Keepin' It Real: May 2015

5 Games Warriors Win	14-5	In Progress
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6 Games Cavaliers Win	4-1	In Progress
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4 Games Warriors Win	8-1	In Progress
5 Games Cavaliers Win	10-1	In Progress
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Sepp Blatter admitted Friday that the road ahead will be rough for the world football governing body, but vowed to work towards a resolution with an emphasis on increased transparency.
Blatter addressed the arrests that rocked the organization he's led since 1998 as he kicked off Friday's FIFA Congress in Zurich.
The Swiss international made it clear that calls for the postponement of the annual meeting were not the way to resolve the scandal where top FIFA officials were arrested at a luxury hotel Wednesday on corruption charges.
"The events of this week unleashed a storm," Blatter told the audience at the Hallenstadion auditorium.
"It was even questioned whether this congress would go ahead but I am appealing for unity and team spirit to tackle the problems that have been created and to solve them.
"It will not be done in a single day, it will take some time.
"The important point today is to move ahead - and the important point is transparency. We have a problem to solve."
The 79-year-old is running for re-election as FIFA president for a fifth term. He went on to suggest that the situation would have been different if Russia and Qatar weren't chosen as hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively.
Without mentioning the countries by name, Blatter is believed to have referenced the United States and England during his speech, hinting that the current investigation may not have occurred if two other countries were revealed when FIFA held its controversial vote in 2010.
"If two other countries had emerged from the envelope I think we may not have these problems. But we can't go back in time, we're not prophets, we can't say what would have happened."

Seattle Seahawks	16-5	In Progress
Green Bay Packers	7-2	In Progress
Dallas Cowboys	13-2	In Progress
Philadelphia Eagles	12-1	In Progress
New York Giants	18-1	In Progress
Arizona Cardinals	18-1	In Progress
Detroit Lions	20-1	In Progress
Carolina Panthers	20-1	In Progress
Atlanta Falcons	20-1	In Progress
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San Francisco 49ers	25-1	In Progress
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Chicago Bears	30-1	In Progress
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Washington Redskins	60-1	In Progress

New England Patriots	10-17	In Progress
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Buffalo Bills	5-1	In Progress
New York Jets	13-2	In Progress

We'll identify three players each week whose fantasy stocks are rising, and three others whose are falling.

Trending Up

Trevor Bauer: The hard-throwing 24-year-old is rewarding owners who pegged the Cleveland Indians right-hander as the next big sleeper this season. Bauer has allowed one earned run in each of his last three outings, and more importantly, issued just nine walks in five May starts. The time to buy low on Bauer has long passed, but to those who resisted a knee-jerk reaction to a poor start to the month, continue to enjoy the ride.
Kyle Seager: The Seattle Mariners third baseman is heating up after a slow start to the season, nearly quadrupling his April home run total with seven long balls and 17 RBIs this month. Also encouraging: Seager's performing well against same-side pitching this year, with four of his nine homers coming against lefties, in addition to a .926 OPS.
Prince Fielder: Prince is healthy and hitting, and that's music to the ears of every owner who took a low-risk gamble on Fielder outside of the early rounds this year. The Texas Rangers' slugger has five homers and 15 RBIs this week alone, lifting his resurgent slash line to an eye-popping .368/.418/.1008 for the season.

Trending Down

Robinson Cano: The All-Star second baseman can't be this bad, can he? Cano finds himself in a deep slump at the second quarter mark of the season, posting career-worst numbers in virtually every offensive category, using the opposite field less frequently than ever before and without a home run since April 14. Things can only go up from here, but if you're one of those owners who spent a first-round pick on Cano, it's probably time to start panicking.
Matt Garza: Nineteen. That's how many runs the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has allowed over his last three starts. Garza (2-7) sports an unsightly 6.00 ERA and 1.58 WHIP, making him an even less desirable streaming option considering his exceptionally low 2.70 run support (seventh-worst in the majors). His FIP doesn't leave much room for optimism, and neither does his diminishing strikeout rate and elevated walk ratio.
Pablo Sandoval: Boston's prized free-agent pickup is performing to typically inconsistent results, but it's especially worrisome this year given his contract, age, and presumably high draft position. Sandoval's OBP is still a respectable .331 – aided by a .398 in April – by that won't help owners in 5x5 leagues. The Red Sox third baseman has just six runs batted in this month, 13 strikeouts to two walks, and a meager .179 batting average over the last two weeks.