WEEK 16 RECAP

It was a rough week for many of us as only 14 players actually improved thier batting average..what a good week to win the SOTW for...

STUD OF THE WEEK - Ryan Smith

Big week for Smitty as not only does he win it all by himself, but that everyone else struggled so much that he now finds himself in 3rd place in BA at .309 ...He went with Jacoby Ellsbury, who was a 1st time RTTC pick and he went 12-26, with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs (22pts). This was his 2nd solo SOTW in the past 5 weeks, and now finds himself as the current 2011 money leader at this point. Congrats Smitty on your winnings...aka diaper stash...(google pic - 2 smitty)

DUDS OF THE WEEK - Emmons, Salvatore

This was the 1st DUD for both of these guys this year...They each only got 2 pts this week going with BJ Upton and Adam Dunn...Dunn has just been awful this year...he went 2/12 this week and that RAISED his season average..He is probably hitting his 6th grade weight...At least most of the rest of league had a bad week as well..so could have been worse for these 2...

HOT - last 3 weeks

BA - Smith - 25/66 - .379

HR - Smith, C Jones - 6

RBI - Riether - 16

NOT - last 3 weeks

BA - Leonard - 5/33 - .152

HR - Krista Krauss - 0

RBI - Bindel, Leonard - 3

Week 12 Recap -

It was a big week for the Batting Averages for a lot people...There were 26 different players picked this week and 10 of them hit over .300 for the week...which brings us to the to pick of the week...

STUD OF THE WEEK - RYAN SMITH

Just over a week ago a quote from Smitty that was based off his RTTC struggles..."Man, I am about done with RTTC...that game is dumb"...well maybe he should say that every week, as he went 13/27 with 4 HRs and 9 RBIs...26 pts...via M. Young...In the past 2 weeks he has raised his AVG 36 pts and now is over .300 and in great shape...Speaking of "Young"...Smitty is about a month-ish away from having a couple of young ones as he and his wife are expecting twins...Hope the $50 will buy some nice diapers..Congrats - (Google Pic - Dirtball (in Honor of Punches))

DUD OF THE WEEK - JESS KAPCAR

Jess went w B Gardner this week and he did dissapoint by getting only 3 hits...The first week back from her honeymoon to boot, ouch...talk about back to reality quick..oh well I am sure the beach was well worth it...but time to refocus, beacuse the honeymoon is over...Overall, she is still in good shape, as she is in the top third of each category still...

WHO'S HOT/NOT - LAST 3 WEEKS

BA

HOT - Zeitz - 32/74 - .432
NOT - Todd Guelde - 13/72 - .181

HR

HOT - Zeitz - 8

NOT - WRychener, Perrotta - 0

RBI

HOT - Zeitz - 27
NOT - Perrotta, Carroll - 5

I think it is safe to say the Zeitz is enjoying a nice little run here...This is the last week to make your all-star push...

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 15 Results

STUDS - Biederstedt, Whittlesey, Price

Nice weekend for these 3, as they put up a solid 15..(Cruz)...This is the first time I ever remember the SOTW not hitting a HR...This is P-Diddy Price's 3rd Stud, Biederstedts 2nd and last years MVP, Whittlesey's 1st....he could be making a 2nd half surge...good way to start the 2nd half fellas...(pic- BWP)

DUDS - Sunderman, Smith, Burger, Todd Guelde, Ryan Jones, Prigge, Emmons, Mangas

Not a good weekend for these 8 as they all ended up with only 2 pts....This is Prigges 3rd, Jones, Emmons, Mangas 2nd, and for the rest, this is only their 1st Dud appearence...If there is ever a week to be the DUD, week 15 is it...back to a normal week here in week 16....

STAT OF WEEK THAT MAY ONLY AMAZE ME-

Rob Price batting .267 and has 65 RBIs...

Tim Guelde batting .281 and has only 31 RBIs...

Week 12 Recap

One week until the RTTC ALL STARS are announced and we hit the halfway point of the year...

Stud of the Week - Ryan Smith

Ryan Smitty with his 3rd SOTW out of the last 4 weeks goin for a total of 20 points(M Young)...In that 4 week span he is hitting .423 with 6 HR and 23 RBIs...He is in the top 15 in each category, so he is looking to be in pretty good shape for a second half run...His YTD earnings are $32.73....Congrats to you Smitty (Google Pic - "dirtball" - Punches nickname for Smitty)

Duds of the Week - Rossi, Brooks

These 2 guys went with Glaus and Ortiz and both ended up with only 4 total points...This is Rossi's 3rd DUD and Brooks 2nd DUD award...

LEADERS

BA

Cano - .359

Krista Krauss - .350

HR

Bautista, Cabrera, Konerko - 20

Rychener, Sunderman - 19

RBI

D Rychener - 67

Cabrera - 64

Week 11 Recap

STUDS OF THE WEEK - Smith, Sunderman, Zgela, Brooks, TKrauss, Mathews, CJones

Huge week for these guys as they put up a record tying performance. They all went 16/27, 1 HR and 6 RBIs (Hamilton). Those 16 hits tie the most in a week of RTTC...Last who did it was Punches in Week 5 of 2009....It is the 2nd SOTW for Smith, Sunderman, Zgela, and CJones....1st of the year for Brooks, TKrauss, and Mathews...They all jumped in BA about 35-40 points each...(google pic - 7 guys)

DUD OF THE WEEK - TY MEYER

Ty My with only 3 points this week (Carter) marks the 2nd straight week he is the dud...and 3rd DUD week since week 3....Last 2 weeks he has 4 hits and has dropped a total of 27 pts down to .232...still only 5 HR behind the leader though...

Stats of the week:

Number of weeks E KRAUSS has hit better than .223 - (1) - unreal

Current Number of weeks in a row with a HR - Sunderman - (8)

Number of players w/at least 2 RBI each week - (1) - Keller

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

5-21-POD

3-4 , 1 HR , 6 RBI...Joe Mauer has been tearing it up since returning to the Twins lineup earlier this month..Ryan Smith was the only player to pick him this week, and those 6 RBIs last night is higher than any weekly total he has had so far this year...

WEEK 5 RESULTS

What a crazy week 5 we had. The weekly hit record was broken, the at bats record was tied, and the RBI record was broken by 3 different people. Also, 2 players got suspended, and a few more had the dreaded Monday night injury...

STUD OF THE WEEK: Troy Brooks

.379, 4HR 14RBI...Troy Boy was one of the 3 people that broke the RBI record. After this huge week, he is now tied with the league lead in HRs with 11 and 2nd in RBIs with 32. (Google Pic-Troy Boy)

Honorable Mention: I normally don't do this but had to give props to the other record breakers this week. Punches went off with 16 hits raising his average 70 points...and Jodi Bieder and Jay Persinger also ended the week with 14 RBIs, which actually doubled both of their totals for the year.

DUDS OF THE WEEK: Tom Zgela, Mike Meyer, and Sean Clark

0-3, 0HR, 0RBIs...This is what happens when the Monday injury comes into play...nothing you can do but watch

CHEATERS OF THE WEEK: Ryan Smith, and Clark Carroll

Both of these guys were suspended on Thursday for performance enhancing drugs, although by looking at them you wouldn't know...Per RTTC rules they were only required to sit out the remainder of the week and are reinstated as of today.

MANNY BEING MANNY

As of 12pm today Manny Ramirez has been suspended 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance. So Ryan Smith and Clark Carroll, you guys can go on vacation til Monday and not miss anything..lucky picks guys!

PS..wonder what they are talking about in the pic?

WHAT THE BUCK?

KC Royal/CLE Indians killer John Buck had the big night last night as he went 2-4 , 2 HR , 5 RBIs. This is a guy that no one has ever picked in RTTC history(or any other Royal for that matter) that I am aware of, but if he keeps this up, you may see his name called soon.

Also FYI, an event happened Monday night that I am sure will never happen again in RTTC history...Nick Swisher, an Italian-American, pitched a scoreless inning including a strikeout and hit a home run for the Yanks. And where is the one guy who picked him this week (Ryan Smith) for business??? You got it...Italy....amazing!