Win Some, Lose Some

One game today guaranteed two things: The Newark Sugar Bears will have a winning season, and New Jersey Team Buddah will not.

With Newark crushing New Jersey, 11-1, the Sugar Bears now have 82 wins, and Team Buddah now has 82 losses. For Newark, it's their 14th straight winning season, dating all the way back to their 106-56 record in their inaugural season. If the Sugar Bears can also post a winning mark next year, they'll tie for the all-time record with the Arkansas Golden Falcons, who were over .500 for 15 consecutive seasons (1991-2006).

The victory today not only means that Newark has never had a losing season -- it also means New Jersey has never had a winning one. New Jersey, which lost 94 games in '07 and 102 last year, is on pace to drop a franchise-worst 107 games this year. Looking at the bright side, they are firmly in the lead in the race for the most balls in the draft lottery, with a 4 1/2 game lead over the Sardine City Straphangers for the league's worst record.

Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta kept pace with the Sugar Bears by pulling out an 11th inning win over the Las Vegas Rat Pack. The Rats, playing at home in The House, took a 5-1 lead in the 3rd after back-to-back home runs by Carlos Pena and Dan Uggla, but it wasn't enough as the Mites chipped away with runs in the 4th and the 6th. But the Rats were still one out away from a win in the 9th, until Kevin Youkilis cracked a two-run double to tie it up. In the top of the 11th, Jason Bay knocked in the go-ahead run with a single, and Grant Balfour nailed down the win in the bottom of the frame.

The Arkansas Golden Falcons slipped by the Hoboken Cutters, 5-4, to crawl above .500 at 64-63, while the Sardine City Straphangers easily handled the Amityville Ant Slayers, 9-5.