Urbana Locos snag some awards

With the Boys of Summer APBA League’s 2014 season at a close, it was time to dole out some well-deserved awards.  The ballot went out a few weeks ago and was voted on by the managers of BoS.  And while my Urbana didn’t quite make it to the World Series (thanks to Austin Jackson’s cannon arm), we did collect some hardware for our mantles figuratively speaking.

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Not surprisingly, Adrian Beltre came home with the MVP award.  The clutch-hitting thirdbaseman led the league in hitting with a .349 batting average as well as 135 rbis.  He missed the triple crown coming in third in second with 38.  He also led the NL in runs and hits.

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It didn’t turn too many heads when David Price won the Cy Young award either.  With a 23-4 record, he was the winningest pitcher in either league.  Our dominant starter also had the lowest ERA with a 2.35 mark.  In addition, he paced the NL in shutouts and complete games. 

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What was a bit surprising was that my fellow managers voted me the NL Manager of the Year.  I was a bit stunned (check the hanging chads, Shawn).  I do appreciate the thought and thank everyone.  It was a great year and I had a blast. 

Congrats to Bill Gillam who won Manager of the Year for the American League.  It was well deserved.  His Fighting Imps went 110-52 and won the Boys of Summer World Series.  Nicely done!  Buffalo’s Miguel Cabrera (43 HR, 112 rbis) won the AL MVP and Fairgrove’s Ryan Vogelsong (19-8, 2.98) won the AL Cy Young. 

You can see the full Boys of Summer APBA League Award press release here

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

2 Comments:

  1. Congrats on your N.L. Manager of the Year Award!! You can now charge for your autograph!

  2. Congratulations on some well deserved awards.

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