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Eugene Church · 10-19-2008, 01:56 AM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, July 24, 2001

Around the IPA
Tycobbian Union - West Division

The most dominating team in the IPA has been the Fairfax Frogs of the Tycobbian Union West. For most of the season they enjoyed a double-digit lead. Fairfax has slumped in July to an 8-16 mark, but still has a 6-game lead over the second place Bayview Vikings. The Arlon Champions and Blue Lake Blue Sox are tied for third, 8 games out. The La Claire Lynx are 10.5 games behind in fifth place and coming in last are the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers, trailing by 12.5 games.

Fairfax is number two in hitting with a .281 average, topped only by Bay St. Clair's .284. Bayview is third in batting with a .272 mark, Blue Lake comes in fourth at .265, Arlon is fifth with .255 and La Claire is last at .251.

The Arlon Champions are the top pitching team in the TU West with a 3.51 ERA, followed by La Claire at 3.64, Fairfax is third at 3.89, Blue Lake fourth with a 3.94 ERA, fifth is Bay St. Clair and last is the Bayview Vikings with a 4.29 ERA.

The top fielding club in the division is Bayview with a .981 percentage. three clubs are tied at .978: Blue Lake, Arlon and Fairfax. Number five is La Claire with a .976 fielding average. Sixth and last are the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers with a poor .973 percentage.

Harry Buckley's Fairfax Frogs have dominated the TU West with its hitting. All-Star right fielder Gregg Vincent (. 326/24 D/6 T/26 HR/77 RBI/61 R) leads the lineup with lots of help from All-Star third baseman Stan Cobb (.322/27 D/3 T/10 HR/63 RBI/67 R) and left fielder Gator Davis (.278/9 D/1 T/19 HR/70 RBI/49 R). But the good hitters don't end there. Shortstop Warren Lee (.321/19 D/1 T/6 HR/38 RBI/51 R), catcher Marv McCoy (.290/13 D/2 T/3 HR/23 RBI/29 R), backup outfielder Louie Ward (.299/17 RBI/21 R), second baseman Greg Inman (.286/19 D/1 T/2 HR/39 RBI/29 R), center fielder Billy Echevarria (.285/22 D/3 T/6 HR/34 RBI/58 R/19 SB) and first baseman Ernie Hutchinson (.257/24 D/10 T/6 HR/38 RBI/55 R) all have made important contributions.

Vincent, Lee and Echevarria are as good as they get as defenders, too.

The Fairfax pitching staff has benefited greatly with such a potent offense, but Buckley has some fine pitchers, too. One of his best is closer Takehide Takahashi (8-3 1.37) with 35 appearances and 11 saves. He has two fine All-Star starters in Robbie Meredith (10-5 2.97) and Jackie Leslie (12-8 3.74) with 10 complete games. Kaz Hayagawa (9-11 4.10) and Jimmy Dalton (8-7 4.58) have delivered fine starts occasionally, but have been inconsistent. Newcomer Bobby Ray Trent (2-2 2.79), signed a little over two weeks ago, is a comer. He has gone the distance in three of his four starts. Middle reliever Eddie Castillo (0-3 3.70), obtained in a trade with Luxora a month ago, has looked good in short relief.

In spite of the recent slid, the Frogs still are the class of the TU West and should be in the IPA Final Four come playoff time. Slugger Gregg Vincent has missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury, but he's fit and ready to go now. He was sorely missed from the lineup. Fairfax is not the same team without his presence and power.

10-19-2008, 01:56 AM	#503
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,061	The Islandian Times Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Around the IPA Tycobbian Union - West Division The most dominating team in the IPA has been the Fairfax Frogs of the Tycobbian Union West. For most of the season they enjoyed a double-digit lead. Fairfax has slumped in July to an 8-16 mark, but still has a 6-game lead over the second place Bayview Vikings. The Arlon Champions and Blue Lake Blue Sox are tied for third, 8 games out. The La Claire Lynx are 10.5 games behind in fifth place and coming in last are the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers, trailing by 12.5 games. Fairfax is number two in hitting with a .281 average, topped only by Bay St. Clair's .284. Bayview is third in batting with a .272 mark, Blue Lake comes in fourth at .265, Arlon is fifth with .255 and La Claire is last at .251. The Arlon Champions are the top pitching team in the TU West with a 3.51 ERA, followed by La Claire at 3.64, Fairfax is third at 3.89, Blue Lake fourth with a 3.94 ERA, fifth is Bay St. Clair and last is the Bayview Vikings with a 4.29 ERA. The top fielding club in the division is Bayview with a .981 percentage. three clubs are tied at .978: Blue Lake, Arlon and Fairfax. Number five is La Claire with a .976 fielding average. Sixth and last are the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers with a poor .973 percentage. Harry Buckley's Fairfax Frogs have dominated the TU West with its hitting. All-Star right fielder Gregg Vincent (. 326/24 D/6 T/26 HR/77 RBI/61 R) leads the lineup with lots of help from All-Star third baseman Stan Cobb (.322/27 D/3 T/10 HR/63 RBI/67 R) and left fielder Gator Davis (.278/9 D/1 T/19 HR/70 RBI/49 R). But the good hitters don't end there. Shortstop Warren Lee (.321/19 D/1 T/6 HR/38 RBI/51 R), catcher Marv McCoy (.290/13 D/2 T/3 HR/23 RBI/29 R), backup outfielder Louie Ward (.299/17 RBI/21 R), second baseman Greg Inman (.286/19 D/1 T/2 HR/39 RBI/29 R), center fielder Billy Echevarria (.285/22 D/3 T/6 HR/34 RBI/58 R/19 SB) and first baseman Ernie Hutchinson (.257/24 D/10 T/6 HR/38 RBI/55 R) all have made important contributions. Vincent, Lee and Echevarria are as good as they get as defenders, too. The Fairfax pitching staff has benefited greatly with such a potent offense, but Buckley has some fine pitchers, too. One of his best is closer Takehide Takahashi (8-3 1.37) with 35 appearances and 11 saves. He has two fine All-Star starters in Robbie Meredith (10-5 2.97) and Jackie Leslie (12-8 3.74) with 10 complete games. Kaz Hayagawa (9-11 4.10) and Jimmy Dalton (8-7 4.58) have delivered fine starts occasionally, but have been inconsistent. Newcomer Bobby Ray Trent (2-2 2.79), signed a little over two weeks ago, is a comer. He has gone the distance in three of his four starts. Middle reliever Eddie Castillo (0-3 3.70), obtained in a trade with Luxora a month ago, has looked good in short relief. In spite of the recent slid, the Frogs still are the class of the TU West and should be in the IPA Final Four come playoff time. Slugger Gregg Vincent has missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury, but he's fit and ready to go now. He was sorely missed from the lineup. Fairfax is not the same team without his presence and power. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-31-2008 at 09:56 PM.