[BennyTheJett]

‘Twas the week before the all-star break, and the Season 38 of the Probaseball Experience is well underway! This post will be another weekly recap of the ever-exciting league. It will feature a standings update, players performing well, new career milestones, the all star teams, and the broadcast schedule for the upcoming week.

Majors Standings:
This section will break down the standings in each division of the PBE, as well as the relevant Wildcard races (not this week, since we’re only one week into the four week season), then present takeaways from the standings in each conference. As a reminder, there will be two wildcard teams per conference in addition to the teams that win each division.

Legends Conference

Legends East:

• New York Voyagers (38-16)
• Outer Banks Aviators (32-22)
• Buffalo Surge (27-27)
• Providence Crabs (23-31)

Legends West:

• Vancouver Vandals (33-21)
• San Antonio Sloths (29-25)
• Boise Raptors (22-32)
• Maui Makos (19-35)

Legends Takeaways:

• Remember talking about how the Maui Makos might be finally breaking through? Yea… throw that in the dumpster for this season. While the future remains bright for the franchise trying to make its first ever postseason, it would appear that that future is a ways away from season 38.
• The New York Voyagers continue to wreak havoc upon the rest of the PBE with a league-best 38-16 record. They have the best bats in the Legends conference by a wide margin in almost every measurable statistic, highlighted by the team averaging a staggering 5.5 runs scored per game.
• If you’re a Providence Crabs fan, the World Series last season probably feels like last century to you. They find themselves at the bottom of the Legends East division with a 23-31 record. They have several extremely high level players on the roster, including James Ronlain, Sportsboy57, A Real Name, Whiskey Fuse, and Bobby Roode, however they on average have not been able to carry the rest of the team into the playoffs.
• The Buffalo Surge have quietly crawled their way back to .500, sitting at a 27-27 record at the break. They continue to sit right in the middle of the pack statistically across both their batters and pitchers. Will they finally return to the postseason this year? It will be interesting to find out!

Champions Conference

Champions East:

• Nashville Stars(32-22)
• Detroit Demons (28-26)
• Lunar Base Space Rangers (28-26)
• Indianapolis Apex (17-37)

Champions West:

• New Orleans Rougarous (34-20)
• Seattle Sea Serpents (32-22)
• Death Valley Scorpions (28-26)
• Cancun Toros (10-44)

Champions Takeaways:

• The New Orleans Rougarous have been surging recently, and find themselves with the best record in a Champions conference that is quite crowded at the top. Their 34-20 mark is highlighted by the well rounded aspect of the team. Their pitching staff and batting lineup are both rated above league-average this season, and this balanced approach appears to be paying off.
• Lunar Base continues to push forward! They’re back over .500 for the first time in several seasons, and actually have a legitimate chance at a wildcard playoff berth!
• The race for the final Wildcard spot in the Champions conference looks to be a three team race between the Detroit Demons, Lunar Base Space Rangers, and Death Valley Scorpions. The Seattle Sea Serpents are only slightly ahead in the race though. It’s anyone’s game!

Minors Standings:

West Division:

• Kansas City Hepcats (30-25)
• California Firehawks (29-26)
• Brew City Bears (27-28)
• Amarillo Armadillos (24-31)
• Anchorage Wheelers (23-32)

East Division:

• Florida Flamingos (30-25)
• Louisville Lemurs (30-25)
• Chicago Kingpins (30-25)
• State College Swift Steeds (27-28)
• Puerto Rico Ranas (25-30)

Minors Takeaways:

• The East division appears stronger on average than the West division, as it features three teams with 30 wins.
• Wait…. A three-way tie for first? A three way tie for first. This is the new MiLPBE I guess.
• The Louisville Lemurs have finally returned to the pack a little bit, as they have been caught by both the Florida Flamingos and Chicago Kingpins in the standings. They do continue to have the best bullpen in the minors, which has paid dividends for them.
• The Kansas City Hepcats have returned to their regularly scheduled programming atop the West division. Their team has been led by their bats, which are in the upper third of the league in production.

This Week’s Top Performers:
In this column I will highlight several key performers in each league (Minors and Majors). These players or groups of players are playing good baseball and are worthy of recognition.

Minors:

• Parker Ness (SP, State College Swift Steeds): The minors pitcher of the month for June, he went 4-0 with a 1.72 ERA across 31.1 innings pitched. He also recorded 25 strikeouts and only 10 walks.
• Franklin Demars (LF, Amarillo Armadillos): In addition to leading the Minor leagues in Batting Average (.357), Homeruns (17), and RBIs (51), he had a fantastic month, even for his high standards. In June, Demars hit for a .409 batting average with 10 homeruns, 29 RBIs, and scored 17 runs. It’s looking like a MVP award for Demars if he can maintain this production.
• Mitch Goatbisky (RP, Chicago Kingpins): is throwing to a league-best 2.17 ERA this season. He converted from a starter to a reliever with Eric Belmont recreating, and has continued to be effective in his new role. He hasn’t been elite in any category such as strikeouts or walks allowed, but he has been solid nonetheless largely due to the defense behind him.

Majors:

• Mickey Littlefield (SP, Cancun Toros): Maybe the one bright spot in a dark month in a dark season, Mickey Littlefield was outstanding in June. He earned Rookie of the month honors in the Champions conference by throwing to a 3.82 ERA with 13 punchouts in 30.2 innings. His future, regardless of the organization he plays for, is bright.
• Huston Haze (RF, New Orleans Rougarous): The Champions Conference batter of the month in June, Haze hit to a .353 clip with 10 homeruns, 24 RBIs, and 18 runs scored.
• TGP (LF, New York Voyagers): hitting .311 with 9 homers in the month of June, one of the game’s premier power bats found themselves the title of Legends Conference batter of the month. He also had 23 RBIs and scored 20 runs.
• Joey Moose (3B, New York Voyagers): While not remaining entirely on the torrid pace he started the season on, Moose has continued to lead the league in Batting Average, his mark currently sitting at .345. Coupled with a .400 OBP and a .560 Slugging Percentage, Joey Moose finds themselves still squarely in the running for the MVP award.

Recent Milestones:

Congrats to recent career milestones achieved by PBE players!

• 250 2B, Sax Justice Boise Raptors
• 500 BB, Ignacio Encarnacion New York Voyagers
• 1,500 K, Tom Riddle Boise Raptors
• 150 HR, Hayden Andrews (Nashville Stars)
• 600 RBI's, W.R Wolf (New Orleans Rougarous)
• 300 SB's, Berry Bonds (Detroit Demons)
• 1,250 K's, Aduke Singh (Seattle Sea Serpents)
• 1,000 Hits, Javithony Brizzo (Maui Makos)
• 250 Doubles, Reggie Shrub (Vancouver Vandals)
• 250 Doubles, Kristov Kripokrasov (Seattle Sea Serpents)
• 500 Walks, Kristov Kripokrasov (Seattle Sea Serpents)
• 500 Walks, Anne Chovy (San Antonio Sloths)
• 1,000 K's, Alexander Benjamin (Lunar Base Space Rangers)
• 1,500 IP, Wade Cilliams (Buffalo Surge)
• 1,250 H, W.R. Wolf New Orleans Rougarous
• 1,000 H, Reggie Shrub Vancouver Vandals 150 HR,
• Kevin Larson Buffalo Surge
• 750 RBI, Jose Slothseco Seattle Sea Serpents
• 600 RBI, Rocout Wthyer Crocsout Seattle Sea Serpents
• 1,250 K, Jormungandr Ragnarok Lunar Base Space Rangers
• 1,250 IP, Alexander Benjamin Lunar Base Supernovas
• 1,000 IP, Colton Hagan Indianapolis Apex
• 1,000 IP, Evil Dictator New York Voyagers

All-Star Rosters:
At the conclusion of Saturday’s stream, the rosters for the minors and majors all star games were announced. They are as follows!

Minors West:

Minors East:

Majors - Champions Conference:

Majors - Legends Conference:



Sims This Week:
As usual, we will be simming on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. All sims are streamed live on twitch. Schedule below:

Monday: The Shue Invitational, hosted by AuGold and Reno, takes place at 6:45 pm EST!
Tuesday: Ajay and Benny bring All Star games and more in the evening starting at 7 pm EST!
Wednesday: Bauer and Reno cope with the post-all star hangover in the evening.
Thursday: Dustillation and an unknown co-host are bringing PBE action at a TBD time!
Saturday: Sarah and an unknown co-host are bringing PBE to Twitch at a time yet TBD.

Link to our Streams: twitch.tv/pbesim