SJL:
It's not often that Boston's 28-year old starting pitcher Oscar Reyes finds himself talked about in the same sentence as the reigning SJL Pitcher of the Year Jim Norris of the mighty Columbus Whalers. And even less often in the context of him outdoing Norris. But in Boston's 2-1 win over Columbus on Saturday, Norris may have earned POTG honors, but it was Reyes who got the win with 7 3-hit, 1-run innings of work. Boston ends the week just 1 game behind the 2nd place Whalers.
The Washington Night Train, at 22-9, lead the SJL, with a 3 1/2 game lead over Columbus. El Paso (17-14) is in 4th place, 5 games back.
MGL:
Before the season started, the Brooklyn Aces and Los Angeles Spinners were the teams expected to contend with Denver for the MGL title. And while L.A. has played pretty well, Brooklyn is off to a poor start. And Thursday's 3-1 loss to L.A. in Brooklyn was pretty indicative of what ails the Aces- a lack of offensive production. You have to feel for Aaron McNally, who took the loss in this one and is win-less in 1977 in spite of remaining one of the most talented arms in the game. His 37-year old counterpart for L.A., Jason Wilson, just keeps marching on with his under-appreciated career (180-128, 3.09, 58.5 WAR) and is off to a tremendous 5-1 start.