9/12 Recap- RTTC Video of the Year

Week 24 is underway and the RTTC Stud of the night was - Ben Zobrist who went 3/5, with 3 RBIs...He was picked by Kyle Krauss who now has 107 RBIs on the year and is definately in the hunt for a top 3 finish...

Side note - Pennington did get his pick in on time, I just failed to enter it for some reason?...He is going with Adrian Beltre this week and is eligible for the SOTW...

Lastly, take a look at this video from a game 2 weeks ago in Cleveland....What a catch by our very own RTTC owner, John Zavislak...definately the RTTC Play of the Year
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18858933&topic_id=8879220&c_id=cle

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 10 Recap -

You know there were some big numbers out there this week when someone picks Tulowitzki and gets 27 points...and doesn't win the SOTW...

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Kyle Krauss, John Zeitz

It was a bad week for the "King", but a great week for the "Prince"...Prince Fielder was THE pick this week as he went 10/20 with 6 HRs and 13 RBIs (29 pts) ...The 6 HRs ties the RTTC single week record...This is the 2nd SOTW for Zeitz, and in week 6 he also had 6 HRs....So take a look at Zeitz week 6 and 10 totals: .457, 12 HR, 22 RBI...and now the other 8 weeks - .221, 4 HR, 26 RBI...talk about getting them in bunches...Kyle also is heating up bigtime...last 2 weeks he is .400, 10 HR , 20 RBIs...congrats on the SOTW and splitting the $50. (Google Pic - KKJZ)

DUD OF THE WEEK - Tim Guelde

He went with Matt Joyce last week and was let down as he only mustered 2 hits, but had 2 RBIs though...His 3 week drought is continuing as in that span he is .182, 0 HR, 6 RBIs...he looks to break out this week and make a run before the all-star break...

Stat that may only amaze me -

Andre Perrotta has 9 HRs and 41 RBIs

Doug Krauss has 9 HRs and 18 RBIs...Doug must be the king of solo HRs???

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

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

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 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

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 21 RESULTS

STUDS OF THE WEEK: Zeitz, TKrauss, Whittlesey, Prigge

.393, 5HR, 12RBI....HUGE week for these guys...TKrauss and JWhitt, now find themselves 1-2 in RBIs...Prigge is 5th..Whitt is also tied for 1st in HR...making a strong case for Rookie of the year and MVP...Zeitz starting to heat up...like last year, when we called him Mr September...may be too late for him though...Google Pic-ZKWP

DUDS OF THE WEEK, KKrauss, Tim Guelde

.000 0HR 0RBI...Ichiro was supposed to play this week, but could not make it on the field...day-to day all week...tough break for these two, which leads me to....

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME AGAIN..KKrauss is 1-3 in his last 3 weeks!!!! What are the chances of picking 3 straight players who get hurt that week!?!?

HOT

Zeitz... .393 8HR, 17RBI last 2 weeks

Persinger..... .418 last 3 weeks

TKrauss 24 RBI last 3 weeks

NOT

KKrauss.... .178 0HR 5RBI last 6 weeks(has to be worst stretch in RTTC history)

Rossi 0HR last 4 weeks

Josh Bieder..3HR last 8 weeks

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 17 RESULTS

STUDS OF THE WEEK: GREG LEONARD, DAN RYCHENER

.423, 4HR, 7RBI...Huge picks for a number of people this week, but the best all around numbers go to Leonard and Rychener...Greg is having a great year as he is currently top 10 in all 3 categories.....Not so much of a great year for Dan, but if he can put a few more 3 or 4HR weeks together, he will be right back in the mix.(google pic..leo rych)

DUDS OF THE WEEK: KYLE KRAUSS, JOSH BIEDERSTEDT, MIKE MEYER

.172, 0HR, 0RBI...The only 3 guys this week to have the double donut...After 13 straight weeks with a HR, Kyle now has gone 2 straight without one...Bieder has been struggling down the stretch as well, might wanna chalk this season up to the sophomore slump...Monk dropped 10 pts in BA this week, where he was almost .300...needs a good 2 month run in BA to get a top 3 finish.

STAT THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME

Bindel :

Week 14-Manny Ramirez... .455 - 2HR - 8RBI

Week 17-Aramis Ramirez... .455 - 2HR - 8RBI

watch out if he picks Alexei or Hanley soon

HOT

Leonard..last 4 wks... .392 9HR 25RBI

Bindel...last 2 wks... 18RBI

NOT

KKrauss last 2 wks... .176 0HR

Josh B...last 4 wks... 0HR

Persinger...14RBI last 8 wks..(he had 14 in week)

WEEK 8 RESULTS

STUD OF THE WEEK: KYLE KRAUSS

.333-4HR-10RBI...In a somewhat average week for everyone...KK was the only one to get 4 HRs and is now only 4 behind the leader with 14. He is well ahead of his pace last yr when he hit 32 HRs. (Google Pic- KK)

DUD OF THE WEEK: DAVE KRAUSS, TIM GUELDE

2-10, 0HR-1RBI...Dave and Tim had a rough week and only got 10 ABs. This is the 2nd time DK has had an injury come up in his week, but last years batting champ is still around .315. If he keeps that up, he will be in the hunt come September. Tim hasn't found his power this year with only 4 HRs....he hit 30 last yr...he is due for a breakout week.

HOW WE STACK UP:

Batting Average:

Brandon Hernandez .378

Jason Bartlett .373

Kevin Youkilis .366

Home Runs:

Adrian Gonzalez 20

Jeremy Whittlesey 18

Raul Ibanez 17

RBIs

Evan Longoria 55

Jodi Biederstedt 52

Jason Bay 49