Just over a week before we reach the trade deadline. Who's in it?
- The first wildcard standings went up today, and the difference between the two leagues is night and day. In the AL, every team in the league is within 6 games of the wildcard leading Dawgs, while in the WL, Ireland has a 9 1/2 game lead on 2nd place Kyoto.
- Likewise, the North Division is the only one where the first place team (Halifax) has a substantial lead (13 games). Every other division leader has just a 1/2 game lead on the 2nd place team.
- After being riddled with major injuries earlier in the year, the Savannah Sabers are just a couple of weeks from being full strength again. The Sabers are just 3 games out of first place, and should be getting Boog Johnson, Dontrelle Willis and Miggy Cabrera back over the next two weeks.
- When was the last time Darren Lemming wasn't in the top 10 in SLG in late July? By any other player's standards, Lemming's .328, 21, 72 line would be outstanding, but the future Hall of Famer is usually more dominant.
- Kyoto is 3rd in the league in home runs (167), but just 11th in total runs scored (476).
- Osaka is still in 1st place in the Far East, despite their starting rotation being a combined 3 games under .500.
- 2020's rookie class has hit 366 HR's so far this year.
- Dennis Dennis Jr. has joined the 700 doubles club. He sits at 701, which is 6th all time.
- Brett Myers (SJ) is 2nd among active pitchers in both K's (2814) and BB's (809).
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
News & Notes - July 9, 2020
Nearing the All-Star Break. How are things shaping up?
- Halifax continues to maintain its comfortable lead, but the rest of the American League is separated by just 9 games. Bedford's hot June (16-10) has them just 1.5 games out of the wildcard spot. The entire South Division is within 1.5 games of each other, and it looks like Atlanta could leap from last to first in one weekend.
- Atlanta's Homer Bailey had a no-hitter against San Juan through 8 1/3 innings, but couldn't complete the game due to a strained triceps muscle. Sports radio callers are calling him "soft" for taking himself out of the game, but how quickly they forget his 11-1, 2.48 mark this season.
- Ireland just can't shake Scotland, as their lead in the Euro stays at 1 game for the umpteenth week in a row. The Invader offense is covering for some deficiencies in the pitching (namely a lack of reliable 5th starter and some brutal middle relief). Can they shore up some of these issues on the trade market?
- Osaka's Prince Fielder has had a bit of a power outage recently, and teammate Ben Parker has almost caught up. Fielder leads the league with 35 round trippers, while Parker is at 32. Both have 78 RBI.
- Speaking of Osaka, they're back to .500. Golf clap.
- With Rookie League in full swing, I thought we'd look at how many rookies are in each organization in SLB. The results may surprise you:
- Halifax continues to maintain its comfortable lead, but the rest of the American League is separated by just 9 games. Bedford's hot June (16-10) has them just 1.5 games out of the wildcard spot. The entire South Division is within 1.5 games of each other, and it looks like Atlanta could leap from last to first in one weekend.
- Atlanta's Homer Bailey had a no-hitter against San Juan through 8 1/3 innings, but couldn't complete the game due to a strained triceps muscle. Sports radio callers are calling him "soft" for taking himself out of the game, but how quickly they forget his 11-1, 2.48 mark this season.
- Ireland just can't shake Scotland, as their lead in the Euro stays at 1 game for the umpteenth week in a row. The Invader offense is covering for some deficiencies in the pitching (namely a lack of reliable 5th starter and some brutal middle relief). Can they shore up some of these issues on the trade market?
- Osaka's Prince Fielder has had a bit of a power outage recently, and teammate Ben Parker has almost caught up. Fielder leads the league with 35 round trippers, while Parker is at 32. Both have 78 RBI.
- Speaking of Osaka, they're back to .500. Golf clap.
- With Rookie League in full swing, I thought we'd look at how many rookies are in each organization in SLB. The results may surprise you:
- BED - 24
- IRE - 23
- ATL - 22
- SAV - 21
- TAI - 21
- LON - 19
- BAL - 18
- PAR - 18
- PHI - 17
- SJ - 16
- CLE - 16
- HAL - 15
- OSKA - 12
- CHNG -9
- SCOT - 9
- KYO - 7
Thursday, April 9, 2009
News & Notes - June 29, 2020
Nearly 1/2 way through the season, and the Amateur Draft behind us. Lets' see what's shaking...
- The hottest two teams in the league are Bedford and Ireland. The Crunch have won 7 straight (and 8 of 10) to move to a game under .500 and 4 games behind the wildcard leading Dawgs. Ireland has won 5 straight (including a sweep of Kyoto) and hold a one game lead in the Euro.
- Scotland has kept up with Ireland in the Euro division race, but was dealt a serious blow this weekend when staff ace Felix Hernandez was lost for the season. "King" Felix was having arguably his best season since entering the league via the Supplemental Expansion Draft, going 9-2, 3.19 with 101 K's in 101 IP before bicep issues shut down his season.
Lefty Carlos Hernandez should be available in about a week for the Rebels, but expect them to look for starting pitching help before July's trade deadline.
- Chiang-Mai passed both Osaka and Kyoto this weekend in the "tallest midget" race in the Far East. All four teams in the division are at least 3 games under .500. The Kwaan swept Osaka, who has lost 6 straight, while Kyoto lost 3 in a row to Ireland.
- Atlanta ace Homer Bailey is doing his best Steve Carlton impersonation, racking up wins on a last place team. Bailey is 10-1 for the last place Flyers, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the teams' 36 victories.
- 37 pitchers were taken in this year's Amateur Draft, compared to just 9 position players. San Juan was the only team that did not select a pitcher this year.
- Ft. Wayne's Chris Lambert finished his fairytale season by setting the AAA record with 15 victories.
- The hottest two teams in the league are Bedford and Ireland. The Crunch have won 7 straight (and 8 of 10) to move to a game under .500 and 4 games behind the wildcard leading Dawgs. Ireland has won 5 straight (including a sweep of Kyoto) and hold a one game lead in the Euro.
- Scotland has kept up with Ireland in the Euro division race, but was dealt a serious blow this weekend when staff ace Felix Hernandez was lost for the season. "King" Felix was having arguably his best season since entering the league via the Supplemental Expansion Draft, going 9-2, 3.19 with 101 K's in 101 IP before bicep issues shut down his season.
Lefty Carlos Hernandez should be available in about a week for the Rebels, but expect them to look for starting pitching help before July's trade deadline.
- Chiang-Mai passed both Osaka and Kyoto this weekend in the "tallest midget" race in the Far East. All four teams in the division are at least 3 games under .500. The Kwaan swept Osaka, who has lost 6 straight, while Kyoto lost 3 in a row to Ireland.
- Atlanta ace Homer Bailey is doing his best Steve Carlton impersonation, racking up wins on a last place team. Bailey is 10-1 for the last place Flyers, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the teams' 36 victories.
- 37 pitchers were taken in this year's Amateur Draft, compared to just 9 position players. San Juan was the only team that did not select a pitcher this year.
- Ft. Wayne's Chris Lambert finished his fairytale season by setting the AAA record with 15 victories.
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