Announcement
Fall 2005 End-of-Season Categorical Leaders -- Tuesday Men's D-Red
Posted by Vernon Amaro on
Nov 12 2005
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04:00PM PST
Some Bragging Rights From Our 2005 Visalia 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....) So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005
4-6 record: No team award; MVP selected by team ballot vote
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (42)
Most At-Bats: Gene Hitt (41)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Singles: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro (2)
Most Triples: Donny Aguiar, Tony DeLanda, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Mike Lujan (tie, 1)
Most Home Runs: Lee Garcia (2)
Most RBIs: Art Tabacco (20)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (2)
Most Sacrifices: Mike Lujan, Joaquin Perez, Art Tabacco (tie, 2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Art Tabacco (.647)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Art Tabacco (.806)
Highest Batting Average: Art Tabacco (.677)
Most Hits: Frank Fletcher (23)
Most Single-Game Points: Art Tabacco (30)
Most Offensive Points: Art Tabacco (116)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Rich Avery, Mike Lujan (28)
Most Assists: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (5)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Lee Garcia (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Gene Hitt (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (utility): Rich Avery (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (37 -- 25 put-out pts. plus 20 assist pts. minus 8 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 (Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005): Art Tabacco (28 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Non-Appearances (regular members): Joaquin Perez (5) (Wasn't he Donny's "bat dealer" at some of our games? Manuel and Nelson were a close second, with 4 apiece; Rich, Lee, and Art took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their physical bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance (regular members): Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt, Mike Lujan, and, of course, our team statistician/photographer, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Art Tabacco (Before dealing with an elbow injury that knocked him from a couple of games, Art had batted .909 through the first three league games, going 10 for 11, with 1 sacrifice, 1 walk, 8 singles, 1 double, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 bonus points (one 4/4 game), plus a fielding average of .889 (4 put-outs, 4 assists, 1 error) for 63 total offensive/defensive points. All I can say is that this was one productive three-game stretch! And even though he missed those couple of games, he still ended up with the most points overall for the league, as well as being the leader in RBIs. As a matter of fact, up to the last game (in which he faltered just a little), he carried a solid .778 BA and ended the season with a .933 fielding percentage, this while playing two of the toughest infield positions, third base and shortstop. I've always appreciated your efforts and contributions, good buddy -- how about trying to duplicate things during a ten-game Tulare fall league stretch next year! What do you say? Consult your astrology charts and get back to me soon, okay!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Art Tabacco (+.177, from .500 to .677) (Gene Hitt came in second with a +.093 increase -- good job, buddy!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Rich Avery (-.349, from .563 to .214) (Mike Lujan came in second with a -.255 decrease, but that was from a glowing .769 to .514; Vern Amaro was third with a -.206 decrease. Actually, six out of ten players who played last league had decreases, so there was quite a battle for the title!)
Best Player Quote: "Are we going to have ten tonight, Vern?" (Attributed to nearly every player who showed up for the last few games -- especially the outfielders!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (5th time in a row! A five-peat! Incredible! Can this person run the career table! 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?)
"100 Points Plus Club": Vern Amaro (1994 T.C.L. 130 pts./1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2001 T.C.L. 103 pts./2002 T.C.L. 140 pts./2003 T.C.L. 106 pts./2004 T.C.L. 110 pts./2005 T.C.L. 103 pts.); Rich Avery (2000 T.C.L. 129 pts./2004 V.C.L. 102 pts.); Wes Avery (2005 T.C.L. 129 pts.); Matt Beltran (1999 T.C.L. 104 pts.); Gordon Caudle (2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); Kurt Chambers (2004 T.C.L. 100 pts.); Frank Fletcher (1994 T.C.L. 115 pts./1999 T.C.L. 169 pts. [record]/2000 T.C.L. 134 pts./2002 T.C.L. 146 pts./2003 T.C.L. 113 pts./2004 T.C.L. 111 pts./2004 V.C.L. 112 pts./2005 T.C.L. 134 pts./2005 V.C.L. 109 pts.); Gene Hitt (1994 T.C.L. 108 pts./2000 T.C.L. 138 pts./2002 T.C.L. 121 pts./2005 T.C.L. 100 pts./2005 V.C.L. 106 pts.); Mike Lujan (2005 V.C.L. 101 pts.); Rene Regalado (1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); John Souza (1994 T.C.L. 122 pts.); Art Tabacco (2005 V.C.L. 116 pts.); Nelson Vieira (2002 T.C.L. 114 pts./2004 T.C.L. 112 pts.)
Heavy Metal Softball rocks! And I'm not joking here. 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 next year in the spring Tulare league? We'll be literally looking for a fix in 2006! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys -- and enjoy the holidays with your families!
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....) So, for what it's worth, here we go:
Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005
4-6 record: No team award; MVP selected by team ballot vote
OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (42)
Most At-Bats: Gene Hitt (41)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Singles: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (20)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro (2)
Most Triples: Donny Aguiar, Tony DeLanda, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Mike Lujan (tie, 1)
Most Home Runs: Lee Garcia (2)
Most RBIs: Art Tabacco (20)
Most Walks: Frank Fletcher (2)
Most Sacrifices: Mike Lujan, Joaquin Perez, Art Tabacco (tie, 2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Art Tabacco (.647)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Art Tabacco (.806)
Highest Batting Average: Art Tabacco (.677)
Most Hits: Frank Fletcher (23)
Most Single-Game Points: Art Tabacco (30)
Most Offensive Points: Art Tabacco (116)
DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES --
Most Put-Outs: Rich Avery, Mike Lujan (28)
Most Assists: Vern Amaro (20)
Most Errors: Donny Aguiar (5)
Highest Fielding Percentage (infield): Lee Garcia (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (outfield): Gene Hitt (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Highest Fielding Percentage (utility): Rich Avery (1.000 [no errors!] -- "Gold Glove Award")
Most Defensive Points: Vern Amaro (37 -- 25 put-out pts. plus 20 assist pts. minus 8 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 (Visalia City League, Tuesday Night, fall 2005): Art Tabacco (28 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our "special" categories...
Most Non-Appearances (regular members): Joaquin Perez (5) (Wasn't he Donny's "bat dealer" at some of our games? Manuel and Nelson were a close second, with 4 apiece; Rich, Lee, and Art took third, tied with 2. Some others also were considered, even though their physical bodies actually made it to the games!)
Perfect Attendance (regular members): Vern Amaro, Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt, Mike Lujan, and, of course, our team statistician/photographer, Jerry Amaro (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Art Tabacco (Before dealing with an elbow injury that knocked him from a couple of games, Art had batted .909 through the first three league games, going 10 for 11, with 1 sacrifice, 1 walk, 8 singles, 1 double, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 bonus points (one 4/4 game), plus a fielding average of .889 (4 put-outs, 4 assists, 1 error) for 63 total offensive/defensive points. All I can say is that this was one productive three-game stretch! And even though he missed those couple of games, he still ended up with the most points overall for the league, as well as being the leader in RBIs. As a matter of fact, up to the last game (in which he faltered just a little), he carried a solid .778 BA and ended the season with a .933 fielding percentage, this while playing two of the toughest infield positions, third base and shortstop. I've always appreciated your efforts and contributions, good buddy -- how about trying to duplicate things during a ten-game Tulare fall league stretch next year! What do you say? Consult your astrology charts and get back to me soon, okay!)
Greatest Increase in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Art Tabacco (+.177, from .500 to .677) (Gene Hitt came in second with a +.093 increase -- good job, buddy!)
Biggest "Plunge" in Batting Average from Last League (Tulare, 2005; minimum 5 games): Rich Avery (-.349, from .563 to .214) (Mike Lujan came in second with a -.255 decrease, but that was from a glowing .769 to .514; Vern Amaro was third with a -.206 decrease. Actually, six out of ten players who played last league had decreases, so there was quite a battle for the title!)
Best Player Quote: "Are we going to have ten tonight, Vern?" (Attributed to nearly every player who showed up for the last few games -- especially the outfielders!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (5th time in a row! A five-peat! Incredible! Can this person run the career table! 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?)
"100 Points Plus Club": Vern Amaro (1994 T.C.L. 130 pts./1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2001 T.C.L. 103 pts./2002 T.C.L. 140 pts./2003 T.C.L. 106 pts./2004 T.C.L. 110 pts./2005 T.C.L. 103 pts.); Rich Avery (2000 T.C.L. 129 pts./2004 V.C.L. 102 pts.); Wes Avery (2005 T.C.L. 129 pts.); Matt Beltran (1999 T.C.L. 104 pts.); Gordon Caudle (2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); Kurt Chambers (2004 T.C.L. 100 pts.); Frank Fletcher (1994 T.C.L. 115 pts./1999 T.C.L. 169 pts. [record]/2000 T.C.L. 134 pts./2002 T.C.L. 146 pts./2003 T.C.L. 113 pts./2004 T.C.L. 111 pts./2004 V.C.L. 112 pts./2005 T.C.L. 134 pts./2005 V.C.L. 109 pts.); Gene Hitt (1994 T.C.L. 108 pts./2000 T.C.L. 138 pts./2002 T.C.L. 121 pts./2005 T.C.L. 100 pts./2005 V.C.L. 106 pts.); Mike Lujan (2005 V.C.L. 101 pts.); Rene Regalado (1999 T.C.L. 109 pts./2000 T.C.L. 120 pts.); John Souza (1994 T.C.L. 122 pts.); Art Tabacco (2005 V.C.L. 116 pts.); Nelson Vieira (2002 T.C.L. 114 pts./2004 T.C.L. 112 pts.)
Heavy Metal Softball rocks! And I'm not joking here. 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 next year in the spring Tulare league? We'll be literally looking for a fix in 2006! In the meantime...keep rockin', guys -- and enjoy the holidays with your families!
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