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Eugene Church · 11-09-2010, 12:43 AM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

2017 Tycobbian East Mid-Season Recap

Ozarka On Top In Tight TU East
Playing in one of the strongest divisions in the IPA, the Ozarka Naturals have quite a challenge this season in the Tycobbian East from quite a few teams. The Nats squeezed out a game lead over second place South Fork at All-Star time. Tuckanarra is third, just 2 games out with Midway fourth and 5 games off the pace. High Mesa is in the fifth spot and trails by 7 games, followed by number six Hillsboro, 8 games back. The seventh spot belongs to the Red Bluff Red Sox, who are 10 games behind and the East Point Panthers are in the basement, behind by 18 games .

Ozarka (47-26) is itching to win its third consecutive TU East flag and get back to the Pro Cup playoffs, but this time around the Nats have some stiff competition from 5 teams... manager Joe Mac Carney has a standout club again this year with great hitting and solid pitching... the Naturals are pounding the ball at a .287 clip (1st), are second in scoring, third in homers with 92 and possess a 3.42 ERA (4th)... he has an outstanding group of starters, led by All-Star Benny Osterman (15-3 2.51), Eddie Roberts (10-3 3.59) and Wayne Gates (9-3 3.36)... Ozarka has the hitters, too, with All-Star 3B Andre Dumas (.315/18 HR), C Frank Kiffen (.364/3 HR) and RF Ken Mayberry (.325/3 HR)... the Nats are one of the top teams in the IPA and are the favorite to take this year's TU East crown.

The South Fork Stallions (46-27) are right on the tail of the Nats, separated by only a game... Duroche "Lips" Leon features three impressive starters in All-Star Sean Swensen (12-6 1.96), All-Star Blackie Terranova (13-4 2.40) and Jason Graham (10-6 3.36)... the Stallions has another All-Star chucker in the bullpen... Woody Price (3-3) has saved 17 games with a splendid 1.61 ERA... South Fork is batting .267 (11th), but can't compete with Ozarka's power and scoring... Leon's best bats are CF Robby Michael (.386/9 HR), who leads the entire IPA in batting average and is headed for a career year... 1B Joe Peters (.293) is the power man with 14 roundtrippers... the Stallions need a fourth starter to seriously contend with Ozarka.

The Blue Jays are back... Tuckanarra (45-28) slipped to seventh last year, but have climbed back near the top with super pitching, just 2 games off the lead... the Blue Jays are the best in the TU with a sensational 2.99 team ERA... Carlton "Lefty" Stevens has a formidable rotation with Titus Bristow (7-6 2.18), Yuka Nawajuk (9-5 2.96) and Roy Spence (7-4 2.85), all sporting ERAs under 3.00... Billy Boy Hawks (3-1 2.00) has just been added as the number four man in the rotation... offense is Stevens' biggest worry... Tuckanarra has little power with only 48 homers (30th), but has a respectable .262 BA (15th)... the Blue Jays best batters are All-Star RF Danny Redd (.348/8 HR) and CF Dan Hill (.272/16 HR)... another bat or two would do wonders for Tuckanarra in the pennant chase.

The Midway Wolves (42-31) are running a strong fourth and are within 5 games of first... manager Cochise Chandler's club is hitting .268 (10th) with 93 home runs (3rd) and is fourth in scoring runs... pitching is his weak point with a poor 4.23 team ERA, but Motega Wolf (15-2 2.40) is having a superlative year... at the plate the Wolves are paced by All-Star CF Johnny Lee (.317/18 HR), SS Rob Gigler (.335/11 HR) and 3B Gerry Jordan (.284/10 HR)... Midway doesn't have the talent to challenge Ozarka, South Fork and Tuckanarra... fourth place might be the best the Wolves can do.

The fifth-place High Mesa Cowboys (40-33) always have good hitting, but this season Frisky Franks has improved pitching with a 3.76 team ERA (14th)... in fact, it's the best the Cowpokes have ever had... leading the way is a 20-year-old southpaw Scotty Snyder (8-4 2.83) and veteran Frank Walsh (8-7 3.62)... Usually the Cowboys win the pennant when they post a team ERA under 4.00 in the tiny Queen Ranch Stadium... there's no worry offensively... High Mesa is batting .275 (5th) with 108 home runs (1st) and third in scoring... All-Star 1B Jack Elliott (.365/28 HR) is the premier hitting star in the IPA and he is helped by RF Darrel Alston (.307/21 HR), 2B Wild Deer Etchimin (.299/14 HR) and SS Stephen Andrews (.316/4 HR).

New skipper Rawhide Marshall has got the Hillsboro Blazers (39-34) playing the best ball they have ever played... much-improved pitching is the key... the sixth-place Blazers mound corps are headed by starters Pat Buettner (9-7 3.09), Tom Edgar (7-6 2.68) and Yank Yoland (8-7 3.52)... with a lot of help from closer Randy Love (2-2) with 14 saves and a strong 2.42 ERA... however, Hillsboro is hitting only .245 (28th), but has 80 homers (8th)... scoring runs is a problem for Marshall... his only reliable bats are 1B Andy Jefferson (.275/17 HR) and CF Bob Graham (.289/5 HR).

It shows you the strength of a division when the seventh-place club is one game over .500 mark... the Red Bluff Red Sox (37-36) also have a new skipper in Bucky Frizzell, who played five seasons with the team in the early years of the IPA... the Red Sox do it with the bats with a .275 batting average (4th) and 85 roundtrippers (6th)... they are tied for 9th in scoring runs... but Red Bluff is hopeless on the hill with a 4.51 team ERA (28th)... All-Star rookie RF Ron van Riebe (.341/13 HR) and super 13-year vet Tommy Klegg (.264/24 HR) lead the attack... durable veterans John Dougherty (9-8 3.80) and Grady Daggs (8-7 3.73) head up the mound staff... the Red Sox do handle defense well with a terrific .984 FA, the best in the IPA.

The East Point Panthers (29-44) haven't had a winning season since 2008... and it's not likely new manager Rex Sokolov will change that this year... the Panthers are deep in the cellar and are 18 games behind leading Ozarka... East Point can't hit or pitch... the Panthers carry a .252 BA (25th), have 54 homers (28th-tied) and don't score many runs (21st)... and the pitching is terrible with a 5.06 team ERA (32nd)... CF Sozi Akiyama (.280/8 HR) and 1B Gil Rayfor (.317/1 HR) are the Panthers most productive hitters... and Bingo Long (6-9 4.17) is the top pitcher.

11-09-2010, 12:43 AM	#2105
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2017 Tycobbian East Mid-Season Recap Ozarka On Top In Tight TU East Playing in one of the strongest divisions in the IPA, the Ozarka Naturals have quite a challenge this season in the Tycobbian East from quite a few teams. The Nats squeezed out a game lead over second place South Fork at All-Star time. Tuckanarra is third, just 2 games out with Midway fourth and 5 games off the pace. High Mesa is in the fifth spot and trails by 7 games, followed by number six Hillsboro, 8 games back. The seventh spot belongs to the Red Bluff Red Sox, who are 10 games behind and the East Point Panthers are in the basement, behind by 18 games . Ozarka (47-26) is itching to win its third consecutive TU East flag and get back to the Pro Cup playoffs, but this time around the Nats have some stiff competition from 5 teams... manager Joe Mac Carney has a standout club again this year with great hitting and solid pitching... the Naturals are pounding the ball at a .287 clip (1st), are second in scoring, third in homers with 92 and possess a 3.42 ERA (4th)... he has an outstanding group of starters, led by All-Star Benny Osterman (15-3 2.51), Eddie Roberts (10-3 3.59) and Wayne Gates (9-3 3.36)... Ozarka has the hitters, too, with All-Star 3B Andre Dumas (.315/18 HR), C Frank Kiffen (.364/3 HR) and RF Ken Mayberry (.325/3 HR)... the Nats are one of the top teams in the IPA and are the favorite to take this year's TU East crown. The South Fork Stallions (46-27) are right on the tail of the Nats, separated by only a game... Duroche "Lips" Leon features three impressive starters in All-Star Sean Swensen (12-6 1.96), All-Star Blackie Terranova (13-4 2.40) and Jason Graham (10-6 3.36)... the Stallions has another All-Star chucker in the bullpen... Woody Price (3-3) has saved 17 games with a splendid 1.61 ERA... South Fork is batting .267 (11th), but can't compete with Ozarka's power and scoring... Leon's best bats are CF Robby Michael (.386/9 HR), who leads the entire IPA in batting average and is headed for a career year... 1B Joe Peters (.293) is the power man with 14 roundtrippers... the Stallions need a fourth starter to seriously contend with Ozarka. The Blue Jays are back... Tuckanarra (45-28) slipped to seventh last year, but have climbed back near the top with super pitching, just 2 games off the lead... the Blue Jays are the best in the TU with a sensational 2.99 team ERA... Carlton "Lefty" Stevens has a formidable rotation with Titus Bristow (7-6 2.18), Yuka Nawajuk (9-5 2.96) and Roy Spence (7-4 2.85), all sporting ERAs under 3.00... Billy Boy Hawks (3-1 2.00) has just been added as the number four man in the rotation... offense is Stevens' biggest worry... Tuckanarra has little power with only 48 homers (30th), but has a respectable .262 BA (15th)... the Blue Jays best batters are All-Star RF Danny Redd (.348/8 HR) and CF Dan Hill (.272/16 HR)... another bat or two would do wonders for Tuckanarra in the pennant chase. The Midway Wolves (42-31) are running a strong fourth and are within 5 games of first... manager Cochise Chandler's club is hitting .268 (10th) with 93 home runs (3rd) and is fourth in scoring runs... pitching is his weak point with a poor 4.23 team ERA, but Motega Wolf (15-2 2.40) is having a superlative year... at the plate the Wolves are paced by All-Star CF Johnny Lee (.317/18 HR), SS Rob Gigler (.335/11 HR) and 3B Gerry Jordan (.284/10 HR)... Midway doesn't have the talent to challenge Ozarka, South Fork and Tuckanarra... fourth place might be the best the Wolves can do. The fifth-place High Mesa Cowboys (40-33) always have good hitting, but this season Frisky Franks has improved pitching with a 3.76 team ERA (14th)... in fact, it's the best the Cowpokes have ever had... leading the way is a 20-year-old southpaw Scotty Snyder (8-4 2.83) and veteran Frank Walsh (8-7 3.62)... Usually the Cowboys win the pennant when they post a team ERA under 4.00 in the tiny Queen Ranch Stadium... there's no worry offensively... High Mesa is batting .275 (5th) with 108 home runs (1st) and third in scoring... All-Star 1B Jack Elliott (.365/28 HR) is the premier hitting star in the IPA and he is helped by RF Darrel Alston (.307/21 HR), 2B Wild Deer Etchimin (.299/14 HR) and SS Stephen Andrews (.316/4 HR). New skipper Rawhide Marshall has got the Hillsboro Blazers (39-34) playing the best ball they have ever played... much-improved pitching is the key... the sixth-place Blazers mound corps are headed by starters Pat Buettner (9-7 3.09), Tom Edgar (7-6 2.68) and Yank Yoland (8-7 3.52)... with a lot of help from closer Randy Love (2-2) with 14 saves and a strong 2.42 ERA... however, Hillsboro is hitting only .245 (28th), but has 80 homers (8th)... scoring runs is a problem for Marshall... his only reliable bats are 1B Andy Jefferson (.275/17 HR) and CF Bob Graham (.289/5 HR). It shows you the strength of a division when the seventh-place club is one game over .500 mark... the Red Bluff Red Sox (37-36) also have a new skipper in Bucky Frizzell, who played five seasons with the team in the early years of the IPA... the Red Sox do it with the bats with a .275 batting average (4th) and 85 roundtrippers (6th)... they are tied for 9th in scoring runs... but Red Bluff is hopeless on the hill with a 4.51 team ERA (28th)... All-Star rookie RF Ron van Riebe (.341/13 HR) and super 13-year vet Tommy Klegg (.264/24 HR) lead the attack... durable veterans John Dougherty (9-8 3.80) and Grady Daggs (8-7 3.73) head up the mound staff... the Red Sox do handle defense well with a terrific .984 FA, the best in the IPA. The East Point Panthers (29-44) haven't had a winning season since 2008... and it's not likely new manager Rex Sokolov will change that this year... the Panthers are deep in the cellar and are 18 games behind leading Ozarka... East Point can't hit or pitch... the Panthers carry a .252 BA (25th), have 54 homers (28th-tied) and don't score many runs (21st)... and the pitching is terrible with a 5.06 team ERA (32nd)... CF Sozi Akiyama (.280/8 HR) and 1B Gil Rayfor (.317/1 HR) are the Panthers most productive hitters... and Bingo Long (6-9 4.17) is the top pitcher. Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-09-2010 at 12:54 AM.