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Eugene Church · 08-15-2010, 12:14 AM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

BB Sunbirds Runaway Winner In RU South
Solid pitching, excellent defense and good scoring put the Belair Beach Sunbirds way over the top in the Ruthlandian South this season with 95 victories, second to Far Mountain's 96. Marty Pedroza's Birds easily ran away with the division, beating runner-up Waleska by 20 games, third place Crystal Lake by 21 and fourth place San Dimas, St. John and Valka by 23. Only Colfax has ever won a pennant by a bigger margin. The Blasters won by 25 games in 2010 when they set an IPA record with 107 victories. San Alejo holds the Tycobbian record. The Montaneros were victorious 102 times in 2002 and captured the TU South by 19 games. Belair Beach will find out very quickly how good they are this season. Their Pro Cup Elite 8 opponent is the powerful Far Mountain Redhawks, who will be seeking their fourth successive Pro Cup.

This was the second pennant in three years for the Sunbirds... They led at the halfway mark by 6 games, but stretched it out to 20 games by season's end... Belair Beach (95-59) possesses three steady and consistent starters... Heading up Pedroza's rotation are Denny Whitaker (21-15 3.32), Nasty Naymick (19-11 3.21) and Wally Green (19-5 3.67)... closer Groot Tenbrook tops the bullpen with a 5-5 mark, 2.75 ERA and 37 saves, second best total in the league... at the plate the Sunbirds are led by CF Tom Bennett (.283/12/56/103/46 SB), LF Ron Dizon (.256/27/91/80) and C Little Jake Bungarooba (.261/12/81/86)... no great offense, but it's sufficient... Belair Beach carries a modest .263 batting average (14th) into the Pro Cup playoffs, but the Sunbirds are fifth in scoring with 778 runs... on the mound they have put up a 3.63 ERA (8th),which is far better than any other divisional foes... Defensively Pedroza's crew is tied for third in the RU with a very good .977 mark... St. John's is the top fielding team in the IPA with a standout .981 FA.

The second place Waleska Westerners (75-79) put lots of runs on the scoreboard, a total of 780 (4th), with a .279 BA (2nd)... McGraw Johnson just couldn't match Belair Beach's mound staff...the Westerners were 20th with a 4.03 ERA... they did find a fine new pitcher in 23-year-old rookie Jerry Chambers, who went 9-5 with a strong 2.45 ERA over the last two months of the season... Johnson's line-up card was filled with .300 hitters... leading the way was the sensational sophomore Roy Hobbs, who hit .357 (2nd) with 38 roundtrippers (3rd), 131 RBIs (2nd) and 124 runs scored (2nd)... RF Kippy Doyle batted .323 with 23 homers, 91 RBIs and scored 84 times... LF Harold Setser stood out with 26 home runs, 93 RBIs and scored 82 runs, while batting .280... 3B Grant Betzer (.304/5/36/102/20SB) and 1B DePaul Labat (.278/10/68/107/53 SB) got on base alot and were driven in by the big bats.

The Crystal Lake Crushers (74-80) came in third and trailed by 21 games... Baby George had 3 bonafide performers in closer Jeff Jernigan (6-5 1.44), who notched 34 saves... all-time great 1B Phil Gravelli (.335/39/123), who had another wonderful year and he's only 30 years old... the 8-time All-Star has totaled 476 home runs and 1516 RBIs in his 14 years in the IPA... Gravelli has played the most games (2092) and tops the IPA career list in long balls and runs batted in... second-year RF Chip Fiske (.306/7/76/94/37 SB) is off to a good start in the IPA with another good season.

Three clubs deadlocked for fourth in the RU South standings... San Dimas, St. John and Valka were 23 games off the pace... The San Dimas Rancheros (72-82) were mediocre in most categories with a .256 BA (24th) and a 4.03 ERA (21st), but they did stand out with 153 homers (7th)... skipper Paco Banderos' top batters were RF Norm Owens (.265/19/104) and 1B Ron Armstrong (.291/22/83/87)... top hurler was Rudy Nasquez (18-10 4.03)...The St. John Crusaders (72-82) are totally lacking in offense with a very poor .235 BA (32nd), only 593 runs (32nd) and 105 roundtrippers (30th), but they play super defense with an IPA-leading .981 fielding percentage... the only thing that saves the Crusaders are two capable starters... 9-year vet Denny Copeland (17-9 2.94) had his best year ever and Teddy Garson (12-10 3.28) gave manager Dickie Billings a quality second starter... LF Gerry Carmody (.281/11/60/60) had the club's best batting stats... The only success the Valka Blackhawks (72-42) had this season was going deep 166 times (3rd)... The Blackhawks were weak with a .241 BA (31st)... not much on the mound either with a 4.19 ERA (27th)... Eddie Lasky (16-16 3.56) and Erke Tonisson (16-16 3.76) were two solid starters for manager Jaan Kurus... LF Kurt Jankauska (.280/38/106/97/34 SB) is Valka's one bright spot in the line-up.

After a strong run of first and second place finishes from 2009 to 2012, Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds (74-80) have plunged near the bottom into seventh place, 27 games out... Charlie Murphy (17-17 3.19) and closer George Ferguson (5-7 2.59) are quality arms... Ferguson saved 24 games this season... 9-year star Mike Luzzatti (.314/35/98/103) had another prosperous year, he just doesn't have any help... Luzzatti should go over the 1000 mark in RBIs and runs next season... the talented star has collected 325 homers in his career and sports a .316 batting average.

For the fourth time in the last five seasons the Grand City Cybercats (64-90) find themselves in last place again, 31 games behind flag winner Belair Beach... Manager Torry Joseph has just three capable performers... Closer Paul McBride (1-2) excelled with a very impressive 1.00 ERA and 25 saves, while RF Ricky Rich led the team with a .320 BA, 16 homers, 61 RBIs and 84 runs... 1B Dominic Carbonetti topped the team with 25 home runs and 82 RBIs, but batted only .257.

08-15-2010, 12:14 AM	#1904
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,820	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 23, 2014 BB Sunbirds Runaway Winner In RU South Solid pitching, excellent defense and good scoring put the Belair Beach Sunbirds way over the top in the Ruthlandian South this season with 95 victories, second to Far Mountain's 96. Marty Pedroza's Birds easily ran away with the division, beating runner-up Waleska by 20 games, third place Crystal Lake by 21 and fourth place San Dimas, St. John and Valka by 23. Only Colfax has ever won a pennant by a bigger margin. The Blasters won by 25 games in 2010 when they set an IPA record with 107 victories. San Alejo holds the Tycobbian record. The Montaneros were victorious 102 times in 2002 and captured the TU South by 19 games. Belair Beach will find out very quickly how good they are this season. Their Pro Cup Elite 8 opponent is the powerful Far Mountain Redhawks, who will be seeking their fourth successive Pro Cup. This was the second pennant in three years for the Sunbirds... They led at the halfway mark by 6 games, but stretched it out to 20 games by season's end... Belair Beach (95-59) possesses three steady and consistent starters... Heading up Pedroza's rotation are Denny Whitaker (21-15 3.32), Nasty Naymick (19-11 3.21) and Wally Green (19-5 3.67)... closer Groot Tenbrook tops the bullpen with a 5-5 mark, 2.75 ERA and 37 saves, second best total in the league... at the plate the Sunbirds are led by CF Tom Bennett (.283/12/56/103/46 SB), LF Ron Dizon (.256/27/91/80) and C Little Jake Bungarooba (.261/12/81/86)... no great offense, but it's sufficient... Belair Beach carries a modest .263 batting average (14th) into the Pro Cup playoffs, but the Sunbirds are fifth in scoring with 778 runs... on the mound they have put up a 3.63 ERA (8th),which is far better than any other divisional foes... Defensively Pedroza's crew is tied for third in the RU with a very good .977 mark... St. John's is the top fielding team in the IPA with a standout .981 FA. The second place Waleska Westerners (75-79) put lots of runs on the scoreboard, a total of 780 (4th), with a .279 BA (2nd)... McGraw Johnson just couldn't match Belair Beach's mound staff...the Westerners were 20th with a 4.03 ERA... they did find a fine new pitcher in 23-year-old rookie Jerry Chambers, who went 9-5 with a strong 2.45 ERA over the last two months of the season... Johnson's line-up card was filled with .300 hitters... leading the way was the sensational sophomore Roy Hobbs, who hit .357 (2nd) with 38 roundtrippers (3rd), 131 RBIs (2nd) and 124 runs scored (2nd)... RF Kippy Doyle batted .323 with 23 homers, 91 RBIs and scored 84 times... LF Harold Setser stood out with 26 home runs, 93 RBIs and scored 82 runs, while batting .280... 3B Grant Betzer (.304/5/36/102/20SB) and 1B DePaul Labat (.278/10/68/107/53 SB) got on base alot and were driven in by the big bats. The Crystal Lake Crushers (74-80) came in third and trailed by 21 games... Baby George had 3 bonafide performers in closer Jeff Jernigan (6-5 1.44), who notched 34 saves... all-time great 1B Phil Gravelli (.335/39/123), who had another wonderful year and he's only 30 years old... the 8-time All-Star has totaled 476 home runs and 1516 RBIs in his 14 years in the IPA... Gravelli has played the most games (2092) and tops the IPA career list in long balls and runs batted in... second-year RF Chip Fiske (.306/7/76/94/37 SB) is off to a good start in the IPA with another good season. Three clubs deadlocked for fourth in the RU South standings... San Dimas, St. John and Valka were 23 games off the pace... The San Dimas Rancheros (72-82) were mediocre in most categories with a .256 BA (24th) and a 4.03 ERA (21st), but they did stand out with 153 homers (7th)... skipper Paco Banderos' top batters were RF Norm Owens (.265/19/104) and 1B Ron Armstrong (.291/22/83/87)... top hurler was Rudy Nasquez (18-10 4.03)...The St. John Crusaders (72-82) are totally lacking in offense with a very poor .235 BA (32nd), only 593 runs (32nd) and 105 roundtrippers (30th), but they play super defense with an IPA-leading .981 fielding percentage... the only thing that saves the Crusaders are two capable starters... 9-year vet Denny Copeland (17-9 2.94) had his best year ever and Teddy Garson (12-10 3.28) gave manager Dickie Billings a quality second starter... LF Gerry Carmody (.281/11/60/60) had the club's best batting stats... The only success the Valka Blackhawks (72-42) had this season was going deep 166 times (3rd)... The Blackhawks were weak with a .241 BA (31st)... not much on the mound either with a 4.19 ERA (27th)... Eddie Lasky (16-16 3.56) and Erke Tonisson (16-16 3.76) were two solid starters for manager Jaan Kurus... LF Kurt Jankauska (.280/38/106/97/34 SB) is Valka's one bright spot in the line-up. After a strong run of first and second place finishes from 2009 to 2012, Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds (74-80) have plunged near the bottom into seventh place, 27 games out... Charlie Murphy (17-17 3.19) and closer George Ferguson (5-7 2.59) are quality arms... Ferguson saved 24 games this season... 9-year star Mike Luzzatti (.314/35/98/103) had another prosperous year, he just doesn't have any help... Luzzatti should go over the 1000 mark in RBIs and runs next season... the talented star has collected 325 homers in his career and sports a .316 batting average. For the fourth time in the last five seasons the Grand City Cybercats (64-90) find themselves in last place again, 31 games behind flag winner Belair Beach... Manager Torry Joseph has just three capable performers... Closer Paul McBride (1-2) excelled with a very impressive 1.00 ERA and 25 saves, while RF Ricky Rich led the team with a .320 BA, 16 homers, 61 RBIs and 84 runs... 1B Dominic Carbonetti topped the team with 25 home runs and 82 RBIs, but batted only .257. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-15-2010 at 12:20 AM.