2014 Season Wrapup

Why this picture? Oh, no reason.

First off, congratulations to Rick's Fresh Fish for their sweep of the head-to-head and overall titles.

FBLG 2014 was among the most competitive ever, with 8 points separating the top two finishers and just 380 points separating 1st place and 8th place. And the winnings were spread around nicely. Great work, everyone.

Rick, Matt, Scott and Adam have already told us they plan to play in 2015. For the rest of you, please let us know your plans when you can. Again, it's not binding, but we'd like to know if we need to try and track down some new owners.

Final standings

1. Fresh Fish 4511
2. Danger Zaun 4503
3. Arbitration Losers 4318
4. Tanana in the Tailpipe 4272
5. Ryan's Rangers 4258
6. Pitch You Blockhead 4233
7. E-3 4192
8. Misfits 4131
9. Rocky Mountain High 3958
10. Rookies 3795

Next year's draft order

1. Henry
2. Jon
3. Reid
4. Adam
5. Scott
6. Bill
7. Matt
8. Tim
9. Rich/Brian
10. Rick

The 2015 MLB season starts a week later than usual, with the first game on Sunday, April 5 and the first full day of games on the 6th. This means, for the first time in a long time, the draft will likely not be at the end of Spring Break. Obviously it's 6 months out, but we'll plan on the draft being Saturday, April 4, in our usual online fashion.

Scoring leaders

Batting

1. Andrew McCutchen (E-3) 424
2. Anthony Rendon (Ryan's Rangers) 424
3. Giancarlo Stanton (Fresh Fish) 417
4. Adrian Gonzalez (Danger Zaun) 415
5. Hunter Pence (Misfits) 404
6. Freddie Freeman (Arbitration Losers) 402
7. Carlos Gomez (Ryan's Rangers) 400
8. Yasiel Puig (Rocky Mountain High) 391
9. Justin Upton (Rookies) 370
10. Christian Yelich (Tanana in the Tailpipe) 363
11. Matt Holliday (Arbitration Losers) 360
12. Ryan Braun (Ryan's Rangers) 355
13. Buster Posey (Fresh Fish) 354

Starting pitching

1. Clayton Kershaw (Fresh Fish) 523
2. Johnny Cueto (E-3) 504
3. Madison Bumgarner (Misfits) 466
4. Zach Greinke (Pitch You Blockhead) 434
5. Adam Wainwright (Tanana in the Tailpipe) 425
6. Stephen Strasburg (Danger Zaun) 425
7. Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) 401
8. Lance Lynn (Rocky Mountain High) 368
9. Julio Teheran (Ryan's Rangers) 353
10. Jeff Samardzija (Pitch You Blockhead) 352

Relief pitching

1. Kenley Jansen (Rocky Mountain High) 282
2. Craig Kimbrel (E-3) 279
3. Trevor Rosenthal (Pitch You Blockhead) 253
4. Steve Cishek (Fresh Fish) 246
5. Aroldis Chapman (Danger Zaun) 239

Playoffs Week 8: Sunday's Roundup

Another no-hitter on the last day of the season? At least the pitcher was on a FBLG roster this time.

Studs: Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) struck out 10 Marlins and allowed only a walk in a 104-pitch no-hitter. He also singled twice. Johnny Cueto (E-3) had an RBI single, struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win. Anthony Rizzo (RMH) stole a base, scored twice, hit a 2-run homer and singled twice. Zack Greinke (PYB) hit his 6th double, struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in a 5-inning win. Adrian Gonzalez (DZ) hit a 3-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Gerrit Cole (AL) struck out 12 and allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Lucas Duda (Misfits) homered, doubled and drove in 4. 

Duds: The Marlins' hitters. Duh.

Consolation final

Pitch You Blockhead 153, Danger Zaun 138

Others

Fresh Fish 150

Arbitration Losers 199

Tanana in the Tailpipe 157

Ryan's Rangers 190

Misfits 131

E-3 198

Rocky Mountain High 137

Rookies 151

Final point totals

1. Fresh Fish 4,511

2. Danger Zaun 4,503

3. Arbitration Losers 4,318

4. Tanana in the Tailpipe 4,272

5. Ryan's Rangers 4,258

6. Pitch You Blockhead 4,233

7. E-3 4,192

8. Misfits 4,131

9. Rocky Mountain High 3,958

10. Rookies 3,795

Manager Jack McKeon, you and the Fresh Fish have won the points title as well as the playoff championship.
What are you going to do now? "I'm going to Panda Express!"

Playoffs Week 8: Saturday's Roundup

Not even Wily Peralta can believe that Wily Peralta has 17 wins.

Studs: Wily Peralta (RR) allowed 1 run and struck out 13 in a 7-inning win. Justin Upton (Rookies) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Stephen Strasburg (DZ) drove in a run, got the win and fanned 7 in 6 shutout innings. Todd Frazier (DZ) hit a 2-run homer and scored 4 runs thanks to 3 walks.  

Duds: Andrelton Simmons (Rookies) went 0 for 4 with an error. Matt Holliday (AL) went 0 for 2 with an error. Anthony Rendon (RR), Marlon Byrd (FF) and Ryan Zimmerman (FF) each singled and erred.

Consolation final

Pitch You Blockhead 128, Danger Zaun 103

Others

Fresh Fish 121 (lead DZ by 14)

Arbitration Losers 167

Tanana in the Tailpipe 139

Ryan's Rangers 183

Misfits 107

E-3 158

Rocky Mountain High 119

Rookies 115