wells (9 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, .458 AVG). Seamus' offense was the better of the 2, winning 3 out of 5 categories.
But, the pitching side gave James the edge. His 6 saves, 33 K's, 2.21 ERA and 1.10 WHIP were all good enough to win the respective categories. His 1 win lost to Seamus' (the YanksBlog.com teams couldn't buy a win this week - our 3 teams had 4 total wins!), but that wasn't enough to catch James. Ted Lilly got James his 1 win with Jared Weaver and Todd Jones picking up W's for Seamus. Although winless, Jake Peavy was excellent fro James on the week, striking out 16 with a 0.00 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. Jose Valverde was his saves leader with 3 while Bobby Jenks had 2 and Billy Wagner had 1 (Seamus' lone save came from Todd Jones).
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (28-11-1)
2. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (23-15-2)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (21-18-1)
This Week
James (4th, 20-18-2) vs. Patrick (10th, 14-23-3)
Seamus (8th, 16-23-1) vs. EJ (2nd, 23-15-2).
Last Week
Whenever you hit .236 with a 6.10 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP, it's never gonna end well. But, that's what I did against Dave's (Pride of the Yankees) team and they administered the beating of the week, crushing me by the score of 9-1. The only category I managed to win was stolen bases (5 to 3). My offensive leader would be Jeff Francoeur, who hot .444 with 6 runs, 2 home runs and 7 RBI. Second baseman Chase Utley was the man on Dave's side, hitting .444 with 7 runs, 2 homers, 10 RBI and a stolen base.
Dave swept the pitching side, including 6 wins (2 each for Dan Haren and Dontrelle Willis) and 10 saves (3 each for Armando Benitez and Al Reyes) and Akinori Otsuka had 1 of both. Haren was dominant in his 2 starts, striking out 12 with a 1.88 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. I managed 1 freaking win all week, thanks to Scott Kazmir. He was also the only pitcher on my staff (yes, including relief pitchers) who had an ERA under 3.00. Dave had 5 of those.
This week on Family Feud, James beat Seamus, 6-4. Offensively, neither team was that good as 34 runs, 6 homers, 27 RBIs, 6 SBs and a .271 average were the lead totals. James was led by Brian Roberts (6 runs, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .357 AVG) and Chipper Jones (5 runs, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .354 AVG) while Seamus had Vernon Wells (9 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, .458 AVG). Seamus' offense was the better of the 2, winning 3 out of 5 categories.
But, the pitching side gave James the edge. His 6 saves, 33 K's, 2.21 ERA and 1.10 WHIP were all good enough to win the respective categories. His 1 win lost to Seamus' (the YanksBlog.com teams couldn't buy a win this week - our 3 teams had 4 total wins!), but that wasn't enough to catch James. Ted Lilly got James his 1 win with Jared Weaver and Todd Jones picking up W's for Seamus. Although winless, Jake Peavy was excellent fro James on the week, striking out 16 with a 0.00 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. Jose Valverde was his saves leader with 3 while Bobby Jenks had 2 and Billy Wagner had 1 (Seamus' lone save came from Todd Jones).
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (28-11-1)
2. EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) (23-15-2)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (21-18-1)
This Week
James (4th, 20-18-2) vs. Patrick (10th, 14-23-3)
Seamus (8th, 16-23-1) vs. EJ (2nd, 23-15-2).
