Ohio is Thankful For Turkey and other Sim Notes

Turkey Stearnes, the Ohio DH and occasional corner outfielder can rake and this is no surprise - he was after all drafted 13th overall.  However, in previous ATB seasons he has become known as a streaky hitter with moderate spells of below average play followed by power surges that can single handedly carry a team.  His success this season has been the opposite - he's gotten a hit in every game, the only ATB'er to make that claim,.  And while he has been driving in runs, the power is not quite there yet and Stearnes remains homerless through 9 games.  The power will come, and  when it does, Turkey may be on the road to MVP.

Eastward in Newport Beach, club skipper Lou Pinella could care less about Thanksgiving turkey, he is just thankful for #3 starter, Jason Schmidt.  The right hander has been stellar - 2 starts, 2 shutouts, 2 wins:  18 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K.  Schmidt takes the mount tonight against a struggling Miners team that is desperate for a win.

Over the in National League, Lakeview has frankly been in awe of Roberto Clemente.  We've become accustomed to his stellar fielding in the outfield, but this season he is also off to a tremendous start at the plate, batting .457 / .475 / .743 in 9 games.

And finally we need to talk about Spanish Harlem who finds their team just 1 game over .500 despite a team ERA of 1.55.  On the entire staff, including starters and relievers, only Kevin Millwood has an ERA above 3.00 and he has no losses to his name.  So, what's going on?  Nothing out of ordinary in truth.   The Beaters are 3rd in the league in runs per game and just ran into a little bad luck in two of their last three games, losing 1-0 to Walter Johnson and the Toppins, followed by a 2-1 defeat to Roger Clemens and the Isotopes.  It's early, the wins should come.