Rat Pack looks invincible

Carolina continued crushing the Morris Division leaders, this time abusing the Bushslappers 11-5. Paul Konerko hit his second homer in as many days and Dustin Pedroia hit a 2-run dinger and drove in 3 runs to lead the Mudcats. It was the third straight loss for D.C. and their sixth in their last seven games.

The Rat Pack has been mowing down the competition all season, except for the short speed bump when they played at Newark. Otherwise, the Rat Pack has been perfect this season. Yesterday the Pack won their 5th straight game by an 11-3 margin over the Straphangers - the second straight game by that score. Break up the Rat Pack? If they beat Newark the next time...maybe!

Miguel Cabrera went 2-3 with a home run and extended his 14-game hitting streak, leading the Cutters to a 6-2 win over the first-place Endzone Animals. Aaron Cook, the starter for Hoboken, left early with an injury and will miss the next two weeks. Hoboken is unsure yet who will replace him in the rotation, but is thinking about reaching back into their own history for a replacement. Joel Pineiro and Carlos Silva have both gotten calls to their agents, but Hoboken Cutters owner Mark Hrywna said that Jae Seo should not get his hopes up just yet. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on Seo" said Hrywna in a phone conversation.

Shakeup in Hillsborough

The Hillsborough Hitmen shook up their roster yesterday after mediocre results in the first two weeks of the season. The Hitmen placed injured first baseman Dmitri Young on the disabled list and released Ryan Spilborghs and Bengie Molina. Spilborghs was 1-9 in four games and Molina was 1-10. The Hitmen picked up outfielder Ryan Ludwick, cut from Vancouver's roster before the season started to take Young's place. Former South Boston Gang backstop Ramon Hernandez was signed to take over catching duties, and DMBL veteran Mike Cameron will take over in the outfield.

Carlos Pena's 4 RBIs led the Rat Pack to a decisive 11-3 victory over the Plunkers. Tampa starter Jered Weaver was pounded for 7 runs in 1.1 innings. Every player in the Rat Pack lineup got at least one hit, and only two of them didn't have at least two. Starter Chris Young and reliever Francisco Rodriguez combined for 16 strikeouts in the game.

Philadelphia's 8-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of fraternal rival Carolina, 5-1 yesterday. Tim Hudson held the Animals to one run and four hits in 8.1 innings. Paul Konerko, subbing in for injured Ryan Garko, got his first hit of the season - a two-run homer in the fifth of Johan Santana.

Fausto Carmona rebounded from injury and a putrid start with a solid outing against Team Buddah yesterday. The Straphangers routed the Buddahs by a 10-4 margin. Kevin Youkilis hit a three run homer and Ryan Theriot hit a bases-loaded triple to lead the Sardine City offense.