ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS)

[Eugene Church]

IPA Pro Cup Series History

[Eugene Church]

Islandian Pro Alliance Playoff Appearances and Pro Cup Trophies

[Eugene Church]

Wednesday, October 15, 2070

IT'S NITTY GRITTY TIME IN THE IPA... PRO CUP SERIES STARTS THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN TURON
The Turon Typhoons and the Wynnamac Sundowners have survived the vicious IPA cut so far... after the 154-game regular season and two intense rounds of postseason playoffs they are still around, alive and kicking and optimistic... Turon and the Macs will determine the 2070 IPA Pro Cup champion in a best-of-three series this weekend.

Turon will host two of the games... the Pro Cup Series opens at Typhoon Stadium on Friday, heads to Granger Field on Saturday for game two... and then, if needed, the Pro Cup Trophy will be decided in Turon on Sunday afternoon... the Typhoons got homefield advantage because they possess the better postseason record... Turon is 4-1 in the playoffs, while Wynnamac is 4-2... both teams compiled 99-55 records in the regular season, which is the first criteria to determine homefield advantage, followed by postseason records and regular-season run differentials.

Most baseball stargazers, astrologers and out-and-guessers are leaning toward Turon because of its standout pitching and defense... some knowledgeable baseball brainiacs make the same assessments... the Typhoons are favored to win the short series over the Macs... however, Turon has not shown any offense at all in the postseason playoffs, they have depended totally on their mound staff... some pundits say the Typhoons will have to score better than they did against White River and Red Bluff... one thing in Turon favor concerning the lack of offense... the Rascals and Red Sox have the best pitching corps in the Tycobbian Union... Wynnamac is not quite the same quality... the Typhoons offense will perk up in the Pro Cup Finals and bring the Pro Cup Trophy to Turon.

2070 IPA Pro Cup Series Schedule

Game 1 in Turon:
Wynnamac: Rufus Crafton (13-5/2.74 ERA)
Turon: Skippy Mulroy (17-4/2.27 ERA)

Game 2 in Wynnamac:
Turon: Ivan Malek (13-9/2.74 ERA)
Wynnamac: Nicky Mosley (17-9/2.27 ERA)

Game 3 in Turon:
Wynnamac: Flash Royal (12-6/4.35 ERA)
Turon: Larry Lynch (13-10/4.04 ERA)

[Eugene Church]

Saturday, October 18, 2070

MULLINAX BLAST GIVE TYPHOONS ONE-GAME LEAD IN 2070 IPA PRO CUP SERIES... TURON AFTER 5TH PRO CUP
The opening game of the 2070 Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup Series was a cliffhanger captured by the Turon Typhoons 5-4 over the Wynnamac Sundowners... one more win and Turon will chalk up its 5th Pro Cup Trophy... its first in 53 years... the Macs are striving for their 3rd Pro Cup in the team's history... the last one came in 2055... the Typhoons just need to break even in the next two games, while the Sundowners have to win both of them.

2070 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 1

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

I would add the new teams for you, but there's no room on the map.

That's all right, I mostly use my imagination. I may create my own map someday.

Looks like there's a lot more room in Tycobbia than Ruthlandia.

[Eugene Church]

Sunday, October 19, 2070

MACS ZAP TURON IN GAME 2... WINNER-TAKE-ALL SUNDAY
Rock-solid hitting, steady work from the bullpen and big inning were the key elements in Wynnamac's 8-5 triumph over the Turon Typhoons in the second game of the best-of-three Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup Series... the Macs knotted it up at one victory each and set the stage for Pro Cup Trophy showdown on Sunday in Turon at Typhoon Stadium... the Typhoons will be seeking their 5th Pro Cup, the Sundowners are going for number 3 in their history.



2070 Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup Series - Game 2

[Eugene Church]

Monday, October 20, 2070

'MAC SUNDOWNERS ARE THE PRIDE OF THE IPA - THE 2070 PRO CUP CHAMPION
The baseball pundits and pollsters did not think the Wynnamac Sundowners would win the 2070 Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup crown this year... the Macs were only rated the fourth-best team in the postseason playoffs... but when #1 Rolling Hills, #2 Turon and #3 Valmara bit the dust, guess who was the last man standing - it was the Wynnamac Sundowners - the proud recipient of the Pro Cup Trophy for the 3rd time in the team's history... the Sundowners also won the much-prized Pro Cup in 2008 and 2055.

Wynnamac won the overall IPA crown by defeating the Turon Typhoons 4-2 in the third-and-deciding game of the series... after dropping the series opener, the Macs had to come back and win the last two games.

Stars of the Game



2070 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 3

[Eugene Church]

Wouldn't it be magical if the St. Louis Cardinals and Adam Wainwright somehow, some way beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yep, EC is dreaming dreams again.

Hopes it shades of 1964 when they somehow, some way unbelievably caught the Philadelphia Phillies in the last days of the season and went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees.

After a season-long four-way race among the Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds, the Phillies appeared to have the pennant in hand as they built a 6 and a half game lead with 12 games to play. But they proceeded to lose 10 straight games. With two games remaining, four teams still had a mathematical chance to win the pennant. The Giants were the first to be eliminated when they lost on October 3 to the Cubs, 10–7. The Cardinals lost to the lowly Mets, 15–5, while the Phillies ended their 10-game losing streak with a 4–3 win over the Reds. Going into the last day of the season, the Cardinals and Reds were tied for first and the Phillies were one game back; the Phillies hoped to force the first three-way tie in major league history by defeating the Reds and hoping the Mets would beat the Cardinals. The Phillies did their part by defeating the Reds, 10–0, but the Cardinals overcame an early 3–2 deficit and beat the Mets, 11–5, to win the pennant.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Wouldn't it be magical if the St. Louis Cardinals and Adam Wainwright somehow, some way beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yep, EC is dreaming dreams again.

Hopes it shades of 1964 when they somehow, some way unbelievably caught the Philadelphia Phillies in the last days of the season and went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees.

After a season-long four-way race among the Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds, the Phillies appeared to have the pennant in hand as they built a 6+1⁄2 game lead with 12 games to play. But they proceeded to lose 10 straight games. With two games remaining, four teams still had a mathematical chance to win the pennant. The Giants were the first to be eliminated when they lost on October 3 to the Cubs, 10–7. The Cardinals lost to the lowly Mets, 15–5, while the Phillies ended their 10-game losing streak with a 4–3 win over the Reds. Going into the last day of the season, the Cardinals and Reds were tied for first and the Phillies were one game back; the Phillies hoped to force the first three-way tie in major league history by defeating the Reds and hoping the Mets would beat the Cardinals. The Phillies did their part by defeating the Reds, 10–0, but the Cardinals overcame an early 3–2 deficit and beat the Mets, 11–5, to win the pennant.

It was a great game last night. Great pitchers' duel, 1-1 heading to the 9th. The stage was set for Albert Pujols pinch hitting. He hit a hard line drive but didn't elevate it so it landed in the center fielder's glove in deep center field. But Chris Taylor got it done. We will get a Dodgers-Giants NLDS! Wonder how many times this series we'll hear replays of Bobby Thompson's shot heard 'round the world - "The Giants win the Pennant!" in 1951.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by jg2977

It was a great game last night. Great pitchers' duel, 1-1 heading to the 9th. The stage was set for Albert Pujols pinch hitting. He hit a hard line drive but didn't elevate it so it landed in the center fielder's glove in deep center field. But Chris Taylor got it done. We will get a Dodgers-Giants NLDS! Wonder how many times this series we'll hear replays of Bobby Thompson's shot heard 'round the world - "The Giants win the Pennant!" in 1951.

The Dodgers are a fine team... they are better than my Cardinals... they probably deserved to win the game based on their 106-win season... a one-game playoff is not fair... two-out-of-three doesn't always give you the best team.

Hope MLB will make it at least 2-of-3 next year.

Still Wainwright and the Cardinals pushed the Dodgers hard... really was a fine game.

[Eugene Church]

Monday, October 20, 2070

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - MACS' ROYAL UNANIMOUS PRO CUP MVP
Most certainly the primary reason the Wynnamac Sundowners captured the 2070 Islandian Pro Cup Pro Cup Trophy was its well-balanced batting order... that was the prime key to winning the postseason playoffs... up-and-down the lineup everybody contributed to the offense... top-to-bottom all of them did their part, one way or another... there was no exceptional playoff performances, except for one - pitcher Flash Royal - without his standout pitching the Macs may not have survived and reigned supreme... Flash Royal was the essential element.

By a unanimous vote Flash Royal is the 2070 Pro Cup Series Most Valuable Player... he was the only player that got a vote... all 64 votes from the sportswriters and broadcasters went to him... the 22-year-old lefty restricted the top hitters in the IPA to a meager .179 batting average in his 3 postseason starts... Royal went 3-0 with 26 superb innings pitched and posted a dazzling 1.73 ERA, while striking out 22 batters and walking only 8... Royal fired two complete games and went 8 innings in the other victory that clinched the Pro Cup, a 4-2 triumph over the Turon Typhoons... 2070 was a magical year for Flash Royal and his Wynnamac Sundowners.

Lifetime Royal is 33-18 in his 3 years with the Macs with a 3.30 ERA.

Certainly Flash Royal did not win the Pro Cup alone... he couldn't have done it without the vital contributions of his Sundowner teammates... here are their postseason records.

3B Chuck Waterman (.224 BA/11 H/0 HR/2 RBI/11 R/7 SB)
RF Brandon Reid (.286 BA/14 H/1 HR/4 RBI/11 R/6 SB)
LF Koyo Wiles (.298 BA/14 H/2 HR/10 RBI/7 R)
1B Warren Joshua (.349 BA/15 H/1 HR/9 RBI/7 R/2 SB)
2B Jurgen Rainer (.349 BA/15 H/0 HR/9 RBI/5 R)
CF Kiyo Oshima (.302 BA/13 H/0 HR/6 RBI/2 R)
SS Djaru Wheatcroft (.317 BA/13 H/0 HR/3 RBI/4 R/6 SB)
C Jillawar Alira (.278 BA/10 H/1 HR/7 RBI/4 R/1 SB)
and pitchers Nicky Mosley (2-0/3.55 ERA/4 starts), Mick Flanders (0-0/3.60 ERA/1 save/4 games), Benny Merckx (1-0/0.00 ERA/3 games) and Dan Loewenthal (1-0/1.17 ERA/4 games)

2070 Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup Series Most Valuable Player

[Eugene Church]

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Monday, October 27, 2070

ALL THAT GLITTERS IN THE IPA GETS THE GOLD - AWARD WINNERS FOR 2070 ANNOUNCED
There is gold galore in the Islandian Pro Alliance... Golden Bats, Golden Arms and Golden Gloves... all of those golden awards winners were announced today by the pollsters, along with the top rookie and most valuable players honors.

WALDREP WINS RU GOLD BAT FOR 3RD TIME
For the third time in his illustrious career Lanny Waldrep of the Colfax Black Sox has been awarded the Ruthlandian Union Golden Bat... the 32-year-old superstar had another standout season with a .318 BA, 44 homers (1st), 114 RBIs (7th), scored 120 runs and stole 11 bases... Waldrep also walked 120 times (3rd) and posted a league-leading .440 OBP... still his Black Sox came in dead last in the Ruthlandian West (55-99)... in his 14 seasons with Colfax Waldrep sports a .315 BA with 430 homers and 1387 RBIs... a 7-time All-Star and 5-time Gold Glove defender.

Belle Plaine third baseman Rory Hutchins came in second in the RU Golden Bat vote... Hutchins batted .332 in 148 games with 206 hits (1st), 25 homers, 81 RBIs, 140 runs (1st) and stole 26 bases... the Musketeers still came in at the bottom the RU East standings (66-88)... at age 23, this was his second full season in the IPA.

The third spot in the RU Golden Bat poll went to Belair Beach's outstanding center fielder Alfie Elbourne... he sparked the Sunbirds (91-63) to the RU South pennant this season with a .300 BA in 151 games with 27 roundtrippers, 122 RBIs (4th) and 108 runs scored... he also stole 27 bases.

SUNBIRDS' HEBB TOP RU HURLER
At age 34 Mylon Hebb had his best-season ever and was named the 2070 Ruthlandian Union Golden Arm Award winner for the first time in his career... Hebb was one of the prime reason Belair Beach won the RU South pennant... he chalked up a 19-6 won-lost record with a strong 2.34 ERA in 33 starts.

Hebb outdistanced Wynnamac's superb Mick Flanders for the top pitcher award... used both as a starter and reliever Flanders finished 18-5 with 9 saves and a 2.89 ERA... his Sundowners (99-55) also captured the RU East pennant and went on to garner the 2070 IPA Pro Cup.

Third place in the RU MVP competition went to Valka's impressive left-hander Priit Laur... in his 4th season with the Blackhawks Laur charted a 16-7 mark in 34 starts (1st) with an excellent 2.24 ERA (2nd)... Valka (90-64) lost the pennant to Belair Beach by just 1 game in the RU East.

ELNORA'S DE GROOT IS RU #1 NEWCOMER
The 2070 Ruthlandian Union Rookie of the Year went to Elnora's fine center fielder Andreas De Groot... in his dazzling debut season the 26-year-old batted .319 with 195 hits (4th), 7 homers, 81 RBIs and 124 runs (5th)... he played in 135 games and stole 22 bases... the Clippers wound up 4th in the Ruthlandian East race (83-71), finishing 16 games back of Wynnamac.

Bert Dougherty of the Stoner Silver Sox at age 25 was the runner-up rookie of the year... his play propelled Stoner to its best season in almost a decade... the Silver Sox ended up in 3rd place in the RU West, 10 games off the pace of pennant winner Volusia... Dougherty, a first sacker, batted .277, but walloped 20 homers, drove in 103 runs and scored 86 times in 136 games.

The third-best votegetter for top RU rookie was Middlefield's fine hurler Charlie Taylor, who compiled a sparkling 18-7 mark with an impressive 2.72 ERA in 31 starts... his Roosters came in 5th in the RU West race, trailing by 15 games.

BELAIR BEACH'S ELBOURNE PICKS UP RUTHLANDIAN MVP PRIZE
Alfie Elbourne, center fielder for the Belair Sunbirds came in third in the Ruthlandian Union Golden Bat Award poll, but the sportswriters picked him as the 2070 Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player... Elbourne outpolled the RU Golden Arm winner Mylon Hebb for the top honor given out by the league... Hebb is his teammate... together the duo paced the Sunbirds to a super season.

Elbourne batted in the cleanup spot and did his job to perfection... this year's RU MVP hit .301 in 151 games with 180 hits, 27 home runs, 122 RBIs (4th), 108 runs and 27 SBs... Elbourne also stood out in center field with a .983 FA and 455 put outs... lifetime he carries a .300 BA with 274 HRs, 1151 ribbies and 1204 runs scored... Elbourne has stolen 337 bases in his 13-year career.

Hebb was acclaimed for his fine mound performance... the big 6'6" right-hander had his best year at age 34 this year... Hebb posted a 19-6 record in 33 starts with a strong 2.34 ERA (3rd)... he was 3rd in wins behind two 20-game winners, Casey Baynes of Cold Creek (20-14/4.31 ERA) and Hawk Templeton of Elnora (20-6/3.56 ERA).

Another giant on the hill came in third in the RU Most Valuable Player competition... 6'9" Mick Flanders of the Wynnamac Sundowners... Flanders was instrumental in the Macs (99-55) winning the RU East pennant with an 18-5 mark in 22 starts and 30 relief appearances with a 2.89 ERA... Flanders saved 9 games and struck out 233 batters in 209 innings... he led the league in Ks... he finished second to Hebb for the RU Golden Arm Award.

2070 RUTHLANDIAN UNION GOLDEN GLOVE TEAM

Pitcher: Matt Goodrum (Claxton Diamonds) (1.000 FA/15 PO/30 A) (16-12/2.77 ERA/11 saves/71 games) (1-time Golden Glove)
Catcher: Gail Montgomery (Belair Beach Sunbirds) (.988 FA/77 A/2 PB/11.1% RTO) (132 G/.268 BA/9 HR/69 RBI/54 R) (1-time Golden Glove)
First Baseman: Clarence DeSaix (Forest City Firebirds) (.993 FA/119 A) (154 G/.215 BA/22 HR/66 RBI/69 R) (1-time Golden Glove)
Second Baseman: Norbert Sumrall (Ancona Jumbos) (.965 FA/534 A) (151 G/.226 BA/10 HR/70 RBI/53 R/14 SB) (1-time Golden Glove)
Third Baseman: Oskar Hoffmeier (Cold Creek Raccoons) (.957 FA/276 A) (129 G/.221 BA/3 HR/46 RBI/74 R/16 SB) (1-time Golden Glove)
Shortstop: Rufus Sikes (San Dimas Rancheros) (.954 FA/522 A) (152 G/.258 BA/12 HR/59 RBI/77 R/23 SB) (2-time Golden Glove)
Left Fielder: Leevi Lindmaa (Valmara Vipers) (.990 FA/298 PO/8 A) (144 G/.248 BA/21 HR/78 RBI/85 R/10 SB) (2-time Golden Glove)
Center Fielder: Justin Lowe (Glasco Foxhounds) (.986 FA/540 PO/19 A) (150 G/.307 BA/5 HR/67 RBI/97 R/35 SB) (3-time Golden Glove)
Right Fielder: Lanny Waldrep (Colfax Black Sox) (.977 FA/316 PO/18 A) (153 G/.318 BA/44 HR/114 RBI/105 R/120 BB/11 SB) (5-time Golden Glove)

[Eugene Church]

HIGH MESA'S ROBERTS REIGNS AGAIN, TU KING OF SWING FOR THE THIRD TIME
The colossal offensive machine for the High Mesa Mustangs has done it again... superstud first sacker Roy Roberts has been christened the 2070 Tycobbian Union Golden Bat for the third time in his legendary career... Roberts was honored previously in 2066 and 2069.

For the 6th time Roberts has led the Tycobbian Union in homers... for the 4th time in RBIs and runs scored... in fact, he has topped all three categories for the last two seasons... Roberts is still going strong at age 31... he batted .291 this season with 171 hits in 153 games, 59 roundtrippers, 140 ribbies and 130 runs scored... no fault of Roberts, but the best High Mesa could do was 6th place in the TU East (72-82)... lifetime Roberts is hitting .290 for average with 573 homers and 1331 RBIs in 11 years with the Mustangs... there no telling what kind of numbers he will end up with by the time he retires.

This season's TU Golden Bat easily outpolled his closest competitors, Cooter Eldridge of the Hartsdale Hellcats (150 G/.315 BA/27 HR/119 RBI/114 R) and Zak Smalley of the Bayview Vikings (151 G/.310 BA/21 HR/97 RBI/100 R)... the Hellcats (84-70) finished 2nd in the TU North and the Vikings (86-68) ended up in 4th in the TU West.

LITTLE MEAUX OF THE RASCALS IS TYCOBBIAN KING OF SLING
Shorty Meaux is just 5'5", but the little hurler stands mighty tall in the Tycobbian Union... Meaux led the White River Rascals (96-58) to the TU North title with a standout 19-5 record and a 2.34 ERA... only Rolling Hills' Brownie Ashmore (20-12/4.03 ERA) and Carl Lindell (20-3/3.11 ERA) won more games... and only Turon's Skippy Mulroy (17-4/2.27 ERA) had a better ERA... Meaux had the most strikeouts with 239 Ks in 243 innings and was second in shutouts with 5... South Fork's Michael Block topped the TU with 6 shutouts... it was a brilliant season for Meaux and White River.

Runner-up in the TU Golden Arm poll was Turon's superb southpaw Skippy Mulroy (17-4/2.27 ERA)... he sparked the Typhoons (99-55) to the TU South crown... and third in the voting was Michael Block of the South Fork Stallions... Block (19-10/2.47 ERA) paced his club to the 3rd spot in the TU East (79-75).

OLD GUY BOGGAN NAMED BEST NEWCOMER IN TYCOBBIAN UNION
What a season to remember for La Claire first baseman Ronald Boggan... after years and years of failing to make any of the IPA teams, the 29-year-old Boggan finally signed a contract and headed to spring training... not only did he make the team, Boggan became the starter... lo and behold, good things started to happen... Boggan sparked the Lynx to a 90-64 mark, good for second place behind mighty Rolling Hills (101-53) in the TU West... he batted .267 in 149 games, collected 156 hits, 30 doubles, 3 triples, 25 home runs, drove in 83 runs and scored 100 times... Boggan also handled the glove well with a .991 FA... and then to top off a great season, Boggan was picked as the 2070 Tycobbian Union Rookie of the Year... who says you can't have it all?

Boggan beat out some youthful folks for the top rookie award... he bested one of his La Claire teammates, 23-year-old pitcher Jethro Firestone, and 22-year-old Boyd Sadler, the first sacker for the East Point Panthers... Firestone was 16-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 33 starts for the Lynx... Sadler played in 151 games, batted .290 with 33 doubles, 3 triples, 15 homers, 80 RBIs and scored 77 runs for the 7th place Panthers (68-86).

KING OF THE HILL MEAUX ALSO WINS TU MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PRIZE
Most of the time the award voters value everyday position players over the every four or five-day chuckers... but not this year in the Tycobbian Union... the 2070 TU Most Valuable Player was this year's Golden Arm - Shorty Meaux of the White River Rascals - and number two was a twirler, too - Skippy Mulroy of the Turon Typhoons - both pitchers are left-handers and were vital parts of their teams' successful seasons... Meaux posted a 19-5 record with a 2.34 ERA, 5 shutouts, 239 Ks in 243 innings, 12 complete games and 26 quality starts... he topped the IPA in strikeouts and was second in ERA and shutouts... Meaux is 27 years old and has played with White River for 6 seasons with an 82-48 mark and a fine 2.75 ERA.

Mulroy had a super season, too, going 17-4 with a league-leading 2.27 ERA in 31 starts and 225 innings... he was also tied for second place in shutouts with 5... the 28-year-old hurler tossed 10 complete games and made 24 quality starts... Mulroy is just in his second season with the Typhoons... he was 18-8 as a rookie with an excellent 3.08 ERA.

Hartsdale's fine third baseman Cooter Eldridge wound third in the Tycobbian MVP balloting... in 150 games he had 188 hits with a .315 BA, 42 doubles, 6 triples, 27 roundtrippers, 119 RBIs, scored 114 runs, walked 88 times and stole 26 bases... the Hellcats (84-70) finished a distant second to White River (96-58) in the TU North pennant race... Cooter has been with Hartsdale since 2057 and has put up a .287 career BA with 256 home runs, 1146 runs, 1099 RBIs and 300 stolen bases... Eldridge is 32 and a 3-time All-Star.

2070 TYCOBBIAN UNION GOLDEN GLOVE TEAM

Pitcher: Hank Southard (Hartsdale Hellcats) (1.000 FA/16 PO/34 A) (11-10/4.07 ERA) (92 G/.208 BA/13 HR/43 RBI/45 R/3 SB) (1-time Golden Glover)
Catcher: Tory Akins (Rolling Hills Racers) (.995 FA/1 PB/13.8% RTO) (131 G/.279 BA/9 HR/66 RBI/56 R) (2-time Golden Glover)
First Baseman: Billy Southward (Blue Lake Blue Caps) (.994 FA/134 A) (152 G/.286 BA/18 HR/99 RBI/98 R/15 SB) (2-time Golden Glover)
Second Baseman: Doc Agarn (Denton City Redbirds) (.969 FA/468 A) (150 G/.265 BA/11 HR/71 RBI/87 R/1 SB) (1-time Golden Glover)
Third Baseman: Andrew Woolfolk (South Fork Stallions) (.964 FA/318 A) (141 G/.244 BA/30 HR/83 RBI/74 R/1 SB) (2-time Golden Glover)
Shortstop: Yazzy Ricks (Cape Coral Hurricanes) (.960 FA/496 A) (152 G/.235 BA/19 HR/87 RBI/74 R/10 SB) (2-time Golden Glover)
Left Fielder: Winky Biggio (Denton City Redbirds) (.994 FA/318 PO/7 A) (150 G/.261 BA/27 HR/99 RBI/92 R/3 SB) (2-time Golden Glover)
Center Fielder: Boogie Boyd (Hillsboro Blazers) (.992 FA/478 PO/20 A) (150 G/.199 BA/35 HR/80 RBI/101 R/27 SB/112 BB) (2-time Golden Glover)
Right Fielder: Ollie Pierre (Oxford Red Caps) (.992 FA/362 PO/19 A) (150 G/10 HR/62 RBI/110 R/35 SB) (1-time Golden Glover)

[Eugene Church]

Friday, October 31, 2070

V'S TARKANIAN AND RASCALS' BLAKE PICKED AS BEST MANAGERS IN THE IPA
Taking a team from 7th place to first place and taking a team from the 4th spot to the top spot will win you an Islandian Pro Alliance Manager of the Year Award in most seasons... turnaround seasons are usually the best way to accomplish it... the 2070 skippers of the year are Volusia's Tubby Tarkanian and White River's Marty Blake... they beat out a dozen deserving managers to win the prestigious awards.

2070 Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award
Tubby Tarkanian is the 2070 Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year... his Vigilantes went from 4th place and 75-79 in 2069 to 94-60 and the Ruthlandian West title this year... this is his second top manager trophy... Tarkanian also won in 2058.

Tarkanian had some tough challengers in Wynnamac's Nioka Inkamara and Valmara's Don Ritchie... the Macs improved from 2nd place and 87-68 to the RU East pennant with a splendid 99-55 mark... Richie also had an extraordinary season... his Vipers were 4th in '69 with an 82-72 mark... Valmara ran off a 97-57 record and won the RU North.

Also in the running for the top RU skipper honor were Belair Beach's Brock Josephson, Valka's Matvey Kazak and Stoner's Billy Chapel.

2070 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year Award
White River's Marty Blake captured the 2070 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year trophy, but the prize could have gone to a number of other elite skippers.

Blake had five strong contenders... Tuckanarra's Quinn Starr was a close second... his Tiger Cats climbed from 7th place in '69 in the TU East with a 73-81 record to a very close 2nd place finish with a 91-62 mark, just 2 games back... third in the polling was Jayson Hallstrom, who saw his Summerland Sunsets take a giant leap from 75-79 and 4th place in the TU South up to 92-62 and the second spot in the standings.

Rolling Hills' Billy Christianson, Red Bluff's Ike Sweetwater and Turon's Nate Scottsdale also received votes in the poll.

[Eugene Church]

Well, that puts the wraps on another Islandian Pro Alliance season.

As you know it would be nice to get to 100 seasons.
In order to have a chance at doing that EC needs to pick up the pace and sim the seasons and the playoffs quicker.
I also have to let the AI control the teams... I micro-manage the rosters too much.

I intend to let the AI control it all, including the creation of all the new free agents... in the past the talent level dwindled... the rookie class were just poor and mediocre.

I will just hope for the best and hope the AI surprises me.

Hope the IPA will just keep on truckin'!

[Eugene Church]

Wednesday, April 1, 2071

IPA PREVIEWS PREDICTABLE... 6 DEFENDING CHAMPS PICKED TO REPEAT
In the new 2071 Islandian Pro Alliance season the winners will just keep right on winning according to the preseason prognostications... 6 of last season's division winners are forecast to rule the baseball diamonds once again... the favorites in the Ruthlandian Union are all the same, Valmara, Belair Beach, Wynnamac and Volusia... favored in the Tycobbian Union are Red Bluff and Rolling Hills... last year's winners White River and Turon missed the cut just by a skosh... they will finish a little bit behind Oxford and Southport... so, in reality, there will not be many new faces in the IPA playoffs come October.

It looks like a three-team race in the Ruthlandian North between Valmara, LaGrange and Taranto with Ranford lurking in the distance... Belair Beach and Valka will duke it out again for the pennant with Crystal Lake, St. John and Claxton hoping and wishing in the distant background... Wynnamac is a big favorite to take the Ruthlandian East... no one is expected be very close... Elnora, Beechwood, Eastshore, Sugar Valley and Marston will bang heads for second place... in the Ruthlandian West, Volusia will have its hands full with Forest Hill and perhaps third place Middlefield and fourth place Stoner.

The division races will be tighter and more contentious in the Tycobbian Union... only Rolling Hills in the Tycobbian West will have an easy time, winning by double digits... Red Bluff is the choice to repeat in the Tycobbian East again this season, but will be challenged by the Tuckanarra Tiger Cats... no one else is forecast to compete with the Red Sox and the Tucks this year... South Fork, Hillsboro and Ozarka will have to wait for the proverbial next year... Oxford is a slim pick in the Tycobbian North... top to bottom this is a dogfight division... the Red Caps could easily be toppled by a bevy of ballclubs... all seven of the remaining clubs could win the pennant... Fairfax, last year's winner White River, Hartsdale, North Hills, Blue Lake, Mahaska and Luxora could surprise... Southport did not win the TU South last year... the Sun Sox were a little out of their normal character, winding up in the third spot in the standings, 11 games off the pace... the pollsters think Southport is back... but so are last year's division champion, the Turon Typhoons... the Sun Sox will also have to fight off the San Alejo Montaneros, too.

The October Pro Cup Series Outlook is for the Rolling Hills Racers to cop the Tycobbian title again and tangle with last year's Pro Cup champion, the Wynnamac Sundowners, the Ruthlandian repeat winner, in the IPA Finals... the Macs will win the showdown... the Racers are getting long in the tooth and can't go on forever... too many players in the late and mid 30s... they will be going on the decline this year.... it started last year.

[jg2977]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

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Wednesday, April 1, 2071

IPA PREVIEWS PREDICTABLE... 6 DEFENDING CHAMPS PICKED TO REPEAT
In the new 2071 Islandian Pro Alliance season the winners will just keep right on winning according to the preseason prognostications... 6 of last season's division winners are forecast to rule the baseball diamonds once again... the favorites in the Ruthlandian Union are all the same, Valmara, Belair Beach, Wynnamac and Volusia... favored in the Tycobbian Union are Red Bluff and Rolling Hills... last year's winners White River and Turon missed the cut just by a skosh... they will finish a little bit behind Oxford and Southport... so, in reality, there will not be many new faces in the IPA playoffs come October.

It looks like a three-team race in the Ruthlandian North between Valmara, LaGrange and Taranto with Ranford lurking in the distance... Belair Beach and Valka will duke it out again for the pennant with Crystal Lake, St. John and Claxton hoping and wishing in the distant background... Wynnamac is a big favorite to take the Ruthlandian East... no one is expected be very close... Elnora, Beechwood, Eastshore, Sugar Valley and Marston will bang heads for second place... in the Ruthlandian West, Volusia will have its hands full with Forest Hill and perhaps third place Middlefield and fourth place Stoner.

The division races will be tighter and more contentious in the Tycobbian Union... only Rolling Hills in the Tycobbian West will have an easy time, winning by double digits... Red Bluff is the choice to repeat in the Tycobbian East again this season, but will be challenged by the Tuckanarra Tiger Cats... no one else is forecast to compete with the Red Sox and the Tucks this year... South Fork, Hillsboro and Ozarka will have to wait for the proverbial next year... Oxford is a slim pick in the Tycobbian North... top to bottom this is a dogfight division... the Red Caps could easily be toppled by a bevy of ballclubs... all seven of the remaining clubs could win the pennant... Fairfax, last year's winner White River, Hartsdale, North Hills, Blue Lake, Mahaska and Luxora could surprise... Southport did not win the TU South last year... the Sun Sox were a little out of their normal character, winding up in the third spot in the standings, 11 games off the pace... the pollsters think Southport is back... but so are last year's division champion, the Turon Typhoons... the Sun Sox will also have to fight off the San Alejo Montaneros, too.

The October Pro Cup Series Outlook is for the Rolling Hills Racers to cop the Tycobbian title again and tangle with last year's Pro Cup champion, the Wynnamac Sundowners, the Ruthlandian repeat winner, in the IPA Finals... the Macs will win the showdown... the Racers are getting long in the tooth and can't go on forever... too many players in the late and mid 30s... they will be going on the decline this year.... it started last year.

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Rolling Hills projected to go 99-55? They just won't go away! However, this may be their last chance at another Pro Cup for a while.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by jg2977

Rolling Hills projected to go 99-55? They just won't go away! However, this may be their last chance at another Pro Cup for a while.

13 Racers are over 30... shortstop Jameson Mulbert is 39, third baseman Teddy Stonich is 37 and left fielder Jean-Luc Roubique is 35... but they are still performing well... Mulbert and Stonich made the All-Star team for the 10th time... and they earned it... they earned with their performance, not their reputation... the IPA has no honorary appointments to the All-Star Classic.

The old guys are still busting the ball and winning games... Rolling Hills may win 100 games again this year.

[Eugene Church]

Sunday, July 12, 2071

71ST IPA ALL-STAR CLASSIC SET FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN WYNNAMAC
Granger Field in Wynnamac will be the gathering place this Wednesday for all the Islandian Pro Alliance elite stars at the 71st IPA All-Star Game... 24 top stars for the visiting Tycobbian Union All-Stars will tangle with 24 standouts for the Ruthlandian Union All-Stars.

The Tycobbian Stars will be led by Teddy Stonich and Jameson Mulbert of the Rolling Hills Racers, who will be making their 10th appearances in the star-studded event... they will be ably assisted by teammate Hugo Sutton and High Mesa's Roy Roberts, who have made the TU All-Stars on 8 occasions.

Ruthlandia will field a younger team, headed up by Lanny Waldrep of the Colfax Black Sox, an 8-time All-Star... most of the All-Stars are first timers... only one rookie was honored this season... left fielder Jon Northrop of the Claxton Diamonds was the only one in the IPA freshman class to make the grade.

The All-Star Classic is totally one-sided... the Tycobbian Union has won 47 games, while the Ruthlandian Union is far behind with only 23 wins.

[Eugene Church]

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