Week 15: Saturday's report

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STUDS: Tim Lincecum (PYB, bench) threw a no-hitter, struck out 13 and scored a run. Zack Greinke (Fish) singled and struck out 9 in a complete-game shutout. Mike Minor (Muumuu) had a 2-run double and allowed 2 runs while striking out 7 in a 7-inning win. Hunter Pence (Braun) homered, tripled, scored twice and drove in 5. Pablo Sandoval (PYB) doubled twice, singled, drove in a run and scored twice.

DUDS: Lance Lynn (LGM) allowed 5 earned runs and struck out 2 in a 4.1-inning loss. Carlos Beltran (Misfits) singled and committed an error.

Head-to-head scores

Testosteraun Braun 158, Fresh Fish 135
Misfits 144, Manwaring a Muumuu 131
Pitch You Blockhead 163, Rookies 121
Arbitration Losers 141, Going Going Gonzo 116
Silver State Sagebrushers 170, Lawyers, Guns & Money 141

Week 15: Friday's report

Stephen Strasburg is unable to wipe away the
stench of failure.

STUDS: Patrick Corbin (LGM) allowed 1 run and struck out 10 in a 6.2-inning win. Carlos Beltran (Misfits) drove in a run, scored and was a homer shy of the cycle. Buster Posey (Muumuu) singled, doubled and had 5 RBIs.

DUDS: Stephen Strasburg (Rookies) allowed 7 runs and struck out 2 in a 2-inning loss. Miguel Montero (Fish) went 0 for 3 with an error.

TRANSACTIONS: Misfits activated SS Troy Tulowitzki and released Jordy Mercer. Manwaring a Muumuu activated 3B Jedd Gyorko and moved Eric Chavez to the bench, giving the Muumuu crew the extremely rare three-players-at-one-position-in-one-week honor. Manwaring a Muumuu also placed a conditional DL move on OF Carl Crawford.

NOTE: The White Sox-Phillies game was rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday.

Head-to-head scores

Testosteraun Braun 137, Fresh Fish 82
Misfits 126, Manwaring a Muumuu 101
Pitch You Blockhead 127, Rookies 104
Arbitration Losers 124, Going Going Gonzo 90
Silver State Sagebrushers 152, Lawyers, Guns & Money 127

Week 15: Thursday's report

Chase Utley (left) starred in the Phillies'
comedy of errors. Too bad they left out
the comedy.

STUDS: Madison Bumgarner (Braun) allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 in a 7-inning win. Freddie Freeman (Misfits) doubled, singled twice and drove in 4.

DUDS: Chase Utley (Misfits) doubled and scored — but committed 3 errors. Brian McCann (Misfits) went 0 for 3 with an error.

TRANSACTION: Silver State Sagebrushers activate OF Dexter Fowler from the DL and send Will Venable to the bench.

Head-to-head scores

Testosteraun Braun 126, Fresh Fish 68
Misfits 110, Manwaring a Muumuu 88
Pitch You Blockhead 109, Rookies 83
Arbitration Losers 107, Going Going Gonzo 79
Silver State Sagebrushers 115, Lawyers, Guns & Money 94

Week 15: Wednesday's report

Zack Wheeler's start in San Francisco would have been worth
20 FBLG points. That one has to hurt, right Giants fans?

STUDS: Francisco Liriano (Misfits) singled, struck out 6 and didn't allow a run in a 7-inning win. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) allowed 1 run and struck out 5 in a 7-inning win. Hanley Ramirez (Fish) was a triple shy of the cycle, scored twice and drove in 3. Kenley Jansen (Muumuu) struck out 3 in a 2-inning win.

DUDS: Jeff Samardzija (Gonzo) allowed 9 runs and struck out 5 in a 4.2-inning loss. Matt Cain (Fish) allowed 3 runs and took the loss while striking out 1 in 0.2 inning.

Head-to-head scores

Testosteraun Braun 87, Fresh Fish 59
Misfits 101, Manwaring a Muumuu 74
Pitch You Blockhead 91, Rookies 78
Arbitration Losers 90, Going Going Gonzo 68
Silver State Sagebrushers 97, Lawyers, Guns & Money 63

Week 15: Tuesday's report

Matt Carpenter leads the league in grit and moxie.

STUDS: Eric Stults (Braun) singled twice and allowed 1 run while striking out 5 in a complete-game win. Ricky Nolasco (Arbitration) doubled, singled, scored, drove in a run and allowed 1 run while striking out 5 in a 7-inning win. Justin Upton (SSS) homered, doubled twice, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Adam Wainwright (Misfits) allowed 1 run and struck out 9 in a 7-inning win. Matt Carpenter (PYB) had 2 doubles, a single, 3 runs and 3 RBIs. Marlon Byrd (Misfits) singled, scored twice and hit a grand slam.

DUDS: The Reds. Seriously. They got shut out by Wily Peralta. Miguel Montero (Fish) went 0 for 3 with an error.

TRANSACTIONS: Testosteraun Braun traded 3B Eric Chavez to Manwaring a Muumuu for OF Ben Revere. Both players immediately entered their new teams' lineups. Chavez promptly got hurt, which makes him the perfect Muumuu third baseman. Welcome to the club, Eric!

Also, Arbitration Losers send delicate flower OF Matt Kemp to the DL and activate OF Nate Schierholtz.

Head-to-head scores

Testosteraun Braun 67, Fresh Fish 43
Misfits 67, Manwaring a Muumuu 46
Pitch You Blockhead 73, Rookies 47
Going Going Gonzo 56, Arbitration Losers 49
Silver State Sagebrushers 69, Lawyers, Guns & Money 40

Week 15: Monday's report

Fonzie stole two bases? Is this 2006?

STUDS: Zack Greinke (Fish) hit 3 singles, scored a run and struck out 7 in a 7-inning win. Alfonso Soriano (Rookies) stole 2 bases, was a triple short of the cycle and scored 4 runs. Buster Posey (Muumuu) homered, doubled twice, singled twice and drove in 2. Matt Garza (Gonzo) allowed 1 earned run and struck out 6 in a 7-inning win. Justin Upton (SSS) doubled twice, scored a run and drove in 3.

DUDS: Jason Kubel (Braun) went 0 for 2 with an error. Scott Feldman (Misfits) allowed 7 runs and struck out 2 in a 5.1-inning loss.

TRANSACTION: On Sunday, Pitch You Blockhead placed C Yasmani Grandal on the DL and acquired Russell Martin.

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 36, Testosteraun Braun 17
Manwaring a Muumuu 37, Misfits 7
Rookies 33, Pitch You Blockhead 13
Going Going Gonzo 40, Arbitration Losers 12
Silver State Sagebrushers 34, Lawyers, Guns & Money 15

Week 15 Transactions and Lineups

Players acquired

Arbitration Losers acquire (via steal from Going Going Gonzo) SP Jose Fernandez and 2B Martin Prado (July moves #1 and 2).

Lawyers, Guns & Money sign C Wilson Ramos (July move #1).

Misfits sign SP Tony Cingrani (July move #1).

Players released

RP Edward Mujica

2B Mark Ellis

RP Rafael Betancourt

SP Zach Wheeler

OF Gregor Blanco

2B D.J. LeMahieu

Lineup changes

Testosteraun Braun: Bench SP Shawn Marcum; activate SP Eric Stults.

Arbitration Losers: Bench 2B Neil Walker and SP Wade Miley; activate 2B Martin Prado and SP Jose Fernandez.

Silver State Sagebrushers: No changes.

Going Going Gonzo: No changes.

Lawyers Guns and Money: Bench OF Marcell Ozuna; activate OF Jayson Werth.

Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Tim Lincecum, SP Kris Medlen and OF Carlos Gonzalez; activate SP Dan Haren (from DL), SP Cole Hamels and OF Shin-soo Choo.

Rookies: Bench SS Zach Cozart and 3B David Freese; activate SS Everth Cabrera (from DL) and 3B Chris Johnson.

Manwaring a Muumuu: Bench SP Jeff Locke and OF Denard Span; activate SP Shelby Miller and OF Carl Crawford (from DL).

Misfits: Bench SP Kyle Kendrick; activate SP Tony Cingrani.

Fresh Fish: Place 1B Ryan Howard on the DL; move Garrett Jones from OF to 1B; activate OF Cody Ross.

The Check Swing: Week 14

This week in FBLG, we take a look at the guys who just aren't getting the job done. They'll need to step up for their FBLG teams to make noise in the postseason, which is only 5 weeks away. We'll call these players the "Get Your Shit Together" guys.

1. Manwaring a Muumuu (2,595 points, 11-3, last week 1): The Muumuu crew has held first place since Week 4, and it's going to take a big charge from someone to bump them off before the playoffs. GYST guy: Aramis Ramirez has been hurt, he's been sitting out once a week, he's been striking out more and he's been a singles hitter. And he just might lose his job to Jedd Gyorko.

2. Misfits (2,385 points, 10-4, last week 2): Reid's team solidified its hold on second place and sits in the driver's seat in the race for a first-round bye in the playoffs. GYST guy: Don't be fooled by the occasional big performance from Michael Young. He's hitting .284, but he has only 6 homers and 24 RBIs. Pretty pedestrian numbers for a top/middle-of-the-order guy.

Bill's team could use some of this stuff.

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,336 points, 8-6, last week 4): Matt's team has made a big push in recent weeks and looks strong with a rotation that includes Lance Lynn, Hyun-jin Ryu and Patrick Corbin. GYST guy: Anthony Rizzo has been in hibernation since joining LGM, including a mediocre 22 points in the past 2 weeks. Bring back Ike Davis!

4. Testosteraun Braun (2,328 points, 8-6, last week 3): The Braunies have been slipping recently, and they're in danger of dropping to fifth place if their performance doesn't improve. GYST guy: Hunter Pence, like the rest of the Giants, has been awful recently, posting 7 zeroes in the past 2 weeks. That's a huge drop for one of FBLG's top early-season performers.

5. Arbitration Losers (2,312 points, 6-8, last week 5): Tim's bunch had a strong week, but it wasn't enough in a 4-point loss to the Rookies. And now Matt Kemp is injured again. GYST guy: Brandon Crawford was looking like a late-round gem. After scoring 2 points in the past 2 weeks, Crawford is hitting .259 and not helping the Arbitration Losers at all.

6. Going Going Gonzo (2,257 points, 5-9, last week 6): A rough week for Jon's team leaves an uphill climb for the remainder of the season. At least Dan Uggla is hitting more. GYST guy: It's easy to pick on B.J. Upton, but it's been obvious for a while that this won't be his year. Instead, we wonder what the heck happened to Ian Kennedy. If last season (15-12, 4.02) was a down year after he won 21 games in 2011, what is this (3-4, 5.16)?

7. Pitch You Blockhead (2,195 points, 9-5, last week 7): Shin-Soo Choo and Cole Hamels have been benched, and Yasmani Grandal is done for the season. It's not a happy time for Scott's crew. GYST guy: By posting a minus-3 last week and 3 this week, Pablo Sandoval has been just as effective as an empty space at third base (albeit a very large space). Sandoval is hitting .259 with 8 homers — and a .298 on-base percentage.

8. Rookies (2,176 points, 6-8, last week 8): With the Nationals finally hitting, it's a scary time to face Henry's 1-2 punch of Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez. But is it too late? GYST guy: Jason Heyward missed a lot of time with appendicitis, but he hasn't exactly been playing at an all-star level since he returned. Heyward, tabbed by many to have a breakout season, is hitting .228 with 7 homers in 62 games.

9. Silver State Sagebrushers (2,016 points, 4-10, last week 9): It might be a lost season, with great performances from Clayton Kershaw and David Wright but inconsistency from everyone else. GYST guy: At the end of April, Justin Upton was hitting .298 with 12 homers and 19 RBIs. He's currently hitting .243 with 15 homers and 39 RBIs. So much for Atlanta's vaunted "Up, Up and a Hey" outfield.


10. Fresh Fish (1,991 points, 3-11, last week 10): Ryan Howard might be done for the season, and Brandon League has lost his job. Team turmoil continues to struggle. GYST guy: The cleanup spot for the Diamondbacks would seem to be a gold mine for points, and Miguel Montero has been a good run producer for years. But this year, he's hitting .227 with 6 homers and 31 RBIs.

Week 14: Sunday's report

Bryce Harper got it done with his bat and his legs.

STUDS: Patrick Corbin (LGM) had an RBI double, scored a run and struck out 10 while allowing 1 run in an 8-inning win. Bryce Harper (Misfits) had 3 steals, 3 singles, 2 runs and 1 RBI. Domonic Brown (Muumuu) tripled, homered, scored twice and drove in 2. Aaron Hill (Muumuu) had 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and a steal. Stephen Strasburg (Rookies) had an RBI single, scored a run and allowed 4 runs while striking out 9 in a 6-inning win. Lance Lynn (LGM) allowed 2 runs and struck out 7 in a 7-inning win.

DUDS: Sergio Romo (Braun) allowed 3 runs and took the loss while striking out 1 in 0.2 inning. Garrett Jones (Fish) went 0 for 5 with an error.

Final head-to-head scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 196, Testosteraun Braun 173
Manwaring a Muumuu 180, Silver State Sagebrushers 166
Misfits 162, Pitch You Blockhead 138
Rookies 178, Arbitration Losers 174
Fresh Fish 155, Going Going Gonzo 136