BaseballGB Fantasy League 2011: Week Nineteen

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BgbFantasyHeadlineWelcome to our weekly round-up of the BaseballGB Fantasy League competition. This is a mixed Head-2-Head league involving BGB writers and readers.
 
There are fourteen teams who pair up in different combinations each week, making for seven match-ups in any given week. The teams battle over twelve statistical categories, gaining one point for each category they win.

All the points are carried over into the season league table at the end of the weekly match-ups. The top six teams with the most points at the end of the fantasy season will go on to the playoffs during the last three weeks of September.

With three weeks left before the start of the fantasy playoffs, which teams are looking like champonship contenders in the BaseballGB fantasy league?

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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Iron Men 35 13 44 2 0.318 0.976 1 6 53 1 4.3 1.11 11
daebhid2 6 1 8 1 0.189 0.504 1 2 20 0 5.64 1.39 0
 
 
We begin with the week’s big winners, as Iron Men thrashed daebhid2 11-0, with only a tie in wins preventing a 12-0 sweep. Bruce, Kinsler and Pagan all had big weeks with the bat, while Vogelsong and Beachy racked up the strikeouts. It was a forgettable matchup for Dave, with Farnsworth, Nishioka and Gardner the pick in a poor week.
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
The Cheddar Chasers 33 14 30 1 0.3 0.895 3 2 41 2 2.79 1.1 10
Redbacks 20 3 23 4 0.279 0.753 1 7 26 0 5.68 1.2 2
 
 
The Chasers won five categories in hitting and pitching as they defeated Redbacks 10-2. Uggla, Ortiz and Tulo led the hitters, with Cueto, Greinke and Kennedy the pick of the pitchers. Redbacks had speed from Bonifacio and seven saves from Papelbon, League and Venters. 
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Pretzel Vendors 33 7 22 9 0.309 0.879 3 2 43 3 3.92 1.21 9
stevenston angels 27 5 21 5 0.251 0.686 4 3 38 1 4.26 1.13 3
 
 
An offensive swep saw the Vendors defeat the Angels 9-3, as the outfield of Cabrera, Cruz and Jennings all had big weeks with the bat. Verlander and Bumgarner each had 10 strikeouts and Clippard and Sipp made the difference in holds. Cordero, Lee and CJ Wilson made the difference in wins, saves and WHIP for the Angels.
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
SWAT* 23 6 25 3 0.254 0.715 4 7 56 3 3.9 1.42 7
The Wright Stuff 30 7 26 0 0.211 0.643 2 4 45 2 2.18 1.11 5
 
 
SWAT just got the better of the Stuff 7-5, taking four pitching categories thanks to Kuroda, Harrison, Marmol and David Hernandez, while JJ Hardy had a four-homer week. The Stuff had nice weeks from Ryan Roberts and Longoria, while Hellickson and Morton helped take ERA and WHIP.
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Orpington Isotopes 15 3 20 6 0.202 0.602 5 6 54 2 2.24 1.3 6
Okajima’s Fire Bet 31 7 28 6 0.245 0.711 4 2 31 0 4.46 1.44 5
 
 
An intervention from Mother Nature helped my Isotopes defeat the Bet 6-5, as Halladay’s Sunday start was washed out. Lawrie and Pence had nice weeks with the bat, but it was my pitchers who really made the difference, taking all six categories thanks to Ervin Santana, Kershaw, Ubaldo and the bullpen of Axford, Madson, Bailey and Bastardo. The Bet had offense from Helton, Asdrubal Cabrera and Maybin, while Lincecum was excellent in his start.
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Beck ‘Nams (GB) 27 4 22 6 0.268 0.726 2 0 27 0 1.38 1.12 5
Bonestalkers 20 6 22 2 0.255 0.805 2 4 18 0 2.35 0.87 4
 
 
Beck ‘Nams squeezed past Bonestalkers 5-4  in a well-pitched matchup. Shields, Arroyo and Adams helped JJ take strikeouts and ERA, while Bourn made the difference in runs, steals and average. CarGo and Abreu provided pop for Bonestalkers, while Dempster and Myers helped post a sub-1.00 WHIP.
 
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  R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
BD Yankees 33 13 33 3 0.302 0.97 4 2 38 0 3.21 1.17 5
Weston-Super-Sox 42 9 33 9 0.317 0.922 1 2 40 4 3.44 1.29 5
 
 
We end with a 5-5 tie between the Sox and Yankees. The Sox had the better of the offense thanks to Howard, Kemp and Victorino, while Wandy Rodriguez and Marshall made the difference in strikeouts and holds. The Yankees had power from Granderson and Justin Upton, while Lewis led the pitching staff to take wins, ERA and WHIP.
 
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Here are the fixtures for Week 20:
 
Sox (1st) v Bonestalkers (13th)
Stuff (2nd) v Vendos (6th)
Iron Men (3rd) v Isotopes (4th)
Yankees (5th) v Redbacks (11th)
Chasers (7th) v daebhid2 (14th)
Angels (8th) v Beck ‘Nams (12th)
SWAT (9th) v Bet (10th)

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