07/23: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Seventeen
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 and Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) ended up in a 5-5 stalemate in what was the only tied game of the week. Runs, home runs, runs batted in and wins were all very close in this one. James' offense was led by Chipper Jones (5 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .444 AVG) and Manny Ramirez (8 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .391 AVG). Jen's side was led by Robbie Cano, who hit .500 for the week with 8 runs, 2 home runs and 9 runs batted in. Carl Crawford hit .474 (with 5 R, 1 RBI and 5 SB) while Dmitri Young hit .455. Miguel Cabrera (4 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .423) and Shane Victorino (7 R, 5 RBI, 2 SB, .343) also turned in big weeks.
Jeremy Guthrie gave James a 2 win week (and 9 K) and Kelvin Escobar and Ted Lilly chipped in wins of their own. Jose Valverde had 3 saves while Billy Wagner and Bobby Jenks each had 2. Jake Peavy had 11 K. Jen had wins from Roy Halladay (9 K), Jason Marquis and Pat Neshek and 2 saves from Trevor Hoffman.
I defeated Aziz (Pride of the Yankees), 8-2, sweeping the batting categories while losing saves and ERA. A-Rod continues to astonish, contributing 10 runs, 3 home runs, 12 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases and a .346 average to my side. Hideki Matsui (8 R, 4 H, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .400 AVG) and Dan Uggla (4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .462 AVG) were also hot. Aziz's side was led by Ryan Howard (7 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .700 AVG). Bobby Abreu (8 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB, .313 AVG) was also a major contributor.
My wins came from Mark Buehrle, Andy Pettitte (15 K), Scott Kazmir and Barry Zito while I was given 2 saves by both Mo and Joe Borowski and one each by Octavio Dotel and Alan Embree. Roy Oswalt, Andrew Miller and Oliver Perez picked up wins for Aziz while Francisco Cordero (3), David Weathers (2), Takashi Saito and Antonio Alfonseca helped him to take saves.
Joseph (River Ave. Blues) took a pretty comfortable victory over Seamus, 8-2. David Wright led Seamus' offense with 7 runs, 2 home runs, 9 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases and a .333 average. Eric Byrnes stole 7 bases, more than Joseph's side put together. But, that would be the only offensive category that Seamus would take. Joseph's offense was pretty balanced, but Carlos Beltran (6 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .321 AVG) made the most damage.
Pitching wise, Seamus failed to record a win, picking up 3 saves - all from Todd Jones. Joseph had wins from Erik Bedard (11 K) and James Shields with his lone save coming from Jonathan Papelbon.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (92-63-5)
2. Dave (Pride of the Yankees) (84-68-8)
3. James (83-68-9).
This Week
James (3rd, 83-68-9) vs. Mike (1st, 92-63-5)
Patrick (6th, 75-79-6) vs. Seamus (10th, 60-90-10)
Last Week
James and Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) ended up in a 5-5 stalemate in what was the only tied game of the week. Runs, home runs, runs batted in and wins were all very close in this one. James' offense was led by Chipper Jones (5 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .444 AVG) and Manny Ramirez (8 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .391 AVG). Jen's side was led by Robbie Cano, who hit .500 for the week with 8 runs, 2 home runs and 9 runs batted in. Carl Crawford hit .474 (with 5 R, 1 RBI and 5 SB) while Dmitri Young hit .455. Miguel Cabrera (4 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .423) and Shane Victorino (7 R, 5 RBI, 2 SB, .343) also turned in big weeks.
Jeremy Guthrie gave James a 2 win week (and 9 K) and Kelvin Escobar and Ted Lilly chipped in wins of their own. Jose Valverde had 3 saves while Billy Wagner and Bobby Jenks each had 2. Jake Peavy had 11 K. Jen had wins from Roy Halladay (9 K), Jason Marquis and Pat Neshek and 2 saves from Trevor Hoffman.
I defeated Aziz (Pride of the Yankees), 8-2, sweeping the batting categories while losing saves and ERA. A-Rod continues to astonish, contributing 10 runs, 3 home runs, 12 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases and a .346 average to my side. Hideki Matsui (8 R, 4 H, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .400 AVG) and Dan Uggla (4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .462 AVG) were also hot. Aziz's side was led by Ryan Howard (7 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .700 AVG). Bobby Abreu (8 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB, .313 AVG) was also a major contributor.
My wins came from Mark Buehrle, Andy Pettitte (15 K), Scott Kazmir and Barry Zito while I was given 2 saves by both Mo and Joe Borowski and one each by Octavio Dotel and Alan Embree. Roy Oswalt, Andrew Miller and Oliver Perez picked up wins for Aziz while Francisco Cordero (3), David Weathers (2), Takashi Saito and Antonio Alfonseca helped him to take saves.
Joseph (River Ave. Blues) took a pretty comfortable victory over Seamus, 8-2. David Wright led Seamus' offense with 7 runs, 2 home runs, 9 runs batted in, 2 stolen bases and a .333 average. Eric Byrnes stole 7 bases, more than Joseph's side put together. But, that would be the only offensive category that Seamus would take. Joseph's offense was pretty balanced, but Carlos Beltran (6 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .321 AVG) made the most damage.
Pitching wise, Seamus failed to record a win, picking up 3 saves - all from Todd Jones. Joseph had wins from Erik Bedard (11 K) and James Shields with his lone save coming from Jonathan Papelbon.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (92-63-5)
2. Dave (Pride of the Yankees) (84-68-8)
3. James (83-68-9).
This Week
James (3rd, 83-68-9) vs. Mike (1st, 92-63-5)
Patrick (6th, 75-79-6) vs. Seamus (10th, 60-90-10)
