The Brassball pennant races are heating up and there were lots of great (or at least interesting) performances in August. Here's one from each team in the league that may have gone unnoticed unless you dug into the numbers a little bit:
Boston - Brett Wallace is glad he won't face Parkland's Derek Holland again. Wallace struck out four times in both games Holland tossed against the Tea Party in August.
Brew City - Starter Edison Volquez had a rough August, surrendering a league-leading 13 home runs and 26 walks.
Brooklyn - Ricky Romero and Jon Niese were first and second in complete games, with five and four, respectively.
California - Aramis Ramirez led the league with 11.9 runs created/game.
Cook County - Jordan Zimmerman pitched 40 2/3 innings and walked just two batters.
Fleetwood - The Walkers were a middling 8-6 on the road, but a sparkling 13-1 at home.
Florence - The River Bats struggled on offense, but young infielder Trevor Plouffe did slug five homers in just 104 at bats. Some see potential for much more power as he gets more comfortable in the big leagues.
Fremont - Trevor Cahill recorded 33 outs against Lancaster on August 3. Then he did it again on August 31 against Cook County.
Glen Allen - On August 29, the Mets knocked out 29 hits and scored 20 runs against the Boston Tea Party.
Hessville - Jarrod Saltalamacchia did his part to help the Everreadys in August, slugging seven homers in just 64 at bats to go along with his .328 average.
Lancaster - Daniel Hudson allowed just 15 hits and two walks in his five starts and 30 innings.
Latrobe - Rick Porcello deserved better than his 0-3 record in August. He had a solid 3.35 ERA but received just 10 runs of support in his six starts.
Metropolis - New Avenger R.A. Dickey got the red carpet treatment in Metropolis, as his new offense provided him 45 runs of support in his four starts.
Myrtle Beach - Mike Pelfrey tossed a complete game against Glen Allen on August 5 but gave up 18 hits and ten runs along the way.
North Georgia - First baseman Mark Teixeira led Brassball with 15 homers and his 33 RBIs tied with Avenger Jose Bautista for the lead.
Parkland - The Green dealt relief ace Kenley Jansen at the deadline, but Brian Wilson has been a letdown with a 5.14 ERA and 10 walks in seven August innings.
Plaza - The Lions split 7-7 on the road, but treated their hometown fans to just one win in August.
Santa Barbara - The only two pitchers with six wins were both Outlaws - Justin Verlander and Matt Garza.
Schaumburg - On August 19, both Willie Harris and Mike Aviles swiped four bases against Myrtle Beach.
Simi Valley - Santa Barbara only lost five games in August, but one was a one-hit masterpiece by Viking ace Clayton Kershaw on August 2.
SoCal - The Wildfires went 24-4 despite MVP candidate Mike Napoli getting only two at bats and star Mike Stanton hitting just .228. The team may be in trouble if Napoli can't get healthy for the playoffs and Stanton fails to shake his slump.
Springfield - Not surprisingly, oft-bruised Carlos Quentin led the league with eight hit by pitches.
Superior - Ichiro was a perfect five for five against Brooklyn on August 7.
Tinley - The Redbirds ran out of gas in August and finished the month on 1-13 skid against powerhouses Cook County and California.
Boston - Brett Wallace is glad he won't face Parkland's Derek Holland again. Wallace struck out four times in both games Holland tossed against the Tea Party in August.
Brew City - Starter Edison Volquez had a rough August, surrendering a league-leading 13 home runs and 26 walks.
Brooklyn - Ricky Romero and Jon Niese were first and second in complete games, with five and four, respectively.
California - Aramis Ramirez led the league with 11.9 runs created/game.
Cook County - Jordan Zimmerman pitched 40 2/3 innings and walked just two batters.
Fleetwood - The Walkers were a middling 8-6 on the road, but a sparkling 13-1 at home.
Florence - The River Bats struggled on offense, but young infielder Trevor Plouffe did slug five homers in just 104 at bats. Some see potential for much more power as he gets more comfortable in the big leagues.
Fremont - Trevor Cahill recorded 33 outs against Lancaster on August 3. Then he did it again on August 31 against Cook County.
Glen Allen - On August 29, the Mets knocked out 29 hits and scored 20 runs against the Boston Tea Party.
Hessville - Jarrod Saltalamacchia did his part to help the Everreadys in August, slugging seven homers in just 64 at bats to go along with his .328 average.
Lancaster - Daniel Hudson allowed just 15 hits and two walks in his five starts and 30 innings.
Latrobe - Rick Porcello deserved better than his 0-3 record in August. He had a solid 3.35 ERA but received just 10 runs of support in his six starts.
Metropolis - New Avenger R.A. Dickey got the red carpet treatment in Metropolis, as his new offense provided him 45 runs of support in his four starts.
Myrtle Beach - Mike Pelfrey tossed a complete game against Glen Allen on August 5 but gave up 18 hits and ten runs along the way.
North Georgia - First baseman Mark Teixeira led Brassball with 15 homers and his 33 RBIs tied with Avenger Jose Bautista for the lead.
Parkland - The Green dealt relief ace Kenley Jansen at the deadline, but Brian Wilson has been a letdown with a 5.14 ERA and 10 walks in seven August innings.
Plaza - The Lions split 7-7 on the road, but treated their hometown fans to just one win in August.
Santa Barbara - The only two pitchers with six wins were both Outlaws - Justin Verlander and Matt Garza.
Schaumburg - On August 19, both Willie Harris and Mike Aviles swiped four bases against Myrtle Beach.
Simi Valley - Santa Barbara only lost five games in August, but one was a one-hit masterpiece by Viking ace Clayton Kershaw on August 2.
SoCal - The Wildfires went 24-4 despite MVP candidate Mike Napoli getting only two at bats and star Mike Stanton hitting just .228. The team may be in trouble if Napoli can't get healthy for the playoffs and Stanton fails to shake his slump.
Springfield - Not surprisingly, oft-bruised Carlos Quentin led the league with eight hit by pitches.
Superior - Ichiro was a perfect five for five against Brooklyn on August 7.
Tinley - The Redbirds ran out of gas in August and finished the month on 1-13 skid against powerhouses Cook County and California.
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