Welcome 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.

SWAT were the victors in the inaugural BGB Fantasy League last year.  Will they retain their title in 2010, or will a new champion emerge?

The race for the BaseballGB fantasy baseball league title is about to reach the dog days of August, but which team is leading the way? 

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	39	12	28	6	0.301	0.939	4	0	44	3	2.91	1.14	6
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	26	12	33	10	0.305	0.894	5	5	41	0	2.95	1.17	5

 

Beck ‘Nams suffered a narrow 6-5 defeat to my Isotopes in a closely fought matchup which saw JJ claw back a couple of categories on the final day. Cabrera, Werth and Heyward were my star hitters while Billingsley and Hudson led the pitching staff to narrow wins in Ks, ERA and WHIP. JJ had plenty of power and speed from Pujols, Podsednik, Cruz and Weeks, while Wade Davis and Josh Johnson led the pitching staff.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Weston-Super-Sox	24	8	28	4	0.261	0.727	2	5	39	0	6.54	1.64	4
Iron Men	24	6	32	3	0.24	0.71	5	7	60	0	2.51	1.34	6

 

Iron Men have managed to close the gap at the top slightly after a 6-4 win against the Sox. The pitching staff took five categories thanks to Liriano, Carmona and plenty of saves from Wilson and Axford, while Delmon Young had 11 RBIs all by himself. Beltre, Granderson and Greinke were the Sox’s stars.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Borders Bats	23	6	21	1	0.267	0.788	1	2	19	2	4.24	1.2	2
Grip it n Rip It	25	6	32	3	0.282	0.848	4	2	21	1	3.74	1.29	8

 

Rip It’s hitters got the job done against the Bats, taking five out of six categories thanks to Hamilton, Howard and McCann. The Bats had plenty of runs from Cuddyer and Torres but fell agonisingly short in runs and Ks.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Bonestalkers	23	3	18	3	0.249	0.667	2	0	40	1	2.27	1.18	2
stevenston angels	35	5	22	2	0.285	0.798	2	0	41	0	2.15	1.09	8

 

The Angels’ hitters also took five out of six categories in their 8-2 win over Bonestalkers, with Teixeira and Michael Young the stars of the show. Both teams put up very impressive ERAs and WHIPs, but Halladay, Lackey and Nolasco just got the better of Danks, Wells and Beckett.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	28	7	20	4	0.276	0.817	2	5	36	2	4.5	1.22	8
SWAT*	19	1	19	0	0.239	0.606	6	4	38	1	1.55	0.92	4

 

A clean sweep of the offensive categories helped Matt’s Chasers to an 8-4 win over the reigning champions. Pence and Upton were the pick of the hitters, while Feliz and Gregerson won saves and holds all by themselves. SWAT put up excellent ERA and WHIP numbers thanks to Kershaw, Kuroda, Scherzer and Cahill.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Wright Stuff	21	4	21	4	0.211	0.648	4	4	54	2	2.9	1.12	4
Pretzel Vendors	23	4	23	8	0.296	0.773	5	2	38	0	2.5	1.17	7

 

The Vendors got the better of the Stuff in a closely-fought matchup which had a number of categories which easily could have gone the other way. The Vendors’ hitters made the difference, taking five out of six categories thanks to Derrek Lee, Keppinger and Rollins. The Stuff’s pitching staff won four categories with help from Bumgarner, Latos, Santana and Hamels.

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Â	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
New Spaniards	35	7	35	4	0.302	0.861	2	0	17	3	5.63	1.75	6
Boston Rogue Waves	27	8	25	5	0.26	0.756	1	5	48	2	2.7	0.88	6

 

Finally, the Spaniards and Waves ended all square. The Spaniards had offense from Swisher, Jeter, Posada and Ibanez, but the Waves cancelled this out with the pitching of Jurrjens, Lester, Bell and Hernandez.

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Rounding things up

Despite this week’s loss, JJ’s Beck ‘Nams still lead the way at the top of the standings, 4.5 games ahead of Iron Men. The Chasers’ big win put them 7.5 games back, opening up a 5.5 game lead on the Stuff. My Isotopes and the Sox are even at 16.5 games off the lead, with Rip It just ahead of the Waves. The Vendors are in 9th, followed by the Angels. SWAT is 10 games ahead of the Spaniards, while the Bats and Bonestalkers are battling to avoid finishing last.

The week’s fixtures are as follows:

Beck ‘Nams v Angels
Iron Men v Bonestalkers
Chasers v Sox
Stuff v SWAT
Isotopes v Waves
Rip It v Spaniards
Vendors v Bats