Guest Blogger - Joe Kapcar

Hello fellow sport fans. This is guest blogger Joe Kapcar . I want to congratulate my Delphos St. Johns Blue Jays on making it to the state semi finals in high school boys baseball. Yet again, DSJ has
proven its self a dominate force in high school sports.

My last comment is it comment on the outstanding performance that Jessica Ceritelli is displaying with a batting average of .295, 14 homeruns, and 37 RBIs. She will be shortly changing her last name to Kapcar, because we will be getting married on June 11, followed with a trip to the Grand Caymans to drink, relax, and drink. Thanks to all of our friends who be attending the wedding and we look forward to celebrating with you.

Before I forget, there is a HUGE sweater vest sale, here in Columbus, along with cheap cars.

Good luck and GO NOTRE DAME

-Joe

**Commish Note - The views of Kappy do not reflect those of RTTC....any and all guest bloggers are welcome at any time..just send your write up to the rttcpicks@gmail.com email**

Week 7 Recap

Not very often does the concensus top pick of the week ened up being the SOTW, but this week that is exactly what happened...

Studs of the Week - Stout, Da. Krauss, Kapcar, R. Jones, Price, Pennington, Finkes, Perrotta

These 8 all went with Adrian Gonzalez who has been absoultely nuts in the month of May...Last week he was 13/27 with 7 RBIs (20pts)...This may be the first time ever that the SOTW did not hit any HRs...Each of the 8 Studs all on average raised their BA about 40 pts...Also this was the 1st SOTW for all 8 players getting them a pay out of $6.25 per....Congrats on the big week...(Google Pic - Elite 8)

Duds of the Week - Biederstedt, Banks, Brink

The not so killer B's this week all went with V Martinez and he did not deliver as he only got 3 hits in 19 at bats for a total of 3 pts....Of the 3, Brink is having the best year so far and is now under .300 for the first time all year at .295...

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME:

Since week 3, E Krauss (ME) has only 14 hits total...the SOTWs had 13 this week....unreal...and a side note the STL Cards "big 3" has just killed me this year going 9/66 .136 total when I picked them.

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...

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

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!

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...

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 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...

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...

WEEK 1 RESULTS

The 1st week is the books and a veteran and a rookie share the top honors..

STUDS OF THE WEEK...Last year's Batting Average Champ is back at it...Jared Bindel went 9/24 last week with 4HRs and 10RBIs(clutch 2-run HR last night in the 9th by Albert for ya.) And we have a rookie making a splash in his debut week...Andy Brink went 10/20 and had 3HR and 10RBIs...In case you forgot this year the SOW actually means $25 to the winners by adding up the hits HRs, and RBIs...and since they both put up a 23 they each get $12.50 in the credit column...

(To all of the rookies, you are probably curious about the picture above....its a tradition unlike any other in RTTC...I type in something to do with the STUDS in Google Images and see what pops up....so this week it was Brink Jared, which of course is an album by Brink, produced by some Jared guy)

DUDS OF THE WEEK...Joe Kapcar and Doug Krauss both ended the week with only 1 lowsy hit....Joe probably didn't care much becasue he just got engaged last weekend! Congrats Joey... and Doug also has his mind on other things too as his daughter is expecting a child anytime here in the upcoming weeks...These 2 need to get their heads back in the game...

STAT OF THE WEEK...Clark Carroll had 8 RBIs last week, which puts him on pace to get 208 this year(impossible)....the previous 2 years he has 187 total...

WEEK 24 RESULTS

STUD OF THE WEEK...STACY GUELDE

.520 2HR 9RBI...She raised her BA 11 pts to .284, and now is 6 HRs out of 3rd place...she needs 2 more monster weeks to come close to placing a top 3rd. (GOOGLE PIC..SG)

DUD OF THE WEEK...TY MEYER, JOE KAPCAR

.105 0HR, 2RBI...Bad week for TY..he needs 8HR in the next 2 weeks and some help from others to get 3rd in HRs like he did last year...not looking good...Kapcar is in the same boat, pretty much dunzo

BA RACE

With 2 weeks to go, Hernandez and Bindel are at a virtual tie at .332...8 others are jumbled from .304 to .310...this wont be settled until the last day...

HR RACE

Whittlesey and Brooks are at a tie right now at 41..will we have a co-HR champ for the 2nd straight yr? Sunderman up 2 on EKrauss at 37 for 3rd place...

RBI RACE

TKRAUSS is trying to hold his lead..he is up 7, but Whittlesey is closing hard..about 7 others are going for 3rd place

During these last 2 weeks, I will be posting the updated stats for the top 5 in each category each morning

WEEK 20 RESULTS

Alright, I am getting back into the swing of things...after countless Dos Equis, and about 3 layers of skin on my shoulders, I am ready to dive back into RTTC...here we go....

STUD OF THE WEEK: JOE KAPCAR

.462 4HR, 9RBI.......Kapcar with a big week, but he is gonna need a couple more of these if he is gonna cash a check come october.(PIC...KapTruck)

DUDS OF THE WEEK: Ty Meyer, Kyle Krauss, Brent Williamson, Jeremy Whittlesey

0-2..............Wow...the monday injury attacks again, and in the thick of the RTTC strecth run...all 4 of these guys still have a very good shot at $$...this could be a week that haunts them..

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME

Last 2 weeks...Kyle Krauss has gone 1-3...

HOT

Brooks..last 4 weeks... .407

Sunderman...last 3 weeks..9HR

Zgela...33RBI last 4 weeks

NOT

KKrauss.. .178, 0HR, 5RBI...last 5 weeks

SGuelde.... .179 last 3 weeks..(PS...just sent her pick in, oh and her water broke about an hr ago...trooper)...GOOD LUCK GUELDES!

WEEK 18 RESULTS

This is a week that could be the turning point of the 2009 season. We had 4 players come up with a 7 day output that may never be duplicated for a long time...Our BA leader went 1-18 and lost 13 points on his lead...what a week it was...that brings us to.....

STUDS OF THE WEEK: ZGELA, BROOKS, WHITTLESEY, HERLIHY

.448, 6HR, 10RBI...Arguably the best week in RTTC history...what makes it even bigger the top 2 HR leaders before the week started pulled this off. Brooks and JWhitt now have a commanding lead on the rest of the HR field...Herlihy is now 3rd in HR and 2nd in RBIs....Zgela just gave himself new life as he just 2HR shy of 3rd place...the 6HRs in the week is a new RTTC record....Brooks now stands at 5th place on the single season HR Record....with 8 weeks to go...4 more HRs and he is the new champ, unless JWhitt passes him....this could be a McGwire-Sosa-ish HR finish. (Google Pic- Six)

DUDS OF THE WEEK: ROSSI, KAPCAR, S. GUELDE, DAVE KRAUSS, HERNANDEZ

.056, 0HR, 0RBI....On the opposite end of the spectrum than the STUDS...these guys really struggled this week getting only 1 hit(1-18)...the biggest news of this group is that Hernandez dropped 13 points in his BA lead and is now at .336....Bindel stayed steady at .322 in 2nd place...

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME

There were those four STUDS that had 6 HRs this week...Zorn has had 8....ALL YEAR!!

3 UP

Leonard... .412 last 5 weeks...raised BA 37 pts in that time

Brooks 26 hits last 2 weeks...25RBI last 3 weeks

Cowan...8HR last 3 weeks....11 total, prior that

3 DOWN

KKrauss... .171 0HR - 5RBI...last 3 weeks

Josh Biederstedt... .194 1HR - 8RBI..last 5 weeks

Laymon...8RBI last 4 weeks

5-4-09 POD

Last nights best performance went to Carlos Beltran..he went 2-3 , 2 HR , 4 RBI....so that means its a HUGE start to the week for Kapcar as he hits HR #8 & #9...could he hit 5 this week and tie his own record from last season?

WEEK 1 RESULTS-GREAT WEEK FOR THOSE NAMED CABRERA

STUDS OF THE WEEK- JOE KAPCAR AND CLARK CARROLL

These two picked Miguel Cabrera who had an unreal week going for .520 3 HRs 10 RBIs. Kapcar is now closing in on 200 career hits, while I am pretty sure it took Clark about 2 months last year to get past 10 RBIs...so great starts by both

DUD OF THE WEEK- DAVID ROSSI

This will be one of the rare times this year where the DOTW will have hit a HR during his or her bad week. This shows how good everyone did this week. Rookie, Rossi went 1-17....but that 1 hit left the park, so there is a positive at least. Hope he got this dud week behind him early and can bounce back.

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME-

Huge WEEK 1....This may be the only time all year where we see every player get an RBI...I really do not recall this happening last year...and only 11 out of 41 players hit over .300 for the week...the long ball was big this week as only 11 players didn't hit one.

Get your week 2 picks in by Noon...

Cabrera gets 2

Last nights top player was Miguel Cabrera..He was 3-4, 2 of his hits left the yard and added 4 RBIs. Carroll and Kapcar are on the board. I am pretty sure it took Clark about 2 months last yr to get 2 HRs...