Week 10: Saturday's report

Hunter Pence scored 10 of the most awkward points
in FBLG history.

STUDS: Kris Medlen (PYB) hit a solo homer and earned the win while striking out 6 in 6.2 shutout innings. Hunter Pence (Braun) doubled, homered, drove in 3 and stole 2 bases. Domonic Brown (Muumuu) hit a solo homer and a 2-run double. Mat Latos (Muumuu) improved to 6-0 while allowing 2 runs with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings.

DUDS: By scoring minus-4, Trevor Cahill (Gonzo) became the third Gonzo/Arizona pitcher this week to post a score of minus-3 or worse, following Ian Kennedy (minus-5) and ... Trevor Cahill (-3). Adam LaRoche (Rookies) went 1 for 5 with an error. Yasmani Grandal (PYB) went 1 for 4 with an error.

NOTES: Working off bad information, the FBLG blog reported that a rained-out Mets-Marlins game would be made up this weekend. It actually will be made up in September.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 178, Fresh Fish 118
Manwaring a Muumuu 178, Rookies 122
Pitch You Blockhead 173, Lawyers, Guns & Money 148
Going Going Gonzo 120, Silver State Sagebrushers 95
Arbitration Losers 130, Testosteraun Braun 125

Week 10: Friday's report

These famous Barneys didn't get a hit, either.

STUDS: Francisco Liriano (Misfits) got the win and struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) allowed 2 runs and struck out 7 in a 7-inning win. Jedd Gyorko (Muumuu) hit a solo homer, doubled, singled twice and scored twice. Carlos Gonzalez (PYB) hit 2 triples, scored 2 runs and drove in 3.

DUDS: Michael Young (Misfits) went 0 for 3 with an error. Starling Marte (PYB) went 0 for 4 with an error. Darwin Barney (PYB) went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts, needing only an error and a solo homer to complete the Pedro Alvarez hat trick.

NOTES: A pair of games were rained out (Mets-Marlins and Nationals-Twins) and will be made up this weekend as part of doubleheaders.

TRANSACTIONS: Pitch You Blockhead placed 1B Yonder Alonso on the DL and acquired Kyle Blanks to go in his spot. The move takes effect Saturday.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 153, Fresh Fish 109
Manwaring a Muumuu 118, Rookies 98
Pitch You Blockhead 139, Lawyers, Guns & Money 122
Going Going Gonzo 87, Silver State Sagebrushers 83
Arbitration Losers 108, Testosteraun Braun 81

Week 10: Thursday's report

Ian Kennedy's ERA went from 4.74 to 5.72
during Thursday's outing.

STUDS: Yasiel Puig (LGM) hit a grand slam and singled. Zack Greinke (Fresh Fish) got the win and struck out 7 in 7 shutout innings. Shelby Miller (Muumuu) singled, homered, allowed 2 runs and struck out 9 in a 6-inning victory.

DUDS: Justin Upton (Sagebrushers) went 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts and was caught stealing. Ian Kennedy (Gonzo) allowed 10 runs and struck out 4 in a 4-inning loss.

NOTES: Thursday's Nationals-Mets game was rained out. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader July 26.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 99, Fresh Fish 84
Manwaring a Muumuu 103, Rookies 72
Pitch You Blockhead 111, Lawyers, Guns & Money 88
Going Going Gonzo 60, Silver State Sagebrushers 58
Arbitration Losers 79, Testosteraun Braun 72

Week 10: Wednesday's report

These three guys combine to hit more homers Wednesday
(6) than Ike Davis has hit all season (5).

STUDS: Paul Goldschmidt (Braun) is earning a regular spot in Studs; he hit a grand slam and singled. Troy Tulowitzki (Misfits) went 5 for 5 with 2 homers, 3 RBIs and 3 runs. Carlos Gonzalez (PYB) hit 3 homers and drove in 6 runs. Cole Hamels (PYB) struck out 11 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win.

DUDS: Congratulations to Pedro Alvarez (LGM) for earning today's Pedro Alvarez Award — he whiffed in all 3 at-bats and committed an error. Barry Zito (Fresh Fish) struck out zero and took the loss while allowing 4 runs in 6 innings.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 85, Fresh Fish 57
Rookies 68, Manwaring a Muumuu 61
Pitch You Blockhead 100, Lawyers, Guns & Money 67
Going Going Gonzo 50, Silver State Sagebrushers 47
Testosteraun Braun 68, Arbitration Losers 55

Week 10: Tuesday's report

Yasiel Puig is pointing at Andre Ethier, who just lost his job.

STUDS: Paul Goldschmidt (Testosteraun Braun) took advantage of some extra at-bats in a 14-inning game, notching a single, pair of doubles, a run, and 2RBIs, including the game-winner. Ian Desmond (Muumuu) had a homer and a double. Yasiel Puig (LG&M) had 2 homers, a double and 5 RBIs in his second big league game. Todd Frazier (Fresh Fish) had two doubles, an RBI and scored twice.

DUDS: After basically a month on the STUDS list, Domonic Brown (Muumuu) was 0 for 5 with an error, though he did score the game-winning run. Michael Wacha (Pitch You Blockhead) was beat up in his second MLB start, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits and striking out 4 in 4.2 innings. Jimmy Rollins (LG&M) committed the worst infraction in FBLG: committing an error and getting caught stealing on the same day.

TRANSACTIONS: Fresh Fish activated SS Hanley Ramirez from the D.L. and moved Adeiny Hechavarria to the bench.

OF NOTE: Not a single pitcher in an FBLG lineup earned a win on Tuesday. But two were used as pinch-hitters.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 65, Fresh Fish 47
Rookies 48, Manwaring a Muumuu 41
Lawyers, Guns & Money 59, Pitch You Blockhead 48
Going Going Gonzo 30, Silver State Sagebrushers 26
Testosteraun Braun 43, Arbitration Losers 34

Week 10: Monday's report

Allowing 12 baserunners and striking out
no one is a good way to end up on the
Duds list.

STUDS: Jay Bruce (Gonzo) stole a base, homered, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. Lance Lynn (LGM) singled and allowed 1 run while striking out 6 in a 7-inning win. Kyle Kendrick (Misfits) tripled, drove in a run, scored a run, allowed 2 runs and struck out 5 in a complete-game win. Kris Medlen (PYB) singled and struck out 6 while allowing 1 unearned run in a 7-inning win.

DUDS: Dexter Fowler (Sagebrushers) went 0 for 4 with an error. B.J. Upton (Gonzo) went 0 for 3 and made an error. Trevor Cahill (Gonzo) took the loss and allowed 5 runs in 5 innings.

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 44, Fresh Fish 14
Rookies 30, Manwaring a Muumuu 13
Lawyers, Guns & Money 30, Pitch You Blockhead 28
Going Going Gonzo 9, Silver State Sagebrushers 8
Arbitration Losers 22, Testosteraun Braun 8

FBLG Leading Scorers

Batters

1. Carlos Gonzalez (PYB) 187
2. Hunter Pence (Test. Braun) 164
3. Troy Tulowitzki (Misfits) 161
3. Brandon Phillips (Fresh Fish) 161
5. Carlos Gomez (Rookies) 159
5. Joey Votto (Muumuu) 159
7. Allen Craig (Arb. Losers) 154
7. Andrew McCutchen (LG&M) 154
9. Paul Goldschmidt (Test. Braun) 152
9. Jay Bruce (Gonzo) 152

Starting pitchers

1. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) 190
2. Clayton Kershaw (Sagebrushers) 182
3. Matt Harvey (Muumuu) 181
4. Cliff Lee (Arb. Losers) 175
5. Lance Lynn (LG&M) 150
6. Hyung-jin Ryu (LG&M) 148
7. Jeff Samardzija (Gonzo) 146
8. Jordan Zimmermann (Test. Braun) 146
9. Mat Latos (Muumuu) 138
10. Madison Bumgarner (Test. Braun) 137

Relievers

1. Jason Grilli (Gonzo) 127
2. Aroldis Chapman (Arb. Losers) 112
3. Craig Kimbrel (LG&M) 102
4. Sergio Romo (Test. Braun) 90
5. Rafael Soriano (Misfits) 80

Through 6/2/13, nine weeks of the season.

Week 10 Transactions and Lineups

Trade

Arbitration Losers acquire SP Edwin Jackson from Pitch You Blockhead in exchange for 2B Darwin Barney.

Players acquired

Testosteraun Braun sign SP Eric Stults (June move #1).

Arbitration Losers sign SP Mike Leake (June move #1).

Silver State Sagebrushers sign RP Heath Bell (June move #1) and C Wellington Castillo (June move #2).

Lawyers, Guns and Money sign OF Yasiel Puig (June move #1) and 3B Pedro Alvarez (June move #2).

Pitch You Blockhead sign C Yasmani Grandal (May move #3)** and SP Michael Wacha (June move #1).

Misfits sign OF Chris Coghlan (June move #1).

**Commissioners' discretion to count this as a May move because PYB was misled about when he could use his last May move. Going forward, moves have to be finalized during the calendar month, meaning the Monday that it will become official.

Players released

C Nick Hundley

SS Pete Kozma

SP Tony Cingrani

1B/3B Yuniesky Betancourt

SP Ross Detwiler

Lineup changes

Testosteraun Braun: Bench SP Shawn Marcum; place 3B Eric Chavez on DL; activate SP Eric Stults.

Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Ricky Nolasco; activate SP Mike Leake.

Silver State Sagebrushers: Place RP J.J. Putz and C A.J. Ellis on DL; activate RP Heath Bell and C Wellington Castillo.

Going Going Gonzo: No changes.

Lawyers Guns and Money: Bench OF Carlos Quentin; activate OF Yasiel Puig and 3B Pedro Alvarez.

Pitch You Blockhead: Bench 3B Pablo Sandoval; move Matt Carpenter from 2B to 3B; activate 2B Darwin Barney.

Rookies: Bench SP Stephen Strasburg and SS Everth Cabrera; activate SP Yovani Gallardo and SS Zach Cozart.

Manwaring a Muumuu: Bench OF Carl Crawford; activate OF Denard Span.

Misfits: Bench SP Jon Niese and OF Marlon Byrd; place OF Bryce Harper on DL; activate SP Kyle Kendrick and OF Chris Coghlan.

Fresh Fish: No changes.

The Check Swing: Week 9

It's Unsung Heroes week here at The Check Swing, so don't expect any mention of star players such as Carlos Gonzalez and Cliff Lee. Enjoy.

1. Manwaring a Muumuu (1,699 points, 7-2): The Muumuu crew turned the much-publicized (on this blog) matchup with the Roid Ragers into a blowout 107-point victory. The Muumuu crew has a lead of 171 points in the standings, and the team is looking tougher with each passing week thanks to the emergence of Domonic Brown and four front-line starters. UNSUNG HERO: Jedd Gyorko has been in the lineup most of the season, filling in for the injured Aramis Ramirez and Aaron Hill. He's been a revelation for the Padres, too, hitting .274 with 20 extra-base hits and 21 RBIs.

2. Testosteraun Braun (1,528 points, 6-3): Bill's starting pitchers posted 17 points in 5 starts for their big duel with the league-leading Muumuu crew, contributing to a disappointing loss. However, Bill did find a taker for Anthony Rizzo in a deal that netted him Ryan Zimmerman. That adds another strong bat to one of FBLG's top lineups. UNSUNG HERO: Evan Gattis started the season on the waiver wire, but it didn't take long for him to find a home with the HGH Posse. Gattis is tied for 5th in the NL with 12 homers, and he's done it in only 145 at-bats.

Testosteraun Braun looked different during his MVP season.

3. Arbitration Losers (1,510 points, 5-4): Don't look now, but these guys have moved up two spots in the rankings thanks to a 219-point week. Neil Walker had a huge week in his return to the lineup, but Matt Kemp is on the DL. When he returns, will he be better than what we've seen in the first two months? UNSUNG HERO: Brandon Crawford has been one of FBLG's top shortstops, belying his draft position. With a .291 average and 19 extra-base hits, Crawford has been a rock for Tim's team.

4. Going Going Gonzo (1,496 points, 4-5): Jon's crew remains in fourth, just one point ahead of Reid's Misfits. Ian Kennedy, Jeff Samardzija and Jose Fernandez led the team to a 204-point week, third-best in the league. UNSUNG HERO: Although Norichika Aoki doesn't bring much in the way of extra-base punch, he's 13th in the league in hits and scores plenty of runs atop the Brewers lineup. His contributions have been huge for a Gonzo team dealing with B.J. Upton's struggles.

5. Misfits (1,495 points, 5-4): This team scored almost 200 points for the week but still fell from third to fifth. Scott Feldman and Francisco Liriano appear to have shored up the rotation, but injuries to Bryce Harper and Chase Utley have significantly weakened the lineup. UNSUNG HERO: Although Jon Jay has disappointed with a .246 average, he's scored 31 runs and has 25 RBIs in a potent St. Louis lineup. He also has been healthy, which is crucial for Reid's team with Harper missing time.

6. Lawyers, Guns & Money (1,419 points, 6-3): The London Werewolves moved up one spot this week after pounding the Fresh Fish. Anthony Rizzo should match the departed Ryan Zimmerman's offensive production, and the Zimmerman's errors would seem to make the deal a step forward for LGM. UNSUNG HERO: Patrick Corbin went undrafted, and he's shown why all 10 FBLG owners erred in passing on him. The Arizona lefty is 9-0 with a 2.06 ERA and shows no sign of slipping.

7. Pitch You Blockhead (1,416 points, 6-3): Injuries to Yonder Alonso and Pablo Sandoval plus awful weeks for Kris Medlen and Cole Hamels equaled a disappointing week for PYB. Starling Marte and Shin-Soo Choo haven't done much to help lately, either. UNSUNG HERO: Waiver pickup Travis Wood is one of the NL's top pitchers, posting a 5-3 record with a 2.75 ERA. He's also swinging an impressive bat, with a .292 average, 2 homers and 7 RBIs.

8. Rookies (1,360 points, 2-7): After another loss, the Rookies have three concerns: What's wrong with Jason Heyward? How injured is Stephen Strasburg? And who will replace Rafael Betancourt at closer? UNSUNG HERO: Everth Cabrera leads the league in steals and is second on the Padres in RBIs. He's providing unexpected pop, too, with 4 homers, 4 triples and 7 doubles. Not bad for a waiver pickup.

9. Silver State Sagebrushers (1,278 points, 2-7): Help is on the way for the Sagebrushers, who are shoring up their lineup with healthy bodies. The bigger issue might be underwhelming performances from Rickie Weeks and Andre Ethier — as well as a sluggish May from Justin Upton. UNSUNG HERO: Dexter Fowler was the third outfielder Brian drafted, but he's outperforming Upton and Ethier. Fowler is tied for 11th in the NL with 10 homers and finally is showing off his base-stealing prowess. He has 10 steals.

10. Fresh Fish (1,240 points, 2-7): How much worse can it get for these guys? Now Brandon Phillips is missing time because of injury. Ryan Howard and Miguel Montero are going to have to get on track for the Fish to make a push. UNSUNG HERO: Todd Frazier is one of the few players to be healthy all season for Rick's hard-luck bunch. Although he's cooled off since his blazing start, his 6 homers and 31 RBIs are welcome contributions.



Week 9: Sunday's report

Domonic Brown has 8 homers in his past 9 games
and leads the National League in homers with 16.

STUDS: Cliff Lee (Arbitration Losers) allowed 3 runs and struck out 11 in a 7.2-inning win. Dexter Fowler (Sagebrushers) hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer. Domonic Brown (Muumuu) was a double shy of the cycle and drove in 4 runs. Marcell Ozuna (LGM) was a homer short of the cycle, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs.

DUDS: The Dodgers. With Crawford, Kemp, A.J. Ellis, Ramirez and Ryu battling injuries or on the DL, that team isn't doing much for FBLG owners. Also, Carlos Gonzalez (PYB) went 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts, committed an error and was caught stealing. Chase Headley (Arbitration Losers) went 0 for 4 with an error.

Final head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 219, Silver State Sagebrushers 129
Lawyers, Guns & Money 185, Fresh Fish 119
Misfits 193, Rookies 154
Manwaring a Muumuu 258, Testosteraun Braun 151
Going Going Gonzo 204, Pitch You Blockhead 127