Thursday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4309 -- Heading for Double Crown: Overall, head-to-head titles
2. WWJB (Scott) 4207 -- Looks like third-place series will go to third game
3. Misfits (Reid) 4086 -- Need solid outings from Padilla, Dempster this weekend
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4059 -- Harden may be shut down for season
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3946 -- Nothing from Guzman, Iannetta, Street this week
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3924 -- Need a big weekend to stay alive in consolation round
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3807 -- Jurrjens' win pushes them into 7th overall
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3790 -- Losing head-to-head and falling into 8th overall
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3695 -- Smoltz returns to rotation Friday
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3634 -- Winning despite getting nothing from Helton

Week 24 head-to-head scores

Championship
Chico's Chuggers 99, Misfits 83

Third-place
WWJB 92, Fresh Fish 59

Consolation round-robin
Pickle Bugs 94, Goatwhisperers 72
VC Appraisers 103, Triple-A's 89
Boondock Saints 97, Arbitration Losers 73

Week 24 weekly moves

Players acquired

3B Martin Prado (WWJB, Sept. #1)
RP Carlos Marmol (Misfits, Sept. #2)
SP Josh Hammel (Boondock Saints, Sept. #2)

Players released

OF Alfonso Soriano (WWJB)
2B Martin Prado (Pickle Bugs)
2B Kaz Matsui (Pickle Bugs)
RP Brett Myers (Pickle Bugs)
SP John Maine (Misfits)
OF Jake Fox (Misfits)
SP Matt Latos (Boondock Saints)
SP Ross Ohlendorf (Boondock Saints)

Week 24 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 3B Ryan Roberts and OF Brad Hawpe; activated 3B Pedro Feliz and OF Johnny Gomes

Fresh Fish: No changes

Goatwhisperers: Benched SP Doug Davis; activated SP Clayton Kershaw

VC Appraisers: Moved SP Kyle Lohse from DL to bench

WWJB: Benched SS Clint Barmes, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff and SP Chad Billingsley; activated SS Troy Tulowitzki, 3B Martin Prado and SP Joel Pineiro

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

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Lastings Milledge; moved OF Dexter Fowler from DL to bench; activated OF Corey Hart from DL

Arbitration Losers: Benched SP Nelson Figueroa; activated SP Tim Lincecum

Misfits: Benched 2B Eugenio Velez, SP Jonathan Sanchez and RP Brad Lidge; activated 2B Skip Schumaker, SP Vicente Padilla and RP Carlos Marmol

Boondock Saints: Released SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated SP Josh Hammel

Sunday's report

Week 23 report

Chico's Chuggers moved one win away from claiming the head-to-head championship, and sending the Misfits to a second runner-up finish. And pitching is setting up nicely to put the Chuggers in position to seal that win. Meanwhile, the Fresh Fish bounced back from a dismal Week 22 with a solid Week 23 and a win in the third-place match. WWJB has to deal with the frustration of losing despite having the second-best week in the league. There were a lot of emergency pitchers pulled into action last week, so make sure you've got yourself covered in that department.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4210 -- Nothing spectacular, but a victory.
2. WWJB (Scott) 4115 -- If only they had a 3B in lineup
3. Misfits (Reid) 4003 -- Look to regroup for Game 2
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3961 -- McLouth delivers in return
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3874 -- Two pitchers out, only one emergency starter
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3851 -- Nothing from OFs on Sunday
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3731 -- Jimenez getting pushed back didn't hurt
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3704 -- Consistency up and down lineup wins
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3598 -- Get nothing from Jack Wilson
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3537 -- Get third win over Losers

Week 23 head-to-head scores
Championship
Chico's Chuggers 160, Misfits 124 (Chuggers lead 1-0)
Third-place
Fresh Fish 195, WWJB 190 (Fresh Fish lead 1-0)

Consolation round-robin
VC Appraisers 181, Goatwhisperers 113
Triple-A's 171, Boondock Saints 145
Pickle Bugs 167, Arbitration Losers 166
Standings: Boondock Saints (2-1), VC Appraisers (2-1), Triple-A's (2-1), Pickle Bugs (2-1), Arbitration Losers (1-2), Goatwhisperers (0-3)

Mid-week replacements

Goatwhisperers activated SP Doug Davis as emergency pitcher for SP Clayton Kershaw
WWJB, on Friday, activated 2B Freddy Sanchez, moved 2B Clint Barmes to SS, benched SS Troy Tulowitzki (missed 3 games)
Triple-A's activated SP Bronson Arroyo as emergency pitcher for SP Randy Wolf
Arbitration Losers activated SP Nelson Figueroa as emergency pitcher for SP Tim Lincecum
Boondock Saints (on Wednesday) activated OF Carlos Beltran from disabled list, benched Josh Willingham
Boondock Saints activated SP Ross Ohlendorf as emergency starter for SP J.A. Happ

Tuesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4079 -- Week off to a slow start
2. WWJB (Scott) 4025 -- Back-to-back big days put overall lead in sight
3. Misfits (Reid) 3928 -- Lidge in danger of losing closer job
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 3827 -- Ibanez starting to score again
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3792 -- Still playing without healthy closer
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3740 -- Lincecum skipped with sore back
7. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3594 -- Solid win from Marquis
8. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3551 -- Lannan produces positive points
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3482 --Ohlendorf likely will step in for Happ this week
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3425 -- Carpenter, Uribe have 40 of team's 55 weekly points

Week 23 head-to-head

Championship
Misfits 49, Chico's Chuggers 29

Third-place
WWJB 100, Fresh Fish 58

Consolation round-robin
Goatwhisperers 31, VC Appraisers 28
Triple-A's 37, Boondock Saints 29
Arbitration Losers 55, Pickle Bugs 55

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.