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Eugene Church · 10-11-2012, 05:13 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 22, 2033

Muskies' Torregrossa Best Skipper In RU
There were strong candidates in abundance in The Islandian Times Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award this season. Five skippers got support in the poll. In the final tabulation the winner was Dave Torregrossa of the Belle Plaine Musketeers. Also in the running were St. John's Clayton Luck, Elnora's Leon Carter, Sligo's Eddie Keys and LaGrange's Quincy Peterson.

Dave Torregrossa took the honor by leading Belle Plaine to a second-place finish to Elnora in the RU East. His Muskies pushed the powerful All-Stars most of the season and wound up 5 games off the pace with an 88-66 record, markedly improved over last year's 70-84 sixth-place standing. This was the first time Torregrossa received the best-manager award. Torregrossa was a journeyman utility infielder for 13 years in the IPA with a career .287 batting average.

Clayton Luck was the runner-up in the balloting. He sparked the St. John Crusaders to their fifth division title in the club's history. The Crusaders bounced up from third to first in the RU South with an 87-67 mark, an improvement over the previous year's 76-78.

Leon Carter, the Manager of the Year in 2031 and 2032, had a tough act to follow. His Elnora All-Stars led the IPA with 105 wins last year. Still Carter kept his All-Stars at the top of the heap in the RU East with a strong 93-61 mark. It's the third straight season Elnora took the pennant on the way to the team's first IPA Pro Cup championship. This year Carter's All-Stars defeated the East Point Panthers in a stirring seven-game series for the Island crown.

Eddie Keys did an impressive job with the Sligo Rovers as they rebounded from a poor last-place finish in 2032 with a 61-93 record to a pennant-winning 79-76 record in the tightly-bunched RU West. His Rovers polished off Fort Benton in a playoff game for the division crown. Keys was fourth in the voting.

Quincy Peterson guided the LaGrange Sports to another impressive season. The Sports captured the RU North for the second year in a row with a 91-63 record, which was almost identical to 92-62 in 2032. Peterson ended up fifth in the vote.

Frogs' Wesner Again TU Pilot of the Year
For the second time in the last five seasons, Fairfax's Dane Wesner has been selected the Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year. Wesner also was named best skipper in 2029. It was a hotly-contest race with seven managers receiving votes in The Islandian Times annual poll.

Wesner led the Fairfax Frogs to the best record in the IPA this season with 102 victories. They easily won the TU North by a whopping 20 games. The Frogs topped the division for the second year in a row. Last year Fairfax finished with a sparkling 95-59 record. Wesner was a Hall of Fame outfielder for the Frogs with a career .311 batting average and 452 homers in his 19 IPA seasons. He was inducted into the IPA Hall of Fame in 2029.

Kendry Moulton came in number two in the balloting. His Hartsdale Hellcats rose up from the cellar in 2032 to second place in the RU North. The Hellcats improved from 61-93 to 82-72 this season.

Third in the straw vote was Will Hackett, who piloted the Summerland Sunsets to their first pennant in almost 3 decades. The Sunsets climbed from seventh to the top spot in the TU South, rising up from a dismal 64-90 mark to 83-71. Hackett fended off the Turon Typhoons and Ginza Ninjas in a tight three-team battle. Summerland outlasted the Typhoons by a one game and the Ninjas by 4.

Also receiving support in the Manager of the Year poll were La Claire's Zeppy Deshotel, the winner in the TU West, Kenwood's Aaron Hankins, whose Wildcats went from seventh to second in the TU West, Karol Zodoka of the East Point Panthers and Andy Jefferson of the Hillsboro Blazers. The Panthers moved up from third to first in the TU East and the Blazers went from sixth to second in the TU North.

10-11-2012, 05:13 PM	#3312
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,820	*THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Saturday, October 22, 2033 Muskies' Torregrossa Best Skipper In RU There were strong candidates in abundance in The Islandian Times Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award this season. Five skippers got support in the poll. In the final tabulation the winner was Dave Torregrossa of the Belle Plaine Musketeers. Also in the running were St. John's Clayton Luck, Elnora's Leon Carter, Sligo's Eddie Keys and LaGrange's Quincy Peterson. Dave Torregrossa took the honor by leading Belle Plaine to a second-place finish to Elnora in the RU East. His Muskies pushed the powerful All-Stars most of the season and wound up 5 games off the pace with an 88-66 record, markedly improved over last year's 70-84 sixth-place standing. This was the first time Torregrossa received the best-manager award. Torregrossa was a journeyman utility infielder for 13 years in the IPA with a career .287 batting average. Clayton Luck was the runner-up in the balloting. He sparked the St. John Crusaders to their fifth division title in the club's history. The Crusaders bounced up from third to first in the RU South with an 87-67 mark, an improvement over the previous year's 76-78. Leon Carter, the Manager of the Year in 2031 and 2032, had a tough act to follow. His Elnora All-Stars led the IPA with 105 wins last year. Still Carter kept his All-Stars at the top of the heap in the RU East with a strong 93-61 mark. It's the third straight season Elnora took the pennant on the way to the team's first IPA Pro Cup championship. This year Carter's All-Stars defeated the East Point Panthers in a stirring seven-game series for the Island crown. Eddie Keys did an impressive job with the Sligo Rovers as they rebounded from a poor last-place finish in 2032 with a 61-93 record to a pennant-winning 79-76 record in the tightly-bunched RU West. His Rovers polished off Fort Benton in a playoff game for the division crown. Keys was fourth in the voting. Quincy Peterson guided the LaGrange Sports to another impressive season. The Sports captured the RU North for the second year in a row with a 91-63 record, which was almost identical to 92-62 in 2032. Peterson ended up fifth in the vote. Frogs' Wesner Again TU Pilot of the Year For the second time in the last five seasons, Fairfax's Dane Wesner has been selected the Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year. Wesner also was named best skipper in 2029. It was a hotly-contest race with seven managers receiving votes in The Islandian Times annual poll. Wesner led the Fairfax Frogs to the best record in the IPA this season with 102 victories. They easily won the TU North by a whopping 20 games. The Frogs topped the division for the second year in a row. Last year Fairfax finished with a sparkling 95-59 record. Wesner was a Hall of Fame outfielder for the Frogs with a career .311 batting average and 452 homers in his 19 IPA seasons. He was inducted into the IPA Hall of Fame in 2029. Kendry Moulton came in number two in the balloting. His Hartsdale Hellcats rose up from the cellar in 2032 to second place in the RU North. The Hellcats improved from 61-93 to 82-72 this season. Third in the straw vote was Will Hackett, who piloted the Summerland Sunsets to their first pennant in almost 3 decades. The Sunsets climbed from seventh to the top spot in the TU South, rising up from a dismal 64-90 mark to 83-71. Hackett fended off the Turon Typhoons and Ginza Ninjas in a tight three-team battle. Summerland outlasted the Typhoons by a one game and the Ninjas by 4. Also receiving support in the Manager of the Year poll were La Claire's Zeppy Deshotel, the winner in the TU West, Kenwood's Aaron Hankins, whose Wildcats went from seventh to second in the TU West, Karol Zodoka of the East Point Panthers and Andy Jefferson of the Hillsboro Blazers. The Panthers moved up from third to first in the TU East and the Blazers went from sixth to second in the TU North.