An excerpt from an interview with the Lansing Lugnuts broadcaster Seth VanHoven published online on 7/1/04.

Q: Who would you say was the Lugnuts’ first half MVP both at the plate and on the hill?

Seth VanHoven: Boy a tough one on the offensive side of things. Both Brian Dopirak and Kevin Collins had such monstrous first halves. The thing about both guys that was really impressive, especially with Kevin, was the improved plate presence they both exhibited at times. It's close, but I’ll give it to Brian only because of the way he finished the first half. Pitching-wise, my nod goes to Sean Marshall, who is now at AA. He gave us a chance every night out and if not for some shoddy bullpen performances, he would have been 5-0 or 6-0 instead of 2-0 when he was promoted in mid-May. A close second would be between Billy Petrick and Carlos Marmol.