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Originally Posted by CatKnight
Well, I'll be rooting for the Ice Cats. "Canandaigua" is an awful lot to swallow, but I like the nickname.
Regarding your 'problem,' I sympathize. I like the idea of trying to run a league dynasty again, but I bog down badly and lose interest if I give too much information.
I guess the only advice I can offer is to feel free to paint in broad strokes. I, for one, don't need to know that many people on each club. Let me know how the teams are doing, and perhaps if any major stars are developing where it might be worth it to watch their career progress, and personally I'd be more than happy.
Good luck with this! Hopefully the smaller (6 team) focus will be good for you!
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Thanks for the advice and the good wishes, CatKnight. I thought "Ice Cats" had a good ring to it, too. I simply kept generating new nicknames until I saw ones I liked a lot; then I wrote them down and assigned them.
July 1, 1904
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FLL STANDINGS W L PCT GB
Watkins Glen 52 30 .634 --
Seneca Falls 50 32 .610 2
Geneva 48 34 .585 4
Penn Yan 38 44 .463 14
Canandaigua 31 51 .378 21
Waterloo 27 55 .329 25
With the inaugural season of the
Finger Lakes League more than halfway over, the six teams have sorted themselves into “haves” and “have-nots.”
Watkins Glen and
Seneca Falls have occupied the top spot all season long, with the Bucks taking the lead in mid-May and holding it. Surprising
Geneva has played well throughout the first half, too.
Seneca Falls’ success has been built upon a fine balance of pitching and hitting. The Sheepdogs are batting over .300 as a team, with an OPS of .727 and a league-best 350 runs scored. Their pitchers have tossed 16 shutouts and boast a combined ERA of 2.76.
Ryan Hill (.401) and
Robby Ward (.375) lead the league batting list, while
Dennis Williams (15-6, 1.82) and
Brian Fritz (9-9, 2.03) are both pitching well. Williams’ victory total and ERA are both league bests.
Donnie Oliver (.301) and
"Duck" West (.338, 43 RBI) spearhead the tough
Watkins Glen lineup, with some unexpected help from 3B
John Pickett (.313).
Michael Watkins (14-3, 1.99) has been every bit as good as Bucks fans hoped he’d be.
On the other hand,
Penn Yan and
Canandaigua have been worse than expected. The Ice Cats pitching staff, expected to be the best in the league, has instead been second worst. Only
Joe Norris (2.81 ERA) has been anywhere close to effective, and Norris has won only eight of his twenty decisions.
Despite the great stick work of
Francisco Rivera (.330, 34 RBI) and
Mike Young (.337, 36 RBI), the Brawlers can’t overcome the mediocre work of their pitchers.
Ronald Bridges, in particular, has struggled (3-17).
The Finger Lakes League’s first rookie draft took place on June 15.
Waterloo made pitcher
“Electric” Billy Patrick the first overall choice, and five of the six teams selected a twirler in the first round. Catcher
Al Williams was the first position player chosen, going #6 overall to
Watkins Glen.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the teams finishing in first and second place in the standings will play a seven-game series for the Seneca Cup. With three teams competing closely for those two spots, the remainder of the 1904 season promises to be very exciting.