Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 367
Fish always seem to be their freshest in April
2. Triple-A's (Ken) 331
Dotel's BS win follows up Carpenter's win
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 321
No wins, but good points from Gallardo, Jackson
4. Misfits (Reid) 302
Sitting quietly until pitching returns on Sunday
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 289
Three straight DNPs for Coghlan
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 283
Well, at least Halladay is doing what we expected
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 280
Utley seems to be carrying the VCs
8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 276
Just can't wait until Lilly returns from DL to bump Sanchez to bench
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 265
Duke gets cheated out of a victory
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 246
Just like last year, Scott is one place behind Shawn

Head-to-head scores

Upton No Good 135, Arbitration Losers 94
Misfits 137, VC Appraisers 94
Fresh Fish 177, Triple-A's 153
Pickle Bugs 105, Pitch You Blockhead! 94
Chico's Chuggers 113, Goatwhisperers 88

Player acquisition

Upton No Good acquired SP Chris Volstad (April #2)

Available free agents

First basemen
Troy Glaus, Atl; Gaby Sanchez, Fla; Pedro Feliz, Hou (also 3b); Geoff Blum, Hou (also 3b); Mike Jacobs, NY; Fernando Tatis, NY; Jeff Clement, Pit; Aubrey Huff, SF

Second basemen
Mike Fontenot, Chi; Blake DeWitt, LA; Ronnie Belliard, LA; Akinori Iwamura, Pit; David Eckstein, SD; Adam Kennedy, Was

Shortstops
Tommy Manzella, Hou; Juan Castro, Phi; Ian Desmod, Was; Cristian Guzman, Was

Third basemen
Scott Rolen, Cin; Pedro Feliz, Hou (also 1b); Geoff Blum, Hou (also 1b); Andy LaRoche, Pit; David Freese, StL;

Catcher
Miguel Olivo, Col; John Baker, Fla; Ronny Paulino, Fla; JR Towles, Hou; Nick Hundley, SD; Ivan Rodriguez, Was

Outfielders
Matt Diaz, Atl; Johnny Gomes, Cin; Chris Dickerson, Cin; Corey Hart, Mil; Jim Edmonds, Mil; Gary Matthews Jr., NY; Angel Pagan, NY; Tony Gwynn, Jr., SD; Scott Hairston, SD; John Bowker, SF; Willie Harris, Was; Willy Taveras, Was

Starting Pitchers
Rodrigo Lopez, Arz; Kenshin Kawakami, Atl; Tom Gorzelanny, Chi; Carlos Silva, Chi; Mike Leake, Cin; Jason Hammel, Col; Greg Smith, Col; Nate Robertson, Fla; Chris Volstad, Fla; Felipe Paulino, Hou; Charlie Haeger, LA; Jeff Suppan, Mil; Dave Bush, Mil; John Maine, NY; Jonathon Niese, NY; Mike Pelfrey, NY; Jamie Moyer, Phi; Ross Ohlendorf, Pit; Paul Maholm, Pit; Daniel McCutchen, Pit; Jaime Garcia, StL; Kyle Lohse, StL; Jon Garland, SD; Mat Latos, SD; Todd Wellemeyer, SF; John Lannan, Was; Livan Hernandez, Was; Garrett Mock, Was; Craig Stammen, Was

Relievers
Franklin Morales, Col; Leo Nunez, Fla; Matt Capps, Was

Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 326
Johnson, Braun keep Fish floating on top
2. Misfits (Reid) 286
Could really use a save opp for K-Rod
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 284
Good thing we don't deduct points for blown saves
4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 280
Rollins on DL and he's still outscoring all three OFs
5. Triple-A's (Ken) 277
Keppinger scores when Astros decide to play him
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 266
Hudson's start would have better with some strikeouts
7. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 248
Hey! A home run from Dunn!
8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 243
Zimmerman belts pinch-hit homer
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 237
Iannetta looks to be in a straight platoon with Olivo
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 231
A 26-point Thursday ... with three starting pitchers going

Head-to-Head scores

Upton No Good 98, Arbitration Losers 59
Misfits 121, VC Appraisers 80
Fresh Fish 136, Triple-A's 99
Pitch You Blockhead! 79, Pickle Bugs 72
Chico's Chuggers 85, Goatwhisperers 79

Player acquisition

Upton No Good acquired RP Carlos Marmol (April #1)

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 286
Still in first place, despite another quiet day
2. Misfits (Reid) 274
Victorino's 15-point day sparks big day
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 259
Upton up to some good -- 9 points
3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 259
Going from Rollins to Cedeno is quite a drop
5. Triple-A's (Ken) 257
Nice days from Cook, Kemp, Drew
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 243
Utley scores 11 of team's 16 Wednesday points
7. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 239
Move of the week: Starting Penny, sitting Myers
8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 223
Zimmerman has missed back-to-back games
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 205
Hanson's solid outing is just what doctor ordered
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 201
Soriano's defensive woes gets him replaced late

Head-to-head scores

Upton No Good 73, Arbitration Losers 50
Misfits 109, VC Appraisers 57
Fresh Fish 96, Triple-A's 79
Pitch You Blockhead! 53, Pickle Bugs 52
Goatwhisperers 58, Chico's Chuggers 49

Player acquistions

Gladstone Goatwhisperers acquired SS Ronny Cedeno (April #2)

Midweek replacements

Gladstone Goatwhisperers placed SS Jimmy Rollins on disabled list; activated SS Ronny Cedeno, retroactive to 4/13

Tuesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 271
Molina keeps swinging hot bat
2. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 244
Kershaw picks up first victory
3. Misfits (Reid) 232
Entire roster takes the day off on Tuesday
4. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 227
Reyes scores first points of season
5. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 220
Good days from HanRam and ManRam
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 208
Kemp scores 7 when most of team is idle
7. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 207
Still waiting for Dunn to take off
7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 207
Just when Ethier gets healthy, Hawpe gets hurt
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 180
New acquistions so far not helping much
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 169
Nine days into the season and 100 points out of first

Head-to-head scores
Upton No Good 34, Arbitration Losers 18
Misfits 67, VC Appraisers 41
Fresh Fish 81, Triple-A's 30
Pickle Bugs 36, Pitch You Blockhead! 17
Goatwhisperers 43, Chico's Chuggers 28

Player acquisitions

OF Will Venable, by Pitch You Blockhead (April No. 1)

Week 2 roster moves

Players acquired

OF Carlos Gomez, by Arbitration Losers (April #1)
SS Edgar Renteria, by Chico's Chuggers (April #1)
OF Kosuke Fukudome, by Misfits (April #2)
C Chris Snyder, by Arbitration Losers (April #2)
SP Doug Davis, by Chico's Chuggers (April #2)
2B Jeff Keppinger, by Triple-A's (April #1)

Players released

SP Paul Maholm, by Chico's Chuggers
SP Jon Garland, by Chico's Chuggers
2B Adam Kennedy, by Triple-A's

Week 2 roster changes

Upton No Good: Benched 3B Chipper Jones and OF Carlos Gonzalez; activated 3B Casey McGehee and OF Chris Young

Pickle Bugs: Placed SP Brandon Webb and SP Ted Lilly on disabled list

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Nate McLouth; activated OF Josh Willingham

VC Appraisers: Placed SP Jeff Francis on disabled list; benched SS Everth Cabrera; activated SS Jose Reyes

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: No changes

Arbitration Losers: Placed C Miguel Montero and 2B Freddy Sanchez on disabled list; benched SP Brett Myers; activated C Chris Snyder and SP Brad Penny

Triple-A's: Released 2B Adam Kennedy; benched SP Vincente Padilla; activated 2B Jeff Keppinger and SP Aaron Cook

Misfits: Placed SP Chris Young on disabled list; benched OF Melky Cabrera; activated OF Kosuke Fukudome

Pitch You Blockhead: Benched OF Carlos Lee; activated OF Lastings Milledge

Chico's Chuggers: Released SP Jon Garland; benched SS Ryan Theriot; activated SP Doug Davis and SS Edgar Renteria

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 201
Lincecum. He's a Super Freak! He's super freaky, yaaoow!
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 190
Kung Fu Panda's eighth-inning homer lifts Fish to weekly win
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 189
Nothing like having third-best week in league ... and losing
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 186
Best batter on Sunday? Edwin Jackson!
4. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 186
Santana falters, so Appraisers lose
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 178
Carpenter doesn't win, but Triple-A's do!
7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 171
Oswalt (0-2) loses to Lincecum, Halladay. Who's next? Cy Young?!?
8. Misfits (Reid) 165
Looking forward to two starts from Wainwright in Week 2
9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 152
A tie?!? Let the recount begin!
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 152
Soriano's error leads to Week 1 tie

Head-to-head scores
Upton No Good 186, Pickle Bugs 171
Fresh Fish 190, VC Appraisers 186
Goatwhisperers 201, Arbitration Losers 189
Triple-A's 178, Misfits 165
Pitch You Blockhead! 152, Chico's Chuggers 152

Saturday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 175

     After shooting Blanks for three days, Blanks scores Saturday

2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 160

     Giant bats not so huge so far

2. Triple-A's (Ken) 160

    A Carpenter win could seal Week 1 win for TA's

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 156

    Hope for Week 1 win may hinge on Lincecum not getting rained out Sunday

5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 148

    Halladay vs. hapless Astros Sunday: Gotta like that matchup

6. Misfits (Reid) 146

    Going to need big day from the bats on Sunday

7. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 142

     Jimenez may hold key to weekly win Sunday

8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 141

     Duke beats Haren in Chugger pitcher duel

9. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 138

    Zambrano now has positive integer for the season

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 133

     Oswalt, Sanchez both slated to pitch Sunday

Head-to-head scores

Upton No Good 142, Pickle Bugs 133

VC Appraisers 175, Fresh Fish 160

Goatwhisperers 156, Arbitration Losers 148

Triple-A's 160, Misfits 146

Chico's Chuggers 141, Pitch You Blockhead! 138