Major League Update

Stats for both leagues are current. I'll try and write a bit about the major league, although I don't see any of their games because I don't live in a Major League city. Our Major League correspondant, Jeffrey Lamar Lewis, called in sick a few months ago and we haven't heard from him since. I surely hope he hasn't run afowl of the Cipriani family. I'm doing this as a favor to my boss, a slightly rotund jawa who happens to own property in Dagobah, but is by no means a FAT YODA.

Hollywood has slumped, falling 4 back of Portland after having a 3 game lead just 2 weeks ago. They only have a 2 game lead on Toronto for the wild card. New York and Denver have given themselves some breathing room for the East and Central divisions. Cobra leads by 8.5 and the Rabbits by 7.

Detroit and St Louis made a few trades to try and catch Denver, but nothing has worked. Jimmy Urbano has hit only .250 for Detroit, and the team can't wait till he becomes a free agent. They plan on converting top prospect BJ Lewis to second base. Hank Crowell has hit for St Louis, .379 with 6 homers, but the team hasn't caught fire despite him.

Alaska's Miguel Cruz has replaced Crowell at 3rd base, and is developing into a top player at the position. In the last 2 weeks he's hit .403 with 4 homers and 14 RBI. In 31 games at 3rd, he's made only 1 error. Only 22, he stands to make some cash this offseason, and should be the Snow Sox #1 priority, ahead of Prince Coleman, who has 36 homeruns, tops in the league.

Toronto has done the job with the best pitching in the league other than Portland, making up for a weak offense. They have the best closer in the league in Julio (J-Rod) Rodriguez. He's 35 for 37 in save opps with a 1.07 ERA.