Month: June 2019

WEEK 12 REVIEW

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Week 12 is in the book folks.  There were some tight matchups that went down to the wire.  A few teams stayed hot; one team in particular stayed undefeated.  Five players were added to the ever popular and fan favorite List of Jericho. 

Island Beach Bears are out pitched and lose to the Barnegat Banana Slugs 6-5-2

MVP

Yasiel Puig 5 runs, 2 2Bs, 1 3B, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 2 SBs, .393 OBP

These teams are tied for 7th place with each having a record of 4-7-1, only a half game behind Shane’s Leviathans for the 6th and final playoff spot who sit at 5-7.  It was the pitching that led the Slugs to victory as they dominated the pitching categories 5-0-2.  Of course, this means they lost the hitting categories 1-5-1, only winning steals in a close 5-4 battle.

Gary Sanchez continues to mash as he had 3 HRs and 9 RBI on the week and now has 23 home runs on the year for the Bears.  That Yankees lineup going to be fun to watch as they are starting to get healthy.  The Bears pitching continues to struggle on the season, their team ERA was 5.45 this week.  The Bears are ranked 10th in team ERA and QS on the season.  Doesn’t help when Aaron Nola is pitching a gem from the bench on

Yasiel Puig recorded a Jericho on his way to earning the MVP of the matchup.  His 2 steals proved to be the most important of his stats recorded this week.  Steals were the only offensive category that the Slugs narrowly won this week.  It was all they needed though, because the Bears pitching is just not very good.  Strong pitching performances this week from Lance Lynn (15 Ks in 2 starts), Max Scherzer (10 Ks), and Patrick Corbin (8 Ks) for the slugs.  Shout out to Adam Ottavino and his 3 holds for the Slugs who won the holds category 3-2. 

JERICHOs

Puig – BBS

NEXT WEEK

BBS (4-7-1) v RCBD (3-6-3)

IBB (4-7-1) v LAKE (5-7)

Isotopes stay hot by beating off the Bad Dudes 7-6-1

MVP

DJ LeMahieu 10 Runs, 1 3B, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 1 SB, .519 OBP

Another closely contested Backyard matchup.  There’s a new DJ taking over the infield in the Bronx.  LaMahieu had himself a damn good week with 10 runs and 10 RBI and OBP over .500.  He also had himself the only triple of the matchup.  He was only a double short of the prestigious Jericho, that every hitter so desires to get every week.  This was the 7th straight victory for the Isotopes who now sit in second place after starting the season 0-5.  Ian Kennedy had 2 saves with SP eligibility. Kennedy is over 30 and a former Yankee, this is the only reason why T knows his name.

The Bad Dudes offense is pretty good.  51 runs and 54 RBIs for the week.  Peter Alonso continues to rake .548 OBP, 7 runs, 8 RBIs, 4 HRs, 3 2Bs. Chapman, Mazara, and Machado all had big weeks on their own.  This offense is just getting Stanton back too, who will find his groove and start crushing home runs soon enough.  Maybe they should think of trading a bat for a pitcher, I know I’d be willing to take Alonso off his hands.  6.25 team ERA for the Bad Dudes this week.  Their best pitcher on the season has been Brandon Woodruff (114 Ks in 94.1 IP, 7 QS, 9 Ws, 4.01 ERA).  Pretty solid year for Woodruff I will admit, but they need some more weapons out there.  Shout out to Alex Reyes sitting at 53 IP in his career.  Alex just left a AAA start with pectoral discomfort this week (cue the San Andreas “ah shit, here we go again” meme).  He has been struggling in the minors this year anyway, but it would sure be nice for that guy to stay healthy.

NEXT WEEK

RCBD (3-6-3) v BBS (4-7-1)

TOPES (7-5) v LTBD (12-0) ***Matchup of the Week***

Ocean Gate Fishing Club dominate the East Coast Kings 10-2-2

***MVP OF THE WEEK***

Mike Trout 7 Runs, 2 2Bs, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 1 SB, .559 OBP

It appears Greg doesn’t love R Mac anymore after this week (or whatever Greg’s name was for a couple of those weeks).  This one wasn’t even close.  The Fishing Club’s staff was excellent with 9 QS, 2.42 ERA, 6 Saves, 4 Holds.  Cole Hamels, Gerrit Cole, and Shane Bieber strong weeks, while Castillo racked up 13 Ks in an otherwise mediocre 2 start week.  Trout was just a monster as he shows us why he is the best baseball player on the planet.  Heroy got good performances from other spots on the offense as well.  Alvarez had 3 HR and 8 RBI, while Betts was a 2B away from a Jericho.  Amed Rosario was motivated by my words last week and showed he has a pulse (.458 OBP, 4 runs, 3 2Bs, 2 RBI, 3 SB).  Get your trade offers in while you have a chance folks!

Berrios was impressive in a 2-start week for the Kings 15 IP, 13 Ks, 2 QS.  Christian Yelich is keeping up with his usual insanity and hit another 3 dingers this week bringing his season total 29.  Yeah, he’s pretty good too and in contention for this whole best baseball player on the planet thing (63 Runs, 29 HRs, 63 RBIs, 17 SB, .435 OBP).  The Kings are looking to bounce back this week against the Renegades.

NEXT WEEK

OGFC (6-5-1) v RAYS (2-7-3)

ECK (6-6) v RRF (6-5-1)

Lakehurst Leviathans beat Rojo’s Renegade Force 9-3-2

MVP

Carlos Santana 7 Runs, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 1 SB .500 OBP

The Leviathans pull out their 5th victory on the season, which is the total they had in their first 2 seasons combined.  Nice little turn around going on here for Shane as they currently sit in the 6th and final playoff spot.  The groin injury to Mondesi hurts this squad a bit, but it doesn’t appear to be too serious, hopefully he is back out there recording Jericho’s soon.  Carlos Santana is a stud while wearing an Indians uniform.  One of the more underrated players around the league had himself quite a week with 7 Runs, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 1 SB .500 OBP.  He is having a great season so far for a Cleveland team that is suddenly hot in June (Santana has 53 Runs, 14 2Bs, 1 3B, 17 HRs, 47 RBIs, 3 SB, .417 OBP).  Sticking with the Indians theme, Oscar Mercado had a nice little Jericho as well for Lakehurst this week.

Overall this matchup was a little underwhelming when comparing to the other scores around the league.  Rojo and his Gades are sitting in the 4th playoff spot currently.  Elvis Andrus chipped in a Jericho.  Rojo will look to bounce back next week in a tough matchup against the East Coast Kings.

JERICHOs

LAKE – Oscar Mercado

RRF – Elvis Andrus

NEXT WEEK

LAKE (5-7) v IBB (4-7-1)

RRF (6-5-1) v ECK (6-6)

***MATCHUP OF THE WEEK REVIEW***

Backdoor Sliderz hold off X-Rays 7-6-1 to stay undefeated

MVP

Walker Buehler CG, 2 ER, 16 Ks, 1 W

The matchup of the week lived up to its hype as it came down to the wire Sunday night.  Dochney fell 1 RBI short of the elusive 60/60 club for the second straight week.  With the X-Rays needing a steal Sunday night, Yadier Molina took second base for a defensive indifference in the 9th while Cards were trailing.  If that had been ruled a steal this matchup would have ended in a tie.  There were plenty of storylines going on in this close matchup.  These were the only 2 teams to reach the 100 K mark this week.  Odom’s squad finished first or second around the league in the categories of runs, 2Bs, steals, Ks, wins, and saves.  X-Rays probably would have won against any other team this week. 

With steals up for grabs going into Sunday, that underdog team in Lacey streamed the long time X-Rays cornerstone and former Backyard champion Billy Hamilton.  Billy would go on to have 2 SBs Sunday, helping to keep the category tied at 10 which was critical for the win for those underdog champion good guys residing in Forked River.  Domingo Santana and Freddie Freeman had themselves a big week, each with 10 RBIs and OBP north of .440.  Buehler was absolutely dominant in his 16 K complete game, which avoided extra innings with a Matt Beaty walk off.  Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of their pitcher tossing a 9-inning gem without getting a CG…. Nobody!  Verlander and DeGrom brought it in their 2 start weeks with Verlander having 17 Ks and DeGrom 19.  Big time Jericho for Childish Bambino (4 Runs, 2 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 2 SBs, .500 OBP).

X-Rays put up one hell of a fight.  As stated before, he probably would have won any other matchup. #NoLightDays was in full effect, attacking you with bulk pitchers seemingly every day.  Felix Pena was especially effective in this role having 10 Ks for the week without eating up a start for the X-Rays.  X-Rays also got a good performance out of Zach Plesac in a 2-start week (2 QS, 8 Ks, 2 Wins, 1.29 ERA).  Jose Ramirez showing signs a life, picking up a Jericho this week.  It feels like the Indians have been all over this recap, right?  Mallex Smith continues to hit since his call up, 8 Runs and 3 SBs this week.

JERICHOs

Juan Soto – LTBS

Jose Ramirez – RAYS

NEXT WEEK

LTBS (12-0) v TOPES (7-5) ***MATCHUP OF THE WEEK***

RAYS (2-7-3) v OGFC (6-5-1)

A LOOK AHEAD

The first and second place teams square off in week 13.  A rematch from last years championship.  Topes are riding a 7-game winning streak while the Backdoor Sliderz are 12 and 0 to start the year and have won 17 straight going back to last season.  T will be looking to get his vengeance by handing Dochney his first loss on the season.  Oh, and Dochney secures the first-place seed with a win this week.  I am going to make up this stat and say this would be the earliest the 1 seed has ever been clinched in the Backyard.  I have no evidence to back this claim up but let’s roll with it anyway.

Oh yea, there are 4 other matchups that I’m sure have some implications too.  The playoff picture may begin to take shape this week.  Rays looking to remain alive in a must win against Heroy’s Fishing Club.  Shane, the current 6th seed, facing off against Sean’s Bears who sit in 7th.  Bad Dudes vs Slugs will be interesting as they both are looking at the playoffs from the outside for the first time in the AD era of the Backyard.  And the battle of the chat mutes with R Mac and Rojo squaring off.  Who will break the silence first!? 

WEEK 12 REVIEW

Week 11 Review

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WEEK 11 RECAP BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NEW AND IMPROVED BLOG ADMINISTRATION!!!

 

 

Week 11 is in the books and the Backyard Blog is getting a much-needed facelift.  It is about time the people get what they want.  For weeks people have been complaining about lazy writing and the journalistic integrity of the blog with all the biased writing that has been going on.  By popular demand, our last blog editor has been fired and replaced by a reputable journalist who has experience in providing the type of writing this blog has been lacking. 

Before we get to the Week 11 recap, we must address another issue with the blog.  Many people around the league have been complaining about the name of the weekly recognition that goes to a hitter who fills every stat category.  This has been called the J-Roll for years, but everyone knows that this name was just not any good for this recognition.  This has been especially true considering the on-field issues that Jimmy Rollins has had, those issues mainly consist of him playing for the Phillies and being guilty by association of being half the double play tandem with Chase Utley for so many years.  This blog holds itself in more respect now and will not be associated with a man who would make slides so dirty that they end a man’s career like Utley has in the past.  Sorry Jimmy, I am sure you are a nice enough guy, but the prestigious stat filler recognition has a black eye because of your association with a guy like Utley.

So, without further ado.…. I present to you……

 

 

The Jericho

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We are breaking down the walls here at the blog, so drink it in maaaaaaaaan.  You know what happens to people who do not like the new name for those who get a run, RBI, double, triple, home run, and steal throughout the week?  You know what happens to those who are not down with Jericho?  THEY MAKE THE LIST!

Jericho is the perfect namesake for the new prestigious recognition.  The Ayatollah of Rock-n-Rolla has accomplished so much in his life and is a role model to all.  Jericho is recognized by many as the G.O.A.T.  He was the first ever Undisputed WWF Champion, held the WCW World Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship a record nine times, he’s a Tag Team Champion, United States Champion, WCW Cruiserweight Champion and World Television Champion.  He is the man of 1,004 holds, a Triple Crown Champion and Grand Slam Champion.  The Alpha has authored New York Times Bestseller books as well as have roles in legendary films such as MacGruber.  He has had success wherever he goes including the music industry with his band Fozzy, who’s song Judas has reached as high as 7th on the US hard rock charts.  This man truly is a jack of all trades and is the new gold standard of filling the stat sheet in a given week in the Backyard.

 

The Backyard is Jericho!

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Now that we have the long overdue renaming to the Jericho out of the way, let’s get down to recapping Week 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pacific Beach X-Rays and River City Bad Dudes are kissing their sisters with another tie this week at a score of 6-6-2

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Doch Thoughts

This is the second time these teams have tied each other this season.  This may a Backyard first, certainly the first time it has happened in the AD era.  Pretty solid weeks all around from both teams except for ERAs.  Odom had yet another 100 plus k week on the back of his bulkers.  He throws a lot of volume out there with his no light day’s mentality.  Sometimes ERA will suffer but no denying he racks up the counting stats.  Also, Mallex Smith (2 home runs this week) is a power hitter now, maybe the greatest power hitter of our generation, only time will tell.

Shout out to my man David Dahl as he racked up a Jericho for the Bad Dudes (7 Runs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .452 OBP) 

 

MVP

Scott Kingery (XYZ) – 7 runs, 3 2Bs, 1 3B, 4 HRs, 8 RBIs, .542 OBP

MVP of this matchup could have easily gone to Manny Machado for the Bad Dudes (11 runs, 2 2Bs, 3 HRs, 6 RBIs, .500 OBP).  Those 11 runs are impressive, but the Bad Dudes lost the run category 63-56.  Losing that category plus losing the home run category by 1 dinger while Kingery had 1 more home run than Machado this week solidifies the MVP of the matchup for Kingery.  Kingery sure is making the best of his time in centerfield for the Phillies with Herrera being out having his off-field issues.  He was a stolen base shy of getting the ever-prestigious Jericho.  Kingery will probably be dropped by Odom the next game he doesn’t start if he is still even on this team by the time of this writing.  Who can keep up with Odom’s roster and his Rays Ways philosophy?  A philosophy that is built on riding hot players and they picked a good time to ride with Kingery. 

 

LVP

Ewin Diaz (XYZ) – 3 IP, 4 ER, 2 Ks, 1 SV, 12.00 ERA

There were players with much higher ERAs on both teams, but Edwin is LVP this week because Odom lost the saves category by 1 and Diaz blew a save for the Mets on Thursday.  If that save isn’t blown, Odom wins the matchup instead of the tie.  There might be people more deserving of the LVP award, but I am also a little bitter about that blown save myself. Edwin, get it together, because old man Cano stinks and you’re the prize of that trade.

 

Jericho’s

Dahl (RCBD)

 

Next week

XYZ (2-6-3) vs LTBS (11-0) *****MATCHUP OF THE WEEK*****

RCBD (3-5-3) vs T (6-5)

 

 

 

The Banana Slugs (3-7-1) outlast the Lakehurst Leviathans (4-7) 7-5-2

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Doch Thoughts

This was a close matchup with about 8 categories that could have easily swung in the opposite direction.  Runs were separated by 1, RBI by 2, Steals by 1, and tied in doubles.  I’m sure there was some Sunday anxieties being expressed in the chat that I may have missed.  Brian was able to hold on though with his pitching leading the way winning the pitching categories 5-1-1.  Some of the offensive categories really came down to the wire.  

 

MVP

Trevor Bauer (BBS) – 16.2 IP, 1 ER, 14 Ks, 2 QS, 1 CG, 1 W, 0.54 ERA

This was one hell of a 2-start week for Trevor Bauer that the previous blog administrator may have ignored because of personal biases against Bauer.  The Sunday CG shutout against the Tigers was a major factor in the victory for the Slugs this week, which is why he gets the MVP over guys like Scherzer, Story, or even the surprise Jericho from Trey Mancini

 

LVP

Leviathans Pitching Staff – they stunk

6.78 ERA is not very good for the week.  That team down in Barnegat are known for their pitching over their hitting but they were not completely lights out this week when compared to their standards.  Slugs only had a 4.50 ERA, which is very beatable in a given week, but they still won the pitching categories 5-1-1.  Credit to the Slugs for their 90 Ks which will always be solid, but the Leviathans pitching needed to show up more and steal a category or 2 here to give themselves a chance.  I’ll highlight the Sunday stream of Ariel Jurado who gave up 7 runs against the Reds in 3 innings without recording a single K.  

 

Jericho’s

Trey Mancini (LAKE)

 

Next Week

BBS (3-7-1) vs BEARS (4-6-1)

LAKE (4-7) vs RRF (6-4-1)

 

 

 

Astoria Isotopes pitch slap Island Beach Bears 10-2-2

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Doch Thoughts

At one point on Sunday I am pretty sure I saw the Bears being shut out.  This matchup was by far the most lopsided of the week.  Isotopes stay the second hottest team in the league with their 6th straight victory after their 0-5 start.  T told that Island Beach sweathog to keep the noise down while he took his robe off to show all the ladies what a real man is supposed to look like.  I wish I could think of more Rick Rude quotes for T at this time, but that is going to have to do for now.  Win again next week and you get some more Rick Rude love T. 

 

MVP of the Week*****

Charlie Blackmon (T) – 12 runs, 4 2Bs, 1 3B, 6 HRs, 15 RBIs, .568 OBP

Chuck was scorching hot this week and was a steal away from the Jericho.  I’ll say he led the Topes to victory, but in all reality, T could have left Blackmon’s spot in his lineup open all week and still would have won with ease.  Only runs would have flipped in the Bears favor without Blackmon in the lineup, while triples and home runs would have been tied.  That just shows how much the Topes dominated the Bears this week.  Shout out to the resurgent Hunter Pence as well.  Don’t feel like going back and listing his stats but trust me when I say he was good this week and fantasy relevant again.  Early leader for comeback player of the year.

 

LVP

Joc Pederson (IBB) – 0/15, 1 BB, .063 OBP

Ummmmm yea, ugly week for Joc.  At least he made a nice catch, I think that was this week anyway but could have been last week.  ‘Nuff said, moving on.

 

Next Week

T (6-5) vs RCBD (3-5-3)

BEARS (4-6-1) vs BBS (3-7-1)

 

 

 

Rojo’s Renegade Force with the clean victory over Ocean Gate Fishing Club 6-3-5

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Doch Thoughts

The Renegade Force did not have to cheat to earn this victory.  They also started 12 pitchers this week which is a nice change of pace for this squad.  The Renegade force were led by their hitting as they received 4 out of their 6 category wins from the hitters on the squad.  There were 3 Jericho’s in this matchup between Ohtani, Trea Turner, and Mookie Betts.  I wonder if the Fishing Club watched the season finale of Wicked Tuna last night.  If he didn’t, let’s just say I will be more then disappointed and be requesting he change his name yet again, because it stinks and Wicked Tuna rocks.  The Fishing Club did get a combined 8 home runs out of the trio of rookies Alvarez, Senzel, and Jimenez.  Something to watch out for moving forward as these guys all look legit.  Brendan Rodgers on the other hand can’t buy any consistent playing time out in Colorado.

 

MVP

Eric Hosmer (RRF) – 5 runs, 3 2Bs, 12 RBIs, .400 OBP

Did Eric Freaking Hosmer just have 12 RBI this week?  I was about to give this honor to Ohtani for his Jericho, or to one of the 3 pitchers Rojo had that had themselves nice little 2 start weeks.  But Hosmer gets it because a 12 RBI week is impressive for anyone.  I’ll tell you guys what that was the quietest 12 RBI week I have ever seen.  The San Diego first baseman only had 3 extra base hits and none of them left the yard.  It was well documented in the chat the scoring that was going on in the San Diego and Colorado series, so perhaps I shouldn’t be so surprised.  Hosmer is a man who I thought got overpaid by San Diego and a guy I thought should be bouncing around the waiver wire in fantasy circuits, but perhaps ROJO knows something I don’t.  Either way, there is no denying his 12 RBIs were huge in the contest that was neck and neck in that category. 1 2

 

LVP

Austin Meadows (OGFC) – 2/21, 2 Runs, 1 2B, 1 3B, .174 OBP

Not a good week for a guy who has been on the block for the Fishing Club.  This Fishing Club narrowly lost out in runs and RBI this week and could have used anything from Meadows.  This award could have also gone to Amed Rosario, who Heroy still insists is good and worth a roster spot when just about every Mets fan in the league (only 2 at this point) disagrees with that assessment.  Nobody wants Rosario to be good more than me, but I am afraid he just isn’t.  The Fishing Club offense is still very good even with the blackhole known as Rosario in the lineup every day.  Oh, and uh yea back to LVP Meadows, you’ll bounce back I’m sure, no doubt you’re better than Rosario.

 

Jericho’s

Ohtani (RRF)

Betts (OGFC)

Turner (OGFC)

 

Next Week

OGFC (5-5-1) vs ECK (6-5)

RRF (6-4-1) vs LAKE (4-7)

 

 

 

Fan favorite underdogs from Lacey put up another gritty win against the East Coast Kings 8-4-2

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Doch Thoughts

The good guys of the league from Lacey keep on trucking as they were able to overcome adversity once again for another victory, improving their record to 11-0.  This makes 16 straight victories dating back to the infamous ROJO tie late last season.  The man behind the team in Lacey does everything right and should be looked at as a role model to the rest of the league.  A league that should aspire to be more like him when they grow up, even though he is the youngest member of the Backyard.  He is charitable, humble, charismatic, handsome, and overall just a terrific guy.  Women want him and men want to be him.  The chat could not be happier that such an outstanding person keeps pulling out victories in the Backyard.  But there’s more to life then the Backyard, and the chat wishes nothing but the best in life to that handsome devil down in Lacey.  He deserves it for his hard work and dedication day in and day out.

Oh, yea there was a matchup here…. Huge performance by Ketel Marte and his 5-homer week for the Kings.  Marte now has like 20 home runs or some shit which doesn’t seem right.  Freeman keeps raking, Bellinger keeps hitting homers, Tatis Jr had a Jericho and Verlander keeps defying father time.  Backdoor Sliderz were 2 RBIs away from the 60/60 club this week.  The Kings were also impressive with their 64 runs, but fell a little short this week.

 

MVP

Ozzie Albies (LTBS) – 7 Runs, 5 2Bs, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 1 SB, .452 OBP

This one almost went to Tatis Jr with his 3 3Bs while picking up a Jericho, but the RBIs separated Albies from Tatis this week.  Albies was a 3-bagger shy of a Jericho himself, which is often the stat that eludes the Jericho hopefuls out there.  The Braves are one of the hottest teams in baseball currently, which is good for the Backdoor Sliderz who roster about a third of their lineup. 

 

LVP

David Price (ECK) – 1.1 IP, 6 ER, 2 Ks, 40.50 ERA

Not a good start at home against Texas for Price.  Paxton was also disappointing for the Kings this week, but nothing looks uglier than an ERA north of 40!  Price still is pitching well this year with his 71 Ks and 3.52 ERA even after his horrific start.  He’ll bounce back, if his elbow doesn’t flare up again, which seems to happen every year.

 

Jericho’s

Tatis Jr (LTBS)

 

Next Week

LTBS (11-0) vs XYZ (2-6-3) ****MATCHUP OF THE WEEK*****

Dochney’s matchups will stay matchup of the week until he is beaten.

ECK (6-5) vs OGFC (5-5-1)

 

 

 

And that’s all folks.  Thanks for tuning in to check out the highly anticipated debut of the new blog administration.  Unlike the old guard, we will be taking notes and suggestions from fans out there to continue improving the blog for everyone to enjoy.  Hope you have enjoyed your read and good luck in your matchups. 

Week 11 Review

2019 Week 10 Quick Hitters

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Image result for jt realmuto gifI mean for a catcher he’s pretty fleet of foot. THIS WAS PROBABLY A TRIPLE…

 

 

YEA I DON’T really have much to say here. My team continues to be bad, there’s that OTHER TEAM that continues to be good, uhhhh everyone that won in 10 did so fairly breezily. Yea that’s all I got. It is called Quick Hitters people. ON TO Week 10 Quick Hitters…

 

 

 

WEEK 10 QUICK RESULTS: 

 

BackdoorSliderz (TEN AND OH) 11-3-0 over Fishing Club (5-4-1)

Renegade Force (5-4-1) 10-2-2 over Banana Slugs (2-7-1)

X-Rayz (2-6-2) 10-3-1 over Bears (4-5-1)    

Kings (6-4) 9-1-4 over Bad Dudes (3-5-2)

Isotopes (5-5) 11-2-1 over Leviathans (4-6)

 

 

WEEK 10 QUICK NOTES:

 

  • Pretty much alllll massacres in Week 10. The Kings were the only winners not to take double digit cats, and they weren’t exactly engaged in a nailbiter (9-4-1).

 

  • A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD for two-baggers set by the Fishing Club (32), but even with that fortune those schmucks couldn’t defeat that team that’s also defeated everyone else in the league thus far. A team The Blog officially Does Not Respect.

 

  • In other record news the X-Rayz tied the all-time Wins record whilst CLOBBERING me and my Bears. So that’s somethin’ to note. Shout out to Adrian Sampson for his 7 K CG, partly cuz I was told to and partly cuz he’s weirdly good all of a sudden? news, being halfway through the season also means our evil defending champeen

 

  • And SINCE I’m shouting out records shout out to the Banana Slugs for a truly abysmal offensive showing, a (possibly all time but possibly not but definitely in my eyes) record low .254 OBP. Gross stuff.

 

  • Also the ‘Topes have now won 5 straight after losing their first five so that’s uhhh QUITE THE TURNAROUND. There’s possibly another team with a stronger win streak but who really gives a fuck, about that…..or about ANYTHING, when you really think about it.

 

 

 

 

WEEK 10 QUICK AWARDS / JROLLS

 

 

 

 

MVP OF THE WEEK: 

 

 

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WALKER BUEHLER

15 IP, 1 ER, 20 Ks, 2 QS, 2 Ws, 0.60 ERA

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 10 LVP OF THE WEEK: 

 

 

TPham
Going with Pham but TAKE YOUR PICK really……

 

 

TOMMY PHAM

1/14, .188 OBP

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 10 JROLLS:    

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  • Francisco Lindor (ECK, 1)  [8/24, 7 Rs, 2 2Bs, 1 3B, 3 HRs, 4 RBIs, 1 SB, .385 OBP]

 

 

UPDATED JROLLs REPORT:

 

1.)  Adalberto Mondesi (LL)  –  3

2.)  Trevor Story (BBS)  –  2

3.)  Whit Merrifield (BBS)  –  2

4.)  Ronny Rodriguez (RRF)  –  1

5.)  Kelvin Gutierrez (PBX)  –  1

6.)  Fernando Tatis, Jr. (LTBS)  –  1

7.)  Ronald Acuna, Jr.  (LTBS)  –  1

8.)  Elvis Andrus (ECK)  –  1

9.)  Jonathan Villar (IBB)  –  1

10.)  Kolten Wong (PBX)  –  1

11.)  Cody Bellinger (LTBS)  –  1

12.)  Ender Inciarte (BBS)  –  1

13.)  Ahmed Rosario (OGFC)  –  1

14.)  Byron Buxton (RCBD)  –  1

15.)  Christian Yelich (ECK)  –  1

16.)  Francisco Lindor (ECK, 1)

 

 

 

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2019 Week 10 Quick Hitters

2019 POWER RANKINGS: JUNE EDITION (NOW WITH MIDSEASON AWARDS CUZ I AM LAZY!)

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I used this for May and lost like the entire month but WHATEVS….

 

 

AND LO, I have more to write this week. And so I shall write it right now. And it shall be right. We gotta get to the June Power Rankings but ALSO I should get some Mid-Season Awards in here but ALSO I don’t feel like predicting which owner will die before the season ends (Doch) or which team will win the championship (maybe Doch’s) or whom has the hottest relative (definite not Doch) and all that shit. Awards shall be all business because I am a mature, non-pretentious, adult man. Let’s do those real quick:

(All stats through 06/03/19 I think….)

 

FIRST HALF ROY:  Pete Alonso (RCBD)  –  56/213, 34 Rs, 12 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 19 HRs, 44 RBIs, .335 OBP

honorable mention:  Chris Paddack (BBS)

 

FIRST HALF ROLAIDS RELIEVER OF THE YEAR:  Kirby Yates (BBS)  –  26 IP, 3 ER, 45 Ks, 22 Saves (0 BS), 1.04 ERA

honorable mention:  Roberto Osuna (LTBS)

 

FIRST HALF IMMODIUM BEDSHITTER RELIEVER OF THE YEAR:  Craig Kimbrel (ECK)  –  HE’S JUST SITTIN’ THERE…

honorable mention:  Pedro Strop (RCBD/PBX/AI/RCBD/LL)

 

FIRST HALF LVP (Pitcher):  Mike Foltyniewicz (LL)  –  38.1 IP, 26 ER, 32 Ks, 2 QS, 1 W, 6.10 ERA

honorable mention:  Corey Kluber (RRF)

 

FIRST HALF MVP (Pitcher):  Justin Verlander (LTBS)  –  87.1 IP, 22 ER, 103 Ks, 11 QS, 9 Ws, 2.27 ERA

honorable mention:  Hyun-Jin Ryu (IBB/RRF)

 

FIRST HALF LVP (Hitter):  Rougned Odor (RCBD/FA)  –  27/163, 22 Rs, 6 2Bs, 7 HRs, 25 RBIs, 4 SBs, .232 OBP     🙂

honorable mention:  Jose Ramirez (PBX)

 

FIRST HALF MVP (Hitter):  Cody Bellinger (LTBS)  –  79/210, 50 Rs, 13 2Bs, 1 3B, 20 HRs, 52 RBIs, 7 SBs, .462 OBP

honorable mention:  Christian Yelich (ECK), Adalberto Mondesi (LL)

 

 

AND LO, there’s your MIDSEASON AWARDS. They are a better effort than last season because last season’s MIDSEASON AWARDS was just a bunch of pictures of a dead dog so at least I’ve improved since then. We must always strive to be a bit better than our last shitty attempt at something. Write that down. And ON TO THE JULY POWER RANKINGS:

 

NEW FEATURES ALERT:  Shall be noting Top Hitter First Half MVP and Top Pitcher First Half LVP (never mind ESPN kinda kills LVP with no active stats #TeamFantrax) for each squad, one for Hitters and Pitchers which is generous of me because I don’t want to stare at your fucking teams for too long I have other things to stare at (projected starters because half my bats sit against lefties). AGAIN shall be withholding my unnecessary commentary for the teams I currently deem outta the top 6 and thus undeserving of said commentary. Deal with it dog.gif…

 

 

 

#1  –  Lacey Township BackdoorSliderz (9-0)

So I s’pose they’ve won a couple more coin flips since I last called them lucky fucks for winning a few coin flips, and by THAT I mean they’ve mostly rolled through ever since. Let’s see the numbers:  Runs 1st, Doubles 6th, Triples 9th, HRs 2nd, RBIs 2nd, SBs 5th, OBP 1st, Strikeouts 2nd, QS 2nd, CG t-1st, Wins 1st, Saves 3rd, Holds t-8th, ERA 1st, MOVES 3rd. PRETTY DOMINANT GODDAMN LINE THERE (through 9 weeks), one that certainly backs up the flawless record and one that can be thrown in Doch’s face whenever he creeps into your DMs talkin’ all sorts of “always room for improvement” nonsense. There isn’t much room for improvement here, on either side. The staff is anchored by Verlander but getting great #s from Greinke and deGrom, Buehler is rounding into form, Osuna probably did that shit but all three closers (Holland, Colome) have sub-1 ERAs and double digit Saves (lets just round up with Holland, the passage of time is an illusion). So all of this is unfortunate. The offense discussion can basically begin and end with Cody Bellinger so THAT is what I am going to do. This league wasn’t around for Bonds so the only thing that compares to this was Bryce Harper‘s bonkers 2015 season, whom’s first 2.5 months were sorta similar actually (18 HRs, 42 Rs, 43 RBIs) but still cannot….quite….compare…..to….this:  50 Rs, 13 2Bs, 1 3B, 20 HRs, 52 RBIs, 7 SBs, .462 OBP. The most dominant first 9 weeks The Backyard has ever seen I’m quite certain. WHO WOULDA THUNK IT.

So yea this team is CLEARLY the team to beat, don’t feel like I need to point that out but here we are once again. Fuck them, though.

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Cody Bellinger (79/210, 50 Rs, 13 2Bs, 1 3B, 20 HRs, 52 RBIs, 7 SBs, .462 OBP, 1 JROLL)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Justin Verlander (87.1 IP, 22 ER, 103 Ks, 11 QS, 9 Ws, 2.27 ERA)

 

 

#2  –  Ocean Gate Fishing Club (5-3-1)

Well well well…..IF IT ISN’T, the team I’ve claimed should re-brand as the “LessWithMores”….yanno doing a little bit. At least enough of a little bit to claim the 2nd bye if the BYBracket broke today. Show me the rankings:  Runs 7th, Doubles 2nd, Triples t-4th, HRs 5th, RBIs 6th, SBs 4th, OBP 2nd, Strikeouts 4th, QS t-3rd, CG t-3rd, Wins 6th, Saves 2nd, Holds t-8th, ERA 2nd, MOVES 10th. The offense is weirdly low in Runs and middle of the pack in most other things, I say weirdly because they STILL carry the two best fantasy hitters on the planet (maybe two of the three now, see above) in Mike Trout and Mookie Betts. Even rosier, their dynamic Cubs duo (Rizzo/Bryant) is back to actually being pretty goddamned dynamic after a few up and down campaigns. Josh Bell and Austin Meadows are all of a sudden both awesome and YANNO WHAT now I am mad at these underachievers once again let’s switch to pitching. Pitching is in many ways what sets this team apart from previous Fishing Clubs, as they now have a BUNCHA legit young arms (Glasnow RIP for now but also Luis Castillo, Shane Bieber, Max Fried, Griffin Canning) to pair with Gerrit Cole and a mildly resurgent Cole Hamels and a perhaps even more resurgent Kyle Hendricks. If this team makes some noise this season (and they can start by stopping this ButtSliderz win streak) the resurgent pitching will be behind it, methinks.

I still don’t know how this franchise hasn’t won multiple championships, would require some sort of blog DEEP DIVE, and maybe one day I get to that (very very unlikely) but for now yanno….there’s worse teams to bet on this season (the Banana Slugs).

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Mike Trout (57/188, 43 Rs, 14 2Bs, 14 HRs, 37 RBIs, 7 SBs, .468 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Gerrit Cole (77.2 IP, 34 ER, 116 Ks, 9 QS, 5 Ws, 3.94 ERA)

 

 

#3  – East Coast Kings (5-4)

APROPOS that I just kinda sorta gushed about a pitching staff for the #2 in the rankings (get it? cuz Greg is a piece of shit) and we now arrive on the team that spent years YEARRRS I TELL YOU as the gold standard pitching staff in the Backyard. Almost to a fault. Well this year they’ve fallen off that a bit, father time being undefeated and all. Well here’s the #s:  Runs 6th, Doubles t-4th, Triples t-6th, HRs 3rd, RBIs 3rd, SBs 2nd, OBP 2nd, Strikeouts 7th, QS t-3rd, CG t-3rd, Wins 5th, Saves 7th, Holds 9th, ERA 4th, MOVES 8th. Hey good thing Yelich is out here absolutely raking huh? Cuz the pitching, while still good, ain’t what it once was. But the hitting has been pretttttttty special, lead by the NL MVP in a world where Cody Bellinger doesn’t exist and by weirdly excellent middle infielders (Gleyber Torres, Ketel Marte, Javier Baez but a lil more expected outta him). Much like the Ravens at the height of the Joe Flacco offense, THE SCRIPT HAS FLIPPED and now hitting is carrying the pitching (really bad reference that offense was terrible). Which isn’t to say that pitching has been TERRIBLE, just perhaps not tops in the leage no mo’. Kershaw Paxton & Price (the world’s sorest law firm) are still good when healthy, Stephen Strasburg has been good in general and THUS FAR healthy. But Darvish is toast, Carrasco was unlucky and now has mono or something, Syndergaard has been a bit unlucky but also a bit worse than he’s ever been (HE IS HARVEYING). Mix that all together with a LAZY bullpen that’s carried by Brad Hand and you have a pitching staff that is vulnerable, which is a shame because the offense doesn’t appear to be.

All in all the East Coast Kings display a balance most teams can merely dream about, so don’t let some negativity over pitcher health make you think I don’t think this team can win it all cuz I do think that so you shouldn’t think I don’t think that I don’t want you thinking that I think that you think that I don’t think they can. I believe in this team more often than not, even when they miss the playoffs and win like 5 games so….yea.

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Christian Yelich (60/192, 46 Rs, 8 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 22 HRs, 49 RBIs, 12 SBs, .425 OBP,  1 JROLL)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Stephen Strasburg (79 IP, 28 ER, 98 Ks, 8 QS, 5 Ws, 3.19 ERA)

 

 

#4  –  River City Bad Dudes (4-4-1)

WHAT can I really say about the Dudes this time? They’re always in it, their offense has been great despite some great players being injured, blah blee blah blee blee blew. STATS ME:  Runs 2nd, Doubles 1st, Triples 8th, HRs 1st, RBIs 1st, SBs 10th, OBP 7th, Strikeouts 6th, QS 5th, CG t-5th, Wins 3rd, Saves 6th, Holds 7th, ERA 7th, MOVES 2nd. So yea just LOOK at that offense. Actually look at everything. Actually there’s a case they should probably have more wins but they don’t and fuck Mike. All those bombs and RBIs are coming with a hurt Stanton and a hurt Pollock (if these are shocking to Dudes ownership that says more about them than anything, though) and also a bit of a ho-hum campaign from Manny Machado. But Pete Alonso ain’t hurt and Matt Chapman ain’t hurt and Xander Bogaerts is having a helluva year and Bryce Harper hasn’t been ho-hum okay he’s actually been a little bit ho-hum. The pitching rankings are actually most impressive here because I don’t find a single pitcher of theirs impressive. Won’t even talk about them. Marcus Stroman is trash.

ALL IN ALL there is some nice numbers in River City and they probably find a way to make it into the playoffs and after that WHOM KNOWS, like all of these teams on this list it’s more about how everyone is playing in August than how everyone played in May. Also it looks like there will be no Banana Slugs for them to knock out, so that may be a motivational problem.

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Pete Alonso (56/213, 34 Rs, 12 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 19 HRs, 44 RBIs, .335 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Marcus Stroman (76 IP, 24 ER, 59 Ks, 8 QS, 3 Ws, 2.84 ERA)

 

 

#5- Rojo’s Renegade Force (4-4-1) 

This is one of my FAVORITE rosters in all the Backyard, partly because #FORCE ownership declared in pre-season they would trade their roster for any other roster in the leauge. And now look at em, ACTUALLY KINDA GOOD! Here take a look see:  Runs 3rd, Doubles 10th, Triples 10th, HRs 4th, RBIs 5th, SBs 8th, OBP 4th, Strikeouts 10th, QS t-7th, CG t-5th, Wins t-9th, Saves 9th, Holds 3rd, ERA 3rd, MOVES 7th. Weirdly low energy stuff on the doubles and triples markets but everything else looks fairly lovely to this guy, fair reader. Marcell Ozuna has been downright great and Gallo and Springer were great and are now injured and I believe they can be great again. And Devers just seems to benefit from being a Red Sawk and Goldy should be better and they’re FINALLY getting something out of Victor Robles (i traded him to Rojo 9 seasons ago). KEWT lil offense. And KEWT that they have Hyun-Jin Ryu out there dominating and Charlie Morton being very serviceable and are working through it a bit despite a rough year from Corey Kluber and a seemingly aging Bumgarner and meh Tanaka. Alright the pitching may actually be a problem. But AT LEAST they have SP-eligible Diego Castillo out there getting Saves, THE RRF ARE NOT LAST IN THE LEAGUE IN SAVES NOR ARE THEY FIRST IN THE LEAGUE IN HOLDS.

THE RRF ARE NOT LAST IN THE LEAGUE IN SAVES NOR ARE THEY FIRST IN THE LEAGUE IN HOLDS. This isn’t a typo I just wanted to hit on that point again. Apart from that though, the pitching could ultimately end up being a problem. Also fuck this guy for taking my childhood home away?

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Marcell Ozuna (53/216, 42 Rs, 12 2Bs, 16 HRs, 51 RBIs, 4 SBs, .324 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Hyun-Jin Ryu (73 IP, 12 ER, 69 Ks, 9 QS, 1 CG, 8 Ws, 1.48 ERA)

 

 

#6  –  Astoria Isotopes (4-5)

UGH, these PIECES OF SHIT that sort of prevented me from writing about the Lakehurst Leviathans because I had this weird code about trying to accurately nail down Power Rankings and also this new weird rule to prevent me having to write 5000 word opuses about your stupid little teams and their stupid little rosters. The 2018 FIRST LOSERS were well on their way to an epic run at the once-fabled BCS curse and now they’ve won 4 in a row and I just don’t know. Their numbers, please:  Runs 5th, Doubles 7th, Triples 1st, HRs 7th, RBIs 9th, SBs 9th, OBP 6th, Strikeouts 5th, QS 9th, CG t-5th, Wins 7th, Saves 8th, Holds 2nd, ERA 8th, MOVES 5th.   So Nolan Arenado is obviously someone that is very good that can anchor an offense (not BELLINGER GOOD, but good) so obviously that helps. What also helps is fucking Eduardo Escobar consistently begging me to give him MVP o’ the week honors. Eddy Escobar, forreal. So that’s good and fine, and Khris Davis will ultimately be good and fine, and they’ll be getting Blackmon back soon after a quick lil DL sting and Aaron Judge back soon and he has missed FOREVER. So those are important pieces that could dictate a matchup or two in the ‘Topes future. Also important will be Chris Sale continuing to shake off an awful April, German Marquez uhhh idk avoiding pitching at home somehow? Zach Wheeler finding dat positive regression would also be nice for Astoria, as would Wade Miley avoiding the LIKELY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE REGRESSION. It will likely be somewhat significant. But idk I’ve seen like Ervin Santana and Jason Vargas avoid it for long stretches so idk mannnnn. Also the ‘Topes were smart enough to be the team that finally picked up Ryan Pressly setup man extraordinaire so that is good. Also the ‘Topes currently have two SP eligible relievers (Gant & Romo) in their RP slots while they await Robertson & Betances returns like fucking puds. So that is bad.

I could see this team coming out the gates now and losing another 5 in a row and I could also see them winning another 4 in a row. Definitely one or the other though. so WHO KNOWS.  

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Nolan Arenado (80/232, 47 Rs, 16 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 16 HRs, 52 RBIs, 1 SB, .395 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  German Marquez (85.1 IP, 33 ER, 83 Ks, 6 QS, 1 CG, 6 Ws, 3.48 ERA)

 

 

#7  –  Lakehurst Leviathans (4-5) 

Runs 8th, Doubles t-4th, Triples 3rd, HRs 10th, RBIs 10th, SBs 3rd, OBP 5th, Strikeouts 9th, QS 6th, CG t-5th, Wins 8th, Saves 10th, Holds 4th, ERA 9th, MOVES 4th. 

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Adalberto Mondesi (67/235, 35 Rs, 14 2Bs, 8 3Bs, 6 HRs, 42 RBIs, 21 SBs, .322 OBP, 3 JROLLs)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Matt Boyd (77.2 IP, 26 ER, 97 Ks, 9 QS, 5 Ws, 3.01 ERA)

 

 

#8  –  Pacific Beach X-Rayz (1-6-2) 

Runs 10th, Doubles 3rd, Triples t-4th, HRs 9th, RBIs 4th, SBs 1st, OBP 10th, Strikeouts 1st, QS t-7th, CGs 1st, Wins t-3rd, Saves 1st, Holds 6th, ERA 6th, MOVES 1st. 

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Austin Riley (22/67, 12 Rs, 2 2Bs, 8 HRs, 22 RBIs, .366 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Blake Snell (61.2 IP, 21 ER, 83 Ks, 7 QS, 3 Ws, 3.06 ERA)

 

 

#9  –  Island Beach Bears (4-4-1) 

Runs 4th, Doubles 8th, Triples 6th, HRs 6th, RBIs 8th, SBs 6th, OBP 9th, Strikeouts 8th, QS 10th, CG 10th, Wins 2nd, Saves 4th, Holds 1st, ERA 10th, MOVES 5th.

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Rhys Hoskins (59/212, 33 Rs, 12 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 13 HRs, 42 RBIs, 1 SB, .402 OBP)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Domingo German (64 IP, 26 ER, 71 Ks, 5 QS, 9 Ws, 3.66 ERA)

 

 

#10-  Barnegat Banana Slugs (2-6-1)

Runs 9th, Doubles 9th, Triples 2nd, HRs 8th, RBIs 7th, SBs 7th, OBP 7th, Strikeouts 3rd, QS 1st, CG t-5th, Wins t-9th, Saves 5th, Holds 5th, ERA 5th, MOVES 8th. 

First Half Team MVP (Hitter):  Trevor Story (68/232, 53 Rs, 12 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 15 HRs, 42 RBIs, 10 SBs, .360 OBP, 2 JROLLs)

First Half Team MVP (Pitcher):  Max Scherzer (85.1 IP, 29 ER, 117 Ks, 10 QS, 3 Ws, 3.06 ERA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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June Power Rankings/Midseason Awards, Finito. Clearly the Midseason Awards peaked like two years ago, clearly I do not care.

2019 POWER RANKINGS: JUNE EDITION (NOW WITH MIDSEASON AWARDS CUZ I AM LAZY!)

2019 Week 9 QUICK HITTERS

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He’s a quick hitter and he wears #9 DO YOU GET IT

 

 

YANNO WHAT like all things in this blog I’ve just been slapping shit together and I’ve decided I am far too busy to be writing long Week Reviews, so THE WEEK REVIEW IS DEAD. Long live the Week Review. It’s a shame I only got like one or two weeks in with those adorable little cat key pictures but here we are.

ANYWAYZ welcome to WEEKLY QUICK HITTERS, where I quickly(ish) recap the week that was and also try and find speedy players with uniform #s corresponding to the week that….was. One for one in that department. Week 9 in the books, month of MAY also in the books, so there will be a June Power Rankings at some point this week and possibly a brief midseason awards baked into THAT but yanno… I’m not gonna live my life on these deadlines mannnnn *angrily strums acoustic guitar*   Also the JROLL bobblehead has been recovered so expect that to be awarded to the team rostering the 2019 JROLL AWARD winner… again at this point these things, and my entire existence, are mostly about tracking those increasingly elusive (but a little less so this week) JROLLs…..

 

 

WEEK 9 QUICK RESULTS: 

 

Bears (4-4-1) 7-6-1 over Kings (5-4)

X-Rayz (1-6-2) 9-4-1 over Leviathans (4-5)

Bad Dudes (3-4-2) 6-6-2  TIE  Fishing Club (5-3-1)    

Isotopes (4-5) 6-3-5 over Banana Slugs (2-6-1)

BackdoorSliderz (9-0) 9-4-1 over Renegade Force (4-4-1)

 

 

WEEK 9 QUICK NOTES:

 

  • Officially halfway through the Backyard regular season, so why not have a quick gander at the #BackyardBracket IF IT STARTED TODAY:  #1 BackdoorSliderz & #2 Ocean Gate Fishing Club would have your two byes, #4 Rojo’s Renegade Force would host #5 Island Beach Bears, and #3 East Coast Kings would host the SIXTH SEED LAKEHURST LEVIATHANS.

 

  • That’s right, if the season ended today Shane would be in the playoffs folks. Granted that’s based off victories over the ‘Topes and ‘Dudes and granted they all currently have the same win percentage and granted they all have to play again, still a real accomplishment for an owner that was typically all but Gone Fishin’ by now.

 

  • In sadder news, being halfway through the season also means our evil defending champeen has now gone one turn through ye ole’ schedule unscatched. Not UNPRECEDENTED per se (Ryan’s squad last year won 10 in a row, league historians may recall a certain dynasty that won 14 straight then tied in the last week of the regular season then steamrolled through the playoffs on the way to their 3rd straight championship, etc. etc. etc.) BUT perhaps a record for most wins to start a season, who fucking knows. Sounds about right. Will just make it sweeter when they DON’T win back-to-back championships AMIRITE?! (*Groupme pulling at collar emoji*)

 

  • In other intriguing news the Astoria Isotopes have come ROARING BACK after an 0-5 start, could also be some sort of historical bullshit should they make the Bracket I DON’T KNOW MAN I haven’t been in the league since inception. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. But the Astoria Isotopes have won 4 straight after starting 0-5 and so that, is of note, I guess.

 

  • Also the Pacific Beach X-Rayz won their first matchup of 2019. Congrats to the Pacific Beach X-Rayz and their delightful ownership group (one individual).

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 9 QUICK AWARDS / JROLLs

 

 

 

 

MVP OF THE WEEK: 

 

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LUCAS GIOLITO

15.1 IP, 3 ER, 19 Ks, 2 QS, 2 Ws, 1.76 ERA

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 9 LVP OF THE WEEK: 

 

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JAVIER BAEZ

2/20, .182 OBP

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 9 JROLLS:    

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  • Christian Yelich (ECK, 1)
  • Ahmed Rosario (OGFC, 1)
  • Byron Buxton (RCBD, 1)
  • Trevor Story (BBS, 2)
  • Adalberto Mondesi (LL, 3)

 

 

And your HALFWAY HOME JROLLs REPORT:

 

1.)  Adalberto Mondesi (LL)  –  3

2.)  Trevor Story (BBS)  –  2

3.)  Whit Merrifield (BBS)  –  2

4.)  Ronny Rodriguez (RRF)  –  1

5.)  Kelvin Gutierrez (PBX)  –  1

6.)  Fernando Tatis, Jr. (LTBS)  –  1

7.)  Ronald Acuna, Jr.  (LTBS)  –  1

8.)  Elvis Andrus (ECK)  –  1

9.)  Jonathan Villar (IBB)  –  1

10.)  Kolten Wong (PBX)  –  1

11.)  Cody Bellinger (LTBS)  –  1

12.)  Ender Inciarte (BBS)  –  1

13.)  Ahmed Rosario (OGFC)  –  1

14.)  Byron Buxton (RCBD)  –  1

15.)  Christian Yelich (ECK)  –  1

 

 

 

Thank you for tuning in to Week 9 QUICK HITTERS

 

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2019 Week 9 QUICK HITTERS