[stl jason]

After an 0-5 start to July (adding to an 3 game losing streak to close out June); Ghost Hill used their funds to obtain a new mystery set of players. Among the six players obtained: starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (65); and closer Chad Green (80).

Cueto proceeded to start the next game and snap the Green Dragons 8 game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Matarraz.


meanwhile in Waffletown, the penny pinching GM went on a budgeted spending spree to try and fill out his team of throwback players. In the process he obtained five pitchers and two outfielders:

SP - Charlie Robertson - 1922 (69)
SP - Freddie Fitzsimmons - 1931 (53)
RP - Firpo Marberry - 1926 (60)
RP - Johnny Allen - 1941 (60)
RP - Tom Morgan - 1958 (60)
LF - Whitey Lockman - 1948 (65)
CF - Roy A Thomas - 1901 (72)

This leaves eleven more players (five pitchers / six batters) to obtain to finish out the lineup. Syrups manager Joe Shlabotnik was quoted by a reporter as saying "I'm really excited about the acquisition of Firpo Marberry. I've advised our GM to try and get Boots Poffenberger next. That would really round out the staff."

When the reporter attempted a followup question to Shlabotnik to ask if he actually knew anything about Marberry or Poffenberger, he was stopped by another member of the media and quietly reminded that Shlabotnik had a... unique... style as manager (having called for a squeeze play with no one on base in his first game as manager), so his judgement on quality staff should be taken with a grain of salt.