Postseason report: Fresh Fish

Points, place -- 3967, 10th

Batting (rank) -- 2450, 10th

Pitching (rank) -- 1517, 8th

Moves used -- 7 of 19

Breakdown by position (rank)

1B -- 319 (9th)
D. Lee 287, P. Sandoval 17, T. Glaus 15

2B -- 252 (10th)
F. Sanchez 64, C. Barmes 188

SS-- 288 (7th)
J. Rollins 166, R. Furcal 57, I. Desmond 65

3B -- 300 (7th)
P. Sandoval 236, P. Alvarez 64

C -- 180 (10th)
J. Lucroy 90, B. Molina 90

OF -- 376 avg. (4th)
R. Braun 469, S. Smith 72, J. Heyward 340, J. Willingham 223, N. McLouth 24

SP -- 321 (8th)
J. Niese 11, J. Garcia 244, B. Zito 203, D. Lowe 196, S. Strasburg 153, C. Hamels 112, J. Francis 3, J. Johnson 365

RP -- 230 (6th)
F. Cordero 230

Top scoring players of 2010

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (PB) 502
2. Carlos Gonzalez (UNG) 498
3. Joey Votto (VCA) 473
4. Ryan Braun (FF) 469
5. Matt Holliday (PYB) 445
6. Jayson Werth (TA) 432
7. Hunter Pence (GG) 418
8. Rickie Weeks (Mis) 413
9. Adrian Gonzalez (TA) 412
10. Dan Uggla (CC) 407
11. Kelly Johnson (PYB) 397
12. David Wright (PYB) 395
13. Brandon Phillips (GG) 389
14. Adam Dunn (AL) 386
15. Shane Victorino (Mis) 386
16. Andrew McCutchen (PB) 386
17. Troy Tulowitzki (AL) 384
18. Martin Prado (PB) 382
19. Ryan Howard (Mis) 380
20. Prince Fielder (CC) 378


PITCHERS

1. Roy Halladay (AL) 512
2. Adam Wainwright (Mis) 467
3. Ubaldo Jimenez (UNG) 464
4. Tim Lincecum (GG) 406
5. Chris Carpenter (TA) 392
6. Clayton Kershaw (GG) 384
7. Dan Haren (CC) 381
8. Yovani Gallardo (UNG) 372
9. Roy Oswalt (PB) 372
10. Josh Johnson (FF) 365

RELIEVERS

1. Billy Wagner (GG) 303
2. Brian Wilson (AL) 302
3. Carlos Marmol (UNG) 282
4. Heath Bell (PB) 280
5. Francisco Cordero (FF) 230

2010 season ends

With the Giants beating the Padres, there will be no Game 163 or 164, meaning the 2010 season ends.

And the 2010 FBLG overall championship goes to the Pickle Bugs, who finished the season with a 39-point Sunday and 190-point week to give Jon his first FBLG championship since 2001.

The Bugs took a 2-point lead into the final day and got a big 20-point outing from Ted Lilly. Upton No Good got a 15-point outing from Edwin Jackson, but UNG got little else on the day.

The end result was a 22-point margin of victory by the Bugs over UNG, the fourth closest finish in FBLG history behind Bill Kelm (7 points) in 2004, Noelle Martinez (13) in 1993, and Reid English (17) in 1998.

The 4697 winning total is the smallest winning total since Tim Martinez (4618) in 2002.

Also decided on Sunday, the Arbitration Losers secured third place, outdistancing the Gladstone Goatwhisperers 4579-4556. The Goatwhisperers were hoping for that playoff game and a bonus start for Tim Lincecum.

The Fresh Fish locked up last place and the No. 1 overall draft spot in 2011 (if they come back). It was Rick Ingebritson's first last-place finish since 2000. And the Fish were the first team to fail to score 4,000 points in a season since 2006.

Also Sunday, UNG locked up the consolation prize by beating the VC Appraisers 172-148

Here's how the standings shook out.

1. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 4697
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 4675
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4579
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4556
5. Misfits (Reid) 4459
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 4260
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 4192
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 4173
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4089
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3967

The Final Weekend

As the 2010 FBLG season heads into its final weekend, there are still storylines to follow:

The Pickle Bugs are nursing a four-point lead over Upton No Good (4603-4599) for the overall championship.

UNG will get one more start this season from Ubaldo Jimenez on Saturday against the Cardinals and Edwin Jackson on Sunday against the Indians.

The Pickle Bugs will counter with three more scheduled pitching starts: Chad Billingsley Saturday vs. the D-backs; Ted Lilly Sunday vs. the D-backs; and Wandy Rodriguez Sunday vs. the Cubs.

The race for third place remains interesting, with the Arbitration Losers holding a 14-point lead over the Gladstone Goatwhisperers (4511-4497). The Misfits (4407) have faded from contention.

The Losers will get a start from Carlos Zambrano on Saturday vs. the Astros. They'll also pick up 14 points from Jon Garland in an emergency start if Jair Jurrjens doesn't pitch this weekend.

The GGs might get a start this weekend from Cole Hamels. But if he does pitch, it may just be for four innings. Should Clayton Kershaw not pitch this weekend, they'll pick up a 3-point start from Ian Kennedy in the emergency role. There's also the hope that Tim Lincecum could pitch Sunday or Monday (tiebreaker), if needed.

And in the consolation final, UNG leads the VC Appraisers 96-83.

This will be the final blog update until the end of the season. Good luck to all.

Final week of 2010 season

As the FBLG moves deeper into its final week of the season, there are still races left.

But one race that is over is the head-to-head championship. The Gladstone Goatwhisperers wrapped up the head-to-head championship with a 150-118 win over the Arbitration Losers. Both teams struggled with keeping healthy players in the lineup every day. The killer for the Losers was their hope of two pitching starts for Jair Jurrjens turned into zero starts. They ended up with a six-point emergency start from Jon Garland.

The Goatwhisperers won the series 2-1. So here's how the head-to-head season ended (almost)

1st, Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik)
2nd, Arbitration Losers (Tim)
3rd, Pickle Bugs (Jon)
4th, Misfits (Reid)

The only spot left undetermined is for fifth-place or the consolation championship. Upton No Good faces the VC Appraisers. So far into the final week, UNG leads 52-36.

The bigger races this week are in the overall standings, and that starts with the overall championship.

After Tuesday, the Pickle Bugs lead the overall battle by 21 points over Upton No Good. The big victory was Ted Lilly's win over Ubaldo Jimenez on Monday.

But it's not all good news for the Bugs. They learned Tuesday that Martin Prado is done for the season. However, as per league rules, they cannot replace Prado in their lineup until he's missed 3 games. That means Saturday, at the earliest. They also lost 3B Ryan Zimmerman for the season. With the Phillies clinching, it's unlikely they'll get another start from Roy Oswalt. But they should get one more start each from Lilly, Wandy Rodriguez and Chad Billingsley.

UNG has already lost their No. 1 overall pick for the season -- Hanley Ramirez. But they will almost certainly get one more start from Jimenez, who is still searching for his 20th win of the season. They'll also get starts from Jhoulys Chacin and Yovani Gallardo, and possibly Edwin Jackson.

The other race is for third, fourth and fifth place overall.

The Arbitration Losers got solid starts from Roy Halladay and Carlos Zambrano, helping them surge out to a 42-point advantage over the Goatwhisperers. Hallday likely won't get another start, as he gets ready for the postseason. But Zambrano should get another start.

The Goatwhisperers should get one more start from each of their four starters. However, Cole Hamels' final start figures to be short, perhaps not long enough to qualify for a win. But if the Giants need a tiebreaker game, Tim Lincecum could be in line for two starts.

The Goatwhispers are trying to fend off the Misfits for fourth place. The Misfits trail the GGs by 69 points. That margin could insurmountable considering the Misfits won't get a Week 26 start from ace Adam Wainwright, and Phillies Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino figure to get a lot of rest this weekend.

Week 26 roster moves

Late moves from last week

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Acquired C Ivan Rodriguez and activated him in place of C Yadier Molina (missed 3 games)

UPTON NO GOOD: Acquired SS Emilio Bonifacio, activated him in placed of SS Hanley Ramirez (missed 3 games)

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Activated SS Yunel Escobar in place of SS Jerry Hairston Jr. (missed 3 games)

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Acquired and activated SS Rafael Furcal in place of SS Felipe Lopez (missed 3 games)

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Activated SP Jon Garland as emergency starter for SP Jair Jurrjens

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

3B Aramis Ramirez, by Arbitration Losers (Sept. #3)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Barry Enright, by Arbitration Losers
3B Aramis Ramirez, by Chico's Chuggers (stolen)

WEEK 26 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: Benched 3B Ryan Zimmerman and SP Randy Wells; activated 3B Migel Tejada and SP Ted Lilly

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

FRESH FISH: Benched 3B Pablo Sandoval; activated 3B Pedro Alvarez

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched 3B Mark Reynolds, OF Dexter Fowler and SP Jon Garland; activated 3B Aramis Ramirez, OF Andres Torres and SP Jair Jurrjens

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

MISFITS: Benched SP Homer Bailey; activated SP Daniel Hudson

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: No changes

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

FBLG near-end update

Sorry, owners for the lack of blog updates. It's been busy for the Commish. But we've been working hard to keep the score sheet updated.

Here's where we stand, heading into Week 25.

For the third consecutive year, the head-to-head finals goes to a deciding third game. The Arbitration Losers squeaked out a Week 24 win of the Gladstone Goatwhisperers, thanks in large part to Troy Tulowitzki.

The third game got off to a good start Monday for the GGs, however, with Cole Hamels getting a win and Jair Jurrjens skipping his Monday start with knee problems. Jurrjens could pitch later this week for the Losers. If not, Jon Garland becomes the emergency starter.

The Pickle Bugs scored another win over the Misfits to claim third-place in the head-to-head with a 2-0 sweep. After winning in the first round, the Misfits dropped four straight head-to-head games.

In the head-to-head consolation, the VC Appraisers scored a win over the Upton No Good, as UNG had a run a three straight 200+ weeks end. But on the strength of those weeks, UNG is a virtual lock to claim one of the two spots in the head-to-head consolation final.

The VC Appraisers can claim the other spot with a win over Chico's Chuggers this week. But even with a loss, VCA can also claim a spot with a solid scoring week.

Teams tied after Round 5 of the round robin will have ties broken with aggregate scoring over the five weeks of the round robin. Heading into Week 25, here are the aggregate totals: UNG 813, VCA 684, Triple-A's 656, Chico's Chuggers 647, Pitch You Blockhead 616.

The overall race still remains very entertaining, with four teams divided by 42 points, through Monday's games.

Here are the standings

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 4337
2. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 4322
3. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4302
4. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4295
5. Misfits (Reid) 4227
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3988
7. Triple-A's (Ken) 3914
8. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3865
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3796
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3753

Week 25 moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

OF Johnny Gomes, by Upton No Good (Sept. #2)
SP Randy Wells, by Pickle Bugs (Sept. #1)
OF Roger Bernardina, by Triple-A's (Sept. #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

OF Manny Ramirez, by Upton No Good
SP Anibal Sanchez, by Pickle Bugs
OF Scott Podsednik, by Triple-A's

WEEK 25 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched OF Justin Upton and SP Travis Wood; activated OF Johnny Gomes and SP Jhoulys Chacin

PICKLE BUGS: Benched SS Miguel Tejada, released SP Anibal Sanchez; activated SS Orlando Cabrera and SP Randy Wells.

FRESH FISH: No changes

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched OF Jose Tabata, activated OF Jay Bruce

ARBITRATION LOSERS: No changes

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched C Geovany Soto; released OF Scott Podsednik; activated C Koyie Hill and OF Roger Bernardina



MISFITS: Benched SP Daniel Hudson; activated SP Ryan Dempster

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: No changes

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

Week 24 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Travis Wood, by Upton No Good (September No. 1)
OF Mike Stanton, by Misfits (September No. 1)
SP Carlos Zambrano, by Arbitration Losers (September No. 2)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Mike Minor, by Upton No Good
SP Jordan Zimmermann, by Arbitration Losers
OF Ryan Ludwick, by Misfits
SP Aaron Harang, by Pitch You Blockhead
SP Carlos Silva, by Pitch You Blockhead

Active roster changes

UPTON NO GOOD:  Benched SP Jhoulys Chacin and OF Manny Ramirez; activated SP Travis Wood and OF Justin Upton.

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

FRESH FISH: No changes

VC APPRAISERS: Benched SS Ryan Theriot; activated SS Jose Reyes

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched SP Ian Kennedy; activated SP Cole Hamels

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Released SP Jordan Zimmermann; activated SP Carlos Zambrano

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

MISFITS: Benched OF Tyler Colvin; activated OF Mike Stanton

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Released SP Aaron Harang and SS Yunel Escobar; activated SP Clayton Richard and SS Jerry Hairston Jr.

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

Tuesday's report

The Misfits threw everything they had at trying to rally back into their semifinal series with the Arbitration Losers, sitting their ace Adam Wainwright to get dual starts from J.A. Happ. When Happ threw a shutout, the move looked to work, as the Misfits scored 70 points. But the Losers countered with a 61-point Monday. After Ryan Dempster delivered a -3 outing Tuesday, the Misfits and Losers find themselves tied at 84-84... not where the Misfits had hoped to be.

The other semifinal remains tight. Both the Pickle Bugs and Gladstone Goatwhisperers are off to a quiet start, with the Bugs leading 47-42. The Goatwhisperers are battling injuries. Adam LaRoche, Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce are all nursing injuries, costing them starts. But the GGs can be thankful that the Bugs didn't start Wandy Rodriguez or Anibal Sanchez this week. Both pitchers delivered shutout outings.

Meanwhile, another stellar outing from Edwin Jackson has powered Upton No Good into the overall lead as August comes to close. While just a few days ago, the top five teams were separated by 15 points. Now, UNG leads the fifth-place Misfits by 102 points. The second-place Losers are 35 points off UNG's overall pace.


OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3860
    A big 13-point game from 2B Walker
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3825
    D-backs hitters making big contributions
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3787
   If Bugs are lucky, one of their starting pitchers won't pitch this week
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3771
    Injuries may undermine late-season push
5. Misfits (Reid) 3752
    Looking for silver lining? A home run from Howard
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3513
    Stewart on DL, Reyes also on shelf, and Theriot is beat up
7. Triple-A's (Ken) 3461
    Soto is ailing again
8. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3460
   Running thin of healthy shortstops
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3369
    Despite Uggla's ailings, Chuggers escape cellar
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3366
    Back in the cellar, again

Head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Misfits 84, Arbitration Losers 84 (Losers lead aggregate +54)
Pickle Bugs 47, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 42 (Goatwhisperers lead aggregate +11)

Consolation

Upton No Good 94, Pitch You Blockhead 30
VC Appraisers 47, Triple-A's 33
Chico's Chuggers 56, Fresh Fish 41

Week 22 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

2B Freddy Sanchez by Fresh Fish (Aug. #1)

SP Jonathan Niese by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Aug. #3)
C Josh Thole by Upton No Good (Aug. #2)
SP Mike Minor by Upton No Good (Aug. #3)
SP J.A. Happ, by Misfits (Aug. #3)

PLAYERS RELEASED

C Chris Snyder, by Upton No Good
OF Mike Stanton, by Arbitration Losers
OF Dexter Fowler, by Pickle Bugs (stolen)

WEEK 22 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Released C Chris Snyder; benched SP Jason Hammel and SP Yovani Gallardo; activated C Josh Thole, SP Jhoulys Chacin and SP SP Mike Minor
PICKLE BUGS: No changes
VC APPRAISERS: Benched SS Jose Reyes; activated SS Ryan Theriot
FRESH FISH: Benched 2B Clint Barmes and 3B Pedro Alvarez; activated 2B Freddy Sanchez and 3B Pablo Sandoval
GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Placed IF Cristian Guzman on disabled list; benched SP Tim Lincecum; activated SP Jonathan Niese
ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched 2B Juan Uribe; moved OF Omar Infante to 2B; activated OF Dexter Fowler
TRIPLE-A'S: No changes
MISFITS: Benched OF Ryan Ludwick, SP Adam Wainwright, SP Daniel Hudson; activated OF Tyler Colvin, SP J.A. Happ, SP Hiroki Kuroda
PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Placed IF Jerry Hairston on disabled list; benched C Buster Posey; activated C Ryan Doumit
CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched SP Edinson Volquez; activated SP Dan Haren

Sunday's report

The first game of the semifinal series produced wins for the Gladstone Goatwhisperers and the Arbitration Losers.

The Goatwhisperers got a 19-point win from Cole Hamels, while the Pickle Bugs got a 2-point outing from Ted Lilly. The 17-point difference from those two pitchers were enough to give the GGs a 205-189 victory.

The Bugs came up empty on Sunday, scoring only 7 points. The bad Sunday leaves the Bugs in 16-point deficit, heading into Week 22.

The hole for the Misfits is much greater. Adam Wainwright did not provide the big start that they had hoped, leading to a 201-147 victory for the Losers, a 54-point advantage. That's a ton of ground to recover heading into Week 22.

Upton No Good is wishing they could have scored a few more points in Week 20. After a dismal Week 20, they bounced back with a huge Week 21, giving them a head-to-head win and surging them back into the overall lead.

UNG leads with 3,766 points -- 25 points ahead of the Losers. The Bugs are 26 back. The Goatwhisperers trail by 37 and the Misfits are 98 points back and in risk of losing contact with the other four teams.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3766
    CarGo (41) and HanRam (34) power a big week for UNG
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3741
    Torres has torrid week (34 points)
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3740
    Billingsley and Lilly combine for 2 points over weekend
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3729
    Big weekend for LaRoche
5. Misfits (Reid) 3668
    Howard came off DL, but his bat remains disabled
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3466
    Reyes and Stewart miss 3 games each over weekend
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3430
    Hairston goes on the DL, while Harang is about to come off
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3428
    Stephen Drew tallies three 10-point days last week
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3325
   Zito's two outings total -8 points
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3313
    Volquez heads to the pen as CC sits in cellar

Head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Arbitration Losers 201, Misfits 147
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 205, Pickle Bugs 189

Consolation round robin

Upton No Good 244, Chico's Chuggers 172
Triple-A's 206, Pitch You Blockhead 189
VC Appraisers 175, Fresh Fish 145

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS
1. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3696
    Hey that Pujols is not bad for No. 2 overall pick
2. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3679
    Another big day from Bruce gives GGs weekly lead
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3675
    No bonus for getting robbed at gunpoint
4. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3660
    Enright's outing saves a dismal Friday
5. Misfits (Reid) 3616
    Seven-point Friday puts Misfits in a hole
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3419
    May have lost Reyes for extended period
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3398
    Gaby Sanchez move working out well
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3355
    Stephen Drew having a monster week
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3279
    It's official: Rick killed Strasburg
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3266
   Not bats to go with Pelfrey


HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Semifinals

Arbitration Losers 120, Misfits 95
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 155, Pickle Bugs 145

Consolation

Upton No Good 153, Chico's Chuggers 125
Pitch You Blockhead 157, Triple-A's 133
VC Appraisers 128, Fresh Fish 99

Wednesday's report

Game 1 of the semifinals are shaping up to be a couple of tight matchups. Just the way we like it.

The Arbitration Losers and Misfits both had starting pitchers who were handed 10-1 leads and neither came away with a win. Both Jair Jurrjens and Homer Bailey scored 6-point starts despite those huge leads. But the Misfits got a very nice start from Ryan Dempster, while the Losers got a tough loss from Roy Halladay. That left their matchup very tight, with the Losers nursing a 91-87 lead.

Three solid days have given the Pickle Bugs an early 91-82 lead over the Gladstone Goatwhisperers. But the GGs have the upper hand on pitching starts, projected at 4 to the Bugs' 3. And the Bugs have to worry about Billingsley's balky calf.

In the consolation round-robin, Pitch You Blockhead is off to a nice lead, despite taking a hit from Madison Bumgarner. And the Fresh Fish's struggles continue.


OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3642
    Bugs really happy to have Prado off the DL
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3631
    Still waiting for Dunn to get going
3. Misfits (Reid) 3608
    Dempster's 21 sparks 51-point day
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3606
    Alex Gonzalez filling in nicely for Furcal
5. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3598
    CarGo is raking, when he isn't running into walls
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3381
    Votto and Stubbs combine for 20 of team's 24 points
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3350
    Tuesday: 61 points with one pitcher throwing; Wednesday: 32 with three pitchers
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3296
    Stephen Drew's big day helps keep team afloat
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3237
    2B Barmes has not scored a point in more than two weeks
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3222
    Soriano on hot streak

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Semifinals

Arbitration Losers 91, Misfits 87
Pickle Bugs 91, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 82

Consolation

Chico's Chuggers 81, Upton No Good 76
Pitch You Blockhead 109, Triple-A's 75
VC Appraisers 90, Fresh Fish 57

Week 21 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Joe Blanton, by Pickle Bugs (August No. 3)
OF Carlos Beltran, by VC Appraisers (August No. 2)
SP Bud Norris, by Triple-A's (August No. 1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Chris Volstad, by Pickle Bugs
2B Blake DeWitt, by Pickle Bugs
C Ronny Paulino, by VC Appraisers
2B David Eckstein, by VC Appraisers
OF Brad Hawpe, by VC Appraisers
SS Alcides Escobar, by Misfits

WEEK 21 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Moved OF Manny Ramirez from disabled list to bench; benched SP Jhoulys Chacin; activated SP Edwin Jackson

PICKLE BUGS: Released SP Chris Volstad; activated SP Joe Blanton

FRESH FISH: Benched 1B Pedro Sandoval; placed SP Stephen Strasburg on disabled list; activated 1B Derrek Lee and SP Derek Lowe

VC APPRAISERS: Benched SP Mike Leake and OF Colby Rasmus; activated SP Jorge De La Rosa and OF Carlos Beltran

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched OF Mike Stanton and SP Jon Garland; moved 2B Omar Infante to OF; activated 2B Juan Uribe and SP Bobby Enright

TRIPLE-A'S: Placed SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Vicente Padilla on disabled list; moved OF Nyger Morgan from disabled list to bench; activated SP Bud Norris

MISFITS: Benched OF Tyler Colvin, SP Hiroki Kuroda and SP Kevin Correia; activated 1B Ryan Howard from disabled list; moved 1B Aubrey Huff to OF; activated SP Ryan Dempster and SP Homer Bailey

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SS Jerry Hairston Jr., and SP Tommy Hanson; activated SS Yunel Escobar and SP Madison Bumgarner

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched OF Cody Ross and SP Dan Haren; activated OF John Jay and SP Mike Pelfrey

Sunday's report

Upton No Good got everything they could have hoped for from Jhoulys Chacin on Sunday. The Rockies pitcher piled up a 22-point outing in a 1-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

But UNG got nothing from anyone else, losing their first-round matchup to the Arbitration Losers 144-128.

The Losers got a solid outing from Jon Garland, and huge day from Omar Infante. In fact, Infante's week (36 points) was almost better than the Losers' other seven hitters combined (38).

In the other matchup, the Pickle Bugs sealed their first-round win with a 243-155 victory over the Triple-A's. The huge week not only sent the Bugs into the head-to-head semifinals, but also into the overall lead.

The Bugs will enter Week 21 with a 20-week total of 3551, followed by the Arbitration Losers 3540, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 3524, Upton No Good 3522 and Misfits 3521.

The Pickle Bugs will face the Goatwhisperers in the semifinals, while the Losers take on the Misfits. Like the first-round, the semifinals will be a Best-of-2 with a two-week aggregate total being the tiebreaker.

Meanwhile, the five-week consolation round-robin begins

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3551
    Oswalt really likes pitching for Phils instead of Stros
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3540
    Omar Infante is a God
3. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3524
    Kershaw scores 30 last week; other 3 pitchers = 1
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3522
    Rain falls on E-Jax; CarGo runs into wall ... brutal
5. Misfits (Reid) 3521
    Misfits welcome Ryan Howard back from DL
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3291
    Santana ain't got nobody that he can depend on ("No tengo a nadie!")
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3241
    Hairston misses weekend with migraine
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3222
    Suddenly running short of pitchers
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3180
    A 56-point Sunday despite second negative outing from Zito this week
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3141
    Cain set to face Volquez on Monday

HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAYOFFS

First round (best-of-2)

Pickle Bugs 243, Triple-A's 155 (Pickle Bugs win series 2-0)
Arbitration Losers 144, Upton No Good 128 (Arbitration Losers win series 2-0)

Semifinals (best-of-2)

Pickle Bugs vs. Gladstone Goatwhisperers
Arbitration Losers vs. Misfits

Consolation round-robin, round 1

Upton No Good vs. Chico's Chuggers
Triple-A's vs. Pitch You Blockhead
Fresh Fish vs. VC Appraisers


PLAYER ACQUISTION

SP Joe Blanton, acquired by Pickle Bugs (August No. 3)

Saturday's report

As we head into Sunday, one of the two head-to-head matchups looks to go right down to the wire.

Despite anemic weeks, the Arbitration Losers and Upton No Good will take their series right down to the end. And whoever wins will definitely feel lucky, as they likely will do it with a weekly total that could be south of 150.

The Losers hold a narrow 110-107 lead. With their Game 1 advantage, that translates into a 14-point aggregate lead. The Losers will have Jon Garland pitching against the Brewers, while UNG will pin its hopes on Jhoulys Chacin against the Diamondbacks. UNG got a tough break when Edwin Jackson missed his start this week because of a rainout Friday. But Jason Hammel's 8-point outing as the emergency starter kept UNG close.

The other series is all but wrapped up. The Pickle Bugs lead the Triple-A's 213-142, so it would take a major miracle on Sunday for the Triple-A's to rally. Should they hold on and win, the Bugs would face the Gladstone Goatwhisperers in the semifinals, while the Misfits await the winner of the Losers-UNG.

Chad Billingsley's win Saturday night enabled the Pickle Bugs to take over the overall lead.

OVERALL STANDINGS


1. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3521
    Fifteen-point wins for Billingsley, Volstad
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3506
    Nothing beats a six-point Saturday
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3501
   Conflicted teammates: Upton's hits help beat Jimenez
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3486
   Cueto's suspension should have been longer
5. Misfits (Reid) 3478
    Might be time for an overthrow of Castro
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3264
    No bonus points for positive drug test (Paulino)
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3232
   Apparently, Blockheads are following instructions
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3209
    Bad news: Nolasco could be done for season
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3124
    Just when they thought they could escape cellar, Strasburg goes down
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3124
    Felipe Lopez loses starts, and points, too

HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAYOFFS

Pickle Bugs 213, Triple-A's 142 (Bugs lead two-week aggregate +78)
Arbitration Losers 110, Upton No Good 107 (Losers lead two-week aggregate +14)

Thursday's report

Normally, we would top the blog during head-to-head playoffs with how those matchups are going.

But an unusual twist leads us to start off with the overall race.

The Arbitration Losers and Upton No Good are struggling through poor weeks, meanwhile the Pickle Bugs are having a big week. The combination of those two facts has created a logjam at the top of the overall standings.

Here it is Aug. 20, and the top five teams in the overall standings are separated by just 14 points.

One of these five teams will eventually win the overall championship and one of these five teams will finish out of the money. And the end of the season is a little more than six weeks away.

Also, at least one of these teams will not advance to the head-to-head semifinals. And at this point, it looks as if that will be the Losers or UNG.

As we mentioned, neither team is having a good week. They are having the kind of weeks that would normally kill teams' hopes of advancing in a head-to-head matchup. Luckily for both teams, they are facing each other.

Heading into the weekend, the Losers lead 56-55, but UNG is set for four pitching starts over the weekend (Jimenez, Gallardo, Chacin and EJackson). The losers will get just three starts (Halladay, Jurrjens and Garland).

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3457
    Jay Bruce has come alive
2. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3453
    OK, we'll say it: Ted Lilly? What the hell?
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3452
    Dunn, Tulowitzki, Montero, Stanton combine for -2 points this week
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3449
    Chris Young has lessened sting of bad week
5. Misfits (Reid) 3443
    Misfits lose some punch when K-Rod has season-ending surgery
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3234
    Good news: Utley back from DL; Bad news: Hawpe is dumped by Rox
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3175
    Broxton trying to work his way back to closer job
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3158
    Remember when Matt Kemp was Top 20 player?
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3095
    Felipe Lopez struggling, and may have lost everyday job
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3082
    Johnson and J-Roll account for 36 of 70 weekly points

Head-to-head scores

Pickle Bugs 145, Triple-A's 91 (Bugs lead two-week aggregate +61)
Arbitration Losers 56, Upton No Good 55 (Losers lead two-week aggregate +12)

Player acquisitions

RP John Axford, by Misfits (August No. 2)

Week 20 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Chris Volstad, by Pickle Bugs (August No. 2)
OF Mike Stanton, by Arbitration Losers (August No. 2)
SP Daniel Hudson, by Misfits (August No. 1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

2B Freddy Sanchez, by Arbitration Losers
SP Jonathan Niese, by Misfits
SP J.A. Happ, by Misfits
1B Ike Davis, by Misfits

WEEK 20 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched SP Jason Hammel, activated SP Jhoulys Chacin

PICKLE BUGS: Benched SP Wandy Rodriguez, activated SP Chris Volstad

FRESH FISH: No changes

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched SP Ian Kennedy, activated SP Clayton Kershaw

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched OF Johnny Gomes and SP Bobby Enright, activated OF Mike Stanton and SP Jon Garland

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched SP Vicente Padilla, activated SP R.A. Dickey

MISFITS: Released 1B Ike Davis; moved SP Homer Bailey from disabled list to bench; benched SP Ryan Dempster; moved OF Aubrey Huff to 1B; activated OF Shane Victorino from disabled list; activated SP Hiroki Kuroda

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP Madison Bumgarner; activated SP Clayton Richard

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes.

Top scoring players

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (PB) 363
2. Joey Votto (VCA) 341
3. Carlos Gonzalez (UNG) 338
4. Ryan Braun (FF) 330
5. Rickie Weeks (Mis) 323
6. Matt Holliday (PYB) 317
7. Adam Dunn (AL)  315
8. Jayson Werth (TA) 314
9. Brandon Phillips (GG) 311
10. Hunter Pence (GG) 304

PITCHERS

1. Roy Halladay (AL) 402
2. Adam Wainwright (Mis) 382
3. Ubaldo Jimenez (UNG) 369
4. Chris Carpenter (TA) 318
5. Josh Johnson (FF) 315

RELIEVERS

1. Heath Bell (PB) 234
2. Billy Wanger (GG) 228
3. Brian Wilson (AL) 223

Sunday's report

HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAYOFFS

Misfits 203, Fresh Fish 75; Misfits win series 1-0
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 182, VC Appraisers 160; Goatwhisperers win series 1-0
Pickle Bugs 190, Triple-A's 183; Pickle Bugs lead series 1-0
Arbitration Losers 211, Upton No Good 200; Arbitration Losers lead series 1-0.

For the first time since moving to the head-to-head format, both Nos. 1 and 2 seeded teams advanced to the semifinals without having to play a second game in the series. The Misfits earned the most lopsided victory in FBLG head-to-head history with a 203-75 victory. The week the Fresh Fish had likely ranks as the worst single week that did not fall during the All-Star Break in the FBLG's 18-year history. We know for fact that the best week in league history is 299 points. We don't have an exact number on the previous worse, but we believe it to have been in the 80s somewhere, easily bested by the Fish's anemic 75-point total. Just how bad was it? Well, the Fish's ace (Josh Johnson) put up a -5 outing. Two positions players (Clint Barmes and Seth Smith of the Rockies) posted 0-point weeks. Ryan Braun was the team's star for the week with 14 points. But heading into Friday's game, he had a 0 points for the week.

The Goatwhisperers were not hurt by the fact the Johnny Cueto lost out on a second start last week because of his suspension. The VC Appraisers went into Sunday almost in a dead-heat, but came up empty on Sunday, scoring only 13 points. The GGs scored 39 despite missing out on Cueto and having Tim Lincecum post a two-point outing.

The Misfits and Goatwhisperers get Week 20 off to rest their starters for the semifinals beginning Week 20.

The other two games are still very tight, despite Week 19 wins from the Pickle Bugs and Arbitration Losers.

The Triple-A's and Upton No Good must win in Week 20 to stay alive and they must outscore their opponents by more than what they were outscored by in Week 19.

In other words, UNG needs to beat the Losers by 12 points in Week 20 after losing 211-200 in Week 19. The Triple-A's deficit is just seven points after the Bugs won 190-183.

OVERALL STANDINGS


1. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3396
    Time for Johnny Gomes to take his whopping one-point week to the bench
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3394
    Really hoping starting pitchers get a little more help from hitters and bullpen next week
3. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3360
    Hunter Pence quietly having a great season
4. Misfits (Reid) 3351
    Really hoping Howard returns from DL in time for semifinals
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3308
     Heath Bell's 20 points made him the best PB pitcher of the week
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3135
    Ronny Paulino's 0-point week hurt head-to-head chances
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3081
    Huge 38-point week for Wade LeBlanc
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3067
    Padilla's -5 outing on Sunday came at a very bad time
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3022
   Jonathan Sanchez needs to guarantee more points for Chuggers
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3012
    Garcia, Zito set for dual starts; We'll see if that's a good thing or bad thing

Wednesday's report

HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAYOFF SCORES

Misfits 112, Fresh Fish 28
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 72, VC Appraisers 42
Pickle Bugs 79, Triple-A's 71
Upton No Good 78, Arbitration Losers 77

The first round of the head-to-head playoffs is off to roaring start, expect for the Fresh Fish. A negative outing by Strasburg, plus injuries to three hitters have left the Fish in a deep hole. If they can't erase the 84-point deficit over the next four days, the Misfits will advance to the semifinals. The Goatwhisperers, despite some faulty pitching, holds a 30-point edge over the VC Appraisers. But it's not all good news for the GGs. Furcal went on the DL, and Cueto drew a 7-game suspension. However, we don't doubt he'll appeal that, so it may have no immediate impact. The other two games are tight. The Pickle Bugs hold a narrow lead thanks to solid outings from Oswalt and Wandy Rodriguez. The Bugs' rotation sets up nicely for Week 20.  And Upton No Good and the Arbitration Losers are neck-in-neck.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3272
    Hoping for more run support from Rockies hitters next time out
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3262
    Chipper Jones' injury at least assures Infante will remain in starting lineup
3. Misfits (Reid) 3260
    K-Rod gets a trip to restricted list for punching out his father-in-law
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3250
    Not good when your 2B (Phillips), catcher (Molina) and pitcher (Cueto) all involved in same scrum
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3197
    Ruiz, Hart, McCutchen combine for -1 so far this week
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3017
    Really need a big outing for Santana
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2992
    Must be hard for Wright to play baseball in a golden sombrero
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2965
    Remember when these guys were in first place?
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2955
    Lidge converts for save-opp for TA's
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2942
    Too bad Pelfrey was on the bench while he was outpitching Ubaldo Jimenez

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SS Alex Gonzalez, by Goatwhisperers (August No. 2)
SP Daniel Hudson, by Misfits (August No. 1)
OF Mike Stanton, by Arbitration Losers (August No. 2)

Head-to-head playoffs

A few days, but here's an update on the head-to-head game.

The Misfits took the regular-season head-to-head title with a 13-5 record.

The Gladstone Goatwhisperers and Pickle Bugs tied for second at 11-7, but the Goatwhisperers earn the No. 2 seed based on their better overall standings.

The Arbitration Losers (10-8) take the No. 4 seed, while Upton No Good (9-8-1) is No. 5, and the Triple-A's (8-9-1) are No. 6.

The VC Appraisers (8-10) and Fresh Fish (8-10) tied for seventh, but the Appraisers take the No. 7 seed based on a better overall record.

Pitch You Blockhead and Chico's Chuggers fail to qualify for the head-to-head playoffs. They'll take a two-week head-to-head reprieve before taking part in the consolation round-robin.

So here are the head-to-head playoff matchups

No. 1 Misfits vs. No. 8 Fresh Fish
No. 2 Gladstone Goatwhisperers vs. No. 7 VC Appraisers
No. 3 Pickle Bugs vs. No. 6 Triple-A's
No. 4 Arbitration Losers vs. No. 5 Upton No Good

The top-two seeds receive an advantage in the first round. Both the Misfits and Goatwhisperers only need to win one game in either Week 19 or 20 to advance to the semifinals. The Fresh Fish and VC Appraisers need to win both games to advance.

In the 3-6, 4-5 matchups, the team that wins both games advances. If the two teams split the Week 19 and 20 games, the tiebreaker will be the cumulative point total of Weeks 19 and 20. If that doesn't break the tie, the higher seed advances.

Week 19 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

1B Adam LaRoche, by Goatwhisperers (August #1)
SP Bobby Enright, by Arbitration Losers (August #1)
RP Brad Lidge, by Triple-A's (August #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Jeff Francis, by Fresh Fish
OF Carlos Beltran, by Goatwhisperers
SP Randy Wells, by Arbitration Losers
RP Octavio Dotel, by Triple-A's
OF Mike Stanton, by Pitch You Blockhead
1B Todd Helton, by Pitch You Blockhead

WEEK 19 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched SP Travis Wood; activated SP Edwin Jackson

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

FRESH FISH: Released SP Jeff Francis; benched OF Josh Willingham; activated OF Seth Smith; activated SP Stephen Strasburg from disabled list

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched 1B Garrett Jones, SS Cristian Guzman and SP Clayton Kershaw; activated 1B Adam LaRoche, SS Rafael Furcal and SP Ian Kennedy

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Released SP Randy Wells; activated SP Bobby Enright

TRIPLE-A'S: Released RP Octavio Dotel; benched SP R.A. Dickey; activated SP Vicente Padilla and RP Brad Lidge

MISFITS: Benched SP J.A. Happ and SP Hiroki Kuroda; activated SP Kevin Correia and SP Jonathan Niese

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SS Yunel Escobar and SP Clayton Richard; moved C Ryan Doumit from disabled list to bench; moved OF Jerry Hairston Jr to SS; activated OF Carlos Lee and SP Madison Bumgarner

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3194
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3185
3. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3175
4. Misfits (Reid) 3148
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3118
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2975
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2937
8. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 2889
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2884
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2878

Head-to-head finals

Misfits 154, Chico's Chuggers 109
Pickle Bugs 215, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 169
VC Appraisers 177, Pitch You Blockhead 157
Upton No Good 243, Triple-A's 131
Arbitration Losers 190, Fresh Fish 136

Player acquisitions

C Chris Snyder, by Upton No Good (August #1)
SS Miguel Tejada, by Pickle Bugs (August #1)

Midweek replacements

Upton No Good (on Friday) placed C Russell Martin on disabled list, activated C Chris Snyder

Pickle Bugs (on Thursday) placed SS Orlando Cabrera on disabled list, activated SS Miguel Tejada

Goatwhisperers (on Friday) benched SS Rafael Furcal (missed 3 games), activated SS Cristian Guzman

Triple-A's (on Friday) placed OF Nyger Morgan on disabled list; activated OF Matt Kemp

Misfits (on Wednesday) placed 1B Ryan Howard on disabled list, activated 1B Ike Davis

Tuesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3058
    It's a jolly Halladay with Roy
2. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3052
    Solid debut for Chris Johnson
3. Misfits (Reid) 3037
    Loss of Howard to DL painful
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3024
    Gallardo, Wood push UNG back into battle for overall lead
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2953
   Lost another infielder to the DL
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2843
   Four pitching starts, but not one great start
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2831
    Fish see the bottom creeping up on them
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2821
    JSanchez, Fielder account for 37 of 52 weekly points
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2788
    Rule No. 1: Don't sit your stars (i.e. Kemp)
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2778
    Gaby Sanchez has outscored Ishikawa from last week

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Chico's Chuggers 52, Misfits 44
Pickle Bugs 50, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 46
Pitch You Blockhead 46, VC Appraisers 45
Upton No Good 73, Triple-A's 35
Arbitration Losers 63, Fresh Fish 30

MIDWEEK REPLACEMENTS

Misfits placed 1B Ryan Howard on disabled list; acquired/activated 1B Ike Davis

Week 18 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

2B Blake DeWitt, by Pickle Bugs (July #2)
SP Jeff Francis, by Fresh Fish (July #2)
3B Chris Johnson, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (July #1)
OF Jose Tabata, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (July 2)
RP Brad Lidge, by Arbitration Losers (July #2)
RP Matt Lindstrom, by Arbitration Losers (July #3)
OF Scott Podsednik, by Triple-A's (July #2)
SP JA Happ, by Misfits (July #2)
1B Gaby Sanchez, by Pitch You Blockhead (August #1)
SP Jake Westbrook, by Pitch You Blockhead (August #2)
OF Brad Hawpe, by VC Appraisers (August #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

OF Brad Hawpe, by Pickle Bugs (stolen)
3B Jorge Cantu, by Goatwhisperers
RP Brad Lidge, by Arbitration Losers
RP Matt Lindstrom, by Arbitration Losers
OF Roger Bernardina, by Triple-A's
1B Travis Ishikawa, by Pitch You Blockhead

WEEK 17 MID-WEEK CHANGES

ARBITRATION LOSERS: On Monday, placed OF Jason Bay on disabled list; activated OF Johnny Gomes; on Tuesday, benched 2B Freddy Sanchez, moved SS Juan Uribe to 2B, activated SS Troy Tulowitzki from disabled list

FRESH FISH: Placed SP Stephen Strasburg on disabed list; activated SP Derek Lowe

PICKLE BUGS: On Saturday, placed 2B Martin Prado on disabled list; acquired/activated 2B Blake DeWitt

WEEK 18 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: Benched OF Dexter Fowler; activated OF Corey Hart

FRESH FISH: Benched SP Derek Lowe; activated OF Jeff Francis

VC APPRAISERS: Placed C Rod Barajas on disabled list; benched OF Drew Stubbs and SP Jorge De La Rosa; activated OF Brad Hawpe and SP Mike Leake

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Released 3B Jorge Cantu; benched OF Carlos Beltran; activated 3B Chris Johnson and OF Jose Tabata

ARBITRATION LOSERS: 2B Juan Uribe and SP Jon Garland; activated 2B Omar Infante and SP Randy Wells

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched OF Matt Kemp and SP Vicente Padilla; activated OF Scott Podsednik and SP R.A. Dickey

MISFITS: Benched SP Kevin Correia and SP Jonathan Niese; activated SP Ryan Dempster and SP J.A. Happ

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Conditionally placed SP Carlos Silva on disabled list; released 1B Travis Ishikawa; benched SP Madison Bumgarner; activated 1B Gaby Sanchez and SP Jake Westbrook

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched 3B Aramis Ramirez; activated 3B Scott Rolen

Saturday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS


1. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2972
    Kershaw, Hamels hold keys on Sunday
2. Misfits (Reid) 2971
   Niese, Wainwright not likely to be enough to produce weekly win
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2758
   Still a comfy lead despite quiet Saturday
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2934
   10-point bonus for CarGo's cycle
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2878
   Wandy, Billingsley spark 66-point day
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2787
   Zito's solid outing helps Fish save a little face
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2771
   VCA need big outing Sunday from De La Rosa
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 2725
    Got the big game from Nolasco; now hope to hang on Sunday
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2722
   To make Haren feel more at home, Angels decide not to score runs for him
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 2713
    Ishikawa move officially a bust

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Pitch You Blockhead (6-9-1) 150, Fresh Fish (8-8) 101
Upton No Good (7-8-1) 163, Misfits (12-4) 131
Arbitration Losers (8-8) 191, Chico's Chuggers (3-12-1) 154
Pickle Bugs (9-7) 180, VC Appraisers (7-9) 165
Triple-A's (7-8-1) 148, Gladstone Goatwhisperers (11-5) 134

PLAYER ACQUISITIONS

OF Jose Tabata, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (July #2)
SP Jeff Francis, by Fresh Fish (July #2)
RP Brad Lidge, by Arbitration Losers (July #2)
RP Matt Lindstrom, by Arbitration Losers (July #3)
SP J.A. Happ, by Misfits (July #2)

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS


1. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2964
    Coughlan likely to play 3B when returns from DL
2. Misfits (Reid) 2948
   Huff Daddy carries OF with Victorino on DL
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2944
    Tulowitzki has first big game since coming off DL
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2893
   Really looking for solid outing from Hammel on Saturday
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2812
   Dexter Fowler starting to pay off
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2755
    Strasburg goes on DL, adding to Fish's woes
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2748
    VCA keep pressure on to lock up playoff spot
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 2692
    Pivotal start Saturday for Nolasco
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2691
   Gaby Sanchez, Ike Davis decent options at 1B
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2683
    Solid start to week loses steam

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Pitch You Blockhead 128, Fresh Fish 69
Upton No Good 122, Misfits 108
Arbitration Losers 177, Chico's Chuggers 115
VC Appraisers 142, Pickle Bugs 114
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 126, Triple-A's 115

PLAYER ACQUIRED

3B Chris Johnson, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers (July #1)

PLAYER RIGHTS RETAINED

SP Edwin Jackson, by Upton No Good
3B Jorge Cantu, by Goatwhisperers
IF Cristian Guzman, by Goatwhisperers

Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS


1. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2924
   Jones, Phillips, Pence are carrying team this week
2. Misfits (Reid) 2921
   K-Rod pitching everyday
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2899
   Adam Dunn decides to wake up and smell the long ball
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2867
   Ubaldo's nice outing is just what UNG needed
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2790
   Oswalt to Philly is good news for Bugs
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2738
   J-Roll has missed three straight games
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2718
   Nice game, but ND for Latos
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2672
   Uggla keeps putting up points
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2660
   Miss out on nice start from Dickey
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 2655
   Acquisition of Ishikawa not working out much

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORES

Pitch You Blockhead 91, Fresh Fish 52
Upton No Good 96, Misfits 81
Arbitration Losers 132, Chico's Chuggers 104
VC Appraisers 112, Pickle Bugs 92
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 86, Triple-A's 83

Week 17 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Jonathan Niese, by Misfits (July #1)
2B Ryan Theriot, by VC Appraisers (July #1)
C Ronny Paulino, by VC Appraisers (July #2)
3B Pedro Alvarez, by Fresh Fish (July #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

OF Nate McLouth, by Fresh Fish
SP Jeff Francis, by VC Appraisers
SP Kris Medlen, by Misfits
1B Troy Glaus, by Fresh Fish
2B Luis Castillo, by Triple-A's

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: Benched OF Corey Hart and SP Anibal Sanchez; activated OF Andrew McCutchen and SP Ted Lilly

FRESH FISH: Benched 3B Pablo Sandoval; activated 3B Pedro Alvarez

VC APPRAISERS: Placed 2B David Eckstein on disabled list; benched C Rod Barajas and SP Bronson Arroyo; activated 2B Ryan Theriot, C Ronny Paulino and SP Mat Latos

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched OF Carlos Beltran and SP Ian Kennedy; activated OF Chris Coughlan and SP Cole Hamels

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SS Omar Infante, OF Johnny Gomes and SP Randy Wells; moved 2B Juan Uribe to SS; activated 2B Freddy Sanchez, OF Andres Torres and SP Jon Garland

TRIPLE-A'S: Conditionally placed SP R.A. Dickey on disabled list; moved 2B  Luis Castillo from DL to bench; activated SP Vicente Padilla

MISFITS: Benched OF Tyler Colvin and SP Ryan Dempster; activated OF Ryan Ludwick from disabled list; activated SP Jonathan Niese

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP Carlos Silva; activated SP Clayton Richard

CHICO CHUGGERS: Retained rights to SP Dan Haren (traded to AL); Benched SP Mike Pelfrey; activated SP Dan Haren

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Misfits (Reid) 2782
    Back-to-back big days put Misfits in overall leady
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2779
    Scoring has hit the skids in past few days
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2732
    Finally, it appears Loney has returned to earth
4. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2728
    Wells, Halladay power 59-point day
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2642
    Hitting has gone quiet in past few days
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2634
    Solid week of pitching; hitting not so much
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2575
   Eckstein is on the disabled list
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2526
    Not much of debut for Volquez
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2515
   Livan's 20 helps Triple-A's escape cellar
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2497
     Imagine how bad week would be without KJ's bonus for cycle
   

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 149, VC Appraisers 126
Triple-A's 155, Pitch You Blockhead 99
Upton No Good 112, Gladstone Goatwhiperers 108
Fresh Fish 145, Chico's Chuggers 113
Misfits 149, Pickle Bugs 112

Player acquisitions

1B Travis Ishikawa, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #3)

Midweek replacement

On Saturday, Pitch You Blockhead placed C Ryan Doumit on disabled list, moved 1B Buster Posey to C, activated 1B Travis Ishikawa

Week 16 roster moves

Players acquired

OF Dexter Fowler, by Pickle Bugs (July #1)
OF John Jay, by Chico's Chuggers (July #1)
SP Edinson Volquez, by Chico's Chuggers (July #2)

Players released

2B Skip Schumacher, by Upton No Good
SP John Ely, by Upton No Good
C Nick Hundley, by Pickle Bugs
C Ronny Paulino, by Triple-A's
OF Jeff Franceour, by Chico's Chuggers
SP Jonathan Niese, by Chico's Chuggers

Week 16 active roster changes

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched SP Edwin Jackson and SP Jhoulys Chacin; activated SP Yovani Gallardo from disabled list; activated SP Ubaldo Jimenez

PICKLE BUGS: Benched OF Andrew McCutchen and SP Ted Lilly; activated OF Dexter Fowler and SP Anibal Sanchez

FRESH FISH: Benched 1B Troy Glaus and SP Derek Lowe; activated 1B Derrek Lee and SP Barry Zito.

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched SP Cole Hamels; activated SP Ian Kennedy

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched 2B Freddy Sanchez, OF Andres Torres and SP Jon Garland; activated 2B Juan Uribe, OF Johnny Gomes and SP Randy Wells

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched 3B Casey Blake, OF Roger Bernardina and SP Vicente Padilla; activated 3B Placido Polanco from disabled list; activated OF Nyger Morgan and SP Livan Hernandez

MISFITS: Benched SP Kris Medlen; activated SP Hiroki Kuroda

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched OF Carlos Lee and SP Clayton Richard; moved SS Jerry Hairston to OF; activated SS Yunel Escobar and SP Carlos Silva

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched SP Dan Haren; activated SP Edison Volquez

Week 15 emergency pitchers

PICKLE BUGS: Started SP Ted Lilly in place of SP Anibal Sanchez

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Started SP Matt Cain in place of SP Mike Pelfrey

Week 15 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Jason Hammel, by Upton No Good (July #2)
SP Travis Wood, by Upton No Good (July #3)
OF Roger Bernardino, by Triple-A's (July #1)
INF Omar Infante, by Arbitration Losers (July #1)
SS Jerry Hairston Jr., by Pitch You Blockhead (July #1)
SP Madison Bumgarner, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Randy Wolf, by Arbitration Losers
OF Aaron Rowand, by Pickle Bugs
SS Ian Desmond, Fresh Fish
SP JA Happ, by Pitch You Blockhead
1B Lance Berkman, Gladstone Goatwhisperers

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched SP Ubaldo Jimenez and SP John Ely; activated SP Jason Hammel and SP Travis Wood

PICKLE BUGS: Benched C Nick Hundley; activated C Carlos Ruiz from disabled list

FRESH FISH: Benched OF Seth Smith; activated OF Jason Heyward from disabled list

VC APPRAISERS: Benched SP Mat Latos and SP Mike Leake; activated SP Johan Santana; activated SP Jorge De La Rosa from disabled list

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched OF Chris Coghlan; activated OF Carlos Beltran from disabled list

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched OF Johnny Gomes; released SP Randy Wolf; activated OF Andres Torres and SP Brett Myers

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched C Ronny Paulino, OF Nyger Morgan and SP Livan Hernandez; activated C Geovany Soto, OF Roger Bernardina, SP R.A. Dickey

MISFITS: Benched SP Hiroki Kuroda; activated SP Kevin Correia

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Retained the rights to SS Yunel Escobar (traded to AL); benched SS Yunel Escobar; benched SP Carlos Silva; activated SS Jerry Hairston Jr. and SP Madison Bumgarner

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched 3B Scott Rolen, OF Jeff Franceour and SP Matt Cain; activated 3B Aramis Ramirez, OF Michael Bourn and SP Mike Pelfrey

Projected starting pitchers in Week 15

Here are this week's projected starting pitchers, according to MLB.com. 

FOUR-GAME SERIES

Brewers (Bush, Wolf, Narveson, Parra)

at  Braves (Jurrjens, Hanson, TBA, TBA)

Phillies (Moyer, Blanton, Hamels, Halladay)

at  Cubs (Dempster, Lilly, Wells, Gorzelanny)

Dodgers (Kershaw, Padilla, Kuroda, Billingsley)

at Cardinals (Carpenter, TBA, TBA, TBA)

Mets (Dickey, Niese, Pelfrey, Santana)

at Giants (Lincecum, Zito, Cain, Sanchez)

THREE-GAME SERIES

Astros (Myers, Norris, Oswalt)

at  Pirates (Duke, Ohlendorf, Maholm)

Rockies (Hammel, De La Rosa, Cook)

at Reds (TBA, TBA, TBA)

Nationals (Strasburg, Hernandez, Stammen)

at Marlins (Nolasco, Johnson, TBA)

Diamondbacks (Haren, Lopez, EJackson)

at Padres (Garland, Richard, Correia)

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2566
    204-point week not enough for weekly win
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2525
   Not a good week for pitchers: Ely -8, EJax 0, Chacin 4
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2482
   Ethier gets hit and run, Byrd just a hit Sunday night, so Losers are losers
4. Misfits (Reid) 2450
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2439
   Heath Bell save helps Bugs earn win
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2379
    Just can't seem to keep 2B healthy
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2373
    Not a Lucroytive week at catcher
8. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 2322
   Break-out week—No, a Bust-out week for Posey
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2298
   Head-to-head loss means playoffs likely out of picture
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2266
    Never fails: Soto sits, so Soto goes off

Head-to-head finals

Pickle Bugs 190, Arbitration Losers 189
Pitch You Blockhead! 219, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 204
VC Appraisers 174, Upton No Good 162
Triple-A's 182, Chico's Chuggers 139
Misfits 185, Fresh Fish 134

Players acquired

OF Roger Bernardina, by Triple-A's (July #1)
SP Jason Hammel, by Upton No Good (July #1)
IF Jerry Hairston Jr., by Pitch You Blockhead (July #1)
IF Omar Infante, by Arbitration Losers (July #1)
SP Madison Bumgarner, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #2)


Players acquired

Tuesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2416
    Marmol had huge 10-point save on same night Chacin goes to pen
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2408
    Furcal continues swinging hot bat
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2346
    Quality starts for Jurrjens, Wolf, but no wins
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2305
    Wandy regaining 2009  form
5. Misfits (Reid) 2297
    A day off from Huff?
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2271
    Smith's 3-run homer helps save dismal Tuesday
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2237
    Rule No. 1: Don't bench your ace; Rule No. 2: Don't leave him there
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2203
    Franklin stung with very ugly -9 outing
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2179
   Big day all around for PYB hitters
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2142
   Padilla helps Triple-A's keep pace with PYB

Head-to-head scores

Pickle Bugs 56, Arbitration Losers 53
Pitch You Blockhead 76, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 46
Upton No Good 53, VC Appraisers 32
Triple-A's 58, Chico's Chuggers 44
Fresh Fish 32, Misfits 32

Week 14 rosters moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP John Ely, by Upton No Good (July #1)
C Ronny Paulino, by Triple-A's (June #3)
1B Troy Glaus, by Fresh Fish (free to replace)

PLAYERS RELEASED

C Bengie Molina, by Fresh Fish (traded to AL)
SP Dontrelle Willis, by Arbitration Losers

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Benched 2B Skip Schumaker and SP Yovani Gallardo; activated 2B Neil Walker and SP John Ely

PICKLE BUGS: Benched SP Ted Lilly; activated SP Wandy Rodriguez

FRESH FISH: Benched 1B Derrek Lee and SP Barry Zito; activated 1B Troy Glaus and SP Derek Lowe

VC APPRAISERS: No changes

GOATWHISPERERS: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Brett Myers and SP Randy Wells; activated SP Jair Jurrjens from disabled list; activated SP Randy Wolf

MISFITS: Benched SP Kevin Correia; activated SP Kris Medlen

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched C Geovany Soto and SP R.A. Dickey; activated C Ronny Paulino and SP Livan Hernandez

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: No changes

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

Top scoring players

BATTERS

1. David Wright (PYB) 242
2. Ryan Braun (FF) 241
3. Martin Prado (PB) 240
4. Albert Pujols (PB) 239
5. Joey Votto (VCA) 233
6. Shane Victorino (Mis) 229
7. Brandon Phillips (GG) 228
8. James Loney (UNG) 225
9. Ryan Howard (Mis) 223
10. Matt Kemp (TA) 222

PITCHERS

1. Ubaldo Jimenez (UNG) 283
2. Adam Wainwright (Mis) 279
3. Roy Halladay (AL) 253
4. Josh Johnson (FF) 242
5. Dan Haren (CC) 238

RELIEVERS

1. Heath Bell (PB) 167
2. Billy Wagner (GG) 159
3. Brian Wilson (AL) 152

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2363
    Lose ManRam to disabled list
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2362
    Furcal's 35-point week: Another reason why you trade good players, not cut them
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2293
    Fourth consecutive head-to-head loss
4. Misfits (Reid) 2265
    47-point week for Wainwright
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2249
    Big weekend for Bell
6. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2239
    Good week, but no victory
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2205
   Reyes missed five games in a row
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2159
    Another loss to team with 200-point week
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 2103
   Solid weekend produces win
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2084
   Triple-A's lead the league in guys named Paulino

Head-to-head finals

Gladstone Goatwhisperers 193, Fresh Fish 185
Misfits 212, Arbitration Losers 172
Triple-A's 196, VC Appraisers 182
Pitch You Blockhead! 189, Upton No Good 177
Pickle Bugs 219, Chico's Chuggers 198

Saturday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2355
    Another less-than-Ubaldo outing
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2345
    Kershaw, Cueto put GGs back in lead for head-to-head game
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2360
    Wells has another solid outing
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2228
    Clint Barmes swinging hot bat this week
5. Misfits (Reid) 2208
    K-Rod's -6 only bad news Saturday
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2204
    Pujols continues to be huge this week
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2152
    First they lose Utley, now Reyes is hurting
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2127
    Niese is nice
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2071
    Hanson only  good thing about Saturday
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2044
    Carpenter struggles

Head-to-head scores

Gladstone Goatwhisperers 176, Fresh Fish 174
Misfits 155, Arbitration Losers 139
Triple-A's 156, VC Appraisers 129
Upton No Good 169, Pitch You Blockhead 157
Pickle Bugs 174, Chico's Chuggers 166

Player acquisitions

C Ronny Paulino, by Triple-A's (June #3)
SP John Ely, by Upton No Good (July #1)
OF Roger Bernardina, by Triple-A's (July #1)

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2281
   Han-Ram starting to play like No. 1 overall pick
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2267
   Furcal making GGs forget all about J-Roll
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2185
   Happy to be getting Jurrjens back
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2131
   Seth Smith producing in first start for Fish
5. Misfitis (Reid) 2130
   Wainwright posts 20-point game
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2121
   Albert Pujols also playing like No. 1 overall pick
7. VC Apprasiers (Kevin-Dave) 2088
   VC's lose Utley to the DL
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 2053
   Chuggers' best hitter? Dan Haren
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1998
    Padres pitchers throwing like Cy Young winners
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1993
   Nolasco regaining his old form

Head-to-head scores

Gladstone Goatwhisperers 98, Fresh Fish 77
Misfits 77, Arbitration Losers 64
Triple-A's 105, VC Appraisers 65
Upton No Good 95, Pitch You Blockhead 84
Chico's Chuggers 92, Pickle Bugs 91

Players acquistions

SP John Ely, by Upton No Good (July #1)

Top scoring players

Through Week 12

BATTERS


1. Ryan Braun FF 225

2. Martin Prado PB 221
3. David Wright PYB 214
4. Shane Victorino Mis 210
5. James Loney UNG 208
6. Albert Pujols PB 207
7. Joey Votto VCA 206
8. Ryan Howard Mis 205
9. Brandon Phillips GG 205
10. Jose Reyes VCA 204

PITCHERS

1. Ubaldo Jimenez UNG 265
2. Roy Halladay AL 242
3. Adam Wainwright 232
4. Josh Johnson FF 229
5. Tim Lincecum GG 223

RELIEVERS

1. Heath Bell PB 146
2. Billy Wagner GG 145
3. Brian Wilson AL 141

Best available players

1B - Troy Glaus, Atl; Adam LaRoche, Arz; Gaby Sanchez, Fla; Ike Davis, NY

2B - Blake DeWitt, LA; Ruben Tejada, NY; Adam Kennedy, Was; David Eckstein, SD; Juan Castro, Phi; Omar Infante, Atl (also SS, 3B and OF)

SS - Brendan Ryan, StL; Edgar Renteria, SF; Everth Cabrera, SD; Ronny Cedeno, Pit

3B - Pedro Feliz, Hou (also 1B), David Freese, Stl (steal); Pedro Alvarez, Pit

C - Humberton Quintero, Hou; Ronny Paulino, Fla; Ivan Rodriguez, Was; Ramon Hernandez, Cin

OF - Melky Cabrera, Atl; Gerardo Parra, Arz; OF Pat Burrell, SF; Roger Bernaadina, Was; Tony Gwynn Jr., SD; Will Venable, SD; Scott Hairston, SD; Lastings Milledge, Pit

SP - Bud Norris, Hou; Dave Bush, Mil; Tom Gorzelanny, Chi; SP John Ely, LA; Nate Robertson, Fla; Madison Bumgarner, SF; Joe Blanton, Phi; Kyle Kendrick, Phi; Paul Maholm, Pit; Aaron Cook, Col

RP - Matt Lindstrom, Hou; Trevor Hoffman, Mil; Aaron Heilman, Arz; Brad Lidge, Phi; Matt Capps, Was; Huston Street, Col

Week 13 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

2B Skip Schumaker, by Upton No Good (June #3)
C Nick Hundley, by Pickle Bugs (June #1)
C Jonathan Lucroy, by Fresh Fish (June #2)
SP Randy Wells, by Arbitration Losers (June #3)
OF Tyler Colvin, by Misfits (June #3)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Carlos Zambrano, by Upton No Good
OF Mark DeRosa, by Arbitration Losers
OF Kosuke Fukudome, by Misfits

WEEK 13 ACTIVER ROSTER CHANGES

UPTON NO GOOD: Released SP Carlos Zambrano; benched 2B Neil Walker and OF Chris Young; activated 2B Skip Schumaker, OF Justin Upton and SP Jhoulys Chacin

PICKLE BUGS: Placed C Carlos Ruiz on disabled list; benched SP Wandy Rodriguez; activated C Nick Hundley; activated SP Chad Billingsley from disabled list

FRESH FISH: Placed OF Jason Heyward on disabled list; benched C Bengie Molina; activated C Jonathan Lucroy and OF Seth Smith

VC APPRAISERS: Benched SP Johan Santana; activated SP Bronson Arroyo

GLADSTONE GOATWHISPERERS: Benched SS Cristian Guzman; activated SS Rafael Furcal

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Randy Wolf; activated SP Randy Wells

TRIPLE-A'S: Placed SP Felipe Paulino on disabled list; benched SP Livan Hernandez; activated SP Vicente Padilla

MISFITS: Benched SS Alcides Escobar, OF Ryan Ludwick and SP Kris Medlen; activated SS Starlin Castro, OF Tyler Colvin and SP Kevin Correia

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched OF Mike Stanton; activated OF Angel Pagan

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: No changes

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2186
   10-point bonus for no-hitter produces win
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2169
   Head-to-head winning streak ends
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2121
    Suffers third straight head-to-head loss
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2054
    Fish give up on another veteran
5. Misfits (Reid) 2053
    A nice week by Weeks
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2030
    Bugs win even without catcher
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 2023
    Utley could be headed to DL
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1961
    Chuggers really need Cain to rebound
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1914
    Back-to-back negative outings for Hanson
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1888
    Gets weekly win even with 8-point Sunday

Week 12 head-to-head finals

VC Appraisers 169, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 157
Misfits 170, Pitch You Blockhead! 130
Upton No Good 167, Chico's Chuggers 159
Pickle Bugs 162, Fresh Fish 132
Triple-A's 168, Arbitration Losers 151

Mid-week replacements

On Sunday, benched OF Angel Pagan (missed 3 games); activated OF Mike Stanton

Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2126
    Wins from Lincecum, Cueto
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2124
    Gallardo has huge 31-point outing
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2043
    Need solid pitching this weekend to stop losing streak
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2002
    Strasburg loses ... he sucks!
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1965
   Wandy finally has a decent start
6. Misfits (Reid) 1956
   Wainwright surrenders long ball
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 1954
    Reyes continues to have huge season
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1875
    Cain struggles with -5 outing
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1851
   Pitching fades, so does push up standings
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1845
    Huge 82-point day resurrects Triple-A's outlook

Head-to-head scores

Gladstone Goatwhisperers 114, VC Appraisers 100
Misfits 73, Pitch You Blockhead 67
Upton No Good 105, Chico's Chuggers 80
Pickle Bugs 97, Fresh Fish 80
Triple-A's 125, Arbitration Losers 73

Week 12 roster moves

PLAYER ACQUISITIONS

R.A. Dickey, by Triple-A's (June #2)
OF Seth Smith, by Fresh Fish (June #1)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP John Ely, by Gladstone Goatwhisperers
SP Jamie Moyer, by Triple-A's
C Ivan Rodriguez, by Chico's Chuggers
SP Zack Duke, by Triple-A's

WEEK 12 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

Upton No Good: No changes

Fresh Fish: Traded SP Cole Hamels; placed SS Jimmy Rollin on disabled list; activated SP Barry Zito

Pickle Bugs: No changes

VC Appraisers: No changes

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Traded SS Jimmy Rollins; benched SP Ian Kennedy; activated SP Cole Hamels

Arbitration Losers: No changes

Triple-A's: Moved SP Vicente Padilla from disabled list to bench; benched 3B Placido Polanco and SP Felipe Paulino; activated 3B Casey Blake and SP R.A. Dickey

Misfits: Benched SS Sterlin Castro; activated SS Alcides Escobar

Pitch You Blockhead: Benched OF Mike Stanton and SP Aaron Harang; activated OF Angel Pagan and SP Carlos Silva

Chico's Chuggers: No changes

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 2019
    Big Z's 22-point game puts UNG back into first
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 2012
    GGs saddened by Furcal's bereavement leave
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1970
   10-point win for Garland, 10-point loss for Halladay and 10-point no decision for Wolf
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1922
    Fish are wheelin' and dealin' to boost middle infield numbers
5. Misfits (Reid) 1886
    Monster 15-point day Friday for Howard
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1868
   Nothing like an emergency start that garners -4 points
7. VC Apprasiers (Kevin-Dave) 1854
    Seven zeros posted from hitters on Sunday
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1802
     Chuggers can't seem to buy a win
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1784
    Streak of four consecutive head-to-head wins halted
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1720
   Woohoo! Three consecutive positive pitching performances!

Head-to-head finals

Upton No Good 200, Arbitration Losers 157
Misfits 222, VC Appraisers 161
Fresh Fish 158, Triple-A's 126
Pickle Bugs 137, Pitch You Blockhead! 123
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 162, Chico's Chuggers 120

Midweek replacements

Pickle Bugs activated SP Wandy Rodriguez as emergency pitcher for SP Chad Billingsley

Arbitration Losers placed SS Troy Tulowitzki on disabled list on Friday, moved 2B Juan Uribe to SS, activated 2B Freddy Sanchez

Gladstone Goatwhisperers benched SS Rafael Furcal on Sunday (missed 3 games), activated SS Cristian Guzman

Trade announcement

Fresh Fish traded SP Cole Hamels to Gladstone Goatwhisperers for SS Jimmy Rollins

Player acquisitions

OF Seth Smith, by Fresh Fish
SP R.A. Dickey, by Triple-A's

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1919
    Lincecum, Kershaw post nice victories
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 1894
    Is it me or is Loney starting to drive you nuts, too
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1873
    Another two-inning save for Wilson
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1826
   If only Garcia could get a little run support
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1814
    Oswalt posts another solide outing
6. Misfits (Reid) 1765
    Huff has big game
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 1752
    Leake suffers first defeat of season
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1734
   Loads of zeros from position players
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1709
   Another big outing from Hanson
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1616
    It's official: Triple-A's fall beyond Bandito Line (300+ out of first)

Head-to-head scores

Upton No Good 75, Arbitration Losers 60
Misfits 101, VC Appraisers 59
Fresh Fish 62, Triple-A's 22
Pickle Bugs 83, Pitch You Blockhead 48
Goatwhisperers 69, Chico's Chuggers 52

Week 11 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

OF Mike Stanton, by Pitch You Blockhead! (June #1)
OF Andres Torres, by Arbitration Losers (June #2)
SP Felipe Paulino, by Triple-A's (June #1)
SP Carlos Zambrano, by Upton No Good (June #2)
SP Jonathan Niese, by Chico's Chuggers (June #2)
OF Aubrey Huff, by Misfits (June #2)

PLAYERS RELEASED

OF Lastings Milledge, Pitch You Blockhead!
OF Carlos Gomez, by Arbitration Losers
C Chris Snyder, by Arbitration Losers
SP Randy Wells, by Upton No Good
OF Nate Schierholtz, by Misfits

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

Upton No Good: Benched OF Justin Upton and Jhoulys Chacin; activated OF Manny Ramirez and SP Carlos Zambrano

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Wandy Rodriguez; activated SP Anibal Sanchez

Fresh Fish: Placed OF Nate McLouth on disabled list; benched SP Derek Lowe; activated SP Jaime Garcia

VC Appraisers: Placed OF Kyle Blanks on disabled list; benched SP Jeff Francis; actviated SP Mat Latos

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched 1B Lance Berkman; activated 1B Garrett Jones

Arbitration Losers: Benched 2B Freddy Sanchez; activated 2B Juan Uribe

Triple-A's: Placed 2B Luis Castillo on disabled list; benched SP Jamie Moyer; activated SP Felipe Paulino

Misfits: Benched OF Kosuke Fukudome; activated OF Aubrey Huff

Pitch You Blockhead: Benched OF Angel Pagan and SP Carlos Silva; activated OF Mike Stanton and SP Aaron Harang

Chico's Chuggers: Bench OF Michael Bourn and SP Mike Pelfrey; activated OF Jeff Francoeur and SP Jonathan Niese