ASFBL 2005 SEASON
ASFBL A Simulation Fantasy Baseball League

 

2006 Season

REGULAR SEASON
 
COMMENTS:  Congrats to the playoff teams!  The Mets snuck past the Braves, the
Rockies held off the Dodgers, and the Cardinals went into the playoffs with
momentum.  In the AL, the Tigers just barely hung on to life against the Indians
and the Mariners squeaked in.

PLAYOFF RULES:  Please EMAIL your lineups to Leo by Friday.  You can use a 3-man
rotation without penalty.  Regular season fantasy stats are cleared, so no 
over-use.  You can re-set the roster after each round of the playoffs.  First
series is best of 5; off days after games 2 and 5.  2-2-1 format.

MATCHUPS:  Best division record plays wildcard unless they are in the same
division, in which case the best division record plays the lower win total of
the other 2 division leaders.

Dodgers at Cardinals
Mets at Rockies
Mariners at Yankees
Bosox at Tigers

Division number 1 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
NEW YORK METS                 91        71        0        .562       5 / 2 
ATLANTA BRAVES                89        73        2        .549       3 / 3 
FLORIDA MARLINS               75        87        16       .463       3 / 3 
PHILADELPHIA PHILS            68        94        23       .42        1 / 5 
WASHINGTON NATIONALS          64        98        27       .395       4 / 3 

Division number 2 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS           103       59        0        .636       6 / 1 
CINCINNATI REDS               84        78        19       .519       2 / 5 
MILWAUKEE BREWERS             80        82        23       .494       3 / 3 
CHICAGO CUBS                  75        87        28       .463       1 / 5 
PITTSBURGH PIRATES            72        90        31       .444       3 / 3 
HOUSTON ASTROS                69        93        34       .426       4 / 2 

Division number 3 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
COLORADO ROCKIES              93        69        0        .574       4 / 2 
LOS ANGELES DODGERS           90        72        3        .556       5 / 1 
SAN DIEGO PADRES              88        74        5        .543       3 / 4 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS          82        80        11       .506       4 / 3 
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS          62        100       31       .383       0 / 6 

Division number 4 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
NEW YORK YANKEES              112       50        0        .691       5 / 2 
BOSTON RED SOX                104       58        8        .642       4 / 2 
BALTIMORE ORIOLES             74        88        38       .457       3 / 3 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS             74        88        38       .457       3 / 4 
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS          61        101       51       .377       2 / 5 

Division number 5 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
DETROIT TIGERS                94        68        0        .58        3 / 3 
CLEVELAND INDIANS             93        69        1        .574       5 / 2 
CHICAGO WHITE SOX             87        75        7        .537       3 / 3 
MINNESOTA TWINS               81        81        13       .5         4 / 3 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS            43        119       51       .265       1 / 6 

Division number 6 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
SEATTLE MARINERS              83        79        0        .512       2 / 4 
TEXAS RANGERS                 81        81        2        .5         1 / 5 
OAKLAND ATHLETICS             80        82        3        .494       4 / 3 
LOS ANGELES ANGELS            78        84        5        .481       6 / 1 

                             ACTUAL    Fantasy   G Ahead
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS           83 / 78   103 / 59  19.5 
BOSTON RED SOX                86 / 76   104 / 58  18 
COLORADO ROCKIES              76 / 86   93 / 69   17 
CLEVELAND INDIANS             78 / 84   93 / 69   15 
NEW YORK YANKEES              97 / 65   112 / 50  15 
ATLANTA BRAVES                79 / 83   89 / 73   10 
CHICAGO CUBS                  66 / 96   75 / 87   9 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS          76 / 86   82 / 80   6 
MILWAUKEE BREWERS             75 / 87   80 / 82   5 
SEATTLE MARINERS              78 / 84   83 / 79   5 
PITTSBURGH PIRATES            67 / 95   72 / 90   5 
BALTIMORE ORIOLES             70 / 92   74 / 88   4 
CINCINNATI REDS               80 / 82   84 / 78   4 
LOS ANGELES DODGERS           88 / 74   90 / 72   2 
TEXAS RANGERS                 80 / 82   81 / 81   1 
SAN DIEGO PADRES              88 / 74   88 / 74   0 
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS          61 / 101  61 / 101  0 
DETROIT TIGERS                95 / 67   94 / 68  -1 
CHICAGO WHITE SOX             90 / 72   87 / 75  -3 
FLORIDA MARLINS               78 / 84   75 / 87  -3 
NEW YORK METS                 97 / 65   91 / 71  -6 
WASHINGTON NATIONALS          71 / 91   64 / 98  -7 
LOS ANGELES ANGELS            89 / 73   78 / 84  -11 
OAKLAND ATHLETICS             93 / 69   80 / 82  -13 
HOUSTON ASTROS                82 / 80   69 / 93  -13 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS             87 / 75   74 / 88  -13 
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS          76 / 85   62 / 100 -14.5 
MINNESOTA TWINS               96 / 66   81 / 81  -15 
PHILADELPHIA PHILS            85 / 77   68 / 94  -17 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS            62 / 100  43 / 119 -19 

LEAGUE LEADERS

PLAYER                  TEAM       HOME RUNS
 1 Ryan HOWARD     PHILADELPHIA PH 64.
 2 David ORTIZ     BOSTON RED SOX  59.
 3 Lance BERKMAN   HOUSTON ASTROS  54.
 4 Carlos DELGADO  NEW YORK METS   52.
 5 Jermaine DYE    ST. LOUIS CARDI 52.
 6 Jim THOME       CHICAGO WHITE S 51.
 7 Albert PUJOLS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 51.
 8 Carlos BELTRAN  TORONTO BLUE JA 50.
 9 Jason GIAMBI    NEW YORK YANKEE 50.
 10 Travis HAFNER  OAKLAND ATHLETI 50.
 11 Alfonso SORIANODETROIT TIGERS  49.
 12 Adam DUNN      CINCINNATI REDS 47.
 13 Manny RAMIREZ  BOSTON RED SOX  44.
 14 Frank THOMAS   CLEVELAND INDIA 44.
 15 Troy GLAUS     TORONTO BLUE JA 43.
 16 Andruw JONES   NEW YORK YANKEE 43.
 17 Paul KONERKO   CHICAGO WHITE S 40.
 18 Nick SWISHER   OAKLAND ATHLETI 39.
 19 Justin MORNEAU MINNESOTA TWINS 39.
 20 Carlos LEE     NEW YORK YANKEE 39.

PLAYER                  TEAM       DOUBLES
 1 Luis GONZALEZ   ARIZONA DIAMOND 58.
 2 Gary MATTHEWS JR.
                   TEXAS RANGERS   55.
 3 Miguel CABRERA  SEATTLE MARINER 53.
 4 Matt HOLLIDAY   COLORADO ROCKIE 52.
 5 Michael YOUNG   CHICAGO WHITE S 51.
 6 Mike LOWELL     BOSTON RED SOX  50.
 7 Freddy SANCHEZ  PITTSBURGH PIRA 50.
 8 Carlos GUILLEN  WASHINGTON NATI 49.
 9 Mark DEROSA     TEXAS RANGERS   47.
 10 Scott ROLEN    ST. LOUIS CARDI 47.
 11 Frank CATALANOTTO
                   NEW YORK METS   46.
 12 Paul LO DUCA   NEW YORK METS   45.
 13 Jimmy ROLLINS  PHILADELPHIA PH 45.
 14 Craig BIGGIO   HOUSTON ASTROS  45.
 15 Derek JETER    NEW YORK YANKEE 44.
 16 Johnny DAMON   NEW YORK YANKEE 44.
 17 Bobby ABREU    BOSTON RED SOX  43.
 18 Nick JOHNSON   WASHINGTON NATI 43.
 19 Edgar RENTERIA ST. LOUIS CARDI 43.
 20 Todd HELTON    COLORADO ROCKIE 42.

PLAYER                  TEAM       TRIPLES
 1 Jose LOPEZ      SAN DIEGO PADRE 15.
 2 Scott PODSEDNIK CHICAGO WHITE S 13.
 3 Juan PIERRE     CHICAGO CUBS    11.
 4 Nick PUNTO      MINNESOTA TWINS 10.
 5 Vernon WELLS    TORONTO BLUE JA 10.
 6 Mark TEAHEN     KANSAS CITY ROY 9.
 7 Ray DURHAM      NEW YORK YANKEE 9.
 8 Ronny CEDENO    CHICAGO CUBS    9.
 9 Willy TAVERAS   HOUSTON ASTROS  9.
 10 Russell MARTIN LOS ANGELES DOD 9.
 11 Marcus GILES   TORONTO BLUE JA 9.
 12 Omar VIZQUEL   SAN FRANCISCO G 9.
 13 Randy WINN     SAN FRANCISCO G 9.
 14 Michael CUDDYERCOLORADO ROCKIE 9.
 15 Orlando HUDSON ARIZONA DIAMOND 9.
 16 Ichiro SUZUKI  SAN DIEGO PADRE 8.
 17 David WRIGHT   NEW YORK METS   8.
 18 Dan UGGLA      FLORIDA MARLINS 8.
 19 Yuniesky BETANCOURT
                   FLORIDA MARLINS 8.
 20 David DELLUCCI PHILADELPHIA PH 8.

PLAYER                  TEAM       STOLEN BASES
 1 Ichiro SUZUKI   SAN DIEGO PADRE 108.
 2 Jose REYES      NEW YORK METS   107.
 3 Felipe LOPEZ    CINCINNATI REDS 95.
 4 Derek JETER     NEW YORK YANKEE 90.
 5 Omar VIZQUEL    SAN FRANCISCO G 90.
 6 Rafael FURCAL   LOS ANGELES DOD 89.
 7 Juan PIERRE     CHICAGO CUBS    85.
 8 Kenny LOFTON    LOS ANGELES DOD 81.
 9 Brian ROBERTS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 72.
 10 Hanley RAMIREZ SEATTLE MARINER 72.
 11 Jimmy ROLLINS  PHILADELPHIA PH 72.
 12 Carl CRAWFORD  ATLANTA BRAVES  71.
 13 Bobby ABREU    BOSTON RED SOX  71.
 14 Orlando CABRERALOS ANGELES ANG 69.
 15 Chone FIGGINS  LOS ANGELES ANG 67.
 16 Edgar RENTERIA ST. LOUIS CARDI 65.
 17 Ryan FREEL     CINCINNATI REDS 62.
 18 Grady SIZEMORE CLEVELAND INDIA 55.
 19 Josh BARFIELD  SEATTLE MARINER 55.
 20 Jason LANE     HOUSTON ASTROS  54.

PLAYER                  TEAM       RBI
 1 Ryan HOWARD     PHILADELPHIA PH 142.
 2 David ORTIZ     BOSTON RED SOX  139.
 3 Jermaine DYE    ST. LOUIS CARDI 131.
 4 Alfonso SORIANO DETROIT TIGERS  130.
 5 Carlos LEE      NEW YORK YANKEE 128.
 6 Paul KONERKO    CHICAGO WHITE S 128.
 7 Vladimir GUERRERO
                   LOS ANGELES ANG 128.
 8 Albert PUJOLS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 127.
 9 Carlos BELTRAN  TORONTO BLUE JA 122.
 10 Justin MORNEAU MINNESOTA TWINS 122.
 11 Johnny DAMON   NEW YORK YANKEE 121.
 12 Travis HAFNER  OAKLAND ATHLETI 118.
 13 Carlos DELGADO NEW YORK METS   117.
 14 Andruw JONES   NEW YORK YANKEE 117.
 15 Matt HOLLIDAY  COLORADO ROCKIE 115.
 16 Mark TEIXEIRA  BOSTON RED SOX  112.
 17 Lance BERKMAN  HOUSTON ASTROS  111.
 18 Jason GIAMBI   NEW YORK YANKEE 110.
 19 Chase UTLEY    PHILADELPHIA PH 110.
 20 Manny RAMIREZ  BOSTON RED SOX  109.

PLAYER                  TEAM       RUNS
 1 Derek JETER     NEW YORK YANKEE 148.
 2 Jermaine DYE    ST. LOUIS CARDI 134.
 3 Jimmy ROLLINS   PHILADELPHIA PH 131.
 4 Manny RAMIREZ   BOSTON RED SOX  127.
 5 Grady SIZEMORE  CLEVELAND INDIA 126.
 6 Jose REYES      NEW YORK METS   126.
 7 Albert PUJOLS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 125.
 8 David ORTIZ     BOSTON RED SOX  123.
 9 Paul KONERKO    CHICAGO WHITE S 121.
 10 Bobby ABREU    BOSTON RED SOX  119.
 11 Travis HAFNER  OAKLAND ATHLETI 118.
 12 Adam DUNN      CINCINNATI REDS 116.
 13 Rafael FURCAL  LOS ANGELES DOD 116.
 14 Garrett ATKINS COLORADO ROCKIE 116.
 15 Carlos BELTRAN TORONTO BLUE JA 115.
 16 Lance BERKMAN  HOUSTON ASTROS  115.
 17 Carl CRAWFORD  ATLANTA BRAVES  113.
 18 Michael YOUNG  CHICAGO WHITE S 113.
 19 Carlos LEE     NEW YORK YANKEE 113.
 20 Scott ROLEN    ST. LOUIS CARDI 112.

PLAYER                  TEAM       AVG
 1 Joe MAUER       NEW YORK YANKEE .356
 2 Derek JETER     NEW YORK YANKEE .346
 3 Freddy SANCHEZ  PITTSBURGH PIRA .346
 4 Miguel CABRERA  SEATTLE MARINER .343
 5 Miguel TEJADA   BALTIMORE ORIOL .334
 6 Brian MCCANN    ATLANTA BRAVES  .333
 7 Jermaine DYE    ST. LOUIS CARDI .332
 8 Albert PUJOLS   ST. LOUIS CARDI .331
 9 Garrett ATKINS  COLORADO ROCKIE .326
 10 Chase UTLEY    PHILADELPHIA PH .324
 11 Vladimir GUERRERO
                   LOS ANGELES ANG .322
 12 Justin MORNEAU MINNESOTA TWINS .32
 13 Reed JOHNSON   WASHINGTON NATI .32
 14 Victor MARTINEZCLEVELAND INDIA .318
 15 Paul LO DUCA   NEW YORK METS   .317
 16 Carlos GUILLEN WASHINGTON NATI .316
 17 Frank CATALANOTTO
                   NEW YORK METS   .316
 18 Michael YOUNG  CHICAGO WHITE S .314
 19 Travis HAFNER  OAKLAND ATHLETI .313
 20 Ichiro SUZUKI  SAN DIEGO PADRE .313

PLAYER                  TEAM       ERA
 1 Francisco LIRIANO
                   MINNESOTA TWINS  2.071943 
 2 Rafael SORIANO  SEATTLE MARINER  2.464286 
 3 Jonathan BROXTONLOS ANGELES DOD  2.667984 
 4 Joe NATHAN      MINNESOTA TWINS  2.689243 
 5 Johan SANTANA   NEW YORK YANKEE  2.847656 
 6 Juan RINCON     MINNESOTA TWINS  2.874525 
 7 Roger CLEMENS   HOUSTON ASTROS   3.020979 
 8 Roy OSWALT      HOUSTON ASTROS   3.02983 
 9 Anibal SANCHEZ  FLORIDA MARLINS  3.039735 
 10 Jered WEAVER   NEW YORK YANKEE  3.043033 
 11 Chris CARPENTERCHICAGO WHITE S  3.045627 
 12 Brandon WEBB   ARIZONA DIAMOND  3.052764 
 13 Mike MUSSINA   DETROIT TIGERS   3.069012 
 14 Hyang-Nam Choi OAKLAND ATHLETI  3.095541 
 15 Darren OLIVER  ST. LOUIS CARDI  3.14151 
 16 Bronson ARROYO CINCINNATI REDS  3.180538 
 17 Josh JOHNSON   FLORIDA MARLINS  3.19554 
 18 J.D. Durbin    ST. LOUIS CARDI  3.221591 
 19 Geoff GEARY    PHILADELPHIA PH  3.24 
 20 John MAINE     NEW YORK METS    3.267516 

PLAYER                  TEAM       WALKS/9 INNINGs
 1 Jeremy SOWERS   CLEVELAND INDIA  0.6428572 
 2 Livan HERNANDEZ BOSTON RED SOX   0.9642857 
 3 Roy HALLADAY    NEW YORK METS    1.21978 
 4 Jimmy GOBBLE    KANSAS CITY ROY  1.377551 
 5 Jon GARLAND     CHICAGO WHITE S  1.438144 
 6 Jered WEAVER    NEW YORK YANKEE  1.438524 
 7 Jon LIEBER      PHILADELPHIA PH  1.454219 
 8 Hyang-Nam Choi  OAKLAND ATHLETI  1.461784 
 9 Kevin GREGG     LOS ANGELES ANG  1.504644 
 10 Hector CARRASCOLOS ANGELES ANG  1.544959 
 11 Brandon WEBB   ARIZONA DIAMOND  1.560301 
 12 Curt SCHILLING BOSTON RED SOX   1.577446 
 13 Johan SANTANA  NEW YORK YANKEE  1.582031 
 14 Brian Bowles   BALTIMORE ORIOL  1.61194 
 15 Joe NATHAN     MINNESOTA TWINS  1.613546 
 16 Geoff GEARY    PHILADELPHIA PH  1.62 
 17 Esteban LOAIZA OAKLAND ATHLETI  1.636364 
 18 John SMOLTZ    ATLANTA BRAVES   1.658824 
 19 Cole HAMELS    PHILADELPHIA PH  1.663507 
 20 Francisco LIRIANO
                   MINNESOTA TWINS  1.683453 

PLAYER                  TEAM       % OF INH. RUN. SCORED
 1 Chris RAY       BALTIMORE ORIOL  0 
 2 Wilfredo LEDEZMADETROIT TIGERS   0 
 3 Leo NUNEZ       KANSAS CITY ROY  0 
 4 Ambiorix BURGOS KANSAS CITY ROY  0 
 5 Rick HELLING    MILWAUKEE BREWE  0 
 6 Joe KENNEDY     OAKLAND ATHLETI  0 
 7 Wes LITTLETON   TEXAS RANGERS    0 
 8 Joaquin BENOIT  CINCINNATI REDS  0 
 9 Trever MILLER   HOUSTON ASTROS   0 
 10 Takashi SAITO  LOS ANGELES DOD  0 
 11 Josh JOHNSON   FLORIDA MARLINS  0 
 12 Justin DUCHSCHERER
                   OAKLAND ATHLETI  7.142857E-02 
 13 Fabio CASTRO   TEXAS RANGERS    7.692308E-02 
 14 Carlos VILLANUEVA
                   ARIZONA DIAMOND  9.090909E-02 
 15 Macay MCBRIDE  TAMPA BAY DEVIL  0.1034483 
 16 John GRABOW    PITTSBURGH PIRA  0.1111111 
 17 Rheal CORMIER  PHILADELPHIA PH  0.1111111 
 18 Michael WUERTZ NEW YORK YANKEE  0.125 
 19 Brian SWEENEY  SAN DIEGO PADRE  0.125 
 20 Jonathan SANCHEZ
                   SAN FRANCISCO G  0.125 

PLAYER                  TEAM       WINS
 1 Johan SANTANA   NEW YORK YANKEE 19.
 2 Brad PENNY      LOS ANGELES DOD 19.
 3 Roy HALLADAY    NEW YORK METS   19.
 4 John SMOLTZ     ATLANTA BRAVES  18.
 5 Derek LOWE      LOS ANGELES DOD 18.
 6 Aaron HARANG    CINCINNATI REDS 18.
 7 Jason JENNINGS  COLORADO ROCKIE 18.
 8 Bronson ARROYO  CINCINNATI REDS 17.
 9 Chris CARPENTER CHICAGO WHITE S 17.
 10 Barry ZITO     CLEVELAND INDIA 17.
 11 Curt SCHILLING BOSTON RED SOX  17.
 12 Jered WEAVER   NEW YORK YANKEE 17.
 13 John LACKEY    LOS ANGELES ANG 17.
 14 Erik BEDARD    BALTIMORE ORIOL 16.
 15 Mike MUSSINA   DETROIT TIGERS  16.
 16 Dan HAREN      OAKLAND ATHLETI 16.
 17 Justin VERLANDER
                   DETROIT TIGERS  16.
 18 Nate ROBERTSON DETROIT TIGERS  16.
 19 C.C. SABATHIA  CLEVELAND INDIA 15.
 20 Paul BYRD      CLEVELAND INDIA 15.

PLAYER                  TEAM       SAVES
 1 J.J. PUTZ       FLORIDA MARLINS 41.
 2 Trevor HOFFMAN  SAN DIEGO PADRE 39.
 3 B.J. RYAN       TORONTO BLUE JA 37.
 4 Takashi SAITO   LOS ANGELES DOD 36.
 5 Braden LOOPER   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 33.
 6 Jonathan PAPELBON
                   BOSTON RED SOX  32.
 7 Chris RAY       BALTIMORE ORIOL 30.
 8 Mariano RIVERA  NEW YORK YANKEE 28.
 9 Akinori OTSUKA  TEXAS RANGERS   27.
 10 Billy WAGNER   NEW YORK METS   26.
 11 Scot SHIELDS   LOS ANGELES ANG 25.
 12 Bobby JENKS    CHICAGO WHITE S 23.
 13 Bob HOWRY      CHICAGO CUBS    22.
 14 David WEATHERS CINCINNATI REDS 21.
 15 Brad LIDGE     HOUSTON ASTROS  20.
 16 Brian FUENTES  COLORADO ROCKIE 18.
 17 Chad PARONTO   ATLANTA BRAVES  18.
 18 Jonathan SANCHEZ
                   SAN FRANCISCO G 18.
 19 Fernando RODNEYDETROIT TIGERS  16.
 20 Joe NATHAN     MINNESOTA TWINS 14.

PLAYER                  TEAM       STRIKEOUTS
 1 Johan SANTANA   NEW YORK YANKEE 286.
 2 Aaron HARANG    CINCINNATI REDS 262.
 3 Carlos ZAMBRANO CHICAGO CUBS    250.
 4 Mike MUSSINA    DETROIT TIGERS  240.
 5 Jake PEAVY      SEATTLE MARINER 237.
 6 Chris CARPENTER CHICAGO WHITE S 236.
 7 Curt SCHILLING  BOSTON RED SOX  229.
 8 John SMOLTZ     ATLANTA BRAVES  228.
 9 Jason SCHMIDT   NEW YORK YANKEE 226.
 10 Chris CAPUANO  MILWAUKEE BREWE 222.
 11 Bronson ARROYO CINCINNATI REDS 220.
 12 John LACKEY    LOS ANGELES ANG 217.
 13 Chris YOUNG    SAN DIEGO PADRE 217.
 14 Jeremy BONDERMAN
                   MILWAUKEE BREWE 209.
 15 Brandon WEBB   ARIZONA DIAMOND 206.
 16 C.C. SABATHIA  CLEVELAND INDIA 202.
 17 Dan HAREN      OAKLAND ATHLETI 201.
 18 Brett MYERS    PHILADELPHIA PH 201.
 19 Daniel CABRERA BALTIMORE ORIOL 199.
 20 Brad PENNY     LOS ANGELES DOD 199.

Players of the week:

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Kevin MILLAR (.500, 3 RBI, 2 2B).
BOSTON RED SOX: David ORTIZ (.308, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 1 2B).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Francisco RODRIGUEZ (0.00 ERA, 3. IP, 3 Sv, 4 K).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Chris CARPENTER (0.00 ERA, 8. IP, 1 W, 7 K).
CLEVELAND INDIANS: Ryan GARKO (.414, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 2B).
DETROIT TIGERS: Craig MONROE (.500, 2 HR, 3 RBI).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Mike MACDOUGAL (0.00 ERA, 6. IP, 6 K).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Jose CAPELLAN (0.00 ERA, 4. IP, 1 W, 2 Sv, 3 K).
MINNESOTA TWINS: Justin MORNEAU (.452, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 2B).
NEW YORK YANKEES: Ray DURHAM (.484, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 SB, 1 3B).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Hyang-Nam Choi (1.93 ERA, 14. IP, 2 W, 14 K).
SEATTLE MARINERS: Jake PEAVY (0.00 ERA, 8. IP, 1 W, 9 K).
TEXAS RANGERS: Francisco CORDERO (0.00 ERA, 4. IP, 6 K).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Carlos BELTRAN (.385, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, 1 3B).
ATLANTA BRAVES: Marlon ANDERSON (.321, 4 HR, 7 RBI).
CHICAGO CUBS: Greg MADDUX (1.10 ERA, 16.33 IP, 1 W, 12 K).
CINCINNATI REDS: David WEATHERS (0.00 ERA, 4. IP, 1 Sv, 1 K).
HOUSTON ASTROS: Dan WHEELER (0.00 ERA, 4.33 IP, 1 W, 1 Sv, 6 K).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Jeff KENT (.519, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 2 2B).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Carlos GUILLEN (.414, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB, 3 2B, 1 3B).
NEW YORK METS: Jose REYES (.429, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 9 SB, 2 2B).
PHILADELPHIA PHILS: Chase UTLEY (.462, 4 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, 2 2B).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: John GRABOW (0.00 ERA, 4.33 IP, 1 Sv, 6 K).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Jermaine DYE (.414, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, 1 2B).
SAN DIEGO PADRES: Raul IBANEZ (.407, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Scott PROCTOR (0.00 ERA, 6.67 IP, 5 K).
COLORADO ROCKIES: Matt HOLLIDAY (.296, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1 2B).
FLORIDA MARLINS: Adrian BELTRE (.407, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, 2 2B, 1 3B).
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Conor JACKSON (.355, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 2B).
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS: Greg NORTON (.536, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 1 2B).

PLAYOFFS

Division Championship Series
COMMENTS: After 2 games, all series were tied 1-1. Of the 3 series that ended in 4, all 3 losing teams won the final consolation game.

BOSTON 3, DETROIT 1
After splitting the opening 2 games, the last 2 games were 3-2 and 4-3 final scores. In fact, the final 3 were 1-run games, Detroit won the consolation game 7-2.

NEW YORK 3, SEATTLE 1
The Yankees won game 3 by an astounding 25-3, but Seattle made the 3rd and final game a nail-biting 3-2 event and won the consolation game 4-3.

COLORADO 3, METS 2
Four of the games were 1-run affairs, including the epic 6-5 game 5, where the Rockies hit 3 HR in route to a series victory.

ST. LOUIS 3, DODGERS 1
Banking on a series lead, the Dodgers went with a 4-man rotation and started their #4 against the Cards #1 in game 4 and fell short, 7-5. The upside, of course, is that had the series been split they would have started #1 against #3 in game 5.

League Championship Series

BOSOX 4, YANKEES 1
Recalling the actual Yankee performance, where the clubs finished with the best record in the league and then hit a cold spot and couldn't get out of a short series, the Bosox took the Yankees in 5. Manny Ramirez hit 3 HR and had 10 RBI. Matt Smith of the Yankees struck out 9 in 5 and 2/3rds IP. The 5th game was a classic, with Papelbon blowing a save and hanging on for the win against Rivera.

ROCKIES 4, CARDS 3
In a series where the road team won every game, this series for the ages went all 7 games and came down to the final at-bat, where Wainwright couldn't hold a 2-0 lead. After slugging it out for the first 5 games, nobody scored more than 4 runs in the last 2. Congrats to both teams on a great series!

World Series

Congrats to the Rockies, who swept the series 4-0. After two slugfests in Boston, the teams played two extra-inning games in Colorado, both won by the Rockies. That means the Rockies won all four series in a final at-bat or extra innings or both.

Thanks to all for another great year; I had a blast. If you finished in the money, you might consider following Mike G's lead and finding a cause to support. Take care!  Jon Bruschke