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ericnease84 · 02-11-2023, 11:17 PM

With the war being over, the teams got all their players back. That was good news for the New York Knights especially, who had actually finished with the worst record in the entire league in 1945. That gave them the first overall pick in the draft this year, which by the way they used on a catcher named Yogi Berra.
However, the Boston Patriots were still too strong for the Knights, or anyone else in the division for that matter. The Orlando Seals, playing with a good number of fans in the stands again, finished in second place, but a whopping 22 games behind Boston. They also had made enough money to get out of debt!
The Silverbacks beat out the defending champion Fireflies for the ABC West title. The Lions beat out the Tigers to win the NBC East, and the Colonels won the NBC West over the Ravens, but they needed an extra game to do it. Yes, they finished the season tied for first and the Colonels hosted and won a one-game playoff. Then they proceeded to get swept by the Hartford Lions in the championship series. The Lions made it back to the World Series for the first time since 1911. They would face the Patriots, who beat Cincinnati in four games for their first World Series appearance since 1944.
The Patriots defeated the Lions in five games to win the World Series.

In 1947, the Knights were back! They got off to a red-hot start and quickly surged to the top of the ABC East. The Patriots gave chase and kept it close, but could never catch them, finishing a single game behind the Knights. The Silverbacks won the ABC West again, this time by 20 games. In the NBC, the Lions won the East again and the Cardinals finally returned to the postseason for the first time since 1933. In the playoffs, the Silverbacks finally got the best of the Knights in a playoff series, defeating them in five games to win the pennant. The Cardinals defeated the Lions, denying them a return trip to the World Series. Then the Cincinnati Silverbacks took down the Chicago Cardinals in five games to win their second World Series championship.

There was not a lot of competition for the playoffs in 1948, except for the ABC East, where the Patriots and Knights fought it out all season long. The Patriots won the division in the end. The Indiana Fireflies won the ABC West, as the defending champion Silverbacks were a non-factor in the playoff race all year long. The Toledo Ravens, who were fighting what looked like a losing battle for a new stadium, ran away with the NBC West, and the Washington Eagles won the NBC East by a wide margin.
In the playoffs, the Eagles swept the Ravens away, while the ABC Championship Series went a full five games before Boston emerged victorious. The Patriots then cemented themselves as team of the decade by winning their third World Series in the 1940s as they swept the Eagles away.

The 1949 season began with an expanded schedule, as each team would now play 154 games, instead of the 140 they had been used to. Thanks to this expanded schedule, we had two 100-game winners in 1949. The Boston Patriots won 103 games to win the ABC East, while the Hartford Lions won 102 games to win the NBC East. In the ABC West, the Indiana Fireflies took the division with a 77-77 record. The NBC West looked a little better, with the St. Louis Browns going 81-73 to win it. So, this meant that the Lions and Patriots were on their way to the World Series, right? Nope. The Patriots knocked off the Fireflies in 4 games, but the Browns defeated the Lions in five games to win the pennant. The Patriots then promptly swept the Browns to win their second straight World Series.

02-11-2023, 11:17 PM	#54
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	1946-1949 With the war being over, the teams got all their players back. That was good news for the New York Knights especially, who had actually finished with the worst record in the entire league in 1945. That gave them the first overall pick in the draft this year, which by the way they used on a catcher named Yogi Berra. However, the Boston Patriots were still too strong for the Knights, or anyone else in the division for that matter. The Orlando Seals, playing with a good number of fans in the stands again, finished in second place, but a whopping 22 games behind Boston. They also had made enough money to get out of debt! The Silverbacks beat out the defending champion Fireflies for the ABC West title. The Lions beat out the Tigers to win the NBC East, and the Colonels won the NBC West over the Ravens, but they needed an extra game to do it. Yes, they finished the season tied for first and the Colonels hosted and won a one-game playoff. Then they proceeded to get swept by the Hartford Lions in the championship series. The Lions made it back to the World Series for the first time since 1911. They would face the Patriots, who beat Cincinnati in four games for their first World Series appearance since 1944. The Patriots defeated the Lions in five games to win the World Series. In 1947, the Knights were back! They got off to a red-hot start and quickly surged to the top of the ABC East. The Patriots gave chase and kept it close, but could never catch them, finishing a single game behind the Knights. The Silverbacks won the ABC West again, this time by 20 games. In the NBC, the Lions won the East again and the Cardinals finally returned to the postseason for the first time since 1933. In the playoffs, the Silverbacks finally got the best of the Knights in a playoff series, defeating them in five games to win the pennant. The Cardinals defeated the Lions, denying them a return trip to the World Series. Then the Cincinnati Silverbacks took down the Chicago Cardinals in five games to win their second World Series championship. There was not a lot of competition for the playoffs in 1948, except for the ABC East, where the Patriots and Knights fought it out all season long. The Patriots won the division in the end. The Indiana Fireflies won the ABC West, as the defending champion Silverbacks were a non-factor in the playoff race all year long. The Toledo Ravens, who were fighting what looked like a losing battle for a new stadium, ran away with the NBC West, and the Washington Eagles won the NBC East by a wide margin. In the playoffs, the Eagles swept the Ravens away, while the ABC Championship Series went a full five games before Boston emerged victorious. The Patriots then cemented themselves as team of the decade by winning their third World Series in the 1940s as they swept the Eagles away. The 1949 season began with an expanded schedule, as each team would now play 154 games, instead of the 140 they had been used to. Thanks to this expanded schedule, we had two 100-game winners in 1949. The Boston Patriots won 103 games to win the ABC East, while the Hartford Lions won 102 games to win the NBC East. In the ABC West, the Indiana Fireflies took the division with a 77-77 record. The NBC West looked a little better, with the St. Louis Browns going 81-73 to win it. So, this meant that the Lions and Patriots were on their way to the World Series, right? Nope. The Patriots knocked off the Fireflies in 4 games, but the Browns defeated the Lions in five games to win the pennant. The Patriots then promptly swept the Browns to win their second straight World Series.