With 40 games to go, Trenton still in the Playoff Race

Trenton has hit a season-high 20 games over .500 (71-51) with last night's 2-0 win over Vancouver. They seem to have hit their stride lately, with a 22-8 record since the All-Star break. They've passed Washington for second place in the East and are only 3 back of Atlanta. "It was a rough start", said ace starter David Dunwoody, whose Cy Young caliber season has helped keep Trenton in the race throughout. "But things have settled down and we feel like we're playing our best baseball of the season right now."

All-Star team named

Three Traffic players were named to the 8th All-Star Game on the NL team: SP David Dunwoody, CF Watty Miller, and RF/3B Calvin Chang. Dunwoody is making his 7th All-Star appearance, all in the NL but his first with Trenton (the previous 6 appearances were in Salem). He's 11-2 with a 1.89 ERA. Miller is making his second consecutive All-Star appearance for the team- he's hitting .331 with 10 HRs and 41 RBI. Chang will go to the Mid-Summer classic for the 6th time, his first time as a member of the Traffic (previous 5 with San Juan). He's hitting .343 with 18 HRs and 53 RBI in his first season in Trenton.

1st round pick signs

1B Jack Millard, the Traffic's first round pick, has agreed to terms with the team. "We're happy to have Millard sign", said general manager gumbercules. "We think he's a potential middle of the order type guy who should be a great all-around hitter. He's going to need time in the minors, but I think we got a great pick at #29. Four first round picks, including #2 overall pick SS Vic Olivares (San Juan), remain unsigned.

Dunwoody First to 10

David Dunwoody picked up his 10th win of the season tonight against New Orleans, becoming the first pitcher in either league to do so. Dunwoody went 8 innings, giving up only 1 run on 6 hits- he walked 2 and struck out 8 in a 7-1 Traffic win. He is 10-1 in 12 starts this season with a remarkable 1.69 ERA.

Bob Koplove comes to Trenton

The Trenton Traffic pulled off a major deal with Houston recently, landing LF Bob Koplove. Koplove is tied for the all-time lead in homers with 386 (tied with Osvaldo Johnson). Houston received prospects in OF Butch Russell, SP Cookie Cortes, and 1B John Okajima. Koplove has replaced the struggling Enrique Park in the starting lineup, which could signal Park's departure. Koplove has yet to hit a homer in 4 games with Trenton.

Traffic on a roll

Today's 7-1 win in front of the home crowd ran the Traffic's recent winning streak to 8 games. The season-high 8 game winning streak ran the Traffic's record to 31-23, putting them a season high 8 games above .500. The first 6 wins were on the road (3 at Chicago, and 3 at Cheyenne) before taking the first two games of a 4-game set against New Orleans.