OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS)

Eugene Church · 12-02-2010, 10:40 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 17, 2018

2018 Ruthlandian North Final Recap

Ancona Take RU North Flag
The Ancona Red Elephants held off Far Mountain, Taranto and defending division champ Valmara to garner the club's second Ruthlandian North pennant, the first time in 11 years that has occurred... the Ranford Bulls, the halfway leader, folded in the second half and wound up fifth, a distant 11 games off the pace... Kilkenny, LaGrange and Glasco finished at the bottom.

Ancona's Manny Mickens has two quality starters and a line-up with good punch... the Red Elephants top twirlers are Clete Dukas (20-12 3.01) and Nikon Maragos (17-15 3.75)... at the plate LF Kenny Willard (.331/28/82/107), RF Louie DiMucci (.298/30/95/96), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.288/18/56/102) and 2B Phil Aston (.267/19/104/90) lead the way... Ancona is not expected to get past RU powerhouses Eastshore and Rocky Rapids in the Pro Cup playoffs. Mickens just doesn't have the horses.

Far Mountain and Taranto deadlocked for the runner-up spot to Ancona and trailed by 5 games... The once-powerful Far Mountain Redhawks don't have the pitching they had in the glory years of 2009 through 2014 when Boomerang Hines and Robby Kelly led them to 3 Pro Cup titles and 6 successive RU North flags... Hines retired near his peak after a great season in 2014, but 41-year-old Kelly is a pale shade of himself compared to his prime... Alex Groveland's best pitchers are Woody Crawford (17-11 3.45) and Bryan Frazier (18-12 3.95)... the Redhawks still have IPA great Don Nichols at SS... at 37 Nichols had a great season with a .354 BA, 24 HR, 100 RBI and 117 runs scored... budding star 3B Mackie McAllister hit 32 homers, batted .290, drove in 114 and scored 98 times... long-time CF Phil Stewart had a good season with a .297 mark and 96 runs scored... LF Tony Tanaka (.262/12/52/113) continues to score runs and steal bases, but didn't hit especially well.

Tommaso Lazzorda's Taranto Tars have declined on the hill in the last several years and no longer are the force they once were... the Tars still have an overpowering line-up and can put runs on the scoreboard, but they can't get anybody out... RF Augie Marshall (.305/29/107/88) and LF Arnie Kennedy (.307/16/87/87) are still around and in their primes, but neither put up the huge numbers of the the past... pitching has always been Taranto's nemesis... Lazzorda only has two decent arms in vets Vito Incardona (18-11 4.52) and Anthony Zinacola (14-11 4.13).

Jet Kazmarek and his Valmara Vipers won the pennant last year, but fell back to fourth place this year, 7 games out... the V's have two quality starters in Tad Janicki (18-17 3.21) and Vanya Vasylenko (16-17 3.51)... and an outstanding closer in Frank Favazzo (6-5) with 29 saves and a fine 1.95 ERA... at bat LF Lou Gdowski (.312/26/99/98) topped the club with help from SS Tyler Ferguson (.324/4/59/91).

Ranford ran a fine race under new manager Rick Fargnoli, but slumped in the second half... Fargnoli had the Bulls in first place at the All-Star break, but dipped to fifth at season's end, 11 games behind leading Ancona... Scotty Simmons was the ace of the mound staff with an 18-14 mark and a solid 3.00 ERA... closer Neil Walton (5-6) had an impressive year with 33 saves and a strong 2.53 ERA... 3B Vic Scalzi was the Bulls only bat with a .292 BA, 30 HR, 91 RBI and 98 runs.

The sixth-place Kilkenny Cats wound up 20 games back and were never in the chase... manager Kieran McKenna's top talents are Sidney McFarland with a 16-18 record, but he boasted an excellent 2.81 ERA... 24-year-old closer Doug Foster was 0-4, but chalked up 32 saves with a superlative 1.92 ERA... CF Kevin McPhail (.289/8/106) and LF Robby Campbell (.310/29/88) supplied most of the Cats offense.

Seventh place went to the LaGrange Sports under Otto Kronvath... the Sports were 27 games out... 41-year-old icon LF Quincy Peterson was the team's MVP with 25 homers, 90 runs and 75 RBIs, while batting at a .287 clip.

In the RU North cellar were the Glasco Athletics with Ike Plunkett at the helm... the A's finished 29 games behind pennant-winning Ancona... top player was closer Jack Hatcher, who compiled a 9-5 record and saved 16 games with a fine 2.85 ERA... SS Lee Sullivan (.287/25/86/84) had another solid season with help from vet 1B Wayne Harris, who homered 29 times, drove in 93 and scored 91, but batted only .251 for average.

12-02-2010, 10:40 PM	#2159
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,929	The Islandian Times Monday, September 17, 2018 2018 Ruthlandian North Final Recap Ancona Take RU North Flag The Ancona Red Elephants held off Far Mountain, Taranto and defending division champ Valmara to garner the club's second Ruthlandian North pennant, the first time in 11 years that has occurred... the Ranford Bulls, the halfway leader, folded in the second half and wound up fifth, a distant 11 games off the pace... Kilkenny, LaGrange and Glasco finished at the bottom. Ancona's Manny Mickens has two quality starters and a line-up with good punch... the Red Elephants top twirlers are Clete Dukas (20-12 3.01) and Nikon Maragos (17-15 3.75)... at the plate LF Kenny Willard (.331/28/82/107), RF Louie DiMucci (.298/30/95/96), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.288/18/56/102) and 2B Phil Aston (.267/19/104/90) lead the way... Ancona is not expected to get past RU powerhouses Eastshore and Rocky Rapids in the Pro Cup playoffs. Mickens just doesn't have the horses. Far Mountain and Taranto deadlocked for the runner-up spot to Ancona and trailed by 5 games... The once-powerful Far Mountain Redhawks don't have the pitching they had in the glory years of 2009 through 2014 when Boomerang Hines and Robby Kelly led them to 3 Pro Cup titles and 6 successive RU North flags... Hines retired near his peak after a great season in 2014, but 41-year-old Kelly is a pale shade of himself compared to his prime... Alex Groveland's best pitchers are Woody Crawford (17-11 3.45) and Bryan Frazier (18-12 3.95)... the Redhawks still have IPA great Don Nichols at SS... at 37 Nichols had a great season with a .354 BA, 24 HR, 100 RBI and 117 runs scored... budding star 3B Mackie McAllister hit 32 homers, batted .290, drove in 114 and scored 98 times... long-time CF Phil Stewart had a good season with a .297 mark and 96 runs scored... LF Tony Tanaka (.262/12/52/113) continues to score runs and steal bases, but didn't hit especially well. Tommaso Lazzorda's Taranto Tars have declined on the hill in the last several years and no longer are the force they once were... the Tars still have an overpowering line-up and can put runs on the scoreboard, but they can't get anybody out... RF Augie Marshall (.305/29/107/88) and LF Arnie Kennedy (.307/16/87/87) are still around and in their primes, but neither put up the huge numbers of the the past... pitching has always been Taranto's nemesis... Lazzorda only has two decent arms in vets Vito Incardona (18-11 4.52) and Anthony Zinacola (14-11 4.13). Jet Kazmarek and his Valmara Vipers won the pennant last year, but fell back to fourth place this year, 7 games out... the V's have two quality starters in Tad Janicki (18-17 3.21) and Vanya Vasylenko (16-17 3.51)... and an outstanding closer in Frank Favazzo (6-5) with 29 saves and a fine 1.95 ERA... at bat LF Lou Gdowski (.312/26/99/98) topped the club with help from SS Tyler Ferguson (.324/4/59/91). Ranford ran a fine race under new manager Rick Fargnoli, but slumped in the second half... Fargnoli had the Bulls in first place at the All-Star break, but dipped to fifth at season's end, 11 games behind leading Ancona... Scotty Simmons was the ace of the mound staff with an 18-14 mark and a solid 3.00 ERA... closer Neil Walton (5-6) had an impressive year with 33 saves and a strong 2.53 ERA... 3B Vic Scalzi was the Bulls only bat with a .292 BA, 30 HR, 91 RBI and 98 runs. The sixth-place Kilkenny Cats wound up 20 games back and were never in the chase... manager Kieran McKenna's top talents are Sidney McFarland with a 16-18 record, but he boasted an excellent 2.81 ERA... 24-year-old closer Doug Foster was 0-4, but chalked up 32 saves with a superlative 1.92 ERA... CF Kevin McPhail (.289/8/106) and LF Robby Campbell (.310/29/88) supplied most of the Cats offense. Seventh place went to the LaGrange Sports under Otto Kronvath... the Sports were 27 games out... 41-year-old icon LF Quincy Peterson was the team's MVP with 25 homers, 90 runs and 75 RBIs, while batting at a .287 clip. In the RU North cellar were the Glasco Athletics with Ike Plunkett at the helm... the A's finished 29 games behind pennant-winning Ancona... top player was closer Jack Hatcher, who compiled a 9-5 record and saved 16 games with a fine 2.85 ERA... SS Lee Sullivan (.287/25/86/84) had another solid season with help from vet 1B Wayne Harris, who homered 29 times, drove in 93 and scored 91, but batted only .251 for average. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-02-2010 at 10:58 PM.