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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-16-2023, 06:39 PM

Leading the EBF Northern Conference in 1982 was Amsterdam, who snapped a 22-year postseason drought. The Anacondas also impressively rebounded from only 64 wins the prior season, winning the Northwest Division at 100-62. It was their first division title since 1955. Defending conference champ Luxembourg was 94-68, while gave them the wild card over division foe Brussels by three games. Dublin ended a seven-year playoff drought by winning the British Isles Division at 89-73. Glasgow’s six-year title streak ended with an unremarkable 77-85 season. In a weak North Central Division, Stockholm finished first at 83-79, beating Hamburg by one and defending winner Copenhagen by three. The Swordsmen have eight playoff berths in the last nine seasons.

Dublin 3B Ben Kelly won his second Northern Conference MVP and became the third hitter in EBF history with a Triple Crown season. The 25-year old Englishman had 63 home runs, 156 RBI, and a .343 average. The RBI mark was a new single-season record, passing Gabriel Staudt’s 151 in 1951. Kelly also led in runs (118), total bases (446), slugging (.750), OPS (1.136), and wRC+ (223). His 12.2 WAR was actually second to the 12.4 by Belfast’s Bernd Sprenger, who combined solid batting with Gold Glove defense at shortstop. Hamburg’s Charlie Desprez won his second Pitcher of the Year. It’d be the final EBF season for the 27-year old Frenchman, who would leave for MLB in the offseason. He led the NC in strikeouts (344), WHIP (0.77), K/BB (12.3), FIP- (54), and WAR (10.0), adding a 1.89 ERA over 266.1 innings and 19-7 record.

Stockholm defeated Amsterdam 3-1 in the first round and Luxembourg upset Dublin with a road sweep. This sent the Lancers back to the Northern Conference final for back-to-back seasons and for the third time overall, while the Swordsmen earned their second tripe in three years and seventh overall appearance. The series was a seven game classic that saw Stockholm prevail for only their third-ever NC title (1957, 1959).

Vienna had the Southern Conference’s best record at 97-65, ending an eight-year playoff drought for the Vultures and winning them the Southeast Division title. Belgrade was second at 92-70 for back-to-back wild cards. They edged out division foes Athens and Munich by three games as Barcelona by four. Zurich won a record tenth consecutive South Central Division title, going 96-66. The Mountaineers set a still-standing SC record for fewest hits allowed in a season (1102) and had the second-best mark by ERA at 2.44. Defending European Champion Marseille took the Southwest Division for the third straight season. The Musketeers were 95-67, seven ahead of the Bengals.

Marseille RF Jacob “Rowdy” Ronnberg won back-to-back Southern Conference MVPs and was five points from a Triple Crown. The 26-year old Swede led with 122 runs, 49 home runs, 118 RBI, 400 total bases, a .404 OBP, .685 slugging, 1.089 OPS, 215 wRC+, and 11.9 WAR, along with a .336 average. Zurich’s Jean-Luc Roch won his record-setting seventh Pitcher of the Year. He tossed EBF’s eighth pitching Triple Crown season and became the first player to do it twice, having also earned the distinction in 1975. The 31-year old Frenchman had a 24-7 record, 1.68 ERA, and 434 strikeouts over 280.2 innings. He also was the SC leader in WHIP (0.70), K/BB (15.0), quality starts (30), shutouts (8), FIP- (44), and WAR (12.7).

Belgrade upset their division foe Vienna with a road sweep in the first round, while Zurich ousted defending champ Marseille 3-1. This gave the Mountaineers their sixth Southern Conference Championship appearance in their division title streak and gave the Bruisers their fourth berth of the decade. Zurich topped Belgrade 4-2 to give the Mountaineers their fifth conference title (1958, 65, 78, 80, 82).

In the 33^rd European Championship, Stockholm was dominant, dropping Zurich 4-1. This sent the title to Sweden for the second time, with the Swordsmen winning back in 1957. Catcher Georg Drost was the finals MVP with the Danish switch hitter getting 14 hits, 6 runs, 3 doubles, and 4 RBI over 16 playoff starts. The Mountaineers are now 1-4 all-time in the finale with their only win back in 1965.

Other notes: Malta was historically terrible at 42-120, the worst record in EBF history. They also had all-time Southern Conference worsts in batting the triple slash (.196/.239/.288), runs (394), hits (1035), and strikeouts (1757). Jean-Luc Roch became the second pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. Nikolai Yevsikov became the fourth batter to 1500 RBI. RF Sumer Cetin won his eighth Gold Glove. 2B Richard Rautenstrauch won his eighth Silver Slugger.

11-16-2023, 06:39 PM	#709
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,957	1982 in EBF Leading the EBF Northern Conference in 1982 was Amsterdam, who snapped a 22-year postseason drought. The Anacondas also impressively rebounded from only 64 wins the prior season, winning the Northwest Division at 100-62. It was their first division title since 1955. Defending conference champ Luxembourg was 94-68, while gave them the wild card over division foe Brussels by three games. Dublin ended a seven-year playoff drought by winning the British Isles Division at 89-73. Glasgow’s six-year title streak ended with an unremarkable 77-85 season. In a weak North Central Division, Stockholm finished first at 83-79, beating Hamburg by one and defending winner Copenhagen by three. The Swordsmen have eight playoff berths in the last nine seasons. Dublin 3B Ben Kelly won his second Northern Conference MVP and became the third hitter in EBF history with a Triple Crown season. The 25-year old Englishman had 63 home runs, 156 RBI, and a .343 average. The RBI mark was a new single-season record, passing Gabriel Staudt’s 151 in 1951. Kelly also led in runs (118), total bases (446), slugging (.750), OPS (1.136), and wRC+ (223). His 12.2 WAR was actually second to the 12.4 by Belfast’s Bernd Sprenger, who combined solid batting with Gold Glove defense at shortstop. Hamburg’s Charlie Desprez won his second Pitcher of the Year. It’d be the final EBF season for the 27-year old Frenchman, who would leave for MLB in the offseason. He led the NC in strikeouts (344), WHIP (0.77), K/BB (12.3), FIP- (54), and WAR (10.0), adding a 1.89 ERA over 266.1 innings and 19-7 record. Stockholm defeated Amsterdam 3-1 in the first round and Luxembourg upset Dublin with a road sweep. This sent the Lancers back to the Northern Conference final for back-to-back seasons and for the third time overall, while the Swordsmen earned their second tripe in three years and seventh overall appearance. The series was a seven game classic that saw Stockholm prevail for only their third-ever NC title (1957, 1959). Vienna had the Southern Conference’s best record at 97-65, ending an eight-year playoff drought for the Vultures and winning them the Southeast Division title. Belgrade was second at 92-70 for back-to-back wild cards. They edged out division foes Athens and Munich by three games as Barcelona by four. Zurich won a record tenth consecutive South Central Division title, going 96-66. The Mountaineers set a still-standing SC record for fewest hits allowed in a season (1102) and had the second-best mark by ERA at 2.44. Defending European Champion Marseille took the Southwest Division for the third straight season. The Musketeers were 95-67, seven ahead of the Bengals. Marseille RF Jacob “Rowdy” Ronnberg won back-to-back Southern Conference MVPs and was five points from a Triple Crown. The 26-year old Swede led with 122 runs, 49 home runs, 118 RBI, 400 total bases, a .404 OBP, .685 slugging, 1.089 OPS, 215 wRC+, and 11.9 WAR, along with a .336 average. Zurich’s Jean-Luc Roch won his record-setting seventh Pitcher of the Year. He tossed EBF’s eighth pitching Triple Crown season and became the first player to do it twice, having also earned the distinction in 1975. The 31-year old Frenchman had a 24-7 record, 1.68 ERA, and 434 strikeouts over 280.2 innings. He also was the SC leader in WHIP (0.70), K/BB (15.0), quality starts (30), shutouts (8), FIP- (44), and WAR (12.7). Belgrade upset their division foe Vienna with a road sweep in the first round, while Zurich ousted defending champ Marseille 3-1. This gave the Mountaineers their sixth Southern Conference Championship appearance in their division title streak and gave the Bruisers their fourth berth of the decade. Zurich topped Belgrade 4-2 to give the Mountaineers their fifth conference title (1958, 65, 78, 80, 82). In the 33^rd European Championship, Stockholm was dominant, dropping Zurich 4-1. This sent the title to Sweden for the second time, with the Swordsmen winning back in 1957. Catcher Georg Drost was the finals MVP with the Danish switch hitter getting 14 hits, 6 runs, 3 doubles, and 4 RBI over 16 playoff starts. The Mountaineers are now 1-4 all-time in the finale with their only win back in 1965. Other notes: Malta was historically terrible at 42-120, the worst record in EBF history. They also had all-time Southern Conference worsts in batting the triple slash (.196/.239/.288), runs (394), hits (1035), and strikeouts (1757). Jean-Luc Roch became the second pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. Nikolai Yevsikov became the fourth batter to 1500 RBI. RF Sumer Cetin won his eighth Gold Glove. 2B Richard Rautenstrauch won his eighth Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)