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Eugene Church · 09-14-2010, 10:34 PM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

2015 Tycobbian South Mid-Season Recap

TU South Rivals Turon And Cape Coral Tied At Mid-Season

Two old rivals Turon and Cape Coral are all knotted up and even in the Tycobbian South at the mid-season All-Star break, but they do have two ball clubs very close on their coattails. The upstart Southport Sun Sox are third, but only one game behind them... Summerland is in the fourth spot in the standings and just 3 games off the pace. The Arroyo Grande Suns and the Ginza Ninjas are tied for fifth and are 6 games out.

Turon Typhoons (41-32)

The Turon Typhoons are an IPA dynasty with 3 Pro Cups in its 14-year history and 7 pennants in the last 9 seasons... Manager Whitey Richburn has good hitting and good pitching, but very poor defense and a weak closer... Turon's fielding percentage is only .962, the worst in the IPA... these could be the deciding factors this year in the race with Cape Coral... the Hurricanes are excellent with the gloves with a .978 FA and a 2.95 ERA (5th) in the relief corps... In the bullpen Turon's closer Merle Studebaker (2-3 4.73) has really struggled this season... Richburn's big pluses are elite starter All-Star Nicky Engstrom, who has won 20 games in each of his 5 IPA seasons... Engstrom is 11-6 on the year with a super 1.86 ERA... James Stuart (9-5 2.93), his number two starter... superstar All-Star 1B Clyde Kingsford with a .357 BA, 23 HRs, 63 RBIs and 53 runs... and his fine CF Mac McCurnan (.278 BA/11 HR/42 RBI/49 R).

Cape Coral Hurricanes (41-32)

Huggy Miller has Cape Coral back on track after a down year when they slipped to fifth place last year... Rookie starter Ray Salisbury (11-4 3.30) and journeyman starter Chris Van Heusen (8-2 3.41) have led the revival... ace Cody Burg (8-7 2.89) has been hot and cold this season... Miller needs him to pitch like his old self to top Turon this year... Bobby Maas (3-6 2.73) is still in the bullpen and has racked up 16 saves so far... The 'Canes offense is only so-so with CF Derek Ryckman (.256 BA/11 HR/47 RBI), LF Rich Osolinsky (.292 BA/10 HR/37 RBI) and RF Glenn Armstrong (.274 BA/13 HR/36 RBI)... Many baseball experts think Cape Coral can whip Turon this year.

Southport Sun Sox (40-33)

Southport has been a surprisingly strong challenger this season, currently third and just one game behind the two co-leaders... Charley Oscar has done wonders with a little bit of hitting and a little bit of pitching... All-Star pitcher Neil Howell gets most of the credit with an impressive 12-6 record with a fine 2.21 ERA... at the plate it has been 3B Buddy Petrisko (.333 BA/7 HR/32 RBI), RF Big Stick Takala (.263 BA/15 HR/42 RBI) and C Ralph Norbury (.315 BA/12 HR/32 RBI)... the Sun Sox also handle the gloves well with a .976 FA.

Summerland Sunsets (38-35)

Skipper Will Hackett has gotten exceptional work out of his pitching corps this year with a strong 3.05 team ERA (3rd) sparked by All-Star Denny Coulon (10-7 2.13), Pat Dreux (8-7 2.59) and Ken Olson (9-6 3.52)... closer Frank Gerber (4-2 3.32) has carded 10 saves, too... Not much offense in the Sunsets batting order... Hackett's top producers are CF Jim Garrison (.250 BA/17 HR/47 RBI) and 2B Don Hanks (.286 BA/8 HR/42 RBI)... still good pitching can carry a team a long way.

Arroyo Grande Suns (35-38)

It's been a decent year for the Arroyo Grande Suns, who are staying close with an abundance of hitting... They trail the co-leaders by 6 games and are tied with Ginza for fifth in the TU South... The Suns are fourth in homers, runs and batting average... As a team they are hitting .281 with 93 home runs, paced by All-Star RF Buddy Bechtel (.320 BA/21 HR/55 RBI/47 R), 1B Sherm Miles (.283 BA/17 HR/53 RBI/40 R) and All-Star SS Andy Pearson (.317 BA/11 HR/41 RBI/43 R)... Not noted for its pitching, Arroyo Grande does possess a good one in second-year man Ernie Mathews (10-5 3.08)... Capet Stadium is a small bandbox with some very short fences... the Suns will vie with Southport for 4th place.

Ginza Ninjas (35-38)

Manager Huroko Uchiyama just has an average club in Ginza and will not challenge the big boys this season... the Ninjas do have two steady veteran starters in Joji Azuma (7-7 3.88) and Carl Trebek (9-9 3.73), neither of which are having a strong year... Uchiyama's top bats are CF Chazzie Lonbardo (.338 BA/10 HR/39 RBI/37 R) and standout All-Star C Crash Davis (.296 BA/15 HR/40 RBI/39 R)... Ginza will probably wind up in sixth place in the standings.

Colchester (27-46), who finished second last year, has been terrible this season at the plate... everyone is having an off-year at the same time... San Alejo (25-48) is super bad, too... the Montaneros are hitting a very weak .224 (32nd) for the team batting average.

09-14-2010, 10:34 PM	#1972
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2015 Tycobbian South Mid-Season Recap TU South Rivals Turon And Cape Coral Tied At Mid-Season Two old rivals Turon and Cape Coral are all knotted up and even in the Tycobbian South at the mid-season All-Star break, but they do have two ball clubs very close on their coattails. The upstart Southport Sun Sox are third, but only one game behind them... Summerland is in the fourth spot in the standings and just 3 games off the pace. The Arroyo Grande Suns and the Ginza Ninjas are tied for fifth and are 6 games out. Turon Typhoons (41-32) The Turon Typhoons are an IPA dynasty with 3 Pro Cups in its 14-year history and 7 pennants in the last 9 seasons... Manager Whitey Richburn has good hitting and good pitching, but very poor defense and a weak closer... Turon's fielding percentage is only .962, the worst in the IPA... these could be the deciding factors this year in the race with Cape Coral... the Hurricanes are excellent with the gloves with a .978 FA and a 2.95 ERA (5th) in the relief corps... In the bullpen Turon's closer Merle Studebaker (2-3 4.73) has really struggled this season... Richburn's big pluses are elite starter All-Star Nicky Engstrom, who has won 20 games in each of his 5 IPA seasons... Engstrom is 11-6 on the year with a super 1.86 ERA... James Stuart (9-5 2.93), his number two starter... superstar All-Star 1B Clyde Kingsford with a .357 BA, 23 HRs, 63 RBIs and 53 runs... and his fine CF Mac McCurnan (.278 BA/11 HR/42 RBI/49 R). Cape Coral Hurricanes (41-32) Huggy Miller has Cape Coral back on track after a down year when they slipped to fifth place last year... Rookie starter Ray Salisbury (11-4 3.30) and journeyman starter Chris Van Heusen (8-2 3.41) have led the revival... ace Cody Burg (8-7 2.89) has been hot and cold this season... Miller needs him to pitch like his old self to top Turon this year... Bobby Maas (3-6 2.73) is still in the bullpen and has racked up 16 saves so far... The 'Canes offense is only so-so with CF Derek Ryckman (.256 BA/11 HR/47 RBI), LF Rich Osolinsky (.292 BA/10 HR/37 RBI) and RF Glenn Armstrong (.274 BA/13 HR/36 RBI)... Many baseball experts think Cape Coral can whip Turon this year. Southport Sun Sox (40-33) Southport has been a surprisingly strong challenger this season, currently third and just one game behind the two co-leaders... Charley Oscar has done wonders with a little bit of hitting and a little bit of pitching... All-Star pitcher Neil Howell gets most of the credit with an impressive 12-6 record with a fine 2.21 ERA... at the plate it has been 3B Buddy Petrisko (.333 BA/7 HR/32 RBI), RF Big Stick Takala (.263 BA/15 HR/42 RBI) and C Ralph Norbury (.315 BA/12 HR/32 RBI)... the Sun Sox also handle the gloves well with a .976 FA. Summerland Sunsets (38-35) Skipper Will Hackett has gotten exceptional work out of his pitching corps this year with a strong 3.05 team ERA (3rd) sparked by All-Star Denny Coulon (10-7 2.13), Pat Dreux (8-7 2.59) and Ken Olson (9-6 3.52)... closer Frank Gerber (4-2 3.32) has carded 10 saves, too... Not much offense in the Sunsets batting order... Hackett's top producers are CF Jim Garrison (.250 BA/17 HR/47 RBI) and 2B Don Hanks (.286 BA/8 HR/42 RBI)... still good pitching can carry a team a long way. Arroyo Grande Suns (35-38) It's been a decent year for the Arroyo Grande Suns, who are staying close with an abundance of hitting... They trail the co-leaders by 6 games and are tied with Ginza for fifth in the TU South... The Suns are fourth in homers, runs and batting average... As a team they are hitting .281 with 93 home runs, paced by All-Star RF Buddy Bechtel (.320 BA/21 HR/55 RBI/47 R), 1B Sherm Miles (.283 BA/17 HR/53 RBI/40 R) and All-Star SS Andy Pearson (.317 BA/11 HR/41 RBI/43 R)... Not noted for its pitching, Arroyo Grande does possess a good one in second-year man Ernie Mathews (10-5 3.08)... Capet Stadium is a small bandbox with some very short fences... the Suns will vie with Southport for 4th place. Ginza Ninjas (35-38) Manager Huroko Uchiyama just has an average club in Ginza and will not challenge the big boys this season... the Ninjas do have two steady veteran starters in Joji Azuma (7-7 3.88) and Carl Trebek (9-9 3.73), neither of which are having a strong year... Uchiyama's top bats are CF Chazzie Lonbardo (.338 BA/10 HR/39 RBI/37 R) and standout All-Star C Crash Davis (.296 BA/15 HR/40 RBI/39 R)... Ginza will probably wind up in sixth place in the standings. Colchester (27-46), who finished second last year, has been terrible this season at the plate... everyone is having an off-year at the same time... San Alejo (25-48) is super bad, too... the Montaneros are hitting a very weak .224 (32nd) for the team batting average. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-24-2010 at 04:52 PM.