RCL -UPDATE: The week that was week 22, 2025

Another fairly quiet week in the Razzball commentator competitions, because most competitions have settled in a stream. However, it is not too late to make movements. We had reached the 1400 IP top this week. This is your annual memory that all Pitching statistics that you build up on the day you go more than 1400 IP count. Which means that if you plan correctly, you can roll one day in a day with 1399.2 IP, go nine starters and end with around 1440 IP or more. There is a ratio risk here, but looks at your classification and call. Can you catch a team for an extra point in strikeouts and win while you don’t fill your era/whip? That is up to you to decide. View your IP pace and try to achieve the goal before the last week of the season when everyone does the same as you can. Here is the rest of what went in week 22 of the RCLs:

‘PERTY’ Perts

Every week we peek at our residents to see who claims to the best “expert” Rler in the country. We take notes, check the rankings and generally steal them. The head is also hyperlink, so feel free to follow while we go.

Plus or minus 3-4 points per week nowadays seems to be the biggest jumps. Cram it and CoolWhip both achieved four points, B_Don won 3.5. Mike C lost four points this week, so Kirksey took the top position back after 2.5 points. It will be pretty tight at the top, but it is a race with three teams.

Razzslam -classification update

Every week we will also take a look at the top ten general classification in our other Razzball sponsored competition, the razzslam. This is our NFBC Best Ball League with managers from the entire industry, from content providers to fans and readers, just like you.

Here are our last 20:

Team Razzball had a tough week and Rudy fell out, but Knoche held up as the only survivor of the writer group. Mauledbypandas (former RCL General Champion) also dropped out. NFBC Hall of Famer, Clark Olson appears again in the final and takes a chance on the first prize. Who needs an NFBC Hall of Fame induction if you have an overall title of Razzslam?

Weekly leaders

The best of the best of the week was.

R – 61 – Fart Butt (RCL 19)

HR –24 – WM & D (prisoners)

RBIS – 70 – Gmoney Squared (ECFBL)

SB – 19 – Bellow (RCL 26)

AVG – .341 – Leader of Mice (original recipe)

K – 105 – Fantasy Icon (Dfsers Anonymous)

W – 10 – Marmosdad (RCL 18)

SV – 12 – Philly7549er (RCL 3)

ERA (min. 40 IP) – 1.00 – Laura Holt (Notlz) (in 45 IP)

Whip (min. 40 IP) – 0.699 – Hoosierboss (RCL 25) (in 48.2 IP)

No new weekly records this week. Fantasy icon may have the high mark for strikeouts, but a shoutout to judge, jury and executioner (RCL 32), who had 80 ks in 51 IP. No bad small 14.14 k/9.

Some statistics, thanks to Vinwins:

16 teams had an ERA under 2.00. 27 were above 6.

18 teams broke under .200 (17 last week)

24 teams are more than .300. (19 last week)

80.7% of the schedule is completed. 807 IP would be on pace for the 1000 IP minimum. 1129 IP is on pace for the maximum 1400 IP.

Top batting average up to .272. Last year the leader hit .278.

Jamscandal (Night of the Living Zombbinos) back on pace for the record of the Thuis Run.

Vin also continued and on average all statistics for each team based on classification. I’m not sure if the data tells us a lot, but as Vin said, it seems that the teams can be bad in 12th place.

Team of the week

Our weekly shout at the team that killed it last week.

Team: WM & D

Competition: Caught watching

Statistics: AVG: .301, R: 59, HR: 24, RBI: 66, SB: 12

IP: 66, ERA: 3.00, Whip: 1,106, K: 68, W: 5, SV: 3

Summary: WM&D had a huge week to take over the lead in watching, our newest Legacy League. What a week it was. Vinnie Pasquantino took the play when PCA continued to struggle and hit .379 with seven points, six home runs and 12 beaten runs. Trea Turner had four stolen bases and a few homers while he hit .414. He also scored seven and drove in nine. JT RealMuto (.421/1 SB), Freddie Freeman (.370/1 SB) and Kyle Tucker each hit 3 long balls. On the pitching side, Trevor Rogers was the bait with two victories, 16 strikeouts and relationships of 1.29/0.929. Hurston Waldrep, Max Scherzer and Jameson Tallon have also collected victories with excellent relationships. Max Fried threw six Shutout -innings and threw seven out. Sean Manaea K’d eight in 4.2 IP, but allowed 4 runs. Carlos Estevez registered three Saves with three perfect innings. The huge week has raised WM&D 6.5 points because they want to peak at the perfect moment. Good job!

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