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WEEK 21
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THE REASONS FOR THEIR SUCCESS by D.X.Pert
THUGS: Mulder's innings, The triple threat of Beltran, Lee and Dunn. Balance between pitching and hitting. MAD TURTLES: Pitching, pitching and pitching. Those first five picks spent on pitchers paid off. Johnson, Santana and Schilling were dominant. Burnitz in the 17th was a steal. MANIACS: The two supergiants, Schmidt and Bonds. Breakout seasons from Podsednik, Young, Cabrera and Crawford. 110 stolen bases. TREE FROGS: Home run power from A-Rod, Thome, Ortiz, Drew and Huff. Posada's production at catcher. Roberts' speed. DRUNKEN MONKEYS: The surprising middle infield of Guillen and Loretta. Latin pitchers Zambrano and Hernandez. Livan was an amazing pick in the 11th round. Almost 1000 innings (the most in the league). |
FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
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AMERICAN |
W |
L |
DIV |
PS |
PA |
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Maniacs |
13 |
8 |
8-7 |
7021 |
6878 |
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Tree Frogs |
13 |
8 |
8-7 |
7224 |
6981 |
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Drunken Monkeys |
12 |
9 |
10-5 |
7411 |
7056 |
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Terriers |
10 |
11 |
7-8 |
7060 |
6925 |
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Black Sox |
10 |
11 |
6-9 |
6719 |
7057 |
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Sluggers |
9 |
12 |
6-9 |
6703 |
7064 |
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INTERNATIONAL DIVISION |
W |
L |
DIV |
PS |
PA |
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Howlers |
17 |
4 |
14-1 |
7707 |
6722 |
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Thugs |
12 |
9 |
9-6 |
7078 |
6734 |
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Mad Turtles |
12 |
9 |
9-6 |
7204 |
7037 |
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Springers |
8 |
13 |
6-9 |
6849 |
6951 |
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Long Ballers |
5 |
16 |
4-11 |
6533 |
7215 |
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Cubs |
5 |
16 |
3-12 |
6485 |
7374 |
REGULAR SEASON AWARDS
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Barry Bonds (Maniacs)
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Same old, same old. The best player in his generation wins the MVP award and it's no surprise. The numbers? .371 average, .610 on-base percentage, .823 slugging, 39 homers, 194 walks. Yes, he did it on steroids, but many players take steroids and no one comes even close to his numbers. He played every week, had only 3 weeks under 23 points, and scored 40+ nine times. |
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Johan Santana (Turtles)
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He didn't pitch a perfect game like the Big Unit, and he had a slow start. However, ever since those first weeks, he's been absolutely EN FUEGO. When was the last time he allowed more than 3 earned runs? June 3rd. Johnson had better numbers but Santana was more consistent in the last 4 months. He was a steal for the Mad Turtles, who drafted him in the third round. |
ALL-RUTHLESS TEAM
C. Ivan Rodriguez (Black Sox)
1B. Albert Pujols (Long Ballers)
2B. Mark Loretta (Drunken Monkeys)
3B. Alex Rodriguez (Tree Frogs)
SS. Michael Young (Maniacs)
OF. Barry Bonds (Maniacs)
OF. Bobby Abreu (Howlers)
OF. Carlos Beltran (Thugs)
U. Ichiro Suzuki (Sluggers)
P. Randy Johnson (Mad Turtles)
P. Johan Santana (Mad Turtles)
P. Mariano Rivera (Long Ballers)
P. Curt Schilling (Mad Turtles)
P. Jason Schmidt (Maniacs)
FIRST ROUND PREVIEW
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THUGS (12-9) TURTLES (12-9) |
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BABY THUG
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LAST MEETING Week 17 Thugs 350 Mad Turtles 288 |
JORGE PUNTURERE
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HEAD TO HEAD Thugs 2-1 |
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"The Thugs have been taking it easy and cruising for the second half of the season. We will continue to let 2-year-old Baby Thug manage in the first few rounds of the playoffs, which should be a cake walk. The competition will not pick up until the World Series, at which point Daddy Thug will step back in to dispatch the Drunken Monkeys" |
GAMMONS SAYS:
I love this matchup. It will be a battle of different managing philosophies. Hitting versus pitching and innings versus strikeouts. I think the Thugs will easily outscore the Mad Turtles in offensive production. However, despite having several (mediocre) pitchers with 2 starts, they'll have trouble trying to match the Turtles' pitching numbers. It should be close. THUGS WIN |
"In the playoffs, usually pitching makes the difference. The Thugs will have more innings this week, but I'd rather have fewer innings thrown by quality pitchers like Cy-Young winner Santana, Big Unit and Schilling. However, our go-to guy will be the always clutch EL DUQUE. We hate the Yankees but Hernandez has always been our favorite player and he won't disappoint us" |
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LINEUP C. JASON VARITEK 1B. DERREK LEE 2B. JEFF KENT 3B. SHEA HILLENBRAND SS. NOMAR GARCIAPARRA OF. CARLOS BELTRAN OF. ADAM DUNN OF. SHAWN GREEN U. MILTON BRADLEY P. DAVID BUSH P. MIKE HAMPTON P. RUSS ORTIZ P. JAKE PEAVY P. NATE ROBERTSON |
LINEUP C. RAMON HERNANDEZ 1B. JEFF BAGWELL 2B. MARK BELLHORN 3B. PLACIDO POLANCO SS. BOBBY CROSBY OF. JEROMY BURNITZ OF. GEOFF JENKINS OF. SAMMY SOSA U. RYAN KLESKO P. AJ BURNETT P. ORLANDO HERNANDEZ P. RANDY JOHNSON P. JOHAN SANTANA P. CURT SCHILLING |
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1-3 in the last 4 games |
3-1 in the last 4 games |
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"THE APATHY SERIES" MONKEYS (12-9) FROGS (13-8) |
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DAVID PURSLEY
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LAST MEETING Week 19 Drunken Monkeys 326 Tree Frogs 299 |
KEVIN SMITH
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HEAD TO HEAD Tree Frogs 2-1 |
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"NO COMMENT" |
GAMMONS SAYS:
First of all, I have to say this sucks. Do these two coaches even care about this league? This is THE PLAYOFFS and they don't even bother to make a short statement before the game. The Monkeys have more innings but the Frogs have nice power. TREE FROGS WIN |
"NO COMMENT" |
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LINEUP C. VICTOR MARTINEZ 1B. CARLOS DELGADO 2B. MARK LORETTA 3B. CARLOS GUILLEN SS. RAFAEL FURCAL OF. LANCE BERKMAN OF. VLADIMIR GUERRERO OF. CARLOS LEE U. JACK WILSON P. BRIAN ANDERSON P. ADAM EATON P. TOM GLAVINE P. TIM HUDSON P. CARLOS ZAMBRANO |
LINEUP C. JORGE POSADA 1B. JIM THOME 2B. BRIAN ROBERTS 3B. AUBREY HUFF SS. ALEX RODRIGUEZ OF. JD DREW OF. COREY PATTERSON OF. SHANNON STEWART U. DAVID ORTIZ P. TREVOR HOFFMAN P. AL LEITER P. ODALIS PEREZ P. CC SABATHIA P. JAKE WESTBROOK |
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6-1 in the last 7 games |
3-1 in the last 4 games |
