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Eugene Church · 10-17-2008, 11:03 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, July 24, 2001

Around the IPA
Tycobbian Union - East Division

Huggy Miller, manager of the Cape Coral Hurricanes, has them hanging close in third place, 6 games out at the All-Star break. The 'Canes hit fairly well, pitch fairly well and play defense poorly. They were 17-15 in June, but fell to 11-13 so far this month.

Describing his ballclub Miller said, "Baseball takes pitching, hitting and defense. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable. I guess we need to work on all of them a little bit more."

Cape Coral is second in hitting with a .260 batting average and second in homers with 90. Miller's top batters are All-Star first baseman Rodger Wooten (.291/19 HR/62 RBI/57 R) and All-Star left fielder Rod Kelly (.303/16 HR/55 RBI/54 R). They have been the only two regulars that have stayed in the line-up since opening day. Miller has had to play a lot of players and is still looking for them. Right fielder Danny Mullins (.272/10 HR/31 RBI/30 R) in 57 games has done a fine job. Shortstop Bobo Hatfield (.290/4 HR/34 RBI/41 R) has hit, but hasn't made the plays on defense, fielding only .913 on the season. Center fielder James Middleton (.307/6 HR/28 RBI/45 R/6 SB) has hit well, but played in only 66 games due to injury. Third baseman Spook Estes (.293/5 HR/22 RBI/28 R), gotten in a trade with Fairfax has played in 43 games this season and is a fine infielder. Second baseman Andy Anderson (.285/5 HR/26 RBI/31 R) hits for average, but is a singles hitter and a so-so fielder. Catcher Rick Clark (.286/5 HR/21 RBI/31 R) has played in 57 games, but has played poorly in the field. Cape Coral recently traded for shortstop Kenny Hall (.230) to improve the defense, but so far has struggled in the field. Only Mullins and Middleton are strong on defense. The rest have a ways to go. Second baseman Howie Winters will replace Anderson at second base. Winters is a solid defender and a fair hitter, but with little power.

Cape Coral is fourth with a 3.85 ERA with All-Star hurler Wally Robinson (12-7 3.12) leading the way. New signee Josh Salow (3-3 3.00) has done well in his 8 starts. Katsuyuki Nagashima (9-7 3.05) started the season in the bullpen as the closer, but was pressed into service as a starter in early June and has rung up a very impressive 6-1 mark. Gary Fountain (7-6 4.31) is the fourth starter. Fountain was great in the first month and terrible in the second month. He went to the bullpen and did well and now has returned to the starting rotation. The rest of the pitching staff is Joey Martin (0-2 3.38), Owen Pruitt (6-5 4.10) and former closer Scotty Lohmeyer (2-5 4.29). Miller recently picked up a new closer, 27-year-old Tommy Archer, who throws 96-98 mph. Cape Coral also added pitcher, 23-year-old Max Darenhauer. He is another fireballer with a high 90s fastball and will be used in middle relief.

The Hurricanes don't seem to be in the same league with first place Ginza and second place South Fork. Third place is probably the best they can do with the talent they have.

10-17-2008, 11:03 PM	#500
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,913	The Islandian Times Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Around the IPA Tycobbian Union - East Division Huggy Miller, manager of the Cape Coral Hurricanes, has them hanging close in third place, 6 games out at the All-Star break. The 'Canes hit fairly well, pitch fairly well and play defense poorly. They were 17-15 in June, but fell to 11-13 so far this month. Describing his ballclub Miller said, "Baseball takes pitching, hitting and defense. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable. I guess we need to work on all of them a little bit more." Cape Coral is second in hitting with a .260 batting average and second in homers with 90. Miller's top batters are All-Star first baseman Rodger Wooten (.291/19 HR/62 RBI/57 R) and All-Star left fielder Rod Kelly (.303/16 HR/55 RBI/54 R). They have been the only two regulars that have stayed in the line-up since opening day. Miller has had to play a lot of players and is still looking for them. Right fielder Danny Mullins (.272/10 HR/31 RBI/30 R) in 57 games has done a fine job. Shortstop Bobo Hatfield (.290/4 HR/34 RBI/41 R) has hit, but hasn't made the plays on defense, fielding only .913 on the season. Center fielder James Middleton (.307/6 HR/28 RBI/45 R/6 SB) has hit well, but played in only 66 games due to injury. Third baseman Spook Estes (.293/5 HR/22 RBI/28 R), gotten in a trade with Fairfax has played in 43 games this season and is a fine infielder. Second baseman Andy Anderson (.285/5 HR/26 RBI/31 R) hits for average, but is a singles hitter and a so-so fielder. Catcher Rick Clark (.286/5 HR/21 RBI/31 R) has played in 57 games, but has played poorly in the field. Cape Coral recently traded for shortstop Kenny Hall (.230) to improve the defense, but so far has struggled in the field. Only Mullins and Middleton are strong on defense. The rest have a ways to go. Second baseman Howie Winters will replace Anderson at second base. Winters is a solid defender and a fair hitter, but with little power. Cape Coral is fourth with a 3.85 ERA with All-Star hurler Wally Robinson (12-7 3.12) leading the way. New signee Josh Salow (3-3 3.00) has done well in his 8 starts. Katsuyuki Nagashima (9-7 3.05) started the season in the bullpen as the closer, but was pressed into service as a starter in early June and has rung up a very impressive 6-1 mark. Gary Fountain (7-6 4.31) is the fourth starter. Fountain was great in the first month and terrible in the second month. He went to the bullpen and did well and now has returned to the starting rotation. The rest of the pitching staff is Joey Martin (0-2 3.38), Owen Pruitt (6-5 4.10) and former closer Scotty Lohmeyer (2-5 4.29). Miller recently picked up a new closer, 27-year-old Tommy Archer, who throws 96-98 mph. Cape Coral also added pitcher, 23-year-old Max Darenhauer. He is another fireballer with a high 90s fastball and will be used in middle relief. The Hurricanes don't seem to be in the same league with first place Ginza and second place South Fork. Third place is probably the best they can do with the talent they have. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-17-2008 at 11:47 PM.