West is best

Anybody who has followed the Frontier League doesn't need me to tell them this, but if you haven't been paying attention, then you should know that the West Division is much better than the East this season.

Much, much, much better.

The difference, at this point in the season, is significant.

Think varsity to junior varsity different.

Think Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns different.

Think prime rib and cereal different.

If the result of the all-star game -- a 11-4 win by the West -- didn't tell you that the West (shouldn't it really be the South, if you're going to base the divisions on geography?) is vastly superior, then I have some other numbers:

* As I write this, no East team has a winning record against West opponents. Lake Erie has the best record at 11-11, but the Crushers are 5-11 in their last 16 against the West.

* Traverse City is 11 games under .500 against the West at 6-17.

* The league has been playing East vs. West since returning from the all-star break. No East team has a winning record in this period. Joliet, the first-place team in the East, is 2-7 against the West since the break. The record of the East against the West since the break is 15-34.

* Each of the last two nights, the Wild Things had a chance to move into first place with a win over West leader Southern Illinois. Both times Washington lost. The Wild Things are 0-5 against the Miners, and 2-6 since the all-star break with all of those games against the West. They are 10-14 on the year against the West.

* Florence, the last-place team in the West at 26-33, has a winng record (12-11) against the East.