Thursday, July 2, 2009

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2253 -- Wainwright scores 20 in a no-decision
2. WWJB 2208 -- Newest catcher apparently Bard from scoring
3. Goatwhisperers 2198 -- Cain, Gallardo, Kershaw allow 2 combined runs = no wins
4. Misfits 2151 -- A whole lot of nothing for Misfits Wednesday
5. Triple-A's 2124 -- Pitchers tallie 53 of 89 points this week
6. Arbitration Losers 2093 -- Zimmermann provides his own run support
7. VC Appraisers 2014 -- Jurrjens takes no-hitter into the seventh
8. Fresh Fish 1966 -- Hey, didn't they used to have Johan Santana?
9. Boondock Saints 1831 -- Lee-for-Votto trade keeps Saints out of cellar ... for now
10. Pickle Bugs 1830 -- Another twist of fate: DeRosa is hurt

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 92, VC Appraisers 67
Fresh Fish 64, Goatwhisperers 49
Arbitration Losers 93, WWJB 67
Misfits 86, Pickle Bugs 64
Triple-A's 89, Boondock Saints 55

Trade announcement

On Tuesday, the Boondock Saints (Bill) completed the season's first trade, sending 1B Joey Votto to the VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) for 1B Derrek Lee

Player acquisitions

Boondock Saints acquired 2B Joe Thurston (July #1)
Arbitration Losers acquired SP Chad Gaudin (July #1)

Midweek replacements

On Wednesday, the Boondock Saints placed SS Khalil Greene on disabled list; activated 2B Joe Thurston; moved 2B Craig Counsell to SS; activated 1B Derrek Lee (acquired in trade) for 1B Joey Votto (traded)

On Wednesday, VC Appraisers activated 1B Joey Votto (acquired in trade) for 1B Derrek Lee (traded)

On Wednesday, Arbitration Losers placed SP Ernesto Bastardo on disabled list; activated SP Chad Gaudin

Monday, June 29, 2009

Top scoring players

Through Sunday's games

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols, WWJB  258
2. Raul Ibanez, Triple-A's 232
3. Prince Fielder, Goatwhisperers 229
4. Orlando Hudson, Goatwhisperers 219
5. Ryan Howard, Misfits 218
5. Hanley Ramirez, Chico's Chuggers 218
7. Chase Utley, Triple-A's 212
8. Shane Victorino, Chico's Chuggers 211
8. Matt Kemp, VC Appraisers 211
10. Brad Hawpe, Chico's Chuggers 210

PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum, Arbitration Losers 235
2. Dan Haren, Misfits 217
3. Josh Johnson, Boondock Saints 216
4. Chad Billingsley, WWJB 209
5. Javier Vazquez, WWJB 209

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton, WWJB 168
2. Heath Bell, Chico's Chuggers 138
3. Francisco Rodriguez, Boondock Saints 130

Week 13 roster moves

Players acquired
C Josh Bard, by WWJB (June No. 3)
OF Nate Schierholz, by Triple-A's (June No. 2)
SS Edgar Renteria, by Misfis (June No. 3)
OF Mark DeRosa, by Pickle Bugs (June No. 3)
SP Kevin Correia by Chico's Chuggers (June No. 4)


Players released
C Wil Nieves, by WWJB
SP Ian Snell, by WWJB
OF Gerardo Parra, by Triple-A's
RP Trevor Hoffman, by Misfits
OF Juan Pierre, by Misfits
3B Mike Fontenot, by Pickle Bugs
SP Jorge De La Rosa, by Chico's Chuggers


Active roster changes


Chico's Chuggers: Benched SP John Lannan; activated SP Zach Duke


Fresh Fish: Benched OF Milton Bradley; activated OF Jeff Franceour


Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Jeremy Hermida; activated OF Ian Stewart



Ventura County Appraisers: Benched 1B Todd Helton; activated 1B Derrek Lee


WWJB: Released C Wil Nieves; moved OF Scott Hairston from DL to bench; activated C Josh Bard


Triple-A's: Released OF Gerardo Parra; benched SP Max Scherzer and SP Andrew Miller; activated SP Rich Harden and SP Randy Wolf


Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Dexter Fowler and SP Todd Wellemeyer; activated OF Mark DeRosa and SP Barry Zito


Arbitration Losers: Placed SP Ernesto Bastardo on disabled list; benched OF Ryan Ludwick; activated OF Mike Cameron


Misfits: Released RP Trevor Hoffman and OF Juan Pierre; benched SP Aaron Cook; activated RP Brad Lidge from disabled list; activated OF Andre Ethier and SP Braden Looper


Boondock Saints: Benched 1B Adam LaRoche; activated 1B Joey Votto from disabled list

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2161 -- Brandon and Lannan provide keys to win on Sunday
2. Goatwhisperers 2149 -- Desperately re-tabulating points from last week in seek of victory
3. WWJB 2141 -- Just haven't been the same without Jesus
4. Misfits 2065 -- Desperately re-tabulating points to make sure they don't lose a victory
5. Triple-A's 2035 -- Unimpressive win, but hey it's a victory
6. Arbitration Losers 2000 -- Three pitching studs last week, and one Bastardo
7. VC Appraisers 1947 -- Not the outing they were hoping to get from Kuroda
8. Fresh Fish 1902 -- Return of Manny only five days away!
9. Boondock Saints 1776 -- A fine year, but a lousy point total
10. Pickle Bugs 1766 -- Get first win of season over someone other than Losers

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 176, WWJB 160
Triple-A's 137, Fresh Fish 130
Misfits 174, Goatwhisperers 173
Arbitration Losers 160, VC Appraisers 147
Pickle Bugs 142, Boondock Saints 118

Player acquisitions

WWJB acquired C Josh Bard (June #3)