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Eugene Church · 03-09-2011, 09:21 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 20, 2021

2021 Tycobbian East Final Recap

Ozarka Owns TU East, 7 Years In A Row
Hope always springs eternal - except in the Tycobbian East. Nobody hardly ever wins the pennant except the mighty Ozarka Naturals. The Nats nabbed their seventh straight TU East flag and the 10th in the last 12 years. They easily beat second place Red Bluff by 11 games, third place Midway by 13 games and were a whopping 32 games better than fourth place High Mesa.

Manager Joe Mac Carney and his Ozarka Naturals won 106 games this season and have run the show in the TU East for the last decade... the Nats have it all - excellent pitching with a 2.95 team ERA and excellent hitting with a .285 batting average, 158 homers (10th) and 815 runs (4th)... plus a sparkling .976 FA (4th-tied)... Carney has four 20-game winners with Benny Osterman (25-9 2.33), Eddie Roberts (23-8 3.18), Howard Hutch (20-8 2.46) and Yuka Nawajuk (21-13 3.35)... Ozarka has a solid bullpen, too, led by Josh Carpenter (2-4) with 32 saves and a 3.20 ERA... the Naturals have four .300 hitters in the batting order: 1B Benny Rousseau (.343/36 HR/114 RBI/104 R), 3B Andre Dumas (.310/45 HR/140 RBI/126 R), RF Ken Mayberry (.302/6 HR/35 RBI/88 R) and C Frank Kiffin (.301/16 HR/76 RBI)... Carney has led Ozarka to the Pro Cup finals five times and always came up empty... He thinks this is his best team... the Nats almost tied the IPA record for the most victories in a season, but came up one game short of the Colfax record 107-47 set in 2010... Arroyo Grande will be the biggest barrier for them to get by in the Tycobbian Union... all of the Ruthlandian challengers will be very worthy opponents should Ozarka get to the Pro Cup for a record sixth time.

The Red Bluff Red Sox had a wonderful season with a 95-59 mark and would have won most of the IPA divisions... Skipper Bucky Frizzell could compete with Ozarka with a .280 BA (2nd), 825 runs (2nd) and 145 homers (15th)... and on defense with a .979 FA (1st), but not on the hill... the Red Sox's team ERA was 3.57 (6th), not bad at all, but not in the elite class of Ozarka... leading the Red Bluff hit parade were 2B James Mack (.343/33 HR/134 RBI/110 R), 3B Jose Aguilar (.337/20 HR/84 RBI/114 R) and 1B Scotty Zasloff (.277/20 HR/96 RBI/97 R)... Frizzell's top pitchers were rookie Kris Kazlauskas (22-10 3.53), Eddie Lance (19-11 3.66), Paul Nelson (19-13 3.95) and Grady Daggs (15-15 3.81)... in the bullpen Rod Westfall (7-4) stood out with 34 saves and a brilliant 1.60 ERA.

With a 93-61 record manager Cochise Chandler could have won half of the divisions in the IPA... it was a very good year for the third place Midway Wolves... Chandler relied on good hitting (.262 BA/9th) and good starting pitching (3.39 ERA-3rd)... his bullpen was the weak link (4.49 ERA-30th)... batting leaders were 3B Rob Gigler (.306/23 HR/83 RBI/96 R), rookie RF Kyle Rigney (.299/22 HR/82 RBI/103 R), CF Johnny Lee (.282/18 HR/84 RBI/78 R)... Motega Wolf (19-14 2.68) was the ace of the staff with lots of help from rookie Bobby Dorignac (14-4 2.84), Dakota Dyami (19-8 3.32) and Joe Wolf Warner (18-10 3.48)... veteran closer Dom Vilaggio saved 37 games, but was only 3-6 record-wise with a high 3.78 ERA.

The High Mesa Cowboys are a lackluster fourth-place club, but manager Frisky Franks does possess some very fine talent... the remarkable 1B Jack Elliott had an astounding season... he hit for the Triple Crown for the second time in the last four years... Elliott topped the IRA with an unbelievable 65 home runs, .380 batting average and 156 RBIs... he also led the TU with 132 runs... Elliott broke his own home-run mark of 61, established in 2013... offense prevails in the small Queen Ranch Stadium with its close fences all-around... LF Dusty Tarleton (.300/32 HR/82 RBI), RF Jack Brown (.278/26 HR/57 RBI/111 R) and SS Stephen Andrews (.293/15 HR/80 RBI/83 R) also enjoyed good years... Ronald Ward was 17-16, but pitched very well in the tiny ball park with a strong 3.19 ERA... closer Pete Woods (2-3) excelled with 27 saves and a 2.56 ERA.

Duroche "Lips" Leon and the South Fork Stallions wound up a distant 34 games behind Ozarka in fifth place in the TU East... Blackie Terranova (18-16 2.90) and Stan Fullerton (20-8 3.75) were steady and consistent starters... however, it was the hitters who carried the Ponies... veteran star 1B Joe Peters (.335/33 HR/108 RBI/96 R) had his usual outstanding year... 2B Norris Nettles (.279/27 HR/97 RBI/102 R), LF Patric Giles (.269/30 HR/96 RBI/90 R) and RF Robby Michel (.288/11 HR/57 RBI/107 R) also chipped quite capably.

The East Point Panthers got a new manager Jesse Goodwin and the club moved up in the standings, rising up to sixth place... the Panthers snapped a 5-year stretch of finishing last, but still wound up 35 games out... East Point is last with a 4.68 team ERA, but they can put runs on the scoreboard with 139 homers (18th) and 760 runs (9th)... Goodwin has a few good players... starter Bingo Long (19-14 3.81) and closer Rob Mackowiak (3-6) are solid pitchers... Mackowiak saved 34 games and posted an outstanding 1.60 ERA... at the plate 1B Bill McCann (.293/38 HR/117 RBI/99 R) topped the Panthers offense, aided by 3B Beauregard Lee (.229/24 HR/95 RBI/81 R) and CF Sozi Akiyama (.240/15 HR/59 RBI/114 R).

The Hillsboro Blazers dropped out of the first division for the first time in four years with a seventh place finish, 35 games back in the race... Rawhide Marshall's pitching corps let him down with a 4.24 ERA (28th), falling from a very good 3.40 last year... the Blazers still have good home-run power with 179 roundtrippers (4th), paced by CF Bob Graham (.276/34 HR/89 RBI/104 R), 1B Andy Jefferson (.319/27 HR/79 RBI), C Gil Giroux (.302/20 HR/72 RBI) and 1B Larry Guichard (.317/15 HR/50 RBI)... Pat Buettner (15-10 3.71) and Yank Yoland (16-14 3.62) were Hillsboro's top-producing pitchers... Hank Hellman (3-7) did a quality job in the closing role with 25 saves and a 2.74 ERA... Tom Edgar (14-20 4.03) and Chris Dean (15-16 4.75) suffered down years.

Carlton "Lefty" Stevens and his last place Tuckanarra Blue Jays had the team's worst record in history with a 61-93 record... RF Danny Redd (.328/17 HR/77 RBI/105 R) and closer Archie Desmond (7-6 2.12) with 23 saves are the Birds only top-notch performers... young SS Narra Gilyinju (.275/16 HR/78 RBI/77 R), LF Vince Di Lazzaro (.295/20 HR/78 RBI) and youthful 1B Mandu Purula (.286/15 HR/79 RBI) show good potential.

03-09-2011, 09:21 PM	#2396
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,699 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Monday, September 20, 2021 2021 Tycobbian East Final Recap Ozarka Owns TU East, 7 Years In A Row Hope always springs eternal - except in the Tycobbian East. Nobody hardly ever wins the pennant except the mighty Ozarka Naturals. The Nats nabbed their seventh straight TU East flag and the 10th in the last 12 years. They easily beat second place Red Bluff by 11 games, third place Midway by 13 games and were a whopping 32 games better than fourth place High Mesa. Manager Joe Mac Carney and his Ozarka Naturals won 106 games this season and have run the show in the TU East for the last decade... the Nats have it all - excellent pitching with a 2.95 team ERA and excellent hitting with a .285 batting average, 158 homers (10th) and 815 runs (4th)... plus a sparkling .976 FA (4th-tied)... Carney has four 20-game winners with Benny Osterman (25-9 2.33), Eddie Roberts (23-8 3.18), Howard Hutch (20-8 2.46) and Yuka Nawajuk (21-13 3.35)... Ozarka has a solid bullpen, too, led by Josh Carpenter (2-4) with 32 saves and a 3.20 ERA... the Naturals have four .300 hitters in the batting order: 1B Benny Rousseau (.343/36 HR/114 RBI/104 R), 3B Andre Dumas (.310/45 HR/140 RBI/126 R), RF Ken Mayberry (.302/6 HR/35 RBI/88 R) and C Frank Kiffin (.301/16 HR/76 RBI)... Carney has led Ozarka to the Pro Cup finals five times and always came up empty... He thinks this is his best team... the Nats almost tied the IPA record for the most victories in a season, but came up one game short of the Colfax record 107-47 set in 2010... Arroyo Grande will be the biggest barrier for them to get by in the Tycobbian Union... all of the Ruthlandian challengers will be very worthy opponents should Ozarka get to the Pro Cup for a record sixth time. The Red Bluff Red Sox had a wonderful season with a 95-59 mark and would have won most of the IPA divisions... Skipper Bucky Frizzell could compete with Ozarka with a .280 BA (2nd), 825 runs (2nd) and 145 homers (15th)... and on defense with a .979 FA (1st), but not on the hill... the Red Sox's team ERA was 3.57 (6th), not bad at all, but not in the elite class of Ozarka... leading the Red Bluff hit parade were 2B James Mack (.343/33 HR/134 RBI/110 R), 3B Jose Aguilar (.337/20 HR/84 RBI/114 R) and 1B Scotty Zasloff (.277/20 HR/96 RBI/97 R)... Frizzell's top pitchers were rookie Kris Kazlauskas (22-10 3.53), Eddie Lance (19-11 3.66), Paul Nelson (19-13 3.95) and Grady Daggs (15-15 3.81)... in the bullpen Rod Westfall (7-4) stood out with 34 saves and a brilliant 1.60 ERA. With a 93-61 record manager Cochise Chandler could have won half of the divisions in the IPA... it was a very good year for the third place Midway Wolves... Chandler relied on good hitting (.262 BA/9th) and good starting pitching (3.39 ERA-3rd)... his bullpen was the weak link (4.49 ERA-30th)... batting leaders were 3B Rob Gigler (.306/23 HR/83 RBI/96 R), rookie RF Kyle Rigney (.299/22 HR/82 RBI/103 R), CF Johnny Lee (.282/18 HR/84 RBI/78 R)... Motega Wolf (19-14 2.68) was the ace of the staff with lots of help from rookie Bobby Dorignac (14-4 2.84), Dakota Dyami (19-8 3.32) and Joe Wolf Warner (18-10 3.48)... veteran closer Dom Vilaggio saved 37 games, but was only 3-6 record-wise with a high 3.78 ERA. The High Mesa Cowboys are a lackluster fourth-place club, but manager Frisky Franks does possess some very fine talent... the remarkable 1B Jack Elliott had an astounding season... he hit for the Triple Crown for the second time in the last four years... Elliott topped the IRA with an unbelievable 65 home runs, .380 batting average and 156 RBIs... he also led the TU with 132 runs... Elliott broke his own home-run mark of 61, established in 2013... offense prevails in the small Queen Ranch Stadium with its close fences all-around... LF Dusty Tarleton (.300/32 HR/82 RBI), RF Jack Brown (.278/26 HR/57 RBI/111 R) and SS Stephen Andrews (.293/15 HR/80 RBI/83 R) also enjoyed good years... Ronald Ward was 17-16, but pitched very well in the tiny ball park with a strong 3.19 ERA... closer Pete Woods (2-3) excelled with 27 saves and a 2.56 ERA. Duroche "Lips" Leon and the South Fork Stallions wound up a distant 34 games behind Ozarka in fifth place in the TU East... Blackie Terranova (18-16 2.90) and Stan Fullerton (20-8 3.75) were steady and consistent starters... however, it was the hitters who carried the Ponies... veteran star 1B Joe Peters (.335/33 HR/108 RBI/96 R) had his usual outstanding year... 2B Norris Nettles (.279/27 HR/97 RBI/102 R), LF Patric Giles (.269/30 HR/96 RBI/90 R) and RF Robby Michel (.288/11 HR/57 RBI/107 R) also chipped quite capably. The East Point Panthers got a new manager Jesse Goodwin and the club moved up in the standings, rising up to sixth place... the Panthers snapped a 5-year stretch of finishing last, but still wound up 35 games out... East Point is last with a 4.68 team ERA, but they can put runs on the scoreboard with 139 homers (18th) and 760 runs (9th)... Goodwin has a few good players... starter Bingo Long (19-14 3.81) and closer Rob Mackowiak (3-6) are solid pitchers... Mackowiak saved 34 games and posted an outstanding 1.60 ERA... at the plate 1B Bill McCann (.293/38 HR/117 RBI/99 R) topped the Panthers offense, aided by 3B Beauregard Lee (.229/24 HR/95 RBI/81 R) and CF Sozi Akiyama (.240/15 HR/59 RBI/114 R). The Hillsboro Blazers dropped out of the first division for the first time in four years with a seventh place finish, 35 games back in the race... Rawhide Marshall's pitching corps let him down with a 4.24 ERA (28th), falling from a very good 3.40 last year... the Blazers still have good home-run power with 179 roundtrippers (4th), paced by CF Bob Graham (.276/34 HR/89 RBI/104 R), 1B Andy Jefferson (.319/27 HR/79 RBI), C Gil Giroux (.302/20 HR/72 RBI) and 1B Larry Guichard (.317/15 HR/50 RBI)... Pat Buettner (15-10 3.71) and Yank Yoland (16-14 3.62) were Hillsboro's top-producing pitchers... Hank Hellman (3-7) did a quality job in the closing role with 25 saves and a 2.74 ERA... Tom Edgar (14-20 4.03) and Chris Dean (15-16 4.75) suffered down years. Carlton "Lefty" Stevens and his last place Tuckanarra Blue Jays had the team's worst record in history with a 61-93 record... RF Danny Redd (.328/17 HR/77 RBI/105 R) and closer Archie Desmond (7-6 2.12) with 23 saves are the Birds only top-notch performers... young SS Narra Gilyinju (.275/16 HR/78 RBI/77 R), LF Vince Di Lazzaro (.295/20 HR/78 RBI) and youthful 1B Mandu Purula (.286/15 HR/79 RBI) show good potential.