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Eugene Church · 04-23-2017, 05:36 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 18, 2053

BLUEBLOOD SKIPPERS NAMED TOP MANAGERS
Many times in the media, many of the most successful managers get short shrift when it comes to honors, awards and trophies... here's the philosophy: the skippers with the most talent should win the pennants and the championships so says the voters in the polls... many times the Manager of the Year Awards go to the manager that takes a club from the outhouse to the penthouse... in fact, they might not even have to win the pennant... just go from 7th or 8th place to 2nd place... go from 50 or 60 wins to 80 wins... or 70 victories to 85 victories and you get the trophy.

Not this year in the Islandian Pro Alliance... the big-time powerhouse managers were the only ones that got any votes... the race got down to Taranto's Augie Marshall and Middlefield's Ricky Tinker in the Ruthlandian Union... and in the Tycobbian Union it was a three-way battle between Turon's C. C. Kingsford, Oxford's Dennis Hartwig and Midway's Bobby Dorignac... last year's awards went to Tinker and Kingsford.

Did they win again?... no... the 2053 Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year was Augie Marshall of the Taranto Tars... he was the overwhelming choice this season, handily beating last year's winner Ricky Tinker of the Middlefield Roosters... Marshall improved his club from 99-55 to 103-51... Taranto had the best record in the Islandian Pro Alliance this year... it's sad, but it may be true, that Tinker lost some votes because his Roosters went from 106 wins last year to 99 this year... plus he won the award last year... the pundits can be a fickle bunch.

There was a battle royal in the Tycobbian Union... all three skippers in the running kicked it up a notch and did better this year than last... it looks like the 2053 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year Award was given to Midway's Bobby Dorignac because his Wolves upped their record from 91-63 to 100-54 -- 9 more wins... last year's victor, C. C. Kingsford, only improved from 96-58 to 101-53 -- only 8 more wins... third place went to Oxford's Dennis Hartwig... his Red Caps could only rise from 86-69 to 91-63 -- just 5 better.

Regardless of what criteria the voters used, congratulations to first-time winners, Augie Marshall and Bobby Dorignac... they were the victors and deserved it... all of the skippers deserved it... each of them did a fine job... it's hard to keep a club at the top of the heap each year and to follow a successful season with another one... they all did it.

Both Marshall and Dorignac had very successful playing careers in the IPA... Marshall played the outfield for 21 years, 10 with Taranto... he batted .287, hit 504 homers and drove in 1719 runs and was inducted into the Islandian Pro Alliance Hall of Fame in 2049... Marshall was a 9-time All-Star and 2013 Ruthlandian Rookie of the Year... he was on the 2015 Pro Cup title team, batting .323 with 47 homers and 131 RBIs in his third season in the league... in the playoffs that year Marshall hit .375 with 5 homers, 18 ribbies and 18 runs scored in 17 games... he homered twice in the title-clinching game and was voted the Co-MVP of the playoffs.

Bobby Dorignac was no slouch, either... also a Hall-of-Famer, chosen in 2039... overall record was 315-228 with 2.96 ERA...played all 18 years with Midway... but never won a Pro Cup as a player... however, he came fairly close in 2022... Midway went to the Pro Cup Finals and lost in 6 games to the Crystal Lake Crushers... Dorignac was in his second season and went 19-14 as a 21-year-old... in the playoffs that year he was sensational, going 5-0 with a super-low 0.64 ERA, beating champ Crystal Lake twice in the Finals... he finished second in the Pro Cup MVP voting... finally in 2053 Dorignac got his Pro Cup ring... he did this year as the Wolves' skipper... Midway whipped Taranto and Marshall four games to two.

04-23-2017, 05:36 PM	#5486
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Saturday, October 18, 2053 BLUEBLOOD SKIPPERS NAMED TOP MANAGERS Many times in the media, many of the most successful managers get short shrift when it comes to honors, awards and trophies... here's the philosophy: the skippers with the most talent should win the pennants and the championships so says the voters in the polls... many times the Manager of the Year Awards go to the manager that takes a club from the outhouse to the penthouse... in fact, they might not even have to win the pennant... just go from 7th or 8th place to 2nd place... go from 50 or 60 wins to 80 wins... or 70 victories to 85 victories and you get the trophy. Not this year in the Islandian Pro Alliance... the big-time powerhouse managers were the only ones that got any votes... the race got down to Taranto's Augie Marshall and Middlefield's Ricky Tinker in the Ruthlandian Union... and in the Tycobbian Union it was a three-way battle between Turon's C. C. Kingsford, Oxford's Dennis Hartwig and Midway's Bobby Dorignac... last year's awards went to Tinker and Kingsford. Did they win again?... no... the 2053 Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year was Augie Marshall of the Taranto Tars... he was the overwhelming choice this season, handily beating last year's winner Ricky Tinker of the Middlefield Roosters... Marshall improved his club from 99-55 to 103-51... Taranto had the best record in the Islandian Pro Alliance this year... it's sad, but it may be true, that Tinker lost some votes because his Roosters went from 106 wins last year to 99 this year... plus he won the award last year... the pundits can be a fickle bunch. There was a battle royal in the Tycobbian Union... all three skippers in the running kicked it up a notch and did better this year than last... it looks like the 2053 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year Award was given to Midway's Bobby Dorignac because his Wolves upped their record from 91-63 to 100-54 -- 9 more wins... last year's victor, C. C. Kingsford, only improved from 96-58 to 101-53 -- only 8 more wins... third place went to Oxford's Dennis Hartwig... his Red Caps could only rise from 86-69 to 91-63 -- just 5 better. Regardless of what criteria the voters used, congratulations to first-time winners, Augie Marshall and Bobby Dorignac... they were the victors and deserved it... all of the skippers deserved it... each of them did a fine job... it's hard to keep a club at the top of the heap each year and to follow a successful season with another one... they all did it. Both Marshall and Dorignac had very successful playing careers in the IPA... Marshall played the outfield for 21 years, 10 with Taranto... he batted .287, hit 504 homers and drove in 1719 runs and was inducted into the Islandian Pro Alliance Hall of Fame in 2049... Marshall was a 9-time All-Star and 2013 Ruthlandian Rookie of the Year... he was on the 2015 Pro Cup title team, batting .323 with 47 homers and 131 RBIs in his third season in the league... in the playoffs that year Marshall hit .375 with 5 homers, 18 ribbies and 18 runs scored in 17 games... he homered twice in the title-clinching game and was voted the Co-MVP of the playoffs. Bobby Dorignac was no slouch, either... also a Hall-of-Famer, chosen in 2039... overall record was 315-228 with 2.96 ERA...played all 18 years with Midway... but never won a Pro Cup as a player... however, he came fairly close in 2022... Midway went to the Pro Cup Finals and lost in 6 games to the Crystal Lake Crushers... Dorignac was in his second season and went 19-14 as a 21-year-old... in the playoffs that year he was sensational, going 5-0 with a super-low 0.64 ERA, beating champ Crystal Lake twice in the Finals... he finished second in the Pro Cup MVP voting... finally in 2053 Dorignac got his Pro Cup ring... he did this year as the Wolves' skipper... Midway whipped Taranto and Marshall four games to two. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-23-2017 at 06:18 PM.