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Eugene Church · 12-24-2013, 05:09 PM

THE ISKANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 22, 2042

HELLCATS SNAP HAWKS 8-FLAG STREAK
The defending Pro Cup champion North Hills Hawks almost captured the Tycobbian North Division for a unprecedented ninth straight time. Going into September they had a three-game margin over runners-up Hartsdale and Blue Lake, but they were dethroned in the final days of the season when the Hellcats blew past everybody with eight consecutive victories and won by four games over Fairfax. North Hills came in third, trailing by four games and Blue Lake fell to fourth in the standings, seven games back... one key factor in the Hawks failure to repeat this season was the loss of ace Jeff Owens (8-3/2.25), who went out with an elbow injury in May... Owens won the Tycobbian Golden Arm the last two years.

1. Hartsdale: for the past few years the Hellcats have been a bottom-rung team, but they snapped out of it this year and climbed up from sixth to first place... Hartsdale last won the TU North in 2029... they have never won a Cup, but should have a serious shot this year... the Hellcats are solid in most respects with a .264 BA (9th), 731 runs (9th) and 175 homers (10th)... they do well on the hill, too, with a 3.33 ERA (6th)... fielding is average with a .971 FA... have a good group of starters in Gil Younger (20-15/3.25), Freddie Whitaker (19-16/2.85), Perry Givens (17-11/3.00) and Bill Reeves (12-9/3.56)... in the bullpen Alfonso Cervera (8-4/2.18/27 saves) led the IPA with 27 saves... no great bats, but a bunch of good ones in LF Marv Shaw (.293/30/91/87), 1B John Ford (.283/28/86/75), 2B Greg Melson (.267/25/82/67), 3B Robinson Alomar (.276/24/91/69) and CF Darrell Nesbitt (.290/18/69/103).

2. Fairfax: a poor 13-15 run in August cost the Frogs the pennant... they closed with a rush, but had too many games to make up and came in second, four games out of first... last year they were also second (3 GB)... it's been nine seasons since the Frogs won the division... Fairfax has never won the IPA crown... the club hit very well this year with a .286 BA (1st), scored very well with 817 runs (2nd), despite not having many homers... they hit 124 (28th)... on the mound they were pretty fair with a 3.63 ERA (13th)... All-Star 2B John Velasco had a career year at age 36 with a .349 BA, 22 HR, 118 RBIs and 109 runs... Velasco is a five-time All-Star... All-Star Scott Courtney hit .337 with 21 HRs, 97 RBIs and 88 runs... CF Brad Johnston batted .312, with 22 HRS, 92 RBIs and 124 runs... Johnston was second in the IPA in runs scored, topped only by Cape Coral's Rikky Van Dalen with 125... and 3B Bobby Joe Daniel batted .324 with 5 HRs, 45 RBIs and 97 runs... in a platoon role OF Gary Rice swatted .349 in 96 games with 8 HRs, 50 RBIs and 43 runs... top starters were Shaun O'Riley (15-6/3.49) and Harold Dorman (19-11/3.61)... Lucien Vashon (15-17/3.31) was also quality starter, too... in the bullpen Terry Sawyer (5-3/0.88/19 saves) had an outstanding season.

3. North Hills: the dominating Hawks slipped just a tare this year in the pitching department, but are still a classy ballclub... the team ERA rose up from a brilliant 2.76 to an excellent 3.03, still first in the IPA... the loss of two-time Golden Arm winner Jeff Owens (8-3/2.25) was fatal... offensively they are more than adequate with a .271 BA (6th), 705 runs (15th) and 143 HRs (23rd)... hard-luck All-Star Nelson Hooper (15-14/2.52) only went 4-10 the second half, but pitched very well... Tony Mack (22-13/3.34) was a rock-solid starter... David Michael (12-11/2.92/2 saves) was effective, too... Joey Santini (16-14/3.64) also had a good year... superstar All-Star LF Adam Thurgood had another marvelous year and continued to carry the club... Thurgood batted .344 with 35 doubles, 40 HRs, 119 RBIs and 98 runs... All-Star 3B Jim McDermott also lent a hand with a .309 BA, 16 HRs, 75 RBIs and 69 runs... 2B Tommy Vavas was steady and consistent with a .281 BA, 13 HRs, 62 RBIs and 103 runs... another reliable bat was C Timmy Stevens with a .273 BA, 14 HRs, 61 RBIs and 84 runs... with the return of a healthy Owens, the Hawks should be right back at the top.

4. Blue Lake: the Blue Sox are a good team in a very tough division... they were fifth in 2041 (16 GB), but improved to fourth (7 GB) this season... the Blue Hose haven't been to the postseason since the 2030 Pro Cup year... they have fine starters (3.32 ERA-6th) and a super bullpen (2.29 ERA-1st) and can put some runs on the scoreboard with a .269 BA (7th), 728 runs (10th) and 136 HRs (25th)... the Blue Sox need more HR power to really contend with the big boys... they could use better defense, too (.969 FA)... Sal Mays (18-15/2.95) is the staff leader with lots of help from Van Johnson (16-11/3.11)... 37-year-old Andre Montrose (15-11/3.91) turned in some quality starts, too... in the bullpen Razzy Richmond (7-2/2.07/12 saves) was the main man with help from Greg Mortimer (1-1/1.54) and Steve Horton (3-4/2.29/2 saves)... the club had a good core of hitters, but nothing outstanding... CF Dennis Clemmons (.319/9 HR/31/62) added to the roster in May led the team with a .319 BA and showed good potential... veteran RF Raddy Pajak (.285/8/59/100) topped the team with 100 runs... vet 2B Egon Ojamaa (.271/23/84/72) had the most homers (23) and RBIs (84)... 22-year-old SS Gordon Smith (.293/16/80/70) did a solid job at bat and in the field... LF Jack Ryan was dependable with a .293 BA, 10 HRs, 61 RBIs and 56 runs... as was 1B Mel Morrison with a .272 BA, 18 HRs, 77 RBIs and 62 runs.

5. Mahaska: after four fine seasons from 2038 to 2041 with three seconds and one third-place finish, the Haymakers are now just a so-so ballclub (16 GB) with average pitching and batting, but very good defense... Mahaska has never won a Pro Cup... the last playoff appearance was 15 years ago... they possess three quality starters in Bobby Kelman (16-13/2.99), Jergen Fyelstad (16-9/3.51) and Greg Douglas (13-11/3.56)... in the bullpen Luke Cargill (5-6/3.28/23 saves) was tied for third in the IPA with 23 saves... Hartsdale's Alfonso Cervera was tops with 27 with Jim Greene of Ozarka number two with 24... young C James Boswell (.289/31/92/68) paced the club in homers (31) and BA (.289)... CF Bill Whittier (.257/20/71/91) led the team in runs with 91... star 2B Mikk Kukk (.274/16/71/77) may be slowing down at age 35.

6. White River: it's been years since they made the playoffs (2027)... White River has never won the Pro Cup, but they did get as far as the Finals in 2021, when they lost out to the Sligo Rovers... the Rascals slipped a bit this year from fourth place (14 GB) to sixth (19 GB), mainly because of pitching... the team ERA went up from 3.80 to 4.13 (23rd)... the Rascals had plenty of power with 207 HRs (3rd) and can score runs with 758 (6th)... top hitters were All-Star 1B Billy Joe Hickman (.295/39/96/101) and SS Warren McKenzie (.265/39/122/81)... McKenzie was sixth in the Tycobbian Union with 122 RBIs... Kunta Burton had solid year at second base with a team-high .304 BA, along with 98 runs, 54 RBIs and 6 HRs... Jade Garner (17-15/4.33) led the starters in wins with 17... Clem Warren (16-18/3.46) had the best ERA.

7. Luxora: the Zorros have slipped to seventh the last two years after three straight third-place finishes... their last pennant came in 2031... the Z's have never won the Pro Cup... never even making the Finals... they were 11 GB in '40, 20 GB in '41 and 29 GB this season... just a lackluster team with fairly good power (170 HR-14th)... Kent Halloran (16-19/3.03) is still a top-notch hurler age 36... Doug Hansack (10-10/3.53) is still a quality arm at 35... Jerry Jankins (4-5/3.31/15 saves) is a fairly good reliever... the club's best performer at the plate was 3B Todd Dubbins (.293/38/105/77), who topped the team in BA, HRs and RBIs... SS Joel Poche (.290/26/77/86) and CF Milt Powers (.256/23/81/74) were productive bats, too.

8. Oxford: it was another rotten year for the Red Caps, who finished in last place for the fourth time in a row... they were seventh five years ago... Oxford's last playoff appearance was the 2007 Pro Cup season, the only time they have hauled in the IPA crown... the Red Caps don't do anything very well except hit homers... they were fourth in the TU with 198... no one on the team hits for much average... 2B Alonzo Norris led the club with 35 homers, 98 RBIs, 98 runs and a .272 BA... C Jayson French (.270) hit 24 and 1B Andy Preston (.258) collected 21... Tekkan Nishikawa was the mound leader, but finished 13-14 with a 4.14 ERA... he was the only starter under 4.67 ERA.

12-24-2013, 05:09 PM	#3912
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,911	THE ISKANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 22, 2042 HELLCATS SNAP HAWKS 8-FLAG STREAK The defending Pro Cup champion North Hills Hawks almost captured the Tycobbian North Division for a unprecedented ninth straight time. Going into September they had a three-game margin over runners-up Hartsdale and Blue Lake, but they were dethroned in the final days of the season when the Hellcats blew past everybody with eight consecutive victories and won by four games over Fairfax. North Hills came in third, trailing by four games and Blue Lake fell to fourth in the standings, seven games back... one key factor in the Hawks failure to repeat this season was the loss of ace Jeff Owens (8-3/2.25), who went out with an elbow injury in May... Owens won the Tycobbian Golden Arm the last two years. 1. Hartsdale: for the past few years the Hellcats have been a bottom-rung team, but they snapped out of it this year and climbed up from sixth to first place... Hartsdale last won the TU North in 2029... they have never won a Cup, but should have a serious shot this year... the Hellcats are solid in most respects with a .264 BA (9th), 731 runs (9th) and 175 homers (10th)... they do well on the hill, too, with a 3.33 ERA (6th)... fielding is average with a .971 FA... have a good group of starters in Gil Younger (20-15/3.25), Freddie Whitaker (19-16/2.85), Perry Givens (17-11/3.00) and Bill Reeves (12-9/3.56)... in the bullpen Alfonso Cervera (8-4/2.18/27 saves) led the IPA with 27 saves... no great bats, but a bunch of good ones in LF Marv Shaw (.293/30/91/87), 1B John Ford (.283/28/86/75), 2B Greg Melson (.267/25/82/67), 3B Robinson Alomar (.276/24/91/69) and CF Darrell Nesbitt (.290/18/69/103). 2. Fairfax: a poor 13-15 run in August cost the Frogs the pennant... they closed with a rush, but had too many games to make up and came in second, four games out of first... last year they were also second (3 GB)... it's been nine seasons since the Frogs won the division... Fairfax has never won the IPA crown... the club hit very well this year with a .286 BA (1st), scored very well with 817 runs (2nd), despite not having many homers... they hit 124 (28th)... on the mound they were pretty fair with a 3.63 ERA (13th)... All-Star 2B John Velasco had a career year at age 36 with a .349 BA, 22 HR, 118 RBIs and 109 runs... Velasco is a five-time All-Star... All-Star Scott Courtney hit .337 with 21 HRs, 97 RBIs and 88 runs... CF Brad Johnston batted .312, with 22 HRS, 92 RBIs and 124 runs... Johnston was second in the IPA in runs scored, topped only by Cape Coral's Rikky Van Dalen with 125... and 3B Bobby Joe Daniel batted .324 with 5 HRs, 45 RBIs and 97 runs... in a platoon role OF Gary Rice swatted .349 in 96 games with 8 HRs, 50 RBIs and 43 runs... top starters were Shaun O'Riley (15-6/3.49) and Harold Dorman (19-11/3.61)... Lucien Vashon (15-17/3.31) was also quality starter, too... in the bullpen Terry Sawyer (5-3/0.88/19 saves) had an outstanding season. 3. North Hills: the dominating Hawks slipped just a tare this year in the pitching department, but are still a classy ballclub... the team ERA rose up from a brilliant 2.76 to an excellent 3.03, still first in the IPA... the loss of two-time Golden Arm winner Jeff Owens (8-3/2.25) was fatal... offensively they are more than adequate with a .271 BA (6th), 705 runs (15th) and 143 HRs (23rd)... hard-luck All-Star Nelson Hooper (15-14/2.52) only went 4-10 the second half, but pitched very well... Tony Mack (22-13/3.34) was a rock-solid starter... David Michael (12-11/2.92/2 saves) was effective, too... Joey Santini (16-14/3.64) also had a good year... superstar All-Star LF Adam Thurgood had another marvelous year and continued to carry the club... Thurgood batted .344 with 35 doubles, 40 HRs, 119 RBIs and 98 runs... All-Star 3B Jim McDermott also lent a hand with a .309 BA, 16 HRs, 75 RBIs and 69 runs... 2B Tommy Vavas was steady and consistent with a .281 BA, 13 HRs, 62 RBIs and 103 runs... another reliable bat was C Timmy Stevens with a .273 BA, 14 HRs, 61 RBIs and 84 runs... with the return of a healthy Owens, the Hawks should be right back at the top. 4. Blue Lake: the Blue Sox are a good team in a very tough division... they were fifth in 2041 (16 GB), but improved to fourth (7 GB) this season... the Blue Hose haven't been to the postseason since the 2030 Pro Cup year... they have fine starters (3.32 ERA-6th) and a super bullpen (2.29 ERA-1st) and can put some runs on the scoreboard with a .269 BA (7th), 728 runs (10th) and 136 HRs (25th)... the Blue Sox need more HR power to really contend with the big boys... they could use better defense, too (.969 FA)... Sal Mays (18-15/2.95) is the staff leader with lots of help from Van Johnson (16-11/3.11)... 37-year-old Andre Montrose (15-11/3.91) turned in some quality starts, too... in the bullpen Razzy Richmond (7-2/2.07/12 saves) was the main man with help from Greg Mortimer (1-1/1.54) and Steve Horton (3-4/2.29/2 saves)... the club had a good core of hitters, but nothing outstanding... CF Dennis Clemmons (.319/9 HR/31/62) added to the roster in May led the team with a .319 BA and showed good potential... veteran RF Raddy Pajak (.285/8/59/100) topped the team with 100 runs... vet 2B Egon Ojamaa (.271/23/84/72) had the most homers (23) and RBIs (84)... 22-year-old SS Gordon Smith (.293/16/80/70) did a solid job at bat and in the field... LF Jack Ryan was dependable with a .293 BA, 10 HRs, 61 RBIs and 56 runs... as was 1B Mel Morrison with a .272 BA, 18 HRs, 77 RBIs and 62 runs. 5. Mahaska: after four fine seasons from 2038 to 2041 with three seconds and one third-place finish, the Haymakers are now just a so-so ballclub (16 GB) with average pitching and batting, but very good defense... Mahaska has never won a Pro Cup... the last playoff appearance was 15 years ago... they possess three quality starters in Bobby Kelman (16-13/2.99), Jergen Fyelstad (16-9/3.51) and Greg Douglas (13-11/3.56)... in the bullpen Luke Cargill (5-6/3.28/23 saves) was tied for third in the IPA with 23 saves... Hartsdale's Alfonso Cervera was tops with 27 with Jim Greene of Ozarka number two with 24... young C James Boswell (.289/31/92/68) paced the club in homers (31) and BA (.289)... CF Bill Whittier (.257/20/71/91) led the team in runs with 91... star 2B Mikk Kukk (.274/16/71/77) may be slowing down at age 35. 6. White River: it's been years since they made the playoffs (2027)... White River has never won the Pro Cup, but they did get as far as the Finals in 2021, when they lost out to the Sligo Rovers... the Rascals slipped a bit this year from fourth place (14 GB) to sixth (19 GB), mainly because of pitching... the team ERA went up from 3.80 to 4.13 (23rd)... the Rascals had plenty of power with 207 HRs (3rd) and can score runs with 758 (6th)... top hitters were All-Star 1B Billy Joe Hickman (.295/39/96/101) and SS Warren McKenzie (.265/39/122/81)... McKenzie was sixth in the Tycobbian Union with 122 RBIs... Kunta Burton had solid year at second base with a team-high .304 BA, along with 98 runs, 54 RBIs and 6 HRs... Jade Garner (17-15/4.33) led the starters in wins with 17... Clem Warren (16-18/3.46) had the best ERA. 7. Luxora: the Zorros have slipped to seventh the last two years after three straight third-place finishes... their last pennant came in 2031... the Z's have never won the Pro Cup... never even making the Finals... they were 11 GB in '40, 20 GB in '41 and 29 GB this season... just a lackluster team with fairly good power (170 HR-14th)... Kent Halloran (16-19/3.03) is still a top-notch hurler age 36... Doug Hansack (10-10/3.53) is still a quality arm at 35... Jerry Jankins (4-5/3.31/15 saves) is a fairly good reliever... the club's best performer at the plate was 3B Todd Dubbins (.293/38/105/77), who topped the team in BA, HRs and RBIs... SS Joel Poche (.290/26/77/86) and CF Milt Powers (.256/23/81/74) were productive bats, too. 8. Oxford: it was another rotten year for the Red Caps, who finished in last place for the fourth time in a row... they were seventh five years ago... Oxford's last playoff appearance was the 2007 Pro Cup season, the only time they have hauled in the IPA crown... the Red Caps don't do anything very well except hit homers... they were fourth in the TU with 198... no one on the team hits for much average... 2B Alonzo Norris led the club with 35 homers, 98 RBIs, 98 runs and a .272 BA... C Jayson French (.270) hit 24 and 1B Andy Preston (.258) collected 21... Tekkan Nishikawa was the mound leader, but finished 13-14 with a 4.14 ERA... he was the only starter under 4.67 ERA. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-24-2013 at 05:14 PM.