Here are the updated CMBS for the games that ended on August 8th.
City
|
Team
|
League
|
Winning %
|
Last Week
|
Blaze
|
A
|
0.643
|
1
|
|
Padres
|
NL West
|
0.582
|
2
|
|
Giants
|
NL West
|
0.563
|
6
|
|
Quakes
|
A
|
0.548
|
3
|
|
Grizzlies
|
AAA
|
0.548
|
4
|
|
Adelanto
|
A
|
0.548
|
8
|
|
River Cats
|
AAA
|
0.539
|
5
|
|
Storm
|
A
|
0.524
|
7
|
|
Ports
|
A
|
0.524
|
9
|
|
Dodgers
|
NL West
|
0.518
|
10
|
|
A’s
|
AL West
|
0.509
|
13
|
|
Angeles
|
AL West
|
0.496
|
11
|
|
Jet Hawks
|
A
|
0.476
|
16
|
|
Nuts
|
A
|
0.465
|
12
|
|
Rawhide
|
A
|
0.442
|
14
|
|
Giants
|
A
|
0.429
|
17
|
|
A
|
0.405
|
15
|
Congratulations to the Bakersfield Blaze for holding on to the lead in the standings, however the top 5 have two MLB teams closing in. The bottom 5 spots (#'s 13 - 17) are pretty much the same with the exception of the Oakland A's and the Modesto Nuts trading places.
MLB Salary Update!
Not to be outdone by the recent press attention given to high paid City Managers, it has been reported that former major leaguer and former Sacramento River Cat Eric Byrne has retired from baseball. Quoting from Wikipedia:
"On May 13, 2010, Byrnes announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. He lives in Half Moon Bay, California, plays slow pitch softball and golf, and reports no regrets. He will earn $11 million in 2010."
Not bad for a guy who was hitting .107 with Seattle and was signed to a $400,000 contract. Speaking of salaries......
So, what can you get for the equivalent salaries the City of Bell was paying their $800,000 City Manager and their $457,000 Police Chief? It should be noted that the average MLB salary is $3.2 million.
$800,000 will buy you.... This house in Little Rock Arkansas
or this 1995 Ferrari F50
or San Diego Padres Catcher Yorvit Torrealba
For $457,000 you can have this antique Patek Philippe Watch
Or this house in Maryland
Or hard hitting 3rd baseman Pedro Sandoval from the San Francisco Giants
