After an extended matchup caused by the All-Star break, which teams started the second half of the BaseballGB fantasy league with a bang?
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| Orpington Isotopes | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0.27 | 0.74 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 6 | 3.31 | 1.18 | 10 |
| tavira expats | 33 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.66 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.36 | 1 |
We begin with a big win for my Isotopes, who used a pitching sweep to defeat the Expats 10-1. Parker and Price each won twice, there were three saves each for Street and Marmol and Belisario collected five holds. Offensively, the amazing Andrew McCutchen was the best hitter by far. The Expats took RBIs thanks to Reynolds, BJ Upton and Garrett Jones while Bailey won twice.
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| Richie’s RBI’s | 53 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 0.31 | 0.93 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 2.82* | 1.16 | 10 |
| Pontypridd Pirates | 35 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2.82* | 1.27 | 1 |
The RBIs were also big winners, using an offensive sweep to defeat the Pirates 10-1. Zimmerman, Hill and Peralta all had great weeks with the bat, while Weaver won twice and Soriano and Rodney combined for six saves. Cano and Daniel Murphy hit well for the Pirates, who were unfortunate to lose ERA on a tiebreak.
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| stevenston angels | 46 | 14 | 48 | 5 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 3.59 | 1.29 | 9 |
| Weston-Super-Sox | 34 | 12 | 44 | 8 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 4.92 | 1.47 | 3 |
The Angels picked up a big win to start the second half, defeating the Sox 9-3 thanks to monster weeks from Adrian Gonzalez and Brandon Phillips plus four homers from Willingham. Cueto won twice and helped take ERA and WHIP. The Sox had speed from CarGo, Jennings and Hanley Ramirez while Hanrahan had five saves and Chen, Westbrook, Hanson and Burnett all had double-digit strikeouts.
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| Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 33 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 4.32 | 1.29 | 4 |
| NE Riverkings | 40 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 4.24 | 1.35 | 8 |
The Riverkings reached 120 wins with their 8-4 victory against Beck ‘Nams, with Butler and Wright doing most of the offensive damage. Five different pitchers had wins, including Lynn and the inspired pick-up of Ben Sheets. The Dback duo of Roberts and Bloomquist helped Beck ‘Nams take average and OPS, while Buchholz, Niese and Capuano helped win WHIP.
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| SWAT* | 40 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 0.28 | 0.82 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 3.61 | 1.29 | 4 |
| The Wright Stuff | 54 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 3 | 4.92 | 1.34 | 7 |
The Stuff took five offensive categories in the 7-4 win against SWAT, with Trout, Pujols and McCann all having nice weeks with the bat. Peavy, Scherzer, Wainwright and new Tiger Anibal Sanchez all struck out at least 12. SWAT took RBIS thanks to Doumit, Encarnacion and Lind, while Fiers and Kershaw were the difference in ERA and WHIP.
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| Chatham Anglers | 42 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 0.29 | 0.81 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 5.77 | 1.56 | 7 |
| Pretzel Vendors | 30 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0.26 | 0.72 | 5 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 2.52 | 0.86 | 4 |
An offensive sweep helped the Anglers defeat the Vendors 7-4, with Miguel Cabrera and Posey doing most of the damage. Oakland’s walk-off wins helped Cook earn two victories as well as two saves. The Vendors racked up an impressive 95 strikeouts, including 25 from Liriano while King Felix won twice.
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| Ridge Bolts | 32 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.94 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.32 | 7 |
| YD33’s | 41 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 3.96 | 1.24 | 5 |
The Bolts defeated YD33s 7-5 thanks to the power of Boesch and Ross while Chapman collected six saves and led the team with 15 strikeouts and team-mate Marshall had three holds. Headley and All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera helped YD33s take runs, while Kennedy and Collementer each picked up a win and CJ Wilson struck out 14.
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| The Cheddar Chasers | 33 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 0.25 | 0.78 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.29 | 5 |
| daebhid2 | 43 | 9 | 46 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.83 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.03 | 1.08 | 7 |
Daebhid2 got the better of the Chasers thanks to a strong offensive performance and the benefit of winning the ERA and WHIP categories. The offence was led by impressive showings from Mark Teixeira, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon. As for the Chasers, Vinnie Pestano contributed 3 holds to the cause, while Doug Fister provided 2 wins and 18 K’s.
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| BD Yankees | 47 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1.83 | 1.17 | 4 |
| Boyd’s Base On Balls | 35 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 0.26 | 0.73 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 4.24 | 1.04 | 5 |
The Base On Balls edged past the Yankees 5-4 in a well-fought matchup. Desmond, Morse and Ruiz helped take steals, average and OPS, while Verlander and Bumgarner combined for three wins and 27 strikeouts. The Yankees had runs and RBIs from Jesus Montero, Alvarez (who hit five homers) and Rasmus while Valverde, K-Rod and Broxton combined for five saves. Zimmermann won twice without allowing an earned run.
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| Bonestalkers | 36 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 0.26 | 0.77 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.18 | 6 |
| Iron Men | 45 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 3.57 | 1.34 | 6 |
Finally, Bonestalkers and Iron Men finished all square at 6-6. Trumbo and Soriano provided power for Bonestalkers, while Maybin, Ichiro and Erick Aybar took care of steals. On the mound, Jansen had three saves and combined with Blanton and Quintana to take ERA and WHIP. Iron Men had nice offensive weeks from Espinosa, Braun and Victorino while Hamels and Gallardo each picked up a win and combined for 27 strikeouts.
The week 16 matchups are as follows:
Riverkings (1st) v Yankees (14th)
Stuff (2nd) v Pirates (12th)
Sox (3rd) v Beck ‘Nams (13th)
Chasers (4th) v YD33s (16th)
Isotopes (5th) v Anglers (10th)
SWAT (6th) v Iron Men (9th)
Base On Balls (7th) v Bonestalkers (17th)
RBIs (8th) v Vendors (11th)
Bolts (15th) v Expats (19th)
Angels (18th) v daebhid2 (20th)