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Eugene Church · 09-13-2018, 06:44 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 28, 2057

IPA HALL EXPANDED IN FIRE SALE
For whatever reason, the Islandian Baseball Writers Association did not added anyone to the IPA Hall of Fame for the last two seasons... to make up for it the IBWA greatly expanded its membership with a fire sale... they added 11 IPA greats to the much-revered and vaunted institution... and when you look at the inductees' deeds on the diamond, each and every one deserved it... some of them several years ago... 6 position players and 5 hurlers will be enshrined next year.

The very deserving new additions to the IPA Hall of Fame in Marston will be installed in a special ceremony in Febuary... Amos Thurgood, Nioka Inkamara, Waylon Stetson, Paolo Teixeira, Sogo Takagi, Kenny Mitzusaka, Matt Bell, Ralph Hawk, Nate Scottsdale, Will McKinney and Jamie Taylor.

North Hills' fine outfielder Amos Thurgood was the biggest slight... Thurgood retired in 2048 at age 37... he should have been inducted years ago... in his splendid 16 seasons with the Hawks (2033-2048), they captured 4 Pro Cups and 11 pennants... Thurgood played a big part of that success with a career .311 BA, 506 homers, 1613 RBIs and 1338 runs... he was 9-time All-Star and was voted the 2033 Tycobbian Union Rookie of the Year and the 2038 Tycobbian Union Golden Bat... Thurgood also excelled in the postseason, batting .294 overall with 30 homers in 123 games with 89 RBIs and 82 runs.

Sogo Takagi starred for the Ginza Ninjas for 21 years (2034-2054)... he called it quits in 2054 at 40, finishing up with a .298 lifetime batting average, 538 home runs, 1768 RBIs and 1915 runs with 225 stolen bases... Takagi was a 10-time All-Star outfielder and 3-time Gold Glover, but sadly, played for a perennial also-ran... Takagi never played in the playoffs.

Waylon Stetson was a sterling first baseman for the Denton City Redbirds from 2037 to 2050... he finished up with three other teams before retiring in 2053... in 17 seasons Stetson compiled a .309 BA with 543 HRs, 1543 RBIs and 1152 runs... he won 2 Tycobbian Golden Bats in '43 and '44... was a 7-time All-Star... and was twice awarded a Golden Glove... Stetson only made postseason play twice and hit .281 in 14 games... he was 36 at retirement.

Paolo Teixeira patrolled the San Alejo outfield for 18 standout years from 2039 to 2056 and was named to the All-Star squad 9 times... he batted .297 with 559 home run, 1624 RBIs and 1660 runs... the Montaneros were almost always pennant contenders when Teixeira played... they were a first-division team his first 15 seasons with the Monties... in his two postseason appearances Teixeira struggled at the plate, batting only .206, but did have 3 homers and 6 RBIs in 9 games... he will be joined by two of his teammates in the IPA Hall of Fame... pitchers Matt Bell and Will McKinney were also voted in this year... Teixeira retired at 37 in '56.

Outfielder Nioka Inkamara played most of his 14 years with the Wynnamac Sundowners... his final three seasons were with the Bayview Vikings... he retired in 2051 with a .303 BA, 488 roundtrippers, 1385 RBIs and 1137 runs... Inkamara made the All-Star team on 5 occasions, won 3 Golden Bat trophies ('40. '42, '50), 2 Golden Gloves and one Ruthlandian MVP in '42... Inkamara was a crackerjack in the playoffs, hitting .333 in 20 games with 3 home runs, 17 RBIs and 18 runs scored... he was only 33 at retirement.

Flychaser Kenny Mitzusaka had a wonderful career with the Valka Blackhawks from 2033 to 2051... 4 times he was an All-Star and 3 times he was named a Golden Glover... Mitzusaka was a fine ballplayer on a mediocre team... he never got to the playoffs... his lifetime batting average was .312 with 444 roundtrippers, 1703 RBIs and 1476 runs... Mitzusaka was 37 when he retired.

All of the Hall of Fame pitchers have just recently retired... four of them in 2056 and one at the end of this season... Matt Bell was the biggest winner, posting a great 391-225 mark in his 19 years with San Alejo... Bell is ranked second in all-time IPA victories... only Middlefield's James Long has won more games... Long is still an active player at 37 and has chalked up a sensational 405-227 record... Bell retired at the end of this year at age 37 and ranked second in strikeouts with 4819... topped only by the IPA strikeout king, Cody Burg of Cape Coral, who fired strikes past 5280 batters... Bell won 3 TU Golden Arms ('45, '47, '49)... and made the TU All-Stars 6 times... he was one of the prime reasons the Montaneros were contenders almost every season... for his 15 years with the Monties the club wound up in the first division and contended regularly for the division flag... Bell was 391-225 with an outstanding 2.42 ERA, the 7th-best ERA of all-time... Kenny Robinson is number one with a 2.25 career ERA... however, Bell tossed almost 6000 innings, compared to reliever Robinson, who worked only 1063 innings... but Bell didn't fare well in the playoffs... he was only 0-3 in 3 starts with a poor 6.27 ERA in two postseason appearances... still Bell piled up 391 wins with a poor-hitting ballclub.

At age 38 Ralph Hawk retired from the Ranford Bulls... he carried the Bulls from 2038 until 2056, recording a super 351-195 mark with a superb 2.46 lifetime ERA... at age 22 Hawk led Ranford to its only Pro Cup trophy in 2040, going 4-2 in eight starts with a brilliant 2.02 ERA... the next year the Bulls didn't repeat, but he was even better with a 5-1 record in 6 starts and a ridiculously low 1.04 ERA... Ranford lost in 7 games in 2041 to Cold Creek in the Ruthlandian LCS... the Catamounts were edged in 7 games by the IPA Pro Cup winner, powerhouse North Hills... Hawk was a combined 9-3 in the postseason in 14 starts with an excellent 1.55 ERA... Hawk was awarded the Ruthlandian Golden Arm three times, in '48, '49 and '51... he was a 6-time All-Star... during his 19-year tenure with Ranford, the Bulls were usually a first-division contender.

Nate Scottsdale was a workhorse for the Turon Typhoons for 20 years... he retired in '56 at age 41 with a 362-277 record and a fairly-high 3.44 ERA and lots of losses, but the electors felt he deserved a place in the Hall... they went on precedent... several others had finally made the Hall of Fame despite similar statistics... Scottsdale was the Tycobbian Rookie of the Year in 2037 and he seemed to get better with age, winning 21, 26, 25, 24 and 22 games from age 35 to 40... but he had a tough time in the playoffs, going just 3-7 in 20 games with a modest 4.26 ERA... Scottsdale sparked the Typhoons to 6 TU South flags in his fine career... he was a 3-time All-Star.

The San Alejo Montaneros possessed another tremendous pitcher... and southpaw Will McKinney will be in the Hall of Fame along with his mound mate of many years, Matt Bell... he retired at the end of the season in 2056 with 321 victories and only 188 losses, posting a very strong 2.64 ERA... with Bell, he formed a formidable 1-2 punch for San Alejo for many years... McKinney nabbed the TU Rookie of the Year trophy in '42 and was a 4-time recipient of the prestigious TU Golden Arm Award ('48, '50, '51, '52)... 7 times he was chosen to the All-Star team... in 3 starts in the playoffs, McKinney was 1-2 with a fine 2.86 ERA... McKinney was 36 when he retired.

Jamie Taylor finally ended his standout career in 2056 with an impressive 304-218 mark and 2.55 ERA, playing all 17 seasons with the Rocky Rapids Snappers (2039-2056)... Taylor was 39 at retirement... most of those years the Snappers finished in the first division of the RU East... he hold the single-season mark for most victories... he had a terrific 30-7 record with a microscopic 1.85 ERA in '46... that year Taylor was acclaimed both the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player and the Golden Arm Award winner... Taylor performed well in the postseason that year with a 3-2 record in 5 starts and a 2.52 ERA... Rocky Rapids was beaten in 7 games by Pro Cup finalist, Valmara, in the RU League Championship Series... the Vipers went on to fall in 7 games to IPA Pro Cup champion Hartsdale... overall in the playoffs Taylor was 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 7 starts... and Taylor made the Ruthlandian All-Stars 3 times.

09-13-2018, 06:44 PM	#5969
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,947	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Saturday, October 28, 2057 IPA HALL EXPANDED IN FIRE SALE For whatever reason, the Islandian Baseball Writers Association did not added anyone to the IPA Hall of Fame for the last two seasons... to make up for it the IBWA greatly expanded its membership with a fire sale... they added 11 IPA greats to the much-revered and vaunted institution... and when you look at the inductees' deeds on the diamond, each and every one deserved it... some of them several years ago... 6 position players and 5 hurlers will be enshrined next year. The very deserving new additions to the IPA Hall of Fame in Marston will be installed in a special ceremony in Febuary... Amos Thurgood, Nioka Inkamara, Waylon Stetson, Paolo Teixeira, Sogo Takagi, Kenny Mitzusaka, Matt Bell, Ralph Hawk, Nate Scottsdale, Will McKinney and Jamie Taylor. North Hills' fine outfielder Amos Thurgood was the biggest slight... Thurgood retired in 2048 at age 37... he should have been inducted years ago... in his splendid 16 seasons with the Hawks (2033-2048), they captured 4 Pro Cups and 11 pennants... Thurgood played a big part of that success with a career .311 BA, 506 homers, 1613 RBIs and 1338 runs... he was 9-time All-Star and was voted the 2033 Tycobbian Union Rookie of the Year and the 2038 Tycobbian Union Golden Bat... Thurgood also excelled in the postseason, batting .294 overall with 30 homers in 123 games with 89 RBIs and 82 runs. Sogo Takagi starred for the Ginza Ninjas for 21 years (2034-2054)... he called it quits in 2054 at 40, finishing up with a .298 lifetime batting average, 538 home runs, 1768 RBIs and 1915 runs with 225 stolen bases... Takagi was a 10-time All-Star outfielder and 3-time Gold Glover, but sadly, played for a perennial also-ran... Takagi never played in the playoffs. Waylon Stetson was a sterling first baseman for the Denton City Redbirds from 2037 to 2050... he finished up with three other teams before retiring in 2053... in 17 seasons Stetson compiled a .309 BA with 543 HRs, 1543 RBIs and 1152 runs... he won 2 Tycobbian Golden Bats in '43 and '44... was a 7-time All-Star... and was twice awarded a Golden Glove... Stetson only made postseason play twice and hit .281 in 14 games... he was 36 at retirement. Paolo Teixeira patrolled the San Alejo outfield for 18 standout years from 2039 to 2056 and was named to the All-Star squad 9 times... he batted .297 with 559 home run, 1624 RBIs and 1660 runs... the Montaneros were almost always pennant contenders when Teixeira played... they were a first-division team his first 15 seasons with the Monties... in his two postseason appearances Teixeira struggled at the plate, batting only .206, but did have 3 homers and 6 RBIs in 9 games... he will be joined by two of his teammates in the IPA Hall of Fame... pitchers Matt Bell and Will McKinney were also voted in this year... Teixeira retired at 37 in '56. Outfielder Nioka Inkamara played most of his 14 years with the Wynnamac Sundowners... his final three seasons were with the Bayview Vikings... he retired in 2051 with a .303 BA, 488 roundtrippers, 1385 RBIs and 1137 runs... Inkamara made the All-Star team on 5 occasions, won 3 Golden Bat trophies ('40. '42, '50), 2 Golden Gloves and one Ruthlandian MVP in '42... Inkamara was a crackerjack in the playoffs, hitting .333 in 20 games with 3 home runs, 17 RBIs and 18 runs scored... he was only 33 at retirement. Flychaser Kenny Mitzusaka had a wonderful career with the Valka Blackhawks from 2033 to 2051... 4 times he was an All-Star and 3 times he was named a Golden Glover... Mitzusaka was a fine ballplayer on a mediocre team... he never got to the playoffs... his lifetime batting average was .312 with 444 roundtrippers, 1703 RBIs and 1476 runs... Mitzusaka was 37 when he retired. All of the Hall of Fame pitchers have just recently retired... four of them in 2056 and one at the end of this season... Matt Bell was the biggest winner, posting a great 391-225 mark in his 19 years with San Alejo... Bell is ranked second in all-time IPA victories... only Middlefield's James Long has won more games... Long is still an active player at 37 and has chalked up a sensational 405-227 record... Bell retired at the end of this year at age 37 and ranked second in strikeouts with 4819... topped only by the IPA strikeout king, Cody Burg of Cape Coral, who fired strikes past 5280 batters... Bell won 3 TU Golden Arms ('45, '47, '49)... and made the TU All-Stars 6 times... he was one of the prime reasons the Montaneros were contenders almost every season... for his 15 years with the Monties the club wound up in the first division and contended regularly for the division flag... Bell was 391-225 with an outstanding 2.42 ERA, the 7th-best ERA of all-time... Kenny Robinson is number one with a 2.25 career ERA... however, Bell tossed almost 6000 innings, compared to reliever Robinson, who worked only 1063 innings... but Bell didn't fare well in the playoffs... he was only 0-3 in 3 starts with a poor 6.27 ERA in two postseason appearances... still Bell piled up 391 wins with a poor-hitting ballclub. At age 38 Ralph Hawk retired from the Ranford Bulls... he carried the Bulls from 2038 until 2056, recording a super 351-195 mark with a superb 2.46 lifetime ERA... at age 22 Hawk led Ranford to its only Pro Cup trophy in 2040, going 4-2 in eight starts with a brilliant 2.02 ERA... the next year the Bulls didn't repeat, but he was even better with a 5-1 record in 6 starts and a ridiculously low 1.04 ERA... Ranford lost in 7 games in 2041 to Cold Creek in the Ruthlandian LCS... the Catamounts were edged in 7 games by the IPA Pro Cup winner, powerhouse North Hills... Hawk was a combined 9-3 in the postseason in 14 starts with an excellent 1.55 ERA... Hawk was awarded the Ruthlandian Golden Arm three times, in '48, '49 and '51... he was a 6-time All-Star... during his 19-year tenure with Ranford, the Bulls were usually a first-division contender. Nate Scottsdale was a workhorse for the Turon Typhoons for 20 years... he retired in '56 at age 41 with a 362-277 record and a fairly-high 3.44 ERA and lots of losses, but the electors felt he deserved a place in the Hall... they went on precedent... several others had finally made the Hall of Fame despite similar statistics... Scottsdale was the Tycobbian Rookie of the Year in 2037 and he seemed to get better with age, winning 21, 26, 25, 24 and 22 games from age 35 to 40... but he had a tough time in the playoffs, going just 3-7 in 20 games with a modest 4.26 ERA... Scottsdale sparked the Typhoons to 6 TU South flags in his fine career... he was a 3-time All-Star. The San Alejo Montaneros possessed another tremendous pitcher... and southpaw Will McKinney will be in the Hall of Fame along with his mound mate of many years, Matt Bell... he retired at the end of the season in 2056 with 321 victories and only 188 losses, posting a very strong 2.64 ERA... with Bell, he formed a formidable 1-2 punch for San Alejo for many years... McKinney nabbed the TU Rookie of the Year trophy in '42 and was a 4-time recipient of the prestigious TU Golden Arm Award ('48, '50, '51, '52)... 7 times he was chosen to the All-Star team... in 3 starts in the playoffs, McKinney was 1-2 with a fine 2.86 ERA... McKinney was 36 when he retired. Jamie Taylor finally ended his standout career in 2056 with an impressive 304-218 mark and 2.55 ERA, playing all 17 seasons with the Rocky Rapids Snappers (2039-2056)... Taylor was 39 at retirement... most of those years the Snappers finished in the first division of the RU East... he hold the single-season mark for most victories... he had a terrific 30-7 record with a microscopic 1.85 ERA in '46... that year Taylor was acclaimed both the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player and the Golden Arm Award winner... Taylor performed well in the postseason that year with a 3-2 record in 5 starts and a 2.52 ERA... Rocky Rapids was beaten in 7 games by Pro Cup finalist, Valmara, in the RU League Championship Series... the Vipers went on to fall in 7 games to IPA Pro Cup champion Hartsdale... overall in the playoffs Taylor was 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 7 starts... and Taylor made the Ruthlandian All-Stars 3 times. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-08-2018 at 02:33 PM.