The water cooler around the National League this week centered around the Otherton Fishbiscuits. With a 10-5 record during the Sim, the Fishbiscuits took sole possession of first place in the National League West. Pitching was their key to success. Starters Lefty Stewart (2-1, 1.59 ERA), Dizzy Dean (2-0, 2.30 ERA), and Noodles Hahn (2-1, 2.67 ERA) all pitched extremely well, but the bullpen was even better. Hong-Chih Kuo, Tom Glavine, Al Grabowski, Keith Foulke, and Kent Tekulve combined for a stellar line of : 34.2 IP, 26 H, 1.04 ERA.
After a dismal Week 4, Helena Handbasket played 2 games over .500 and moved back into the playoff picture with a 1/2 game lead on Rusty Kuntz. Those All-Stars struggled a bit thanks to a very poor showing from the bulk of the starting rotation. Al Roth, Ben Sheets, Pascual Perez, and Catfish Hunter combined to go 0-4 with an ERA over 10.00.
Lastly in the West, John McDonald Fanclub is starting to make some noise themselves. With an 8-6 week they're now over .500 on the season and are within a game and a half of the Wild Card. This is the tightest race in baseball, with 4 of the 6 teams in the Division within 1.5 games of a playoff spot.
The only team to make a move in the National League East were the Haven Tommyknockers. Lou Gehrig pounded 5 home runs and drove in 12, while Cy Blanton (2-0, 2.11) and Jonathan Papelbon (5 Sv, 1.59 ERA). Haven went 9-4 on the week and are now in the Wild Card lead.
The rest of the division all played around .500 ball, without much fanfare for good or ill.
Week 4 Hero's
Jim Gentile (Banana Bears) - .345 / .387 / .690, 6 HR, 13 RBI
Jimmie Foxx (Brews) - 4 HR, 16 RBI
Ted Williams (All Stars) - .418 / .508 / .655, 12 R, 14 RBI
Greg Maddux (White Rats) - 3-0, 2.16 ERA
Ted Lilly (Thrill) - 3-0, 0.86 ERA
Rafael Betancourt (Orators) - 12.1 IP, 0 R, 11 K
Russ Ford (Snow) - 22 IP, 15 H, 3 BB, 20 K
John Tudor (Handbasket) - 26 IP, 1.37 ERA
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