Godzilla Garcia is not only threatening to hit .400, but he is actually raising his average as this past week saw his batting line go from .420 to .423. In last evening’s contest he went 3-for-4 against the Neptune’s with a double. Toledo managed to win 6-1 as their challenger for the batting title, Carl MacNiven, went 2-for-4 with his own double to ease his average back up to .389, yet at the same time quieting conversation about whether he might hit .400.

Sourface MacNiven is hitting .107 points above his average for last season and still has a shot at .400.

If this were a horse race, you might hear the announcer using the classic vernacular of the sport  something akin to ‘they are around the far turn’ and you would know that these two batting giants are about to head to the stretch. But if you were not paying attention you might miss some activity, say, ‘coming up from the rear’.

Not to be out done, the face of the GLBL is making his own bid for another batting crown as the two-time Lake Superior Award winner, two-time Lake Erie Award winner, and seven-time All Star (a.k.a. every year) Silas Carvalho is preparing for the stretch run with a vengeance.

Shotgun Time! He was hitting .256 near the end of April but he’s been classic Silas since then and is now batting .375. So the question is as we head to the stretch, ‘who can go the distance’?