Week 27 roster moves

Players acquired

• SP Clayton Richard, by Arbitration Losers (Sept. #3)
• SP Chien-Ming Wang, by Hallady Road (Sept. #3)

Players released

• OF Dexter Fowler, by Arbitration Losers
• SP Alex White, by Halladay Road

Week 27 active roster changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: No change

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched SP Edwin Jackson; activated SP Barry Zito

FRESH FISH: No change

BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: Benched SP Kris Medlen; activated SP Adam Wainwright

MISFITS: Benched SP Johnny Cueto and SP Lance Lynn; activated SP Tim Hudson and SP Eric Stults

HALLADAY ROAD: Released 1B Ryan Howard; benched SP Roy Halladay and SP Zach Greinke; moved OF Corey Hart to 1B; activated OF Drew Stubbs, SP Shawn Marcum and SP Chien-Ming Wang

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Ross Detwiler; activated SP Clayton Richard

Week 26 update

A 24-point outing from Marco Estrada and yet another win from Kris Medlen sealed the head-to-head championship for Billy Ashley Wind Generator.

BAWG beat the Misfits 222-186 for the deciding Game 3 victory.

But the competition is not completely over for BAWG and Misfits. The race for second place in the overall standings is still on.

The Misfits hold a four-point edge 4585-4581 with three days left in the season. If the Dodgers and Cardinals tie for the final wild-card spot and need a tiebreaker game, that game is consider a regular-season game and would count toward our titles.

The question for the Misfits is this: With two pitchers throwing on Sunday and two others on Saturday, do they have any more starts coming? However, BAWG had three pitchers throw over the weekend. A fourth, Gio Gonzalez, is not likely to pitch much, if at all, in the season's closing days.

With both teams having exhausted their final moves, these rosters are the ones they'll close the season with. BAWG could get a start from Adam Wainwright, but only if the Cardinals haven't clinched a playoff spot by the final day of the season.

In the week's other game, the Triple-A's easily locked down the consolation championship with a 212-142 win over the Arbitration Losers.

But there is still an interesting battle to avoid the cellar.

Here are the overall standings heading into the final three days of the season.

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 4788
2. Misfits (Reid) 4585
3. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 4581
4. Rookies (Henry) 4344
5. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 4236
6. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 4086
7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 4078
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 4066
9. Halladay Road (Bill) 4056
10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 4055

Week 26 roster changes

Players acquired

• SP Marco Estrada, by BAWG (Sept. #2)
• SP Lance Lynn, by Misfits (Sept. #3)
• 1B Ike Davis, by Arbitration Losers (Sept. #2)
• OF Adam Eaton, by BAWG (Sept. #3)

Players released

• SP Matt Harvey, by Arbitration Losers
• SP Patrick Corbin, by BAWG
• 2B Neil Walker, by Misfits
• C Kurt Suzuki, by Hammerin Hank
• SP Michael Fiers, by BAWG

Midweek replacement

HALLADAY ROAD: On Sunday, benched OF Ryan Ludwick (missed 3 games); activated OF Corey Hart.

Week 26 changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PYB: Benched OF Jayson Werth and SP Wily Peralta; activate OF Jon Jay and SP Edinson Volquez

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched SP Mark Buehrle; activated SP Chris Carpenter

FRESH FISH: No changes

BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: Benched SP Adam Wainwright; activated SP Marco Estrada

MISFITS: Released 2B Neil Walker, benched OF Sterling Marte, SP Tim Hudson and SP Eric Stults; activated 2B Mark Ellis, OF Carlos Gomez and SP Lance Lynn and SP Johnny Cueto.

HALLADAY ROAD: No changes

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Released SP Matt Harvey; benched 1B Brandon Belt and OF Dexter Fowler; moved 3B Martin Prado to OF; activated 1B Ike Davis, 3B Pedro Alvarez and SP Ross Detwiler

Week 25 update

The FBLG season comes down to its final full week.

And the head-to-head championship will come down to a deciding third game as the Misfits rallied with a 209-point week to beat Billy Ashley Wind Generator 209-183.

The Misfits used three double starts to power their big week.

The head-to-head final has double meaning for the Misfits and BAWG as both teams are battling it out for second and third place in the overall standings.

The Misfits hold a 14-point advantage heading into the final full week.

The Rookies sealed up third place in head-to-head with a 171-165 win over the Fresh Fish, who are jogging to the finish after their red-hot season. The Fish still have a comfy 217-point lead for the overall championship. The Rookies have fourth locked down with a 118-point edge over Pitch You Blockhead.

The Arbitration Losers finished the head-to-head consolation round robin with a 5-0 mark. But that won't matter much if the Losers don't win the consolation final this week.

In an odd twist, the three teams tied for second in the round robin at 2-2 last week all lost. That created a five-way tie for second at 2-3. The tiebreaker was total points scored during the five-week round robin. And the Triple-A's, who suffered a Week 21 loss to the Losers despite scoring 213 points, carried that with 914 points to beat out PYB's 878.

So it will be the Losers vs. TA's for the consolation title.

Week 25 roster changes

Players acquired

• C Brian McCann, by Halladay Road (Sept. #2)
• SS Brandon Crawford, by Halladay Road (Sept. #3)
• 3B Pedro Alvarez, by Arbitration Losers (Sept. #1)
• OF Sterling Marte, by Misfits (Sept. #1)
• SP Wily Peralta, by Pitch You Blockhead (Sept. #1)

Players released

• SS Dee Gordon, by BAWG
• OF Carlos Quentin, by Misfits
• 1B Ike Davis, by Arbitration Losers
• SP James McDonald, by Pitch You Blockhead

Week 24 midweek changes

HALLADAY ROAD: Activated SP Alex White as emergency start in place of SP Bud Norris; On Friday, activated C Brian McCann, placed C Ramon Hernandez on DL.

Active roster changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP Edinson Volquez; activated SP Wily Peralta

HAMMERIN HANK: No changes

FRESH FISH: No changes

BAWG: No changes

MISFITS: Benched 2B Mark Ellis, OF Carlos Gomez and SP Johnny Cueto; activated 2B Neil Walker, OF Sterling Marte and SP Kyle Lohse

HALLADAY ROAD: Released SS Paul Janish, benched SP Alex White; activated SS Brandon Crawford and SP Bud Norris

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: No changes

Week 24 update

The first game of the FBLG head-to-head championship went to the red-hot Billy Ashley Wind Generator, who scored a 200-125 win over the Misfits.

BAWG's hot streak is so hot, they actually moved past the Misfits into second place through Week 24.

The Misfits need to get things turned around to win in Week 25 and force a deciding Game 3.

The Fresh Fish continue to limp to the finish line, losing 145-129 to the Rookies in the third-place serie Game 1.

In the consolation round robin, the Arbitration Losers improved to 4-0 to clinch a spot in the consolation final. Hammerin Hank, Halladay Road and Pitch You Blockhead (2-2) are fighting it out for the other spot. Also, the Triple-A's and Pickle Bugs have not been completely eliminated from the mix.

Week 24 roster changes

Player acquired

• SS Donovan Solano, by BAWG (Sept. #1)
• SP Eric Stults, by Misfits (Sept. #1)
• OF Chris Denorfia, by Hammerin Hank (Sept. #1)
• SS Everth Cabrera, by Hammerin Hank (Sept. #2)
• OF Cameron Maybin, by Triple-A's (Sept. #1)

Player released 

• OF Alex Amarista, by BAWG
• SP Paul Maholm, by Misfits
• OF JD Martinez, by Hammerin Hank
• SP Randy Wolf, by Hammerin Hank
• SP Jeff Samardzija, by Triple-A's

WEEK 24 ACTIVE ROSTER CHANGES

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched OF Matt Holliday and SP Anibal Sanchez; activated OF Jon Jay and SP Edison Volquez

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched SS Zach Cozart and OF Nyger Morgan; activated SS Everth Cabrera and OF Chris Denorfia

FRESH FISH: Benched Stephen Strasburg; activated SP Trevor Cahill

BAWG: Benched SS Rueben Tejada, SP Michael Fiers and SP Patrick Corbin; activated SS Donovan Solano, SP Adam Wainwright and SP Jordan Zimmermann

MISFITS: Benched SP Kyle Lohse; activated SP Eric Stults

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched OF Corey Hart; activated OF Norichika Aoki

TRIPLE-A'S: Released SP Jeff Samardzija; activated SP Josh Beckett

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Ross Detwiler; activated SP Tim Lincecum

Head-to-head updates

Here's an example of what happens when you take your foot off the accelerator.

The Fish, who were basically unbeatable in April, May and June, proved fallible in July, August and September. They started the head-to-head season 13-1, but finished by losing two of their last four.

After easily advancing to the semifinals and winning the opening game of the semifinals, they dropped back-to-back games to Billy Ashley Wind Generator.

The Fish will win the overall championship. But they will not win the head-to-head championship. The BAWG posted a nice 208-point week to advance to the championship series against the Misfits, who advanced with a 2-0 series win over the Rookies.

The Fish will have to try to settle for third place against the Rookies.

Meanwhile, the Arbitration Losers improve to 3-0 in the consolation round-robin, looking solid to clinch a spot in the consolation final. Hammerin Hank is 2-1, while the other four teams (1-2) face must-win situations this week.


Semifinal series No. 1

Misfits 222, Rookies 181
Misfits 169, Rookies 147
  Misfits win series 2-0

Semifinals series No. 2

Fresh Fish 172, BAWG 168
BAWG 163, Fresh Fish 150
BAWG 208, Fresh Fish 168
  BAWG wins series 2-1

Consolation round 3 scores

Hammerin Hank 154, Halladay Road 138
Arbitration Losers 178, PY Blockhead 161
Triple-A's 225, Pickle Bugs 176

Week 23 roster changes

A little late, but here it is. Week 24's changes are upcoming


Players acquired

• C Ramon Hernandez, by Halladay Road (Sept. #1)
• RP John Axford, by Pitch You Blockhead (Sept. #1)
• OF Cameron Maybin, by Triple-A's (Sept. #1)

Players released

• C Brian McCann, by Halladay Road
• RP Shaun Marcum, by Halladay Road
• OF Melky Cabrera, by Fresh Fish

Week 23 active roster changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Placed RP Kenley Jansen on disabled list; benched OF Jon Jay, SP Edinson Volquez; activated OF Andrew McCutchen, SP Anibal Sanchez, RP John Axford.

HAMMERIN HANK: No changes.

FRESH FISH: Benched 1B Casey McGehee and OF Chris Young; Activated 1B Joey Votto and OF Justin  Ruggiano.

BAWG: Benched SP Adam Wainwright; activated SP Patrick Corbin

MISFITS: Benched OF Carlos Quentin and SP Paul Maholm; activated OF Hunter Pence and SP Tim Hudson in.

HALLADAY ROAD: Reeased C Brian McCann; activated C Ramon Hernandez

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched SP Josh Beckett; activated SP Homer Bailey

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Tim Lincecum; activated SP Ross Detwiler

Head-to-head playoff update

The top-seeded Fresh Fish and Misfits posted Game 1 victories in the opening round of the semifinals series. The Fish eeked out a 172-168 win over Billy Ashley Wind Generator, while the Misfits used a big week to beat the Rookies 222-181. BAWG and Rookies must win this week to force a deciding Game 3. If the Fish and Misfits win, the championship series (and third-place series) will begin in Week 23.

The Arbitration Losers, Hammerin Hank and Halladay Road were winners in the first round of the consolation round-robin.

As far as the overall race goes, little has changed. Fresh Fish (3985), Misfits (3736), BAWG (3614) and Rookies (3561) hold onto the money spots. It would take a major charge by the fifth place Pitch You Blockhead (3349) to break up the top 4.