The Check Swing: Week 15

1. Manwaring a Muumuu (2,751 points, 11-4, last week 1): Week 15 was an unimpressive one for our No. 1 team. The Muumuu crew employed 3 men at third base and didn't get a single point from any of them. What's going to happen down the stretch if Matt Harvey and Shelby Miller run out of innings?

2. Misfits (2,580 points, 11-4, last week 2): The Misfits took the Muumuu crew behind the woodshed this week, and we bet you can't guess who Reid's top scorer was. Even though the Misfits had 2 starts each from Adam Wainwright, Scott Feldman and Tony Cingrani, Marlon Byrd led the charge with 28 points.

3. Testosteraun Braun (2,520 points, 9-6, last week 4): Will Ryan Braun face a 100-game suspension? That's the big issue for the Braunies, who also lost Ben Revere to the DL after just 4 games. It looks like Evan Gattis is returning just in time, as Welington Castillo is seeing more bench time for the Cubs.

"Going Going Gonzo" was Jon's second choice
for his team name. The commissioners rejected
his initial choice: "BACK BACK BACK BACK
BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK
BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK, GONE!!!!"

4. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,503 points, 8-7, last week 3): Matt's team lost a tough battle to the Sagebrushers and paid the price in the rankings as well. Perhaps the all-star break will be just what Yadier Molina and Yasiel Puig need to get past nagging injuries.

5. Arbitration Losers (2,469 points, 7-8, last week 5): If you thought the Braunies' outfield situation was a mess, check out Tim's team. Matt Kemp, Angel Pagan and David DeJesus are on the DL; Matt Holliday missed 3 games in a row with a bad hamstring; Nate Schierholtz missed time with "general soreness"; and Gerardo Parra scored 1 point this week.

6. Pitch You Blockhead (2,400 points, 10-5, last week 7): What a week it was for Scott's team, which cracked the 200-point barrier with Carlos Gonzalez and Tim Lincecum on the bench. With Shin-Soo Choo hitting again and Cole Hamels finding a way to stay out of the loss column, the Blockheads remain a contender.

7. Going Going Gonzo (2,397 points, 5-10, last week 6): Jon's starting pitchers combined for 32 points this week — and all of them came from Matt Garza. At least Jay Bruce keeps doing his thing: The Reds outfielder had a 20-point week.

8. Rookies (2,318 points, 6-9, last week 8): Just when it looked like the Rookies were ready to make a big charge, Jason Heyward gets hurt, Stephen Strasburg gets roughed up to the tune of minus-6 and Paul Maholm posts a zero. On the bright side, Alfonso Soriano's had a few big games lately.

9. Silver State Sagebrushers (2,194 points, 5-10, last week 9): Hey, it's another team with concerns about an injured Braves outfielder. Justin Upton scored 27 points in 5 games before getting hurt. Brian's squad also is dealing with an uncertain bullpen situation in Arizona. So much for J.J. Putz getting his job back.


10. Fresh Fish (2,137 points, 3-12, last week 10): Zack Greinke scored almost one-third of Rick's points this week. That says plenty about the contributions of Matt Cain (minus-4), Barry Zito (1), Brandon League (1), Garrett Jones (5) and Cody Ross (6).