5/23 Recap - AL Edition

STUDS OF THE DAY - Paul Konerko, Edwin Encarnacion

Two sluggers from the American League top the RTTC picks from 5/23, both with 5 pts...Paulie K was 3/4, with a HR and RBI, and EE was 2/4, with a HR and 2 RBIs...Encarnacion (picked by Sliffe) is on pace for 50 HRs, and 133 RBIs this year...Prior to this year his career high was 26 HRs in 2008 for the Reds...and 76 RBIs in 2007 with the Reds...Konerko (picked by Rychener) could be having his best all around season ever...He looks like he will hit 30+ HRs again this year and is currently batting .381...his career average is .284...

5/22 Recap - Joey Bats Getting Hot Edition

STUD OF THE DAY - Jose Bautista

He was 3/4 with 2 RBIs (5PTS)  he is starting to heat it up it seems....In his last 8 games he has RBIs in 7 of them and in that stretch has raised his average 30 points to .225...We haven't heard much from him this season, but he is quietly top ten in the AL in HRs and RBIs, and on pace for 41 HRs and 103 RBIs...not bad for a quiet year...Picked only by Emmons this week.

Week 7 Preview - A Jones, CHW Edition

Top 3 picks for the week:

Adam Jones - 8
David Wright - 7
Joey Votto - 5

1st time RTTC Picks - 2

Carlos "Chooch" Ruiz, C , PHI...The Phills are off to a slow start this year, but Chooch is having a heck of a year...he is top 10 in Batting Average and RBIs in the NL...Pretty much a lock to be the NL All Star starting catcher this season...He was picked once this week, by E Krauss

Dayan "The Tank" Viciedo, OF, CWS...He is listed at 5'11" and 240lbs...The Tank is a good nickname..He was picked by only 1 player this week - Shipley...She is hoping he can stay hot from last week...He put up 26 points in week 6...more than any other MLB player...

Rooting Against -

BA LEADER - M Badenhop - David Wright
HR+RBI LEADER - Price - Jay Bruce

Josh Hamilton only player picked all 7 weeks

Top 3 Team Picks:

Mets - 11
White Sox - 11
Marlins - 7

1st time RTTC Pick - 1

Pirates - 20-22 on the year...beat the Mets last night..picked by Schurr

Braves, Dodgers, and Reds...only 3 teams picked all 7 weeks..

Week 6 Results - Majority Wins Edition

Usually the consensus pick doesn't win the SOTW...but in week 6 that was not the case...23% done with season...

STUD OF THE WEEK - RYAN BRAUN OWNERS

I didn't feel like listed all 9 of you that picked him...Braun went 12/27 with 1 HR and 7 RBIs (20 pts) on the week..Of those 9, 3 were 2nd time SOTW winners...Josh Biederstedt, M. Badenhop, and Schmidt...It is pretty rare that the SOTW only had 1 HR....Braun got it done with lots of hits and ribbies...Badenhop now finds himself in 1st place in BA @ .376, 5th in HRs, and 3rd in RBIs...Congrats to you 9 and splitting the $60...

DUD OF THE WEEK - CARLOS BELTRAN OWNERS

5 players picked CB and he went 3/13 with an RBI this week.  He missed a couple games with an injury which didn't help anything...Of the 5 duds, Staley is in the best position still, in the top 10 in each category. 

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

No one picked the following players...all of which would have beat Braun:


Viciedo, D   26pts
Jones, A      24pts
Arencibia, J 23pts
Lucroy, J     23pts
Fielder, P    23pts

HOUSE DIVIDED

Josh Biederstedt was a STUD last week...His bride Jodi...a DUD...Could be a tense house this week!

TEAM STUD PICK OF THE WEEK - LAD, BOS, PHI, CLE, BAL

All went 5-2 last week..

TEAM DUD PICK OF THE WEEK - NYY, MIL, STL

All went 2-5 last week...

New Leader - Tim Guelde

He is 28-14 overall and has had 4 straight weeks of picks at .500 or better...

RTTC vs MLB LEADERS

BA
David Wright .412
Matt Badenhop .376

HR
Josh Hamilton 18
Rob Price 15

RBI
Josh Hamlton 47
Rob Price 40

BEST RECORD
LA Dodgers - 28-13
Tim Guelde 28-14

WORST RECORD
Minnesota Twins 14-27
Gary Schurr  16-25

Current Last Team in Playoffs
K Krauss 26-18
Marlins 22-19