The Wrap-Up

Week One

Dinkytown Wildcats beat the Hugo Hurt Locker 3-0 (5-2, 4-2-1, 4-3)

The Wildcats eked out a sweep thanks primarily to Adam Jones and some solid starting pitching. Dinkytown took hitting 5-2 though most of the categories were close. Sixteen doubles and a higher batting average were key to the victory. Hugo superstars Josh Hamilton and Yoenis Cespedes going 7-50 definitely didn’t help. Both teams pitched well but ten more innings and a couple more saves made the difference. As for mixed Dinkytown took the win by just being on the field more, which included both batters and pitchers. In unrelated news, Dinkytown’s horrific k/9 (5.47) was said to have led to both Terry Ryan and Ron Gardenhire being found masturbating in seperate incidents.

MVP- Adam Jones .538 (14/26, 9 R, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 1 SB)

LVP- Josh Hamilton .160 (4/25, 3 R, 2 RBI, 10 K)

Roesville Raiders beat the Township Tomahawks 3-0 (5-1-1, 4-2-1, 4-3)

The Raiders joined the Wildcats in reestablishing the division’s status quo with an easy sweep over the Tomahawks. Hitting really wasn’t even close as the Tomahawks could only muster a .186 average. Two former can’t miss Mariners prospects (Ackley and Montero) combined to go 5-42, which definitely didn’t help. Pitching was a little closer, but Felix and Verlander will just be the punctuation marks of the matchup as they each started twice and combined for a sub-3.00 ERA. Mixed was close too but Township striking out one extra time was the difference. De Aza and Swisher both striking out six times was both unsurprising and important.

MVP- Justin Verlander 1-1 (2.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.03 K/9)

LVP- R.A. Dickey 0-2 (8.44 ERA, 1.97 WHIP)

White Bear Bears beat Little Falls Polaks 2-1 (3-4, 5-0-2 4-3)

The defending champs had a tight matchup with Little Falls, pulling out a close 2-1 victory. Little Falls pitching was a disaster with a 7.20 ERA and 1.60 WHIP leading to an easy shutout pitching victory for the Bears. Six of Little Falls hitters hit over .300 and Coco Crisp looked like a stud, which helped seal hitting for the Polaks. Ryan Cook and Greg Holland both appeared three times which cued a mixed victory for the Bears.

MVP- Brett Anderson 1-1 (1.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 11.08 K/9)

LVP- Matt Harrison 0-2 (8.44 ERA, 1.97 WHIP)

Twin Cities Brewers beat Midway Mets 2-1 (4-2-1, 2-5, 4-3)

Twin Cities squeaked out the closest matchup of the week tying Midway 10.5 a piece, but taking two of the three categories. Alex Rios hit .364 and smacked three homers helping Twin Cities take hitting. Midway’s pitching was probably the best performance anyone in the league put up with a 6-0 record and a 2.50 ERA. Justin Masterson was masterful (see what I did there) with two wins and an 0.69 ERA, and Chris Sale was also undefeated with a 1.84 ERA. Mixed was where Twin Cities took down the victory with a 9.45 K/9 led by Yu Darvish (13.17 K/9) and James Shields (10.50 K/9).

MVP- Alex Rios .364 (3 HR, 2 SB, 5 RBI)

LVP- Robinson Cano .130 (3-23, 0 HR, O RBI, 0 XBH)