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Edwin Diaz posted a zero for Tears In Nevin — and outscored 3 other FBLG closers in Week 6.
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We're back after a one-week absence with another underwhelming look
back at the week that was in FBLG. We're keeping this a little shorter
than usual because some of us are swamped in our day jobs and need to
catch up on our beauty sleep. And away we go...
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Adam Frazier leads the NL in hits and is
second in doubles. Yes, really.
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1. Tears In Nevin (Rich/Brian, 5-1, 1263.33 points, previously 1): The Dodgers-loving commishes eked out a win against Giants-loving rival Tim and remain atop the rankings. Congrats to Pablo Lopez for finally picking up his first win of the season; less congrats to Edwin Diaz, who pitched once and stunk. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and "Corey" Pavin Smith all reached the 20-point mark. The bad news for the commissioners is that Corey Seager has a hand fracture and is out for at least a month. Maybe he and Mike Soroka can rehab together!
2. Project Mayhem (Bill, 4-2, 1144.67 points, previously 2): Speaking of close ones, PM barely squeaked out a win against SCC. Jesse Winker was the leading scorer and continues to be one of the best hitters in the league. Gavin Lux and Anthony Rizzo chipped in with strong performances, and Trevor Bauer led the pitching staff with a stellar outing. Joe Ross was lousy, costing his team 2 points by getting rocked by Arizona. Anthony DeSclafani was one of many San Francisco reclamation projects who pitched well in Week 6.
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This is what a Philadelphia
catcher should look like.
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3. Lumber Co Lumber (John, 4-2, 1137.33 points, previously 3): In the battle of "We Are Family" bragging rights, John came away the victor against his son, Ray. The LCL offense alone outscored The Misfits and The Rookies in Week 6. Eight hitters scored at least 12 points, led by hit machine Adam Frazier. Jake Cronenworth keeps showing up in this weekly blog, which means he's probably better than we've given him credit for. On the mound, Luke Weaver didn't allow a run in two starts, but closers Brad Hand and Jake McGee each put up negative numbers. Stupid lefties.
4. Sunshine Carpet Cleaners (Jack, 3-3, 1119.84 points, previously 4): The pitchers came to play for Jack, but the hitters ... well, some of them showed up. Taijuan Walker was good
again, Max Scherzer looked like his old self, and Josh Hader locked down a couple more Milwaukee wins. At the plate, Garrett Hampson and Avisail Garcia hit a pair of homers each and were SCC's leading hitters. But Justin Turner and Charlie Blackmon were mired in single digits, and the Philly catcher duo of J.T. Realmuto and Andrew Knapp tallied only 4 points. Where have you gone, Darren Daulton?
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Dinelson Lamet (right) plays a board game against
a short, stocky bald man.
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5. Jon Voight's Car (Adam, 1-5, 1065.33 points, previously 5): Every year in FBLG, there's one team that gets hosed by the scheduling gods and faces an opponent that goes off every damn week. This year, that team is JVC. Adam's team had a decent week but still lost by 64 points. JVC's leading pitcher was closer Alex Reyes, who collected a win and a save with 9 Ks in 4 innings. Marcus Stroman and Tyler Anderson were
meh, and Dinelson Lamet is still covered in bubble wrap. Nick Castellanos and David Peralta combined to put up 50.5 points, but where was anyone else? Francisco Lindor? Eric Hosmer?
Hello?!?
6. The Misfits (Reid, 2-4, 1037.67 points, previously 7): In our low-scoring Jets-Jaguars battle of the week, The Misfits fell 145.83-143.5 to The Rookies. Other than Adam Wainwright and his minus-3, Reid's pitching staff performed well, led by Kyle Hendricks and Julio Urias. Jean Segura had a decent week at the plate but threw it all away —
ahem — by making 4 errors. Catcher Will Smith hardly did anything but was far and away the better of the two Will Smiths in Week 6. Raimel Tapia was Reid's leading hitter, which reflects poorly on Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez.
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Mumford and Sons called. They said you can keep it.
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7. Boogie Oogie Penny Ponies (Matt, 4-2, 1035 points, previously 8): BOPP was outstanding in
almost every conceivable way in a 227.17-point performances. Nice of Wade Miley to crap all over whatever good will he got by throwing a no-hitter; Miley posted a minus-3 in Week 6. Twenty points from Logan Webb? Thirty-four from Freddy Peralta? That's good stuff! Not to mention Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Manny Machado and Ryan McMahon all surpassing 20 points each. Even Joc Pederson is hitting now!
8. The Rookies (Henry, 3-3, 1026.33 points, previously 6): We don't really know what to make of The Rookies' performance in Week 6. Tyler Mahle was the leading scorer with 25.33 points across a pair of starts. Zack Wheeler pitched well in a no-decision, and John Gant did the same but with far worse hair. Huascar Ynoa was awful, and Craig Kimbrel blew a save and took a loss. Josh Rojas and Dansby Swanson made a pair of errors each and didn't really hit enough to make up for them. Tyler Naquin was the leading scorer, which is OK I guess. Right behind him were Travis Shaw (eye roll) and Eugenio Suarez, who had only 3 hits, but it was 2 homers and a double.
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Tim got a hot lead on some Giants prospects
his fellow FBLGers haven't heard about yet.
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9. Arbitration Losers (Tim, 1-5, 1010.33 points, previously 10): Tim came oh-so-close to earning his second win of the season, but he just had too many Giants on his roster. Word on the street is that he's dumping Trevor Story, Nolan Arenado and Blake Snell and signing Jeffrey Leonard, Jose Uribe and Mike LaCoss. Somehow, in a matchup in which TIN closer Edwin Diaz scored zero points, AL had the crappier closer: Will Smith managed to cost his team 3 points. Alex Wood and Kevin Gausman combined for 52 points, which just doesn't make any damn sense because we've seen those guys pitch.
10. Clemente's Bucs (Ray, 3-3, 981.83 points, previously 9): This team won't be in last place for long if it has more weeks like this. Despite the loss, CB put up some crooked numbers. Patrick Corbin — fresh off the waiver wire — and Brandon Woodruff were outstanding, and closer Richard Rodriguez is just rolling along. The leading hitters were Bryce Harper and
Tucker Barnhart? Hmm, OK. Even our favorite target Victor Robles performed well for a change.
