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September 1st, 3008
Things are looking bright in Memphis where they have the league's most comfortable lead (13 games) heading down the home-stretch of the season. Their magic number sits at 14, meaning they could be clinching a playoff berth quite early. Their resident deity Jesus Christ had a poor August (.404 / 13 HR / 30 RBI), which dropped his average to .490, only .012 points above Awonawilona for the CL Lead. His HR and RBI leads are somewhat solid, but he will need to hit the ball more regularly than last month in order to take home the Triple Crown. Watch out for Satan in the CL - Satan is coming off a great month (.513 / 20 HR / 48 RBI) and has moved into 2nd place in the CL HR race, 10 HRs behind Christ. Nothing would please Satan more than spoiling Jesus' Triple Crown bid by besting his HR numbers.
Also, if Christ can manage to hit 17 HRs and steal 21 bases, he will become the league's first member of the 100/100 club. Currently, Jesus Christ and Siddhartha Guatama are the league's only members of the 90/90 club (both joining in 3006).
The UL leaderboards are too muddled to see any one deity making a clear run for the Triple Crown. Norse Father God Odin has the best shot at it, as he has the lead in Average, is 2nd in RBI and is only 5 HRs behind the leaders in the UL. However, Guru Nahak, Hunab Ku and Vishnu are all in the leaderboards and could also make a run should Odin's average stumble.
Monthly Highlights
8/1/3008 - Hartford pitcher Scotty Riley walks 7 and throws 130 pitches, but manages to NO-HIT Phoenix in Arizona. Confucius walked twice and stole 2 bases, but the Phoenix offense is as impotent as a Nevada boxing commissioner. Hartford wins the game 7-0 as Riley improves his record on the season to 12-3.
8/2/3008 - Christianity icon Jesus Christ (.545 / 15 RBI / 1.227 SLG) and Norse Father God Odin (.619 / 11 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
8/2/3008 - Seattle RF Siddhartha Guatama hits the 69th cycle in league history in Seattle's 11-5 win over Buffalo. Guatama was 5 for 5 on the day with 2 HRs, 2 runs scored, 6 RBI and a stolen base.
8/9/3008 - Chicago LF Khonvoum (.789 / 5 HR / 13 RBI / 1.842 SLG) and Gadsden 2B Odin (.667 / 4 HR / 11 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
8/9/3008 - Norse Father God Odin goes 0-2 with a walk and a stolen base as Gadsden is NO-HIT by Cleveland pitcher James Latch. Latch pitched a beautiful game, walking two and striking out 13 as Cleveland beats Gadsden 2-0.
8/10/3008 - Celtic deity Anu hits 3 HRs with 4 RBI in El Paso's 6-5 win over visiting Lewiston. Anu's third homer was a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 9th to win the game.
8/12/3008 - It's too late for Chicago to make a run at the playoffs, but Khonvoum may be becoming accustomed to his new surroundings as he hits 3 HRs with 4 RBI in Chicago's 4-3 win over Atlanta.
8/16/3008 - Charlotte 3B Abraham (.654 / 7 HR / 17 RBI) and El Paso RF Anu (.571 / 10 RBI / 1.714 SLG) win Player of the Week Awards.
8/18/3008 - Aboriginal deity Altjira clubs three HRs with 5 RBI as Lewiston edges Raleigh 6-4.
8/19/3008 - Hartford RF Bondje hits three HRs with 5 RBI in Hartford's 6-2 win over Philadelphia.
8/23/3008 - Voodoo deity Bondje (.750 / 6 HR / 11 RBI / 2.188 SLG) and Cleveland catcher Enlil (.750 / 5 HR / 9 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
8/25/3008 - Gadsden 2B Odin hits the 70th cycle in league history as Gadsden nips New Orleans, 9-8. Odin scored twice and drove in 4 in the win.
8/25/3008 - Sumerian God Enlil hits the 71st cycle in league history but Cleveland falls to Seattle 11-8, despite outhitting them 17-11. Enlil was 5 for 5 on the day with 2 HRs, 4 runs scored and 3 RBI.
8/26/3008 - Orlando CF Satan hits three HRs with 4 RBI in Orlando's 6-1 win over Phoenix.
8/30/3008 - Satanism icon Satan (.583 / 11 HR / 22 RBI) and Mayan God Hunab Ku (.519 / 5 HR / 13 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
9/1/3008 - News-hog Satan (.513 / 48 RBI / .645 OBP) and Cleveland catcher Enlil (.529 / 33 RBI / 1.329 SLG) win their first career Batter of the Month Awards.
CL Deity BA Leader: Jesus Christ .490 (+.012 over Awonawilona)
CL Deity HR Leader: Jesus Christ 83 (+10 over Satan)
CL Deity RBI Leader: Jesus Christ 205 (+19 over Bondje)
CL Deity SB Leader: Jesus Christ 79 (+1 over A Thetan)
UL Deity BA Leader: Odin .512 (+.028 over Guru Nahak)
UL Deity HR Leader: Hunab Ku / Vishnu / Guru Nahak 82 (+5 over Odin)
UL Deity RBI Leader: Vishnu 188 (+10 over Odin)
UL Deity SB Leader: Siddhartha Guatama 85 (+7 over Lao-tzu)
Deity Career Hits Leaderboard
1.) Bondje 1275
2.) Vishnu 1263
3.) Odin 1254
4.) Hunab Ku 1242
5.) uKqili 1216
6.) Siddhartha Guatama 1198
7.) Jesus Christ 1196
7.) Ometeotl 1196
9.) A Thetan 1186
10.) Lao-tzu 1177
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