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Eugene Church · 11-03-2013, 08:09 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 17, 2040

OZARKA WINS TIGHT TU EAST RACE
In the tense Tycobbian East Division race, Ozarka got hot in the stretch drive with a 25-19 record and came away with title... the Naturals nipped High Mesa by one game... the Cowboys were on top going into the last six weeks but floundered badly at the end, going 17-27... Tuckanarra was a close third, just three games back... the East Point Panthers, the 2039 champ, came in fourth this year and trailed by five games... it really was a good race as South Fork, Red Bluff and Hillsboro all had their chances... they tied for fifth in the standings, just six games behind Ozarka.

1. OZARKA NATURALS (81-73): the Nats lived off their pitching and copped their 11th division crown and first in over 10 years... the last one came in 2030... Ozarka is still waiting for its first Pro Cup... it's not likely to come this year... the Nats are just an average club and are not forecast to go very far in the Pro Cup playoffs... the Naturals have good starters... they ranked fifth in Tycobbian Union with a 3.47 ERA... Ozarka was solid defensively with a .976 FA.
Top Pitchers: Glen Jenkins (18-15/2.16), Stan Carey (17-10/3.29) and Billy Hill (14-11/3.39) gave them three very capable starters... Jenkins was the Tycobbian strikeout king with 291 Ks.
Top Batters: 3B Jimmy Woods (.321/28/104/81) was the top performer and led the team in BA, HRs and RBIs... C Jaak Pajukivi (.279/24/81/58) and LF Lonnie Gillespie (.272/10/72/92) were only fair at best.

2. HIGH MESA COWBOYS (80-74) (1 GB): it was a wonderful turnaround season for the Cowpokes... they went from the cellar to the runner-up spot... they were a pathetic 57-97 in 2039... the Cowboys got good bang for the buck with 203 HRs (6th) and scored well with 725 runs (11th)... played very well on defense with a .977 FA, combined with much better pitching (3.77 ERA/15th), which was really something in their small ball park, it gave them a good chance to finally make the postseason after a long, long drought of almost 40 years... High Mesa made the playoffs lastly in 2002 and 2003 and even won the IPA title in 2002... however, when the going got tough, the Cowboys went 17-27 and fell one game short of their goal.
Top Pitchers: Dean Harris (21-15/3.14) and Warren Sackett (13-11/3.74) were the most effective starters... William Morris (6-3/3.45/12 saves) was the bullpen's best.
Top Batters: longballers led the way at the plate: All-Star 1B Clifford Coleman (.268/39/113/90), RF Corbett Brooks (.239/38/80/106) and All-Star LF Clay Johnston (.289/34/90/81).

3. TUCKANARRA BLUE JAYS (78-76) (3 GB): as one of the most successful IPA franchises with 11 division flags and three Pro Cups, the Bluebirds had their worst season in almost 15 years, yet were still in the race at the end and finished a very close third... their shortcoming was mainly on the mound... the Blue Jays posted a so-so 3.94 ERA (22nd)... they were good-to-average in the batter's box with a .267 BA (9th), 717 runs (13th) and 152 HRs (16th-tied)... only average with the gloves (.972 FA).
Top Pitchers; Junior Bristow (22-12/2.97) rallied from a 16-16 mark in 2039... Jeff Buttrum (15-19/3.37) struggled again for the second year... he was a 20-game winner in 2038... Bobby Reid (16-16/4.48) had the worst year in his 12 years in the league... Jack Rogers (6-8/2.57/17 saves) was the leader in the relief corps.
Top Batters: 35-year-old IPA icon All-Star RF Lorne Evans had two sub-par seasons when he hit .271 in 2038 and .260 last year, but he roared back with a .330 mark this season with 41 homers, 89 RBIs and 125 runs scored... C John Paul was the only other productive hitter with 26 HRs, 87 RBIs and a .279 BA.

4. EAST POINT PANTHERS (76-78) (5 GB): the Panthers, who sneaked in and stole the pennant last year from Tuckanarra, went into a funk this year, winding up in fourth place... for the first time in almost 15 years they had a losing record... about all the Panthers do well is hit homers (209-4th) and score runs (733-9th)... otherwise they are not very good with a .249 BA (27th) and a 4.35 team ERA (27th)... East Point played pretty fair defense with a .974 mark.
Top Pitchers: Darnell Slaughter (16-11/4.02) and Albert Sharpton (13-10/4.43) were the only starters with winning records... Johnny Moore (14-18/3.24) was one of the few with a respectable ERA... aging vets Frank Blair (9-19/5.53) and Dixie Brooks (4-0/2.57/1 save) are 35 and 34 respectively... Blair really had a bad year and Brooks was relegated to the bullpen after going 15-14 in 2039 with a poor 4.89 ERA... both of them are well over 200 victories in their careers.
Top Batters: leading the attack were free swingers 3B Dean O'Donnell (.242/30/81/70), 2B Tetsu Tanaka (.260/29/79/87), 1B Bert Henrich (.282/28/75/74), RF Max Lebowitz (.287/26/65/85), LF Ricky Urbina (.237/20/67/79), C Chris Cardinale (.266/19/66/58) and CF Andros Ciak (.240/18/63/52).

5. SOUTH FORK STALLIONS (75-79) (6 GB): this was the fifth consecutive second-division finish for the Stallions... they only have three pennants in their history with one Pro Cup trophy in 2025... this season just an average team with good power (180 HR-12th)... .260 BA (14th)... average pitching with a 3.80 ERA (17th)... average defense with a .972 FA... weak finish hurt them... 19-25 in the last six weeks.
Top Pitchers: the Stallions had three quality starters in Big Murph McAlister (22-11/2.47), Jay Murphy (17-9/3.16) and Billy Joe Clinton (13-14/3.38).
Top Batters: CF Scotty O'Sullivan (.278/47/113/92) was fifth in the IPA with 47 HRs... other sluggers were 1B Paul Sexton (.285/32/105/87), SS Jess Wilkerson (.273/27/97/70), 3B Elton Jacoby (.298/26/81/98).

5. RED BLUFF RED SOX (75-79) (6 GB): the Red Sox were similar to South Fork, but with worse pitching (4.38 ERA-28th)... they could go deep with 208 HRs (5th)... could score with 709 runs (15th), but batted only .251 (26th)... played solid defense with a .976 FA... wound up in the second division for the fourth year in a row... it's been almost 30 years since Red Bluff was in the playoffs (2009)... however, they do possess one Pro Cup trophy, won in 2004.
Top Pitchers: Jud Cox (21-15/3.47), Ayden Carmack (16-18/4.12) and Mickey Rosen (12-9/4.17) were the most dependable starters.
Top Batters: most of them didn't hit for much average, but did have some punch... RF David Kelso (.291/38/91/81) was the biggest threat... other reliable bats were LF Jesse Shaw (.283/27/67/99), 3B Fran Blanchard (.240/28/69/63), SS Leemon O'Donovan (.284/22/77/75), CF Ike Sweetwater (.229/23/78/95), 2B Gene Bates (.268/22/73/53), 1B Garris Aiken (.220/18/54/51) and C Allie Blackwell (.285/12/54/75).

5. HILLSBORO BLAZERS (75-79) (6 GB): for the seventh year in succession the Blazers were a second-division team... the Blazers and Kilkenny of the RU North are the only IPA franchises that have never been in the playoffs... it was another ho-hum year... they hit only .247 (28th), scored only 656 runs (26th-tied) with a 4.10 ERA (24th), but did hit 151 out of the park (19th)... the Red Sox were average defenders with a .974 FA.
Top Pitchers: Lee Dixon (16-13/3.84) and Valdon Riley (14-15/3.80) were the best starters... Scott Watkins (10-5/1.73/19 saves) had a super season in the bullpen.
Top Batters: All-Star 1B Claude Kingston (.255/47/118/86) came in fifth in the IPA home-run derby with 47... LF Jurrien Bellini (.271/28/90/88) and SS Scotty McNeil (.283/6/53/89) were also decent bats, too.

8. MIDWAY WOLVES (63-91) (18 GB): this was a very disappointing season for the Wolves... last year they surged up to second place and fell just one game short of their first pennant since 2027... expectations were up for 2040, but they never happened... nothing went right at the plate or on the mound as they tumbled all the way to last place... the team BA dipped from .260 to .242 (30th) and the ERA went from a respectable 3.61 to a poor 4.29 (26th)... defense was just average (.973 FA)... Midway has only been in the postseason three times and never has won the Pro Cup.
Top Pitchers: Charlie Chase (12-22/3.41) made the All-Star team, but had a terrible second half... Bobby Boy Wolf (16-16/4.27) topped the club in wins.
Top Batters: no great shakes at the plate... RF Bennett Cardwell (.318/9/61/55) topped the team in BA... 3B Albert Wherry (.275/23/81/71) had the most homers... and 1B Shaman Sakima (.265/21/83/82) had the most RBIs and scored the most runs.

11-03-2013, 08:09 PM	#3802
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,985	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 17, 2040 OZARKA WINS TIGHT TU EAST RACE In the tense Tycobbian East Division race, Ozarka got hot in the stretch drive with a 25-19 record and came away with title... the Naturals nipped High Mesa by one game... the Cowboys were on top going into the last six weeks but floundered badly at the end, going 17-27... Tuckanarra was a close third, just three games back... the East Point Panthers, the 2039 champ, came in fourth this year and trailed by five games... it really was a good race as South Fork, Red Bluff and Hillsboro all had their chances... they tied for fifth in the standings, just six games behind Ozarka. 1. OZARKA NATURALS (81-73): the Nats lived off their pitching and copped their 11th division crown and first in over 10 years... the last one came in 2030... Ozarka is still waiting for its first Pro Cup... it's not likely to come this year... the Nats are just an average club and are not forecast to go very far in the Pro Cup playoffs... the Naturals have good starters... they ranked fifth in Tycobbian Union with a 3.47 ERA... Ozarka was solid defensively with a .976 FA. Top Pitchers: Glen Jenkins (18-15/2.16), Stan Carey (17-10/3.29) and Billy Hill (14-11/3.39) gave them three very capable starters... Jenkins was the Tycobbian strikeout king with 291 Ks. Top Batters: 3B Jimmy Woods (.321/28/104/81) was the top performer and led the team in BA, HRs and RBIs... C Jaak Pajukivi (.279/24/81/58) and LF Lonnie Gillespie (.272/10/72/92) were only fair at best. 2. HIGH MESA COWBOYS (80-74) (1 GB): it was a wonderful turnaround season for the Cowpokes... they went from the cellar to the runner-up spot... they were a pathetic 57-97 in 2039... the Cowboys got good bang for the buck with 203 HRs (6th) and scored well with 725 runs (11th)... played very well on defense with a .977 FA, combined with much better pitching (3.77 ERA/15th), which was really something in their small ball park, it gave them a good chance to finally make the postseason after a long, long drought of almost 40 years... High Mesa made the playoffs lastly in 2002 and 2003 and even won the IPA title in 2002... however, when the going got tough, the Cowboys went 17-27 and fell one game short of their goal. Top Pitchers: Dean Harris (21-15/3.14) and Warren Sackett (13-11/3.74) were the most effective starters... William Morris (6-3/3.45/12 saves) was the bullpen's best. Top Batters: longballers led the way at the plate: All-Star 1B Clifford Coleman (.268/39/113/90), RF Corbett Brooks (.239/38/80/106) and All-Star LF Clay Johnston (.289/34/90/81). 3. TUCKANARRA BLUE JAYS (78-76) (3 GB): as one of the most successful IPA franchises with 11 division flags and three Pro Cups, the Bluebirds had their worst season in almost 15 years, yet were still in the race at the end and finished a very close third... their shortcoming was mainly on the mound... the Blue Jays posted a so-so 3.94 ERA (22nd)... they were good-to-average in the batter's box with a .267 BA (9th), 717 runs (13th) and 152 HRs (16th-tied)... only average with the gloves (.972 FA). Top Pitchers; Junior Bristow (22-12/2.97) rallied from a 16-16 mark in 2039... Jeff Buttrum (15-19/3.37) struggled again for the second year... he was a 20-game winner in 2038... Bobby Reid (16-16/4.48) had the worst year in his 12 years in the league... Jack Rogers (6-8/2.57/17 saves) was the leader in the relief corps. Top Batters: 35-year-old IPA icon All-Star RF Lorne Evans had two sub-par seasons when he hit .271 in 2038 and .260 last year, but he roared back with a .330 mark this season with 41 homers, 89 RBIs and 125 runs scored... C John Paul was the only other productive hitter with 26 HRs, 87 RBIs and a .279 BA. 4. EAST POINT PANTHERS (76-78) (5 GB): the Panthers, who sneaked in and stole the pennant last year from Tuckanarra, went into a funk this year, winding up in fourth place... for the first time in almost 15 years they had a losing record... about all the Panthers do well is hit homers (209-4th) and score runs (733-9th)... otherwise they are not very good with a .249 BA (27th) and a 4.35 team ERA (27th)... East Point played pretty fair defense with a .974 mark. Top Pitchers: Darnell Slaughter (16-11/4.02) and Albert Sharpton (13-10/4.43) were the only starters with winning records... Johnny Moore (14-18/3.24) was one of the few with a respectable ERA... aging vets Frank Blair (9-19/5.53) and Dixie Brooks (4-0/2.57/1 save) are 35 and 34 respectively... Blair really had a bad year and Brooks was relegated to the bullpen after going 15-14 in 2039 with a poor 4.89 ERA... both of them are well over 200 victories in their careers. Top Batters: leading the attack were free swingers 3B Dean O'Donnell (.242/30/81/70), 2B Tetsu Tanaka (.260/29/79/87), 1B Bert Henrich (.282/28/75/74), RF Max Lebowitz (.287/26/65/85), LF Ricky Urbina (.237/20/67/79), C Chris Cardinale (.266/19/66/58) and CF Andros Ciak (.240/18/63/52). 5. SOUTH FORK STALLIONS (75-79) (6 GB): this was the fifth consecutive second-division finish for the Stallions... they only have three pennants in their history with one Pro Cup trophy in 2025... this season just an average team with good power (180 HR-12th)... .260 BA (14th)... average pitching with a 3.80 ERA (17th)... average defense with a .972 FA... weak finish hurt them... 19-25 in the last six weeks. Top Pitchers: the Stallions had three quality starters in Big Murph McAlister (22-11/2.47), Jay Murphy (17-9/3.16) and Billy Joe Clinton (13-14/3.38). Top Batters: CF Scotty O'Sullivan (.278/47/113/92) was fifth in the IPA with 47 HRs... other sluggers were 1B Paul Sexton (.285/32/105/87), SS Jess Wilkerson (.273/27/97/70), 3B Elton Jacoby (.298/26/81/98). 5. RED BLUFF RED SOX (75-79) (6 GB): the Red Sox were similar to South Fork, but with worse pitching (4.38 ERA-28th)... they could go deep with 208 HRs (5th)... could score with 709 runs (15th), but batted only .251 (26th)... played solid defense with a .976 FA... wound up in the second division for the fourth year in a row... it's been almost 30 years since Red Bluff was in the playoffs (2009)... however, they do possess one Pro Cup trophy, won in 2004. Top Pitchers: Jud Cox (21-15/3.47), Ayden Carmack (16-18/4.12) and Mickey Rosen (12-9/4.17) were the most dependable starters. Top Batters: most of them didn't hit for much average, but did have some punch... RF David Kelso (.291/38/91/81) was the biggest threat... other reliable bats were LF Jesse Shaw (.283/27/67/99), 3B Fran Blanchard (.240/28/69/63), SS Leemon O'Donovan (.284/22/77/75), CF Ike Sweetwater (.229/23/78/95), 2B Gene Bates (.268/22/73/53), 1B Garris Aiken (.220/18/54/51) and C Allie Blackwell (.285/12/54/75). 5. HILLSBORO BLAZERS (75-79) (6 GB): for the seventh year in succession the Blazers were a second-division team... the Blazers and Kilkenny of the RU North are the only IPA franchises that have never been in the playoffs... it was another ho-hum year... they hit only .247 (28th), scored only 656 runs (26th-tied) with a 4.10 ERA (24th), but did hit 151 out of the park (19th)... the Red Sox were average defenders with a .974 FA. Top Pitchers: Lee Dixon (16-13/3.84) and Valdon Riley (14-15/3.80) were the best starters... Scott Watkins (10-5/1.73/19 saves) had a super season in the bullpen. Top Batters: All-Star 1B Claude Kingston (.255/47/118/86) came in fifth in the IPA home-run derby with 47... LF Jurrien Bellini (.271/28/90/88) and SS Scotty McNeil (.283/6/53/89) were also decent bats, too. 8. MIDWAY WOLVES (63-91) (18 GB): this was a very disappointing season for the Wolves... last year they surged up to second place and fell just one game short of their first pennant since 2027... expectations were up for 2040, but they never happened... nothing went right at the plate or on the mound as they tumbled all the way to last place... the team BA dipped from .260 to .242 (30th) and the ERA went from a respectable 3.61 to a poor 4.29 (26th)... defense was just average (.973 FA)... Midway has only been in the postseason three times and never has won the Pro Cup. Top Pitchers: Charlie Chase (12-22/3.41) made the All-Star team, but had a terrible second half... Bobby Boy Wolf (16-16/4.27) topped the club in wins. Top Batters: no great shakes at the plate... RF Bennett Cardwell (.318/9/61/55) topped the team in BA... 3B Albert Wherry (.275/23/81/71) had the most homers... and 1B Shaman Sakima (.265/21/83/82) had the most RBIs and scored the most runs. 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