Announcement
Fall 2003 End-of-Season Categorical Leaders -- Division "D"
Posted by Vernon Amaro on
Nov 28 2003
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04:00PM PST
Some Bragging Rights From A Tough 2003 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:
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher (33)
Most At-Bats: Rich Avery (30)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (tie, 17)
Most Singles: Donny Aguiar (14)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery, Frank Fletcher, Art Tabacco (tie, 3)
Most Triples: Rich Avery, Wes Avery, Kurt Chambers, Gene Hitt (tie, 2)
Most Home Runs: Nelson Vieira (2)
Most RBIs: Joe Machado (15)
Most Walks: Gordon Caudle (7)
Most Sacrifices: Rich Avery (2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Donny Aguiar (.882)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Gene Hitt (1.000)
Highest Batting Average: Donny Aguiar (.882)
Most Hits: Gene Hitt (17)
Most Single-Game Points: Joe Machado (31)
Most Offensive Points: Frank Fletcher (91)
Most Valuable Player (Visalia City League, Division "D", fall 2003): Gene Hitt (27 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our special categories....
Most Non-Appearances: Adam Goltz (7; was he the "new" guy at our last couple of games?!) (Donny was a distant second with 4; Art took third with 3. Some others also were considered, even though their bodies actually made it to the games! Chuck Johnson would have won this category with 9, but he took himself out of the running by personally electing himself after the first game! This is a cardinal player no-no.)
Perfect Attendance: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery, Gordon Caudle, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Nelson Vieira (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Donny Aguiar (14 hits in a row! After finally getting an out while pursuing his 15th hit, he promptly started a new streak of one hit in a row and was never to be seen again for the rest of the league season! Manager's suspicion: A blatant attempt to keep his batting average above .800 so he'd be asked to play again next year. Nice try, Donny, but you made the mistake of playing for a shrewd man with a keen, perceptive mind. I'll be waiting for the two phone calls you never made and a sincere, written apology via e-mail. An alternative will be to kiss my foot or my bat, both of which were ailing me throughout most of this league! Now, give me a loud "Yes, sir!" so I can hear you all the way from Visalia!)
Worst Memory Award: Either Rich Avery or Kurt Chambers -- maybe even me! (Depending on who lost the beginning-of-the-league bet between the two above-mentioned team members! Since I can't remember the particulars myself ["Manager's Syndrome" -- sometimes fatal!], I also have a very good chance in this category! Did either one of you two gentlemen remember "the Bet"? Did anyone pay up? I've got just about every offensive statistical category listed in this article, so I know somebody won something at my bringing it up here. The winner needs to let the rest of us know how the loser took it!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (For impersonating the shortstop/second baseman and spokesperson of a pretty darn-good softball 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 we played in a very tough league. Y'all ready for more next year? I'll see what I can stir up in early 2004 and let you know. Have a nice off-season, stay hungry, and keep more tournament championships in mind as we rest our bats and put away our gloves for awhile. In the meantime...keep rockin', Heavy Metal!
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:
Most Plate Appearances: Frank Fletcher (33)
Most At-Bats: Rich Avery (30)
Most Runs: Frank Fletcher, Gene Hitt (tie, 17)
Most Singles: Donny Aguiar (14)
Most Doubles: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery, Frank Fletcher, Art Tabacco (tie, 3)
Most Triples: Rich Avery, Wes Avery, Kurt Chambers, Gene Hitt (tie, 2)
Most Home Runs: Nelson Vieira (2)
Most RBIs: Joe Machado (15)
Most Walks: Gordon Caudle (7)
Most Sacrifices: Rich Avery (2)
Highest On-Base Percentage: Donny Aguiar (.882)
Highest Slugging Percentage: Gene Hitt (1.000)
Highest Batting Average: Donny Aguiar (.882)
Most Hits: Gene Hitt (17)
Most Single-Game Points: Joe Machado (31)
Most Offensive Points: Frank Fletcher (91)
Most Valuable Player (Visalia City League, Division "D", fall 2003): Gene Hitt (27 total points; by team ballot vote)
And for our special categories....
Most Non-Appearances: Adam Goltz (7; was he the "new" guy at our last couple of games?!) (Donny was a distant second with 4; Art took third with 3. Some others also were considered, even though their bodies actually made it to the games! Chuck Johnson would have won this category with 9, but he took himself out of the running by personally electing himself after the first game! This is a cardinal player no-no.)
Perfect Attendance: Vern Amaro, Rich Avery, Gordon Caudle, Frank Fletcher, Lee Garcia, Nelson Vieira (All 10 games; gold stars to all of you!)
Most Memorable Performance: Donny Aguiar (14 hits in a row! After finally getting an out while pursuing his 15th hit, he promptly started a new streak of one hit in a row and was never to be seen again for the rest of the league season! Manager's suspicion: A blatant attempt to keep his batting average above .800 so he'd be asked to play again next year. Nice try, Donny, but you made the mistake of playing for a shrewd man with a keen, perceptive mind. I'll be waiting for the two phone calls you never made and a sincere, written apology via e-mail. An alternative will be to kiss my foot or my bat, both of which were ailing me throughout most of this league! Now, give me a loud "Yes, sir!" so I can hear you all the way from Visalia!)
Worst Memory Award: Either Rich Avery or Kurt Chambers -- maybe even me! (Depending on who lost the beginning-of-the-league bet between the two above-mentioned team members! Since I can't remember the particulars myself ["Manager's Syndrome" -- sometimes fatal!], I also have a very good chance in this category! Did either one of you two gentlemen remember "the Bet"? Did anyone pay up? I've got just about every offensive statistical category listed in this article, so I know somebody won something at my bringing it up here. The winner needs to let the rest of us know how the loser took it!)
Best Acting Performance by a Player/Manager: Drum roll, please...Vern Amaro!!! (For impersonating the shortstop/second baseman and spokesperson of a pretty darn-good softball 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 we played in a very tough league. Y'all ready for more next year? I'll see what I can stir up in early 2004 and let you know. Have a nice off-season, stay hungry, and keep more tournament championships in mind as we rest our bats and put away our gloves for awhile. In the meantime...keep rockin', Heavy Metal!
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