Friday's report

We're predicting a six-point Saturday for first-place Halladay Road. Well, that's the trend this week as they've scored 35-6-43-6-33 this week.

The Rookies were one measly hit away from picking up a 15-point bonus for a perfect game by Matt Cain. Still, his 25-point effort kept the Rookies in third place with a VERY unusual point total. The Rookies actually have more pitching points than batting points (normally team batting points represent two-thirds of their scoring).


Player acquired

OF Jordan Schaefer, by Hallady Road (April #2)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 260
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 236
3. Rookies (Henry) 232
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 217
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 215
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 204
7. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 190
8. Misfits (Reid) 182
9. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 172
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 153

Head-to-head scores

Rookies 148, Hammerin' Hank 114
Fresh Fish 112, Triple-A's 100
Pickle Bugs 115, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 110
Misfits 88, Arbitration Losers 76
Halladay Road 123, Pitch You Blockhead 93

Thursday's report

Slow starts often send owners into a panic.

A bad week in July wouldn't cause most owners to make any rash moves. But have a bad first week of the season, and some owners are ready to dump their entire team.

The best advice we can give you is to be patient with players who struggle early, especially players who were all-stars last season.

If you have a player who is struggling, you aren't alone. Here's a list of position players who have score 5 or fewer points so far this season.

Danny Espinosa 5, Justin Upton 5, Marlon Byrd 4, Buster Posey 4, Yonder Alonso 3, Logan Morrison 2, Ike Davis 2, Nick Hundley -1, Neil Walker -1

Players acquired

• OF Jon Jay, by Pitch You Blockhead (April #1)
• 1B Adam LaRoche, by Rookies (April #1)
• SP Joe Blanton, by Rookie (April #2)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 227
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 214
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 203
4. Fresh (Rick) 190
5. Rookies (Henry) 188
6. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 170
7. Misfits (Reid) 168
8. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 158
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 151
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 130

Head-to-head scores

Rookies 104, Hammerin' Hank 92
Fresh Fish 85, Triple-A's 47
Pickle Bugs 103, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 90
Misfits 74, Arbitration Losers 62
Halladay Road 90, Pitch You Blockhead 70

Tuesday's report

Woohoo! The FBLG is whole now with Rick and Pete settling in on team nicknames. Rick is going back to old favorite "Fresh Fish" while Pete honors an all-time great with "Hammerin' Hank."

Pitch You Blockhead got some pitching to push all 10 owners over the 100-point barrier. And that last-place PYB is leading the first-place Halladay Road in Week 2 head-to-head.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 178
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 153
3. Rookies (Henry) 148
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 142
5. Fresh Fish (Rick) 141
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 133
7. Misfits (Reid) 129
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 128
9. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 113
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 102

WEEK 2 HEAD-TO-HEAD

Rookies 64, Hammerin' Hank 31
Fresh Fish 36, Triple-A's 24
Pickle Bugs 42, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 33
Arbitration Losers 37, Misfits 35
Pitch You Blockhead 42, Halladay Road 41

Week 2 roster moves

Players acquired

Lance Lynn, by Misfits (April #1)

Players released

None

Week 2 moves

Rookies: No changes

Pickle Bugs: No changes

Pitch You Blockhead: Benched SP Yovani Gallardo and SP Mat Latos; activated SP Brandon Beachy and SP Anibal Sanchez

Pete's TBA team: No changes

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Vance Worley; activated SP Cole Hamels

BAWG: Benched SP Jordan Zimmermann; activated SP Edwin Jackson

Misfits: Benched SP Mark Buehrle; activated SP Lance Lynn

Halladay Road: Benched SP Josh Johnson; activated SP Shaun Marcum

TA: Benched SP Mike Minor; activated SP Ricky Nolasco

Arbitration Losers: Benched 1B John Mayberry and SP Aaron Harang; activated 1B Brandon Belt and SP Jhoulys Chacin

Sunday report; Week 1 finals

Thanks to big outings at the end of the week from Jeff Samardzija and Jon Niese, the Triple-A's were able to finish Week 1 at 103 points and make Week 1 finish according to form.
No head-to-head winners were outscored by any of the losers.
Week 2 brings the first full week of games in the season.

Week 1 midweek replacements

• Pitch You Blockhead: SP Edinson and SP James McDonald were inserted as emergency pitchers for SP Brandon Beachy and SP Anibal Sanchez
• Rick's TBA team: SP Juan Nicasio was inserted as emergency pitcher for SP Cole Hamels

Players acquired

• SP Lance Lynn, by Misfits (April #1)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 133
2. Pete's TBA team 123
3. Rick's TBA team 105
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 103
5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 100
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 100
7. Misfits (Reid) 94
8. Rookies (Henry) 84
9. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 80
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 60

Head-to-head scores

Pete's TBA team 123, Pickle Bugs 100
Rick's TBA team 105, Misfits 94
Arbitration Losers 100, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 80
Halladay Road 133, Rookies 84
Triple-A's 103, Pitch You Blockhead 60

Week 2 head-to-head matchups

Pete's TBA team vs. Rookies
Rick's TBA team vs. Triple-A's
BAWG vs. Pickle Bugs
Misfits vs. Arbitration Losers
Halladay Road vs. Pitch You Blockhead

Saturday report

Heading into the final day of Week 1 and all head-to-head are competitive and could turn on Sunday.

Even Pitch You Blockhead and their 27 points still have a shot (with some help from some emergency pitchers).

Remember to lock in rosters for Week 2 by 10 a.m. Monday

Overall


1. Halladay Road (Bill) 97
2. Misfits (Reid) 82
3. Pete TBA team 81
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 81
5. Arbitration Losers 79
6. Rick's TBA team 72
7. Billy Ashley Wind Generator (Rich-Brian) 67
8. Rookies (Henry) 63
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 44
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 27

Head-to-head

Pickle Bugs 81, Pete's TBA team 81
Misfits 82, Rick's TBA team 72
Arbitration Losers 79, BAWG 67
Halladay Road 97, Rookies 63
Triple-A's 44, Pitch You Blockhead 27