SAN JOSE (AP) - With almost 12 seasons in the book the Weaver League is starting to see some players reaching some serious career numbers. Rogers Hornsby of the New York Nukes and Lou Gehrig of the Belfast Bombers should reach 2500 career hits during the next sim. Gehrig recently hit his 500th home run, and teammate Mickey Mantle could reach 1500 RBI next season. However, while these players and others are currently hogging the spotlight, Mel Ott of the Rio de Janerio Capybaras is quietly waiting in the wings and could end up as the greatest Weaver League player of all time.

Ott has led a relatively quiet Weaver League career. Originally a member of the Cheyenne Scalpers (now the Argentina Archers), Ott began his career at the age of 18. Scalpers owner Rob Wyatt selected Ott as his all-timer because of the tremendous numbers that Ott had put up in his major league career at such a young age, knowing that he would have a stud player that would be around for a long time. Ott delivered on his potential early, becoming a star with Cheyenne. The highlight of his Scalpers career was when he beat out bitter rival Ty Cobb for the 2000 Inferno League batting title. However, the Scalpers were mired in mediocrity and ended up trading Ott to the Planet X Aliens (now the Edmonton Orcas) after the 2000 season as part of their youth movement. Many questioned the trade, since the Scalpers were going with youth and Ott was still in his early 20's, and Wyatt answered with allegations of steroid use in a 2004 Weaver Times article. Far away from the controversy on Planet X, Ott quietly continued to consistently put up big numbers. The Aliens became the Taegu Tigers in 2007, and during that season Ott was traded to his current team, the Rio de Janerio Capybaras.

Mel Ott does not currently lead any major career statistical category, however he does have some impressive numbers... a .313 career average, 1055 runs scored, 2340 hits, 350 doubles, 412 home runs, 1100 RBI, and 426 walks. The thing that sets him apart from the current stat leaders is that while they are in their mid-thirties Ott has only turned 30 years old this season! While we will see many of the current career leaders begin to retire during the next five seasons, Ott could still be going strong for another ten seasons! By the time he is done the records that he leaves in his wake could be around for a long, long time.