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SIMBL GREATS POPEYE PARRISH, MARK SIPP, JONATHAN KLOSS & KEN HUNTER ENTER SIMBL HALL OF FAME AS CLASS OF 2062

Former Westbury-Boston Great Elected Unanimously, San Diego Four-Time Hurler Of The Year & Longtime Toronto Stalwart All Inducted On First Ballots

Keith Barton & Felipe Santana Come Up One & Two Votes, Respectively, Shy For Elusive Recognition As SIMBL's All-Time Best Of The Best

The Class Of 2062 (left to right): Popeye Parrish, Ken Hunter, Jonathan Kloss and Mark Sipp gather before ceremonies began for their announcement revealing their induction into the SIMBL Hall Of Fame.

(Click On Above To Enlarge SIMBL Hall Of Fame Voting Results 2040-2062)

SIMBL Hall Inducts Popeye Parrish Unanimously on First Ballot

3B Popeye Parrish
Drafted In 2038 SIMBL Draft Round 1 Pick 4 By Westbury Cannons
2039-2061
Westbury Cannons-Boston Patriots 2039-2050
Knoxville Lumberkings 2051-2052
Indianapolis Rams 2053-2058
St. Petersburg Admirals 2059-2061

.282 AVG 568 HR (11th) 1880 RBI (6th)
3439 G (2nd) 12837 AB (3rd) 3620 H (5th) .848 OPS (37th)
.385 OBP (24th) .462 SLG 107.2 WAR (3rd)
5936 TB (3rd) 1124 EBH (14th) 500 2B (25th) 56 3B
2139 R (4th) 2072 BB (2nd) 765 SB (43rd)
.978 Shortstop Fielding Percentage (1449 G)
.956 Third Base Fielding Percentage (1500 G)

Postseason:
62 G 228 AB .298 AVG 9 HR 22 RBI .892 OPS

2042 UL Slugger Of The Year MVP
14-Time All-Star
4-Time Silver Slugger
2044 SIMBL Champion
3-Time Player Of The Month
7-Time Player Of The Week

78.4 SIMBL JAWS (AVG HOF 3B 59) (3rd All-Time Among Batters)
49.6 WAR7 (15th Batters)
14 Black Ink (Average HOF 21)
110 Grey Ink (Average HOF 53)
73 Hall Of Fame Standards (Average HOF 53) (2nd Batters)
160 Hall Of Fame Monitor (Average HOF 135)

May 1, 2062

During his tenure in the SIM Baseball League Popeye Parrish was nothing but class, on the field and off the field. Now he is part of the SIMBL Hall of Fame class of 2062, having been elected by 100.0% of eligible voters in his first time on the ballot for SIMBL GMs.

Lifetime, Parrish hit for a .282 average and totaled 3620 hits, 568 home runs and 1880 RBIs- one of only six players in league history with 1850 career RBIs.  His career featured rankings in many of the league's all-time Top 5 and Top 10 lists.  Upon his retirement, Parrish was one of only 9 players to finish their SIMBL careers with 500 home runs and 500 doubles.

Parrish was one of the SIMBL's all-time marquee players being selected to the SIMBL All-Star Game fourteen times which is tied for the third-most in league history.

Parrish, who hit .348 with a 1.025 OPS in 17 postseason games in leading the former Westbury Cannons (now the Boston Patriots) to the 2044 SIMBL championship, finished in the top ten of all major career statistics in his 23-year career.  The #4 overall pick of the 2038 SIMBL Draft finished 5th in hits, 11th in home runs, 6th in RBI, 3rd in WAR, 2nd in walks, 4th in runs scored and 3rd in total bases. The first-ballot Hall Of Famer played the second-most games in the SIMBL's 58-season history.

The fine third baseman was officially inducted today and took his place among baseball's best. He retired in 2061 at the age of 42.

One of his friends and former teammates told the audience, "The greatest thing he taught me was on my first day in the big leagues -- it was the hustle. He hit two one-hoppers to the pitcher and ran as hard as he could to first base. Popeye set a great example for me to model my career. His hustle and desire -- those were the little things that stood out for me. Plus he's one of the best hitters I've ever played with."

In his speech Parrish expressed his thanks and gratitude to the many people who helped make this wonderful day possible. "I have been truly blessed. I have been able to do something I love and get paid very well for it. There was no place that I ever wanted to be but on the baseball diamond every day doing what I love."

In his speech Parrish expressed his thanks and gratitude to the many people who helped make this wonderful day possible. "I have been truly blessed. I have been able to do something I love and get paid very well for it. There was no place that I ever wanted to be but on the baseball diamond every day doing what I love."

Parrish becomes the second player and first since Joe Tarnowsky back in 2042 to be voted into the SIMBL's hall of excellence unanimously.

Longtime San Diego Uber-Ace Mark Sipp Joins SIMBL Greats On First Attempt

SP Mark Sipp
Drafted In 2042 SIMBL Draft Round 1 Pick 1 By San Diego Warewolves
2046-2061
2046-2061 San Diego Warewolves

239-152 (16th) 3.25 ERA (43rd P) 1.11 WHIP (11th)
3720.0 IP (26th) 3572 K (8th) 856 BB 104.4 WAR (9th SPs)
519 GS (24th) 86 CG (44th) 32 SHO (9th) 349 QS (14th) 67.2 QS%
7.9 H/9 8.6 K/9 2.0 BB/9 4.17 K/BB

Postseason:
27 G 24 GS 12-8 2.94 ERA 1.14 WHIP
174.3 IP 55 BB 179 K 5 CG 1 SHO 70.8 QS%

4-Time SL Hurler Of The Year (2055, 2056, 2057, 2058)
9-Time All-Star
2055 SIMBL Champion
8-Time Pitcher Of The Month

78.9 SIMBL JAWS (AVG HOF SP 68) (7th All-Time Among SPs)
46 Black Ink (Average HOF SP 29) (9th SPs)
223 Grey Ink (Average HOF 140) (10th SPs)
53 Hall Of Fame Standards (Average HOF 52) (10th SPs)
197 Hall Of Fame Monitor (Average HOF 146)

May 1, 2062

There is a new statue in the SIM Baseball League Hall of Fame. It belongs to longtime San Diego ace Mark Sipp. The star pitcher was inducted this past weekend. All it took to get there was 239 wins."I always dreamed of being a SIM Baseball League player, but I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame," Sipp said, "I could have never envisioned myself standing next to my childhood idols and yet here I am. And to the Hall of Famers sitting behind me, I am truly humbled and in awe of standing here in front of you."

In his career, Mark Sipp, who is a nine-time All-Star, posted a record of 239-152 and fanned 3572 batters in 3720 innings with a 3.25 ERA.  He joined only First File Era great Bobby Grimes and Alan Alexander Anderson to ever win four consecutive Hurler Of The Year Awards winning the coveted trophy for the 2055, 2056, 2057 and 2058 seasons.  He, along with current Bend Bandits ace and future first-ballot SIMBL Hall Of Famer Eddie Batista, dominated the 2050's decade as the best pitchers of their respective leagues.

The #1 overall pick of the 2042 SIMBL Draft entered the SIMBL in the 2046 season and spent his entire 16-year career in a Warewolves uniform.  The 9-time All-Star helped lead San Diego to the 2055 SIMBL championship by posting a 2.35 ERA in 46 innings in 6 postseason starts.  Overall, the New York City native aided San Diego to nine postseason trips where he was 12-8 with a stellar 2.94 ERA in 24 career postseason starts.

Sipp becomes the 13th #1 overall pick of a SIMBL Draft to be inducted into the Hall and is the sixth consecutive former first overall pick that was drafted first from 2037-2042 to become a SIMBL Hall Of Famer.

At times Mark Sipp fought back tears as he thanked his family and close friends for sticking by him when he had to overcome some difficult personal problems.

Summing up his years on the diamond, Sipp offered a hopeful message to the large induction crowd.

"I care for this game with my heart and soul. I dedicated my life to being the best pitcher I could be. You leave me humbled and grateful for this honor. I'd like to leave an offering of a message of hope. That is, with the grace of God, you can change your life, whoever you are."

Rush Stalwart Jonathan Kloss Honored By First Ballot Selection Into SIMBL Hall

2B Jonathan Kloss
Drafted In 2041 SIMBL Draft Round 1 Pick 7 By Toronto Rush
2045-2060
Toronto Rush 2045-2060

.286 AVG  (68th) 334 HR 1411 RBI (47th)
2485 G (55th) 9817 AB (34th) 2806 H (33rd) .803 OPS
.343 OBP .460 SLG 60.3 WAR (48th)
4517 TB (36th) 949 EBH (30th) 521 2B (17th) 94 3B (24th)
1471 R (34th) 875 BB 1089 SB (9th)
.990 Second Base Fielding Percentage (1301 G)

Postseason:
52 G 194 AB .309 AVG 8 HR 38 RBI 26 SB .891 OPS

2-Time UL Slugger Of The Year MVP (2049, 2051)
9-Time All-Star
3-Time Silver Slugger
4-Time Gold Glover
1-Time Player Of The Month
2-Time Player Of The Week
2050 ULDS MVP

54.8 SIMBL JAWS (Average HOF 57)
21 Black Ink (Average HOF 21) (20th Batters All-Time)
130 Grey Ink (Average HOF 130) (24th Batters)
59 Hall Of Fame Standards (Average HOF 53) (28th Batters)
136 Hall Of Fame Monitor (Average HOF 135)

May 1, 2062

Jonathan Kloss's dream finally came true today, as the talented and gifted second baseman was inducted into the SIM Baseball League Hall of Fame.

"I really don't know what to say," he said to the large crowd attending his ceremony. "It's such an incredible honor. I always dreamed that this day would come, but now that it's finally here ... Someone pinch me, so I know I'm not dreaming!"

Kloss was a two-time Union League Slugger Of The Year Most Valuable Player in 2049 and 2051 for the Rush, a nine-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger, four-time Golden Glover, the 2050 Union League Divisional Series Most Valuable Player and hit. 309 with 8 home runs and 38 RBI in 52 games in four trips to the postseason.  The #7 overall pick in the 2041 SIMBL Draft played his entire 16-season career with the Rush.

One of the most dangerous players at all areas on the field offensively and defensively during his era, at the time of his retirement after a 16-year career all with the Rush, Kloss was one of only 13 players in SIMBL history with 1000 stolen bases.

Over the course of his 2485-game career, Kloss was a .286 hitter with 2806 hits, including 334 home runs. He drove in 1411 runs and scored 1471 times as well. Kloss retired at the age of 39. He will join the Hall of Fame wearing a Toronto Rush cap.

Longtime New York Ace Ken Hunter Elected Into SIMBL Hall Of Fame In Second Time On Ballot

Ken Hunter
Drafted In The 2042 SIMBL Draft
Supplemental Round Pick 12 36th Overall
2044-2059
2044-2058 New York Enforcers
2059 Cleveland Brownies

203-134 3.32 ERA 1.09 WHIP 63 SV 88.7 SV%
3057.1 IP 2940 K 72.0 WAR
545 G 341 GS 151 CG 33 SHO 227 QS 62.9 QS%
1.13 HR/9 2.01 BB/9 8.65 K/9 4.31 K/BB

Postseason:
22 G 18 GS 8-8 3.55 ERA 1.10 WHIP 1 SV
147.0 IP 1.3 HR/9 2.3 BB/9 8.0 K/9 2.4 WAR
11 QS 61.1 QS%

2051 UL Hurler Of The Year
2047 UL Fireman Of The Year
2046 UL Fireman Of The Year
8-Time All-Star
1-Time Gold Glove
2052 SIMBL Champion

One Of Only 2 Pitchers In SIMBL History
To Win Hurler Of The Year & Fireman Of The Year Awards

May 1, 2062

The journey took a while, but he finally arrived -- one of baseball's finest hurlers, Ken Hunter, is now a member of the SIM Baseball League Hall of Fame.

Commenting on his election, one of his longtime managers said, "My idea of managing is giving the ball to Ken Hunter and sitting down and watching him work. He certainly made my job easier. And he certainly made me a better manager."

And pitch he certainly did -- Hunter appeared in 545 games in his career, tossed 3057.1 innings with 2940 strikeouts and compiled an impressive 203-134 record and 3.32 ERA.

Hunter joins fellow SIMBL Hall Of Famer Keith Patterson as the only pitchers in SIMBL history to have won a Hurler Of The Year Award as his league's best starting pitcher and also have won a Middle Reliever Of The Year Award as his league's best middle reliever. Hunter came into the league as a much-heralded phenom reliever and promptly won the 2046 and 2047 UL Fireman Of The Year Awards before gradually being groomed into one of the SIMBL's best starting pitchers proven within five seasons when he was voted the 2051 UL Hurler Of The Year.  One season later, he helped the Enforcers to their SIMBL championship since the 2039 season.

Patterson is the only pitcher in league history to win all three major seasonal pitching awards: Hurler Of The Year, Middle Reliever Of The Year and Fireman Of The Year.

One of his opposing managers had this to say about Hunter, "Ken was one of the greatest pitchers I ever saw. He had knowledge, movement and form. It was wonderful to watch him pitch when he wasn't pitching against you. It was poetry in motion."

The newest member of the Hall of Fame retired at age 39 and will be inducted at ceremonies this weekend.  He will be inducted as a New York Enforcers with whom he spent 15 of his 16 SIMBL seasons with.

2062 SIMBL HALL OF FAME VOTING RESULTS:

The full voting results of the 2062 SIMBL Hall Of Fame balloting are included here. Players require 66% of ballots cast to be elected to the Hall, may stay on the ballot for up to 10 years if they receive at least 0% of the votes. Players must be retired before they are eligible for induction to the Hall of Fame.

3B Popeye Parrish 100.0 (1st year) Inducted
SP Mark Sipp 84.2 (1st year) Inducted
2B Jonathan Kloss 78.9 (1st year) Inducted
SP Ken Hunter 78.9 (2nd year) Inducted
SP Keith Barton 63.2 (1st year)
2B Felipe Santana 57.9 (7th year)
CL Robert Eberly 52.6 (1st year)
CL Robert Freed 47.4 (3rd year)
2B Eladio Romriell 42.1 (1st year)
SS Ellisworth Holliman 42.1 (3rd year)
SP Wilson Castillo 36.8 (2nd year)
2B Hector Colon 36.8 (2nd year)
CF Pambo Rivera 31.6 (7th year)
SP Burton Bailey 31.6 (1st year)
CL Victor Kennedy 26.3 (2nd year)
SS Casey Garner 21.1 (6th year)
SP Christopher Laux 21.1 (7th year)
CF Mike Zavala 21.1 (1st year)
LF Mike Lunder 21.1 (3rd year)
SP Bo Ford 21.1 (4th year)
CF Charles Arms 21.1 (6th year)
C Ivan Balderas 21.1 (2nd year)
SP Ricky Stanley 15.8 (6th year)
1B Malcom Young 15.8 (2nd year)
SP Chris Morales 15.8 (10th year) Dropped
SP Jesus Castillo 15.8 (1st year)
LF Anthony Guerrero 10.5 (10th year) Dropped
3B Weston Tucker 10.5 (5th year)
CL Broderick Rincon 10.5 (1st year)
SS Turhan Clause 10.5 (9th year)
SS Juan Solis 10.5 (7th year)
C Buddy Checovetes 5.3 (8th year)
LF Vicente Romero 5.3 (8th year)
SP Michael Bates 5.3 (6th year)
3B Darrell Garrett 5.3 (9th year)
SS John Stolarski 5.3 (1st year)
CL Steffano Rivera 5.3 (4th year)
RF Victor Ybarra 5.3 (4th year)
SP James Goslin 5.3 (4th year)
SP Lorenzo Flores 5.3 (4th year)
SS Kenny Lee Swank 5.3 (4th year)
C Pedro Morejon 5.3 (7th year)
SP Anthony Carey 5.3 (5th year)

No other players received a vote.