1994 CDBL FIREMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

2ND RUNNER UP -- Eric Plunk, San Diego Stars
P     ERA   OPS OPSvL OPSvR   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF 
mr   3.32  .670  .719  .613   4   9  35  78   0   0   0    95.0   87   39   35   39   76   6  13   397 

Plunk did just about everything you could ask for for a closer on a pennant winning team.  His 35 saves
were best in the league, and his 3.32 ERA was respectable.  His only knock would be a seeming lack of
clutch play .. if some of those 9 losses were converted to wins with a key strikeout, the Stars would
have been able to win their conference outright.

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1ST RUNNER UP -- Doug Jones, Boston Bulldogs
P     ERA   OPS OPSvL OPSvR   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF 
cl   1.71  .584  .698  .437   5   3  31  59   0   0   0    68.1   73   18   13   11   50   2   4   295 

Jones was super-closer in 1994.  His 1.71 ERA was the best among the leagues in saves, and his 5-3
record showed when the game was tied his pitching won more games than lost.  What more could you ask for?

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1994 CDBL FIREMAN OF THE YEAR -- Ken Ryan, Albuquerque Maul
P     ERA   OPS OPSvL OPSvR   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF 
cl   1.92  .577  .604  .549   7   3  27  64   0   0   0    79.2   64   19   17   25   61   1  13   315 

Ryans stats were pretty good.  His 27 saves were among the league leaders, as was his 1.92 ERA, and his
7-3 winning record was impressive.  But Ryan gets the award this year because of the effect his pitching
had on the team's record in close games.  The Maul's league best 31-14 record in 1 run games and 11-5 
record in extra inning games had a lot to do with Ryan's pitching.  When the game was on the line, Ryan 
pitched well and shut the other team down.