Welcome to Week 14. This week the Colorado Rockies have the magic seven games at Home. They play 3 with the Padres and 4 with the Marlins. Let's hope they decide to bypass the Humidor and let guys like Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe add to their offensive totals. It also would be a good idea to get Hanley Ramirez, and Jorge Cantu into your lineup as well. The fish play 4 games this week in Coors. Dan Uggla would also have been a recommendation but he may miss a few weeks with a badly sprained ankle.
As we end the month of June I would like to provide an update to the SportsBuff Challenge game that we are participating in here at CREATiVESPORTS.
We have 4 Teams in the top 8, here is the breakdown:
4th Place - Pete Khazen with 4,058 points.
5th Place - Pasko Varnika with 4,050 points.
6th Place - Brian Walton with 4,033 points.
8th Place - Mike Kosmoski with 4,001 points.
I have to hope someone goes on Vacation soon or begins their Fantasy Football League in order to catch them!
Sports Buff Contest
I would recommend these two start pitchers in the Sports Buff contest.
1.John Maine($44) - STL Away, PHI Away
2.Joba Chamberlain($35) - TEX Home, BOS Home
3.James Shields($45) - BOS Home, KC Home
4.Gavin Floyd($33) - CLE Home, OAK Home
5.Roy Halladay($49) - SEA Away, LAA Away
6.Edinson Volquez($33) - PIT Home, WAS Home
7.Todd Wellemeyer($30) NYM Home, CHC Home
8.John Danks($31) - CLE Home, OAK Home
9.Rich Harden($37) - LAA Away, CHW Away
10.Ervin Santana($38) - OAK Home, TOR Home
I personally like Volquez, Chamberlain and Wellemeyer.
CDM Diamond Challenge
I would recommend these two start pitchers in the CDM Challenge.(Dollar amount in Millions)
1.Edinson Volquez($33) - PIT Home, WAS Home
2.Rich Harden($37) - LAA Away, CHW Away
3.Ervin Santana($38) - OAK Home, TOR Home
4.Roy Halladay($49) - SEA Away, LAA Away
5.James Shields($45) - BOS Home, KC Home
6.Joba Chamberlain($35) - TEX Home, BOS Home
Team Schedules
Seven Games - Arizona, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, Colorado, Chicago White Sox, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles Dodgers,
Milwaukee, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland, Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Washington.
Six Games - Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Tampa Bay, Texas, Toronto.
Injuries
1.Felix Hernandez(SP SEA) - Sprained ankle has him day to day.
2.Dan Uggla(2B FLA) - He also has a sprained ankle and is day to day.
3.Lastings Milledge(OF WAs) - On the 15 Day DL with a strained groin.
4.Hideki Matsui(OF NYy) - Sore knee may need surgey.
Players on the Rise
1.Dustin Pedroia(2B BOS) - Hit .630 the last week and has his average up to .302 on the season.
2.Mark Teixeira(1B ATL) - Had 6 HR's this past week with 11 RBI's.
3.Evan Longoria(3B TB) - Rookie rebounded with a 4 HR, 12 RBI week.
4.Mike Lowell(3B BOS) - Hit .542 with 1 HR and 8 RBI's this past week.
5.David Wright(3B NYM) - Batted .476 with 3 HR's and 8 RBI's the last 7 days.
Players on the Decline
1.Mike Cameron(OF MIL) - Average is down to .217 for the season.
2.Pat Burrell(OF PHI) - Continues to struggle after hot start. He went 4-20, a .200 BA last week.
3.Pedro Martinez(SP NYM) - He is getting pounded and has a 7.12 ERA.
Got a fantasy question you would like answered in my column? Send it to me via
e-mail at mikek@creativesports.com. Until next week, I wish you the best of
luck.