I'm going to refrain from an actual World Series preview, as I'm in one of them, and have zero intention of jinxing myself. Maybe by NOT doing one I'm jinxing myself though? FUCK.
Let's finish up the season weekly MVP's...
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
Week 17: Nelson Cruz - Pez Sox - 12-29, 0.414 BA, 2B, 7 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R, 3 BB
Week 18: Shane Bieber - Kingslayers - 16 INN, 14 HA, BBI, 16 K, 4 ER, 2.250 ERA, 0.938 WHIP, W, L
Week 19: Mike Minor - Kev Bombs - 15 INN, 11 HA, 2 BBI, 18 K, 0.867 WHIP, 2 W
Week 20: Carlos Santana - Moonschatz - 12-26, 0.462 BA, 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 7 BB
Week 21: Andrew Heaney - Megalomaniacs - 8 INN, 4 HA, 14 K, ER, 1.125 ERA, 0.500 WHIP, W
Week 22: Mike Clevinger - Kingslayers - 8 INN, 4 HA, 10 K, 0.500 WHIP, W
AWL Playoffs Round 1 MVPs:
Kingslayers over Pez Sox: Mike Clevinger - SP - 13.1 INN, 6 HA, 6 BBI, 16 K, 4 ER, 2.700 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, W
Moonschatz over Kev Bombs: Gerrit Cole - SP - 14 INN, 4 HA, 2 BBI, 29 K, 2 ER, 1.286 ERA, 0.429 WHIP, W
The Slayers had a few that could be given the honor of AWLDS MVP for their game against the Pez Sox, but Clevinger is their true ace. Those 16 k's were crucial in getting past the Pez Sox, in a game that was closer than the final score indicated. On the other side of things, Gerrit Cole put up a ridiculous stat line. He faces Kansas City this week, something I'm sure Matt is looking forward to.
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
Week 17: Paul Goldschmidt - Time Consumers - 10-29, 0.345 BA, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R, 2 BB
Week 18: Noah Syndergaard - Killer Pandas - 14.1 INN, 8 HA, 2 BBI, 14 K, ER, 0.628 ERA, 0.698 WHIP, W
Week 19: Ronald Acuña - Fuzzy Kiwis - 13-31, 0.419 BA, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB, 3 BB
Week 20: Jose Quintana - Power Bolts - 13 INN, 10 HA, BBI, 21 K, ER, 0.692 ERA, 0.846 WHIP, W
Week 21: Anthony Rendon - Power Bolts - 14-29, 0.483 BA, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, SB, 5 BB
Week 22: Eugenio Suarez - Schatzy Turtles - 11-30, 0.367 BA, 2 2B, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB
NWL Playoffs Round 1 MVPs:
Fuzzy Kiwis over Time Consumers: Jack Flaherty - SP - 16 INN, 6 HA, 2 BBI, 18 K, 0.500 WHIP, 2 W
Two Starts over Killer Pandas: Kenta Maeda - RP - 8 INN, 5 HA, 11 K, 3 ER, 3.375 ERA, 0.625 WHIP, W, S
Jack Flaherty's second half dominance continued, with him dominating the Time Consumers, just enough to take control the ERA and WHIP categories. Kenta Maea may not have the best overall stat line from last week, but his Sunday heroics were up there with other all time great Wombat performances. Grandy'd was a term for a walk off bomb, and now Maeda'd should enter our lexicon for a walk off relief outing? Sure.