THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, October 2, 2057

2057 Ruthlandian Union League Championship Series: Game 1 at Cathedral Stadium

2057 Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 1 at Typhoon Stadium

Ooh. i didn't realize St. John would have home field advantage in this series. :eatpop:

Apparently the Crusaders don't know they are the underdogs... whipped Valmara in round one and now have started off well against favored Elnora.

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Wednesday, October 3, 2057

2057 Ruthlandian Union League Championship Series: Game 2 at Cathedral Stadium

Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 2 at Typhoon Stadium

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 4, 2057

2057 Ruthlandian Union League Championship Series: Game 3 at State Fair Park

2057 Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 3 at Red Bluff Park

St. John needs a win to make it series. Turon has already guaranteed that they are coming home.

It's looking bad for St. John... they just can't hit... the Crusaders are making Elnora's pitching look great... the St. John mound staff has done its job... the bats just don't help them out at all.

Turon looks to be the class of the IPA this year... but they have their hands full with Red Bluff... the Red Sox can hit one out at any moment... that's why they are so dangerous.


Uh, oh... I've done it again... I think I have a bias toward the Ruthlandian Union... already I have decided the Tycobbian champ will take the Pro Cup... actually the two leagues are pretty close in Pro Cup trophies.


It's about as close as it could be... Tycobbian Union 29... Ruthlandian Union 27

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 5, 2057

2057 Ruthlandian Union League Championship Series: Game 4 at State Fair Park

2057 Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 4 at Red Bluff Park

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 6, 2057

2057 Ruthlandian Union League Championship Series: Game 5 at State Fair Park

2057 Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 5 at Red Bluff Park

Well, let's see if Turon can get some home field magic. :eatpop:

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 7, 2057

2057 Tycobbian Union League Championship Series: Game 6 at Typhoon Stadium

Another reminder that the games are not played on paper... they are simulated on computers. :eatpop:

Thank you for the "home field magic" line.

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, October 8, 2057

RED SOX, ALL-STARS, ALMOST DEAD EVEN
Who will be the Islandian Pro Alliance champion in 2057?... both Pro Cup finalists, Red Bluff and Elnora, got there with their explosive attacks... neither is known very much for its pitching... they are like two peas in a pod... almost identical on paper... however, they had to have some success on the mound to get to the IPA Pro Cup Finals... from all indications the Red Sox and All-Stars are pretty much dead even... either one of them could come away with its second Pro Cup trophy.

Most of the sentiment in the press is for the Red Bluff Red Sox, but ever so slightly... the sports gurus cite the Red Sox's strength of schedule as the main factor... to win the Tycobbian East division crown, Red Bluff upset mighty Midway in the regular season... in the postseason they have defeated the number-one choice and overall Pro Cup favorite Denton City and third-ranked Turon... Elnora had an easier time with the seventh and eighth-rated St. John Crusaders and the Fort Benton Defenders.

PRO CUP OUTLOOK: In a seven-game series give Red Bluff a very slight edge on Elnora... should be a whale of a series... the winner will be decided by the mound corps... whoever get two starters to stand out will win the series... in just about all categories the teams are just about dead even... the Red Sox have a razor-thin edge... the Red Sox may be better on the hill, but the All-Stars hit much better for average... Red Bluff had the advantage in power... Elnora has a much better on-base percentage... the two clubs are fairly even with good defenses.

2057 IPA Pro Cup Tale of the Tape

2057 Red Bluff Red Sox