Welcome to our weekly round-up of the BaseballGB Fantasy League competition. This is a mixed Head-2-Head league involving BGB writers and readers.
There are fourteen teams who pair up in different combinations each week, making for seven match-ups in any given week. The teams battle over twelve statistical categories, gaining one point for each category they win.Â
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All the points are carried over into the season league table at the end of the weekly match-ups. The top six teams with the most points at the end of the fantasy season will go on to the playoffs during the last three weeks of September.
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It is time to look back at Week Seven of the BaseballGBÂ fantasy baseball league. It was a good week to avoid Vin Mazzaro’s historically bad outing for the Royals and own Asdrubal Cabrera.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
Weston-Super-Sox | 29 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 0.246 | 0.788 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 2.18 | 0.95 | 9 |
Bonestalkers | 25 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0.267 | 0.721 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.23 | 2 |
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We begin with a fairly comfortable 9-2 win for the leading Sox, who took five out of six offensive categories against Bonestalkers. Kemp and McCutchen provided a lot of offense, while Wandy Rodriguez, Trevor Cahill, McClellan and Niese all had great weeks for the rotation and contributing to a sub-1.00 WHIP. CarGo and Martin were Bonestalkers’ star hitters, while the bullpen of Putz, Nunez and Hanrahan combined for eight saves.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
Orpington Isotopes | 36 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0.284 | 0.775 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 2.91 | 1.13 | 7 |
Iron Men | 20 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0.238 | 0.708 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 2.61 | 1.06 | 3 |
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My hitters finally woke up, taking all six categories in the 7-3 win over Iron Men. A-Rod had the best overall week, while Walker had 8 RBIs. Daniel Hudson’s second win of the week on Sunday night forced a tie in wins, while Axford and Madson collected seven saves. Marcum and Pineda both had excellent weeks for Iron Men, contributing four wins and helping take ERA and WHIP.Â
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 24 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0.263 | 0.662 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.15 | 4 |
stevenston angels | 31 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0.319 | 0.849 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 3.33 | 1.21 | 7 |
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The Angels’ hitters made the difference in the 7-4 win over Beck ‘Nams, taking five categories thanks to Alexei Ramirez, Jose Bautista and Adrian Gonzalez. Cliff Lee and Hanson racked up the strikeouts but were outdone by JJ’s staff, who had a monster week from James Shields.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
Pretzel Vendors | 30 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 0.283 | 0.725 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.48 | 1.21 | 5 |
The Wright Stuff | 28 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0.221 | 0.684 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 2.26 | 1.04 | 7 |
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The Stuff got the better of a tight matchup against the Vendors, running out 7-5 winners thanks to a sweep of the pitching categories. An excellent outing from Peavy and a gem from Liriano helped the Stuff take ERA and WHIP, while K-Rod collected three saves. Guerrero and Brantley were the pick of the Vendors’ hitters while five different players stole bases.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
BD Yankees | 21 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0.23 | 0.695 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2.63 | 1.12 | 6 |
Redbacks | 25 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0.29 | 0.773 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 5 |
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Another close matchup saw the Yankees just get the better of Redbacks 6-5. The Yankees’ pitchers took five categories thanks to King Felix and Josh Tomlin, while Street, Thornton and Chamberlain took care of saves and holds. Redbacks had offense from Stanton, but must now cope with Josh Johnson’s injury.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
SWAT* | 29 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0.296 | 0.855 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.32 | 6 |
Okajima’s Fire Bet | 24 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0.244 | 0.722 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1.98 | 0.95 | 5 |
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Another matchup, another 6-5 as SWAT squeezed past the Bet. Joyce and Werth were the pick of an impressive week for the hitters, while Kuroda and Guthrie had strong starts. Five different pitchers won a game for the Bet, while Asdrubal Cabrera’s red-hot form meant he was clearly the pick of Margaret’s hitters, although Youkilis was also excellent.
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 | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
The Cheddar Chasers | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.675 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 4.07 | 1.23 | 6 |
daebhid2 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 0.255 | 0.704 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4.44 | 1.25 | 6 |
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We finish with a 6-6 tie between the Chasers and daebhid2. The Chasers had the better of the pitching, with Gio Gonzalez having another excellent week. Dave was boosted by McCann’s two homers off the bench while Ellsbury stole three bases.
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The Week Eight matchups are as follows:
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Sox (1st) v Redbacks (7th)
Angels (2nd) v Bonestalkers (8th)
Stuff (3rd) v Beck ‘Nams (10th) – Croydon Pirates grudge match!
Iron Men (4th) v SWAT (12th)
Bet (5th) v Vendors (6th)
Chasers (9th) v Isotopes (13th)
Yankees (11th) v daebhid2 (14th)