{"id":17330,"date":"2013-09-17T19:34:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=17330"},"modified":"2013-09-17T19:34:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:34:56","slug":"bgb-fantasy-league-week-23-play-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=17330","title":{"rendered":"BGB Fantasy League Week 23: Play-offs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 23 brought the quarter-finals in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Which teams headed through to the semis? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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SWAT*<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\n40<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n.316<\/strong><\/td>\n.898<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n46<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3.09<\/td>\n1.34<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beck ‘Nams (GB)<\/a><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\n.227<\/td>\n.682<\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2.32<\/strong><\/td>\n1.08<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SWAT won the regular season competition by 16.5 games but they were almost brought crashing down in the first round of the playoffs by the eighth-placed Beck’Nams.\u00c2\u00a0 SWAT captured five of the six offensive categories with a batting lineup powered by Wilson Ramos’s four home runs. Beck’Nams also received a quartet of longballs from a slightly unlikely source – shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera – but the only category they could best SWAT in was stolen bases, largely thanks to Will Venable stealing three on the week.<\/p>\n

Beck’Nams needed a strong performance form their pitching staff and received a decent return, not least three saves apiece from Greg Holland and Ernesto Frieri. However, SWAT matched those six saves and then narrowly edged strikeouts by one to take a very close match-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Norwich No II<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n50<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n.332<\/strong><\/td>\n.999<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2.30<\/strong><\/td>\n1.16<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Wright Stuff<\/a><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n.268<\/td>\n.832<\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n59<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3.78<\/td>\n1.26<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Norwich No II had a less nerve-jangling passage into the semi-finals thanks to a 9-3 victory over the Wright Stuff. The unquestioned star of the show was Hunter Pence. Every team hopes for a big contribution from a player in this sudden death format and Norwich No II certainly got that from Pence. He added six home runs, eight runs and 19 RBI to their total and played a vital role in four of the offensive categories, whilst Jean Segura’s three stolen bases proved more than handy for Norwich too.<\/p>\n

Wright Stuff were able to take a couple of the pitching categories with Gerrit Cole providing two wins and 16 K’s, but it wasn’t enough to prevent No II making it through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Iron Men<\/a><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\n.298<\/strong><\/td>\n.874<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n67<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n2.47<\/td>\n1.13<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batteries Essential<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n.228<\/td>\n.642<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n39<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2.01<\/strong><\/td>\n1.11<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Iron Men also booked their place in the semi-finals with a 9-3 win. The batting lineup did the bulk of the damage against Batteries Essential, sweeping the board for all six categories. Jose Altuve provided speed (four stolen bases) and a dash of power (one home run) whilst Nick Swisher went deep three teams as Batteries’ batters took the wrong week to need a recharge. Joaquin Benoit gave them hope with three saves and the ERA and WHIP scores show that Batteries Essentials’ pitchers had a decent week, the trouble was they couldn’t amass the counting stats that were needed and it was one of those weeks when good performances didn’t translate into W’s.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly one of the few pitchers who didn’t give Iron Men a win was Max Scherzer (stuck on 19 for the season), although he did contribute 18 strike-outs to the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Orpington Isotopes<\/a><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n.277<\/td>\n.778<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n48<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2.72<\/strong><\/td>\n1.23<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weston-Super-Sox<\/a><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n.290<\/strong><\/td>\n.802<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n57<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3.06<\/td>\n1.14<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Finally, Mark George’s quest to salvage a bit of BaseballGB-writer pride after my miserable last-placed showing sadly fell at the first playoff hurdle in a close match-up against the Weston-Super-Sox.<\/p>\n

Most of the categories were won by a relatively clear distance and the Isotopes’ downfall ultimately came in only being able to draw the home run and hold categories, leaving the Super-Sox’s six wins enough to book a semi-final berth. Neither offence really set the world alight; both teams had a two-homer man (Mark Trumbo for the Isotopes, Michael Cuddyer for the Sox) and and Elvis Andrus and Jason Kipnis combined for five stolen bases (try saying that after a few drinks) for Orpington. On the pitching side, the Super-Sox were led by Chris Sale, Kris Medlen and Ervin Santana who combined for three wins and 28 strike outs.<\/p>\n

The Semi-finals and Consolation competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main competition semi-finals will pit SWAT against Iron Men and Norwich No II against Weston-Super-Sox. SWAT and Norwich No II may be favourites to advance as the number one and two seed respectively, but both Iron Men and the Super-Sox are more than capable of making it through to the Final.<\/p>\n

The defeated teams from the quarter finals still have a shot at glory in their own Consolation competition. The semi-final lineup sees Beck’Nams taking on Batteries Essential, with Orpington Isotopes facing the Wright Stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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