Week 13 Review 2009

Week 13 Review (1/2 through week 15)

Snot on the Ball DEF Ryan Howitzers 9-1

This matchup will be known in CPL lore as ‘The Luck Bowl’. The 2 luckiest franchises in 2009 pitted their luck against each other… and one got throttled. If Snot had some extra closers (Blog bets that he has at least 4 full timers by the time the playoffs start), this would have been a skunk. None of the categories were really close. Snot jumped out to a 9-1 lead on Monday and pretty much cruised through the weekend. Though the wins/saves weren’t there, Snot had a pitching week for the ages. Snot posted an ERA of 1.62, and set the league record for WHIP with a silly low 0.70 number. That’s pretty insane.

(I wrote the above paragraph on 7/7. It is now 7/14, so the rest of the review will be far less relevant or interesting… enjoy!)

Stud of the Week: I don’t see any way around giving Co-Stud’s this week. I think the #’s will back me up:
Justin Morneau: 4-4-8-0-.480
Tim Lincecum: 2-0-0.00-0.44-9.56
Morneau may have competition for player of the week, but Lincecum’s sewn up pitcher of the week right there…

Dud of the Week: Cole Hamels was pretty stinky this week, but Ryan Howard smelled a lot worse: 0-0-1-0-.190

Bobz Boyz DEF Brain Freeze 7-3

The Boyz continued their late season push towards the playoffs by winning their 3rd match of the last 5 (3-1-1) and by seriously handling the CAN division leading Freezers. The Boyz did catch BF on a bad week, as they posted a record low average of .198. Up to this week, BF was 2nd in total runs and 1st in RBI, but they only managed 38 and 32 respectively. The Boyz were pretty solid across the board though (except saves… the only way the Boyz can win saves is if their opponents sits all their pitchers for some reason). One question for Brain Freeze… does Magglio Ordonez still warrant a roster spot at this point? It is pretty impressive that BF has cut his 1st round pick and received 0 production from a keeper, yet still they sit in first… for now.

Stud of the Week: Shin Soo Choo may have taken this on most weeks, but Jacoby Ellsbury won the Boyz SB (9-6): 6-2-4-4-.375

Dud of the Week: Justin Upton was terrible, but Evan Longoria was a much larger disappointment: 0-0-1-0-.056.

Legends DEF Jobu’s Hats for Bats 5-4-1

Both teams this week had 9 saves. Now that’s interesting... honest. Legends finally wins 2 weeks in a row, and Jobu has now dropped 2 in a row for the first time. Have we mentioned how terrible that Reyes+ for Braun+ trade has been for Jobu? Just wanted to remind people. Even though Jobu paid way too much for Lind (Snot has pretty much admitted he’d have given Lind away for peanuts), Lind has been huge for Jobu, so that one stings a lot less now. Legends hasn’t made a trade in 16 months, which just does not sound fun. As far as this matchup: David Price cost Jobu ERA, and Willy Taveras still stinks. Now THAT is some stellar analysis. Legends really should have lost this week, but here were his Sunday Pitching numbers: 9.1IP 1W 3SV .96 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 9.64 K/9. Without those #’s, Legends loses saves, ERA and K/9 and ties wins. Very nice.

Stud of the Week: Thor was very Thorish this week, helping Jobu take 4 offensive categories, but Legends won with pitching, thanks a lot to Dan ‘First Half’ Haren: 2-0-1.38-0.92-10.38.

Dud of the Week: Call Blog cynical, but shouldn’t a leadoff hitter get 3 runs a week? If Willy Taveras did, Legends wins 5-3-2: 0-0-0-0-.167

Swine Nine DEF Bounty Hunters 6-4

That makes BH 1-12 so far this year. Repeat after Blog: 2010… 2010… 2010… 2010… 2010… It’s ok to admit defeat, but it’s unforgivable to not put yourself in the best position to win, whether that’s for this year or next year. Get dealing BH! Declare the fire sale on! Wakefield, Zambrano, Marquis, Dempster, Volquez, Peavy… cut or trade them all on the cheap and devote your roster to speed and youth! Then trade that if you can! If you make the playoffs in 2009, I’ll change my team name in 2010 to whatever you want. It’s not going to happen. How is this fun for you? Give yourself some hope for next year! Sigh… Swiney won again. They are 10-2-1 so far and have really been fortunate some weeks (like this one… offensively they went 32-5-41-5-.264… and still won the week!!). What a waiver find AJ Burnett has been.

Stud of the Week: 3 Pitching Studs in one week! Roy Oswalt: 2-0-1.06-0.47-7.41

Dud of the Week: Carlos Pena was lousy: 0-0-0-0-.095

Regulators DEF Karma Kameleons 6-4

Regs took all 5 pitching categories for the 2nd time this season, and for the 2nd time, only won that week 6-4. Swine has won all 3 pitching categories 3 times… and in those 3 weeks he lost all of 4 offensive categories… total. Weird how their overall records are so far apart. Regs was fortunate that KK took this week off. Victory was directly related to 2 roster moves this week: KK keeping John Danks on his bench, and Regs adding Nick Blackburn. If those 2 things don’t happen, KK takes Wins and WHIP and Regs is really, really peeved. Has anyone seen Mark Teixeira’s power anywhere? Anyone?

Stud of the Week: Carl Crawford was solid across the board, but let’s give this one to Vlad the Impaled. It may be his last: 7-2-7-0-.345

Dud of the Week: Didn’t you used to be Alfonso Soriano? 0-0-0-0-.100


Player of the Week: Jacoby Ellsbury

Pitcher of the Week: Tiny Tim

Manager of the Week: Snot on the Lucky Charms.