Week 13: Saturday's Roundup

Either Scott Kazmir was really good or the Rockies were really bad.

There was no Friday blog. To make
it up to you, here's a bonus photo of
"Beef" Welington covered in Gatorade.
It's a delicacy in Phoenix. 

Studs: Scott Kazmir (M) got the win and struck out 10 in 6 shutout innings. Adam Wainwright (LY) got the win and struck out 5 in 7 shutout innings. Welington Castillo (HE) had an RBI double, hit the game-winning 3-run homer and scored twice. Freddie Freeman (R21) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. 

Duds: Jonathan Villar (R) and Jean Segura (PYB) each singled and erred.

Transaction: Arbitration Losers sign SP Bud Norris. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 164, Retire 21 159

Fresh Fish 146, Goldschmidt Happens 130

The Lumbar Yard 190, Pitch You Blockhead 140

Misfits 153, Hundley Eyes 134

Lawyers, Guns & Money 154, Rookies 120

Week 13: Thursday's Roundup

FBLG free agent Danny Espinosa blasted a grand slam and a 3-run homer. 

Studs: Brandon Belt (M) had a 2-run double and a 2-run single and scored. Gio Gonzalez (AL) allowed 4 runs but struck out 9 in a 6-inning win. 

Dud: Martin Prado (FF) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 129, Retire 21 82

Goldschmidt Happens 100, Fresh Fish 81

The Lumbar Yard 120, Pitch You Blockhead 68

Misfits 100, Hundley Eyes 86

Lawyers, Guns & Money 129, Rookies 57

Week 13: Wednesday's Roundup

Jake Peavy was responsible for more homers (2) than strikeouts (0).

Studs: Max Scherzer (M) got the win and struck out 10 in 7.1 shutout innings. Daniel Murphy (LY) hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer. Kyle Hendricks (LGM) drove in a run and fanned 5 while allowing 2 runs in a 6.2-inning win. Ryan Braun (AL) had a 2-run homer and a 2-run double. 

Duds: Jake Peavy (R) lasted 3.1 innings and allowed 7 runs — 3 earned — in a loss. Maikel Franco (HE) went 0 for 4 with an error. Angel Pagan (PYB) went 0 for 3 with an error. Yasiel Puig (PYB) and Matt Carpenter (R21) each singled and erred. 

Scores

Arbitration Losers 81, Retire 21 55

Goldschmidt Happens 100, Fresh Fish 60

The Lumbar Yard 109, Pitch You Blockhead 51

Misfits 82, Hundley Eyes 80

Lawyers, Guns & Money 101, Rookies 52

Week 13: Tuesday's Roundup

We don't know what you were doing at 19, but it probably wasn't earning your first big-league win.

Studs: Julio Urias (GH) earned his first major league win, striking out 6 and allowing 2 runs in 6 innings and adding an RBI single. Matt Carpenter (R21) and Bryce Harper (LY) each doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in 2. Brandon Crawford (AL) was a homer short of the cycle and drove in 5. Wil Myers (PYB) hit a 3-run homer and stole a base. Carlos Gonzalez (LGM) had a homer, 3 singles and 5 RBIs. Giancarlo Stanton (LGM) homered, singled twice and drove in 3.

Duds: Joey Votto (AL) went 0-fer with an error. Brad Ziegler (PYB) allowed 2 runs, blew the save and took the loss.

Scores

Arbitration Losers 50, Retire 21 44

Goldschmidt Happens 86, Fresh Fish 45

The Lumbar Yard 86, Pitch You Blockhead 38

Hundley Eyes 69, Misfits 51

Lawyers, Guns & Money 59, Rookies 34

Week 13: Monday's Roundup

The ever-dreamy Kris Bryant scored 20 points — even against the Reds, that's a lot.

Studs: Kris Bryant (R21) had the game of a lifetime, going 5 for 5 with 3 homers, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs and 4 runs. He's the first player since 1913 to hit 3 homers and 2 doubles in a game. That's just absurd! Vincent Velasquez (GH) doubled and got the win while striking out 7 in 5 shutout innings. Ben Revere (LY) went 4 for 5 with an RBI, 3 runs and 3 steals. Joey Votto (AL) stole a base, hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer, and scored 3 runs. Joe Ross (LY) singled, scored, struck out 7 and allowed 4 runs in a 6-inning win. Anthony Rendon (LGM) singled twice, scored twice, drove in 3 and stole a base. Carlos Gonzalez (LGM) hit a 3-run homer, singled and scored twice. Jon Gray (HE) struck out 8 and allowed 4 runs in a 7-inning win.  

Duds: Jeff Samardzija (PYB) allowed 6 runs and struck out only 2 in a 6-inning loss. Stephen Piscotty (HE) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Retire 21 28, Arbitration Losers 21

Goldschmidt Happens 30, Fresh Fish 18

The Lumbar Yard 59, Pitch You Blockhead 12

Hundley Eyes 29, Misfits 21

Lawyers, Guns & Money 23, Rookies 18

Week 13 Transactions and Lineups

How could the Mets demote that face?

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SP Jake Peavy (June move #2) and SP Jeff Locke (June move #3).
• The Lumbar Yard sign C Willson Contreras (bonus move).
• Goldschmidt Happens steal SP Junior Guerra (June move #3) from Arbitration Losers.
• Pitch You Blockhead sign RP Brad Ziegler (June move #2) and steal OF Angel Pagan (June move #3) from The Lumbar Yard.

Players released

• SP Raisel Iglesias
• RP Jeanmar Gomez
• OF Michael Conforto

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• SP James Shields (Fresh Fish)
• C Tony Wolters (Rookies)
• OF Trayce Thompson (The Lumbar Yard)
• 2B Cesar Hernandez (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• 2B Chase Utley (LG&M)
• SP Colin Rea (PYB)
• IF/OF Kike Hernandez (Arbitration Losers)
• OF Denard Span (Hundley Eyes)
• SS Freddy Galvis (Retire 21)

Please email the commish by first pitch Saturday to change your unprotected player.

• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) is also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: None.
• Rookies: Bench SP Brandon Finnegan; place SP Stephen Strasburg on DL; activate SP Jake Peavy.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench SP Shelby Miller, SP Jeremy Hellickson and OF Trayce Thompson; activate SP Robbie Ray, SP Tanner Roark and OF Melvin Upton, Jr..
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench 3B Javier Baez and SP Wei-Yin Chen; activate 3B David Freese and SP Vincent Velasquez (from DL).
• Misfits: None.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench SP Aaron Nola; activate SP Adam Conley.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Ichiro Suzuki and SS Zach Cozart; move Jean Segura from 2B to SS; activate OF Angel Pagan, RP Brad Ziegler and 2B Joe Panik.
• Arbitration Losers: None.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench 3B Jhonny Peralta, SP Kenta Maeda and SP Patrick Corbin; activate 3B Maikel Franco, SP Jerad Eickhoff and SP Jon Gray.
• Retire 21: None.

Week 12: The Check Swing

Charlie Blackmon isn't just a good hitter. He's quite adept at sliding, too. 

1. Fresh Fish (2,208 points, 8-4, last week 1): It's hard to blame Clayton Kershaw for a loss, but his 3-point effort on Sunday really hurt the Fish in an 8-point loss to The Lumbar Yard. Jason Hammel (8) and Bartolo Colon (5) share some of the blame because they failed to take advantage of double-start weeks. 

2. Hundley Eyes (2,150 points, 6-6, last week 2): It's a good thing Jose Fernandez (42) was at his best this week because the offense is a horrifying blend of injured (Trevor Story, Matt Adams, Marcell Ozuna) and ineffective (Ben Zobrist, Jhonny Peralta, Welington Castillo). At least the commishes can count on Trevor Rosenthal! 

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,131 points, 7-5, last week 3): The Fightin' Zevons had a solid week, but it wasn't enough in a loss to PYB. The re-acquisition of Justin Bour (25) turned out to be a wise move, and Giancarlo Stanton (24) snapped out of his slump. However, Aaron Nola (-3) was lousy in a pair of appearances. 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (2,095 points, 6-6, last week 5): Jon Jay (0) didn't play and Jeff Samardzija (-1) got rocked, but PYB was able to win thanks to the efforts of Anthony DeSclafani (36), Jean Segura (32) and Nolan Arenado (26). 

5. Arbitration Losers (2,094 points, 6-6, last week 4): The Losers were the lowest-scoring squad in FBLG this week. Jay Bruce (22) continued his comeback season, but Joey Votto (3), Yadier Molina (4), Curtis Granderson (7) and Gio Gonzalez (-1) didn't do much to help. 

Trayce Thompson posted 6 consecutive zeroes
to earn the Dud of the Week Award.

6. Rookies (2,053 points, 5-7, last week 6): Matt Kemp (20) and Cameron Rupp (18) led the way for the Rookies, but it wasn't enough to get the team past Hundley Eyes. Jake Arrieta (7) and Starling Marte (7) didn't live up to their usual standards, and Jonathan Villar (6) had a disappointing week. 

7. Retire 21 (2,047 points, 5-7, last week 7): The Sons of Clemente came oh-so-close in a 3-point loss to the Misfits. Nick Markakis (19) did well in his return to the lineup, and Drew Pomeranz (24) had an outstanding start. Steven Matz's implosion was the real blow. 

8. Misfits (2,013 points, 7-5, last week 8): Aledmys Diaz (28) erupted for the Misfits, who got a big boost from a couple of new additions. Brandon Moss (19) and Derek Norris (19) were crucial in the win against R21. Hector Rondon (5) was the low man -- he pitched only once. 

9. The Lumbar Yard (1,977 points, 7-5, last week 9): The Yard picked up a win thanks to the efforts of Corey Seager (24), Jeremy Hellickson (20), Shelby Miller (18) and Nick Hundley (17). Ben Revere (2) and Trayce Thompson (0) were terrible, though.

10. Goldschmidt Happens (1,806 points, 3-9, last week 10): Charlie Blackmon (38) went berserk to snap GH's streak of disappointments. Paul Goldschmidt (23) appears to be back on track, and Asdrubal Cabrera (16) finally did something worth mentioning. 

Week 12: Sunday's Roundup

Anthony DeSclafani looks different, doesn't he?

Studs: Matt Carpenter (R21) homered twice, tripled and scored 3 runs. Freddie Freeman (R21) was a triple short of a cycle and scored twice. Jose Fernandez (HE) doubled and struck out 13 while allowing 1 run in a 7-inning win. Trevor Story (HE) homered, singled and scored 4 runs. Anthony DeSclafani (PYB) had an RBI single and got the win while fanning 5 in 8 shutout innings. Carlos Gonzalez (LGM) hit a grand slam and singled. Matt Holliday (FF) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. Paul Goldschmidt (GH) had a 2-run triple and a 2-run single. Aledmys Diaz (M) doubled 3 times, scored and drove in a run. Justin Turner (M) homered, doubled and drove in 3.

Duds: Kris Bryant (R21) had a sac fly and an error. Patrick Corbin (HE) gave up 6 runs, allowed 12 baserunners and struck out 1 in 4.1 innings. 

Scores

Goldschmidt Happens 172, Arbitration Losers 137

The Lumbar Yard 159, Fresh Fish 151

Misfits 181, Retire 21 178

Hundley Eyes 155, Rookies 147

Pitch You Blockhead 187, Lawyers, Guns & Money 174