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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-20-2024, 09:13 PM

Cologne finished with the best record among the EBF Elite in 2011, earning the Northern Conference’s top seed at 110-52. This was a franchise best for the Copperheads, who won the North Central Division for a third division title in four years. The #2 seed went to last year’s #1 seed Brussels at 105-57, giving the Beavers repeat Northwest Division titles.

It was an intense battle in the British Isles Division with Birmingham (102-60) outlasting the defending European Champion Dublin (100-62). The Bees got repeat playoff berths, but it was their first division title since 1996. It snapped a three-year division title streak for the Dinos. However as the first wild card, Dublin earned its sixth playoff berth in seven seasons and a fourth consecutive 100+ win campaign.

The fight for the second wild card was in the Northwest Division with Luxembourg (92-70) ultimately topping Amsterdam (90-72) and Paris (89-73). The Lancers grabbed their second berth in three years. Oslo won a weak Baltic Sea Division for the third consecutive season. The Octopi finished 84-78 with their closest competitor being 80-82 Copenhagen.

The worst time by far and the biggest shock was Kyiv at 52-110 suffering relegation. The Kings had won 87 games the prior year and before that had a six-year playoff streak with three conference titles and two EBF rings. It was an absolutely stunning collapse for one of the historically most successful franchise. No other teams from the NC were dropped as they all avoided 100+ losses. The closest to relegation was Frankfurt at 65-97.

Oslo may have been the weakest playoff team, but SS Harvey Coyle delivered an all-time season. The 24-year old Englishman won his third consecutive Northern Conference MVP and made history with 16.6 WAR. This set a world record for single-season WAR by a non-pitcher or two-way player and still holds as of 2037. Coyle broke his own EBF record of 15.7 that he set the prior season.

Coyle was the leader in home runs (62), RBI (142), slugging (.779), and OPS (1.190). On top of being the best hitter, he won his fourth Gold Glove with a blistering 37.1 zone rating and 1.146 EFF. He fell only narrowly short of the single-season ZR record of 39.9 set by Saul Santiago in 1982.

Brussels righty Gustav Rosengren became a two-time Pitcher of the Year winner, having also won it in 2008. The 27-year old Swedish righty was the WARlord (8.4) and led with 5 shutouts. Rosengren added a 2.57 ERA over 244.2 innings, a 19-8 record, 253 strikeouts, and 143 ERA+. In the offseason, the Beavers locked up their ace to a six-year, $63,100,000 extension.

Dublin rolled Oslo and Birmingham bested Luxembourg with first round sweeps. The defending champ Dinos then upset top seed Cologne 3-1 in round two, while the Bees outlasted Brussels 3-2. This was Birmingham’s first Northern Conference Championship berth since 1996. Despite the Bees being the division champs, Dublin crushed them with a conference finals sweep. With the repeat, the Dinos earned their sixth pennant (1962, 67, 68, 95, 2010, 11).

Barcelona again was the Southern Conference’s top seed, improving upon their 100-win 2010 with a 108-54 mark. They needed to be stronger to repeat in a loaded Southwest Division that had both wild cards. Marseille (101-61) and Lisbon (99-63) had the next two best records in the whole conference. The Musketeers earned a third consecutive playoff berth, while the Clippers ended an 11-year playoff drought. Lisbon had been stuck in the middle tier, winning 83.6 games per year during the drought.

At 98-64, Athens won the Southeast Division for the third straight year and earned a fourth straight playoff berth. Their closest foe was Yerevan at 88-74. In the East Central Division, Prague completed an impressive turnaround. The Pilots had gotten relegated in 2009, but earned a spot back with the Elite after winning the Second League title in 2010. At 87-75,

Prague edged out Budapest (83-79) for the spot. It is the first playoff spot for the Pilots since joining EBF and their first since the 1980 EPB season. The South Central Division was historically bad with Milan taking first at a mere 79-83. That ended a nine-year postseason skid for the Maulers. Zurich, last year’s conference champ, dropped to second place at 76-86.

Lyon and Naples tied for the worst record at 66-96. The tiebreaker saved the Nobles and dropped the Lords back down after only two years in the top tier. Also of note, Munich dropped to 70-92 to end their impressive ten-year playoff streak. The Mavericks hadn’t posted a losing season since 1997.

Marseille LF Jean-Luc Tapie won his fourth Southern Conference MVP in five years. The 26-year old Frenchman was the leader in runs (129), home runs (61), RBI (141), walks (97), total bases (414), OBP (.446), slugging (.754), OPS (1.200), wRC+ (217), and WAR (10.6). Tapie added 189 hits and a .344 batting average. The Musketeers gave him a mammoth eight-year, $88,300,000 extension in August.

His Marseille teammate Mitja Kovacic won Pitcher of the Year in his seventh season. The 28-year old Slovene led in wins (21-2) and quality starts (23). Kovacic added a 2.43 ERA in 237 innings, 243 strikeouts, a 159 ERA+, and 6.6 WAR. The Musketeers also spent big on Kovacic with a seven-year, $92,400,000 extension signed after the 2012 campaign.

The high powered wild cards both won in round one, but had to work for it with Marseille over Milan 2-1 and Lisbon over Prague 2-1. Top seed Barcelona would surprisingly sweep the Musketeers to earn repeat appearances in the Southern Conference Championship. Athens outlasted the Clippers 3-2, giving the Anchors their second SCC in three years. The Bengals rolled Athens 4-1 in the final for their third pennant in six years. It was Barcelona’s ninth SC pennant overall, tying them with Madrid and Zurich for the most.

Dublin dominated Barcelona 4-1 in the 62^nd European Championship, making the Dinos only the fourth-ever team to repeat as champ (Copenhagen 2004-05, Marseille 1985-86, Amsterdam 1983-84) Dublin now had four EBF titles, having also won in 1962 and 1967. LF Sergio Cipolla was finals MVP in his tenth season for the Dinos. The 32-year old Italian had 21 hits, 13 runs, 5 triples, 5 home runs, 14 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 15 playoff starts.

Other notes: Romano Piredda became the 13^th batter to reach 600 career home runs. Antonio Massolo and Francisco Cruz made it 27 batters to reach 2500 hits. Zachary Berg became the ninth reliever to 300 saves. CF Paiz Bazarbaew and 1B Wilfried Keilbach won their seventh Gold Gloves. Two-way player Atanas Kalkanov won his 12^th Silver Slugger (11^th as a pitcher) and 3B Ben Springer won his seventh.

Promotion/Relegation: With no additional teams losing 100+ games, only the worst record in each conference (Kyiv and Lyon) were relegated. The Kings easily slotted into the Second League’s Eastern Conference and the Lords went to the Western Conference.

Promoted was the E2L finalists Antwerp and Chisinau. The Airedales were slotted right into Kyiv’s former North Central Division spot. The Moldova-based Counts were moved into the Southeast Division, which required additional shuffling.

Skopje was moved from the Southeast to the East Central, Prague was moved from the East Central to the South Central, and Milan was sent from the South Central to the Southwest. That had the unique impact of moving two defending division champs (although Milan won theirs with a sub-.500 record.

08-20-2024, 09:13 PM	#1538
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,919	2011 in EBF Cologne finished with the best record among the EBF Elite in 2011, earning the Northern Conference’s top seed at 110-52. This was a franchise best for the Copperheads, who won the North Central Division for a third division title in four years. The #2 seed went to last year’s #1 seed Brussels at 105-57, giving the Beavers repeat Northwest Division titles. It was an intense battle in the British Isles Division with Birmingham (102-60) outlasting the defending European Champion Dublin (100-62). The Bees got repeat playoff berths, but it was their first division title since 1996. It snapped a three-year division title streak for the Dinos. However as the first wild card, Dublin earned its sixth playoff berth in seven seasons and a fourth consecutive 100+ win campaign. The fight for the second wild card was in the Northwest Division with Luxembourg (92-70) ultimately topping Amsterdam (90-72) and Paris (89-73). The Lancers grabbed their second berth in three years. Oslo won a weak Baltic Sea Division for the third consecutive season. The Octopi finished 84-78 with their closest competitor being 80-82 Copenhagen. The worst time by far and the biggest shock was Kyiv at 52-110 suffering relegation. The Kings had won 87 games the prior year and before that had a six-year playoff streak with three conference titles and two EBF rings. It was an absolutely stunning collapse for one of the historically most successful franchise. No other teams from the NC were dropped as they all avoided 100+ losses. The closest to relegation was Frankfurt at 65-97. Oslo may have been the weakest playoff team, but SS Harvey Coyle delivered an all-time season. The 24-year old Englishman won his third consecutive Northern Conference MVP and made history with 16.6 WAR. This set a world record for single-season WAR by a non-pitcher or two-way player and still holds as of 2037. Coyle broke his own EBF record of 15.7 that he set the prior season. Coyle was the leader in home runs (62), RBI (142), slugging (.779), and OPS (1.190). On top of being the best hitter, he won his fourth Gold Glove with a blistering 37.1 zone rating and 1.146 EFF. He fell only narrowly short of the single-season ZR record of 39.9 set by Saul Santiago in 1982. Brussels righty Gustav Rosengren became a two-time Pitcher of the Year winner, having also won it in 2008. The 27-year old Swedish righty was the WARlord (8.4) and led with 5 shutouts. Rosengren added a 2.57 ERA over 244.2 innings, a 19-8 record, 253 strikeouts, and 143 ERA+. In the offseason, the Beavers locked up their ace to a six-year, $63,100,000 extension. Dublin rolled Oslo and Birmingham bested Luxembourg with first round sweeps. The defending champ Dinos then upset top seed Cologne 3-1 in round two, while the Bees outlasted Brussels 3-2. This was Birmingham’s first Northern Conference Championship berth since 1996. Despite the Bees being the division champs, Dublin crushed them with a conference finals sweep. With the repeat, the Dinos earned their sixth pennant (1962, 67, 68, 95, 2010, 11). Barcelona again was the Southern Conference’s top seed, improving upon their 100-win 2010 with a 108-54 mark. They needed to be stronger to repeat in a loaded Southwest Division that had both wild cards. Marseille (101-61) and Lisbon (99-63) had the next two best records in the whole conference. The Musketeers earned a third consecutive playoff berth, while the Clippers ended an 11-year playoff drought. Lisbon had been stuck in the middle tier, winning 83.6 games per year during the drought. At 98-64, Athens won the Southeast Division for the third straight year and earned a fourth straight playoff berth. Their closest foe was Yerevan at 88-74. In the East Central Division, Prague completed an impressive turnaround. The Pilots had gotten relegated in 2009, but earned a spot back with the Elite after winning the Second League title in 2010. At 87-75, Prague edged out Budapest (83-79) for the spot. It is the first playoff spot for the Pilots since joining EBF and their first since the 1980 EPB season. The South Central Division was historically bad with Milan taking first at a mere 79-83. That ended a nine-year postseason skid for the Maulers. Zurich, last year’s conference champ, dropped to second place at 76-86. Lyon and Naples tied for the worst record at 66-96. The tiebreaker saved the Nobles and dropped the Lords back down after only two years in the top tier. Also of note, Munich dropped to 70-92 to end their impressive ten-year playoff streak. The Mavericks hadn’t posted a losing season since 1997. Marseille LF Jean-Luc Tapie won his fourth Southern Conference MVP in five years. The 26-year old Frenchman was the leader in runs (129), home runs (61), RBI (141), walks (97), total bases (414), OBP (.446), slugging (.754), OPS (1.200), wRC+ (217), and WAR (10.6). Tapie added 189 hits and a .344 batting average. The Musketeers gave him a mammoth eight-year, $88,300,000 extension in August. His Marseille teammate Mitja Kovacic won Pitcher of the Year in his seventh season. The 28-year old Slovene led in wins (21-2) and quality starts (23). Kovacic added a 2.43 ERA in 237 innings, 243 strikeouts, a 159 ERA+, and 6.6 WAR. The Musketeers also spent big on Kovacic with a seven-year, $92,400,000 extension signed after the 2012 campaign. The high powered wild cards both won in round one, but had to work for it with Marseille over Milan 2-1 and Lisbon over Prague 2-1. Top seed Barcelona would surprisingly sweep the Musketeers to earn repeat appearances in the Southern Conference Championship. Athens outlasted the Clippers 3-2, giving the Anchors their second SCC in three years. The Bengals rolled Athens 4-1 in the final for their third pennant in six years. It was Barcelona’s ninth SC pennant overall, tying them with Madrid and Zurich for the most. Dublin dominated Barcelona 4-1 in the 62^nd European Championship, making the Dinos only the fourth-ever team to repeat as champ (Copenhagen 2004-05, Marseille 1985-86, Amsterdam 1983-84) Dublin now had four EBF titles, having also won in 1962 and 1967. LF Sergio Cipolla was finals MVP in his tenth season for the Dinos. The 32-year old Italian had 21 hits, 13 runs, 5 triples, 5 home runs, 14 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 15 playoff starts. Other notes: Romano Piredda became the 13^th batter to reach 600 career home runs. Antonio Massolo and Francisco Cruz made it 27 batters to reach 2500 hits. Zachary Berg became the ninth reliever to 300 saves. CF Paiz Bazarbaew and 1B Wilfried Keilbach won their seventh Gold Gloves. Two-way player Atanas Kalkanov won his 12^th Silver Slugger (11^th as a pitcher) and 3B Ben Springer won his seventh. Promotion/Relegation: With no additional teams losing 100+ games, only the worst record in each conference (Kyiv and Lyon) were relegated. The Kings easily slotted into the Second League’s Eastern Conference and the Lords went to the Western Conference. Promoted was the E2L finalists Antwerp and Chisinau. The Airedales were slotted right into Kyiv’s former North Central Division spot. The Moldova-based Counts were moved into the Southeast Division, which required additional shuffling. Skopje was moved from the Southeast to the East Central, Prague was moved from the East Central to the South Central, and Milan was sent from the South Central to the Southwest. That had the unique impact of moving two defending division champs (although Milan won theirs with a sub-.500 record. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)