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Eugene Church · 09-15-2010, 06:13 PM

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2015 Tycobbian East Mid-Season Recap

Ozarka Terrorizes TU East, Up By 7 Games
What a difference a gifted rookie or two can make in a team. Just ask Ozarka, who have had a massive influx of newcomers. The Naturals added 5 rookies this season and they have shot to the top of the Tycobbian East and have raged through the first half, building up a 7-game lead over the second place Tuckanarra Blue Jays. No team in IPA history has ever added this many talented and productive rookies. The Nats are making shambles of the pennant race with third place Red Bluff 14 games back and fourth place High Mesa 15 games behind.

Ozarka Naturals (51-22)

Ozarka was a good ball club last year. They have been a great team this season with an IPA-leading 51 victories at the All-Star Game... Rookie starters All-Star Benny Osterman (11-5 2.33) and Wayne Gates (11-3 3.38), along with vets Eddie Roberts (9-3 3.29) and Dennis Purcell (6-2 3.23) give Joe Mac Carney one of the best rotations in the IPA... He also has a very good closer in Wayne Haren (5-3 1.98)... But it doesn't end there, the Nats added three super rooks to the batting order: 1B Benny Rousseau (.340 BA/19 HR/59 RBI/42 R), 3B Andre Dumas (.330 BA/18 HR/55 RBI/49 R) and C Frank Kiffin (.301 BA/7 HR/27 RBI/50 R)... coupled with a line-up that includes All-Star 2B Todd Chadwick (.340 BA/9 HR/34 RBI/44 R). And if that wasn't enough, Carney's club is one of the best fielding teams in the league with a .977 FA. Even Tuckanarra as good as they are can't compete with such a talent glut.

Tuckanarra Blue Jays (44-29)

Tuckanarra is having a strong season, but it pales when compared to Ozarka... Manager Lefty Stevens has three veterans in his starting rotation: Roy Spence (12-2 2.62), All-Star Titus Bristow (10-8 2.50) and Yuka Nawajuk (8-6 3.24), which would be good enough in most years to take the TU East title... Add in a strong bullpen headed by All-Star Stephen Eubarinja (1-0 0.39) with 15 saves... The Blue Jays hit well with a .267 BA (10th) and field well with a .978 FA (2nd-tied)... Tuckanarra's top bats are 1B Erik Vayda (.294 BA/6 HR/52 RBI/45 R), RF Danny Redd (.308 BA/11 HR/50 RBI/50 R) and All-Star SS Rocky Fuqua (.296 BA/9 HR/44 RBI/48 R)... the Blue Jays only hope to catch Ozarka is if the rookies fade in the pressure of the long season and pennant race.

Red Bluff Red Sox (37-36)

The Red Bluff Red Sox have the hitting to compete, but simply are too pitching poor to challenge... Mack Connery's crew just can't score enough to overcome the bad pitching, but they try... All-Star 1B Tommy Klegg (.305 BA/22 HR/75 RBI/55 R) is having a tremendous year and is helped out by All-Star CF Kris Grabowski (.353 BA/11 HR/38 RBI/31 R), LF Bryan Wessels (.305 BA/11 HR/37 RBI/42 R) and SS Jose Aguilar (.314 BA/7 HR/28 RBI/50 R)... vet John Dougherty (8-9 2.99) still does a good job on the hill at age 37 and could go over the 200-victory milestone this season... Dougherty is 192-164 in his 14 seasons... the Red Sox will be battling High Mesa and Midway for third place.

High Mesa Cowboys (36-37)

Despite a high-powered offense, High Mesa is below .500 and 15 games off the pace with no chance to win the pennant this year... but Frisky Franks has one great player in All-Star 1B Jack Elliott, who is still blistering the pitchers for a third consecutive season with a .352 mark, 27 roundtrippers, 74 RBIs and 63 runs scored... and he has plenty of help from SS Wild Deer Etchimin (.318 BA/15 HR/49 RBI/43 R), RF Darrel Alston (.297 BA/15 HR/43 RBI/47 R), CF Danny Nash (.336 BA/5 HR/21 RBI/45 R) and 2B Ed Albrecht (.293 BA/12 HR/30 RBI/50 R)... on the mound Cowboy starters Frankie Welch (9-6 3.72) and Johnny Falcon (9-7 4.25) do a pretty fair job considering they have to play in such a small venue that really favors the batters.

South Fork Stallions (35-38)

Duroche "Lips" Leon's team doesn't hit very well, pitch very well or field very well... sixth place looks like the most likely finish... the Stallions top pitchers are starter Ernie Hostetler (8-7 2.90) and closer Woody Price (5-2 1.50)... top batter is 9-year vet CF Robby Michael (.326 BA/9 HR/32 RBI/36 R).

Midway Wolves (34-39)

The defending TU East champion Midway Wolves have taken a nose-dive down to sixth place, 17 games out of first... Too many players are not playing like they did last year... pitching is down and batting is down... Motega Wolf (8-6 2.75) is still the ace and pitching a little better than last year when he won 20 games, but Wolf is the only dependable starter manager Cochise Chandler has... His bullpen has gone to pot, too, with a 4.58 ERA (26th)... 24-year-old All-Star CF Johnny Lee (.303 BA/14 HR/46 RBI/41 R) is still Midway's stud player... RF Lou Sturge has 20 homers and 42 RBIs, but only a .240 BA... 1B Gerry Jordan is batting .292 with 14 home runs and 32 runs batted in... LF Dylan Stevenson has gone deep 16 times, but is hitting only .247... the Wolves need a second-half turnaround from 3 or 4 players for the club to climb higher in the standings.

Perennial also-rans, the Hillsboro Blazers (30-43) and East Point Panthers (27-46), will just play out the season and hope to stay out of the cellar. But they do have some talented players. Hillsboro's best are pitchers Tom Edgar (9-5 2.99) and Ted Farentino (8-7 3.80), along with 1B Andy Jefferson (.296 BA/20 HR/44 RBI/36 R). East Point's top performers are All-Star 2B Jesse Goodwin (.286 BA/20 HR/48 RBI/53 R) and LF Joey Olson (.305 BA/8 HR/44 RBI/38 R).

09-15-2010, 06:13 PM	#1974
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times 2015 Tycobbian East Mid-Season Recap Ozarka Terrorizes TU East, Up By 7 Games What a difference a gifted rookie or two can make in a team. Just ask Ozarka, who have had a massive influx of newcomers. The Naturals added 5 rookies this season and they have shot to the top of the Tycobbian East and have raged through the first half, building up a 7-game lead over the second place Tuckanarra Blue Jays. No team in IPA history has ever added this many talented and productive rookies. The Nats are making shambles of the pennant race with third place Red Bluff 14 games back and fourth place High Mesa 15 games behind. Ozarka Naturals (51-22) Ozarka was a good ball club last year. They have been a great team this season with an IPA-leading 51 victories at the All-Star Game... Rookie starters All-Star Benny Osterman (11-5 2.33) and Wayne Gates (11-3 3.38), along with vets Eddie Roberts (9-3 3.29) and Dennis Purcell (6-2 3.23) give Joe Mac Carney one of the best rotations in the IPA... He also has a very good closer in Wayne Haren (5-3 1.98)... But it doesn't end there, the Nats added three super rooks to the batting order: 1B Benny Rousseau (.340 BA/19 HR/59 RBI/42 R), 3B Andre Dumas (.330 BA/18 HR/55 RBI/49 R) and C Frank Kiffin (.301 BA/7 HR/27 RBI/50 R)... coupled with a line-up that includes All-Star 2B Todd Chadwick (.340 BA/9 HR/34 RBI/44 R). And if that wasn't enough, Carney's club is one of the best fielding teams in the league with a .977 FA. Even Tuckanarra as good as they are can't compete with such a talent glut. Tuckanarra Blue Jays (44-29) Tuckanarra is having a strong season, but it pales when compared to Ozarka... Manager Lefty Stevens has three veterans in his starting rotation: Roy Spence (12-2 2.62), All-Star Titus Bristow (10-8 2.50) and Yuka Nawajuk (8-6 3.24), which would be good enough in most years to take the TU East title... Add in a strong bullpen headed by All-Star Stephen Eubarinja (1-0 0.39) with 15 saves... The Blue Jays hit well with a .267 BA (10th) and field well with a .978 FA (2nd-tied)... Tuckanarra's top bats are 1B Erik Vayda (.294 BA/6 HR/52 RBI/45 R), RF Danny Redd (.308 BA/11 HR/50 RBI/50 R) and All-Star SS Rocky Fuqua (.296 BA/9 HR/44 RBI/48 R)... the Blue Jays only hope to catch Ozarka is if the rookies fade in the pressure of the long season and pennant race. Red Bluff Red Sox (37-36) The Red Bluff Red Sox have the hitting to compete, but simply are too pitching poor to challenge... Mack Connery's crew just can't score enough to overcome the bad pitching, but they try... All-Star 1B Tommy Klegg (.305 BA/22 HR/75 RBI/55 R) is having a tremendous year and is helped out by All-Star CF Kris Grabowski (.353 BA/11 HR/38 RBI/31 R), LF Bryan Wessels (.305 BA/11 HR/37 RBI/42 R) and SS Jose Aguilar (.314 BA/7 HR/28 RBI/50 R)... vet John Dougherty (8-9 2.99) still does a good job on the hill at age 37 and could go over the 200-victory milestone this season... Dougherty is 192-164 in his 14 seasons... the Red Sox will be battling High Mesa and Midway for third place. High Mesa Cowboys (36-37) Despite a high-powered offense, High Mesa is below .500 and 15 games off the pace with no chance to win the pennant this year... but Frisky Franks has one great player in All-Star 1B Jack Elliott, who is still blistering the pitchers for a third consecutive season with a .352 mark, 27 roundtrippers, 74 RBIs and 63 runs scored... and he has plenty of help from SS Wild Deer Etchimin (.318 BA/15 HR/49 RBI/43 R), RF Darrel Alston (.297 BA/15 HR/43 RBI/47 R), CF Danny Nash (.336 BA/5 HR/21 RBI/45 R) and 2B Ed Albrecht (.293 BA/12 HR/30 RBI/50 R)... on the mound Cowboy starters Frankie Welch (9-6 3.72) and Johnny Falcon (9-7 4.25) do a pretty fair job considering they have to play in such a small venue that really favors the batters. South Fork Stallions (35-38) Duroche "Lips" Leon's team doesn't hit very well, pitch very well or field very well... sixth place looks like the most likely finish... the Stallions top pitchers are starter Ernie Hostetler (8-7 2.90) and closer Woody Price (5-2 1.50)... top batter is 9-year vet CF Robby Michael (.326 BA/9 HR/32 RBI/36 R). Midway Wolves (34-39) The defending TU East champion Midway Wolves have taken a nose-dive down to sixth place, 17 games out of first... Too many players are not playing like they did last year... pitching is down and batting is down... Motega Wolf (8-6 2.75) is still the ace and pitching a little better than last year when he won 20 games, but Wolf is the only dependable starter manager Cochise Chandler has... His bullpen has gone to pot, too, with a 4.58 ERA (26th)... 24-year-old All-Star CF Johnny Lee (.303 BA/14 HR/46 RBI/41 R) is still Midway's stud player... RF Lou Sturge has 20 homers and 42 RBIs, but only a .240 BA... 1B Gerry Jordan is batting .292 with 14 home runs and 32 runs batted in... LF Dylan Stevenson has gone deep 16 times, but is hitting only .247... the Wolves need a second-half turnaround from 3 or 4 players for the club to climb higher in the standings. Perennial also-rans, the Hillsboro Blazers (30-43) and East Point Panthers (27-46), will just play out the season and hope to stay out of the cellar. But they do have some talented players. Hillsboro's best are pitchers Tom Edgar (9-5 2.99) and Ted Farentino (8-7 3.80), along with 1B Andy Jefferson (.296 BA/20 HR/44 RBI/36 R). East Point's top performers are All-Star 2B Jesse Goodwin (.286 BA/20 HR/48 RBI/53 R) and LF Joey Olson (.305 BA/8 HR/44 RBI/38 R). Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-16-2010 at 02:11 AM.