London Knights
Hot, hot, hot. This team is smoking right now and look completely unstoppable. They've scored the most runs in SLB and are second in team ERA, and they've only looked really good in the past 3 weeks or so. They've screamed past Kyoto for best record in the WL thanks to the ridiculous numbers posted by Diego Clemente, Holden McNeil and Warren McFadden. Six of the lineup's regular batters are hitting over .300, and the team just runs and runs, leading the league in triples and stolen bases. The pitching staff has been extremely healthy, with just five starters getting starts (18 each, as it turns out), and the bullpen has been among the best in the league. No one in the Euro is catching this team.
Scotland Rebels
The Rebels are tied for the fewest runs scored in the league but are in second place. Normally you'd say, "hey, nice work", but in the Euro, second place means you're 18 games back and 14 under .500. Takuya Sakamoto and Darin Ford are the only hitters to really show up this season, while a whopping 20 different pitchers have toed the rubber so far. Some of the starting staff have actually been pretty decent, with a surprisingly good year from perennial punching bag Larry Brush. It's not enough to offset "King" Felix's 1-8 record or a bullpen full of 5.00-9.00 ERA's. OUCH.
Ireland Invaders
The Invaders were the big story all last season, with a lineup full of rookie sluggers dominating the league and breaking records. So what happens when the entire lineup has a sophomore slump? You're seeing it. 2020 league MVP (and RHOY) Kainalu Chmolak "leads" the offense with his 16 HR and 49 RBI, but is batting just .250. Complete power outages for Collett, Izumigawa and Murphy. The four main members of the pitching rotation have been good enough but have suffered from brutal run support, and none of the young farm hands have stepped up to stop the bleeding in the bullpen.
Paris Pimpernels
The winningest team in SLB history is on the brink of finishing in last place for two seasons in a row, a feat that was unthinkable not long ago. Gone is the lineup full of Hall of Famers, gone is a pitching rotation anchored by Jerome Williams. What we're left with are some pretty good hitters surrounded by chaff, and a pitching staff that can't get anyone out. The team has skewed towards heavy hitting, and the Pimps' haven't been able to keep up. There are some decent looking young hitters (Mike Cooley, etc.), but will they be enough to turn this team around for the final season in 2022?
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