Entries from April 2009

April 27, 2009

Power Rankings: Week 3

1. Kansas City League Minimums 76.5 (32.5/44.0)
2. Springfield Isotopes 71.0 (36.5/34.5)
3. Coney Island Cyclones 69.5 (43.0/26.5)
4. Kennewick Knights 67.5 (30.0/37.5)
5. Utah Liquor Laws 53.5 (32.5/21.0)
6. Hood River Mountain Goats 44.5 (20.0/24.5)
7. Hobbiton Halflings 44.0 (10.0/34.0)
8. Monterey Sea Otters 42.5 (26.0/16.5)
9. Chicago Comets 42.0 (30.0/12.0)
10. Mexican Hat Holey Sox 39.0 (14.5/24.5)

April 27, 2009

Players of the Week: Week 3

Hitter of the Week
Albert Pujols (Hood River) 9-20 with 3 HR, 5 BB, 7 R, 11 RBI, 3 SB, .450/.555/.950
Pitcher of the Week
Rich Harden (Isotopes) 2-0 in two starts, 17 K, 3.00 ERA, 0.92 WHIP

April 20, 2009

Power Rankings: Week 2

Coney Island Cyclones 74.5 (46.0/28.5)
Kansas City League Minimums 70.0 (29.5/40.5)
Springfield Isotopes 67.0 (41.0/26.0)
Kennewick Knights 61.0 (31.0/30.0)
Mexican Hat Holey Sox 51.5 (19.0/32.5)
Hood River Mountain Goats 49.5 (14.0/35.5)
Hobbiton Halflings 46.0 (9.0/37.0)
Chicago Comets 45.5 (32.5/13.0)
Utah Liquor Laws 43.0 (27.5/15.5)
Monterey Sea Otters 42.0 (25.5/16.5)

Just a word of warning about the power grid below.  Ties are common early in the [...]

April 20, 2009

Players of the Week: Week 2

Player of the Week

Ian Kinsler (Chicago) 15-27 with 2HR, 9 runs, 6 RBI, 3 walks, 6 stolen bases, and 27 total bases.  .555/.600/1.000
Pitcher of the Week
Zack Greinke (Kansas City) 2-0 in two starts, 14 IP, 19 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP.

April 13, 2009

Power Rankings: Week 1

The power rankings I use here are a simple application of the rotisserie scoring rules used by many leagues.  The team ranked first in a scoring category receives 10 points, the second-place team gets nine points, and so forth down to last place, which gets a single point.  Ties split the points between them.  I [...]

April 13, 2009

Players of the Week: Week 1

Player of the Week
Evan Longoria (Coney Island) 13-27 with 5 HR, 5 runs, 10 RBI, 1 stolen base, and 32 total bases.  .481/.481/1.185
Pitcher of the Week
Josh Johnson (Coney Island) 2-0 in two starts, 15.7 IP, 15 strikeouts, 0.57 ERA, 0.83 WHIP