What's a stake

PAYOUTS FOR WINNERS

OVERALL
First place - $100
Second place - $60
Third place - $35
Fourth place - $25

HEAD-TO-HEAD
First place - $70
Second place - $40
Third place - $20
Fourth place - $10
Consolation - $10

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4058 -- Still getting points out of Carlos Gonzalez
2. WWJB (Scott) 3966 -- WWJB has big day it was looking for ... one day late
3. Misfits (Reid) 3893 -- Outfield full of zeros
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3805 -- Scherzer falters against Dodgers
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3773 -- Good game from Hunter Pence
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3712 -- Who says Penny has no value anymore?
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3562 -- Solid outing but no win from Jimenez
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3533 -- Kemp is top scorer on quiet day
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3464 -- DNP for new pickup Eckstein
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3417 -- Going for 3-0 mark against Losers for season

Week 23 head-to-head scores

Championship
Misfits 14, Chico's Chuggers 8

Third-place
WWJB 41, Fresh Fish 26

Consolation round-robin
Goatwhisperers 12, VC Appraisers 10
Triple-A's 15, Boondock Saints 11
Pickle Bugs 47, Arbitration Losers 27

Top scoring players - Week 22

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WW) 457
2. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 414
3. Prince Fielder (GG) 411
4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 405
5. Matt Kemp (GG) 403
6. Ryan Braun (AL) 393
7. Shane Victorino (CC) 375
8. Chase Utley (TA) 373
9. Andre Ethier (Mis) 370
10. Ryan Zimmerman (BS) 368


STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 448
2. Dan Haren (Mis) 398
3. Adam Wainwright (CC) 395
4. Javier Vazquez (WW) 366
5. Matt Cain (GG) 349
5. Josh Johnson (BS) 349

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WW) 273
2. Heath Bell (CC) 231
3. Brian Wilson (AL) 223

Week 23 weekly moves

Players acquired

SP Jon Garland (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #1)
SP Vincente Padilla (by Misfits, Sept. #1)
2B David Eckstein (by Boondock Saints, Sept. #1)
3B Juan Uribe (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #1)
SP Brad Penny (by Arbitration Losers, Sept. #1)

Players released

SP Oliver Perez (by Pickle Bugs)
OF Eric Young (by Boondock Saints)
SP Antonio Bastardo (by Arbitration Losers)
SP Kenshin Kawakamik (by Arbitration Losers)

Week 23 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: None

Fresh Fish: None

Goatwhisperers: None

VC Appraisers: None

WWJB: Benched SP Anibal Sanchez and SP Joel Pineiro; activated SP Chad Billingsley and SP Joe Blanton

Triple-A's: None

Pickle Bugs: Benched 1B Lance Berkman and 3B Chipper Jones; activated 1B Todd Helton and 3B Juan Uribe

Arbitration Losers: Released SP Kenshin Kawakami; benched OF Mike Cameron; activated SP Brad Penny and OF Ryan Ludwick

Misfits: None

Boondock Saints: Benched 2B Craig Counsell; activated 2B David Eckstein

Monday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4050 -- Showing no signs of relinquishing overall lead
2. WWJB (Scott) 3925 -- Jesus has returned! Amen! Allelujah!
3. Misfits (Reid) 3879 -- Oswalt's back is acting up again
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3775 -- A very modest week for hitters
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3761 -- Rockies' closer, catcher were beat up last week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3685 -- Missed out on Ludwick's 5-for-5 day (on bench)
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3536 -- Two solid starts from Hudson only good news of week
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3523 -- Monster week from closer Cordero
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3453 -- Amazing! Apparently Cliff Lee is only human
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3370 -- Cueto returns with solid outings

Week 22 head-to-head results

Semifinals

Misfits 183, WWJB 180 (Misfits win series 2-0)
Chico's Chuggers 240, Fresh Fish 132 (Series split; Chuggers win 2-week aggregate +101)

Consolation round-robin
Arbitration Losers 170, Goatwhisperers 121
Pickle Bugs 167, Triple-A's 125
Boondock Saints 161, VC Appraisers 157
Standings
Boondock Saints (2-0)
Arbitration Losers (1-1)
Pickle Bugs (1-1)
Triple-A's (1-1)
VC Appraisers (1-1)
Goatwhisperers (0-2)

Championship series set

The Chico's Chuggers and Misfits have advanced to the head-to-head championship series, which will commence this week.

It is the second season in a row that the Misfits have reached the championships series.

The Misfits advanced by winning both of their games against WWJB.

The Chuggers moved on by blowing out the Fresh Fish in Game 2 of their series and winning the aggregate total by 101 points.

The championship is a best of 3 series.

WWJB and Fresh Fish meet for third place in another best-of-3 series.

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3914 -- Phillips tearing it up with fracture finger
2. WWJB (Scott) 3835 -- Lilly's solid outing helps close gap with Misfits
3. Misfits (Reid) 3761 -- Sandoval back in lineup after injury
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3694 -- Six total points from hitters in week
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3680 -- Hamels accounts for 24 of team's 40 points for week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3587 -- Two starts, two pitching wins
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3461 -- Hitters tallying a total of 21 points for week
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3432 -- Starting pitching only 2 points in 2 starts
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3357 -- Getting nothing from Willingham this week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3274 -- Cueto and Carpenter get wins

Week 22 head-to-head scores

Semifinals

WWJB 90, Misfits 65 (2-week aggregate: Misfits +5)
Chico's Chuggers 104, Fresh Fish 57 (2-week aggregate: Chuggers +40)

Consolation round-robin

Arbitration Losers 72, Goatwhisperers 40
Pickle Bugs 71, Triple-A's 44
VC Appraisers 66, Boondock Saints 65

Top scoring players

BATTERS

1. Albert Pujols (WWJB) 427
2. Prince Fielder (GG) 393
3. Hanley Ramirez (CC) 392
4. Ryan Howard (Mis) 390
5. Matt Kemp (VC) 388
6. Ryan Braun (AL) 378
7. Shane Victorino (CC) 370
8. Chase Utley (TA) 369
9. Andre Ethier (Mis) 355
10. Ryan Zimmerman (BS) 350

STARTING PITCHERS

1. Tim Lincecum (AL) 435
2. Adam Wainwright (CC) 386
3. Dan Haren (Mis) 382
4. Javier Vazquez (WWJB) 358
5. Matt Main (GG) 334

RELIEVERS

1. Jonathan Broxton (WWJB) 253
2. Brian Wilson (AL) 213
3. Heath Bell (CC) 183

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)