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Eugene Church · 10-01-2013, 03:54 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, July 1, 2039

TURON TOP TEAM IN TU SOUTH
Not much change in the Tycobbian South at the halfway mark in the season... favored Turon has a slight four-game edge over number-two preseason pick San Alejo, six games up on the third choice Summerland and seven in front of Cape Coral, who was rated number six in the poll.

1. TURON: the Typhoons have a strong offense (.282 BA-1st), very good pitching (3.24 ERA-6th) with a great bullpen (1.06 ERA-1st), but only average defense (.971 FA)... gained a game on second place San Alejo in June with a 15-11 record to 14-12 for the Monties... they have five .300 hitters as regulars: All-Star RF Guido Gervasio (.338/14/63/52), All-Star SS C. C. Kingsford (.307/16/54/59), LF J. P. Trevenot (.302/14/43/63), All-Star 3B George Jordan (.303/14/46/38) and C George Erwin (.305/7/30/39)... four quality starters: Armin Boehm (14-5/3.48), Nate Scottsdale (12-5/3.18), Wes Brynnton (10-6/3.66) and Clyde Engstrom (8-10/3.90)... All-Star closer Ralph Fulton (3-1/0.28/15 saves) has been awesome and is in a four-way tie for the IPA lead in saves with 15.

2. San Alejo: the Montaneros are still a fine team, but not as talented as Turon... still they are staying close to them... top hitters are C Filipe Zamora (.304/10/42/37), SS Sal McAlister (.276/6/41/42), 1B Ted Hatch (.283/12/42/28) and CF Dusty Rogan (.255/9/38/42)... All-Star Benny Buckmaster (12-4/2.25) is the ace with help vet Tommy Smith (7-5/3.39).

3. Summerland: the Sunsets have super pitching with an IPA-best 2.66 team ERA... along with a weak offense unfortunately... they were 13-13 in June... Summerland may have the best starting rotation in the IPA with All-Star Jayson Hallstrom (10-7/2.27), Freddi Rossi (8-6/2.16), Johnny Young (9-7/3.03) and Dutch De Boer (4-5/2.39)... the bullpen is very reliable with Ronald Shaddock (6-5/2.17/3 saves) and Freddy Farentino (3-3/3.13/2 saves)... most productive hitters are CF Antonio Vasquez (.302/4/39/43), SS Mark Brenneke (.289/9/32/48), 3B Norm Murdoch (.265/3/20/48) and 2B Todd Cummins (.266/13/35/33).

4. Cape Coral: the Hurricanes had their best month of the season with a 15-11 in June... the Hurricanes are a hit machine with a .279 team BA (2nd) and 441 runs (1st)... the 'Canes are second to Sugar Valley of the Ruthlandian Union (453 runs) in scoring... what a line-up!... CF Maxi Tselika (.331/10/30/54), All-Star 1B Stan Ferguson (.333/12/59/33), 3B Rikky Van Dalen (.291/13/43/63), RF William Snyder (.298/10/48/37), LF Paul Law (.279/13/45/60) and SS Joel Collins (.298/7/41/40)... pitching is also important in baseball... Cape Coral's 4.40 team ERA (28th) just doesn't cut it... Benton McCall (8-2/2.56) and Tommy Van Noord (7-5/3.47) have been the only dependable starters, along with Norm Dawson (2-0/1.19/4 saves) in the bullpen.

5. Southport: the Sun Soxx had a very good June at 16-10, but it came after a horrific 9-20 in May... otherwise they would be in the thick of the pennant chase instead of trailing by 11 games... the Sun Soxx have solid pitching with a 3.44 ERA (8th), especially aided by a good bullpen (2.36 ERA-3rd)... 23-year-old Billy Hoover (10-5/2.72) is having a superlative rookie season... Johnny Swanson (7-8/2.85) has been the only other effective starter... the bullpen has been led by Brandon Delmore (5-2/2.50) and Hal Combs (2-4/1.45/6 saves)... but the bats are weak with a .242 BA (27th) and only 69 roundtrippers (26th)... CF Barney Lewis has been one of the few productive batters in the line-up... Lewis tops the club with 17 homers, 46 RBIs and 44 runs, but is batting only .258... SS Ricky Whitaker tops the team with a .314 BA with 4 HRs, 27 RBIs and 36 runs... 1B Eddy Douglas is second with a .298 average with 9 HRs, 31 RBIs and 29 runs.

6. Colchester: the Elites are just a lackluster team with average pitching and very little at the plate... they went 8-18 for the month... Eduardo Rivera (8-8/3.42) and Dave Lacoste 95-5/3.18) are the most reliable starters... the bullpen doesn't have anybody worth mentioning... superstar All-Star RF Blake Barrister is the whole offense with 22 homers, 63 RBIs, 56 runs and a .310 BA... 2B Joey Rogers chipped in with a little help with a .272 BA, 7 HR, 43 RBIs and 39 runs.

7. Arroyo Grande: the bad season got even worse for the Suns with a pathetic 9-17 mark in June... this looks like the sixth straight year they will wind up near the bottom of the division... you can't expect much when you hit .249 (23rd) and have a 4.38 ERA (26th)... LF Rene Jesclard (.241) is the club leader with 16 HRs and 52 runs... 3B Wesley Cox has the best BA at .297 and is tops in RBIs with 40... All-Star closer Cody Simmons (2-3/1.26/15 saves) is having a fine season and is in a 4-way tie for the IPA lead in saves... Fernando Campos (9-9/4.48) leads the club in wins.

8. Ginza: the Ninjas are terrible on the hill (4.98 ERA-32nd) and plain average at the plate (.262 BA-15th)... however, things were better in June with a 13-13 record... offensive leaders are All-Star CF Sogo Takagi (.301/22/62/60), who is having a terrific year... playing manager and LF Sadaharu Uchiyama (.323/3/37/56) is also putting up some good numbers... RF Scott Sparks added in 14 homers, 34 RBIs and 28 runs with a .286 BA... rookie Julian Bass (5-1/2.56) spent most of the year in the bullpen, but got his chance to start in June and he responded with four wins in a row... no other starters have been effective... in the pen Timmy Hickens has logged 11 saves with a 2.62 ERA, but is just 1-6 on the season.

10-01-2013, 03:54 PM	#3729
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, July 1, 2039 TURON TOP TEAM IN TU SOUTH Not much change in the Tycobbian South at the halfway mark in the season... favored Turon has a slight four-game edge over number-two preseason pick San Alejo, six games up on the third choice Summerland and seven in front of Cape Coral, who was rated number six in the poll. 1. TURON: the Typhoons have a strong offense (.282 BA-1st), very good pitching (3.24 ERA-6th) with a great bullpen (1.06 ERA-1st), but only average defense (.971 FA)... gained a game on second place San Alejo in June with a 15-11 record to 14-12 for the Monties... they have five .300 hitters as regulars: All-Star RF Guido Gervasio (.338/14/63/52), All-Star SS C. C. Kingsford (.307/16/54/59), LF J. P. Trevenot (.302/14/43/63), All-Star 3B George Jordan (.303/14/46/38) and C George Erwin (.305/7/30/39)... four quality starters: Armin Boehm (14-5/3.48), Nate Scottsdale (12-5/3.18), Wes Brynnton (10-6/3.66) and Clyde Engstrom (8-10/3.90)... All-Star closer Ralph Fulton (3-1/0.28/15 saves) has been awesome and is in a four-way tie for the IPA lead in saves with 15. 2. San Alejo: the Montaneros are still a fine team, but not as talented as Turon... still they are staying close to them... top hitters are C Filipe Zamora (.304/10/42/37), SS Sal McAlister (.276/6/41/42), 1B Ted Hatch (.283/12/42/28) and CF Dusty Rogan (.255/9/38/42)... All-Star Benny Buckmaster (12-4/2.25) is the ace with help vet Tommy Smith (7-5/3.39). 3. Summerland: the Sunsets have super pitching with an IPA-best 2.66 team ERA... along with a weak offense unfortunately... they were 13-13 in June... Summerland may have the best starting rotation in the IPA with All-Star Jayson Hallstrom (10-7/2.27), Freddi Rossi (8-6/2.16), Johnny Young (9-7/3.03) and Dutch De Boer (4-5/2.39)... the bullpen is very reliable with Ronald Shaddock (6-5/2.17/3 saves) and Freddy Farentino (3-3/3.13/2 saves)... most productive hitters are CF Antonio Vasquez (.302/4/39/43), SS Mark Brenneke (.289/9/32/48), 3B Norm Murdoch (.265/3/20/48) and 2B Todd Cummins (.266/13/35/33). 4. Cape Coral: the Hurricanes had their best month of the season with a 15-11 in June... the Hurricanes are a hit machine with a .279 team BA (2nd) and 441 runs (1st)... the 'Canes are second to Sugar Valley of the Ruthlandian Union (453 runs) in scoring... what a line-up!... CF Maxi Tselika (.331/10/30/54), All-Star 1B Stan Ferguson (.333/12/59/33), 3B Rikky Van Dalen (.291/13/43/63), RF William Snyder (.298/10/48/37), LF Paul Law (.279/13/45/60) and SS Joel Collins (.298/7/41/40)... pitching is also important in baseball... Cape Coral's 4.40 team ERA (28th) just doesn't cut it... Benton McCall (8-2/2.56) and Tommy Van Noord (7-5/3.47) have been the only dependable starters, along with Norm Dawson (2-0/1.19/4 saves) in the bullpen. 5. Southport: the Sun Soxx had a very good June at 16-10, but it came after a horrific 9-20 in May... otherwise they would be in the thick of the pennant chase instead of trailing by 11 games... the Sun Soxx have solid pitching with a 3.44 ERA (8th), especially aided by a good bullpen (2.36 ERA-3rd)... 23-year-old Billy Hoover (10-5/2.72) is having a superlative rookie season... Johnny Swanson (7-8/2.85) has been the only other effective starter... the bullpen has been led by Brandon Delmore (5-2/2.50) and Hal Combs (2-4/1.45/6 saves)... but the bats are weak with a .242 BA (27th) and only 69 roundtrippers (26th)... CF Barney Lewis has been one of the few productive batters in the line-up... Lewis tops the club with 17 homers, 46 RBIs and 44 runs, but is batting only .258... SS Ricky Whitaker tops the team with a .314 BA with 4 HRs, 27 RBIs and 36 runs... 1B Eddy Douglas is second with a .298 average with 9 HRs, 31 RBIs and 29 runs. 6. Colchester: the Elites are just a lackluster team with average pitching and very little at the plate... they went 8-18 for the month... Eduardo Rivera (8-8/3.42) and Dave Lacoste 95-5/3.18) are the most reliable starters... the bullpen doesn't have anybody worth mentioning... superstar All-Star RF Blake Barrister is the whole offense with 22 homers, 63 RBIs, 56 runs and a .310 BA... 2B Joey Rogers chipped in with a little help with a .272 BA, 7 HR, 43 RBIs and 39 runs. 7. Arroyo Grande: the bad season got even worse for the Suns with a pathetic 9-17 mark in June... this looks like the sixth straight year they will wind up near the bottom of the division... you can't expect much when you hit .249 (23rd) and have a 4.38 ERA (26th)... LF Rene Jesclard (.241) is the club leader with 16 HRs and 52 runs... 3B Wesley Cox has the best BA at .297 and is tops in RBIs with 40... All-Star closer Cody Simmons (2-3/1.26/15 saves) is having a fine season and is in a 4-way tie for the IPA lead in saves... Fernando Campos (9-9/4.48) leads the club in wins. 8. Ginza: the Ninjas are terrible on the hill (4.98 ERA-32nd) and plain average at the plate (.262 BA-15th)... however, things were better in June with a 13-13 record... offensive leaders are All-Star CF Sogo Takagi (.301/22/62/60), who is having a terrific year... playing manager and LF Sadaharu Uchiyama (.323/3/37/56) is also putting up some good numbers... RF Scott Sparks added in 14 homers, 34 RBIs and 28 runs with a .286 BA... rookie Julian Bass (5-1/2.56) spent most of the year in the bullpen, but got his chance to start in June and he responded with four wins in a row... no other starters have been effective... in the pen Timmy Hickens has logged 11 saves with a 2.62 ERA, but is just 1-6 on the season. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-01-2013 at 11:40 PM.