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