At the end of the first two weeks of the season, the surprise leader in the American League Central is Old Man Winter.

With 8 wins in the division and 21 wins overall,  the Winter have a sizeable lead over the rest of the division. “It’s a bit early to be looking at playoffs…this team perennially fades in June and July…but I have to admit, this is our best start ever” said first year manager J.T. Snow.

“The Indians series was the real turning point for us. Critics are saying it should be only counted as 4 games, but do the math. 1 game on Friday, 2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, and 2 on Monday. That’s…that’s…that’s’ 7 games, I believe. And we should have picked up three more, but the Indians high-tailed it to Milwaukee to steal that series from us. We appealed to the commissioner, but got nowhere.”

When asked to what he contributed his club’s early success, Snow pointed out two very fine pitching performances. “Well, the start was my son L.E. (Lake Effect). He was just incredible in Cleveland…I’m proud to be both his dad and his manager. And then a fine performance last weekend by Nor’ Easter really gave us a boost also.”

Hitting coach Tim Raines agreed. “This is fun, being a part of an early season roll like this. We’re just going to run with this for as long as possible. I’m not optimistic about our trip to Minnesota, however…we rarely do well in the Metrodome.”

In other news, the Winter have announced a game/concert promotion for Saturday, April 28. The 3:15 start will be followed by a concert of great classic rock artists, including Foghat and brothers Edgar and Johnny Winter.