Monday, August 22, 2011

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars week 20

Some second tier teams have probably locked up their bid to a playoff spot, while the last few teams fight for the remaining seeds. Here's who did well last week.

Catcher: Nick Hundley, 8 runs, 12 hits, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, .500 average, .520 on base
First Base: Joey Votto, 6 runs, 8 hits, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .400 average, .556 on base
Second Base: Ben Zobrist, 4 runs, 11 hits, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB, .500 average, .520 on base
Third Base: Aramis Ramirez, 4 runs, 11 hits, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB, .500 average, .556 on base
Shortstop: Troy Tulowitzki, 6 runs, 8 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .348 average, .385 on base
Outfield1: Peter Bourjos, 7 runs, 15 hits, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .500 average, .516 on base
Outfield2: Ryan Braun, 9 runs, 10 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB, .400 average, .464 on base
Outfield3: Carlos Gonzalez, 6 runs, 8 hits, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB, .364 average, .462 on base
Utility: Ryan Zimmerman, 5 runs, 12 hits, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .500 average, .500 on base
Starter: Jon Lester, 13 IP, 2 wins, 11 K, 1.38 ERA, 0.85 WHIP
Reliever: Mariano Rivera, 3 IP, 3 saves, 5 K, 0 holds, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP

Good luck to everyone battling for a playoff position this week.

Sandwich Showdown XXXI

This week, we have a veteran against a rookie. The first sandwich was a Turkey on Italian. A rather simple sandwich enhanced with two sauces, it worked well with what it had. The bread helped keep the simplicity and also a nice variety of flavor. The opposing sandwich is the rookie Oven Crisp Chicken, currently featured for a limited time only. Also using two sauces, it turned out to be very flavorful. With toasted Herbs and Cheese bread, there was no lack of flavors. The edge here goes to the Turkey, but don't let that deter you from the Crisp Chicken, if it is available in your area.

Song of the Week XXXIII

This week, our song comes from Gavin Rossdale. The song is called This Is Happiness. The song is at a fairly fast-tempo to keep a good and strong rhythm. It possesses an aura of strength throughout, which in turn makes the message deeper. Throughout, it is mentioned what is positive to the singer, and ties into the title and theme of happiness. That's all for this week, and we'll run this again next week.