Thanks, jg2977, for being such a loyal follower of the IPA.

Gonna get started on the 2070 Islandian Pro Alliance season.

Will begin work on the rosters for the new season soon.

I have to add 192 free agents... that take a while to do.... also have to purge the reserve roster of the bad players that are never going to be used by the team.

Made good progress this afternoon... I revised 10 teams' active and reserve rosters... 54 mo' to go.

Might be able to start season 2070 in a week or so.

Completed 10 more teams today... 44 teams to go.

Sounds like fun…

This is the worst part of the season... the game will not create enough talent for the free agents... so the quality of the league decline over a few season... that is why, I don't let the AI create free agents any longer... I create them so that the league rookies will be able to compete and have some of them win regular spots and some of them put up good rookie numbers.

I still don't get enough rookie position players that I would like... the rookie pitchers come in and play well... but this may be the way real baseball is, too.... not sure though... any thoughts.

I have to retire old unproductive players and remove unproductive players from the reserve rosters... sure would be nice if the AI would do this.

It takes me about 30 hours of work to update rosters each year.

Completed 36 of the 64 teams... just 28 more to go and season 2070 will begin.

You would think that there would be a setting in which you could tell the game the level of free agent and rookie talent that you would like to have.

Jeff, in your leagues, do you have a realistic crop of rookies.

Do your Rookie Award winners have decent numbers?

I noticed you have teams that win 115-118 games in a season... my league record is 111... and most of the time my division winners range from 90-103 wins.

My rookies seem pretty decent. When I get home this evening I'll post my historical rookie of the year award winners, that way we can take a look at their stats. Also, I've noticed that quite frequently my rookies can be big impact players in the postseason.

Thanks for the reply... that's good to hear... maybe I won't have to do all this work every season.

41 of the 64 teams have had their active rosters and reserve rosters updated.

23 more to go.

Did some more... got to get this done.

46 of the 64 teams have been updated.

18 more to go.

I finished tonight... all 64 teams have been updated with new rookies.

Season 70 of the Islandian Pro Alliance will be coming up soon.

I may do the Hall of Fame prior to playing the season... also may do an All-Decade team for 2060-69.

:eatpop:Looking forward to it!

I'm wondering, what's your all-time single season home run record, and who leads the IPA in career home runs?

And here are the single season and career leaderboards for the IPA.

IPA Team Index

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IPA Pro Cup Series History Index

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Thanks for that! I love studying the league histories after 50+ years into a dynasty.

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Thursday, January 30, 2070

IPA SETS RECORD WITH 12 HOF INDUCTEES
In an unprecedented move the Islandian Pro Alliance set a new mark for new Hall of Fame Inductees... 12 great players made the cut, 3 of them in the Class of 2070 and 9 of them were selected by the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee... the IPA commissioner said it was long overdue that the Veterans Committee finally took another look at some great neglected players who were lost in the shuffle over the passing years.

The Hall of Fame Class of 2070 include Kagetoki Miyazaki, Ian Timms and Manny Sendejas, who all were selected in their first year of eligibility... the Veterans Committee named 9 players, who were long overdue to be added to the roll of IPA immortals: Joe Peters (2027), Junior Bristow (2044), Augie Marquis (2045), Stan Ferguson (2049), David Kelso (2051), Billy Hoover (2052), Lanny Gray (2055), Scott Courtney (2057) and Burnell Kelley (2067).

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Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 18, 2054

ALL-TIME GREATS NAMED BY IPA
The Islandian Pro Alliance is now over 50 years old, just completing its 54th season... to commemorate its five decades of professional baseball in the Islands, it chose its all-time top performers... the IPA commissioned The Islandian Times to survey the baseball media, the broadcasters and sportswriters, who have covered the sports, along with the baseball family of former players, managers and front office personnel, to come up with the best players in IPA history.

The voters also selected Roy Hobbs, the legendary outfielder for the Waleska Westerners, as the best player in Islandian Pro Alliance history... second and third in the balloting were sluggers Jack Elliott of High Mesa and Jerry Culpepper of Bayview.

IPA 50th Anniversary All-Time All-Stars:
SP: Nicky Engstrom - Turon (2010-2029)
SP: Ilya Szabo - Colfax (2103-2021)
SP: Duncan Welch - Crystal Lake (13 years) (7 years with 5 teams) (2017-2036)
C: Hal Stevenson - Sugar Valley (2001-2024)
1B: Jack Elliott - High Mesa (2013-2031)
2B: Jojo DeLucca - Claxton (2035-present)
3B: Jerry Culpepper - Bayview (2033-2051)
SS: Don Nichols- Far Mountain (17 years) Marston (7 years) (2001-2024)
LF: Jet Kazmarek - Valmara (6 years) Arroyo Grande (10 years) (2001-2016)
CF: Roy Hobbs - Waleska (2013-2031)
RF: Lorne Evans - Southport (9 years) Tuckanarra (10 years) (2025-2043)

You can view all of the Islandian Pro Alliance All-Decade Teams at these links:

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...58631&page=231

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...58631&page=243 --- scroll down a little bit to see the 4th All-Decade Team.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...58631&page=251 --- scroll down a little bit to see the 5th All-Decade Team.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...58631&page=254 - scroll down a little for the 50th Anniversary All-Time All-Stars.

Wow!

All of this has brought back good old memories from the good old days of yesteryear in the Islandian Pro Alliance.

Hope all y'all enjoy it, too.

Yes Indeed!... I think I'm ready for the 70th IPA season, coming to a ballpark near you soon.

God bless... Stay safe... and thanks for hangin' with me and the IPA.

In honor of the 70th IPA season, I found a song that you would love. Have you heard this? Van Lingle Mungo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzobTlF8fM

Man, thanks for sharing that... not only did it bring back great memories of a bygone day in baseball, but that is some fine music and piano playing, too.

Really special!

This will be the high point of EC's day, jg2977... could be the high point of my month as well.

EC is 81 and still having fun in 2021... because of wonderful people like you.

Thank you for being a part of my small world.

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed that.

I really need to create a player named Van Lingle Mungo for my IPA! One of the most colorful baseball names of all time!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Lingle_Mungo

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Tuesday, April 1, 2070

TOP IPA ALL-TIME PLAYERS OF 2050s and 2060s ANNOUNCED
The Islandian Pro Alliance just completed its 7th decade of baseball in the Islands... in past years 5 All-Decade teams were chosen covering the seasons from 2001-2009, 2011-2019, 2021-2029, 2031-2039 and 2041-2049... in addition a 50th Anniversary All-Time All-Star team was also selected.

Another two decades of baseball has come and gone in the Islandian Pro Alliance so it's time to announce the IPA Sixth All-Decade Team and the IPA Seventh All-Decade Team... the Islandian Baseball Writers Association gathered at their annual convention in March and voted on the top players at each position from 2050 to 2059 and from 2060-2069.

Two teams had dual representatiives on the Sixth All-Decade Team... Middlefield placed pitcher James Long and centerfielder Johnny Wyatt on it... the Midway Wolves two great outfielders, Norishige Ito and Daryl Vale snagged the left field and right field postions.

60s juggernaut Rolling Hills had three players honored on the IPA 7th All-Decade Team: third baseman Teddy Stoich, shortstop Jameson Mulbert and center fielder Hugo Sutton... the Racers dominated the decade with 10 pennants in a row and 4 Pro Cup Trophies... they also came close to winning two other IPA titles, falling in the Pro Cup Finals twice.

Here are the 18 players chosen as the best of the best at each position during those two decades.

Islandian Pro Alliance Sixth All-Decade Team (2051-2059)

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Pitcher: James Long (Middlefield) (2039-2059) (442-250/2.68 ERA)... Long was a legendary performer... 12-time All-Star... tops all-time in the IPA with 442 victories (51 better than second place Matt Bell with 391 wins)... 15 times he won 20 or more games... named Golden Arm 5 times ('50, '54, '55, '56, '57)... hands down the top twirler in the decade... Long won at least 20 games in 9 of the 10 years... even in his final season he was 14-13 with a 3.49 ERA at age 38.

Long far outdistanced his peers... San Alejo's Matt Bell (391-225/2.42 ERA) (2039-2057), Ranford's Ralph Hawk (351-195/2.46 ERA) (2038-2056) and San Alejo's Will McKinney (321-188/2.64 ERA) (2042-2056)... Bell won 20 games 14 times and 3 Golden Arms ('45, '46, '49)... Hawk won 20 games 11 times and 1 Golden Arm... and McKinney nabbed 4 Golden Arms ('48, '50, '51, '52) and chalked up 20-win seasons on 10 occasions.

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Catcher: Scott Courtney (Fairfax) (2041-2057)
8-time All-Star... power hitter with .304 BA, 338 HR, 1442 RBI... handily outdistanced South Fork's Rudy Maroney (.284 BA/365 HR/1367 RBI) (2048-2064)... a 4-time All-Star... and East Point's Kenny Bailey (.283 BA/361 HR/1113 RBI) (2047-2059)... twice an All-Star.

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First Baseman: Manny Sendejas (Wynnamac) (2055-2069)... 5-time All-Star... won 2059 Ruthlandian Union MVP... .292 BA/428 HR/1390 RBI... .991 FA... the Macs won 7 pennants during his tenure and captured the Pro Cup in 2055... the rookie drove in 14 runs, scored 13 and hit 5 homers in that postseason, while batting .286... overall in 70 playoff games, Sendejas batted .254 with 49 RBIs, 47 runs scored and 14 roundtrippers.
Sendejas outpolled Chuck Gregory for the 6th All-Decade first base spot... Gregory sadly starred for the hapless Belle Plaine Musketeers (2045-2059) with a .316 BA, 388 roundtrippers and 1282 RBIs... 3-time All-Star... 2-time Golden Glove... .990 FA... 2056 RU Golden Bat.

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Second Baseman: Damien D'Amboise (Marston) (2048-2066)
4-time All-Star... 3-time Gold Glove... .979 FA... solid all-around player and a very productive hitter... .295 BA, 3291 hits, 632 doubles, 121 triples, 158 homers, 1328 RBI, 1700 runs and 354 stolen bases... limited postseason play with a .243 BA, 2RBI and 5 runs scored in only 10 games.

D'Amboise beat out his peers, La Claire's Derek Winchester (2052-2069) (.306 BA/505 doubles, 98 triples, 164 HR, 1153 RBI, 1412 runs, 267 SB)... 1-time All-Star... 2-time Golden Glove... Elnora's Mickey Wilbur (2052-2064) hit .306 BA with 247 home runs and 998 RBIs... only a .960 FA... Elvis Gifford (2054-2068) batted .298 with 194 roundtrippers, 1031 ribbies, 1317 runs and 153 stolen bases... .975 FA... 5-time All-Star.

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Third Baseman: Kogetoki Miyazaki (High Mesa) (2052-2069)
Easily the top third baseman for the 2050s... in his career drove in 100 runs 13 straight seasons... 6-time All-Star... 4-time Golden Glove... 717 homers, 1770 RBIs with a .274 BA... Miyazaki ranks 6th all-time in the IPA in home runs.

Miyazaki's biggest challenger was Teddy Stonich of Rolling Hills, but he began his career 2057 in the IPA and only played 3 seasons in the 2050s... Cold Creek's Joe Cochrane (2041-2059) was his only real competition for third base... Cochrane was a 9-time All-Star... 2-time Golden Glove... he batted .303 with 325 roundtrippers, 1414 RBI, 1513 runs and 1506 walks (.395 OBP) with a fair .934 FA.

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Shortstop: Vincent McCloud (Denton City) (2049-2067)
McCloud's high-powered bat set him apart from his contempories at shortstop... 383 homers, 487 doubles, 108 triples and 1527 RBI... he also stole 163 bases and walked 1380 times (.374 OBP)... 8-time All-Star... but McCloud struggled in the postseason... batted only .230 with 1 home run, 8 RBIs and 6 runs scored in 21 games.

Ginza's Kazuki Tamura (2047-2062) was a 4-time All-Star and twice a Golden Glover... Tamura sported a .296 career BA with 425 doubles, 111 triples, 199 homers, 1184 RBIs, 1327 runs and stole 240 bases... also walked 1100 times (.380 OBP)... he was a good defender with a .970 FA.

Third place in the 2050 All-Decade shortstop poll went to Middlefield's rock-solid Stan Radzikowski (2052-2062)... 4-time All-Star... 3-time Golden Glove (.972 FA)... pretty good power with 274 HR, 1000 RBIs and 1584 runs scored... Radzikowski hit .269 for lifetime average... consistently drove in nearly 100 runs and scored nearly 100 runs year-after-year... and was a fine defender.

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Left Fielder: Norishige Ito (Midway) (2047-2064)
Far-and-away the top left fielder in the IPA in the 2050s... Ito made the All-Star Team 9 times... won 3 Gold Gloves... 6 times Tycobbian Union MVP and Golden Bat ('52, '53, '54, '55, '57, '61)... with a .313 BA, 654 HR, 1853 RBI, 1769 R, 134 SB and 1480 walks (.384 OBP)... Ito was solid in the outfield with a .985 FA... sparked the Midway Wolves to 2 Pro Cup titles in 2053 and 2054.

It was Elnora's Donald Ray Mooney (2052-2069) that gave Ito the stiffest race... still active at age 35... he carries a .305 BA with 427 home runs, 1632 RBI, 1470 runs and 1067 walks (.379 OBP)... Mooney is a 6-time All-Star and 1-time Gold Glove (.980 FA).

Winding up a distant third and fourth in the battle for the left field spot were Middlefield's Trip Agarn (2052-2062) and Crystal Lake's Zippy Coburn (2051-2065)... Agarn had a short career, but a very good one with the Roosters... he batted .283 with 358 HR, 1144 RBI with a .975 FA... won 2061 Gold Glove at 1B (.994 FA)... 2-time Ruthlandian Union MVP (2055, 2056)... Coburn stood out for the Clippers with a .309 career BA, 285 HR, 1131 RBI... 2-time All-Star... 1-time Golden Glove with a lifetime .979 FA.

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Center Fielder: Johnny Wyatt (Middlefield) (2049-2062)
Wyatt was a 3-time Ruthlandian Union MVP (2049, 2050, 2053)... 2-time All-Star... 1-time Gold Glove... 2049 RU Rookie of the Year... Wyatt hit .273 with 492 HR and 1418 RBIs... he also did damage in the playoffs, hitting 17 roundtrippers in 71 games with 56 ribbies, but only hit .217 for average... fine defender with a very good arm... made the Gold Glove Team 2 times and wound up with an excellent career .990 FA.

It was a tight vote in center field for the 2050s All-Decade Team... there were four other capable contenders: St. John's Freddie Woodruff (2047-2069), Turon's Maxie Mullinax (2052-2069), Far Mountain's Ox Gless (2052-2066) and White River's Pudge Tate (2048-2062).

Woodruff retired at the end of the season last year... an excellent all-around player, really fine defender and a very productive bat... didn't win a lot of awards... just made the All-Star Team 1 time... but got 5 Golden Gloves (.985 FA)... Woodruff batted .294 with 3392 hits, 634 doubles, 116 triples and only 116 homers, but drove in 1794 runs and stole 247 bases... also walked 1767 times and posted a .390 OBP.

Turon's Maxie Mullinax had a fine career with a .280 BA, 443 doubles, 182 triples, 160 homers, 1074 RBIs, 1575 runs, 441 SBs and 1541 walks (.385 OBP)... 3-time All-Star... 2-time Golden Glover... could really cover ground in center with a strong arm (.980 FA).

Far Mountain's Ox Gless did everything well... 3-time All-Star... 2-time Golden Glove with a very strong arm (.985 FA)... .288 BA, 405 doubles, 67 triples, 330 HR, 1342 RBI, 1266 R and 124 SB.

Winding up the center field challengers was another good one... Pudge Tate of the White River Rascals... 3-time All-Star... 1-time Golden Glover... batted .276 with 370 HR and 1164 RBIs... stole 151 bases and walked 1219 times for a .372 OBP... Tate was a standout defender with a very strong arm and good speed... posted a very impressive .987 FA in his career.

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Right Fielder: Daryl Vale (Midway) (2052-2064)
Vale was 7-time All-Star... 3-time Golden Glove... won the 2056 Tycobbian Union MVP and Golden Bat Awards... Vale was a teammate of Norishige Ito and also was a vital part of Midway's 2 Pro Cup Trophies in 2053 and 2054... Vale tore up the postseason pitchers with a .322 BA in 62 games with 11 homers, 27 RBIs and 45 runs... he also stole 13 bases... overall in his career Vale batted .292 with 368 homers and 1235 ribbies... the Midway Wolves won 6 pennants and 2 Pro Cups during his stint with them.

Only one other player received much support in the voting for the right field spot... that was Red Bluff outfielder Toni Kolkov (2048-2062)... he was a 4-time All-Star and power hitter with 452 home runs and 1143 RBIs... Kolkov paced the Red Sox to the 2057 Pro Cup crown... he didn't hit a lot for average, only .250, but he belted 5 home runs and drove in 14 runs and scored 12 in the 18-game run... Kolkov was just an adequate defender with a decent arm (.976 FA)... but he was a very steady RBI guy in the 2050s... one of the most reliable run makers... Kolkov averaged about 35 homers and 100 runs batted in each season for the decade.

Hurricane Ida is rapidly moving into my area... will probably be out of electricity for a few days, a week, or God forbid, even longer... Ida is a very bad storm.. say a prayer for the folks along the Gulf Coast.

Luckily, my subdivision is high and has never flooded... not even in the terrible August, 2016 flood in Louisiana.

In recent years Hurricane Gustav was the worst one for my area in Baton Rouge... all I lost was my backyard fence... Rita bent it backward... Ike bent it to the front... and then Gustave knocked it completely down.

Gloriously, no damage to my house or property.

Will post as often as I can.

Catch you later, alligator! :D

i hope all is well.

Take care and stay safe!

Wishing you the best of health!

Dark Horse, Sundance and jg2977,

Thanks for your prayers.

All is well for EC... no damage to house... just no power... it's still out, but we can live in 87 degrees inside during the day... we open the windows in the evening and it cools down to a very pleasant 82.

We spend a lot of time outside on the porch, sitting for a spell in the shade and hoping for a faint breeze... we sit on front porch in the morning and the back porch in the evening to avoid the hot sun... I am reading baseball books... Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn, who covered the Brooklyn Dodgers for two seasons in the early 50s... Kahn is some kind of good writer... he brings that day of time vividly to life for the reader... also finished a baseball compilation, but forgot the compiler... am now reading 5 Seasons by Roger Angell, I think... he covers 5 pennant races in the early 70s.

For the last two afternoons my wife and I have gone to the East Baton Rouge Public Library... that's how I got to post this... I am reading magazines to pass the time... the library is blessed with that wonderful thing called air conditioning.

Some supermarkets are open, thank goodness... a few restaurants are serving minimal menus... but it's plenty to get by... many folks in the state have it far worse... I have it easy... there is no telling when New Orleans and South Louisiana will get its power restored...it might be months... Jefferson Parish (County), a suburb of New Orleans has advised its residents to leave town until the power is restored.

Lines are real long for gasoline... most gas stations are out of gas... ice is a precious commodity and very hard to find... the best part of my day is sipping on an ice cold glass of ice cold water taken from the freezing cold ice chest... I got three bags of ice yesterday... it takes it about 2 days to melt... wish me luck... hope I can find some more ice.

We are fortunate indeed... the west wall of Hurricane Ida passed over us... really wasn't bad in my neighborhood... 100 mile an hour sustained winds... we are a new neighborhood with few trees... falling trees can be a huge problem... we just lost power and some modern-day conveniences.

If the East Wall (that is where the damaging winds are in a hurricane) had hit us like it did in Hammond, Louisiana, where Southeastern Louisiana University is located, it would have done devastating damage... that area may go a month without power.

Back in the old days of my youth, Funeral Homes used to give paper fans to churches so the congregation could fan themselves and fight off the hellfire and brimstone of a Sunday sermon... this was the days of no air conditioning in the 40s and 50s.

My wife had two of those Funeral Home paper fans, cherished relics of a time gone by... Boy, they sure do come in handy right now!

Will talk to you later.

If I don't get power in the next day or so, I'm heading to Florence and Sheffield in Northwest Alabama, where all of my cousins live... they now have all kinds of modern conveniences like in-door toilets and air conditioning... twarn't that way back when I used to spend all my summers there in the 40s and 50s.

Or I may just take another baseball trip for a week or so and go see some minor league games in Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.

EC's still having fun in 2021... my life could certainly be a whole lot worse... the Good Lord really looks out for me and my lovely little lady.

EC is not a holy roller and I don't jump pews, but, "Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!... Praise the Lord!"

Praise the Lord... EC has power now... all appears well.

Appreciate your concern and prayers.

Thank you.

Glad all is well.

Thanks to all the viewers for your concerns.
Much appreciate all of you.

I'm working on the 7th-All-Decade Team... will post in in a day or so... then I will play the 2070 season.

Got a great new IPA League Logo done by one of the best - txranger.

He also did the last one that I have used for about the last 20 seasons... the new one is on the right... I will also post what it looks like on the game screen against the Black background.
txranger outlined it in white so it would show up better on the Black background.

Here it is on the Black game background... really think it looks good.

Many thanks to txranger for all the help he has given me over the years.

Looks great. Mine is on a white background. I think it looks nice there as well.

Good... that's good to hear... it might even look better.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2070

IPA HONORS 7TH ALL-DECADE TEAM (2060-2069)
Which Islandian Pro Alliance players performed the best during the last decade from 2060 to 2069?... which hurler had the best decade?... which position players put up the best numbers and dominated the decade?... the baseball pundits have diligently reviewed the last 10 seasons to find the star standouts at each spot in the lineup... and here's what they have come up with... 60s powerhouse Rolling Hills got three spots on the All-Decade squad.

Islandian Pro Alliance Seventh All-Decade Team (2061-2069)

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Pitcher: Ian Timms (Tuckanarra) (2054-2069)
The most foremost flinger in the IPA in the last decade was Ian Timms... his best years were in the late 2050s, when he won his 2 Tycobbian Union Golden Arms, but the rotund right-hander was a rock-solid performer year-after-year in recent times... the last decade has seen a change in the IPA as far as pitchers... the trend is to give pitchers more time off... a start every 5th day is the present-day norm... Timms' career lasted 16 seasons with a 232-133 record and a super 2.88 ERA... he retired at the end of this season... twice Timms sparked the Tucks to postseason appearances and he flourished with a 3-1 mark in 5 appearances and 4 starts, ending up with a standout 2.03 ERA... Timms was the outstanding pitcher of the decade... his postseason work set him apart from his contenders... Timms called it a career in 2069 at age 33.

But Timms had some very capable challengers in Volusia's Lonny Rinehart, Rolling Hills' Vance Dillaway and Denton City's Rance Hasbrough... Rinehart wound up 255-159 in his 15 years with the Vigilantes with a 3.13 ERA (2055-2069)... he was 31-6 in 2058, the all-time IPA wins record for a single season... in his career Rinehart won the RU Golden Arm and MVP Awards in 2058... postseason-wise he didn't do well, going 4-3 with a 5.52 ERA in 13 starts... but there was a good reason... the Vigilantes made the Pro Cup Series two years in a row... in 2061 the V's lost to Pro Cup champion Oxford in 6 games in the Pro Cup Finals and in 2062 Volusia pushed Pro Cup champ Rolling Hills to 7 games in the Finals.

Third place in the voting was Vance Dillaway, who was 220-135 for Rolling Hills from 2052 to 2067 with a 3.35 ERA... in the playoffs Dillaway posted a 13-8 record with a 4.31 ERA in his 28 starts... his Racers won 10 straight pennants in the decade and 4 Pro Cup trophies... Dillaway was a vibrant part of the team's success... he retired in 2067 at age 34.

Winding up fourth in the All-Decade team balloting was Rance Hasbrough of the Denton City Redbirds... playing from 2055 he is still an active player at age 34... so far Hasbrough has gone 207-165 with a 3.40 ERA... he had a superb 2069 season with a 20-5 mark and a strong 2.70 ERA... but he has not fared well in the playoffs with a poor 0-4 record and a 4.43 ERA in 5 appearances and 3 starts... Denton City has made the postseason 3 times in Hasbrough's tenure.

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Catcher: Carlos Silva (Volusia) (2057-2069)
Silva is still a solid performer at age 37... he hit .313 this season and was voted to the Ruthlandian Union All-Star Team... but the catcher spot is full of fine players... Silva beat out 7 other fine backstops for the 7th All-Decade Team... he is a 6-time All-Star for the Vigilantes and 3-time Gold Glove winner with a career .300 mark with 66 homers and 699 RBIs, .990 FA with a 48.9% RTO Pct... Silva began his career in 2057 and has now played 13 years and will be back next season... 2069 was his best season... his defensive skills gave him the edge over the other top catchers in the decade... Silva also excelled in the postseason with a .345 BA in 42 games with 27 ribbies... twice he led Volusia to the Pro Cup Finals in 2061 and 2062 when they lost hard-fought series to Oxford and Rolling Hills, the IPA Pro Cup champions.

Number 2 is the poll was Stoner's Jean St. Julien... he had an excellent 15 seasons in the IPA (2054-2068)... he was a 6-time Ruthlandian Union All-Star, a fine defender, power guy and RBI man for the Silver Sox... St. Julien batted .281 lifetime with 297 home runs and 1100 ribbies... his defense numbers were solid with a .986 FA and a 38.2% RTO pct... but he never made the playoffs... St. Julien retired in 2068 at age 34.

3rd place in the All-Decade Team was another reliable bat with home-run power and fair defense... it was John Michael Lansdell of the Kenwood Wildcats, a 6-time Tycobbian All-Star... he played there from 2056 to 2069, retiring this season at 37... Lansdell hit .298 with 236 HRs and 1061 RBIs... on defense he compiled a .983 FA with a 35.7% RTO pct... he had the misforture to play in the TU West with the powerhouse Rolling Hills Racers and his Wildcats never graced the playoffs, but they battled the Racers year-after-year and Lansdell was a big part of it.

Hands down the top batter among the decade's best backstops was Denton City's Ozzy Crenshaw... still active at age 34 he sports a lofty lifetime .323 BA from 2057 to 2069 with 180 roundtrippers and 892 RBIs... however, his defense is nowhere near Silva's... .980 FA with a 33.2% RTO pct... Crenshaw is a 6-time Tycobbian Union All-Star... he was number 4 in the All-Decade poll... in the postseason proved his worth with a .400 BA in 11 games with 2 homers and five RBIs... Crenshaw went 18-45 against the best pitching in the IPA in 2 playoff series.

There were 4 other contenders... #5 was Francisco Quiero of Luxora (2055-2069)... 3-time Tycobbian Union All-Star... .285 batter with 304 homers and 1061 RBIs... fair fielder with a . 979 FA and 36.5% RTO pct... made the postseason one time, hitting .261 with 2 homers and 6 ribbies.

In the 6th spot was Daryl Monaghan of Blue Lake (2055-2069), a fair defender and good bat... he batted .279 in his career with 192 home runs and 1021 RBIs... .981 FA with a 35.5% RTO pct... 3-time Tycobbian Union All-Star... made the playoffs this season for the first time... Monaghan hit .273 with 1 RBI in 4 games... the Blue Caps were defeated by Southport in 5 games.

Elnora's Kuro Ishihara is a 2-time Ruthlandian All-Star... he batted .289 in his career from 2056 to 2069 with 204 homers and 999 RBIs... still playing at age 31... has hit very well in playoffs with a .319 BA, 4 HRs and 17 RBIs in 26 games... his club made the postseason 3 times... just fair on defense with .984 FA and 37.6% RTO pct... Ishikawa ranked 7th in the All-Decade voting at the catcher position.

Coming in 8th was Ancona's Robin Hargroder (2056-2069)... still going strong at age 32 with a .280 BA and 23 HRs... career BA is .273 with 263 HRs and 975 RBIs... 3-time Ruthlandian Union All-Star... never has made the playoffs... so-so defense with a .982 FA and a 36.6% RTO pct.

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First Baseman: Roy Roberts (High Mesa) (2060-2069)
Roberts dominated the decade, topping the Tycobbian Union 5 times in home runs... drove in 100 runs or more 8 times... set a new single-season mark for homers in 2066 with 73... Roberts was a 6-time TU All-Star, 2-time MVP and Golden Bat... he hit .290 for average with 514 HRs and 1191 RBIs... an OK fielder with a .986 FA... won only one pennant and batted .250 in the playoffs with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs in 7 games.

Buddy Blackford of Oxford was Roberts' stiffest competition... has played 2057-2069... still active at age 34... he led the Tycobbian Union 3 times in homers and twice in runs batted in... lifetime Blackford is a .285 hitter with 600 home runs and 1543 RBIs... 6-time TU All-Star, 5-time Gold Glover (.992 FA)... he won the 2058 Tycobbian Union MVP and Golden Bat Awards... had made the postseason 7 times with a solid .281 BA in 59 games with 14 roundtrippers and 38 RBIs... the Red Caps captured the IPA Pro Cup in 2061.

Manny Sendejas of Wynnamac (2055-2069) came in third in the All-Decade poll... Sendejas hit .292 in his career with 428 HRs and 1390 RBIs... made the HOF in 2069... 5-time RU All-Star and 2059 RU Most Valuable Player... made the playoffs 7 times and was a solid contributor with 14 HRs and 49 RBIs in 70 games... won one Pro Cup ring in 2055, his rookie season.

Also getting some support were Bralen Josephson of Colfax (2057-2069) and Luca Palazzi of Rolling Hills (2062-2069)... both are still active... Josephson has a .324 lifetime BA with 218 homers, 838 RBIs and 947 runs... made the playoffs twice with a super .343 BA, 8 HRs and 22 RBIs in 35 games... the Black Sox lost twice in the Pro Cup Finals in 2063 to Hartsdale and to Southport in 2065... Josephson was the RU Most Valuable Player in 2065.

Palazzi has been to the playoffs in all of his 8 seasons... his career average is .310 with 123 HRs, 811 runs, 223 SBs and 604 RBIs... Palazzi is a 2-time TU All-Star... only a fair fielder (.984 FA)... but he has fared well in the postseason when his Racers won 3 Pro Cups (2062, 2067, 2069), batting .287 in 125 games with 140 hits, 31 doubles, 6 triples, 11 HRs, 63 RBIs, 86 runs and 24 SBs.

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Second Base: Derek Winchester (La Claire) (2052-2069)
Still playing well at age 36 with a .308 BA, but retired this season... Winchester is a 2-time TU All-Star, 2-time Golden Glove (.974 FA)... lifetime .306 BA with 3165 hits, 505 doubles, 98 triples, 164 homers, 1153 RBIs, 1412 runs and 267 SB... never made the playoffs... solid hitter and steady defender.

Other second-base contenders were Luke Hazlett of Far Mountain (2055-2069), Elvis Gilford of Mahaska (2054-2068) and Vince Norberg of Cold Creek (2061-2069)... Hazlett was a 2-time RU All-Star with a .301 BA, 269 HRs, 1277 RBIs and .975 FA.

Gilford was a 5-time TU All-Star with a .298 BA, 194 HRs, 1031 RBIs and a .974 FA... he never appeared in the postseason.

Norberg was a 1-time RU All-Star, 2-time Gold Glover (.981 FA), 2061 Ruthlandian Union Rookie of the Year... he has a career .275 BA with 277 HRs, 891 RBIs and 134 SBs... Norberg never has made the playoffs.

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Third Baseman: Teddy Stonich (Rolling Hills) (2057-2069)
One of the all-time greats in the IPA... 9-time TU All-Star, 3-time TU Most Valuable Player (2059, 2060, 2068), 3-time TU Golden Bat (2060, 2062, 2064), 2057 TU Rookie of the Year... 13 years in a row he has driven in over 100 runs... lifetime .328 BA, 411 HRs, 1624 RBIs and 1406 runs... Stonich has been amazing in the playoffs with a .322 mark in 156 games, 200 hits, 45 doubles, 4 triples, 28 homers, 110 RBIs and 112 runs scored... his Racers have won 4 Pro Cups (2060, 2062, 2067, 2069) and lost twice in the Pro Cup Finals (2064, 2068)... Rolling Hills has won the last 10 Tycobbian West Division titles.

There was another really fine third baseman in the Islandian Pro Alliance in the last decade... his name is Kagetoki Miyazaki of the High Mesa Mustangs (2052-2069)... in fact, Miyazaki was honored as the top third sacker for the IPA 6th All-Decade Team and came in second to Stonich on the IPA 7th All-Decade Team... he ranks 7th all-time with 717 home runs... 1770 RBIs... career .274 BA... 6-time TU All-Star... 4-time Gold Glove (.953 FA)... retired this season at age 36... inducted into the IPA Hall of Fame.

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Shortstop: Jameson Mulbert (Rolling Hills) (2054-2069)
Mulbert is still a standout player at age 38, now in his 17th season... he is a strong defender with 2 Golden Gloves (.975 FA)... 8-time TU All-Star... strong contact hitter with a career .315 BA... 1456 runs scored, 979 RBIs, 155 SBs, 1145 BBs (.398 OBP)... led the Racers to 10 postseason appearances in a row... 4 Pro Cups (2060, 2062, 2067, 2069) and 2 Pro Cup Finals (2064, 2068)... stood out in the playoffs with a .321 BA in 156 games with 201 hits, 34 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homers, 64 RBIs and 90 runs scored.

Mulbert's only competition came from Vince McCloud of Denton City (2049-2067) and Walt Ivy of Hartsdale (2057-2069)... but McCloud only played 6 years in the decade... McCloud had much better power than Mulbert with 383 HRs... but he was not as strong with the glove (.943 FA) and never won a Golden Glove... McCloud only batted .230 in 2 postseasons, but he did hit a solid .297 in the regular season with 1527 RBIs, 1779 runs, 1380 BBs (.374 OBP) and 163 SBs.

Walt Ivy had a very good decade... he has a lifetime .293 BA with 190 homers, 982 RBIs, 1246 runs and 394 SBs... he is a 3-time TU All-Star and a good glove man with a .957 FA... Ivy stood out in 3 playoffs with a .311 BA in 28 games, 6 homers, 16 RBIs, 14 runs and 17 walks (.397 OBP)... Ivy sparked the Hellcats to the 2063 IPA Pro Cup title... they also made playoffs in 2065, but lost to IPA Pro Cup champion Southport in 5 games in round one.

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Left Fielder: Showboat Lynn (Oxford) (2058-2069)
Lynn is still going strong at age 33... hit .292 this past season with 54 homers and 135 RBIs, scored 110 times and stole 8 bases... strong arm and plays like a Gold Glove in the outfield... in fact, it may be his defense that got him this spot on the All-Decade Team... Lynn is a 5-time TU All-Star... 1-time Gold Glove Award... won TU Golden Bat in 2059... career .293 BA, 466 HRs, 1287 RBIs, 1257 runs and 146 SBs... has good postseason numbers: .288 BA in 54 games, 5 HRs, 21 RBIs, 32 runs, 5 SBs... led his Oxford Red Caps to 6 pennants and the 2061 IPA Pro Cup crown, a triumph in 6 games over Volusia... Oxford had to whip Rolling Hills in the TU Finals in 7 games to get there... Lynn and first baseman Buddy Blackford carried the Red Caps for the last 10 years or so... they would have been a dynasty team like Rolling Hills if they had had more support from the other players... Lynn and Bradford has to do it all themselves.

Lynn got some steep competition from Rolling Hills' Jean-Luc Roubique (2055-2069), Elnora's Donald Ray Mooney (2052-2069) and Belle Plaine's Eliot Marcum (2058-2069)... Lynn's good all-round play made the difference... Roubique is a 3-time TU All-Star with a .302 lifetime BA, 343 HRs, 1427 RBIs, 1325 runs and 80 SBs... feasted on playoff pitching with a .287 BA in 156 games with 18 HRs, 95 RBIs and 88 runs... still can do the job at age 34, but is on the decline... Roubique has been a vital part of the Rolling Hills 10 straight pennants and 4 Pro Cup trophies (2060, 2062, 2067, 2069) and 2 Pro Cup Finals (2064, 2068).

Mooney retired this year at age 36 and still performed well last year with a .268 BA, 26 HRs and 76 RBIs... 6-time RU All-Star... RU Most Valuable Player in 2062... 1-time Gold Glover... retired with a career .305 BA, 427 HRs, 1632 RBIs and 1470 runs scored... in the playoffs Mooney batted .262 in 22 games with 3 HRs, 13 RBIs and 10 runs... Elnora made the postseason playoffs 3 times during his years with the club.

Poor Eliot Marcum has labored in anonymity for the perennial loser Belle Plaine, but he has nabbed the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player Award one time (2063)... Marcum has never made the playoffs, but is a 3-time RU All-Star... he retired this season at age 33... batted a lifetime low of .256 last year, but hit 32 out of the park and drove in 104 runs... in Marcum's career he hit .299 with 396 HRs and 1204 RBIs.

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Center Fielder: Hugo Sutton (Rolling Hills) (2062-2069)
Sutton has had a fabled career with the Racers... 8 pennants in 8 years... Pro Cup Trophies in 2062, 2067 and 2069... also lost in the Pro Cup Finals twice, in 2064 and 2068... 6-time TU All-Star... 2 TU Most Valuable Player Award (2063, 2069)... 2 TU Golden Bats (2063, 2065)... overall in his career the 29-year-old Sutton possesses a .325 BA, averaging over 200 hits a year, 120 RBIs, 124 runs scored and 20 stolen bases... he has totaled 207 HRs, 874 RBIs, scored 898 runs and stolen 152 bases in his 8 seasons... in the IPA playoffs Sutton is batting .321 in 126 games with 24 HRs, 84 RBIs and 85 runs.

Sutton did have 3 talented challengers in the All-Decade poll: Steve Schueler of Blue Lake (2057-2069), Alfie Elbourne of Belair Beach (2058-2069) and Marcus Dillaway of Ancona (2061-2069).

So far Schueler is a 1-time TU All-Star, 1-time Golden Glove for the Blue Caps... career .317 BA with 53 HRs, 788 RBIs, 1251 runs and 304 stolen bases... only made the postseason playoffs once... in the playoffs this season Schueler batted .278 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored in 5 games... Blue Lake had to play strong Southport in the first round and lost in 5 games... Schueler is just 29 and in his prime.

Thus far at age 31, Elbourne has made the TU All-Stars 3 times and has snagged 1 Golden Glove (.980 FA)... solid, good all-round player with a .300 lifetime BA, 247 HRs, 1029 RBIs, 1096 runs and 310 SBs... but his Sunbirds have never made the IPA playoffs.

Dillaway a good, all-round performer for the Ancona Jumbos... at 28 he is in his prime and can do it all... run, throw, hit with power and play defense... Dillaway is a .291 career hitter with 233 HRs, 717 RBIs, 780 runs and 111 stolen bases... he was the RU Rookie of the Year in 2062... twice a RU All-Star... can go get 'em in the outfield (.983 FA) and handle the bat... but Dillaway has never won a pennant and played in the playoffs.

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Right Fielder: Snooky Bartels (Wynnamac) (2055-2069)
Bartels must be good... he had to be to garner the right field spot on the IPA 7th All-Decade Team... he beat out 4 outstanding superstud players... the Sundowner superstar is a 9-time RU All-Star, 2-time Golden Bat (2061, 2068)... a lifetime .346 BA, 339 HRs, 1351 RBIs, 1320 runs... the Macs have won 7 pennants with Bartels... he is hitting .328 in the playoffs with 9 HRs, 30 RBIs and 32 runs in 53 games.

All the other right fielders are standouts, too... South Fork's Bob Purkey (2055-2069), Rolling Hills' Jimmy Brandini (2060-2069), Colfax's Lanny Waldrep (2057-2069) and Kenwood's Gabriel Macedo (2057-2069)... Purkey retired as the end of last season with a .315 career BA, 413 HRs, 1351 RBIs, 1297 runs and 96 SBs... 3 times he paced the Stallions to the pennant and the postseason, batting .306 in 26 games with 3 HRs, 14 RBIs and 16 runs... at 36 Purkey hit .307 his final year with 14 HRs and 68 RBIs... he was a 6-time TU All-Star.

At age 35 and after 10 seasons in the IPA, Brandini decided to call it a career after last season... for the last decade Brandini has been one of the cogs in the huge success of the Rolling Hills Racers... he has helped them win 10 pennants in a row in the TU West Division, plus 4 Pro Cups (2060, 2062, 2067, 2069)... twice in 2064 and 2068 the Racers also made the Pro Cup Finals, but were defeated in hotly-contested series... Brandini was a 3-time TU All-Star, a solid defender (.983 FA) and a solid bat... in his career he posted a .322 BA with 107 homers, 705 RBIs, 960 runs scored and stole 231 bases... he was a prime-time leadoff man... in the playoffs Brandini batted .302 in 148 games with 79 runs scored, 59 ribbies, 22 stolen bases, 26 doubles, 9 triples and 4 homers.

At 31, Lanny Waldrep is still doing damage in the IPA for the Colfax Black Sox... he is a 6-time RU All-Star, 4-time Gold Glove, 2-time RU Golden Bat (2059, 2066), RU Most Valuable Player in 2066... Waldrep is a career .314 hitter with 386 homers, 1273 RBIs, 1254 runs and 1310 BBs... he has an extraordinary .425 OBP... twice he has led the Black Sox to the Pro Cup Finals in 2063 and 2065, but they were beaten out by the Hartsdale Hellcats in 6 games and the Southport Sun Sox in 5 games... Waldrep did well with a .273 BA, 7 HRs, 24 RBIs and 18 runs in 35 games.

Last, but certainly not least in the right fielder poll, is Gabriel Macedo of the Kenwood Wildcats... at age 36 he is still wreaking havoc in IPA circles with his bat... 66 homers and 166 RBIs in 2067... 55 roundtrippers and 139 RBIs in 2068... and 56 HRs and 153 RBIs in 2069... Macedo said he will try it one more year and then probably retire... "I'm slow in the field, but I can still help the club by driving in runs... I'm still pretty darn good at that."... Macedo is a 3-time TU All-Star, TU Golden Bat winner in 2067 and 2068 and the TU Most Valuable Player Award winner in 2067... since he plays in the same TU West Division as Rolling Hills, Macedo has never made the postseason playoffs, but he has made the Racers sweat out the pennant on several occasions and worn out the Racers pitchers for the last 13 seasons.