Week 22 roster changes

Players acquired
OF Carlos Gonzalez (Chico's Chuggers, August #3)
SP Tim Hudson (Fresh Fish, August #2)
OF Will Venable (WWJB, August #3)
SP Nelson Figueroa (Arbitration Losers, August #3)
OF Eric Young Jr. (Boondock Saints, August #3)
OF Jake Fox (Misfits, August #3)

Players released
C Geovany Soto (Chico's Chuggers)
SP Oliver Perez (Pickle Bugs)
SP Bud Norris (Arbitration Losers)
SP Livan Hernandez (Misfits)

Active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Released OF Nyger Morgan; benched SP Zach Duke; activated OF Carlos Gonzalez and SP Kevin Correia

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Chris Volstad; activated SP Tim Hudson

Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: Benched SP Charlie Haeger; activated SP John Lannan

WWJB: Benched OF Ryan Church, SP Joe Blanton and SP Chad Billingsley; activated OF Will Venable, SP Joel Pineiro and SP Anibal Sanchez

Triple-A's: Benched SP Bronson Arroyo; activated SP Ricky Nolasco

Pickle Bugs: Released SP Oliver Perez; activated SP Johnny Cueto from disabled list

Arbitration Losers: No changes

Misfits: Benched 2B Skip Schumaker and SP Braden Looper; activated 2B Eugenio Velez and SP Roy Oswalt

Boondock Saints: Benched SS Alcides Escobar, SP Mat Latos and SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated SS Jack Wilson, SP Josh Johnson and SP John Smoltz

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3810 -- Duke's -7 puts Chuggers in hole in head-to-head semis
2. WWJB (Scott) 3745 -- Sunday's 58 points helped to keep things close with Misfits
3. Misfits (Reid) 3689 -- Howard's homers power Misfits to head-to-head edge
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3650 -- Nothing huge, but enough to get victory
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3640 -- Kind of forgot what it's like to get win from Cain
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3515 -- Losers glad to have Upton
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3404 -- Renteria's slam puts Fish over the top in Week 21
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3366 -- Kemp's big week leads way to head-to-head win
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3292 -- Willingham had a great week ... on Tuesday
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3203 -- Get Cueto back just in the nick of time

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals
Fresh Fish 147, Chico's Chuggers 140
Misfits 203, WWJB 180

Consolation round-robin (with records)
Triple-A's (1-0) 192, Goatwhisperers (0-1) 182
VC Appraisers (1-0) 176, Arbitration Losers (0-1) 150
Boondock Saints (1-0) 190, Pickle Bugs (0-1) 140

Players acquired

SP Tim Hudson (by Fresh Fish, August #1)
OF Will Venable (by WWJB, by August #2)
OF Eric Young (by Boondock Saints, August #3)
OF Jake Fox (by Misfits, August #3)
OF Carlos Gonzalez (by Chico's Chuggers, August #3)
SP Nelson Figueroa (by Arbitration Losers, August #3)

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3735 -- Back-to-back DNPs from Morgan

2. WWJB (Scott) 3620 -- Really needs to keep from falling too far behind for week

3. Misfits (Reid) 3567 -- No win, but solid outing from Sanchez

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3547 -- Blown save costs Hamels a victory

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 3543 -- Still hoping to see Reynolds back soon

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3420 -- Kawakami doesn't give much in first pitching outing of week

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3321 -- A nice bonus for Bengie Molina

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3247 -- Blown save gets Maholm off the hook

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3199 -- Saints start to see eighth place in sight

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3103 -- Not much happening for Bugs

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Misfits 81, WWJB 55

Chico's Chuggers 65, Fresh Fish 64

Consolation round robin

Goatwhisperers 89, Triple-A's 83

VC Appraisers 57, Arbitration Losers 55

Boondock Saints 97, Pickle Bugs 40

Midweek replacements

Arbitration Losers (Thursday) benched OF Ryan Ludwick, activated OF Justin Upton from disabled list

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3721 -- 1-0, that's what you want when two pitchers face off

2. WWJB (Shawn) 3600 -- Still hoping Church returns to soon  

3. Misfits (Reid) 3521 -- Teamwork: Lidge blows save (-6), which costs Blanton 5 points. McCutchen hits game-winning homer (+5) off Lidge. Net result: -1 for Misfits, -5 for WWJB.

4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3511 -- Two no-decisions for Cain and Kershaw

5. Triple-A's (Ken) 3491 -- No decision for Arroyo, but another solid outing

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3402 -- Red-hot and Rolen: 8 points in return from DL

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3305 -- Fish lose Santana for season, but get Zambrano back

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3218 -- Jurrjens scores 14 in no-decision

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3175 -- Every so often, Willingham just goes off (17 points)

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3092 -- Bugs lose Perez and a fresh out of August moves

Week 21 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Misfits 35, WWJB 35

Chico's Chuggers 51, Fresh Fish 48

Consolation round-robin

Goatwhisperers 53, Triple-A's 31

Arbitration Losers 37, VC Appraisers 28

Boondock Saints 73, Pickle Bugs 29

Mid-week replacements

Fresh Fish (Tuesday) placed SP Johan Santana on disabled list, activated SP Carlos Zambrano on disabled list

Pickle Bugs (Tuesday) placed OF Dexter Fowler on disabled list, acquired and activated OF Angel Pagan.

Week 21 roster moves

Players acquired

SP John Smoltz (by Boondock Saints, August No. 2)

2B Casey McGehee (by Pickle Bugs, August No. 1)

Players released

SP Aaron Harang (by Chico's Chuggers)

OF Fred Lewis (Boondock Saints)

2B Kelly Johnson (by Arbitration Losers)

Week 21 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched SP Kevin Correia and 3B Pedro Feliz; activated SP Zach Duke and 3B Ryan Roberts

Fresh Fish: No changes

Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: No changes

WWJB: Conditionally placed 2B Freddy Sanchez on disabled list; moved SP Anibal Sanchez from DL to bench (released if Freddy Sanchez does not go on DL)

Triple-A's: Benched SS Ryan Theriot and SP Ricky Nolasco; activated SS Stephen Drew and SP Randy Wolf

Pickle Bugs: Benched 2B Kaz Matsui; activated 2B Casey McGehee

Arbitration Losers: Benched SP Bud Norris and 3B Andy LaRoche; activated SP Kenshin Kawakami; activated 3B Scott Rolen from disabled list

Misfits: Benched SP Livan Hernandez and SP Roy Oswalt; activated SP Jonathan Sanchez and SP Braden Looper

Boondock Saints: Benched SP Josh Johnson; activated SP Ross Ohlendorf

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3670 -- Chuggers score just enough to advance

2. WWJB (Scott) 3565 -- Consistent scoring all week long

3. Misfits (Reid) 3486 -- I-Rod scores .... when he plays

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3460 -- Nolasco loss, three DNPs hurt chances

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3458 -- Werth, Street good, but not much else

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3365 -- Wrong day for a -7 from Norris

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3257 -- Ubaldo's win Sunday seals victory

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3190 -- Lead the league with guys hit in noggin by ball

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3102 -- Luckily, Saints not involved in head-to-head contest last week

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3063 -- Good feeling about pitching gone with Oliver's -8.

Week 20 head-to-head scores

Misfits 191, VC Appraisers 151 (Misfits advance)

Fresh Fish 189, Arbitration Losers 163 (Fresh Fish advance)

Triple-A's 174, Chico's Chuggers 172 (Series tied; Chuggers win tiebreaker with +20 2-week aggregate total)

WWJB 199, Goatwhisperers 158 (WWJB advances 2-0)

Week 21 matchups

Semifinals

(Best-of-2, with 2-week aggregate tiebreaker)

Misfits vs. WWJB

Fresh Fish vs. Chico's Chuggers

Consolation round-robin

Gladstone Goatwhisperers vs. Triple-A's

Arbitration Losers vs. VC Appraisers

Pickle Bugs vs. Boondock Saints

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3651 -- Got a lucky win from De La Rosa, nothing from Correia

2. WWJB (Scott) 3539 -- Making plans for the semifinals

3. Misfits (Reid) 3451 -- In good shape, as long as Dempster doesn't implode

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3445 -- Hoping for big day from Nolasco on Sunday

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3438 -- Focus turns over overall standings

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3330 -- Three pitchers on Sunday provide the key

7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3210 -- Ubaldo vs. Lincecum: a key matchup

8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3166 -- Lohse stinks, then goes on disabled list

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3083 -- Recent pick-up Escobar gets into lineup

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3055 -- Carpenter and Hanson power 62-point day

Week 20 head-to-head scores

Misfits 156, VC Appraisers 127 (winner advances)

Fresh Fish 142, Arbitration Losers 128 (winner advances)

Triple-A's 159, Chico's Chuggers 153 (2-week aggregate: Chuggers +16)

WWJB 173, Goatwhisperers 138 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +49)

Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3623 -- Hanging in there, if enough players stay healthy
2. WWJB (Scott) 3516 -- Only major collapse will prevent first-round victory
3. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3425 -- Does not look good: down 39 for 2 weeks and no more pitching
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 3425 -- Really need nice outing from Scherzer today
5. Misfits (Reid) 3414 -- Big outing for Oswalt
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3288 -- Wrong week to have terrible week
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3187 -- A-Ram's error cost Fish 2 points; it cost Losers 8 points
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3146 -- Hopes of advancing likely hinge on Lowe on Sunday
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3056 -- Not to Bill: Josh Wilson is not Jack Wilson
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2993 -- A bit too late to drop into last place

Week 20 head-to-head

Misfits 119, VC Appraisers 107 (winner advances)
Fresh Fish 119, Arbitration Losers 86 (winner advances)
Triple-A's 139, Chico's Chuggers 125 (2-week aggregate: Chico's Chuggers +8)
WWJB 150, Goatwhisperers 125 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +39)

Friday report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3607 -- Another dandy from Wandy
2. WWJB (Scott) 3495 -- Comfortable weekly lead and 2 pitching starts to go
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 3418 -- Clinging to narrow aggregate lead
4. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3410 -- Hamels last starter left to pitch this week
5. Misfits (Reid) 3381 -- Mets dump Livan, hurting Misfits' hopes
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3275 -- Pitching has been lean, but still 4 starts to go
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3167 -- Good news is they lead, but would've liked more from Santana
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3131 -- Even without Wright, VC's still could advance to playoffs
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3061 -- Lee accounts for 25 of 26 pitching points for week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2975 -- Pitching good, but hitting has gone on vacation

Week 20 head-to-head scores

VC Appraisers 92, Misfits 86 (winner advances)
Fresh Fish 99, Arbitration Losers 73 (winner advances)
Triple-A's 132, Chico's Chuggers 109 (2-week aggregate: Triple-A's +1)
WWJB 129, Goatwhisperers 110 (2-week aggregate: WWJB +33)

Week 20 roster moves

Players acquired

SS Edgar Renteria (Fresh Fish Aug. #1)
3B Pedro Feliz (Chico's Chuggers, Aug. #2)
OF Johnny Gomes (Chico's Chuggers, free to replace)
C Carlos Ruiz (WWJB, Aug. #1)
SP Pedro Martinz (Arbitration Losers, free to replace)
SP Livan Hernandez (Misfits, Aug. #2)
SS Alcides Escobar (Boondock Saints, free to replace)

Players released

3B Emilio Bonafacio (Chico's Chuggers)
C Josh Hammel (WWJB)
C Josh Bard (WWJB)
2B Omar Infante (WWJB)
OF Chris Young (Pickle Bugs)
SP Jordan Zimmermann (Arbitration Losers)
SP Aaron Cook (Misfits)
SS Alex Gonzalez (Boondock Saints)

Active rosters changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 3B Ryan Roberts and SP Aaron Harang; activated 3B Pedro Feliz and Kevin Correia

Fresh Fish: Benched 1B Nick Johnson; moved OF Adam Dunn to 1B; activated OF Jeff Francoeur

Goatwhisperers: Benched OF Jeremy Hermida and SP Doug Davis; activated OF Garret Anderson and SP Cole Hamels

VC Appriasers: Placed 3B David Wright on disabled list; activated 3B Chase Headley

WWJB: Released SP Josh Hammel; Released C Josh Bard; benched 2B Freddy Sanchez and OF Alfonso Soriano; activated 2B Clint Barmes, C Carlos Ruiz and OF Ryan Church; activated SP Ted Lilly on disabled list.

Triple-A's: Benched SP Randy Wolf; placed OF Nate McLouth on disabled list; activated SP Bronson Arroyo and OF Randy Winn

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Johnny Cueto; activated SP Oliver Perez

Arbitration Losers: Placed 3B Scott Rolen on disabled list; moved C Nick Hundley from DL to bench; benched SP Kenshin Kawakami; activated SP Pedro Martinez

Misfits: Benched SP Jonathan Sanchez and SP Braden Looper; activated SP Ryan Dempster and SP Livan Hernandez

Boondock Saints: No changes

Last week's midweek replacements

Pickle Bugs: On Wednesday, benched 1B Todd Helton; activated 1B Lance Berkman from
disabled list

WWJB: On Friday, activated SP Josh Hammel as emergency pitcher for SP Chad Billingsley

Fresh Fish: On Saturday, benched SS JJ Hardy (missed 3 games); activated SS Edgar Renteria