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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-25-2023, 12:23 PM

Amsterdam had the best record in the European Baseball Federation’s Northern Conference for back-to-back seasons, again taking the Northwest Division with a 95-67 mark. Copenhagen was one game behind for the #1 overall seed, winning a very competitive North Central Division at 94-68. The Corsairs were four ahead of 90-72 Berlin and Hamburg, who tied for the wild card spot. The Barons won the tiebreaker game to snap an 11-year playoff drought. Copenhagen won its second division title in three years. Last year’s division winner and European Champion Stockholm was a non-entity at 79-83. In the British Isles Division, Birmingham ended a four-year playoff drought. At 83-79, the Bees were one game better than London, while last year’s champ Dublin fell to 74-88.

Despite the Dinos’ struggles, 3B Ben Kelly won his third Northern Conference MVP in four seasons. The 26-year old Englishman was the leader in runs (133), home runs (59), RBI (143), total bases (444), slugging (.735), OPS (1.115), wRC+ (225), and WAR (12.6). His .331 average left him nine points shy of back-to-back Triple Crown efforts. Pitcher of the Year was Luxembourg’s Richie Hoek. The 26-year old Dutch righty led the league in WHIP (0.81), quality starts (31), and shutouts (5). Hoek had 7.4 WAR and 327 strikeouts over 286.1 innings with a 1.82 ERA and 21-10 record.

In the first round of the playoffs, Amsterdam swept Birmingham and Copenhagen swept division foe Berlin. This gave the Anacondas their first Northern Conference Championship appearance since their 1950s success, while the Corsairs only prior appearance was back in the inaugural 1950 season. Amsterdam took the series 4-2 for their third conference title, joining their 1951 and 1954 European Championship seasons.

For the third time in four years, the best overall record in the EBF went to Marseille. The Musketeers won a fourth consecutive Southwest Division title with their 107-55 record and a high-powered offense that scored 775 runs; no one else in the Southern Conference was above 700. Madrid was a distant second in the division at 94-68, but they were four ahead of Belgrade for the wild card spot. This snapped a three-year playoff drought for the Conquistadors. The Bruisers also missed the Southeast Division title by three games behind Munich’s 93-69. This ended a six-year playoff drought for the Mavericks and gave them their first division title since 1971. Meanwhile, defending conference champ Zurich extended its record division title streak to 11. The Mountaineers dominated the South Central Division at 98-64.

Zurich had both the MVP and Pitcher of the Year in 1983. MVP went to LF Jack Kennedy as the 28-year old Irishman led in home runs (62), RBI (137), runs (119), total bases (421), slugging (.726), OPS (1.121), and wRC+ (225). He also had 11.8 WAR and a .331 average, along with a 31-game hit streak. Jean-Luc Roch won his eight Pitcher of the Year, a historic mark that hasn’t been met in the EBF as of 2037. The 32-year old French lefty was the ERA leader (1.85) and had the top marks in strikeouts (346), WHIP (0.70), K/BB (13.8), FIP- (54), and WAR (8.8). It was his tenth time leading in strikeouts.

Both first round playoff series went all five games in the Southern Conference with Zurich surviving Madrid and Amsterdam outlasting Copenhagen. This gave the Mountaineers a seventh SCC berth in nine years and was the third in four years for the Musketeers. Despite their recent success, they had only met once in this stretch in the finale with Zurich winning in 1980. The Mountaineers did it again and beat Marseille 4-2, taking back-to-back conference pennants and their third in four years.

The 34^th European Championship was an instant classic and the first one to see a game seven that went extra innings. After 12 innings, Amsterdam prevailed for a 6-5 victory over Zurich, giving the Anacondas their third title and first since 1954. 2B Mats Love was the finals MVP with the 24-year old Swede getting 25 hits, 8 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, and 11 RBI with 7 stolen bases in 16 playoff starts. The Mountaineers remain snake-bitten in the final with a 0-5 record in their division title streak and a 1-6 mark all-time. For the eighth time in the last 15 seasons, a team from the Northwest Division ended up on top.

Other notes: The 19^th EBF Perfect Game was thrown on May 31 by Oslo’s Julian Faye Mikkelsen, striking out nine against Berlin. Pitcher of the Year Jean-Luc Roch became the third EBF pitcher to 250 career wins and the second to 5000 strikeouts. Greg Saint-Pierre became only the fifth to 4000 strikeouts. Giorgio Piccolo became the sixth reliever to 300 saves. Christophoros Zarkadis became the seventh to 500 home runs. 2B Richard Rautenstrach won his eighth Gold Glove.

11-25-2023, 12:23 PM	#732
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,970	1983 in EBF Amsterdam had the best record in the European Baseball Federation’s Northern Conference for back-to-back seasons, again taking the Northwest Division with a 95-67 mark. Copenhagen was one game behind for the #1 overall seed, winning a very competitive North Central Division at 94-68. The Corsairs were four ahead of 90-72 Berlin and Hamburg, who tied for the wild card spot. The Barons won the tiebreaker game to snap an 11-year playoff drought. Copenhagen won its second division title in three years. Last year’s division winner and European Champion Stockholm was a non-entity at 79-83. In the British Isles Division, Birmingham ended a four-year playoff drought. At 83-79, the Bees were one game better than London, while last year’s champ Dublin fell to 74-88. Despite the Dinos’ struggles, 3B Ben Kelly won his third Northern Conference MVP in four seasons. The 26-year old Englishman was the leader in runs (133), home runs (59), RBI (143), total bases (444), slugging (.735), OPS (1.115), wRC+ (225), and WAR (12.6). His .331 average left him nine points shy of back-to-back Triple Crown efforts. Pitcher of the Year was Luxembourg’s Richie Hoek. The 26-year old Dutch righty led the league in WHIP (0.81), quality starts (31), and shutouts (5). Hoek had 7.4 WAR and 327 strikeouts over 286.1 innings with a 1.82 ERA and 21-10 record. In the first round of the playoffs, Amsterdam swept Birmingham and Copenhagen swept division foe Berlin. This gave the Anacondas their first Northern Conference Championship appearance since their 1950s success, while the Corsairs only prior appearance was back in the inaugural 1950 season. Amsterdam took the series 4-2 for their third conference title, joining their 1951 and 1954 European Championship seasons. For the third time in four years, the best overall record in the EBF went to Marseille. The Musketeers won a fourth consecutive Southwest Division title with their 107-55 record and a high-powered offense that scored 775 runs; no one else in the Southern Conference was above 700. Madrid was a distant second in the division at 94-68, but they were four ahead of Belgrade for the wild card spot. This snapped a three-year playoff drought for the Conquistadors. The Bruisers also missed the Southeast Division title by three games behind Munich’s 93-69. This ended a six-year playoff drought for the Mavericks and gave them their first division title since 1971. Meanwhile, defending conference champ Zurich extended its record division title streak to 11. The Mountaineers dominated the South Central Division at 98-64. Zurich had both the MVP and Pitcher of the Year in 1983. MVP went to LF Jack Kennedy as the 28-year old Irishman led in home runs (62), RBI (137), runs (119), total bases (421), slugging (.726), OPS (1.121), and wRC+ (225). He also had 11.8 WAR and a .331 average, along with a 31-game hit streak. Jean-Luc Roch won his eight Pitcher of the Year, a historic mark that hasn’t been met in the EBF as of 2037. The 32-year old French lefty was the ERA leader (1.85) and had the top marks in strikeouts (346), WHIP (0.70), K/BB (13.8), FIP- (54), and WAR (8.8). It was his tenth time leading in strikeouts. Both first round playoff series went all five games in the Southern Conference with Zurich surviving Madrid and Amsterdam outlasting Copenhagen. This gave the Mountaineers a seventh SCC berth in nine years and was the third in four years for the Musketeers. Despite their recent success, they had only met once in this stretch in the finale with Zurich winning in 1980. The Mountaineers did it again and beat Marseille 4-2, taking back-to-back conference pennants and their third in four years. The 34^th European Championship was an instant classic and the first one to see a game seven that went extra innings. After 12 innings, Amsterdam prevailed for a 6-5 victory over Zurich, giving the Anacondas their third title and first since 1954. 2B Mats Love was the finals MVP with the 24-year old Swede getting 25 hits, 8 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, and 11 RBI with 7 stolen bases in 16 playoff starts. The Mountaineers remain snake-bitten in the final with a 0-5 record in their division title streak and a 1-6 mark all-time. For the eighth time in the last 15 seasons, a team from the Northwest Division ended up on top. Other notes: The 19^th EBF Perfect Game was thrown on May 31 by Oslo’s Julian Faye Mikkelsen, striking out nine against Berlin. Pitcher of the Year Jean-Luc Roch became the third EBF pitcher to 250 career wins and the second to 5000 strikeouts. Greg Saint-Pierre became only the fifth to 4000 strikeouts. Giorgio Piccolo became the sixth reliever to 300 saves. Christophoros Zarkadis became the seventh to 500 home runs. 2B Richard Rautenstrach won his eighth Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)