[BirdWatcher]

So as we get going in the month of August the Charlotte Sting remain atop the MGL standings but have been showing some vulnerability the last few weeks. They now lead Brooklyn by 4 games and Denver by 7 while the L.A. Spinners have been sliding down the standings. Meanwhile, the team predicted to be the best team in all of the WPK prior to the season- the Phoenix Speed Devils- are starting to show some signs of life and have been the hottest team in the MGL of late. They are still 2 games under .500 and 14 1/2 games off the pace in 5th place but Phoenix fans are starting to sense the possibility that this season isn't totally lost.

In the SJL, two of the perennial powerhouses, Columbus and Jacksonville, are currently tied for 1st, while the surprising San Antonio Keys sit just 1/2 game behind them. The over-achieving (-40 run differential, +8 pythagorean win expectation difference) Seattle Alligators are in hanging in there in 4th place. The pre-season favorite, the Washington Night Train, are a game under .500 and in 5th place, 8 games behind the leaders.