THE RETURN OF THE GIANT SLUGGER
by D.X.Pert

Just when the Delivery Boys needed him. Not a day sooner, not a day later. Barry Bonds will try to power the Boys to the World Series. They'll have a tough rival in the Boston Stranglers, who got a dramatic 4-point win over the Buenos Aires Mad Turtles thanks to Jason Bay's power-speed combo and great pitching performances by Casey Fossum, Jon Lieber and Andy Pettitte.
In the International Division, the Savage Fury will take on the Beachwood Terriers, who obliterated the Mishawaka Maniacs by almost 100 points. That Prior for Randy Johnson trade doesn't look so bad after all. Pujols was outstanding as usual for the Maniacs but John Patterson crumbled under playoff pressure.

BOSTON STRANGLERS 368
M.LeCroy 16, B.Wilkerson 22, C.Burke 9, M.Ensberg 2, O.Cabrera 27, A.Dunn 23, M.Ramirez 20, J.Bay 44, D.Wright 25, C.Fossum 44, J.Lieber 46, A.Pettitte 44, M.Maroth 35, A.Benitez 11
BUENOS AIRES MAD TURTLES 364
J.Varitek 10, J.Giambi 30, J.Reyes 27, B.Mueller 19, J.Lugo 23, S.Podsednik 27, D.Roberts 28, P.Burrell 31, P.Konerko 41, J.Santana 9, V.Padilla 11, P.Martinez 43, O.Hernandez 20, M.Prior 45

BEACHWOOD TERRIERS 390
G.Zaun 19, M.Teixeira 30, J.Kent 34, H.Blalock 15, M.Tejada 22, C.Beltran 33, J.Burnitz 16, B.Giles 29, T.Helton 33, B.Myers 31, R.Johnson 49, D.Willis 21, C.Lee 48, M.Buehrle 10
MISHAWAKA MANIACS 294
I.Rodriguez 15, A.Pujols 46, C.Utley 20, M.Mora 25, M.Young 38, G.Matthews 29, S.Taguchi 21, J.Edmonds 14, T.Iguchi 11, J.Nathan 10, S.Kazmir 32, J.Patterson 4, D.Davis 19, J.Schmidt 10