Talk about a perfect matchup! During Sunday’s late game, I had Raisel Iglesias left to pitch and I was hoping he would not go in because I was afraid he would have a bad outing and blow WHIP for me. I was fortunate to be able to stream pitchers this week because of my work schedule, I was up early enough to get the best pitchers. I was nervous about Saturday, so I set my alarm for 5:30 even though I was off…yeah that is a bit crazy.
Fantasy Stud
Gerrit Cole had two wins and fifteen strikeouts with a 0.77 ERA/WHIP. The funny thing? I originally traded him to Ryan, then Ryan traded him back to me. If Ryan still had him, he wins this week. I bet he regrets that trade, especially when I declare Acuna ineligible as his keeper.
The League
James 7 Sean 5–I think Sean reacted too late to counter the streaming strategy. It also did not help that James’ team hit really well this week.
Adam2 8 Jason 4–Congrats to Adam for fifth place! And hey Jason, nice job finishing in sixth.
Gideon 6 Matt 6–Looks like Gideon had the tie-breaker.
Pat 8 Dustin 3–Maybe next year Dustin.
Next Up
So yeah, me versus James. #1 vs. #2. The only times when this has happened was 2010 (#1 Ryan defeated #2 Offord), 2016 (#2 Offord defeated #1 Ryan), and 2020 (#2 Adam beat #1 James). So history is against me…
When we were golfing on Saturday, Ryan mentioned how he had a photoshoot for Dick’s Sporting Goods for their golf stuff. They wanted him to pretend to play guitar with a club. They asked what music he wanted to help him get into it and he said AC/DC…great choice!
