Monday, July 6, 2009

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2355 -- Nothing special, just solid production up and down lineup
2. WWJB 2327 -- Two wins and a homer from three pitchers = weekly win
3. Misfits 2300 -- Haren, Oswalt power a 60-point Sunday
4. Goatwhisperers 2261 -- Not a team you want to meet in Week 14
5. Triple-A's 2254 -- Best move of the season: Not giving up on Nolasco
6. Arbitration Losers 2168 -- Sunday was a painful day for the Losers
7. VC Appraisers 2095 --Really hoping David Wright starts to heat up
8. Fresh Fish 2047 -- Ramirez brothers return; now if only the real Santana would return
9. Pickle Bugs 1926 -- Energized Bugs now focus on eighth place
10. Boondock Saints 1895 -- Seven starters failed to score double digits last week

Head-to-head scores

Chico Chuggers 194, VC Appraisers 148
Fresh Fish 145, Goatwhisperers 112
WWJB 186, Arbitration Losers 168
Misfits 235, Pickle Bugs 160
Triple-A's 219, Boondock Saints 119

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2342 -- Chief rivals' struggles allow Chuggers to break away
2. WWJB 2260 -- Will three pitching starts today be enough to rally?
3. Goatwhisperers 2242 -- Lined up for a big week next week
4. Misfits 2240 -- A week full of solid pitching starts
5. Triple-A's 2202 -- Harden's second start (-7) not as good as first
6. Arbitration Losers 2163 -- All hail Tim Lincecum!
7. VC Appraisers 2087 -- Votto-for-Lee deal largely a push so far
8. Fresh Fish 2025 -- Ramirez returns: Manny is back; Aramis starting rehab assignemnt
9. Pickle Bugs 1895 -- Moves to 9th despite blown save of Hanson's win
10. Boondock Saints 1880 -- Now in perfect position to acquire AL players traded to NL

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 181, VC Appraisers 140
Fresh Fish 123, Goatwhisperers 93
Arbitration Losers 161, WWJB 119
Misfits 175, Pickle Bugs 129
Triple-A's 167, Boondock Saints 104

Midweek replacements

On Saturday, Pickle Bugs activated OF Dexter Fowler for OF Mark DeRosa (missed 3 games)

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2253 -- Wainwright scores 20 in a no-decision
2. WWJB 2208 -- Newest catcher apparently Bard from scoring
3. Goatwhisperers 2198 -- Cain, Gallardo, Kershaw allow 2 combined runs = no wins
4. Misfits 2151 -- A whole lot of nothing for Misfits Wednesday
5. Triple-A's 2124 -- Pitchers tallie 53 of 89 points this week
6. Arbitration Losers 2093 -- Zimmermann provides his own run support
7. VC Appraisers 2014 -- Jurrjens takes no-hitter into the seventh
8. Fresh Fish 1966 -- Hey, didn't they used to have Johan Santana?
9. Boondock Saints 1831 -- Lee-for-Votto trade keeps Saints out of cellar ... for now
10. Pickle Bugs 1830 -- Another twist of fate: DeRosa is hurt

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 92, VC Appraisers 67
Fresh Fish 64, Goatwhisperers 49
Arbitration Losers 93, WWJB 67
Misfits 86, Pickle Bugs 64
Triple-A's 89, Boondock Saints 55

Trade announcement

On Tuesday, the Boondock Saints (Bill) completed the season's first trade, sending 1B Joey Votto to the VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) for 1B Derrek Lee

Player acquisitions

Boondock Saints acquired 2B Joe Thurston (July #1)
Arbitration Losers acquired SP Chad Gaudin (July #1)

Midweek replacements

On Wednesday, the Boondock Saints placed SS Khalil Greene on disabled list; activated 2B Joe Thurston; moved 2B Craig Counsell to SS; activated 1B Derrek Lee (acquired in trade) for 1B Joey Votto (traded)

On Wednesday, VC Appraisers activated 1B Joey Votto (acquired in trade) for 1B Derrek Lee (traded)

On Wednesday, Arbitration Losers placed SP Ernesto Bastardo on disabled list; activated SP Chad Gaudin

Monday, June 29, 2009

Top scoring players

Through Sunday's games

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols, WWJB  258
2. Raul Ibanez, Triple-A's 232
3. Prince Fielder, Goatwhisperers 229
4. Orlando Hudson, Goatwhisperers 219
5. Ryan Howard, Misfits 218
5. Hanley Ramirez, Chico's Chuggers 218
7. Chase Utley, Triple-A's 212
8. Shane Victorino, Chico's Chuggers 211
8. Matt Kemp, VC Appraisers 211
10. Brad Hawpe, Chico's Chuggers 210

PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum, Arbitration Losers 235
2. Dan Haren, Misfits 217
3. Josh Johnson, Boondock Saints 216
4. Chad Billingsley, WWJB 209
5. Javier Vazquez, WWJB 209

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton, WWJB 168
2. Heath Bell, Chico's Chuggers 138
3. Francisco Rodriguez, Boondock Saints 130

Week 13 roster moves

Players acquired
C Josh Bard, by WWJB (June No. 3)
OF Nate Schierholz, by Triple-A's (June No. 2)
SS Edgar Renteria, by Misfis (June No. 3)
OF Mark DeRosa, by Pickle Bugs (June No. 3)
SP Kevin Correia by Chico's Chuggers (June No. 4)


Players released
C Wil Nieves, by WWJB
SP Ian Snell, by WWJB
OF Gerardo Parra, by Triple-A's
RP Trevor Hoffman, by Misfits
OF Juan Pierre, by Misfits
3B Mike Fontenot, by Pickle Bugs
SP Jorge De La Rosa, by Chico's Chuggers


Active roster changes


Chico's Chuggers: Benched SP John Lannan; activated SP Zach Duke


Fresh Fish: Benched OF Milton Bradley; activated OF Jeff Franceour


Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Jeremy Hermida; activated OF Ian Stewart



Ventura County Appraisers: Benched 1B Todd Helton; activated 1B Derrek Lee


WWJB: Released C Wil Nieves; moved OF Scott Hairston from DL to bench; activated C Josh Bard


Triple-A's: Released OF Gerardo Parra; benched SP Max Scherzer and SP Andrew Miller; activated SP Rich Harden and SP Randy Wolf


Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Dexter Fowler and SP Todd Wellemeyer; activated OF Mark DeRosa and SP Barry Zito


Arbitration Losers: Placed SP Ernesto Bastardo on disabled list; benched OF Ryan Ludwick; activated OF Mike Cameron


Misfits: Released RP Trevor Hoffman and OF Juan Pierre; benched SP Aaron Cook; activated RP Brad Lidge from disabled list; activated OF Andre Ethier and SP Braden Looper


Boondock Saints: Benched 1B Adam LaRoche; activated 1B Joey Votto from disabled list

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2161 -- Brandon and Lannan provide keys to win on Sunday
2. Goatwhisperers 2149 -- Desperately re-tabulating points from last week in seek of victory
3. WWJB 2141 -- Just haven't been the same without Jesus
4. Misfits 2065 -- Desperately re-tabulating points to make sure they don't lose a victory
5. Triple-A's 2035 -- Unimpressive win, but hey it's a victory
6. Arbitration Losers 2000 -- Three pitching studs last week, and one Bastardo
7. VC Appraisers 1947 -- Not the outing they were hoping to get from Kuroda
8. Fresh Fish 1902 -- Return of Manny only five days away!
9. Boondock Saints 1776 -- A fine year, but a lousy point total
10. Pickle Bugs 1766 -- Get first win of season over someone other than Losers

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 176, WWJB 160
Triple-A's 137, Fresh Fish 130
Misfits 174, Goatwhisperers 173
Arbitration Losers 160, VC Appraisers 147
Pickle Bugs 142, Boondock Saints 118

Player acquisitions

WWJB acquired C Josh Bard (June #3)

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Goatwhisperers 2135 -- Jayson's 13-point day is Werth first place to GGs
2. WWJB 2128 -- Vazquez gives up one run and loses. He sucks!
3. Chico's Chuggers 2125 -- Chuggers' 13-point day isn't worth much at all
4. Misfits 2042 -- Sandoval living up to his high draft selection
5. Triple-A's 2019 -- Haven't clear 17 pts since Wednesday, but still lead for week
6. Arbitration Losers 1981 -- Nothing beats a six-point Saturday
7. VC Appraisers 1929 -- Maholm's modest 10-point win keeps weekly win in sight
8. Fresh Fish 1887 -- Oh happy day! Seven points from Feliz
9. Boondock Saints 1764 -- Last place keeps gets closer and closer
10. Pickle Bugs 1742 -- OK, time for Jimmy Rollins to get back on field

Head-to-head scores

WWJB 147, Chico Chuggers 140
Triple-A's 121, Fresh Fish 115
Goatwhisperers 159, Misfits 151
Arbitration Losers 141, VC Appraisers 129
Pickle Bugs 118, Boondock Saints 106

Friday, June 26, 2009

Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 2112 -- Three pitching starts Friday produce only 12 points
2. Goatwhisperers 2100 -- All four pitchers go Friday, put up 51 points
3. WWJB 2080 -- Friday's scoring: two points each from Pujols, Sanchez, Bourn
4. Misfits 2017 -- Guess he picked the wrong week to sit Andre Ethier
5. Triple-A's 2003 -- Paulino scores ... when he plays
6. Arbitration Losers 1975 -- Oh Bastardo! Pitcher may be headed to DL
7. VC Apprasers 1898 -- Not much exciting to say about Appraisers
8. Fresh Fish 1863 -- T-minus six days until the return of Manny
9. Boondock Saints 1752 -- Good news: Votto off DL; bad news: he doesn't play SS
10. Pickle Bug 1718 -- Rollins tries to regroup on bench

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 127, WWJB 99
Triple-A's 105, Fresh Fish 91
Misfits 126, Goatwhisperers 124
Arbitration Losers 135, VC Appraisers 98
Boondock Saints 94, Pickle Bugs 94

Monday, June 22, 2009

Week 12 roster moves

Players acquired

SP John Lannan (Chico's Chuggers, June No. 3)
RP Huston Street (Goatwhisperers, June No. 3)
2B Luis Castillo (Arbitration Losers, June No. 3)

Players released

RP Chad Qualls
OF Daniel Murphy

Week 12 roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched C Yadier Molina and SP Jorge De La Rosa; activated C Geovany Soto and SP John Lannan.
Fresh Fish: None
Goatwhisperers: Released RP Chad Qualls; benched SP Doug Davis; activated RP Huston Street and SP Yovani Gallardo
VC Appraisers: None
WWJB: Benched SS Clint Barmes; activated SS Troy Tulowitzki
Triple-A's: Benched SS Stephen Drew and SP Randy Wolf; activated SS Ryan Theriot and SP Bronson Arroyo
Pickle Bugs: Benched 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Chris Young and SP Barry Zito; activated 2B Kaz Matsui from disabled list; activated OF Dexter Fowler and SP Todd Wellemeyer
Arbitration Losers: Benched 2B Kelly Johnson; activated 2B Luis Castillo
Misfits: Benched OF Andre Ethier; activated OF Rick Ankiel
Boondock Saints: Placed OF Carlos Beltran on disabled list; benched SP Jonathan Sanchez; moved 1B Casey Kotchman from disabled list to bench; activated OF Chris Duncan and SP Ross Ohlendorf

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1985 -- All four pitchers throw Sunday to help team move into first place
2. WWJB 1981 -- Good hitting, but not good pitching for week
3. Goatwhisperers 1976 -- Three pitchers on Sunday enough to produce weekly win
4. Triple-A's 1898 -- Really missing Ibanez
5. Misfits 1891 -- Nice opening week for McCutchen (29 points)
6. Arbitration Losers 1840 -- No pitching wins for week
7. VC Appraisers 1800 -- Maholm: two starts for two points
8. Fresh Fish 1772 -- Killer pickup: Feliz 0 points for week
9. Boondock Saints 1658 -- Dave Bush: two starts for -7 points
10. Pickle Bugs 1624 -- Zito scores 18 of team's 21 points

Head-to-head scoring

Goatwhisperers 226, Chico's Chuggers 201
Fresh Fish 132, VC Apprasiers 129
WWJB 157, Pickle Bugs 143
Misfits 169, Triple-A's 137
Arbitration Losers 150, Boondock Saints 112

Mid-week replacements

On Sunday, Boondock Saints placed SS Alex Gonzalez on disabled list; activated SS Khalil Greene from disabled list

Player acquisitions

Chico's Chuggers acquired SP John Lannan (June No. 3)
Goatwhisperers acquired RP Huston Street (June No. 3)
Arbitration Losers acquired 2B Luis Castillo (June No. 3)