WTFUTLEY Dominates in 2013

Congratulations to WTFUTLEY (Joe Moore) on winning the 2013 PicketLine Production Fantasy Baseball League.  Joe's team dominated in almost every facet of the game, winning the league by a healthy 13.5 point margin.  WTFUTLEY finished in the top4 in nine of the 12 categories, including first in TB and OBP.  Joe made six trades during the season, four of which turned out to be gems, and one acquired Mike Trout (traded for on 4/11), who led the offensive charge, piling up numbers in every category.  Joe picked on Bohemian Lifestyles three separate times, stealing Max Scherzer, Jose Fernandez, Freddie Freeman, Steve Cishek, and Billy Butler!!!!  Joe also acquired Chase Utley and Koji Uehara from the Brewmasters in exchange for Cole Hamels in mid-May.  Rookie Evan Gattis (waiver wire pickup on 4/6) gave WTFUTLEY a big boost at the catcher position, while Ben Zobrist and Martin Prado helped give WTFUTLEY one of best infields in the PLPFBL.  This was Joe's first winning season after five attempts at the league, and he made it count, cashing in with $1000.

The NY Metroponzians (Sean Comerford) finished in the money for the second straight season.  Sean leaned heavily on a rotation that included Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, and surprise seasons out of Ervin Santana and Travis Wood.  The Metroponzians had a well-balanced offense that included Adrian Beltre, Yadier Molina, Jean Segura, and Jose Altuve.  Sean's bullpen was solidified in mid-May, when he dealt platoon 1B Brandon Moss for Hold specialist Joel Peralta.  Sean relied heavily on his draft, and was rewarded with a number excellent choices.  Sean will take home the $500 2nd place prize.

Finishing third in their first year in PLPFBL was the Rivercity Catfish (Bruce Heard).  Bruce proved to be a slick owner, filling his lineup with power bats and a surprisingly good starting rotation.  The Catfish were carried by career years out of Chris Davis and waiver wire pickup Josh Donaldson.  The starting rotation included Hisashi Iwakuma, Alex Cobb, Patrick Corbin, and Jake Peavy, while Glen "the Percolator" Perkins, Rex Brothers, and Jim Johnson closed games.  Bruce earned the $300 prize for third place.

a greasy B12 mullet (Bret Jenkins) grabbed the final cash prize of 2013.  Bret used 226 transactions to earn 4th place.  His rag-tag offense endured the loss of Ryan Braun and a whole lot of suckage from Paul Konerko, Melky Cabrera, and Kevin Youkilis.  I mean Wow, Bret had a bad draft.  Coco Crisp was the best player on the team, crushing 225 Total Bases and stealing 21 for the club.  Matt Harvey led the pitching staff, throwing 18 QS for the Mullets.  The back end of the bullpen was loaded, with Aroldis Chapman, Ernesto Frieri, and Jim Henderson closing games, while rookie Trevor Rosenthal dominated in the 8th inning.

Bohemian Lifestyles (Josh Robbins) gets the PQ (Pathetic Quotient) Award for 2013.  PQ is a metric created by the Brewmasters, measuring bad fantasy management.  There might be a formula, but no one knows what it is.  This is top secret stuff.  Basically, it's the # of transactions compared to place in the standings.  And this year, with a league-leading 380 moves and a 16th place finish, Josh wins in a run-away.


Draft Pick of the Year comes down to two excellent selections at the very end of the night.  a greasy B12 mullet took Jim Henderson (28 Saves) with the 18th pick in the last round.  And New Market Mallers (Eric Kantner) selected Bartolo Colon (23 QS, 2.65 ERA) with the 19th pick in the final round.