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BGB Fantasy League 2014: Week Four

by Mark George

We have completed four weeks of the 2014 fantasy baseball season. Who is on their way up the standings and can anyone stop Beck ‘Nams?

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Bits & Bytes

15

0

14

1

.245

.667

1

2

29

1

4.68

1.35

2

Beck ‘Nams (GB)

33

6

14

5

.253

.718

4

0

52

0

2.88

1.15

9

We begin with another win for JJ, as  Beck ‘Nams thumped Bits & Bytes 9-2 to stay top of the standings. Navarro, Escobar and Dozier were the offensive stars as the batters took five out of six categories, while four different starters picked up wins, with Wood striking out 12. Kendrick, Mlina and Bogaerts hit well for Bits & Bytes, but the lineup, missing the injured Cuddyer, failed to hit a single homer. Cishek and Ziegler took care of saves and holds.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

NE Riverkings

20

3

33

2

.254

.697

0

4

24

2

5.85

1.64

4

London Bananas

26

5

26

3

.233

.675

2

7

41

0

4.14

1.14

8

The Bananas are right on JJ’s tail, beating the Riverkings 8-4. The pitching staff won every category aside from holds, with Lohse and Lynn the pick of the starters. K-Rod and Reed combined for seven saves while Tulo hit three homers and Infante’s monster Sunday saw him drive in eight runs for the week. Byrd, Hill and Castellanos helped the Riverkings salvage RBIs, average and OPS, while Allen had two holds.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Orpington Isotopes

25

9

36

3

.286

.827

2

1

30

0

6.66

1.50

4

Richie’s RBI’s

26

4

24

5

.270

.755

4

2

59

1

1.08

0.96

8

My Isotopes are in a funk, losing 8-4 to the RBIs. Tanaka (18n strikeouts), Burnett (13) and Roark all pitched excellently and the staff took five categories, while Gardner stole four bases and scored five times. Cruz had a big week with the bat, belting four homers and driving in 13 runs, bbut it was a nightmare week for my pitching staff, which posted a 6.66 ERA. They had a devil of a time.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Batteries Essential

25

8

28

3

.222

.669

4

2

57

1

3.23

1.16

4

Jesmond Dennings

34

9

31

6

.264

.763

2

7

53

1

4.97

1.28

7

Jesmond Dennings are back at .500 after a 7-4 win against Batteries Essential which included an offensive sweep thanks to Pujols, Trout, Pierzynski and Arenado. Perkins, Broxton and Hawkins combined for seven saves. Castro and Gattis were the pick of the Batteries hitters, while Jose Fernandez and Garza helped the pitchers salvage four categories.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Norwich No II

31

12

30

2

.292

.881

3

2

63

3

3.90

1.32

4

The Cheddar Chasers

33

8

37

9

.318

.889

3

3

48

3

4.78

1.56

6

The Chasers got the better of Norwich 6-4, hitting their way to victory. The offense took five categories thanks to Miguel Cabrera, Melky Cabrera, Kipnis, Martin and Pence. Tommy Hunter ahd two saves. Norwich belted 12 homers, including three from Seager and McCutchen and a pair for Napoli and Justin Upton. Salazar and Peralta racked up the strikeouts, while Eovaldi helped win ERA and WHIP.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Mighty Slugs

30

4

19

6

.278

.761

5

1

52

3

2.75

1.20

4

Weston-Super-Sox

30

4

24

5

.303

.828

2

3

41

1

1.44

1.01

6

The Sox are starting to move up the standings after defeating the Slugs 6-4. It was a very stingy week for the pitchers, as Greinke, Cueto, MadBum and Cole all put up great numbers and Street had three saves. Ruiz, Morneau and Jackson helped take average and OPS. Donaldson belted three homers for the slugs, with Gomez and Dee Gordon swiping three bases each. Five pitchers picked up wins, with Ventura the pick of the bunch and Siegrist had two holds.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Northfleet Knights

28

5

25

3

.283

.747

2

4

67

0

2.83

1.05

5

Enfield Butchers

21

7

24

3

.218

.691

3

3

78

1

2.75

0.96

6

The Butchers just got the better of the Knights 6-5 in a very tight matchup. Both teams pitched extremely well, but Enfield managed to win five of the six categories, as Price, Straily and Richards racked up the strikeouts and Perez helped take wins, ERA and WHIP. Blackmon had a three-homer week and swiped a pair of bases. The Knights had the better of the offense thanks to Bautista, Zobrist and Pedroia while Shields won twice and Soria had three saves.

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Iron Men

32

15

47

2

.260

.819

5

2

49

1

2.06

1.05

5

Angels of Ash Vale

18

3

20

4

.211

.559

5

3

53

2

1.22

0.90

6

Finally, the Angels squeezed past Iron Men 6-5 in another matchup with plenty of good pitching. Wainwright (two wins), Dickey, Lee and Kazmir all had great weeks for the Angels, who took five pitching categories. Papelbon had three saves and Murphy stole three bases in an otherwise quiet week for the offense. Iron men slugged 15 homers, with Jose Abreu going deep five times and driving in an incredible 14 runs. A-Go, Lawrie and Morse had three homers each. Wheeler, Strasburg and Colon all pitched well, while Rodney had a win and two saves.

 

Week Five matchups:

Beck ‘Nams (1st) v Jesmond (7th)

Bananas (2nd) v Slugs (13th)

Butchers (3rd) v Iron Men (6th)

Knights (4th) v Isotopes (9th)

Chasers (5th) v Batteries Essential (12th)

Norwich (8th) v RBIs (10th)

Angels (11th) v Riverkings (15th)

Sox (14th) v Bits & Bytes (16th)

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