The Big Puppy hit 2 homers to break Jimmy Foxx's record, held since, erm, 1938, of single season home runs by a Red Sox player.
Hey, we go for small victories right now, as 4th place is starting to look like destiny.
I just realized... the championship match goes until Oct. 1st...
and there has been quite a momentum change.
And there's a consolation game!
And I'm losing it!
I had it, it was mine... and Huston Street blew it!
You are killing him in nearly all the offensive categories, FB.
Pitching on the otherhand could go either way. This is really anybodies game to lose or win.
JP, I love how you're beatin' the heck outta me and not even starting most of your pitching staff. Oof.
Yeah.... I take 3rd place very seriously...
(of course I could have used that .362 batting average last matchup)
I can't stay and chat with you folks .... I'm busy planning on how I can lose another game of FF.
Well... this thing is just about over. Congrats to fbaezer for stealing the show at the last minute... again...
It ain't over 'til it's over, jp.
I don't trust them Pancakes: they've been too good throughout the season.
If my pitchers falter, his pitchers do well, my batters ground into double plays, his batters get a few doubles, he may still win.
Let's say my magic number is 1. Almost there... not yet.
A day closer and a few points higher...
As jp's brother needs something close to a miracle to revert the score, I can already hear the chant of the former cellar dwellers in the stands:
"Dobro bacac!, Dobro udarac! Dobro polje! Ubi! Ubi! Ubi! Izbacaj da Pancakes! Aleee o ooo bejzbol, bejzbol!" ("Good pitcher, good batter, good fielder! Kill!, Kill! Kill! Strike the Pancakes out!. Alee, o-ooo baseball, baseball"), I honestly don't know why these guys fixation about killing.
They're happy they made the zrtvovanje (sacrifice) to travel, and agree that, after a mediocre campaign, the team is about to make a kradja (steal) of the tournament. I tell them it's not over 'til it's over, but they keep on chanting as only European soccer crowds do.
A bit on the history of the true Former Yugoslav Republic of Past Cellar Dwellers:
Underground, by Emir Kusturica
I do hope you rent it. It's unforgettable.
Just to add that ShmokeanPancake is putting up a gallant fight, closing the gap and sending up to the mound five good starters in the final day, if they all do very good, he'll pull the miracle.
I hope, and expect, at least one of them falters, but I have to take my hat off and vow.
The bleeding is over...
Congrats to all who played... I hope you all had a ton o' fun.
Now on to the trophy.
I hereby award fbaezer the A2K 2006 Fantasy Baseball Championship trophy for excellence in all things baseball. His fierce managerial style (or the fear that their failure would anger their fans) rose his team from the deepest depths all the way to championship game... where, he was merciless. Nice job fbaezer
Next year... you're going down!
Hear, hear.
(And yes, you're toast next year, TFYRPCD.)
That's a very nice, personalized, trophy. Gee.
I have to thank all the players, but specially our Commissioner jp, it has been a fun season.
I was very lucky to win. You need luck to beat the best team (The Boston Puppies) and the best manager (ShmokeanPancake).
... and I will win again next year!
A few stats --
Batting
The league leaders for the season were as follows:
The Boston Puppies home runs, RBIs, walks, GIDP
ShmokeanaPancake runs
Ticomaniacs doubles
No Need For a Name hits, singles, average
Sister Fister Ks
Next Cellar Dwellers n/a
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. steals
Rappin Rednecks triples
Current rankings for all taken players, based on total season numbers
A. Pujols (StL - 1B) ShmokeanaPancake
R. Howard (Phi - 1B) Next Cellar Dwellers
A. Soriano (Was - 2B,OF) The Boston Puppies
Jos. Reyes (NYM - SS) The Boston Puppies
D. Ortiz (Bos - 1B) The Boston Puppies
D. Jeter (NYY - SS) Ticomaniacs
M. Holliday (Col - OF) No Need For a Name
C. Beltrán (NYM - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
L. Berkman (Hou - 1B,OF) Ticomaniacs
J. Dye (CWS - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
C. Utley (Phi - 1B,2B) No Need For a Name
Ca. Lee (Tex - OF) No Need For a Name
V. Guerrero (LAA - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Mi. Cabrera (Fla - 3B,OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
Á. Rodríguez (NYY - 3B) No Need For a Name
G. Atkins (Col - 3B) Sister Fister
C. Crawford (TB - OF) Rappin Rednecks
J. Morneau (Min - 1B) No Need For a Name
J. Rollins (Phi - SS) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
D. Wright (NYM - 3B) Ticomaniacs
Ha. Ramírez (Fla - SS) Ticomaniacs
T. Hafner (Cle - Util) Next Cellar Dwellers
V. Wells (Tor - OF) The Boston Puppies
An. Jones (Atl - OF) The Boston Puppies
J. Thome (CWS - 1B) The Boston Puppies
P. Konerko (CWS - 1B) No Need For a Name
J. Bay (Pit - OF) Sister Fister
B. Abreu (NYY - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
R. Ibañez (Sea - OF) No Need For a Name
I. Suzuki (Sea - OF) No Need For a Name
A. Ramírez (ChC - 3B) Sister Fister
M. Tejada (Bal - SS) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Damon (NYY - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
C. Guillén (Det - SS) No Need For a Name
M. Ramírez (Bos - OF) Sister Fister
M. Teixeira (Tex - 1B) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
C. Jones (Atl - 3B) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
M. Cuddyer (Min - 1B,2B,3B,OF) Ticomaniacs
T. Hunter (Min - OF)
C. Delgado (NYM - 1B) Sister Fister
G. Matthews Jr. (Tex - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
C. Figgins (LAA - 2B,3B,OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
J. Mauer (Min - C) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
D. Uggla (Fla - 2B) Ticomaniacs
M. Young (Tex - SS) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
F. Thomas (Oak - Util) The Boston Puppies
J. Giambi (NYY - 1B) Rappin Rednecks
S. Rolen (StL - 3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Pierre (ChC - OF) Rappin Rednecks
R. Zimmerman (Was - 3B) Rappin Rednecks
F. López (Was - 2B,SS) Next Cellar Dwellers
M. Cameron (SD - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
L. Overbay (Tor - 1B) Rappin Rednecks
A. Dunn (Cin - 1B,OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
M. Ordóñez (Det - OF) Rappin Rednecks
B. McCann (Atl - C) The Boston Puppies
R. Durham (SF - 2B) Rappin Rednecks
R. Sexson (Sea - 1B) Sister Fister
O. Cabrera (LAA - SS) Next Cellar Dwellers
N. Garciaparra (LAD - 1B,3B,SS) No Need For a Name
B. Roberts (Bal - 2B) Sister Fister
F. Sánchez (Pit - 2B,3B,SS) ShmokeanaPancake
D. Roberts (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
V. Martínez (Cle - C,1B) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
J. Crede (CWS - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
R. Canó (NYY - 2B) Ticomaniacs
M. Mora (Bal - 3B) Rappin Rednecks
T. Iguchi (CWS - 2B) ShmokeanaPancake
P. Burrell (Phi - OF) The Boston Puppies
B. Inge (Det - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
O. Vizquel (SF - SS) Rappin Rednecks
J. Posada (NYY - C) ShmokeanaPancake
K. Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B,OF) The Boston Puppies
M. Lowell (Bos - 2B,3B) The Boston Puppies
B. Bonds (SF - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
I. Rodríguez (Det - C,1B) Sister Fister
R. Aurilia (Cin - 1B,2B,3B,SS) ShmokeanaPancake
B. Giles (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Ra. Hernández (Bal - C) Ticomaniacs
M. DeRosa (Tex - 2B,3B,SS,OF) The Boston Puppies
J. Willingham (Fla - C,OF) The Boston Puppies
Lui. González (Ari - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
K. Johjima (Sea - C) Ticomaniacs
R. Baldelli (TB - OF) Ticomaniacs
A. Pierzynski (CWS - C) Rappin Rednecks
P. Lo Duca (NYM - C) Sister Fister
R. Martin (LAD - C) No Need For a Name
R. Winn (SF - OF) Sister Fister
M. Barrett (ChC - C) DL Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Kendall (Oak - C) Rappin Rednecks
Jh. Peralta (Cle - SS) Sister Fister
M. Piazza (SD - C) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Estrada (Ari - C) No Need For a Name
J. Edmonds (StL - OF) Sister Fister
M. Olivo (Fla - C) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Cantú (TB - 2B,3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
H. Matsui (NYY - OF) Sister Fister
J. Varitek (Bos - C) ShmokeanaPancake
R. Shealy (KC - 1B) Ticomaniacs
Pitching
The league leaders for the season were as follows:
The Boston Puppies Ks, ERA (tied)
ShmokeanaPancake IP (tied), wins, walks
Ticomaniacs IP (tied)
No Need For a Name shutouts, home runs (tied)
Sister Fister losses, earned runs, ERA (tied), WHIP
Next Cellar Dwellers complete games
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. saves, home runs (tied)
Rappin Rednecks n/a
Current rankings for all taken players, based on total season numbers
Jo. Santana (Min - SP) Sister Fister
J. Nathan (Min - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Fr. Rodríguez (LAA - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
B. Ryan (Tor - RP) The Boston Puppies
J. Putz (Sea - RP) No Need For a Name
J. Smoltz (Atl - SP) The Boston Puppies
C. Carpenter (StL - SP) Sister Fister
B. Webb (Ari - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
C. Zambrano (ChC - SP) Sister Fister
T. Saito (LAD - RP) Rappin Rednecks
B. Wagner (NYM - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
Ma. Rivera (NYY - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
R. Oswalt (Hou - SP) The Boston Puppies
B. Arroyo (Cin - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
T. Hoffman (SD - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
R. Halladay (Tor - SP) No Need For a Name
C. Schilling (Bos - SP,RP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Bonderman (Det - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
J. Lackey (LAA - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
C. Sabathia (Cle - SP) No Need For a Name
Ra. Johnson (NYY - SP) Ticomaniacs
J. Peavy (SD - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Haren (Oak - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
C. Cordero (Was - RP) Sister Fister
H. Street (Oak - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Chr. Young (SD - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
E. Santana (LAA - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
B. Myers (Phi - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
M. Cain (SF - SP) The Boston Puppies
C. Ray (Bal - RP) Rappin Rednecks
B. Zito (Oak - SP) Ticomaniacs
D. Lowe (LAD - SP) Ticomaniacs
J. Schmidt J. Vázquez (CWS - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
F. García (CWS - SP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Beckett (Bos - SP) No Need For a Name
A. Otsuka (Tex - RP) No Need For a Name
C. Wang (NYY - SP) No Need For a Name
A. Pettitte (Hou - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
C. Capuano (Mil - SP) Rappin Rednecks
F. Cordero (Mil - RP) Ticomaniacs
T. Glavine (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
S. Kazmir (TB - SP) DL The Boston Puppies
V. Padilla (Tex - SP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Garland (CWS - SP) No Need For a Name
B. Jenks (CWS - RP) Rappin Rednecks
F. Hernández (Sea - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
N. Robertson (Det - SP) Rappin Rednecks
T. Gordon (Phi - RP) Ticomaniacs
B. Fuentes (Col - RP) Rappin Rednecks
K. Escobar (LAA - SP,RP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Vázquez (CWS - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
D. Willis (Fla - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Contreras (CWS - SP) Sister Fister
R. Clemens (Hou - SP) The Boston Puppies
O. Hernández (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
J. Francis (Col - SP) The Boston Puppies
J. Borowski (Fla - RP) No Need For a Name
Cl. Lee (Cle - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
B. Wickman (Atl - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
P. Martínez (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
C. Hamels (Phi - SP) Ticomaniacs
J. Zumaya (Det - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Reyes (Min - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
T. Hudson (Atl - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Isringhausen (StL - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
A. Sánchez (Fla - SP) Ticomaniacs
C. James (Atl - SP,RP) Ticomaniacs
T. Jones (Det - RP) No Need For a Name
B. Sheets (Mil - SP) Sister Fister
W. Williams (SD - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
B. Lidge (Hou - RP) The Boston Puppies
M. Batista (Ari - SP,RP) Rappin Rednecks
S. Trachsel (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
R. Hill (ChC - SP,RP) Ticomaniacs
S. Torres (Pit - RP) Ticomaniacs
R. Dempster (ChC - SP,RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
R. Harden (Oak - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
K. Foulke (Bos - RP) Sister Fister
M. Prior (ChC - SP) Sister Fister
E. Gagne (LAD - RP) DL Sister Fister
I kept 10 of my drafted players all season. What about everyone else?
Thanks for compiling those stats, jes. It appers that in order to win the championship, one must lead the league in steals.
jespah wrote:I kept 10 of my drafted players all season. What about everyone else?
I kept 4 all season. (Jeter, Berkman, Wright, and Johjima)
(There were 2 others on my roster at season's end that were there at the beginning of the season, but I dropped them and picked them back up at least once during the season.)
