ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS) - Page 424

Eugene Church · 11-24-2021, 10:13 PM

Joey Boston is their #1 starter... Boston was 20-3 with a 3.19 ERA this season... he could win, but I don't think they have anyone for game 5... Sherm Boswell (10-6/3.51 ERA) is just an average starter... he did not do well in game 2, losing to Priit Laur 8-4... Carlos Santa Ana, Valka's top pitcher will go in game 4 against Boston... Santa Ana is their best with a 15-6 mark this season and a very good 2.89 ERA.... but he is beatable... in the opening game Santa Ana won 9-5, but he gave up a lot of hits.

Stoner just has to hit with runners in scoring position... it will be hard for the Silver Sox to win 3 in a row.

jg2977 · 11-25-2021, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Joey Boston is their #1 starter... Boston was 20-3 with a 3.19 ERA this season... he could win, but I don't think they have anyone for game 5... Sherm Boswell (10-6/3.51 ERA) is just an average starter... he did not do well in game 2, losing to Priit Laur 8-4... Carlos Santa Ana, Valka's top pitcher will go in game 4 against Boston... Santa Ana is their best with a 15-6 mark this season and a very good 2.89 ERA.... but he is beatable... in the opening game Santa Ana won 9-5, but he gave up a lot of hits.

Stoner just has to hit with runners in scoring position... it will be hard for the Silver Sox to win 3 in a row.

Thanks for the Game 4 preview - looking forward to seeing what happens.

Eugene Church · 11-26-2021, 12:13 AM

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Tuesday, October 4, 2072

ALL 3 SERIES GO THE LIMIT IN IPA FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS... GAMES 5 SET FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Valmara may have won the easy way in a sweet 3-game sweep over Wynnamac, but the other 3 series are going to the 5-game maximum to decide who stays in the IPA playoffs and who goes home for the season.

Stoner and La Claire recorded their second straight wins to even it up with Valka and Turon... the Silver Sox mopped up on the Blackhawks 8-0 and the Lynx won a tight match with the Typhoons 4-2... Red Bluff avoided elimination with a 5-2 victory over the Hartsdale Hellcats.

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Eugene Church · 11-26-2021, 12:14 AM

jg2977 · 11-26-2021, 12:38 PM

3 Game Fives! It would be amazing if all of the road teams can pull off victories, especially Stoner.

Eugene Church · 11-26-2021, 07:30 PM

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3 Game Fives! It would be amazing if all of the road teams can pull off victories, especially Stoner.

Very perspective of you... that is interesting... did not notice it.

Eugene Church · 11-26-2021, 07:34 PM

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Wednesday, October 5, 2072

ALL ROAD TEAMS TRIUMPH IN 5TH GAMES
The home-team advantage didn't mean anything in first-round action in the Islandian Pro Alliance playoffs... all 3 road clubs triumphed in the decisive 5th game of the series... Stoner outgunned Valka 8-7 in the Ruthlandian Union, while Red Bluff blistered Hartsdale 8-1 and Turon trimmed La Claire 5-2 in the Tycobbian Union.

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Eugene Church · 11-26-2021, 07:37 PM

jg2977 · 11-27-2021, 09:57 AM

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Very perspective of you... that is interesting... did not notice it.

Stoner did it, as did all of the road teams! It wasn't really a prediction for me, but if I had placed some bets, I would have made some big money!

Eugene Church · 11-28-2021, 06:15 PM

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Thursday, October 6, 2072

RU AND TU TITLES UP FOR GRABS, BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY IN VALMARA AND TURON
Well, well, well... what do you know... the postseason pundits did a darn good job of prognosticating this year... the Islandian Pro Alliance Union titles series will feature Pro Cup favorite #1 Turon, #3 pick Valmara, #4 ranked Stoner and the 5th choice Red Bluff... only the #2 selection is missing... the Valka Blackhawks lost to the Silver Sox in the Ruthlandian Union First Round in a 5-game series.

Stoner will go on the road to play Valmara in the Ruthlandian Union Title Series... it will be the Red Bluff Red Sox and the Turon Typhoons in the Tycobbian Union Title clash... the Vipers and Typhoons will host the first two games.

The Ruthlandian contenders are more offensive-minded than the Tycobbian challengers... no surprise, but teams that get good pitching and good hitting usually do quite well in the IPA playoffs... that is why Turon is favored to win... the Typhoons excelled in all areas of the game... Valmara is a lot like the Typhoons, strong on the mound and probably a little stronger with the bats... Stoner is the best when it come to hitting... the Silver Sox will win or lose based on their mound corps... the Red Sox are totally dependant on its pitching staff, strong defense and modest home-run power.

It looks like there will be more 5-game series in the IPA second round... both series are tough to call... lean toward Valmara and Turon to advance to the IPA Pro Cup Series... Stoner might have an outside chance to make it... Red Bluff looks to be the weaker of all the teams... all in all and after all is said and done, we should have two highly-entertaining and tightly-contested playoff series.

Stoner at Valmara: Joey Boston (20-3/3.19 ERA) vs Jaromir Kaminski (19-12/3.19 ERA)
Red Bluff at Turon: Angus McDade (14-10/3.24 ERA) vs Skippy Mulroy (12-7/3.42 EA)

Eugene Church · 11-28-2021, 06:32 PM

jg2977 · 11-29-2021, 09:49 AM

I'm totally in on the Silver Sox bandwagon!

Eugene Church · 11-29-2021, 03:41 PM

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Sunday, October 9, 2072

STONER AND TURON TRIUMPH IN IPA TITLE SERIES OPENERS
The Stoner Silver Sox and the Turon Typhoons to a step in the right direction and triumphed in the first games of the IPA Title Series... in the Ruthlandian Union Title Round the Silver Sox nudged past the Valmara Vipers 5-3 and in the Tycobbian Title Series the Turon Typhoons nipped the Red Bluff Red Sox 2-1 in another nip-and-tucker... all postseason series in the Islandian Pro Alliance are best-of-five series.

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Eugene Church · 11-30-2021, 05:15 PM

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Wednesday, October 12, 2072

STONER UP BY 2-0 IN RUTHLANDIAN TITLE SERIES, TURON AND RED BLUFF SPLIT IN TYCOBBIAN SERIES
UH OH!
Maybe the unheralded Stoner Silver Sox are better than we think... could they really be legitimate threats to win the Pro Cup? they have now beaten favored Valmara decisively in the first two games of the Ruthlandian Union Title Series... one more victory and Stoner will be in the Pro Cup Series... it's all even in the Tycobbian Union Title Series... Turon and Red Bluff split the first two games.

Stoner trounced Valmara 8-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five RU Title Series... in the TU Title Series Red Bluff tied it up at one game apiece with a 5-4 victory.

Both series will now switch to Stoner and Red Bluff for the next set of games... games 3 and 4 will be in those two towns if they are needed... Valmara is in dire danger of being swept by the Silver Sox... Red Bluff is guaranteed those two home games.

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jg2977 · 11-30-2021, 10:25 PM

A Silver Sox vs. Red Sox Pro Cup would be epic.

Eugene Church · 12-01-2021, 09:16 PM

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Wednesday, October 12, 2072

RED-HOT STONER SWEEPS VALMARA IN RU TITLE SERIES... TURON GAINS 2-1 EDGE IN TU TITLE SERIES OVER RED BLUFF
The darling of the Islandian Pro Alliance baseball world has made the Pro Cup Series... the red-hot Stoner Silver Sox eliminated vaunted Valmara in a 3-0 sweep to advance to the IPA title series... Stoner socked it to the Vipers in the third game of the series 6-2... the Silver Sox have never won the Pro Cup.

The Tycobbian title is still up for grabs... Turon trimmed Red Bluff 2-1 in game 3 to move ahead 2 games to one in the best-of-five series.

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jg2977 · 12-02-2021, 10:04 AM

My prediction back on November 20th:

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I think Stoner has a great chance to go deep this postseason. They allowed 621 runs overall. Compared with the top contenders Turon and Valmara, they allowed 618 and 579 respectively. If the Silver Sox keep doing what they do well, which is hitting for contact, they can do something special this postseason.

The Silver Sox are making me look smart! The fact that they made it to the Pro Cup is incredible. Would love to see them win, but even just winning the Ruthlandian pennant is quite an accomplishment, and anything more would be icing on the cake.

Eugene Church · 12-02-2021, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jg2977

My prediction back on November 20th:

The Silver Sox are making me look smart! The fact that they made it to the Pro Cup is incredible. Would love to see them win, but even just winning the Ruthlandian pennant is quite an accomplishment, and anything more would be icing on the cake.

Stoner hits the ball... if Boston, Edmonds and Boswell keep pitching well like they have so far in the first two rounds, the Silver Sox could win it... Longshore has only been so-so in closing games, but he had gotten the job done... not sure he can win a tight game... he needs a 3-4 run lead to win.

jg2977 · 12-02-2021, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Stoner hits the ball... if Boston, Edmonds and Boswell keep pitching well like they have so far in the first two rounds, the Silver Sox could win it... Longshore has only been so-so in closing games, but he had gotten the job done... not sure he can win a tight game... he needs a 3-4 run lead to win.

Billy Beane in Moneyball would like Stoner... because they get on base.

Eugene Church · 12-02-2021, 01:35 PM

Red Bluff and Turon have pretty good pitching... the Stoner staff will have to step it up a bit... don't think they will hit as well as they did against Wynnamac and Valmara.... should be very close series for that reason.

Then again... the Silver Sox may hit anybody well... 1 ot 8 in the lineup they are rock-solid hitters.

11-24-2021, 10:13 PM	#8461
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Joey Boston is their #1 starter... Boston was 20-3 with a 3.19 ERA this season... he could win, but I don't think they have anyone for game 5... Sherm Boswell (10-6/3.51 ERA) is just an average starter... he did not do well in game 2, losing to Priit Laur 8-4... Carlos Santa Ana, Valka's top pitcher will go in game 4 against Boston... Santa Ana is their best with a 15-6 mark this season and a very good 2.89 ERA.... but he is beatable... in the opening game Santa Ana won 9-5, but he gave up a lot of hits. Stoner just has to hit with runners in scoring position... it will be hard for the Silver Sox to win 3 in a row. Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-25-2021 at 07:50 PM.

11-28-2021, 06:15 PM	#8470
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Thursday, October 6, 2072 RU AND TU TITLES UP FOR GRABS, BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY IN VALMARA AND TURON Well, well, well... what do you know... the postseason pundits did a darn good job of prognosticating this year... the Islandian Pro Alliance Union titles series will feature Pro Cup favorite #1 Turon, #3 pick Valmara, #4 ranked Stoner and the 5th choice Red Bluff... only the #2 selection is missing... the Valka Blackhawks lost to the Silver Sox in the Ruthlandian Union First Round in a 5-game series. Stoner will go on the road to play Valmara in the Ruthlandian Union Title Series... it will be the Red Bluff Red Sox and the Turon Typhoons in the Tycobbian Union Title clash... the Vipers and Typhoons will host the first two games. The Ruthlandian contenders are more offensive-minded than the Tycobbian challengers... no surprise, but teams that get good pitching and good hitting usually do quite well in the IPA playoffs... that is why Turon is favored to win... the Typhoons excelled in all areas of the game... Valmara is a lot like the Typhoons, strong on the mound and probably a little stronger with the bats... Stoner is the best when it come to hitting... the Silver Sox will win or lose based on their mound corps... the Red Sox are totally dependant on its pitching staff, strong defense and modest home-run power. It looks like there will be more 5-game series in the IPA second round... both series are tough to call... lean toward Valmara and Turon to advance to the IPA Pro Cup Series... Stoner might have an outside chance to make it... Red Bluff looks to be the weaker of all the teams... all in all and after all is said and done, we should have two highly-entertaining and tightly-contested playoff series. Stoner at Valmara: Joey Boston (20-3/3.19 ERA) vs Jaromir Kaminski (19-12/3.19 ERA) Red Bluff at Turon: Angus McDade (14-10/3.24 ERA) vs Skippy Mulroy (12-7/3.42 EA) Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-28-2021 at 06:31 PM.

11-26-2021, 12:13 AM	#8463
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Tuesday, October 4, 2072 ALL 3 SERIES GO THE LIMIT IN IPA FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS... GAMES 5 SET FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Valmara may have won the easy way in a sweet 3-game sweep over Wynnamac, but the other 3 series are going to the 5-game maximum to decide who stays in the IPA playoffs and who goes home for the season. Stoner and La Claire recorded their second straight wins to even it up with Valka and Turon... the Silver Sox mopped up on the Blackhawks 8-0 and the Lynx won a tight match with the Typhoons 4-2... Red Bluff avoided elimination with a 5-2 victory over the Hartsdale Hellcats. IPA Stars of the Day

11-26-2021, 12:14 AM	#8464
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1

11-26-2021, 12:38 PM	#8465
jg2977 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,905	3 Game Fives! It would be amazing if all of the road teams can pull off victories, especially Stoner.

11-26-2021, 07:34 PM	#8467
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Wednesday, October 5, 2072 ALL ROAD TEAMS TRIUMPH IN 5TH GAMES The home-team advantage didn't mean anything in first-round action in the Islandian Pro Alliance playoffs... all 3 road clubs triumphed in the decisive 5th game of the series... Stoner outgunned Valka 8-7 in the Ruthlandian Union, while Red Bluff blistered Hartsdale 8-1 and Turon trimmed La Claire 5-2 in the Tycobbian Union. Islandian Pro Alliance Stars of the Games

11-26-2021, 07:37 PM	#8468
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1

11-28-2021, 06:32 PM	#8471
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1

11-29-2021, 09:49 AM	#8472
jg2977 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,905	I'm totally in on the Silver Sox bandwagon!

11-29-2021, 03:41 PM	#8473
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Sunday, October 9, 2072 STONER AND TURON TRIUMPH IN IPA TITLE SERIES OPENERS The Stoner Silver Sox and the Turon Typhoons to a step in the right direction and triumphed in the first games of the IPA Title Series... in the Ruthlandian Union Title Round the Silver Sox nudged past the Valmara Vipers 5-3 and in the Tycobbian Title Series the Turon Typhoons nipped the Red Bluff Red Sox 2-1 in another nip-and-tucker... all postseason series in the Islandian Pro Alliance are best-of-five series. IPA Stars of the Games

11-30-2021, 05:15 PM	#8474
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Wednesday, October 12, 2072 STONER UP BY 2-0 IN RUTHLANDIAN TITLE SERIES, TURON AND RED BLUFF SPLIT IN TYCOBBIAN SERIES UH OH! Maybe the unheralded Stoner Silver Sox are better than we think... could they really be legitimate threats to win the Pro Cup? they have now beaten favored Valmara decisively in the first two games of the Ruthlandian Union Title Series... one more victory and Stoner will be in the Pro Cup Series... it's all even in the Tycobbian Union Title Series... Turon and Red Bluff split the first two games. Stoner trounced Valmara 8-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five RU Title Series... in the TU Title Series Red Bluff tied it up at one game apiece with a 5-4 victory. Both series will now switch to Stoner and Red Bluff for the next set of games... games 3 and 4 will be in those two towns if they are needed... Valmara is in dire danger of being swept by the Silver Sox... Red Bluff is guaranteed those two home games. IPA Stars of the Games

11-30-2021, 10:25 PM	#8475
jg2977 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,905	A Silver Sox vs. Red Sox Pro Cup would be epic.

12-01-2021, 09:16 PM	#8476
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Wednesday, October 12, 2072 RED-HOT STONER SWEEPS VALMARA IN RU TITLE SERIES... TURON GAINS 2-1 EDGE IN TU TITLE SERIES OVER RED BLUFF The darling of the Islandian Pro Alliance baseball world has made the Pro Cup Series... the red-hot Stoner Silver Sox eliminated vaunted Valmara in a 3-0 sweep to advance to the IPA title series... Stoner socked it to the Vipers in the third game of the series 6-2... the Silver Sox have never won the Pro Cup. The Tycobbian title is still up for grabs... Turon trimmed Red Bluff 2-1 in game 3 to move ahead 2 games to one in the best-of-five series. IPA Stars of the Games

12-02-2021, 01:35 PM	#8480
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,673 Blog Entries: 1	Red Bluff and Turon have pretty good pitching... the Stoner staff will have to step it up a bit... don't think they will hit as well as they did against Wynnamac and Valmara.... should be very close series for that reason. Then again... the Silver Sox may hit anybody well... 1 ot 8 in the lineup they are rock-solid hitters.