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Big Six · 06-18-2009, 08:21 PM

November 1, 1907

FINAL STANDINGS

Code:

                W   L   PCT  GB
Seneca Falls   93  57  .620  --
Waterloo       79  71  .527  14
Geneva         77  73  .513  16
Watkins Glen   71  79  .473  22
Canandaigua    67  83  .447  26
Penn Yan       63  87  .420  30

SENECA FALLS SHEEPDOGS

Team OPS: .631 (2) Runs Scored: 600 (1)
Team ERA: 2.25 (1) Runs Allowed: 488 (1)

Best Players:
CF Ryan Hill (.357/.399/.400, 207 H, 92 R, 62 SB, 46.2 VORP)
LHP Dennis Williams (15-5, 1.67, 0.88 WHIP, 40.2 VORP)
RHP Roger Hopkins (20-11, 2.12, 124 K, 1.11 WHIP, 40.1 VORP)
2B Jack Robinson (.256/.308/.359, 24 2B, 12 3B, 3 HR, 52 RBI, 28.6 VORP)
SS Robby Ward (.267/.350/.311, 75 R, 28.5 WHIP)
LF Marc St. John (.310/.365/.386, 26 2B, 8 3B, 62 RBI, 28.2 VORP)
C Ramon Morales (.267/.341/.365, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 26.5 VORP)

The Sheepdogs continued to dominate the Finger Lakes League during the second half of the season, and became the first regular season champion to capture the Seneca Falls Series when they defeated Waterloo in a dramatic seven-game thriller.

If not for his injury, Williams would have easily won the Outstanding Pitcher Award, and Hill could have claimed the Outstanding Hitter prize, too. Robinson and Ward gave the Dogs the league's best double play combo. Hopkins, the league's Rookie of the Year, joined a crackerjack staff that also got 19 wins out of Tom Harvey and 18 more from Jordan Coleman.

Harvey won another Gold Glove, and so did Felix Roman, who played third base like he invented the position.

Most of the Sheepdogs' best players are in their late twenties and early thirties, so this excellent team should be near its peak. Enjoy it while you can.

WATERLOO FINCHES

Team OPS: .637 (1) Runs Scored: 566 (2)
Team ERA: 2.41 (3) Runs Allowed: 534 (4)

Best Players:
RHP Billy Edgar (17-15, 2.14, 130 K, 1.11 WHIP, 51.2 VORP)
RHP Ernesto Santos (23-11, 2.20, 136 K, 1.12 WHIP, 50.2 VORP)
RHP Billy Patrick (18-12, 2.16, 137 K, 1.12 WHIP, 47.1 VORP)
LF Fernando Molina (.342/.386/.401, 181 H, 81 R, 50 SB, 30.7 VORP)
1B Matt Parkhill (.282/.324/.381, 21 2B, 10 3B, 5 HR, 58 RBI, 30.6 VORP)
RF Duane Blackburn (.296/.374/.371, 8 3B, 57 RBI, 48 SB, 22.4 VORP)

Long-suffering Waterloo fans were rewarded by the performance of this gritty team, who fought off all comers to earn a spot in the Series and then took the might Sheepdogs to the seventh game.

Santos, the Outstanding Pitcher Award winner, led a solid rotation, and a batting order that boasted tough outs from top to bottom produced the most runs in the league.

SS Eugene Adams won a Gold Glove, and also hit .275 with 64 RBI. Moreno and Blackburn also added Gold Gloves to their trophy cases. Rookie CF Paul O'Connor and freshman C Al Williams both hit near .270, and O'Connor stole 41 sacks. Add in the fact that Edgar, Patrick, and Blackburn are all a long way from their thirtieth birthdays, and it's easy to predict the Finches might be singing sweet songs for some time to come.

GENEVA GREEN SOX

Team OPS: .610 (4) Runs Scored: 520 (4)
Team ERA: 2.41 (3) Runs Allowed: 514 (3)

Best Players:
RHP Raul Alonso (19-15, 2.18, 170 K, 1.08 WHIP, 44.7 VORP)
RHP Casey Ladner (10-5, 0.94, 99 K/144 IP, 0.76 WHIP, 40.3 VORP)
C Bryan Brafield (.272/.328/.344, 7 3B, 53 RBI, 17.8 VORP)
3B Tony Powell (.258/.303/.317, 64 RBI, 17.1 VORP)

The Green Sox won 17 fewer games than they did in 1906, as Father Time caught up with RHP Hayden Williams (23 losses, age 38) and LF Karl Winston (.240, .275 OBP) suffered through a dismal year. Manager Julian Ramirez was fired in early August; his interim replacement, Clarence Williams, was let go at the end of the season.

In fact, if not for the phenomenal Casey Ladner, the Green Sox would probably have finished in the second division. I'll tell Ladner's tale in more detail in a later post.

Brafield won a Gold Glove, as did CF Ben Brown, who is perhaps the league's most underrated star. Brown led the league in doubles (29) and triples (16), while his unparalleled range in the center garden earned him his third fielding prize.

WATKINS GLEN BUCKS

Team OPS: .614 (3) Runs Scored: 543 (3)
Team ERA: 2.37 (2) Runs Allowed: 509 (2)

Best Players:
LHP Edward Daybell (13-15, 1.98, 132 K, 1.08 WHIP, 42.9 VORP)
RHP Michael Watkins (15-18, 2.30, 143 K, 1.11 WHIP, 40.3 VORP)
RHP Armando Jimenez (12-11, 1.72, 9 SV, 71 GP, 39.0 VORP)
RF Neil Byers (.331/.369/.396, 179 H, 73 RBI, 35.7 VORP)

The Bucks were the league's unluckiest team, falling eight games short of their Pythagorean prediction. Had they played to that standard, they would have reached the Series, where they've managed to take care of business twice.

LF Ken Johnston (.288) slumped badly in the second half, and C "Duck" West (.240) never got his bat going. On the other hand, manager Vincente Carrillo's creative use of relief ace Jimenez gave the Bucks a powerful weapon, while Byers enjoyed a great season at the plate.

2B John Pickett can do just that--pick it--and nabbed a third straight Gold Glove. He knocked home 64 runs, too. He was joined in the ranks of elite glovemen by silky-smooth 1B Travis Cantrell, another repeat winner.

CANANDAIGUA ICE CATS

Team OPS: .571 (5) Runs Scored: 478 (6)
Team ERA: 2.76 (6) Runs Allowed: 568 (5)

Best Players:
RHP Joe Norris (16-21, 2.36, 170 K, 1.11 WHIP, 35.6 VORP)
3B Ronald Reese (.276/.321/.318, 60 R, 23.3 VORP)
C Hamilton Phillips (.258/.336/.346, 7 HR, 54 RBI, 21.6 VORP)

Canandaigua fans had little to cheer about again in 1907, except for the Norris-Phillips battery and an occasional strong outing from young righthander Maximo Chavez (15-14, 2.83). Phillips set a new league home run record, while Norris led the league in strikeouts for the third consecutive year.

The Cats acquired CF Claudio Navarro from Penn Yan in late July, but Navarro sulked and failed to hit, and was finally benched. At the end of the season, GM John Green fired manager Fernando Torres and offered the post to Julian Ramirez, formerly of Geneva.

Cats rooters are increasingly frustrated with Green's machinations, which have yet to accomplish much of a positive nature. A number of the team's most influential players, including Norris, are said to be just as unhappy.

PENN YAN BRAWLERS

Team OPS: .591 (5) Runs Scored: 494 (5)
Team ERA: 2.74 (5) Runs Allowed: 588 (6)

Best Players:
LHP Lawrence Inman (17-14, 2.14, 1.13 WHIP, 43.2 VORP)
RHP Will Kirk (13-20, 2.42, 121 K, 39.1 VORP)
RF Mike Young (.337/.394/.432, 14 3B, 58 RBI, 33.6 VORP)
CF Francisco Rivera (.331/.370/.408, 181 H, 12 3B, 55 SB, 27.6 VORP)

Young was his typical superlative self, and narrowly won the Outstanding Batter Award over Seneca Falls' Ryan Hill. Rivera, too, was in fine form, and Inman, age 24, looks like a good one.

Unfortunately for Brawlers fans, unless teenagers like 2B Nick Wells and RF Ronald Brady turn into stars quickly, the road back to the playoffs might be long and hard.

06-18-2009, 08:21 PM	#18
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	November 1, 1907 FINAL STANDINGS Code: W L PCT GB Seneca Falls 93 57 .620 -- Waterloo 79 71 .527 14 Geneva 77 73 .513 16 Watkins Glen 71 79 .473 22 Canandaigua 67 83 .447 26 Penn Yan 63 87 .420 30 SENECA FALLS SHEEPDOGS Team OPS: .631 (2) Runs Scored: 600 (1) Team ERA: 2.25 (1) Runs Allowed: 488 (1) Best Players: CF Ryan Hill (.357/.399/.400, 207 H, 92 R, 62 SB, 46.2 VORP) LHP Dennis Williams (15-5, 1.67, 0.88 WHIP, 40.2 VORP) RHP Roger Hopkins (20-11, 2.12, 124 K, 1.11 WHIP, 40.1 VORP) 2B Jack Robinson (.256/.308/.359, 24 2B, 12 3B, 3 HR, 52 RBI, 28.6 VORP) SS Robby Ward (.267/.350/.311, 75 R, 28.5 WHIP) LF Marc St. John (.310/.365/.386, 26 2B, 8 3B, 62 RBI, 28.2 VORP) C Ramon Morales (.267/.341/.365, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 26.5 VORP) The Sheepdogs continued to dominate the Finger Lakes League during the second half of the season, and became the first regular season champion to capture the Seneca Falls Series when they defeated Waterloo in a dramatic seven-game thriller. If not for his injury, Williams would have easily won the Outstanding Pitcher Award, and Hill could have claimed the Outstanding Hitter prize, too. Robinson and Ward gave the Dogs the league's best double play combo. Hopkins, the league's Rookie of the Year, joined a crackerjack staff that also got 19 wins out of Tom Harvey and 18 more from Jordan Coleman. Harvey won another Gold Glove, and so did Felix Roman, who played third base like he invented the position. Most of the Sheepdogs' best players are in their late twenties and early thirties, so this excellent team should be near its peak. Enjoy it while you can. WATERLOO FINCHES Team OPS: .637 (1) Runs Scored: 566 (2) Team ERA: 2.41 (3) Runs Allowed: 534 (4) Best Players: RHP Billy Edgar (17-15, 2.14, 130 K, 1.11 WHIP, 51.2 VORP) RHP Ernesto Santos (23-11, 2.20, 136 K, 1.12 WHIP, 50.2 VORP) RHP Billy Patrick (18-12, 2.16, 137 K, 1.12 WHIP, 47.1 VORP) LF Fernando Molina (.342/.386/.401, 181 H, 81 R, 50 SB, 30.7 VORP) 1B Matt Parkhill (.282/.324/.381, 21 2B, 10 3B, 5 HR, 58 RBI, 30.6 VORP) RF Duane Blackburn (.296/.374/.371, 8 3B, 57 RBI, 48 SB, 22.4 VORP) Long-suffering Waterloo fans were rewarded by the performance of this gritty team, who fought off all comers to earn a spot in the Series and then took the might Sheepdogs to the seventh game. Santos, the Outstanding Pitcher Award winner, led a solid rotation, and a batting order that boasted tough outs from top to bottom produced the most runs in the league. SS Eugene Adams won a Gold Glove, and also hit .275 with 64 RBI. Moreno and Blackburn also added Gold Gloves to their trophy cases. Rookie CF Paul O'Connor and freshman C Al Williams both hit near .270, and O'Connor stole 41 sacks. Add in the fact that Edgar, Patrick, and Blackburn are all a long way from their thirtieth birthdays, and it's easy to predict the Finches might be singing sweet songs for some time to come. GENEVA GREEN SOX Team OPS: .610 (4) Runs Scored: 520 (4) Team ERA: 2.41 (3) Runs Allowed: 514 (3) Best Players: RHP Raul Alonso (19-15, 2.18, 170 K, 1.08 WHIP, 44.7 VORP) RHP Casey Ladner (10-5, 0.94, 99 K/144 IP, 0.76 WHIP, 40.3 VORP) C Bryan Brafield (.272/.328/.344, 7 3B, 53 RBI, 17.8 VORP) 3B Tony Powell (.258/.303/.317, 64 RBI, 17.1 VORP) The Green Sox won 17 fewer games than they did in 1906, as Father Time caught up with RHP Hayden Williams (23 losses, age 38) and LF Karl Winston (.240, .275 OBP) suffered through a dismal year. Manager Julian Ramirez was fired in early August; his interim replacement, Clarence Williams, was let go at the end of the season. In fact, if not for the phenomenal Casey Ladner, the Green Sox would probably have finished in the second division. I'll tell Ladner's tale in more detail in a later post. Brafield won a Gold Glove, as did CF Ben Brown, who is perhaps the league's most underrated star. Brown led the league in doubles (29) and triples (16), while his unparalleled range in the center garden earned him his third fielding prize. WATKINS GLEN BUCKS Team OPS: .614 (3) Runs Scored: 543 (3) Team ERA: 2.37 (2) Runs Allowed: 509 (2) Best Players: LHP Edward Daybell (13-15, 1.98, 132 K, 1.08 WHIP, 42.9 VORP) RHP Michael Watkins (15-18, 2.30, 143 K, 1.11 WHIP, 40.3 VORP) RHP Armando Jimenez (12-11, 1.72, 9 SV, 71 GP, 39.0 VORP) RF Neil Byers (.331/.369/.396, 179 H, 73 RBI, 35.7 VORP) The Bucks were the league's unluckiest team, falling eight games short of their Pythagorean prediction. Had they played to that standard, they would have reached the Series, where they've managed to take care of business twice. LF Ken Johnston (.288) slumped badly in the second half, and C "Duck" West (.240) never got his bat going. On the other hand, manager Vincente Carrillo's creative use of relief ace Jimenez gave the Bucks a powerful weapon, while Byers enjoyed a great season at the plate. 2B John Pickett can do just that--pick it--and nabbed a third straight Gold Glove. He knocked home 64 runs, too. He was joined in the ranks of elite glovemen by silky-smooth 1B Travis Cantrell, another repeat winner. CANANDAIGUA ICE CATS Team OPS: .571 (5) Runs Scored: 478 (6) Team ERA: 2.76 (6) Runs Allowed: 568 (5) Best Players: RHP Joe Norris (16-21, 2.36, 170 K, 1.11 WHIP, 35.6 VORP) 3B Ronald Reese (.276/.321/.318, 60 R, 23.3 VORP) C Hamilton Phillips (.258/.336/.346, 7 HR, 54 RBI, 21.6 VORP) Canandaigua fans had little to cheer about again in 1907, except for the Norris-Phillips battery and an occasional strong outing from young righthander Maximo Chavez (15-14, 2.83). Phillips set a new league home run record, while Norris led the league in strikeouts for the third consecutive year. The Cats acquired CF Claudio Navarro from Penn Yan in late July, but Navarro sulked and failed to hit, and was finally benched. At the end of the season, GM John Green fired manager Fernando Torres and offered the post to Julian Ramirez, formerly of Geneva. Cats rooters are increasingly frustrated with Green's machinations, which have yet to accomplish much of a positive nature. A number of the team's most influential players, including Norris, are said to be just as unhappy. PENN YAN BRAWLERS Team OPS: .591 (5) Runs Scored: 494 (5) Team ERA: 2.74 (5) Runs Allowed: 588 (6) Best Players: LHP Lawrence Inman (17-14, 2.14, 1.13 WHIP, 43.2 VORP) RHP Will Kirk (13-20, 2.42, 121 K, 39.1 VORP) RF Mike Young (.337/.394/.432, 14 3B, 58 RBI, 33.6 VORP) CF Francisco Rivera (.331/.370/.408, 181 H, 12 3B, 55 SB, 27.6 VORP) Young was his typical superlative self, and narrowly won the Outstanding Batter Award over Seneca Falls' Ryan Hill. Rivera, too, was in fine form, and Inman, age 24, looks like a good one. Unfortunately for Brawlers fans, unless teenagers like 2B Nick Wells and RF Ronald Brady turn into stars quickly, the road back to the playoffs might be long and hard. __________________ My dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: 2014 inductee, OOTP Dynasty Hall of Fame Kenilworth: A Town and its Team: fun with a fictional league Last edited by Big Six; 06-18-2009 at 08:23 PM.