09/17: Yankees Bloggers League: Week Twenty Five
Posted by: Patrick
The second round of playoffs in the Yankees Bloggers Fantasy Baseball League has come to a close.
5. Patrick defeats 1. Mike (River Ave. Blues), 5-4
It's crazy how close this match was down to the very end. I didn't get any offensive explosion as Posada, Jeter, A-Rod and Matsui combined to go 2 for 12 with 1 R, 1 HR and 3 RBI (all of the good stats coming from Jeter). But, it was just enough.
Up until the top of the 8th inning in the Yankees game, with 2 outs, Mike was leading this game by the score of 5-4-1. He had stolen bases, ERA and WHIP in the bag. He held onto a small lead in batting average and was leading RBI by 3. We were tied in runs. But, then, that wonderful, wonderful man, Derek Jeter, came up to the plate. I love that guy. *tear* Just when you think he can't do anything else. He adds another chapter by winning the game for me in one swing of the bat. That one swing gave me 1 run and 3 RBI, precisely what I needed to win, by giving me the lead in runs and taking away the RBI category by tying it, allowing me to pull ahead 5-4-1. Talk about late dramatics. Crazy.
This was definitely a close one. I won runs by 1, home runs by 5, wins by 2, saves by 3 and strikeouts by 5. Mike won stolen bases by 10, batting average by 1, ERA by 1.56 and WHIP by 0.19. We tied in RBIs at 32. Mike's pitching staff maintained a super low 1.30 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP.
For the week, Prince Fielder was my offensive leader, hitting .381 with 3 homers, 3 runs and 6 runs batted in. Mike was lead by Jose Reyes (5 R, 1 RBI, 4 SB, .375 AVG) and Grady Sizemore (7 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB, .286 AVG).
Pitching wise, Scott Kazmir was a giant this week, picking up 2 victories and 21 strikeouts with a 0.00 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. I also had wins from Joe Borowski, Jair Jurrjens, Justin Verlander and Joe Saunders. Huston Street had a 4 save week while Mariano picked up 3. Fausto Carmona had a huge week for Mike, as well, with 2 wins, 12 strikeouts, a 0.60 ERA and 0.60 WHIP. The other wins came from Yovani Gallardo and Derek Lowe with saves from Joe Nathan (2), Francisco Rodriguez and Kevin Gregg.
2. James defeats 3. Ben (River Ave. Blues), 5-5
In another close one, James defeated Ben on the first tiebreaker, ERA, to advance to the final. James team had an ERA of 3.44 vs. Ben's 4.69. Ben's team led 4 out of 5 offensive categories and James' led 4 out of 5 pitching categories.
Garrett Atkins (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .429 AVG) and Brandon Phillips (6 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB, .364 AVG) had great weeks for James. Alfonso Soriano had 3 home runs while Chipper Jones hit .538. Adam Dunn was Ben's leader, hitting .421 with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 8 runs batted in. Chone Figgins also had a great week, hitting .400 with 5 runs, 4 runs driven in and 5 stolen bases.
Like Kazmir for me and Carmona for Mike, James found a friend in Jake Peavy this week. He had 2 wins, 15 strikeouts, a 1.88 ERA and 0.84 WHIP. Ted Lilly (11 Ks), Joe Blanton and Kelvim Escobar also were credited with wins. Billy Wagner (2) and Bobby Jenks had the saves. Ben's lone win came from Brett Myers who also pitched in 2 saves. Ryan Dempster had 3 saves of his own, while Chad Cordero had 2. C.C. Sabathia had 13 strikeouts.
This Week
Here is this week's championship match up:
2. James (Regular Season Record: 117-89-14) vs. 5. Patrick (109-103-8)
Previous match ups:
Week 5: Patrick wins, 6-3-1.
Week 14: Patrick wins, 6-4.
James' strengths: saves (3rd), ERA (1st) and WHIP (3rd).
Patrick's strengths: runs (1st), home runs (1st), RBIs (1st) and strikeouts (3rd).
James' weaknesses: none.
Patrick's weaknesses: stolen bases (10th), ERA (T8th) and WHIP (10th).
The winner of this game will the champion of the league. Good luck.
5. Patrick defeats 1. Mike (River Ave. Blues), 5-4
It's crazy how close this match was down to the very end. I didn't get any offensive explosion as Posada, Jeter, A-Rod and Matsui combined to go 2 for 12 with 1 R, 1 HR and 3 RBI (all of the good stats coming from Jeter). But, it was just enough.
Up until the top of the 8th inning in the Yankees game, with 2 outs, Mike was leading this game by the score of 5-4-1. He had stolen bases, ERA and WHIP in the bag. He held onto a small lead in batting average and was leading RBI by 3. We were tied in runs. But, then, that wonderful, wonderful man, Derek Jeter, came up to the plate. I love that guy. *tear* Just when you think he can't do anything else. He adds another chapter by winning the game for me in one swing of the bat. That one swing gave me 1 run and 3 RBI, precisely what I needed to win, by giving me the lead in runs and taking away the RBI category by tying it, allowing me to pull ahead 5-4-1. Talk about late dramatics. Crazy.
This was definitely a close one. I won runs by 1, home runs by 5, wins by 2, saves by 3 and strikeouts by 5. Mike won stolen bases by 10, batting average by 1, ERA by 1.56 and WHIP by 0.19. We tied in RBIs at 32. Mike's pitching staff maintained a super low 1.30 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP.
For the week, Prince Fielder was my offensive leader, hitting .381 with 3 homers, 3 runs and 6 runs batted in. Mike was lead by Jose Reyes (5 R, 1 RBI, 4 SB, .375 AVG) and Grady Sizemore (7 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB, .286 AVG).
Pitching wise, Scott Kazmir was a giant this week, picking up 2 victories and 21 strikeouts with a 0.00 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. I also had wins from Joe Borowski, Jair Jurrjens, Justin Verlander and Joe Saunders. Huston Street had a 4 save week while Mariano picked up 3. Fausto Carmona had a huge week for Mike, as well, with 2 wins, 12 strikeouts, a 0.60 ERA and 0.60 WHIP. The other wins came from Yovani Gallardo and Derek Lowe with saves from Joe Nathan (2), Francisco Rodriguez and Kevin Gregg.
2. James defeats 3. Ben (River Ave. Blues), 5-5
In another close one, James defeated Ben on the first tiebreaker, ERA, to advance to the final. James team had an ERA of 3.44 vs. Ben's 4.69. Ben's team led 4 out of 5 offensive categories and James' led 4 out of 5 pitching categories.
Garrett Atkins (5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .429 AVG) and Brandon Phillips (6 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB, .364 AVG) had great weeks for James. Alfonso Soriano had 3 home runs while Chipper Jones hit .538. Adam Dunn was Ben's leader, hitting .421 with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 8 runs batted in. Chone Figgins also had a great week, hitting .400 with 5 runs, 4 runs driven in and 5 stolen bases.
Like Kazmir for me and Carmona for Mike, James found a friend in Jake Peavy this week. He had 2 wins, 15 strikeouts, a 1.88 ERA and 0.84 WHIP. Ted Lilly (11 Ks), Joe Blanton and Kelvim Escobar also were credited with wins. Billy Wagner (2) and Bobby Jenks had the saves. Ben's lone win came from Brett Myers who also pitched in 2 saves. Ryan Dempster had 3 saves of his own, while Chad Cordero had 2. C.C. Sabathia had 13 strikeouts.
This Week
Here is this week's championship match up:
2. James (Regular Season Record: 117-89-14) vs. 5. Patrick (109-103-8)
Previous match ups:
Week 5: Patrick wins, 6-3-1.
Week 14: Patrick wins, 6-4.
James' strengths: saves (3rd), ERA (1st) and WHIP (3rd).
Patrick's strengths: runs (1st), home runs (1st), RBIs (1st) and strikeouts (3rd).
James' weaknesses: none.
Patrick's weaknesses: stolen bases (10th), ERA (T8th) and WHIP (10th).
The winner of this game will the champion of the league. Good luck.
James wrote:
I BARELY eked out Ben, who would have won had he started Clemens. (I wouldn't have started him either - coming off extended time off due to arm trouble - that reeked of 2 IP, 5 ER start...).