Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 374 -- Lowest scoring OF: Manny Ramirez
2. Chico's Chuggers 357 -- Remember when he was going to pick Cordero?
3. VC Appraisers 328 -- Maholm solid in first start for VCs
4. WWJB 307 -- Cubs OFs 56 points; Non-Cubs OFs 1 point
5. Triple-A's 284 -- Winn has gone cold this week
6. Misfits 282 -- Haren needs new jock; currently getting no support
7. Boondock Saitns 280 -- Sanchez (16) offers first good news of the week
8. Goatwhisperers 261 -- Hamels scores 5; back to 0 for season
9. Arbitration Losers 245 -- Only one man can stop Ludwick: Tony Friggin' LaRussa
10. Pickle Bugs 217 -- 3 straight DNPs for Matsui, Chipper

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 114, Boondock Saints 72
VC Appraisers 135, Fresh Fish 106
Chico's Chuggers 115, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 105
Triple-A's 115, Misfits 96
WWJB 136, Pickle Bugs 84

Player aquisitions

Boondock Saints acquired SP Jason Marquis (April #2)
WWJB acquired OF Scott Hairston (April #2)
Pickle Bugs acquired 2B Mike Fontenot (April #2)

Mid-week swaps

Pickle Bugs benched 2B Kaz Matsui (missed 3 games) and 3B Chipper Jones (missed 3 games), activated 2B Mike Fontenot and 3B Casey Blake

Thursday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 345 -- Another modest day as they wait for pitching to reset

2. Chico's Chuggers 336 -- Wins from Peavy and Wainwright fuel surge

3. VC Appraisers 283 -- Another solid day of hitting

4. WWJB 278 -- Bradley plays for Upton gets released

5. Boondock Saints 252 -- After six straight days of 20+ last week, had fourth 18 or less day

6. Goatwhisperers 246 -- Team mostly idle on Thursday

7. Misfits 243 -- Batters remain mostly quiet

8. Triple-A's 241 -- Lindstrom's 1 gets relievers even for the season

9. Arbitration Losers 212 -- Still waiting for first save opp for Wilson

10. Pickle Bugs 196 -- One more day of Chipper being Chipper

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 81, Boondock Saints 44

VC Appraisers 90, Fresh Fish 77

Chico's Chuggers 94, Goatwhisperers 90

Triple-A's 72, Misfits 57

WWJB 107, Pickle Bugs 63

Player news

Yunel Escobar, ss, Atl: Expected to miss rest of the week with abdominal strain

Player move

WWJB: Conditional DL move for OF Milton Bradley was voided; OF Justin Upton was released

 

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 326 -- If it makes anyone else feel better, Aramis Ramirez is hurting

2. Chico's Chuggers 293 -- Molina making Soto's absence pay off

3. WWJB 260 -- Broxton scores 8; we're still waiting for arm to fall off

4. VC Appraisers 253 -- Seven of eight starting hitters score

5. Goatwhisperers 238 -- Kershaw, Cain both pitch well, neither gets win

5. Boondock Saints 238 -- If Johnson ain't pitching, they ain't scoring

7. Misfits 232 -- Early reach on Sandoval not paying off

8. Triple-A's 231 -- Harden gets 8 Ks in 3 IP, but doesn't pitch in 4th inning

9. Arbitration Losers 207 -- Cameron starts hammerin': 13 last week; 12 on Wednesday

10. Pickle Bugs 183 -- Really hope their savior was not an injured Carpenter.

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 76, Boondock Saints 30

VC Appraisers 60, Fresh Fish 58

Goatwhisperers 82, Chico's Chuggers 51

Triple-A's 62, Misfits 46

WWJB 89, Pickle Bugs 50

Player news

Hiroki Kuroda, sp, LA: Progressing slowly; not expected to return from DL when eligible

JJ Hardy, ss, Mil: Sat out Wednesday with back tightness; expected back Friday.

Chipper Jones, 3b, Atl: Expected to miss two games with thumb injury. Just Chipper being Chipper

Mike Pelfrey, sp, NY: Has forearm tendinitis; thinks he'll make next start Sunday; Mets are less confident

Chris Carpenter, sp, StL: Went on DL with strained rib cage; expected out 4 to 8 weeks.

Brad Hawpe, of, Col: Injured hamstring improving, but expected to sit another day

Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chi: Missed back-to-back games with stiff back

Milton Bradley, of, Chi: Cubs are hoping Milton will be game to play by end of week

Kaz Matsui, 2b, Hou: Sat out Wednesday with sore back

Monday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 286 -- Fish keep scoring even with limited lineup

2. Chico's Chuggers 259 -- Chuggers add Molina at catch and get another DNP

3. WWJB 229 -- Billingsley (23), Lilly (20) ease their hitting woes

4. Boondock Saints 226 -- Too many bats on the Pelfrey

5. Misfits 222 -- Zeros for Schumaker, Sandoval, I-Rod, Ankiel and Spilborghs

6. VC Appraisers 213 -- Really hoping Astros provide Valverde with save opp soon 

7. Goatwhisperers 192 -- O-Hud goes for cycle; Arik rides off with 10-point bonus

8. Triple-A's 186 -- Every active player scores Monday

9. Arbitration Losers 159 -- Volquez gives Losers first pitching win .. and whopping 8 points

10. Pickle Bugs 157 -- Hitters showing signs of life

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 28, Boondock Saints 18

VC Appraisers 20, Fresh Fish 18

Goatwhisperers 36, Chico's Chuggers 17

Misfits 36, Triple-A's 17

WWJB 58, Pickle Bugs 24

Players news

Milton Bradley, of, Chi: Expected to miss 3-to-5 days with strained groin

Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chi: Sat out Monday's game with stiff back

Geovany Soto, c, Chi: Played catch, reported no issues; due back Wednesday

Player acquisitions

Arbitration Losers acquire SP Zach Duke (April #1).

Week 2 Roster moves

Acquired/released

4/11 -- Boondock Saints: Acquired SP Livan Hernandez, no release (April #1)
4/12 -- Chico's Chuggers: Acquired OF Nyger Morgan, released OF Michael Bourn (April #1)
4/13 -- Chico's Chuggers: Acquired C Yadier Molina, released SP Aaron Cook (April #2)
4/13 -- WWJB: Acquired OF Kosuke Fukudome; no release (April #1)
4/13 -- Triple-A's: Acquired RP Matt Lindstrom; released RP Jason Motte (April #1)
4/13 -- Pickle Bugs: Acquired OF David Murphy; released SP John Lannan (April #1)


Week 2 roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched OF Willy Taveras, C Geovany Soto and SP Wandy Rodriguez; activated OF Nyger Morgan, C Yadier Molina and SP Ubaldo Jimenez.

Fresh Fish: No changes

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: No changes

VC Appraisers: Placed SP Hiroki Kuroda on disabled list; activated SP Paul Maholm

WWJB: Conditionally placed OF Milton Bradley on disabled list; benched OF Justin Upton and SP Ian Snell; activated OF Kosuke Fukudome (conditional), OF Ryan Church and SP Joe Blanton

Triple-A's: Released RP Jason Motte; benched SP Randy Wolf, C Chris Snyder and 1B Conor Jackson; activated RP Matt Lindstrom, SP Max Scherzer, C John Baker and 1B James Loney

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Lastings Milledge; activated OF David Murphy

Arbitration Losers: No changes

Misfits: Benched SP John Maine; activated SP Todd Wellemeyer

Boondock Saints: Placed SP Brandon Webb on disabled list; benched SP Jeff Suppan; activated SP Mike Pelfrey and SP Livan Hernandez

Sunday's update

Overall standings
1. Fresh Fish 268 -- Seven pitching starts, six wins and 17-point loss (Santana)
2. Chico's Chuggers 242 -- Harang's 23 points can't provide weekly win
3. Boondock Saints 208 -- Two starts from Suppan didn't produce results
4. VC Appraisers 193 -- Two nices wins from Lohse
5. Misfits 186 --Another hard-luck loss for Haren
7. WWJB 171 -- Snell's eight-point just enough to get a win
6. Triple-A's 169 -- Not much bite from Snakes (Jackson, Reynolds, Snyder)
8. Goatwhisperers 156 -- Four-point Sunday undermines bid for weekly win
9. Pickle Bugs 133 -- Corey Hart's homer gives Bugs a win
10. Arbitration Losers 131 -- Tim Lincecum won the Cy Young last year, right?

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 268, Chico's Chuggers 242
VC Appraisers 193, Goatwhisperers 156
WWJB 171, Triple-A's 169
Pickle Bugs 133, Arbitration Losers 131
Boondock Saints 208, Misfits 186

An early move

Forgot to mention this earlier, but on Sunday night -- in an extended draft move (meaning it didn't cost him a monthly move) -- Bill dumped SP Dave Bush and acquired SP Jeff Suppan.

Thursday's results

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 153 -- Even J.J. Hardy gets involved with scoring

2. Chico's Chuggers 123 -- Not much to chug today; most of team idle

3. VC Appraisers 111 -- Furcal enters late as defensive replacement ... and makes an error

4. WWJB 108 -- Actually retreated one point from Wednesday

5. Boondock Saints 101 -- Orale! Votto scores nine.

6. Goatwhisperers 98 -- NOW, the Giants decide to give Cain some run support

7. Misfits 86 -- Skip Schumaker scores 1 point; back to 0 for season

8. Pickle Bugs 74 -- Chris Carpenter: What a brilliant draft pick!

9. Triple-A's 71 -- No worries: Win for Arroyo!

10. Arbitration Losers 63 -- A whopping 11 points in four pitching starts

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 153, Chico's Chuggers 123

VC Appraisers 111, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 98

WWJB 108, Triple-A's 71

Pickle Bugs 74, Arbitration Losers 63

Boondock Saints 101, Misfits 86

Injury report

Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3b, SD: Sat out Thursday with strained groin; day-to-day

Geovany Soto, c, Chi: Chicago Sun-Times reports the Cubs are bracing for possibility of Soto going on the DL

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 138 Volstad gives Fresh Fish their fourth pitching win of week

2. Chico's Chuggers 117 On day with no hurlers, they get Taveras back from flu

3. WWJB 109 Apparently, on the third day, this Jesus rests

4. VC Appraisers 106 Seven of eight hitters score points

5. Boondock Saints 80 Positive points from Zimmerman

6. Misfits 79 Schumaker skips another start at 2B

7. G. Goatwhispers 62 First pitching start nets 22 points

8. Triple-A's 56 Finally get contribution from Utley (6)

9. Arbitration Losers 55 Whopping 12 points from 3 pitching starts

10. Pickle Bugs 52 Milledge won't be lasting if he doesn't hit

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 138, Chico's Chuggers 117

VC Appraisers 106, G. Goatwhisperers 62

WWJB 109, Triple-A's 56

Arbitration Losers 55, Pickle Bugs 52

Boondock Saints 80, Misfits 79

Injury report

Willy Taveras (flu): Returned as pinch-hitter Wedneday; could start Thursday

Geovany Soto (shoulder): Felt better, but sat as a precaution. Considered day-to-day for weekend series

Brandon Webb (shoulder): Will miss his scheduled start on Saturday; further tests possible

Jorge Cantu (hand): Left early with bruised hand; should return Friday

Tuesday's results

Day 2 and the Chuggers (Shawn) and Fish (Rick) continue to set the pace. And wouldn't you know it, they're playing each other in the Week 1 head-to-head matchup.

And the big reason of their early success is simple: pitching.

The Chuggers are the one of two FBLG teams who have had all four of their starting pitchers pitch so far. The Chuggers got another solid outing, this time for Wandy Rodriguez. But again, this did not result in a win, so things could be a lot better for them. Still their Fish (Cantu and Bonafacio) are leading the hitting.

The Fish have had three starters pitch so far, but all three have victories. On Tuesday, it was Chris Young putting up a nice 15 points.

The Ventura County Appraisers (Kevin & Dave) also have had four starters pitch. But unlike the Chuggers, the VCAs have received four wins from their starters. On Tuesday, Jair Jurrjens and Kyle Lohse got the job done. Of their 83 points, 56 have come from their starters.

The rest of the league continues to post modest early returns. The Gladstone Goatwhisperers only have 29 points, but they are the only team not to have pitching start yet. The Boondock Saints have 44 points, more than half of which came from Josh Johnson's 23-point outing Tuesday.