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Week 6 was a week of upsets.  Baseball Geeks showed its true colors coming up with a major upset over Roto Authority.  Junkyard Jake continued his hot run with a big win over Melnick & Greco 9-1 and Fantasy Baseball Search dominated rival Fantasy Baseball Generals Patrick DiCaprio.  Pro Fantasy Games also got on the winning side again with a big win over Rotodoc.com.  Evan over at the Mafia cam back with a win himself, so overall it was a great week for the league.

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Trades this week:
Pro Fantasy Games traded Vernon Wells to Baseball Geeks for Mark Reynolds.

 

THE MATCH UPS

Fantasy Baseball Search 9
Fantasy Baseball Generals 0

 This match ended a total surprise to the league as a whole.  Fantasy Baseball Search had everything working for this including great pitching, bullpen, and solid offense.  The player of this match up was Kevin Youkilis who hit 5 homeruns in the week and batted .375.  The normally strong General's bullpen didn't have its A game this week and Broxton blew up ending any chance for The General to pull out WHIP and ERA.  One bright note in this match up was Fantasy Baseball Search had a big lead in stolen bases and Fantasy Baseball Generals managed to comeback and make that category a tie.  Overall it was a fun match up and I'm sure the General will be looking for vengeance in the next match up.
Fantasy Baseball Generals Stats
K. Johjima C 6-19, 0.316 BA, 3 R
C. Pena 1B 4-22, 0.182 BA, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB
C. Utley 2B 4-24, 0.167 BA, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB
A. Beltre 3B 3-25, 0.120 BA, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, SB, 3 BB
M. Young SS 6-22, 0.273 BA, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
B. Abreu OF 5-18, 0.278 BA, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, CS
C. Crawford OF 7-23, 0.304 BA, HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 4 SB, 3 BB, CS
M. Ordonez OF 8-24, 0.333 BA, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, CS
J. Dye U 7-20, 0.350 BA, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB
A. Ramirez U 3-10, 0.300 BA, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB, 2 BB
R. Betancourt P 2 INN, K, 2 S
B. Boyer P  
J. Broxton P 2.1 INN, 7 HA, 5 K, 6 ER, 23.143 ERA, 3.000 WHIP, L
M. Kobayashi P 1.2 INN, HA, 2 K, ER, 5.400 ERA, 0.600 WHIP
M. Rivera P 2 INN, 2 HA, 1.000 WHIP, 2 S
T. Saito P 2 INN, 2 HA, 2 K, 1.000 WHIP, S
S. Torres P 0.2 INN, HA, BBI, ER, 13.500 ERA, 3.000 WHIP
C. Wilson P 3 INN, 4 HA, 2 BBI, 2 K, 2 ER, 6.000 ERA, 2.000 WHIP, S
M. Jacobs U * 2-6, 0.333 BA, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R
H. Bell P * 3 INN, 2 HA, BBI, 3 K, ER, 3.000 ERA, 1.000 WHIP
J. Chamberlain P * 3 INN, HA, 2 BBI, 3 K, 3 ER, 9.000 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, L
Total 55-213, 0.258 BA, 9 2B, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 30 R, 6 SB, 26 BB, 3 CS
19.2 INN, 20 HA, 6 BBI, 18 K, 14 ER, 6.407 ERA, 1.322 WHIP, 2 L, 6 S
 
Fantasy Baseball Search Stats
B. Molina C 4-16, 0.250 BA, 2B, RBI, 2 R
K. Youkilis 1B 12-32, 0.375 BA, 3 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, SB, BB
K. Johnson 2B 2-12, 0.167 BA, RBI, SB, 2 BB
C. Jones 3B 4-17, 0.235 BA, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB
H. Ramirez SS 8-17, 0.471 BA, 2B, 2 RBI, 8 R, 3 SB, 7 BB
C. Beltran OF 8-21, 0.381 BA, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
M. Kotsay OF 3-14, 0.214 BA, RBI, 2 R, SB, BB
X. Nady OF 5-19, 0.263 BA, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
R. Cano U 5-10, 0.500 BA, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB
J. Loney U 7-20, 0.350 BA, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
F. Carmona P 5 INN, 6 HA, 5 BBI, 2 K, 3 ER, 5.400 ERA, 2.200 WHIP
B. Fuentes P 3 INN, 3 HA, 3 K, 2 ER, 6.000 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, L, 2 S
C. Sabathia P 7 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 9 K, ER, 1.286 ERA, 1.143 WHIP, W
R. Springer P  
J. Valverde P 2.1 INN, K, W, 2 S
T. Wellemeyer P  
K. Wood P 4 INN, HA, 4 K, 0.250 WHIP, 3 S
J. Kendall C * 0-1, 2 BB
M. Joyce OF *  
D. Murphy OF * 0-3, RBI
A. Cook P *  
A. Jones OF * 0-3
A. Iwamura U * 4-15, 0.267 BA, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
D. Brocail P * 2 INN, 2 HA, 2 K, ER, 4.500 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, W
J. Carlson P * 2 INN, BBI, ER, 4.500 ERA, 0.500 WHIP
G. Floyd P * 8.1 INN, HA, 3 BBI, 4 K, 0.480 WHIP, W
R. Harden P *  
O. Perez P *  
R. Ramirez P * 0.2 INN, HA, 2 K, 1.500 WHIP
J. Romero P * 0.2 INN, BBI, K, 1.500 WHIP, W
Total 62-200, 0.310 BA, 16 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 36 RBI, 40 R, 6 SB, 24 BB
35 INN, 20 HA, 12 BBI, 28 K, 8 ER, 2.057 ERA, 0.914 WHIP, 5 W, L, 7 S
 
Fantasy Baseball Geeks 5
Mock Draft Central 3

Fantasy Baseball Geeks continued his power surge all the way into second place with a huge victory over a top team Mock Draft Central.  This match up was very tight and Sean managed to pull it out by taking the offensive categories 4-0-1 leaving Geoff only pitching to aid him this week.  MDC has the most dominating pitching staff known to man and did not have the best week with a team ERA of 4.83 and WHIP 1.40, but he still managed to take pitching 3-1-1.  Very good match up and I can't wait to see round two.
Mock Draft Central Stats
B. McCann C 6-13, 0.462 BA, 2 2B, R, 2 BB
P. Konerko 1B 4-22, 0.182 BA, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 4 BB
L. Castillo 2B 4-11, 0.364 BA, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
E. Longoria 3B 2-19, 0.105 BA, HR, 4 RBI, R, 2 BB
Y. Escobar SS 7-21, 0.333 BA, RBI, 4 R, SB, BB
M. Bourn OF 5-27, 0.185 BA, RBI, 2 R, 4 SB, 2 BB
R. Church OF 7-21, 0.333 BA, 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, BB
C. Granderson OF 3-24, 0.125 BA, 2 RBI, SB, BB
T. Hafner U  
J. Thome U 2-8, 0.250 BA, RBI, BB
S. Chacon P 6 INN, 7 HA, BBI, 3 K, 2 ER, 3.000 ERA, 1.333 WHIP
E. Gagne P INN, 3 HA, BBI, 2 ER, 18.000 ERA, 4.000 WHIP, L
K. Gregg P 2.1 INN, BBI, 0.429 WHIP, 2 S
J. Jurrjens P 6 INN, 7 HA, BBI, 8 K, ER, 1.500 ERA, 1.333 WHIP, W
G. Meche P 5 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 2 K, 5 ER, 9.000 ERA, 1.600 WHIP, L
J. Peavy P 6 INN, 7 HA, 2 BBI, 6 K, 3 ER, 4.500 ERA, 1.500 WHIP, L
G. Reynolds P 5.2 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, K, 4 ER, 6.353 ERA, 1.412 WHIP, L
J. Soria P 1.1 INN, HA, K, 0.750 WHIP
E. Hinske 1B * 0-6
A. Hill 2B * 3-13, 0.231 BA, 2 2B, RBI, SB
T. Redding P *  
C. Figgins 3B *  
E. Renteria SS * 0-18, R
S. Victorino U * 6-26, 0.231 BA, 2B, RBI, 6 R, 2 SB, 2 BB
C. Lee P * 7 INN, 6 HA, 7 K, 0.857 WHIP, W
J. Santana P * 6 INN, 10 HA, BBI, 5 K, 3 ER, 4.500 ERA, 1.833 WHIP, W
M. Scherzer P * 10 INN, 13 HA, 3 BBI, 11 K, 5 ER, 4.500 ERA, 1.600 WHIP, L
B. Webb P * 9 INN, 6 HA, 4 K, 2 ER, 2.000 ERA, 0.667 WHIP, W
Total 49-229, 0.214 BA, 8 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 26 R, 9 SB, 18 BB
65.1 INN, 72 HA, 14 BBI, 48 K, 27 ER, 3.719 ERA, 1.316 WHIP, 4 W, 5 L, 2 S
 
Fantasy Baseball Geeks Stats
C. Iannetta C 0-3
A. Gonzalez 1B 7-25, 0.280 BA, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
B. Upton 2B 8-23, 0.348 BA, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 5 R, 3 SB, 3 BB
G. Atkins 3B 11-26, 0.423 BA, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
J. Reyes SS 5-24, 0.208 BA, 2 2B, RBI, 5 R, 3 SB, 4 BB
J. Hamilton OF 8-22, 0.364 BA, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
J. Hermida OF 7-24, 0.292 BA, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB
N. McLouth OF 4-16, 0.250 BA, 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
C. Gomez U 7-27, 0.259 BA, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 3 SB, 2 BB, CS
C. Kotchman U 1-7, 0.143 BA, RBI, R, BB
J. Bonderman P 4 INN, 6 HA, 4 BBI, 3 K, 5 ER, 11.250 ERA, 2.500 WHIP, L
S. Casilla P 3 INN, 2 HA, 2 BBI, 2 K, ER, 3.000 ERA, 1.333 WHIP, W, S
S. Hill P 7 INN, 5 HA, 3 K, 2 ER, 2.571 ERA, 0.714 WHIP
R. Johnson P 6 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 6 K, 4 ER, 6.000 ERA, 1.333 WHIP, W
D. Matsuzaka P 12 INN, 8 HA, 11 BBI, 8 K, 3 ER, 2.250 ERA, 1.583 WHIP, 2 W
D. McGowan P 11 INN, 13 HA, BBI, 7 K, 9 ER, 7.364 ERA, 1.273 WHIP, W, L
F. Rodriguez P INN, S
B. Wagner P 0.2 INN, 2 HA, BBI, 4.500 WHIP
J. Towles C * 0-5, 2 BB
D. DeJesus U * 1-4, 0.250 BA, CS
P. Neshek P * 0.2 INN, HA, K, ER, 13.500 ERA, 1.500 WHIP
F. Lopez SS *  
D. Young OF * 1-4, 0.250 BA, RBI, 2 R, BB
T. Glaus U * 1-8, 0.125 BA, 6 BB
J. Upton U * 2-11, 0.182 BA, RBI, BB
J. Lester P * 5.1 INN, 8 HA, BBI, 2 K, 3 ER, 5.063 ERA, 1.688 WHIP
R. Oswalt P * 7 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 9 K, 3 ER, 3.857 ERA, 1.143 WHIP
A. Wainwright P *  
Total 63-229, 0.275 BA, 15 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 39 R, 9 SB, 28 BB, 2 CS
57.2 INN, 57 HA, 24 BBI, 41 K, 31 ER, 4.838 ERA, 1.405 WHIP, 5 W, 2 L, 2 S
 
 
Baseball Geeks 5
Roto Authority 3

One of the great match ups of the week and the biggest upset as Rob Reed from Baseball Geeks got his first win over another expert and did it in fantastic fashion over the #1 team in the league Roto Authority.  The big difference in this game was Tim's decision to start Tim Wakefield on Sunday.  That start cost him ERA and WHIP and turned his 5-3 lead into a 3-5 loss.  A great win for the struggling Baseball Geeks who actually have been playing very well, just not lucky. 
Roto Authority Stats
R. Martin C 5-17, 0.294 BA, 2B, RBI, R, SB, 3 BB, CS
L. Berkman 1B 15-22, 0.682 BA, 4 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB, 5 BB
B. Roberts 2B 4-20, 0.200 BA, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB, 2 BB
D. Wright 3B 5-24, 0.208 BA, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, CS
C. Guzman SS  
M. Alou OF 4-12, 0.333 BA, 2B, 4 RBI, R
C. Hart OF 4-18, 0.222 BA, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, CS
M. Kemp OF 6-23, 0.261 BA, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 SB, BB, 2 CS
T. Helton U 7-26, 0.269 BA, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB
A. Soriano U 7-14, 0.500 BA, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
A. Burnett P 6 INN, 9 HA, BBI, 10 K, 5 ER, 7.500 ERA, 1.667 WHIP, L
M. Capps P 4 INN, 5 HA, BBI, 2 K, 2 ER, 4.500 ERA, 1.500 WHIP, 3 S
J. Rauch P 3 INN, 5 K
B. Ryan P 2 INN, 3 BBI, K, 1.500 WHIP, S
J. Saunders P 6 INN, 4 HA, 4 BBI, 3 K, ER, 1.500 ERA, 1.333 WHIP, L
J. Vazquez P 13.1 INN, 14 HA, 2 BBI, 15 K, 5 ER, 3.375 ERA, 1.200 WHIP, W, L
T. Wakefield P 2.2 INN, 7 HA, 2 BBI, 2 K, 6 ER, 20.250 ERA, 3.375 WHIP, L
R. Franklin P * 0.2 INN, 2 HA, K, ER, 13.500 ERA, 3.000 WHIP, S
H. Kuroda P * 3.1 INN, 8 HA, 3 BBI, K, 2 ER, 5.400 ERA, 3.300 WHIP
J. Reyes P * 2.2 INN, 5 HA, 2 BBI, K, ER, 3.375 ERA, 2.625 WHIP
R. Furcal SS * 1-4, 0.250 BA, HR, RBI, R
M. Cabrera OF * 3-16, 0.188 BA, 2B
K. Fukudome OF * 0-4
L. Milledge U *  
J. Danks P * 5 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 5 K, 2 ER, 3.600 ERA, 1.600 WHIP, W
Z. Greinke P * 7 INN, 5 HA, 2 BBI, 8 K, 3 ER, 3.857 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, W
T. Lincecum P * 8 INN, 4 HA, BBI, 8 K, 2 ER, 2.250 ERA, 0.625 WHIP, W
D. Lowe P * 5.1 INN, 8 HA, 2 BBI, 5 K, 6 ER, 10.125 ERA, 1.875 WHIP, L
G. Maddux P * 6 INN, 3 HA, K, 0.500 WHIP, W
Total 61-200, 0.305 BA, 13 2B, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 27 R, 6 SB, 22 BB, 5 CS
75 INN, 80 HA, 25 BBI, 68 K, 36 ER, 4.320 ERA, 1.400 WHIP, 5 W, 5 L, 5 S
 
Baseball Geeks Stats
G. Soto C 4-19, 0.211 BA, 2B, HR, RBI, R, 4 BB
M. Teixeira 1B 4-16, 0.250 BA, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB
R. Theriot 2B 6-17, 0.353 BA, RBI, 2 R, SB, 2 BB, CS
M. Cabrera 3B 4-22, 0.182 BA, R, 3 BB
C. Guillen SS 5-23, 0.217 BA, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
T. Hunter OF 5-21, 0.238 BA, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R, BB
R. Ibanez OF 2-7, 0.286 BA, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
I. Suzuki OF 9-25, 0.360 BA, 4 2B, RBI, 5 R, 4 SB, BB
M. Bradley U 5-18, 0.278 BA, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 8 BB
O. Cabrera U 4-5, 0.800 BA, R
M. Acosta P 1.1 INN, 2 HA, K, 1.500 WHIP, W
C. Billingsley P 11 INN, 11 HA, 6 BBI, 8 K, 5 ER, 4.091 ERA, 1.545 WHIP, W, L
B. Lidge P 2 INN, HA, 5 K, 0.500 WHIP, 2 S
H. Okajima P 5.1 INN, 3 HA, 2 K, 0.563 WHIP
G. Olson P 5.1 INN, 8 HA, BBI, 2 K, 3 ER, 5.063 ERA, 1.688 WHIP, W
T. Pena P 2.2 INN, 4 HA, BBI, 2 K, 2 ER, 6.750 ERA, 1.875 WHIP, L