August 29, 2010

It seems as though there have been plenty of pool participants in the past who've counted entirely too much on Albert Pujols's dominance of NL batting categories. Well, this would have been the year to do so, as Pujols not only leads in HR, RBI and runs, but he's in the running for the batting title as well. The primary beneficiary of Albert's tremendous 2010 is Jon Pauley, as he's the only one to pick Pujols in all three categories he's leading.

August 27, 2010

August 25, 2010

August 22, 2010

Ryan Howard missed almost three weeks due to injury, but he's still only six RBI behind Albert Pujols for the NL lead. Of course, there's a lot more that could happen with over a month remaining in the season, but the Pujols-Howard RBI race figures to have a major impact on the pool outcome.

With Jud Ehrbar capturing a solid lead in our standings this week, his hold on the top spot would be significantly impacted by a Howard run on the RBI crown. All else remaining equal, John Agnello would be the primary beneficiary of such a development, as this would vault him past Jud by just a few HBP.

August 18, 2010

August 15, 2010

Quite a few new developments this week, including Alex Rodriguez taking over the AL RBI lead and a new unique pick—Ali Armstrong's selection of Adam Wainwright for NL ERA—but the big pool story is Aaron Smith.

Last Saturday, Aaron sat in 22nd place out of 23. Then, his unique pick of Joakim Soria for AL saves moved in and out of the money during the week. Meanwhile, Wainwright continued his torrid second half, notching his 17th win, tying Ubaldo Jimenez for the NL lead. But, both of these developments didn't come together until today's standings, resulting in 8th place in the pool for Smith.

John Agnello's quest to repeat continues, as he takes over first place by a few HBP over Jud Ehrbar, who very briefly held the top spot uncontested last Sunday.

August 14, 2010