Summer 2009 Stats

As can be somewhat made out from the fuzzy image above, the leaders for the summer of 2009 are quite well distributed. Is this because we have a well-rounded team? Or because not one player stepped up like happens so often to run away with the hitting leadership and an early edge on the 2009 MVB.

Let's take a quick look at what did transpire.

Sabo led the team in AVG and OBP. Hitting right around .650 is a good season. He tailed off a bit over the last few games but still led the team in hitting by 100 pts. He is a singles hitter with only about 12% of his hits going for extra bases.

Sonoma led the team in HR, but did not hit one after game #8. He also shared the lead in RBI with our cleanup hitter, Big John. Wonder if Johnie Walker could have taken the RBI leadership without that one game of 5 walks?

Newcomer, Jake, led the team in triples with his inside-out swing. Kid led in doubles. Kid also continued his impressive SLG with nearly 1/2 of his hits going for extra bases. However Kid's average was about 200 points below his average and that hurt him in SLG this year as Sonoma's 7 HR powered him to the top of that category.

Rake took advantage of hitting second in the lineup most of the year and scored 31 runs. His average slipped fast and dropped over 100 points over the last 5 weeks. Ending up near his career average of .530.

Dupper kept up his reputation as being the Sac King. He led the team with 4, though Keith's 2 in the playoffs gave him a run for the title. Dupper also struggled at the dish, also hitting about 200 points lower than his typical season.

Last, and in this case also least, is Jimmy-D. I have to say I have never seen a sub-.200 average in softball. Even last year, 2-buck Chuck hit over .200. Jimmy-D showed everyone the opposite of "hit 'em where they aint" and combined that with not running some plays out and not being able to decide if he should hit right or left to come in at .169. I hope, that is the only time you will ever see anyone hit below Mario Mendoza in a softball league.

In my opinion the MVB (Most Valuable Beaver) award is still up for grabs. Will Sabo ride his 100 pt AVG lead to the coveted trophy? Will Sonoma be able to hit it over outfielders heads and add to his HR lead? Will perennial leaders step up in fall ball and take what they have claimed as theirs before? Will a new face steal the show in the fall? Games start in about 3 weeks.