This week's top batters were all clustered around a few teams - Las Vegas, Carolina, and New Jersey in particular, but it was a Falcon that took the prize. This week's JR Cigars Smokin' Batter of the Week is Lance Berkman, who batted .500 (12-24) this week, with a .600 OBP and 1.000 slugging, plus 8 runs. Berkman's teammate Skip Schumaker (.500/.542/.773) also had a good week. Las Vegas really mad eout well in their recent trades - John Baker (.524/.621/.762, 9 R, 8 RBI) and Dan Uggla (.478/.586/.957, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) both had tremendous weeks.
Other top hitters: Carolina's Mike Aviles (.429/.429/.714) and Magglio Ordonez (.417/.444/.708), New Jersey's Fernando Tatis (.545/.615/.909, 8 R), Jhonny Peralta (.458/.440/708, 9 RBI), and Elijah Dukes (.412/.500/.647), and Newark's Ramon Vazquez (.526/.591/.789).
This week's Josh Womack Pitcher of the Week Award goes to Vancouver's Ben Sheets. Sheets was one of only two pitchers to go 2-0 this week (Las Vegas' Rich Harden was the other), while posting a 1.13 ERA in 16 innings, and striking out 11. Sheets, who has yet to live up to his potential, is enjoying perhaps his finest DMBL season yet. Speaking of Harden, our runner up posted a 1.80 ERA, while striking out 13 in 15 innings.
Other top hurlers: Hoboken's Mark Buehrle (1-0, 2.57), Marietta's Mike Mussina (1-1, 1.93) and Jon Danks (1-1, 2.53, 14 K), Newark's James Shields (1-0, 2.25), and Hillsborough's Jose Arredondo (1-0, 0.00, 6 K, in 6.1 IP).
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Moose, McCann, claim honors
This week featured a pretty light schedule for most teams. Only two teams played every day this week - Marietta and Carolina - while other teams barely played at all - Blue Ridge only had 3 games this week. Some of the favorites for the JR Cigars Smokin' Batter of the Week prize were already mentioned in last week's Blog entries. Sentimental choice Ken Griffey had a good week for Vancouver, hitting .368 with a 1.113 OPS and a home run. We all read about the hot streak that Lance Berkman and David Wright had for Arkansas. Berkman was the clear winner between those two - .409/.480/.955 with 4 homers, 7 runs, and 10 RBIs, though most of that was done in two games. But this week's prize will go to D.C.'s Brian McCann who hit an astounding .435 with a .567 on base percentage and 1.130 slugging. He led the league with 5 home runs this week and scored 10 runs while driving in 8. Enjoy your Fonsecas, Brian!
Other top batters this week: Carolina's Xavier Nady (.433/.419/.500), D.C.'s Dan Uggla (.381/.435/.905, 3 HR), Las Vegas' Joe Mauer (.464/.464/.679), Philly's Mark Teixeira (.368/.429/.684) and Sardine City's Conor Jackson (.375/.407/.583). We have to give a special acknowledgement to Jason Kubel who, although he only got into 3 games this week as a part-timer, hit 3 home runs in 7 at bats. Maybe we need to make a new award for Bench Guy of the Week?
It was a close race for this week's pitcher prize, but Marietta's Mike Mussina gets the nod for this week's Weird Graves Pitcher of the Week Award. Moose won both his starts and holding his opponents to only 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 15 innings, while striking out 16 batters. He ends the week with a 1.80 ERA and 0.67 WHIP. His closest competition was Las Vegas' Josh Beckett, who also won both his starts, including a complete game shutout of Amityville. Beckett also struck out 15 batters in his 16 innings of work, but his 1.31 WHIP cost him the prize this week.
Other top pitchers: Carolina's Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0, 2.45 in 2 games) and Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 3.29, 11 K, in 13.2 IP), D.C.'s Jonathan Papelbon (1-0, save, 1.50 in 6 games), Marietta's Ervin Santana (1-0, 3.18, 16 K), and Hoboken's Aaron Cook (1-1, 3.00). Two more one-game wonders of note: Amityville's Roy Oswalt, who pitched a 4-hit shutout and Blue Ridge's Adam Wainwright, who pitched a 3-hitter.
Other top batters this week: Carolina's Xavier Nady (.433/.419/.500), D.C.'s Dan Uggla (.381/.435/.905, 3 HR), Las Vegas' Joe Mauer (.464/.464/.679), Philly's Mark Teixeira (.368/.429/.684) and Sardine City's Conor Jackson (.375/.407/.583). We have to give a special acknowledgement to Jason Kubel who, although he only got into 3 games this week as a part-timer, hit 3 home runs in 7 at bats. Maybe we need to make a new award for Bench Guy of the Week?
It was a close race for this week's pitcher prize, but Marietta's Mike Mussina gets the nod for this week's Weird Graves Pitcher of the Week Award. Moose won both his starts and holding his opponents to only 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 15 innings, while striking out 16 batters. He ends the week with a 1.80 ERA and 0.67 WHIP. His closest competition was Las Vegas' Josh Beckett, who also won both his starts, including a complete game shutout of Amityville. Beckett also struck out 15 batters in his 16 innings of work, but his 1.31 WHIP cost him the prize this week.
Other top pitchers: Carolina's Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0, 2.45 in 2 games) and Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 3.29, 11 K, in 13.2 IP), D.C.'s Jonathan Papelbon (1-0, save, 1.50 in 6 games), Marietta's Ervin Santana (1-0, 3.18, 16 K), and Hoboken's Aaron Cook (1-1, 3.00). Two more one-game wonders of note: Amityville's Roy Oswalt, who pitched a 4-hit shutout and Blue Ridge's Adam Wainwright, who pitched a 3-hitter.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Berkman, Wright stay red hot
Lance Berkman kept his hot streak alive with another home run today and 4 RBIs. David Wright is trying to keep pace with a homer and 2 RBIs as well. Both players have exploded the last two games and will compete over the weekend for a box of Fonsecas. Arkansas was getting blown out in last night's game by a 9-3 margin entering the bottom of the 8th, but Wright hit his 2-run homer to bring the team to within 4 runs. Then in the 9th, it all fell apart for D.C. Ray Durham led off with a single then Ty Wigginton was hit by a pitch. Martin Prado and Ryan Ludwick both walked. Then with the bases loaded, Berkman hit a mammoth shot over the right field wall to win the game for Arkansas.
Adam Wainwright shut out the Iron Fist on 3 hits in a 4-0 win for Blue Ridge. Carl Crawford was 4-4 and Michael Young hit a homer and drove in 2 against his former club. Vancouver's offense has gone into a tailspin since David Ortiz was injured 4 days ago. Since then, the club has scored a total of 4 runs and has 25 hits in 4 games. The good news is that Ryan Doumit will rejoin the team today after being out for almost 3 weeks. The bad news is, the catchers were not the problem - Victor Martinez and Jeff Clement have combined to go 6 for 15 in the past 4 games (.400 average).
Roy Oswalt pitched the day's other shutout - a 4-hit effort against Las Vegas. Oswalt struck out 9 Rats to improve to 4-3 in the 4-0 victory.
The Sugar Bears rallied in the 9th to take a 6-5 decision against the Cutters. Jack Cust's 3-run homer gave the Sugar Bears just enough to overcome the deficit while Joey Devine pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his 7th save. With the Rats and Mighty Men both losing, the Sugar Bears are once again tied for 1st place in the Hanover Division.
Adam Wainwright shut out the Iron Fist on 3 hits in a 4-0 win for Blue Ridge. Carl Crawford was 4-4 and Michael Young hit a homer and drove in 2 against his former club. Vancouver's offense has gone into a tailspin since David Ortiz was injured 4 days ago. Since then, the club has scored a total of 4 runs and has 25 hits in 4 games. The good news is that Ryan Doumit will rejoin the team today after being out for almost 3 weeks. The bad news is, the catchers were not the problem - Victor Martinez and Jeff Clement have combined to go 6 for 15 in the past 4 games (.400 average).
Roy Oswalt pitched the day's other shutout - a 4-hit effort against Las Vegas. Oswalt struck out 9 Rats to improve to 4-3 in the 4-0 victory.
The Sugar Bears rallied in the 9th to take a 6-5 decision against the Cutters. Jack Cust's 3-run homer gave the Sugar Bears just enough to overcome the deficit while Joey Devine pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his 7th save. With the Rats and Mighty Men both losing, the Sugar Bears are once again tied for 1st place in the Hanover Division.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Berkman, Wright lift Falcons
Vancouver and Blue Ridge battled to a 1-0 final, with the Iron Fist taking the decision. Zack Greinke pitched 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball and striking out 7 to improve to 5-2 on the season. Billy Wagner picked up his 10th save. The lone run scored in the third when Chase Utley doubled in Curtis Granderson. Gavin Floyd was the hard-luck loser, pitching 8.1 innings and giving up 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6.
Carolina regained the lead in the Morris Division with a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. Xavier Nady was 2-3 with 3 RBIs, including the game sac fly in the 8th. Mark Reynolds was 3-3 for the Animals. Meanwhile, Hillsborough was stifled by Mike Mussina and the Mighty Men. Mussina pitched a complete game, giving up only 2 hits and one run while striking out 10. Felix Hernandez had 9 strikeouts in 5 innings on the losing end, but a pair of Ryan Theriot errors undid the team.
New Jersey outlasted Sardine City 5-4, despite only getting 4 hits total in the game. The problem was the 7 walks issued by the Straphangers, including 4 by the team's bullpen. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched well (6.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K) but got a no-decision. The Buddahs scored 4 runs in the eighth when the Sardine City bullpen walked three straight batters to load the bases then served up a spicy meatball to Mike Jacobs who deposited it into the right field bleachers.
Lance Berkman's 3 home runs and 6 RBIs propelled the Falcons to a 9-7 victory over D.C. yesterday. David Wright also hit 2 homers in the contest. The two batters drove in all of Arkansas' 9 runs.
Carolina regained the lead in the Morris Division with a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. Xavier Nady was 2-3 with 3 RBIs, including the game sac fly in the 8th. Mark Reynolds was 3-3 for the Animals. Meanwhile, Hillsborough was stifled by Mike Mussina and the Mighty Men. Mussina pitched a complete game, giving up only 2 hits and one run while striking out 10. Felix Hernandez had 9 strikeouts in 5 innings on the losing end, but a pair of Ryan Theriot errors undid the team.
New Jersey outlasted Sardine City 5-4, despite only getting 4 hits total in the game. The problem was the 7 walks issued by the Straphangers, including 4 by the team's bullpen. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched well (6.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K) but got a no-decision. The Buddahs scored 4 runs in the eighth when the Sardine City bullpen walked three straight batters to load the bases then served up a spicy meatball to Mike Jacobs who deposited it into the right field bleachers.
Lance Berkman's 3 home runs and 6 RBIs propelled the Falcons to a 9-7 victory over D.C. yesterday. David Wright also hit 2 homers in the contest. The two batters drove in all of Arkansas' 9 runs.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tossing Darts...
For the first week this season, the top batter decision wasn't so easy to make. There weren't too many eye-popping numbers to choose from this week - at least not all on the same player's stat line. We're just going to toss a dart at the board and pick Arkansas' Lance Berkman as this week's JR Cigars Smokin' Batter of the Week. Berkman led the league with a .536 batting average and .581 on base percentage. He was second in slugging (.821) and also scored 7 runs and drove in 7. Hi stop competition this week was Hoboken's Hank Blalock, who was the leader in slugging (.840), but with a .360 average and .429 on base. Blalock did have 11 RBIs and 3 homers this week.
The top home run hitter was Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera (4), but his other numbers were ordinary (.323 OBP, 7 R, 7 RBI). D.C.'s Jose Reyes had a good week as well, hitting .406/.432/.625 with 3 doubles and 2 triples, plus 7 RBIs and 6 runs. Albert Pujols led the league with 12 RBIs while hitting .462/.559/.769 with 5 doubles.
Some part timers were solid in limited action - Hillsborough's Ron Belliard (7-11 .636, HR, 2B, 5 RBI), Vancouver's Adam LaRoche (.400/.478/.750) and Sardine City's Lyle Overbay (.500/.529/.563).
This week's top hurler is a tossup as well. We'll stick with the faithful dart and take aim at Las Vegas, which features our top two contenders. On one side we have Tim Lincecum who was 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings. Lincecum struck out 12 and had a WHIP of 1.06. Sounds pretty good, huh? Well hold on a second. His teammate Derek Lowe was also 2-0 with a slightly higher 1.80 ERA in 15 innings. Lowe had the lower WHIP at 0.87, but only struck out a measly 4 batters. Well we all know that chicks dig a strikeout so we'll give our Fantasy Darts Competition Pitcher of the Week Award to Timmy and better luck next time, Derek. Some others that had a shot at the golden dartboard were Marietta's Scott Baker (1-1, 1.93, 1.00 WHIP) and Blue Ridge's Justin Duchscherer (1-1, 1.15, 0.77 WHIP).
Top relievers this week included Jonathan Papelbon of D.C. (save, 0.00 ERA in 5 IP, 6 K), Octavio Dotel of Philadelphia (2 saves, 0.00 ERA in 3 G, 9 K in 4.2 IP) and Hoboken's Craig Breslow (1-0, 2.70, 0.90 WHIP in 6.2 IP).
The top home run hitter was Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera (4), but his other numbers were ordinary (.323 OBP, 7 R, 7 RBI). D.C.'s Jose Reyes had a good week as well, hitting .406/.432/.625 with 3 doubles and 2 triples, plus 7 RBIs and 6 runs. Albert Pujols led the league with 12 RBIs while hitting .462/.559/.769 with 5 doubles.
Some part timers were solid in limited action - Hillsborough's Ron Belliard (7-11 .636, HR, 2B, 5 RBI), Vancouver's Adam LaRoche (.400/.478/.750) and Sardine City's Lyle Overbay (.500/.529/.563).
This week's top hurler is a tossup as well. We'll stick with the faithful dart and take aim at Las Vegas, which features our top two contenders. On one side we have Tim Lincecum who was 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings. Lincecum struck out 12 and had a WHIP of 1.06. Sounds pretty good, huh? Well hold on a second. His teammate Derek Lowe was also 2-0 with a slightly higher 1.80 ERA in 15 innings. Lowe had the lower WHIP at 0.87, but only struck out a measly 4 batters. Well we all know that chicks dig a strikeout so we'll give our Fantasy Darts Competition Pitcher of the Week Award to Timmy and better luck next time, Derek. Some others that had a shot at the golden dartboard were Marietta's Scott Baker (1-1, 1.93, 1.00 WHIP) and Blue Ridge's Justin Duchscherer (1-1, 1.15, 0.77 WHIP).
Top relievers this week included Jonathan Papelbon of D.C. (save, 0.00 ERA in 5 IP, 6 K), Octavio Dotel of Philadelphia (2 saves, 0.00 ERA in 3 G, 9 K in 4.2 IP) and Hoboken's Craig Breslow (1-0, 2.70, 0.90 WHIP in 6.2 IP).
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