The runner-up
Blue Lake Blue Caps (81-73) came oh so close, but they fell one single, solitary, stinking game short of winning the TU North... they only had one losing month all year, 10-15 in April... thereafter, the Blue Boys hung tough, always within striking distance of the leaders... down the stretch drive, they played well at 13-10, however, the Blue Caps just ran out of games... Blue Lake did it with pitching... nobody in the TU North has much of an offense... the Blue Caps have two steady starters in Pat Buckland and Hootie Emory and Tony DiStefano did a good job in the closing role... Duane Huffty was the only menacing hitter... Blue Lake has had a lousy decade since they captured their last pennant in 2068... 5 times they finished in the cellar... twice they were 7th... and once they were 6th... yep, the Blue Caps were bad in recent years... but not this year... things are looking up in Blue Lake.
