Saturday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1584 -- Hanging on despite pitching going cold

2. Goatwhisperers 1576 -- It's all about Prince, Pence and Pitching

3. WWJB 1571 -- Barmes adds to points on left side of infield

4. Triple-A's 1540 -- Miller time: Andrew delivers needed win

5. VC Appraisers 1527 -- It's good to have Helton back in lineup

6. Misfirts 1516 -- Oswalt & Maine team up for -5

7. Arbitration Losers 1501 -- It's no lie: Tejada is on fire

8. Fresh Fish 1491 -- Did these guys used to be in first place?

9. Boondock Saints 1340 -- First two June moves garner whopping 2 points

10. Pickle Bugs 1264 -- Pitchers score 9 Saturday; hitters tally -2

Head-to-head scoring

Arbitration Losers 125, Fresh Fish 111

VC Appraisers 192, Pickle Bugs 113

Goatwhisperers 158, Triple-A's 146

WWJB 163, Misfits 131

Chico's Chuggers 134, Boondock Saints 98

Player acquisitions

WWJB acquired SS Clint Barmes (June #2)

Mid-week replacement

WWJB benched SS Troy Tulowitzki (missed 3 games), activated SS Clint Barmes

Thursday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1544 -- Peavy's bout with flu makes Shawn feel sick

2. Goatwhisperers 1521 -- Hamels and Cain can inflict some pain

3. WWJB 1519 -- Need Jesus to heal their team; but he's on the DL

4. Misfits 1494 -- Oswalt, Haren get Misfits going again

5. Triple-A's 1493 -- McLouth has back-to-back rainouts for two different teams

6. Arbitration Losers 1474 -- New rule: Bonus points for the 300th win!

7. VC Appraisers 1432 -- Rowand swinging at hot bat

8. Fresh Fish 1431 -- The Fish are floundering now

9. Boondock Saints 1299 -- Good news: Josh Johnson scores 25; Bad news: rest of team scores 32 for week

10. Pickle Bugs 1247 -- It's Cueto and Carpenter and pray for rain

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 98, Fresh Fish 51

VC Appraisers 97, Pickle Bugs 96

Goatwhisperers 103, Triple-A's 99

WWJB 111, Misfits 104

Chico's Chuggers 94, Boondock Saints 57

Mid-week replacements

On Tuesday, Boondock Saints benched OF Carlos Beltran; activated OF Elijah Dukes of the disabled list

On Wednesday, WWJB placed OF Scott Hairston on disabled list; activated OF Kosuke Fukudome

Player acquisitions

Goatwhisperers acquired SP Randy Wells (June #1)

Monday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1469 -- Hoping the Duke delivers today
2. WWJB 1433 -- Blanton: 23 points from Week 1-7; 38 in last two starts
3. Goatwhisperers 1426 -- Prince is not much of a fielder
4. Misfits 1424 -- A solid outing from Oswalt
5. Triple-A's 1413 -- Solid game from Utley
6. Arbitration Losers 1396 -- Volquez, Braun, Cameron all leave early Monday
7. Fresh Fish 1383 -- Lots of DNPs on Monday
8. VC Appraisers 1365 --Kuroda returns from the disabled list
9. Boondock Saints 1254 -- Still waiting for Beltran to return
10. Pickle Bugs 1176 --Beginning to sniff at ninth place

Head-to-head scoring

Arbitration Losers 20, Fresh Fish 3
VC Appraisers 30, Pickle Bugs 25
Triple-A's 19, Goatwhisperers 8
Misfits 34, WWJB 25
Chico's Chuggers 19, Boondock Saints 12

Week 8 report

Thanks to a cheap win from the VC Appraisers (8th best scoring total for week), there is a four-way tie for first place in the head-to-head standings at 5-3. Then there's a four-way tie for fifth place at 4-4. WWJB, which started the season 3-0, snapped a four-game losing streak to even its mark at 4-4. And the Pickle Bugs dropped their seventh in a row.

In the overall standings, the Chico's Chuggers continue to set the pace. The Gladstone Goatwhisperers are moving up the standings as other frontrunners stumble a bit. Yet the overall standings remain tight with a 74-point spread between first and seventh place. Former leader Fresh Fish has slipped all the way to sixth, as they try to hang on until the Ramirez brothers return in July.

And as owners were dealing with late-May injuries, the waiver wire was busy. Two owners, the Fresh Fish and Boondock Saints, both burned two of their three June moves on the first day of June.

Week 8 roster moves

Week 8 additions/releases

Chico's Chuggers: SP Zach Duke/SP Jorge De La Rosa
Chico's Chuggers: None/2B David Eckstein
Fresh Fish: 3B Jerry Hairston/3B Bill Hall
VC Appraisers: None/SP Joel Pineiro
WWJB: OF Scott Hairston/None
Pickle Bugs: SP Livan Hernandez/None
Arbitration Losers: None/2B Luis Castillo
Boondock Saints: 1B Casey Kotchman/None
Boondock Saints: SS Alex Gonzalez/None

Week 8 active roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: Released 2B David Eckstein; benched C Geovany Soto and SP Aaron Harang; activated 2B Brandon Phillips, C Yadier Molina and SP Zach Duke

Fresh Fish: Released 3B Bill Hall; benched OF Jeff Franceour; activated 3B Jerry Hairston and OF Cody Ross

Goatwhisperers: None

VC Appraisers: Released SP Joel Pineiro; activated SP Hiroki Kuroda from disabled list

WWJB: Benched OF Kosuke Fukudome; activated OF Scott Hairston

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

Pickle Bugs: Placed SP Brett Myers on disabled list; activated SP Livan Hernandez

Arbitration Losers: Moved OF Ryan Ludwick from disabled list to bench; benched SP Justin Zimmermann; activated SP Edinson Volquez from disabled list.

Misfits: Benched OF Rick Ankiel and SP Ryan Dempster; activated OF Gary Sheffield and SP Braden Looper

Boondock Saints: Placed SP Joey Votto and SS Khalil Greene on disabled list; benched SP Jonathan Sanchez; activated 1B Casey Kotchman, SS Alex Gonzalez and SP Ross Ohlendorf

Monday's report

Overall standings

Chico's Chuggers 1450 - Run of stellar pitching efforts ran out
Goatwhisperers 1418 - Gallardo scores 18, rest of team 3 on Sunday
WWJB 1408 - Solid pitching carries team for week
Triple-A's 1394 - Scherzer's -3 does not prevent victory
Misfits 1390 - Ankiel returns from DL; bat does not
Fresh Fish 1380 - Eight of nine positions score 7 or fewer last week
Arbitration Losers 1376 - Kelly Johnson has his swing back
VC Appraisers 1335 - Not a great week, but good enough for win
Boondock Saints 1242 - June could not come quickly enough for Saints
Pickle Bugs 1151 - Myers done for season

Head-to-head scores
Misfits 208, Chico's Chuggers 163
WWJB 167, Fresh Fish 126
Triple-A's 177, Pickle Bugs 170
Arbitration Losers 190, Goatwhisperers 178
VC Appraisers 143, Boondock Saints 112

Player acquistions
Misfits acquired OF Gary Sheffield (May #3)
Chico's Chuggers acquired 2B David Eckstein (May #2)
Fresh Fish acquired 3B Jerry Hairston (June #2)
Chico's Chuggers acquired SP Zach Duke (June #1)
Boondock Saints acquired 1B Casey Kotchman (June #1)
Boondock Saints acquired SS Alex Gonzalez (June #2)
WWJB acquired OF Scott Hairston (June #1)

Wednesday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1382 -- Brandon Phillips eligible to be replaced in the lineup

2. Fresh Fish 1341 -- Felipe Lopez eligible to be replaced in lineup, if they had a May move to burn

3. WWJB 1320 -- Blanton scores 23?!?!? I call for drug testing!!!

4. Goatwhisperers 1318 -- Kershaw gets the win in Coors

5. Triple-A's 1313 -- Arroyo on fire since his -11 outing

6. Arbitration Losers 1288 -- New rule: Bonus points for every pitcher to get 300th victory?

7. Misfits 1260 -- Escobar, Sandoval, Ankiel ALL eligible to be replaced in lineup

8. VC Appraisers 1256 -- Furcal eligible to be replaced in the lineup

9. Boondock Saints 1186 -- Greene going to DL for anxiety? Ghost of George Patton would smack that batting helmet right off his head.

10. Pickle Bugs 1062 -- Cardinals pitchers providing victories

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 95, Misfits 78

Fresh Fish 87, WWJB 79

Triple-A's 96, Pickle Bugs 81

Arbitration Losers 102, Goatwhisperers 78

VC Appraisers 64, Boondock Saints 56

Player acquisition

The Misfits acquired OF Gary Sheffield (May #3).

Week 8 roster changes

Players acquired
Goatwhisperers: C Carlos Ruiz (May #2)
Triple-A's: SP Andrew Miller (May #1)
Triple-A's: SP Ross Detwiller (May #2)

Players released

Fresh Fish: SP Jamie Moyer
Triple-A's: C Chris Moyer
Misfits: OF Ryan Spilborghs

Week 8 roster changes

Chico's Chuggers: No changes

Fresh Fish: Benched SP Chris Young; activated SP Carlos Zambrano from disabled list.

Goatwhisperers: Placed C Chris Iannetta on disabled list; benched OF Willy Taveras; activated C Carlos Ruiz and OF Jeremy Hermida

VC Appraisers: Benched 1B Todd Helton and OF Chase Headley; activated 1B Derrek Lee and OF Aaron Rowand.

WWJB: No changes.

Triple-A's: Placed SP Rich Harden on disabled list; benched SS Rich Theriot and SP Ricky Nolasco; activated SS Stephen Drew and SP Andrew Miller.

Pickle Bugs: Benched OF Daniel Murphy and SP Barry Zito; activated OF Derek Fowler and SP Todd Wellemeyer

Arbitration Losers: Benched 2B Luis Castillo; activated 2B Kelly Johnson

Misfits: Released OF Ryan Spilborghs; benched SP Braden Looper; activated OF Ryan Ankiel from disabled list; activated SP John Maine

Boondock Saints: Benched OF Chris Duncan and SP Ross Ohlendorf; activated OF Fred Lewis and SP Jonathan Sanchez

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1287 -- 4 of top 6 scorers for week were pitchers
2. Fresh Fish 1254 -- Hall outscores Molina, 2-1, for week
3. WWJB 1241 -- Three points total for week for Cubbie OFs
4. Goatwhisperers 1236 -- GGs limp to a 176-point week
5. Triple-A's 1217 -- Solid week, even with Nolasco's -7
6. VC Appraisers 1192 -- Helton scores 29 for week, then heads to bench
7. Arbitration Losers 1186 -- No lie: Tejada has solid all-around week.
8. Misfits 1182 -- Top-scoring player for week: Schumaker with 15 ... not good
9. Boondock Saints 1142 -- Votto's line for week: 1 day with 10 points and five DNPs
10. Pickle Bugs 981 --Murphy's Law: If you need points, don't count on Daniel

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 201, Triple-A's 180
Arbitration Losers 165, Misfits 112
Fresh Fish 175, Pickle Bugs 144
VC Appraisers 200, WWJB 150
Goatwhisperers 176, Boondock Saints 150

Players acquired

Goatwhispers acquired C Carlos Ruiz (May #2)
Triple-A's acquired SP Andrew Miller (May #1)
Triple-A's acquired SP Ryan Detwiler (May #2)

Friday's report

Overall standings

1. Chico's Chuggers 1266 -- Another day, another stellar pitching performance (Peavy 23)

2. Fresh Fish 1208 -- Pitching good, but best hitter (Molina) has gone cold

3. WWJB 1200 -- When Soriano has 0 points, it's a bad week

4. Triple-A's 1171 -- Nolasco (-7) brings good week to screeching halt

5. Goatwhisperers 1167 -- Hunter Pence starting to come around

6. Misfits 1150 -- Whopping five-point Friday not what Misfits needed

7. Arbitration Losers 1148 -- Not much run support for Randy, Zimmy

8. VC Appraisers 1117 -- Might be good time to get Rowand back into lineup

9. Boondock Saints 1071 -- Bill tells Votto: "An ear ache my eye! How would you like a butt ache?!"

10. Pickle Bugs 942 -- Is Jimmy Rollins about to realize he's a stud?

Head-to-head scores

Chico's Chuggers 180, Triple-A's 134

Arbitration Losers 127, Misfits 80

Fresh Fish 129, Pickle Bugs 105

VC Appraisers 125, WWJB 109

Goatwhisperers 107, Boondock Saints 79