Fisterbottoms Capture Their Second Jackson Cup in 2005

The 2005 season has concluded, and the Fisterbottoms have taken home with them their second Jackson Cup title in three years. After a great regular season in which they finished tied for first with the Agiators they entered the playoffs playing some of their best baseball of the season. They were able to narrowly beat the Snappers in the first round of the playoffs as the series extended all the way to a deciding fifth game. Meanwhile in the first round the Agitators were manhandling the Ship Biscuits, eventually beating them in four games. This would set the Fisterbottoms up with a match against their rivals in the Jackson Cup Finals Series. It was a fantastic series that went all the way to a deciding game seven, with many nailbiters along the way. In the series finally the Fisterbottoms prevailed 4-2, off of a clutch 3 run home run by young catcher Victor Martinez. Their playoff success was marked by the excellent performances of Firstmaseman Albert Pujols, along with Centerfielder Jim Edmonds, and great pitching by Johan Santana. The 2006 season will have a lot of work to match the excitement of the 2005.

2005 End of Season Statistics

A link to the complete 2005 end of season statistics for each of the eight Jackson Weite League teams.

2005 Statistics

2005 End of Season Awards Announced

At the end of each season players from around the league are recognized for their individual achievement, here are the recipients of the Jackson Weite League various player awards:

LEAGUE MVP: Barry Bonds (AGI), Posted a couple of new Jackson Weite League records with a .362 Batting Average and 55 Bases on Balls. He also slammed 8 home runs, drove in 29 baserunners, and scored 30 times. This is Barry's first league MVP award.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Johan Santana (FB), The third consecutive Fisterbottom to win the award, Johan led the league in strikeouts with 78, he was tied for the league lead in wins with 6, and he finished the season with a glittering 2.65 Earned Run Average.

First Team All Jackson Armando Benitez RP Lance Berkman OF Barry Bonds OF Roger Clemens SP Francisco Cordero RP Jim Edmonds OF Todd Helton 1B Javier Lopez C Brad Radke SP Aramis Ramirez 3B Mariano Rivera RP Johan Santana SP Miguel Tejada SS Jose Vidro 2B Jaret Wright SP

Second Team All Jackson Carlos Beltran OF Chris Carpenter SP J.D. Drew OF Johnny Estrada C Keith Foulke RP Nomar Garciaparra SS Tom Glavine SP Trevor Hoffman RP Tim Hudson SP Melvin Mora 3B Ichiro Suzuki OF Jim Thome 1B Juan Uribe 2B Jamie Walker RP Jake Westbrook SP

Other Award Winners Barry Bonds: Rogers Hornsby Award for highest batting average (.362) Miguel Tejada: Babe Ruth Award for most home runs (16) Ichiro Suzuki: Pete Rose Award for most hits (55) Jim Edmonds: Ty Cobb Award for most runs scored (31) Bobby Abreu: Lou Brock Award for most stlolen bases (23) Jim Thome: Ted Williams Award for most runs driven in (43) Barry Bonds: Joe Morgan Award for most bases on balls (55) Johan Santana: Nolan Ryan Award for most strikeouts (78) Jake Westbrook: Sandy Koufax Award for most wins (6) Tom Glavine: Bob Gibson Award for lowest earned run average (2.26) Johnny Damon: Richard Simmons Award for ....... Barry Larkin: Worst Player Award (.163 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI) Pedro Martinez: Worst Pitcher Award (1-5, 6.99 ERA)