We’re to mid-July right now. The trading deadline will pass as of the Monday after Thanksgiving, so make those deadline deals this week!

In the league standings, no major changes as the top three teams in each league were matched up against one another and all went 2-2. Miami remains 13.5 games behind Pittsburgh, but nine clear of Ramapough Mountain. Cairo’s losing streak has stretched to a remarkable 15 games and the Leveemen have falled into a tie for last place with Maryland.

In the Socratic League, Brooklyn remains three up on Jersey City and 4.5 clear of New York. Seattle has now won 14 of its last 15 games though and the Pilots stand only 2.5 games behind New York. I think the combined score of Seattle’s four-game sweep of Cairo was something like 31-3. This may be a four-team playoff race yet. Gainesville and Marietta are solidly lodged in fifth and sixth places.

In league news, Stockholm’s George Mullikin and Brooklyn’s Gary Moeller, two more bright young hitters, were named Players of the Week. Brooklyn also added veteran outfielder Joseph Watson on a one-year, $750,000 contract.

Only one injury, but it hurts. Brooklyn lost starting pitcher Willie Carter for ten months when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament running the bases. On the bright side for the Bombers, #5 starter Carter was the most expendable of their starting pitchers, but I think that makes three season-ending injuries for Brooklyn this year. I wonder if Bobby Stoops gets another shot.

It’s been a long day, so I’m ending the report here. League files are posted. I’ll get the web pages up too tonight. Nate’s got the next sim (HURRAY!) on Monday.