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Eugene Church · 08-21-2010, 01:36 AM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Turon Typhoons Swamp TU South Again, Win 7th Flag
What a storied history the Turon Typhoons have in the Islandian Pro Alliance. This season Turon captured its 7th Tycobbian South pennant by swamping all its opposition and winning by 11 games over the second place Colchester Elites and Ginza Ninjas. Southport came in fourth and trailed by 16 games. Manager Whitey Richburn's Typhoons made the Pro Cup playoffs for the 9th time and will now seek its fourth Pro Cup. Turon won it all in 2003, 2006 and 2009. They also came very close to winning a fourth crown in 2010, but lost to Colfax after taking a three-games-to-one lead.

The Turon Typhoons (93-61) didn't play well in the first half with sub-par hitting and pitching, but they were just two games behind leading Ginza at the All-Star break... Then the Typhoons got it all together and easily outpaced all comers... Turon is the top-scoring club in the TU with 803 runs (1st)... they hit .268 (6th) with 150 homers (15th) and have a fine pitching staff with a 3.41 ERA... 1B Clyde Kingsford (.311/37/129/112) and CF Mac McCurnan (.292/28/114/109) are double dynamite in the line-up... and Nicky Engstrom may just be the best pitcher ever in the IPA... He's only 25 years old and has won at least 20 games in each of his five seasons and has a superb 2.22 ERA... This year Engstrom paced Turon with a 24-10 mark and a 2.44 ERA... Richburn also has two other solid starters in James Stuart (19-11 3.77) and Jacques Lemaire (17-8 3.64)... and when Richburn has to go to the bullpen he has an excellent closer... Merle Studebaker saved 29 games and posted a 4-3 record and a ridiculously-low 1.00 ERA.

The second place Ginza Ninjas (82-72) and Colchester Elites finished 11 games off the pace and couldn't stay with Turon in the second half of the year when the Typhoons kicked it up a notch... Still it was a good season for both runner-ups... Ginza, skippered by Huroko Uchiyama, featured good starting pitching, headed up by Joji Azuma (19-11 2.71) and Carl Trebek (19-9 2.70)... C Crash Davis topped the Ninja hitters with 34 homers, 92 RBIs, 96 runs and a strong .344 BA... CF Chazzie Lombardo chipped in with a .295 BA, 22 home runs, 72 RBIs and scored 87 runs.

The Colchester Elites (82-72) with Uncle Robbie Wilbertson at the helm had good power with 175 homers (7th) and a .266 BA (9th) with two fine hitters in 1B Harlan Roscoe (.318/32/109/87) and C Tommy Booker (.285/27/94/89)... 33-year-old Timmy Brooks, whose best years were 10 years ago in Forest City, had a rebirth this year with a 20-15 mark and a 3.40 ERA... closer Don Richard (4-5) also stood out with 28 saves and an excellent 2.22 ERA.

Fourth place went to the Southport Sun Sox (77-77), who wound up 16 games back in the race... Charley Oscar has three good starters in his rotation... Neil Howell (16-14 2.70) is a high quality hurler, who is much better than his record shows... Howell is hampered by poor run support... vet Keith Callahan (15-13 3.53) and Tippy Ridgeway (15-9 3.97) are Southport number two and three pitchers... RF Big Stick Takala (.299/25/87) is Oscar's top bat with some help from 1B Bill McCann (.252/25/78).

The Cape Coral Hurricanes (74-80) slumped from second to fifth this season, ending up 19 games behind Turon... The 'Canes were only 3 games back at the halfway point, but they soon faded back in the pack with spotty hitting and pitching... Manager Marty Pedroza had several bright spots... Cody Burg (25-12 2.41) is still going strong after 14 years in the IPA... Burg is the all-time leader with 252 wins and over 3300 strikeouts... He has won 20 games 6 times and led the TU in strikeouts 11 times... Cape Coral top hitters were LF Rich Osolinsky (.352/16/79) and 1B Avery Womack (.328/9/56).

The sixth-place Summerland Sunsets (68-86) suffered from a lack of offense, hitting only .247 (29th), but did slug 151 homers (15th)... Manager Will Hackett's only offensive threat was his fine 23-years-old CF Jim Garrison, who pounded out 36 roundtrippers with 81 RBIs and 94 runs scored and batted .289... Denny Coulon (16-17 2.96) is still a classy pitcher at age 34 and deserved a better record... in the bullpen Frank Gerber (5-5) was the ace with a 2.87 ERA and 25 saves.

Manager Jean-Luc Marchand and his Arroyo Grande Suns (66-88) have never had a winning record, nor made the playoffs, however they always manage to hit homers and score runs... The Suns went deep 182 times (5th) and sported a .270 BA (4th), sparked by the TU's top batter SS Andy Pearson, who hit at a .344 clip with 30 homers, 104 RBIs and 101 runs and by 1B Sherm Miles with 39 home runs, 108 RBIs, 89 runs and a .282 average... on the hill Marchand's mound staff could manage only a 4.53 team ERA (28th).

It was another long year for Lando Peceda and the San Alejo Montaneros (61-93) as they rounded out the campaign in last place, 32 games off the pace with little or no offense and pitching... The Montaneros hit only 79 homers (32nd) and registered a very poor 4.60 ERA (30th)... 1B Dominique Poirot was the one bright spot with a .334 BA, 15 homers and 74 RBIs.

08-21-2010, 01:36 AM	#1912
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Turon Typhoons Swamp TU South Again, Win 7th Flag What a storied history the Turon Typhoons have in the Islandian Pro Alliance. This season Turon captured its 7th Tycobbian South pennant by swamping all its opposition and winning by 11 games over the second place Colchester Elites and Ginza Ninjas. Southport came in fourth and trailed by 16 games. Manager Whitey Richburn's Typhoons made the Pro Cup playoffs for the 9th time and will now seek its fourth Pro Cup. Turon won it all in 2003, 2006 and 2009. They also came very close to winning a fourth crown in 2010, but lost to Colfax after taking a three-games-to-one lead. The Turon Typhoons (93-61) didn't play well in the first half with sub-par hitting and pitching, but they were just two games behind leading Ginza at the All-Star break... Then the Typhoons got it all together and easily outpaced all comers... Turon is the top-scoring club in the TU with 803 runs (1st)... they hit .268 (6th) with 150 homers (15th) and have a fine pitching staff with a 3.41 ERA... 1B Clyde Kingsford (.311/37/129/112) and CF Mac McCurnan (.292/28/114/109) are double dynamite in the line-up... and Nicky Engstrom may just be the best pitcher ever in the IPA... He's only 25 years old and has won at least 20 games in each of his five seasons and has a superb 2.22 ERA... This year Engstrom paced Turon with a 24-10 mark and a 2.44 ERA... Richburn also has two other solid starters in James Stuart (19-11 3.77) and Jacques Lemaire (17-8 3.64)... and when Richburn has to go to the bullpen he has an excellent closer... Merle Studebaker saved 29 games and posted a 4-3 record and a ridiculously-low 1.00 ERA. The second place Ginza Ninjas (82-72) and Colchester Elites finished 11 games off the pace and couldn't stay with Turon in the second half of the year when the Typhoons kicked it up a notch... Still it was a good season for both runner-ups... Ginza, skippered by Huroko Uchiyama, featured good starting pitching, headed up by Joji Azuma (19-11 2.71) and Carl Trebek (19-9 2.70)... C Crash Davis topped the Ninja hitters with 34 homers, 92 RBIs, 96 runs and a strong .344 BA... CF Chazzie Lombardo chipped in with a .295 BA, 22 home runs, 72 RBIs and scored 87 runs. The Colchester Elites (82-72) with Uncle Robbie Wilbertson at the helm had good power with 175 homers (7th) and a .266 BA (9th) with two fine hitters in 1B Harlan Roscoe (.318/32/109/87) and C Tommy Booker (.285/27/94/89)... 33-year-old Timmy Brooks, whose best years were 10 years ago in Forest City, had a rebirth this year with a 20-15 mark and a 3.40 ERA... closer Don Richard (4-5) also stood out with 28 saves and an excellent 2.22 ERA. Fourth place went to the Southport Sun Sox (77-77), who wound up 16 games back in the race... Charley Oscar has three good starters in his rotation... Neil Howell (16-14 2.70) is a high quality hurler, who is much better than his record shows... Howell is hampered by poor run support... vet Keith Callahan (15-13 3.53) and Tippy Ridgeway (15-9 3.97) are Southport number two and three pitchers... RF Big Stick Takala (.299/25/87) is Oscar's top bat with some help from 1B Bill McCann (.252/25/78). The Cape Coral Hurricanes (74-80) slumped from second to fifth this season, ending up 19 games behind Turon... The 'Canes were only 3 games back at the halfway point, but they soon faded back in the pack with spotty hitting and pitching... Manager Marty Pedroza had several bright spots... Cody Burg (25-12 2.41) is still going strong after 14 years in the IPA... Burg is the all-time leader with 252 wins and over 3300 strikeouts... He has won 20 games 6 times and led the TU in strikeouts 11 times... Cape Coral top hitters were LF Rich Osolinsky (.352/16/79) and 1B Avery Womack (.328/9/56). The sixth-place Summerland Sunsets (68-86) suffered from a lack of offense, hitting only .247 (29th), but did slug 151 homers (15th)... Manager Will Hackett's only offensive threat was his fine 23-years-old CF Jim Garrison, who pounded out 36 roundtrippers with 81 RBIs and 94 runs scored and batted .289... Denny Coulon (16-17 2.96) is still a classy pitcher at age 34 and deserved a better record... in the bullpen Frank Gerber (5-5) was the ace with a 2.87 ERA and 25 saves. Manager Jean-Luc Marchand and his Arroyo Grande Suns (66-88) have never had a winning record, nor made the playoffs, however they always manage to hit homers and score runs... The Suns went deep 182 times (5th) and sported a .270 BA (4th), sparked by the TU's top batter SS Andy Pearson, who hit at a .344 clip with 30 homers, 104 RBIs and 101 runs and by 1B Sherm Miles with 39 home runs, 108 RBIs, 89 runs and a .282 average... on the hill Marchand's mound staff could manage only a 4.53 team ERA (28th). It was another long year for Lando Peceda and the San Alejo Montaneros (61-93) as they rounded out the campaign in last place, 32 games off the pace with little or no offense and pitching... The Montaneros hit only 79 homers (32nd) and registered a very poor 4.60 ERA (30th)... 1B Dominique Poirot was the one bright spot with a .334 BA, 15 homers and 74 RBIs.