COMMENTS: Every 2nd place team in the NL gained ground this week…Milwaukee and Philly did especially well, although they have some ground to cover..kudos to the Rockies and Braves, who each posted winning weeks…The Dodgers won’t go away in the West…Cincy held on to the best record in the NL…Houston and Boston are taking command of the WOR standings as the real clubs collapse…Minnesota is also picking up key WOR ground…5 of 6 races are 5 games or closer…the Rangers squeezed back out in front of the Angels in the tightest race in the ASFBL….Boston is looking to take the best record in the league AND the top WOR spot….”good job” to Tony….Jonathan LuCroy hit .615 for the Brewers last week…Kris Medlen pitched 18 shutout innings….the league-wide team real-to-fantasy ERA is within .003 … Boston and St. Louis have real team ERAs of under 3.00..The only player on my Mets due to have a week hitting better than .280 was pitching phenom Matt Harvey….
FEATS AND FAILURES:
Matt Moore of WAS had 12 strikeouts against ATL on 8/20/2012
Chris Young of ARI robbed 3 hits against MIA on 8/20/2012
Matt Harvey of NYM had 10 strikeouts against COL on 8/21/2012
David Wright of BOS robbed 3 hits against LAA on 8/21/2012
Travis Ishikawa of MIL struck out 4 times against CHC on 8/21/2012
Shin-Soo Choo of WAS struck out 4 times against ATL on 8/22/2012
Scott Podsednik of PHI had 5 hits against CIN on 8/22/2012
Matt Moore of WAS had 12 strikeouts against ATL on 8/20/2012
Chris Young of ARI robbed 3 hits against MIA on 8/20/2012
Matt Harvey of NYM had 10 strikeouts against COL on 8/21/2012
David Wright of BOS robbed 3 hits against LAA on 8/21/2012
Travis Ishikawa of MIL struck out 4 times against CHC on 8/21/2012
Shin-Soo Choo of WAS struck out 4 times against ATL on 8/22/2012
Scott Podsednik of PHI had 5 hits against CIN on 8/22/2012
Justin Ruggiano of HOU struck out 4 times against STL on 8/22/2012
Madison Bumgarner of SFG had 10 strikeouts against ATL on 8/23/2012
Jason Heyward of ATL struck out 5 times against SFG on 8/23/2012
Juan Francisco of ATL struck out 4 times against SFG on 8/23/2012
Yovani Gallardo of MIL had 12 strikeouts against PIT on 8/24/2012
Felix Hernandez of NYY had 12 strikeouts against CLE on 8/24/2012
Adam Dunn of CWS struck out 5 times against SEA on 8/24/2012
Francisco Liriano of TBR had 10 strikeouts against OAK on 8/25/2012
Yoenis Cespedes of OAK struck out 4 times against TBR on 8/25/2012
Derek Norris of OAK struck out 4 times against TBR on 8/25/2012