Another week, another pitching milestone. Which BaseballGB Fantasy League manager had an extra reason to celebrate Matt Cain’s perfecto?
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Weston-Super-Sox | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.55 | 2 |
Pretzel Vendors | 24 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0.25 | 0.74 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.33 | 10 |
We begin with a big win for the Vendors as the top team were handed a 10-2 defeat. Rios, Betemit and Helton all hit well for the Vendors, while the perfect Matt Cain helped the pitching staff take every category except ERA. Cuddyer had a three-homer week for the Sox while Hanson helped win ERA.
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stevenston angels | 17 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.33 | 1 |
The Wright Stuff | 24 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 9 |
The Stuff also picked up a big win, defeating the Angels 9-1 behind the power of Dunn, Bruce, McCann and Aramis Ramirez. Scherzer struck out 20 batters and Wainwright had 15 as the pitching staff took four categories. Brandon Phillips was the Angels’ top hitter while Cueto won both of his starts.
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BD Yankees | 19 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0.33 | 0.9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 9 |
Bonestalkers | 14 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.21 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4.9 | 1.12 | 2 |
The Yankees fell one category short of an offensive sweep in their 9-2 win against Bonestalkers. Pedro Alvarez belted four homers while Harper, Jesus Montero and Asdrubal Cabrera also had good weeks with the bat. Two wins came from the bullpen as Broxton added a W to go with his two saves. Altuve helped Boestalkers salvage steals, while Blanton and the now-injured Beachy had great weeks WHIP-wise.
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The Cheddar Chasers | 26 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.96 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.86 | 8 |
Iron Men | 22 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0.27 | 0.8 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.28 | 3 |
Four categories from the hitters and pitchers helped the Chasers defeat Iron Men 8-3. Votto, Zobrist and Beltre all hit extremely well while the pitching staff was led by two wins and 17 strikeouts from Lewis and excellent starts from Dickey and Fister. Wei-Yin Chen won both his starts for Iron Men and Braun homered four times.
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tavira expats | 35 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.79 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.48 | 8 |
Pontypridd Pirates | 17 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0.25 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3 |
Another 8-3 score saw the Expats get the better of the Pirates, with David Murphy, Reynolds and A-Rod providing a lot of the offense while Darvish was the pick of the pitchers. The Pirates had plenty of speed from Gordon and Pierre while Balfour and Cishek combined for three holds.
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Ridge Bolts | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.75 | 4 |
Boyd’s Base On Balls | 35 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 8 |
An offensive sweep helped the Base On Balls defeat the Bolts 8-4 with Seth Smith, Chris Davis and Kinsler the pick of the hitters. Verlander and Bumgarner each picked up a win and the Giants’ lefty also struck out 16. Bell, Chapman and Marshall combined for five saves and two holds, while Moore heped take ERA and WHIP in a very well pitched matchup.
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Orpington Isotopes | 24 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0.25 | 0.73 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.61 | 4 |
NE Riverkings | 19 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.21 | 7 |
The Riverkings’ pitchers made the difference in the 7-4 win against my Isotopes, as Lynn, Greinke and Worley helped take ERA and WHIP while Motte and Clippard took care of saves. Jackson and Wright were the top hitters. Baustista had a multi-homer week for my team, while Weeks and McCutchen each had two steals and Kuroda and Parker picked up a win.
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Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 23 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.21 | 7 |
SWAT* | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0.29 | 0.73 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.26 | 4 |
Beck ‘Nams picked up a 7-4 win against SWAT thanks to the Met duo of Ike Davis and Nieuwenhuis while Andrus chipped in with three steals. Buchholz picked up the lone win and helped take ERA and WHIP in the process. Cozart, Beltran and Adam Jones helped SWAT talke average and runs while Johnson, Nathan and Reed combined for four saves.
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daebhid2 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.26 | 4 |
Richie’s RBI’s | 24 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0.22 | 0.66 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1.01 | 7 |
Another 7-4 saw the RBIs defeat daebhid2 as Granderson had a three-homer week and Hamels, Hughes and Doubront all picked up wins and Soriano had four saves. Gordon was daebhid’s top hitter and Porcello and Dempster took ERA but a rash of injuries means daebhid may be in danger of failing to reach the 20 inning minimum in the coming weeks unless moves are made.
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YD33’s | 27 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 0.27 | 0.83 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.19 | 6 |
Chatham Anglers | 21 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.91 | 6 |
We end with a matchup of two halves as offensive and pitching sweeps saw YD33s and the Anglers end all square. Plouffe hit five homers for YD33s and Melky Cabrera also hit very well. Nova had a pair of wins for the Anglers and Ryan Cook notched three saves.
The results mean the Riverkings are now in sole possession of top place, three games ahead of the Stuff and the aptly-named Chasers.
The week 12 matchups are as follows:
Riverkings (1st) v Bolts (11th)
Stuff (2nd) v Beck ‘Nams (10th)
Chasers (3rd) v Base On Balls (8th)
Sox (4th) v Isotopes (12th)
Vendors (5th) v daebhid2 (20th)
SWAT (6th) v Yankees (15th)
Iron Men (7th) v Angels (19th)
Anglers (9th) v Expats (18th)
Pirates (13th) v Bonestalkers (17th)
YD33s (14th) v RBIs (16th)