Entries from October 2006

October 15, 2006

Players of the Week: 2006 Summary

Alfonso Soriano,  Jermaine Dye, Matt Holliday, and Ryan Howard each won the Hot Hitter of the Week award twice this year.
Hank Blalock, Justin Morneau, and Mike Napoli each won the Cold Hitter of the Week award twice.  Adrian Beltre and Chris Shelton each won it three times.
Francisco Liriano, Greg Maddux, and John Lackey were Hot [...]

October 15, 2006

Players of the Week: Week 26

Hot Hitter of the Week: Garrett Atkins, Kennewick Knights
12-23, 8 R, 6 RBI, 19 TB, 8 BB, 1 SB, .572/.645/.826
Cold Hitter of the Week: Hank Blalock, Utah Liquor Laws
1-10, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 TB, 1 BB, 0 SB, .100/.182/.100
Hot Pitcher of the Week: Greg Maddux, Chicago Comets
2-0, 13 IP, 7 K, 10 H, 0 [...]

October 15, 2006

Players of the Week: Week 25

Hot Hitter of the Week:  Matt Holliday, Kennewick Knights
10-25, 12 R, 12 RBI, 27 TB, 6 BB, 0 SB, .400/.546/1.080
Cold Hitter of the Week: Johnny Damon, Coney Island Cyclones
1-12, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 TB, 0 BB, 0 SB, .083/.083/.083
Hot Pitcher of the Week: Francisco Cordero, Chicago Comets
2-0, 3 saves, 5 IP, 4 K, 3 [...]

October 9, 2006

2006 Awards Nominees

Here are the nominees for the 2006 awards. Please vote for your top five choices in each category. Points are assigned by a 10-7-5-3-1 ranked choice method. You are not restricted to vote for these nominees. Email your ballot to ben at fungoleague dot com.
Hitter of the Year

Starting Pitcher of [...]

October 9, 2006

2006 Unrestricted Free Agents

The following players were granted unrestricted free agency today because they were signed after the August 21 trade deadline.
Chicago Comets
Jeff Baker
Rocco Baldelli
Dave Bush
Jeff Suppan
Jose Valverde
Dan Wheeler
Coney Island Cyclones
Chris Duffy
Kyle Farnsworth
Clay Hensley
Orlando Hernandez
Hong-Chih Kuo
Braden Looper
Seth McClung
Luke Scott
Steve Trachsel
Hood River Mountain Goats
Brian Giles
Ken Griffey
Mike Timlin
Hobbiton Halflings

none
Houston Heretics
none
Kennewick Knights
Chris Duncan
Mike Stanton
Frank Thomas
Rondell White
Springfield Isotopes
Adrian Gonzalez
Rich Harden
Rich Hill
Chuck James
Adam [...]

October 2, 2006

2006 Champions: Chicago Comets

Congratulations to the Chicago Comets, who defeated the Springfield Isotopes 5-4-1 to win the 2006 Fungo League Championship.
Stay tuned for Most Valuable Hitter and Pitcher voting, Playoff and Championship MVPs, and various other awards and analysis.
Thanks to everyone for another great season.