JOPLIN MINER MAGAZINE

634 PA/ LH 359/581 RH 367/573                                                                             # 9 National Prospect                                        #31 National Prospect  After a 2018 World Series appearance and a 2019 trip to the Ozzie League Championship, it is time for the Miners to begin a rebuilding process which is necessary for the long term health of the organization.  Given the up...

                       Mookie Betts MVP:  (329/427/616)  30 HRs/20 SBs                                        Pitcher of the Year ( 175/259/292) The 2019 Joplin Miners finished 95-65 and made the playoffs as one of two wildcard teams.  Manager Billy Martin decided to start Hyjun-Jin Ryu against Ravenwood's Walker Buehler.  Joplin took a 1-0 lead into the 8th inning then Chris Sale threw 2 shutout innings for a 1-0 lead and a ticket to the playoffs against the Los Altos Undertakers.  Charlie Morton came up with 2 key wins and Masa Tanaka won game 7 by a 5-1 margin to propel the Miners to the Ozzie League championship against the Salem Cowtippers.  ...

                                Los Altos King of the Hill  1. Los Altos 286 2. Salem  259 3. Kansas 234 4. Akron 219 5. Joplin 199 6. Chicago 157 7. Charlotte 119 8. Ravenwood 102 9. South Carolina 43 10. Southern Cal 41 11. St Louis 16 12. Great Lakes 10 13. Buckingham 4 14. Cleveland ( 55) 15. Flagstaff ( 59) 16. Las Vegas (89) 17. South Loop ( 103) 18. Saskatoon ( 109 ) 19. North Carolina (135) 20. Niagara (153) 21. Kansas City (160) 22. Bear Country (168) 23. Darien (296) 24. Myrtle Beach (362)

WHO BELONGS IN THE HALL OF FAME  As I stated in a previous post, my formula for entering the Hall of Fame is a two tiered process.  The first tier is just to look at bWAR.  Relief pitchers need 50, Starter/Reliever need 62.5 while Starting Pitchers and all Hitters must post a 75 bWAR.  If you fail to qualify under the WAR test, then you must accumulate 10 points based on the following point scale: 2 points for each MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year 1 point for each All Star selection and each World Series appearance.    Here is how the numbers add up for the new nominees:                                               LOU WHITAKER : 75.1 bWAR             ...