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Izulde · 04-21-2005, 12:42 AM

Fourth Turn: Third-Quarter Analysis of the Octopus League

We here at the Tentacle apologize for this delayed report. A virus infected the magazine's computer network and it was only until now that we were able to get our system cleaned up. So again, we offer our deepest apologies and present to you the belated third quarter report, with four games left to go in the first Octopus League season.

Standings:

The biggest suprise has to be the Racine Secrets, a team that had been left for dead now suddenly surging and gaining on the rest of the league. It's a case of too little, too late, for the preseason division crown contender co-favorites, but on the other hand, it bodes well for Racine's chances in the coming season. The Rebels of Memphis still insistent on chasing the Miami Vices and it's a race that we expect to go down to the wire. In the West, on the other hand, there is no suspense. The San Diego Bishops are your 2004 Octopus League West Division champions and will be in the inaugural River Series.

Batting Leaderboards:

Average:
.386 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
.375 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
.354 3B Donald Stine (San Diego Bishops)
.343 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
.342 1B George Marconi (Seattle Coffemen)

There's been a change at the top since the halfway mark, with Dewitt and Hachemon switching places, the first time Roido has fallen out of the first position he's held all season long. Stine and Carson were noted in the preseason for their exceptional contact hitting, so their presence is not a surprise in the least. That Marconi makes a return to this leaderboard does prove stunning, however, as he was not expected to be this consistent a hitter.

Homeruns:
7 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices)
6 DH William Acosta (Boston Burgundys)
6 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops)
6 1B Nick Penney (Miami Vices)
Numerous others tied at 5

Except for Jones, this leaderboard underwent a radical change from its earlier form and, except for CJ, these leaders are all significant suprises. But then, that's going to happen there's a shortened season as is the case with the Octopus League.

RBI:
22 1B George Marconi (Seattle Coffemen)
21 RF Estanis Rodriguez (Memphis Rebels)
20 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
18 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops)
17 C Daniel Alvarez (San Diego Bishops)

The Burgundys' Foster dropped out as we anticipated, though the board is largely unchanged outside of that, save for Dewitt and Reed's flipflopping places. These athletes have shown a knack all season long for bringing runners home and given that consistency, we expect to see them still hanging about here when all is said and done.

R:
17 CF Timothy Chesson (San Diego Bishops)
16 3B Bernardo "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys)
14 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices)
14 1B Jeremy McCleery (San Diego Bishops)
14 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
14 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)

We're starting to see some familiar names consistently pop up on the leaderboards, showing that there's quite a few hitters in the OL who are the complete package. 3 of them are here: Dewitt, Carson, and Jones. All three of these guys are contenders for the Batter of the Year award.

Doubles:
10 1B John Bahr (Boston Burgundys)
8 RF Estanis Rodriguez (Memphis Rebels)
8 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
8 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
8 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels)

Want to know why the Rebels are still very much in contention for the East Division crown? It's because they have a pair of guys who can really find the gaps in an outfield for extra-base hits in Rodriguez and Mauldin, the latter of whom is the only newcomer to this otherwise unchanged board.

Walks:
21 3B Bernardo "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys)
18 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels)
17 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
15 2B William Canterbury (Miami Vices)
14 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)

Canterbury is an anamoly here, but all the rest of the leaders in this section deserve to be here. Rosado was walked more times than any other batter in the third quarter of play, causing him to shoot up from third to first. Without him, the Burgundys would likely be last and least in the league.

Strikeouts:
24 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops)
24 3B David Bailey (Miami Vices)
23 1B Patrick Poulos (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
23 SS Oscar Medina (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
22 CF David Goddard (Boston Burgundys)
22 2B Bryan Prioleau (San Diego Bishops)

As projected, Gong drops out of this horrible board to be on, many of the remaining leaders still hanging on to their ignoble distinction. In particular, the Poulos Watch reports that Patrick still hasn't walked once the entire season. Speculation in Minneapolis says that Davanni's Pizzeria is offering a free pizza to anyone with a ticket stub from the Lumberjacks game where Poulos draws a walk, if he does get one any time in his career.

SB:
11 2B William Canterbury (Miami Vices)
10 CF Timothy Chesson (San Diego Bishops)
9 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
9 2B Jaime Gutierrez (Racine Secrets)
7 LF Miguel Salinas (Racine Secrets)

Much of Racine's resurgence can be attributed to their success on the basepaths, as they have two of the league's leaders in steals here. Canterbury, Chesson, and Carson have all taken advantage of their repeated walks to steal many a base on their way to being the top three thieves.

OBP
.488 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
.471 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
.466 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels)
.425 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
.416 3B Bernado "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys)

Hachemon's slide on the leaderboards continues with a drop from second to fourth here. Borger also disappears from the charts, as anticipated. Dewitt stays the leader here and the Saint sneaks in to claim the coveted number five ranking.

OPS
1.203 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
1.044 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices)
1.043 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen)
1.037 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels)
1.036 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)

Remember when we said it was a tough call between Carson and Jones as to who the best CF availabe in the dispersal draft was? It's never been more evident than in this stat, where they're separated by a thousandth of a point.
Dewitt's dominance continues here. We'll pick him as our early favourite for Batter of the Year.

Pitching Leaderboards:

Wins:
6 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops)
5 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices)
5 SP Joshua Jones (New Orleans Mardi Gras)
5 SP Alberto Avalos (Seattle Coffemen)
4 SP Christopher "Lobster" Lobdell (Boston Burgundys)
4 SP Omer Houseman (Memphis Rebels)

At long last, we're starting to get separation in terms of leaders of wins. The Perez/Davidson debate heats up anew, just when we thought it was dead. Avalos and Jones are suprising leaders here, who account for 50% or more of their respective teams' wins. Lobdell, too, has 50% of the Burgundys' wins.

Losses:
5 SP Lee Estes (Seattle Coffeemen)
4 SP Mario Troyer (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
4 SP Julio Rosado (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
4 SP Cristian Chapa (Miami Vices)
Numerous others tied at 3

It seems somehow fitting that Estes become the Octopus League's biggest loser in the game he lost to Troyer. We said in the preseason previews that starting pitching was a huge weakness for the Lumberjacks and it's shown here. Chapa being sent out of Racine was one of the best moves the Secrets made this season and his arrival spells trouble for the Vices' postseason aspirations.

Saves:
6 CL Charles Thole (San Diego Bishops)
6 CL Anton Arispe (Miami Vices)
3 CL Andrew Sharon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)
Numerous others tied at 2

Thole and Arispe. Those are the only two names that truly qualify as ace closers in this league. It's no suprise that their respective teams are at the top of their divisions. Interesting to note is that Minneapolis's closer breaks into the leaderboards here, proof of his incomparable value to the Lumberjacks' bullpen.

ERA:
2.34 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops)
2.38 SP Jose Leyba (San Diego Bishops)
2.55 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices)
2.62 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets)
3.19 SP Carlos Ramos (New Orleans Mardi Gras)

The one-two starters of the Bishops continue to hold a fierce strangehold on the one-two positions of the ERA leaderboard, but Davidson has come rampaging back to retake the third slot. Cortada lowered his ERA in the third quarter and now sits at fourth, he and Leyba the victims of poor run support in their outings.

Walks:
25 SP Weceslao Martinez (Racine Secrets)
25 SP Jose Leyba (San Diego Bishops)
21 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices)
19 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops)
17 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets)
17 SP Julio Rosado (Minneapolis Lumberjacks)

Two of the hottest teams in the league have one thing in common. Guess what it is? That's right, both of them have two pitchers on the most walks issued leaderboard. This, as noted at the midway point, is a testament of their stellar defenses. DIPS is a good thing.

Strikeouts:
73 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops)
63 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices)
51 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets)
51 SP Christopher "Lobster" Lobdell (Boston Burgundys)
38 SP Omer Houseman (Memphis Rebels)

Save for Houseman's nipping Leyba for the fifth spot, this section is completely unchanged in members or in ranking. Perez, Davidson, Cortada, and Lobdell are the Four Great Aces of the Octopus League.

Team Batting Report:

Team Pitching Report:

Team Fielding Report:

04-21-2005, 12:42 AM	#106
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Fourth Turn: Third-Quarter Analysis of the Octopus League We here at the Tentacle apologize for this delayed report. A virus infected the magazine's computer network and it was only until now that we were able to get our system cleaned up. So again, we offer our deepest apologies and present to you the belated third quarter report, with four games left to go in the first Octopus League season. Standings: The biggest suprise has to be the Racine Secrets, a team that had been left for dead now suddenly surging and gaining on the rest of the league. It's a case of too little, too late, for the preseason division crown contender co-favorites, but on the other hand, it bodes well for Racine's chances in the coming season. The Rebels of Memphis still insistent on chasing the Miami Vices and it's a race that we expect to go down to the wire. In the West, on the other hand, there is no suspense. The San Diego Bishops are your 2004 Octopus League West Division champions and will be in the inaugural River Series. Batting Leaderboards: Average: .386 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) .375 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) .354 3B Donald Stine (San Diego Bishops) .343 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) .342 1B George Marconi (Seattle Coffemen) There's been a change at the top since the halfway mark, with Dewitt and Hachemon switching places, the first time Roido has fallen out of the first position he's held all season long. Stine and Carson were noted in the preseason for their exceptional contact hitting, so their presence is not a surprise in the least. That Marconi makes a return to this leaderboard does prove stunning, however, as he was not expected to be this consistent a hitter. Homeruns: 7 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices) 6 DH William Acosta (Boston Burgundys) 6 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops) 6 1B Nick Penney (Miami Vices) Numerous others tied at 5 Except for Jones, this leaderboard underwent a radical change from its earlier form and, except for CJ, these leaders are all significant suprises. But then, that's going to happen there's a shortened season as is the case with the Octopus League. RBI: 22 1B George Marconi (Seattle Coffemen) 21 RF Estanis Rodriguez (Memphis Rebels) 20 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) 18 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops) 17 C Daniel Alvarez (San Diego Bishops) The Burgundys' Foster dropped out as we anticipated, though the board is largely unchanged outside of that, save for Dewitt and Reed's flipflopping places. These athletes have shown a knack all season long for bringing runners home and given that consistency, we expect to see them still hanging about here when all is said and done. R: 17 CF Timothy Chesson (San Diego Bishops) 16 3B Bernardo "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys) 14 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices) 14 1B Jeremy McCleery (San Diego Bishops) 14 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) 14 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) We're starting to see some familiar names consistently pop up on the leaderboards, showing that there's quite a few hitters in the OL who are the complete package. 3 of them are here: Dewitt, Carson, and Jones. All three of these guys are contenders for the Batter of the Year award. Doubles: 10 1B John Bahr (Boston Burgundys) 8 RF Estanis Rodriguez (Memphis Rebels) 8 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) 8 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) 8 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels) Want to know why the Rebels are still very much in contention for the East Division crown? It's because they have a pair of guys who can really find the gaps in an outfield for extra-base hits in Rodriguez and Mauldin, the latter of whom is the only newcomer to this otherwise unchanged board. Walks: 21 3B Bernardo "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys) 18 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels) 17 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) 15 2B William Canterbury (Miami Vices) 14 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) Canterbury is an anamoly here, but all the rest of the leaders in this section deserve to be here. Rosado was walked more times than any other batter in the third quarter of play, causing him to shoot up from third to first. Without him, the Burgundys would likely be last and least in the league. Strikeouts: 24 RF Glenn Reed (San Diego Bishops) 24 3B David Bailey (Miami Vices) 23 1B Patrick Poulos (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) 23 SS Oscar Medina (New Orleans Mardi Gras) 22 CF David Goddard (Boston Burgundys) 22 2B Bryan Prioleau (San Diego Bishops) As projected, Gong drops out of this horrible board to be on, many of the remaining leaders still hanging on to their ignoble distinction. In particular, the Poulos Watch reports that Patrick still hasn't walked once the entire season. Speculation in Minneapolis says that Davanni's Pizzeria is offering a free pizza to anyone with a ticket stub from the Lumberjacks game where Poulos draws a walk, if he does get one any time in his career. SB: 11 2B William Canterbury (Miami Vices) 10 CF Timothy Chesson (San Diego Bishops) 9 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) 9 2B Jaime Gutierrez (Racine Secrets) 7 LF Miguel Salinas (Racine Secrets) Much of Racine's resurgence can be attributed to their success on the basepaths, as they have two of the league's leaders in steals here. Canterbury, Chesson, and Carson have all taken advantage of their repeated walks to steal many a base on their way to being the top three thieves. OBP .488 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) .471 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) .466 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels) .425 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) .416 3B Bernado "Saint" Rosado (Boston Burgundys) Hachemon's slide on the leaderboards continues with a drop from second to fourth here. Borger also disappears from the charts, as anticipated. Dewitt stays the leader here and the Saint sneaks in to claim the coveted number five ranking. OPS 1.203 C Wayne Dewitt (New Orleans Mardi Gras) 1.044 CF Curtis "CJ" Jones (Miami Vices) 1.043 CF Darrick "Superman" Carson (Seattle Coffeemen) 1.037 3B Edward Mauldin (Memphis Rebels) 1.036 RF Roido "Pokemon" Hachemon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) Remember when we said it was a tough call between Carson and Jones as to who the best CF availabe in the dispersal draft was? It's never been more evident than in this stat, where they're separated by a thousandth of a point. Dewitt's dominance continues here. We'll pick him as our early favourite for Batter of the Year. Pitching Leaderboards: Wins: 6 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops) 5 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices) 5 SP Joshua Jones (New Orleans Mardi Gras) 5 SP Alberto Avalos (Seattle Coffemen) 4 SP Christopher "Lobster" Lobdell (Boston Burgundys) 4 SP Omer Houseman (Memphis Rebels) At long last, we're starting to get separation in terms of leaders of wins. The Perez/Davidson debate heats up anew, just when we thought it was dead. Avalos and Jones are suprising leaders here, who account for 50% or more of their respective teams' wins. Lobdell, too, has 50% of the Burgundys' wins. Losses: 5 SP Lee Estes (Seattle Coffeemen) 4 SP Mario Troyer (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) 4 SP Julio Rosado (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) 4 SP Cristian Chapa (Miami Vices) Numerous others tied at 3 It seems somehow fitting that Estes become the Octopus League's biggest loser in the game he lost to Troyer. We said in the preseason previews that starting pitching was a huge weakness for the Lumberjacks and it's shown here. Chapa being sent out of Racine was one of the best moves the Secrets made this season and his arrival spells trouble for the Vices' postseason aspirations. Saves: 6 CL Charles Thole (San Diego Bishops) 6 CL Anton Arispe (Miami Vices) 3 CL Andrew Sharon (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) Numerous others tied at 2 Thole and Arispe. Those are the only two names that truly qualify as ace closers in this league. It's no suprise that their respective teams are at the top of their divisions. Interesting to note is that Minneapolis's closer breaks into the leaderboards here, proof of his incomparable value to the Lumberjacks' bullpen. ERA: 2.34 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops) 2.38 SP Jose Leyba (San Diego Bishops) 2.55 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices) 2.62 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets) 3.19 SP Carlos Ramos (New Orleans Mardi Gras) The one-two starters of the Bishops continue to hold a fierce strangehold on the one-two positions of the ERA leaderboard, but Davidson has come rampaging back to retake the third slot. Cortada lowered his ERA in the third quarter and now sits at fourth, he and Leyba the victims of poor run support in their outings. Walks: 25 SP Weceslao Martinez (Racine Secrets) 25 SP Jose Leyba (San Diego Bishops) 21 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices) 19 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops) 17 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets) 17 SP Julio Rosado (Minneapolis Lumberjacks) Two of the hottest teams in the league have one thing in common. Guess what it is? That's right, both of them have two pitchers on the most walks issued leaderboard. This, as noted at the midway point, is a testament of their stellar defenses. DIPS is a good thing. Strikeouts: 73 SP Heriberto Perez (San Diego Bishops) 63 SP Allen Davidson (Miami Vices) 51 SP Cristian Cortada (Racine Secrets) 51 SP Christopher "Lobster" Lobdell (Boston Burgundys) 38 SP Omer Houseman (Memphis Rebels) Save for Houseman's nipping Leyba for the fifth spot, this section is completely unchanged in members or in ranking. Perez, Davidson, Cortada, and Lobdell are the Four Great Aces of the Octopus League. 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