Thursday's report

The Rookies are thinking: "Nine shutout innings should get you a win." (Matt Cain)

The Triple-A's are thinking: "Ten shutout innings should get you a win." (Cliff Lee)

The Fresh Fish and Pitch You Blockhead think their outfielders should stop plowing into the wall (Chris Young and Jon Jay).

Rick is the new closer killer. First he killed off Brian Wilson, then he picked up Joel Hanrahan, who now has a sore hammy. Other closers on waiver wire are running for cover.

And the Misfits' Freddie Freeman is starring in a new movie "Driving Mr. Spaulding" with 28 points in the past three games.

PLAYER ACQUIRED

OF Nate Schierholtz, by Fresh Fish (April #2)

OVERALL

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 408
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 379
3. Fresh Fish (Rick) 367
4. Misfits (Reid) 364
5. Rookies (Henry) 355
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 331
7. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 322
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 314
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 274
10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 241

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 121, Rookies 99
Pickle Bugs 84, Fresh Fish 72
Billy Ashley Wind Generator 87, Pitch You Blockhead 65
Hammerin' Hank 98, Triple-A's 64
Halladay Road 116, Arbitration Losers 41

Tuesday's report

It's been rough opening for the defending champion Arbitration Losers. Their No. 1 pick (Tim Lincecum) has struggled out of the game. Their No. 2 pick (Justin Upton) may be headed to the DL. They have not scored more than 18 points in any one day in the past eight days. The player they drafted to play 1B is not yet eligible there. The player they drafted to play 3B is not yet eligible there. Johan Santana had two very good starts but no run support. Then he gets lit up in Atlanta. Perhaps they need to trade for David Murphy, because everything can could go wrong has gone wrong. But, again, it's early.

Conditional DL move

Arbitration Losers conditionally place OF Justin Upton on DL, activated OF Martin Prado

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 353
2. Fresh Fish (Rick) 342
3. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 311
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 299
5. Rookies (Henry) 298
6. Misfits (Reid) 296
7. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 287
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 269
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 253
10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 212

Head-to-head scores

Misfits 53, Rookies 42
Pickle Bugs 52, Fresh Fish 47
Billy Ashley Wind Generator 52, Pitch You Blockhead 44
Hammerin' Hank 30, Triple-A's 19
Halladay Road 61, Arbitration Losers 19

Week 3 roster changes

Players acquired

• 1B Adam LaRoche, by Rookies (April #1)
• SP Joe Blanton, by Rookies (April #2)
• OF Jon Jay, by Pitch You Blockhead (April #1)
• RP Joel Hanrahan, by Fresh Fish (April #2)
• OF Juan Rivera, by Billy Ashley Wind Generator (April #1)
• RP Javy Guerra, by Misfits (April #2)
• OF Jordan Schaefer, by Halladay Road (April #2)
• OF David DeJesus, by Triple-A's (April #2)
• 1B Aubrey Huff, by Arbitration Losers (April #2)
• 3B Ian Stewart, by Arbitration Losers (April #3)

Players released

• OF Jose Tabata, by Billy Ashley Wind Generator
• SP Mike Leake, by Pickle Bugs
• OF Will Venable, by Pitch You Blockhead
• OF Marlon Byrd, by Triple-A's
• SS Alex Gonzalez, by Fresh Fish
• 1B Brandon Belt, by Arbitration Losers
• SP Aaron Harang, by Arbitration Losers

Week 3 active roster changes

• ROOKIES: Benched 1B Gaby Sanchez; activated 1B Adam LaRoche.
• PICKLE BUGS: Released SP Mike Leake; benched 3B Aramis Ramirez; activated SP Cory Luebke; activated 3B Chipper Jones from disabled list
• PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Released OF Will Venable; benched OF Angel Pagan and SP Edinson Volquez; activated OF Jayson Werth, OF Jon Jay and SP Yovani Gallardo
• HAMMERIN' HANK: No changes
• FRESH FISH: Released SS Alex Gonzalez; placed SP Brian Wilson on disabled list; benched SP Juan Nicasio; activated SS Jed Lowrie, SP Joel Hanrahan and SP Trevor Cahill
• BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: Benched OF Dexter Fowler, C Buster Posey and SP Adam Wainwright; activated OF Juan Rivera, C Jonathan Lucroy and SP Jordan Zimmermann
• MISFITS: Placed SP Tim Stauffer on disabled list; benched SP Johnny Cueto and RP Heath Bell; activated SP Mark Buehrle and SP Javy Guerra
• HALLADAY ROAD: Benched 1B Mat Gamel, OF Drew Stubbs and SP Bud Norris; activated 1B Bryan Lahair, OF Jordan Schaefer and SP Josh Johnson
• TRIPLE-A'S: Released OF Marlon Byrd; benched 1B Lance Berkman and SP Ricky Nolasco; activated 1B Todd Helton and OF David DeJesus; activated OF SP Ted Lilly from disabled list.
• ARBITRATION LOSERS: Released 1B Brandon Belt; benched 3B Martin Prado benched SP Jhoulys Chacin; activated 1B Aubrey Huff and 3B Ian Stewart; activated SP Ryan Vogelsong from disabled list

Sunday's report

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 295
2. Halladay Road (Bill) 292
3. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 281
4. Rookies (Henry) 256
5. Triple-A's (Ken) 250
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 247
7. Misfits (Reid) 243
8. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 235
9. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 209
10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 200

HEAD-TO-HEAD WEEK 2 FINALS

Rookies 172, Hammerin' Hank 159
Fresh Fish 190, Triple-A's 146
Billy Ashley Wind Generator 155, Pickle Bugs 147
Misfits 149, Arbitration Losers 104
Halladay Road 155, Pitch You Blockhead 147

Week 3 head-to-head schedule

Rookies vs. Misfits
Pickle Bugs vs. Fresh Fish
Pitch You Blockhead vs. Billy Ashley Wind Generator
Hammerin Hank vs. Triple-A's
Arbitration Losers vs. Halladay Road

Friday's report

We're predicting a six-point Saturday for first-place Halladay Road. Well, that's the trend this week as they've scored 35-6-43-6-33 this week.

The Rookies were one measly hit away from picking up a 15-point bonus for a perfect game by Matt Cain. Still, his 25-point effort kept the Rookies in third place with a VERY unusual point total. The Rookies actually have more pitching points than batting points (normally team batting points represent two-thirds of their scoring).


Player acquired

OF Jordan Schaefer, by Hallady Road (April #2)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 260
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 236
3. Rookies (Henry) 232
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 217
5. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 215
6. Triple-A's (Ken) 204
7. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 190
8. Misfits (Reid) 182
9. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 172
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 153

Head-to-head scores

Rookies 148, Hammerin' Hank 114
Fresh Fish 112, Triple-A's 100
Pickle Bugs 115, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 110
Misfits 88, Arbitration Losers 76
Halladay Road 123, Pitch You Blockhead 93

Thursday's report

Slow starts often send owners into a panic.

A bad week in July wouldn't cause most owners to make any rash moves. But have a bad first week of the season, and some owners are ready to dump their entire team.

The best advice we can give you is to be patient with players who struggle early, especially players who were all-stars last season.

If you have a player who is struggling, you aren't alone. Here's a list of position players who have score 5 or fewer points so far this season.

Danny Espinosa 5, Justin Upton 5, Marlon Byrd 4, Buster Posey 4, Yonder Alonso 3, Logan Morrison 2, Ike Davis 2, Nick Hundley -1, Neil Walker -1

Players acquired

• OF Jon Jay, by Pitch You Blockhead (April #1)
• 1B Adam LaRoche, by Rookies (April #1)
• SP Joe Blanton, by Rookie (April #2)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 227
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 214
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 203
4. Fresh (Rick) 190
5. Rookies (Henry) 188
6. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 170
7. Misfits (Reid) 168
8. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 158
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 151
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 130

Head-to-head scores

Rookies 104, Hammerin' Hank 92
Fresh Fish 85, Triple-A's 47
Pickle Bugs 103, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 90
Misfits 74, Arbitration Losers 62
Halladay Road 90, Pitch You Blockhead 70

Tuesday's report

Woohoo! The FBLG is whole now with Rick and Pete settling in on team nicknames. Rick is going back to old favorite "Fresh Fish" while Pete honors an all-time great with "Hammerin' Hank."

Pitch You Blockhead got some pitching to push all 10 owners over the 100-point barrier. And that last-place PYB is leading the first-place Halladay Road in Week 2 head-to-head.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 178
2. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 153
3. Rookies (Henry) 148
4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 142
5. Fresh Fish (Rick) 141
6. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 133
7. Misfits (Reid) 129
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 128
9. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 113
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 102

WEEK 2 HEAD-TO-HEAD

Rookies 64, Hammerin' Hank 31
Fresh Fish 36, Triple-A's 24
Pickle Bugs 42, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 33
Arbitration Losers 37, Misfits 35
Pitch You Blockhead 42, Halladay Road 41

Week 2 roster moves

Players acquired

Lance Lynn, by Misfits (April #1)

Players released

None

Week 2 moves

Rookies: No changes

Pickle Bugs: No changes

Pitch You Blockhead: Benched SP Yovani Gallardo and SP Mat Latos; activated SP Brandon Beachy and SP Anibal Sanchez

Pete's TBA team: No changes

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Vance Worley; activated SP Cole Hamels

BAWG: Benched SP Jordan Zimmermann; activated SP Edwin Jackson

Misfits: Benched SP Mark Buehrle; activated SP Lance Lynn

Halladay Road: Benched SP Josh Johnson; activated SP Shaun Marcum

TA: Benched SP Mike Minor; activated SP Ricky Nolasco

Arbitration Losers: Benched 1B John Mayberry and SP Aaron Harang; activated 1B Brandon Belt and SP Jhoulys Chacin

Sunday report; Week 1 finals

Thanks to big outings at the end of the week from Jeff Samardzija and Jon Niese, the Triple-A's were able to finish Week 1 at 103 points and make Week 1 finish according to form.
No head-to-head winners were outscored by any of the losers.
Week 2 brings the first full week of games in the season.

Week 1 midweek replacements

• Pitch You Blockhead: SP Edinson and SP James McDonald were inserted as emergency pitchers for SP Brandon Beachy and SP Anibal Sanchez
• Rick's TBA team: SP Juan Nicasio was inserted as emergency pitcher for SP Cole Hamels

Players acquired

• SP Lance Lynn, by Misfits (April #1)

Overall standings

1. Halladay Road (Bill) 133
2. Pete's TBA team 123
3. Rick's TBA team 105
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 103
5. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 100
6. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 100
7. Misfits (Reid) 94
8. Rookies (Henry) 84
9. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 80
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 60

Head-to-head scores

Pete's TBA team 123, Pickle Bugs 100
Rick's TBA team 105, Misfits 94
Arbitration Losers 100, Billy Ashley Wind Generator 80
Halladay Road 133, Rookies 84
Triple-A's 103, Pitch You Blockhead 60

Week 2 head-to-head matchups

Pete's TBA team vs. Rookies
Rick's TBA team vs. Triple-A's
BAWG vs. Pickle Bugs
Misfits vs. Arbitration Losers
Halladay Road vs. Pitch You Blockhead

Saturday report

Heading into the final day of Week 1 and all head-to-head are competitive and could turn on Sunday.

Even Pitch You Blockhead and their 27 points still have a shot (with some help from some emergency pitchers).

Remember to lock in rosters for Week 2 by 10 a.m. Monday

Overall


1. Halladay Road (Bill) 97
2. Misfits (Reid) 82
3. Pete TBA team 81
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 81
5. Arbitration Losers 79
6. Rick's TBA team 72
7. Billy Ashley Wind Generator (Rich-Brian) 67
8. Rookies (Henry) 63
9. Triple-A's (Ken) 44
10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 27

Head-to-head

Pickle Bugs 81, Pete's TBA team 81
Misfits 82, Rick's TBA team 72
Arbitration Losers 79, BAWG 67
Halladay Road 97, Rookies 63
Triple-A's 44, Pitch You Blockhead 27