8/1 Recap - Cabrera Crushin'

Stud of the Day - Asdrubal Cabrera (Evgeni Malkin look-alike)

He was only picked by Krista Krauss, as she said "He will be big for the Tribe this week during a rough stretch in Boston and Texas...can't go against the Tribe this week"... (even though she didn't watch a single pitch last night)...anyways he went 3-5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs...nice 9 pointer to start the week there KJ...

Week 15 Results

Sorry for the mess up yesterday, the "last 7 days stats" on MLB.com Fantasy for some reason was counting July 14th games twice, very strange...so i guess just a good reminder to always double check what your stats are in case their is a mess up...so the revised week 15 SOTW are...

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Doug Krauss, Derek Meek

Both of these guys get their 1st SOTW of their careers...Markakis was the man for Doug and Hanley Ramirez for Meek as they both pulled in 12 pts in the 4 day week, which would equal 21 pts during a normal week, which sounds about par for the course...Doug is having his best success this year on the BA side of things where he is at .285 and definately capable of making a run there...look for him to start picking all high average guys in the 2nd half...Meek (and his silent "partner" Shipley) are probably having their best success in HRs where they are only 6 back from 3rd place right now....so there is plenty of time climb the board...Congrats on the $25 each....(Google Pic - Double D)

DUDS of the WEEK - Tim Guelde, Kyle Krauss, Krista Krauss

Rough short week for these 3...Tim and Krista went with A Gonzalez who went 1 for 15, and Kyle went with C Pena who also went 1 for 15...Of the 3, Kyle is in the best shape overall being in the top 10 in HRs and RBIs, but any more weeks like this and the SOTWs will be the only way to get some cash...Tim has had a forgettable past month and half as he has 3 Duds in the last 6 weeks, and now finds himself 2nd to last in BA...speaking of slumping bad....Krista has 7 pts in the last 3 weeks!...I think that is karma for talking trash at home to me throughout this whole season...live and learn KJ...

MLB VS RTTC - Where we rank

BA

RTTC - W Rychener - .324
MLB - J Reyes - .354

HR

RTTC - D Rychener - 28
MLB - J Bautista - 31

RBI

RTTC - D Riether - 79

MLB - A Gonzalez - 77

Week 6 Results

What a week for a lot of RTTCers....I never would have thought a guy with 5 HRs and 10 RBIs (Gonzalez)...in a week would come in 2nd place in SOTW Rankings...most weeks those 24 pts would have been an easy winner...but not this week...

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Zeitz - KJ Krauss
A very good week by these 2 capped off by a GREAT sunday where J Bautista hit 3 HRs...and gave him 6 for the week...a stat line of 11/26 6 HRs and 9 RBIs (26 Pts)! This is the 1st SOTW for both of them..They are in the middle of the pack in all categories, except Krista is now 2nd in HRs with 13...Big Papi - Dave Krauss also picked Bautista and was credited with full stats, just wasn't eligible for the SOTW for being late with his pick...(he was still pissed about the Derby results) (Google Pic - KJZ)

DUD OF THE WEEK - Roach

The bad luck hit Roach this week as his guy Adam Lind was scratched from the lineup all week with a bad back, tough to see that coming when he isn't even on the DL...The Blue Jays like to do this it seems....I got screwed with Bautista last week doing the same thing....tough luck Roach, go get em this week buddy

Where we rank-

BA

MLB - Matt Holliday - .379

RTTC - W Rychener - .353

HR

MLB - Jose Bautista - 16

RTTC - Curlis - 14

RBI

MLB - Ryan Howard - 35

RTTC - Curlis - 44

4/8 Recap: Manny is Done

Stud of Day - Krista Krauss - 2/4, HR, 2 RBIs..via J Upton...as the D-Backs rail the Reds last night

Dud of the Day - Carlos Gonzalez owners - 0/7 w/ 3 Ks last night as the Rockies got walked off on by the fiesty Pirates...There were also 2 game cancellations last night too..thats never good...

Manny Done Being Manny....One of the most picked players in the first 2 seasons of RTTC has called it a career, instead of getting hit with a 100 game suspension...Say what you want about him, good or bad, for the most part, he made baseball fun...

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...

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

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

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...