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)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, August 9, 2010
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
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
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
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