09/03: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Twenty Two Recap
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 crushed Seamus, 9-1. In every category he won, James won big, winning runs by 11, home runs by 8, RBIs by 19, batting average by .038, wins by 5, saves by 3, strikeouts by 48, ERA by 4.59 and WHIP by .40. Seamus managed to take stolen bases by 4, though. James' offense was led by Lance Berkman (4 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .391 AVG) and Miguel Tejada (5 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .391 AVG). Garrett Atkins (3 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .318 AVG) and Pat Burrell (5 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, .192 AVG) also made some big contributions. Carlos Delgado led Seamus' side, thanks to a 5 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .346 AVG week.
James had a pair of 2 win weeks, thanks to Chad Billingsley (15 Ks) and Jake Peavy (20 Ks). Adam Wainwright also had a win. His saves came from Bobby Jenks, Billy Wagner and Jose Valverde. Seamus had 1 win (Jered Weaver) and no saves. Brandon Webb struck out 11.
With a playoff spot on the line, I beat Dave (Pride of the Yankees), 7-2. In our two earlier meetings, he had had his way with me, winning 2 matches by a combined score of 17-3. But, I finally got one. We tied in the offense side with each of us taking 2 categories and then tying in RBIs. My offense was boosted by Freddy Sanchez (3 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .480 AVG), Dan Uggla (5 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .400 AVG) and Alex Rodriguez (3 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .480 AVG). Dave's biggest bats were Alex Rios (7 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .400 AVG) and Vladimir Guerrero (4 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .462 AVG).
Pitching is where I went ahead, as I swept all 5 categories. My pitchers had a great week, picking up 8 wins, 7 saves and 62 strikeouts with a 3.89 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. I got 2 win weeks out of Brian Bannister and Huston Street (10 Ks) as well as wins from Andy Pettitte (13 Ks), Joe Borowski, Justin Verlander (10 Ks) and Scott Kazmir. Mariano had 3 saves, Borowski had 2 and Manny Corpas and Danys Baez had 1 each. Dave's only win came from Tom Glavine with saves coming from Al Reyes (2), Matt Capps (2), Jason Isringhausen and Joaquin Benoit.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (123-88-9)
2. James (117-89-14)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (109-90-11)
3. Dave (109-90-11)
Clinched playoff spots (3 available): Mike, James, Ben, Dave, me and Aziz (Pride of the Yankees).
This Week
This week starts the first 3 weeks of the playoffs. I am going to have a separate write up soon, talking about the matches. Congratulations to everyone that made for it and congrats to Mike for finishing 1st. For everyone that didn't, I definitely want to thank you for participating. It has definitely been a fun, competitive league. Here are the final, regular season standings:
Last Week
James crushed Seamus, 9-1. In every category he won, James won big, winning runs by 11, home runs by 8, RBIs by 19, batting average by .038, wins by 5, saves by 3, strikeouts by 48, ERA by 4.59 and WHIP by .40. Seamus managed to take stolen bases by 4, though. James' offense was led by Lance Berkman (4 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .391 AVG) and Miguel Tejada (5 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .391 AVG). Garrett Atkins (3 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .318 AVG) and Pat Burrell (5 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, .192 AVG) also made some big contributions. Carlos Delgado led Seamus' side, thanks to a 5 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .346 AVG week.
James had a pair of 2 win weeks, thanks to Chad Billingsley (15 Ks) and Jake Peavy (20 Ks). Adam Wainwright also had a win. His saves came from Bobby Jenks, Billy Wagner and Jose Valverde. Seamus had 1 win (Jered Weaver) and no saves. Brandon Webb struck out 11.
With a playoff spot on the line, I beat Dave (Pride of the Yankees), 7-2. In our two earlier meetings, he had had his way with me, winning 2 matches by a combined score of 17-3. But, I finally got one. We tied in the offense side with each of us taking 2 categories and then tying in RBIs. My offense was boosted by Freddy Sanchez (3 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .480 AVG), Dan Uggla (5 R, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .400 AVG) and Alex Rodriguez (3 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .480 AVG). Dave's biggest bats were Alex Rios (7 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .400 AVG) and Vladimir Guerrero (4 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .462 AVG).
Pitching is where I went ahead, as I swept all 5 categories. My pitchers had a great week, picking up 8 wins, 7 saves and 62 strikeouts with a 3.89 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. I got 2 win weeks out of Brian Bannister and Huston Street (10 Ks) as well as wins from Andy Pettitte (13 Ks), Joe Borowski, Justin Verlander (10 Ks) and Scott Kazmir. Mariano had 3 saves, Borowski had 2 and Manny Corpas and Danys Baez had 1 each. Dave's only win came from Tom Glavine with saves coming from Al Reyes (2), Matt Capps (2), Jason Isringhausen and Joaquin Benoit.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (123-88-9)
2. James (117-89-14)
3. Ben (River Ave. Blues) (109-90-11)
3. Dave (109-90-11)
Clinched playoff spots (3 available): Mike, James, Ben, Dave, me and Aziz (Pride of the Yankees).
This Week
This week starts the first 3 weeks of the playoffs. I am going to have a separate write up soon, talking about the matches. Congratulations to everyone that made for it and congrats to Mike for finishing 1st. For everyone that didn't, I definitely want to thank you for participating. It has definitely been a fun, competitive league. Here are the final, regular season standings:
Rank Team W-L-T PCT GB
*1. Mike 123-88-9 .580 -
*2. James 117-89-14 .564 3.5
*3. Ben 112-98-10 .532 10.5
*4. Dave 111-97-12 .532 10.5
*5. Patrick 109-103-8 .514 14.5
*6. Aziz 108-103-9 .511 15
7. Jen 105-103-12 .505 16.5
8. Joseph 99-103-18 .491 19.5
9. EJ 82-123-15 .407 38
10. Seamus 75-134-11 .366 47
