Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg named Topps Appy League Player of the Year

Our South African slugger receives an honor for the good year he had at Danville.

over 2 years ago gondeee 13 comments 0 recs |

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Sweet Name!! Maybe another diamond in the rough that was found by Clark through the Draft but time will till if he can become a legit prospect over the next couple years

by Hanson-Ace on Nov 5, 2009 3:41 PM EST reply actions

I almost don't want him to succeed

because if he does I’ll have to learn to spell his name. You can only use RSF so much.

R.I.P Jazz #6

by was385 on Nov 5, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

I actually found his name pretty easy to remember. I’ve had a much harder time with some other players with less complex names.

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by cbwilk on Nov 5, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

“Pete Orr” was such a pain in the ass to remember.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Nov 5, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

He’s Canadian you know.

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by cbwilk on Nov 5, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions

you forgot the “eh”

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Nov 5, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions

What are we talkin aboot?

60% of the time, it works every time

by ATLandUNC on Nov 5, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions

Ah tabarnac!

by MatM on Nov 5, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

T’es un tabarnac de fif

60% of the time, it works every time

by ATLandUNC on Nov 6, 2009 12:18 AM EST up reply actions

Gotta a love a player like that.

These stats provided by the baseballcube.com are just making Heyward tradebait.

Batting Statistics
Year Team Lg Age Org. Level Pos Ln G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP IBB SH SF DP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 Florida Atlantic SBC 19 – NCAA 25 48 6 13 4 1 1 11 0 0 5 8 1 0 0 3 .271 .352 .458 810
2008 Florida Atlantic SBC 20 – NCAA 27 50 11 13 1 0 4 12 0 0 9 11 1 0 1 0 .260 .377 .520 897
2009 Danville App 21 ATL Rk 237 36 86 130 0 8 56 0 3 7 3 0 17 38 5 9 1 3.611 2.308 8.722 11030

Minor League Totals – 1 Season(s) 237 36 86 130 0 8 56 0 3 7 3 0 17 38 5 9 1 3.611 2.308 8.722 11,030

Year Team Lg Age Org. Level Pos Ln G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP IBB SH SF DP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 Florida Atlantic SBC 19 - NCAA 25 48 6 13 4 1 1 11 0 0 5 8 1 0 0 3 .271 .352 .458 810
2008 Florida Atlantic SBC 20 - NCAA 27 50 11 13 1 0 4 12 0 0 9 11 1 0 1 0 .260 .377 .520 897
2009 Danville App 21 ATL Rk 237 36 86 130 0 8 56 0 3 7 3 0 17 38 5 9 1 3.611 2.308 8.722 11030

Year Team Lg Age Org. Level Pos Ln G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP IBB SH SF DP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 Florida Atlantic SBC 19 – NCAA 25 48 6 13 4 1 1 11 0 0 5 8 1 0 0 3 .271 .352 .458 810
2008 Florida Atlantic SBC 20 – NCAA 27 50 11 13 1 0 4 12 0 0 9 11 1 0 1 0 .260 .377 .520 897
2009 Danville App 21 ATL Rk 237 36 86 130 0 8 56 0 3 7 3 0 17 38 5 9 1 3.611 2.308 8.722 11030

Minor League Totals – 1 Season(s) 237 36 86 130 0 8 56 0 3 7 3 0 17 38 5 9 1 3.611 2.308 8.722 11,030

I think they make a little mistake;):

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/-Spanjer-Furstenburg.shtml

by Dutch Braves Fan on Nov 6, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

These stats are incredible

According to this site, RSF played 237 games for Danville in 2009, and batted an inhuman 3.611!! Every ball he hit, three baseballs materialized from his magical swing and dropped safely. And with a SLG of 8.722, that means every one of these baseballs landed for a double, triple, and a homer!

Take the 10 greatest hitters of all time, add their OPS together. I’m pretty sure they don’t equal out to 11.030. Roughly, every time RSF hits the ball, he collects 11 bases. Incredible.

Screw Heyward, screw Pujols, RSF is the new god.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Nov 6, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions