Dempsey and Murphy Voted Co-MVP by Team

Montgomery Sentinel
07/02/2012

Montgomery AL;  In the past, the Montgomery Mountain Cats have voted for only one team MVP but for the month of June, two players really stood out.  SS Curt Dempsey and SP Marc Murphy both have helped their team in their quest for a division title.  During this month, the Mountain Cats have really stepped up and are now only 1/2 game out of the division lead behind Seattle.  Team GM Doug Craft earlier today made a statement to the Sentinel:

"This team has shown great character in the first half of 2012.  So far this year we have lost SP Jorge Cruz and SP Troy Baker to season ending injuries.  MR Ron Cutter is also in the middle of a 2 month stint on the DL.  They have also fought through injuries to OF's Craig O'Day and Chris Collins who we normally call on to carry this team offensively.  Due to this, the 19-8 record these guys achieved in June was pretty amazing to the management staff.  In the managements opinion, our Co-MVP's both played a pivotal role in our succes."

For the month of June, SS Curt Dempsey had a .364 AVG, .453 OBP, & a 1.107 OPS. Dempsy also contributed 7 HR's, 29 RBI's, and 30 runs scored.  SP Marc Murphy also put up some impressive stats and in 5 games started he put up a 4-0 record.  In his 38.2 innings pitched, Murphy racked up 29 strikeouts with only 5 walks given up.  Marc's ERA was a very respectable 1.63 during this time period.

Montgomery rewards their MVP's with a small monetary reward and we like to ask the players what they plan to do with the extra income.  Marc Murphy went on record to say "Curt and I discussed this and we are planning on paying for a team outing over the all-star break.  We haven't determined what we are going to do yet but with the characters on this team, I can guarantee it will be something you won't want to miss. For example, Craig O'Day has tried to convince us to hire his um, new exotic friends he made in the last month.  I still can't believe he spent his whole bonus at the strip club but that's Craig for you."


    Marc Murphy

    
   Curt Dempsey