{"id":3850,"date":"2009-08-25T20:15:41","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T19:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2009-09-30T19:57:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T18:57:31","slug":"top-two-get-brooms-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=3850","title":{"rendered":"Top two get brooms out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4777\" title=\"BgbFantasy\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp-content\/BgbFantasy.gif\" alt=\"BgbFantasy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/BgbFantasy.gif 200w, https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/BgbFantasy-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>A couple of sweeps at the top keep things interesting as the playoff race heats up.<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/10\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">SWAT<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.383<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.066<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.82<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.03<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/12\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">the gas<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>.308<\/td>\n<td>.898<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4.72<\/td>\n<td>1.40<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>SWAT keeps on rolling with a 12-0 sweep of the Gas, although a lot of the categories ended up very close. It&#8217;s tough on the Gas to come away empty-handed in a week with some very good offensive numbers, but SWAT\u00c2\u00a0 had the extra edge thanks to Werth and Miguel Cabrera among others.<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/1\"><span style=\"color: #7b98aa\">Orpington Isotopes<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.298<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.855<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.08<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/8\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Braughing&#8217;s Bangers<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>.276<\/td>\n<td>.807<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2.91<\/td>\n<td>1.29<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Another sweep this week, as things clicked for my Isotopes against the Bangers. Utley, Howard, Dunn and Young put up some big numbers while Tommy Hanson led an in-form pitching staff.<\/div>\n<div>\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/11\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Tribal Warfare<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>.245<\/td>\n<td><strong>.837<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.78<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.32<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/14\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Syracuse Nationals<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>.246<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>.714<\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3.74<\/td>\n<td><strong>1.27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A week after pushing SWAT, Warfare madea good fight of it against the &#8216;Cuse, losing 7-5. It wasn&#8217;t a vintage week for hitters, with the &#8216;Cuse nicking average by .001 with a .246, but just did enough to take wins, Ks and WHIP thanks to Ricky Nolasco and Rich Harden.<\/p>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/3\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">The Wright Stuff<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>41<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.304<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.921<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/6\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Rio Crande Typos<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>.266<\/td>\n<td>.842<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4.75<\/td>\n<td>1.39<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A big win for the Stuff helps Chris after last week&#8217;s disappointment, thanks to the bats of Garrett Jones and Carlos Pena and the pitching of Carpenter. Cliff Lee was excellent for the Typos, as were Zobrist, Morgan and McCann.<\/p>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/4\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Bonestalkers<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>.252<\/td>\n<td><strong>.742<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td><strong>5.98<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/5\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Borders Bats<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>.263<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>.674<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>7.33<\/td>\n<td>1.51<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Bonestalkers are over .500 thanks to a 6-3 win over the Bats. Both teams&#8217; pitchers took a battering this week, with a 5.98 ERA good enough to win, although the duo of Street (four saves) and Sabathia were on top form.<\/p>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/2\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">Josh &amp; Jonny Whos<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>.240<\/td>\n<td>.744<\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4.15<\/td>\n<td>1.31<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/7\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">The Cheddar Chasers<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.247<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.748<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>3.45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A very close matchup saw the Chasers squeeze past the Whos, with seven categories which could have gone either way. Brian Roberts was the Chasers&#8217; key man, while Yunel Escobar, Youkilis and Ubaldo Jiminez were the pick of the Whos.<\/p>\n<table id=\"matchup-summary-table\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<th>\u00c2\u00a0<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>R<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HR<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>RBI<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SB<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>AVG<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>OPS<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>W<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>SV<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>K<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>HLD<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>ERA<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>WHIP<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Score<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/9\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">stevenston angels<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>.296<\/td>\n<td>.907<\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4.50<\/td>\n<td>1.44<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com\/b1\/39594\/13\"><span style=\"color: #0069aa\">RussDev Giants<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>.308<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.913<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It was three hitting and three pitching categories each as the Angels and Giants tied 6-6. Carlos Quentin and Ted Lilly put up good numbers for the Angels, while Mauer and Verlander were the pick of the Giants.<\/p>\n<p>SWAT are now two games ahead of the Isotopes, with the &#8216;Cuse dropping back to 6.5 games out. The Stuff look good for a top four finish, with an 11 game lead over the fifth-placed Chasers. The Angels are in sixth, two games ahead of the Giants and Bats. Bonestalkers are still in with a shot at the playoffs, although the Whos, Typos and Bangers will need a string of big wins to get back in contention.<\/p>\n<p>This week, SWAT take on the Giants, my Isotopes face the Angels, the &#8216;Cuse play the Bats and the Stuff tackle the Chasers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of sweeps at the top keep things interesting as the playoff race heats up in the BaseballGB Fantasy League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[68,555,553],"class_list":["post-3850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fantasy-baseball","tag-baseball-gb-fantasy-league","tag-fantasy-baseball","tag-mlb-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3850"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4907,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3850\/revisions\/4907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}