Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 374 -- Lowest scoring OF: Manny Ramirez
2. Chico's Chuggers 357 -- Remember when he was going to pick Cordero?
3. VC Appraisers 328 -- Maholm solid in first start for VCs
4. WWJB 307 -- Cubs OFs 56 points; Non-Cubs OFs 1 point
5. Triple-A's 284 -- Winn has gone cold this week
6. Misfits 282 -- Haren needs new jock; currently getting no support
7. Boondock Saitns 280 -- Sanchez (16) offers first good news of the week
8. Goatwhisperers 261 -- Hamels scores 5; back to 0 for season
9. Arbitration Losers 245 -- Only one man can stop Ludwick: Tony Friggin' LaRussa
10. Pickle Bugs 217 -- 3 straight DNPs for Matsui, Chipper

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 114, Boondock Saints 72
VC Appraisers 135, Fresh Fish 106
Chico's Chuggers 115, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 105
Triple-A's 115, Misfits 96
WWJB 136, Pickle Bugs 84

Player aquisitions

Boondock Saints acquired SP Jason Marquis (April #2)
WWJB acquired OF Scott Hairston (April #2)
Pickle Bugs acquired 2B Mike Fontenot (April #2)

Mid-week swaps

Pickle Bugs benched 2B Kaz Matsui (missed 3 games) and 3B Chipper Jones (missed 3 games), activated 2B Mike Fontenot and 3B Casey Blake

Thursday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 345 -- Another modest day as they wait for pitching to reset

2. Chico's Chuggers 336 -- Wins from Peavy and Wainwright fuel surge

3. VC Appraisers 283 -- Another solid day of hitting

4. WWJB 278 -- Bradley plays for Upton gets released

5. Boondock Saints 252 -- After six straight days of 20+ last week, had fourth 18 or less day

6. Goatwhisperers 246 -- Team mostly idle on Thursday

7. Misfits 243 -- Batters remain mostly quiet

8. Triple-A's 241 -- Lindstrom's 1 gets relievers even for the season

9. Arbitration Losers 212 -- Still waiting for first save opp for Wilson

10. Pickle Bugs 196 -- One more day of Chipper being Chipper

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 81, Boondock Saints 44

VC Appraisers 90, Fresh Fish 77

Chico's Chuggers 94, Goatwhisperers 90

Triple-A's 72, Misfits 57

WWJB 107, Pickle Bugs 63

Player news

Yunel Escobar, ss, Atl: Expected to miss rest of the week with abdominal strain

Player move

WWJB: Conditional DL move for OF Milton Bradley was voided; OF Justin Upton was released

 

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 326 -- If it makes anyone else feel better, Aramis Ramirez is hurting

2. Chico's Chuggers 293 -- Molina making Soto's absence pay off

3. WWJB 260 -- Broxton scores 8; we're still waiting for arm to fall off

4. VC Appraisers 253 -- Seven of eight starting hitters score

5. Goatwhisperers 238 -- Kershaw, Cain both pitch well, neither gets win

5. Boondock Saints 238 -- If Johnson ain't pitching, they ain't scoring

7. Misfits 232 -- Early reach on Sandoval not paying off

8. Triple-A's 231 -- Harden gets 8 Ks in 3 IP, but doesn't pitch in 4th inning

9. Arbitration Losers 207 -- Cameron starts hammerin': 13 last week; 12 on Wednesday

10. Pickle Bugs 183 -- Really hope their savior was not an injured Carpenter.

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 76, Boondock Saints 30

VC Appraisers 60, Fresh Fish 58

Goatwhisperers 82, Chico's Chuggers 51

Triple-A's 62, Misfits 46

WWJB 89, Pickle Bugs 50

Player news

Hiroki Kuroda, sp, LA: Progressing slowly; not expected to return from DL when eligible

JJ Hardy, ss, Mil: Sat out Wednesday with back tightness; expected back Friday.

Chipper Jones, 3b, Atl: Expected to miss two games with thumb injury. Just Chipper being Chipper

Mike Pelfrey, sp, NY: Has forearm tendinitis; thinks he'll make next start Sunday; Mets are less confident

Chris Carpenter, sp, StL: Went on DL with strained rib cage; expected out 4 to 8 weeks.

Brad Hawpe, of, Col: Injured hamstring improving, but expected to sit another day

Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chi: Missed back-to-back games with stiff back

Milton Bradley, of, Chi: Cubs are hoping Milton will be game to play by end of week

Kaz Matsui, 2b, Hou: Sat out Wednesday with sore back

Monday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 286 -- Fish keep scoring even with limited lineup

2. Chico's Chuggers 259 -- Chuggers add Molina at catch and get another DNP

3. WWJB 229 -- Billingsley (23), Lilly (20) ease their hitting woes

4. Boondock Saints 226 -- Too many bats on the Pelfrey

5. Misfits 222 -- Zeros for Schumaker, Sandoval, I-Rod, Ankiel and Spilborghs

6. VC Appraisers 213 -- Really hoping Astros provide Valverde with save opp soon 

7. Goatwhisperers 192 -- O-Hud goes for cycle; Arik rides off with 10-point bonus

8. Triple-A's 186 -- Every active player scores Monday

9. Arbitration Losers 159 -- Volquez gives Losers first pitching win .. and whopping 8 points

10. Pickle Bugs 157 -- Hitters showing signs of life

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 28, Boondock Saints 18

VC Appraisers 20, Fresh Fish 18

Goatwhisperers 36, Chico's Chuggers 17

Misfits 36, Triple-A's 17

WWJB 58, Pickle Bugs 24

Players news

Milton Bradley, of, Chi: Expected to miss 3-to-5 days with strained groin

Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chi: Sat out Monday's game with stiff back

Geovany Soto, c, Chi: Played catch, reported no issues; due back Wednesday

Player acquisitions

Arbitration Losers acquire SP Zach Duke (April #1).

Week 2 Roster moves

Acquired/released

4/11 -- Boondock Saints: Acquired SP Livan Hernandez, no release (April #1)
4/12 -- Chico's Chuggers: Acquired OF Nyger Morgan, released OF Michael Bourn (April #1)
4/13 -- Chico's Chuggers: Acquired C Yadier Molina, released SP Aaron Cook (April #2)
4/13 -- WWJB: Acquired OF Kosuke Fukudome; no release (April #1)
4/13 -- Triple-A's: Acquired RP Matt Lindstrom; released RP Jason Motte (April #1)
4/13 -- Pickle Bugs: Acquired OF David Murphy; released SP John Lannan (April #1)


Week 2 roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Willy Taveras, C Geovany Soto and SP Wandy Rodriguez; activated OF Nyger Morgan, C Yadier Molina and SP Ubaldo Jimenez.

Fresh Fish: No changes

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: Placed SP Hiroki Kuroda on disabled list; activated SP Paul Maholm

WWJB: Conditionally placed OF Milton Bradley on disabled list; benched OF Justin Upton and SP Ian Snell; activated OF Kosuke Fukudome (conditional), OF Ryan Church and SP Joe Blanton

Triple-A's: Released RP Jason Motte; benched SP Randy Wolf, C Chris Snyder and 1B Conor Jackson; activated RP Matt Lindstrom, SP Max Scherzer, C John Baker and 1B James Loney

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Lastings Milledge; activated OF David Murphy

Arbitration Losers: No changes

Misfits: Benched SP John Maine; activated SP Todd Wellemeyer

Boondock Saints: Placed SP Brandon Webb on disabled list; benched SP Jeff Suppan; activated SP Mike Pelfrey and SP Livan Hernandez

Sunday's update

Overall standings
1. Fresh Fish 268 -- Seven pitching starts, six wins and 17-point loss (Santana)
2. Chico's Chuggers 242 -- Harang's 23 points can't provide weekly win
3. Boondock Saints 208 -- Two starts from Suppan didn't produce results
4. VC Appraisers 193 -- Two nices wins from Lohse
5. Misfits 186 --Another hard-luck loss for Haren
7. WWJB 171 -- Snell's eight-point just enough to get a win
6. Triple-A's 169 -- Not much bite from Snakes (Jackson, Reynolds, Snyder)
8. Goatwhisperers 156 -- Four-point Sunday undermines bid for weekly win
9. Pickle Bugs 133 -- Corey Hart's homer gives Bugs a win
10. Arbitration Losers 131 -- Tim Lincecum won the Cy Young last year, right?

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 268, Chico's Chuggers 242
VC Appraisers 193, Goatwhisperers 156
WWJB 171, Triple-A's 169
Pickle Bugs 133, Arbitration Losers 131
Boondock Saints 208, Misfits 186