Sports and Shit: This Week In Sports 2 (ramblings of the esquire)

From now on to start this column I will be recapping the week of fantasy sports. As you know we're in baseball season so that'll be the only sport talked about for now.

HITTER OF THE WEEK - Shin-Soo Choo
.579 avg, 1.891 ops, 5 Rs, 3 HRs, 11 RBI, 1 SB

PITCHER OF THE WEEK - Adam Wainwright
17 IP, 16 Ks, 2 Ws, 1.06 era, 0.76 whip, 5.33 k/bb

Week 2 Top Players
C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Carlos Pena
2B - Chase "C Money" Utley
3B - Ty Wigginton
SS - Derek Jeter
MI - Dan Uggla
CI - Casey McGehee
OF - Shin-Soo Choo, Matt Rihanna Kemp, Jose Guillen, Andre Ethier
SP - Adam Wainwright, Ricky Romero, Matt Garza, Andy Pettitte, Kevin Correia
RP - Fernando Rodney, Jonathan Broxton, Rafael Soriano

Week 2 Statistical Leaders
Runs - tie: Utley, Kemp, Span (8)
HR - Chase Utley (5)
RBI - Shin-Soo Choo (11)
SB - Andrew McCutchen (5)
AVG - Shin-Soo Choo (.579)
OPS - Shin-Soo Choo (1.891)
Wins - Andy Pettite, etc. (2)
Ks - Ricky Romero (18)
Saves - Mariano Rivera, etc. (3)
ERA - Justin Duchscherer (0.00)
WHIP - Jonathan Broxton (0.00)
K/BB - tie: CC Sabathia & Justin Masterson (INF)

Esquire's Week 2 MLB Power Rankings
1. New York Yankees (9-3, won 4 straight)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (8-4, +29 run diff.)
3. Tampa Bay Rays (9-3, won 6 straight)
4. San Francisco (8-4, +28 run diff.)
5. Minnesota Twins (9-4, +22 run diff.)
6. St. Louis Cardinals (8-4, 38 runs against)
7. Oakland Athletics (9-5, +15 run diff.)
8. Florida Marlins (8-5, won series @phi)
9. Colorado Rockies (6-6, +10 run diff.)
10. Los Angeles Dodgers (6-6, 70 runs scored)

Finally, save time for my NFL Draft Preview Column which drops tomorrow. It will not disappoint. I promise. Thanks for taking the time to read, and now, on to the week in sports followed by my favorite pictures of the week.

This week in sports we learned that Superbowl MVP's who hit women in the face with glass bottles are only worth 5th round picks while Superbowl winning QBs are worth the baggage they come with, the Rays and Yankees are real good, the Red Sox are really not, Artest is the kryptonite to Durant's supertalents, the Lions uncorked the champagne as the Astros made sure they won't go 0-for, the Trailblazers play through injuries better than any team in sports, the Phillies' bats can actually be quieted, the Mavericks finally stole the title of best basketball team in Texas, being the favored seed in the NHL playoffs makes absolutely no difference, Kevin Garnett throws dirty elbows, the Jazz can't catch a break, Harrison Barnes may be the next Kobe, Brandon Jennings is gonna be a superduperstar, just like the rest of humanity Jerry Jones says funny things when he's wasted, and for the first time in a while it seems as if the NFL Draft will begin without the first pick already signed to a contract.

Pictures Of The Week