After another week of dramatic walk-off hits, closer meltdowns and Josh Hamilton giving Roy Hobbs a run for his money, let’s look back at week six of the BaseballGB fantasy league.
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| NE Riverkings | 28 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.82 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 1.17 | 11 |
| YD33’s | 18 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1 |
We begin with the week’s big winners as the Riverkings go joint top of the standings with an 11-1 win against YD33s. Lynn and Greinke were the pick of the pitchers, while the red-hot David Wright and Markakis were the top hitters. Eduardo Nunez and Melky Cabrera salvaged average for YD33s.
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| Ridge Bolts | 25 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.76 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.26 | 9 |
| BD Yankees | 27 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.53 | 3 |
A trio of Marlins helped the Bolts defeat the Yankees 9-3, as Stanton and Reyes contributed with the bat and Bell, even though he has lost his closing role, picked up two wins. Samardzija struck out 13. The Yankees’ bullpen of Valverde, Broxton, K-Rod and Cordero took care of saves and holds.
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| Orpington Isotopes | 21 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0.26 | 0.81 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.57 | 7 |
| Bonestalkers | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.32 | 3 |
Power from unexpected sources helped my Isotopes slug their way to a 7-3 win against Bonestalkers, as Yonder Alonso hit his first Padre homer and AJ Ellis went deep. Bautista and McCutchen each had three-homer weeks. Parker struck out eight to lead my pitchers, while Bastardo, Cashner and Walden combined for five holds. Beachy and Smyly helped take ERA and WHIP for Bonestalkers, and Jansen had the matchup’s lone save.
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| Weston-Super-Sox | 21 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 0.25 | 0.72 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.98 | 7 |
| daebhid2 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 4 |
The Sox got the better of daebhid2 in a matchup which featured a lot of very good pitching. McCarthy, Westbrook and AJ Burnett helped the Sox take wins, strikeouts and WHIP, while Cuddyer had three of the team’s nine steals. Craig belted four homers for daebhid2, while Dempster and Marcum helped win ERA.
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| stevenston angels | 36 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.86 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3.1 | 1.11 | 4 |
| Pontypridd Pirates | 24 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 0.35 | 0.98 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.19 | 7 |
It is no surprise the Pirates won this matchup when you take into account the week Josh Hamilton (10R, 9HR, 18RBIs) had. Another Ranger, Feliz, won twice and Zambrano struck out 16. Napoli, Aceves and Salas helped salvage runs, saves and holds the Angels, while the team WHIP of 1.11 was very impressive.
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| SWAT* | 41 | 19 | 54 | 5 | 0.28 | 0.96 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.46 | 7 |
| Pretzel Vendors | 13 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.55 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1.26 | 5 |
An offensive sweep saw SWAT hand the Vendors a rare defeat. Beltran, who in a non-Hamilton week would have got more attention, joined Middlebrooks and Pedroia in a monster week featuring 19 homers. Johnson, Reed and Robertson combined for five saves. The Vendors took the remaining categories thanks to Volquez, Sabathia, Cain and Javier Lopez.
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| The Wright Stuff | 26 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 6 |
| Richie’s RBI’s | 19 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 3.7 | 1.19 | 5 |
The Stuff squeezed past the RBIs 6-5 thanks to Trout, Uggla and Bruce with the bat and Anibal Sanchez and Scherzer on the mound. The RBIs had power from the now-injured Ramos and Milone was the pick of the pitchers.
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| Iron Men | 28 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 0.33 | 0.92 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 5.5 | 1.57 | 6 |
| Chatham Anglers | 22 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 0.28 | 0.74 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 2.6 | 1.32 | 5 |
Another 6-5 saw Iron Men get the better of the Anglers, with Furcal, Espinosa and Braun each having good weeks offensively. The Anglers had RBIs from Miguel Cabrera while Nova, McDonald and Gio Gonzalez helped take strikeouts, ERA and WHIP.
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| The Cheddar Chasers | 38 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.34 | 6 |
| Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 37 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.12 | 6 |
The Chasers and Beck ‘Nams could not be separated in their matchup, sharing the offensive and pitching categories. Votto and Beltre were Matt’s top hitters, while Dickey and Uehara helped take wins, holds and ERA. Beck ‘Nams had speed and average from Andrus and Cruz while Papelbon picked up a save and Halladay struck out 17.
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| Boyd’s Base On Balls | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.79 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.14 | 5 |
| tavira expats | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0.23 | 0.61 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.38 | 5 |
Finally, the Expats tied 5-5 with Boyd’s Base On Balls. Jemile Weeks stole four bases and Lilly won twice. For Margaret’s team, Ruiz and Seth Smith were the top hitters, while Verlander won twice.
The week seven matchups are as follows:
Riverkings (1st) v Expats (17th)
Vendors (2nd) v Stuff (6th)
SWAT (3rd) v Isotopes (12th)
Chasers (4th) v Yankees (18th)
Sox (5th) v YD33s (19th)
Base On Balls (7th) v Anglers (8th)
Iron Men (9th) v RBIs (14th)
Beck ‘Nams (10th ) v Angels (20th)
Bolts (11th) v Bonestalkers (15th)
Pirates (13th) v daebhid2 (16th)
