norva13x: I'll make sure to provide some Newark news from time to time. For example, if there are some good prospects playing there, I'll mention them and update their progress.
YODA55: Miguel Chavez alone will make the A's fun to watch. He's a classic five-tool player, and he'll be a great face for the Auburn team. I suppose folks from Skaneateles might resent being a "minor league town" since Auburn made it to the big time, but Auburn is probably ten times the size of Skaneateles.
Thanks for the comments! I hope you'll keep reading...
June 21, 1905
STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS
Code:
WEST W L PCT GB
Canandaigua 43 30 .589 --
Batavia 41 32 .562 2
Geneva 41 32 .562 2
Corning 31 42 .425 12
EAST W L PCT GB
Auburn 41 32 .562 --
Elmira 34 39 .466 7
Ithaca 34 39 .466 7
Oswego 27 46 .370 14
Three of the four teams in the West Division remain closely packed together as the Finger Lakes League reaches the All-Star break. Meanwhile, in the East, a strong Auburn club is slowly pulling away from the field.
Riding the powerful right arms of
Armando Ramirez and
Darryl Riggs (9-5, 2.74, 112 K) and the potent bats of
Oliviero Ambrogliani and
Terrence Barnett (.376-8-37, 50 R), the
Canandaigua Cats hold a narrow lead over the
Batavia Blue Jays and the
Geneva Green Sox. Batavia's slugging 1B
Hector Duran and ace RHP
Larry Blevins (10-2, 2.50) are enjoying good starts, while Geneva fans are cheering RHPs
Scot Mathis (7-2, 2.81) and
Mel Moore (11-6, 3.16) and 2B
Rob Heard.
Pablo Ramirez paces the surprisingly good Auburn pitching staff with 12 wins, and he's been named the East Division starter for today's All-Star Game. 2B
Miguel Chavez and 1B
Mike Holmes are the hitting stars for the first-place As.
Down in Elmira, RF
Rich Everett has turned out to be the slugger everyone expected him to be, slamming 20 home runs to lead the league by a wide margin. And Ithaca fans are keeping a close eye on SS
Cipriano Torres, wondering if he'll heat up even more with the weather and end the season with a .400 batting average.
The FLL's best will take to the field today at Lakeside Park in Canandaigua. Here are the lineups for the East and West Division teams:
EAST DIVISION
Cipriano Torres, Ithaca, SS (.394-2-20, .475 OBP)
Frank Clark, Ithaca, CF (.275-7-30, 17 SB)
Miguel Chavez, Auburn, 2B (.323-12-51, 25 SB)
Rich Everett, Elmira, RF (.275-20-59)
Mike Holmes, Auburn, 1B (.299-10-41)
Geoffrey Marks, Elmira, 3B (.295-3-34, 42 R)
Justin Lang, Oswego, LF (.284-7-23, 46 R)
Tom Smith, Auburn, C (.227-9-37)
Pablo Ramirez, Auburn, P (12-1, 2.93)
WEST DIVISION
Oliverio Ambrogiani, Canandaigua, 3B (.323-6-44, .429 OBP)
Milo Deal, Corning, CF (.294-0-24, 46 R)
Rob Heard, Geneva, 2B (.335-9-44)
Hector Duran, Batavia, 1B (.308-13-40, .431 OBP)
Ryan Tracy, Batavia, LF (.259-12-42)
Dylan Anderson, Corning, RF (.259-8-32)
Jeffrey Pearson, Corning, SS (.273-2-28, 43 R)
Jack Davis, Batavia, C (.246-3-30)
Armando Ramirez, Canandaigua, P (10-3, 1.85, 121:16 K:BB)