Mack here again, pinch-hitting for Nate due to that whole election thing that's got so many newspaper people busy.
First sim of September is completed. The big news is that the New York Knights have reeled off five straight wins to beat back the Jersey City threat. New York now has a 6.5 game lead on Jersey City with 23/24 games left. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has clinched a playoff berth in the Platonic League and has extended its lead over Seattle to 12 games.
On the other end of the standings spectrum, Cairo clings to a half-game lead over Helena for the top pick in next year's draft.
In miscellaneous news ...
Lots of day-to-day injuries but the big blow is Stockholm's young closer Timothy Williams who ruptured a disc in his back and is out for the remainder of the season. Rumors also swirl that Pittsburgh GM Mack Shultz ruptured his patellar ligament last night, leading him to be a little punchier than usual as he contemplates the wonders of vicodin while waiting for surgery on Friday. The rumors further claim that the GM's wife has declared it a basketball-career-ending injury.
Ben "Sugar" Towell laced five hits for the Stockholm Sluggers on September 5 in a 7-4 victory over Maryland.
Stockholm's Horace Lawson and Brooklyn's Benito Figueredo took home Player of the Week honors.
On September 1, Jersey City pounded Cairo 15-3. All 15 runs by the Skeeters were scored in a three-inning span from the third to the fifth.
On September 2, New York scored three in the ninth to top Maryland 3-1 while Seattle thrashed Winnipeg 13-2.
On September 3, Pittsburgh shut out Marietta 10-0, meaning the Mammoths really would have been better off not showing up.
On September 4, Sylva and Cairo went deep into the night before Sylva pulled out a 3-2 victory in 15 innings. Someone's still playing hard on those squads.
In the last two days of the sim, Seattle and Pittsburgh squared off for the first two games of a three-game playoff preview. Pisces pitching shut down the Ministry at home in 2-0 and 5-2 victories. Seattle will look to salvage some pride in the series finale on the first day of the next sim.
Finally, a shout out to Sylva pitcher Bobby Stoops appears to be in order. On a struggling squad, he has posted a 15-6 record and a 3.07 ERA. He leads the Platonic League in ERA and is tied for the league lead in wins. Nice work by him in a tough year for the Black Bears.
League file is posted. Web pages are en route. Next sim will be by Nate on Friday.
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It does sound like a "basketball-career-ending injury" for sure. You must be getting old...
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