20 Resims - #20 - New York Mammoths

800 OPS Batters: 

.972 – Lou Gehrig

Sub 3.75 ERA Starters

3.24 – Sandy Koufax

3.29 – Christy Mathewson

3.75 – Dennis Martinez

I have longed for this.  It is wonderful to see Koufax and Christy as good ATB pitchers.  Remember for next year though – this was without a DH and in a pitchers park.  Still, a sight for sore eyes.  Long live hitting pitchers!  Until next year, where we’ll have a DH and a non DH league.

Sub 3.00 ERA Relievers

2.98 – Craig Kimbrel

Best Value Draft Pick

Nothing of great value.  Kris Medlen was good at Rd 20, but so many relievers can be found late.

Bust Draft Pick

Rd 2 – Willie Mays.  Listen, 37 home runs is great, but your #2 pick can’t bat .231 with a .281 OBP.

#24 - 61 W - Colorado Greensox
#23 - 67 W - Downsouth Brews
#22 - 70 W - Tampa Bay Muffin Stuffers
#21 - 72 W - Helena Handbasket
#20 - 70 W - New York Mammoths

The Great, the Good, and the Ugly

It's been a while...

Week 9 Transactions

Mammoths

• DL Brendan Donnely, PU Rob Dibble 1990
• Drop Dwight Gooden, PU Dennis Martinez 1991
• Drop Thurmon Munson, PU Ernie Banks 1958

Chips

• Drop Solly Hemus, PU Kid Elberfeld 1901
• Drop Odalis Perez, PU George Zettlein 1871

Your ATB 16 All Stars

American League
C - Deacon White (DC)
1B - Lou Gehrig (NYM)
2B - Fred Dunlap (WR)
3B - George Brett (SM)
SS - Willie Wells (TMS)
LF - Babe Ruth (SPB)
CF - Oscar Charleston (DIM)
RF - Orator Shaffer (SPB)

Backup OF - Ted WIlliams (OFB)
Backup OF - Turkey Stearnes (JMF)
Backup CI - Dan Brouthers (CM)
Backup MI - Lou Boudreau (SPB)
Backup C - Gabby Hartnett (DIM)
Backup - John McGraw (JMF)
Backup - Pete Reiser (SPB)

National League
C - Javy Lopez (BS)
1B - Jason Giambi (SH)
2B - Rogers Hornsby (BT)
3B - Chipper Jones (LG)
SS - Honus Wagner (HH)
LF - Barry Bonds (BSM)
CF - Mickey Mantle (IC)
RF - Heavy Jonson (RPF)

Backup OF - Ken Griffey Jr (HH)
Backup OF - George Stone (IA)
Backup CI - Norm Cash (BS)
Backup MI - Ross Barnes (RKA)
Backup C - King Kelley (BSM)
Backup - Reggie Jackson (SH)
Backup - Hugh Duffy (BT)

Checking in on the New Guys - Pitchers

And 26 pitchers...

Starting Pitchers

Full Time Relievers

Limited Use Pitchers

Checking in on the New Guys - Batters

Between the draft and the Free Agent process, owners created a whopping 29 new batters this year.  Eight of them are full time (or close to full time) players, five are part time, and 15 are role players coming off the bench.

Here's how they are faring to date (click each chart to enlarge):

Full Time Players

Part Time Players

Role Players

Week 6 Transactoins

• Artificers Activate Nip Winters, drop Gary Nolan
• Artificers pick up 1912 Heinie Zimmerman, drop Dave Magadan
• Artificers pick up 1997 Ray Lankford, drop drop Augie Galan
• Mammoths pick up 2011 Johnny Venters, drop Hideki Okajima
• Mammoths pickup Brendan Donnely, DL David Robertson
• Fishbiscuits pickup Casey Janssen 2012, drop Zack Greinke
• Spider Monkeys pick up Kenley Jansen 2013, drop Chris Sale
• Spider Monkeys pick up Fred Anderson 1917, drop Paul Goldschmidt
• Handbasket picks up Francisco Rodriguez 2004, drops Frank Robinson
• Handbasket picks up Elias Sosa 1977, drops Freddy Sanchez

Players of the Week

Sim 5

Lou Gehrig (NYM): .420 / .517 / .820, 5 HR, 13 R, 9 RBI

Jesse Tannehill (DIM): 2-0, 1.42 ERA, 25.1 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 12 K, 0.75 WHIP

Standings Summary

We continue to avoid divisional races!

This week, the biggest news out of the NL was the poor showing from the DC Chips.  Dropping 11 of 14, Steve's team dropped to a rather large 6.5 deficit in the AL West and worse still, are 2 games off the wild card pace now that the Miners have seemingly halted a temporary slide.

"Led" by the faltering Ty Cobb and Joey Votto, DC batted .236 / .298 / .357 on the week, losing series with Otherton, Washington, Dos Equis, New York, and Carlisle, at one point losing 8 of 9.  While no starter was particularly effective, new pick-up Andy Messersmith was a disaster.  In 3 starts he lasted just 13 innings giving up 21 hits to the tune of an 8.31 ERA

Results were basically status quo in the National League with the rich getting richer and everyone else slowing fading out of the divisional races.  

Dharma had the best week and it's about time we gave some love to 2013 Jose Fernandez. A new player, Fernandez was a 6th round draft choice by Justin and most thought it was several rounds to early for a gamble on a high end starting pitcher.  Most were obviously wrong as Fernandez has pitched quite well:  5-1, 2.81 ERA, 2.16 RCERA.  He and Greg Maddux (2.68 ERA) promise to be a fine 1-2 punch should the Islanders make the post-season.

The Great, the Good, and the Ugly

Week 5

Power Alley

Week 4

+6: Planet 10 Red Lectroids
+5: Riverside Park Furies
+4: Carlisle "Mechanics"

-9: Bostons Terrier
-6: Dharma Islanders
-4: NY Mammoths

Week 4 Transactions

Brews drop Bid McPhee, pick up Alfonso Soriano 2002
Brews drop Phil Rizzuto, pick up Dick Groat 1963
Brews drop Rollie Fingers, pick up Lee Smith 1983
Mammoths drop Craig Biggio, pick up Chuck Knoblauch 1996
Mammoths drop Francisco Rodriguez, pick up Hoyt Wilhelm 1952
Artificers drop Elias Sosa, pick up Hilton Smith 1940-1941

Power Alley - Week 2

+14: Bostons Terrier
+6:: Rusty Kuntz Traveling All Stars
+6:: Planet 10 Red Lectroids
+4:: John McDonald Fanclub
+4:: Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters

-12: Washington Rain33
-10: Shamokin Miners
-7:: NY Mammoths
-5:: Colorado Green Sox

The Great, The Good, and the Ugly - Week 2

The Good, the Great, and the Ugly - Week 1