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BaseballGB
4y ago
We started with 10 teams aiming for glory. Now only two have the chance to claim the BaseballGB Fantasy League crown. Read on to find out which sides made it through to the championship final.
Championship bracket
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Bunting for Britain
89/326
32
17
48
5
.273
.834
67.1
5
2
77
4
2.67
1.14
8
Cheshunt Maltsters
78/337
33
13
44
3
.231
.722
67.1
5
6
65
1
2.67
1.16
2
Third beat second in the first of the championship semi-finals.
Salvador the saviour: Perez (Bunting) HR, 3 RBI, SB, .500 AVG, 1.624 OPS
MVP?: Abreu (Bunting) 3 HR ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
After seven weeks, the BaseballGB Fantasy League’s regular season is over. Read on to find out which teams will be competing for the title in the playoffs and which teams are battling for the consolation prize.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Richie’s RBI’s
95/330
60
13
46
15
.288
.844
69.2
7
6
76
2
3.36
0.93
12
The Cheddar Chasers
59/240
45
11
43
6
.246
.745
44.1
4
2
46
0
3.65
1.22
0
The RBIs did all they could to secure a place in the top four but had to settle for 5th.
Power and speed: Mondesi (RBIs) 8 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 SB
Safe at home: LeMahieu (RB ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
Time is running out to book a place in the BaseballGB Fantasy League, as there is just one week of the regular season left.
Here’s how the events of the past week in MLB shaped the standings.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Cheshunt Maltsters
110/350
60
22
62
2
.314
.966
51.1
3
3
58
4
2.63
1.03
11
The Cheddar Chasers
80/300
48
20
42
6
.267
.871
40.2
2
2
43
0
3.98
1.28
1
MVP: Ozuna (Maltsters) 8 R, 5 HR, 13 RBI, .464 AVG, 1.674 OPS
Grand slams: Freeman (Maltsters) 7 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .346 AVG, 1.084 OPS
Three-homer weeks: Trout (Maltsters) 9 R, 3 HR, 6 RB ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
A no-hitter. Bench-clearing incidents. A trade deadline looming. It was another eventful week in MLB. Let’s look at how it affected week five of the BaseballGB Fantasy League.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Norwich No II
90/328
53
12
44
5
.274
.805
58.2
5
1
69
0
4.76
1.35
4
The Cheddar Chasers
74/284
52
19
45
6
.261
.847
36.2
4
2
49
0
3.19
1.23
7
Hot hitters: Hoskins (Chasers) 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1.358 OPS; J Ramirez (Chasers) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB
Trea cool: T Turner (Norwich) 6 R, .519 AVG; Alberto (Norwich) .429 AVG
Strikeout machine: Paddack (Norwich) W, 15 ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
Players apologising for hitting grand slams. Bullpen meltdowns. Near no-hitters. Games decided by plays at the plate. Just another week in MLB. Here’s how it affected the week four matchups ( also the half-way point in the season) in the BaseballGB Fantasy League.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Orpington Eagles
101/348
61
15
56
1
.290
.835
62.1
4
3
69
1
5.63
1.49
10
Didsbury Dodgers
65/278
43
15
37
3
.234
.771
44.0
1
2
49
0
10.23
2.18
1
Clutch performer: C Santana (Eagles) 2 HR, 9 RBI
Way above average: Rendon (Eagles) .531 AVG, 1.125 OPS; Diaz (Eagle ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
It’s been another week of late comebacks and crazy numbers being put up as well as some injuries to big names and more postponements due to Covid. Here’s how it affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League in week three.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Didsbury Dodgers
62/272
39
15
28
1
.228
.735
59.2
2
4
52
0
6.34
1.53
3
Richie’s RBI’s
61/254
43
10
29
8
.240
.725
54.2
4
5
47
2
4.28
1.15
9
Damn Yankees: LeMahieu (RBIs) 5 R, .467 AVG, 1 IL stint; Torres (RBIs) 5 R, .563 AVG
Clutch performer: Hosmer (RBIs) 6 RBI
Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 4 SB
MVP?: Betts ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
The Marlins are in the hunt for the playoffs. The Rockies are top of the NL West. Donovan Solano has turned into Ted Williams. It’s a strange time indeed, but there’s one thing we can be sure of: the Astros are still jerks. Here’s how the week’s action affected the BaseballGB Fantasy League.
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Mighty Slugs
58/282
36
16
40
3
.206
.732
71.1
6
3
69
5
4.04
1.12
11
Newcastle Knights
56/274
34
13
45
0
.204
.712
39.1
3
2
46
3
5.26
1.32
1
Matt’s the way to do it: Olson (Slugs) 5 R, 4 HR, 1.055 OPS
Way above average: Davis (S ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
Donovan Solano is leading the NL in RBIs. Colin Moran has five homers. Tyler Chatwood has been the best pitcher on the Cubs. The Marlins have only played three games but are still second in the NL East.
It’s been a crazy start to the strangest of seasons. But which teams have made winning starts in the 2020 BaseballGB Fantasy League?
Team
H/AB*
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
IP*
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
Didsbury Dodgers
101/420
58
20
61
5
.240
.769
85.2
4
8
86
1
3.47
1.14
11
Newcastle Knights
98/425
57
18
58
1
.231
.711
51.0
2
3
46
4
4.59
1.33
1
Matchup MVP: Swanson (Dodgers) 9 R, 2 HR, 11 ..read more
BaseballGB
4y ago
The BaseballGB Fantasy League draft went ahead – slightly later than planned for obvious reasons. Read on to find out how our managers drafted 300 players in 70 minutes.
Our league has 10 teams this year and as the season is only 60 games this year – meaning seven weeks of regular season and two weeks of playoffs for the top four – the decision was made to expand the rosters. Each team would be drafting: C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, MI, CI, CF, OF, OF, OF, OF, UT, UT, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN.
Each manager would need 30 players per roster including extra bench slots to ..read more
BaseballGB
5y ago
The official announcement on Thursday that MLB’s Opening Day, plus Great Britain’s World Baseball Classic qualifier in Arizona, would be postponed was as sad as it was inevitable.
Few can doubt the necessity of the decision given the frightening escalation of the coronavirus pandemic across the globe this week. Outdoor mass gatherings of people may not necessarily have a huge impact on the spread of the disease, but logic suggests it will have some impact and it simply doesn’t seem right to accept the risk for the sake of playing a game.
However, we all know that describing baseball, foo ..read more