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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-30-2023, 07:06 PM

In its fifth season, the Indian League saw Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Pune each in the playoffs again. Those teams have made the postseason field in all five seasons. The Blazers, winners of 115 games last year, were one better at 116-46 atop the South Division. Defending South Asian champ Pune fell off from their record setting 119-win 1983, but still comfortably won the West Division at 99-63. In the Central Division, Jaipur was first at 87-75, five games ahead of Delhi. The wild card spot went to the South Division’s Visakhapatnam at 87-75 for the Volts’ first-ever playoff berth.

Delhi’s V.J Williams won the Indian League MVP. The fourth-year Indian 2B was the leader in runs (138), hits (207), total bases (415), triple slash (.354/.435/.709), OPS (1.144), wRC+ (232), and WAR (13.0). Williams also smacked 51 home runs with 109 RBI. His 138 runs scored would be the single-season SAB record until 2007. Pune’s Sankar Sundaram won his fourth Pitcher of the Year with the 31-year old leading in WAR (9.1) and strikeouts (369). He had a 2.57 ERA and 21-7 record over 244.2 and also won a Gold Glove. Also of note, Pedro Heredia won his fourth Reliever of the Year. The 34-year old Argentinian split the season between Ahmedabad and Jaipur. Between SAB and Beisbol Sudamerica, Heredia has won Reliever of the Year an unprecedented ten times.

Despite their stellar record, Bengaluru once again suffered a first round exit. Division foe Visakhapatnam upset them in 3-2 to advance to face defending South Asian champ Pune. The Purple Knights bested Jaipur 3-1. In their fourth straight Indian League Championship Series appearance, Pune won their third IL title, surviving a seven game thriller against the Volts.

Dhaka earned a fourth straight playoff appearance and posted the top record in the Southeast Asia League at 105-57. This won them the North Division by 13 games over two time defending SEAL champ Yangon. The Green Dragons at 92-70 easily took a wild card and are the only SEAL team to make the playoffs in each of the first five seasons. Kathmandu at 89-73 took the second wild card for their second berth in three years. The only team with a winning record in the South Division was Ho Chi Minh City. The Hedgehogs finished 89-73, winning back-to-back division crowns.

Dhaka 1B Yamin Thaw won his third Southeast Asia League MVP in four years. The “Enforcer” did it with the 35-year old Burmese lefty leading in runs (102), walks (97), OBP (.398), OPS (.976), and wRC+ (175), while adding 38 home runs and 7.1 WAR. Yangon’s Navjot Indumukhi won both Pitcher of the Year and Reliever of the Year. The 31-year old Indian had 37 saves, a 0.76 ERA, and 154 strikeouts over 95 innings with only seven walks and 6.2 WAR.

In the first round of the playoffs, Ho Chi Minh City upset defending champ Yangon in five games, while Dhaka swept Kathmandu. The Southeast Asia League Championship Series was a seven-game classic with the Dobermans defeating the Hedgehogs. For Dhaka, it is their second SEAL title, setting up a rematch of the 1981 South Asian Championship against Pune.

The Purple Knights became the first franchise in SAB history to win the South Asian Championship in back-to-back seasons. Pune outlasted Dhaka in an intense battle 4-3. LF Ghazzi Usama was the finals MVP with the 31-year old Pakistani posting 18 hits, 6 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, and 11 RBI in 18 playoff starts. Pitcher of the Year Sankar Sundaram was huge as well, setting a still-standing postseason record with 58 strikeouts. He had a 1.21 ERA and 4-0 record over 37.1 playoff innings. On the other side, Dhaka’s Yamin Thaw had 10 doubles in the postseason, a SAB record that still stands in 2037.

Other notes: Ahmedabad’s Ynilo Naranjo set a single game SAB record with 21 strikeouts in a complete game against Surat. This mark would only get matched again in 2007. For the first time, SAB didn’t see a single no-hitter all season. Bengaluru’s Augustin Markovic was the first player in SAB history to hit four home runs in a game. SS Al-Amin Kundu is the only SAB player to win Silver Sluggers in each of the first five seasons. LF Aidy Majeed did it with the Gold Glove.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,180	1984 in SAB In its fifth season, the Indian League saw Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Pune each in the playoffs again. Those teams have made the postseason field in all five seasons. The Blazers, winners of 115 games last year, were one better at 116-46 atop the South Division. Defending South Asian champ Pune fell off from their record setting 119-win 1983, but still comfortably won the West Division at 99-63. In the Central Division, Jaipur was first at 87-75, five games ahead of Delhi. The wild card spot went to the South Division’s Visakhapatnam at 87-75 for the Volts’ first-ever playoff berth. Delhi’s V.J Williams won the Indian League MVP. The fourth-year Indian 2B was the leader in runs (138), hits (207), total bases (415), triple slash (.354/.435/.709), OPS (1.144), wRC+ (232), and WAR (13.0). Williams also smacked 51 home runs with 109 RBI. His 138 runs scored would be the single-season SAB record until 2007. Pune’s Sankar Sundaram won his fourth Pitcher of the Year with the 31-year old leading in WAR (9.1) and strikeouts (369). He had a 2.57 ERA and 21-7 record over 244.2 and also won a Gold Glove. Also of note, Pedro Heredia won his fourth Reliever of the Year. The 34-year old Argentinian split the season between Ahmedabad and Jaipur. Between SAB and Beisbol Sudamerica, Heredia has won Reliever of the Year an unprecedented ten times. Despite their stellar record, Bengaluru once again suffered a first round exit. Division foe Visakhapatnam upset them in 3-2 to advance to face defending South Asian champ Pune. The Purple Knights bested Jaipur 3-1. In their fourth straight Indian League Championship Series appearance, Pune won their third IL title, surviving a seven game thriller against the Volts. Dhaka earned a fourth straight playoff appearance and posted the top record in the Southeast Asia League at 105-57. This won them the North Division by 13 games over two time defending SEAL champ Yangon. The Green Dragons at 92-70 easily took a wild card and are the only SEAL team to make the playoffs in each of the first five seasons. Kathmandu at 89-73 took the second wild card for their second berth in three years. The only team with a winning record in the South Division was Ho Chi Minh City. The Hedgehogs finished 89-73, winning back-to-back division crowns. Dhaka 1B Yamin Thaw won his third Southeast Asia League MVP in four years. The “Enforcer” did it with the 35-year old Burmese lefty leading in runs (102), walks (97), OBP (.398), OPS (.976), and wRC+ (175), while adding 38 home runs and 7.1 WAR. Yangon’s Navjot Indumukhi won both Pitcher of the Year and Reliever of the Year. The 31-year old Indian had 37 saves, a 0.76 ERA, and 154 strikeouts over 95 innings with only seven walks and 6.2 WAR. In the first round of the playoffs, Ho Chi Minh City upset defending champ Yangon in five games, while Dhaka swept Kathmandu. The Southeast Asia League Championship Series was a seven-game classic with the Dobermans defeating the Hedgehogs. For Dhaka, it is their second SEAL title, setting up a rematch of the 1981 South Asian Championship against Pune. The Purple Knights became the first franchise in SAB history to win the South Asian Championship in back-to-back seasons. Pune outlasted Dhaka in an intense battle 4-3. LF Ghazzi Usama was the finals MVP with the 31-year old Pakistani posting 18 hits, 6 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, and 11 RBI in 18 playoff starts. Pitcher of the Year Sankar Sundaram was huge as well, setting a still-standing postseason record with 58 strikeouts. He had a 1.21 ERA and 4-0 record over 37.1 playoff innings. On the other side, Dhaka’s Yamin Thaw had 10 doubles in the postseason, a SAB record that still stands in 2037. Other notes: Ahmedabad’s Ynilo Naranjo set a single game SAB record with 21 strikeouts in a complete game against Surat. This mark would only get matched again in 2007. For the first time, SAB didn’t see a single no-hitter all season. Bengaluru’s Augustin Markovic was the first player in SAB history to hit four home runs in a game. SS Al-Amin Kundu is the only SAB player to win Silver Sluggers in each of the first five seasons. LF Aidy Majeed did it with the Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)