ASFBL A Simulation Fantasy Baseball League

2007 Season

REGULAR SEASON (playoff results at end of page)
 
COMMENTS: The Mets and Dodgers are locked up in a 1-game playoff, edging the Marlins
and Brewers by one game each.  The Padres and Braves finished strong, with a collective
13-1 record to seal their divisions.  Congrats to the Marlins, Brewers, Reds, and DBacks
for great seasons.  The AL had 3 100-win teams (compared to zero in real MLB).  The
DRays finished with a winning week to lock up the airtight WOR standings.  Congrats to
the Rangers, who finished with the best record in the AL this week.
 
PLAYOFFS:  The Met/Dodger game will be played Thursday; that will set NL matchups.
Playoff lineups are due Friday night; games will be run Saturday.  Lineup changes
should be emailed to Jon by Sunday; LCS games will be run Monday and World Series
games on Wednesday, one week from today.  In the AL, the Yanks play the Tigers and
the Indians draw the Angels.  Based on the WOR tiebreaker, the Angels have home field
advantage.
 
RULES:  The 1-game playoff will continue the ML season.  For the playoffs, all stats
are reset (no overuse or adjustments) and a 3-man rotation may be used without penalty.
DCS series are 5 games in the 2-2-1 format, LCS and WS series are 7 games with a 2-3-2
format.  Owners in the playoffs should use the website to complete their initial roster
and email Jon to indicate if they want a 4-man rotation (which has starter #1 pitch in
game 5).
 
Division number 1 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
ATLANTA BRAVES                95        67        0        .586       5 / 1 
NEW YORK METS                 88        74        7        .543       4 / 2 
FLORIDA MARLINS               87        75        8        .537       3 / 3 
WASHINGTON NATIONALS          67        95        28       .414       3 / 3 
PHILADELPHIA PHILS            63        99        32       .389       1 / 5 
 
Division number 2 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS           91        71        0        .562       2 / 4 
MILWAUKEE BREWERS             87        75        4        .537       3 / 4 
CINCINNATI REDS               85        77        6        .525       5 / 1 
CHICAGO CUBS                  76        86        15       .469       2 / 4 
PITTSBURGH PIRATES            70        92        21       .432       2 / 4 
HOUSTON ASTROS                64        98        27       .395       1 / 5 
 
Division number 3 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
SAN DIEGO PADRES              93        69        0        .574       7 / 0 
LOS ANGELES DODGERS           88        74        5        .543       3 / 3 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS          83        79        10       .512       4 / 2 
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS          74        88        19       .457       2 / 4 
COLORADO ROCKIES              69        93        24       .426       2 / 4 
 
Division number 4 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
NEW YORK YANKEES              106       56        0        .654       4 / 2 
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS          84        78        22       .519       4 / 2 
BALTIMORE ORIOLES             80        82        26       .494       1 / 5 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS             80        82        26       .494       3 / 3 
BOSTON RED SOX                53        109       53       .327       1 / 5 
 
Division number 5 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
CLEVELAND INDIANS             100       62        0        .617       4 / 2 
DETROIT TIGERS                94        68        6        .58        3 / 3 
MINNESOTA TWINS               85        77        15       .525       5 / 2 
CHICAGO WHITE SOX             81        81        19       .5         4 / 2 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS            57        105       43       .352       2 / 4 
 
Division number 6 
                             WINS      LOSSES    G BACK    PCT       THIS WEEK
LOS ANGELES ANGELS            100       62        0        .617       2 / 4 
SEATTLE MARINERS              82        80        18       .506       2 / 4 
OAKLAND ATHLETICS             77        85        23       .475       2 / 3 
TEXAS RANGERS                 71        91        29       .438       5 / 1 
 
                             ACTUAL    Fantasy   G Ahead
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS          66 / 96   84 / 78   18 
FLORIDA MARLINS               71 / 91   87 / 75   16 
CINCINNATI REDS               72 / 90   85 / 77   13 
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS           78 / 84   91 / 71   13 
NEW YORK YANKEES              94 / 68   106 / 56  12 
BALTIMORE ORIOLES             69 / 93   80 / 82   11 
ATLANTA BRAVES                84 / 78   95 / 67   11 
CHICAGO WHITE SOX             72 / 90   81 / 81   9 
LOS ANGELES DODGERS           82 / 80   88 / 74   6 
LOS ANGELES ANGELS            94 / 68   100 / 62  6 
DETROIT TIGERS                88 / 74   94 / 68   6 
MINNESOTA TWINS               79 / 83   85 / 77   6 
SAN DIEGO PADRES              89 / 73   93 / 69   4 
CLEVELAND INDIANS             96 / 66   100 / 62  4 
MILWAUKEE BREWERS             83 / 79   87 / 75   4 
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS          71 / 91   74 / 88   3 
PITTSBURGH PIRATES            68 / 94   70 / 92   2 
OAKLAND ATHLETICS             76 / 86   77 / 85   1 
NEW YORK METS                 88 / 74   88 / 74   0 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS             83 / 79   80 / 82  -3 
TEXAS RANGERS                 75 / 87   71 / 91  -4 
WASHINGTON NATIONALS          73 / 89   67 / 95  -6 
SEATTLE MARINERS              88 / 74   82 / 80  -6 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS          90 / 72   83 / 79  -7 
CHICAGO CUBS                  85 / 77   76 / 86  -9 
HOUSTON ASTROS                73 / 89   64 / 98  -9 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS            69 / 93   57 / 105 -12 
COLORADO ROCKIES              89 / 73   69 / 93  -20 
PHILADELPHIA PHILS            89 / 73   63 / 99  -26 
BOSTON RED SOX                96 / 66   53 / 109 -43 
 
LEAGUE LEADERS
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       HOME RUNS
 1 Prince FIELDER  MILWAUKEE BREWE 58.
 2 Alex RODRIGUEZ  NEW YORK YANKEE 58.
 3 Adam DUNN       CINCINNATI REDS 49.
 4 Ryan HOWARD     PHILADELPHIA PH 44.
 5 Miguel CABRERA  FLORIDA MARLINS 43.
 6 Carlos PENA     TAMPA BAY DEVIL 43.
 7 Justin MORNEAU  ST. LOUIS CARDI 41.
 8 Ken GRIFFEY JR  CINCINNATI REDS 40.
 9 Albert PUJOLS   MINNESOTA TWINS 40.
 10 Matt HOLLIDAY  COLORADO ROCKIE 38.
 11 Carlos LEE     HOUSTON ASTROS  38.
 12 Barry BONDS    SAN FRANCISCO G 38.
 13 Dan UGGLA      FLORIDA MARLINS 37.
 14 Ryan BRAUN     MILWAUKEE BREWE 37.
 15 Torii HUNTER   TORONTO BLUE JA 35.
 16 Paul KONERKO   CHICAGO WHITE S 35.
 17 Hanley RAMIREZ FLORIDA MARLINS 35.
 18 David ORTIZ    NEW YORK YANKEE 34.
 19 Jim THOME      SAN FRANCISCO G 34.
 20 Brad HAWPE     ST. LOUIS CARDI 33.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       DOUBLES
 1 Magglio ORDONEZ DETROIT TIGERS  65.
 2 David ORTIZ     NEW YORK YANKEE 56.
 3 Aaron HILL      LOS ANGELES DOD 55.
 4 Ryan CHURCH     WASHINGTON NATI 53.
 5 Mark GRUDZIELANEK
                   KANSAS CITY ROY 51.
 6 Dan UGGLA       FLORIDA MARLINS 51.
 7 Torii HUNTER    TORONTO BLUE JA 50.
 8 Randy WINN      SAN FRANCISCO G 49.
 9 Dmitri YOUNG    WASHINGTON NATI 48.
 10 Brian ROBERTS  TAMPA BAY DEVIL 47.
 11 Derrek LEE     CHICAGO CUBS    46.
 12 Orlando CABRERALOS ANGELES ANG 44.
 13 Craig BIGGIO   HOUSTON ASTROS  43.
 14 Hanley RAMIREZ FLORIDA MARLINS 43.
 15 Josh WILLINGHAMFLORIDA MARLINS 42.
 16 Matt HOLLIDAY  COLORADO ROCKIE 42.
 17 Garrett ATKINS COLORADO ROCKIE 41.
 18 Dustin PEDROIA SEATTLE MARINER 41.
 19 Michael YOUNG  CHICAGO WHITE S 40.
 20 Jose BAUTISTA  PITTSBURGH PIRA 40.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       TRIPLES
 1 Jose REYES      NEW YORK METS   14.
 2 Kelly JOHNSON   ATLANTA BRAVES  13.
 3 Carl CRAWFORD   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 13.
 4 Carlos GUILLEN  DETROIT TIGERS  10.
 5 Hank BLALOCK    LOS ANGELES ANG 9.
 6 Curtis GRANDERSON
                   DETROIT TIGERS  9.
 7 David DEJESUS   KANSAS CITY ROY 9.
 8 Chone FIGGINS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 8.
 9 Alex RIOS       SAN DIEGO PADRE 8.
 10 Eric BYRNES    ARIZONA DIAMOND 8.
 11 Jimmy ROLLINS  PHILADELPHIA PH 8.
 12 Casey KOTCHMAN LOS ANGELES ANG 7.
 13 Placido POLANCODETROIT TIGERS  7.
 14 Esteban GERMAN KANSAS CITY ROY 7.
 15 Tony PENA JR.  KANSAS CITY ROY 7.
 16 Matt HOLLIDAY  COLORADO ROCKIE 7.
 17 B.J. UPTON     BALTIMORE ORIOL 7.
 18 Alfonso SORIANOCHICAGO CUBS    7.
 19 Joe MAUER      MINNESOTA TWINS 6.
 20 Gary MATTHEWS  NEW YORK METS   6.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       STOLEN BASES
 1 Brian ROBERTS   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 106.
 2 Jose REYES      NEW YORK METS   103.
 3 Juan PIERRE     LOS ANGELES DOD 100.
 4 Kenny LOFTON    TORONTO BLUE JA 95.
 5 Ichiro SUZUKI   NEW YORK METS   94.
 6 Chone FIGGINS   ST. LOUIS CARDI 85.
 7 Carl CRAWFORD   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 83.
 8 Hanley RAMIREZ  FLORIDA MARLINS 82.
 9 Eric BYRNES     ARIZONA DIAMOND 75.
 10 Grady SIZEMORE CLEVELAND INDIA 74.
 11 Corey HART     MILWAUKEE BREWE 67.
 12 David WRIGHT   NEW YORK METS   65.
 13 Jimmy ROLLINS  PHILADELPHIA PH 62.
 14 Brandon PHILLIPS
                   ARIZONA DIAMOND 60.
 15 Willy TAVERAS  COLORADO ROCKIE 59.
 16 Bobby ABREU    NEW YORK YANKEE 59.
 17 Orlando CABRERALOS ANGELES ANG 59.
 18 Rafael FURCAL  LOS ANGELES DOD 57.
 19 Reggie WILLITS LOS ANGELES ANG 53.
 20 Derek JETER    NEW YORK YANKEE 52.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       RBI
 1 Alex RODRIGUEZ  NEW YORK YANKEE 146.
 2 David ORTIZ     NEW YORK YANKEE 134.
 3 Magglio ORDONEZ DETROIT TIGERS  128.
 4 Adam DUNN       CINCINNATI REDS 127.
 5 Justin MORNEAU  ST. LOUIS CARDI 127.
 6 Carlos LEE      HOUSTON ASTROS  125.
 7 Miguel CABRERA  FLORIDA MARLINS 122.
 8 Prince FIELDER  MILWAUKEE BREWE 118.
 9 Torii HUNTER    TORONTO BLUE JA 115.
 10 Matt HOLLIDAY  COLORADO ROCKIE 115.
 11 Ryan HOWARD    PHILADELPHIA PH 115.
 12 Albert PUJOLS  MINNESOTA TWINS 114.
 13 Vladimir GUERRERO
                   LOS ANGELES ANG 111.
 14 Jeff FRANCOEUR ATLANTA BRAVES  109.
 15 Dan UGGLA      FLORIDA MARLINS 109.
 16 Victor MARTINEZCLEVELAND INDIA 102.
 17 Ken GRIFFEY JR CINCINNATI REDS 102.
 18 Alex RIOS      SAN DIEGO PADRE 102.
 19 Ryan ZIMMERMAN WASHINGTON NATI 101.
 20 Manny RAMIREZ  NEW YORK YANKEE 100.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       RUNS
 1 Hanley RAMIREZ  FLORIDA MARLINS 152.
 2 Grady SIZEMORE  CLEVELAND INDIA 129.
 3 Prince FIELDER  MILWAUKEE BREWE 125.
 4 Ichiro SUZUKI   NEW YORK METS   124.
 5 Alex RODRIGUEZ  NEW YORK YANKEE 123.
 6 Miguel CABRERA  FLORIDA MARLINS 123.
 7 David ORTIZ     NEW YORK YANKEE 122.
 8 Brian ROBERTS   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 121.
 9 Curtis GRANDERSON
                   DETROIT TIGERS  119.
 10 Vladimir GUERRERO
                   LOS ANGELES ANG 118.
 11 Derek JETER    NEW YORK YANKEE 118.
 12 Kelly JOHNSON  ATLANTA BRAVES  116.
 13 Eric BYRNES    ARIZONA DIAMOND 114.
 14 Ken GRIFFEY JR CINCINNATI REDS 114.
 15 Adam DUNN      CINCINNATI REDS 113.
 16 Jimmy ROLLINS  PHILADELPHIA PH 113.
 17 Albert PUJOLS  MINNESOTA TWINS 111.
 18 David WRIGHT   NEW YORK METS   110.
 19 Brad HAWPE     ST. LOUIS CARDI 109.
 20 Lance BERKMAN  HOUSTON ASTROS  108.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       AVG
 1 Ichiro SUZUKI   NEW YORK METS   .359
 2 Magglio ORDONEZ DETROIT TIGERS  .349
 3 Jorge POSADA    NEW YORK YANKEE .346
 4 Placido POLANCO DETROIT TIGERS  .339
 5 Hanley RAMIREZ  FLORIDA MARLINS .336
 6 Matt HOLLIDAY   COLORADO ROCKIE .336
 7 Chone FIGGINS   ST. LOUIS CARDI .336
 8 Miguel CABRERA  FLORIDA MARLINS .335
 9 Edgar RENTERIA  ATLANTA BRAVES  .332
 10 Dmitri YOUNG   WASHINGTON NATI .328
 11 Chipper JONES  ATLANTA BRAVES  .328
 12 Vladimir GUERRERO
                   LOS ANGELES ANG .327
 13 Derrek LEE     CHICAGO CUBS    .325
 14 David ORTIZ    NEW YORK YANKEE .321
 15 Derek JETER    NEW YORK YANKEE .32
 16 Albert PUJOLS  MINNESOTA TWINS .32
 17 Aaron ROWAND   PHILADELPHIA PH .318
 18 Dustin PEDROIA SEATTLE MARINER .317
 19 Miguel TEJADA  ST. LOUIS CARDI .315
 20 Mike LOWELL    TAMPA BAY DEVIL .314
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       ERA
 1 Rafael BETANCOURT
                   CLEVELAND INDIA  1.767273 
 2 Joe NATHAN      MINNESOTA TWINS  1.806338 
 3 Ryan FRANKLIN   ST. LOUIS CARDI  1.985294 
 4 Chris YOUNG     NEW YORK YANKEE  2.173038 
 5 Shawn HILL      NEW YORK YANKEE  2.177419 
 6 Jake PEAVY      SAN DIEGO PADRE  2.234735 
 7 Matt GUERRIER   MINNESOTA TWINS  2.428058 
 8 Tony PENA       TAMPA BAY DEVIL  2.557895 
 9 Heath BELL      TORONTO BLUE JA  2.587859 
 10 Brad PENNY     LOS ANGELES DOD  2.652759 
 11 Lee GARDNER    FLORIDA MARLINS  2.741539 
 12 Jonathan BROXTON
                   LOS ANGELES DOD  2.76378 
 13 Dan HAREN      OAKLAND ATHLETI  2.929412 
 14 Pat NESHEK     MINNESOTA TWINS  2.951417 
 15 Brandon LYON   ARIZONA DIAMOND  2.97931 
 16 Tim REDDING    ST. LOUIS CARDI  3.176471 
 17 Tim HUDSON     TORONTO BLUE JA  3.193548 
 18 Fausto CARMONA CLEVELAND INDIA  3.218266 
 19 Roy OSWALT     HOUSTON ASTROS   3.252101 
 20 C.J. WILSON    CHICAGO WHITE S  3.266129 
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       WALKS/9 INNINGs
 1 James SHIELDS   TAMPA BAY DEVIL  0.9529412 
 2 Chris Michalak  WASHINGTON NATI  1.023324 
 3 Rafael BETANCOURT
                   CLEVELAND INDIA  1.178182 
 4 Ben SHEETS      MILWAUKEE BREWE  1.185629 
 5 Cole HAMELS     NEW YORK YANKEE  1.262903 
 6 Matt Wright     KANSAS CITY ROY  1.293413 
 7 Lee GARDNER     FLORIDA MARLINS  1.329231 
 8 Pat NESHEK      MINNESOTA TWINS  1.639676 
 9 Paul BYRD       BOSTON RED SOX   1.673077 
 10 Brian BANNISTERKANSAS CITY ROY  1.692926 
 11 Chien-Ming WANGCLEVELAND INDIA  1.704142 
 12 Joe BLANTON    OAKLAND ATHLETI  1.713103 
 13 Javier VAZQUEZ TEXAS RANGERS    1.729805 
 14 Johan SANTANA  OAKLAND ATHLETI  1.760104 
 15 Jeremy GUTHRIE BALTIMORE ORIOL  1.788368 
 16 Joe NATHAN     MINNESOTA TWINS  1.806338 
 17 Ben Kozlowski  NEW YORK YANKEE  1.941177 
 18 Paul MAHOLM    PITTSBURGH PIRA  1.950739 
 19 Matt ALBERS    HOUSTON ASTROS   1.950867 
 20 Roy HALLADAY   CLEVELAND INDIA  1.969957 
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       % OF INH. RUN. SCORED
 1 Julian TAVAREZ  BOSTON RED SOX   0 
 2 Justin SPEIER   LOS ANGELES ANG  0 
 3 Billy BUCKNER   KANSAS CITY ROY  0 
 4 Huston STREET   OAKLAND ATHLETI  0 
 5 Wes LITTLETON   TEXAS RANGERS    0 
 6 Woody WILLIAMS  HOUSTON ASTROS   0 
 7 Manny DELCARMEN WASHINGTON NATI  0 
 8 Billy WAGNER    NEW YORK METS    0 
 9 Tom GORDON      PHILADELPHIA PH  0 
 10 Matt CAPPS     PITTSBURGH PIRA  0.0625 
 11 Ryan ROWLAND-SMITH
                   SEATTLE MARINER  6.666667E-02 
 12 Jonathan BROXTON
                   LOS ANGELES DOD  6.896552E-02 
 13 Carlos VILLANUEVA
                   MILWAUKEE BREWE  7.692308E-02 
 14 Armando BENITEZSAN FRANCISCO G  7.692308E-02 
 15 Manuel CORPAS  COLORADO ROCKIE  0.08 
 16 Randy MESSENGERFLORIDA MARLINS  8.333334E-02 
 17 Jamie WALKER   BALTIMORE ORIOL  8.695652E-02 
 18 Santiago CASILLA
                   OAKLAND ATHLETI  9.090909E-02 
 19 Pat NESHEK     MINNESOTA TWINS  9.677419E-02 
 20 Brad LIDGE     HOUSTON ASTROS   0.1 
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       WINS
 1 Derek LOWE      LOS ANGELES DOD 20.
 2 Jake PEAVY      SAN DIEGO PADRE 20.
 3 Brandon WEBB    ARIZONA DIAMOND 20.
 4 Tim HUDSON      TORONTO BLUE JA 19.
 5 John LACKEY     LOS ANGELES ANG 19.
 6 Jeremy BONDERMANDETROIT TIGERS  18.
 7 Brad PENNY      LOS ANGELES DOD 18.
 8 C.C. SABATHIA   SEATTLE MARINER 18.
 9 Kelvim ESCOBAR  LOS ANGELES ANG 18.
 10 Josh BECKETT   TAMPA BAY DEVIL 18.
 11 Jered WEAVER   LOS ANGELES ANG 17.
 12 Justin VERLANDER
                   DETROIT TIGERS  17.
 13 John SMOLTZ    TORONTO BLUE JA 16.
 14 Daisuke MATSUZAKA
                   ATLANTA BRAVES  16.
 15 Ted LILLY      CHICAGO CUBS    16.
 16 Dan HAREN      OAKLAND ATHLETI 16.
 17 Jarrod WASHBURNNEW YORK METS   15.
 18 Noah LOWRY     SAN FRANCISCO G 15.
 19 Miguel BATISTA ST. LOUIS CARDI 15.
 20 James SHIELDS  TAMPA BAY DEVIL 15.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       SAVES
 1 Takashi SAITO   LOS ANGELES DOD 42.
 2 Billy WAGNER    NEW YORK METS   41.
 3 Francisco CORDERO
                   MILWAUKEE BREWE 35.
 4 Hideki OKAJIMA  BOSTON RED SOX  33.
 5 Trevor HOFFMAN  SAN DIEGO PADRE 33.
 6 Jonathan PAPELBON
                   NEW YORK YANKEE 32.
 7 Jamie WALKER    BALTIMORE ORIOL 30.
 8 Manuel CORPAS   COLORADO ROCKIE 30.
 9 Brad HENNESSEY  SAN FRANCISCO G 29.
 10 Kyle FARNSWORTHPHILADELPHIA PH 27.
 11 Peter MOYLAN   ATLANTA BRAVES  27.
 12 Jason ISRINGHAUSEN
                   ARIZONA DIAMOND 26.
 13 Matt GUERRIER  MINNESOTA TWINS 25.
 14 J.J. PUTZ      SEATTLE MARINER 25.
 15 Jose VALVERDE  CINCINNATI REDS 23.
 16 Ryan FRANKLIN  ST. LOUIS CARDI 22.
 17 Bobby JENKS    CHICAGO WHITE S 21.
 18 Rafael BETANCOURT
                   CLEVELAND INDIA 21.
 19 Al REYES       TAMPA BAY DEVIL 21.
 20 Randy MESSENGERFLORIDA MARLINS 20.
 
PLAYER                  TEAM       STRIKEOUTS
 1 Jake PEAVY      SAN DIEGO PADRE 281.
 2 Josh BECKETT    TAMPA BAY DEVIL 277.
 3 Johan SANTANA   OAKLAND ATHLETI 266.
 4 Daisuke MATSUZAKA
                   ATLANTA BRAVES  260.
 5 Scott KAZMIR    TAMPA BAY DEVIL 244.
 6 John LACKEY     LOS ANGELES ANG 243.
 7 Justin VERLANDERDETROIT TIGERS  241.
 8 Jeremy BONDERMANDETROIT TIGERS  239.
 9 Brandon WEBB    ARIZONA DIAMOND 235.
 10 Javier VAZQUEZ TEXAS RANGERS   234.
 11 C.C. SABATHIA  SEATTLE MARINER 224.
 12 Dan HAREN      OAKLAND ATHLETI 223.
 13 Aaron HARANG   CINCINNATI REDS 223.
 14 Rich HILL      CHICAGO CUBS    216.
 15 John SMOLTZ    TORONTO BLUE JA 216.
 16 James SHIELDS  TAMPA BAY DEVIL 211.
 17 John MAINE     NEW YORK METS   207.
 18 Felix HERNANDEZSEATTLE MARINER 201.
 19 Wandy RODRIGUEZHOUSTON ASTROS  199.
 20 Tim LINCECUM   SAN FRANCISCO G 199.
 
Players of the week:
 
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: David ECKSTEIN (.448, 3 RBI, 1 SB, 1 2B).
BOSTON RED SOX: Travis Hughes (0.00 ERA, 8.33 IP, 9 K).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Scot SHIELDS (0.00 ERA, 3. IP, 3 K).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Bobby JENKS (0.00 ERA, 3. IP, 1 W, 3 Sv, 2 K).
CLEVELAND INDIANS: Rafael BETANCOURT (0.00 ERA, 8. IP, 1 W, 7 K).
DETROIT TIGERS: Tim BYRDAK (0.00 ERA, 6.67 IP, 6 K).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Leo NUNEZ (0.00 ERA, 3.33 IP, 1 Sv, 2 K).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Corey HART (.406, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 SB, 3 2B, 2 3B).
MINNESOTA TWINS: Joe NATHAN (0.00 ERA, 8. IP, 2 Sv, 11 K).
NEW YORK YANKEES: David ORTIZ (.480, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 2B).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Shannon STEWART (.556, 3 RBI, 2 SB, 1 2B).
SEATTLE MARINERS: Mark TEIXEIRA (.440, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 2B).
TEXAS RANGERS: Troy PERCIVAL (0.00 ERA, 4.67 IP, 5 Sv, 3 K).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Todd JONES (0.00 ERA, 4. IP, 1 W, 2 K).
ATLANTA BRAVES: Peter MOYLAN (0.00 ERA, 3.33 IP, 4 Sv, 1 K).
CHICAGO CUBS: Alfonso SORIANO (.407, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 SB, 3 2B).
CINCINNATI REDS: Jeff KEPPINGER (.444, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 2B).
HOUSTON ASTROS: Carlos LEE (.423, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB, 1 2B).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Matt KEMP (.591, 2 RBI, 3 SB, 1 2B, 1 3B).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Matt CHICO (.77 ERA, 11.67 IP, 1 W, 13 K).
NEW YORK METS: Moises ALOU (.565, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 3 2B).
PHILADELPHIA PHILS: Carlos RUIZ (.409, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB, 1 2B).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Rajai DAVIS (.448, 1 RBI, 7 SB, 4 2B).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Chone FIGGINS (.308, 5 RBI, 4 SB, 1 2B, 1 3B).
SAN DIEGO PADRES: Josh BARD (.471, 6 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Jim THOME (.391, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 2B).
COLORADO ROCKIES: Troy TULOWITZKI (.308, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B).
FLORIDA MARLINS: Miguel CABRERA (.462, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 2B).
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Carlos BELTRAN (.458, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 SB, 1 2B, 1 3B).
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS: Al REYES (0.00 ERA, 5.33 IP, 3 Sv, 6 K).


  P L A Y O F F S

Division Championship Series

Padres top Mets, 3-2.  After taking a 2-1 series lead,
the Mets dropped the last 2 games of the series while allowing
6 and 8 runs in the last 2 games.  Just like in real life,
the pitching collapsed.
 
Atlanta sweeps St. Louis.  The Cards scored 4 or more runs in
every game of the series, but couldn’t allow fewer than 7 in any
game. Congrats to the Braves on a great season!
 
Angels tip Indians, 3-2.  The Angels and Indians traded games,
with the Angles winning the odd-numbered games and the Indians
winning the even ones.  Kelvim Escobar struck out 11 in the
decisive 5th game.
 
Yankees get past Detroit, 3-1.  After taking a 10-5 beating in
game 1, the Yankees scored 10 or more runs in each remaining game.
ARod had 3 hits, a homer, and 3 RBI in the clincher.


League Championship Series

Yankees beat Angels, 4-1.  After dropping game 1 7-4, the
Yankees held the Halos to 4 runs or fewer to seal the deal
in 5 games.  Just to show they were better than that, the
Angels out-scored the Yanks 15-5 in the 2 consolation games.
 
The Braves and Padres had an epic series.  After Atlanta won  
the first 3 games going away, the Padres squeaked by on a 2-1
score in game #4, then won the next 2 to force a game 7.  In that
battle, AJ Burnett and 3 relievers walked 11 batters but out-dueled
Jake Peavy 1-0.


  World Series

  

  
The question going into the playoffs was:  Can anyone beat
the Yankees?  The answer was evidently no.  After dropping
the first 2 games, the Braves fought back to even up the
series.  The Yanks then unleashed their hitters and scores
18 runs in 18 innings to win the series in 6.
 
Congrats to the Yanks, who had the best record in the league
and also added the series title.  Congrats to Treff of the Braves,
who made his first World Series appearance and 6th playoff 
appearance overall.
 
And thanks to all for a great year!
 
Jon