2010 Winnings

Only 8 players will not receive a check this year out of 43....

1 E Krauss 2.77
2 Ty Meyer 12.50
3 K Krauss - 4.16
4 Smith - 41.06
5 Sunderman - 11.89
6 Beiderstedt - 20.83
7 Zgela - 23.84
8 Burger - 27.77
9 Carroll - 327.77
10 Stout - 12.50
11 Todd G - 58.33
12 Banks - 9.16
13 Brooks - 9.82
14 Graven - 10.41
15 Bindel - 70.83
16 Zeitz - 2.77
17 Tim Guelde - 12.50
18 Kapcar - 8.33
19 Williamson - 8.32
20 Rossi - 6.25
21 T Krauss - 7.73
22 R Jones - 4.16
23 Mathews - 3.57
24 Whittlesey - 8.33
25 D Rychener - 86.93
26 Riether - 31.25
27 KJ Krauss - 14.58
28 Price - 107.49
29 Keller - 230.82
30 Pennington - 486.66
31 W Rychener - 6.25
32 Brink - 165.83
33 Emmons - 91.09
34 Jones - 576.33
35 Curlis - 6.93

68% of the winnings went to Rookies this season..we need to do a worse job of recruiting next year...haha

Note - Send me your address to recieve your winnings...if you want to put your winnings towards next years fee of $60, let me know..also next year the weekly pot will be $50 for the SOTW...this will help out with small winnings of $2.77, etc...

2010 Season Recap

- For the 3rd straight season(out of 3 seasons total) a Rookie has taken home the RTTC MVP and ROY - Punches - 2008, Whittlesey - 2009, and Jones - 2010...maybe we shouldn't recruit any newcomers for 2011...

- Clark Carroll set the HITS in a season record with 207, and BA Record with a .339 average

- Carl Jones absolutely dominated this season...He had 6 Stud of the week awards..became the 1st player in RTTC History to cash in all 3 categories...he set the all-time record for most "pts" in a season with 372..previous record was Whittlesey with 351...372 will be hard to break...it will take about 14.5 pts a week to do so...

- Only 8 out of 43 players didn't receive any winnings this year.

2010 MVP AWARD

On to the big award of the season...(which doesn't really mean anything...other than bragging rights)

2010 RTTC MVP Voting

1. Carl Jones - .326, 36 HR, 132 RBI....2010 RTTC MVP
2. Joe Pennington - .319, 42 HR, 119 RBI
3. Clark Carroll - .339, 25 HR, 115 RBI
4. Andy Brink - .326, 31 HR, 115 RBI
T5. Tim Krauss - .312, 31 HR, 111 RBI
T5. Corey Burger - .322, 32 HR, 106 RBI

2010 ROY AWARD

This season was dominate by the rookie crop....here are the top 5 Rookies

#1 Carl Jones... .326, 36 HR, 132 RBI - Rookie of the Year
#2 Joe Pennington... .319, 42 HR, 119 RBI
#3 Andy Brink... .326, 31 HR, 115 RBI
#4 Will Keller... .325, 38 HR, 104 RBI
#5 Michael Emmons... .312, 36 HR, 113 RBI

2010 Final Results

Well...6 months of picks have come to an end and the dust has settled....Below are your winners...(side note...haven't heard from Hernandez in over a month...so I disqualified his week 13 win and those winnings went to the others that won that week as well...additionally $60 was taken out of the yearly winnings also, $20 out of all 3 categories)

BA

1 Carroll .339 $320
2 C Jones .326...beat out Brink by .0007 $150
3 Brink .326 $90
4 Keller .325 $60

HR

1 Pennington 42 $320
2 Keller 38 $150
3 Emmons 36 $50
3 C Jones 36 $50
3 Bindel 36...Those 3 split the 3rd and 4th place $$...$50 each

RBI

1 C Jones 132 $320
2 Pennington 119 $150
3 Price 118 $90
4 D Rychener 115 $30
4 Brink 115 $30..split with Rychener 4th place $$

Week 26 Results

STUD OF THE WEEK - Emmons, Tim Guelde

They both picked Mike Stanton and he delivered with a 12/28, 1 HR, 7 RBI week...that HR would prove to be a big one for Emmons...Timmy G had a quiet year...as this was his first SOTW and only had 1 DOTW as well...good way to end the year...$12.50 is better than $0.00...pic - timmy E

DUDS OF THE WEEK - Anyone who picked Longoria..

He was a little banged up following last weekend and the Rays decided to rest him this week for the playoffs...tough break....hard to see that coming...

10-1 Update

3 days remaining in the RTTC Season...this will be the last update before the final results come out on Monday morning...Will anyone emerge from nowhere and become this years Mr October???

Thru the 9/30 games...

BA
CARROLL 339...record is 336....congrats Clark, you can pop the champagne....
JONES 328
BRINK 326...closed the gap to 2 pts...
BURGER 324...4th place will come down to last AB
KELLER 323

HR
PENNINGTON 42...Can he break the record of 43??
KELLER 37
EMMONS 36
BINDEL 35
GUELDE 35
JONES 35...can he cash in all 3??
RYCHENER 34

RBI
JONES 131...Record is 136....
PENNINGTON 119
PRICE 118
RYCHENER 115
BRINK 113
CARROLL 112
EMMONS 112

9/30 Update

Pretty boring day yesterday in RTTC...not much went on...Keller now 2 pts out of 4th in BA...Brink and Keller gain 1 in RBIs...

BA
CARROLL 339
JONES 329
BRINK 325
BURGER 325
KELLER 323
BANKS 320

HR
PENNINGTON 42
KELLER 37
EMMONS 35
RYCHENER 34
BINDEL 34
GUELDE 34
JONES 34

RBI
JONES 130
PENNINGTON 119
PRICE 118
RYCHENER 115
BRINK 113
CARROLL 112

9/29 Update

Thru the 9/28 games....not much movement from yesterday ...Burger is back in 4th in BA... Jones hit HR #34, so is now in the mix there...he could finish top 4 in all 3 categories....

BA
CARROLL 340
JONES 329
BRINK 326
BURGER 325
KELLER 324
BANKS 321

HR
PENNINGTON 42
KELLER 37
EMMONS 35
RYCHENER 34
BINDEL 34
GUELDE 34
JONES 34

RBI
JONES 130
PENNINGTON 119
PRICE 118
RYCHENER 115
BRINK 112
CARROLL 111

9/28 UPDATE

First off, some house-keeping..Zgela for week 25 picked Tulo and for week 26 picked Crawford...for some reason there was some trouble with our email connection...but I confirmed with the timestamps that he did get his picks in on time...and also for Week 26, Bindel picked Alvarez, although not eligible for the weekly prize, he did get the pick in before the Pirates game started last night...and also I didn't include him on the email yesterday at 5PM, so he had no advantage of seeing who was picked already, i can forward any email picks to anyone that needs proof...RTTC = integrity, haha...On to the update...

Thru the 9/27 games..

BA Leaders
Carroll .339
C Jones .328
Brink .325
Keller .324
Burger .323

HR Leaders
Pennington 42
Keller 37
Emmons 35
Rychener, Bindel, Guelde 34

RBI Leaders
Jones 129
Pennington 119
Price 118
Rychener 115
Brink 112

9/23 Recap

PICK OF THE DAY - Carlos Gonzalez - 2/5, HR, 6 RBIs...Man, it seems CarGo or Tulo have been on this list everyday in the last month or so...but the Rockies are struggling down the stretch losing again last night to Zona...

Graven, Price, Dave Krauss, and W Rychener all picked CarGo this week...Of those Graven now has 31 HRs and 100 RBIs on the year...Price jumps up to 114 RBIs on the year..trying to sneak into 2nd place there would be a nice payday...

9/21 Recap

PICK OF THE DAY - Jayson Werth - 2-4, HR - 3 RBIs....Emmons stays hot and now has 35 bombs and 106 RBIs...and D Rychener now has 34 HRs and 115 Ribbys...Can he catch C Jones with only 12 days left???

9/20 Recap

Not much going on yesterday in the RTTC world...No HRs (from what i can see) The only note-worthy thing I see is that Matt Holliday went 2-4...which helps a few in the BA...namely C Jones who is currently in 2nd...don't choke Clark!!

Week 24 Recap

Wow, week 24 was a record breaking week and most likely the week that caused the most separation among the leaders ever...The magical mullet is hot and has the Rockies on another September run...to the STUDS:

STUDS OF THE WEEK...Krista Krauss, Emmons, C Jones...

These 3 plus Brooks(who got his pick in late..whats new) all picked T TULOWITZKI...who just finished the best week in RTTC History...he went 9/26 with 6 HRs and 17 RBIs...The 32 overall points are a new RTTC record as well are the 17 RBIs....the 6 HRs tie a RTTC record...Jones is now 2nd in BA at 322...Emmons is now 3rd in HRs w 34, and Jones is cruising along in RBIs in 1st place w 128, up 16 in that category...now he is chasing the record books to catch Tim Krauss 136 RBIs from last year...Congrats to you 3 for splitting the $25..(PIC - TULO)

DUD OF THE WEEK...CURLIS CREW

Mike Stanton was not kind to them this week only getting 2 hits and 1 RBI...These guys have been hot or miss lately...in the last 5 weeks they now have 2 STUDS and 2 DUDS OF THE WEEK...Their best shot at top 4 finish is probably in HRs, but will about 10 in the last 2 weeks to get up there...

The Races

BA - CARROLL keeps his hot streak going and now has opened up a 14 pt lead in and may very well crush the BA record of 336..He is at 346 right now...There are 9 others over .315 battling it out for the final 3 spots...

HR - PENNINGTON is on his way to becoming the 2010 HR Champ...currently at 39...and up 4 HRs on second place....10 others have between 30-35 to battle it out for the final 3 spots as well...

RBIs - C JONES looks to be a lock in RBIs barring another 17 RBI performance from else..he is up 16 on D Rychener with 128...7 others are over 100 RBIs trying to get in the top 4 overall...

9/15 Recap

Not much happened on Tuesday night...but last night is a different story...how about 2 picks combining for 22 pts..in 1 night!

Pick of the Day - Troy Tulowitzki - 3/5, 2 HR, 7 RBI...12 pts...WOW....Krista Krauss, Emmons, and Carl Jones all picked him this week...This may have wrapped up Jones' RBI championship..he started the week with 111 RBIs...now will finish the week with over 120 its looking like...

Other Pick of the Day - Adrian Gonzalez - he was picked by 4 players and put up 10 pts yesterday... 3/4, 2 HR, 5 RBI...Oh yeah those both happened in the same game..Coors Field at its best...

SOTW is sure gonna be earned this week...

9/13 Recap

Pick of the Day - Joey Votto - 2-4, HR, RBI....The Reds with another W and now up 7 games w 18 to play...looking pretty good in Cincy, and only a 1.5 behind Philly for best record in NL...

Punches and Sunderman w the Votto pick this week..Punches hits HR #24 and Sunderman with #30.

Week 23 Results

And down the stretch we come....this is where the marathon turns into that last stretch and becomes a sprint....and the big winners in WEEK 23 were....

STUDS OF THE WEEK - ZGELA, PENNINGTON

Big week for these 2, as they picked Ryan Howard (10/29, 3 HR 11 RBIs - 24pts)...Zgela is getting hot as he wins his 4th SOTW and also for the 2nd straight week...in just 2 weeks he has gained 36 to his BA and is up to .309...15 pts out of 4th place...Speaking of hot...Pennington gets his 2nd SOTW in the last 3 weeks...and in the last 4 weeks he has 11 HRs and 27 RBIs...he is the season leader in HRs w 36...can he hang on for 3 more weeks?! (Pic Z-Pen)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - MANGAS, EMMONS, PRIGGE, KAPCAR, BINDEL

These 5 guys had a combined 0 hits this past week in a total of 12 at bats...some picked a player that got injured on Sunday, or just didnt get a pick in at all for whatever reason?? Makes it easier for the rest of us to win SOTW....but I do know Kapcar claims that he just had Tommy John Surgery and is out for the year....he isn't the smartest guy out there...and not the happiest as he saw the Wolverines beat his Irish Saturday..rough week Kappy

Handicapping the Races...

BA

To me I'd say if you are above .310 you have a chance at the end of year $..so that puts 13 players in contention here...with a few others close behind that mark...every year this category comes down to the last day...Also a player that is injured cannot be picked to "not lose any ground"...so let me know if you see any injured players selected from here on out...I will say the winner will finish at .325...

HR

On this one, I'd say above 26 HRs still gives you a shot at which means 20 players still alive for some $$...also going to go out on a limb and say Pennington cashes in even if he hits 0 HRs the rest of the way....final HR leader #...I'm going with 40

RBI

The last category..I'd say anyone above 85 right now can get finish in the top 4...every few weeks in seems there is a 10+ RBI week by someone...its easy to make ground up in this one...Winner will have....lets go with 120...

9/9 Recap

RTTC PICK OF DAY - Jose Bautista - 2-3, HR, RBI...Bautista hits #44 on the year...no way he gets 50 does he?? Todd Guelde was the only one to pick him this week, so he now has 32 HRs on the year.... Have a good weekend... Go Bucks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7arAZHo9cY

9/8 Recap

Deja vu....PICK OF THE DAY - Ryan Howard...again for the 2nd straight day... he goes 3-5, with a HR and 6 RBIs...talk about a quick 10 pts for Pennington and Zgela...and Pennington takes the HR lead at 35(unofficially...i dont compile the stats daily) They are the midweek favs to earn the SOTW right now....

9/7 Recap

RTTC PICK OF THE DAY - Ryan Howard - 2/4 with a HR and RBI....Zgela and Pennington are liking that...also CarGo went deep again, and a handful of players picked him as well...RTTC HR lead now is at 34...

Week 22 Recap

STUDS OF THE WEEK - EKrauss, Zgela, Burger, Carroll, Zeitz, DRychener, Emmons, CJones, Curlis

9 Studs of the week, thanks to CarGo...(15 hits, 2 HRs, 5 RBI- 22pts) 9 Studs in 1 week is the most of all time..Studs of note...This was EKrauss and Zeitz 1st SOTW of the year....Carl Jones league leading 5th of the year and the Curlis Crew get it for the 2nd straight week... Take a look at the top 3 in BA now...what a bump from CarGo...Congrats on your $2.77..(A side note...next year the weekly pot will be $50 to try and help avoid small pots like this, and the entry fee will remain $60...) (pic - 9er)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - Aww Sunderman, W Rychener

Both of these guys got 2 hits, sharing the dud honors....This is Sundermans 2nd, and Wade's 3rd of the year...Sunderman has a shot at the HR title still, but thats about it...Wade is having a solid season all the way across the board, but highly doubt he cracks the top 4 in any category at this point...but still 4 weeks to get hot...

RTTC Records Going Down??

We have 6 season long records we keep...lets see which ones may go down in 2010...

Hits record - 200

Kyle Krauss is on pace for 212..don't choke KK..could be 2nd RTTCer to go over 200 in a season...

At Bats Record - 660

Kyle leads this as well and is on pace for 658...

HR Record - 43

Pennington and Keller are on pace for 39...seems unlikely it falls...

RBI Record - 136

Carl Jones is on pace for 128...also seems unlikely...

Batting Avg Record - .336

C Carroll is currently at .340 with 3 others over .330...could be a close finish here...

9/2 Recap

RTTC PICK OF THE DAY - BRIAN MCCANN - 3/4, HR, RBI...nice game for McCann but the Braves lose and are only 2 games up on the surging Phillies....GRAVEN is the only one to pick him this week....

9/1 Recap

RTTC PICK OF THE DAY - Carlos Gonzalez, 3/4, HR, RBI...This guy is going to get some MVP votes this year...could be a 30-30 guy...The 9 people who picked him are very happy this week.

8/30 Recap

RTTC PICK OF THE DAY - Alex Rios- 5/6, HR, 4 RBIs...nice 10 pt day for Cowan who is going for his 1st SOTW...good pick with Manny coming today, Rios will get more protection in the CWS lineup...

Week 21 Results

We are closing in on the last month of the season, and while I know a lot of people are gearing up for the football season to get going, there is still a lot of $$ on the line in RTTC...still 5 more SOTWs to be given out, along with the 12 season long winners....This weeks winners were....

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Sunderman, Graven, T Krauss, Keller, Pennington, Curlis

They all went w MLBs leading HR hitter (Bautista) and he came up huge for them..10/20, 4 HR, 7 RBIs...21 total...one of the lowest SOTW totals all year...This was Kellers 4th SOTW and leads the HR race w/33....This was Sundermans 3rd SOTW, Graven and TKrauss' 2nd, and Pennington and Curlis both got thier 1st of the year....Pennington stayed on Kellers trail and now has 32 HRs...(pic - 6 pack)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - Tim Guelde

Timmy G went w - Ryan Howard who sucked this week...2-25 is all he could do...Prior to this week he was about 15 pts out of 4th place in BA, but now he dropped from .299 to .288, and is 31 pts out of 4th....He is only 4 HRs out of 4th place w/24, so I expect to see some power hitters picked by him in the last month....This was his 1st DOTW

Multiple SOTW Picks

Cabrera - 4

Pujols - 3

Ethier - 2

Teixeira - 2

Cano - 2

A Rod - 2

Bautista - 2

Hamilton - 2

Multiple DOTW Picks

Utley - 2

Heyward - 2

8/25 Recap

Pick of the Day - Joey Votto, 4/7, 2 HR, 4 RBIs...Huge game by Votto, and did it during a very crazy game for Cincy vs the Giants...That game featured a 10 run comeback, 23 runs, 34 hits, and 6 errors...The Reds just may get it done this yr...

Doug Krauss was the only man w Votto this week, and he got a quick 10 pts last night for it...he is going for his 1st SOTW award...

8/24 Recap

Pick of the Day - Mark Teixeira - 4/5, HR, 2 RBIs...

Cowan is the lone man w Tex this week...he is 1 of 3 players that hasnt been the STUD or DUD yet this year...He has up over 80 RBIs now...

8/23 Recap

RTTC Pick of the day - Jose Bautista - 2/3, 2HR, 3RBIs....

That gives Sunderman 26 HRs....Graven 23....T Krauss 24...Keller 31....Pennington 30....and Curlis 22....needless to say, this could be a big week for alot of people....Keller and Pennington could quickly make this a 2 horse race for HRs...

Week 20 Results

20 down, 6 to go...its go time...

STUDS OF THE WEEK - STOUT, C JONES

They both had monster weeks...going 9/27, 4 HR and 13 RBIs...(26 pts- Cano)...This marks Stouts first time in the winner circle and for Jones, it is his RTTC leading (tied w Smith) 4th time as SOTW...Stouty is very much alive in 2 races yet...He is 5th in HRs and 7th in RBIs....CJones is a legot threat for the RTTC triple crown...He is 3rd in BA, 9th in HRs, and leading RBIs with 101...Congrats on the win fellas...(Pic- SJ4)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - BURGER, HERNANDEZ, WILLIAMSON, KELLER

The RTTC jinx struck again...the dreaded Monday night injury....They all pickes ARod and he onl managed 3 ABs...w 0 hits....All4 guys are over .300 on the year, Keller couldnt raise his HR lead at 29, and Burger lost some ground as he is 5th in the RBIs race...tough luck guys...

Where we rank:

BA

MLB Hamilton 357

RTTC BRINK 335

HR

MLB Bautista 38 - (where in the hell did this come from?)

RTTC KELLER 29

RBI

MLB Cabrera 102

RTTC CJONES 101

Wow, will we win any of these this yr?? 6 weeks to go

8/19 Recap

RTTC Pick of the Day - Paul Konerko - 5/5, HR, 4 RBI....Now thats a quick 10 pts for Clark Carroll there...Carl Jones and J Stout also w a big night w Robby Cano...and, oh by the way..Miggy Cabrera went nuts in the Bronx in that 4 game series...4 HR, 5 RBIs....Punches, Tim G, and Doug K looking good this week for SOTW

8/18 Recap

The RTTC pick of the day...Miguel Cabrera - 2/3, 2 HR, 2 RBIs..

Uggla, Teixeira, and Longoria also go yard...

8/17 Recap

Carl Crawford was the RTTC player of the day going 3/5, HR, 3 RBIs...good pick Bieder

Stout and Kyle Krauss also hit HRs both #22 for each

8/16 Recap

Since we are coming up on the last quarter of the season, the daily(ish) blog updates will be more RTTC Race based then overall MLB studs and duds of the day...so....

Last Nights Recap:

The only RTTC HR was Miguel Cabrera hitting a bomb as the Tigs beat the Bombers...

Thats #14 for Punches....#21 for Timmy Guelde, and #17 for Doug Krauss...

Week 18 and 19 Results

After a 10 day break from reality, I am back and with that comes that last 2 weeks of STUDS AND DUDS...I gotta make this quick...busy day, imagine that...

WEEK 18 STUDS- RYAN SMITH, JARED BINDEL, MICHAEL EMMONS

Congrats, all 3 had a score of 23 with 3 different players...Smittys 4th win, Bindels 2nd, and Emmons 3rd..

WEEK 18 DUDS- TY MEYER, WADE RYCHENER

Both had ZERO for the week as they went with a Pena who didnt play...whoops...I know TY had his mond on other things with his wedding and all, not sure about WR's excuse?? Ty's 4th DUD and Wades 2nd..

RECORD TIED- A number of players tied the weekly At Bat record with 34 in week 18...too bad they only got 9 pts out of that...check the records tab to see who did it

WEEK 19 STUDS - TODD GUELDE, JOEY KAPCAR, ANDY BRINK

All 3 had 22 pts for the week..congrats fellas, Joe you should make your picks after drinking 5 beers by noon more often....This was Todds 3rd STOW, Kapcars 1st, and Brinks 3rd

WEEK 19 DUDS - PUNCHES, KYLE KRAUSS, WILL KELLER

Speaking of drunk picks, that must have been what these guys did this week too...actually 2 of these 3 were on vacation too so that is possible...Actually they all scored 6 pts which is not bad at all for the DOTW...

A side congrats to TY MY on his wedding...a great time was had by all on the beaches of NC

8/5 Recap

STUD - RYAN ZIMMERMAN - 2/4, 2 HR, 2 RBI

DUD - ALEX RIOS - 0/5, 2 K, GDP

PLAY O DAY - Raburn w the clutch knock, but Tigs continue to slide...
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10642489&c_id=det&topic_id=8877502

8/4 Recap

STUD - Donkey - 3/5, 2 HR, 4 RBI...

DUD - Marco Scutaro - 0/4, K, GDP, Error

PLAY O DAY - Rangers are cuising along....Murphy puts em up for good
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10630785&c_id=tex&topic_id=8878736

8/3 Recap

STUD - ANGEL SANCHEZ - 4/6, 6 RBI - Not picked ever...

DUD - AARON MILES - 0/5, Error - Not picked ever...

PLAY O DAY - Frenchy -
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10591767&c_id=nym&topic_id=8879230

Week 17 Results

What a huge week for a few...we had 1 weekly record broke and 1 tied....The best weekly performance of the year goes to...

STUD OF THE WEEK...ANDY BRINK

Andy went 12/22, with 5 HR and 13 RBIs...for a total of 30!(Bautista)...That sets the record for most points in a week...The big week now puts him into 2nd place in BA at 338, 13th in HRs at 19, and 4th in RBIs at 76...This is Andy's 2nd SOTW...congrats....(Emmons also picked Bautista but missed the deadline last week, so was not eligible for the SOTW) (google pic - Brink)

DUDS OF THE WEEK...BROOKS, KAPCAR

These guys both went 4/20, and that is it(Fielder)...This is also the 4th time for each that they are the DOTW...

TOUGH LUCK OF THE WEEK...TIM GUELDE

How about Tim's week...16 hits, 4 HRs, and 7 RBIs..total of 27....He would have won every week prior to this week, and ties the hit record at 16...tough luck Timmy G, great week though!

7/29 Recap

STUD -Ramon Castro - 3/4, 2 HR, 2 RBI..not ever picked

DUD - Adam Jones - 0/6, 2 K, Error...not ever picked

PLAY O DAY - Walk off in SD....
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?tcid=mm_sd_vid&c_id=sd

7/28 Recap

STUD - Garrett Jones - 4/4, 2 HR, 3 RBI...Not picked this week...

DUD - Corey Patterson - 0/3, Error... Not picked ever...

PLAY O DAY - NL Rookie of the year(?) comes through....but Mets still lose in extras... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10376357

7/27 Recap

STUD - Jose Bautista - 4/4, 2HR, 5RBI...Huge pick for Brink and Emmons...
Both have 17HRs on the yr now..

DUD - Brian McCann - 0/4, K, GDP, Error...NOT PICKED THIS WEEK

PLAY O DAY - First time Cabrera not clutch this year i think...
http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10332133&topic_id=8877450&c_id=tb

7/26 Recap

STUD - Matt Weiters - 2/2, 2 HR, 3 RBI...Bout time he does something...Not picked this year...

DUD - Ian Stewart - 0/4, 2 GDP...Not picked this year...

PLAY O DAY - The Grandy-Man can...The Grandy-Man can... http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10296381

Week 16 Recap

Back into full swing following the all-star break shortened week last week...plenty of big weeks this week, but none bigger than...

STUD OF THE WEEK - COREY BURGER

What a week for Burger as he gets the first SOTW award in his career, and it was all by himself...he went 14/28, 2HR, 9RBI(Cabrera)...Boogy followed his DUD last week with this gem...and he is sitting pretty in BA in 3rd place at .332....Also in striking distance for HRs and RBI as well...congrats for your $25...(google pic - Burger)

DUD OF THE WEEK - JOE KAPCAR

Kapcar picked Utley has was on the DL....Joe drinks alot in the summer time(and the other 3 months) so he probably didnt realize he was hurt...do your homework this week Joey....this is your 3rd DOTW....

LEADERS -

BA

MLB - J Hamilton .357

RTTC - CARROLL - .337

HR

MLB - Bautista - 27

RTTC - KELLER - 24

RBI

MLB - Cabrera - 88

RTTC - D RYCHENER - 76

We are slipping behind the MLBers slowly...

7/22 Recap

Stud - A-Rod - 3/5 - HR(#599) , 4 RBI - Nice pick Stout-it

Dud - Scott Sizemore, 0/4, Error - Not picked ever...

Play O Day - Patterson saves the Sawx....
http://redsox.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=452221

7/21 Recap

Stud - Pedro Alvarez - 3/5, 2 HR, 3 RBI...4 HRs last 2 days....Not picked this year...yet

Dud - Carlos Lee - 0/5, Error...Not picked this year...

Play O Day - Wagner blows one...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10143245

7/20 Recap

Stud - Aramis Ramirez - 3/5, 3 HR, 7 RBI...not a bad 13 pt day....No one took him this week...

Dud - Jeff Mathis - 0/4, 3 K, Error...Not picked ever...

Play O Day - Giants comeback
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10114325

7/19 Recap

Stud - Miguel Cabrera - 3/6, 2 HR, 3 RBI - Huge start to the week for Burger....gives him 16 HRs..

Dud - Chris Davis - 0/7, K, GDP, Error - Not picked ever...

Play O Day - Walk off in Miami... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10069429

Week 15 Results

STUDS - Biederstedt, Whittlesey, Price

Nice weekend for these 3, as they put up a solid 15..(Cruz)...This is the first time I ever remember the SOTW not hitting a HR...This is P-Diddy Price's 3rd Stud, Biederstedts 2nd and last years MVP, Whittlesey's 1st....he could be making a 2nd half surge...good way to start the 2nd half fellas...(pic- BWP)

DUDS - Sunderman, Smith, Burger, Todd Guelde, Ryan Jones, Prigge, Emmons, Mangas

Not a good weekend for these 8 as they all ended up with only 2 pts....This is Prigges 3rd, Jones, Emmons, Mangas 2nd, and for the rest, this is only their 1st Dud appearence...If there is ever a week to be the DUD, week 15 is it...back to a normal week here in week 16....

STAT OF WEEK THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME-

Rob Price batting .267 and has 65 RBIs...

Tim Guelde batting .281 and has only 31 RBIs...

Week 14 Recap

We have reached the MLB All-Star break...Week 15 will resume on Thursday and last thru Sunday the 18th....

Stud - Carl Jones

Huge week for him as he finished with 22 pts (Teixeira - 11/29, 4HR 7RBI)...This is his 3rd SOTW of the year...He is now tied for first in BA at .340 and 2nd in RBI's w/65...Only 2 players have made more $$ YTD so far than CJONES....(google pic- CJ3)

Dud - Troy Brooks

Troy with a good ole goose egg this week as Manny Ramirez went on the DL early in the week and did not play a single game...Thats his 3rd Dud of the year...

Hot-

BA - Last 2 weeks - Burger - .414

HR - Last 3 weeks - WRychener - 8

RBI - Last 2 weeks - KKrauss - 15

Not-

BA - Last 2 weeks - Cowan - .122

HR - Last 5 weeks - Todd Guelde/Zeitz - 1

RBI - Last 3 weeks - Zgela - 4

Also...Congrats to Sunderman on his wedding this past Saturday...

7/8 Recap

Stud - Lance Berkman - 3/4, 2 HR, 2 RBI...Not Picked this week

Dud - Dan Uggla - 0/4, K, Error....not picked this week

Play O Day - Oh the Cubbies again.... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9799599

7/7 Recap

Stud - Adam Donkey Dunn - 3/4, 3 HR, 5 RBI - Not Picked this week

Dud - Rafael Furcal - 0/4, K, Error - Not picked this year

Play O Day - Tough 2 days for the Cards...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9766927

7/6 Recap

Stud - Ryan Zimmerman - 3/4, 2 HR, 3 RBI and a walkoff...Not picked this week...

Dud - Angel Sanchez - 0/4, K, Error

Play O Day - Kyle Krauss and Leonard will like this one...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9725667

Week 13 Results - All Star Team Revealed

STUD OF THE WEEK - Hernandez, Brooks, Reither, Keller, W Rychener

These guys all had big weeks via big AL Pujols ( 8/27, 4 HR, 9 RBI) 21 pts...Its Hernandez 1st SOTW, Brooks 2nd in 3 weeks, Reithers 1st, Keller's 3rd, and W Rycheners 1st SOTW of the year....Each will get $5 for their efforts..(pic, 5 for 5)

DUD OF THE WEEK - Punches, R Jones

These guys got pretty much screwed this week as Utley (1 pt) was injured on tuesday and missed the rest of the week...not much you can do about that...its just the RTTC gods being unkind....Its Punches 2nd DUD and Ry Jones 1st....

ALL STAR SELECTIONS: (Top 5 in each category)

Clark Carroll...1st selection... .344, 10 HR, 58 RBI

Krista Krauss... 1st selection... .341, 11 HR, 46 RBI

Tim Krauss... 2nd selection... .337, 14 HR, 50 RBI

Brandon Hernandez...3rd selection... .337, 14 HR, 49 RBI
Carl Jones... 1st selection... .337, 11 HR, 58 RBI

Will Keller... 1st selection... .317, 20 HR, 60 RBI

Shawn Sunderman... 2nd selection... .290, 20 HR, 57 RBI

Dan Rychener... 1st selection... .327, 19 HR, 69 RBI

David Reither... 1st selection... .292, 18 HR, 53 RBI

Wade Rychener... 1st selection... .265, 17 HR, 54 RBI

7/1 Recap

STUD - Dexter Fowler - 3/5, 3B, 2 SB Not picked this year..Fastest guy in MLB??

DUD - Ty Wigginton - 0/4, Error - Not picked this week...

PLAY O DAY - Astros over the Pads...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9567619

6/30 Recap

STUD - VLADIMIR GUERRERO 4/4, 2 HR, 5 RBI...NOT PICKED THIS WEEK

DUD - KEVIN YOUKILIS - 0/4, 2 K, Error...Too bad for Dave Krauss and Emmons...

PLAY O DAY - The Redlegs keep hanging around... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9514137

6/28 Recap

Stud - Jason Bay - 2/4, 2 HR, 3 RBI,

Dud - Alberto Callaspo - 0/3, GDP, Error

Play O Day - DBags strike again.... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9463755

On a side note...The Rycheners did get their pick in on time, I just overlooked it in the inbox...Dan took Holliday and Wade took Pujols...also Cowan picked Cano, not Fielder...

Week 12 Recap

One week until the RTTC ALL STARS are announced and we hit the halfway point of the year...

Stud of the Week - Ryan Smith

Ryan Smitty with his 3rd SOTW out of the last 4 weeks goin for a total of 20 points(M Young)...In that 4 week span he is hitting .423 with 6 HR and 23 RBIs...He is in the top 15 in each category, so he is looking to be in pretty good shape for a second half run...His YTD earnings are $32.73....Congrats to you Smitty (Google Pic - "dirtball" - Punches nickname for Smitty)

Duds of the Week - Rossi, Brooks

These 2 guys went with Glaus and Ortiz and both ended up with only 4 total points...This is Rossi's 3rd DUD and Brooks 2nd DUD award...

LEADERS

BA

Cano - .359

Krista Krauss - .350

HR

Bautista, Cabrera, Konerko - 20

Rychener, Sunderman - 19

RBI

D Rychener - 67

Cabrera - 64

6/24 Recap

Stud - Dustin Pedroia - The Laser Show with a huuuuge day - 5/5, 3 HR, 5 RBI..Not picked this week

Dud - Denard Span - 0/4, K, Error

Play O Day - #3 for DPed..... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9327737

6/23 Recap

Stud - Shin Soo Chooooooooo - 2/4, 2 HR, 4 RBI...Not picked this week.

Dud - Rafael Furcal - 0/4, K, 2 Errors Not picked this year

Play O Day - Kerry Wood, best. closer. ever.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9295479

6/21 Recap

STUD - Justin Upton - 3/3, 2 HR 4 RBI - Not picked this week...

DUD - Rajai Davis - 0/5, Error - Not picked this year...

Play O Day - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9223885

Week 11 Recap

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Smith, Sunderman, Zgela, Brooks, TKrauss, Mathews, CJones

Huge week for these guys as they put up a record tying performance. They all went 16/27, 1 HR and 6 RBIs (Hamilton). Those 16 hits tie the most in a week of RTTC...Last who did it was Punches in Week 5 of 2009....It is the 2nd SOTW for Smith, Sunderman, Zgela, and CJones....1st of the year for Brooks, TKrauss, and Mathews...They all jumped in BA about 35-40 points each...(google pic - 7 guys)

DUD OF THE WEEK - TY MEYER

Ty My with only 3 points this week (Carter) marks the 2nd straight week he is the dud...and 3rd DUD week since week 3....Last 2 weeks he has 4 hits and has dropped a total of 27 pts down to .232...still only 5 HR behind the leader though...

Stats of the week:

Number of weeks E KRAUSS has hit better than .223 - (1) - unreal

Current Number of weeks in a row with a HR - Sunderman - (8)

Number of players w/at least 2 RBI each week - (1) - Keller

6/17 Recap

Stud - Shane Victorino - 2/3, HR, 2 RBIs - Not Picked this week...

Dud - Pedro Feliz - 0/4, GDP, Error - Not picked this year...

Play O Day - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9106935

6/16 Recap

STUD - Fred Lewis - 4/5, 2 RBIs...Not picked this year...

DUD - Bobby Crosby - 0/3, RBI, 2 Errors...Not picked this year...

Play O Day - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9057261

6/15 Recap

Stud - Manny Ramirez - 3/4, HR, 4 RBIs...Not picked this week, only picked once all year...

Dud - Derrek Lee - 0/4, K, 2 Errors...Not picked this week, only twice all year

Play O Day - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9030775

Week 10 Results

Sorry of the lateness of the results...just got back from a west coast road trip to watch lil bro for a few games....

STUD OF THE WEEK - D RYCHENER

This is the 3rd SOTW for Dan as he is becoming a legitimate threat for the RTTC triple crown...He currently sits 5th in BA, 1st in HR and 1st in RBI....He is really pulling away in the RBI category with 59....15 ahead of 2nd place....This week he posted a year high 27 points going 10/27 with 4 bombs and 13 RBI(Hamilton)...Congrats on the $25 addition to you winnings....Pic - DR3

DUD OF THE WEEK - TY MEYER

This is the 2nd DOTW of the year for TY MY as was just 1/20 this week for 1 pt(Bautista)....That dropped his average 20 pts to .239....but he is still in the thick of the race with his 13 HRs....

LEADERS

BA

RTTC - Krista Krauss - .348
MLB - Robinson Cano - .371

HR

RTTC - Dan Rychener - 17
MLB - Miguel Cabrera - 19

RBI

RTTC - Dan Rychener - 59
MLB - Miguel Cabrera - 56

6/8 Recap

Stud - Carlos Pena - 2/3, 2 HR, 5 RBIs - Not picked this week...only picked once this season...

Dud - Dan Uggla - 0/5, 2 K, error - Not picked this week...also picked only once this season...

Play O Day - Poor Cubbies... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8815203

6/7 Recap

Stud - Adrian Gonzalez, 2/3, 2 HR, 2 RBI...Big start for W Rychener - his 8th and 9th HR of the yr

Dud - Mike Napoli, 0/4, 2 K, error - Not picked ever.

Play of the Day - Reds couldnt hang on though...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8774103

Week 9 Results

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Kyle Krauss, Smith, Sunderman, Williamson, D Rychener, Price

Big week for these 6...All of them had 11 hits, 2 HR, and 8 RBIs(A-Rod, A Gonzalez, Cano) for a total of 21...this is the 2nd SOTW for Willy, Rychener, and Price...they all hit the jackpot with this one, earning $4.16 each....(Pic - KSSWRP)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - Punches, Bieders, Mathews, Stout, DKrauss, Brink

All 6 of the Duds had a total of just 4 (Teixeira, Heyward)...And its the 1st Dud of the year for each of them...

HOT - Last 3 weeks
Burger - 30 hits
Ty My - 7 HRs
Kyle Krauss - 21 RBIs

NOT - Last 3 weeks
E Krauss - 12 hits
Leonard, Mathews 0 HRs
Carroll - 3 RBIs

6/3 Recap

Stud - Kurt Suzuki - 2/5, 2 HR, 3 RBI - Not picked all year...

Dud - Christian Guzman - 1/5, RBI, SB, GDP, 3 Errors - Not picked all year...

Play O Day - oh the Nationals are back... speaking of the Dud...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8644751

6/2 Recap

STUD - Paul Konerko - 3/4, 2 HR, 4 RBI - Big picks by TY MY and W RYCHENER

DUD - Jim Joyce - 2 blown calls in last 2 innings...1 cost CLE 2 runs, and the next costs Galarraga perfection..unreal...in case you don't watch tv....here it is... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8633629

PLAY O DAY - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8621905

6/1 Recap

STUD - Scott Rolen 3/5, 2 HR, 4 RBI - Not Picked this week

DUD - Pablo Sandoval 0/5, 2 K, 2 GDP - Not picked all year

PLAY O DAY - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8593129

5/31 Recap

Stud - Alex Rodriguez - 3/4, HR , 6 RBI...Not a bad start to the week for Kyle Krauss and Dan Rychener...

Dud - Ryan Howard - 0/4, K, GDP, Error...Not a good start to the week for Joe Kapcar...

Play of the Day - The D-Bags give one away...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8561427

Week 8 results

Stud- Ty Meyer, Biederstedt Bunch
They both went 8/13 - 4 HR, 8 RBI (Cabrera) and went for a total of 20....This is the first SOW for both as they split the $25...On a side note, If Troy Brooks would have gotten his pick in on time , he would have been the STUD with a 21 total...get those picks in on time T-Roy..it cost ya $25 this time..

Dud - Rossi
Terrible wee for Rossi as he went 1-20 (Werth-Less) for a total of 1...ouch...That is his 2nd DUD of the year...

Sorry not much write up this week, gotta go eat some burgers and drink some Fresca..later Happy Memorial Day...

5/27 Recap

STUD - Jason Kubel - 3/4, 2 HR, 5 RBI...Not Picked this year yet...

DUD - Pablo Sandoval - 0/4, K, GDP, Err... Kung Fu Panda hasn't been picked this year after a big year in 2009...

Play of the Day - KOOUUUUZZZZZZ... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8418921

5/26 Recap

STUD - Adrian Beltre - 4/5, 2 HR, 6 RBI...Not picked this year yet..hitting over .340???

DUD - Starlin Castro - 0/4, K, Error...Cubbies rookie sensation not picked yet, hitting well for a 20 year old...

Play of the Day - Walk Off Action....
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8395029

5/25 Recap

Stud - Vladimir Guerrero - 3/5, 2 HR, 5 RBI...Nice pick by BRINK...

Dud - Rafeal Furcal - 0/4, 2 K, 2 Errors - Not Picked

Play of the day - Seems like the Reds are always involved... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8342949

5/24 RECAP

STUD - DREW STUBBS - 3/4, HR, 2RBI - NOT PICKED

DUD - MARCO SCUTARO - 0/4, 2 DOUBLE PLAYS - NOT PICKED

PLAY OF THE DAY - http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8316463

Week 7 Results

Studs of the Week - Graven, Rossi, KJ Krauss, Keller

Huge week for all 4 as they went 13/27, 2HR, 9RBIs (Morneau)....This is Graven's 1st Stud this year and is now 3rd in RBIs...This is Rossi's 1st SOTW as well and raises his average 44 pts...This is also the 1st SOTW for Krista Krauss and she is the lone female in this years crop...She is now 3rd in BA, and has the early season bragging rights over me...grrreat...The last SOTW is Keller and this is 2nd SOTW in the past 5 weeks..He is 2nd in BA, and 1st in RBIs, could be Rookie of the year at this pace...Congrats to all...$6.25 to each for your efforts...Google pic - (GRKK)

Dud of the Week - Carl Jones

More of an unlucky week than a bad week...His pick Jorge Posada was scratched before Mondays game and he didn't play the entire week...That is the worst thing that can happen in RTTC...and to add to to it, his daughter is one of the Studs of the week, and he is a season ticket holder for the Cavs...not a good stretch...

HOT

Williamson - 6 HRs last 3 weeks...

NOT

Kapcar - 0 HRs last 5 weeks...

5/21 Recap

Stud - Edwin Encarnacion - 3/4 3HR, 3RBIs...Not picked

Dud - Jose Lopez - 0/5 w/ an error...Not picked

Play of the Day - Brad Penny Grand Tatey vs the Angels

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8224061

5/20 Recap

Stud - Carlos Pena - 2/4 2HR, 2RBIs...Not picked

Dud - Kevin Frandsen - 0/3, 2 K, error...Not picked

Play of the Day - (Probably year)...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8181161

5/19 Recap

Stud - Adam LaRoche 2/4, 2HR, 4RBI - Not Picked

Dud - Jayson Nix 0/3, 2 errors - Not Picked

Play of Day - This kid is pretty good...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8157847

5/18 Recap

Stud - Luke Scott 2/2 2HR, 2RBI...What a pick by Doug Krauss

Dud - David Wright 0/4 3K, Error...Not Picked

Play of the Day - Courtesy of the red hot Reds... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8110275

5/17 POD

Justin Morneau...3/4 2HR, 4RBIs...Huge start to week 7 for Morneau and the Twins as they beat the Blue Jays 8-3....Morneau was picked 4 people this week...Looks like its gonna be tough to be the Wk 7 Stud of the Week..

WEEK 6 RESULTS

STUD OF THE WEEK - TODD GUELDE

Guelde was 10/29, 3HR, 8RBI (Zimmerman) for a weekly total of 21...This is Todd's 2nd STUD in the past 3 weeks...His recent push has made him a co-leader in HRs (10) and 2nd in RBIs (31)...His 2 STUD weeks have been big because he picked a player no one else did each time, (which is tough enough to do by itself) which means he doesn't share the winnings..He is the YTD $$ leader at $50...Congrats Guelde...(google pic - tg2)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - E KRAUSS, KAPCAR, D RYCHENER

All 3 guys went 2/14 (Braun) this week for a lousy total of 2...he was sidelined for 3 of the days after getting drilled in the elbow on Monday...part of the luck of RTTC...EKRAUSS drops down to .213...KAPCAR continues his terrible start and is in the cellar at .156..D RYCHENER is still in great shape in all 3 catagories, but missed a chance to increase HR lead as he is still stuck on 10...

STAT OF THE WEEK -

AWW SUNDERMAN is the only player with 3 RBIs in each week so far...consistency is a good thing...

5/13 POD

Ryan Zimmerman...3/5, 2HR, 6RBIs....as the Nationals continue to roll, they beat the Rockies 14-6...huge pick this week by Todd Guelde...11 point day for him...could he get his 2nd STUD honor this week???? Find out Monday...