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Eugene Church · 07-19-2014, 05:05 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 16, 2047

WILDCATS EDGE REDS IN TU WEST
It came down to the last days of the regular season before the Tycobbian West was decided. And when it got down to the nitty-gritty both Kenwood and Rolling Hills struggled. Kenwood went 2-3 in the last five games and won it - the Wildcats' sixth division title in seven years. The Reds only won one of the last five games and lost the pennant by a single game. Both teams lost the last two games of the year. Arlon came in third, five games off the pace and Chicopee was fourth and 8 games out. In the recent past in the Pro Cup playoffs Kenwood has been eliminated early in the process and the experts are saying that is a likely scenario this year, especially since superstud bat Corky DiNozzo will be absent in the first round of the postseason due to injury. The Wildcats' only IPA crown came in 2014.

Kenwood has a pretty fair offense with average power and scoring, along with a good mound staff... two All-Stars pretty much carry the club at the plate... 2B Country Crowder led the IPA with a sparking .389 BA and 236 hits... Crowder's hit total was the second best in history, beaten only by the legendary Jet Kazmarek's 248 in 2002 when he hit an all-time high of .428 for the Valmara Vipers... C Corky DiNozzo missed most of the second half of the season with a rotator injury, but still managed 25 homers and 66 RBIs with a .300 BA... he's expected to return in time for the second round of the postseason... SS Ben Daniels (.250/18/80/54), RF Billy Nix (.287/22/51/48) and CF Warren Vickers (.264/10/53/83) also chipped in with some offense... the Wildcats have two proven starters in Tommy Carter (17-14/2.40) and Rusty Bradford (17-14/3.17)... the number three spot in the playoff rotation will come from Freddy Gooch (14-12/3.82) and Gregg Campbell (18-12/3.64)... Kenwood had good solid relievers in Mike Jones (9-5/2.74/10 saves) and Elian Verjano (7-8/2.87/10 saves).

Arlon was just an average ball club this year, but ran a pretty fair race, winding up only five games back... the Champions led at the All-Star Game, but they couldn't keep up with Kenwood's summer surge and slowly fell back to third place... Lanny Gray (18-15/2.83) and Peter Shannon (20-15/3.78) were the top hurlers... Mack Blair (9-5/3.02/18 saves) was the bullpen leader... heading up the batting order were aging veterans C Nick Shafer (.266/25/87/70) and RF Mark Cameron (.261/29/72/77), along with young CF Cary Rockwell (.281/22/79/61).

The Chicopee Braves finished in fourth place, but they never really contended after a good opening month... the Braves do have three capable starters in Johnny West (16-10/2.97), vet Tony Dazzi (13-23/2.98) and Tom Chambers (11-9/2.59/2 saves)... offensively 1B Sam Patrick (.294/43/98/77), 3B Ken Smith (.327/9/66/86), RF Denny Halverton (.310/11/56/76) and CF Marty Hogart (.266/17/71/81) paced the club.

Fifth in the standings were the Denton City Redbirds... they had decent pitching with Mel Coley (14-12/3.15), Harry Elliott (18-14/3.52), Gary Booth (15-15/3.51) and James Webb (14-14/3.79)... and decent bats with the exception of superstar All-Star 1B Wayman Stetson, who ranked third in the IPA with 54 homers and fourth with 128 RBIs... only record-setting Johnny Tallis (High Mesa) with 68 home runs and Jerry Culpepper (Bayview) with 60 were better than Stetson... Tallis drove in 178 runs, Culpepper 154 and Jason Butler (Belair Beach) 129... Stetson got a little help from vet Pete Doyle (.286/24/74/64), SS Rafael Pena (.277/2/49/78) and LF Frankie Montgomery (.262/18/66/68).

The Bayview Vikings were in the race until the All-Star break and then faded in the second half of the season... it was the Viks' potent offense that kept them in the race... superstar All-Star 3B Jerry Culpepper had a marvelous year with a .324 BA, 60 HRs, 154 RBIs and 108 runs... only Johnny Tallis' super season kept Culpepper from leading the IPA in homers and RBIs... All-Star SS Andreas Stokke enjoyed a fine season, too, with 40 roundtrippers, 108 RBIs and 90 runs, while batting .283... LF Ivar Nilssen added 25 dingers and 73 RBIs with a .298 BA... Bobby Knudsen (16-16/2.85) was the only strong starter... in the bullpen Sammy Sarver (10-9/2.94/17 saves) stood out.

For the 12th season in a row the seventh place Bay St. Clair Buccaneers wallowed in the second division... not a lot of pitching... not a lot of offense... on the hill Clyde Gordon (13-18/3.80) and Don White (12-17/4.00) were the biggest winners... SS Edison Randall (.272/17/70/70) and LF Gilbert Bauer (.231/19/68/67) supplied what little offense the Bucs had... rookie 3B Reece Somerset (.316/15/51/44) joined the club in July and showed quite well for the future.

Next to the Ancona Red Elephants (50-104) in the Ruthlandian North, the last place La Claire Lynx were the worst team in the IPA with 101 losses... only Ancona lost more games... the Lynx do nothing well... the mediocre staff is led by Bruce Kinson (13-24/3.92) and Marcel LaPlante (13-18/4.49)... LF Hank Morton (.303/12/63/65), 3B Donnie Nilsson (.289/11/47/86) and SS Royce Hill (.281/8/47/61) had lackluster years, but were the best of the lot.

2047 TYCOBBIAN WEST FINAL STANDINGS

07-19-2014, 05:05 PM	#4277
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 16, 2047 WILDCATS EDGE REDS IN TU WEST It came down to the last days of the regular season before the Tycobbian West was decided. And when it got down to the nitty-gritty both Kenwood and Rolling Hills struggled. Kenwood went 2-3 in the last five games and won it - the Wildcats' sixth division title in seven years. The Reds only won one of the last five games and lost the pennant by a single game. Both teams lost the last two games of the year. Arlon came in third, five games off the pace and Chicopee was fourth and 8 games out. In the recent past in the Pro Cup playoffs Kenwood has been eliminated early in the process and the experts are saying that is a likely scenario this year, especially since superstud bat Corky DiNozzo will be absent in the first round of the postseason due to injury. The Wildcats' only IPA crown came in 2014. Kenwood has a pretty fair offense with average power and scoring, along with a good mound staff... two All-Stars pretty much carry the club at the plate... 2B Country Crowder led the IPA with a sparking .389 BA and 236 hits... Crowder's hit total was the second best in history, beaten only by the legendary Jet Kazmarek's 248 in 2002 when he hit an all-time high of .428 for the Valmara Vipers... C Corky DiNozzo missed most of the second half of the season with a rotator injury, but still managed 25 homers and 66 RBIs with a .300 BA... he's expected to return in time for the second round of the postseason... SS Ben Daniels (.250/18/80/54), RF Billy Nix (.287/22/51/48) and CF Warren Vickers (.264/10/53/83) also chipped in with some offense... the Wildcats have two proven starters in Tommy Carter (17-14/2.40) and Rusty Bradford (17-14/3.17)... the number three spot in the playoff rotation will come from Freddy Gooch (14-12/3.82) and Gregg Campbell (18-12/3.64)... Kenwood had good solid relievers in Mike Jones (9-5/2.74/10 saves) and Elian Verjano (7-8/2.87/10 saves). Arlon was just an average ball club this year, but ran a pretty fair race, winding up only five games back... the Champions led at the All-Star Game, but they couldn't keep up with Kenwood's summer surge and slowly fell back to third place... Lanny Gray (18-15/2.83) and Peter Shannon (20-15/3.78) were the top hurlers... Mack Blair (9-5/3.02/18 saves) was the bullpen leader... heading up the batting order were aging veterans C Nick Shafer (.266/25/87/70) and RF Mark Cameron (.261/29/72/77), along with young CF Cary Rockwell (.281/22/79/61). The Chicopee Braves finished in fourth place, but they never really contended after a good opening month... the Braves do have three capable starters in Johnny West (16-10/2.97), vet Tony Dazzi (13-23/2.98) and Tom Chambers (11-9/2.59/2 saves)... offensively 1B Sam Patrick (.294/43/98/77), 3B Ken Smith (.327/9/66/86), RF Denny Halverton (.310/11/56/76) and CF Marty Hogart (.266/17/71/81) paced the club. Fifth in the standings were the Denton City Redbirds... they had decent pitching with Mel Coley (14-12/3.15), Harry Elliott (18-14/3.52), Gary Booth (15-15/3.51) and James Webb (14-14/3.79)... and decent bats with the exception of superstar All-Star 1B Wayman Stetson, who ranked third in the IPA with 54 homers and fourth with 128 RBIs... only record-setting Johnny Tallis (High Mesa) with 68 home runs and Jerry Culpepper (Bayview) with 60 were better than Stetson... Tallis drove in 178 runs, Culpepper 154 and Jason Butler (Belair Beach) 129... Stetson got a little help from vet Pete Doyle (.286/24/74/64), SS Rafael Pena (.277/2/49/78) and LF Frankie Montgomery (.262/18/66/68). The Bayview Vikings were in the race until the All-Star break and then faded in the second half of the season... it was the Viks' potent offense that kept them in the race... superstar All-Star 3B Jerry Culpepper had a marvelous year with a .324 BA, 60 HRs, 154 RBIs and 108 runs... only Johnny Tallis' super season kept Culpepper from leading the IPA in homers and RBIs... All-Star SS Andreas Stokke enjoyed a fine season, too, with 40 roundtrippers, 108 RBIs and 90 runs, while batting .283... LF Ivar Nilssen added 25 dingers and 73 RBIs with a .298 BA... Bobby Knudsen (16-16/2.85) was the only strong starter... in the bullpen Sammy Sarver (10-9/2.94/17 saves) stood out. For the 12th season in a row the seventh place Bay St. Clair Buccaneers wallowed in the second division... not a lot of pitching... not a lot of offense... on the hill Clyde Gordon (13-18/3.80) and Don White (12-17/4.00) were the biggest winners... SS Edison Randall (.272/17/70/70) and LF Gilbert Bauer (.231/19/68/67) supplied what little offense the Bucs had... rookie 3B Reece Somerset (.316/15/51/44) joined the club in July and showed quite well for the future. Next to the Ancona Red Elephants (50-104) in the Ruthlandian North, the last place La Claire Lynx were the worst team in the IPA with 101 losses... only Ancona lost more games... the Lynx do nothing well... the mediocre staff is led by Bruce Kinson (13-24/3.92) and Marcel LaPlante (13-18/4.49)... LF Hank Morton (.303/12/63/65), 3B Donnie Nilsson (.289/11/47/86) and SS Royce Hill (.281/8/47/61) had lackluster years, but were the best of the lot. 2047 TYCOBBIAN WEST FINAL STANDINGS Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-20-2014 at 05:32 PM.