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Eugene Church · 10-30-2009, 10:04 PM

Tars and Vipers Tied in RU North at All-Star Break, A's only 2 games back

It's a four-team race in the Ruthlandian Union North this season. At the All-Star break the Taranto Tars (44-28) and Valmara Vipers (44-28) are tied for the top spot with the Glasco Athletics (42-30) just two games off the pace. The Far Mountain Redhawks (37-35) are also lurking only seven games back.

Manager Tommaso Lazzorda is doing it with plenty of pitching and power. The Tars are leading everybody in the IRA with 120 homers and have good starting pitching with Carlo Bianchi (11-3 3.40), Sal Pascioni (8-3 3.28), Lefty Paddison (9-6 4.09) and Anthony Nardone (5-4 2.16), but the bullpen is a mess. Lazzorda has seven players in the line-up with 10 or more homers, led by RF Tommy Lee Hensley (.237) with 22, All-Star 1B Wayne Pounders (.291) with 19, All-Star LF Dominic Zuccaro (.343) with 15 and SS Jake Travanti (.327) with 14.

Pretty much the same situation in Valmara for manager J. Jackson Samuel, except for the home runs. the Vipers have hit only 47 this year, but do have some solid hitters in perennial batting champ All-Star RF Jet Kazmarek with an RU-leading .351 batting average, 6 homers and 43 RBIs, 2B Floyd Vinson at .309 with 32 RBIs and C Erich Adamczyk batting .309 with five home runs and 49 RBIs. Valmara has a strong group of starters in All-Star Ted Farentino (11-4 2.41), Andre Trepanier (8-4 3.32), Vanya Vasylenko (8-4 3.41) and Danny Blauser (5-5 4.01).

After finishing a disappointing next-to-last in 2005, Glasco has surged this year to a close third. McDuffie Hughes has three good starters in Ray Cook (7-2 3.71), Leon Marshall (6-4 3.04) and Jake Nyberg (7-6 3.35) plus an outstanding closer in former starter Charles Darby (8-3 2.87), who has racked up 10 saves. In the hitting department RF Cal Hadley (.314) has been the big bat with 16 roundtrippers and 49 RBIs, followed by rookie 3B George Ferguson (.286) with 8 homers and 35 RBIs, LF Bobby Pascarelli (.314) with 6 home runs and 26 RBIs and CF Aidan Latimer (.310) with 7 homers and 22 runs batted in.

Far Mountain skipper Alex Groveland is wanting his mound corps to step it up and give Cliff Pope (8-3 3.38) some help. So far Robby Kelly (7-8 3.79) and Steffi Crotzer (6-6 4.68) have struggled. At bat the Redhawks best hitters have been 2B Duane Parsons (.339) with 6 homers and 39 RBIs, 3B Lindy Collins (.329) with 3 home runs and 28 RBIs, RF Karl Dietz (.263) with 11 roundtrippers and 36 RBIs and LF Gary Horn (.251) with 11 homers and 44 RBIs.

Foxy Jimison's LaGrange Sports (33-39) are tied for the fifth spot in the RU North, 11 games back. The Sports hit the ball well, but have mediocre pitching. SS Bill Nilsen (.273) leads the hitters with 14 homers and 48 RBIs. RF Mike DiLazzaro (.336) has 39 RBIs, 4 home runs and scored 40 runs and CF Karl Perret (.292) has 7 roundtrippers , scored 52 times and batted in 31. Jimison's most dependable hurlers are Sean Stone (8-5 3.43) and Barney Prohaska (8-3 4.18).

The Ranford Bulls (33-39) have tumbled into the second division into a tie for fifth after having a pennant-winning year last season. Pitching is manager Page Satcher's main problem as three of his stalwarts have floundered. Leland Shaddock (4-8 4.06) and Tim DeKosky (5-6 4.05) have not been up to par and Jean-Claude Scivicque (2-6 7.87) has been downright awful. But the Bulls still have Chris Bernhoffer (8-5 2.87) as their stopper. Ranford is hitting .272 as a team with five .300 hitters, led by All-Star CF Jose Castillo (.333) with 19 homers, 49 RBIs and 54 runs, 2B Jesse Goodwin (.319) with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and 48 runs, RF Johnny Stratton (.318) with 7 homers and 37 RBIs, 3B Colin Fairclough (.310) with 5 home runs and 44 runs scored and 1B Jordy John (.307) with 5 homers and 34 RBIs.

The Kilkenny Cats (27-45) are in the throes of another dismal season resting in seventh place 17 games behind the leaders. Manager Kieran McKenna has one fine starter in Victor Kauchak (6-5 2.71) and two others that are decent in Jerry Babb (5-3 3.94) and Don McCauley (4-6 4.13). The Cats also have an impotent offense. 2B Errol Eichhorn (.271) and C Pat McGonagle (.283) are the most productive. Eichhorn has 8 home runs and 35 RBIs and McGonagle has hit 8 out of the park and driven in 33 runs.

Last season the Ancona Red Elephants (23-49) blossomed into a good ball club and finished over .500 for the first time in their history and wound up fourth in the division. But Manny Mickens' ball club has just as suddenly regressed and returned to the basement this year, 21 games out. His pitching corps has been poor. Ancona's best pitchers have been Adonis Dragma (5-8 3.65), Yannis Vardakis (5-10 4.13) and Nikon Maragos (5-10 4.13). All of them have been good at times, but inconsistent. Mickens only hitter to speak of is 3B Denny Harris (.308), who has 13 homers and 36 RBIs.

10-30-2009, 10:04 PM	#1288
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	Tars and Vipers Tied in RU North at All-Star Break, A's only 2 games back It's a four-team race in the Ruthlandian Union North this season. At the All-Star break the Taranto Tars (44-28) and Valmara Vipers (44-28) are tied for the top spot with the Glasco Athletics (42-30) just two games off the pace. The Far Mountain Redhawks (37-35) are also lurking only seven games back. Manager Tommaso Lazzorda is doing it with plenty of pitching and power. The Tars are leading everybody in the IRA with 120 homers and have good starting pitching with Carlo Bianchi (11-3 3.40), Sal Pascioni (8-3 3.28), Lefty Paddison (9-6 4.09) and Anthony Nardone (5-4 2.16), but the bullpen is a mess. Lazzorda has seven players in the line-up with 10 or more homers, led by RF Tommy Lee Hensley (.237) with 22, All-Star 1B Wayne Pounders (.291) with 19, All-Star LF Dominic Zuccaro (.343) with 15 and SS Jake Travanti (.327) with 14. Pretty much the same situation in Valmara for manager J. Jackson Samuel, except for the home runs. the Vipers have hit only 47 this year, but do have some solid hitters in perennial batting champ All-Star RF Jet Kazmarek with an RU-leading .351 batting average, 6 homers and 43 RBIs, 2B Floyd Vinson at .309 with 32 RBIs and C Erich Adamczyk batting .309 with five home runs and 49 RBIs. Valmara has a strong group of starters in All-Star Ted Farentino (11-4 2.41), Andre Trepanier (8-4 3.32), Vanya Vasylenko (8-4 3.41) and Danny Blauser (5-5 4.01). After finishing a disappointing next-to-last in 2005, Glasco has surged this year to a close third. McDuffie Hughes has three good starters in Ray Cook (7-2 3.71), Leon Marshall (6-4 3.04) and Jake Nyberg (7-6 3.35) plus an outstanding closer in former starter Charles Darby (8-3 2.87), who has racked up 10 saves. In the hitting department RF Cal Hadley (.314) has been the big bat with 16 roundtrippers and 49 RBIs, followed by rookie 3B George Ferguson (.286) with 8 homers and 35 RBIs, LF Bobby Pascarelli (.314) with 6 home runs and 26 RBIs and CF Aidan Latimer (.310) with 7 homers and 22 runs batted in. Far Mountain skipper Alex Groveland is wanting his mound corps to step it up and give Cliff Pope (8-3 3.38) some help. So far Robby Kelly (7-8 3.79) and Steffi Crotzer (6-6 4.68) have struggled. At bat the Redhawks best hitters have been 2B Duane Parsons (.339) with 6 homers and 39 RBIs, 3B Lindy Collins (.329) with 3 home runs and 28 RBIs, RF Karl Dietz (.263) with 11 roundtrippers and 36 RBIs and LF Gary Horn (.251) with 11 homers and 44 RBIs. Foxy Jimison's LaGrange Sports (33-39) are tied for the fifth spot in the RU North, 11 games back. The Sports hit the ball well, but have mediocre pitching. SS Bill Nilsen (.273) leads the hitters with 14 homers and 48 RBIs. RF Mike DiLazzaro (.336) has 39 RBIs, 4 home runs and scored 40 runs and CF Karl Perret (.292) has 7 roundtrippers , scored 52 times and batted in 31. Jimison's most dependable hurlers are Sean Stone (8-5 3.43) and Barney Prohaska (8-3 4.18). The Ranford Bulls (33-39) have tumbled into the second division into a tie for fifth after having a pennant-winning year last season. Pitching is manager Page Satcher's main problem as three of his stalwarts have floundered. Leland Shaddock (4-8 4.06) and Tim DeKosky (5-6 4.05) have not been up to par and Jean-Claude Scivicque (2-6 7.87) has been downright awful. But the Bulls still have Chris Bernhoffer (8-5 2.87) as their stopper. Ranford is hitting .272 as a team with five .300 hitters, led by All-Star CF Jose Castillo (.333) with 19 homers, 49 RBIs and 54 runs, 2B Jesse Goodwin (.319) with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and 48 runs, RF Johnny Stratton (.318) with 7 homers and 37 RBIs, 3B Colin Fairclough (.310) with 5 home runs and 44 runs scored and 1B Jordy John (.307) with 5 homers and 34 RBIs. The Kilkenny Cats (27-45) are in the throes of another dismal season resting in seventh place 17 games behind the leaders. Manager Kieran McKenna has one fine starter in Victor Kauchak (6-5 2.71) and two others that are decent in Jerry Babb (5-3 3.94) and Don McCauley (4-6 4.13). The Cats also have an impotent offense. 2B Errol Eichhorn (.271) and C Pat McGonagle (.283) are the most productive. Eichhorn has 8 home runs and 35 RBIs and McGonagle has hit 8 out of the park and driven in 33 runs. Last season the Ancona Red Elephants (23-49) blossomed into a good ball club and finished over .500 for the first time in their history and wound up fourth in the division. But Manny Mickens' ball club has just as suddenly regressed and returned to the basement this year, 21 games out. His pitching corps has been poor. Ancona's best pitchers have been Adonis Dragma (5-8 3.65), Yannis Vardakis (5-10 4.13) and Nikon Maragos (5-10 4.13). All of them have been good at times, but inconsistent. Mickens only hitter to speak of is 3B Denny Harris (.308), who has 13 homers and 36 RBIs. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-31-2009 at 08:26 PM.