Obviously spring training numbers do not mean much, but you can't ignore some players this spring. Here are the leaders with about 10 or so games left to be played...
Batting Avg-
1-Lorenzo Cain, should be the starting CF for the Royals this year is batting .500 for the spring (16-32)...not bad
2-Delmon Young, DH-OF for the Tigers is having a great spring and should have a big year behind that great offensive line of Miggy and Prince. he is batting .485 (16-33)
3-Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA, should see all kinds of pitches this year hitting in front of King Albert...he is batting .467 (14-30)
Home Runs-
1-Ryan Ruburn, 2B, DET...He has 6 HRs this spring in 28 ABs, and he most likely will hit 8 or 9th in that Tigers lineup...dumb
2, 3-Bunch of players have 4...notable RTTC picks are Soriano, CHC, Uggla, ATL, and D Young, DET
RBIs-
1-Raburn 18...Grapefruit League MVP...hitting .465 as well
1-D Young 18
3. Hosmer, KC 16..He should have a huge year I believe, and KC will be improved if all their young talent can prosper...
TEAM
Break up the Tigers, they are 13-2 in spring training, OAK and TOR is 14-4...The Mets are 4-11...In the new RTTC Team Picks there are 26 weeks in the season...There are 30 teams to choose from...so that leaves 4 teams you will not choose for sure this year...the Mets may be a popular team left out...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
2012 RTTC Overview - New Side Game
The basis of RTTC in 2012 will not change at all.
Quick Recap of how our simple game works.
-You will pick 1 player per week.
-This player can only be used once for the whole year.
-We keep track of only Hits, HRs, and RBIs for this player.
-Each week the person with the most "pts" (add up h, hr, and rbi's) will win $50 (split if tied)
-After 26 weeks compiles of this, the top 3 players (possibly top 4 depending on amount of entries) in each category will win the season long prizes ($$ determined by final count of entries)
-Each week starts on Monday (except week 1 which starts March 28th) Week 2 starts on April 16th.
-Your picks must be submitted to rttcpicks@gmail.com prior to the first game of the day. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility of the weekly prize. Each day the pick is late results in an 0-3.
-Every pick must be an eligible player - Pitchers can't be used, Injured players, DL players shouldn't be used....Use this site -> http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/injuries/ to check every monday. Towards the end of the year benchwarmers cant be used to preserve batting averages. The Commish has the right to deny any picks that violate this rule.
-That is pretty much it I believe for the RTTC game
NEW TO 2012 - TEAM PICKS
This year we are going to try out a new side game to see how it goes. Every year once the regular season ends, RTTC abruptly ends. This year, some of us will have interest in the playoffs.
Every week along with your RTTC player pick, you will submit a Team pick as well.
-You can only pick a team once per year. And all we will care about is their wins and losses. We will accumulate these wins and losses until you have completed 162 games. (For instance your team picks my reach 162 total games played during week 24. At that point your team picks will be done. Or you may not reach 162 games played total after 26 weeks, and if not, your remaining games will be counted as losses. So for example after the season is done and your team picks are 80-80 (2 shy of 162 total...you will automatically gain 2 losses to make it 80-82
At the end of the season, the top 10 "teams" will advance to the playoffs, where there is now 10 teams.
A draft will ensue where the regular season champ will get 1st pick of the MLB team they think will win it all, and so on. The 10th best team will get whichever team is left - (in 2011, it may have been the Cards). Any ties in record will go to the player that has the highest RTTC pt total for the season.
Of the overall pot only $50-$100 will go towards the Team Picks Side Game. Probably pay out the Reg Season Champ and the World Series Champ. Input, Suggestions are welcome.
Email rttcpicks@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, whatever...also any new recruits should email me there, so I can add their email to the list.
Quick Recap of how our simple game works.
-You will pick 1 player per week.
-This player can only be used once for the whole year.
-We keep track of only Hits, HRs, and RBIs for this player.
-Each week the person with the most "pts" (add up h, hr, and rbi's) will win $50 (split if tied)
-After 26 weeks compiles of this, the top 3 players (possibly top 4 depending on amount of entries) in each category will win the season long prizes ($$ determined by final count of entries)
-Each week starts on Monday (except week 1 which starts March 28th) Week 2 starts on April 16th.
-Your picks must be submitted to rttcpicks@gmail.com prior to the first game of the day. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility of the weekly prize. Each day the pick is late results in an 0-3.
-Every pick must be an eligible player - Pitchers can't be used, Injured players, DL players shouldn't be used....Use this site -> http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/injuries/ to check every monday. Towards the end of the year benchwarmers cant be used to preserve batting averages. The Commish has the right to deny any picks that violate this rule.
-That is pretty much it I believe for the RTTC game
NEW TO 2012 - TEAM PICKS
This year we are going to try out a new side game to see how it goes. Every year once the regular season ends, RTTC abruptly ends. This year, some of us will have interest in the playoffs.
Every week along with your RTTC player pick, you will submit a Team pick as well.
-You can only pick a team once per year. And all we will care about is their wins and losses. We will accumulate these wins and losses until you have completed 162 games. (For instance your team picks my reach 162 total games played during week 24. At that point your team picks will be done. Or you may not reach 162 games played total after 26 weeks, and if not, your remaining games will be counted as losses. So for example after the season is done and your team picks are 80-80 (2 shy of 162 total...you will automatically gain 2 losses to make it 80-82
At the end of the season, the top 10 "teams" will advance to the playoffs, where there is now 10 teams.
A draft will ensue where the regular season champ will get 1st pick of the MLB team they think will win it all, and so on. The 10th best team will get whichever team is left - (in 2011, it may have been the Cards). Any ties in record will go to the player that has the highest RTTC pt total for the season.
Of the overall pot only $50-$100 will go towards the Team Picks Side Game. Probably pay out the Reg Season Champ and the World Series Champ. Input, Suggestions are welcome.
Email rttcpicks@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, whatever...also any new recruits should email me there, so I can add their email to the list.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
RTTC 2012 - Opening Day 3 Weeks Away
Well its been a long off season, its time to get back on the horse...the RTTC horse. Opening Day is THIS month...March 28th (Mariners and A's have a 2 game series in Japan..the rest of the teams start up on April 4th-5th)....time to get recruiting and get geared up for another season...With March Madness starting soon and to distract us, Opening Day will be here before you know it.
2012 RTTC RULES RECAP
Everything will be the same this year when it comes to RTTC as last, with one slight change...The commish (me) will be able to disapprove picks...This most likely will only come into play in the last couple of weeks when a player is trying to keep their Batting Average from falling.
Week 1 Notes -
With MLB starting the season at an odd time, week 1 is kind of screwy. If your week 1 pick is going to be a player from Seattle or Oakland, that pick must be sent in prior to that game (March 28th) Otherwise all other picks must be in by April 4th. So in essence Week 1 will last from March 28th - April 15th)...and the way the schedule works out, Week 26 at the end of the year will only be 3 days long. Week 2 will start on Monday, April 16th, week 3 will start the following Monday and so on.
Next post will detail the new side game that we will try out this season...
If you have any friends that want to join, have them email me to confirm entry in RTTC12, send email to rttcpicks@gmail.com Also throw any questions that you may have to that email as well.
2012 RTTC RULES RECAP
Everything will be the same this year when it comes to RTTC as last, with one slight change...The commish (me) will be able to disapprove picks...This most likely will only come into play in the last couple of weeks when a player is trying to keep their Batting Average from falling.
Week 1 Notes -
With MLB starting the season at an odd time, week 1 is kind of screwy. If your week 1 pick is going to be a player from Seattle or Oakland, that pick must be sent in prior to that game (March 28th) Otherwise all other picks must be in by April 4th. So in essence Week 1 will last from March 28th - April 15th)...and the way the schedule works out, Week 26 at the end of the year will only be 3 days long. Week 2 will start on Monday, April 16th, week 3 will start the following Monday and so on.
Next post will detail the new side game that we will try out this season...
If you have any friends that want to join, have them email me to confirm entry in RTTC12, send email to rttcpicks@gmail.com Also throw any questions that you may have to that email as well.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
2011 RTTC Post Season Awards
Here are the top 3 in each category:
Batting Average
1st- Mathews .335
2nd- Price .325
3rd- Sigler .313
(MLB Champ - Miguel Cabrera .344)
Home Runs
1st- Punches 44
2nd- Wyse 41
3rd- Cowan 39
(MLB Champ - Jose Bautista 43)
RBIs
1st- Riether 133
t-2nd- Graven 123
t-2nd- Mathews 123
(MLB Champ - Matt Kemp 126)
2011 Overall Money Leaders
MATHEWS 500.58
PUNCHES 358.48
RIETHER 354.20
WYSE 260.08
PRICE 163.95
SIGLER 152.71
GRAVEN 131.87
SMITH 100.00
COWAN 93.19
ROSSI 85.00
SALVATORE 83.32
EMMONS 66.66
ZGELA 66.66
ZEITZ 50.00
TIM GUELDE 50.00
PALUMBO 50.00
BRINK 48.80
C JONES 48.80
DOUG KRAUSS 33.33
WILLIE 32.14
KYLE KRAUSS 25.00
BURGER 25.00
KJ KRAUSS 25.00
JESS KAPCAR 25.00
MEEK 25.00
BANKS 17.14
G BADENHOP 17.14
W RYCHENER 16.66
T KRAUSS 16.66
PENNINGTON 14.58
STOUT 13.39
M BADENHOP 8.33
TODD GUELDE 8.33
LEONARD 8.33
SUNDERMAN 7.14
CURLIS 7.14
DAVE KRAUSS 6.25
JOE KAPCAR 6.25
RYAN JONES 6.25
FINKES 6.25
PEROTTA 6.25
RTTC RECORDS SET IN 2011
Only 1 - Punches 44 HRs
2011 RTTC MVP - MATHEWS - .335, 33 HRs, 123 RBIs (362 pts, 2nd most all time)
2nd in voting - Riether - .287, 38 HRs, 133 RBIs (353 pts- 3rd most all time)
3rd in voting - Graven - .291, 34 HRs, 123 RBIs (347 pts - 6th all time)
2011 Rookie of the Year - Sigler - .313, 30 HRs, 112 RBIs
2nd in voting - Wyse - .281, 41 HRs, 113 RBIs
3rd in voting - Jess Kapcar - .309, 33 HRs, 102 RBIs
Batting Average
1st- Mathews .335
2nd- Price .325
3rd- Sigler .313
(MLB Champ - Miguel Cabrera .344)
Home Runs
1st- Punches 44
2nd- Wyse 41
3rd- Cowan 39
(MLB Champ - Jose Bautista 43)
RBIs
1st- Riether 133
t-2nd- Graven 123
t-2nd- Mathews 123
(MLB Champ - Matt Kemp 126)
2011 Overall Money Leaders
MATHEWS 500.58
PUNCHES 358.48
RIETHER 354.20
WYSE 260.08
PRICE 163.95
SIGLER 152.71
GRAVEN 131.87
SMITH 100.00
COWAN 93.19
ROSSI 85.00
SALVATORE 83.32
EMMONS 66.66
ZGELA 66.66
ZEITZ 50.00
TIM GUELDE 50.00
PALUMBO 50.00
BRINK 48.80
C JONES 48.80
DOUG KRAUSS 33.33
WILLIE 32.14
KYLE KRAUSS 25.00
BURGER 25.00
KJ KRAUSS 25.00
JESS KAPCAR 25.00
MEEK 25.00
BANKS 17.14
G BADENHOP 17.14
W RYCHENER 16.66
T KRAUSS 16.66
PENNINGTON 14.58
STOUT 13.39
M BADENHOP 8.33
TODD GUELDE 8.33
LEONARD 8.33
SUNDERMAN 7.14
CURLIS 7.14
DAVE KRAUSS 6.25
JOE KAPCAR 6.25
RYAN JONES 6.25
FINKES 6.25
PEROTTA 6.25
RTTC RECORDS SET IN 2011
Only 1 - Punches 44 HRs
2011 RTTC MVP - MATHEWS - .335, 33 HRs, 123 RBIs (362 pts, 2nd most all time)
2nd in voting - Riether - .287, 38 HRs, 133 RBIs (353 pts- 3rd most all time)
3rd in voting - Graven - .291, 34 HRs, 123 RBIs (347 pts - 6th all time)
2011 Rookie of the Year - Sigler - .313, 30 HRs, 112 RBIs
2nd in voting - Wyse - .281, 41 HRs, 113 RBIs
3rd in voting - Jess Kapcar - .309, 33 HRs, 102 RBIs
WEEK 26 Results
Wow, what a finish to the season...there will be a documentary on 9/28/2011 some day....lets recap our last week
STUD OF THE WEEK -Vince Salvatore
Vince finished out the season with a bang and went with a very smart pick...most players went with a player from a team that was in a close finish for the wild cards, but Vince went with Matt Kemp (4/13, 2 HR, 6 RBIs) who recently said he would rather have a 40HR -40SB season, than get MVP...so you know he was aware of his stats...he had 37 HRs entering the week....falling 1 shy of his 40-40...he did have 40 SB....and he will probably get that MVP as well...Good Pick Vince...He finishes the season 4th on the money leaders list at $83.32 (end of season prize $ not added yet) (Google Pic - SV3)
DUDS of the WEEK - Ty Meyer, David Rossi
Ty My went with his favorite player Ty Wigginton and he had nothing this week...Rossi went with Konerko, who was hurt and didn't play all week...
After week 26 $ Leaders...(End of season $ not added yet)
WYSE 116.66
SMITH 100.00
ROSSI 85.00
SALVATORE 83.32
SIGLER 66.66
EMMONS 66.66
ZGELA 66.66
ZEITZ 50.00
TIM GUELDE 50.00
PALUMBO 50.00
BRINK 48.80
C JONES 48.80
MATHEWS 41.65
DOUG KRAUSS 33.33
WILLIE 32.14
KYLE KRAUSS 25.00
BURGER 25.00
KJ KRAUSS 25.00
JESS KAPCAR 25.00
MEEK 25.00
PRICE 20.53
BANKS 17.14
GRAVEN 17.14
G BADENHOP 17.14
W RYCHENER 16.66
T KRAUSS 16.66
PENNINGTON 14.58
PUNCHES 14.28
STOUT 13.39
RIETHER 10.00
M BADENHOP 8.33
TODD GUELDE 8.33
LEONARD 8.33
SUNDERMAN 7.14
COWAN 7.14
CURLIS 7.14
DAVE KRAUSS 6.25
JOE KAPCAR 6.25
RYAN JONES 6.25
FINKES 6.25
PEROTTA 6.25
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Updated Leaders Thru 9/27 - 1 Day Left
So here we are, the season comes down to one night for the Sox, Rays, Braves, and Cardinals...There will be many people watching these games tonite especially in our circle...Most all of the players still in contention for a top 3 finish below have someone in those games...what Ellsbury and BJ Upton do tonite will determine most of the RTTC winnings....funny how this marathon of a season comes down to one night..in MLB and RTTC...GOOD LUCK to those still in it to win it....Will be back tomorrow to sort this mess out
BA LEADERS
Chris Mathews 0.337 - Upton 3/7 this week
Rob Price 0.325 - Berkman 4/8 this week
Todd Sigler* 0.313 - Castro was 2/5 last night
Jessica Kapcar* 0.309 -Weeks was also 1/5 last night
Jess needs a 3 or 4 hit night and hopes Todd takes an 0-fer
HR LEADERS
Brent Punches 44
Josh Wyse* 41 - Clutch HR by Zobrist last night for Rays
Neil Cowan 39 - Clutch HR by Ellsbury last night for Sox
Matt Banks 38
Dave Riether 38 - Ellsbury HR (Can't catch Cowan though)
Banks hoping for a HR tonite by Bossman Junior Upton and nothing for Ellsbury..Can't believe no one took Prince at all this week (3 HRs last night)
RBI LEADERS
Dave Riether 133 - 2 by Ellsbury
Kirk Graven 123 - 2 by Ellsbury
Chris Mathews 122 -
Corey Burger 120 - 2 by Ellsbury
Brent Punches 119 -
Matt Banks 119 -
Week 26 SOTW Watch
Curlis (Beltre) 10
Kemp and Cabrera owners - 8
BA LEADERS
Chris Mathews 0.337 - Upton 3/7 this week
Rob Price 0.325 - Berkman 4/8 this week
Todd Sigler* 0.313 - Castro was 2/5 last night
Jessica Kapcar* 0.309 -Weeks was also 1/5 last night
Jess needs a 3 or 4 hit night and hopes Todd takes an 0-fer
HR LEADERS
Brent Punches 44
Josh Wyse* 41 - Clutch HR by Zobrist last night for Rays
Neil Cowan 39 - Clutch HR by Ellsbury last night for Sox
Matt Banks 38
Dave Riether 38 - Ellsbury HR (Can't catch Cowan though)
Banks hoping for a HR tonite by Bossman Junior Upton and nothing for Ellsbury..Can't believe no one took Prince at all this week (3 HRs last night)
RBI LEADERS
Dave Riether 133 - 2 by Ellsbury
Kirk Graven 123 - 2 by Ellsbury
Chris Mathews 122 -
Corey Burger 120 - 2 by Ellsbury
Brent Punches 119 -
Matt Banks 119 -
Week 26 SOTW Watch
Curlis (Beltre) 10
Kemp and Cabrera owners - 8
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Updated Leaders Thru 9/26 - 2 Games Left
BA LEADERS
Chris Mathews 0.337
Rob Price 0.322
Todd Sigler* 0.312 - Castro was 1/4 last night
Jessica Kapcar* 0.310 -Weeks was also 1/4 last night
Funny how we care about Cubs and A's this week...
HR LEADERS
Brent Punches 44
Josh Wyse* 40
Neil Cowan 38
Matt Banks 38
Dave Riether 37
Dave Krauss 37
Nothing changed here last night...
RBI LEADERS
Dave Riether 131
Chris Mathews 122 - 2 RBIs from BJ Upton
Kirk Graven 121
Brent Punches 119 - 2 RBIs from Berkman
Matt Banks 119 - 2 RBIs from BJ Upton
Corey Burger 118
Joe Pennington 116 - 1 RBI from Braun
Week 26 SOTW Watch
Salvatore (Kemp) 5
4 other picks tied at 4
Chris Mathews 0.337
Rob Price 0.322
Todd Sigler* 0.312 - Castro was 1/4 last night
Jessica Kapcar* 0.310 -Weeks was also 1/4 last night
Funny how we care about Cubs and A's this week...
HR LEADERS
Brent Punches 44
Josh Wyse* 40
Neil Cowan 38
Matt Banks 38
Dave Riether 37
Dave Krauss 37
Nothing changed here last night...
RBI LEADERS
Dave Riether 131
Chris Mathews 122 - 2 RBIs from BJ Upton
Kirk Graven 121
Brent Punches 119 - 2 RBIs from Berkman
Matt Banks 119 - 2 RBIs from BJ Upton
Corey Burger 118
Joe Pennington 116 - 1 RBI from Braun
Week 26 SOTW Watch
Salvatore (Kemp) 5
4 other picks tied at 4
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