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Eugene Church · 07-12-2010, 03:24 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, October 14, 2012

FM's Robby Kelly MVP In RU
The Far Mountain Redhawks won more games than anyone in the IPA this season and was one of the prime reasons was pitcher Robby Kelly, who racked up a 22-8 record to pace them to their fourth consecutive RU North pennant. For his excellent season Kelly hauled in the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player Award for 2012. The 35-year-old right-hander completed 23 of his 36 starts and compiled a 2.38 ERA, third-best in the league. Kelly led the entire IPA with 6 shutouts. This was the first time Kelly has claimed the MVP honor. He also was selected as the best pitcher in the RU and took the Golden Arm trophy this year. Outfielder Jet Kazmarek is the only player to win the award twice. He won in successive seasons in 2002 and 2003 while playing for Valmara.

Two very fine batters finished second and third in the BNN MVP poll. Golden Bat winner Mike Luzzatti was the runner-up. The Claxton Diamond first baseman worked over RU pitching to the tune of 40 homers, 124 RBIs, 116 runs and a .332 batting average. Sligo's splendid left-fielder Fred Collins came in third with another fine year. He batted .332 in leading the Rovers to the RU West crown. Collins totaled 28 homers, 96 RBIs, scored 110 times and stole 30 bases.

Terranova's Terrific Year Nets TU MVP
It was the year of the pitcher as far as the major awards in the IPA. South Fork's Blackie Terranova was also a double winner like Kelly. Not only did he win the Golden Arm Award, the 30-year-old righty took home the Tycobbian Union Most Valuable Player trophy. Terranova was 25-6 with a .2.59 ERA and almost single-handedly won the TU East title. Sadly however, because of poor offense, the Stallions fell 2 games short of the pennant. It really is amazing that Terranova won that many games with such poor run support. The only player to ever win the MVP twice in the TU was Fairfax's star left fielder Dane Wesner, who was picked in 2010 and 2011.

Two sluggers were Terranova's main competition. East Point's second baseman and Golden Bat winner Jesse Goodwin wound up a very close second with 50 home runs, 138 RBIs, 114 runs, while hitting at a .333 clip. Goodwin paced the IPA in homers and RBIs. Rookie phenom Clyde Kingsford was third in the close 3-way race. The Turon first sacker hit .330 with 38 home runs and 127 runs batted in.

07-12-2010, 03:24 PM	#1808
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	The Islandian Times Sunday, October 14, 2012 FM's Robby Kelly MVP In RU The Far Mountain Redhawks won more games than anyone in the IPA this season and was one of the prime reasons was pitcher Robby Kelly, who racked up a 22-8 record to pace them to their fourth consecutive RU North pennant. For his excellent season Kelly hauled in the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player Award for 2012. The 35-year-old right-hander completed 23 of his 36 starts and compiled a 2.38 ERA, third-best in the league. Kelly led the entire IPA with 6 shutouts. This was the first time Kelly has claimed the MVP honor. He also was selected as the best pitcher in the RU and took the Golden Arm trophy this year. Outfielder Jet Kazmarek is the only player to win the award twice. He won in successive seasons in 2002 and 2003 while playing for Valmara. Two very fine batters finished second and third in the BNN MVP poll. Golden Bat winner Mike Luzzatti was the runner-up. The Claxton Diamond first baseman worked over RU pitching to the tune of 40 homers, 124 RBIs, 116 runs and a .332 batting average. Sligo's splendid left-fielder Fred Collins came in third with another fine year. He batted .332 in leading the Rovers to the RU West crown. Collins totaled 28 homers, 96 RBIs, scored 110 times and stole 30 bases. Terranova's Terrific Year Nets TU MVP It was the year of the pitcher as far as the major awards in the IPA. South Fork's Blackie Terranova was also a double winner like Kelly. Not only did he win the Golden Arm Award, the 30-year-old righty took home the Tycobbian Union Most Valuable Player trophy. Terranova was 25-6 with a .2.59 ERA and almost single-handedly won the TU East title. Sadly however, because of poor offense, the Stallions fell 2 games short of the pennant. It really is amazing that Terranova won that many games with such poor run support. The only player to ever win the MVP twice in the TU was Fairfax's star left fielder Dane Wesner, who was picked in 2010 and 2011. Two sluggers were Terranova's main competition. East Point's second baseman and Golden Bat winner Jesse Goodwin wound up a very close second with 50 home runs, 138 RBIs, 114 runs, while hitting at a .333 clip. Goodwin paced the IPA in homers and RBIs. Rookie phenom Clyde Kingsford was third in the close 3-way race. The Turon first sacker hit .330 with 38 home runs and 127 runs batted in. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-22-2022 at 06:17 PM.