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Eugene Church · 04-21-2012, 05:33 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 22, 2031

2031 Tycobbian South Final Recap

Ginza Grabs TU South In 3-Team Race
2031 was not a good year for the teams in the Tycobbian South. Only 3 of the them ended up winning records. Down the stretch it was a 3-team battle with the Ginza Ninjas edging out the Southport Sun Sox by a single game and the Colchester Elites by 3 games. Fourth place went to the Turon Typhoons and Summerland Sunsets, who each trailed by 8 games. The race wasn't decided until the last day of the season. Southport could have forced a playoff if they had won the last day.

Division champ Ginza (82-72) bounced back from a fifth-place 2030 season to take the crown... manager Huroko Uchiyama used home-run power primarily... his Ninjas cracked 169 roundtrippers (6th) and ranked fifth in runs with a .265 BA (8th)... pitching-wise Ginza was not impressive with a 3.83 team ERA (23rd)... the Ninjas featured a solid core of hitters with 1B Roger Lanier (.308/34/95/96), CF Cotton Cornwall (.278/31/108/97), 3B Johnny O'Rorke (.274/31/103/82) and LF Sadaharu Utchiyama (.305/15/72/93)... Lanier came to the Ninjas in June in a trade with St. John of the RU South... Ginza's pitching was suspect... Uchiyama's top starters were Harlan Wilson (18-12/4.19) and Andrei Schuler (16-15/3.66).

The Southport Sun Sox (81-73) continued their winning ways for the 12th time in 13 years with a second-place finish... like Ginza manager Charley Oscar depended on the longball... his Sun Sox slapped 185 (2nd) out of the park, while batting .260 and ranking 8th in runs... not so hot on the hill though with a 3.91 team ERA (26th)... IPA superstar RF Lorne Evans (.307/49/109/119) continued his yearly assault on pitchers as he topped the IPA in homers... a critical loss was CF Rick Cabrini (.336/7/37/52), who missed a third of the season with injury, going out in August... other run producers were 3B Ronny Frick (.292/19/74/66) and C Luis Alvarado (.285/25/64/83)... ace Don Pascioni (23-11/2.87) was the only sure bet on hill.

For the sixth season in succession the Colchester Elites (79-75) contended for the pennant, finally winding up in third place, losing out by just 3 games... the last postseason appearance was in 2007... Colchester only batted .250 (24th), but hit 144 homers (11th)... the Elites were only average in runs scored (17th) and in pitching with a 3.54 ERA (14th)... no regular hit above the .273 mark... the only dependabe bats were CF Jim Lewellan (.273/43/106/102) and RF Cleve Belton (.271/31/84/82)... on the hill Mackie McGinnity (19-13/3.06) and Dave Lacoste (17-14/2.86) stood out.

The Turon Typhoons (74-80) wiped out six years of second-division finishes with fourth place this season, but they still didn't have a winning record... skipper Alan Hansen still hasn't restored the magic of the past, when Turon was the dominant team in the IPA... in its history Turon has won 4 Pro Cups in 6 tries, claimed 11 pennants and played in 13 playoffs... the Typhoons tied with Summerland for the fourth spot... they were 8 games off the pace... the team dropped out of contention after mid-season... Turon hit well with a .267 BA, but were short on power with only 93 home runs (31st), while ranking 7th in scoring... the mound staff was less than average with 3.63 team ERA (20th)... James Newland (19-12/2.72) and Victor Suarez (15-17/3.18) were the best Hansen had in his rotation... 1B Michael Page (.285/26/96/69) was Turon's only heavy hitter... the 29-year-old vet is a career .301 batter with almost 300 homers in his 10 years with the club... other standouts were SS Fred Bird (.322/2/51/102) and CF Edwin Asher (.285/5/53/92).

The fourth-place Summerland Sunsets (74-80) have had little success in the IPA... manager Will Hackett has only made the playoff one time in the team's history... that was in 2005... the Sunsets have never won a pennant... in the early days of the IPA the league had wild cards... Hackett has solid pitching with a 3.21 team ERA, led by Scotty Ellison (13-12/2.74), Freddi Rossi (13-9/2.99) and Clive Coxford (14-14/3.05)... they just need some run support to compete with the teams ahead of them... star 1B Mandu Purula (.352/23/86/72) is an outstanding hitter with a lifetime .319 average in 12 seasons, but the 32-year-old vet has little help... the best of the rest are SS Jay Hagedorn (.317/5/40/68) and RF Stefan Noon (.246/19/81/72).

After a great division-winning rejuvenation year in 2030 the Cape Coral Hurricanes (73-81) had the wind taken out of their sails, were blown away this season and sank to sixth place, trailing by 9 games... the pitching staff and free agency losses let manager Flipper Bird down... 23-winner Randy Burns unexpectly fell to 5-12 with a sky-high 4.46 ERA... just an average year by Burns would have put the 'Canes in contention... Burns is normally good for 13 wins... the other starters held their own: Kris Bogaard (18-15/2.95), Izaak Booten (14-13/3.44) and Mike Rinaldi (9-7/3.09)... closer Curt Garrett (5-4/1.72/23 saves) enjoyed a fine year in the bullpen... Bird lost several fine players to free agency: C Tonio Libertore (.275/3/58/63) to Ancona of the RU North and RF Carl Denton (.280/26/78/70) to Luxora of the TU North... CF Dan Isenberg (.245/21/81/85) was the most productive returnee, but hit only .245 for average... 1B Sandy Coburn (.293/1/47/68) and RF Jan Krammer (.284/12/53/53) only had modest seasons.

The seventh-place San Alejo Montaneros (66-88) continued on the woeful path that they have trudged for 29 consecutive years... the Monties haven't made the postseason since 2003... San Alejo was a powerhouse in its first two IPA seasons as they won the pennant both years and racked up almost 100 victories in each of them... but it's been zilch since... things began to look good after they came in fourth last year with a fine 84-70 mark... but that didn't last long... San Alejo went right back to the bottom of the division, 16 games behind winning Ginza... skipper Alberto Herrera had a pretty good offense with a .271 BA (5th), ranked 10th in scoring and had good power with 134 home runs (14th), but not much in the way of pitching... the team ERA was a lofty 3.90 (25th)... Roland Oates (16-16/3.86) was the only decent starter, while closer Herb Stewart (7-2/2.08/21 saves) had an excellent season... the Monties were sparked at the plate by LF Orlando Ybarra (.310/18/92/82), 1B Rob Lewis (.328/23/76/59) and 2B Christo Columbo (.293/14/48/88).

The golden years for the Arroyo Grande Suns (64-90) were 2020 to 2024 when the club captured four division flags in five seasons... for the last four years the Suns have been deep in the second division, finishing last three times... manager Cyclone Cobb's club came in last this year, 18 games back... Arroyo Grande posted a poor .238 BA (31st), but can score fairly well... the Suns hit 182 homers (3rd) and ranked 16th in scoring runs... on the mound they compiled a poor 4.05 ERA (30th)... super slugger 1B Rusty Vizcarra (.258/29/100/63) is still a threat at age 32... Vizcarra is a career .284 hitter with 400 homers and 1234 RBIs... LF Rod Jacobs (.254/28/58/90) can also go deep... the top averages belong to CF Robbie Kiner (.287/5/49/75) and RF Steve Stroud (.295/14/57/71)... SS Valerio Cortes (.217/24/71/59), C Fank Jourdan (.258/20/70/52) and 2B Kenny Cable (.216/20/63/57) all can go long, but don't hit for average... longtime ace Cesar De Leon is still around at age 37 and holding his own with a 16-21 mark and a good 3.20 ERA, especially in the small confines of Capet Stadium... after 11 years De Leon is 178-153, third most wins in a Suns uniform.

04-21-2012, 05:33 PM	#3054
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	*THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Monday, September 22, 2031 2031 Tycobbian South Final Recap Ginza Grabs TU South In 3-Team Race 2031 was not a good year for the teams in the Tycobbian South. Only 3 of the them ended up winning records. Down the stretch it was a 3-team battle with the Ginza Ninjas edging out the Southport Sun Sox by a single game and the Colchester Elites by 3 games. Fourth place went to the Turon Typhoons and Summerland Sunsets, who each trailed by 8 games. The race wasn't decided until the last day of the season. Southport could have forced a playoff if they had won the last day. Division champ Ginza (82-72) bounced back from a fifth-place 2030 season to take the crown... manager Huroko Uchiyama used home-run power primarily... his Ninjas cracked 169 roundtrippers (6th) and ranked fifth in runs with a .265 BA (8th)... pitching-wise Ginza was not impressive with a 3.83 team ERA (23rd)... the Ninjas featured a solid core of hitters with 1B Roger Lanier (.308/34/95/96), CF Cotton Cornwall (.278/31/108/97), 3B Johnny O'Rorke (.274/31/103/82) and LF Sadaharu Utchiyama (.305/15/72/93)... Lanier came to the Ninjas in June in a trade with St. John of the RU South... Ginza's pitching was suspect... Uchiyama's top starters were Harlan Wilson (18-12/4.19) and Andrei Schuler (16-15/3.66). The Southport Sun Sox (81-73) continued their winning ways for the 12th time in 13 years with a second-place finish... like Ginza manager Charley Oscar depended on the longball... his Sun Sox slapped 185 (2nd) out of the park, while batting .260 and ranking 8th in runs... not so hot on the hill though with a 3.91 team ERA (26th)... IPA superstar RF Lorne Evans (.307/49/109/119) continued his yearly assault on pitchers as he topped the IPA in homers... a critical loss was CF Rick Cabrini (.336/7/37/52), who missed a third of the season with injury, going out in August... other run producers were 3B Ronny Frick (.292/19/74/66) and C Luis Alvarado (.285/25/64/83)... ace Don Pascioni (23-11/2.87) was the only sure bet on hill. For the sixth season in succession the Colchester Elites (79-75) contended for the pennant, finally winding up in third place, losing out by just 3 games... the last postseason appearance was in 2007... Colchester only batted .250 (24th), but hit 144 homers (11th)... the Elites were only average in runs scored (17th) and in pitching with a 3.54 ERA (14th)... no regular hit above the .273 mark... the only dependabe bats were CF Jim Lewellan (.273/43/106/102) and RF Cleve Belton (.271/31/84/82)... on the hill Mackie McGinnity (19-13/3.06) and Dave Lacoste (17-14/2.86) stood out. The Turon Typhoons (74-80) wiped out six years of second-division finishes with fourth place this season, but they still didn't have a winning record... skipper Alan Hansen still hasn't restored the magic of the past, when Turon was the dominant team in the IPA... in its history Turon has won 4 Pro Cups in 6 tries, claimed 11 pennants and played in 13 playoffs... the Typhoons tied with Summerland for the fourth spot... they were 8 games off the pace... the team dropped out of contention after mid-season... Turon hit well with a .267 BA, but were short on power with only 93 home runs (31st), while ranking 7th in scoring... the mound staff was less than average with 3.63 team ERA (20th)... James Newland (19-12/2.72) and Victor Suarez (15-17/3.18) were the best Hansen had in his rotation... 1B Michael Page (.285/26/96/69) was Turon's only heavy hitter... the 29-year-old vet is a career .301 batter with almost 300 homers in his 10 years with the club... other standouts were SS Fred Bird (.322/2/51/102) and CF Edwin Asher (.285/5/53/92). The fourth-place Summerland Sunsets (74-80) have had little success in the IPA... manager Will Hackett has only made the playoff one time in the team's history... that was in 2005... the Sunsets have never won a pennant... in the early days of the IPA the league had wild cards... Hackett has solid pitching with a 3.21 team ERA, led by Scotty Ellison (13-12/2.74), Freddi Rossi (13-9/2.99) and Clive Coxford (14-14/3.05)... they just need some run support to compete with the teams ahead of them... star 1B Mandu Purula (.352/23/86/72) is an outstanding hitter with a lifetime .319 average in 12 seasons, but the 32-year-old vet has little help... the best of the rest are SS Jay Hagedorn (.317/5/40/68) and RF Stefan Noon (.246/19/81/72). After a great division-winning rejuvenation year in 2030 the Cape Coral Hurricanes (73-81) had the wind taken out of their sails, were blown away this season and sank to sixth place, trailing by 9 games... the pitching staff and free agency losses let manager Flipper Bird down... 23-winner Randy Burns unexpectly fell to 5-12 with a sky-high 4.46 ERA... just an average year by Burns would have put the 'Canes in contention... Burns is normally good for 13 wins... the other starters held their own: Kris Bogaard (18-15/2.95), Izaak Booten (14-13/3.44) and Mike Rinaldi (9-7/3.09)... closer Curt Garrett (5-4/1.72/23 saves) enjoyed a fine year in the bullpen... Bird lost several fine players to free agency: C Tonio Libertore (.275/3/58/63) to Ancona of the RU North and RF Carl Denton (.280/26/78/70) to Luxora of the TU North... CF Dan Isenberg (.245/21/81/85) was the most productive returnee, but hit only .245 for average... 1B Sandy Coburn (.293/1/47/68) and RF Jan Krammer (.284/12/53/53) only had modest seasons. The seventh-place San Alejo Montaneros (66-88) continued on the woeful path that they have trudged for 29 consecutive years... the Monties haven't made the postseason since 2003... San Alejo was a powerhouse in its first two IPA seasons as they won the pennant both years and racked up almost 100 victories in each of them... but it's been zilch since... things began to look good after they came in fourth last year with a fine 84-70 mark... but that didn't last long... San Alejo went right back to the bottom of the division, 16 games behind winning Ginza... skipper Alberto Herrera had a pretty good offense with a .271 BA (5th), ranked 10th in scoring and had good power with 134 home runs (14th), but not much in the way of pitching... the team ERA was a lofty 3.90 (25th)... Roland Oates (16-16/3.86) was the only decent starter, while closer Herb Stewart (7-2/2.08/21 saves) had an excellent season... the Monties were sparked at the plate by LF Orlando Ybarra (.310/18/92/82), 1B Rob Lewis (.328/23/76/59) and 2B Christo Columbo (.293/14/48/88). The golden years for the Arroyo Grande Suns (64-90) were 2020 to 2024 when the club captured four division flags in five seasons... for the last four years the Suns have been deep in the second division, finishing last three times... manager Cyclone Cobb's club came in last this year, 18 games back... Arroyo Grande posted a poor .238 BA (31st), but can score fairly well... the Suns hit 182 homers (3rd) and ranked 16th in scoring runs... on the mound they compiled a poor 4.05 ERA (30th)... super slugger 1B Rusty Vizcarra (.258/29/100/63) is still a threat at age 32... Vizcarra is a career .284 hitter with 400 homers and 1234 RBIs... LF Rod Jacobs (.254/28/58/90) can also go deep... the top averages belong to CF Robbie Kiner (.287/5/49/75) and RF Steve Stroud (.295/14/57/71)... SS Valerio Cortes (.217/24/71/59), C Fank Jourdan (.258/20/70/52) and 2B Kenny Cable (.216/20/63/57) all can go long, but don't hit for average... longtime ace Cesar De Leon is still around at age 37 and holding his own with a 16-21 mark and a good 3.20 ERA, especially in the small confines of Capet Stadium... after 11 years De Leon is 178-153, third most wins in a Suns uniform. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-21-2012 at 06:08 PM.