Scrubs become stars

From the "Who'd have thunk it?" file: Brandon Claussen notched his first win of the year for the Sardine City Straphangers. Claussen pitched six innings allowing only two earned runs and three hits, while striking out four and walking two. The Sardines have now won both games that Claussen has started since taking over for Cole Hamels. Hamels pitched well in his only start and was the club's #1 draft pick, so there's not likely a controversy brewing here, but can Claussen keep it up?

Speaking of nobodies making good, South Boston's Greg Norton is off to a fine start. Norton hit his fourth homer of the season while going 4-4 last night against Las Vegas. Norton is batting .444 on the year with 10 runs, 11 RBIs, and a 1.252 OPS. While not officially a DMBL rookie, this is the first year that Norton has played.

Carolina has taken the role of punching bag for the two newest teams. After dropping two of three to Sardine City last week, the Mudcats have now dropped the first two games against New Jersey, both in extra innings. All of Team Buddah's victories have come in extra innings. In fact, Team Buddah has played in the most extra inning games in the league (5) and has a 3-2 record in those games.