Game 58 Finals

Bug 56.5
Nate 22.5

AARON HILL
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Tim 36
Andy 32

JUSTIN MORNEAU
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Tom 46
Chris 25

BRANDON INGE
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Nick 47.5
Bare 33.5

BRANDON PHILLIPS
-----------------------

Mac 38.5
Dan/Matt 26

ALEXEI RAMIREZ
-----------------------

Bill 50
Crary 43

ADAM DUNN/CHASE UTLEY



BOX SCORES

Game 57 Finals

Bug 39.5
Nate 30.5

BRAD HAWPE
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Andy 45.5
Bill 34

JORGE POSADA
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Chris 57.5
Tom 32

PRINCE FIELDER
-----------------------------

Nick 77
Bare 36.5

ALBERT PUJOLS
-----------------------------

Dan/Matt 38
Mac 27.5

FELIX HERNANDEZ
-----------------------------

Bill 40
Crary 23.5

CLINT BARMES



BOX SCORES

Game 56 Finals

Nate 49
Bug 28

JIM THOME
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Andy 35
Tim 22

ELVIS ANDRUS
-----------------------------

Chris 67.5
Tom 66.5

ANDRE ETHIER
-----------------------------

Nick 30
Bare 24

JOSH BECKETT
-----------------------------

Mac 53
Dan/Matt 36

PLACIDO POLANCO (!?)
-----------------------------

Bill 46
Crary 32

TORII HUNTER


BOX SCORES

Game 55 Finals

Nate 39.5
Bill 25

GRADY SIZEMORE
-------------------------

Mac 85.5
Tim 24.5

ADAM LaROCHE
-------------------------

Bug 44
Andy 9

AARON HILL
-------------------------

Bare 44.5
Chris 17.5

KURT SUZUKI
-------------------------

Dan/Matt 55
Nick 34.5

RUSSELL BRANYAN
-------------------------

Tom 40.5
Crary 29

ADAM LIND



BOX SCORES

Game 54 Finals

Nate 69.5
Bill 27.5

BRIAN McCANN/JUSTIN UPTON
--------------------------------

Tim 43.5
Mac 14

TROY TULOWITZKI
---------------------------------

Bug 29.5
Andy 27.5

JHONNY PERALTA
---------------------------------

Bare 39
Chris 19.5

JASON BAY
---------------------------------

Dan/Matt 84
Nick 56.5

JACOBY ELLSBURY
---------------------------------

Tom 60.5
Crary 56

CHASE UTLEY



BOX SCORES

Game 53 Finals

Nate 32
Andy 29

BRANDON INGE
----------------------------

Tim 51
Dan/Matt 36.5

FREDDY SANCHEZ
----------------------------

Bill 49
Bug 20

MARK REYNOLDS
----------------------------

Tom 49.5
Bare 32

BJ UPTON
----------------------------

Nick 55.5
Mac 12

ALBERT PUJOLS
----------------------------

Crary 43
Chris 28

CLINT BARMES


BOX SCORES

Game 52 Finals

Nate 27.5
Andy 12.5

JUSTIN UPTON
-----------------------------

Tim 55
Dan/Matt 46.5

RYAN BRAUN
------------------------------

Bug 45
Bill 32.5

IAN STEWART
------------------------------

Bare 70
Tom 26.5

JOSH BECKETT
-----------------------------

Nick 26.5
Mac 26

MIGUEL CABRERA
-----------------------------

Chris 47.5
Crary 16

TODD HELTON


BOX SCORES

Game 51 Finals

Nate 47.5
Andy 27.5

COLBY RASMUS
----------------------------

Tim 40.5
Dan/Matt 27

NATE McLOUTH
----------------------------

Bill 47
Bug 46.5

BRAD HAWPE
----------------------------

Bare 62.5
Tom 35.5

JASON BAY
-----------------------------

Mac 44.5
Nick 44

CURTIS GRANDERSON
------------------------------

Chris 40
Crary 18

PRINCE FIELDER



BOX SCORES

Game 50 Finals

Nate 50
Dan/Matt 37

ALEX RIOS
--------------------------

Nick 46
Tim 43

ALBERT PUJOLS
-------------------------

Bug 49.5
Tom 27

ADAM JONES
-------------------------

Bare 39
Bill 38

TORII HUNTER
--------------------------

Mac 30
Crary 18

MATT KEMP
--------------------------

Chris 35.5
Andy 26.5

JOSE LOPEZ



BOX SCORES

Game 49 Finals

Nate 47
Dan/Matt 43.5

BOBBY ABREU
---------------------------

Tim 41
Nick 30

TROY TULOWITZKI/ALBERT PUJOLS
---------------------------

Tom 42.5
Bug 34.5

HANLEY RAMIREZ
---------------------------

Bill 81.5
Bare 58.5

MARK REYNOLDS
---------------------------

Crary 31.5
Mac 21.5

MARK TEIXEIRA
---------------------------

Andy 21
Chris 15

BRANDON INGE



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HALFWAY POINT UPDATE

We're not officially at the halfway point, but since I won't have computer access when we do get there, I thought I'd give a little first half write up.

Games 49 and 50 are Friday and Saturday. I am leaving for North Dakota on Saturday afternoon, so Saturday's finals will NOT be posted until Friday June 19th, which would also be the day that we resume play with Game 51.

Anyway, here's how the playoff picture looks as of today:


1. LITTLE POOKINS (33-15)

Bill is riding an eight game winning streak, and has taken a 2 game lead for the #1 seed. As always, Bill mixes and matches his lineups based on matchups, and seems to make the right decision more often than not. He also seems to squeeze out the 30-28 wins more often than not.

NOTABLE: David Ortiz has gone from keeper to major scrub.


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2. IT BYRNES WHEN I PEAVY (31-17)

Bare has a first round bye as of right now, and also is second in points, flip flopping with Crary every other day or so for the free ride that goes with having the most points. Injuries to Rickie Weeks, Alex Gordon, and now Josh Hamilton have slowed him down a bit. But when there's an opportunity to improve by trade, Bare is never shy.

NOTABLE: Joe Mauer's numbers are MVP worthy, and he missed the entire month of April.

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3. CRARDAWGS (30-18)

Crary seems to have the scariest team in the league, as I've heard from multiple league members make comments about having to play Crary, or not having to play Crary again, etc. But the last 10 games or so, have shown us that his team is definitely not immune to slumping.

NOTABLE: Nelson Cruz apparently has developed into an untouchable commodity.

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4. MILLER GENUINE DRAFT (26-22)

Tom's team has been comfortably in the playoffs as the #4 seed virtually all season. However, his team has scored BELOW 30 in 6 out of the last 10 games...including some downright awful totals in the 20s, teens, and even a 9.5! Tom also traded consistent points producer Carl Crawford, and basically replaced him in his lineup with a Jose Guillen/Melky Cabrera platoon, ignoring what seemed to be the best player he got in return in that deal, Aubrey Huff. The trade was definitely a head scratcher. Tom's scores as of late indicate that the race for the final three playoff spots could be wide open.

NOTABLE: Jorge Posada has missed some time this year, but his production has made him a poor-man's Joe Mauer.

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5. CUYAHOGA SHEET METAL (24-24)

They're giving up...they're back in it...they're giving up...they're going for it. Dan and Matt started the fire sale, then abruptly stopped. But sources say management is not happy with their performance as of late, so will they try to sell off the rest of their commodities of worth? Only time will tell, but as of right now they're still in the playoffs, and not even the lowest seed.

NOTABLE: Juan Pierre has become a decent starting option since Manny Ramirez was suspended.

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6. THE QUEEF SISTERS (23-25)

I have no idea how many irons Timmy has in the fire. But from what I can gather, there is a lot. Trades, pickups, drops, more pickups, more drops...all the moves have Tim's team on the rise, and if you look at his team with the other two wild card teams as of now, I'd have to say that Tim's the safest bet to make the playoffs. By the way, congratulations to Timmy for transaction number 50 with his pickup of Wily Aybar!!!!!!

NOTABLE: Ben Zobrist has become that player that pops up out of nowhere every year to become a fantasy stud. Eligible at 2B-SS-OF, he's become an important piece to the Queefs.

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7. MORNING WOOD (23-25)

A Nick win, and a Timmy loss next game propels Nick in to the playoffs, it's that close. Usual suspects Albert Pujols and Dustin Pedroia are the faces of the franchise. We'll find out if Nick has enough firepower other than those two to be a legit playoff team.

NOTABLE: Bengi Molina is ANOTHER catcher who has put up great point totals this season. What's looked at as a weak position every year in the draft (at least by me) is actually a strong one.

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8. BUG (22-26)

Bug aka The BK Farmer is hanging around also. He had to deal with losing ARod for a while. Then he got ARod back, and lost his other keeper, Carlos Quentin. Raul Ibanez didn't make an appearance in his lineup for quite some time, and I probably erred when I inquired about him for a trade, because the day after, he was in there, and hasn't left since.

NOTABLE: Ibanez. And the fact that it has been confirmed that ARod's name was floating around in some trade rumors...however good luck with any team interested, as it's a well known fact that making trades with Bug is a slow, painful process.

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9. BIG MAC ATTACK (21-27)

Mac has another team hanging around with a mediocre record, but definitely has legit playoff dreams due to the watered down teams after the top three or so. Mac thought Alexei Ramirez would be eligbile at 2B all year, but after the first month it was obvious that wouldn't be the case. Add in a season ending injury to Akinori Iwamura, and poof you have Edwin Maysonet at 2B. John might want to remedy that situation if he wants to seriously contend.

NOTABLE: Johnny Damon has become relevant again.

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10. HANG DAI WU (20-28)

On paper, my team is good. However, I can't seem to get a bunch of players to get on some hot streaks at the same time. Nick Markakis started off on fire and Justin Upton wasn't even playing everyday. Now, Justin Upton is showing signs of superstardom at age 21, and Markakis has seen his BA go from .385 to .285. If I can get those two raking at the same time, along with my other players...I could be a threat now that I've taken care of my pitching situation.

NOTABLE: David Wright has 4 Home Runs...but I haven't really noticed his production being awful.

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11. HIGH AND TIGHT (19-29)

Well Chris hasn't caved and traded anyone, even though rumors out there have him being flooded with offers. I chuckled a bit when he told me a couple weeks ago that he wasn't ready to throw in the towel, but now with him being only 1 game behind me, I guess the joke's on me. Either that, or I'm delusional in thinking that my team still has a shot.

NOTABLE: Andre Ethier has been tearing it up.

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12. JOBA'S DESIGNATED DRIVERS (16-32)

Andy officially started looking to next year, acquiring a 4th, 5th, and 9th so far. Even after trading off his most valuable pieces, save Morneau and Soriano, he seems to have some big games out of some guys. Jose Lopez has been raking, but then it seems like he can't even get 10 from the rest of his team when someone has 20 or so all on his own.

NOTABLE: Jose Lopez would sure look good in a Big Mac Attack uniform. Hint.

Game 48 Finals

Crary 71.5
Nate 36

CHASE UTLEY
-----------------------

Chris 60
Nick 33

JAY BRUCE
-----------------------

Dan/Matt 34.5
Bug 27.5

BRAD HAWPE
-----------------------

Tim 52
Bare 33

JUSTIN VERLANDER
-----------------------

Tom 38
Mac 19.5

JOSE GUILLEN
----------------------

Bill 30
Andy 28

JOSE LOPEZ



BOX SCORES

Game 47 Finals

Nate 55
Crary 42

DAVID WRIGHT
--------------------

Chris 47
Nick 26

ANDRE ETHIER
--------------------

Bug 39
Dan/Matt 31.5

AARON HILL
--------------------

Bare 56.5
Tim 36.5

BEN ZOBRIST
--------------------

Mac 47
Tom 9.5

MATT KEMP
--------------------

Bill 39
Andy 36.5

JUSTIN MORNEAU



BOX SCORES

Game 46 Finals

Tim 49
Nate 38

RYAN BRAUN
----------------------

Nick 60.5
Crary 55

ROY HALLADAY
-----------------------

Bug 44
Chris 24

AARON HILL/RYAN THERIOT
-----------------------

Dan/Matt 52
Bare 28

MICHAEL YOUNG
----------------------

Andy 46
Mac 18

JOSE LOPEZ
----------------------

Bill 82
Tom 17

CHIPPER JONES




BOX SCORES

Game 45 Finals

Tim 51.5
Nate 22

BEN ZOBRIST
------------------------------

Nick 34.5
Crary 33.5

MARK TEIXEIRA
------------------------------

Chris 71
Bug 39.5

ANDRE ETHIER
------------------------------

Bare 47.5
Dan/Matt 28

JON LESTER
-------------------------------

Andy 32.5
Mac 10.5

TREVOR CAHILL
-------------------------------

Bill 46.5
Tom 25.5

MARK TEAHEN


BOX SCORES

Game 44 Finals

Nate 29
Tim 13

DAVID WRIGHT
------------------------

Nick 51.5
Crary 40

CARLOS LEE
------------------------

Chris 59.5
Bug 15

TODD HELTON
------------------------

Bare 29.5
Dan/Matt 24

MARCO SCUTARO
------------------------

Andy 36
Mac 32.5

MIKE JACOBS
------------------------

Bill 45
Tom 18.5

MATT HOLLIDAY



BOX SCORES

Game 43 Finals

Bill 48.5
Nate 30.5

JD DREW
----------------------

Tom 31
Crary 26.5

JERMAINE DYE
----------------------

Bug 48.5
Andy 22

JEFF NIEMANN
----------------------

Bare 67.5
Chris 44

HUNTER PENCE
----------------------

Tim 65.5
Mac 38.5

LAYNCE NIX
---------------------

Nick 47
Dan/Matt 40.5

BOBBY ABREU



BOX SCORES

Game 42 Finals

Bill 50
Nate 25

DAN UGGLA
--------------------------

Tom 51
Crary 49

JORGE POSADA
--------------------------

Bug 63.5
Andy 34.5

RAUL IBANEZ
--------------------------

Bare 71
Chris 29.5

JOE MAUER/AARON ROWAND
--------------------------

Tim 53.5
Mac 24

BEN ZOBRIST
--------------------------

Dan/Matt 70.5
Nick 41

MIGUEL TEJADA




BOX SCORES

Game 41 Finals

Nick 52.5
Nate 29.5

MIKE CAMERON
--------------------------

Crary 39
Andy 32.5

MARK TEIXEIRA
--------------------------

Bare 55
Bug 31


JASON BAY
--------------------------

Mac 36.5
Chris 30.5

MATT KEMP
---------------------------

Bill 56.5
Tim 53.5

CHIPPER JONES
---------------------------

Dan/Matt 49
Tom 24

KEVIN YOUKILIS



BOX SCORES