With the East and Central divisions remaining status quo, the talk of the American League is the AL West. The RoidBoyz are struggling, plummeting from a 3 game lead to a 2.5 game deficit in a single sim. Taking sole possession of the the division lead is Dharma thanks to a 9-5 week and a 19-10 streak. They key to Dharma's success? The Week 5 Batter of the Week Barry Bonds who finally caught fire and led this team to a stellar month of play. As a team, Dharma were among the weekly leaders in just about every category, batting .260 / .351 / .452 with 27 2B, 3 3B, 19 HR, and 77 runs scored.
The only team to best Dharma in offense were the 10-5 Downsouth Brews who scored an incredible 91 runs behind a .441 / .529 / .610 week from Ty Cobb
In contrast, the RoidBoyz are literally reeling. Their starting pitching is just not getting the job done, which led to the Heavy Johnson/Harry Brecheen deal from yesterday. The good news? Brecheen pitched great in his first start, going 7 strong with 7 hits, 0 walks, and 7 k's. The bad news? The rest of the starters averaged this: 84.2 IP, 114 H, 32 BB, 53 K, 6.95 ERA.
In the National League, the smokin' hot Shamokin Miners won 10 of 13, took possession of first place in the West from Lakeview, and are now on pace for the best record in the game. It is very likely that risky trades (and potentially extremely rewarding) from Lakeview were a direct result of this sim.
As a group, the Miners bullpen had a 1.21 ERA, their starters a 3.46 ERA, and their batters a .780 OPS. Oscar Charleston caught fire, batting .360 / .439 / .740 with 13 runs scored and 10 RBI.
Elsewhere, Willets Point leads ATB in stolen bases (135) - at least twice this season the "Mechanics" have stolen 7 bases in a game, and are also among the league leaders in fewest steals against (30).* Here are the stolen base against figures per team, sorted by worst to first in SB's given up:
Team SB CS SB% G
Pilots 82 26 75.9 68
RoidBoyz 81 22 78.6 71
Zephyrs 71 23 75.5 72
Red Wings 71 21 77.2 69
Handbasket 68 26 72.3 67
Lookouts 64 27 70.3 68
Brews 63 33 65.6 69
Clown Punchers 63 19 76.8 64
Gunters 56 28 66.7 66
Islanders 52 21 71.2 70
Miners 52 19 73.2 67
Heisenbergs 51 34 60.0 69
Arctic Foxes 50 28 64.1 68
Zeros 50 37 57.5 70
Hoplites 50 17 74.6 69
Blausers 49 35 58.3 68
Cyclones 47 22 68.1 70
Guardians 43 26 62.3 69
Adventurers 43 18 70.5 69
Red Lectroids 40 33 54.8 69
MadBum 39 18 68.4 68
"Mechanics" 30 19 61.2 67
Hellcats 27 17 61.4 67
Pinata Beaters 24 20 54.5 68
* Thanks Matt B for noticing!
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