1933
The city of Constantinople has begun building a new stadium.
The Mongolians seem to have floated their entire fleet into our territorial waters. Aside from calling us 'bloodthirsty' they don't have anything to say to us, so I assume they are taking advantage of our open borders to launch an attack on the Japanese. I don't think they want to attack us with their wind-powered boats when we could easily repel them with bombers and destroyers. All the same, we've dispatched a diplomat to Karakorum to pick up any intrigue about their activity.
Two-time MVP 3B Bobby Aloisi, who won five world championships - three with New York ('08, '09, '10), one with Boston ('21), one with Chicago ('23) - has been elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot with 81.9% of the vote. At his Hall of Fame induction, the superstar third baseman told the audience the secret of his success: "I was born to be a ballplayer... I also practiced a lot. Sunup to sundown in the summertime my brothers and I would be on the ballfield. We did it every minute we could. Boy, I loved to play baseball. Still do, and still would, if I could. I always got a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you went through. I looked forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."
The Seattle Anglers made the biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason, signing media darling RF Paulin Spiteri away from the San Francisco Zoo. Adding to their already successful roster they become the favorite to beat in the Legends Division. The Seattle front office reports that the fanatic fans in Seattle are calling in record numbers to buy tickets.
In a race in the Legends Division that comes down to the final games of the season, the Almaty Diamond Kings and the Seattle Anglers finish in a tie for first place, one game ahead of the St. Louis Pioneers. In the Masters Division the defending champion Buffalo Argent ran away with the title, with the New York Admirals finishing a distant second. But their regular season success did not make the Argent any less nervous about playing the Admirals, who always seem to rise to the occasion in the playoffs.
And the Argent had reason to worry. After getting out to a 2-0 game lead over New York, the Admirals fought their way back to even and won the series in 7 games. Veteran SP Danny Mayfield hurled a 6-hit shutout to send Buffalo home. In the Masters Division the Seattle Anglers made easy work of the Almaty Diamond Kings, and 3B Chad Donley hit .432 with a pair of home runs.
The championship series was a tense and hard-fought affair. The New York Admirals opened with a shutout at Seattle, and the teams exchanged wins after that until the final game. Every time it seemed the Admirals had put the Anglers away, they fought back to tie the series. Finally in game 7 in Seattle the Anglers took control. In the bottom of the 7th inning Paulin Spiteri hit a home run off former Best Pitcher winner Vladmiri Goldobin to open the floodgates and give Seattle their first world championship since 1920.
New York Admirals SP Mike Trego continued to build his legend, winning his sixth Best Pitcher Award. The San Francisco Zoo, most likely upset over losing their most popular player to free agency and watching his heroics in the championship, fired their manager and general manager following the season.