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Eugene Church · 12-11-2009, 05:08 PM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 17, 2007

Tycobbian Union East Division

Tuckanarra Skims by Ozarka, Takes TU East Title

It was a year-long battle between the Tuckanarra Blue Jays and the Ozarka Naturals in the Tycobbian East. It went down to the last day of the season before it was decided. The Blue Jays were triumphant by one scant game. Coming in third and 8 games back were the Red Bluff Red Sox. Rounding out the first division was East Point, which was 14 games off the pace in fourth place.

Best Team BA: Ozarka .283
Most HR: Red Bluff 176
Most Runs: Ozarka 816
Best Team ERA: Tuckanarra 3.24
Best Team Defense: Tuckanarra and Ozarka .978 FA

Worst Team BA: High Mesa .256
Fewest HR: Hillsboro 123
Fewest Runs: Hillsboro 634
Worst Team ERA: Midway 4.81
Worst Team Defense: Hillsboro, Midway, Red Bluff, South Fork .975 FA

1st – Tuckanarra Blue Jays (94-60)
Carlton "Lefty" Stevens, Manager

Pitching is the name of the game in Tuckanarra. Blue Jay skipper Lefty Stevens was a magnificent pitcher during his illustrious industrial league career and he has crafted his mound corps into a very good one. Headed up by two All-Stars, Titus Bristow (20-9 2.35) and Tommy Ruffin (19-7 3.09), Tuckanarra has compiled a 3.24 ERA (3rd). Completing the impressive rotation are Roy Spence (19-7 3.23) and Delaney Elliott (16-14 3.98). The Blue Jays are not much with the bats though. Stevens' top hitters are 3B Cameron Kamara (.259/20 HR/81 RBI/67 R), CF Earl O'Brian (.253/13 HR/76 RBI/94 R) and 2B Duncan Renwick ( .260/16 HR/68 RBI/67 R). To get sufficient run production Stevens manipulates his line-up on a daily basis and platoons quite often. Tuckanarra was excellent defensively with a .978 fielding percentage (1st – tied).

2nd – Ozarka Naturals (93-61)
Joe Mac Carney, Manager

Statistically, it's hard to see how Ozarka failed to win its second consecutive division pennant. The well-balanced Nats hit .283 (2nd) and outscored everybody with 816 runs (1st), while registering a solid 3.46 ERA (7th). They were strong on defense as well with a .978 FA (1st – tied). Leading the batters were All-Star 3B Nathan Farrell (.322/34 HR/111 RBI/126 R), 2B Todd Chadwick (.289/25 HR/77 RBI/112 R), SS Gil Lantz (.321/12 HR/77 RBI/84 R) and part-timer LF Vic Weinstein (.332/13 HR/54 RBI/51 R). On the hill manager Joe Mac Carney has three strong starters in All-Star Alec DiMaggio (20-17 2.49), Rene Gautier (20-8 3.76) and Archie Lemon (19-7 3.20).

3rd – Red Bluff Red Sox (86-68)
Mack Connery, Manager

Red Bluff was another good, all-around team in 2007. After winning three division championship 2003-2005, the Red Sox slipped out of sight to sixth place last year, but they came back this season with a good blend of pitching (3.49 ERA – 8th), hitting (.264 BA – 11th) and power (176 home runs – 5th). At the plate Red Bluff was powered by RF Tony Scalise (.281/29 HR/103 RBI/87 R), 3B Tommy Klegg (.255/36 HR/98 RBI/80 R), C Billy Zeller (.272/26 HR/86 RBI/72 R), All-Star SS Jose Aguilar (.293/15 HR/58 RBI/85 R) and part-time first baseman Jack O'Neal (.301/16 HR/59 RBI). The top Red Sox pitchers were Frank Beaudoin (17-12 3.09), John Dougherty (17-12 3.44), Ray Schiller (12-10 3.50) and Leonard Urban (10-8 3.70) . Urban doubled as a closer and sometimes spot starter. He registered 28 saves.

4th – East Point Panthers (80-74)
Griff Clarke, Manager

Over the years the East Point Panthers were known for hitting the ball out of the ballpark. To win, they had to outpower the opposition. Rarely did the Panthers get good pitching, but this season Griff Clarke managed to turn it around. A little improvement in ERA moved East Point up from seventh to fourth in the standings. The team ERA dipped from 5.07 to 4.13, mainly on the arms of Smokey Joe Carter (11-9 2.85) and Tommy Fuller (15-14 3.64). Zack Owens (17-15 4.29) also contributed to the improvement. Clarke has a wealth of good, solid journeyman hitters. He can start a quality hitter at every place in his line-up. All-Star 2B Jim Helwig (.273/25 HR/85 RBI), CF Joey Olson (.291/18 HR/82 RBI and 1B Denny Weidemeyer (.315/15 HR/73 RBI) are East Point's main run producers.

5th – South Fork Stallions (76-78)
Deroche "Lips" Leon, manager

South Fork won the division pennant its first two seasons, but hasn't made the first division since. The Stallions are in the middle of pack in the standings and also statistically. At the top of manager Lips Leon's pitching rotation are Bobby Karu (22-13 2.98) and Vince Paul (14-6 3.96). Karu was a great acquistion and came to South Fork from Valka as a free agent. The key batters on the ball club are LF Chris Krychevsky (.306/26 HR/101 RBI/89 R), CF Gary Horn (.304/19 HR/77 RBI/87 R), 1B Fran Grzanka (.306/16 HR/71 RBI/ 68 R) and SS Rolf Kellgren (.249/7 HR/46 RBI/103 R).

6th – Midway Wolves (68-86)
Cochise Chandler, Manager

The Midway Wolves have only made the .500 mark twice in its six years of existence. This past season was the worst the Wolves have ever experienced. Cochise Chandler's mound staff was grossly inadequate with a 4.81 ERA (30th). Only one of his pitchers was decent. That was Matty Shubert (13-16 4.05). Midway does have some talent with two All-Stars on the team, 1B Don Piper (.316/20 HR/88 RBI/79 R) and C Geronimo Paytah (.265/4 HR/72 RBI). The Wolves have two power hitters: RF Helmut Graczyk (.289/31 HR/107 RBI/86 R) and SS J. T. Edmonds (.275/28 HR/86 RBI/89 R).

7th – High Mesa Cowboys (67-87)
Frisky Franks, Manager

Times are hard in High Mesa. The Cowboys had great success in their inaugural season in 2002 by winning the IPA Pro Cup. They finished second in the TU East in season two. But since then, it has all been downhill with 2007 the worst ever. This past season was the first time High Mesa did not finish among the top four teams. Over the years the Cowboys have turned into a mediocre team and have lost the stars that brought them the title in 2002. They still hit homers, but Queen Ranch Stadium is one of smaller venues in the IPA. Unfortunately the Cowboys give up more homers than they hit, which is not a good trade-off. Franks top batters are 2B John Asbury (.286/31 HR/98 RBI/71 R), 1B Bobby Gunn (.299/35 HR/92 RBI/84 R), 3B Nat Thurlow (.292/29 HR/74 RBI) and LF Tommy Pfeffer (.263/18 HR/45 RBI). High Mesa has three quality starters in Johnny Falcon (12-18 3.48), John Rainer (12-13 3.64) and Kent Wells (13-19 3.46).

8th – Hillsboro Blazers (64-90)
Arky Spanderson, Manager

The Hillsboro Blazers are one of the weakest franchises in the IPA. This year for the fifth time in six years they wound up in the Tycobbian East cellar. 2003 was its best season and they only finished sixth. Pro ball has been a tough trial for manager Arky Spanderson, who had great success in the industrial leagues. Hillsboro has one gifted player in All-Star pitcher Ed Dupard (19-14 2.62), who really blossomed this season, his fifth year in the league. The Blazers only have two adequate hitters in journeymen 3B George Longmire (.281/10 HR/61 RBI/83 R) and LF Lonnie Snider (.305/19 HR/78 RBI/81 R).

12-11-2009, 05:08 PM	#1390
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,941	The Islandian Times Monday, September 17, 2007 Tycobbian Union East Division Tuckanarra Skims by Ozarka, Takes TU East Title It was a year-long battle between the Tuckanarra Blue Jays and the Ozarka Naturals in the Tycobbian East. It went down to the last day of the season before it was decided. The Blue Jays were triumphant by one scant game. Coming in third and 8 games back were the Red Bluff Red Sox. Rounding out the first division was East Point, which was 14 games off the pace in fourth place. Best Team BA: Ozarka .283 Most HR: Red Bluff 176 Most Runs: Ozarka 816 Best Team ERA: Tuckanarra 3.24 Best Team Defense: Tuckanarra and Ozarka .978 FA Worst Team BA: High Mesa .256 Fewest HR: Hillsboro 123 Fewest Runs: Hillsboro 634 Worst Team ERA: Midway 4.81 Worst Team Defense: Hillsboro, Midway, Red Bluff, South Fork .975 FA 1st – Tuckanarra Blue Jays (94-60) Carlton "Lefty" Stevens, Manager Pitching is the name of the game in Tuckanarra. Blue Jay skipper Lefty Stevens was a magnificent pitcher during his illustrious industrial league career and he has crafted his mound corps into a very good one. Headed up by two All-Stars, Titus Bristow (20-9 2.35) and Tommy Ruffin (19-7 3.09), Tuckanarra has compiled a 3.24 ERA (3rd). Completing the impressive rotation are Roy Spence (19-7 3.23) and Delaney Elliott (16-14 3.98). The Blue Jays are not much with the bats though. Stevens' top hitters are 3B Cameron Kamara (.259/20 HR/81 RBI/67 R), CF Earl O'Brian (.253/13 HR/76 RBI/94 R) and 2B Duncan Renwick ( .260/16 HR/68 RBI/67 R). To get sufficient run production Stevens manipulates his line-up on a daily basis and platoons quite often. Tuckanarra was excellent defensively with a .978 fielding percentage (1st – tied). 2nd – Ozarka Naturals (93-61) Joe Mac Carney, Manager Statistically, it's hard to see how Ozarka failed to win its second consecutive division pennant. The well-balanced Nats hit .283 (2nd) and outscored everybody with 816 runs (1st), while registering a solid 3.46 ERA (7th). They were strong on defense as well with a .978 FA (1st – tied). Leading the batters were All-Star 3B Nathan Farrell (.322/34 HR/111 RBI/126 R), 2B Todd Chadwick (.289/25 HR/77 RBI/112 R), SS Gil Lantz (.321/12 HR/77 RBI/84 R) and part-timer LF Vic Weinstein (.332/13 HR/54 RBI/51 R). On the hill manager Joe Mac Carney has three strong starters in All-Star Alec DiMaggio (20-17 2.49), Rene Gautier (20-8 3.76) and Archie Lemon (19-7 3.20). 3rd – Red Bluff Red Sox (86-68) Mack Connery, Manager Red Bluff was another good, all-around team in 2007. After winning three division championship 2003-2005, the Red Sox slipped out of sight to sixth place last year, but they came back this season with a good blend of pitching (3.49 ERA – 8th), hitting (.264 BA – 11th) and power (176 home runs – 5th). At the plate Red Bluff was powered by RF Tony Scalise (.281/29 HR/103 RBI/87 R), 3B Tommy Klegg (.255/36 HR/98 RBI/80 R), C Billy Zeller (.272/26 HR/86 RBI/72 R), All-Star SS Jose Aguilar (.293/15 HR/58 RBI/85 R) and part-time first baseman Jack O'Neal (.301/16 HR/59 RBI). The top Red Sox pitchers were Frank Beaudoin (17-12 3.09), John Dougherty (17-12 3.44), Ray Schiller (12-10 3.50) and Leonard Urban (10-8 3.70) . Urban doubled as a closer and sometimes spot starter. He registered 28 saves. 4th – East Point Panthers (80-74) Griff Clarke, Manager Over the years the East Point Panthers were known for hitting the ball out of the ballpark. To win, they had to outpower the opposition. Rarely did the Panthers get good pitching, but this season Griff Clarke managed to turn it around. A little improvement in ERA moved East Point up from seventh to fourth in the standings. The team ERA dipped from 5.07 to 4.13, mainly on the arms of Smokey Joe Carter (11-9 2.85) and Tommy Fuller (15-14 3.64). Zack Owens (17-15 4.29) also contributed to the improvement. Clarke has a wealth of good, solid journeyman hitters. He can start a quality hitter at every place in his line-up. All-Star 2B Jim Helwig (.273/25 HR/85 RBI), CF Joey Olson (.291/18 HR/82 RBI and 1B Denny Weidemeyer (.315/15 HR/73 RBI) are East Point's main run producers. 5th – South Fork Stallions (76-78) Deroche "Lips" Leon, manager South Fork won the division pennant its first two seasons, but hasn't made the first division since. The Stallions are in the middle of pack in the standings and also statistically. At the top of manager Lips Leon's pitching rotation are Bobby Karu (22-13 2.98) and Vince Paul (14-6 3.96). Karu was a great acquistion and came to South Fork from Valka as a free agent. The key batters on the ball club are LF Chris Krychevsky (.306/26 HR/101 RBI/89 R), CF Gary Horn (.304/19 HR/77 RBI/87 R), 1B Fran Grzanka (.306/16 HR/71 RBI/ 68 R) and SS Rolf Kellgren (.249/7 HR/46 RBI/103 R). 6th – Midway Wolves (68-86) Cochise Chandler, Manager The Midway Wolves have only made the .500 mark twice in its six years of existence. This past season was the worst the Wolves have ever experienced. Cochise Chandler's mound staff was grossly inadequate with a 4.81 ERA (30th). Only one of his pitchers was decent. That was Matty Shubert (13-16 4.05). Midway does have some talent with two All-Stars on the team, 1B Don Piper (.316/20 HR/88 RBI/79 R) and C Geronimo Paytah (.265/4 HR/72 RBI). The Wolves have two power hitters: RF Helmut Graczyk (.289/31 HR/107 RBI/86 R) and SS J. T. Edmonds (.275/28 HR/86 RBI/89 R). 7th – High Mesa Cowboys (67-87) Frisky Franks, Manager Times are hard in High Mesa. The Cowboys had great success in their inaugural season in 2002 by winning the IPA Pro Cup. They finished second in the TU East in season two. But since then, it has all been downhill with 2007 the worst ever. This past season was the first time High Mesa did not finish among the top four teams. Over the years the Cowboys have turned into a mediocre team and have lost the stars that brought them the title in 2002. They still hit homers, but Queen Ranch Stadium is one of smaller venues in the IPA. Unfortunately the Cowboys give up more homers than they hit, which is not a good trade-off. Franks top batters are 2B John Asbury (.286/31 HR/98 RBI/71 R), 1B Bobby Gunn (.299/35 HR/92 RBI/84 R), 3B Nat Thurlow (.292/29 HR/74 RBI) and LF Tommy Pfeffer (.263/18 HR/45 RBI). High Mesa has three quality starters in Johnny Falcon (12-18 3.48), John Rainer (12-13 3.64) and Kent Wells (13-19 3.46). 8th – Hillsboro Blazers (64-90) Arky Spanderson, Manager The Hillsboro Blazers are one of the weakest franchises in the IPA. This year for the fifth time in six years they wound up in the Tycobbian East cellar. 2003 was its best season and they only finished sixth. Pro ball has been a tough trial for manager Arky Spanderson, who had great success in the industrial leagues. Hillsboro has one gifted player in All-Star pitcher Ed Dupard (19-14 2.62), who really blossomed this season, his fifth year in the league. The Blazers only have two adequate hitters in journeymen 3B George Longmire (.281/10 HR/61 RBI/83 R) and LF Lonnie Snider (.305/19 HR/78 RBI/81 R). Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-11-2009 at 05:10 PM.