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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-19-2023, 05:36 PM

Last year’s EBF Northern Conference champion Copenhagen fell off hard, dropping from 106 wins to 73 in 1986. This allowed Berlin to reclaim the North Central Division throne at 95-67, their third title in four years. The best overall record in the conference belonged to Amsterdam at 97-65 atop the always tough Northwest Division. The Anacondas offense was potent with their .308 batting average and 1772 total hits still standing as EBF all-time records as of 2037. Amsterdam’s team OBP of .350 and 929 runs were also conference records, although those would later be passed. The Anacondas earned a fifth straight playoff berth with four division titles in that stretch. Rotterdam took the wild card at 92-70 for back-to-back playoff berths. Birmingham at 94-68 was British Isles Division champ for the fourth consecutive season.

The big Northern Conference awards belonged to Bees. RF Sean Houston won his third straight MVP with the 27-year old Scot leading the conference in home runs (57), RBI (134), total bases (423), slugging (.689), OPS (1.062), and wRC+ (192). Oliver Churchley won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year, having joined Birmingham in an offseason trade from London. He led in strikeouts (292) and had a 2.96 ERA and 17-12 record over 252.2 innings with 7.5 WAR. Churchley would leave for a MLB excursion in the next two seasons, then return home to England to end his run with London.

Amsterdam outlasted Rotterdam 3-2 in a first round thriller and Berlin bested Birmingham 3-1. This set up a Northern Conference Championship rematch from two years prior. The Anacondas prevailed once again in six games, giving Amsterdam three NC pennants in four years. Amsterdam now have five conference titles (1951, 54, 83, 84, 86), the most of any NC squad.

The top heavy Southern Conference saw many of the usual suspects at the top. Zurich had the best record at 111-51 to extend its historic playoff and South Central Division title streak both to 14 seasons. The Mountaineers tied their own conference record from the prior year with 1717 hits and scored 950 runs, second in SC history behind 1951 Madrid’s 958. Munich at 109-53 cruised to a fourth consecutive Southeast Division. Vienna had a nice 94-68 season, but was ultimately short of the wild card by a few games. The Conquistadors tied with defending European Champion Marseille at 99-63 atop the Southwest Division. Madrid won the tiebreaker game for the division crown and their third playoff berth in four years. The Musketeers earned the wild card for their sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons. Seville, the wild card last year, was 82-80.

Southern Conference MVP went to Zurich 1B Daniel Galonopoulas. The 25-year old Greek righty led with 138 runs and 162 RBI, posting the second most RBI in a EBF season behind Sean Houston’s 167 in 1984. Galonopoulas also had 57 home runs, 8.5 WAR, and a 1.048 OPS. His homer tally was behind the big 69 dingers from Athens LF Josip Stojanovic, which was third most in a season to date behind his own 71 the prior season and Houston’s 72 in 1984. Munich’s Marlon Hoffman won Pitcher of the Year as the 28-year old German posted a 19-6 record, 2.62 ERA, and 301 strikeouts in 261 innings with 9.1 WAR.

Both first round playoff series were sweeps with Marseille upsetting Zurich and Madrid ousting Munich. It set up a battle between division rivals in the Southern Conference Championship. It was the first appearance since 1975 for the Conquistadors, while the Musketeers were making their fifth appearance of the 1980s. Despite being the road team, Marseille rolled to the title 4-1 to claim back-to-back pennants. The Musketeers are four-time conference champs (1966, 1981, 1985, 1986).

Marseille became repeat champions, taking the 37^th European Championship 4-2 over Amsterdam. Three-time conference MVP Jacob Ronnberg was finals MVP, posting 22 hits, 14 runs, 4 doubles, 6 home runs, and 16 RBI in 14 playoff starts. The Musketeers are the second franchise to earn repeat titles, joining the Anacondas from 1983-84. Marseille now has three titles, having also won in 1981.

Other notes: Amsterdam’s Mats Love became the first EBF player to have a seven hit game. He went 7-10 with three home runs and 5 RBI against Zurich on September 23. For only the second time in EBF history (1951), EBF had zero no-hitters thrown. There wouldn’t be another no-no until 1989. Christophoros Zarkadis became the second to reach 1500 runs scored and the fifth batter to 1500 career RBI. He’d retire with 1903 RBI and 1831 runs after the 1989 season, briefly holding the top marks until passed in the 1990s. RF Jacob Ronnberg won his ninth Gold Glove and ninth Silver Slugger.

In his final season, legendary eight-time Pitcher of the Year Jean-Luc Roch would finish with exactly 300 wins (300-127), the first to reach the mark. His 5757 strikeouts and 151.4 WAR would also be all-time marks at retirement. As of 2037, he’s still the WARlord while sitting second in wins and strikeouts. At retirement, Roch is one of eight pitchers in any world league with 150+ pitching WAR for a career.

12-19-2023, 05:36 PM	#802
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,824	1986 in EBF Last year’s EBF Northern Conference champion Copenhagen fell off hard, dropping from 106 wins to 73 in 1986. This allowed Berlin to reclaim the North Central Division throne at 95-67, their third title in four years. The best overall record in the conference belonged to Amsterdam at 97-65 atop the always tough Northwest Division. The Anacondas offense was potent with their .308 batting average and 1772 total hits still standing as EBF all-time records as of 2037. Amsterdam’s team OBP of .350 and 929 runs were also conference records, although those would later be passed. The Anacondas earned a fifth straight playoff berth with four division titles in that stretch. Rotterdam took the wild card at 92-70 for back-to-back playoff berths. Birmingham at 94-68 was British Isles Division champ for the fourth consecutive season. The big Northern Conference awards belonged to Bees. RF Sean Houston won his third straight MVP with the 27-year old Scot leading the conference in home runs (57), RBI (134), total bases (423), slugging (.689), OPS (1.062), and wRC+ (192). Oliver Churchley won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year, having joined Birmingham in an offseason trade from London. He led in strikeouts (292) and had a 2.96 ERA and 17-12 record over 252.2 innings with 7.5 WAR. Churchley would leave for a MLB excursion in the next two seasons, then return home to England to end his run with London. Amsterdam outlasted Rotterdam 3-2 in a first round thriller and Berlin bested Birmingham 3-1. This set up a Northern Conference Championship rematch from two years prior. The Anacondas prevailed once again in six games, giving Amsterdam three NC pennants in four years. Amsterdam now have five conference titles (1951, 54, 83, 84, 86), the most of any NC squad. The top heavy Southern Conference saw many of the usual suspects at the top. Zurich had the best record at 111-51 to extend its historic playoff and South Central Division title streak both to 14 seasons. The Mountaineers tied their own conference record from the prior year with 1717 hits and scored 950 runs, second in SC history behind 1951 Madrid’s 958. Munich at 109-53 cruised to a fourth consecutive Southeast Division. Vienna had a nice 94-68 season, but was ultimately short of the wild card by a few games. The Conquistadors tied with defending European Champion Marseille at 99-63 atop the Southwest Division. Madrid won the tiebreaker game for the division crown and their third playoff berth in four years. The Musketeers earned the wild card for their sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons. Seville, the wild card last year, was 82-80. Southern Conference MVP went to Zurich 1B Daniel Galonopoulas. The 25-year old Greek righty led with 138 runs and 162 RBI, posting the second most RBI in a EBF season behind Sean Houston’s 167 in 1984. Galonopoulas also had 57 home runs, 8.5 WAR, and a 1.048 OPS. His homer tally was behind the big 69 dingers from Athens LF Josip Stojanovic, which was third most in a season to date behind his own 71 the prior season and Houston’s 72 in 1984. Munich’s Marlon Hoffman won Pitcher of the Year as the 28-year old German posted a 19-6 record, 2.62 ERA, and 301 strikeouts in 261 innings with 9.1 WAR. Both first round playoff series were sweeps with Marseille upsetting Zurich and Madrid ousting Munich. It set up a battle between division rivals in the Southern Conference Championship. It was the first appearance since 1975 for the Conquistadors, while the Musketeers were making their fifth appearance of the 1980s. Despite being the road team, Marseille rolled to the title 4-1 to claim back-to-back pennants. The Musketeers are four-time conference champs (1966, 1981, 1985, 1986). Marseille became repeat champions, taking the 37^th European Championship 4-2 over Amsterdam. Three-time conference MVP Jacob Ronnberg was finals MVP, posting 22 hits, 14 runs, 4 doubles, 6 home runs, and 16 RBI in 14 playoff starts. The Musketeers are the second franchise to earn repeat titles, joining the Anacondas from 1983-84. Marseille now has three titles, having also won in 1981. Other notes: Amsterdam’s Mats Love became the first EBF player to have a seven hit game. He went 7-10 with three home runs and 5 RBI against Zurich on September 23. For only the second time in EBF history (1951), EBF had zero no-hitters thrown. There wouldn’t be another no-no until 1989. Christophoros Zarkadis became the second to reach 1500 runs scored and the fifth batter to 1500 career RBI. He’d retire with 1903 RBI and 1831 runs after the 1989 season, briefly holding the top marks until passed in the 1990s. RF Jacob Ronnberg won his ninth Gold Glove and ninth Silver Slugger. In his final season, legendary eight-time Pitcher of the Year Jean-Luc Roch would finish with exactly 300 wins (300-127), the first to reach the mark. His 5757 strikeouts and 151.4 WAR would also be all-time marks at retirement. As of 2037, he’s still the WARlord while sitting second in wins and strikeouts. At retirement, Roch is one of eight pitchers in any world league with 150+ pitching WAR for a career. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)