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The Frogs are frogging their way to the top this week. Started the week on a 9-game winning streak, and then survived an ugly 2-5 stretch where Harry Brecheen was blowing it every other game, before rocketing away from the rest of the division. The Frogs have won 18/20 with the 2 losses being 3-2 nailbiters that ended a 16-game winning streak. The Frogs are 27-4 at home so the renewed emphasis on Frog baseball seems to be working.
All of the AC divisions seem pretty much decided at this point, but the NC is a bit more undecided. Paragon City and Greeley are within shouting distance in the East (Paragon City has the better team). Houston and Backyard are tied for 1st in the Central, with Rocky Mountain nearby. The Melonheads are the defense-before-all-else team. I don't have a good feel for which team will win because they're all hovering around 0 RDiff. Cottage Grove has a healthy lead over the Expos in the West, but the Expos have been incredibly active improving their roster. Aside from 97 Pedro, their entire pitching staff is brand new in the last 2 weeks (100 Kershaw, 100 Smoltz, 98 Blue, 98 Marichal, 99 Caruthers, 100 Hoffman, 98 Bumgarner, assorted other SE Dodgers and Giants). Many of their position players are fresh off the shelf as well (SE Appling, SE Will Clark, SE Bobby Bonds, LIVE Trout). They still probably don't have enough to overtake Cottage Grove and their Hoyt/Schilling/Hubbell/Marquard/Nolan Ryan rotation, but it could get close.
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