Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4589 -- Three pitching wins over weekend cements hold on first
2. WWJB (Scott) 4488 -- 206-point week seals win of third-place in head-to-head
3. Misfits (Reid) 4349 -- Take 56-point lead over Triple-A's into final week
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4293 -- Advances to consolation final despite loss to Losers
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4150 -- Cain's 21-point outing puts Goatwhisperers back in upper division
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4148 -- Nearly posts 200-point week despite modest pitching
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 4059 -- Huge 44-point week for Votto
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 4020 -- Loads of DNPs from Hardy, Molina
9. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3923 -- Working to avoid yet another last-place finish
10. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3906 -- Derrek Lee's neck spasm is a pain in neck for Bill

Head-to-head scores

Third-place
WWJB 206, Fresh Fish 151 (WWJB wins 2-1)

Consolation round-robin
Arbitration Losers 196, Triple-A's 138
Pickle Bugs 210, VC Appraisers 187
Goatwhisperers 142, Boondock Saints 123
Standings
x-Pickle Bugs 4-1
x-Triple-A's 3-2
Boondock Saints 3-2
VC Appraisers 2-3
Arbitration Losers 2-3
Goatwhisperers 1-4
Consolation final
Pickle Bugs vs. Triple-A's
(Triple-A's beat Boondock Saints in tiebreaker: Total points during round-robin 833-804)


Emergency pitchers used
Goatwhisperers started SP Clayton Kershaw in place of SP Yovani Gallardo
WWJB started SP Joel Pineiro in place of SP Ted Lilly
Arbitration Losers started SP Nelson Figueroa in place of SP Pedro Martinez

Wednesday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4453 -- Bell's save gets them positive pitching points
2. WWJB (Scott) 4380 -- Four DNPs from eight position players
3. Misfits (Reid) 4241 -- NOW Chuggers have bad week!
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4214 -- Still waiting on first pitching start of week
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4065 -- Hold on fifth place getting tenuous
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4057 -- Another 7-point save for Wilson
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3972 -- Pair of 10s from Votto
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3941 --Hudson's modest win rallies the Fish
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3847 -- What?!? No points from Derrek Lee?
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3807 -- Only 40 points away from leaving cellar

HEAD-TO-HEAD SCORING

Third-place
WWJB 98, Fresh Fish 72

Consolation round-robin
Boondock Saints 64, Goatwhisperers 57
Arbitration Losers 105, Triple-A's 59
VC Appraisers 100, Pickle Bugs 94

Week 25 roster changes

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

C Geovany Soto (by Misfits, Sept. #2)
SS Wilson Valdez (by Boondock Saints, Sept. #3)
OF Drew Stubbs (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #2)
SP Hiroki Kuroda (by WWJB, Sept. #2)
C Yorvit Torrealba (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #1)
RP Frankin Morales (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #2)
SP Tom Gorzelanny (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #2)

PLAYERS RELEASED

C Ivan Rodriguez (by Misfits)
SS Jack Wilson (by Boondock Saints)
SP Zach Duke (by Chico's Chuggers)
SP Hiroki Kuroda (by VC Appraisers -- stolen)
C Chris Iannetta (by Goatwhisperers)
SP Chad Billingsley (by WWJB)
SP Randy Johnson (by Arbitration Losers)
OF Lastings Milledge (by Pickle Bugs)
OF Dexter Fowler (by Pickle Bugs)

ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Shane Victorino and SP Kevin Correia; activated OF Drew Stubbs and SP Jon Garland

Fresh Fish: Benched SS Edgar Renteria; activated SS J.J. Hardy

Goatwhisperers: Released C Chris Iannetta; benched RP Hudson Street; activated C Yorvit Torrealba and RP Franklin Morales.

VC Appraisers: Benched SP John Lannan; activated SP Kyle Lohse

WWJB: Benched SP Joel Pineiro; activated SP Hiroki Kuroda

Triple-A's: Benched SP Rich Harden; activated SP Max Scherzer.

Pickle Bugs: Benched SP Tommy Hanson, 2B Casey McGehee and 1B Todd Helton; moved OF Jay Bruce from DL to bench, 3B Juan Uribe to 3B to 2B; activated SP Tom Gorzelanny, 3B Chipper Jones and 1B Lance Berkman

Arbitration Losers: None

Misfits: Released C Ivan Rodriguez, benched SP Roy Oswalt and OF Garrett Jones; activated C Geovany Soto, SP Braden Looper and OF Eugenio Velez

Boondock Saints: Released SS Jack Wilson; benched SP Josh Hammel; activated SS Wilson Valdez and SP Dave Bush

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4394 -- Worst-to-first finish nearly complete

2. WWJB (Scott) 4282 -- Second place overall would be best finish ever

3. Misfits (Reid) 4168 -- Lost in head-to-head final for second year in a row

4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4155 -- Aiming to play for consolation title for second year in a row

5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 4008 -- Would be a lot better with more healthy Rockies

6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3952 -- Three negative pitching outings cap worst week of year

7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3872 -- Need some help to reach consolation finals

8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3869 -- Dropped to eighth, but still alive in head-to-head playoffs

9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3783 -- Looks like Jack Wilson is toast.

10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3713 -- Need big finish to avoid yet another last-place finish

Head-to-head scores

Championship

Chico's Chuggers 184, Misfits 165 (Chuggers win series 2-0)

Third-place

WWJB 167, Fresh Fish 138 (Series tied 1-1)

Consolation round-robin

Pickle Bugs 173, Goatwhisperers 134

Triple-A's 185, VC Appraisers 168

Boondock Saints 185, Arbitration Losers 101

Records

Boondock Saints 3-1

Pickle Bugs 3-1

Triple-A's 3-1

VC Appraisers 2-2

Arbitration Losers 1-3

Goatwhisperers 0-4

Player acquisitions

OF Drew Stubbs (by Chico's Chuggers, Sept. #2)

SP Tom Gorzelanny (by Pickle Bugs, Sept. #2)

C Yorvit Torrealba (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #1)

RP Franklin Morales (by Goatwhisperers, Sept. #2) 

Emergency pitchers

Goatwhisperers used SP Doug Davis in place of SP Clayton Kershaw

Where we stand after 24 weeks

Well, the Chico's Chuggers have one half of the Double Crown in hand. 

The Chuggers sealed up the head-to-head championship with a 184-165 win over the Misfits, sweeping the series 2-0. Now, all the Chuggers have left is to wrap up the overall championship, completing the first worst-to-first finish perhaps in league history (we'll have to double-check that one).

The Chuggers take a 112-point lead into the final fortnight of the season. To lose that would take the combined efforts of the Chuggers (collapse) and WWJB (miracle). Even if WWJB still had Jesus on their roster, I don't know if that would be enough.

Speaking of WWJB, they stayed alive in the battle for third place in the head-to-head competition. That series with the Fresh Fish will go to a deciding Game 3 this week. 

In the consolation round, the Boondock Saints, Triple-A's and Pickle Bugs take 3-1 records into the final round-robin week. All three teams play different opponents, meaning a three-way tie is possible. The tiebreaker is total points scored during the round-robin games. Entering this week, that favors the Triple-A's (695), followed by the Boondock Saints (681) and Pickle Bugs (650). The VC Appraisers remain alive in the hunt to claim one of the two spots in the consolation final game in Week 26. They need to beat the Pickle Bugs this week, then hope one of the other 3-1 teams lose. Then it would come down to points. The Appraisers have 682 points scored during the round-robin.

As far as the overall standings go, there isn't a whole lot of drama. The lone question left unanswered appears to be who will finish third and fourth.

As we mentioned, the Chuggers hold a 112-point lead over second-place WWJB. WWJB leads third-place Misfits by 114. And fourth-place Triple-A's lead fifth-place Gladstone Goatwhisperers by 147 points. But the Misfits and Triple-A's are separated by only 13 points heading into the final two weeks of the season.

PAYOUTS

OVERALL: $100, 1st; $60, 2nd; $35, 3rd; $25, 4th

HEAD-TO-HEAD: $70, 1st; $40, 2nd; $20, third; $10, fourth; $10 consolation

Friday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 4321 -- Overal total counting down to title?
2. WWJB (Scott) 4237 -- Win from Vazquez could seal Game 2 victory
3. Misfits (Reid) 4116 -- Take narrow lead in Game 2
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 4079 -- Needs a rally over weekend
5. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3964 -- Apparently already concentrating on football
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3938 -- No batter with more than 12 points this week
7. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3826 -- Still expecting starts from Lannan, Maholm
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3823 -- Modest pitching on Friday all but seals loss in Game 2.
9. Boondock Saints (Bill) 3729 -- Solid hitting pushes Saints weekly lead
10. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3664 -- Another zero from Helton



WEEK 24 HEAD-TO-HEAD

Championship
Misfits 113, Chico's Chuggers 111

Third-place
WWJB 122, Fresh Fish 92

Consolation round-robin
Pickle Bugs 124, Goatwhisperers 90
VC Apprasiers 122, Triple-A's 109
Boondock Saints 131, Arbitration Losers 87

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