Standings Summary - Week 3

This week we review the National League...

The trading frenzy of last week forces us to begin with Joe T's Helena Handbasket.  This is a good thing, as Helena also owns the best overall record in Week 3 regardless of League, in part because of the trade for Walter Johnson.  The big  right hander was undefeated in 3 starts, completing two games on his own and striking out 17 against just 6 walks.  In 27 1/3 innings he yielded just 19 hits and 5 runs (1.65 ERA).  His presence seemed to have sparked the whole rotation as Helena hurlers combined for Week 3 team ERA of 2.66 and WHIP of 1.25

While the rest of the division slid back, division rivals Rusty Kuntz almost kept the pace with a good 9-6 week of their own,   The Traveling All Stars were led by Ben Sheets and Al Orth who combined for a 1.88 ERA in 48 innings.

In the NL East, 4 teams are within a game and a half of a playoff birth with the Banana Bears surging to take the division lead thanks to a 9-5 record.  An incredible offense was their own key to success - as a team they hit 24 homer runs and scored an incredible 86 runs, over 6 runs per game.  Player of the week hopeful Ken Griffey Jr batted .471 / .481 / .941, slammed 7 out of the park, and drove in 21.

Winning 8 of 14, the Ee-Yah Orators were also solid as flamboyant catcher King Kelly caught fire batting .426 in 47 at bats.  The timing was perfect as their rotation was awful, especially Larry Dierker who went 0-3 with an 11.09 RCERA.