Week 2 saw a number of large margins of victory, leading to
the always exciting category by category tie-breaker to determine this week’s
Tiger Blood winner. Highlighted by no less than
two players seriously injuring their thumbs sliding headfirst into first base,
it should come as no surprise that there was a lot of strangeness this week.
Let’s jump in.
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BATTERS
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PITCHERS
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TOTAL
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NAME
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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IP
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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K/9
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SCORE
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45
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8
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48
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7
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.3323
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.4195
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47.1
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3
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7
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3.993
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1.225
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8.746
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7-4-1
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38
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12
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34
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5
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.3454
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.4615
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37.1
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3
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4
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4.821
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1.420
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9.161
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4-7-1
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| I'm back, baby. |
Both teams will probably hope to perform a bit better next
time they face off, as neither were overwhelming on either side of the ball.
The Rooters put up a strong fight on the power front, hitting 12 homers and
slugging .461, but fell short in the pitching categories thanks in part to two
strong outings from Yu Darvish and the large number of saves racked up by the
Empire’s bullpen.It's encouraging to see the Rooters starting to head the right direction as a team, and some trades or roster moves to round them out and let them get some value from his bench first basemen may craft a strong contender out of them sooner rather than later.
MVP Yu Darvish: 1 QS, 0.00 ERA, 10.13 ERA
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TEAM
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BATTERS
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PITCHERS
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TOTAL
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NAME
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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IP
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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K/9
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SCORE
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46
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12
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44
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8
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.3200
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.4573
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101.1
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10
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0
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4.618
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1.332
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7.816
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7-5-0
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39
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8
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28
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6
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.3213
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.3866
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53.0
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3
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1
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3.736
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1.189
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8.151
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5-7-0
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| Pictured: A bad decision |
One of the more eye-popping box score stats, this might be the game of the week just for how goofy of match it turned out to be. This game saw
MET manage to put together 101 IP, possibly a league record. Carlos Beltran and Ryan Braun came alive for
Matt’s team, recording 7 R and 3 HR a piece. On the other hand, non-highlights of the match included
the epic 1-0 duel in the SV category, the aforementioned Josh Hamilton slide
into first, and Pat cheering about stealing OBP at the last second for spite’s sake.
MVP Carlos Beltran, but only just edging out Braun with .464
OBP and .923 SLG
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TEAM
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BATTERS
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PITCHERS
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TOTAL
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NAME
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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IP
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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K/9
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SCORE
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39
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6
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28
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8
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.3220
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.4147
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58.0
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4
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5
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4.966
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1.466
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10.862
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3-9-0
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54
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16
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40
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10
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.3726
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.5109
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33.2
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2
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4
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2.673
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1.218
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12.030
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9-3-0
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 |
| Do you know what nemesis means? |
The World’s Most Interesting Team™ put together a strong
week on both sides of the ball, easily out-pacing the rest of the league in
runs, HR, and SLG. Their
offense was sparked by the awakening of Justin Upton after a bit of a slow
start, that has likely left Brian wondering why Upton insists on doing this to him in the first weeks of the season every year. A low number of pitching starts
may have helped by keeping Bowling Overhand’s ERA and WHIP low to take those
categories as well.
MVP Justin Upton .654 OBP, 4 HR, 1.227 SLG
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TEAM
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BATTERS
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PITCHERS
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TOTAL
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NAME
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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IP
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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K/9
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SCORE
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31
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5
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27
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4
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.3020
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.3346
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47.1
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5
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2
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2.092
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1.014
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9.507
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3-9-0
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45
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11
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39
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5
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.3491
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.4360
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87.1
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6
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3
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4.225
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1.363
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8.760
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9-3-0
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| "My bad, Rob." |
Rob’s Sackers have jumped to an strong early lead in the league standings,
but reading the box I was struck by how inefficient of a week this was for his
team. Case in point, it took him 40 more innings pitched to get 1 more QS. Shin
Soo Choo managed to find his way to a platinum sombrero while still recording a
.500 OBP for the week (my theory is he was sick, and the Rangers just found an
asian guy and gave him a uniform before the game.) Mark Trumbo and Miguel
Cabrera also looked very mortal, with less production than would have been
expected. With a match-up against the dreaded DL All-Stars next week, Rob's going to need to see his production pick up (despite Pat's traditional insistence that his whole team is hurt so he has no chance.)
MVP Bryce Harper- .560 OBP, .667 SLG, though this was a
tough week for MVPs as all of Rob’s players were good but not overwhelming
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TEAM
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BATTERS
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PITCHERS
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TOTAL
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NAME
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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OBP
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SLG
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IP
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QS
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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K/9
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SCORE
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35
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7
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32
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7
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.3034
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.3584
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49.0
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4
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1
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2.571
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0.959
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10.469
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3-9-0
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49
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14
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44
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6
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.3237
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.4463
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58.1
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5
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4
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2.469
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1.217
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8.640
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9-3-0
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| Artist's Rendition of this Matchup |
-Undertaker’s defeat at Wrestlemania proved prophetic for
the Demons, as they took a beating pretty much across the board in week 2. 3 of
his batters recorded sub .200 OBP’s, making it a pretty easy week for NI at the
dish. The real battle came in the pitching stats, which No Idea managed to edge
out thanks in part to some very strong performances from veteran pitchers Mark
Buhrle and CJ Wilson.
MVP CJ Wilson 15 IP, 1.80 ERA, .96 WHIP, 2QS
PS: Apologies for accidentally comparing Nicole to Brock Lesnar. I've never met her, but I have to assume she has more of a personality than the former UFC competitor and all of her digestive tract is probably intact.
Trophies
-Ryan Braun-Montgomery Scott More Power Award
-Sergio Santos-Sandman
-Jason Werth-Lou Gehrig Award
-Josh Hamilton-Zach Grienke Syndrome
-Craig Kimbrel-Dirty Fuentes
-Ian Desmond-Lou Gehrig Award
-Shin Soo Choo-El Sombrero De Platino (inexplicably)
-Francisco Rodriguez-Sandman
-Andrew Cashner-Walter Johnson Award
-Bowling Overhand-Tiger Blood Award
Standings
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American League
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1.
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19-5
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2.
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12-12
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3.
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10-13-1
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4.
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8-16
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5.
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6-17-1
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National League
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1.
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16-8
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2.
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14-10
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3.
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14-10
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4.
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12-12
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5.
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8-16
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Updated
Monday, April 14, 2014
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Poll of the Week Results
Week 1
is in the books, so clearly we have enough information to pick the winner of
the league. So who's gonna win?
50%DL All Stars (3 votes)
17%Yakety Sax (1 vote)
0%
Fightin' Visquels (0 votes)
Fightin' Visquels (0 votes)
0%
Evil Empire (0 votes)
Evil Empire (0 votes)
0%
Royal Rooters (0 votes)
Royal Rooters (0 votes)
17%Cleveland Wahoos* (1 vote)
0%
Team No Idea (0 votes)
Team No Idea (0 votes)
17%Mike Ehrman-Trout (1 vote)
0%
Deathvalley Demons (0 votes)
Deathvalley Demons (0 votes)
0%
Bowling Overhand (0 votes)
Bowling Overhand (0 votes)
You voted on Apr 8
Total Votes: 6 (One per Owner)
Total Votes: 6 (One per Owner)
Yea 6 of my normal rostered pitchers had two start weeks. Go me?
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