Announcement
Spring 2004 End-of-Season Categorical Leaders -- Thursday Night
Posted by Vernon Amaro on
Jul 01 2004
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05:00PM PDT
Some Bragging Rights From Our 2004 Tulare City League Campaign!!!
At the end of each league season, some recognition is always given to those individuals who contributed to the team in some way. The following categories -- most real, some intended for a few laughs -- are mostly from the offensive part of softball; some are just plain offensive! (Have a little sense of humor, guys! Don't get defensive. Get it -- "defensive"! Oh, never mind....) By the way, some new defensive categories have been added this time around, also. So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Tulare City League, Thursday Night, spring 2004
8-2 record: 2nd place (trophy)
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Nelson Vieira (tie, 36)
Most At-Bats: Vern Amaro (35)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher (18)
Most Singles: Vern Amaro (17)
Most Doubles: Art Tabacco (5)
Most Triples: Nelson Vieira (3)
Most Home Runs: Kurt Chambers (5)
Most RBIs: Kurt Chambers, Nelson Vieira (tie, 16)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (4)
Most Sacrifices: Nelson Vieira (2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher (tie, .583)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Kurt Chambers (1.094)
Highest Batting Average: Vern Amaro (.571)
Most Hits: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Single-Game Points: Kurt Chambers (34)
Most Offensive Points: Nelson Vieira (112)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Joe Machado (34)
Most Assists: Lee Garcia (19)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (7)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Vern Amaro (.946 -- inaugural "Gold Glove Award") (Waylon Hawley had a 1.000 fielding percentage, with one put-out, but a minimum 5 games participation must be achieved to receive a team award. If I remember right, Lee got the strikeout, but the put-out is officially awarded to the catcher! Sounds logical to me!)
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Rich Avery, Adam Goltz (tie, 1.000 [no errors!] -- inaugural "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (31 -- 18 put-out pts. plus 17 assist pts. minus 4 error pts.) (Reminder: +1 point for a put-out, +1 point for an assist, -2 points for each error. In other words, errors "take away" from your overall offensive/defensive effort!)
All of which leads to, if the above stats were used primarily in making our choices...
Most Valuable Player (Tulare City League, Thursday Night, spring 2004): Nelson Vieira (42 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Deferred "O-fer Shirt" Wearings: Art Tabacco (2 innings; somehow became allergic to retro tie-dye products as well as developed recurring amnesia in regard to retroactive "O-fer shirt" offerings! Sorry, only "physical" disabilities, such as Gordy's, are deemed acceptable; we all need to fight through the "physiological" ones, a.k.a. "the dark forces"! Remember, this is just in jest, O' Superstitious One!) (And, I might add, Gordy and Adam still owed 1 inning of wear by league's end! What do you think, guys, should we let these go? Hmmmm...!)
Most Non-Appearances: Gordon Caudle (4; of course, he had a good excuse! Unofficially, he has 2 in my book. He gets my vote for most inspirational because he showed up at a couple of games, after getting injured, just to cheer us on. You're a good man, Gordy!) (Donny and Adam were a close second, tied with 3; Art and Joe took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance: Vern Amaro, Lee Garcia, Gene Hitt, Nelson Vieira, and, of course, our team statistician, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Nelson Vieira (Birthday boy does good! Important occasions sometimes bring out the best in some people -- remember Joe last year after the birth of his first child! This year, on May 6th -- a fine date! -- Nelson proceeded to accumulate 31 points, going 4 for 4, with 1 single, 3 triples, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 runs, 3 bonus points, and a 1.000 BA. He even made his only opportunity for a put-out good, giving him a 1.000 fielding percentage. As close to a perfect game as one can get! You're contributions to the team have not gone unnoticed, big guy!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Visalia, 2003): Nelson Vieira (+.152, from .407 to .559) (Only two others, Vern Amaro [+.123} and Gordon Caudle [+.097], were eligible for this recognition. Not a good sign!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Visalia, 2003): Donny Aguiar (-.566, from .882 to .316) (When you're on top, the only place left to go is down -- way down! Just kidding, buddy! Don't worry, eight others joined you in a disconcerting, downward spiral!)
Best Description of Player Performance: "A Work of Art" for Art Tabacco's hitting prowess in Saturday tournaments (contributor: Vern Amaro)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (2nd year in a row! Amazing! This is for impersonating, once again, the second baseman/shortstop/catcher -- and spokesperson -- of a pretty darn-good softball team! By the way, were there any other eligible candidates on the team?)
You've been a great bunch of guys to play side-by-side with, men! All kidding aside, I was really proud of our efforts, most especially the consistent team attitude displayed. I tip my cap off to all of you, as I know some of you come to play despite conflicting personal schedules, various aches and pains, balancing family and friends, and putting up with my managerial decisions. Y'all ready for more in the fall Visalia league? I'll see what I can stir up and let you know at a later date. Have a nice summer time-off from the team, stay hungry if playing for other teams, and keep some future tournament dates in mind as we rest our bats and put away our gloves for Heavy Metal Softball...for awhile! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys!
At the end of each league season, some recognition is always given to those individuals who contributed to the team in some way. The following categories -- most real, some intended for a few laughs -- are mostly from the offensive part of softball; some are just plain offensive! (Have a little sense of humor, guys! Don't get defensive. Get it -- "defensive"! Oh, never mind....) By the way, some new defensive categories have been added this time around, also. So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Tulare City League, Thursday Night, spring 2004
8-2 record: 2nd place (trophy)
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Nelson Vieira (tie, 36)
Most At-Bats: Vern Amaro (35)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher (18)
Most Singles: Vern Amaro (17)
Most Doubles: Art Tabacco (5)
Most Triples: Nelson Vieira (3)
Most Home Runs: Kurt Chambers (5)
Most RBIs: Kurt Chambers, Nelson Vieira (tie, 16)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (4)
Most Sacrifices: Nelson Vieira (2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher (tie, .583)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Kurt Chambers (1.094)
Highest Batting Average: Vern Amaro (.571)
Most Hits: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Single-Game Points: Kurt Chambers (34)
Most Offensive Points: Nelson Vieira (112)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Joe Machado (34)
Most Assists: Lee Garcia (19)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (7)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Vern Amaro (.946 -- inaugural "Gold Glove Award") (Waylon Hawley had a 1.000 fielding percentage, with one put-out, but a minimum 5 games participation must be achieved to receive a team award. If I remember right, Lee got the strikeout, but the put-out is officially awarded to the catcher! Sounds logical to me!)
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Rich Avery, Adam Goltz (tie, 1.000 [no errors!] -- inaugural "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (31 -- 18 put-out pts. plus 17 assist pts. minus 4 error pts.) (Reminder: +1 point for a put-out, +1 point for an assist, -2 points for each error. In other words, errors "take away" from your overall offensive/defensive effort!)
All of which leads to, if the above stats were used primarily in making our choices...
Most Valuable Player (Tulare City League, Thursday Night, spring 2004): Nelson Vieira (42 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Deferred "O-fer Shirt" Wearings: Art Tabacco (2 innings; somehow became allergic to retro tie-dye products as well as developed recurring amnesia in regard to retroactive "O-fer shirt" offerings! Sorry, only "physical" disabilities, such as Gordy's, are deemed acceptable; we all need to fight through the "physiological" ones, a.k.a. "the dark forces"! Remember, this is just in jest, O' Superstitious One!) (And, I might add, Gordy and Adam still owed 1 inning of wear by league's end! What do you think, guys, should we let these go? Hmmmm...!)
Most Non-Appearances: Gordon Caudle (4; of course, he had a good excuse! Unofficially, he has 2 in my book. He gets my vote for most inspirational because he showed up at a couple of games, after getting injured, just to cheer us on. You're a good man, Gordy!) (Donny and Adam were a close second, tied with 3; Art and Joe took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance: Vern Amaro, Lee Garcia, Gene Hitt, Nelson Vieira, and, of course, our team statistician, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Nelson Vieira (Birthday boy does good! Important occasions sometimes bring out the best in some people -- remember Joe last year after the birth of his first child! This year, on May 6th -- a fine date! -- Nelson proceeded to accumulate 31 points, going 4 for 4, with 1 single, 3 triples, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 runs, 3 bonus points, and a 1.000 BA. He even made his only opportunity for a put-out good, giving him a 1.000 fielding percentage. As close to a perfect game as one can get! You're contributions to the team have not gone unnoticed, big guy!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Visalia, 2003): Nelson Vieira (+.152, from .407 to .559) (Only two others, Vern Amaro [+.123} and Gordon Caudle [+.097], were eligible for this recognition. Not a good sign!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Visalia, 2003): Donny Aguiar (-.566, from .882 to .316) (When you're on top, the only place left to go is down -- way down! Just kidding, buddy! Don't worry, eight others joined you in a disconcerting, downward spiral!)
Best Description of Player Performance: "A Work of Art" for Art Tabacco's hitting prowess in Saturday tournaments (contributor: Vern Amaro)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (2nd year in a row! Amazing! This is for impersonating, once again, the second baseman/shortstop/catcher -- and spokesperson -- of a pretty darn-good softball team! By the way, were there any other eligible candidates on the team?)
You've been a great bunch of guys to play side-by-side with, men! All kidding aside, I was really proud of our efforts, most especially the consistent team attitude displayed. I tip my cap off to all of you, as I know some of you come to play despite conflicting personal schedules, various aches and pains, balancing family and friends, and putting up with my managerial decisions. Y'all ready for more in the fall Visalia league? I'll see what I can stir up and let you know at a later date. Have a nice summer time-off from the team, stay hungry if playing for other teams, and keep some future tournament dates in mind as we rest our bats and put away our gloves for Heavy Metal Softball...for awhile! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys!
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