Season review: Chico's Chuggers

Owner: Shawn Perov

Final points, placing: 4708, 1st place

Drafted team: 1B Jorge Cantu; 2B Brandon Phillips; SS Hanley Ramirez; 3B Emilio Bonafacio; C Geovany Soto; OF Shane Victorino; OF Brad Hawpe; OF Willy Taveras; SP Jake Peavy; SP Adam Wainwright; SP Aaron Harang; SP Wandy Rodriguez; RP Heath Bell; B: Ubaldo Jimenez, Michael Bourn, Aaron Cook

Players added (16): OF Nyger Morgan (W2), C Yadier Molina (W2), 1B Adam LaRoche (W4), SP Jorge De La Rosa (W5, W11 and W15), 2B David Eckstein (W8), SP Zach Duke (W9), SP John Lannan (W11), SP Kevin Correia (W13); 3B Ryan Roberts (W19), OF Johnny Gomes (W20), 3B Pedro Feliz (W20), OF Carlos Gonzalez (W22), SP Jon Garland (W23), OF Drew Stubbs (W25)

Players dumped (15): OF Michael Bourn (W2), SP Aaron Cook (W2), SP Ubaldo Jimenez (W4), OF Willy Taveras (W5), 2B David Eckstein (W9), SP Jorge De La Rosa (W9 and W13), 1B Adam LaRoche (W10-stolen), SP John Lannan (W19), SP Jake Peavy (W19), SP Aaron Harang (W20-x), 3B Emilio Bonafacio (W20), C Geovany Soto (W22), OF Nyger Morgan (W22-x), SP Zach Duke (W25)

Players on DL: SP Jake Peavy (W11-18), C Geovany Soto (W13-21)

Time lost to players on DL: 29 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-346/2; 2B-395/2; SS-468/1; 3B-280/9; C-245/5; OF-384/3; SP-387/1; RP-271/2

Final analysis: The Chico's Chuggers had a very low DL-time number. However, each player lost to the DL were significant players: Peavy, Harang, Morgan, Soto. But in all cases, the Chuggers were able to find suitable replacements. The Chuggers hit big with mid-round pitching picks with Wainwright and Wandy Rodriguez. Then they twice picked up and dumped Jorge De La Rosa before picking him up a third time. De La Rosa helped carry the Chuggers to the finish when Peavy and Harang were out of commission. The Week 2 add of Nyger Morgan was huge, as was the Week 2 add of Yadier Molina. While the Chuggers spent most of the season with a bench that was comprised of pitchers and a backup catcher, they did not endure a significant injury to any of their other positions players all season under Morgan was lost for the season in Week 22.

Season review: WWJB

Owner: Scott Phillips

Final points, placing: 4608, second

Drafted team: 1B Albert Pujols; 2B Freddy Sanchez; SS Troy Tulowitzki; 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff; C Jesus Flores; OF Alfonso Soriano; OF Justin Upton; OF Milton Bradley; SP Chad Billingsley; SP Javier Vazquez; Ted Lilly; SP Joe Blanton; RP Jonathan Broxton. B: Anibal Sanchez; Ian Snell; Ryan Church

Players added (15): OF Kosuke Fukudome (W2), OF Scott Hairston (W3 and W9), OF Jody Gerut (W5), C Wil Nieves (W6), 3B Omar Infante (W7), OF Michael Bourn (W7), SS Clint Barmes (W9), C Josh Bard (W13), SP Joel Pineiro (W15), SP Josh Hammel (W17), C Carlos Ruiz (W20), OF Will Venable (W22), 3B Martin Prado (W24), SP Hiroki Kuroda (W25)

Players dumped (14): OF Justin Upton (W2), OF Milton Bradley (W3), OF Scott Hairston (W7), OF Jody Gerut (W7), C Wil Nieves (W13), SP Ian Snell (W13), OF Scott Hairston (W14-stolen), 3B Omar Infante (W19), C Josh Bard (W20), SP Josh Hammel (W20), C Jesus Flores (W23-x), OF Alfonso Soriano (W24-x), OF Ryan Church (W24), SP Chad Billingsley (W25)

Players on DL: C Jesus Flores (W6-22), SP Anibal Sanchez (W6-20), 3B Omar Infante (W7-18) OF Scott Hairston (W9-12), SP Ted Lilly (W17-19), 2B Freddy Sanchez (W21-22)

Time lost by players on DL: 60 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-525/1; 2B-319/6; SS-416/3; 3B-379/5; C-198/10; OF-321/10; SP-368/3; RP-304/1.

Final analysis: The second-place finish was the best for owner Scott Phillips. WWJB was the one team that was able to keep some sort of presure on Chico's Chuggers. It was a good season, but there was room for regret. The 60 weeks of DL is high, but a bit misleading. Most of that time was comprised of long DL stints by players who were not likely to make huge impacts. The biggest downfall for WWJB was their outfield. Top outfielder Alfonso Soriano was either injured or struggling all season long. Scott played with fire by drafting Milton Bradley and got burned. All of this was compounded by the early cut-and-run of Justin Upton. But there were good moves, too. The Week 7 add of Michael Bourn and Week 9 add of Clint Barmes pay big dividends.

Season review: Misfits

Points, placing: 4545 points, 3rd place

Drafted team: 1B Ryan Howard; 2B Skip Schumaker; SS Yunel Escobar; 3B Pablo Sandoval; C ivan Rodriguez; OF Andre Ethier; OF Rick Ankiel; OF Ryan Spilborghs; SP Dan Haren; SP Roy Oswalt; SP Ryan Dempster; SP John Maine; RP Brad Lidge; B: Cameron Maybin, Todd Wellemeyer, Clint Barmes

Players added (17): SP Luis Castillo (W3), SP Braden Looper (W4), 3B Pedro Feliz (W5), OF Juan Pierre (W6), RP Trevor Hoffman (W7), OF Gary Sheffield (W9), OF Andrew McCutchen (W11), SP Aaron Cook (W11), SS Edgar Renteria (W13), SP Jonathan Sanchez (W15), OF Garrett Jones (W16), OF Eugenio Velez (W19), SP Livan Hernandez (W20), OF Jake Fox (W22), SP Vicente Padilla (W23), RP Carlos Marmol (W24), C Geovany Soto (W25)

Players dumped (16): SS Clint Barmes (W3), SP Todd Wellemeyer (W4), 2B Luis Castillo (W5), OF Cameron Maybin (W7), OF Ryan Spilborghs (W8), 3B Pedro Feliz (W9), RP Trevor Hoffman (W13), OF Juan Pierre (W13), OF Gary Sheffield (W16), OF Rick Ankiel (W18), SS Edgar Renteria (W19), SP Aaron Cook (W20), SP Livan Hernandez (W22), SP John Maine (W23), OF Jake Fox (W24), C Ivan Rodriguez (W25)

Players on DL: OF Rick Ankiel (W5-7), RP Brad Lidge (W10-12), SP John Maine (W11-22), SP Ryan Dempster (W14-17)

Time lost by players on DL: 22 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-475/3; 2B-301/7; SS-334/6; 3B-396/2; C-228/6; OF-367/5; SP-367/4; RP-168/9.

Final analysis: If there was one team we thought would be best suited to challenge the Chuggers for the top spot in the second half, it was the Misfits. They were a picture of consistency. They finished third overall after having the third-best hitting and third-best pitching. And they had some shrewd moves like picking up Juan Pierre when Manny Ramirez was suspended and snatching up the Pirates Andrew McCutchen when Nate McLouth was traded to Atlanta. Yet the pitching strength they had in the first half of the season faded in the second half. Haren was not quite as good. Oswalt battled injuries. And Dempster and Maine had stints on the DL. Their inability to find suitable replacements kept the Misfits from taking advantage of the fact that their players spent a league-low 22 weeks on the DL. Still, they were able to reach the head-to-head finals for a second year in a row.

Season review: Triple-A's

Owner: Ken Martinez

Points/ranking: 4400, 4th place

Players drafted: 1B Connor Jackson; 2B Chase Utley; SS Stephen Drew; 3B Mark Reynolds; C Chris Snyder; OF Nate McLouth; OF Raul Ibanez; OF Randy Winn; SP Ricky Nolasco; SP Rich Harden; SP Bronson Arroyo; SP Randy Wolf; RP Jason Motte. B: James Loney, Max Scherzer, John Baker

Players added (11): RP Matt Lindstrom (W2), SS Ryan Theriot (W4), RP Ryan Franklin (W4), SP Andrew Miller (W8), SP Ross Detwiller (W8), C Rudy Paulino (W11), OF Gerardo Parra (W11), OF Nate Schierholtz (W13), C John Baker (W14), SP Charlie Morton (W17), SP Gerardo Parra (W20)

Players dumped (11): RP Jason Motte (W2), SP Matt Lindstrom (W4), C Chris Snyder (W8), SP Ross Detwiller (W10), C John Baker (W11), OF Gerardo Parra (W13), C Rudy Paulino (W14), OF Nate Schierholtz (W15), SP Andrew Miller (W17), SP Charlie Morton (W20), OF Connor Jackson (W26)

Players on DL: SS Stephen Drew (W4-8), SP Rich Harden (W8-9), 1B Connor Jackson (W9-26), OF Raul Ibanez (W11-14), OF Nate McLouth (W20-22)

Time lost by players on DL: 32 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-347/7; 2B-431/1; SS-346/5; 3B-393/7; C-207/9; OF-380/5; SP-337/6; RP-187/8

Final analysis: Other than leading at 2B with Chase Utley, the Triple-A's did not excel at any one position. But the positions they ranked low at -- catcher and reliever -- are low-scoring positions. So the net result was a fourth-place finish. They got lucky with a low time on DL (32 weeks), but they were key injuries to key players (Drew, Harden, Ibanez and McLouth). Still, the T-A's found the right replacements to remain in the money mix.

Season review: Arbitration Losers

Owner: Tim Martinez

Points, ranking: 4348, 5th place

Drafted team: 1B Adrian Gonzalez; 2B Kelly Johnson; SS Miguel Tejada; 3B Garret Atkins; C Ryan Doumit; OF Ryan Braun; OF Ryan Ludwick; OF Mike Cameron; SP Tim Lincecum; SP Edison Volquez; SP Randy Johnson; SP Manny Parra; RP Brian Wilson; B: Jordan Zimmermann, Brian Giles, Jon Garland

Players added (17): SP Zach Duke (W3), C Nick Hundley (W3), OF Justin Upton (W4), 2B Clint Barmes (W4), SP Manny Parra (W6), 2B Luis Castillo (W6 and W12), 3B Andy LaRoche (W7), C Jason Jaramillo (W10), SP Antonio Bastardo (W10), SP Chad Gaudin (W13), SP Randy Wells (W14), SP Kenshin Kawakami (W16), 3B Scott Rolen (W18), SP Bud Norris (W19), SP Pedro Martinez (W20), SP Nelson Figueroa (W22)

Players dumped (16): SP Jon Garland (W3), SP Manny Parra (W4 and W11), OF Brian Giles (W4), 2B Clint Barmes (W6), SP Zach Duke (W6), 2B Luis Castillo (W11), C Jason Jaramillo (W17), 3B Garrett Atkins (W18), SP Chad Gaudin (W19), SP Edinson Volquez (W19-x), SP Jordan Zimmermann (W19-x), 2B Kelly Johnson (W21), SP Bud Norris (W22), SP Antonio Bastardo (W23), SP Randy Johnson (W25)

Players on DL: C Ryan Doumit (W3-14), OF Ryan Ludwick (W6-10), SP Edinson Volquez (W7-8 and W9-18), C Nick Hundley (W11-19), SP Antonio Bastardo (W13-22), SP Randy Johnson (W14-25), 2B Kelly Johnson (W14-16), SP Jordan Zimmermann (W16-18), OF Justin Upton (W18-20), 3B Scott Rolen (W20)

Time lost by players on DL: 84 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-399/6; 2B-280/10; SS-392/4; 3B-299/7; C-215/7; OF-426/1; SP-309/8; RP-247/3.

Final analysis: The Losers managed a top-division finish despite suffering through a second-highest 84 weeks of players on the DL. Two of the five pitchers they drafted had their season ended by Tommy John surgery. A third pitcher suffered a torn rotator cuff. One-third of their 1484 pitching points were scored by one guy -- Tim Lincecum. Nine of their 17 free-agent acquisitions were pitchers, including 7 of their last 8. But they did have the league's best outfield, aided by the Week 3 acquistion of Justin Upton (thanks, Scott!).

Season review: Gladstone Goatwhisperers

Owner: Arik Heidenreich

Points, standing: 4283 points, 6th place

Drafted team: 1B Prince Fielder; 2B Orlando Hudson; SS Jose Reyes; 3B Edwin Encarnacion; C Chris Iannetta; OF Hunter Pence; OF Jayson Werth; OF Chris Young; SP Cole Hamels; SP Yovani Gallardo; SP Matt Cain; SP Clayton Kershaw; RP Chad Qualls. B: Micah Owings, Jeremy Hermida, Ross Ohlendorf

Players added (12): SP Doug Davis (W3), 3B Casey Blake (W4), OF Willy Taveras (W7), SS Cristian Guzman (W7), C Carlos Ruiz (W8), SP Randy Wells (W10), 3B Ian Stewart (W10), RP Huston Street (W12), OF Scott Hairston (W14), OF Garret Anderson (W18), C Yorvit Torrealba (W25), RP Franklin Morales (W25)

Players dumped (11): SP Ross Ohlendorf (W3), OF Chris Young (W7), SP Micah Owings (W10), OF Willy Taveras (W10), C Carlos Ruiz (W11), RP Chad Qualls (W12), SP Randy Wells (W14), 3B Edwin Encarnacion (W14), OF Scott Hairston (W18), C Chris Iannetta (W25), SS Jose Reyes (W26)

Players on DL: 3B Edwin Encarnacion (W4-13), SS Jose Reyes (W7-26), C Chris Iannetta (W8-10)

Time lost to players on DL: 33 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-491/2; 2B-347/4; SS-287/8; 3B-296/8; C-215/8; OF-352/8; SP 349/5; RP-190/7

Final analysis: Arik picked Jose Reyes with hopes of ranking first among shortstop. But Reyes got off to a slow start then spent most of the season on the DL. The result was the Goatwhisperers finished eighth at shortstop. And Cole Hamles, the GG's top pitching pick, struggled for consistent results. The end result was a sixth-place finish. The Goatwhisperers did a good job of staying in the title hunt for much of the first half of the season. But they did a fast fade in August and September.

Season review: VC Appraisers

Owners: Kevin Klock/Dave DeLong

Points/finish: 4190, 7th place

Drafted team: 1B Derrek Lee; 2B Dan Uggla; SS Rafael Furcal; 3B David Wright; C Ramon Hernandez; OF Carlos Lee; OF Matt Kemp; OF Chase Headley; SP Derek Lowe; SP Hiroki Kuroda; SP Jair Jurrjens; SP Kyle Lohse; RP Jose Valverde. B: Aaron Rowand, Paul Maholm, Todd Helton

Players added (6): SP Francisco Cordero (W3), SP Joel Pineiro (W8), 1B Joey Votto (W13-trade), C Miguel Montero (W16), SP Charlie Haeger (W21), John Lannan (W21)

Players dumped (5): SP Joel Pineiro (W9), 1B Derrek Lee (W13-traded), RP Jose Valverde (W15), 1B Todd Helton (W17-stolen), C Ramon Hernandez (W26)

Players on DL: SP Hiroki Kuroda (W2-8), RP Jose Valverde (W7-12), SP Kyle Lohse (W10-14, W21-23), C Ramon Hernandez (W16-26), David Wright (W20-21), SP Hiroki Kuroda (W20-22)

Time lost to players on DL: 37 weeks

Points/ranking by position: 1B-439/3; 2B- 343-5; SS-315/7; 3B-387/4; C-300/2; OF-384/2; SP-248/10; RP-162/10

Final analysis: The VC Appraisers had worst possible start to the season ... for them. They had a good start. Not a great start or a terrible start, or a start loaded with injuries. Just a good start. Because of that, they were not prompted into action. They only made moves when injuries made it necessary and didn't make any monthly moves simply to look to get better. They burned only five of possible 20 moves -- the lowest amount by six moves. Because of that, they didn't look to improve their dismal pitching staff. They had the league's best hitting by more than 100 points, but their pitching was the league's worst by almost 300 points. If they had matched the pitching of the ninth-worst pitching staff, they could have finished fourth overall. And who knows where they might have finished in the head-to-head.

Season review: Fresh Fish

Owner: Rick Ingebritson

Points, placing: 4141, 8th place

Drafted team: 1B Carlos Delgado; 2B Felipe Lopez; SS JJ Hardy; 3B Aramis Ramirez; C Bengie Molina; OF Manny Ramirez; OF Adam Dunn; OF Jeff Francoeur; SP Johan Santana; SP Carlos Zambano; SP Chris Young; SP Chris Volstad; RP Mike Gonzalez; B: Cody Ross, Jamie Moyer, Garret Anderson.

Players added (11): OF Colby Rasmus (W4), 3B Bill Hall (W4), OF Milton Bradley (W6), SP Ubaldo Jimenez (W6), 1B Nick Johnson (W6), 3B Jerry Hairston (W9), 3B Pedro Feliz (W11), SP Jason Marquis (W14), RP Rafael Soriano (W16), SS Edgar Renteria (W19), Tim Hudson (W22)

Players dumped (10): OF Garret Anderson (W6), OF Colby Rasmus (W6), SP Jamie Moyer (W8), 3B Bill Hall (W9), 3B Jerry Hairston (W11), 3B Pedro Feliz (W14), RP Mike Gonzalez (W14), 1B Carlos Delgado (W26), SP Johan Santana (W26), SP Chris Young (W26)

Players on DL: OF Garret Anderson (W4-5), SP Carlos Zambrano (W5-7, W19-21), 1B Carlos Delgado (W6-26), 3B Aramis Ramirez (W6-13), SP Chris Young (W11-26), SP Johan Santana (W21-26)

Time lost by players on DL: 59 weeks

Points-ranking by position: 1B-301/10; 2B-355/3; SS-249/9; 3B-256/10 ; C-295/3; OF-363/6; SP-370/2 ; RP-197/5.

Final analysis: The Fish's greatest accomplishment of the season is to finish the year with the second best starting pitching despite losing 43 weeks to the DL for three of his top four pitchers. The lack of fear to grab Rockies pitchers (first Jimenez, then Marquis) helped bridge that gap, plus the late-season addition of Tim Hudson. But injuries, and an inability to deal with them, at 1B (Delgado) and 3B (Ramirez) proved too much for the Fish. Once again, Rick showed he can be a great owner in April and May, and not so great in August-September. Still, the Fish managed a fourth-place finish in the head-to-head.

Season review: Pickle Bugs

Pickle Bugs

Owner: Jon Bullock

Points, placing: 4067 points, 9th place

Drafted team: 1B Lance Berkman; 2B Kaz Matsui; SS Jimmy Rollins; 3B Chipper Jones; C Russell Martin; OF Corey Hart; OF Jay Bruce; OF Lastings Milledge; SP Brett Myers; SP Johnny Cueto; SP Chris Carpenter; SP Oliver Perez; RP Matt Capps. Bench: Kenshin Kawakami, Casey Blake, John Lannan

Players added (18): OF Daniel Murphy (W2), 2B Mike Fontenot (W2), SP Jeff Karstens (W4), SP Todd Wellemeyer (W5), SP Barry Zito (W5), OF Dexter Fowler (W5), SP Livan Hernandez (W9), SP Tommy Hanson (W10), OF Chris Young (W11), OF Mark DeRosa (W13), RP Trevor Hoffman (W14), 1B Todd Helton (W17), 2B Martin Prado (W17), OF Lastings Milledge (W18), 2B Casey McGehee (W21), OF Angel Pagan (W21), 3B Juan Uribe (W23), SP Tom Gorzelanny (W25)

Players dumped (17): SP John Lannan (W2), 3B Casey Blake (W4), OF Lastings Milledge (W5), SP Jeff Karstens (W5), SP Kenshin Kawakami (W5), SP Todd Wellemeyer (W7), SP Livan Hernandez (W11), OF Daniel Murphy (W12), 2B Mike Fontenot (W13), RP Matt Capps (W14), OF Chris Young (W20-x), SP Oliver Perez (W22-x), SP Martin Prado (W24), 2B Kaz Matsui (W24), RP Brett Myers (W24), OF Dexter Fowler (W25), OF Lasting Milledge (W25)

x-players released with season-ending injury

Players on DL: SP Chris Carpenter (W3-6), SP Oliver Perez (W6-14), 2B Kaz Matsui (W8-11), SP Brett Myers (W9-23), OF Jay Bruce (W14-24), OF Mark DeRosa (W15), 1B Lance Berkman (W17-18), OF Corey Hart (W18-23), OF Dexter Fowler (W21-23), SP Johnny Cueto (W21)

Time lost by players on DL: 69 weeks

Points-ranking by position: 1B-347/8; 2B-300/8; SS-422/2; 3B-308/6; C-259/4; OF-322/9; SP-317/7; RP-195/6

Final analysis: Early season slumps by Berkman, Rollins, Jones and Martin put the Bugs in a big hole. Only Rollins completely recovered. Plus, Jon waited to draft his first pitcher, then that first pitcher (Myers) was lost for 15 weeks to the DL. When he returns, he pitched from the bullpen. However, there was the standout performance by Chris Carpenter. And the additions of Zito and Hanson boosted their pitching and sparked the late-season surge to the consolation prize.

Season review: Boondock Saints

Boondock Saints

Owner: Bill Kelm

Overall finish: 4042 points, 10th place

Drafted team: 1B Joey Votto; 2B Rickie Weeks; SS Khalil Greene; 3B Ryan Zimmerman; C Brian McCann; OF Carlos Beltran; OF Jordan Schaefer; OF Fred Lewis; SP Brandon Webb; SP Josh Johnson; SP Jeff Suppan; SP Jonathan Sanchez; RP Francisco Rodriguez; B: Elijah Dukes, Mike Pelfrey, Chris Duncan

Players added (23): SP Livan Hernandez (W2), SP Jason Marquis (W3), C David Ross (W3), SP Dave Bush (W4), SP Chris Coghlan (W6), 2B Chris Counsell (W7), SP Ross Ohlendorf (W7), 1B Casey Kotchman (W9), SS Alex Gonzalez (W9), 1B Adam LaRoche (W10), 2B Joe Thurston (W13), 1B Derrek Lee (W13-trade), SP JA Happ (W14), OF Josh Willingham (W16), SS Jack Wilson (W17), OF Matt Holliday (W17), SP Mat Latos (W18), SP Cliff Lee (W18), SS Alcides Escobar (W20), SP John Smoltz (W21), 2B David Eckstein (W23), SP Josh Hammel (W24), SS Wilson Valdez (W25)

Players dumped (22): SP Mike Pelfrey (W3), SP Livan Hernandez (W4), C David Ross (W6), SP Jordan Schaefer (W6), SP Jason Marquis (W7), OF Elijah Dukes (W11), 1B Joey Votto (W13-traded), SP Jonathan Sanchez (W14), OF Chris Duncan (W16), 1B Adam LaRoche (W16), SS Khalil Greene (W17), 1B Casey Kotchman (W17), 2B Joe Thurston (W17), SS Alex Gonzalez (W20), OF Fred Lewis (W21), SP Jeff Suppan (W23) SP JA Happ (W24), Matt Latos (W24), Ross Ohlendorf (W24), SS Jack Wilson (W25), SP Brandon Webb (W26), 2B Rickie Weeks (W26)
Players on DL: SP Brandon Webb (W2-W26), C Brian McCann (W3-5), 2B Richie Weeks (W7-W26), 1B Joey Votto (W9-12), SS Khalil Greene (W9-10, W13-16), 1B Casey Kotchman (W10-11), SS Alex Gonzalez (W11-17), OF Carlos Beltran (W12-22), SP Dave Bush (W12-23), SP Jeff Suppan (W18-22)

Time lost with players on DL: 93 weeks

Points/rank by position: 1B-442/4; 2B-255-10; SS-183/10; 3B-427/1; C-345/1; OF-354/7; SP-302/9; RP-215/4

Final analysis: Bill has been known to never waste a monthly move. But 22 free agents added to his roster is even a record for him. He used all 19 allocated monthly moves, plus three more when he had players traded to the AL. And even was involved in the lone of trade of the season. But all of this activity could not help him avoid the second last-place finish by a defending FBLG champion. Why? Injuries played a big role. He lost his ace, and second-round pick, Brandon Webb for the season in Week 2. His No. 1 pick, OF Carlos Beltran, spent 10 weeks on the DL. All totalled he sent nine players to the DL for a total of 93 weeks of lost playing time. Not even the additions of Matt Holliday and Cliff Lee could keep the Saints from the cellar. And to add insult to injury, Bill cut Jonathan Sanchez the week prior to his no-hitter.

Top scoring players for 2009

BATTERS
1. Albert Pujols (WWJB) 525
2. Prince Fielder (GG) 491
3. Ryan Braun (AL) 484
4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 475
5. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 468
6. Matt Kemp (VC) 464
7. Chase Utley (TA) 431
8. Ryan Zimmerman (BS) 427
9. Jimmy Rollins (PB) 422
10. Jayson Werth (GG) 417
11. Andre Ethier (Mis) 415
12. Carlos Lee (VC) 407
13. Shane Victorino (CC) 402
14. Adrian Gonzalez (AL) 399
15. Mark Reynolds (TA) 393
16. Miguel Tejada (AL) 392
17. Raul Ibanez (TA) 387
17. Brandon Phillips (CC) 387
19. Pablo Sandoval (Mis) 382
20. Troy Tulowitzki (WWJB) 371

STARTING PITCHERS
1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 495
2. Adam Wainwright (CC) 483
3. Javier Vazquez (WWJB) 456
4. Dan Haren (Mis) 451
5. Josh Johnson (BS) 419
6. Chris Carpenter (PB) 387
7. Matt Cain (GG) 382
8. Jair Jurrjens (VC) 361
9. Ubaldo Jimenez (FF) 340
10. Wandy Rodriguez (CC) 335

RELIEVERS
1. Jonathan Broxton (WWJB) 305
2. Heath Bell (CC) 271
3. Brian Wilson (AL) 247
4. Francisco Rodriguez (BS) 215
5. Ryan Franklin (TA) 184

Season's final daily report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4708 -- Shawn completes first worst-to-first finish in FBLG history
2. WWJB (Scott) 4608 -- Best finish ever for Scott in seven FBLG season
3. Misfits (Reid) 4545 -- Fourth consecutive top-4 finish for Reid
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4400 -- Fourth upper-division finish in past five seasons
5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4348 -- 16th upper-division finish in 18 FBLG seasons
6. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4283 -- Arik still waiting on Jose Reyes to return
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 4190 -- Fourth second-division finish for Klock/DeLong tandem
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 4141 -- Season is about three months too long for Fish
9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 4067 -- Late rally avoids fourth last-place finish.
10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 4042 -- Second first-to-worst finish in league history, first since 1998.

Consolation head-to-head

Pickle Bugs 144, Triple-A's 107

Friday's report

With two days left in the season, there's not a lot of expected change in the overall standings.

Positions 1-6 should not change. The Fresh Fish, down 36 points to the VC Appraisers, could move up to seventh with good pitching performances Sunday from Tim Hudson and Jason Marquis. The Appraisers lost out on a start from Maholm because of Thursday's cancelled game.

The other issue at stake is who will finish in last. The Pickle Bugs take 24-point lead over the Boondock Saints into the weekend. If the Saints do not overtake the Bugs, then we will not only have the first worst-to-first finish in league history, but we'll also have a first-to-worst finish. Hurting the Saints' chances is the fact that it appears their starting pitching is done for the season.

The most dramatic finish is in the consolation final. The Bugs lead the Triple-A's by 3 points. Today may be the deciding day. The Bugs have Johnny Cueto on the mound, while the Triple-A's counter with Max Scherzer. Both teams haven't done much with their hitters this week, so these starts may be pivotal.

Overall standings
1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4671
2. WWJB (Scott) 4573
3. Misfits (Reid) 4473
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4382
5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4296
6. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4218
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 4144
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 4108
9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 4015
10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3991

Consolation head-to-head
Pickle Bugs 92, Triple-A's 89

Week 26 moves

Week 26 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: No changes

Fresh Fish: No changes

Goatwhisperers: Benched RP Franklin Morales; activated RP Hudson Street

VC Appraisers: Benched OF Aaron Rowand; activated OF Chase Headley

WWJB: Benched SP Joe Blanton; activated SP Anibal Sanchez

Triple-A's: No changes

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Barry Zito; activated SP Tommy Hanson

Arbitration Losers: Benched 3B Scott Rolen and OF Ryan Ludwick; activated 3B Andy LaRoche and OF Mike Cameron

Misfits: Benched 2B Skip Schumaker and SP Braden Looper; moved OF Eugenio Velez to 2B; activated OF Garrett Jones and SP Jonathan Sanchez

Boondock Saints: Benched SP Dave Bush; activated SP Josh Hammel

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4589 -- Three pitching wins over weekend cements hold on first
2. WWJB (Scott) 4488 -- 206-point week seals win of third-place in head-to-head
3. Misfits (Reid) 4349 -- Take 56-point lead over Triple-A's into final week
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4293 -- Advances to consolation final despite loss to Losers
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4150 -- Cain's 21-point outing puts Goatwhisperers back in upper division
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4148 -- Nearly posts 200-point week despite modest pitching
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 4059 -- Huge 44-point week for Votto
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 4020 -- Loads of DNPs from Hardy, Molina
9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3923 -- Working to avoid yet another last-place finish
10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3906 -- Derrek Lee's neck spasm is a pain in neck for Bill

Head-to-head scores

Third-place
WWJB 206, Fresh Fish 151 (WWJB wins 2-1)

Consolation round-robin
Arbitration Losers 196, Triple-A's 138
Pickle Bugs 210, VC Appraisers 187
Goatwhisperers 142, Boondock Saints 123
Standings
x-Pickle Bugs 4-1
x-Triple-A's 3-2
Boondock Saints 3-2
VC Appraisers 2-3
Arbitration Losers 2-3
Goatwhisperers 1-4
Consolation final
Pickle Bugs vs. Triple-A's
(Triple-A's beat Boondock Saints in tiebreaker: Total points during round-robin 833-804)


Emergency pitchers used
Goatwhisperers started SP Clayton Kershaw in place of SP Yovani Gallardo
WWJB started SP Joel Pineiro in place of SP Ted Lilly
Arbitration Losers started SP Nelson Figueroa in place of SP Pedro Martinez

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4453 -- Bell's save gets them positive pitching points
2. WWJB (Scott) 4380 -- Four DNPs from eight position players
3. Misfits (Reid) 4241 -- NOW Chuggers have bad week!
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4214 -- Still waiting on first pitching start of week
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4065 -- Hold on fifth place getting tenuous
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4057 -- Another 7-point save for Wilson
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3972 -- Pair of 10s from Votto
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3941 --Hudson's modest win rallies the Fish
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3847 -- What?!? No points from Derrek Lee?
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3807 -- Only 40 points away from leaving cellar

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORING

Third-place
WWJB 98, Fresh Fish 72

Consolation round-robin
Boondock Saints 64, Goatwhisperers 57
Arbitration Losers 105, Triple-A's 59
VC Appraisers 100, Pickle Bugs 94

Week 25 roster changes

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

C Geovany Soto (by Misfits, Sept. #2)
SS Wilson Valdez (by Boondock Saints, Sept. #3)
OF Drew Stubbs (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #2)
SP Hiroki Kuroda (by WWJB, Sept. #2)
C Yorvit Torrealba (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #1)
RP Frankin Morales (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #2)
SP Tom Gorzelanny (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #2)

PLAYERS RELEASED

C Ivan Rodriguez (by Misfits)
SS Jack Wilson (by Boondock Saints)
SP Zach Duke (by Chico's Chuggers)
SP Hiroki Kuroda (by VC Appraisers -- stolen)
C Chris Iannetta (by Goatwhisperers)
SP Chad Billingsley (by WWJB)
SP Randy Johnson (by Arbitration Losers)
OF Lastings Milledge (by Pickle Bugs)
OF Dexter Fowler (by Pickle Bugs)

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Shane Victorino and SP Kevin Correia; activated OF Drew Stubbs and SP Jon Garland

Fresh Fish: Benched SS Edgar Renteria; activated SS J.J. Hardy

Goatwhisperers: Released C Chris Iannetta; benched RP Hudson Street; activated C Yorvit Torrealba and RP Franklin Morales.

VC Appraisers: Benched SP John Lannan; activated SP Kyle Lohse

WWJB: Benched SP Joel Pineiro; activated SP Hiroki Kuroda

Triple-A's: Benched SP Rich Harden; activated SP Max Scherzer.

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Tommy Hanson, 2B Casey McGehee and 1B Todd Helton; moved OF Jay Bruce from DL to bench, 3B Juan Uribe to 3B to 2B; activated SP Tom Gorzelanny, 3B Chipper Jones and 1B Lance Berkman

Arbitration Losers: None

Misfits: Released C Ivan Rodriguez, benched SP Roy Oswalt and OF Garrett Jones; activated C Geovany Soto, SP Braden Looper and OF Eugenio Velez

Boondock Saints: Released SS Jack Wilson; benched SP Josh Hammel; activated SS Wilson Valdez and SP Dave Bush

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4394 -- Worst-to-first finish nearly complete

2. WWJB (Scott) 4282 -- Second place overall would be best finish ever

3. Misfits (Reid) 4168 -- Lost in head-to-head final for second year in a row

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4155 -- Aiming to play for consolation title for second year in a row

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4008 -- Would be a lot better with more healthy Rockies

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3952 -- Three negative pitching outings cap worst week of year

7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3872 -- Need some help to reach consolation finals

8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3869 -- Dropped to eighth, but still alive in head-to-head playoffs

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3783 -- Looks like Jack Wilson is toast.

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3713 -- Need big finish to avoid yet another last-place finish

Head-to-head scores

Championship

Chico's Chuggers 184, Misfits 165 (Chuggers win series 2-0)

Third-place

WWJB 167, Fresh Fish 138 (Series tied 1-1)

Consolation round-robin

Pickle Bugs 173, Goatwhisperers 134

Triple-A's 185, VC Appraisers 168

Boondock Saints 185, Arbitration Losers 101

Records

Boondock Saints 3-1

Pickle Bugs 3-1

Triple-A's 3-1

VC Appraisers 2-2

Arbitration Losers 1-3

Goatwhisperers 0-4

Player acquisitions

OF Drew Stubbs (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #2)

SP Tom Gorzelanny (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #2)

C Yorvit Torrealba (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #1)

RP Franklin Morales (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #2) 

Emergency pitchers

Goatwhisperers used SP Doug Davis in place of SP Clayton Kershaw

Where we stand after 24 weeks

Well, the Chico's Chuggers have one half of the Double Crown in hand. 

The Chuggers sealed up the head-to-head championship with a 184-165 win over the Misfits, sweeping the series 2-0. Now, all the Chuggers have left is to wrap up the overall championship, completing the first worst-to-first finish perhaps in league history (we'll have to double-check that one).

The Chuggers take a 112-point lead into the final fortnight of the season. To lose that would take the combined efforts of the Chuggers (collapse) and WWJB (miracle). Even if WWJB still had Jesus on their roster, I don't know if that would be enough.

Speaking of WWJB, they stayed alive in the battle for third place in the head-to-head competition. That series with the Fresh Fish will go to a deciding Game 3 this week. 

In the consolation round, the Boondock Saints, Triple-A's and Pickle Bugs take 3-1 records into the final round-robin week. All three teams play different opponents, meaning a three-way tie is possible. The tiebreaker is total points scored during the round-robin games. Entering this week, that favors the Triple-A's (695), followed by the Boondock Saints (681) and Pickle Bugs (650). The VC Appraisers remain alive in the hunt to claim one of the two spots in the consolation final game in Week 26. They need to beat the Pickle Bugs this week, then hope one of the other 3-1 teams lose. Then it would come down to points. The Appraisers have 682 points scored during the round-robin.

As far as the overall standings go, there isn't a whole lot of drama. The lone question left unanswered appears to be who will finish third and fourth.

As we mentioned, the Chuggers hold a 112-point lead over second-place WWJB. WWJB leads third-place Misfits by 114. And fourth-place Triple-A's lead fifth-place Gladstone Goatwhisperers by 147 points. But the Misfits and Triple-A's are separated by only 13 points heading into the final two weeks of the season.

PAYOUTS

OVERALL: $100, 1st; $60, 2nd; $35, 3rd; $25, 4th

HEAD-TO-HEAD: $70, 1st; $40, 2nd; $20, third; $10, fourth; $10 consolation

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4321 -- Overal total counting down to title?
2. WWJB (Scott) 4237 -- Win from Vazquez could seal Game 2 victory
3. Misfits (Reid) 4116 -- Take narrow lead in Game 2
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4079 -- Needs a rally over weekend
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3964 -- Apparently already concentrating on football
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3938 -- No batter with more than 12 points this week
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3826 -- Still expecting starts from Lannan, Maholm
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3823 -- Modest pitching on Friday all but seals loss in Game 2.
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3729 -- Solid hitting pushes Saints weekly lead
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3664 -- Another zero from Helton



WEEK 24 HEAD-TO-HEAD

Championship
Misfits 113, Chico's Chuggers 111

Third-place
WWJB 122, Fresh Fish 92

Consolation round-robin
Pickle Bugs 124, Goatwhisperers 90
VC Apprasiers 122, Triple-A's 109
Boondock Saints 131, Arbitration Losers 87

Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4309 -- Heading for Double Crown: Overall, head-to-head titles
2. WWJB (Scott) 4207 -- Looks like third-place series will go to third game
3. Misfits (Reid) 4086 -- Need solid outings from Padilla, Dempster this weekend
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4059 -- Harden may be shut down for season
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3946 -- Nothing from Guzman, Iannetta, Street this week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3924 -- Need a big weekend to stay alive in consolation round
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3807 -- Jurrjens' win pushes them into 7th overall
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3790 -- Losing head-to-head and falling into 8th overall
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3695 -- Smoltz returns to rotation Friday
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3634 -- Winning despite getting nothing from Helton

Week 24 head-to-head scores

Championship
Chico's Chuggers 99, Misfits 83

Third-place
WWJB 92, Fresh Fish 59

Consolation round-robin
Pickle Bugs 94, Goatwhisperers 72
VC Appraisers 103, Triple-A's 89
Boondock Saints 97, Arbitration Losers 73

Week 24 weekly moves

Players acquired

3B Martin Prado (WWJB, Sept. #1)
RP Carlos Marmol (Misfits, Sept. #2)
SP Josh Hammel (Boondock Saints, Sept. #2)

Players released

OF Alfonso Soriano (WWJB)
2B Martin Prado (Pickle Bugs)
2B Kaz Matsui (Pickle Bugs)
RP Brett Myers (Pickle Bugs)
SP John Maine (Misfits)
OF Jake Fox (Misfits)
SP Matt Latos (Boondock Saints)
SP Ross Ohlendorf (Boondock Saints)

Week 24 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 3B Ryan Roberts and OF Brad Hawpe; activated 3B Pedro Feliz and OF Johnny Gomes

Fresh Fish: No changes

Goatwhisperers: Benched SP Doug Davis; activated SP Clayton Kershaw

VC Appraisers: Moved SP Kyle Lohse from DL to bench

WWJB: Benched SS Clint Barmes, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff and SP Chad Billingsley; activated SS Troy Tulowitzki, 3B Martin Prado and SP Joel Pineiro

Triple-A's: Benched SS Stephen Drew and SP Max Scherzer; activated SS Ryan Theriot and SP Randy Wolf

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Lastings Milledge; moved OF Dexter Fowler from DL to bench; activated OF Corey Hart from DL

Arbitration Losers: Benched SP Nelson Figueroa; activated SP Tim Lincecum

Misfits: Benched 2B Eugenio Velez, SP Jonathan Sanchez and RP Brad Lidge; activated 2B Skip Schumaker, SP Vicente Padilla and RP Carlos Marmol

Boondock Saints: Released SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated SP Josh Hammel

Sunday's report

Week 23 report

Chico's Chuggers moved one win away from claiming the head-to-head championship, and sending the Misfits to a second runner-up finish. And pitching is setting up nicely to put the Chuggers in position to seal that win. Meanwhile, the Fresh Fish bounced back from a dismal Week 22 with a solid Week 23 and a win in the third-place match. WWJB has to deal with the frustration of losing despite having the second-best week in the league. There were a lot of emergency pitchers pulled into action last week, so make sure you've got yourself covered in that department.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4210 -- Nothing spectacular, but a victory.
2. WWJB (Scott) 4115 -- If only they had a 3B in lineup
3. Misfits (Reid) 4003 -- Look to regroup for Game 2
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3961 -- McLouth delivers in return
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3874 -- Two pitchers out, only one emergency starter
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3851 -- Nothing from OFs on Sunday
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3731 -- Jimenez getting pushed back didn't hurt
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3704 -- Consistency up and down lineup wins
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3598 -- Get nothing from Jack Wilson
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3537 -- Get third win over Losers

Week 23 head-to-head scores
Championship
Chico's Chuggers 160, Misfits 124 (Chuggers lead 1-0)
Third-place
Fresh Fish 195, WWJB 190 (Fresh Fish lead 1-0)

Consolation round-robin
VC Appraisers 181, Goatwhisperers 113
Triple-A's 171, Boondock Saints 145
Pickle Bugs 167, Arbitration Losers 166
Standings: Boondock Saints (2-1), VC Appraisers (2-1), Triple-A's (2-1), Pickle Bugs (2-1), Arbitration Losers (1-2), Goatwhisperers (0-3)

Mid-week replacements

Goatwhisperers activated SP Doug Davis as emergency pitcher for SP Clayton Kershaw
WWJB, on Friday, activated 2B Freddy Sanchez, moved 2B Clint Barmes to SS, benched SS Troy Tulowitzki (missed 3 games)
Triple-A's activated SP Bronson Arroyo as emergency pitcher for SP Randy Wolf
Arbitration Losers activated SP Nelson Figueroa as emergency pitcher for SP Tim Lincecum
Boondock Saints (on Wednesday) activated OF Carlos Beltran from disabled list, benched Josh Willingham
Boondock Saints activated SP Ross Ohlendorf as emergency starter for SP J.A. Happ

Tuesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4079 -- Week off to a slow start
2. WWJB (Scott) 4025 -- Back-to-back big days put overall lead in sight
3. Misfits (Reid) 3928 -- Lidge in danger of losing closer job
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3827 -- Ibanez starting to score again
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3792 -- Still playing without healthy closer
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3740 -- Lincecum skipped with sore back
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3594 -- Solid win from Marquis
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3551 -- Lannan produces positive points
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3482 --Ohlendorf likely will step in for Happ this week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3425 -- Carpenter, Uribe have 40 of team's 55 weekly points

Week 23 head-to-head

Championship
Misfits 49, Chico's Chuggers 29

Third-place
WWJB 100, Fresh Fish 58

Consolation round-robin
Goatwhisperers 31, VC Appraisers 28
Triple-A's 37, Boondock Saints 29
Arbitration Losers 55, Pickle Bugs 55

What's a stake

PAYOUTS FOR WINNERS

OVERALL
First place - $100
Second place - $60
Third place - $35
Fourth place - $25

HEAD-TO-HEAD
First place - $70
Second place - $40
Third place - $20
Fourth place - $10
Consolation - $10

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4058 -- Still getting points out of Carlos Gonzalez
2. WWJB (Scott) 3966 -- WWJB has big day it was looking for ... one day late
3. Misfits (Reid) 3893 -- Outfield full of zeros
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3805 -- Scherzer falters against Dodgers
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3773 -- Good game from Hunter Pence
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3712 -- Who says Penny has no value anymore?
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3562 -- Solid outing but no win from Jimenez
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3533 -- Kemp is top scorer on quiet day
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3464 -- DNP for new pickup Eckstein
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3417 -- Going for 3-0 mark against Losers for season

Week 23 head-to-head scores

Championship
Misfits 14, Chico's Chuggers 8

Third-place
WWJB 41, Fresh Fish 26

Consolation round-robin
Goatwhisperers 12, VC Appraisers 10
Triple-A's 15, Boondock Saints 11
Pickle Bugs 47, Arbitration Losers 27

Top scoring players - Week 22

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WW) 457
2. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 414
3. Prince Fielder (GG) 411
4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 405
5. Matt Kemp (GG) 403
6. Ryan Braun (AL) 393
7. Shane Victorino (CC) 375
8. Chase Utley (TA) 373
9. Andre Ethier (Mis) 370
10. Ryan Zimmerman (BS) 368


STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 448
2. Dan Haren (Mis) 398
3. Adam Wainwright (CC) 395
4. Javier Vazquez (WW) 366
5. Matt Cain (GG) 349
5. Josh Johnson (BS) 349

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WW) 273
2. Heath Bell (CC) 231
3. Brian Wilson (AL) 223

Week 23 weekly moves

Players acquired

SP Jon Garland (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #1)
SP Vincente Padilla (by Misfits, Sept. #1)
2B David Eckstein (by Boondock Saints, Sept. #1)
3B Juan Uribe (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #1)
SP Brad Penny (by Arbitration Losers, Sept. #1)

Players released

SP Oliver Perez (by Pickle Bugs)
OF Eric Young (by Boondock Saints)
SP Antonio Bastardo (by Arbitration Losers)
SP Kenshin Kawakamik (by Arbitration Losers)

Week 23 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: None

Fresh Fish: None

Goatwhisperers: None

VC Appraisers: None

WWJB: Benched SP Anibal Sanchez and SP Joel Pineiro; activated SP Chad Billingsley and SP Joe Blanton

Triple-A's: None

Pickle Bugs: Benched 1B Lance Berkman and 3B Chipper Jones; activated 1B Todd Helton and 3B Juan Uribe

Arbitration Losers: Released SP Kenshin Kawakami; benched OF Mike Cameron; activated SP Brad Penny and OF Ryan Ludwick

Misfits: None

Boondock Saints: Benched 2B Craig Counsell; activated 2B David Eckstein

Monday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4050 -- Showing no signs of relinquishing overall lead
2. WWJB (Scott) 3925 -- Jesus has returned! Amen! Allelujah!
3. Misfits (Reid) 3879 -- Oswalt's back is acting up again
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3775 -- A very modest week for hitters
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3761 -- Rockies' closer, catcher were beat up last week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3685 -- Missed out on Ludwick's 5-for-5 day (on bench)
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3536 -- Two solid starts from Hudson only good news of week
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3523 -- Monster week from closer Cordero
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3453 -- Amazing! Apparently Cliff Lee is only human
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3370 -- Cueto returns with solid outings

Week 22 head-to-head results

Semifinals

Misfits 183, WWJB 180 (Misfits win series 2-0)
Chico's Chuggers 240, Fresh Fish 132 (Series split; Chuggers win 2-week aggregate +101)

Consolation round-robin
Arbitration Losers 170, Goatwhisperers 121
Pickle Bugs 167, Triple-A's 125
Boondock Saints 161, VC Appraisers 157
Standings
Boondock Saints (2-0)
Arbitration Losers (1-1)
Pickle Bugs (1-1)
Triple-A's (1-1)
VC Appraisers (1-1)
Goatwhisperers (0-2)

Championship series set

The Chico's Chuggers and Misfits have advanced to the head-to-head championship series, which will commence this week.

It is the second season in a row that the Misfits have reached the championships series.

The Misfits advanced by winning both of their games against WWJB.

The Chuggers moved on by blowing out the Fresh Fish in Game 2 of their series and winning the aggregate total by 101 points.

The championship is a best of 3 series.

WWJB and Fresh Fish meet for third place in another best-of-3 series.

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3914 -- Phillips tearing it up with fracture finger
2. WWJB (Scott) 3835 -- Lilly's solid outing helps close gap with Misfits
3. Misfits (Reid) 3761 -- Sandoval back in lineup after injury
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3694 -- Six total points from hitters in week
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3680 -- Hamels accounts for 24 of team's 40 points for week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3587 -- Two starts, two pitching wins
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3461 -- Hitters tallying a total of 21 points for week
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3432 -- Starting pitching only 2 points in 2 starts
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3357 -- Getting nothing from Willingham this week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3274 -- Cueto and Carpenter get wins

Week 22 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

WWJB 90, Misfits 65 (2-week aggregate: Misfits +5)
Chico's Chuggers 104, Fresh Fish 57 (2-week aggregate: Chuggers +40)

Consolation round-robin

Arbitration Losers 72, Goatwhisperers 40
Pickle Bugs 71, Triple-A's 44
VC Appraisers 66, Boondock Saints 65

Top scoring players

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WWJB) 427
2. Prince Fielder (GG) 393
3. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 392
4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 390
5. Matt Kemp (VC) 388
6. Ryan Braun (AL) 378
7. Shane Victorino (CC) 370
8. Chase Utley (TA) 369
9. Andre Ethier (Mis) 355
10. Ryan Zimmerman (BS) 350

STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 435
2. Adam Wainwright (CC) 386
3. Dan Haren (Mis) 382
4. Javier Vazquez (WWJB) 358
5. Matt Main (GG) 334

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WWJB) 253
2. Brian Wilson (AL) 213
3. Heath Bell (CC) 183

Week 22 roster changes

Players acquired
OF Carlos Gonzalez (Chico's Chuggers, August #3)
SP Tim Hudson (Fresh Fish, August #2)
OF Will Venable (WWJB, August #3)
SP Nelson Figueroa (Arbitration Losers, August #3)
OF Eric Young Jr. (Boondock Saints, August #3)
OF Jake Fox (Misfits, August #3)

Players released
C Geovany Soto (Chico's Chuggers)
SP Oliver Perez (Pickle Bugs)
SP Bud Norris (Arbitration Losers)
SP Livan Hernandez (Misfits)

Active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Released OF Nyger Morgan; benched SP Zach Duke; activated OF Carlos Gonzalez and SP Kevin Correia

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Chris Volstad; activated SP Tim Hudson

Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: Benched SP Charlie Haeger; activated SP John Lannan

WWJB: Benched OF Ryan Church, SP Joe Blanton and SP Chad Billingsley; activated OF Will Venable, SP Joel Pineiro and SP Anibal Sanchez

Triple-A's: Benched SP Bronson Arroyo; activated SP Ricky Nolasco

Pickle Bugs: Released SP Oliver Perez; activated SP Johnny Cueto from disabled list

Arbitration Losers: No changes

Misfits: Benched 2B Skip Schumaker and SP Braden Looper; activated 2B Eugenio Velez and SP Roy Oswalt

Boondock Saints: Benched SS Alcides Escobar, SP Mat Latos and SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated SS Jack Wilson, SP Josh Johnson and SP John Smoltz

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3810 -- Duke's -7 puts Chuggers in hole in head-to-head semis
2. WWJB (Scott) 3745 -- Sunday's 58 points helped to keep things close with Misfits
3. Misfits (Reid) 3689 -- Howard's homers power Misfits to head-to-head edge
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3650 -- Nothing huge, but enough to get victory
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3640 -- Kind of forgot what it's like to get win from Cain
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3515 -- Losers glad to have Upton
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3404 -- Renteria's slam puts Fish over the top in Week 21
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3366 -- Kemp's big week leads way to head-to-head win
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3292 -- Willingham had a great week ... on Tuesday
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3203 -- Get Cueto back just in the nick of time

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals
Fresh Fish 147, Chico's Chuggers 140
Misfits 203, WWJB 180

Consolation round-robin (with records)
Triple-A's (1-0) 192, Goatwhisperers (0-1) 182
VC Appraisers (1-0) 176, Arbitration Losers (0-1) 150
Boondock Saints (1-0) 190, Pickle Bugs (0-1) 140

Players acquired

SP Tim Hudson (by Fresh Fish, August #1)
OF Will Venable (by WWJB, by August #2)
OF Eric Young (by Boondock Saints, August #3)
OF Jake Fox (by Misfits, August #3)
OF Carlos Gonzalez (by Chico's Chuggers, August #3)
SP Nelson Figueroa (by Arbitration Losers, August #3)

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3735 -- Back-to-back DNPs from Morgan

2. WWJB (Scott) 3620 -- Really needs to keep from falling too far behind for week

3. Misfits (Reid) 3567 -- No win, but solid outing from Sanchez

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3547 -- Blown save costs Hamels a victory

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 3543 -- Still hoping to see Reynolds back soon

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3420 -- Kawakami doesn't give much in first pitching outing of week

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3321 -- A nice bonus for Bengie Molina

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3247 -- Blown save gets Maholm off the hook

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3199 -- Saints start to see eighth place in sight

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3103 -- Not much happening for Bugs

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Misfits 81, WWJB 55

Chico's Chuggers 65, Fresh Fish 64

Consolation round robin

Goatwhisperers 89, Triple-A's 83

VC Appraisers 57, Arbitration Losers 55

Boondock Saints 97, Pickle Bugs 40

Midweek replacements

Arbitration Losers (Thursday) benched OF Ryan Ludwick, activated OF Justin Upton from disabled list

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3721 -- 1-0, that's what you want when two pitchers face off

2. WWJB (Shawn) 3600 -- Still hoping Church returns to soon  

3. Misfits (Reid) 3521 -- Teamwork: Lidge blows save (-6), which costs Blanton 5 points. McCutchen hits game-winning homer (+5) off Lidge. Net result: -1 for Misfits, -5 for WWJB.

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3511 -- Two no-decisions for Cain and Kershaw

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 3491 -- No decision for Arroyo, but another solid outing

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3402 -- Red-hot and Rolen: 8 points in return from DL

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3305 -- Fish lose Santana for season, but get Zambrano back

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3218 -- Jurrjens scores 14 in no-decision

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3175 -- Every so often, Willingham just goes off (17 points)

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3092 -- Bugs lose Perez and a fresh out of August moves

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Misfits 35, WWJB 35

Chico's Chuggers 51, Fresh Fish 48

Consolation round-robin

Goatwhisperers 53, Triple-A's 31

Arbitration Losers 37, VC Appraisers 28

Boondock Saints 73, Pickle Bugs 29

Mid-week replacements

Fresh Fish (Tuesday) placed SP Johan Santana on disabled list, activated SP Carlos Zambrano on disabled list

Pickle Bugs (Tuesday) placed OF Dexter Fowler on disabled list, acquired and activated OF Angel Pagan.

Week 21 roster moves

Players acquired

SP John Smoltz (by Boondock Saints, August No. 2)

2B Casey McGehee (by Pickle Bugs, August No. 1)

Players released

SP Aaron Harang (by Chico's Chuggers)

OF Fred Lewis (Boondock Saints)

2B Kelly Johnson (by Arbitration Losers)

Week 21 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched SP Kevin Correia and 3B Pedro Feliz; activated SP Zach Duke and 3B Ryan Roberts

Fresh Fish: No changes

Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: No changes

WWJB: Conditionally placed 2B Freddy Sanchez on disabled list; moved SP Anibal Sanchez from DL to bench (released if Freddy Sanchez does not go on DL)

Triple-A's: Benched SS Ryan Theriot and SP Ricky Nolasco; activated SS Stephen Drew and SP Randy Wolf

Pickle Bugs: Benched 2B Kaz Matsui; activated 2B Casey McGehee

Arbitration Losers: Benched SP Bud Norris and 3B Andy LaRoche; activated SP Kenshin Kawakami; activated 3B Scott Rolen from disabled list

Misfits: Benched SP Livan Hernandez and SP Roy Oswalt; activated SP Jonathan Sanchez and SP Braden Looper

Boondock Saints: Benched SP Josh Johnson; activated SP Ross Ohlendorf

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3670 -- Chuggers score just enough to advance

2. WWJB (Scott) 3565 -- Consistent scoring all week long

3. Misfits (Reid) 3486 -- I-Rod scores .... when he plays

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3460 -- Nolasco loss, three DNPs hurt chances

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3458 -- Werth, Street good, but not much else

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3365 -- Wrong day for a -7 from Norris

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3257 -- Ubaldo's win Sunday seals victory

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3190 -- Lead the league with guys hit in noggin by ball

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3102 -- Luckily, Saints not involved in head-to-head contest last week

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3063 -- Good feeling about pitching gone with Oliver's -8.

Week 20 head-to-head scores

Misfits 191, VC Appraisers 151 (Misfits advance)

Fresh Fish 189, Arbitration Losers 163 (Fresh Fish advance)

Triple-A's 174, Chico's Chuggers 172 (Series tied; Chuggers win tiebreaker with +20 2-week aggregate total)

WWJB 199, Goatwhisperers 158 (WWJB advances 2-0)

Week 21 matchups

Semifinals

(Best-of-2, with 2-week aggregate tiebreaker)

Misfits vs. WWJB

Fresh Fish vs. Chico's Chuggers

Consolation round-robin

Gladstone Goatwhisperers vs. Triple-A's

Arbitration Losers vs. VC Appraisers

Pickle Bugs vs. Boondock Saints

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3651 -- Got a lucky win from De La Rosa, nothing from Correia

2. WWJB (Scott) 3539 -- Making plans for the semifinals

3. Misfits (Reid) 3451 -- In good shape, as long as Dempster doesn't implode

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3445 -- Hoping for big day from Nolasco on Sunday

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3438 -- Focus turns over overall standings

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3330 -- Three pitchers on Sunday provide the key

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3210 -- Ubaldo vs. Lincecum: a key matchup

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3166 -- Lohse stinks, then goes on disabled list

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3083 -- Recent pick-up Escobar gets into lineup

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3055 -- Carpenter and Hanson power 62-point day

Week 20 head-to-head scores

Misfits 156, VC Appraisers 127 (winner advances)

Fresh Fish 142, Arbitration Losers 128 (winner advances)

Triple-A's 159, Chico's Chuggers 153 (2-week aggregate: Chuggers +16)

WWJB 173, Goatwhisperers 138 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +49)

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3623 -- Hanging in there, if enough players stay healthy
2. WWJB (Scott) 3516 -- Only major collapse will prevent first-round victory
3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3425 -- Does not look good: down 39 for 2 weeks and no more pitching
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 3425 -- Really need nice outing from Scherzer today
5. Misfits (Reid) 3414 -- Big outing for Oswalt
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3288 -- Wrong week to have terrible week
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3187 -- A-Ram's error cost Fish 2 points; it cost Losers 8 points
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3146 -- Hopes of advancing likely hinge on Lowe on Sunday
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3056 -- Not to Bill: Josh Wilson is not Jack Wilson
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2993 -- A bit too late to drop into last place

Week 20 head-to-head

Misfits 119, VC Appraisers 107 (winner advances)
Fresh Fish 119, Arbitration Losers 86 (winner advances)
Triple-A's 139, Chico's Chuggers 125 (2-week aggregate: Chico's Chuggers +8)
WWJB 150, Goatwhisperers 125 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +39)

Friday report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3607 -- Another dandy from Wandy
2. WWJB (Scott) 3495 -- Comfortable weekly lead and 2 pitching starts to go
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 3418 -- Clinging to narrow aggregate lead
4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3410 -- Hamels last starter left to pitch this week
5. Misfits (Reid) 3381 -- Mets dump Livan, hurting Misfits' hopes
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3275 -- Pitching has been lean, but still 4 starts to go
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3167 -- Good news is they lead, but would've liked more from Santana
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3131 -- Even without Wright, VC's still could advance to playoffs
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3061 -- Lee accounts for 25 of 26 pitching points for week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2975 -- Pitching good, but hitting has gone on vacation

Week 20 head-to-head scores

VC Appraisers 92, Misfits 86 (winner advances)
Fresh Fish 99, Arbitration Losers 73 (winner advances)
Triple-A's 132, Chico's Chuggers 109 (2-week aggregate: Triple-A's +1)
WWJB 129, Goatwhisperers 110 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +33)

Week 20 roster moves

Players acquired

SS Edgar Renteria (Fresh Fish Aug. #1)
3B Pedro Feliz (Chico's Chuggers, Aug. #2)
OF Johnny Gomes (Chico's Chuggers, free to replace)
C Carlos Ruiz (WWJB, Aug. #1)
SP Pedro Martinz (Arbitration Losers, free to replace)
SP Livan Hernandez (Misfits, Aug. #2)
SS Alcides Escobar (Boondock Saints, free to replace)

Players released

3B Emilio Bonafacio (Chico's Chuggers)
C Josh Hammel (WWJB)
C Josh Bard (WWJB)
2B Omar Infante (WWJB)
OF Chris Young (Pickle Bugs)
SP Jordan Zimmermann (Arbitration Losers)
SP Aaron Cook (Misfits)
SS Alex Gonzalez (Boondock Saints)

Active rosters changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 3B Ryan Roberts and SP Aaron Harang; activated 3B Pedro Feliz and Kevin Correia

Fresh Fish: Benched 1B Nick Johnson; moved OF Adam Dunn to 1B; activated OF Jeff Francoeur

Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Jeremy Hermida and SP Doug Davis; activated OF Garret Anderson and SP Cole Hamels

VC Appriasers: Placed 3B David Wright on disabled list; activated 3B Chase Headley

WWJB: Released SP Josh Hammel; Released C Josh Bard; benched 2B Freddy Sanchez and OF Alfonso Soriano; activated 2B Clint Barmes, C Carlos Ruiz and OF Ryan Church; activated SP Ted Lilly on disabled list.

Triple-A's: Benched SP Randy Wolf; placed OF Nate McLouth on disabled list; activated SP Bronson Arroyo and OF Randy Winn

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Johnny Cueto; activated SP Oliver Perez

Arbitration Losers: Placed 3B Scott Rolen on disabled list; moved C Nick Hundley from DL to bench; benched SP Kenshin Kawakami; activated SP Pedro Martinez

Misfits: Benched SP Jonathan Sanchez and SP Braden Looper; activated SP Ryan Dempster and SP Livan Hernandez

Boondock Saints: No changes

Last week's midweek replacements

Pickle Bugs: On Wednesday, benched 1B Todd Helton; activated 1B Lance Berkman from
disabled list

WWJB: On Friday, activated SP Josh Hammel as emergency pitcher for SP Chad Billingsley

Fresh Fish: On Saturday, benched SS JJ Hardy (missed 3 games); activated SS Edgar Renteria

Week 19 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Bud Norris, by Arbitration Losers (Aug. #2)
3B Ryan Roberts, by Chico's Chuggers (Aug. #1)
OF Gerardo Parra, by Triple-A's (Aug. #1)
OF Eugenio Velez, by Misfitss (Aug. #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP John Lannan (by Chico's Chuggers)
SP Charlie Morton (by Triple-A's)
SS Edgar Renteria (by Misfits)
SP Chad Gaudin (by Arbitration Losers)

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 3B Emilio Bonafacio and SP Zach Duke; activated 3B Ryan Roberts and SP Jorge De La Rosa

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Jeff Francoeur; activated OF Cody Ross

Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Garret Anderson and SP Cole Hamels; activated OF Jeremy Hermida and SP Doug Davis

VC Appraisers: No changes

WWJB: Benched OF Ryan Church; activated OF Michael Bourn

Triple-A's: Released SP Charlie Morton; benched OF Randy Winn and SP Bronson Arroyo; activated OF Gerardo Parra and SP Randy Wolf.

Pickle Bugs: No changes

Arbitration Losers: Released SP Chad Gaudin; Benched 2B Kelly Johnson; activated 2B Luis Castillo and SP Bud Norris

Misfits: Benched SP Ryan Dempster; activated SP Roy Oswalt

Boondock Saints: No changes.

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3139 -- Magic touch: Take De La Rosa out of lineup and he gets shelled

2. WWJB (Scott) 3079 -- A whole lot of nothing on Wednesday

3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3053 -- Guzman remains on a tear

4. Misfits (Reid) 3026 -- Looper's 16 won't "officially" count until Oswalt misses week.

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 3018 -- Theriot still not producing in starting lineup

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2919 -- Gaudin continues to stink up the place

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2796 -- Hardy helping of 0-point games

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2794 -- Lohse adds to strikeout-less showing by Cards pitchers

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2616 -- Happ has last-place team beating first-place team

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2607 -- NOW, they fall into last place

Week 18 head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish (10-7) 70, Arbitration Losers (9-8) 68

Pickle Bugs (6-11) 74, VC Appraisers (8-9) 72

Goatwhisperers (9-8) 80, Triple-A's (9-8) 59

Misfits (10-7) 96, WWJB (9-8) 69

Boondock Saints (5-12) 106, Chico's Chuggers (10-7) 41

Tuesday's results

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3125 -- Not results they were hoping for from Harang, Duke

2. WWJB (Scott) 3069 -- At least Pineiro didn't get charged with the loss

3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3029 -- Still leads weekly matchup despite pitches so far 0-3 this week

4. Misfits (Reid) 2994 -- Almost halway to last week's total

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 2993 -- Theriot in lineup, so he goes cold

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2907 -- Castillo says "Oh Lordy Jesus, I'm fallin' down the steps. Help me, Lord Jesus, please."

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2780 -- Blown save cheats Santana of victory

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2776 -- Kemp a one-man scoring machine

9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2581 -- Milledge's return to lineup has not produced points

10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2570 -- Best hitter? Pitcher Josh Johnson

Week 18 head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers (9-8) 56, Fresh Fish (10-7) 54

VC Appraisers (8-9) 54, PickleBugs (6-11) 48

Goatwhisperers (9-8) 56, Triple-A's (9-8) 34

Misfits (10-7) 64, WWJB (9-8) 59

Boondock Saints (5-12) 60, Chico's Chuggers (10-7) 27

 

Top scoring players

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WW) 341

2. Prince Fielder (GG) 316

3. Shane Victorino (CC) 304

4. Chase Utley (TA) 300

5. Matt Kemp (VC) 297

6. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 294

7. Ryan Braun (AL) 285

8. Jayson Werth (GG) 281

9. Orlando Hudson (GG) 278

9. Raul Ibanez (TA) 278

STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 375

2. Dan Haren (Mis) 318

3. Adam Wainwright (CC) 307

4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 290

5. Matt Cain (GG) 286

RELIEF PITCHERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WW) 214

2. Heath Bell (CC) 172

3. Francisco Rodriguez (BS) 162

Week 18 roster moves

Players acquired

SP Cliff Lee, by Boondock Saints (free to replace)

SP Matt Latos, by Boondock Saints (August No. 1)

OF Garret Anderson, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (July #2)

OF Lastings Milledge, by Pickle Bugs (August No. 1)

3B Scott Rolen, by Arbitration Losers (August No. 1)

Players released

SP Jake Peavy, by Chico's Chuggers (traded to AL; receives free move to replace)

OF Scott Hairston, by Goatwhisperers

SP Edinson Volquez, by Arbitration Losers

3B Garrett Atkins, by Arbitration Losers

OF Rick Ankiel, by Misfits

2B Joe Thurston, by Boondock Saints

SS Khalil Greene, by Boondock Saints

Week 18 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched SP Kevin Correia and SP Jorge De La Rosa; activated SP Zach Duke and SP Aaron Harang

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Cody Ross and SP Carlos Zambrano; activated OF Jeff Francoeur and SP Chris Volstad

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Jeremy Hermida; activated OF Garret Anderson

VC Appraisers: No changes

WWJB: Benched 2B Clint Barmes; activated SP Freddy Sanchez

Triple-A's: Benched SS Stephen Drew, SP Bronson Arroyo and SP Randy Wolf; activated SS Ryan Theriot, SP Max Scherzer and SP Rich Harden.'

Pickle Bugs: Placed OF Corey Hart on disabled list; benched SP Oliver Perez; activated OF Lastings Milledge and SP Johnny Cueto

Arbitration Losers: Benched OF Ryan Ludwick; activated OF Mike Cameron

Misfits: Released OF Rick Ankiel; benched SP Braden Looper; activated OF Andrew McCutchen; activated SP Ryan Dempster from disabled list

Boondock Saints: Placed SP Jeff Suppan on disabled list; benched SP Ross Ohlendorf; moved SS Alex Gonzalez from DL to bench; activated SP Cliff Lee and SP Matt Latos.

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3098 -- Just another 200-point week for the Chuggers

2. WWJB (Scott) 3010 -- Billingsley's early hook sunk hopes for late rally

3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2973 -- Hamels -2 on Sunday killed hopes for weekly win

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 2959 -- Had 3 pitchers making two starts, but only Nolasco shined

5. Misfits (Reid) 2930 -- What happened??? 213 last week, 113 this week

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2851 -- Lincecum is God (52-point week)

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2726 -- Fish can finish with No. 1 head-to-head seed or No. 6

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2722 --

9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2533 -- Ironically, solid pitching over weekend sunk hopes of getting Cliff Lee

10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2510 -- Get a nice win ... and Cliff Lee!

Week 17 head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 206, Misfits 113

Fresh Fish 197, WWJB 188

Pickle Bugs 203, Triple-A's 161

Arbitration Losers 211, Fresh Fish 197

Boondock Saints 209, VC Appraisers 167

Players acquired

SP Cliff Lee, by Boondock Saints (free to replace 1B Casey Kotchman)

SP Matt Latos, by Boondock Saints (August No. 1)

Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3055 -- Other owners looking for good news? Victorino is hurting

2. WWJB (Scott) 2960 -- Scores 12 points, still gains ground on opponent

3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2938 -- Go figure! Guzman is big hitter for week

4. Misfits (Reid) 2914 -- NOW, the Misfits decide to have a crappy week

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 2898 -- No player with more than 13 points this week

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2801 -- Huge week starting to fizzle big time

7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2662 -- 14 points from starting pitching so far this week

8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2656 -- Fish have another Fish! Nick Johnson

9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2450 -- And the race for Cliff Lee is on!

10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2449 -- Picking the wrong week to have a good week

Week 17 head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers (9-7) 163, Misfits (10-6) 97

WWJB (9-7) 138, Fresh Fish (9-7) 127

Pickle Bugs (5-11) 120, Triple-A's (9-7) 100

Goatwhisperers (9-7) 167, Arbitration Losers (8-8) 161

Boondock Saints (4-12) 148, VC Appraisers (8-8) 107

Midweek replacements

On Thursday, VC Appraisers benched OF Aaron Rowand (missed 3 games), activated OF Chase Headley

Top scoring players

Through the end of Week 16

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WW) 330
2. Shane Victorino (CC) 294
2. Prince Fielder (GG) 294
4. Chase Utley (TA) 284
5. Ryan Howard (Mis) 280
6. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 279
7. Matt Kemp (VC) 273
8. Jayson Werth (GG) 270
9. Raul Ibanez (TA) 269
10. Orlando Hudson (GG) 266

STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 323
2. Dan Haren (Mis) 312
3. Adam Wainwright (CC) 279
4. Matt Cain (GG) 273
5. Javier Vazquez (WW) 272

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WW) 209
2. Heath Bell (CC) 160
3. Francisco Rodriguez (BS) 155

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2993 -- Wainwright, Correia spark 71-point day
2. WWJB (Scott) 2864 -- Billingsley's solid start blows up in 6th
3. Misfits (Reid) 2858 -- Bad timing: Oswalt could be headed for the DL
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 2858 -- Three pitching starts, but no wins Tuesday
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2824 -- Hamels' 24 points keeps GGs in weekly game
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2739 -- Lincecum's huge 30-point game good start to week
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2593 -- Back-to-back DNPs for Rowand
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2592 -- Soriano's blow-up keeps Fish in 8th place
9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2405 -- Bugs playing head-to-head spoiler
10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2345 -- More help may be on the way for Saints

Week 17 head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers (9-7) 101, Misfits (10-6) 41
Fresh Fish (9-7) 63, WWJB (9-7) 42
Pickle Bugs (5-11) 75, Triple-A's (9-7) 60
Arbitration Losers (8-8) 99, Goatwhisperers (9-7) 53
Boondock Saints (4-12) 44, VC Appraisers (8-8) 38

Head-to-Head update

With a five-way tie for second place in the standings, each of Week 17's games are key matchups to set up the seeding for the playoffs. Remember, overall standing will be the tiebreaker in the standings after Week 18. So if the playoffs started today, the matchups would be: No. 1 Misfits vs. No. 8 VC Appraisers; No. 2 Chico's Chuggers vs. No. 7 Arbitration Losers; No. 3 WWJB vs. No. 6 Fresh Fish; No. 4 Triple-A's vs. No. 5 Goatwhisperers.

Week 17 roster moves

Players acquired

SP Kenshin Kawakami (by Arbitration Losers, July #3)

OF Josh Willingham (by Boondock Saints, free to replace 1B Adam LaRoche traded to AL)

OF Matt Holliday (by Boondock Saints, free to replace OF Chris Duncan traded to AL)

2B Martin Prado (by Pickle Bugs, July #2)

1B Todd Helton (by Pickle Bugs, July #3, stolen from VC Appraisers)

SP Josh Hammel (by WWJB, July #2)

SP Charlie Morton (by Triple-A's, July #2)

SS Jack Wilson (by Boondock Saints, July #3)


Players released

1B Adam LaRoche (by Boondock Saints -- traded to AL)

OF Chris Duncan (by Boondock Saints -- traded to AL)

C Jason Jaramillo (by Arbitration Losers)

SP Todd Wellemeyer (by Pickle Bugs)

OF Elijah Dukes (by Boondock Saints)

SP Andrew Miller (by Triple-A's)

Week 17 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers -- Benched SP Aaron Harang; activated SP Kevin Correia

Fresh Fish -- No changes

Goatwhispererers -- Benched OF Ian Stewart and SP Doug Davis; activated OF Scott Hairston and SP Yovoni Gallardo

VC Appraisers -- No changes

WWJB -- Placed SP Ted Lilly on disabled list; activated SP Joel Pineiro

Triple-A's -- Benched SP Rich Harden and SP Max Scherzer; activated SP Bronson Arroyo and SP Charlie Morton

Pickle Bugs -- Placed 1B Lance Berkman on disabled list; benched 2B Kaz Matsui and SP Johnny Cueto; activated 1B Todd Helton, 2B Martin Prado and SP Barry Zito.

Arbitration Losers -- Released C Jason Jaramillo; moved 2B Kelly Johnson from DL to bench

Misfits -- Benched OF Andrew McCutchen and SP Aaron Cook; activated OF Rick Ankiel and SP Braden Looper

Boondock Saints -- Benched 2B Joe Thurston and OF Fred Lewis; moved SS Craig Counsell to 2B; activated SS Jack Wilson and OF Matt Holliday

Sunday's report (corrected)

Overall standings



1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2892 -- Bad luck of playing teams with best two weeks of season

2. WWJB (Scott) 2822 -- Blanton scores 17, everyone else 15

3. Misfits (Reid) 2817 -- Ethier's RBI single in bottom of the ninth Sunday wins it

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 2798 --80-point Sunday caps huge 277-point week

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2771 -- Don't score much Sunday, just enough

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2640 -- Best week of season fails to produce win

7. VC Apprasiers (Kevin-Dave) 2555 -- Derek Lowe's win is key to weekly win

8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2508 -- A-Ram, Man-Ram back and scoring; but no one else is

9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2330 -- Now shopping for 1B

10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2301 -- Bad news: they lost by 1; good news: they get Holliday



Week 16 head-to-head scores



Triple-A's 277, Chico's Chuggers 211

Misfits 213, Arbitration Losers 212

Pickle Bugs 160, Fresh Fish 128

VC Appraisers 203, WWJB 180

Goatwhisperers 171, Boondock Saints 170



Player acquisitions



Boondock Saints acquired OF Matt Holliday (free to replace)

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2869 -- Third time's the charm on picking up De La Rosa

2. WWJB (Scott) 2790 -- Broxton gets win ... sore big toe and all

3. Misfits (Reid) 2783 -- Hoping to Cook up some magic on Sunday

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2758 -- Second start for Davis this week much better than first

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 2718 -- Drew's been a superstar since being activated this week

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2609 -- Big week for OFs Braun, Ludwick, Upton

7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2510 -- Montero has been a big pickup this week

8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2497 -- Another solid game from A-Ram

9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2307 -- One really bad day away from getting a Holliday

10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 2281 -- May be heating up too much ... with Holliday on the line

Week 16 head-to-head scores

Triple-A's (8-7) 197, Chico's Chuggers (9-6) 188

Arbitration Losers (8-7) 181, Misfits (9-6) 179

Pickle Bugs (4-11) 137, Fresh Fish (9-6) 117

VC Appraisers (7-8) 158, WWJB (9-6) 148

Goatwhisperers (8-7) 158, Boondock Saints (4-11) 150