Saturday, May 22, 2010

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 1247
     Quiet Friday doesn't really cause dent to overall lead
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1200
    Zito is now 0-4 against the A's
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1198
     Now leading the league in pitchers on DL (Jurrjens, Penny, Maine
4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1189
    Uh-oh, J-Roll may be hurting again
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1179
     Finally a good start from Lilly, but ends up as hard-luck loss
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 1154
     Second 11-point game from A-Gonzo this week
7. Misfits (Reid) 1129
    Schierholtz's ailing shoulder is hurting Misfits
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 1128
     Still waiting on save opp for Nunez
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1066
     Hitting points for Haren Friday: 7; Total of all eight hitters Friday: 6
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 1007
     Back-to-back negative outings from Hanson and LeBlanc

Head-to-head scoring

Arbitration Losers 126, VC Appraisers 110
Triple-A's 138, Pitch You Blockhead! 108
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 137, Upton No Good 127
Chico's Chuggers 139, Fresh Fish 123
Misfits 132, Pickle Bugs 108

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Top scoring players

Batters

1. Ryan Braun (FF) 143
2. Andre Ethier (PB) 134
3. Shane Victorino (Mis) 133
4. Jayson Werth (TA) 132
5. James Loney (UNG) 122
6. Albert Pujols (PB) 121
7. Matt Kemp (TA) 120
8. Joey Votto (VCA) 116
9. Dan Uggla (CC) 115
10. Ryan Howard (Mis) 113
Pitchers

1. Ubaldo Jimenez (UNG) 153
2. Tim Lincecum (GG) 148
3. Roy Halladay (AL) 145
4. Josh Johnson (FF) 124
4. Chris Carpenter (TA) 124

Relievers

1. Heath Bell (PB) 82
2. Francisco Cordero (FF) 71
3. Billy Wagner (GG) 67

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 1206
    Schumaker should change his name to Errormaker
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1166
     Just might get Strasburg in majors by early June
3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1146
     Cueto just might have turned a corner
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1136
    Solid start from Anibal Sanchez
5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1122
    Halladay went the distance ... in a loss
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 1119
    Gorzy and Gonzo have big days
7. Misfits (Reid) 1077
    Castro taking over
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 1075
     Joey Votto off to hot start to week
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1026
    Who'd figure Uggla, Soriano would be outscoring Fielder
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 972
     Something's not quite right with Wright

Head-to-head scores

VC Appraisers 57, Arbitration Losers 50
Triple-A's 103, Pitch You Blockhead! 73
Goatwhisperers 94, Upton No Good 86
Chico's Chuggers 90, Fresh Fish 89
Misfits 80, Pickle Bugs 65

Player acquisition

SP John Ely, by Goatwhisperers (May #1)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Week 7 roster moves

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

SP Jhoulys Chacin, by Upton No Good (May #2)
RP Leo Nunez, by VC Appraisers (May #1)
OF Johnny Gomes, by Arbitration Losers (May #2)
SP Homer Bailey, by Misfits (May #3)

PLAYERS RELEASED

SP Edwin Jackson
RP Trevor Hoffman
SP Jonathan Niese
SS Omar Infante

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES


Upton No Good: Released SP Edwin Jackson; activated SP Randy Wells

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Andre Ethier; activated OF Brad Hawpe from disabled list

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Nate McLouth and SP Cole Hamels; activated OF Jason Heyward and SP Derrek Lowe

VC Appraisers: Released RP Trevor Hoffman; benched OF Kyle Blanks, SP Bronson Arroyo and SP Tim Hudson; activated RP Leo Nunez, OF Drew Stubbs, SP Mat Latos; activated SP Jeff Francis from disabled list

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched SS Cristian Guzman and SP Ian Kennedy; activated SS Jimmy Rollins from disabled list; activated SP Johnny Cueto

Arbitration Losers: Placed OF Chris Gomez on disabled list; benched OF Dexter Fowler and SP John Maine; activated OF Johnny Gomes and SP Randy Wolf

Triple-A's: Benched 2B Jeff Keppinger; activated 2B Luis Castillo

Misfits: Released SP Jonathan Niese; activated SP Homer Bailey

Pitch You Blockhead: Released SS Omar Infante; benched OF Lastings Milledge and SP Aaron Harang; activated SS Yunel Escobar from disabled list; activated OF Matt Holliday and SP Clayton Richard

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Jeff Franceour; activated OF Cody Ross

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 1120
     Quiet end to another nice week
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1077
     Wins by Zito, Hamels help Fish finish week strong
3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1072
     No pitching wins, but enough points to get weekly win
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1071
     Could lose Ethier to DL this week
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1052
    Nice weeks from Astros Berkman, Pence
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 1018
    Nice wins by Hudson, Arroyo and Leake power VC's up standings
7. Triple-A's (Ken) 1016
    Loads of zeros from hitters on Sunday
8. Misfits (Reid) 997
    3-point days bookend lousy week
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 927
    Perhaps Rolen would have been better 3B option than LaRoche
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 899
     Padres lack of run support of LeBlanc costs PYB weekly win

Head-to-head finals

Gladstone Goatwhisperers 196, Misfits 115
VC Appraisers 177, Chico's Chuggers 126
Pickle Bugs 203, Triple-A's 148
Arbitration Losers 166, Pitch You Blockhead! 159
Upton No Good 198, Fresh Fish 141

Player acquisitons

RP Leo Nunez, by VC Appraisers (May #1)
SP Homer Bailey, by Misfits (May #2)

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Saturday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 1104
    Upton Some Good this week
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1043
     Really hoping Penny pays off on Sunday
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1042
     Zimmerman loves a weekend with Coors
4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1037
    Wins from Lincecum and Kershaw, and on the same day
5. Fresh Fish (Rick) 1035
     Uh oh, it's only May 15 and is that a toiler I hear flushing?
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 994
     Drew's 10 on Saturday only bit of good news
6. Misfits (Reid) 994
     Three pitchers on Saturday, but only 35 total teams points
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 970
     Who will bench Blanks first? Padres or VCA's
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 916
    Only players not hitting in Cubs-Pirates series? A. Ramirez and A. LaRoche
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 873
     Needs a solid outing from LeBlanc on Sunday

Head-to-head scoring

Goatwhisperers 178, Misfits 112
VC Appraisers 129, Chico's Chuggers 115
Pickle Bugs 174, Triple-A's 126
Arbitration Losers 137, Pitch You Blockhead! 133
Upton No Good 182, Fresh Fish 99

Player acquisitions

OF Johnny Gomes, by Arbitration Losers (May #2)