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Eugene Church · 08-21-2012, 10:00 PM

2033 Ruthlandian North Final Recap

Sports Win RU North Again
Manager Quincy Peterson again led his LaGrange Sports (91-63) to the Ruthlandian North title with the help of four fine veteran starters and three solid hitters... Walt Thurber (20-13/2.62), Ryan Janssen (22-12/3.08), Mike York (19-14/3.36) and Alex Gillespie (14-11/3.89) are a solid mound corps and 1B Chris Charbonnier (.299/34/105/80), LF Russell Watkins (.262/30/82/89) and rookie RF Anton Hymel (.318/17/58/44) supplied the offense... The Sports had an easy time in the RU North, walloping second-place Far Mountain by 11 games... average defensively with a .973 FA... LaGrange was seeded third in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Pro Cup poll. Fairfax of the Tycobbian North is the number-one seed and Elnora of the Ruthlandian East is seeded second.

Like Peterson, Far Mountain (80-64) skipper Don Nichols had very capable pitchers in vets Jakob Wagner (18-11/3.04), Jeff Cooper (17-13/3.27), Keith Griggs (17-17/2.91) and Frankie Moreland (15-16/3.32)... the Redhawks ranked fourth in the league with a fine 3.20 ERA... were one of the best defensive teams with a .977 FA... 31-year-old Cooper past the 200-victory milestone this season... Nichols needs more offense... Far Mountain has trouble scoring runs (26th)... his best were CF Ernie Schleicher (.301/15/56/91), 2B Johnny Kaufman (.313/9/48/70) and 1B Johnny Burrell (.295/18/61/62)... nonetheless it was a good year for Nichols and the Redhawks, who rose up from sixth place the year before.

The Ranford Bulls (78-76) just barely topped the .500 mark, but did finish in third place, 13 games off the pace... Ranford was second last year... Rick Fargnoli has a pretty average team... he has some quality arms with Rube Satcher (20-16/2.92), Chad Cummings (16-15/2.98) and Jimmy Collins (16-12/3.26)... C Kyle Hunt (.321/10/67/69) is a bonafide star with a .308 career BA, 5 Golden Gloves and 7 All-Star Game appearances... but there is not much after him except for 1B Elton Graff (.288/16/64/48), who is a .302 lifetime hitter... defense was average with a .972 FA.

The Kilkenny Cats (73-81) were tied for fourth this year with Glasco, 18 games out... Rusty Denicola's club improved at the plate, but dipped on the mound... the Cats' 30-year-old ace Dave Whitaker (18-17/3.22) reached the 200-win milestone this year... he probably would have over 300 victories by this time with a contending team... Dean Harris (14-19/2.95) didn't win often, but was a strong starter... Harris also suffers from a lack of decent offensive support... both he and Whitaker have ERAs under 3.00... Whitaker (204-164) compiled a 2.81 ERA in 11 seasons, while Harris (97-99) has posted a 2.89 ERA over 7 years... Kilkenny is really weak at the plate and with the gloves (.966 FA)... 2B Thomas Rutherford (.288/12/49/61) and C Bill George (.278/10/55/46) are the most productive regulars.

Glasco (73-81) doesn't have much to brag about... the Athletics were 18 games behind LaGrange with mediocre pitching, just fair hitting and defense with a .973 FA... Paco Morales (18-9/3.51) and Sam Jensen (18-17/3.70) topped the twirlers for manager Barry McCord... his top bats C Eddy Martin (.287/19/74/54), 3B Kyle Giles (.299/10/30/69) and RF Warren Steele (.290/14/59/46) were just adequate.

The Valmara Vipers (68-86) had their worst season in over 15 years with a sixth-place finish, 23 games back in the race... they were picked to possibly beat LaGrange this year, but that never did materialize... the Vipers faltered badly at bat and on the hill in a very disappointing year for manager Jet Kazmarek, who has won 8 pennants in the last 10 years... defensively the Vipers were average (.973 FA)... only Ivan Guzek (16-13/3.24) had a credible season... Carroll Cain (12-11/3.56) has dropped off considerably in the last two years... he was a 20-game winner in 2028 and 2029... and Garry Gronek (12-20/3.81) had an atrocious year for him... he won 21 games in 2031... the offense failed miserably ranking near the bottom in batting and scoring... LF Benny Hooper (.276/16/68/64) and RF Reno DiBenedetto (.270/15/67/69) were the best run producers... no one on the team had good years, they were all below average, many of them way below average.

For the sixth consecutive season the Taranto Tars (67-87) have wound up near the bottom of the TU North... this year manager Denny Radke came in seventh, 24 games back... the only thing the Tars excel in is home runs and that's because they play in such a small ballpark... they hit 147 homers, but gave up 184... leading the power brigade was LF Pasquale Zavaglia (.275/30/82/67), CF Alonzo Venacio (.286/23/88/68), RF Rhett Gentry (.270/21/76/47) and 3B Scotty McNeill (.288/4/51/88)... only Ron Perrilloux (17-13/2.88) sparkled on the mound... team ERA was a poor 4.05, while defense was bad, too, with a .969 FA.

The Ancona Red Elephants (65-89) with longtime skipper Manny Mickens at the helm slumped badly this season after winding up third in 2032... nothing much went right for Mickens this season and the Red Elephants dropped to last place in the standings, 26 games behind... the team ranked near the bottom in pitching, scoring and defense (.966 FA)... no one in the regular starting rotation had an ERA under 4.00... Ancona's only decent performers were 2B Ricky Boyer (.321/13/75/50) and 3B Tommy Richardson (.314/11/38/31)... the starting lineups were a constant merry-go-round... only a handful of players batted enough times to quality for the batting title.

08-21-2012, 10:00 PM	#3266
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,870	2033 Ruthlandian North Final Recap Sports Win RU North Again Manager Quincy Peterson again led his LaGrange Sports (91-63) to the Ruthlandian North title with the help of four fine veteran starters and three solid hitters... Walt Thurber (20-13/2.62), Ryan Janssen (22-12/3.08), Mike York (19-14/3.36) and Alex Gillespie (14-11/3.89) are a solid mound corps and 1B Chris Charbonnier (.299/34/105/80), LF Russell Watkins (.262/30/82/89) and rookie RF Anton Hymel (.318/17/58/44) supplied the offense... The Sports had an easy time in the RU North, walloping second-place Far Mountain by 11 games... average defensively with a .973 FA... LaGrange was seeded third in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Pro Cup poll. Fairfax of the Tycobbian North is the number-one seed and Elnora of the Ruthlandian East is seeded second. Like Peterson, Far Mountain (80-64) skipper Don Nichols had very capable pitchers in vets Jakob Wagner (18-11/3.04), Jeff Cooper (17-13/3.27), Keith Griggs (17-17/2.91) and Frankie Moreland (15-16/3.32)... the Redhawks ranked fourth in the league with a fine 3.20 ERA... were one of the best defensive teams with a .977 FA... 31-year-old Cooper past the 200-victory milestone this season... Nichols needs more offense... Far Mountain has trouble scoring runs (26th)... his best were CF Ernie Schleicher (.301/15/56/91), 2B Johnny Kaufman (.313/9/48/70) and 1B Johnny Burrell (.295/18/61/62)... nonetheless it was a good year for Nichols and the Redhawks, who rose up from sixth place the year before. The Ranford Bulls (78-76) just barely topped the .500 mark, but did finish in third place, 13 games off the pace... Ranford was second last year... Rick Fargnoli has a pretty average team... he has some quality arms with Rube Satcher (20-16/2.92), Chad Cummings (16-15/2.98) and Jimmy Collins (16-12/3.26)... C Kyle Hunt (.321/10/67/69) is a bonafide star with a .308 career BA, 5 Golden Gloves and 7 All-Star Game appearances... but there is not much after him except for 1B Elton Graff (.288/16/64/48), who is a .302 lifetime hitter... defense was average with a .972 FA. The Kilkenny Cats (73-81) were tied for fourth this year with Glasco, 18 games out... Rusty Denicola's club improved at the plate, but dipped on the mound... the Cats' 30-year-old ace Dave Whitaker (18-17/3.22) reached the 200-win milestone this year... he probably would have over 300 victories by this time with a contending team... Dean Harris (14-19/2.95) didn't win often, but was a strong starter... Harris also suffers from a lack of decent offensive support... both he and Whitaker have ERAs under 3.00... Whitaker (204-164) compiled a 2.81 ERA in 11 seasons, while Harris (97-99) has posted a 2.89 ERA over 7 years... Kilkenny is really weak at the plate and with the gloves (.966 FA)... 2B Thomas Rutherford (.288/12/49/61) and C Bill George (.278/10/55/46) are the most productive regulars. Glasco (73-81) doesn't have much to brag about... the Athletics were 18 games behind LaGrange with mediocre pitching, just fair hitting and defense with a .973 FA... Paco Morales (18-9/3.51) and Sam Jensen (18-17/3.70) topped the twirlers for manager Barry McCord... his top bats C Eddy Martin (.287/19/74/54), 3B Kyle Giles (.299/10/30/69) and RF Warren Steele (.290/14/59/46) were just adequate. The Valmara Vipers (68-86) had their worst season in over 15 years with a sixth-place finish, 23 games back in the race... they were picked to possibly beat LaGrange this year, but that never did materialize... the Vipers faltered badly at bat and on the hill in a very disappointing year for manager Jet Kazmarek, who has won 8 pennants in the last 10 years... defensively the Vipers were average (.973 FA)... only Ivan Guzek (16-13/3.24) had a credible season... Carroll Cain (12-11/3.56) has dropped off considerably in the last two years... he was a 20-game winner in 2028 and 2029... and Garry Gronek (12-20/3.81) had an atrocious year for him... he won 21 games in 2031... the offense failed miserably ranking near the bottom in batting and scoring... LF Benny Hooper (.276/16/68/64) and RF Reno DiBenedetto (.270/15/67/69) were the best run producers... no one on the team had good years, they were all below average, many of them way below average. For the sixth consecutive season the Taranto Tars (67-87) have wound up near the bottom of the TU North... this year manager Denny Radke came in seventh, 24 games back... the only thing the Tars excel in is home runs and that's because they play in such a small ballpark... they hit 147 homers, but gave up 184... leading the power brigade was LF Pasquale Zavaglia (.275/30/82/67), CF Alonzo Venacio (.286/23/88/68), RF Rhett Gentry (.270/21/76/47) and 3B Scotty McNeill (.288/4/51/88)... only Ron Perrilloux (17-13/2.88) sparkled on the mound... team ERA was a poor 4.05, while defense was bad, too, with a .969 FA. The Ancona Red Elephants (65-89) with longtime skipper Manny Mickens at the helm slumped badly this season after winding up third in 2032... nothing much went right for Mickens this season and the Red Elephants dropped to last place in the standings, 26 games behind... the team ranked near the bottom in pitching, scoring and defense (.966 FA)... no one in the regular starting rotation had an ERA under 4.00... Ancona's only decent performers were 2B Ricky Boyer (.321/13/75/50) and 3B Tommy Richardson (.314/11/38/31)... the starting lineups were a constant merry-go-round... only a handful of players batted enough times to quality for the batting title. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-23-2012 at 08:37 PM.