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Eugene Church · 07-17-2014, 09:57 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 16, 2047

HELLCATS HUNGRY FOR PRO CUP REPEAT
Hartsdale (87-67) repeated as champion of the Tycobbian North, but it didn't come easy - the up-and-coming White River Rascals (84-70) made them earn it. The Hellcats now get a chance to win their second IPA Pro Cup in a row as they attempt to defend their title. Hartsdale was forced to go down to the wire by the Rascals, winning by only three games. Blue Lake (77-77) came in third, trailing by 10 games and Oxford (76-78) was fourth and 11 games out.

Hartsdale didn't perform as well as last year... the hitting and pitching suffered a slight decline... but the Hellcats are still a good club... All-Star Perry Givens (24-6/2.43) and Dave Payne (21-11/2.85) are excellent starters... Gil Younger is the third man in the rotation... he won 28 games a year ago, but slumped to 16-18 this year with a 3.59 ERA... Hartsdale's fine closer Alfonso Cervera (7-8/2.67/19 saves) still heads up the bullpen... Cervera tied for fourth in saves with 19... and the Hellcats can still score runs with the likes of CF Darrell Nesbitt (.287/13/49/115), 3B Greg Melton (.282/24/92/88), IF-OF Marv Shaw (.281/18/59/59), RF Emilian Burgess (.280/23/95/86) and rookie C Kenton Carmichael (.264/25/68/67)... not as strong as last year, Hartsdale still has a fair shot at repeating as Pro Cup champion... five or six others club are in the same boat... there is no clear-cut Pro Cup favorite this season.

Great season for the runner-up White River Rascals... a bad stretch in September costs them the division flag... the Rascals lost seven of eight to crush their title hopes... they were snapping at the heels of the Hellcats the entire season... top starters were Nicky Palmer (21-13/2.58), Jade Garner (19-11/4.00) and vet Trenton Anderson (13-11/4.12)... Carlo Grimaldi (9-9/3.27/15 saves) was the best reliever... heading up the offense was All-Star LF Billy Joe Hickman with a .330 BA, 43 HRs, 114 RBIs and 99 runs... other contributors were All-Star SS Kunta Burton (.293/3/34/105), 2B Warren McKenzie (.247/19/71/47) and 1B Roy Hart (.245/16/62/59)... LF Russell Anderson had the second best batting average at .322 with 9 HRs, 49 RBIs and 66 runs... White River was just average offensively and on the mound.

The Blue Lake Blue Sox in third place really never challenged the leaders... it was just a modest season for them... Greg Mortimer (16-14/3.34), Sal Mays (17-18/3.18) and Van Johnson (17-14/3.98) were the most reliable starters... and Razzy Richmond (7-5/1.93/23 saves) was strong in the bullpen... Frankie Quinn (9-13/4.92) had a great career and had an historic season... he broke Nicky Enstrom's all-time wins mark this season... Quinn is 391-297 in 21 seasons with Blue Lake and Fort Benton, while Engstom was 387-218 in his 20 years with Turon... no great sticks in the Blue Sox's lineup... the best of the lot were SS Rick Bridges (.271/28/87/70), 1B Mel Morrison (.262/26/80/73) and All-Star C Juan Luis Barcelona (.281/19/74/82).

The Oxford Red Caps wound up in fourth place in the standings, but never really contended after opening up with a good April... All-Star Rudy Mellancamp (19-17/2.62) was the ace of the starting rotation... he had help from Lou Ellison (18-10/3.42) and Tekkan Nishikawa (12-12/3.67)... SS Dan Zalewski (.290/13/66/93), 3B Alonzo Norris (.273/30/72/78) and CF Kevin Carter (.275/26/82/74) carried the offensive load.

The North Hills Hawks had a great run from 2034 to 2045 with four Pro Cups and 11 TU North pennants, but they are now just a pale shadow of those years... the Hawks are just a run-of-the-mill club... they finished in a fifth place tie with Fairfax this year... the Hawks do have some power with 167 HRs (9th), but are just average otherwise... superstar RF Adam Thurgood (.299/35/98/87) still swings a good bat at age 36... Thurgood got some help from SS Tommy Vavas (.290/21/70/80), LF Ryan Webbe (.285/21/87/82) and 3B Ric Hamilton (.285/19/73/64)... for the seventh time in his fine career 34-year-old ace Tony Mack (20-13/2.38) chalked up 20 victories, but had no help.

Fairfax hits well, but is just mediocre on the hill... solid veteran star 2B John Velasco (.321/23/97/750 has a great year at age 41... LF Brad Johnston (.301/11/66/98) and CF Trent Russell (.257/28/85/98) did their part and topped the team with 98 runs each... C Scott Courtney (.300/14/67/68) and rookie 3B K. J. Garvie (.280/17/70/73) also chipped in as well... on the mound Shaun O'Riley (13-12/2.48) was the most effective starter, while Ken Perry (17-14/4.06) has the most wins.... All-Star closer Terry Sawyer (14-10/2.88/19 saves) had an impressive season and ranked high in the IPA in saves.

In seventh place were the Luxora Zorros... the pitching was pretty good with Lorenzo Alonso (20-16/3.25) and 32-year-old rookie Les Liebert (14-4/2.84/6 saves)... the Z's possessed a few good bats with 3B Tiago Chaves (.271/30/101/71), 36-year-old star 1B Joel Poche (.288/25/104/79), RF Emil Pasek (.325/16/50/92) and rookie CF Xavier Da Nova (.316/16/70/78).

For the fifth successive season the hapless Mahaska Haymakers finished last in the TU North... other than hitting homers (165-11th), the Haymakers don't have much... leading the attack are 1B Roger Lewis (.292/33/93/74), 3B Sean Hayes (.253/30/86/70), C James Boswell (.233/29/92/54), LF Bill Whittier (.254/25/81/95) and 2B Angus McKeag (.291/12/58/80)... Bobby Kelman (16-11/3.80) is the only staffer with a winning record.

2047 TYCOBBIAN NORTH FINAL STANDINGS

07-17-2014, 09:57 PM	#4275
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,896	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 16, 2047 HELLCATS HUNGRY FOR PRO CUP REPEAT Hartsdale (87-67) repeated as champion of the Tycobbian North, but it didn't come easy - the up-and-coming White River Rascals (84-70) made them earn it. The Hellcats now get a chance to win their second IPA Pro Cup in a row as they attempt to defend their title. Hartsdale was forced to go down to the wire by the Rascals, winning by only three games. Blue Lake (77-77) came in third, trailing by 10 games and Oxford (76-78) was fourth and 11 games out. Hartsdale didn't perform as well as last year... the hitting and pitching suffered a slight decline... but the Hellcats are still a good club... All-Star Perry Givens (24-6/2.43) and Dave Payne (21-11/2.85) are excellent starters... Gil Younger is the third man in the rotation... he won 28 games a year ago, but slumped to 16-18 this year with a 3.59 ERA... Hartsdale's fine closer Alfonso Cervera (7-8/2.67/19 saves) still heads up the bullpen... Cervera tied for fourth in saves with 19... and the Hellcats can still score runs with the likes of CF Darrell Nesbitt (.287/13/49/115), 3B Greg Melton (.282/24/92/88), IF-OF Marv Shaw (.281/18/59/59), RF Emilian Burgess (.280/23/95/86) and rookie C Kenton Carmichael (.264/25/68/67)... not as strong as last year, Hartsdale still has a fair shot at repeating as Pro Cup champion... five or six others club are in the same boat... there is no clear-cut Pro Cup favorite this season. Great season for the runner-up White River Rascals... a bad stretch in September costs them the division flag... the Rascals lost seven of eight to crush their title hopes... they were snapping at the heels of the Hellcats the entire season... top starters were Nicky Palmer (21-13/2.58), Jade Garner (19-11/4.00) and vet Trenton Anderson (13-11/4.12)... Carlo Grimaldi (9-9/3.27/15 saves) was the best reliever... heading up the offense was All-Star LF Billy Joe Hickman with a .330 BA, 43 HRs, 114 RBIs and 99 runs... other contributors were All-Star SS Kunta Burton (.293/3/34/105), 2B Warren McKenzie (.247/19/71/47) and 1B Roy Hart (.245/16/62/59)... LF Russell Anderson had the second best batting average at .322 with 9 HRs, 49 RBIs and 66 runs... White River was just average offensively and on the mound. The Blue Lake Blue Sox in third place really never challenged the leaders... it was just a modest season for them... Greg Mortimer (16-14/3.34), Sal Mays (17-18/3.18) and Van Johnson (17-14/3.98) were the most reliable starters... and Razzy Richmond (7-5/1.93/23 saves) was strong in the bullpen... Frankie Quinn (9-13/4.92) had a great career and had an historic season... he broke Nicky Enstrom's all-time wins mark this season... Quinn is 391-297 in 21 seasons with Blue Lake and Fort Benton, while Engstom was 387-218 in his 20 years with Turon... no great sticks in the Blue Sox's lineup... the best of the lot were SS Rick Bridges (.271/28/87/70), 1B Mel Morrison (.262/26/80/73) and All-Star C Juan Luis Barcelona (.281/19/74/82). The Oxford Red Caps wound up in fourth place in the standings, but never really contended after opening up with a good April... All-Star Rudy Mellancamp (19-17/2.62) was the ace of the starting rotation... he had help from Lou Ellison (18-10/3.42) and Tekkan Nishikawa (12-12/3.67)... SS Dan Zalewski (.290/13/66/93), 3B Alonzo Norris (.273/30/72/78) and CF Kevin Carter (.275/26/82/74) carried the offensive load. The North Hills Hawks had a great run from 2034 to 2045 with four Pro Cups and 11 TU North pennants, but they are now just a pale shadow of those years... the Hawks are just a run-of-the-mill club... they finished in a fifth place tie with Fairfax this year... the Hawks do have some power with 167 HRs (9th), but are just average otherwise... superstar RF Adam Thurgood (.299/35/98/87) still swings a good bat at age 36... Thurgood got some help from SS Tommy Vavas (.290/21/70/80), LF Ryan Webbe (.285/21/87/82) and 3B Ric Hamilton (.285/19/73/64)... for the seventh time in his fine career 34-year-old ace Tony Mack (20-13/2.38) chalked up 20 victories, but had no help. Fairfax hits well, but is just mediocre on the hill... solid veteran star 2B John Velasco (.321/23/97/750 has a great year at age 41... LF Brad Johnston (.301/11/66/98) and CF Trent Russell (.257/28/85/98) did their part and topped the team with 98 runs each... C Scott Courtney (.300/14/67/68) and rookie 3B K. J. Garvie (.280/17/70/73) also chipped in as well... on the mound Shaun O'Riley (13-12/2.48) was the most effective starter, while Ken Perry (17-14/4.06) has the most wins.... All-Star closer Terry Sawyer (14-10/2.88/19 saves) had an impressive season and ranked high in the IPA in saves. In seventh place were the Luxora Zorros... the pitching was pretty good with Lorenzo Alonso (20-16/3.25) and 32-year-old rookie Les Liebert (14-4/2.84/6 saves)... the Z's possessed a few good bats with 3B Tiago Chaves (.271/30/101/71), 36-year-old star 1B Joel Poche (.288/25/104/79), RF Emil Pasek (.325/16/50/92) and rookie CF Xavier Da Nova (.316/16/70/78). For the fifth successive season the hapless Mahaska Haymakers finished last in the TU North... other than hitting homers (165-11th), the Haymakers don't have much... leading the attack are 1B Roger Lewis (.292/33/93/74), 3B Sean Hayes (.253/30/86/70), C James Boswell (.233/29/92/54), LF Bill Whittier (.254/25/81/95) and 2B Angus McKeag (.291/12/58/80)... Bobby Kelman (16-11/3.80) is the only staffer with a winning record. 2047 TYCOBBIAN NORTH FINAL STANDINGS Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-17-2014 at 10:01 PM.