BGB Fantasy League 2012 Week Twenty

Three teams have secured their places in the BaseballGB fantasy league championship playoffs. Which managers were celebrating this week?

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Wright Stuff	33	8	25	5	0.29	0.85	6	2	54	4	2.7	1.05	11
Weston-Super-Sox	26	5	29	2	0.24	0.72	3	0	24	1	6	1.7	1

The Stuff fell one category shy of a clean sweep against the Sox but still confirmed their playoff place. Dunn, Bruce and the Ramirez boys (Aramis and Alxei) carried the load offensively while Wainwright and Scherzer combined for four wins and 31 strikeouts. Holliday and Prado helped the Sox salvage RBIs, and there is hope for the rotation now Brandon McCarthy is back from injury. Despite the defeat, the Sox have also booked their championship playoff place.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	30	7	29	6	0.31	0.88	3	6	39	1	3.3	1.12	11
Chatham Anglers	23	5	22	2	0.25	0.73	1	1	38	9	5.4	1.36	1

Beck ‘Nams also won big this wek, defeating the Anglers 11-1. Pagan, Lucroy and Ike Davis sparked an offensive sweep, while Halladay won twice and the closer trio of Putz, Papelbon and Axford each had apair of saves. Ethier and Ruggiano had multi-homer weeks for the Anglers, who racked up an incredible nine holds thanks to Gregerson, Casilla, Benoit and Storen.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Iron Men	20	4	22	2	0.23	0.62	4	1	37	0	5.3	1.42	1
NE Riverkings	24	7	31	2	0.28	0.79	2	3	37	2	3	1.31	9

The Riverkings defeated Iron Men 9-1, booking their championship playoff place in the process. Heyward hit four homers and swiped a couple of bases, while Grienke helped take care of ERA and WHIP. Gallardo and Lincecum each picked up wins for Iron Men, as did Frieri and Mike Adams.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Bonestalkers	17	2	16	5	0.28	0.65	0	0	16	0	4.5	1.86	3
YD33’s	27	7	25	4	0.27	0.78	0	2	23	0	6.1	1.35	7

Six different YD33s batters homered in the 7-3 win against Bonestalkers, with Headley the only player to go deep more than once. Wilhelmsen had a couple of saves and Hochevar racked up double-digit strikeouts. Maybin and Ianetta helped Bonestalkers take steals and average.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
SWAT*	23	6	24	8	0.25	0.72	3	5	49	1	1.7	0.92	7
daebhid2	34	6	36	4	0.3	0.84	2	0	24	0	1.8	1.2	4

A pitching sweep saw SWAT defeat daebhid2. Kershaw was the start starter with a win and 18 strikeouts while Reed and Jim Johnson each had two saves. Bourn and Pedroia combined for seven steals. Justin Upton, Gordon and Craig had big weeks with the bat for daebhid2 while Dempster won twice.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
stevenston angels	27	4	28	6	0.27	0.69	1	1	35	4	4.4	1.58	7
Richie’s RBI’s	25	4	20	5	0.24	0.66	3	3	26	0	3.2	1.19	4

The Angels slugged their way to a 7-4 win against the RBIs with Rollins and Span the pick of the hitters. Cliff Lee gave the Angels the edge in strikeouts while Thornton had three holds. Weaver and Milone each picked up a win and helped take ERA and WHIP while Soriano and Rodney took care of saves and Aaron Hill had a three-homer week.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Boyd’s Base On Balls	18	5	20	3	0.26	0.83	3	1	42	2	2.6	1.01	7
Pontypridd Pirates	19	3	19	6	0.25	0.68	4	5	35	1	2.2	1.06	5

The Base On Balls just got the better of the Pirates in a tight matchup. Desmond and Kinsler each ahd multi-homer weeks, while Bumgarner and Verlander combined for 27 strikeouts and a low WHIP. Hamilton was the pick of the Pirate batters, while Buerhle, Hudson and Sale all pitched well and Balfour and Cishek took care of saves.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	21	2	20	2	0.24	0.63	0	2	39	0	3.7	1.15	3
Ridge Bolts	26	11	29	2	0.32	0.99	0	2	25	5	4	1.59	6

The Bolts dealt my Isotopes a 6-3 loss by taking five offensive categories. Freese, Reyes, Swisher and Ross all had good weeks, but Stanton’s five-homer binge made him the top batter. Price helped my team salvage wins, ERA and WHIP in an otherwise forgettable week.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	31	11	34	3	0.32	0.95	2	4	23	1	3.5	1.24	5
Pretzel Vendors	19	2	19	6	0.29	0.7	3	5	28	1	2.4	0.89	6

It was a matchup of two halves as the Vendors squeezed past the Chasers 6-5. The Vendors dominated the pitching categories, with the San Diego duo of Volquez and Richard combining for three wins and 21 strikeouts, while Lopez and Holland took care of saves. Rios had three steals. Offensively, the Chasers took five categories, with Moreland (10 RBIs) and Beltre (five homers) deserving special mentions.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
BD Yankees	17	5	20	1	0.22	0.68	2	3	20	1	3.8	1.25	6
tavira expats	29	5	18	5	0.28	0.75	1	0	24	0	5.8	1.28	5

Finally, another tight matchup saw the Yankees narrowly defeat the Expats 6-5. Strasburg, Valverde and K-Rod helped the Yankees take all but one of the pitching categories, while Mauer and Montero made the difference in RBIs. Jeter had a three-homer week for the Expats, while Jay, David Murphy and Maicer Izturis helped take average.

So while the top three in the standings are sure of being in the playoffs, the remaining five championship playoff places are still up for grabs with just two weeks of the regular fantasy season left.

The week 21 matchups are as follows:

Riverkings (1st) v Base On Balls (9th)

Stuff (2nd) v daebhid2 (20th)

Sox (3rd) v Iron Men (8th)

Isotopes (4th) v Chasers (7th)

SWAT (5th) YD33s (15th)

RBIs (6th) v Beck ‘Nams (10th)

Vendors (11th) v Angels (16th)

Anglers (12th) v Yankees (17th)

Bolts (13th) v Pirates (14th)

Bonestalkers (18th) v Expats (19th)