Happy September, RCLers! There are now four weeks remaining in our Razzball Commenter League season and this is probably the last standings update before the final update at the end of the year. Maybe we can squeak another win in two weeks, but no guarantee. So, take stock of where your teams currently sit, take note of categories you want to focus on down the stretch, stream accordingly, and may your teams avoid the combination of Bailey Ober and Zebby Matthews giving up 78 runs in 3 IP. Let’s take a look at who leads the Master Standings in our penultimate update as well as check in with the Perts League and RazzSlam standings with the week that was, week 23.
Each week we’ll peek in at our resident ‘perts to see who is laying claim to best “expert” RCLer in the land. We’ll take notes, check the standings and generally stalk them. The heading is also hyperlink, so feel free to follow along as we go.
Only 1/2 a point now separates Grey from Son in the battle for first place. Grey added another two points to his impressive run and Son added one this week as he tries to fend off his boss. Grey once again led the league in IP (76.1) adding eight wins and 90 strikeouts while Son led the league in ERA (2.61) and WHIP (1.006) in his 58.2 innings of work. The Lineup Builder added the most points this week (8.5) and moved from tenth to ninth, might be too little too late there. I went the other way this week as it’s been two steps forward, two steps back for me all year. I lost five points and fell from fourth to fifth despite leading the league in saves (10).
Each week we’ll also take a look at the top ten overall standings in our other Razzball sponsored league, the RazzSlam. This is our NFBC Best Ball league with managers from all across the industry, from content providers to fans and readers just like you.
I had my numbers wrong last week, it’s ten teams fighting it out for RazzSlam glory. If Moe Deportes wins I think we are contractually obligated to give him a share of Razzball, so get ready for full length articles written as Tweets, daily recap videos featuring Moe, and more! All kidding aside, the dude could easily take this thing down and his strategy is bold and one we should all take more seriously. Rick Graham is the current Wild Card leader.
TOP 20
For those too lazy to check the MASTER STANDINGS, I present to you, the current top 20
| RK | TEAM | LEAGUE | RCL PTS | LG PTS | LG INDEX | MASTER PTS | MOVEMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cubbiehead | RCL 31 | 112.1 | 113 | 103 | 105.9 | |
| 2 | Afternoon Delights | RCL 34 | 111.1 | 106 | 106 | 105.9 | Up from 3 |
| 3 | Gunk Squad | RCL 13 | 110.6 | 112 | 102 | 105.7 | Down from 2 |
| 4 | rloyod | RCL 24 | 104.9 | 99.5 | 104 | 104.2 | Up from 7 |
| 5 | Man or Stroman? | Original Recipe | 102.5 | 103 | 101 | 100.1 | Up from 17 |
| 6 | dwightford | RCL 1 | 101.3 | 106 | 98 | 100.5 | Up from 12 |
| 7 | Revenge of the Witt | RCL 12 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 101.3 | Down from 4 |
| 8 | password is taco | RCL 9 | 98.9 | 99.5 | 98 | 101.4 | Up from 38 |
| 9 | password is taco | RCL 2 | 98.5 | 99 | 100 | 98.1 | Down from 8 |
| 10 | Bluefield Baby Birds | RCL 13 | 98.4 | 95.5 | 102 | 98.3 | Down from 5 |
| 11 | Stop looking at me Kwan! | RCL 20 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 96.3 | Down from 9 |
| 12 | Norwich Partridges | RCL 6 | 97.8 | 100 | 101 | 94.1 | Down from 11 |
| 13 | The Highlanders | RCL 3 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 102 | 94.9 | Down from 10 |
| 14 | Wellhungarian | RCL 31 | 97.6 | 97 | 103 | 93.7 | Up from 26 |
| 15 | password is taco | RCL 17 | 97.2 | 97.5 | 102 | 94.7 | |
| 16 | FANTASY ICON | DFSers Anonymous | 96.7 | 93.5 | 104 | 95 | Up from 58 |
| 17 | Dunphy`s Joint Venture | RCL 24 | 96.6 | 92 | 104 | 95.6 | Up from 34 |
| 18 | Son | Perts League | 96.2 | 93.5 | 103 | 95.1 | |
| 19 | Touch ‘em all, Joe | RCL 33 | 96.1 | 96 | 103 | 92.2 | Up from 33 |
| 20 | Ducks Eat Free at Subway | Original Recipe | 95.4 | 94 | 101 | 95.1 | Up from 43 |
Our top 20 teams with movement. Cubbiehead holds on for another update but Afternoon Delights is coming on strong, up a spot, and just one point out of first. The top three are really solidly ahead (the same three teams as last update) of the of the pack, but a lot can happen as teams hit those IP limits. Man or Stroman? made a twelve spot jump into the top five and is doing well in Original Recipe. Password is taco remains all over the top 20 leaderboard for another update. FANTASY ICON is making a huge push in DFSers Anonymous. This is the league I won the overall championship out of two years ago, so a strong finish could see ICON at the top of the heap. Good luck to everyone in the final weeks.
WEEKLY LEADERS
The best of the best from the week that was.
R – 72 – Bulls on Parade (RCL 18)
HR –30 – oldrock (RCL 32)
RBIs – 67 – SUMMER THUNDER (RCL 11)
SB – 19 – Row Cubbies Row (RCL 8) & FANTASY ICON 5.0 (COUGS R US)
AVG – .336 – The Bat Flip (COUGS R US)
K – 103 – Second City (RCL 22)
W – 9 – DFresh (NOTLZ) & FANTASY ICON 5.0 (COUGS R US)
SV – 12 – chronosaurus (RCL 29), TRUSS (Writers League), & SkidMarks134 (RCL 21)
ERA (Min. 40 IP) – 1.47 – rloyod (RCL 24) (in 55 IP)
WHIP (Min. 40 IP) – 0.778 – Blue Squadron 22 (RCL 22) (in 54 IP)
Oldrock clobbered the weekly HR record this week, beating the previous best by three. Here’s how he did it:
6 – Lawrence Butler
5 – Willy Adames
4 – Bobby Witt Jr.
3 – Pete Alonso
3 – Brent Rooker
2 – Salvador Perez
2 – Nick Castellanos
2 – Dylan Crews
1 – Josh Jung
1 – Jhonkensy Noel
1 – Brenton Doyle
Lawrence Butler is so hot right now and so is FANTASY ICON 5.0, who got onto the weekly leaderboard twice this week!
Some more stats from the week courtesy of VinWins:
21 teams had an ERA under 2. (Last Week there were 22)
31 teams had an ERA over 6. (Last Week there were 10)
5 teams hit under .200 (Last Week there were 15)
42 teams hit over .300. (Last Week there were 0)
Vin also calculated the Team of the Month for August, HERE. Peep Grey at number two! Vin and I have a handful of teams on the leaderboard as well.
As for the season, 84.7% of the schedule has been completed. 847 IP would be on pace for the 1000 IP minimum. 1186 IP is on pace for the maximum 1400 IP.
Finally, our current stat leaders:
HOME RUNS
327 oldrock (RCL 29)
STOLEN BASES
275 PlatanoPowers (RCL 12)
RUNS
1047 Touch ‘em all, Joe (RCL 33)
RBI
1009 DFresh (RCL 20)
AVERAGE
.282 JKJ (RCL 14)
WINS
102 Warning Track (RCL17) 1191.67 IP
SAVES
162 TRUSS (Writers League) 1155.67 IP
STRIKEOUTS
1473 WASTED 1st OVERALL PICK! (RCL 13) 1355.67 IP
WHIP (850 IP Min)
1.053 ejendres (RCL 14) 1147.67 IP
ERA (850 IP Min)
3.02 The Highlanders (RCL 3) 1234.33 IP
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Our weekly shout out to the team that killed it the previous week.
Team: Ernocl
League: RCL 28
Stats: AVG: .314, R: 59, HR: 15, RBI: 58, SB: 18
IP: 56.1, ERA: 2.08, WHIP: 0.941, K: 62, W: 6, SV: 10
Summary: RCL 28 was one of the tight races featured last week. Ernocl was in fourth place, but only five points out of first. Now they are in first with a three point lead, jumping from 82 to 93 points. Matt Olson (9 RUNS/3 HR/11 RBI/.367), Nico Hoerner (10 RUNS/3 SB/.391), and Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2 HR/3 SB/.429) paced the attack, while James Wood contributed four steals. Tarik Skubal (8 IP/WIN/8 K/1.13/0.50) and Ronel Blanco (10.2 IP/WIN/8 K/1.69/1.50) anchored the pitching staff. Jason Foley, Ryan Helsley, Clay Holmes, and Ben Joyce combined for two wins and nine saves and did not allow an earned run.
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