Minor League Slugfest

The Nantucket Orcas have been off to a great start this season led by a starting rotation with a 3.12 ERA, but everything came together Friday, May 11^th. It was a chilly spring night on the island, and the Orcas were hosting the rival Nashua Redlegs in front of 2600 people. It was like any other game until the bottom of the second when the Orcas Right Fielder Juan Conseco told grandma to get out the rye bread and mustard because it was Grand Salami time! Conseco took the pitch from Ed Foster 383ft and capped off a 5 run inning. The Orcas kept the train running scoring in all but the 5^th and 8^th innings to finish off the game with a 30-2 victory. All but one starter had a RBI and Conseco and House both had Grand Slams.

Player of the Game:

Juan Conseco

5 for 6 5 runs 9 RBI's and 2 HR

April in Review

The first month in Niagara Falls is officially in the books. The Frenzy finished with a 15-13 record, and had only 8 games at Edmund Fitzgerald Field. The organization as a whole is a bit disappointed with the team’s results, but ultimately is still in the hunt for the division. The team saw a great deal of success against the powerful Zaphod division, sweeping the upstart Mentalists, and winning crucial series against the World Series favorite Bruins, and the ever dangerous Tropics.

The biggest disappointment came from the Frenzy’s terrible play against divisional opponents and bottom dwelling teams. They were nearly swept in a 4 game series with Boston, and avoided a sweep early on against the AAA New Orleans Looters. Injuries have plagued the team early on as the team was not able to field their starting lineup. This could be leading to the lack of clutch hitting that Frenzy fans have been used to in the past. If the team ever manages to get healthy they will be poised to make a run for the Arthur Division.

April MVP’s

P Earl Harper

The excitement of signing Harper did not seem to send shock waves through the league but GM JJ Hoban knew he had signed someone special. In the first month of play (Stats through current sim as I was too lazy to do this earlier) Harper has compiled a 6-1 record with a 2.61 ERA and he currently leads the league in Strikeouts with 83. Harper has proven to be one of the elite aces in the league, and if he stays healthy he could challenge Scott Hall for the Boardman Award.

DH Jose Caro

Caro was had high expectations to live up to after winning the Simpson Award last year. He has not disappointed so far. He is putting up huge numbers at the plate including a .319 AVG with 6 long balls and 25 RBI’s. What is even more impressive is the fact that he is close to a .400 OBP. Caro will continue to be a force all year and Pitchers all around the ML will be respecting him as he approaches the plate.