Maverick

Holy crap, that was a good month for me!

A .431 average, .573 OBP and 1.0 SLG!

No TV for me!

300 homers. Not bad at all. Come one Cardinals not sucking this year.

Port

Tuesday, May 6th, 2014:
*Bouchard* on a Rampage, Hits Cycle
"It's too bad I can't do that everyday!" Sam *Bouchard* joked with reporters after today's game. "Knowing my luck I'll come back tomorrow and strike out every time!"

*Bouchard* had every right to be in a good mood after hitting for the cycle today against Toronto at Yankee Stadium II. The Yankees won the ballgame 8-2, he hit for the cycle, had a 4 for 5 game and boosted his batting average, too. Who says you can't have it all?

He told the press that a triple is the tough hit to get in a cycle. "As soon as it left the bat, guys jumped off the bench and were rooting hard for me to have enough gas to get there," *Bouchard* said. "It was hard to enjoy it...I was breathing too hard...you got to really be in shape to run out a triple."

S. *Bouchard* hit a solo-shot off J. Masterson in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th and tripled in the 8th.


Wednesday, May 7th, 2014:
White Sox Blank Athletics
"Sometimes I was smart . . . and sometimes just a little lucky." That's how Luigi *Thirty* of the Chicago White Sox described his shutout victory over the Oakland Athletics. *Thirty* blanked them 2-0 on 4 hits while striking out 8 and walking 0.


Saturday, May 10th, 2014: SS
*Jordan* Extends Stay with Astros
Rumors have become reality as Andy *Jordan* put his signature on a contract that will keep him in Houston another 5 years. The deal is valued at $14,898,000 per year.


Tuesday, May 13th, 2014: *Giddy*
Thrilled to Remain with Arizona
Jimmy *Giddy* is staying put. The Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman inked a $78,770,000 extension, and will play in Arizona another 5 years.


Monday, May 19th, 2014:
Cleveland's *Marshall* Snaps Up Player of the Week
When it came to hitting the baseball, James *Marshall* was in a class by himself in the American League this past week. Nobody did it better. The outstanding first baseman for Cleveland tagged opposing pitchers for a .560 average and was voted the Player of the Week Award. Included in his stats were 14 hits in 25 at-bats, 4 homers, 9 runs scored and 16 RBIs.


Sunday, May 25th, 2014:
*Porter* Winner, Whitewashes Dodgers
"He was too darn good for us today," grumbled the Los Angeles manager after his club suffered a 6-0 shutout at the hands of Chris *Porter* of the Boston Red Sox. He held the Los Angeles Dodgers scoreless in a 4-hit whitewash.

*Porter* was in a zone of his own most of the game and finished with 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.

In a postgame quote his own skipper added, "He pitched his butt off, had good velocity, good movement and had those guys off balance. Chris did a whale of a pitching job."


Tuesday, May 27th, 2014:
Sam *Bouchard* Injured, Out of Lineup
A blow for Sam *Bouchard* today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 5-6 weeks with a fractured hand. *Bouchard* suffered the injury being hit by a pitch. Although officials from the New York Yankees are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about *Bouchard*'s ability to return fully fit this year with an injury of this nature.


Wednesday, May 28th, 2014:
Razor-Sharp *Carter* Blanks Milwaukee
Today at Turner Field Nick *Carter* baffled Milwaukee batters on 6 hits en route to a 6-0 shutout.

"He was able to keep hitters off balance and got the ball down," said the Braves skipper about his starter's performance.

*Carter* had 10 strikeouts and no walks in the game.


Saturday, May 31st, 2014:
Nationals *Bada* to Miss One Week
Washington left fielder Josh *Bada* has a bruised ankle, suffered while running the bases. He's expected to be out for one week.


Sunday, June 1st, 2014:
*Burrage* Snags AL Batting Honor in May
Hot-hitting shortstop Peter *Burrage* of the Indians really pounded American League pitchers in May, winning the Batter of the Month award.

He hit .387 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs, 36 runs scored and 25 walks to finish with a .521 on-base percentage.


Sunday, June 1st, 2014:
Cincinnati's *McKeon* Bags NL Top Batter for May
The National League has given Richard *McKeon* the Batter of the Month Award. In May the Cincinnati first baseman was outstanding with a .381 batting average, 11 home runs and 18 RBIs. *McKeon* also had 17 walks, posted a .468 on-base percentage and scored 27 times.

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">POS Name TM G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LF Josh *Bada* WAS 15 56 18 5 0 2 9 7 6 17 .321 .397 .518 .915 3 1 3B Ant *Banach* ATL 47 182 60 14 1 10 38 38 39 16 .330 .446 .582 1.028 2 1 C Iain *Bartholomew* LAA 43 181 70 11 2 13 41 47 19 24 .387 .443 .685 1.128 5 5 2B Jonno *Blood* LAA 49 192 73 11 4 16 54 49 23 25 .380 .440 .729 1.170 2 4 3B Sam *Bouchard* NYY 46 167 63 13 4 12 29 48 46 18 .377 .507 .719 1.225 2 4 SS Peter *Burrage* CLE 47 173 58 9 2 12 37 57 44 8 .335 .471 .618 1.089 0 0 1B TtD *Burton* ATL 50 190 70 11 0 8 34 41 45 31 .368 .496 .553 1.048 10 6 3B Johnny *Danger* WAS 47 191 70 12 2 16 37 47 26 19 .366 .441 .702 1.142 0 3 1B Jimmy *Giddy* ARI 48 162 44 6 4 11 29 39 37 14 .272 .415 .562 .976 4 3 1B *Haz* BOS 48 187 60 11 1 15 45 38 34 22 .321 .426 .631 1.057 1 0 SS Andy *Jordan* HOU 49 187 60 13 3 3 21 32 29 19 .321 .426 .471 .897 22 7 3B Gene *Keurulainen* STL 47 163 46 12 0 13 29 35 41 22 .282 .425 .595 1.020 10 1 1B James *Marshall* CLE 49 175 67 9 2 17 63 42 44 7 .383 .500 .749 1.249 4 3 1B Richard *McKeon* CIN 48 170 68 9 1 22 39 50 40 8 .400 .512 .853 1.365 1 0 1B Mr *Nice* LAA 49 178 64 11 1 11 36 48 50 4 .360 .504 .618 1.122 1 0 RF Michael Danger *North* CWS 47 177 49 6 0 11 37 35 38 11 .277 .400 .497 .897 4 2 SS Dominik *Sikora* COL 47 186 60 9 0 5 21 36 28 13 .323 .414 .452 .866 3 2 CF Gary *Toner* PIT 46 172 52 15 2 11 28 42 38 6 .302 .427 .605 1.031 5 2 POS Name TM G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SP Daniel *Boskovic* NYY 11 11 5 2 0 74.0 65 10 38 37 23 74 4.50 .236 3 0 SP Jase *Browne* CIN 11 11 4 3 0 63.1 64 3 26 24 23 67 3.41 .264 0 0 SP Nick *Carter* ATL 11 11 6 4 0 80.2 69 2 31 24 20 81 2.68 .228 4 1 SP Chris *Porter* BOS 11 11 7 1 0 75.2 77 4 33 29 17 69 3.45 .260 3 1 SP Dan *Spotg* WAS 12 12 6 3 0 79.1 72 3 33 30 26 85 3.40 .242 0 0 SP Gaz *Squire*SEA 11 11 2 5 0 72.1 91 15 52 40 16 71 4.98 .302 1 0 SP Luigi *Thirty* CWS 9 9 4 2 0 61.1 55 5 26 24 15 53 3.52 .237 2 1 CL Will *Jay* PHI 24 0 2 2 7 31.0 21 4 9 9 8 33 2.61 .188 0 0 </pre>

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Port

Sunday, June 1st, 2014:
*Marshall* Batters Minnesota for 5 Hits
It was a good day for the Indians at Jacobs Field as they clipped the Minnesota Twins 16-6. It was tremendous day for James *Marshall*, who went on quite a hitting spree with a 5 for 6 barrage.

The Cleveland first baseman told reporters after his big 5-hit performance, "I don't have any buzz words. I'm 'not dialed in' or 'in a zone,' as they say. As far as the hitting goes, I try to keep it simple. I try not to look into it too much. Basically the pitcher throws the ball, I try to pick up the spin, then in a split-second decide to try to hit it. Today I picked up the spin very well."

J. *Marshall* hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off D. Powers in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off J. Nathan in the 8th.


Monday, June 2nd, 2014:
*Burrage* Punishes AL Pitchers This Week
This past week the best batter in the American League was Peter *Burrage*, who banged his way to the Player of the Week Trophy. Here are the Cleveland shortstop's award-winning numbers :

21 AB, 9 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 1 K, .607 OBP.


Monday, June 2nd, 2014:
SP *Carter* Finalizes Extension with Braves
Happy times in Atlanta as the Braves and star starting pitcher Nick *Carter* put the finishing touches on a $40,380,000 contract extension that will keep the 27-year-old in town 3 years longer.

The signing is great news for Atlanta, because players of this caliber are hard to come by.


Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014:
Hooray for *Sikora*! Hammers 5 Hits!
Dominik *Sikora* exploded for a barrage of base hits today at Coors Field. The Colorado shortstop had a field day in the 15-3 triumph over the Florida Marlins, finishing up with a 5-5 day and a spot in the league record book.

"My hitting philosophy is pretty simple," he said. "I focus just to see the ball and try to get a good pitch."

Well, *Sikora* must have focused at least 5 times and apparently got some good pitches, too. It was one of his best days ever with the bat.

D. *Sikora* hit a solo-shot off B. Sinkbeil in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th, walked in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off S. Rowe in the 9th.


Monday, June 9th, 2014:
Dominik *Sikora* Out for 3-4 Weeks
Dominik *Sikora* of the Colorado Rockies was injured in today's game against Florida and had to be helped off the field by the trainers. The initial diagnosis is a torn hip muscle and he is expected to be out up to 3-4 weeks. It happened while *Sikora* was running the bases. "It hurt a lot, to be honest. I just hope it heals soon and I can get back on the field."


Tuesday, June 10th, 2014:
Outstanding Outing, *Squire* Blanks Twins
In a sharp 6-hit performance, Gaz *Squire* tossed the Seattle Mariners to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Minnesota Twins, fanning 9 hitters and walking 3.

"That's as good a stuff as I've seen in a long time," the Minnesota manager said in his postgame interview.


Thursday, June 19th, 2014:
*North* Listed DTD with Injury
It's a long season and everyone picks up some cuts and bruises along the way. The latest star to be suffering this year is Michael Danger *North* of the Chicago White Sox, who suffered a back spasms while throwing the ball in yesterday's contest against Los Angeles. While he could play through the injury, it's unclear whether or not the Chicago organization will risk that or simply sit him out for the one week the injury is expected to last.


Monday, June 23rd, 2014:
Big Stick Wins NL Trophy
Jimmy *Giddy* of the Arizona Diamondbacks put the finishing touch on an exceptional week of play by being named the National League Player of the Week. He rocked the opposition with a .476 batting average, 10 hits in 21 at-bats, 3 home runs, and 11 RBIs while scoring 9 times.


Tuesday, June 24th, 2014:
*Haz* Launches Number 300
At Fenway Park II *Haz* smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Washington today. The 27-year-old first baseman had a hand in the Boston Red Sox 5-0 victory with 1 home run and 2 runs batted in. For the day he went 2 hits-4 at-bats.d

At the press conference after the game, *Haz* downplayed his achievement. "Obviously, I've hit 300 home runs so I belong in that 300 Club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."


Tuesday, July 1st, 2014:
AL Choice for Batter of the Month is *Bartholomew*
One of the more consistent batters in June, Los Angeles catcher Iain *Bartholomew* grabbed American League Batter of the Month honors by swatting a stout .415 with 34 hits in 82 at-bats.

He racked up 12 home runs and 33 RBIs, scored 32 runs, and took 23 walks to put up a .538 on-base percentage.


Tuesday, July 1st, 2014:
*McKeon* Garners NL Batter of the Month Award
Richard *McKeon*, the gifted Cincinnati first baseman, really got the attention of the National League pitchers this past month. He battered them for 34 hits in 98 at-bats, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 27 times. That top-notch hitting earned him the National League Batter of the Month Trophy for June.


<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">POS Name TM G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LF Josh *Bada* WAS 37 133 40 10 1 6 20 21 22 31 .301 .404 .526 .930 5 2 3B Ant *Banach* ATL 72 275 91 18 2 19 62 60 63 27 .331 .454 .618 1.072 3 1 C Iain *Bartholomew* LAA 65 263 104 16 2 25 74 79 42 36 .395 .476 .757 1.232 12 6 2B Jonno *Blood* LAA 73 293 115 16 5 20 76 67 36 36 .392 .455 .686 1.141 8 7 3B Sam *Bouchard* NYY 46 167 63 13 4 12 29 48 46 18 .377 .507 .719 1.225 2 4 SS Peter *Burrage* CLE 73 275 87 14 4 17 56 78 65 19 .316 .445 .582 1.027 1 0 1B TtD *Burton* ATL 75 292 94 14 0 10 46 64 60 50 .322 .443 .473 .915 14 7 3B Johnny *Danger* WAS 73 286 90 13 2 19 41 64 46 28 .315 .411 .573 .984 1 4 1B Jimmy *Giddy* ARI 74 256 77 10 5 19 54 59 54 20 .301 .428 .602 1.029 6 7 1B *Haz* BOS 75 291 100 15 1 25 61 66 50 30 .344 .439 .660 1.099 1 0 SS Andy *Jordan* HOU 76 287 87 19 6 5 34 52 51 36 .303 .421 .463 .884 33 12 3B Gene *Keurulainen* STL 74 267 77 16 0 23 50 56 56 30 .288 .409 .607 1.015 14 3 1B James *Marshall* CLE 75 283 112 19 2 27 90 64 59 13 .396 .494 .763 1.257 6 6 1B Richard *McKeon* CIN 74 268 102 13 2 31 61 77 64 15 .381 .499 .791 1.290 2 1 3B Mr *Nice* LAA 74 274 97 16 2 20 59 76 77 9 .354 .500 .646 1.146 1 0 RF Michael Danger *North* CWS 72 265 68 8 1 12 47 44 61 18 .257 .392 .430 .822 4 5 SS Dominik *Sikora* COL 55 216 72 9 0 8 27 43 35 14 .333 .429 .486 .915 4 2 CF Gary *Toner* PIT 73 274 90 18 5 15 45 63 59 8 .328 .446 .595 1.041 10 3 POS Name TM G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SP Daniel *Boskovic* NYY 17 17 7 4 0 117.2 111 15 57 56 40 120 4.28 .249 5 0 SP Jase *Browne* CIN 17 17 5 4 0 85.1 100 6 47 44 29 88 4.64 .296 0 0 SP Nick *Carter* ATL 17 17 8 5 0 124.0 106 4 49 40 32 116 2.90 .227 4 1 SP Chris *Porter* BOS 17 17 10 2 0 118.1 124 6 52 48 25 116 3.65 .265 5 2 SP Dan *Spotg* WAS 18 18 10 5 0 126.1 116 5 45 41 33 135 2.92 .244 3 0 SP Gaz *Squire* SEA 16 16 7 5 0 113.0 127 18 65 53 23 110 4.22 .278 2 1 SP Luigi *Thirty* CWS 15 15 8 4 0 100.0 89 8 42 38 30 93 3.42 .235 2 1 CL Will *Jay* PHI 33 0 3 3 9 46.0 35 6 17 17 12 51 3.33 .205 0 0 </pre>

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HD

Guess it just took me a year to adjust to the AL.

Nikos

Putting together a great year in all but the win-loss column.

James M

raping the league atm, lets keep it up

Haz

Such modesty :*)

Port

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014:
Great Stroke! *Blood* Gets 5 Hits!
"It was almost like batting practice. I saw the ball very well and could just about hit it anywhere I wanted." That's what Los Angeles second baseman Jonno *Blood* said to SION reporters after his fantastic 5-5 day against the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. "I got some good counts and used the whole field."

The Angels had a good day, too, and won the ballgame 12-1.

J. *Blood* singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off J. Windsor in the 9th.


Monday, July 7th, 2014:
NL Awards Player of the Week Trophy
The National League has made it official -- Gene *Keurulainen* is this week's winner of the Player of the Week Award. The St. Louis third baseman was sensational with a .478 batting average, 5 home runs and 12 RBIs. *Keurulainen* also had 6 walks and posted a .581 on-base percentage.


Monday, July 7th, 2014:
CF *Toner* Extends Stay with Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber center fielder Gary *Toner* that will extend his stay in Pittsburgh at least 5 years, and will pay out $90,750,000.


Monday, July 7th, 2014:
5-7 Day for *Sikora*!
Dominik *Sikora* got the glory and the headlines today, while the Los Angeles Dodgers got the win. The Colorado shortstop easily handled Dodgers pitching, going 5 for 7, but the Rockies came out on the short end of the score 4-3.

He told SION reporters in the postgame interview, "I'm glad I got the hits, but I would trade three or four of 'em for a win...maybe even all 5 of 'em."

The Rockies skipper added, "Well, it's a shame we didn't get the victory today, especially with his standout performance. Let's just hope our team can do better tomorrow."

D. *Sikora* grounded out in the 1st, grounded out in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, walked in the 9th, singled in the 11th, singled in the 13th and singled in the 15th.


Saturday, July 12th, 2014:
Injury Takes Toll, *North* Out 2 Weeks
Chicago fans will be disappointed to learn that Michael Danger *North* developed a pinched nerve (neck) while making a defensive play in today's game. After the doctor informed the Chicago White Sox manager that *North* was expected to miss 2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the right fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.


Sunday, July 13th, 2014:
Major League Baseball News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
The midyear extravaganza is here again -- the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
This is a game for the fans. They choose the players that are the best at their positions. Then these fan favorites take on one another to determine which league is best.
Who will be top league this season? -- the American League or the National League? We'll get the answer soon.

The American League All-Stars have these stars on their roster:


SP T. Hernández (BAL)
SP F. Liriano (NYY)
SP C. *Porter* (BOS)
SP J. Johnson (CWS)
SP J. Lackey (LAA)
SP L. *Thirty* (CWS)
CL J. Papelbon (BOS)
CL S. Land (TBD)
CL F. Rodriguez (SEA)
CL A. Sisco (CWS)
CL J. Faiola (BAL)
CL N. Christopher (OAK)
C I. *Bartholomew* (LAA)
1B M. *Nice* (LAA)
2B J. *Blood* (LAA)
3B S. *Bouchard* (NYY)
SS P. *Burrage* (CLE)
RF J. Ogb (KC)
LF M. Roach (BAL)
CF G. Sizemore (LAA)
C T. Esquer (CLE)
1B J. *Marshall* (CLE)
SS S. Rodriguez (SEA)
1B . *Haz* (BOS)
1B N. Mathews (MIN)
RF B. Snyder (MIN)
LF A. Cunningham (BOS)
LF E. Ovalle (MIN)


While the National League All-Stars will be represented by these players:


SP N. *Carter* (ATL)
SP D. *Spotg* (WAS)
SP R. Zesati (FLA)
SP M. Owings (ARI)
SP O. Cornett (CHC)
SP O. Poveda (NYM)
CL J. Broxton (LAD)
CL N. Culp (SDP)
CL R. Mahon (ARI)
CL M. Baxter (SFG)
CL W. *Jay* (PHI)
CL J. Crain (HOU)
1B R. *McKeon* (CIN)
CF G. *Toner* (PIT)
3B G. *Keurulainen* (STL)
LF B. Jones (CHC)
2B R. Weeks (MIL)
C L. Marson (PHI)
SS A. *Jordan* (HOU)
RF M. Murton (CHC)
C M. Sapp (HOU)
3B A. *Banach* (ATL)
1B E. Bell (CHC)
3B J. *Danger* (WAS)
1B J. *Giddy* (ARI)
LF A. Pujols (STL)
RF V. Guerrero (SFG)
CF C. Gilbert (CHC)


Sunday, July 13th, 2014:
*Danger* Makes 300 HR Mark
At R.F.K. Stadium Johnny *Danger* smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Chicago today. The 27-year-old third baseman had a hand in the Washington Nationals 9-7 victory with 1 home run and 1 RBI. For the day he went 2 hits-3 at-bats.d

At the press conference after the game, *Danger* downplayed his achievement. "Obviously, I've hit 300 home runs so I belong in that 300 Club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."


Monday, July 14th, 2014:
National League Picks Top Performer
Richard *McKeon* of the Cincinnati Reds culminated a sensational week of play by being named the National League Player of the Week. He rocked the opposition with a .423 batting average, 11 hits in 26 at-bats, 4 home runs, and 10 RBIs while scoring 7 times.


Monday, July 14th, 2014:
*Bartholomew* Wins AL Best Player Award
Over the past week, Iain *Bartholomew* has feasted on American League pitching. Today the Los Angeles Angels catcher gobbled up the league's latest Player of the Week Award.

*Bartholomew* swung the bat with purpose all week as he collected a .375 average, 9 hits in 24 at-bats, 4 home runs, 13 RBIs and 8 runs scored.


Tuesday, July 15th, 2014:
All Star Game at, Ballpark at Arlington, Texas
Game Box Score


Friday, July 18th, 2014:
Bad News for New York, Daniel *Boskovic* Injured
New York fans held their breath as Daniel *Boskovic* left yesterday's Mariners-Yankees contest with an injury. After the game, the team's medical staff said that the 27-year-old starting pitcher had suffered a finger blister while throwing a pitch. It's estimated that he will be out 2 weeks.


Monday, July 21st, 2014:
Week's #1 Player Honored by AL
This week's outstanding performer in the American League was shortstop Peter *Burrage* of the Cleveland Indians. He racked up a .579 average and was voted the Player of the Week. Over the last week *Burrage* plastered 11 hits in 19 at-bats and 2 home runs, drove in 8 runs and scored 7 times.


Monday, July 28th, 2014:
NL Player of the Week Awarded
Gary *Toner* of the Pittsburgh Pirates had an award-winning week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the National League.

The 26-year-old center fielder put up some solid numbers:

.571 batting average, 4 home runs, 12 hits in 21 at-bats, 6 RBIs and 11 runs.


Monday, July 28th, 2014:
*North* Sidelined for 4 Weeks
Michael Danger *North* had to leave the White Sox game against Detroit after suffering a inguinal hernia while running the bases. He will be out of the lineup at least 4 weeks. He told SION reporters, "I just felt a sharp pain when it happened. I knew there was something wrong."


Friday, August 1st, 2014:
Los Angeles's *Nice* Collects July Batting Honor
Mr *Nice* will never forget July 2014. Opposing pitchers probably won't either as he was voted American League Batter of the Month today for slapping them around with a .354 batting average.

Most importantly for Los Angeles though, he also posted 11 home runs, 27 RBIs and 28 runs scored.


Friday, August 1st, 2014:
*Toner* Grabs NL Best Batter Award for July
Beach balls were coming in at Gary *Toner* in July and he banged, bashed, and blasted them all over the park, putting up a .419 batting average and hauling in the National League Batter of the Month trophy.

The 26-year-old Pittsburgh center fielder collected 36 hits last month in 24 games. He put up 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 30


Friday, August 1st, 2014:
Atlanta's Starter Receives NL Pitching Award
No doubt about it! Atlanta starter Nick *Carter* earned his National League Pitcher of the Month award. He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in July.

During the month *Carter* chalked up these stats:

5-1 record, 2.45 ERA, 6 GS, 44 IP, 40 HA, 8 BB, 45 K, .237 OBA.


<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">POS Name TM G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LF Josh *Bada* WAS 61 225 62 15 2 10 41 34 31 50 .276 .364 .493 .858 7 5 3B Ant *Banach* ATL 96 368 121 21 4 22 82 80 77 39 .329 .443 .587 1.030 4 2 C Iain *Bartholomew* LAA 87 355 129 20 3 35 102 99 55 51 .363 .446 .732 1.178 17 7 2B Jonno *Blood* LAA 98 396 155 25 5 28 95 94 47 49 .391 .453 .692 1.145 13 10 3B Sam *Bouchard* NYY 69 254 95 23 4 16 49 69 68 33 .374 .502 .685 1.187 4 5 SS Peter *Burrage* CLE 97 364 116 20 4 24 75 103 89 25 .319 .450 .593 1.043 1 0 1B TtD *Burton* ATL 100 383 117 17 2 19 67 84 83 66 .305 .437 .509 .946 19 9 3B Johnny *Danger* WAS 97 372 130 21 2 29 59 89 71 33 .349 .454 .651 1.105 2 6 1B Jimmy *Giddy* ARI 99 346 109 18 5 28 74 82 76 23 .315 .441 .639 1.080 11 10 1B *Haz* BOS 101 394 132 17 1 35 85 89 64 38 .335 .429 .650 1.078 1 0 SS Andy *Jordan* HOU 102 381 117 22 9 8 44 73 74 50 .307 .433 .475 .908 39 15 3B Gene *Keurulainen* STL 98 357 116 22 0 31 74 82 73 35 .325 .437 .647 1.084 16 3 1B James *Marshall* CLE 99 376 140 27 3 30 108 83 75 23 .372 .473 .699 1.172 8 12 1B Richard *McKeon* CIN 100 364 136 22 3 40 81 104 89 17 .374 .497 .780 1.277 5 1 1B Mr *Nice* LAA 99 373 132 22 2 31 86 104 96 14 .354 .492 .673 1.165 1 1 RF Michael Danger *North* CWS 84 305 79 10 3 13 54 49 66 19 .259 .389 .439 .828 4 5 SS Dominik *Sikora* COL 78 305 101 14 2 11 43 59 50 20 .331 .431 .498 .929 4 4 CF Gary *Toner* PIT 97 360 126 26 9 24 69 93 80 12 .350 .465 .672 1.137 16 4 POS Name TM G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SP Daniel *Boskovic* NYY 21 21 8 5 0 143.0 132 18 64 63 44 144 3.97 .244 6 0 SP Jase *Browne* CIN 23 23 6 7 0 123.0 132 11 64 61 47 118 4.46 .277 1 0 SP Nick *Carter* ATL 23 23 13 6 0 168.0 146 6 62 52 40 161 2.79 .230 6 2 SP Chris *Porter* BOS 22 22 12 4 0 157.0 156 12 66 61 29 146 3.50 .255 5 2 SP Dan *Spotg* WAS 23 23 11 8 0 161.1 151 6 61 54 41 177 3.01 .246 4 0 SP Gaz *Squire* SEA 22 22 10 6 0 153.2 167 26 87 75 30 148 4.39 .271 2 1 SP Luigi *Thirty* CWS 21 21 11 6 0 137.2 116 10 56 48 48 125 3.14 .227 2 1 CL Will *Jay* PHI 41 0 4 3 14 53.2 38 6 17 17 13 59 2.85 .193 0 0 </pre>

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Mr Nice

it's been a quiet season for me so far