Saturday, May 16, 2009

Friday's report

Overall standings

1. WWJB 1050 -- Scott now waiting patiently for the return of Jesus ... from the DL
2. Chico's Chuggers 1027 -- Hawpe is new star of the week
3. Fresh Fish 1025 -- The freefall has begun
4. Misfits 1003 -- Manny effect: Pierre's points go up, Ethier's go down
5. Goatwhisperers 988 -- Can't wait to get Chris Young out of lineup
6. Arbitration Losers 976 -- God only knows where Losers would be without Brian Wilson's losses
7. VC Appraisers 970 -- 10-point days are all-Wright for Appraisers
8. Triple-A's 958 -- Unthinkable: Four straight 0-point days for Utley
9. Boondock Saints 956 -- Perhaps it's time to find a new shortstop
10. Pickle Bugs 777 --- 1-point day sinks Bugs further into abyss

Head-to-head scoring

VC Appraisers 121, Misfits 119
Goatwhisperers 132, WWJB 123
Triple-A's 128, Arbitration Losers 113
Chico's Chuggers 138, Pickle Bugs 64
Boondock Saints 107, Fresh Fish 96

Player acquisition

WWJB acquired C Wil Nieves (May #3)

Mid-week replacement

On Saturday, WWJB placed Jesus Flores on disabled; activated C Wil Nieves.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 995 -- Cherish your time in first place; Delgado headed to DL
2. WWJB 982 -- They're not booing; they're saying Koooooooouzmanoff-- no, wait, they're booing
3. Chico's Chuggers 964 -- Chuggers 2B scoring points with reckless a-Brandon
4. Arbitration Losers 958 -- Atkins Diet is leaving Tim starving for points at 3B
5. Goatwhisperers 947 -- Everybody scores for GG, except Chris Young (again)
6. Misfits 939 -- Yunel Escobar is whacking like Pablo Escobar
7. Triple-A's 923 -- Wolf huffs, puffs, blows Phillies hitters down
8. VC Appraisers 909 -- Interesting tidbit: Ramon Hernandez has 1B eligibility
9. Boondock Saints 900 -- Not exactly at Marquis perfermance (-7)
10. Pickle Bugs 771 -- Hey, you kind of look a bit like Lance Berkman!

Head-to-head scoring

VC Appraisers 60, Misfits 55
Goatwhisperers 91, WWJB 55
Arbitration Losers 95, Triple-A's 93
Chico's Chuggers 75, Pickle Bugs 58
Fresh Fish 66, Boondock Saints 51

Player acquisitions

Fresh Fish acquired 1B Nick Johnson (May #3)
Gladstone Goatwhisperers acquired OF Willy Taveras (May #1)
Boondock Saints acquired SP Ross Ohlendorf (May #2)
WWJB acquired OF Michael Bourn (May #2)

Mid-week replacement

On Wednesday, Arbitration Losers placed OF Ryan Ludwick on the disabled list; activated OF Mike Cameron

On Thursday, Fresh Fish placed 1B Carlos Delgado on the disabled list; activated 1B Nick Johnson

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 984 -- New acquisitions (Jimenez, Bradley) deliver quickly
2. WWJB 953 -- Cubs OFs put up a pair of 7s
3. Chico's Chuggers 939 -- Brandon Phillips playing like he's supposed
4. Arbitration Losers 925 -- 44 of 62 weekly points comes from pitchers
5. Misfits 917 -- You should bench current Giants 3B for ex-Giants 3B
6. Goatwhisperers 894 -- Prince gets delirious
7. VC Appraisers 889 -- Helton still delivering in Lee's absence
8. Boondock Saints 883 -- Zimmerman is money in the bank
9. Triple-A's 882 -- Snake swapping: Drew off the DL; Jackson on DL
10. Pickle Bugs 724 -- Well, at least, Matt Capps is back

Head-to-head scores

VC Appraisers 40, Misfits 33
Goatwhisperers 38, WWJB 26
Arbitration Losers 62, Triple-A's 52
Chico's Chuggers 50, Pickle Bugs 11
Fresh Fish 55, Boondock Saints 34

Player acquisitions

WWJB acquired IF Omar Infante (May #1)

Monday, May 11, 2009

Week 6 roster moves

Player acquisitions/releases

Boondock Saints: Acquired IF-OF Chris Coghlan (May #1)/released OF Jordan Schaefer
Misfits: Acquired OF Juan Pierre (May #1)/released none
Fresh Fish: Acquired SP Milton Bradley (May #1)/released OF Colby Rasmus
Fresh Fish: Acquired SP Ubaldo Jimenez (May #2)/released none
Arbitration Losers: Acquired 2B Luis Castillo (May #1)/released 2B Clint Barmes
Arbitration Losers: Acquired SP Manny Parra (May #2)/released SP Zach Duke

Roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Benched C Geovany Soto and SP Jorge De La Rosa; benched C Yadier Molina and SP Wandy Rodriguez

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Cody Ross and SP Jamie Moyer; activated OF Milton Bradley and SP Ubaldo Jimenez

VC Appraisers: None

Goatwhisperers: Benched SP Doug Davis; activated SP Cole Hamels

WWJB: Benched OF Ryan Church and SP Ian Snell; activated OF Kosuku Fukudome and SP Joe Blanton.

Triple-A's: Benched SP Max Scherzer; activated SP Ricky Nolasco.

Pickle Bugs: Benched 3B Chipper Jones and OF Daniel Murphy; activated 3B Mike Fontenot and OF Dexter Fowler

Arbitration Losers: Released 2B Clint Barmes; benched OF Mike Cameron and SP Edinson Volquez; activated 2B Luis Castillo, OF Ryan Braun and SP Manny Parra.

Misfits: Benched 3B Pablo Sandoval and OF Cameron Maybin; activated 3B Pedro Feliz and OF Juan Pierre

Boondock Saints: Benched OF Elijah Dukes and SP Jonathan Sanchez; activated OF Chris Coghlan and SP Dave Bush

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 929 -- Bad week: Zambrano to DL, A-Ram to DL, ManRam suspended
2. WWJB 927 -- So close to first, even with only one OF pulling his weight
3. Chico's Chuggers 889 -- Marlins' Ramirez (41), Bonafacio (3) combine for 44 points
4. Misfits 884 -- Maybin offers no relief for Ankiel's trip to DL
5. Arbitration Losers 863 -- Tejada scores 30 for week; rest of IF scores 23
6. Goatwhisperers 856 -- Top-to-bottom solid week for GGs
7. VC Appraisers 849 -- Lohse makes two starts last week, scores 0 in both
7. Boondock Saints 849 -- Bill is now dancing the McCann-can
9. Triple-A's 830 -- Arroyo's season output cut by one-third last week
10. Pickle Bugs 713 -- Berkman's hurting, Chipper's hurting, Bugs are hurting

Head-to-head scores
Misfits 193, Fresh Fish 180
Chico's Chuggers 216, Arbitration Losers 182
Goatwhisperers 246, Pickle Bugs 181
VC Appraisers 191, Triple-A's 157
Boondock Saints 228, WWJB 187

Midweek replacements

On Sunday, Fresh Fish benched OF Manny Ramirez (missed three games); activated OF Jeff Franceour

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 900 -- Hardy 24 pts entering week; 26 this week alone
2. WWJB 865 -- They have a friend in Jesus
3. Chico's Chuggers 829 -- HanRam playing like No. 1 overall pick
4. Misfits 816 -- Ankiel "heads" to the disabled list
5. Arbitration Losers 802 -- Upton only Loser producing
6. VC Appraisers 791 -- Headley 0 pts for week, one more than Uggla
7. Goatwhisperers 784 -- Jayson is proving this Werth
8. Triple-A's 780 -- Nolasco to bench for Arroyo didn't work out so well
9. Boondock Saints 775 -- Zimmerman continues his hit parade
10. Pickle Bugs 683 -- Cueto and Zito gives Bugs some more hope

Head-to-head scores

Fresh Fish 151, Misfits 125
Chico's Chuggers 156, Arbitration Losers 121
Goatwhisperers 174, Pickle Bugs 151
VC Appraisers 133, Triple-A's 107
Boondock Saints 154, WWJB 125

Player acquistions

Misfits acquired OF Juan Pierre (May #1)
Arbitration Losers acquired 2B Luis Castillo (May #1)

Mid-week replacements

On Friday, Misfits placed OF Rick Ankiel on disabled list, activated OF Cameron Maybin
On Saturday, Boondock Saints benched C David Ross, activated C Brian McCann from disabled list

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 842 -- Santana is like Supernatural
2. WWJB 804 -- Imagine where they'd be if they kept Upton
3. Chico's Chuggers 790 -- Peavy scores 14 points ... and loses!
4. Misfits 774 -- Tip for the day: Don't run into a wall Ankiel yourself!
5. Arbitration Loser 763 -- When did Randy become Tom Glavine? (5.2 IP, 0 Ks)
6. Boondock Saints 740 -- McCann's return from DL is in sight
7. VC Appraisers 735 -- Lowe scores 11 points ... and wins!
8. Triple-A's 724 -- Arroyo: Last week good (on bench); this week not so good (-11 and starting)
9. Goatwhisperers 708 -- Chris Young is hitting like Chris Young (the pitcher)
10. Pickle Bugs 607 -- Hitters starting to show signs of life

Head-to-Head scores

Fresh Fish 93, Misfits 83
Chico's Chuggers 117, Arbitration Losers 81
Goatwhisperers 98, Pickle Bugs 75
VC Appraisers 77, Triple-A's 51
Boondock Saints 119, WWJB 64

Monday, May 4, 2009

Week 5 roster moves

Players acquired/released

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Acquired Casey Blake/released none (April #2)
Fresh Fish: Acquired 3B Bill Hall/released none (April #2)
Misfits: Acquired 3B Pedro Feliz/released 2B Luis Castillo (April #4)
WWJB: Acquired OF Jody Gerut/released OF Scott Hairston (April #4)
Pickle Bugs: Acquired OF Dexter Fowler/released OF Lastings Milledge (April #4)
Pickle Bugs: Acquired SP Todd Wellemeyer/released SP Jeff Karstens (May #1)
Pickle Bugs: Acquired SP Barry Zito/SP Kenshin Kawakami (May #2)
Chico's Chuggers: Acquired Jorge De La Rosa/OF Willy Taveras (May #1)

Week 5 roster moves

Chico's Chuggers: Benched 1B Adam LaRoche, C Yadier Molina and SP Wandy Rodriguez; activated 1B Jorge Cantu, C Geovany Soto and SP Jorge De La Rosa

Fresh Fish: Benched OF Jeff Franceour; placed SP Carlos Zambrano on DL; activated OF Cody Ross and SP Jamie Moyer

Gladstone Goatwhisperers: Benched SP Micah Owings and SP Cole Hamels; activated SP Doug Davis and SP Clayton Kershaw

VC Appraisers: No changes

WWJB: Benched OF Kosuke Fukudome and SP Joe Blanton; activated OF Jody Gerut and SP Ian Snell

Triple-A's: Benched SP Ricky Nolasco and OF Connor Jackson; activated SP Bronson Arroyo and OF Nate McLouth

Pickle Bugs: Released SP Jeff Karstens; benched SP Oliver Perez; activated SP Todd Wellemeyer and SP Barry Zito

Arbitration Losers: Benched OF Ryan Braun; activated OF Justin Upton

Misfits: Benched SP Braden Looper; activated SP Ryan Dempster

Boondock Saints: Benched OF Fred Lewis and SP Dave Bush; activated SP Chris Duncan and SP Jeff Suppan

Top scoring players

Batters

1. Orlando Hudson (Goatwhisperers) 99
2. Albert Pujols (WWJB) 95
3. Raul Ibanez (Triple-A's) 92
4. Andre Ethier (Misfits) 85
5. Shane Victorino (Chico's Chuggers) 77
5. Adrian Gonzalez (Arbitration Losers) 77
7. Alfonso Soriano (WWJB) 76
8. Matt Kemp (VC Appraisers) 75
8. Joey Votto (Boondock Saints) 75
10. Chase Utley (Triple-A's) 74
10. Mike Cameron (Arbitration Losers) 74

Starting pitchers

1. Chad Billingsley (WWJB) 101
2. Dan Haren (Misfits) 95
3. Johan Santana (Fresh Fish) 85
4. Yovani Gallardo (Goatwhisperers) 82
5. Carlos Zambrano (Fresh Fish) 78

Relievers

1. Jonathan Broxton (WWJB) 69
2. Brian Wilson (Arbitration Losers) 46
3. Chad Qualls (Goatwhisperers) 40

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish 749 -- Delgado's 0 is better than Hardy's -3 for week
2. WWJB 740 -- When it rains, it pours: Billingsley scores 21 of 23 Sunday points
3. Misfits 691 -- Haren turning out to be beast (50 pts for week)
4. Arbitration Losers 681 -- Big week runs out steam, but they hang on for win
5. Triple-A's 673 -- Harden: 1 point as pitcher; 1 point as pinch-runner
5. Chico's Chuggers 673 -- Hurting HanRam only scores 1 point for week
7. VC Appraisers 658 -- Helton's 22 points for week were best on team
8. Boondock Saints 621 -- Rainouts wipe out half of the team
9. G. Goatwhisperers 610 -- Chris Young post five straight 0-point days
10. Pickle Bugs 532 -- Cueto (22) only bright spot on team

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 143, VC Appraisers 136
Fresh Fish 158, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 137
Arbitration Losers 180, WWJB 179
Misfits 211, Pickle Bugs 130
Triple-A's 184, Boondock Saints 160

Player acquisitions

Pickle Bugs acquired SP Todd Wellemeyer (May #1)
Pickle Bugs acquired SP Barry Zito (May #2)

Player news

Randy Winn, of, SF: Sat out Sunday with strained side, expected back Monday

Manny Ramirez, of, LA: Sat Sunday with strained hamstring; expected back Monday

Carlos Zambrano, sp, Chi: Left Sunday early with strained hamstring

Oliver Perez, sp, NY: May be headed to DL with sore knee

Ryan Braun, of, Mil: Missed 2nd straight game with stiff upper back