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Eugene Church · 05-18-2012, 06:27 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 25, 2031

IPA Icons Elliott, Hobbs Retire
Two of the greatest players in Islandian Pro Alliance history have hung up the spikes, their playing days are over. Jack Elliott of the Cape Coral Hurricanes and Roy Hobbs of the Waleska Westerners.

At age 38, Elliott (2013-2031) called it quits after 19 seasons, 18 of them spent with the High Mesa Cowboys. The standout first baseman made the All-Star team 13 times, won 12 Golden Bats, 5 Golden Gloves and 3 MVPs (2013, 2021, 2022). Elliott holds the IPA marks for career homers with 848, over 100 more than the next best player, Phil Gravelli. He also holds the season record for homers with 65 in 2021. Elliott also walloped 61 in 2013, his rookie season. The gifted player led the league 9 times in homers, runs 8 times and in batting average 7 times. Elliott played in 2758 games, hit .332 lifetime (3rd) with 3467 hits (10th), 2120 RBIs (2nd) and 2192 runs (3rd).

Elliott told the press, "I had a wonderful time... baseball has been great to me... I only have two regrets... I never got to play in the Pro Cup playoffs... and that I stayed too long... I should have retired after the 2028 season... I hung on 3 years too many... others saw it, but I didn't."

Roy Hobbs decided this year at age 38 to retire from the game after seeing his playing time diminished for the first time in his career. "I only played in 85 games this year. I can still hit pretty good... .305 ain't bad for an oldtimer... but my defense suffered... my speed is down... and the old body just can't play 154 games a year any longer. If I played next year, I would embarass myself. I didn't want people feeling sorry for me."

Hobbs spent 19 years in the Waleska outfield from 2013 to 2031, made the All-Star team 15 times, won 7 Golden Bats, 4 batting crowns, 2 Golden Gloves and 2 Most Valuable Player Awards (2026, 2030). In his career Hobbs hit .345 (2nd), collected 3783 hits (2nd), 2037 RBIs (3rd) and scored 2026 times (8th). He also hit well in the postseason with a .324 BA in 27 games with 5 home runs, 24 RBIs and 19 runs.

05-18-2012, 06:27 PM	#3099
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,900	*THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Saturday, October 25, 2031 IPA Icons Elliott, Hobbs Retire Two of the greatest players in Islandian Pro Alliance history have hung up the spikes, their playing days are over. Jack Elliott of the Cape Coral Hurricanes and Roy Hobbs of the Waleska Westerners. At age 38, Elliott (2013-2031) called it quits after 19 seasons, 18 of them spent with the High Mesa Cowboys. The standout first baseman made the All-Star team 13 times, won 12 Golden Bats, 5 Golden Gloves and 3 MVPs (2013, 2021, 2022). Elliott holds the IPA marks for career homers with 848, over 100 more than the next best player, Phil Gravelli. He also holds the season record for homers with 65 in 2021. Elliott also walloped 61 in 2013, his rookie season. The gifted player led the league 9 times in homers, runs 8 times and in batting average 7 times. Elliott played in 2758 games, hit .332 lifetime (3rd) with 3467 hits (10th), 2120 RBIs (2nd) and 2192 runs (3rd). Elliott told the press, "I had a wonderful time... baseball has been great to me... I only have two regrets... I never got to play in the Pro Cup playoffs... and that I stayed too long... I should have retired after the 2028 season... I hung on 3 years too many... others saw it, but I didn't." Roy Hobbs decided this year at age 38 to retire from the game after seeing his playing time diminished for the first time in his career. "I only played in 85 games this year. I can still hit pretty good... .305 ain't bad for an oldtimer... but my defense suffered... my speed is down... and the old body just can't play 154 games a year any longer. If I played next year, I would embarass myself. I didn't want people feeling sorry for me." Hobbs spent 19 years in the Waleska outfield from 2013 to 2031, made the All-Star team 15 times, won 7 Golden Bats, 4 batting crowns, 2 Golden Gloves and 2 Most Valuable Player Awards (2026, 2030). In his career Hobbs hit .345 (2nd), collected 3783 hits (2nd), 2037 RBIs (3rd) and scored 2026 times (8th). He also hit well in the postseason with a .324 BA in 27 games with 5 home runs, 24 RBIs and 19 runs. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-21-2012 at 07:31 PM.