Well, we're in the first week of July and our first stats update is in.  Round of applause to Rick for getting on that early.  Please keep the sheets coming in so we can update as frequently as possible.

As the summer has finally started to kick in, the nights have been getting hotter and so has the play of the league.  I'm very impressed as the teams seem to be really balanced, most games have playoff atmosphere in them, because they are really tight, with most of the games being separated by 4 runs or less.  This is the best baseball being played in this league since my first year in 2003. (And I'm not just saying that because I picked one of the teams)  I don't remember the pitching being better or more spread out as it is this year.  Every team has at least two great arms they can throw at you at any given time, which makes weekends that much harder as a hitter.  Excellent example: we played the Padres last weekend in a back to back Thurs/Fri.  Waylen pitched a hell of a game Thursday in a win and Miranda held us to 1 run before pulling his hamstring and having to come out of the game in the 5th inning.  Both games were decided by 4 runs or less.

So as we approach the mid point of the season what are your opinions of the baseball being played?  Do you think it will get tighter as we move down into the home stretch?  If the baseball is this good now, what will the playoffs be like?

Stay tuned, I believe the best is still yet to come.