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