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The Islandian Times
March 5, 2004
Grand City Cybercats Weak Club in Weak RU South
Grand City debuted in 2002 with a fourth place finish in it first season in the IPA. Skippered by Torry Joseph to an 82-72 record, the Cybercats were only three games in back of the Valka Blackhawks, who nabbed the regular season title. Valka eliminated Grand City in the first round of the playoffs and went on to reach the Final 4, where they were defeated by Elnora. However, Grand City's bubble burst in season two as they fizzled and came in with a disappointing 67-87 record, tumbling down to seventh place, 22 games behind division champ St. John. 2004 is not looking good, either. The baseball writers preseason poll has the Cybercats in a struggle with the Crystal Lake Crushers for seventh place. The loser gets the cellar.
Joseph is woefully short of talent. After last season collapse Grand City got busy and signed nine rookies. So there will be many new faces on the field on opening day.
Best Pitchers: Lefty Paddison (19-18 3.34), Milo Dyer (7-4 2.40) and Jan Szabo (5-2 2.62)
Best Hitters: CF Stan Helmke (.326 BA/6 HR/52 RBI/93 R/61 SB), 1B Robby Maynard (.295 BA/25 HR/91 RBI) and SS Wynn Joslin (.253 BA/22 HR/92 RBI)
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