Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 866
     Too bad points at Triple-A don't count
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 840
     Wells runs dry: -6
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 827
     Cinco de Mayo is a holiday, but Seis de Mayo is a Halladay
4. Misfits (Reid) 797
    Now six zeros for Ludwick, Fukudome
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 791
     Wandy continues to struggle
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 781
     Looking for good things from Carpenter today
7. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 746
    Haren, Cain score 40 of team's 47 Thursday points
8. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 744
     Garrett Jones supplies all 7 of team's Thursday points
9. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 715
     Not bad day considering most of team was idle
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 675
     Broxton gets PYB's first pitching win of week ... after blowing save

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 91, Pickle Bugs 90
Pitch You Blockhead! 99, Goatwhisperers 76
Upton No Good 97, VC Appraisers 75
Chico's Chuggers 93, Triple-A's 72
Fresh Fish 105, Misfits 79

Players acquired

OF Nate Schierholtz, by the Misfits

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 857
     More gold from Zito
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 832
     Another stellar outing from Ubaldo
3. Misfits (Reid) 789
     Five zeros from Ludwick, Fukudome so far this week
4. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 788
     Batters have decided to take a nap this week
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 772
     One last swing give Cabrera big day Wednesday
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 762
     Week's top scorer is their closer ... not a good sign
7. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 737
     Kershaw's -6 spoils a very nice Tuesday
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 700
     VC's take a Leake, get 10 points
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 699
     Fielder showing signs of getting started
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 653
     Decent pitching outings, but not victories

Head-to-head scores

Pickle Bugs 71, Arbitration Losers 52
Pitch You Blockhead! 77, Goatwhisperers 69
Upton No Good 89, VC Appraisers 60
Triple-A's 53, Chico's Chuggers 46
Fresh Fish 96, Misfits 71

Midweek replacements

On Tuesday, Pitch You Blockhead placed SS Yunel Escobar on disabled list; acquired and activated SS Omar Infante (May #1)

Player acquisitions

3B David Freese, by Upton No Good (May #1)
SP John Maine, by Arbitration Losers (May #1)
3B Andy LaRoche, by Chico's Chuggers (May #1)

Best players available

1B-Adam LaRoche, Arz; Ike Davis, NY; Aubrey Huff, SF

 

1B/3B-Pedro Feliz, Hou

 

2B-Mike Fontenot, Chi; Blake DeWitt, LA; David Eckstein, SD

 

2B/3B-Melvin Mora, Col

 

SS-Ronny Cedeno, Pit; Tommy Manzella, Hou

 

3B-Scott Rolen, Cin; Andy LaRoche, Pit

 

C-Miguel Olivo, Col; Ramon Hernandez, Cin; John Baker, Fla; Nick Hundley, SD

 

OF-Johnny Gomes, Cin; Seth Smith, Col; Nate Schierholtz, SF; Melky Cabrera, Atl

 

SP-Rodrigo Lopez, Arz; Tom Gorzelanny, Chi; Dave Bush, Mil; Oliver Perez, NY; Jon Garland, SD; Nate Robertson, Fla

 

RP-Chad Qualls, Arz; Franklin Morales, Col; Leo Nunez, Fla; Matt Lindstrom, Hou; Matt Capps, Was

Week 5 roster moves

Players acquired

RP Brad Lidge, by Upton No Good (April #4)
SP Mike Leake, by VC Appraisers (April #3)
RP Matt Capps, by Arbitration Losers (April #3)
SP Livan Hernandez, by Triple-A's (April #2)
SP Wade LeBlanc, by Pitch You Blockhead (April #4)
SS Ian Desmond, by Fresh Fish (May #1)

Players released

OF Jim Edmonds, by Upton No Good
RP Matt Capps, by Arbitration Losers
SP Nate Robertson, by Pitch You Blockhead!
OF Melky Cabrera, by Misfits

Week 5 roster moves

Upton No Good: Benched SP Edwin Jackson; activated SP Chris Volstad

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Chad Billingsley; activated SP Ted Lilly

Fresh Fish: Placed SS Rafael Furcal on disabled list; benched SP Derek Lowe and SP Cole Hamels; activated SS Ian Desmond, SP Stephen Strasburg and SP Jaime Garcia

VC Appraisers: Placed SP Jason Hammel on disabled list; activated SP Mike Leake

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Chris Coghlan and SP Bud Norris; activated OF Garrett Jones and SP Ian Kennedy

Arbitration Losers: Benched OF Carlos Gomez and SP Jair Jurrjens; activated OF Mark DeRosa and SP Brett Myers

Triple-A's: Benched 2B Luis Castillo, 3B Casey Blake and SP Homer Bailey; activated 2B Jeff Keppinger, 3B Placido Polanco and SP Livan Hernandez

Misfits: Benched SP John Lannan; activated SP Jonathan Niese

Pitch You Blockhead: Released SP Nate Robertson; benched SP Carlos Silva; activated SP Wade LeBlanc and SP Aaron Harang

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Michael Bourn; activated SP Cody Ross

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 761
     Johnson, Lowe surge Fish back to top
2. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 743
     UNG scores 226 despite -16 from Jackson in two starts
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 736
     Pitching was quiet, other than Halladay
4. Misfits (Reid) 718
     Lannan averaged 1.5 points per start in Week 4
5. Triple-A's (Ken) 709
     Carpenter's 22 points helps rescue dismal week
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 701
    Bugs tally 200+ week despite modest pitching
7. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 668
     Kuroda tallies 15 of team's 17 points on Sunday
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 653
     Sanchez, Pelfrey keeps a good week from coming a great week
9. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 640
     Second-worst week by a single point ... but good enough for win
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 576
     Five of 8 position players had DNPs on Sunday

Head-to-head finals

Fresh Fish 193, Goatwhisperers 149
Pickle Bugs 205, Chico's Chuggers 196
VC Appraisers 143, Triple-A's 142
Upton No Good 226, Pitch You Blockhead 169
Arbitration Losers 177, Misfits 155

Saturday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 729
     Gallardo fuels a big 61-point and surge to the top
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 720
     More Barry Zito magic
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 718
     Doc Halladay is gunslinging again
4. Misfits (Reid) 693
    Need a big game from Lannan on Sunday
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 681
    Back-to-back big days move Bugs up the standings
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 666
     Can't wait to get Polanco back in for Blake
7. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 651
     A very quiet Saturday
8. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 627
     Cain: 27 points in April, 22 on May 1
9. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 626
     Hoffman doesn't blow this save
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 565
     Finally gets some pitching from his blockheads

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 152, Goatwhisperers 132
Arbitration Losers 159, Misfits 130
VC Appraisers 129, Triple-A's 99
Upton No Good 212, Pitch You Blockhead! 130
Pickle Bugs 185, Chico's Chuggers 170

Player acquisitions
SP Livan Hernandez, by Triple-A's (April #2)
SP Jonathan Niese, by Misfits (April #4)
SP Wade  LeBlance, by Pitch You Blockhead (April #4)
RP Matt Capps, by Arbitration Losers (April #3)