| 1) NATE TOMKO, SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS it's possible that 2004 marked the best season tomko has put up in his 4-season career, a career that has him solidified as the best player in sbl annals. he broke single season records for rbi and homeruns and had the top everage and assist total in the league while finishing second behind jon biddle in double plays. in addition, his team posted an undefeated record with him in the lineup, and saved his best performance for the finals, ringing up hoosier daddy for 18 rbi in game one of the championship. 2) BRYAN FRANKOVICH, HOOSIER DADDY the best and most consistent player on a surprisingly good hoosier daddy team, frankovich finished in the top 6 of every major statistical cetegory, the only player in the league besides tomko to do so. and he can't even drive a car yet. this kid is gonna be real, real good next season. 3) MATT MCCLELLAND, SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS i voted for him for player of the year (and it cost me my third earnest, mind you) and still stand behind my vote. mcclelland played great all season long, and could have put up much better stats had he given statistical glory any thought whatsoever. while many players in this league are driven by personal numbers alone, mcclelland is one of the few remaining sbl'ers who feel that having fun, getting everyone to play, and winning ballgames are more important than homeruns or double plays. my hat goes off to big mac for being the only player in the league that could have kept everyone on the double bluff roster happy. 4) BILLY WEISBERG, SHORT BUS ALL-STARS billy weisberg is the perfect baseketball player. he shows up, he has fun, he plays splendidly, and he doesn't care what roster he's on. he wants to win, but doesn't base his whole season on it, and never seems to be out for personal glory. he's one of the top 5 defensive players in the league, and is one of only a handful of players who can take over and win a game single-handidly. he did just that in 2004, putting up his best numbers ever on the team that needed him the most. here's hoping his '05 squad fits him better. 5) SHELLY GOODPASTOR, SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS second overall in both average and runs batted in, shelly is the best pure hitter in baseketball, period. she seldom has off days, and when she does, she still bats .500. while playing quiet, but solid defense all year for the big purple, shelly also became a more rounded offensive threat, notching single game records for homers and rbi. 6) JON BIDDLE, XDEATHX/WSAC defense wins championships, and jon biddle is defense. his 96 double plays totally obliterated the previous record by over 20. but biddle was not a one-trick pony, as he proved his skills as on offensive player with a .457 average and 40 runs batted in and as a captain by drafting rookie of the year finalists dank elly and billy picciotto. 7) DENNIS LACKEY, HOOSIER DADDY where the hell did this kid come from? from a .200 average and 15 rbi to all-star starter? while his 18 psyche-outs were ridiculous, his most impressive stat was 70 rbi, good for 4th in the sbl. definately the most improved player in the league, and would most likely have been the player of the year had the voting taken place in week 5. 8) BRANDON MCKENDRY, HOOSIER DADDY besides drilling 26 homeruns and driving in 68 runs, both sbl rookie highs, mckendry added swagger to a team that needed it, being the longball-drilling catylyst behind hoosier daddy's run to the finals. 9) JON OLSAVSKY, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS despite playing half-games and missing a third of the season while living in appalachia, olsavsky never missed a beat in making his 4th consecutive all-star appearance. a .511 average, 53 rbi, 12 homeruns, 5 psyche outs and 25 double plays were all in the top 13 in the league. still one of the most complete players in the league. 10) JARED CLAYTON, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH i voted for clayton for least valuable player. not because he sucks, but because had he been at week 2 of the playoffs, we would have played his team donkey punch in the finals. because he had the 10th best season (17 hr, .500 average, 64 rbi, 9 assist, 38 double plays) in only 10 games, and watching how bad his team was without him, he's the least valuable player for not showing up. 11) BILLY PICCIOTTO, XDEATHX/WSAC: definately would have cracked the top ten had he played defense or been at 100% all season 12) BIG RANDO KNIGHT, PJ & THE LADIES: just another great season for the most underrated player in the game 13) MIKEY MOROCO-CHANG, HOOSIER DADDY: keeps getting better every season. and more chinese. 14) DANK ELLY, XDEATHX/WSAC: rookie of the year won it by playing well in all categories for 20 games 15) BEN SMITH, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: had he played the first 8 weeks like they last he'd have the tark trophy right now 16) TED GILLILAND, THE SHORT BUS ALL-STARS: big man proved '03 all-star selection wasn't a fluke 17) KIP CORBETT, XDEATHX/WSAC: went from top 5 in '03 to role player. look for a big rebound next season. 18) LENNY CRIST, PJ & THE LADIES: suddenly lenny crist is carrying the ladies instead of dragging them down 19) PAT LACKEY, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: in 3/4's of a season, pat picked up the slack k-unit and jared handed him 20) CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN, THE SHORT BUS ALL-STARS: best player on his team. unfortunate he couldn't free up more sunday evenings. 21) KURT RODEMOYER, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: streaky on offense, solid on defense, and suddenly totally unreliable 22) PJ NESPOR, PJ & THE LADIES: top ten talent, but couldn't put it togther this year. still the best nespor... barely. 23) LEE NESPOR, THE SHORT BUS ALL-STARS: lucky for pj, lee trailed off big at the end. was a sure-fire all-star in week 7. 24) JAMIE MOROCO, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: poor jamie. next year she gets first shot at being a captain. 25) KATIE KELLY, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: best pure rookie hitter. could she be the next goodpastor? 26) FRED SHAFFER, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: fred's numbers times 5, a full season's worth of games: 20 hr, 110 rbi, 10 assists, 70 double plays 27) JASON BIDDLE, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: just another great player on donkey punch who rarely came. at least he's got a good reason. 28) ARYN CHRISTMAN, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: 7 double plays for a female rookie? 29) STUD FRANKOVICH, PJ & THE LADIES: nobody loves baseketball more than stud. look for big things in '05. 30) GREG LACKEY, PJ & THE LADIES: way better than pat or dennis during thier rookie campaigns 31) ELYSA FARRELL, TEAM DONKEY PUNCH: another great donkey punch player who...oh, you get it by now 32) SEAN HOOD, PJ & THE LADIES: not an all-star as he was years ago, but not because he's gotten worse 33) JASON BETTS, XDEATHX/WSAC: it's a shame the most loveable player in the sbl never got to suit up for his team 34) SETH SALCEDO, HOOSIER DADDY: this kid is baseketball material 35) ANDY ESENWEIN, PJ & THE LADIES: and we all thought pj & the ladies screwed everyone else... 36) MARK TARKANICK, HOOSIER DADDY: i told you so 37) ADDAM STAINBROOK, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: it's probably a good thing he went to the army. all the bluffs needed was another good player to split time with. 38) DANIELLE HENNON, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: has quietly become a very, very good shooter. 39) TODD MILLER, THE SHORT BUS ALL-STARS: scrums all the time, even after the scrum is over. calm down. 40) ANNE CARINE, XDEATHX/WSAC: red shorts, powder blue shorts, it just doesn't matter. 41) JEFF PALLINI, THE SHORT BUS ALL-STARS: week 1-2, .675 average. since, .180 average. 42) KASSY BROWN, PJ & THE LADIES: should she ever move in past the triple, could actually be a decent player. unfortunately, she hits a long one every now and then and refuse to do so. 43) JEREMY BATTYANI, HOOSIER DADDY: rolls onto the insides of his feet before he shoots. watch next time. 44) BEN ELLIOTT, XDEATHX/WSAC: good thing he got hurt. now can still pretend he's pretty goof and blame ted for '03. 45) PAUL RADKOWSKI, THE SERBIAN JEW DOUBLE BLUFFS: smartest person ranked in the bottom 6? 46) PHIL JONES, HOOSIER DADDY: i never saw him play, but he didn't come back after week 1 so he sucks. 47) CASSANDRA PYLE, PJ & THE LADIES: i want her to make shots just to see the victory dance. of course, it's the same when she misses. 48) DAVE MCCLELLAND, HOOSIER DADDY: not quite matt. 49) AMBER HOOVER, HOOSIER DADDY: wait...she dated who? 50) JOEL LEPAK, PJ & THE LADIES: no, sorry paul. still got my money on joel. |
| 2004 END OF SEASON PLAYER RANKINGS: the top 50 players in the sbl in 2004, based on whatever i choose to base them on. |