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Eugene Church · 12-22-2014, 11:34 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 6, 2050

PRO CUP RIVALS BACK AGAIN, VIPERS FAVORED TO REPEAT
It's deja vu all over again in the IPA Pro Cup Finals... defending champ Valmara will take on White River for the second year in a row... only one other time has this ever happened in the Islandian Pro Alliance... that was way back in 2011 and 2012 when the Far Mountain Redhawks knocked off the Ozarka Naturals two straight seasons.

It will be the number-one ranked Valmara Vipers going against the number-three choice the White River Rascals... the Vipers won the Pro Cup last year in six games... they had the homefield advantage... not so this season... the Rascals had the best record, chalking up 102 wins to 100 for the Vipers.

Comparing the rosters, White River may be stronger this year... Valmara has suffered the loss of two front-line starters Teddy Twardzik and Mark Polaski this season... Twardzik, a 20-game winner in '48 and '49, missed the entire season, while Polaski was 14-9 with a 3.82 ERA... Polaski was hurt in August and will miss the playoffs.

Valmara can do it all... they have wonderful pitching, strong bats and fine fielding... White River's starters can pretty much match the Vipers... and they probably have the edge in the bullpen... offensively the advantage goes to the Vipers... power-wise the Rascals are better... defensively it's a draw... both clubs are very good defenders... White River had a .977 FA in the regular season and Valmara was .976.

Viper manager Vanya Vasylenko will use Darus Grajek (25-9/1.98), left-hander Primo Sirak (19-10/2.63) and southpaw Darek Polaski (18-8/2.42 as his starters with Kasio Bajek (11-5/3.92/18 saves) and Mirko Musial (5-9/4.19/9 saves) working out of the bullpen... Rascal skipper Mick Cronyn will go with portsider Butch Slattery (26-8/2.41), Nicky Palmer (24-8/2.92) and Clem Warren (19-16/2.70) as his three starters with Keil Trickett (21-8/3.08) and Todd Cole (9-8/2.45/16 saves) being his primary relievers.

PRO CUP PREDICTION: the baseball experts are going with Valmara pretty much because they are the defending titlist and very experienced in the postseason... this will be their fourth appearance in the Finals in eight years... Valmara won it in '43, lost it in '46 and won it last year... it looks like a seven-game series.

12-22-2014, 11:34 PM	#4504
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,961	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, October 6, 2050 PRO CUP RIVALS BACK AGAIN, VIPERS FAVORED TO REPEAT It's deja vu all over again in the IPA Pro Cup Finals... defending champ Valmara will take on White River for the second year in a row... only one other time has this ever happened in the Islandian Pro Alliance... that was way back in 2011 and 2012 when the Far Mountain Redhawks knocked off the Ozarka Naturals two straight seasons. It will be the number-one ranked Valmara Vipers going against the number-three choice the White River Rascals... the Vipers won the Pro Cup last year in six games... they had the homefield advantage... not so this season... the Rascals had the best record, chalking up 102 wins to 100 for the Vipers. Comparing the rosters, White River may be stronger this year... Valmara has suffered the loss of two front-line starters Teddy Twardzik and Mark Polaski this season... Twardzik, a 20-game winner in '48 and '49, missed the entire season, while Polaski was 14-9 with a 3.82 ERA... Polaski was hurt in August and will miss the playoffs. Valmara can do it all... they have wonderful pitching, strong bats and fine fielding... White River's starters can pretty much match the Vipers... and they probably have the edge in the bullpen... offensively the advantage goes to the Vipers... power-wise the Rascals are better... defensively it's a draw... both clubs are very good defenders... White River had a .977 FA in the regular season and Valmara was .976. Viper manager Vanya Vasylenko will use Darus Grajek (25-9/1.98), left-hander Primo Sirak (19-10/2.63) and southpaw Darek Polaski (18-8/2.42 as his starters with Kasio Bajek (11-5/3.92/18 saves) and Mirko Musial (5-9/4.19/9 saves) working out of the bullpen... Rascal skipper Mick Cronyn will go with portsider Butch Slattery (26-8/2.41), Nicky Palmer (24-8/2.92) and Clem Warren (19-16/2.70) as his three starters with Keil Trickett (21-8/3.08) and Todd Cole (9-8/2.45/16 saves) being his primary relievers. PRO CUP PREDICTION: the baseball experts are going with Valmara pretty much because they are the defending titlist and very experienced in the postseason... this will be their fourth appearance in the Finals in eight years... Valmara won it in '43, lost it in '46 and won it last year... it looks like a seven-game series.