Playoffs, Week 2: Saturday's Roundup

Brandon Finnegan flirted with a no-hitter
against the Dodgers. 

Studs: It was a good day to be a lefty with an ERA well over 4.00. Brandon Finnegan (R) doubled, scored twice and carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning. He finished with 8 Ks and 1 hit allowed in 7 shutout innings. Robbie Ray (LY) allowed only 1 hit — a solo homer — and struck out 13 Padres in a 7-inning win. Adam Duvall (LGM) and Kris Bryant (R21) each had a 3-run homer and an RBI single and scored twice. Ben Zobrist (HE) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Anthony Rendon (LGM) went 4 for 5 with a double, an RBI and 3 runs. Cesar Hernandez (GH) was a triple short of a cycle and scored twice. Max Scherzer (M) had a pair of RBI singles, scored a run, struck out 6 and allowed 4 runs in a 6.1-inning win. 

Duds: Andrew McCutchen (R21) and Yangervis Solarte (GH) each went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 200 (362), 7) Rookies 164 (327)

6) Hundley Eyes 183 (338), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 136 (309)

5) Misfits 166 (321), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 110 (260)

1) Fresh Fish 183 (has already advanced)

8) Arbitration Losers 154

Goldschmidt Happens 137

Retire 21 168

Playoffs, Week 2: Friday's Roundup

Hit machine Jean Segura is congratulated by the world's worst pitching coach, Mike Butcher.

Studs: J.T. Realmuto (R21) went 3 for 3 with a homer, 2 runs and a runner caught stealing. Jean Segura (HE) went 5 for 6 with 2 RBIs, a run and 3 steals. Joey Votto (AL) hit a 3-run homer, singled, had an RBI walk and scored twice. Jonathan Villar (R) homered, singled, stole a base and scored 3 times. Seung-Hwan Oh (M) struck out 2 in 2 innings and got the win. 

Duds: Aroldis Chapman (HE) allowed 2 runs — 1 earned — and took the loss in 0.1 inning. Jeanmar Gomez (PYB) allowed 2 runs in 1 inning. James Shields (LGM) allowed 3 homers and 7 runs — only 6 earned — in a 4.2-inning loss. Derek Norris (M) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 154 (316), 7) Rookies 127 (290)

6) Hundley Eyes 162 (317), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 115 (288)

5) Misfits 130 (285), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 100 (250)

1) Fresh Fish 159 (has already advanced)

8) Arbitration Losers 140

Goldschmidt Happens 125

Retire 21 131

Playoffs, Week 2: Thursday's Roundup

Days like Kris Bryant had yesterday will just make it that much sadder when the Cubs choke in the postseason.

Studs: Kris Bryant (R21) was 5-for-5 with 2 homers, a double, 4 runs and 5 RBIs. Shame on the middle of the Cubs order for not getting Kris the coveted 5 5 5 5 line. 5 4 5 5 just doesn't have the same ring. Justin Turner (Misfits) went Overdrive on the Phillies, homering, doubling and driving in 3. Madison Bumgarner (AL) hit a 2-run homer and struck out 6 in 5 innings, allowing 4 runs in a win. Dan Straily (Rookies) outdueled Jose Fernandez, allowing 2 runs and striking out 7 in a 6-inning win.

Duds: Jacob deGrom (PYB) was roughed up by the Giants, allowing 8 runs on 13 hits in a 5-inning loss. Dee Gordon (LGM) had a hit and an error.

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 115 (277), 7) Rookies 89 (252)

6) Hundley Eyes 150 (305), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 88 (261)

5) Misfits 102 (257), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 86 (236)

1) Fresh Fish 127 (has already advanced)

8) Arbitration Losers 106

Goldschmidt Happens 101

Retire 21 95

Playoffs, Week 2: Wednesday's Roundup

Noted speedster Yasmany Tomas now has 25 homers, 21 doubles and 1 triple.

Studs: Yasmany Tomas (FF) homered twice, tripled, scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Adrian Gonzalez (FF) hit a 3-run homer and a 2-run homer. Jonathan Lucroy (FF) had a solo homer and a 2-run double. Brandon Phillips (R) had 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, a run and a steal. Trea Turner (LY) scored twice and had a double, a triple and a sac fly. Jon Lester (M) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 6.2-inning win. Carlos Martinez (LGM) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Stephen Strasburg (R) had a classic Coors Field blowup, allowing 9 runs and fanning 3 in a 1.2-inning loss. Martin Prado (FF) went 1 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 88 (250), 7) Rookies 52 (215)

6) Hundley Eyes 107 (262), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 74 (247)

5) Misfits 94 (249), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 66 (216)

1) Fresh Fish 106 (has already advanced)

8) Arbitration Losers 81

Goldschmidt Happens 83

Retire 21 70

Playoffs, Week 2: Tuesday's Roundup

Mighty Thor hit his third homer of the year and earned his 10th win.

Studs: Howie Kendrick (FF) was a double shy of the cycle, scored twice and drove in 3. Jason Hammel (FF) singled, doubled and struck out 7 in 7 shutout innings to earn the win. Tucker Barnhart (Rookies) hit a grand slam and threw out a base-stealer. Anthony DeScalfani (PYB) allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 in a 6-inning win. D.J. LeMahieu (AL) tripled, homered and scored three runs. Yasmani Grandal (HE) homered, singled twice, scored 3 runs, drove in 3 and threw out a base-stealer. Noah Syndergaard (HE) hit a 2-run homer and struck out 8 in a 5.2-inning win, allowing 2 earned runs. Kenta Maeda (HE) allowed 2 earned runs and struck out 9 in a 6-inning win. Aroldis Chapman (HE) struck out 2 and earned saves in both games of a doubleheader.

Duds: Josh Reddick (PYB) scored a run and made an error. Braden Shipley (GH) allowed 7 runs (6 earned) and struck out no one in a 5-inning loss. Jordy Mercer (R21) went 0-for-3 with an error.

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 54, 7) Rookies 42

6) Hundley Eyes 83 (238), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 33 (206)
5) Misfits 49 (204), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 45 (195)

1) Fresh Fish 71 (has already advanced)
8) Arbitration Losers 56
Goldschmidt Happens 63

Retire 21 51

Playoffs, Week 2: Monday's Roundup

The Diamondbacks ordered a double-double of Beef Welington on Monday, apparently.

Studs: Drew Pomeranz (R21) earned his first win with Boston, striking out 6 and allowing 2 runs in 7.2 innings. Gregory Polanco (Misfits) homered and drove in 4. Welington Castillo (GH) enjoyed his first day playing for Bill, doubling twice, singling twice, scoring twice and driving in 2. Dbacks and GH teammate Paul Goldschmidt was a homer shy of the cycle and scored 3 runs. Robbie Ray (LY) doubled and struck out 5 in 5 innings, allowing 1 earned run in a win.

Duds: Adeiny Hechavarria (FF) singled and scored, but also committed two errors.

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 38, 7) Rookies 16

3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 13 (186), 6) Hundley Eyes 9 (164)
5) Misfits 31 (186), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 13 (163)

1) Fresh Fish 17 (has already advanced)
8) Arbitration Losers 12
Goldschmidt Happens 31

Retire 21 26

Week 20 (Playoffs, Week 2) Transactions and Lineups

Considering it's a key week in three playoff battles, it's a quiet day in FBLG Blogland.

Players acquired

• Goldschmidt Happens sign SP Braden Shipley (August move #2).

Players released

• OF Ichiro Suzuki
• RP Jonathan Papelbon

Trade

• Hundley Eyes trade C Welington Castillo to Goldschmidt Happens for OF Gerardo Parra.

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• none on Fresh Fish
• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) 
• 3B Jung-Ho Kang (The Lumbar Yard)
• OF Michael Conforto (Goldschmidt Happens)
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson (Misfits)
• none on LG&M
• SP Matt Cain (PYB)
• IF/OF Kike Hernandez (Arbitration Losers)
• 3B/SS Jhonny Peralta (Hundley Eyes)
• none on Retire 21

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

• OF Melvin Upton Jr. (LY), SP Jeff Locke (Rookies) and C Cameron Rupp (Rookies) are also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: None.
• Rookies: None.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench SP Jeremy Hellickson; activate SP Homer Bailey.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench C Miguel Montero; place SP Michael Wacha on DL; activate C Welington Castillo, OF Jorge Soler and SP Braden Shipley.
• Misfits: None.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench SS Eduardo Nunez; place OF Giancarlo Stanton and SP Adam Conley on DL; activate SS Addison Russell and OF Odubel Herrera.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench SP Tyler Chatwood; activate from DL and place on bench OF Peter Bourjos; activate SP Christian Friedrich.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 3B Jedd Gyorko and OF Curtis Granderson; place SP Zach Eflin on DL; activate from DL and place on bench 3B Jose Reyes; activate SP Gio Gonzalez, 3B Matt Duffy (from DL) and OF Joc Pederson.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench SP Zach Davies; activate SP Jerad Eickhoff.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Tyler Anderson; activate SP Drew Pomeranz.

Playoffs, Week 1: The Check Swing

How long has it been since they tested Ryan Braun?

1. Fresh Fish (3,340 points, last week 1): The Fish rode a 213-point week to a first-round victory despite a tough challenge from the Arbitration Losers. You might not have expected Tom Koehler (29) and Howie Kendrick (26) to be the ones leading the charge, though. 

2. Hundley Eyes (3,262 points, last week 2): Sad performances from too many key players leave the Eyes in an 18-point hole going into the second week of their matchup with the Fightin' Zevons. Thanks for your help, James Loney (4), Noah Syndergaard (5), Marcell Ozuna (6) and Ben Zobrist (8). 

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (3,244 points, last week 3): Sure, LGM got big weeks from John Lackey (30) and Julio Urias (22) to take the lead over the commissioners, but the price was awfully high: Giancarlo Stanton is out for the season (again). 

4. Arbitration Losers (3,209 points, last week 5): How cruel can FBLG be? Tim's team put up 195 points and still got eliminated from the playoffs. The Losers had to win both weeks against the top-seeded Fish to advance. Ryan Braun (31) and Joey Votto (30) sure did their part. 

5. Rookies (3,185 points, last week 4): Henry's team takes a 1-point lead into the second week of its matchup against The Lumbar Yard. Eugenio Suarez (21) and Chris Carter (20) were good; Stephen Strasburg (3) and Jonathan Villar (5) were bad. 

6. Pitch You Blockhead (3,172 points, last week 5): Scott's team trails the Misfits by 5, so we have another matchup that could go down to the wire. Zack Cozart (17) was the team's leading scorer, which should never be the case. Wilson Ramos (6) and Wil Myers (9) picked the wrong time to cool off. 

For posting a 0, batting .189 this season and once looking
like this, Derek Norris is our Dud of the Week. 

7. The Lumbar Yard (3,159 points, last week 7): Adam Wainwright and Jake Lamb combined for -5 points. Bryce Harper played once and scored 5 points. Trea Turner and Chris Owings scored 25 points each. We have no idea what all of this means. 

8. Misfits (3,078 points, last week 8): Brandon Moss (23) and Seung-Hwan Oh (20) helped the Misfits take the lead against PYB despite the struggles of Derek Norris (0) and Daniel Descalso (6). Max Scherzer, Scott Kazmir and Matt Moore could be in line for double starts this week, too. 

9. Retire 21 (3,077 points, last week 9): Ray's bunch picked a perfect time to erupt for a 202-point week, didn't they? Freddie Freeman (33) and Steven Matz (33) tore it up, and new addition Jaime Garcia (16) looked darn good. 

10. Goldschmidt Happens (2,839 points, last week 10): Charlie Blackmon scored 48 points. Forty-eight! And only 2 of those games were at Coors Field! In typical Rockies fashion, though, Colorado went 1-6 this week. Oh, also, Gerrit Cole (-1), Vincent Velasquez (-1) and Miguel Montero (0) were terrible. 

Playoffs, Week 1: Sunday's Roundup

Is that Steven Matz or Mets legend Bobby Ojeda? 

Studs: Seung-Hwan Oh (M) struck out 4 in a 1.2-inning save. Charlie Blackmon (GH) was a triple short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored 3 times. Anthony Rizzo (LY) homered, singled twice and drove in 3. Joey Votto (AL) homered, doubled and drove in 3. Ryan Braun (AL) homered twice, doubled, scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Steven Matz (R21) took a no-hitter into the 8th inning, got the win and struck out 8 in a 7.1-inning win. Josh Harrison (R21) went 4 for 6 with a double, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. 

Duds: Jake Lamb (GH), Derek Norris (M) and Alex Dickerson (PYB) went 0-fer and made errors. Daniel Descalso (M) scored and erred. Corey Seager (GH) singled and erred. Nolan Arenado (PYB) went 2 for 5 with 2 errors. Tyler Chatwood (PYB) made an error, allowed a ton of baserunners and a handful of runs, and took the loss. Zack Greinke (AL) struck out 3 but allowed 9 runs on 10 hits in a 1.2-inning loss. Ben Zobrist (HE) went 0 for 3 with a sac fly and an error. Santiago Casilla (R21) gave up a 3-run homer and took the loss, but he did strike out 1 in his messy inning. 

Scores

1) Fresh Fish 213, 8) Arbitration Losers 195 (FF advances)

7) Rookies 163, 2) The Lumbar Yard 162

3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 173, 6) Hundley Eyes 155

5) Misfits 155, 4) Pitch You Blockhead 150

Goldschmidt Happens 153

Retire 21 202

Playoffs, Week 1: Saturday's Roundup

Former Oregon Ducks pitcher Tyler Anderson could take a lesson from LeGarrette Blount.
Now THAT guy knew how to get ejected with a flourish! 

Studs: Trea Turner (LY) was a double short of a cycle and scored 3 runs. Eugenio Suarez (R) hit a 3-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Kyle Hendricks (LGM) struck out 12 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning no-decision. Giancarlo Stanton (LGM) homered, singled twice and drove in 3. Madison Bumgarner (AL) shut down the Orioles, getting the win and striking out 8 in 7 scoreless innings. Joey Votto (AL) went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and a run. 

Duds: Gerrit Cole (GH) struck out 3 in 4.1 innings, but he allowed 12 hits and 6 runs — 5 earned — and took the loss. Tyler Anderson (R21) fanned 2 and allowed 4 runs in a 3-inning loss in which he was ejected. 

Transaction: Fresh Fish place OF Matt Holliday on the DL and replace him with Yasmany Tomas.

Scores

1) Fresh Fish 177, 8) Arbitration Losers 167

7) Rookies 159, 2) The Lumbar Yard 132

3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 147, 6) Hundley Eyes 135

4) Pitch You Blockhead 137, 5) Misfits 131

Goldschmidt Happens 133

Retire 21 160