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Eugene Church · 11-07-2009, 08:56 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Ruthlandian Union South Division 2006 Final Standings

Valka Wins Great Race in RU South, Claxton Runner-up, Belair Beach 3rd
It was a very tight three-team race in the Ruthlandian Union South this year with Valka edging out second place Claxton by one and a half games and third place Belair Beach by 4 games. Down the stretch Valka went 11-5 in September, while Claxton was 9-8 and Belair Beach 9-7. The Blackhawks with 97 wins and the Diamonds with 96 victories will now head to the postseason Pro Cup playoffs starting tomorrow. Despite winning 93 games, all the Sunbirds can do is go home and get ready for next year. That is the most wins in IPA history for a team that failed to make the playoffs.

The next four clubs were bunched together, but never in the pennant chase. Crystal Lake had its best season yet and ended up in fourth place, but 21 games back. The San Dimas Rancheros were fifth and trailed by 22 games with Waleska sixth and 24 out, St. John seventh and 24.5 games back and Grand City in the basement and 33 games off the pace.

Valka Blackhawks (97-57)
In Valka, manager Jaan Kurus lifted his Blackhawks from third to first with a balanced team featuring solid hitting and pitching... Three very capable starters and a good closer did the job on the hill with Aato Neetar (19-4 3.22), Darryl Vannoy (19-11 3.40), Bobby Karu (18-11 3.47) leading the rotation... closer Kaido Oras (5-1 2.56) pitched very well in relief... At the plate Valka's headliners were CF Jimmy Tremayne (.327 BA/15 HR/84 RBI/93 R), 2B Wayne Snider (.292 BA/17 HR/68 RBI/92 R) and RF Vic Gelder (.287 BA/14 HR/69 RBI/90 R), who sparkled with a .325 BA after coming to the Blackhawks in a June trade with Elnora.

Claxton Diamonds (96-59)
The Claxton Diamonds under the leadership of the crafty Old Perfesser Stacy Engel climbed up from fifth place in 2005 to a close second in 2006... Offense is the name of the game in Claxton with a slew of solid bats, headed by CF Jackie Faust (.348/14 HR/67 RBI/79 R), All-Star RF Jackie Allemand (.296/21 HR/70 RBI/90 R), C Allen Lemay (.324/9 HR/77 RBI), 1B Mike Luzzatti (.287/23 HR/85 RBI) and LF Dixie Baker (.237/22 HR/99 RBI/103 R). Engel's pitching corps has been adequate with Teddy Kuznetsov (21-11 3.52), Charlie Murphy (13-15 3.35) and Doug Torvik (17-10 4.30). Reliever Dennis Scott (11-4 3.38) has been an asset as well.

Belair Beach Sunbirds (93-61)
Marty Pedroza had the misfortune to be in the same division with Valka and Claxton.... His third place Sunbirds chalked up 93 wins, but sadly will not be in the Pro Cup playoffs... This will be the first time since 2001 Belair Beach had not been in the postseason... They have won the division flags the last two seasons... Pedroza has excellent pitching with a 3.24 team ERA... He has four impressive starters in All-Star Slim Mosley (23-13 2.49), All-Star Johnny Spears (19-8 2.57), Tiny Lindgren (15-11 3.46) and Joe Schmidt (16-9 3.77). Reliever Vance Stromberg (7-2 2.70) has done a fine job in middle relief... the Sunbirds really need more offense as All-Star 1B Phil Gravelli has carried the team this year with a .300 average, 40 homers, 136 RBIs and 99 runs scored... among the regulars light-hitting 3B/SS Danny Church (.282/7 HR/81 RBI) is next in run production with 81 runs batted in.

Crystal Lake Crushers (76-78)
Wow! A fourth-place finish for the downtrodden Crystal Lake Crushers of Herman "Baby" George... It's the team's best finish ever by far... they were seventh in 2002 and have been last ever since... George, the great slugger and great pitcher of the industrial leagues, did it with pitching... Crystal Lake compiled a 3.67 ERA, good enough for sixth in the rankings... the Crushers have a pretty fair starting rotation with Pablo Orantes (17-12 3.31), Rocky Giambi (7-6 3.56) and Tony Tipton (12-11 4.04), but the bullpen is even better with a 3.15 ERA, second best in the Ruthlandian Union... George could use some hitting though... 1B Eddy Lamar (.276) is tops with just 12 homers, while 3B Skip Daniels (.321) is his only .300 batter... Crystal Lake is 29th with a .254 team batting average and 23rd in homers with only 115.

San Dimas Rancheros (75-79)
Manager Paco Banderos brought the team in second last season and was expecting a big year for the San Dimas Rancheros, but to no avail, they wound up in fifth place 22 games off the pace... Banderos had good starting pitchers, but a weak bullpen... His starters were led by Bobby Prince (13-9 3.74), Bill Sharp (10-10 3.42), Zippy Hodge (16-19 3.32) and Keith Callahan (17-14 4.06)... The Rancheros hit .272 (7th) for the year, but had little power... they were last with only 107 roundtrippers... San Dimas was led by its fine 1B Johnny Carducci (.296/27 HR/95 RBI/89 R) and excellent 2B Cyclone Cobb (.326/3 HR/53 RBI/107 R), who topped the IPA with 88 steals... 3B Domingo Rios (.268) also chipped in 18 home runs, batted in 73 runs and scored 83 times.

Waleska Westerners (73-81)
After climbing up to the fourth spot in the standings in 2005, McGraw Johnson's Waleska Westerners fell back to sixth place this season... One big reason was not signing last year's Rookie of the Year until June... Once signed Harold Setser (.347/20 HR/69 RBI/64 R) tore up the league, but played in only 80 games... Johnson has been known to be tight with money... it really cost him this time... the Westerners also got good offense from LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.279/19 HR/80 RBI/72 R), 1B DePaul Labat (.270/8 HR/63 RBI/117R/38 SB) and SS Johnny Nowitzki (.323/0 HR/54 RI/84 R)... Waleska has a good starting trio in Wilson Whitmore (17-13 3.16), six-year vet Smokey Joe Carter (15-16 3.30) and Joel Lockett (12-10 3.53)... Carter racked up his 100th victory this season.

St. John Crusaders (73-82)
Seventh place St. John has Dickie Billings at the helm... Not much talent to speak of in St. John... Billings has a good closer in rookie Ken Wheeler (4-2 2.30) and two solid starters in Kris Garvik (13-10 3.56) and Teddy Garson (14-15 3.73)... at the plate the Crusaders are led by 3B Sully Hull (.310/10 HR/64 RBI) and LF Jake Dillon (.292/16 HR/63 RBI).

Grand City Cybercats (64-90)
Except for a fourth-place finish in 2002, Grand City has never had much success in the IPA... Torry Joseph had another awful year and ended up in last place... The Cybercats were last in pitching with a 4.47 ERA and near the bottom in hitting with a .259 team batting average (23rd)... Joseph got an impressive season from starter Shane Hall (16-7 3.45) and good efforts at times from Kerry Loomis (10-15 3.92)... At the plate Grand City's best were 2B Tony Borcellino (.253/27 HR/86 RBI/73 R) and LF Teddy Giacone (.283/18 HR/55 RBI)... in late July Joseph picked up a long ball hitter in CF Ty DeWitt (.254/14 HR/50 RBI) from Middlefield... DeWitt has hit 159 homers in his 5-year IPA career.

11-07-2009, 08:56 PM	#1311
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Ruthlandian Union South Division 2006 Final Standings Valka Wins Great Race in RU South, Claxton Runner-up, Belair Beach 3rd It was a very tight three-team race in the Ruthlandian Union South this year with Valka edging out second place Claxton by one and a half games and third place Belair Beach by 4 games. Down the stretch Valka went 11-5 in September, while Claxton was 9-8 and Belair Beach 9-7. The Blackhawks with 97 wins and the Diamonds with 96 victories will now head to the postseason Pro Cup playoffs starting tomorrow. Despite winning 93 games, all the Sunbirds can do is go home and get ready for next year. That is the most wins in IPA history for a team that failed to make the playoffs. The next four clubs were bunched together, but never in the pennant chase. Crystal Lake had its best season yet and ended up in fourth place, but 21 games back. The San Dimas Rancheros were fifth and trailed by 22 games with Waleska sixth and 24 out, St. John seventh and 24.5 games back and Grand City in the basement and 33 games off the pace. Valka Blackhawks (97-57) In Valka, manager Jaan Kurus lifted his Blackhawks from third to first with a balanced team featuring solid hitting and pitching... Three very capable starters and a good closer did the job on the hill with Aato Neetar (19-4 3.22), Darryl Vannoy (19-11 3.40), Bobby Karu (18-11 3.47) leading the rotation... closer Kaido Oras (5-1 2.56) pitched very well in relief... At the plate Valka's headliners were CF Jimmy Tremayne (.327 BA/15 HR/84 RBI/93 R), 2B Wayne Snider (.292 BA/17 HR/68 RBI/92 R) and RF Vic Gelder (.287 BA/14 HR/69 RBI/90 R), who sparkled with a .325 BA after coming to the Blackhawks in a June trade with Elnora. Claxton Diamonds (96-59) The Claxton Diamonds under the leadership of the crafty Old Perfesser Stacy Engel climbed up from fifth place in 2005 to a close second in 2006... Offense is the name of the game in Claxton with a slew of solid bats, headed by CF Jackie Faust (.348/14 HR/67 RBI/79 R), All-Star RF Jackie Allemand (.296/21 HR/70 RBI/90 R), C Allen Lemay (.324/9 HR/77 RBI), 1B Mike Luzzatti (.287/23 HR/85 RBI) and LF Dixie Baker (.237/22 HR/99 RBI/103 R). Engel's pitching corps has been adequate with Teddy Kuznetsov (21-11 3.52), Charlie Murphy (13-15 3.35) and Doug Torvik (17-10 4.30). Reliever Dennis Scott (11-4 3.38) has been an asset as well. Belair Beach Sunbirds (93-61) Marty Pedroza had the misfortune to be in the same division with Valka and Claxton.... His third place Sunbirds chalked up 93 wins, but sadly will not be in the Pro Cup playoffs... This will be the first time since 2001 Belair Beach had not been in the postseason... They have won the division flags the last two seasons... Pedroza has excellent pitching with a 3.24 team ERA... He has four impressive starters in All-Star Slim Mosley (23-13 2.49), All-Star Johnny Spears (19-8 2.57), Tiny Lindgren (15-11 3.46) and Joe Schmidt (16-9 3.77). Reliever Vance Stromberg (7-2 2.70) has done a fine job in middle relief... the Sunbirds really need more offense as All-Star 1B Phil Gravelli has carried the team this year with a .300 average, 40 homers, 136 RBIs and 99 runs scored... among the regulars light-hitting 3B/SS Danny Church (.282/7 HR/81 RBI) is next in run production with 81 runs batted in. Crystal Lake Crushers (76-78) Wow! A fourth-place finish for the downtrodden Crystal Lake Crushers of Herman "Baby" George... It's the team's best finish ever by far... they were seventh in 2002 and have been last ever since... George, the great slugger and great pitcher of the industrial leagues, did it with pitching... Crystal Lake compiled a 3.67 ERA, good enough for sixth in the rankings... the Crushers have a pretty fair starting rotation with Pablo Orantes (17-12 3.31), Rocky Giambi (7-6 3.56) and Tony Tipton (12-11 4.04), but the bullpen is even better with a 3.15 ERA, second best in the Ruthlandian Union... George could use some hitting though... 1B Eddy Lamar (.276) is tops with just 12 homers, while 3B Skip Daniels (.321) is his only .300 batter... Crystal Lake is 29th with a .254 team batting average and 23rd in homers with only 115. San Dimas Rancheros (75-79) Manager Paco Banderos brought the team in second last season and was expecting a big year for the San Dimas Rancheros, but to no avail, they wound up in fifth place 22 games off the pace... Banderos had good starting pitchers, but a weak bullpen... His starters were led by Bobby Prince (13-9 3.74), Bill Sharp (10-10 3.42), Zippy Hodge (16-19 3.32) and Keith Callahan (17-14 4.06)... The Rancheros hit .272 (7th) for the year, but had little power... they were last with only 107 roundtrippers... San Dimas was led by its fine 1B Johnny Carducci (.296/27 HR/95 RBI/89 R) and excellent 2B Cyclone Cobb (.326/3 HR/53 RBI/107 R), who topped the IPA with 88 steals... 3B Domingo Rios (.268) also chipped in 18 home runs, batted in 73 runs and scored 83 times. Waleska Westerners (73-81) After climbing up to the fourth spot in the standings in 2005, McGraw Johnson's Waleska Westerners fell back to sixth place this season... One big reason was not signing last year's Rookie of the Year until June... Once signed Harold Setser (.347/20 HR/69 RBI/64 R) tore up the league, but played in only 80 games... Johnson has been known to be tight with money... it really cost him this time... the Westerners also got good offense from LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.279/19 HR/80 RBI/72 R), 1B DePaul Labat (.270/8 HR/63 RBI/117R/38 SB) and SS Johnny Nowitzki (.323/0 HR/54 RI/84 R)... Waleska has a good starting trio in Wilson Whitmore (17-13 3.16), six-year vet Smokey Joe Carter (15-16 3.30) and Joel Lockett (12-10 3.53)... Carter racked up his 100th victory this season. St. John Crusaders (73-82) Seventh place St. John has Dickie Billings at the helm... Not much talent to speak of in St. John... Billings has a good closer in rookie Ken Wheeler (4-2 2.30) and two solid starters in Kris Garvik (13-10 3.56) and Teddy Garson (14-15 3.73)... at the plate the Crusaders are led by 3B Sully Hull (.310/10 HR/64 RBI) and LF Jake Dillon (.292/16 HR/63 RBI). Grand City Cybercats (64-90) Except for a fourth-place finish in 2002, Grand City has never had much success in the IPA... Torry Joseph had another awful year and ended up in last place... The Cybercats were last in pitching with a 4.47 ERA and near the bottom in hitting with a .259 team batting average (23rd)... Joseph got an impressive season from starter Shane Hall (16-7 3.45) and good efforts at times from Kerry Loomis (10-15 3.92)... At the plate Grand City's best were 2B Tony Borcellino (.253/27 HR/86 RBI/73 R) and LF Teddy Giacone (.283/18 HR/55 RBI)... in late July Joseph picked up a long ball hitter in CF Ty DeWitt (.254/14 HR/50 RBI) from Middlefield... DeWitt has hit 159 homers in his 5-year IPA career.