Yes, Virginia, there is still a ton of baseball left.
But this is a big part of the season for the Crushers, who seem to have the swagger of a great team.
Lake Erie hinted last week that it was on the fringe of being very, very good.
Then the squad went out and put up games of 13 and 19 runs against the best team in the Frontier League -- the Kalamazoo Kings.
The Crushers followed with 15 runs against Florence, which sits behind Lake Erie in the East Division.
The squad followed that with a come-from-behind victory against Traverse City and then beat the Beach Bums late on Sunday in a 4-1 game.
To put it bluntly, if these Crushers were a boxer they could be Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali in their prime.
They've got the offense to deliver the haymaker at any time, pounding out hit after hit. The squad also has the patience to suddenly win the close games -- something it struggled with early on.
Manager John Massarelli has molded his bullpen and tinkered with a starting rotation that has settled in. The addition of Eddie Tisdale at first has given the Crushers an offense that has interchangeable parts and the team is playing with a ton of confidence.
Lake Erie faces the best pitcher statistically in the FL on Monday in Traverse City's Brett Bostelman, so that should be a good litmus test.
That shouldn't phase the Crushers. They just beat up David Nathanson, who had the best numbers in the league in 2008.
A good push before the All-Star break could have everyone talking about the upstart Crushers, who seem to keep winning behind one of the best coaches in the game in Massarelli.