June 30, 2015

June 29, 2015

Danton Boller is back on top, leading runners-up Garrett Schwab and Michael Orobona by a full point. Although this is only the second time Danton has led in a full update this year, he has topped a pool-high 21 daily updates since the beginning of May.

How are we doing so far? Our current point average is nearly 2.5 higher than our average one year ago, and well above comparable updates from 2012 and 2013. Seven different entrants have led or co-led weekly updates so far, and more than half of us have led at least one daily update this year.

Our HBPs? Not so much. On June 28^th of last year, three entrants had 44 in the tiebreaker column, along with a poolwide average of almost 28 HBPs. Today, Will Rice is our only entrant with more than 20…

How will Giancarlo Stanton’s hand injury impact the pool? Point totals will dip but standings won’t change much, since 85% of us picked the slugger for at least one of the batting categories. Stanton has already lost the NL RBI lead to the red hot Nolan Arenado, who has 7 HR and 14 RBI in the last week.

See you next Monday!

-Jud and Dan

June 28, 2015

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June 22, 2015

Karen McCloskey leads by a single HBP over Danton and Dan in update #8. Karen finally got her NL IP point thanks to Max Scherzer’s phenomenal no-hitter on Saturday. Chris Sale has been pretty good too, taking the AL SO lead with 75 Ks in his last six starts. Props to Michael Orobona for his unique Mark Melancon NL saves pick…

Happy summer!

-Jud and Dan

June 21, 2015

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June 15, 2015

Update #7 finds newcomer Garrett Schwab still on top, with Mark Watzke trailing by just 3 HBPs. Garrett is the first entrant to lead in consecutive weekly updates this season.

Four pitching performances in yesterday’s matchups directly impacted today’s leaderboard: In the NL, Max Scherzer toasted the Brewers with a 1-hit, 16K shutout, giving Mark a key point for strikeouts. Scherzer’s gem would have afforded Karen an outright pool lead with a point for NL IP, but a nice start by Cole Hamels (7IP, 4H, 0R, 12K) kept the Phils’ lefty on top in innings.

The AL saw another strong outing for the A’s Sonny Gray (7.2IP, 5H, 0ER, 9K), which preserved Garrett’s precious AL ERA point. Mark missed a chance himself to take the lead when Corey Kluber couldn’t manage the four Ks needed to regain the AL SO title in a rain delayed loss to the Tigers. Ironically, Kluber’s five innings were enough to earn Karen a point for AL IP…

Next week's update may be a bit late due to end of school year activities. See you then!

-Jud and Dan

June 14, 2015

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June 8, 2015

Garrett Schwab takes a turn on top in our sixth update, with Danton Boller and four other entrants trailing by a point. Each of our full updates has featured a different leader (Garrett and Jon Pauley have led twice, including a three-way tie).

We experienced an unprecedented seven-day drought in the tiebreaker category last week: no entrant earned a single HBP point (batting or pitching) from May 30^th to June 5^th! The streak ended on Saturday when A-Rod was grazed by Hector Santiago in what appeared at the time to be a Yankee rout of the Angels.

See you next Monday!

-Jud and Dan

July 7, 2015

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June 1, 2015

Dan McCloskey tops the pool in our first June update, with Mark Watzke trailing by just two HBPs. Our leader can thank “unique pick” Drew Storen (NL saves) for his edge, although Dan and ten other entrants also gained an advantage when Billy Hamilton reclaimed an outright lead in NL steals on Sunday.

See you next Monday!

-Jud and Dan