We now stand at September 26, with just a single, six-day sim separating us from the end of the 2004 regular season and the start of the fourth postseason in OEL history.
The playoff match-ups remain basically set. Seattle definitely will travel to the surprising Pittsburgh Pisces in the Platonic League. In the Socratic League, the skidding New York Knights will hope to break their seven-game losing streak, finally eliminate Jersey City, and secure their subway ticket to Brooklyn.
Since the playoff picture is all but finalized, draft order is really the remaining order of business to sort out. Cairo has a three-game "lead" on Helena for the first pick in the draft. Maryland, Sylva, and Stockholm are separated by only three games for the third through fifth picks. Marietta, Winnipeg, and Jersey City are only three games apart for the final non-playoff picks from sixth through eighth.
In miscellaneous news...
Pittsburgh's Joseph Watson and Brooklyn's Oscar Woodworth picked up Player of the Week honors.
The only serious injury was to Maryland closer Edward Adams, who strained an elbow ligament and would be out five weeks, if Maryland had five more weeks to play.
Cairo's Paul Caldwell has a ten-point lead for the Platonic batting average title, which seems safe with so few games remaining. New York's Bill Boss is poised to take the crown in the Socratic League.
No player will post an OPS over 1.000 and only six players in the entire OEL have an OPS over .900.
Marietta's Albert Ramer has a one home run lead over Jersey City's Brandon Townsend for the OEL title.
Brooklyn's Tyler Conn will be the only 20-game winner and is all but certain to have the lowest ERA in the OEL.
Pittsburgh's Ariel Santos will lead the OEL in saves.
On September 21, Maryland thumped wild card winner Seattle 14-6, racking up 21 hits in the process.
On September 22, Marietta scored a tying run with two outs in the ninth and hit a three-run home run in the tenth to top Helena.
On September 23, Pittsburgh blasted Stockholm 14-0.
On September 24, Cairo beat Maryland 5-4 in 11 innings and Brooklyn beat Jersey City in 15 long innings. Starting pitcher Gaby Duran got the win in relief for Brooklyn, who I am sure is thrilled to see key pitchers being used in meaningless games in relief just two days after starting.
On September 25, Seattle won a possible playoff preview 2-0 over Pittsburgh, as Billy Lowry outpitched Richard Ro.
The league file is posted. Web pages en route. Nate will finish the regular season on Monday (newspaper business permitting) and will then advise as to the playoff schedule.
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