Sim #5 Complete - Ro Throws a No-No

We're almost to the end of April and the big news of the sim was Richard Ro's masterpiece against the Cairo Leveemen on April 21. The young Pisces righthander threw a no-hitter, walking only one and striking out 12. The Pisces' offense contributed more than enough runs to the party, resulting in a 9-0 victory.

No huge changes in the standings. Pittsburgh remains in first in the Platonic League. Miami is three games back and Cairo a half-game beyond them. In the Socratic League, Marietta has a slim half-game lead over New York. Jersey City, Gainesville, and resurgent Brooklyn are all within three games though.

In other news, no injuries this sim! At least, not in the majors. (The minor leagues weren't as lucky.) Good work by the team docs.

Maryland's Marcos Navarro and Brooklyn's Pedro Sequiros took home Player of the Week honors. Congrats gentlemen.

On April 22, in a day with only two games, Helena pounded Miami and high-priced free agent acquisition Joseph Diederich 15-2. The Handbaskets accumulated 20 hits in the offensive barrage.

On April 23, Jersey City's Brendan Townsend hit two home runs and drove in five to spark the Skeeters' 7-3 victory over Cairo.

On April 24, Maryland's Lewis McGurk shined with eight strong innings in an 8-1 victory over Gainesville. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh and Helena broke out the lumber with 14-3 and 13-2 victories over Brooklyn and Miami, respectively.

On April 25, New York's Abe Nix held Sylva to just one hit over seven innings. The Black Bears had a spirited comeback in the ninth, but fell 5-3.

Finally, Ronald Hernandez, the maligned free agent who lingered without a contract before Cairo took a chance, hit two home runs and posted a .917 slugging percentage in his first four games. Good for Ro-Her.

League file is uploaded. Next sim will be Wednesday by Nate, when we'll turn the page on the calendar to May and possibly announce the draft pool for the 2005 Supplemental Amateur Draft. Remember, draft position will be awarded by a far-too-complicated lottery to be held on June 1. The draft will be June 15.