THE RUNNER-UP

katie kelly, team 'fro
with mac and terry on her team, should be back to the singles and doubles this year

nate tomko, laser cats
there are only so many homers for nate and terry to divvy up


nate tomko, laser cats
has always found a way to get his tip-ins.


terry hall, team 'fro
mac .525 plus katie .625= a shitload of ribbies is terry bats even decently



rando knight, funbridges
underrated funnyman picks apart the easily psyched out.  jeanne, offutt, we're looking at you.

terry shernisky, laser cats
expect a lot of alley-oops from nate to terry and vice-versa



katie kelly,
team 'fro
batting leadoff on a team that is gonna bat through the lineup a lot?  that'll tally a ton of at-bats


bryan frankovich, b.frank
can he follow up world championship with some individual gold?  topping d.p.'s and rbi would be huge.


dan sypolt, 'team fro
katie added him and terry picked him for a reason.  but will he get enough court time?


mike frankovich, voltron
out from under the wing of little brother/stalin, should become a defensive wiz under zen-like taskmaster weisberg


nate tomko, laser cats
if he's on, he can certainly take the title from shernisky.  last year, he was off.

nate tomko, laser cats
it's pretty much a two-man race between tomko and kovac, and wither could take it


the laser cats

it would be foolish to think that shernisky and tomko wouldn't be right in the mix at the end.

NOT GONNA BE AROUND FOR THE SUMMER?  THEN JUST READ THIS TO FIND OUT HOW THE SEASON'S GONNA PLAY OUT!

let's take a gander at some of the sbl's coveted statistical categories and give some precictions on who's gonna be the cock of the walk in each and every one of 'em.  and, not being one for brevity, we'll toss in some runners up as well as darkhorses in each sector.
THE RECOGNITION

regular season batting champ




regular season homer champ




regular season double play champ



regular season rbi champ






regular season pyche-out champ



regular season assist champ





at-bat king





player of the year





rookie of the year





most improved player





homerun derby winner




scrum tourney winner





sbl world champ
THE WINNER

nate tomko, laser cats
has been tops in the league in 5 of last 6 seasons, trailing only shernisky by .001 last year

terry shernisky, laser cats
plain lit it up from deep last year, the only player with a chance to beat him is nate


bryan frankovich, b.frank
benefits from nate and sherry splitting d.p.'s.  nobody to take from b.frank

bryan frankovuch, b.frank
batting behind aryn is a huge bonus, as all other big guns will have to learn to share



dennis lackey, team kippy
  some people were born to cure cancer.  dennis was born to win this sbl stat category. again.


nate tomko, laser cats
is honestly second to none in this category... unless clayton shows up for an entire year
 
kip corbett, team kippy
he'll probably bat leadoff, and since he's the new pres, get plenty of jukebox action if he chooses

terry shernisky, laser cats
it seems like his time has finally come. 




chuck muszik, team kippy
might be the best player on his team already, and he's never set foot on an sbl court


timmy martin, laser cats
has the game if he shows up enough.  playing with the best in the business will rub off.



terry shernisky,
laser cats
h.r.d. showing last year was just nasty.  expect more of the same in week 13 this season.

george kovac, funbridges
last year's champ has to be favored again, but rumor has it he's dropped about 25 lbs.


team 'fro
have a ton of weapons on offense, and should be the most consistent team in the league.  ultimately,  it will all come down to the play of terry hall.
THE DARKHORSE

bill weisberg, voltron
batted .100 over his average last year, and has just been absurd in bball this offseason

terry hall, team 'fro
with katie and max always getting on, should be able to stay outside 'til fall

mike moroco,
kamikaze
on a rather sub-par defensive team, but with sherry and nate battling, could sneak in

terry shernisky, laser cats
as of now, it seems nate will be setting the table.  but don't expect either to be happy without 100 rbi


lee nespor, b.frank
who else on this team will even try?  bryan?  aryn?  lou?  not likely.

jon olsavsky, kamikaze
is always on base, and as of now it looks like his team is gonna miss a lot of shots.

rando knight, funbridge
i foresee alot of games with only three players, plus a ton of action in the yellow mesh


matt mcclelland, team 'fro
unselfish player on loaded offensive team getting recognized?  sounds very familiar....


daryll yeager, team kippy
could be the most talented player to come from the lube since mark tarkanick... or maybe mike eicher?

jeff pallini, funbridges
if the starters don't show, could get plenty of chance to reharness the jeff that led the league in avg. briefly in '04


george kovac, funbridges
second place finish last year was no fluke


dank elly, team kippy
has the right combination of speed and power to upset one of the favorties


voltron
billy weisberg has a team molded after himself.  these guys are gonna be tough to beat all year, and if they get hot at the right time...
president 2008