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BGB Fantasy League 2013 Week Three

by Mark George

There were some superb pitching performances in week three. Which teams used them to their advantage in the BaseballGB fantasy league?

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

NE Riverkings

21

8

23

7

.230

.729

1

5

23

1

1.71

1.00

4

The Wright Stuff

29

6

25

8

.314

.860

2

4

45

2

4.34

1.38

8

We begin with the biggest winners of the week, as the Stuff handed the Riverkings an 8-4 defeat. Josh Rutledge scored seven times, Choo had another great week with the bat and the lineup was boosted by the return of David Ortiz. Lucroy drove in six runs while Kemp stole three bases. On the mound, Milone (12 strikeouts) and Betancourt each picked up a win and Cook had a pair of holds. Wieters and Reynolds each went deep twice for Riverkings, while Mets phenom Matt Harvey helped take ERA and WHIP and Perkins had three saves.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

SWAT*

33

12

35

4

.302

.925

2

5

35

2

1.54

1.23

7

Batteries Essential

34

5

21

5

.283

.827

2

3

58

0

3.61

1.17

4

SWAT lived up to their name in this matching, belting a dozen homers in the 7-4 win against Batteries Essential. Cano, Beltre, Adam Jones and Ruggiano all went deep twice while Craig and Mauer (who hit .588) each drove in six. Janssen, Jim Johnson and Rivera combined for five saves, Robertson and O’Day each had a hold and Shields and Cingrani helped put up an impressive team ERA of 1.54. Wright was the pick of the Batteries hitters, homering twice, stealing two bases and driving in and scoring five runs. Ellsbury had three steals and Carlos Santana also had a nice week with the bat. Dempster had 18 strikeouts and joined Halladay and Lincecum in posting winning WHIP numbers.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Weston-Super-Sox

21

5

31

5

.270

.748

3

3

70

0

2.54

0.93

7

Norwich No II

28

10

27

3

.260

.767

3

2

43

1

3.78

1.17

4

The Sox also picked up a 7-4 win, defeating Norwich. The pitchers took four categories, with Bailey, Fister and Medlen combining for 39 strikeouts, Buchholz and Sale posting great ERA and WHIP numbers and Bailey collecting a win and three saves in place of the injured Hanrahan. Offensively, Miguel Cabrera helped take average, Pedroia stole three bases and Napoli drove home 10 runs. Norwich had a four-homer week from Arencibia, while Votto and Cruz each had multi-homer weeks and Chris Davis helped take OPS. With Cobb picking up the only win for the rotation, it was up to Kenley Jansen to pick up a category with the lone hold of the matchup.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Beck ‘Nams (GB)

28

6

27

6

.265

.774

1

5

68

1

4.25

1.25

6

Cardiff Redsox

26

8

19

3

.253

.780

1

1

30

3

4.05

1.05

5

Beck ‘Nams continued their good start to the season with another win, edging past the Redsox 6-5. The Beck ‘Nams batters took four categories, with Rizzo homering three times and CarGo and Lorenzo Cain having monster weeks in the outfield. On the mound, King Felix and Verlander each struck out 12, while Holland and Grilli combined for five saves. The Redsox had the edge in homers and OPS thanks to Tulo and Carlos Gomez, Melancon and Gregerson took care of holds and Parker, Minor and Sabathia helped win ERA and WHIP.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

The Cheddar Chasers

20

5

28

5

.273

.778

3

2

46

3

2.06

0.82

5

Iron Men

34

10

34

2

.267

.834

4

2

69

0

2.47

0.94

6

In a matchup which featured some excellent pitching by both teams, it was Iron Men who came out on top, beating the Chasers 6-5. Braun had a three-homer week, but was outdone as Longorio belted four. Pagan joined Longo in scoring six times. On the mound, Lester and Henderson picked up wins and four pitchers – Scherzer, Bumgarner, Zimmerman and Albuquerque – each had double-digit strikeouts. The Chasers had steals and average from an expected source (Trout) and a slightly more unexpected base stealer (Yadier Molina). McGee and Hernandez took care of holds, while Burnett, Kuroda, Holland and Gallardo put up excellent WHIP numbers.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Orpington Isotopes

24

8

23

5

.284

.798*

3

3

45

0

3.28

1.09

6

Richie’s RBI’s

27

6

33

3

.287

.798*

4

1

43

2

3.77

1.30

6

Finally, my Isotopes and the RBIs couldn’t be separated, finishing 6-6. The RBIs had the edge offensively, with Harper, Swisher and Lowrie helping take four categories, including OPS on a tie-breaker. The outstanding Darvish made the difference in wins, while Joel Peralta and Casilla each had a hold. My team had power from Beltran (three homers) and Frazier (a pair) while five different batters swiped a base. On the mound, Romo, League and Chris Perez each had a save, Hellickson struck out 15 and Dickey made the difference in ERA and WHIP.

The week four matchups area s follows:

SWAT (1st) v Redsox (10th)

Stuff (2nd) v Norwich (4th)

Beck ‘Nams (3rd) v Isotopes (6th)

Sox (5th) v Iron Men (12th)

Chasers (7th) v Batteries Essential (9th)

RBIs (8th) v Riverkings (11th)

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