Weekly Wrap-up, Matchup 2
Discworld sweeps the pitching categories as they take down the anemic Yammonsters 10-4-0.
Yammonsters MVP: Robinson Cano (7 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .370 AVG, .414 OBP)
DEATHs MVP: Clayton Kershaw (7 IP, 13 K, 1 QS, 1.29 ERA, 0.29 WHIP)
The Zombies get a monster week from their hitters as they chow down on McFeely's Deliveries, 9-2-3.
Zombies MVP: Ian Kinsler (9 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6! SB, .556 AVG, .600 OBP)
Deliveries MVP: Joe Saunders (7 IP, 3 K, 1 W, 1 QS, 1.29 ERA, 0.57 WHIP)
HMS Dreadnaught strikes out a whopping 79 times for the week as they fall to the Placeholders 5-9-0, who post an impressive 2.77 ERA over 52 innings.
Dreadnaught MVP: Carlos Pena (6 R, 4 HR, 12! RBI, .333 AVG, .400 OBP)
Placeholders MVP: Zack Greinke (14 IP, 19 K, 1 QS, 2 W, 0.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)
The Volcanoes win the lamest pitcher's duel on record as they somehow win the ERA category with a 5.30 for the week and smite the Fuck Stars 10-4-0.
Fuck Stars MVP: Paul Konerko (3 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .435 AVG, .462 OBP)
Volcanoes MVP: Javier Vazquez (12 IP, 20 K, 2 QS, 1 W, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP)
The SABRs survive another hilarious Wang meltdown to beat the struggling Hefes 8-4-2.
Hefes MVP: Cody Ross (4 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .429 AVG. .480 OBP)
SABRs MVP: Glen Perkins (who?) (16 IP, 8 K, 2 QS, 1 W, 1.69 ERA, 0.81 WHIP)
The Tornadoes suffer a good old-fashioned pitching meltdown as they fall to the Imperials 6-8-0.
Tornadoes MVP: Raul Ibanez (7 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB, .550 AVG, .591 OBP)
Imperials MVP: Francisco Cordero (3 IP, 1 K, 3.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 3 SVHD)
The Yofaces win in an extraordinarily close game, as they slip past the Martinis 8-6-0.
Yofaces MVP: Ted Lilly (6.2 IP, 8 K, 1 QS, 1 W, 0.00 ERA, 0.45 WHIP)
Martinis MVP: Wandy Rodriguez ( 7 IP, 10 K, 1 W, 1 QS, 0.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP)
Standings
Tied for 1st place: Yofaces, Imperials, and Placeholders at 2-0.
Tied for 4th place: Dreadnaught, Fuck Stars, Tornadoes, SABRs, Volcanoes, DEATHs, Zombies, and Yammonsters at 1-1.
Tied for 12th Place: Hefes, Martinis, and Deliveries at 0-2.
Stat Leaders
Runs: Dreadnaught, 58
HR: Zombies, 16
RBI: Zombies, 57
Strikeouts (hitters): SABRs, 33
Stolen Bases: Tornadoes: 15(!)
Batting average: Hefes, .325
On-base percentage: Tornadoes, .411
Innings pitched: SABRs, 70
Strikeouts (pitchers): DEATHs, 68
Quality starts: SABRs, 7
Wins: Tie between Imperials and Placeholders, 6
ERA: Martinis, 2.25
WHIP: DEATHs, 1.13
Saves plus holds: Tie between DEATHs and Yofaces, 5
The You Done Fucked Up! Award goes to the Yammonsters, who pick up Jordan Schafer after his hot first week only to watch him strike out 11 times during the second matchup.
The Raw Deal of the Week Award goes to the Martinis, who could have forced a tie with a single additional stolen base or save, and won the game with one of each.
The Ridiculous Stat of the Week: HMS Dreadnaught gets 17 runs in a single day.
Not a stat of the week but I want to mention it just because it's hilarious: Wang now has 23 earned runs in 6 innings of work for the season. He's definitely earning that Yankee salary.
This week's matchups:
Yammonsters vs. Deliveries
Placeholders vs. DEATHs
Volcanoes vs. Zombies
SABRs vs. Dreadnaught
Imperials vs. Fuck Stars
Martinis vs. Hefes
Yofaces vs. Tornadoes