National League
Our biggest story in the NL has been the resurgence of the Ee-Yah Orators. Winning 10 of 14 this week, the Orators are now in the East Wild Card lead and perhaps more importantly, are squarely in the positive for team run differential. Three standouts on offense were Cap Anson (.421 Avg), Hughie Jennings (.417 AVG), and Tommy Homes (4 HR, .667 SLG). The top end of the rotation also pitched extremely effectively - David Cone, Pedro Martinez, and Deacon Phillippe combined to go 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA.
The rest of the East played within a game or two of .500. The Banana Bears struggled with just 6 wins, but still have a 4 game lead on Orators for the division crown. Meanwhile, the Slammers are just a 1/2 game out of the wild card and the entire rest of the division should not be considered out of the race either.
In the West, the Otherton Fishbiscuits continue to pour it on and opened up a 3 game lead over the Handbasket this week. At 8-4, Otherton relied heavily on the bullpen this week. Incredibly, their top 7 relievers combined hold the opposition to absolutely no runs in 26+ innings.
Helena continues their up an down season, waiting to string together a few solid consecutive weeks like they had been doing in April and May. Over the past month they've played only .500 or so baseball, winning 14 of 26. Hot on their heals are the All Stars, just 1/2 game out of the Wild Card, and John McDonald, just 2 games out. Be sure to check out this shellacking, a 20-2 Fanclub victory over Hanbasket.
And while the Snow and Brews aren't playoff bound, the Brews at least put together a solid effort this sim at 7-4. Their pitching continued to disappoint (4.86 team ERA) but the offense was good enough to win a few close contests. Robbie Cano led the way with a slash line of .382 / .400 / .500.
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