Week 10: Saturday roundup

How bad was it for Ryan Vogelsong? He threw 42 of his 81 pitches for strikes and walked Nick Ahmed with the bases loaded.

Studs: Gerrit Cole (Bryce) allowed 1 earned run and struck out 7 in a 6-inning win. Kris Bryant (CM) had 2 doubles, a single and 3 runs. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) hit a 2-run homer and a 2-run double. 

Duds: Ryan Vogelsong (FF) gave up 4 runs in a 3.2-inning loss. Jimmy Nelson (PYB) gave up 7 runs in a 5-innings loss. 

Scores

Retire 144, Rookies 125

Misfits 183 Soler Eclipse 113

Bryce is Right 154, PYB 127

Chateau Marmol 146, Arbitration Losers 118 

Already Zaun 112, Fresh Fish 110 

Week 10: Friday roundup

Jaime Garcia managed to pitch 8 innings without getting hurt.

Studs: Jaime Garcia (CM) had an RBI single, got the win and struck out 6 in 8 shutout innings. Todd Frazier (Bryce) homered, doubled, stole a base, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Clayton Kershaw (R21) allowed 1 run in 6.2 innings and struck out 11. Mike Fiers (Misfits) struck out 8 and allowed 3 runs in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) allowed 6 runs in a 3.1-inning loss. Matt Kemp (Misfits) and Kolten Wong (PYB) each went 0 for 3 with an error. Will Middlebrooks (SE) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: The Rookies activate OF Corey Dickerson from the DL and bench Brandon Barnes.

Scores

Retire 103, Rookies 98

Misfits 154, Soler Eclipse 95

Bryce is Right 109, PYB 105

Chateau Marmol 123, Arbitration Losers 96 

Already Zaun 107, Fresh Fish 97 

Week 10: Thursday roundup

Keep an eye on this Stanton fellow. He's a pretty good hitter.

Studs: Freddie Freeman (FF) was a triple short of a cycle and drove in 2. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) hit a 3-run homer and an RBI single. 

Duds: Carlos Gonzalez (FF) went 0 for 4 with an error. Anthony Rendon (AL) went 1 for 3 but was caught stealing and made an error. Matt Duffy (Bryce) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Transactions: Already Zaun activates OF Wil Myers, benches Hunter Pence and signs Randal Grichuk. Misfits sign SP Williams Perez.

Scores

Rookies 84, Retire 74

Misfits 118, Soler Eclipse 66

PYB 98, Bryce is Right 74

Chateau Marmol 97, Arbitration Losers 73 

Already Zaun 84, Fresh Fish 76 

Week 10: Wednesday Roundup

This hirsute second baseman has more homers than Kris Bryant, Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Carlos Gomez, Ryan Zimmerman, Chase Utley, Neil Walker and many, many others.

Studs: Paul Goldschmidt (Soler) was 4 for 4 with a double, homer and 2 RBIs. Danny Espinosa (Soler) homered, doubled and scored twice. Jake Arrieta (AZ) allowed 3 runs and struck out 8 in a 6-inning win. Carlos Martinez (AZ) singled twice, scored a run and struck out 4 in a 6.1-inning win, allowing 2 runs. Buster Posey (AL) had 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. Charlie Morton (R21) struck out 6 and allowed no runs in a 7.1-inning win. Joe Panik (Chateau) homered, hit 2 singles, scored twice and drove in 2. Yasiel Puig (Bryce) was 4 for 4 with a double, a homer, 2 runs and 3 RBIs.

Duds: Matt Harvey (Soler) gave up 7 earned and only struck out 2 in a 6-inning loss. Martin Prado (Rookies) was 0 for 4 with an error. Brandon Barnes (Rookies) singled and made an error.

Transactions: Soler Eclipse place OF Matt Holliday on the DL and sign OF Will Venable to replace him in the lineup and OF Gerardo Parra to fill an empty bench spot.

Scores

Retire 72, Rookies 65
Misfits 97, Soler Eclipse 59

PYB 85, Bryce is Right 62

Chateau Marmol 79, Arbitration Losers 72 

Fresh Fish 62, Already Zaun 62

Week 10: Tuesday roundup

That's a 39-point day for Chris Heston. Not bad!

Studs: Chris Heston (Misfits) singled twice, drove in 2 and struck out 11 in a no-hitter against the Mets. Joey Votto (R21) went deep 3 times, drove in 4 and scored 4 runs. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) hit a pair of solo homers. 

Duds: The Mets, obviously. Plus Ian Desmond (CM), who saw he'd been activated in FBLG and went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

Rookies 50, Retire 34

Misfits 82, Soler Eclipse 27

PYB 70, Bryce is Right 31

Arbitration Losers 44, Chateau Marmol 40

Fresh Fish 48, Already Zaun 26

Week 10: Monday roundup

Rubby De La Rosa gave up 10 hits to the Dodgers. The good news is that 7 of them were singles.

Studs: Mike Bolsinger (CM) struck out 8 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. Jimmy Nelson (PYB) got the win and fanned 7 in 6 shutout innings. Giancarlo Stanton (Misfits) had a 2-run homer, 2 doubles and 2 runs. Troy Tulowitzki (AZ) had a 3-run homer, doubled and scored twice.

Duds: Rubby De La Rosa (AZ) gave up 9 runs in a 5-inning loss. Matt Carpenter (AZ) went 0 for 3 with an error. J.T. Realmuto (AZ) singled and erred. Starling Marte (R21) went 0 for 4 with an error. John Lackey (SE) gave up 10 runs — but only 8 were earned — in a 4-inning loss. 

Scores

Rookies 30, Retire 6

Misfits 27, Soler Eclipse 5

PYB 46, Bryce is Right 8

Chateau Marmol 28, Arbitration Losers 24 

Fresh Fish 23, Already Zaun 11

Week 10 Transactions and Lineups

The supposed "ace" of the Brewers rotation has now been cut by two FBLG teams this season.
That tells you about all you need to know about the situation in Milwaukee.

Players acquired

• Pitch You Blockhead sign 1B Yonder Alonso (June move #1).
• The Bryce is Right sign SP Chad Bettis (June move #1).
• Chateau Marmol sign SP Jaime Garcia (June move #1).

Players released

• SP Kyle Lohse
• C Carlos Ruiz
• SP Jon Niese
• OF Andre Ethier
• SP Anthony DeSclafani

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench OF Jay Bruce; activate OF Brandon Barnes.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Tim Lincecum; activate SP Charlie Morton.
• Misfits: Bench 3B Alex Guerrero; activate 3B Justin Turner.
• Soler Eclipse: Bench 2B Jace Peterson and SP Alex Wood; activate 2B Danny Espinosa and SP Bartolo Colon.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Mark Trumbo, 1B Yangervis Solarte, SP Jason Hammel and SP Lance Lynn; activate OF Nori Aoki, 1B Yonder Alonso, SP Jimmy Nelson and SP A.J. Burnett.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench SP Carlos Frias; place SP Archie Bradley on DL; activate 3B Jake Lamb from DL to bench; activate SP Julio Teheran and SP Chad Bettis.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SP Andrew Cashner, SS Brandon Crawford and OF Christian Yelich; activate SP Jaime Garcia, SS Ian Desmond and OF Jason Heyward.
• Arbitration Losers: None.
• Already Zaun: Bench C Miguel Montero; activate C J.T. Realmuto.
• Fresh Fish: None.

The Check Swing: Week 9

When he's not hitting home runs, Jay Bruce is preparing to play Bill Haley in a movie about rockabilly in the 1950s.

What a wild week in FBLG. Plenty of high scores to go around but no movement in the standings. On the other hand, we have three one-loss teams — and the Fish finally found the win column!

1. Retire 21 (8-1, 1,744 points, last week 1): A 240-point week? That's what happens when Clayton Kershaw and Hairball deGrom combine for 88 points in four starts.

2. Already Zaun (8-1, 1,670 points, last week 2): Raise your hand if you're a healthy outfielder. Mr. Cuddyer, I see your hand is halfway up. Messrs. Braun, Pence and Myers aren't moving.

3. Pitch You Blockhead (8-1, 1,642 points, last week 3): A 230-point week with zero from Yangervis Solarte and 2 from Mark Trumbo? Look out, FBLG.

4. Soler Eclipse (4-5, 1,516 points, last week 4): It's not often you score 176 points and get blown out, but that's what Retire 21 is doing to people these days. 

5. Arbitration Losers (4-5, 1,478 points, last week 5): Tim's team fell 1 point short of taking down Already Zaun. It's pretty easy to point the blame at Jon Lester (0) and Noah Syndergaard (4). 

6. Rookies (5-4, 1,474 points, last week 6): Henry eked out a 4-point win against Bryce thanks to a 10-point Sunday from Jay Bruce. This time, The Bruce is Right.

7. The Bryce is Right (2-7, 1,453 points, last week 7): If only Lucas Duda (3), Carlos Frias (4) or Archie Bradley (-2) had been better. Right, Bill? 

8. Chateau Marmol (4-5, 1,439 points, last week 8): What kind of week was it for Matt? His team put up the lowest point total (166) despite 58 points combined from Anthony Rizzo and A.J. Pollock.

9. Fresh Fish (1-8, 1,343 points, last week 9): Eight players on the disabled list — and now, one victory.

10. Misfits (1-8, 1,339 points, last week 10): Reid's boys put up 199 points against a winless team and still lost. That hurts. 

Week 9: Sunday roundup

Jhonny Peralta almost lifted Arbitration Losers past Already Zaun with his performance in the final game of the week.

Studs: Zack Greinke (PYB) went 2 for 2, scored a run, struck out 8 and allowed 1 run in 6.2 innings. Curtis Granderson (Misfits) hit a pair of solo homers. Jacob deGrom (R21) struck out 10 and allowed 2 earned runs in a 7-inning win. Jay Bruce (Rookies) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer. Gerrit Cole (Bryce) scored a run and got the win while striking out 7 in 7 shutout innings. Kris Bryant (CM) was a homer short of a cycle and scored twice. Jhonny Peralta (AL) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. Johnny Cueto (FF) singled and got the win while fanning 9 in 7 shutout innings. 

Duds: None? Again?

Scores

Already Zaun 178, Arbitration Losers 177 

Rookies 181, Bryce is Right 177

Retire 240, Soler Eclipse 176

Fresh Fish 202, Misfits 199

PYB 230, Chateau Marmol 166