WEEK 22 RECAP

22 weeks down, 4 to go

STUD OF THE WEEK - SMITH

He was the lone player to pick Jay Bruce this week and he delivered.  He was 11/22, 4HR, 9RBI - 24 pts...Only Chase Headley and Adam LaRoche had more pts last week, although no one picked them...On the year now, Smitty has 37HR and 118RBI..He is looking 2 win 2/3 categories, and perhaps MVP...This is his 5th year in RTTC and he has never finished in the top 3, in any category...he already has career highs in HR and RBIs this year, with 4 weeks to play...With the $60, he is now in 2nd place in total winnings this year with $85.45...

DUD OF THE WEEK - Zeitz (and the No-Pickers)

Zietz went with Josh Reddick and he was bad...2/24 with an RBI...It was the 2nd DOTW for JZ this year and it looks as if he is playing to win another SOTW, as he is pretty much out of contention for the year long awards....

STUD TEAM PICK - Angels

They were 6-0..Mathews and Curlis with the big pick of the week...Curlis coming on strong...he is 13-0 in the last 2 weeks..and now only a couple games out of the last playoff spot...Dan Rychener and Glenn Badenhop are neck and neck for the regular season crown, and would think are locks for the playoffs, unless they pull a Red Sox from last September...

DUD TEAM PICK - Rockies

They were 1-6, bad

BA

T Krauss still hanging on strong at .337...he hit .355 last week
D Rychener .330 ... he had a solid week at .304...3 straight weeks of over .300
Jess Kapcar .327...she also was .355 last week and gained a lil ground on Rychener..

HR

Banks - 38..he hit 3 more HRs last week, ties his career high with 38
Smith - 37 - 4 big ones last week - 4th different week, with at least 4 HRs..hits em in bunches
Price - 36 - had 2 last week - has 9 in last 4 weeks..if he hits 9 in next 4 weeks, that may do it for him

RBI

Smith - 118, hard to think he can blow this lead, up 10 with 4 weeks to go...RBI record (136) in jeopardy
Shipley - 108, Had 5 more last week, 3 straight weeks of at least 5 rbis...
Banks - 104, Also had 5 last week, only 2 weeks this year with 0 RBI
T Krauss -104,  5 RBI last week..now has 100 RBIs in every season (4 in a row, no one else has done that)