1949
The city of Milwaukee has been founded on an island between Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland.
Our spies have discovered that the Koreans are also constructing the Manhattan Project. We can't let them finish before us. Washington has begun assembling supply trains that will ship support to the project over the railway to New York.
The biggest name free agent is SP Steve "Hillbilly" Novack. If a team were looking for a pitcher with big-time playoff experience, they couldn't pick a better player. Notable acquisitions:
SP Steve Novack - New York Admirals
1B Ryan "Legs" Bell - Almaty Diamond Kings
2B Nobushige "Bumblebee" Takeda - Seattle Anglers
CL Doug Katz - Seattle Anglers
For the third straight year there were no players selected for the Hall of Fame.
Masters Division - The Elephants started out slowly but went on a tear in June lifting themselves into a tie for first with the Boston Gold on draft day, a half game ahead of New York. The division shook itself out in the final week of the season. Washington fell apart at the wrong time and finished third, and the Boston Gold and New York Admirals finished tied at 97-65. In the sudden death playoff game, New York RF Mike Ballew hit a 2-run single in the top of the 11th to put the Admirals on top.
Legends Division - The Almaty Diamond Kings led the division at the half, followed closely by the Philadelphia Idols and Houston Citadel. Almaty couldn't hold the lead and collapsed down the stretch. Philadelphia and Houston entered the last day of the season tied, and when the Idols beat Constantinople and Houston lost a 4-3 game at home, Philadelphia grabbed their first postseason appearance.
Twilight Division - The Miami Haberdashers opened up a double digit lead by midseason and coasted to an easy division title.
Vanguard Division - The Los Angeles Steel led early on, establishing a 4½ lead over the San Francisco Zoo. The Zoo played well but couldn't keep up the pace. Even the Buffalo Argent couldn't catch the Los Angeles Steel this season, who saw the playoffs for the first time in 18 years.
CBL Playoffs - Philadelphia Idols vs. New York Admirals: Philadelphia's playoff experience was short-lived. After squeaking out a game 1 win in New York on an 11th inning double by pinch hitter Tim "Bump" Adie, the Idols lost the next four games. Part-time player SS Ryan Gordon filled in for an injured Pat Wacaster and batted .391 to gain MVP honors for the series.
CBL Playoffs - Miami Haberdashers vs. Los Angeles Steel: The Steel had home field advantage and the better pitching staff, but their offense couldn't get going. Miami took the series in 6 games, and 1B Tyler Pearcy took home the MVP by hitting .348 with a pair of home runs.
CBL Championship -
Miami Haberdashers vs. New York Admirals:
Game 1 @NY - SP Matt "Flip" Ledet pitched a gem, and the Admirals' offense chased Miami SP Scott Wyly in the 4th inning.
Game 1 @NY - By the same score, SP Steve "Hillbilly" Novack shut down Miami. Five Admirals players hit home runs.
Game 3 @ MIA - The Admirals continued their dominance, this time with SP Steven Paige holding the Haberdashers to two runs.
Game 4 @ MIA - The Miami offense finally got its bearings but it was too late, and the Admirals outscored them again for the sweep. New York 1B Victor Solis hit .533 for the series and was named MVP.
19-year old Atlanta Bison C Dakhmar Damon obliterated the home run record (57) and was selected Rookie of the Year.
New York Admirals manager Marc Yager was selected Manager of the Year.
Atlanta Bison SP Nick Coleman won his second consecutive Best Pitcher award.
Bison C Dakhmar Damon was also selected Most Valuable Player.