Playoffs Week 6: Friday's Roundup

This man posted a minus-5 AND got hurt. Is Rick worried yet?

Studs: Matt Holliday (AL) hit a 3-run homer, stole a base, singled and scored twice. Madison Bumgarner (Misfits) got the win and fanned 9 in 7 shutout innings. Anthony Rendon (RR) was a triple short of the cycle and scored twice. Adam Wainwright (Tanana) struck out 8 and allowed a run in an 8-inning win. A.J. Pollock (Tanana) homered, singled twice and drove in 4.

Duds: Hyun-Jin Ryu (FF) gave up 4 runs, took the loss and lasted only 1 inning. Billy Hamilton (DZ) was caught stealing for the 22nd time. That seems like a lot. Justin Morneau (Tanana) went 0 for 3 with an error. Justin Turner Overdrive (Tanana) was not takin' care of business, going 0 for 3 with an error. 

Transaction: E-3 gives the broken-down David Wright the boot and adds Cory Spangenberg.

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 122 (320), Misfits 106 (268)

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Ryan's Rangers 146 (293), Tanana in the Tailpipe 107 (302)

Consolation matchups

Pitch You Blockhead 117, Danger Zaun 100

Rookies 92, E-3 80

Arbitration Losers 113, Rocky Mountain High 112

Playoffs Week 6: Thursday's Roundup

Fresh Fish pitcher Bartolo Colon plunked Danger Zaun's Ian
Desmond and Jayson Werth. Then DZ's Mike Fiers hit FF's
Giancarlo Stanton in the face. 

Studs: Francisco Liriano (RR) got the win, allowed 3 hits and struck out 12 in 8 shutout innings. Johnny Cueto (E-3) allowed only 3 hits and fanned 7 without allowing a run in an 8-inning win. Mike Fiers (DZ) got the win and struck out 8 in 5 shutout innings. Anthony Rendon (RR) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Adam LaRoche (PYB) had a 2-run homer and an RBI single and scored twice. 

Dud: Jhonny Peralta (FF) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 119 (317), Misfits 45 (197)

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Ryan's Rangers 117 (264), Tanana in the Tailpipe 74 (269)

Consolation matchups

Danger Zaun 93, Pitch You Blockhead 93

E-3 73, Rookies 71

Rocky Mountain High 111, Arbitration Losers 76

Playoffs Week 6: Wednesday's Roundup

Looks like the Polish sausage is about to make the Duds list.

Studs: Wily Peralta (RR) fanned 5 and allowed 1 run in a 6.2-inning win. He also drove in a run. Dan Haren (RMH) struck out 5 and didn't allow a run in a 7-inning win. 

Duds: Kolten Wong (DZ) made an error and was caught stealing. Asdrubal Cabrera (RMH) singled and committed an error. 

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 110 (308), Misfits 25 (177)

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Ryan's Rangers 69 (216), Tanana in the Tailpipe 66 (261)

Consolation matchups

Pitch You Blockhead 67, Danger Zaun 64

Rookies 66, E-3 50

Rocky Mountain High 96, Arbitration Losers 70

Playoffs Week 6: Tuesday's Roundup

The Misfits' dugout is not a happy place these days.

Studs: Jacob deGrom (AL) got the win and struck out 9 in 8 shutout innings. Devin Mesoraco (FF) homered, doubled, drove in 3 and scored 3 runs. Mike Leake (FF) had an RBI double and fanned 6 while allowing 3 runs in a 6-inning win. Andrew Cashner (DZ) struck out 2 and allowed 2 runs in a 7-inning win. He also lined a 2-run double and scored. Jordan Zimmermann (Rookies) struck out 7 and allowed 2 earned run in a 6-inning win. Marcell Ozuna (PYB) homered, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. 

Duds: Wade Miley (AL) gave up a zillion baserunners but only 3 runs in a 2-inning loss. Francisco Rodriguez (Misfits) gave up 2 homers and 3 runs in a 1-inning loss. Charlie Blackmon (Misfits) went 1 for 4 with an error. Michael Wacha (Misfits) allowed 5 earned runs in a 4-inning loss. Carlos Ruiz (Tanana) went 0 for 3 with an error. Hanley Ramirez (PYB) made 2 errors, but he did steal a base. 

Transaction: Misfits activate 2B Daniel Murphy from the DL and send Aaron Hill to the bench.

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 97 (295), Misfits 13 (165)

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Tanana in the Tailpipe 58 (253), Ryan's Rangers 42 (189)

Consolation matchups

Danger Zaun 50, Pitch You Blockhead 37

Rookies 47, E-3 39

Rocky Mountain High 50, Arbitration Losers 49

Playoffs Week 6: Monday's Roundup

Shelby Miller was scary good.

Studs: Shelby Miller (Tanana) struck out 4 and got the win in 7 shutout innings. Clayton Kershaw (FF) did his usual thing, this time striking out 8 and allowed 1 earned run in an 8-inning win. Starling Marte (RMH) drove in 2 and was a triple short of the cycle. Carl Crawford (RMH) went 4 for 5 with 2 ribbies and a run. 

Duds: Odrisamer Despaigne (Tanana) gave up 6 earned runs in a 4.1-inning loss. Yovani Gallardo (E-3) gave up 3 homers and 5 earned runs in a 3.2-inning loss. Aramis Ramirez (Rookies) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Transaction: Arbitration Losers activate OF Michael Cuddyer and send David Peralta to the bench.

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 43 (241), Misfits 8 (160)

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Tanana in the Tailpipe 41 (236), Ryan's Rangers 18 (165)

Consolation matchups

Pitch You Blockhead 24, Danger Zaun 13

E-3 24, Rookies 14

Rocky Mountain High 22, Arbitration Losers 10

Week 24 (Playoffs, Week 6) Transactions and Lineups

Players acquired

Tanana in the Tailpipe sign SP Shelby Miller (September move #3).

Arbitration Losers sign RP Santiago Casilla (September move #1).

Players released

SS/2B Chris Owings

SP Henderson Alvarez

SP Alfredo Simon

OF Mark Trumbo

RP Rafael Soriano

C Michael McKenry

OF Jon Jay

EDIT: Late trade

Completed just before games start today, Fresh Fish send OF Jayson Werth to Danger Zaun for C Devin Mesoraco.

Lineup changes

E-3: Bench OF Grady Sizemore; activate OF Curtis Granderson.

Fresh Fish: Bench SP Tom Koehler and 1B Mike Morse; move Buster Posey from C to 1B; activate C Devin Mesoraco, SP Mike Leake and OF Matt Kemp.

Rookies: none.

Rocky Mountain High: none.

Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Yangervis Solarte and 2B Joe Panik; activate OF Jay Bruce and 2B Neil Walker.

Tanana in the Tailpipe: Bench OF Mark Trumbo, SP Cole Hamels and SP Tyson Ross; activate OF A.J. Pollock (from DL), SP Odrisamer Despaigne, SP Jon Niese and SP Shelby Miller.

Ryan's Rangers: Bench SP Julio Teheran and OF Oscar Taveras; activate SP Wily Peralta and OF Carlos Gomez.

Misfits: Bench SP John Lackey; activate SP Michael Wacha (from DL) and C Wilin Rosario (from DL)

Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Tim Hudson; activate SP Jacob deGrom and RP Santiago Casilla.

Danger Zaun: Bench OF Ender Inciarte and 2B Arismendy Alcantara; activate C Travis d'Arnaud, OF Jayson Werth and 2B Kolten Wong.

Playoffs Week 5: The Check Swing

1. Fresh Fish (4,011 points): Rick's team took a 46-point lead after the first week of the three-week championship series against the Misfits. With Clayton Kershaw, Buster Posey and Giancarlo Stanton leading the way, the Fish are going to be tough to beat.

2. Danger Zaun (3,988 points): Oh, NOW the Rich/Brian team picks up some wins, improving to 3-0 in the consolation round. Too little, too late, guys. Anyway, forget about Stephen Strasburg; Zack Wheeler is the ace of this team. 

3. Ryan's Rangers (3,789 points): The Steroid Bunch is down 48 points after the first week of the three-week third-place series against the Tailpipers. Can Carlos Gomez and Ryan Braun pull their weight and get this team in gear before it's too late? 

4. Tanana in the Tailpipe (3,784 points): A 195-point week has Matt's team in command of the third-place matchup. Of course, much of that point total can be attributed to double starts for Tyson Ross, Cole Hamels and Adam Wainwright this week. 

Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto are tied for the lead in FBLG
points (441), and Kershaw missed a month because of injury.

5. Arbitration Losers (3,761 points): Tim's team is one of five teams battling for third place in the points race, but the Losers will need more production from Yadier Molina and Matt Holliday than the 15 points they offered this week. 

6. E-3 (3,743 points): Andrew McCutchen is the top-scoring hitter on Adam's team, which is no surprise. Bet you didn't think Jimmy Rollins would be No. 2, though. They're both well behind Johnny Cueto, who would probably win the Cy Young if not for that Kershaw guy.

7. Pitch You Blockhead (3,733 points): Scott's team is 3-0 in the consolation round, and next week's duel against Danger Zaun should be a good one. This would be a good time for Hanley Ramirez to play like 2013 Hanley Ramirez. 

8. Misfits (3,674 points): Reid's five pitchers supplied only 34 points as the Misfits dug themselves a hole in the championship series. Can Aaron Hill and Chris Johnson chip in, or will Rick's team win this thing in a runaway? 

9. Rocky Mountain High (3,496 points): Anthony Rizzo is out. Troy Tulowitzki is out. Carlos Gonzalez is out. The pitching is wildly inconsistent. It's not going well for Jon's team. 

10. Rookies (3,443 points): Only three players (Ervin Santana, Jason Heyward and Jordan Zimmermann) reached double digits in points for Henry's team in a 72-point disaster. Most of the blame can be directed at Atlanta. 

Playoffs Week 5: Sunday's Roundup

That's not a typical pitcher swing.

Studs: Adrian Gonzalez (DZ) hit a pair of 3-run homers. Gerrit Cole (AL) hit a 2-run homer, struck out 8 and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) in a 6-inning win. Zack Wheeler (DZ) singled and fanned 6 while allowing 1 run in a 6-inning win. Adam LaRoche (PYB) hit a pair of solo homers off Cole Hamels. Jhonny Peralta (FF) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Adam Wainwright (Tanana) went the distance in a win against the Brewers, striking out 3 and giving up 1 run. 

Duds: Denard Span (AL) went 0 for 2 an error and a caught stealing. Anthony Rendon (RR) went 1 for 3 with an error. Billy Hamilton (DZ) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Transactions: Effective Saturday, Pitch You Blockhead puts Jay Bruce in for Martin Prado. Tanana in the Tailpipe adds Justin Turner and benches weak-ankled Starlin Castro.

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 198, Misfits 152

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Tanana in the Tailpipe 195, Ryan's Rangers 147

Consolation matchups

Danger Zaun 178, Rookies 72

Pitch You Blockhead 169, Arbitration Losers 150

E-3 160, Rocky Mountain High 123

Playoffs Week 5: Saturday's Roundup

Javier Baez had a rough couple of games. Things only got
worse when Steve Bartman stole his lunch money.

Studs: Lance Lynn (RMH) gave up 5 hits and walked 4, but only 1 of the 3 runs he allowed was earned. He struck out 6 in 6 innings and got the win. Johnny Cueto (E-3) struck out 8 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Justin Morneau (Tanana) hit a 2-run homer and singled 3 times. Francisco Liriano (RR) fanned 9 and got the win in 6 shutout innings. 

Duds: Matt Holliday (AL) went 0 for 4 with 2 errors. In two games, Javier Baez (RR) went 1 for 9 with 7 Ks and an error. 

Championship series (top 3-week total wins)

Fresh Fish 183, Misfits 137

Third-place series (top 3-week total wins)

Tanana in the Tailpipe 149, Ryan's Rangers 118

Consolation matchups

Danger Zaun 139, Rookies 69

Pitch You Blockhead 144, Arbitration Losers 128

E-3 146, Rocky Mountain High 103