Week 9 Standings

Bold denotes Fantasy Baseball Phenoms Contributor. Please note that the first five names after 9 weeks are in bold. Clearly the Phenoms writers know what they are doing.

(games back)

1. Brablc (-)
2. Sean (1)
3. Markie (4.5)
4. Curtis (7)
5. Alvarez (7)
6. Stevie (11)
7. Phelps (11.5)
8. Blake (13)
9. Nick (17.5)
10. Ricky (22.5)

The week that was

Phelps upsets Brablc, 5-3

On any given week anyone can perform well, or in this case, anyone can perform poorly. Brablc's ERA was over 7 and whip was 1.83. Not that it mattered against Phelps who has had the best ERA and WHIP in the league through 9 weeks.

Sean holds off Nick, 5-4

Sean returns this week from vacation and there is no question that his roster will see multiple changes in the next two weeks. He might find it difficult to part with his pitchers after posting a week best 2.19 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 7 saves.

Markie Demoralizes Alvarez, 5-4

On Friday morning Alvarez was winning 8-1, but by Sunday night he was one perfect inning from Eddie Guardado away from losing 6-3. The greatest challenge for Alvarez lies ahead in trying to replace the production Albert Pujols gave him (aka mission impossible) over the coming weeks.

Curtis Outlasts Ricky, 5-4

As bad as his season has gone, our league wouldn't be what it is without Ricky. He continues to compete and try to win each week. Ichiro and Grady Sizemore helped him grab the week high in runs for the league, but his pitching remains inconsistent.

Stevie Beats Blake, 5-2

If the playoffs started today, Stevie would get the last slot, but I would rather play anyone but him. This week he had a season record 59 RBI (56 was the previous best) and his staff had 77 strikeouts (4 off the season best).

Fearless prediction: Brablc will be out of first starting next week.