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08/06/2040
Indianapolis, Philadelphia, California, and Maine are the toast of the league as they all go 5-2 this past week. All though the Racers at 49-59 look to be out of the playoffs this season, Philly moves their playoff odds to 71%, Maine shoots up to 82%, and California is at 99%. On the other side of life Los Angeles went 1-6 and are at the bottom of the Bock. They have the talent but sometimes it just isn't your year.
Power Rankings
1) Seattle Pilots (124.7, o)
2) Montreal Exports (115.3, ++)
3) Batavia Red Jackets (111.3, -)
4) Washington Bats (111.0, -)
5) Windy City Blues (107.6, -)
6) California Kodiaks (106.9, ++)
7) Maine Guides (106.4, +)
8) Pittsburgh Millers (106.0, --)
9) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (100.9, -)
10) Syracuse Snappers (91.8, +)
11) New Orleans Voodoo (91.0, ++)
12) Denver Bulls (90.0, -)
13) Philadelphia Freedom (89.8, ++)
14) Wilmington Clowns (89.4, --)
15) Indianapolis Racers (88.7, -)
16) Hartford Whalers (86.7, +)
17) Phoenix Roadrunners (80.7, o)
18) Carolina Tobs (80.1, +)
19) Toronto Canadians (70.4, --)
20) Pawtucket Patriots (70.1, o)
21) New York Knights (68.3, o)
22) Baltimore Bulldogs (63.6, +)
23) Los Angeles Dinos (61.0, -)
24) Dallas Drillers (43.4, o)
Performance of the Week
1B Robby Lee - The 32 year old is currently in his fourth season with the Pilots and is still one of the better hitters in the league. On August 5th against Batavia he showed his skills once again with two home runs, two walks, five RBI's, and three runs scored in a 12-4 Pilots victory. On the season he is hitting .279/.371/.472 with 13 HR's and 55 RBI's while playing both first and left field. He is a 4x All-Star and currently has a team option worth $12.5m next year with the Pilots.
Injury of the Week
P Dusty Dills - On August 3rd against Syracuse he went 5.0 innings, allowed two runs, and struck out 6 before having to leave the game. He was taken to the trainers room and later diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle and will miss the next 6-7 weeks at least. The 3x All-Star is in his second season with New Orleans and was 5-6 with a 3.72 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Not good for a team that is battling for the playoffs and finds themselves a half game out of the Domestic wildcard.
Prospect of the Week
1B Devin Moore - Coming in hot at #100 on the Top Prospect list the 20 year old was a 2nd round pick by Miami in 2037 out of high school. In his second year in A ball he's hitting .265/.356/.422 with 8 HR's and 47 RBI's. Scouts think his power potential is up there with some of the best and he's known around the clubhouse as a good teammate who loves chili dogs. He also is very angry whenever anyone tries to photo him.
Five Things We Think We Think
1. We're into August but a quick look back at July. Windy City ended up taking the team of the month award after going 18-6, with Batavia right behind them at 18-7. Santo Domingo meanwhile took the bronze at 17-7. We're not sure what medal going 2-22 is but the poor Dallas Drillers took that one. Some team leaders: Batavia scored 158 runs and hit 58 home runs, Pittsburgh swiped 29 bases and Montreal was the only team to hit over .300 as they came in at .301. Pitching wise Windy City only allowed 63 runs (27 less than second place Seattle), New Orleans struck out 244 batters, Pawtucket and Windy City allowed 17 home runs, and opponents batted .214 against the Blues.
2. Goodness Phoenix and Baltimore had quite a game on August 2nd. The Roadrunners had a 7-5 lead going into the bottom of the 8th when Jayden Nurse hit a solo shot to bring the Bulldogs within one. Phoenix didn't score in the 9th and Owen Kleindienst hit another solo shot in bottom of the inning to tie it up. The next score was in the bottom of the 21st when Bulldogs centerfielder Desmond Roman hit a solo shot to finally end it. The game time was 7 hours and 42 minutes and Phillips Field ran out of both beer and their famous "Chili Bulldogs". The teams used a combined 15 pitchers, gave up 39 hits, and left 28 men on base.
3. The Snappers traded away 1.1 this year for Dominique Graham and it looks to be paying off. The 23 year old just won both the Rookie and Batter of the Month award for July as he hit .370 with 11 HR's and 20 RBI's. In 63 games with Syracuse he's now hitting .343 with 18 HR's and 54 RBI's and scouts don't even think he is fully developed. The 'Sneaky' Snappers are also 54-53 and right in the middle of the DL wildcard race.
4. Welcome to the BLB to California's Zane Burns. Drafted in the 4th round of the 2037 draft by Washington he was traded from the Bats to Cali last month. Showing his displeasure he was promptly suspended for 5 games after a July 22nd brawl against the entire Roadrunners AAA team. Liking what they saw the Kodiaks called him up and on July 30th he made his debut against Los Angeles. It didn't start out so well after he was caught stealing second in the 2nd inning after a fielders choice allowed him to get on base. Things got much better though in the 5th when he recorded his first BLB hit, a 360 foot solo shot off of Quence Mejia. Things then got even better in the 6th when he hit a 358 foot two-run home run off of Jonathan Carter. In the 7th he came up again with the bases loaded and drew a walk to score Tony Micheletti. Three at bats, two home runs, four RBI's, and a walk. Not a bad premier.
5. Wanna know why Windy City dominated last month, look no further than Barton Mejia. We don't know if he can catch Sheng Jong for his 3rd straight Pale Ale and 3rd straight Triple Crown, but he's trying. In July he was 5-0 with a ridiculous 0.71 ERA as opponents hit .089 against him. In his last 10 starts he is 8-0 with a 1.26 ERA. His 1.90 ERA is 1st, but his 11 wins trail Jong's 15, and his 170 K's trail Jong's 173. The 'Admiral' isn't making it easy though as he's 4-0 with a 0.59 ERA in his last four starts. On the other side of life New Orleans' Trey McCaffery is now 0-13 with a 7.98 ERA in 18 starts. Reports are that he might get sent down to AAA to try and regroup after he was seen crying in the clubhouse after his August 2nd start against Syracuse.
Stat of the Week
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