6/6 Recap - Golden Edition

STUD OF THE DAY - Paul Goldschmidt

He was 3/4, HR, 3 RBIs (7PTS) - Greg Leonard had the only pick for Goldy this week...Goldy is heating up...He has a tendency to hit HRs in bunches...He has 3 HRs and 5 RBIs in his last 7 games while hitting .450...He is the same dude that had 30 HRs last year in the Minors....before August even started..

From Elias: Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs to help lead the Diamondbacks to a 6-1 win over Colorado. Goldschmidt now has 15 extra base hits in 62 at bats over his last 17 games after having only eight extra base hits in 101 at bats in his first 31 games of the season.

6/5 Recap - A JV Night

STUD OF THE DAY - Joey Votto

No one had a huge night in the RTTC world...from my very unofficial and quick look, the top player of the night was Joey Votto, who had 2 hits and 2 RBIs (4pts)  He was picked by 4 players this week...In his last 7 games Votto is video game like 10/15 (.667)  His HR numbers aren't high yet, but he dominates in everything else...

2012 League Ranks:


• 4th in NL in BA (.350)

• 9th in NL in RBI (35)

• 1st in NL in BB (46)

• 1st in NL in SLG (.617)

• 1st in NL in OPS (1.096)

Week 9 Preview - Familiar Face Edition

It has taken a couple months, but the concensus pick is a familiar one from years past..

Top 3 Picks -
Pujols - 6
Fielder - 5
Votto, CarGo, Hamilton - 4

1st time RTTC picks

Yadier "Yadi" Molina - C, STL

Yadi has been on a tear lately...last 10 games he is hitting .447...He is probably the best all around catcher in the game right now, having won 4 straight gold gloves...He was picked twice this week...

Mike "too young for a nickname" Trout - OF, LAA

This kid is a freak...hits for power, average, and can fly....His last 10 games he is .395 with 10 RBIs...He will be a RTTC pick for a long time...He was picked twice this week...

Rooting Against -

BA LEADER - Tim Krauss - .356 (Stanton)
HR LEADER - Price - 17 (Cruz)
RBI LEADER - Shipley - 48 (McCutcheon)

Top 3 Team Picks -

White Sox - 11
Brewers - 9
Cardinals - 7

Rooting Against -

LEADER -
Krauss Krew - 38-18  (Angels)

Week 8 Results - Hot In Denver Edition

STUDs OF THE WEEK - Kyle Krauss, Tim Krauss, Mathews, Riether, Brink, Curlis, Hodges

They all picked Carlos Gonzalez this week, who went off for 28 PTS... 15/30 (1 hit away from the RTTC record) 4 HR 9 RBIs...The next highest RTTC pick was Trumbo, who only had 19 pts..so these 7 gained considerably on the rest of the league this week...This is Mathews and Brink's 2nd SOTW of the year...Also the 2nd Time CarGo has been the SOTW...Tim Krauss is now atop the league in BA at .356, where there are 4 others within a 2 pts of him...T Krauss and Curlis are both in the top 10 now in HRs...T Krauss, Mathews, and Hodges are all in the top 10 in RBIs now...Congrats on splitting the $60...

DUDs OF THE WEEK - Josh Biederstedt, Bindel, Staley

They all picked Konerko last week and paid for it...He only had 2 hits in 20 ABs.. (2 pts)  They hoped he would stay hot after his week 7 SOTW, but did not..he came back down to earth...This was Bieders and Staley's 2nd DOTW...Bindel is having a rough year, and is in the bottom 10 in each of the 3 categories..

TEAM STUD OF THE WEEK - Rockies Owners

They went 6-1..6 people picked them...and they picked up 5 games in the standings over those who picked the...

TEAM DUD OF THE WEEK - Dodgers Owners

...who went 1-6, and got swept in a 4 game series at home?! They were picked by 11 people this week, so there was a lot of shuffling in the standings...

5/30-31 Recap - CarGo-ne Edition

STUD OF THE PAST 2 DAYS - Carlos Gonzalez

The last 2 days CarGo has just gone off...He is 7/9 (.777) with 4 HRs and 7 RBIs..That is a 2 pt per AB ratio...He was picked by 7 people this week...He unoffically has 23 pts this week, and is well on his way to a SOTW...CarGo has a tendency to go off like this...I believe 2 years ago he had a 32 point week, a record which stood until Josh Hamilton broke this year...he is a serious triple crown contender in the NL this year...

2012 League Ranks:


• 5th in NL in BA (.332)

• 2nd in NL in HR (14)

• 1st in NL in RBI (44)

• 1st in NL in R (44)

• 1st in NL in SLG (.653)

• 2nd in NL in OPS (1.054)

5/29 Recap - New Rich Guy Edition

STUD OF THE DAY - ADAM JONES

He just signed a huge contract extension last week, and now he is earning that coin...Last night he was 3-3, 2 HRs and 3 RBIs..(8PTS)  Jones is having a huge year so far...He is on pace for 52 HRs and 110 RBIs...oh yeah, he may steal 30 bases too...wow..he is the main reason that the O's may be back.. Here is where he ranks in the AL:

2012 League Ranks:

• 8th in AL in BA (.317)

• 2nd in AL in HR (16)

• 5th in AL in RBI (34)

• 2nd in AL in R (38)

• 5th in AL in SB (8)

• 3rd in AL in SLG (.624)

• 5th in AL in OPS (.986)
 
He was only picked this week by Adam Guiney...

Week 8 Preview

Onto week 8---We are 27% of the way through the RTTC regular season...

Week 8 Top Picks - Miguel Cabrera - 8, Joey Votto - 7, Carlos Gonzalez - 7

1st Time RTTC Pick - Josh "Stiffler" Reddick
Coming into this season, Reddick had 10 HRs and 37 RBIs in his career..This season finally getting a chance to play everyday, he is hitting a respectable .276 with 14 HRs and 27 RBIs for the A's...Feikle was the only one to select him this week.

Rooting Against

BA and RBI Leader - Shipley .364, 44 - David Wright
HR Leader - Price 16 - Troy Tulowitzki

Week 8 Pick Correction - Emmons had Kemp as his #1 backup pick...but is on DL and not eligible - Stanton is his pick this week instead..

Top Team Picks - Reds & Dodgers - 11, Giants & Rockies - 6 - Looks to be a big week for the NL WEST

1st Time RTTC Team Pick - Athletics - Couting yesterdays loss, they are 22-27, and have lost 6 in a row...Picked by 3 people.

Only the Mariners and Padres have yet to be picked...

Rooting Against -

Dave Krauss' entry has changed ownership and will now be known as Krauss Krew..they are in 1st place at 33-17...this week they picked the Giants