The Brooklyn Knights started July on fire, winning their first 12 games. The Knights struggled a bit for the rest of the month losing 8 out of their next 13 games. Brooklyn’s 19-8 record in July easily maintained their first-place lead over the Mudcats. The Axemen and Slam stayed on top of their respective divisions. The Corals, however, slipped a bit and the Maples tied them with a 60-48 record.

July 31 marked the NALB’s trade deadline. Several trades were made during the month:

• The Nashville Firecats traded 33-year-old shortstop Kelly Harrington to the Las Vegas Luck, getting 34-year-old reliever Jeff Daughters and 23-year-old minor league shortstop Nakazo Goto in return.
• The Richmond Slam traded 32-year-old right fielder Shawn Cuyler to the Luisville Beasts, getting 31-year-old starting pitcher Joe Lehr and 18-year-old minor league left fielder Seth McGeoch in return.
• The Las Vegas Luck traded 27-year-old starting pitcher Harvey Fishback to the Richmond Slam, getting 19-year-old minor league left fielder Alberto Pajón and 23-year-old minor league left fielder Michael Crowson in return.
• The St. James Crusaders traded 39-year-old second baseman Clarence Ferraro, 23-year-old starting pitcher Whitney Sanders and $1,310,000 in cash to the Phoenix Rattlers, getting 31-year-old reliever Jerry Rigney in return.
• The Quebeck Sky Chiefs traded 26-year-old starting pitcher Junji Arakawa to the St. James Crusaders, getting 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Howard Grow and 19-year-old minor league shortstop Butch Beatrix in return.
• The Dunedin Otters traded 25-year-old catcher Charles Attaway to the Washington Allies, getting 25-year-old starting pitcher Lewis Mcgrew, 31-year-old reliever Chris Nelson and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Ángelo García in return.
• The Richmond Slam traded 32-year-old right fielder Babe Edwards to the Nashville Firecats, getting 30-year-old reliever Walt O'connell and 24-year-old minor league shortstop Kel Peterson in return.
• The Quebeck Sky Chiefs traded 26-year-old first baseman David Mcaleer and 22-year-old minor league third baseman Howard Burford to the St. Rock Mudcats, getting 37-year-old shortstop Steamboat Schultz in return.

July 2010 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: John Edwards (Cornfield Axemen)
Pitcher of the Month: Ralph Kerfoot (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Travis Araoz (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Kid Wilson (St. James Crusaders)
Rookie of the Month: Héctor De Echevarría (Richmond Slam)

On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, we were struck hard by Tropical Storm Lee. It rained hard all day and into the morning. Our basement took on four feet of water. There wasn’t enough time to save much down there and many items were lost. I lost the majority of my comic books, which numbered in the thousands. Also destroyed were quite a few Star Trek collectables, including books and personalized autographed photos from Star Trek conventions. Many of my prized role-playing games and accessories were down there as well. All of my Dungeons & Dragons Birthright books were lost. Other first and second edition D&D books were destroyed in the flood. A lot of TSR Marvel RPG material, including sheets for the Protectors and Retribution, were ruined. I lost a complete set of Star Trek RPG items from Last Unicorn Games. There were other RPG losses as well, including Call of Cthulu material.

Bob Wiesner got the start for the League 1 All-Stars while Max Brown started the game for the League 2 All-Stars. Brooklyn third baseman Hooks Goetz provided the firepower for League 1 with a two-run home run in the fourth inning and another two-run blast in the fifth. He also saved a run in the bottom of the fifth inning with a diving catch. St. Rock’s shortstop, Gary Cooper, made it a blowout with a grand slam in the ninth. League 1’s pitching was excellent as they posted a 10-1 victory.

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
League 1 All-Stars   0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5  10 12  0
League 2 All-Stars   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1  8  0

W: E. Sherling
L: P. Allen

The Brooklyn Knights were red hot in June, going 21-3. They widened their lead over the Mudcats to a massive 18 games. The Axemen failed to gain any ground over the Otters. Likewise, the Corals maintained their lead over the Maples. The Crusaders fell into second place, however, as the surging Slam took over the division lead.

June 2010 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: John Edwards (Cornfield Axemen)
Pitcher of the Month: Rico Haros (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Travis Araoz (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Max Brown (Stade Maples)
Rookie of the Month: Héctor De Echevarría (Richmond Slam)

The 2010 NALB All-Star rosters have been announced. The Brooklyn Knights have six players on the League 1 roster. The Key West Corals lead League 2 with eight players selected.

League 1 Pitchers:

SP Hap Bedford (COR)
SP Chuck Reis (DAY)
SP Francisco Rodil (NSH)
SP Tyler Stivers (SR)
SP Bruce Thomas (DAY)
SP Bob Wiesner (BRO)
MR Peanuts Levering (DUN)
MR Rip Sukeforth (LUI)
CL Bris Clark (NSH)
CL Bernard Gastelu (BRO)
CL Joe Pendarvis (COR)
CL Ellis Sherling (LUI)

League 1 Fielders:

C Willie Nolan (COR)
C Charles Attaway (DUN)
1B Hsiao-lou Yeh (BRO)
1B Alexis Schmidt (BRO)
1B Paul Lyons (NSH)
2B John Edwards (COR)
3B Hooks Goetz (BRO)
3B Mahlon Torres (LUI)
SS Gary Cooper (SR)
SS Flavio Marquez (COR)
LF John Friddle (SR)
CF Oscar Barrientes (SR)
CF Douglas Reyes (LV)
RF Kid Detherage (BRO)
RF Buddy Prendergast (DAY)
RF Cipriano Delgudo (NSH)

League 2 Pitchers:

SP Max Brown (STD)
SP Ray Cruz (KW)
SP Katamor Eizan (RMD)
SP Leo Ortiz (QUE)
SP Porfiro Quiñones (WSH)
SP Mario Torralbo (KW)
SP Kid Wilson (SJ)
CL Pat Allen (RMD)
CL Jeffrey Hallman (VAN)
CL Dom Harrelson (WSH)
CL Manuel Macfarlane (PX)
CL Thornton Peters (KW)

League 2 Fielders:

C Matty Byers (RMD)
C Matthew Loy (KW)
1B Dick Andrews (KW)
1B Jason Walton (VAN)
1B Travis Araoz (STD)
2B Carlow Galicia (KW)
3B Héctor De Echevarría (RMD)
3B Ted Rambo (SJ)
SS Keith Boris (KW)
LF Shayne Kimpel (STD)
LF Chuck Yeabsley (PX)
LF Tony Rodarte (RMD)
LF Roy Dabbs (KW)
CF Daniel Salley (QUE)
CF Angel Jirnénez (RMD)
RF Roberto Rentería (STD)