Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1382 -- Brandon Phillips eligible to be replaced in the lineup
2. Fresh Fish 1341 -- Felipe Lopez eligible to be replaced in lineup, if they had a May move to burn
3. WWJB 1320 -- Blanton scores 23?!?!? I call for drug testing!!!
4. Goatwhisperers 1318 -- Kershaw gets the win in Coors
5. Triple-A's 1313 -- Arroyo on fire since his -11 outing
6. Arbitration Losers 1288 -- New rule: Bonus points for every pitcher to get 300th victory?
7. Misfits 1260 -- Escobar, Sandoval, Ankiel ALL eligible to be replaced in lineup
8. VC Appraisers 1256 -- Furcal eligible to be replaced in the lineup
9. Boondock Saints 1186 -- Greene going to DL for anxiety? Ghost of George Patton would smack that batting helmet right off his head.
10. Pickle Bugs 1062 -- Cardinals pitchers providing victories

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 95, Misfits 78
Fresh Fish 87, WWJB 79
Triple-A's 96, Pickle Bugs 81
Arbitration Losers 102, Goatwhisperers 78
VC Appraisers 64, Boondock Saints 56

Player acquisition

The Misfits acquired OF Gary Sheffield (May #3).

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Week 8 roster changes

Players acquired
Goatwhisperers: C Carlos Ruiz (May #2)
Triple-A's: SP Andrew Miller (May #1)
Triple-A's: SP Ross Detwiller (May #2)

Players released

Fresh Fish: SP Jamie Moyer
Triple-A's: C Chris Moyer
Misfits: OF Ryan Spilborghs

Week 8 roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: No changes

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Chris Young; activated SP Carlos Zambrano from disabled list.

Goatwhisperers: Placed C Chris Iannetta on disabled list; benched OF Willy Taveras; activated C Carlos Ruiz and OF Jeremy Hermida

VC Appraisers: Benched 1B Todd Helton and OF Chase Headley; activated 1B Derrek Lee and OF Aaron Rowand.

WWJB: No changes.

Triple-A's: Placed SP Rich Harden on disabled list; benched SS Rich Theriot and SP Ricky Nolasco; activated SS Stephen Drew and SP Andrew Miller.

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Daniel Murphy and SP Barry Zito; activated OF Derek Fowler and SP Todd Wellemeyer

Arbitration Losers: Benched 2B Luis Castillo; activated 2B Kelly Johnson

Misfits: Released OF Ryan Spilborghs; benched SP Braden Looper; activated OF Ryan Ankiel from disabled list; activated SP John Maine

Boondock Saints: Benched OF Chris Duncan and SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated OF Fred Lewis and SP Jonathan Sanchez

Monday, May 25, 2009

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1287 -- 4 of top 6 scorers for week were pitchers
2. Fresh Fish 1254 -- Hall outscores Molina, 2-1, for week
3. WWJB 1241 -- Three points total for week for Cubbie OFs
4. Goatwhisperers 1236 -- GGs limp to a 176-point week
5. Triple-A's 1217 -- Solid week, even with Nolasco's -7
6. VC Appraisers 1192 -- Helton scores 29 for week, then heads to bench
7. Arbitration Losers 1186 -- No lie: Tejada has solid all-around week.
8. Misfits 1182 -- Top-scoring player for week: Schumaker with 15 ... not good
9. Boondock Saints 1142 -- Votto's line for week: 1 day with 10 points and five DNPs
10. Pickle Bugs 981 --Murphy's Law: If you need points, don't count on Daniel

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 201, Triple-A's 180
Arbitration Losers 165, Misfits 112
Fresh Fish 175, Pickle Bugs 144
VC Appraisers 200, WWJB 150
Goatwhisperers 176, Boondock Saints 150

Players acquired

Goatwhispers acquired C Carlos Ruiz (May #2)
Triple-A's acquired SP Andrew Miller (May #1)
Triple-A's acquired SP Ryan Detwiler (May #2)