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BGB Fantasy League 2012 Week Nine

by Mark George
The New York Mets, after more than 8,000 games finally have a no-hitter. Which manager benefitted from Johan Santana’s historic night in the BaseballGB fantasy league? And which three teams are now joint top?
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daebhid2 24 2 16 2 0.285 0.75 2 0 25 0 4.28 1.39 0
tavira expats 27 7 19 3 0.286 0.809 3 0 29 1 3.38 1.1 11


We begin with a big win for the Expats against daebhid2, who fell a save short of a clean sweep. Jeter, A-Rod and Garrett Jones were the pick of the hitters while Humber, Bailey and Daniel Hudson all had good weeks on the mound. Seager was daebhid’s top hitter while Marcum won both his starts, striking out 17.
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YD33’s 34 9 35 10 0.345 0.984 2 0 25 0 2.37 1.15 8
Pontypridd Pirates 22 2 17 4 0.269 0.726 5 0 54 3 3.63 1.19 3
YD33s were the next biggest winners, handing the Pirates an 8-3 loss. Wigginton, Kopnis and Scutaro sparked an offensive sweep, while CJ Wilson, Lincecum and Kennedy helped take ERA and WHIP. Sale and Zambrano were the pick of the Piartes, each winning twice and combining for 35 strikeouts.
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Boyd’s Base On Balls 19 7 19 2 0.226 0.728 1 1 41 3 3.46 1.44 4
Pretzel Vendors 27 5 21 6 0.303 0.822 2 4 39 0 4.1 1.23 8

The Vendors took five out of six offensive categories as they beat Base On balls 8-4, with Fowler having a monster week and Cain, Sabathia and Kimbrel helping take wins and saves. In response, Verlander and Bumgarner each struck out 11 and O’Flaherty had three holds.
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The Cheddar Chasers 20 3 15 5 0.267 0.695 3 2 42 1 4.58 1.28 3
SWAT* 30 9 22 4 0.293 0.875 3 5 41 1 3.98 1.35 7
SWAT hit their way to a 7-3 win against the Chasers, as Adam Jones, Pence and Encarnacion had good weeks at the plate. The Chasers had speed from Stubbs and Dickey helped take strikeouts and WHIP.
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Weston-Super-Sox 35 10 32 8 0.335 0.964 3 2 42 2 6.66 1.54 7
Chatham Anglers 25 4 28 10 0.29 0.782 4 1 26 3 5.06 1.5 5
The first of four matchups which ended 7-5 saw the Sox squeeze past the Anglers. Hanley and CarGo each homered four times while Hanson struck out 12 and Hanrahan had two saves. The Anglers had speed from Campana and strong starts from Cahill and James McDonald.
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Orpington Isotopes 25 8 28 4 0.264 0.797 5 0 39 3 3.02 1.38 7
Iron Men 29 11 31 3 0.261 0.847 2 3 28 2 4.78 1.47 5
My pitchers took five categories to edge past Iron Men 7-5, with Leake, Price and Parker all pitching well. Duda and Big Papi each homered three times for Iron Men, while Frieri and Myers combined for three saves.
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Beck ‘Nams (GB) 20 3 14 6 0.305 0.743 3 5 29 0 3.63 1.29 5
BD Yankees 30 9 31 1 0.272 0.805 2 3 22 5 2.88 1.04 7
The Yankees just got the better of Beck ‘Nams thanks to Beckham, Fielder and Mauer with the bat and Strasburg, K-Rod and Cordero on the mound. Nieuwenhuis, Pagan and Cruz made it a good week for the Beck ‘Nams outfield, while Niese made the difference in wins and strikeouts and three closers combined for five saves.
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stevenston angels 29 5 38 1 0.265 0.746 0 4 34 2 4.2 1.3 7
Bonestalkers 27 9 27 3 0.294 0.868 1 0 26 1 5.73 1.58 5
The Angels picked up a win against Bonestalkers by taking five pitching categories. Aceves had three saves and Thornton collected a pair of holds, while Jackson and Cueto helped take ERA and WHIP. Trumbo and Soriano each homered three times for Bonestalkers and Paulino picked up the lone win.
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Ridge Bolts 9 2 16 3 0.227 0.633 2 7 42 4 1.65 1.04 4
The Wright Stuff 30 9 37 3 0.279 0.879 3 7 38 1 4.08 1.25 6
The Stuff took five offensive categories while defeating the Bolts 6-4, with Trout and Aramais Ramirez both having nice weeks, but the real star was Johan Santana, who no-hit the World Series champion Cardinals. Despite this, the Bolts took ERA ande WHIP thanks to Moore and the four relief pitchers did not allow an earned run.
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NE Riverkings 21 4 22 3 0.269 0.704 3 1 43 3 2.22 1.21 5
Richie’s RBI’s 24 7 30 5 0.225 0.653 4 6 43 0 3.38 1.29 6
Finally, the RBIs edged past the Riverkings 6-5 as Granderson was the top hitter and Doubront won both his starts. Michael Saunders was the top Riverkings hitter, while Lynn, Hellickson, and Greinke all pitched well to help take ERA and WHIP.

The results mean a three-way tie at the top, with the Sox, Riverkings and Chasers all posting identical winning percentages.

Here are the week 10 matchups:

Sox (1st) v RBIs (14th)
Riverkings (2nd) v Vendors (6th)
Chasers (3rd) v Stuff (4th)
SWAT (5th) v Angels (19th)
Iron Men (7th) v Bolts (8th)
Base On Balls (9th) v Isotopes (13th)
Pirates (10th) v Yankees (16th)
Beck ‘Nams (11th) v Bonestalkers ( 17th)
Anglers (12th) v daebhid2 (20th)
YD33s (15th) v Expats (18th)

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1 comment

NE Riverkings June 5, 2012 - 12:12 pm

Once again., great update. I think we all appreciate you doing this.

Thanks

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