August 2013 in Bomber Land

Thru August 29.....

Well, is the glass half full or half empty here in South Carolina.
If you consider fan interest, down to 58, half empty.
If you consider attendance, up 24% and projected to out draw last season on September 3rd, then half full.
If you consider the playoffs half full, then our glass is half empty here.
If you consider the quality of the SP the Bombers will roll out next season, then the glass is half full.
If you consider that the Bombers have never had a winning month, then it's half empty. (Needs to be checked via the almanac)
If you consider that the Bombers are playing 7 games better than the pundits predicted (59-75 vs 52-82 predicted), then it's half full.
If you compare last season's avg (.246) to this season's (.255), put a check mark in the half full column.
If you compare last season's ERA (5.50) to this season's (4.83) that would be another half full mark.
South Carolina's AAA affiliate, Bronx Bombers, finishing in 3rd place last season, 2 games under 500, and 19 back are doing immensely better.  Right now they again sit in 3rd place, but just 2.5 games back and are playing to a 71-62 record.  They've also been in 1st place for a majority of the season until players were summoned to the big club to help there.

On August 19th, Bomber Stephen "Action" Jackson was named the Thurman Munson League's Player of the Week.  He hit a robust .538 going 14 for 26, 2 HR's and just 3 RBI's (he bats 1st or 2nd in this lineup).  This is the second time Jackson has been honored (last time, August 13, 2012).  Apparently, the second week in August is Jackson's week!

On August 5th, AAA Bronx Bomber Mark Buchanan was honored as the Blake Camden League Player of the Week.  The 23 year old junior bomber hit .444 with 3 bombs and 11 RBI's.  Buchanan, the 26th player taken in the inaugural draft will be in the running for the vacancy created when RF aging superstar Francisco Alfonso departs at the end of the season via Free Agency.