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Eugene Church · 10-20-2014, 10:11 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 21, 2049

ROOSTERS CRUISE TO RU WEST TITLE
Picked in the preseason to finish a close third to Forest City and Rocky Rapids, the Middlefield Roosters led the IPA with 104 victories and really ruled the roost this year in the Ruthlandian West Division, made shambles of the pennant chase by racing to a 9-game bulge at the halfway mark and then increased it to 13 by season's end... the defending champ and preseason favorite Forest City came in a very distant second with Colfax third and Rocky Rapids fourth... the Roosters have racked up three division pennants in the last five seasons... they will be one of the favorites to take this year's Pro Cup trophy... Middlefield won its only IPA crown way back in 2005... the Roosters have a lot to crow about and could haul in its second Pro Cup this season... they have a lot going for them.

1. MIDDLEFIELD: the Roosters are a rock-solid ballclub with very good pitching, hitting and power... they came in fifth last year with a 73-81 record (19 GB) and made a remarkable turnaround... three rookies standouts really made the difference... out of the blue RF Johnny Wyatt slammed 41 roundtrippers and drove in 121 runs, All-Star LF Timothy Hayworth batted .315 with 12 HRs, 53 RBIs and scored 97 runs and 1B Clarence Cahoon hit .324 with 14 homers, 54 RBIs and 86 runs... add in five more All-Stars and you've got quite a team... C Johnny McDonald (.339/16/83/79), 2B Ike Gary (.300/19/95/83) and SS Jimmy Beach (.276/26/78/76) also made the RU All-Star squad, along with pitchers James Long (24-12/3.12) and Hollis Dale (22-7/2.40)... all four Middlefield starters won 20 or more games... Carroll Collier (25-10/2.72) and Larry Wheelhouse (23-10/3.41) piled up lots of wins, too... CF Russell Martin (.275 BA) put up some solid numbers, too, with 29 homers, 99 RBIs and 91 runs... the Roosters will have a tough test right out of the gate in the postseason, going up against Sugar Valley in the first round... the Rattlers won 103 games this season.

2. FOREST CITY: last year the Lumberjacks had absolutely splendid pitching and set the all-time IPA ERA record at 2.41... they couldn't match it this year and slipped to a 2.99 ERA (4th) and fell to second place, far behind Middlefield... in spite of the drop, the starting four still did their jobs very well, led by Omar Cordero (24-9/2.35), Rusty Howard (23-14/2.53), Richie Meyers (15-10/2.98) and John McKee (15-14/3.05)... the offense was better than average, but didn't compare at all to Middlefield's... their best performers were rookie 2B Ziggy Regan (.280/11/52.89), rookie 1B D. J. Ewell (.257/19/90/76), SS Timmy Tarbell (.304/11/62/59) and C Bob Brisdon (.282/13/81/62).

3. COLFAX: the Blasters improved from 77-77 and fourth place (15 GB) to 86-68 and third place this year (18 GB)... the last postseason appearance was in 2042 and the only Pro Cup was won in 2010... they are better than average as a team with good hitting and pitching... the ace was Jorgen Krogstad (22-12/3.10)... he got some help from Dante Breeland (19-14/4.20) and Rollie Abbott (16-14/3.25)... Red McCallum (13-20/3.47) was a quality starter, but lost a lot of quality starts... the Blasters have no great shakes at the place, but a good core of reliable batters in 3B Cramer Landis (.328/6/41/80), All-Star C Darrell Dillon (.275/25/89/86), 2B Hoot Glanville (.294/11/54/64), SS Dan Zalewski (.284/9/57/58)... parttimers 3B Marty Eldridge (.317/6/64/48) and RF Stu Richardson (.298/14/55/45) provided some good offense, too... the Blasters need more punch and power in their lineup to challenge Middlefield.

4. ROCKY RAPIDS: last year the Snappers were 79-75, good for the third spot in the standings (13 GB)... they got better with an 81-73 mark and dropped to fourth (23 GB)... for 11 years straight the Snappers have finished in the first division... they won pennants in 2044 and 2046 and even a Pro Cup, but long ago and far way in 2019... the aging mound corps is strong with a great 2.85 team ERA (3rd), but the offense is mediocre at best with a poor .249 BA (22nd), 622 runs (19th) and only 104 HRs (22nd-tied)... IPA superstar hurler Jamie Taylor (20-12/1.59) got some breaks this year and had a super year after two off-years, at least for him... Taylor had the second-best ERA in the IPA... only Ranford's Ralph Hawk was better with a great 1.40 ERA... Taylor had a tough time record-wise the previous two years with 19-20 and 17-16 marks, but still had impressive ERAs... Taylor was 30-7 in 2046 with a superb 1.59 ERA... that year he won the Ruthlandian MVP Award and the Golden Arm trophy... the 33-year-old Taylor holds the all-time IPA record for victories in a single season... this year he had help from 35-year-old Buster Noland (18-17/3.10), 35-year-old Dirk Halstad (15-15/3.16) and Kevin Dillard (12-12/3.53)... closer Steve Owens (8-5/1.56/16 saves) did a crackerjack job in the bullpen for the Snappers... supplying most of the offense were star 2B Marty Featherstone (.258/27/86/76), 1B Masaharu Kawasaki (.286/25/87/85) and C Carney Kirkpatrick (.281/20/83/74).

5. STONER: the Stars were within striking distance of Middlefield until the All-Star Game... they were tied with Forest City for second place, 9 games back of powerhouse Middlefield... then the Stars slowly faded back into the second division in the second half of the season and came in fifth (24 GB), but with a pretty good 80-74 record... they were seventh the previous two seasons and posted identical 64-90 records... Stoner possesses three capable starters in Took Noonan (19-19/1.79), Rip Martin (18-11/3.23) and Billy Horton (13-17/3.40)... but need some help in the bullpen... the Stars have only two decent hitters: RF Emmett Tread (.287/16/64/77) and 3B Mac Lord (.291/12/66/85)... Stoner hasn't made the playoffs since 2029 and still hasn't won a Pro Cup in its history.

6. SLIGO: the Rovers have a terrible offense, ranking last in the IPA with only 548 runs... but the pitching is about average with a 3.60 team ERA (18th)... last year Sligo came out of nowhere and finished second to Forest City with an 82-72 record (10 GB), but this year they plunged to sixth place with a poor 64-90 mark (40 GB)... in the club history the Rovers have one IPA championship trophy, captured in 2021... the last RU West pennant was in 2039... heading up the Rover pitching corps was Mickey Walsh (13-21/2.72), but Freddy Avery (18-16/4.01) chalked up the most wins... veteran Randall Steele (15-19/4.29) had a subpar year for him... Davey Hunter (3-6/1.92/8 saves) did a nice job in the pen this season... the only capable batter in the lineup was veteran 3B Denny Simmons, who topped the team with a .296 BA, 23 HRs, 71 RBIs and 76 runs.

7. VOLUSIA: the Vigilantes won the first ever IPA Pro Cup in 2001, beating the Ginza Ninjas in a four-game sweep, but they haven't won one since... the most recent playoff appearance came in 2043... last year the V's were 70-64 in sixth place (22 GB), but they dipped to seventh this year with a 63-91 record (41 GB)... Volusia ranked near the bottom in scoring and in ERA... long-suffering vet Drew Selby (18-18/3.56) led the club in wins with occasional help from Casimiro Ramires (15-20/4.04) and Mateus Branco (11-20/4.28)... not a lot of talent in the batting order, either... most of them are just journeymen: CF Cazzie Carvalho (.277/21/69/76), C George Ruffino (.276/20/84/64), LF Robby Booth (.236/17/61/59), 1B Kris Wilson (.276/16/51/60) and RF Derek Jorstad (.302/12/48/74).

8. Fort Benton: the Defenders are dreadful... only one pennant in its history... that was 2037... no Pro Cups... and they have come in last in the RU West for the last five years in a row... 55-99 in 2048 (37 GB) and 61-93 this year (43 GB)... nothing to brag about on the hill or at the plate... vet Jordy Raeburn (15-18/3.74) is the club leader in wins with a little help from Arnie Patterson (11-11/3.64)... rookie Tristan Kenyon (.315/7/52/65) had the top BA at .315... vet 1B Todd Higginbotham paced the club with 20 homers and 87 RBIs, but hit just .238 for average... 2B Lucien Lindsey topped the team in scoring runs with 85, while batting .279 with 12 homers and 60 RBIs.

2049 Ruthlandian West Division Final Standings and Team Statistics

10-20-2014, 10:11 PM	#4418
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, September 21, 2049 ROOSTERS CRUISE TO RU WEST TITLE Picked in the preseason to finish a close third to Forest City and Rocky Rapids, the Middlefield Roosters led the IPA with 104 victories and really ruled the roost this year in the Ruthlandian West Division, made shambles of the pennant chase by racing to a 9-game bulge at the halfway mark and then increased it to 13 by season's end... the defending champ and preseason favorite Forest City came in a very distant second with Colfax third and Rocky Rapids fourth... the Roosters have racked up three division pennants in the last five seasons... they will be one of the favorites to take this year's Pro Cup trophy... Middlefield won its only IPA crown way back in 2005... the Roosters have a lot to crow about and could haul in its second Pro Cup this season... they have a lot going for them. 1. MIDDLEFIELD: the Roosters are a rock-solid ballclub with very good pitching, hitting and power... they came in fifth last year with a 73-81 record (19 GB) and made a remarkable turnaround... three rookies standouts really made the difference... out of the blue RF Johnny Wyatt slammed 41 roundtrippers and drove in 121 runs, All-Star LF Timothy Hayworth batted .315 with 12 HRs, 53 RBIs and scored 97 runs and 1B Clarence Cahoon hit .324 with 14 homers, 54 RBIs and 86 runs... add in five more All-Stars and you've got quite a team... C Johnny McDonald (.339/16/83/79), 2B Ike Gary (.300/19/95/83) and SS Jimmy Beach (.276/26/78/76) also made the RU All-Star squad, along with pitchers James Long (24-12/3.12) and Hollis Dale (22-7/2.40)... all four Middlefield starters won 20 or more games... Carroll Collier (25-10/2.72) and Larry Wheelhouse (23-10/3.41) piled up lots of wins, too... CF Russell Martin (.275 BA) put up some solid numbers, too, with 29 homers, 99 RBIs and 91 runs... the Roosters will have a tough test right out of the gate in the postseason, going up against Sugar Valley in the first round... the Rattlers won 103 games this season. 2. FOREST CITY: last year the Lumberjacks had absolutely splendid pitching and set the all-time IPA ERA record at 2.41... they couldn't match it this year and slipped to a 2.99 ERA (4th) and fell to second place, far behind Middlefield... in spite of the drop, the starting four still did their jobs very well, led by Omar Cordero (24-9/2.35), Rusty Howard (23-14/2.53), Richie Meyers (15-10/2.98) and John McKee (15-14/3.05)... the offense was better than average, but didn't compare at all to Middlefield's... their best performers were rookie 2B Ziggy Regan (.280/11/52.89), rookie 1B D. J. Ewell (.257/19/90/76), SS Timmy Tarbell (.304/11/62/59) and C Bob Brisdon (.282/13/81/62). 3. COLFAX: the Blasters improved from 77-77 and fourth place (15 GB) to 86-68 and third place this year (18 GB)... the last postseason appearance was in 2042 and the only Pro Cup was won in 2010... they are better than average as a team with good hitting and pitching... the ace was Jorgen Krogstad (22-12/3.10)... he got some help from Dante Breeland (19-14/4.20) and Rollie Abbott (16-14/3.25)... Red McCallum (13-20/3.47) was a quality starter, but lost a lot of quality starts... the Blasters have no great shakes at the place, but a good core of reliable batters in 3B Cramer Landis (.328/6/41/80), All-Star C Darrell Dillon (.275/25/89/86), 2B Hoot Glanville (.294/11/54/64), SS Dan Zalewski (.284/9/57/58)... parttimers 3B Marty Eldridge (.317/6/64/48) and RF Stu Richardson (.298/14/55/45) provided some good offense, too... the Blasters need more punch and power in their lineup to challenge Middlefield. 4. ROCKY RAPIDS: last year the Snappers were 79-75, good for the third spot in the standings (13 GB)... they got better with an 81-73 mark and dropped to fourth (23 GB)... for 11 years straight the Snappers have finished in the first division... they won pennants in 2044 and 2046 and even a Pro Cup, but long ago and far way in 2019... the aging mound corps is strong with a great 2.85 team ERA (3rd), but the offense is mediocre at best with a poor .249 BA (22nd), 622 runs (19th) and only 104 HRs (22nd-tied)... IPA superstar hurler Jamie Taylor (20-12/1.59) got some breaks this year and had a super year after two off-years, at least for him... Taylor had the second-best ERA in the IPA... only Ranford's Ralph Hawk was better with a great 1.40 ERA... Taylor had a tough time record-wise the previous two years with 19-20 and 17-16 marks, but still had impressive ERAs... Taylor was 30-7 in 2046 with a superb 1.59 ERA... that year he won the Ruthlandian MVP Award and the Golden Arm trophy... the 33-year-old Taylor holds the all-time IPA record for victories in a single season... this year he had help from 35-year-old Buster Noland (18-17/3.10), 35-year-old Dirk Halstad (15-15/3.16) and Kevin Dillard (12-12/3.53)... closer Steve Owens (8-5/1.56/16 saves) did a crackerjack job in the bullpen for the Snappers... supplying most of the offense were star 2B Marty Featherstone (.258/27/86/76), 1B Masaharu Kawasaki (.286/25/87/85) and C Carney Kirkpatrick (.281/20/83/74). 5. STONER: the Stars were within striking distance of Middlefield until the All-Star Game... they were tied with Forest City for second place, 9 games back of powerhouse Middlefield... then the Stars slowly faded back into the second division in the second half of the season and came in fifth (24 GB), but with a pretty good 80-74 record... they were seventh the previous two seasons and posted identical 64-90 records... Stoner possesses three capable starters in Took Noonan (19-19/1.79), Rip Martin (18-11/3.23) and Billy Horton (13-17/3.40)... but need some help in the bullpen... the Stars have only two decent hitters: RF Emmett Tread (.287/16/64/77) and 3B Mac Lord (.291/12/66/85)... Stoner hasn't made the playoffs since 2029 and still hasn't won a Pro Cup in its history. 6. SLIGO: the Rovers have a terrible offense, ranking last in the IPA with only 548 runs... but the pitching is about average with a 3.60 team ERA (18th)... last year Sligo came out of nowhere and finished second to Forest City with an 82-72 record (10 GB), but this year they plunged to sixth place with a poor 64-90 mark (40 GB)... in the club history the Rovers have one IPA championship trophy, captured in 2021... the last RU West pennant was in 2039... heading up the Rover pitching corps was Mickey Walsh (13-21/2.72), but Freddy Avery (18-16/4.01) chalked up the most wins... veteran Randall Steele (15-19/4.29) had a subpar year for him... Davey Hunter (3-6/1.92/8 saves) did a nice job in the pen this season... the only capable batter in the lineup was veteran 3B Denny Simmons, who topped the team with a .296 BA, 23 HRs, 71 RBIs and 76 runs. 7. VOLUSIA: the Vigilantes won the first ever IPA Pro Cup in 2001, beating the Ginza Ninjas in a four-game sweep, but they haven't won one since... the most recent playoff appearance came in 2043... last year the V's were 70-64 in sixth place (22 GB), but they dipped to seventh this year with a 63-91 record (41 GB)... Volusia ranked near the bottom in scoring and in ERA... long-suffering vet Drew Selby (18-18/3.56) led the club in wins with occasional help from Casimiro Ramires (15-20/4.04) and Mateus Branco (11-20/4.28)... not a lot of talent in the batting order, either... most of them are just journeymen: CF Cazzie Carvalho (.277/21/69/76), C George Ruffino (.276/20/84/64), LF Robby Booth (.236/17/61/59), 1B Kris Wilson (.276/16/51/60) and RF Derek Jorstad (.302/12/48/74). 8. Fort Benton: the Defenders are dreadful... only one pennant in its history... that was 2037... no Pro Cups... and they have come in last in the RU West for the last five years in a row... 55-99 in 2048 (37 GB) and 61-93 this year (43 GB)... nothing to brag about on the hill or at the plate... vet Jordy Raeburn (15-18/3.74) is the club leader in wins with a little help from Arnie Patterson (11-11/3.64)... rookie Tristan Kenyon (.315/7/52/65) had the top BA at .315... vet 1B Todd Higginbotham paced the club with 20 homers and 87 RBIs, but hit just .238 for average... 2B Lucien Lindsey topped the team in scoring runs with 85, while batting .279 with 12 homers and 60 RBIs. 2049 Ruthlandian West Division Final Standings and Team Statistics Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-27-2014 at 09:03 PM.