I think at one point in Wombat history, all star teams were made in Weeknuts, so let's try that again this year. We'll go with MLB style rules on rosters, where each team must have at least one representative.
I can already hear half of you bitching about this, and how that's not fair, and its like getting a participation trophy. Well guess what? I'm a liberal ass dude, and I'm the one writing this piece. So fuck off Jon, you MAGA loving asshole.
AWL:
C - Gary Sanchez - Kingslayers
1B - Carlos Santana - Moonschatz
2B - DJ LeMahieu - Kev Bombs
SS - Francisco Lindor - Ham Sandwiches
3B - Rafael Devers - Pez Sox
OF - Mike Trout - Kingslayers
OF - George Springer - Cold Notes
OF - Whit Merrifield - Kingslayers
DH - Xander Bogaerts - Kev Bombs
SP - Justin Verlander - Sittin Ducks
SP - Charlie Morton - Kev Bombs
SP - Gerrit Cole - Moonschatz
SP - Jose Berrios - Megalomaniacs
RP - Brad Hand - Pez Sox
RP - Aroldis Chapman - Moonschatz
RP - Roberto Osuna - Moonschatz
Toughest omissions: Alex Bregman, Domingo Santana, Mookie Betts, Gleyber Torres, Lucas Giolito, Mike Minor, Yonny Chirinos
NWL:
C - Wilson Contreras - Two Starts
1B - Freddie Freeman - Kaiden's Krew
2B - Javier Baez - Schatzy Turtles
SS - Trevor Story - Killer Pandas
3B - Anthony Rendon - Power Bolts
OF - Christian Yelich - Killer Pandas
OF - Ronald Acuna - Fuzzy Kiwis
OF - Cody Bellinger - Time Consumers
DH - Josh Bell - Kaiden's Krew
SP - Max Scherzer - Two Starts
SP - Hyun-Jin Ryu - Time Consumers
SP - Zach Grienke - Time Consumers
SP - Luis Castillo - Killer Pandas
RP - Kirby Yates - Fuzzy Kiwis
RP - Josh Hader - Killer Pandas
RP - Kenly Jansen - Tommy Johns
Toughest omissions: Yasmani Grandal, Charlie Blackmon, Pete Alonso, Max Muncy, Stephen Strasburg, Walker Buehler, Brandon Woodruff, Will Smith
Dong of the Week:
Old school Longo moonshots? Sure, old school Longo moonshots.
Transaction of the Week:
7/1/19 12:51 PM ET
Two Starts:
Ketel Marte 2B | ARI - Traded from Time Consumers
Trevor Richards SP | MIA - Traded from Time Consumers
Time Consumers:
Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD - Traded from Two Starts
Cesar Hernandez 2B | PHI - Traded from Two Starts
My reaction upon seeing the CBS alert of this trade: Interesting. Just got Ryu, guess Bran really likes Marte. Wonder what his staff looks like now though...
10 seconds later:
7/1/19 12:51 PM ET
Two Starts:
Alex Verdugo RF | LAD - Traded from Schatzy Turtles
Kevin Newman SS | PIT - Traded from Schatzy Turtles
Ian Desmond 1B | COL - Traded from Schatzy Turtles
Jacob deGrom SP | NYM - Traded from Schatzy Turtles
Schatzy Turtles:
Pete Alonso 1B | NYM - Traded from Two Starts
My reaction upon seeing the CBS alert of this trade: HOLY FUCK
Bran is the true trade king. Don't let his propaganda tell you otherwise. This is the man who started out the year proclaiming he wasn't making ANY trades this year. Fast forward to the deadline, and he's willing to deal ANYBODY.
Weekly MVP's:
Kind of a weird week for MVPs, as we have our first one who hit under .400, and a starter without any wins. That said, everything else they did was dominant. Trout hit only .348 on the week, and made up for it with 6 bombs. Corbin didn't get a win in his two starts, but did K 18 batters, giving up just 1 run over 14 innings.
AWL:
Week 1: Mike Clevinger - Kingslayers - 12 INN, 2 HA, 4 BBI, 22 K, 0.500 WHIP, W
Week 2: Austin Meadows - Ham Sandwiches - 12-22, 0.545 BA, 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 6 R, SB, 5 BB
Week 3: Joey Gallo - Kingslayers - 11-23, 0.478 BA, 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, BB
Week 4: Jose Abreu - Kev Bombs - 12-21, 0.571 BA, 2 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB
Week 5: Michael Chavis - Kingslayers - 11-27, 0.407 BA, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, SB, 5 BB
Week 6: George Springer - Cold Notes - 14-27, 0.519 BA, 2 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 3 BB
Week 7: Chris Sale - Kev Bombs - 12.1 INN, 7 HA, 5 BBI, 27 K, 5 ER, 3.649 ERA, 0.973 WHIP
Week 8: Renato Nunez - Megalomaniacs - 10-25, 0.400 BA, 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB
Week 9: Lucas Giolito - Moonschatz - 15.1 INN, 8 HA, BBI, 19 K, 3 ER, 1.761 ERA, 0.587 WHIP, 2 W
Week 10: Lucas Giolito - Moonschatz - 7.2 INN, 3 HA, 2 BBI, 11 K, 0.652 WHIP, W
Week 11: Chris Sale - Kev Bombs - 13 INN, 9 HA, 2 BBI, 20 K, 2 ER, 1.385 ERA, 0.846 WHIP, W
Week 12: Mike Trout - Kingslayers - 14-29, 0.483 BA, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, SB, 4 BB, CS
Week 13: DJ LeMahieu - Kev Bombs - 15-24, 0.625 BA, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB
Week 14: Mike Trout - Kingslayers - 8-23, 0.348 BA, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB
NWL:
Week 1: Cody Bellinger - Time Consumers - 20-44, 0.455 BA, 2 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, SB, 3 BB, CS
Week 2: Ronald Acuña - Fuzzy Kiwis - 12-22, 0.545 BA, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, SB, 4 BB
Week 3: Christian Yelich - Killer Pandas - 10-24, 0.417 BA, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 9 R, 6 BB
Week 4: Trevor Story - Killer Pandas - 10-25, 0.400 BA, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R, SB, 2 BB
Week 5: Ryan Braun - Time Consumers - 12-26, 0.462 BA, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, SB, BB
Week 6: Hyun-Jin Ryu - Schatzy Turtles - 17 INN, 5 HA, BBI, 15 K, 0.353 WHIP, 2 W
Week 7: Josh Bell - Kaiden's Krew - 11-27, 0.407 BA, 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB
Week 8: Anthony Rizzo - Power Bolts - 14-28, 0.500 BA, 3 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, SB, 2 BB
Week 9: Trevor Richards - Time Consumers - 12 INN, 3 HA, 3 BBI, 13 K, ER, 0.750 ERA, 0.500 WHIP, 2 W
Week 10: Walker Buehler - Fuzzy Kiwis - 15 INN, 7 HA, BBI, 20 K, ER, 0.600 ERA, 0.533 WHIP, 2 W
Week 11: Charlie Blackmon - Two Starts - 21-37, 0.568 BA, 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R
Week 12: Walker Buehler - Fuzzy Kiwis - 9 INN, 3 HA, 16 K, 2 ER, 2.000 ERA, 0.333 WHIP, W
Week 13: Max Scherzer - Two Starts - 16 INN, 9 HA, 24 K, 2 ER, 1.125 ERA, 0.563 WHIP, 2 W
Week 14: Patrick Corbin - Fuzzy Kiwis - 14 INN, 11 HA, 18 K, ER, 0.643 ERA, 0.786 WHIP
High and Tight Mini Ep:
Jon missed another deadline. Shocking, I know.
Instead, enjoy this Korean bunting derby.
Games of the Week:
AWL: Ham Sandwiches @ Moonschatz
I NEED THIS SO BAD #FuckYouMatt #LetsKillMatt #MurderMatt
NWL: Time Consumers @ Killer Pandas
The Consumers have lost 2 in a row, and with a short week, a 3rd would especially hurt. Being back 2 games this late in the year isn't that bad, but it's still a hurdle for sure.