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Weekly Record: 4-3
Seasonal Record: 8-12 (7th, 7 GB)
Stars of the Week
Roy Moore : 22 AB, 13 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .591 AVG, 1.336 OPS
Ollie Page : 25 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .360 AVG, .949 OPS
Rich Ford : 26 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .346 AVG, .854 OPS

Weekly Schedule
4-27: Loss at Foresters (4-5)
4-28: Win vs Kings (1-2)
4-29: Win vs Kings (5-10)
4-30: Win vs Kings (5-8)
5-1: Loss vs Saints (6-1)
5-2: Loss vs Saints (6-4)
5-3: Win vs Stars (5-9)

Summary
Well, what do you know! We swept the Kings! Who would have predicted that! Also, it's our first series win of the season and I'm thinking we should only play teams from New York. We were 4-0 against New York teams this week, 0-3 against the rest. Full season, 4-12 against non-New Yorkers. Still, a very mixed bag this week as I thought we would've swept the Saints and been swept by the Kings, but we're much better off with the reverse.

I haven't really mentioned him much, mainly because his first couple starts were awful, but Roy Moore went an insane 13-for-22 last week with a homer, 6 RBI's, and 2 steals and took home both Player of the Week and Rookie of the Month in the Continental Association. Moore has looked good in 16 games, batting .393/.417/.482 (131 OPS+) with 10 RBI's and a nice +3.3 zone rating and 1.055 efficiency out in center. I was afraid the 23-year-old might have found himself down in Milwaukee sooner then he wanted, but really only Rich Langton has hit the ball better then him. Langton is still homerless, but his .339/.381/.542 (136 OPS+) batting line is much more complete with the 4 doubles and triples which make up for the lack of homers. He's added a steal too, and has a respectable +0.6 zone rating and 1.022 efficiency out in right. Really not much else good at the plate right now, Doc Love's last week was basically the only time he hit a ball and John Lawson's 71 OPS+ through 20 games is leaving a lot to be desired.

The pitching? Well... Dave Rankin has looked good! He's 2-3 with a 3.80 ERA (119 ERA+), 1.62 WHIP, 11 walks, and 20 strikeouts. Still, he's been hit or miss: 3 starts with 6 runs, 2 with 1 earned. Really no in between for him to start the year from him while Milt Fritz and Dick Lyons both have been hit hard on occasion. Of course, there's also the formerly reliable Tommy Wilcox who's walked 20 and allowed 24 earned runs in just 25 innings. His WHIP is 2.32, almost double his combined 1933-1934 WHIP. He's still sort of striking batters out, 9 in 25 which is good for a 3.2 K/9, right around his average.

Looking Ahead
Our first off day is in site, as we get our first off day on the 11th. We get two more with the Stars, two with the Cannons, and three with the Wolves. All the games are at home, and we'll start with two of Les Zoller, Harry Carter, and Dick Leudtke. They could stick Leudtke all together, but I'd love to hit off the former Cougar. Their offense has looked really deflated, with Layton, Trowbridge, and Colaianni trying to keep the team afloat. Our next guest, the Cannons, have also had issues hitting with even Bunny Stapleton off to a rough start. The first basemen is hitting a slightly below average .278/.314/.468 (98 OPS+) with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. Both Joe Watson and Jim Mason have gotten off to really poor starts. Their best performer so far is second year starter Ed Roberts, who's .338/.405/.521 (136 OPS+) batting line is much improved from his .286/.327/.345 (81 OPS+) from last year. Pinky Conlan has been hurt, and their rotation has really struggled in his absence, but Dutch Leverett's 5 starts have been excellent. The 33-year-old is 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA (160 ERA+) and 1.32 WHIP, but with 12 walks and 8 strikeouts in 38 innings.

We'll then finish the grueling stretch with three against the Wolves, who bested us earlier in the season. Their pitching has really struggled, generally the exact opposite is true. Other then Jake Smith, who's a perfect 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA (138 ERA+), 1.11 WHIP, 3 walks, and 10 strikeouts, the other four starters have ERA's above 5. Offseason acquisition Larry Vestal has raked, however, slashing .400/.489/.575 (164 OPS+) with a homer and 14 RBI's in the early going. Nick Wallace is also batting an impressive .413/.483/.507 (147 OPS+).