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FP911 Experts League Update – Week 3
Chaos continues to reign, grounding airlines all around the world. Around 17,000 flights were expected to be canceled on Friday, with airspace closed across much of Europe. Shares in Lufthansa, British Airways, Air Berlin, Air France-KLM, Iberia, Ryanair and SAS fell between 2 and 4 percent. The disruption is costing airlines more than $200 million a day, air industry body IATA estimated. Yes, the massive dust cloud caused by fantasy baseball owners rushing to the waiver wire to pick up anointed New York Mets savior Ike Davis has had a massive impact world-wide. Let’s hope things return to normal once all FAAB bids have been realised for the young first baseman.
 In other important news, fantasy gurus continue to fight it out in the FP911 expert league.
Let’s take a gander at the standings and see if we can make sense of the carnage.
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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K
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W
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SV
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ERA
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WHIP
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POINTS
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1
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John Halpin
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7
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11
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11
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8
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12
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12
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11
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7.5
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12
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12
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103.5
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2
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Captain Hook FB.com
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8.5
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7
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10
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10
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5
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10
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5
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11
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7
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11
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84.5
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3
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Team Ronis
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8.5
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5
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8
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12
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7
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8
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11
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5.5
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6
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5
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76
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4
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Mississippi Bluesmen
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10
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10
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7
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3
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10
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5
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3
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9.5
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9
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3
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69.5
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5
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Team McQuown
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5.5
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4
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2
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1
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8
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11
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11
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12
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5
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8
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67.5
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6
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Team Edelman
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12
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12
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12
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8
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11
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2.5
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2
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2.5
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1
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1
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64
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7
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Team Zola
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11
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7
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6
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4
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4
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6
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8
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2.5
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8
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7
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63.5
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8
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1-800 Call Collette
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1.5
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3
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4.5
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8
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9
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1
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8
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7.5
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10
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9
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61.5
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9
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Razzball Rudy Gamble
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3.5
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7
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9
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2
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2
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2.5
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5
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5.5
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11
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10
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57.5
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10
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Mastrodonato Mastersball
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5.5
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2
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3
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5.5
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1
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9
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8
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9.5
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2
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2
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47.5
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11
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Team Normandin
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3.5
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9
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4.5
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5.5
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3
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7
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5
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1
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4
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4
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46.5
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12
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Team McCarthy
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1.5
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1
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1
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11
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6
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4
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1
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4
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3
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6
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38.5
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John Halpin has continued to keep all challengers at bay, with some monster performances from “Yuniesky B” and Scotty “The Pod” on the offense and some big games on the hill from Danks and Romero - for which Halpin was heard to scream “Danks for everything!!!!”
Adam Ronis dropped into the three spot down from second, as a Matt Garza gem was completely ruined by a putrid performance from his stable mate Gavin Floyd. The brutal effort from Floyd had Ronis jumping straight on his cell phone to the Ronis Fantasy Bonus spring training facility to check on the health of injured starter Marc Rzepczynski. As the call was answered by resident surgeon Dr.Detroit (who enquired to the nature of the call), Ronis, knowing his pitching was in Dire Straits, had a flashback to his favorite music video by the band of the same name. He immediately started singing in his best “Sting” falsetto voice……”I want my RZEP-CZYN-SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII……………”, to which the doctor replied, I’ll do what I can, but if I rush him, he will “maybe get a blister on his little finger, maybe get a blister on his thumb”.
While the “Captain” Perry Van Hook is hanging tough in second, Patrick DiCaprio found some time to drag himself away from poring over Pete Rose’s legal papers (listen to last night's Roundtable)to keep his Mississippi Bluesman in a solid 4th position.
Jason Collette has rallied from last place after a Howie Kendrick pep-talk got the rest of his team on the same page, and now finds himself in 8th place, ready to make an assault on the top half.
At the other end of the table, Pete McCarthy is counting down the days to the return of Ian Kinsler, hoping he can provide a boost to McCarthy’s ailing offense. With only Yankee hitters Alex Rodriguez and Brett Gardner doing anything to date, it could be a long season for Pete…..
Let’s see who put their money where their McLouth is this week in the Free Agent bidding wars:-
Jerry Blevins ($84) Team Zola (Other bids $57, $3)
With a decimated bullpen, Blevins goes to “I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Zola, Z-o-l-a, Zola”
John Jaso ($12) Mastrodonato Mastersball (Other bids $6)
With Shoppach down, J-Maso grabs the freshly promoted Jaso, and hopes that he gets on base-o.
Fred Lewis ($130) Mississippi Bluesmen (Other bids $123, $102, $99, $37, $32, $32)
Patrick picks up the hottest ticket in the AL as Freddie moves into his new digs in Toronto.
Tyson Ross ($17) Captain Hook FB.com (Other bids $12, $4)
Perry had tired of the guy with a French Painter sounding name and stupid beard Chad Gaudin and went with the young Ross who has started strong in 2010.
Mitch Talbot ($11) SportsJudge.com
The Judge has delivered his verdict on Talbot after a complete game gem on Friday night!
Matt Tuiasosopo ($22) Team Hardball Times (Other bids $5, $2)
Young body? Check. Increased playing time? Check. Worth a shot? Check.
Joaquin Arias ($37) Mastrodonato Mastersball (Other bids $31, $5)
Arias gets the gig while Kinsler continues to recuperate. He has done a nice job so far with a solid .389 average.
How long will it be before team Edelmen considers a trade? It is very early days, but his team ERA remains sky high, while his hitters continue to pound long-balls. He currently has a home run lead of thirteen over his nearest rival, so some wheeling and dealing could be ahead….
Stay tuned for more next week, when we delve into the numbers a little more and see if anyone can separate themselves from the pack!
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Until next week, Boris is OUT!
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