One-run Rat Pack ties up Sugar Bears

The Rat Pack is up to their old tricks again! The Rats took the key series against division rival Newark by winning two of three in Vegas. Both wins were by one-run margins. Remember earlier in the year when the Rats were dominant in one-run games? They also happened to start off to a great start and open a nice lead in the standings. Will it start again? The Sugar Bears seemed to have yesterday's game in the bag, taking an 8-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth. Even when the Rats scored two more runs in the eighth, the Sugar Bears still sat on a comfortable 5-run lead...or so it seemed. The Rats led off the inning with four straight singles. After a fielder's choice, the Rats hit four more singles, scoring 6 runs and winning the game 9-8. Vegas is now 19-4 in one-run games. Newark now has the second most losses (6) after leading after 7 innings. They have a long way to go to catch the leader (Carolina with 12), but it seems like an odd number for a team that is now tied for the league's best record. Vegas, on the other hand, leads in comebacks after a 7-inning deficit, with 8 wins.

Arkansas jettisoned their catchers yesterday, blaming them for their horrific hitting, horrific handling of the pitching staff, poor defense, the Iraq War, the Large Hadron Collider, and the flooding of the Mississippi River. "It's not my fault" said Miguel Olivo. "I voted for Nader." Arkansas picked up Javier Valentin, who had played with the Falcons in 2005-2006, and Jose Molina, who played with the club in 2005. Apparently the club did not have room to add Brad Ausmus (3 stints with the team), Jason Kendall (1997), and Damian Miller (2000). "I am patiently waiting by the phone" said Ausmus through his agent.