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6th Place: Arlon Champions (77-77) (17.5 GB)
Last Year: (97-58) (1st Place)
Two Years Ago: (91-63) (8 GB) (2nd Place)
Last Postseason: 2056 (1 Pro Cup - 2051) (8 Pennants)
Mark Cameron's club took a huge nosedive this season after capturing the Tycobbian West Division two of the last three years... went from the penthouse to the proverbial outhouse... pitching woes were the culprit... staff is getting old... Coffee and Hilburn are 35... closer Mack Blair is 33...Towers and Branham had bad years... however, the Champs can still sting the ball... lots of good hitters.
Team Stats: .266 BA (10th), 736 runs (6th), 170 HR (9th), 3.85 ERA (18th), .974 FA (mediocre)
Top Players: Coffee is still a solid starter, Hilburn may be slipping... Branham, Towers and Blair dipped a lot this year... offense is sparked by Jamey Stansfield, a legitimate star slugger... young Jon Cress had a breakout year... Art Catlin and Mel Hawkes are productive bats, too... manager Mark Cameron needs some young arms on his staff to get back into the pennant chase... the preseason prognosticators were close to being right when they picked Arlon to wind up 7th this year.
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