I am running behind schedule here because work has been crazy. Only guy running the Barstool Sports control room for a day is not fun day in the office.

Can’t move forward without saying Holy Shit, I Actually Won. I barely paid attention to this week’s matchup because I was watching Keegan Bradley dominate TPC River Highlands and win the Traveler’s Championship. The golf course definitely did not win, but Bradley won all of our hearts, and we can all agree with that.

Now, let’s get into week twelve.

WEEK TWELVE: June 13 – June 25

Elly De La Cruz is a monster. I think I love him. He led my team with 11 hits, and he was my only player with 10+ hits. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepped up for the first time in a while with seven hits. Brandon Nimmo and Paul Goldschmidt also pitched in with six hits. For Vaghi, he got a bit unlucky because I had the second most hits of the week. No player had double-figure hits, but Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians was close with nine. Luis Roberts Jr. knocked around eight hits for Vaghi. He will come up later.

This one was close. Very close. It came down to Sunday. I went into Sunday up one, and I was fortunate to stay plus-one after Sunday. Roberts Jr. made me very nervous because he was just blasting home runs against the Boston Red Sox, but Guerrero Jr. matched him with two runs for the Blue Jays. Again, De La Cruz had eight runs scored, double my next highest customer. This dude is awesome.

Home runs, just give it to Vaghi. His team bashed 18 home runs, which is only two shy from the best ever in a week, which was set during week one, an extended week. Next year I need to exclude those extended weeks, they are ruining the best-of categories. But anyhow, Vaghi called up the White Sox and told them to play with the aluminum bats. Roberts had four home runs, three came against the Red Sox. Andrew Vaughn belted three homers too. Six players with two or more home runs is solid.

I won RBIs for only the second time ever this week. It is a little crazy that he led the league in home runs this week, but couldn’t get this category from me. It is just unlucky; he had the third best total of the week, but I had the silver medal locked up. Guerrero Jr. and catcher Elias Diaz of the Colorado Rockies had seven RBis each to lead my squad, Vaghi’s catcher Jonah Heim had six runners driven in, and again Roberts is among the top with five RBIs.

A never a doubt category. I picked up Jarren Duran for three games and he had three stolen bases…all of which came in a single game. That would have been enough to take down Vaghi. Ozzie Albies also had three steals for the Verdugo team. Vaghi’s two stolen bases came from Wander Franco and Jose Altuve

Vaghi opened the door for me to take this category on Sunday, but my team could not come through. I only had a .313 on base percentage on the matchup’s final day, and I could have used more from…dare I say…De La Cruz who went 0-for-5 in a game against Atlanta. Vaghi had a couple top performers with Ramirez and his .462 clip; he had nine hits and three walks. And then there is Roberts, who had a .500 percentage. I think you know where his MVP is going.

Who is Braxton Garrett, and how can I give him a big hug? The Miami Marlins pitcher had a season-high 13 strikeouts in an outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates. I would have loved for that to hvae been enough to get me the win…but alas. Vaghi got 19 strikeouts from Pablo Lopez. The Twins hurler had two starts and AGAIN one was against the Red Sox, and because the Red Sox are mid they struck out nine times. Lopez then went to Detroit where he struck out 10. I can’t compete with that.

Wins did not come to Vaghi’s front door despite his team punching people out. Taj Bradley of Tampa Bay had a win against the Baltimore Orioles, and that was it. Meanwhile, I had shitty Charlie Morton, who didn’t deserve to get the win…get a win. Thank you to James Paxton, Camilo Doval and Kevin Guassman for also putting a tally in the “W” column.

Doval! Doval! Doval! Three saves for the San Francisco Giant closer. THat would have been enough, but Will Smith of Texas also got two saves. David Robertson of the New York Mets, and David Bednar of the Pittsburgh Pirates had a save each for Vaghi.

ERA, you dumb fool. How I can never seem to get a hold on you. My pitching staff stinks, so I pray for a 3.50 ERA, and this week the baseball gods did not answer me. Hey Corbin Burnes, stop pitching poorly please! A 9.26 ERA?? Over 10.2 innings?? Come one man. My former Cy Young winner was worse than Vaghi’s; Sandy Alcantara had a 6.43 ERA, allowing five earned runs over seven innings. Despite Alcantara and Yu Darvish having tough weeks, Vaghi was still able to win this category in convincing fashion.

Neither Vaghi or I had good WHIP performances this week, but my 1.18 was better than his 1,20. Garrett allowed only three hits over seven innings, and James Paxton (even his old butt) had a very solid 0.58 WHIP over 10.1 innings. Vaghi was undone by Alcantara who had a 1.71 WHIP, and Luis Castillo didn’t help the cause with a 1.60. Vaghi had four pitchers with a 1.40 WHIP or higher, and that averaging out makes it tough for a win.

I gotta be honest. I think I went a little harsh on these recaps. Maybe it is because I am hangry. Sorry.

Elly De La Cruz is an electric factory. The Cincinnati Reds are red hot, and De La Cruz is the most exciting player in baseball. He hit a cycle this week, and he has even inspired Joey Votto to find the fountain of youth. After a bit of a skid, the Reds shortstop has been unstoppable over his last seven games with 13 hits, nine runs, two home runs, six runs batted in and two stolen bases. He has been batting at a .433 clip with a .452 on base percentage and .800 slugging percentage. The dude just mashes.

Dear ESPN, I would like to be able to drop Corbin Burnes please. He STINKS. He had two starts this week, both of them sucked. Against the Diamondbacks he went five innings allowing seven earned runs while striking out three. Against the Indians, Burnes went 5.2 innings, allowing four earned runs while striking out three again. He allowed 16 hits and four walks over 10.2 innings. Gross. Gross. Gross. This is a former Cy Young winner?

Luis Roberts Jr. made my life a living hell while the Chicago White Sox beat up on the Boston Red Sox. Roberts Jr. went 8-for-18 over the course of the week with five runs scored, and FOUR HOME RUNS. He had three home runs against Boston, including two during the series finale. Roberts Jr. had five RBI, which made sense because both of his home runs on Sunday were solo shots.

Is Jose Altuve doing okay? He is the 23rd ranked player at his position, and I know that is somewhat because of his injuries. But still, the man has only a .263 average with only three home runs and 11 runs batted in. Altuve went 4-for-19 over the course of six games with a .273 on base percentage. He had two runs scored and three RBI. I guess maybe on a positive note, he had a stolen base? But Vaghi lost out on hits and runs by mall margins, and a perennial All-Star could have picked that up.

MVP TRACKER: Albies (1), De La Cruz (2), Mullins (3), Goldschmidt (2), Soto (1), Street (1), Verdugo (1), Walls (1)
LVP TRACKER: Albies (1), Burnes (1), Casas (1), Gausman (1), Goldschmidt (1), Gray (1), Peralta (1), Soto (1), Sale (1), St. Louis Cardinals (1), Walls (1), Wisdom (1)

WEEK TWELVE SCOREBOARD

  • I guess this kinda worked out like the stats said it would? Last week I wrote it would be a 6-5 Vaghi decision, so 7-4 in my favor is within the margin of error. I don’t know where my offense came from, but I’ll take it.
  • Were either Bove or Eric looking at the OBP all day Sunday? It was a .0012 difference. That is like one walk. Look at the Eric pitching numbers though. He lost the contest 6-5, but he had a statistically weird week.
  • DiMaio dispensed with Billy with ease. Like soft toss. Granted DiMaio can hit past anyone, it is just whether or not his pitching shows up. A 7-3-1 victory is nice way to ring the bell.
  • Michaud doubled up Jack on home runs and runs batted in. Justin wins his third straight matchup, 7-4-0, with his big bashing bombers delivering the goods.
  • If you beat Kenney in stolen bases, you are going to win the match. Now I could say that Kenney beating Huntley is saves is just as crazy…but Kenney has be scuffling for answers because this 7-3-1 loss puts himself in seventh place.

WEEK TWELVE STATISTICS DEEP DIVE

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  • Just a bad week for List overall in the hitting department.
    • First time every being lowest in RBI total.
    • Also lowest in runs scored by a mile (nine runs worst than Bove)
      • It is the worst run total of anyone this season.
  • List did become the league leader in terms of weeks with the best strikeout total, now at four.
  • Michaud now tied with List for having the best OBP for a week – three times each
  • Huntley now has four of the worst weeks for hits, the highest total in the league.
  • How about this? Eric had the worst strikeout total of the week, but the best team ERA and best team WHIP.
    • Oh, and his total of 32 strikeouts is the lowest of anyone in a week this season. What a unique performance from his staff.
  • Michaud had the worst team WHIP for the first time this season.
  • I only got my second win ever in the RBI category this week. That has to irk Vaghi.
  • Huntley handed Kenney his second loss in the stolen base category. The invincible are turning vulnerable.
  • Bove hands Eric only his second loss in the wins category. Lots of category upsets this week.
    • Case and point, DiMaio gets only his second win in the category over Drakeley
  • Oh, and Huntley lost the saves category for only the second time ever…to the worst save person this year, Kenney.
    • List lost the saves category for the second time ever as well
  • DiMaio owns the best record in hits, runs, home runs and runs batted in. Just an unstoppable hitting force.
    • But he does have the worst record in ERA and WHIP

WEEK 13 MATCHUPS

  • DiMaio has won two matches in a row, but I am on a one week spoiler streak, so watch out DiMaio! I am coming for you!
    • According to the season stats to this point, DiMaio is going to get the best of this writer, 7-4-0.
    • DiMaio dominated me in week four, taking it 7-2-2. It wasn’t very close, so hoping for better this week.
  • Eric is trying to make a push for first place, and he is not having to match wits against Vaghi who has lost two matches in a row and is now 3.5 games outside of the fourth position.
    • According to the season stats to this point, Vaghi is going to take this one home, 7-4-0. But this one is going to be close, three categories separated by minuscule amounts.
    • Vaghi barely took down Eric, 5-4-2. Basically as close as you can get without a tie. RBI, stolen bases and ERA were all very close.
  • Michaud has the longest winning streak in the league with three matches in a row; Bove has won two in. a row, and three out of four.
    • According to the season stats to this point, Michaud is going to extend his winning streak to four weeks with a 7-4-0 decision.
    • Bove had the surprise win against Michaud this week, but that was the only the second biggest upset looking back in hindsight. The final was 7-3-1.
  • Michael Kenney, you need a rebound. Luckily, Drakeley is here for you. Sorry Bill. (I know I can’t speak too loud because I did lose to Bill)
    • According to the season stats to this point, Billy is going to pull off the upset, 6-5.
    • Michael swept the hitting categories from Billy in a 7-4-0 victory against Billy.
  • Huntley is doing the best he can to stay alive. He hasn’t been blown out of a matchup since mid May against Michaud. Now he is playing List, who has lost two in a row.
    • According to the season stats to this point, Jack should get back on track with a 8-3-0 victory.
    • Huntley has moved up the standings this week and this week he goes up against Jack…who he beat in week four 7-4-0. Trouble in paradise. forJack?

OVERALL STANDINGS

  • Jack remains in first place but now has two players on his heels; both Eric and DiMaio are 6.5 games behind him.
    • Also Michaud is now within 7.5 games after being 10.5 games behind before their matchup this week.
  • Vaghi stays in fifth place but now he is four games out of confirming a playoff spot. He was only 0.5 games at the start of the week.
  • Andrew Huntley finally moves up from seventh. to sixth. He ekes by Michael Kenney, who is now holding onto playoff hopes on a whim.
  • The bottom three teams continue to shuffle
    • I am no longer in last, now it is occupied by Billy Drakeley. Bove moved up from one place from ninth to eighth.
CATEGORY LEADERS (Including Ties)
  • DiMaio: Hits, Runs, Runs Batted In (3)
  • Michaud: Home Runs, On Base Percentage, Walks/Hits Per Inning (3)
  • List: Strikeouts, Earned Run Average (2)
  • Eric : Wins (1)
  • Huntley: Saves (1)
  • Kenney: Steals (1)

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