There are just three game-weeks left until the BaseballGB fantasy league begins its playoffs. Which teams are doing well in the race for, er, September? And which manager was celebrating a perfect game for the second time this year?
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| Iron Men | 32 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 0.32 | 0.94 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.99 | 11 |
| Boyd’s Base On Balls | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 4.6 | 1.42 | 0 |
We start with the week’s biggest winners, as Iron Men came close to a whitewash against Boyd’s Base On Balls. Braun had a four-homer week and Espinosa went deep three times while Hamels won twice and racked up 15 strikeouts. Lester and Bumgarner pitched well for Margaret’s team, but the offense is injury-ravaged.
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| Orpington Isotopes | 36 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0.26 | 0.75 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.96 | 11 |
| Pontypridd Pirates | 16 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.61 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.07 | 1 |
Talking of injury-ravaged teams, my Isotopes had six players with DL status by the end of the week but managed to defeat the Pirates 11-1. The Cincinnati duo of Frazier and Ludwick sparked an offensive sweep by slugging seven homers, while Kuroda picked up a pair of wins. Balfour and Cishek took saves for the Pirates.
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| The Wright Stuff | 44 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.96 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1.22 | 9 |
| NE Riverkings | 24 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0.29 | 0.8 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 6.2 | 1.41 | 3 |
The Stuff continue their march to the playoffs, defeating the Riverkings 9-3 with a monster power week. Pujols and Dunn each homered four times, while Trout and Bruce each went deep three times. Scherzer was the pick of the starters, while Latos and Peavy joined him in racking up double-digit strikeouts. Heyward and Carlos Gomez helped the Riverkings salvage average and steals, while Clippard and Motte took care of saves.
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| stevenston angels | 22 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.09 | 3 |
| Chatham Anglers | 40 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1.08 | 9 |
The Anglers also picked up a 9-3 win against the Angels, with Miguel Cabrera and Starlin Castro doing most of the offensive damage. Gio Gonzalez picked up a pair of wins, while James McDonald also pitched very well. Adrian Gonzalez gave the Angels the edge in homers, while Aceves had two saves and Lee and Jackson each had double-digit strikeouts.
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| The Cheddar Chasers | 26 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 5.8 | 1.51 | 3 |
| Richie’s RBI’s | 26 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 0.29 | 0.86 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4.9 | 1.29 | 8 |
Big weeks from Hill and Cespedes helped the RBIs take five offensive categories on the way to an 8-3 win against the Chasers. Hughes picked up a win and helped take ERA and WHIP, while Soriano and Rodney combined for five saves. Fister picked up a win and had 13 strikeouts for the Chasers, while Pestano had the lone hold.
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| Bonestalkers | 23 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0.32 | 0.85 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1.6 | 8 |
| daebhid2 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0.29 | 0.74 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.1 | 1.39 | 3 |
In a basement battle, Bonestalkers defeated daebhid2 8-3. Aybar, Soriano and Ichiro each homered twice, while Jansen had two saves and Quintana had a win and nine strikeouts. Alcides Escobar helped take runs and steals for daebhid2, while Phelps picked up a win and 10 strikeouts.
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| SWAT* | 24 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.24 | 4 |
| Weston-Super-Sox | 30 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.78 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.26 | 8 |
The Sox ran out 8-4 winners against SWAT. Hanley Ramirez hit three homers and another Dodger, Aaron Harang, had two wins and 12 strikeouts while Baltimore’s Chen also notched two wins. Bourn and Beltran had three steals each for SWAT, Rutledge helped take average and Reed, Johnson and Nathan had a save each.
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| Ridge Bolts | 20 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.78 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 2.9 | 1.09 | 5 |
| Pretzel Vendors | 29 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.74 | 7 |
The Vendors got the better of the Bolts 7-5 in a tight matchup. Fowler helped take runs and steals, while King Felix was easily the pick of the pitchers after his perfecto, unsurprisingly, helped take wins, strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. Incredibly this was the Vendors’ second perfecto of the year, after Matt Cain’s effort. Swisher and Stanton helped the Bolts take four offensive categories, while Chapman recorded the lone save.
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| Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 23 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.74 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.99 | 5 |
| tavira expats | 33 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 0.32 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.12 | 6 |
The Expats edged past Beck ‘Nams thanks to an offensive sweep. BJ Upton and Reynolds homered three times and Garret Jones drove in 12. Niese, Harrison, Maholm and Buchholz each picked up wins for Beck ‘Nams, while Papelbon and Putz had two saves each.
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| BD Yankees | 17 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.23 | 5 |
| YD33’s | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4.6 | 1.33 | 6 |
The Yankees failed to meet the 20-inning minimum limit, turning what would have been a win against YD33s into a 6-5 loss. Headley homered twice for YD33s, while Kennedy had a win and 12 strikeouts and Wilhelmsen chipped in with a win and a save. Fielder, Alvarez and Harper each homered twice for the Yankees.
The week 20 matchups are as follows:
Riverkings (1st) v Iron Men (5th)
Stuff (2nd) v Sox (3rd)
Isotopes (4th) v Bolts (13th)
RBIs (6th) v Angels (17th)
SWAT (7th) v daebhid2 (20th)
Chasers (8th) v Vendors (11th)
Anglers (9th) v Beck ‘Nams (12th)
Base On Balls (10th) v Pirates (14th)
YD33s (15th) v Bonestalkers (18th)
Yankees (16th) v Expats (19th)
