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Eugene Church · 12-21-2009, 12:53 PM

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Oxford Slight Favorite Over Stoner in Pro Cup Finals
It's time once again to determine the best pro baseball team in the Islands. It's Pro Cup time - 32 teams in the Ruthlandian Union have been whittled down to just one team and 32 teams in the Tycobbian Union have been cut to just one. It will be the Stoner Stars and the Oxford Red Caps battling for the 2007 IPA Pro Cup. The best-of-seven series will start tomorrow afternoon in Oxford at Winchester Park.

Neither club has ever reached the finals. Oxford has been a playoff regular with five appearances in six seasons. The Red Caps best finish was the Final 4 in 2003 when they were eliminated by the eventual Pro Cup champions, the High Mesa Cowboys. This is Stoner's second appearance in the playoffs. The Stars lost out in the first round in 2002.

Statistically here is how the teams shape up:
Stoner Stars (86-68)
Willie Dickens, Manager
.267 BA (14th)
709 runs (17th)
154 HR (11th)
3.35 ERA (5th)
612 runs allowed (2nd)
80 HR (2nd)
.974 FA (12th)
181 DP (5th)

Oxford Red Caps (91-63)
Campy Roy, Manager
.275 BA (4th)
735 runs (10th)
162 HR (9th)
3.30 ERA (4th)
619 runs allowed (3rd)
96 HR (2nd)
.971 FA (19th)
173 DP (6th)

Oxford seems to have an advantage on offense, pitching is pretty even and Stoner has the best defense. Most of the baseball analysts give the edge to the Red Caps because of the overall superiority of the Tycobbian Union, which has won the Pro Cup four times in the six years of the IPA. Tycobbia has also dominated the All-Star competition with five victories in six years.

12-21-2009, 12:53 PM	#1410
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,874	The Islandian Times Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Oxford Slight Favorite Over Stoner in Pro Cup Finals It's time once again to determine the best pro baseball team in the Islands. It's Pro Cup time - 32 teams in the Ruthlandian Union have been whittled down to just one team and 32 teams in the Tycobbian Union have been cut to just one. It will be the Stoner Stars and the Oxford Red Caps battling for the 2007 IPA Pro Cup. The best-of-seven series will start tomorrow afternoon in Oxford at Winchester Park. Neither club has ever reached the finals. Oxford has been a playoff regular with five appearances in six seasons. The Red Caps best finish was the Final 4 in 2003 when they were eliminated by the eventual Pro Cup champions, the High Mesa Cowboys. This is Stoner's second appearance in the playoffs. The Stars lost out in the first round in 2002. Statistically here is how the teams shape up: Stoner Stars (86-68) Willie Dickens, Manager .267 BA (14th) 709 runs (17th) 154 HR (11th) 3.35 ERA (5th) 612 runs allowed (2nd) 80 HR (2nd) .974 FA (12th) 181 DP (5th) Oxford Red Caps (91-63) Campy Roy, Manager .275 BA (4th) 735 runs (10th) 162 HR (9th) 3.30 ERA (4th) 619 runs allowed (3rd) 96 HR (2nd) .971 FA (19th) 173 DP (6th) Oxford seems to have an advantage on offense, pitching is pretty even and Stoner has the best defense. Most of the baseball analysts give the edge to the Red Caps because of the overall superiority of the Tycobbian Union, which has won the Pro Cup four times in the six years of the IPA. Tycobbia has also dominated the All-Star competition with five victories in six years. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-08-2022 at 07:33 PM.