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Eugene Church · 05-25-2010, 07:52 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Sligo's Keys Cops RU Skipper Of The Year
It was a magnificent season for manager Eddie Keys and his Sligo Rovers. Not only did they run a close second to the powerful Colfax Blasters in RU West, but Keys has been selected as the Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year, edging out Clem Rogers of Colfax and Alex Groveland of Far Mountain.

Keys improved Sligo from a very distant fourth-place finish in 2010, 28 games off the pace, to the runner-up spot this year. The Rovers were right on the tail of Colfax the entire year and wound up only 4 games back at the end. Sligo has never been in playoff contention before. The Rovers have never made the playoffs in its 10-year IPA history. Keys guided them to a 92-62 record, the second-best mark in the entire league. It would have easily won any of the other three divisions. Unfortunately Sligo is in the same division with Colfax.

Clem Rogers was a close second the balloting as he won his fourth straight division title and had the best record in the RU at 96-58. Rogers has picked up the award for the past two seasons. Far Mountain's Alex Groveland was third and also a strong challenger as he captured his third consecutive RU North pennant with an 85-69 record.

Frogs Buckley Named Best TU Manager
It was a tough choice in the Tycobbian Union, too. It was a tight four-man race between Turon's Whitey Richburn, Fairfax's Harry Buckley, Cape Coral's Huggy Miller and Luxora's Alejandro Rodrigo. In the final count Buckley emerged the winner of the 2011 Tycobbian Union Manager Of The Year. Fairfax was a fifth-place team last year, but Buckley boosted the Frogs up to a league best 92-62 and the TU North crown, the first time in 8 years they had made the postseason.

Second in the voting was Turon's Whitey Richburn, who brought home his fourth TU South Division championship in a row with a sparkling 91-63 record. The Typhoons won the flag comfortably by 9 games over Cape Coral.

Third in the poll was Huggy Miller, whose Cape Coral Hurricanes were a terrible last place club in 2010 with a dismal 62-92 record in the TU South. The 'Canes did an abrupt about-face with an 82-72 mark, good enough for second place.

Luxora's Alejandro Rodrigo came in a close fourth in the vote. His Zorros climbed from seventh place (63-91) to third (86-68) this season, just 6 games off the pace of Fairfax.

05-25-2010, 07:52 PM	#1718
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	The Islandian Times Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Sligo's Keys Cops RU Skipper Of The Year It was a magnificent season for manager Eddie Keys and his Sligo Rovers. Not only did they run a close second to the powerful Colfax Blasters in RU West, but Keys has been selected as the Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year, edging out Clem Rogers of Colfax and Alex Groveland of Far Mountain. Keys improved Sligo from a very distant fourth-place finish in 2010, 28 games off the pace, to the runner-up spot this year. The Rovers were right on the tail of Colfax the entire year and wound up only 4 games back at the end. Sligo has never been in playoff contention before. The Rovers have never made the playoffs in its 10-year IPA history. Keys guided them to a 92-62 record, the second-best mark in the entire league. It would have easily won any of the other three divisions. Unfortunately Sligo is in the same division with Colfax. Clem Rogers was a close second the balloting as he won his fourth straight division title and had the best record in the RU at 96-58. Rogers has picked up the award for the past two seasons. Far Mountain's Alex Groveland was third and also a strong challenger as he captured his third consecutive RU North pennant with an 85-69 record. Frogs Buckley Named Best TU Manager It was a tough choice in the Tycobbian Union, too. It was a tight four-man race between Turon's Whitey Richburn, Fairfax's Harry Buckley, Cape Coral's Huggy Miller and Luxora's Alejandro Rodrigo. In the final count Buckley emerged the winner of the 2011 Tycobbian Union Manager Of The Year. Fairfax was a fifth-place team last year, but Buckley boosted the Frogs up to a league best 92-62 and the TU North crown, the first time in 8 years they had made the postseason. Second in the voting was Turon's Whitey Richburn, who brought home his fourth TU South Division championship in a row with a sparkling 91-63 record. The Typhoons won the flag comfortably by 9 games over Cape Coral. Third in the poll was Huggy Miller, whose Cape Coral Hurricanes were a terrible last place club in 2010 with a dismal 62-92 record in the TU South. The 'Canes did an abrupt about-face with an 82-72 mark, good enough for second place. Luxora's Alejandro Rodrigo came in a close fourth in the vote. His Zorros climbed from seventh place (63-91) to third (86-68) this season, just 6 games off the pace of Fairfax.