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Elendil · 01-04-2008, 09:57 PM

2017 Season: Finale

Although the Senators and Glacier Pilots had hung tight with the Panners and Grizzlies, respectively, for most of the season, the favored teams in each division pulled away in the final month of play, coasting easily to repeat pennants and a pending rematch of the 2016 ACS.

League Events

July 26 - Second baseman Johnny Ledlow gets a hefty extension from the Chugiak Jets. He will make more than $50,000 a year for the next three years. Ledlow, 28, has made two All-Star teams and has a career AKL line of .290/.363/.467. He is a subpar fielder, however. Some commentators argue that the threat from the Canadian League, which offers decent salaries to mediocre players, has forced Alaskan League GM's to pony up bigger salaries. One wonders how long this can go on before the whole league finds itself in financial straits.

August 2 - Mark Howatt of Chugiak has one of the most outstanding starts of the year, shutting down the pathetic Yukoners on three hits and a walk, striking out 12. The Jets won 7-0. Howatt has compiled a respectable 7-7 record and 3.78 ERA in 18 starts.

August 4 - Slugging center fielder Aaron Ladner wins a big contract extension from the Bucs. He will make an average of $51,293 per season for the next five years. Ladner is already 32 years old and boasts a career .297/.368/.531 AKL line. He does have a history of injury, however, missing most of the 2012 and 2014 seasons due to serious injuries. He could win Hitter of the Year this year.

August 6 - Bob Spencer mows down the Jets, as his Pilots defeat them 13-0. He allows just one hit and no walks, striking out three. Spencer, a control pitcher who has recently signed a three-year extension with Anchorage, has racked up 9 wins and 3 losses in 13 starts with a 2.94 ERA and just 32 strikeouts in 98 innings.

August 6 - Helping Ladner's chances at the HOY, teammate Arnie Heard tears an abdominal muscle, ending his season. He is hitting .311 with 11 home runs in 302 at-bats, 54 RBI, 66 runs scored, and a .438 OBP.

August 17 - Old-timer Chip Becker shows he has some stuff yet, blanking the Oilers on 1 hit and 2 walks, striking out 6. His Glacier Pilots win, 3-0. Becker actually has a 2.78 ERA this season and a sparkling 14-6 record, raising hopes of a Comeback Player of the Year nomination.

August 17 - The Senators' slim playoff hopes are further damaged when star center fielder Olivier Theriault puts himself out of commission for the duration of the season with a hyperextended elbow. Theriault has a .317 average, 12 home runs, and 72 RBI.

August 23 - Shortstop Gates Matkin signs a huge extension deal by Alaskan standards with the Senators. He will make $277,169 over the next four years. He is hitting .307 with 11 home runs but, more spectacularly (in a bad way), he leads the league in errors with FIFTY. His fielding percentage is a disastrous .910. His fielding percentage has in fact declined each of the last three years. In fact, his glove has been so ghastly that he was overlooked for the All-Star Game despite being one of the best-hitting shortstops in the league.

August 29 - A gruesome injury for Mat-Su Miner Jeremy Henderson. He ruptures a bicep tendon in a game against Juneau and will be out for at least a full calendar year after having surgery. Who knows whether he will be an effective pitcher when he returns? Henderson, 24, has a 4-12 record and 6.62 ERA but has been pegged as a future control pitcher who makes smart decisions on the mound.

September 1 - A waiver trade between divisional foes Whitehorse and North Pole sends 24-year-old SP Bob Killy to the Nicks and 23-year-old 1B Waylon Sutton to the Yukoners. Sutton is a hulking, 250-pound power hitter with little AKL experience, and Killy is a savvy control pitcher with a respectable 3.66 ERA already.

September 2 - The season ends. One record set this year was the team stolen base record, set by the otherwise lowly Whitehorse Yukoners. In a lineup built for speed and slap hitting, the Yukoners racked up 143 stolen bases, shattering the 2009 Nicks' record. They were caught 50 times. However, they were also worst in the league in team OBP (.299) and second-worst in team slugging percentage (.372). They hit only 76 home runs, but despite all that scored 512 runs, good for 8th in the league. Perhaps there is something to the running game after all.

Nathan Sginn of Sitka, meanwhile, set the individual stolen base record, with 59 (corresponding to 89 in a 162-game season). Sginn, who sported an OBP of just .301, seemed to run whenever he got on, but he was caught only 12 times. Sginn made most of his starts at center field but also filled in at third and short, the last being his native position.

Tommy Okawa also broke his own record for walks in a season, garnering a whopping 112 (corresponding to 168 in a 162-game season). Okawa's OBP was .469, which is actually not his highest ever (.482 two years ago).

Scott Northeast, who is still pitching for Juneau and is only 30 years old, set the league record for innings pitched with 196 (corresponding to 294 in a 162-game season).

Final Standings

Seward Division

KOD: 67-41
AGP: 61-47, 6 GB
ANC: 57-51, 10 GB
PEN: 52-56, 15 GB
ERC: 42-66, 25 GB
BET: 40-68, 27 GB

Denali Division

FAI: 72-36
JUN: 64-44, 8 GB
WHI: 52-56, 20 GB
NPN: 51-57, 21 GB
SIT: 50-58, 22 GB
MSM: 40-68, 32 GB

The league will flip a coin to determine whether Mat-Su or Bethel gets the #1 draft pick next year. Whitehorse screwed themselves out of a higher pick by going on a little run at the end of the season, vaulting themselves into a third-place finish in the feast-or-famine Denali!

Coming next: 2017 ACS Preview.

01-04-2008, 09:57 PM	#188
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	2017 Season: Finale Although the Senators and Glacier Pilots had hung tight with the Panners and Grizzlies, respectively, for most of the season, the favored teams in each division pulled away in the final month of play, coasting easily to repeat pennants and a pending rematch of the 2016 ACS. League Events July 26 - Second baseman Johnny Ledlow gets a hefty extension from the Chugiak Jets. He will make more than $50,000 a year for the next three years. Ledlow, 28, has made two All-Star teams and has a career AKL line of .290/.363/.467. He is a subpar fielder, however. Some commentators argue that the threat from the Canadian League, which offers decent salaries to mediocre players, has forced Alaskan League GM's to pony up bigger salaries. One wonders how long this can go on before the whole league finds itself in financial straits. August 2 - Mark Howatt of Chugiak has one of the most outstanding starts of the year, shutting down the pathetic Yukoners on three hits and a walk, striking out 12. The Jets won 7-0. Howatt has compiled a respectable 7-7 record and 3.78 ERA in 18 starts. August 4 - Slugging center fielder Aaron Ladner wins a big contract extension from the Bucs. He will make an average of $51,293 per season for the next five years. Ladner is already 32 years old and boasts a career .297/.368/.531 AKL line. He does have a history of injury, however, missing most of the 2012 and 2014 seasons due to serious injuries. He could win Hitter of the Year this year. August 6 - Bob Spencer mows down the Jets, as his Pilots defeat them 13-0. He allows just one hit and no walks, striking out three. Spencer, a control pitcher who has recently signed a three-year extension with Anchorage, has racked up 9 wins and 3 losses in 13 starts with a 2.94 ERA and just 32 strikeouts in 98 innings. August 6 - Helping Ladner's chances at the HOY, teammate Arnie Heard tears an abdominal muscle, ending his season. He is hitting .311 with 11 home runs in 302 at-bats, 54 RBI, 66 runs scored, and a .438 OBP. August 17 - Old-timer Chip Becker shows he has some stuff yet, blanking the Oilers on 1 hit and 2 walks, striking out 6. His Glacier Pilots win, 3-0. Becker actually has a 2.78 ERA this season and a sparkling 14-6 record, raising hopes of a Comeback Player of the Year nomination. August 17 - The Senators' slim playoff hopes are further damaged when star center fielder Olivier Theriault puts himself out of commission for the duration of the season with a hyperextended elbow. Theriault has a .317 average, 12 home runs, and 72 RBI. August 23 - Shortstop Gates Matkin signs a huge extension deal by Alaskan standards with the Senators. He will make $277,169 over the next four years. He is hitting .307 with 11 home runs but, more spectacularly (in a bad way), he leads the league in errors with FIFTY. His fielding percentage is a disastrous .910. His fielding percentage has in fact declined each of the last three years. In fact, his glove has been so ghastly that he was overlooked for the All-Star Game despite being one of the best-hitting shortstops in the league. August 29 - A gruesome injury for Mat-Su Miner Jeremy Henderson. He ruptures a bicep tendon in a game against Juneau and will be out for at least a full calendar year after having surgery. Who knows whether he will be an effective pitcher when he returns? Henderson, 24, has a 4-12 record and 6.62 ERA but has been pegged as a future control pitcher who makes smart decisions on the mound. September 1 - A waiver trade between divisional foes Whitehorse and North Pole sends 24-year-old SP Bob Killy to the Nicks and 23-year-old 1B Waylon Sutton to the Yukoners. Sutton is a hulking, 250-pound power hitter with little AKL experience, and Killy is a savvy control pitcher with a respectable 3.66 ERA already. September 2 - The season ends. One record set this year was the team stolen base record, set by the otherwise lowly Whitehorse Yukoners. In a lineup built for speed and slap hitting, the Yukoners racked up 143 stolen bases, shattering the 2009 Nicks' record. They were caught 50 times. However, they were also worst in the league in team OBP (.299) and second-worst in team slugging percentage (.372). They hit only 76 home runs, but despite all that scored 512 runs, good for 8th in the league. Perhaps there is something to the running game after all. Nathan Sginn of Sitka, meanwhile, set the individual stolen base record, with 59 (corresponding to 89 in a 162-game season). Sginn, who sported an OBP of just .301, seemed to run whenever he got on, but he was caught only 12 times. Sginn made most of his starts at center field but also filled in at third and short, the last being his native position. Tommy Okawa also broke his own record for walks in a season, garnering a whopping 112 (corresponding to 168 in a 162-game season). Okawa's OBP was .469, which is actually not his highest ever (.482 two years ago). Scott Northeast, who is still pitching for Juneau and is only 30 years old, set the league record for innings pitched with 196 (corresponding to 294 in a 162-game season). Final Standings Seward Division KOD: 67-41 AGP: 61-47, 6 GB ANC: 57-51, 10 GB PEN: 52-56, 15 GB ERC: 42-66, 25 GB BET: 40-68, 27 GB Denali Division FAI: 72-36 JUN: 64-44, 8 GB WHI: 52-56, 20 GB NPN: 51-57, 21 GB SIT: 50-58, 22 GB MSM: 40-68, 32 GB The league will flip a coin to determine whether Mat-Su or Bethel gets the #1 draft pick next year. Whitehorse screwed themselves out of a higher pick by going on a little run at the end of the season, vaulting themselves into a third-place finish in the feast-or-famine Denali! Coming next: 2017 ACS Preview.