BGB Fantasy League 2014: Week Six

Week six of the BaseballGB Fantasy League saw some big wins and a change at the top of the standings.

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	32	7	22	3	.294	.791	5	6	60	0	2.93	1.14	10
Jesmond Dennings	20	3	18	3	.234	.684	4	4	40	1	4.15	1.25	1

 

We begin with the biggest winners of the week as Matt’s Chasers thumped Jesmond Dennings 10-1. Miguel Cabrera homered three times and drove in 10, Teixeira went deep twice and Pence scored eight runs. Scherzer won both of his starts, Hunter had three saves and Ross and Hudson helped take ERA and WHIP. With rare cold weeks for Trout and Pujols, Nolan Arenado was the pick of Jesmond’s hitters, even though his hitting streak was snapped at 28 games. Perkins had three saves, Bailey struck out 11 and Teheran and Harrison both pitched well.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	35	7	29	8	.283	.763	3	0	63	1	2.67	1.17	9
Weston-Super-Sox	23	3	21	8	.268	.714	4	1	31	0	3.48	1.26	2

 

Beck ‘Nams are back on top after their 9-2 win against the Sox, falling a steal shy of an offensive sweep in the process. Reyes had a big week, homering, scoring nine ruins and swiping four bases, while Hosmer hit .452 and drove in eight. Darvish was the pitching star, as his near no-hitter helped take ERA and WHIP, along with great efforts from Kuroda and Kennedy.  Bumgraner, Greinke and Cole each picked up wins for the Sox, Street had the lone save and there were multi-steal weeks for Jackson, Fowler and Altuve.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Batteries Essential	35	9	32	4	.267	.792	3	3	51	2	4.41	1.55	9
Richie’s RBI’s	22	4	24	1	.269	.714	2	1	28	2	5.59	1.53	2

 

Batteries Essential are on a charge, defeating the RBIs 9-2. Brantley had two homers and drove in seven, joining Stanton, Walker and Cespedes in a big week for the offense. Casilla had a win and a hold, while Odorizzi struck out 11 in a scoreless outing. Posey, Lind and Aviles helped the RBIs win average by two points, while Roark, CJ Wilson and Tanaka made the difference in WHIP.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Norwich No II	21	6	27	1	.296	.855	3	1	57	3	3.12	1.44	8
Northfleet Knights	37	15	40	0	.281	.889	1	0	31	2	3.65	1.49	4

 

Norwich overtook the Knights in the standing with this 8-4 score. The pitching staff had a sweep, with Santana picking up a win and helping taker ERA and WHIP, while Eovaldi struck out 13 and the returning Chapman picked up the only save on the final day of the matchup. Watson had a win and two holds. The Knights thumped an incredible 15 homers, with V-Mart going deep four times, three for Gyorko and a pair for Gomes, Goldschmidt and Dickerson.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Bits & Bytes	19	2	23	4	.277	.710	3	1	16	4	2.54	1.55	4
London Bananas	26	7	20	4	.283	.821	2	4	54	0	3.64	1.30	7

 

The Bananas are proving hard to beat, as they picked up a 7-4 win against Bits & Bytes. Tulo was the star hitter, homering four times, scoring seven and driving in eight, while Reed had three saves and Hamels struck out 16. Cishek had a pair of wins and a save for Bits & Bytes, Ziegler had four holds and Hughes helped take ERA.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
NE Riverkings	13	2	18	5	.249	.685	2	3	31	2	4.35	1.42	5
Enfield Butchers	29	12	25	3	.236	.742	1	7	41	4	4.80	1.45	7

 

The Butchers pickled up a hard-fought 7-5 win against the Riverkings. Encarnacion slugged four of the team’s dozen homers and drove in 10, while Blackmon had three round-trippers. It was a big week for the bullpen, as Melancon, Kimbrel and Holland combined for seven saves and Clippard had three holds. Wright, Byrd and Castellanos helped the Riverkings take average while Buerhle and Weaver each had a win and helped take ERA and WHIP.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Mighty Slugs	30	5	24	8	.250	.679	2	3	50	4	4.21	1.30	5
Angels of Ash Vale	30	7	22	7	.264	.768	3	2	46	0	2.82	1.08	6

 

The Angels squeezed past the Slugs 6-5 in a close matchup. Springer and Daniel Murphy both homered twice, while CarGo and Aramis Ramirez helped take average and OPS. Wainwright, Dickey and Kazmir all picked up wins, taking ERA and WHIP along the way. Niese struck out 12. Victorino gave the Slugs the edge in RBIs, while Gordon swiped five bases. Ventura struck out 13, Uehara had a pair of saves and carpenter picked up a win, a save and a hold.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	22	8	23	5	.251	.770	4	4	51	0	3.28	1.34	5
Iron Men	28	8	19	3	.261	.752	1	5	49	0	2.86	1.05	5

 

Finally, Iron Men and my Isotopes finished 5-5. Rodney had four saves for Iron Men, while Samardzija struck out 14, combining with Wheeler and Strasburg to take ERA and WHIP. Asdrubal Cabrera was the difference in runs, while Adam Jones homered three times and helped to win average. Hanley and Puig each hit a pair of homers for my team, with Rios swiping a pair of bases. Four different pitchers claimed wins, including Harang and Doolittle, who struck out nine and eight respectively. That’s three ties in six weeks for my team, and while it’s good to be tough to beat, the Isotopes could really use a win.

This Week

The week seven matchups are as follows:

Beck ‘Nams (1st) v Bananas (4th)

Butchers (2nd) v Slugs (12th)

Chasers (3rd) v RBIs (14th)

Norwich (5th) v Iron Men (8th)

Knights (6th) v Batteries Essential (7th)

Angels (9th) v Bits & Bytes (16th)

Isotopes (10th) v Riverkings (15th)

Jesmond Dennings (11th) v Sox (13th)