Last week I had a fever, migraine headaches, and overall felt like I was going to die. That's what playing Jon does to you I guess. So I missed a week, and the streak of no one writing all year long lives on. Fuck you.
The playoff picture is almost set in the NWL, with the Tommy Johns still in it, but would need a ton of breaks the rest of the way. In the AWL...christ. That last wildcard spot is a cluster, with this week being ultra important. My guess on how this shakes out:
1 Seed: Moonschatz
2 Seed: Kingslayers
3 Seed: Pez Sox
4 Seed: Ham Sandwiches
Ducks JUST miss out, due to the insane amount of injuries they've had to deal with this year. Kev Bombs also just lose out, letting me sneak in. I crush Nick in round 1, and face the Moonschatz, who by that point will go for a 4-0 record against me on the year. Lovely.
In NWL, fuck if I know how seeding ends up being. The 4 top teams are all very close to each other, all about who gets hot at the right moment.
Dong of the Weeks:
EXTEND THE NETTING.
Transaction of the Weeks:
7/11/19 7:22 PM ET
Time Consumers:
Maikel Franco 3B | PHI - Traded from Kaidens Krew
Josh Bell 1B | PIT - Traded from Kaidens Krew
Kaiden's Krew:
Manny Machado SS | SD - Traded from Time Consumers
Jose Martinez 1B | STL - Traded from Time Consumers
Ok.
Dean traded Machado. That's cool, no big deal. Not at all.
He's only the guy I've asked for literally 99+ times, so much so that when I ask FB to pull up all the times I mentioned "Machado" to Dean it cant even list them all. Proof:
COOL. Just for this week, I'm retiring the #FuckMatt hash tags, and instead starting a #FUCKYOUDEAN one.
Weekly MVP's:
Short week i n15, and Trout put up as many RBI's as most MVP's do in a full week. In week 16, Betts had a very all around game to help lead the Slayers to a very close victory, and Acuña's stolen bases helped put him over the top vs a few other monsters in the NWL.
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
Week 15: Mike Trout - Kingslayers - 4-9, 0.444 BA, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, BB
Week 16: Mookie Betts - Kingslayers - 12-29, 0.414 BA, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, SB, 4 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
Week 15: Josh Donaldson - Two Starts - 4-10, 0.400 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, SB, 3 BB
Week 16: Ronald Acuña - Fuzzy Kiwis - 10-29, 0.345 BA, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 7 SB, 5 BB, CS
High and Tight Mini Ep:
Jon didn't even bother trying to meet his deadline over 2 weeks, telling me ahead of time it wasn't gonna happen. Instead, a quick recommendation. Fleabag. It's a British show you can watch on Amazon, something April and I loved.
Written/starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, or as most of you would know her, the voice of the cool robot from Solo. Yeah, the shitty Star Wars movie. But she's amazing in this. Legit amazing. It's only 2 seasons, and they're short ones. Binge it in a few nights, easy.
Games of the Week:
AWL: Kingslayers @ Moonschatz
It'd be tough, but in theory Jon could still take down Matt for the division. As much as I hate Matt right now, that'd be a nightmare. Since there's a temporary pause on my #FuckMatt campaign, this is perfect.
NWL: Two Starts @ Fuzzy Kiwis
Tied for best record in the division, I'm going to stomp Brandon's soul into the fucking dirt this week.