Monday, April 29, 2013

Lakeside Fantasy Baseball: Week 4 Power Rankings and Week 5 Preview

Sorry for missing last week's rankings, I got a bit behind on other things and had to focus there.  Anyway, we return this week, and things continue to be interesting.  We're down to one winless team, and we still have two undefeateds.  Let's see what the power rankings say.

1.  And Another One Bites The DL-Randy Blum (38 points)
Randy's continuing to get it done and continues to look the strongest team in the league.  He remains undefeated at 4-0, and could roll to 5-0 this week, which would set up a very intriguing match-up...

2. Zimmerman Telegraph-Shane Sandri (35.5 points)
...with Shane, as both teams could go into a Week 6 match-up undefeated.  But that's potentially next week.  This week, we see Shane continue to flex some muscle, with another week as the league's highest scoring team.  Three weeks above 1000 points makes him an incredibly tough match-up each week.  If he keeps it up, he could run away with the Division 2 title.

3. A New Era-Austin Drake (30 points)
Austin takes a tough loss that came down to Sunday afternoon and now sits at 2-2.  That being said, his team is clearly a tough one to beat.  He will end the year a few games above .500.  Don't take him lightly.

4. Yu Don't Even Know-Brian Rossen (25 points)
Brian gets a big win against Austin this week, and it was definitely needed to stay with it in Division 2.  Brian's team is showing more consistency so far this season, and it could pay off in the long run.  Still, he's likely going to be working hard for his wins each week, but his team is set up for a good run.

5. The Bryce Is Right-Andrew Blum (21 points)
Andrew moves up to 3-1, cruising to victory against Josh this week.  The win keeps him close to Randy and puts some distance between himself and the other teams in Division 1.  If he keeps it up, he's going to be strong competition all season long.  His main focus needs to be getting some of those big days; he's now the only team without a 200+ point day this season.

6. Albuquerque Isotopes-Josh Blum (19 points)
Josh falls to 1-3 this week, but Sunday his team finally showed some signs of life.  With his first pitcher wins in two weeks and the bats coming alive, Josh managed to put up 250 on the final day of the match-up to at least make it look respectable.  If his team can manage to ride that momentum, the luck could turn around very quickly.

7. ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD-Ervin Demirasi (15 points)
Ervin takes a beating against Shane this week and is back to .500.  His team is still in a state of transition.  One week, it's awesome, the next...not so much.  If he can get some consistency, Ervin could make some strides to get away from .500 and become some competition for Shane in Division 2.

8. The Fresh "Prince"-Scott Stepaniak (14.5 points)
The fresh prince is growing stale.  Scott is one terrific Sunday Week 1 comeback away from 0-4, and the injuries continue to make things tough.  Still, this team is going to be a threat throughout the season, and I wouldn't expect him to stay like this for long.

9. LC Legend-Kyle Trondle (14 points)
It was bad luck for Kyle in his match-up this week.  He probably should've had his first win this week, but he faced Randy, so he ended up falling again, leaving him as the only winless team.  Still, he does have hope.  He's going to have a tough road ahead, but some good trades along with what is a pretty solid starting lineup could be a big step in the right direction for Kyle.

10. No More Haren Addiction-Andy Ashbaugh (8 points)
Andy gets on the board this week with win #1 of the season.  His team still looks like the weakest of the bunch, but he's got some potential pieces that could hit and make him an actual threat every week.  Keep an eye on this team.


Looking ahead to Week 5, we get some very interesting match-ups.  The game of the week seems to be #2 Zimmerman Telegraph (4-0) against #5 The Bryce Is Right (3-1).  If Shane gets the win, we have the potential for a huge undefeated match-up next week.  However, Andrew may be Shane's toughest match-up to date, so it should be a good one to watch.

Outside of that match-up, we get #1 And Another One Bites The DL (4-0) in a match-up that could be a breeze against #8 The Fresh "Prince" (1-3); however, Scott could prove that he is still a tough team to beat and get an important win.  Also, #3 A New Era (2-2) takes on #7 ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD (2-2).  Austin has been pretty solid all season, so this another potential breeze of a match-up, though Ervin definitely has the potential to put up a lot of points and pull off the upset.  Finally, #6 Albuquerque Isotopes (1-3) takes on #10 No More Haren Addiction (1-3) where one team is going to get a much-needed victory, and one team could have big problems on its hands if it takes the loss.

Until next week, good luck to all!

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