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Eugene Church · 01-01-2015, 01:50 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, October 17, 2050

WYATT REPEAT AS MVP IN RU, TU NAMES SLATTERY
Repeating doesn't come easy in the Islandian Pro Alliance with 64 teams, but it does happen occasionally. This year Johnny Wyatt of the Middlefield Roosters captured his second successive Ruthlandian Most Valuable Player Award. The Tycobbian MVP honor went to Butch Slattery of the White River Rascals.

The legendary Jack Elliott holds the IPA record with three back-to-back MVPs for the High Mesa Cowboys in '21, '22 and '23. Two-time Ruthlandian recipients were Jet Kazmarek of Valmara in '02 and '03 and Loco Dillinger of Waleska in '29 and '30. On four occasions the Tycobbian Union has had repeat MVPs: Dane Wesner of Fairfax in '10 and'11, Lorne Evans of Southport did it in '27 and '28, Junior Bristow of Tuckanarra in '35 and '36 and Jack Culpepper of Bayview in '40 and '41.

The youthful Johnny Wyatt led Middlefield to its second consecutive RU West flag with another marvelous season. The 23-year-old center fielder hit .325, led the IPA with 57 homers and came in second in RBIs with 133, while playing solid defense. He also claimed the Ruthlandian Golden Bat for the second year in a row. Last season Wyatt was also named the league's best rookie.

Wyatt had to outpoll two terrific hurlers to win the MVP trophy. Middlefield teammate James Long was second in the balloting. He wound up with a great 25-8 mark and topped the IPA with a 1.78 ERA. Both were vital cogs in the Roosters ruling the roost in the Ruthlandian West. Third place in the MVP vote went to Valmara's Darus Grajek, who paced the Vipers to a third straight pennant in the RU North with a fine 25-9 record and 1.98 ERA.

In the Tycobbian Most Valuable Player poll, two fine hitters were second and third. The runner-up to Slattery was outfielder Pablo Teixeira of the San Alejo Montaneros and number three was second baseman Miguel Romeros of the Rolling Hills Reds. Slattery pitched White River to its third TU North title in a row and the Rascals also rolled up the most wins in the IPA this season with 102. They lost in the Pro Cup Finals to Valmara in a sweep. Slattery, a 26-year-old fireballing southpaw, finished the year with a super 26-8 record and a 2.41 ERA. He tied for the IPA lead in victories with Frank Long of St. John and Will McKinney (26-12/1.93) of San Alejo. Slattery was third in the Tycobbian Golden Arm competition behind two San Alejo stars, winner Will McKinney and Matt Bell (23-8/1.83).

Teixeira batted .311 in 150 games and sparked the Montaneros to second place to the pennant-winning Southport Sun Sox. He poled 30 home runs, drove in 104 runs, scored 102 runs and walked 110 times for a .424 OBP. Romeros, in only his third season in the IPA, posted some strong stats: .327 BA, 28 HRs, 121 RBIs and 105 runs scored for the second-place Rolling Hills Reds in the Tycobbian West.

*** Johnny Wyatt * Butch Slattery ***
**** Middlefield ******* White River ****

01-01-2015, 01:50 PM	#4519
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,929	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, October 17, 2050 WYATT REPEAT AS MVP IN RU, TU NAMES SLATTERY Repeating doesn't come easy in the Islandian Pro Alliance with 64 teams, but it does happen occasionally. This year Johnny Wyatt of the Middlefield Roosters captured his second successive Ruthlandian Most Valuable Player Award. The Tycobbian MVP honor went to Butch Slattery of the White River Rascals. The legendary Jack Elliott holds the IPA record with three back-to-back MVPs for the High Mesa Cowboys in '21, '22 and '23. Two-time Ruthlandian recipients were Jet Kazmarek of Valmara in '02 and '03 and Loco Dillinger of Waleska in '29 and '30. On four occasions the Tycobbian Union has had repeat MVPs: Dane Wesner of Fairfax in '10 and'11, Lorne Evans of Southport did it in '27 and '28, Junior Bristow of Tuckanarra in '35 and '36 and Jack Culpepper of Bayview in '40 and '41. The youthful Johnny Wyatt led Middlefield to its second consecutive RU West flag with another marvelous season. The 23-year-old center fielder hit .325, led the IPA with 57 homers and came in second in RBIs with 133, while playing solid defense. He also claimed the Ruthlandian Golden Bat for the second year in a row. Last season Wyatt was also named the league's best rookie. Wyatt had to outpoll two terrific hurlers to win the MVP trophy. Middlefield teammate James Long was second in the balloting. He wound up with a great 25-8 mark and topped the IPA with a 1.78 ERA. Both were vital cogs in the Roosters ruling the roost in the Ruthlandian West. Third place in the MVP vote went to Valmara's Darus Grajek, who paced the Vipers to a third straight pennant in the RU North with a fine 25-9 record and 1.98 ERA. In the Tycobbian Most Valuable Player poll, two fine hitters were second and third. The runner-up to Slattery was outfielder Pablo Teixeira of the San Alejo Montaneros and number three was second baseman Miguel Romeros of the Rolling Hills Reds. Slattery pitched White River to its third TU North title in a row and the Rascals also rolled up the most wins in the IPA this season with 102. They lost in the Pro Cup Finals to Valmara in a sweep. Slattery, a 26-year-old fireballing southpaw, finished the year with a super 26-8 record and a 2.41 ERA. He tied for the IPA lead in victories with Frank Long of St. John and Will McKinney (26-12/1.93) of San Alejo. Slattery was third in the Tycobbian Golden Arm competition behind two San Alejo stars, winner Will McKinney and Matt Bell (23-8/1.83). Teixeira batted .311 in 150 games and sparked the Montaneros to second place to the pennant-winning Southport Sun Sox. He poled 30 home runs, drove in 104 runs, scored 102 runs and walked 110 times for a .424 OBP. Romeros, in only his third season in the IPA, posted some strong stats: .327 BA, 28 HRs, 121 RBIs and 105 runs scored for the second-place Rolling Hills Reds in the Tycobbian West. *** Johnny Wyatt * Butch Slattery * Middlefield *** White River ** Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-24-2018 at 07:28 PM.