Then let start with the 1977 season ! Unfortunately, I did not take any screens so I have to retrieve stats on my own, thats is why I will focus more on the outcome of each season
1977 Season :
In last season, the
Jade Tigers surprisingly ended the
Black & Yellows winning streak. This showed that the franchise from Lingalie North is indeed not unbeatable. As a result, many teams desire to imitate the Jade Tigers by winning the title.
Of course, the
Black & Yellows want to win their title back. They have been dominating the league for the last decade and aim to be the first franchise to win 10 titles ever. Their 3B
Jerry Hernandez, last season winner of the MVP Award, will try to recidive its numbers from last year
.297/.401/.611/ 7.8 WAR / and it also achieve the highest number of HR in one season with
44 in 120 games.
Another big team in the recent years is the
Expendables from
Green District which has participated in 4 LBS since the first expansion.The franchise has recently welcomed
Bo Naylor from the Freros. Despite being the most regular
catcher in the recent year, he has not won any title, therefore, at 35, that may be one of his last chance.
The
Nang Nius, another historical franchise, also aims to win their 6th title. For this, they can count on their biggest star
RF Lau-Po Thien, who has achieved his best season so far last year with a
.346/.471/555/7.2 WAR line.
Another possible contender was the
Diamonds, which has participated in playoffs twice before. Their closer is one of the best in the league,
Amsalu Leake has managed to secure
35 saves and a
era of 1.02 in 1976.
Finally, the champion
Jade Tigers would like to prove that last year was not a miracle and to confirm their new status of big franchise. Their star player
RF Miguel Camacho (.285/.450/.487 in 1976) will try to lead again his teammates into the playoffs.
Moon Division
The
Green District Expendables won their first division title ever with only 4 more wins than the
Nang Nius.The three other franchises have been really bad, the
Maple Leaves finishing with only 29 victories over 120 games.
The Sun division has been much more competitive, the
Sea Stars and the
Silver Eagles had to play a decisive game to decide which franchise will go into the playoffs.
The
SEAG won the right to take part in their first play-offs ever. They was accompanied by the
B&Y, the franchise that hold the best record this season, with .742 AVG.
In the first round, the
Expendables defeat the
Silver Eagles, while in the other matchup, the two historical franchises deliver a close battle where the
B&Y end up winner. They are the favorites against the
GRE in the Linga Baseball Series.
The
GRE surprisingly won their 2nd title, beating for the first time in their history the
B&Y in play-offs !
Matt Hessling, 27 yo 1B, had been astronomical in the playoffs, winning both Semi-Final Series and LBS Series MVP.
GRE leaders
Guan-Pei Chio and
Quintin Treveylan were already there in 1969 and they successfully guided their team to another consecration.
Here are the leaders in the victorious GRE team :
The four different awards winner for the 1977 season :
(in order, MVP / Pitcher / Rookie / Reliever)
The manager of the year awars goes to Eric Duke, manager of the B&Y, it is his 2nd award in a row.