Bring the Boys Back Home
Trader Albatros
Taking a page out of Trader Slotzky's normal level of activity... for this season, anyway, Biloxi GM Harry Connick III and owner Albatros have been working the PMs during the all star break, after having put out a trade block notification across the BBL that the catcher corps had some availability. An unnamed high placed BBL source indicated that the duo is being very hard nosed in their negotiations, as they seem to feel like they have some talent to work with.
All Star News
Selected for Williams All Star team this summer is catcher Benji Vargus (.329, 9 dingers, .959 OBS) having a career year, and second year ace Chad Nieman, who has to be one of the youngest all stars in BBL history at 22. Nieman had a 7 game winning streak to go 8-4 with a 3.19 ERA.
Big surprises in the 'Cane fields were the non-selection of 2B David Washington - red hot for the first half - and dominant closer James Gaston. Gaston likely would have been chosen if not for an inconvienent injury a week before the selection process. DW's omission is a bit more strange as his stats at the very least rivaled Bradford's Sheedy and St. Louis' Kingston, but Washington's tenure and importance to his team's hot first half are hard to argue with. Certainly he's a likely winner of any Comeback of the Year awards.
Maldonado Watch
Supes Current Rating: Arthur the Moth Man - No superpowers, just a uniform and some guts and brains. His late June and mid July have the Biloxi front office Ticked off and considering demotion for the rest of the season for further seasoning.