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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-27-2023, 11:08 AM

Three of the four Northern Conference playoff spots in 1987 went to repeat winners. Rotterdam, the wild card last year, had the top overall record and won the Northwest Division at 99-63. Defending conference champion Amsterdam was second at 89-73, which was still good enough to get the wild card by four games over Copenhagen. The Anacondas earned a sixth straight playoff berth, while the Ravens got their third straight. Berlin claimed back-to-back North Central Division titles at 91-71, their fourth playoff berth in five years. Copenhagen was second at 85-77 with Oslo at 84-78. The British Isles Division had a shakeup with Glasgow snapping a five-year playoff drought, taking the title at 95-67. Birmingham’s four-year division title streak ended as the Bees fell to 78-84.

Although Birmingham fell off as a team, Bees RF Sean Houston certainly didn’t, winning his fourth consecutive Northern Conference MVP. The 28-year old Scot led in home runs (63), RBI (146), runs (130), total bases (456), slugging (.708), OPS (1.062), wRC+ (193), and WAR (9.5). Rotterdam’s Xavier Pereira won Pitcher of the Year as the 28-year old Frenchman led in wins (19-8), strikeouts (269), and WAR (8.5). He added a 3.20 ERA over 269.2 innings.

Amsterdam knocked off their divisional foe Rotterdam 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs, while Berlin outlasted Glasgow in five. This pitted the Anacondas against the Barons in the Northern Conference Championship for the third time in four years. The Barons had home field advantage, but they once again fell victim to Amsterdam. The Anacondas won the series 4-1 for their fourth NC pennant in five years. They’re the first Northern Conference team to ever win four titles in five, although it had occurred twice in the Southern Conference (1969-73 Vienna and 1980-84 Zurich).

The SC’s playoff field had the same four teams as the prior year. Munich had the best record in the entire European Baseball Federation at 114-48, setting a franchise record and winning a fifth consecutive Southeast Division title. Last year’s runner-up Madrid won the Southwest Division at 101-61 for a fourth berth in five years. Two time defending European Champion Marseille was again the wild card with a 96-66 mark. Zurich’s historic hold on the South Central Division continued with a 15^th straight title. The Mountaineers dropped down to 93-69 and had to fend off a solid 89-73 Milan squad.

Seville’s Edgar “Slap” Miranda picked up the Southern Conference MVP. A two-way player, the 28-year old Spaniard on the mound led in wins at 24-5, posting a 2.87 ERA over 279.1 innings with 295 strikeouts and 6.9 WAR. As a left fielder, he added an impressive 6.2 WAR with 34 home runs, 93 RBI, and a .320/.385/.603 slash. The 13.1 WAR total goes down as one of the EBF’s finest all-time seasons, although Miranda still couldn’t get the Stingrays to the playoffs in the loaded Southwest Division. Munich’s Marlon Hoffman won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year awards. The 29-year old German posted a 22-7 record and 2.29 ERA over 263.2 innings with 315 strikeouts and 8.9 WAR.

Zurich stunned Munich 3-1 in the first round, making the Mavericks go one-and-done for the fifth straight season. Madrid would sweep division foe Marseille, denying the Musketeers’ their shot at a three-peat. It was the ninth Southern Conference Championship appearance for the Mountaineers in their 15-year playoff streak, while it was back-to-back for the Conquistadors. Madrid cruised to a sweep, the first sweep in the SCC since 1980. It is the fourth pennant for the Conquistadors, but it is their first since the 1953-55 three-peat.

The 38^th European Championship was uneventful as it saw the first finals sweep since 1974. Madrid dominated Amsterdam, giving the Conquistadors their second-ever EBF ring (1955) and leaving the Anacondas runner-up in back-to-back campaigns. Madrid is the first Spanish champion since Barcelona’s 1979 title. Finals MVP was veteran 2B Tim Castanos with the 35-year old Spaniard posting 14 hits, 4 runs, 3 home runs, and 8 RBI in 11 playoff starts.

Other notes: Christophoros Zarkadis became the second EBF hitter to 700 career home runs and passed Gabriel Staudt’s all-time mark of 701. Zarkadis also won his 10^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. He would play two more seasons and retire with 795, although he’d lose the home run king spot to Jack Kennedy by the mid 1990s. Kennedy in 1987 got his 600^th dinger, the fifth to reach that mark. Stockholm’s pitching staff allowed 1684 hits on the season, which stands in 2037 as the worst in Northern Conference history. For back-to-back seasons, there were zero no-hitters thrown. Jacob Ronnberg won his 10^th Gold Glove in right field. C Georg Drost won his eighth straight Gold Glove.

12-27-2023, 11:08 AM	#825
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,823	1987 in EBF Three of the four Northern Conference playoff spots in 1987 went to repeat winners. Rotterdam, the wild card last year, had the top overall record and won the Northwest Division at 99-63. Defending conference champion Amsterdam was second at 89-73, which was still good enough to get the wild card by four games over Copenhagen. The Anacondas earned a sixth straight playoff berth, while the Ravens got their third straight. Berlin claimed back-to-back North Central Division titles at 91-71, their fourth playoff berth in five years. Copenhagen was second at 85-77 with Oslo at 84-78. The British Isles Division had a shakeup with Glasgow snapping a five-year playoff drought, taking the title at 95-67. Birmingham’s four-year division title streak ended as the Bees fell to 78-84. Although Birmingham fell off as a team, Bees RF Sean Houston certainly didn’t, winning his fourth consecutive Northern Conference MVP. The 28-year old Scot led in home runs (63), RBI (146), runs (130), total bases (456), slugging (.708), OPS (1.062), wRC+ (193), and WAR (9.5). Rotterdam’s Xavier Pereira won Pitcher of the Year as the 28-year old Frenchman led in wins (19-8), strikeouts (269), and WAR (8.5). He added a 3.20 ERA over 269.2 innings. Amsterdam knocked off their divisional foe Rotterdam 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs, while Berlin outlasted Glasgow in five. This pitted the Anacondas against the Barons in the Northern Conference Championship for the third time in four years. The Barons had home field advantage, but they once again fell victim to Amsterdam. The Anacondas won the series 4-1 for their fourth NC pennant in five years. They’re the first Northern Conference team to ever win four titles in five, although it had occurred twice in the Southern Conference (1969-73 Vienna and 1980-84 Zurich). The SC’s playoff field had the same four teams as the prior year. Munich had the best record in the entire European Baseball Federation at 114-48, setting a franchise record and winning a fifth consecutive Southeast Division title. Last year’s runner-up Madrid won the Southwest Division at 101-61 for a fourth berth in five years. Two time defending European Champion Marseille was again the wild card with a 96-66 mark. Zurich’s historic hold on the South Central Division continued with a 15^th straight title. The Mountaineers dropped down to 93-69 and had to fend off a solid 89-73 Milan squad. Seville’s Edgar “Slap” Miranda picked up the Southern Conference MVP. A two-way player, the 28-year old Spaniard on the mound led in wins at 24-5, posting a 2.87 ERA over 279.1 innings with 295 strikeouts and 6.9 WAR. As a left fielder, he added an impressive 6.2 WAR with 34 home runs, 93 RBI, and a .320/.385/.603 slash. The 13.1 WAR total goes down as one of the EBF’s finest all-time seasons, although Miranda still couldn’t get the Stingrays to the playoffs in the loaded Southwest Division. Munich’s Marlon Hoffman won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year awards. The 29-year old German posted a 22-7 record and 2.29 ERA over 263.2 innings with 315 strikeouts and 8.9 WAR. Zurich stunned Munich 3-1 in the first round, making the Mavericks go one-and-done for the fifth straight season. Madrid would sweep division foe Marseille, denying the Musketeers’ their shot at a three-peat. It was the ninth Southern Conference Championship appearance for the Mountaineers in their 15-year playoff streak, while it was back-to-back for the Conquistadors. Madrid cruised to a sweep, the first sweep in the SCC since 1980. It is the fourth pennant for the Conquistadors, but it is their first since the 1953-55 three-peat. The 38^th European Championship was uneventful as it saw the first finals sweep since 1974. Madrid dominated Amsterdam, giving the Conquistadors their second-ever EBF ring (1955) and leaving the Anacondas runner-up in back-to-back campaigns. Madrid is the first Spanish champion since Barcelona’s 1979 title. Finals MVP was veteran 2B Tim Castanos with the 35-year old Spaniard posting 14 hits, 4 runs, 3 home runs, and 8 RBI in 11 playoff starts. Other notes: Christophoros Zarkadis became the second EBF hitter to 700 career home runs and passed Gabriel Staudt’s all-time mark of 701. Zarkadis also won his 10^th Silver Slugger at shortstop. He would play two more seasons and retire with 795, although he’d lose the home run king spot to Jack Kennedy by the mid 1990s. Kennedy in 1987 got his 600^th dinger, the fifth to reach that mark. Stockholm’s pitching staff allowed 1684 hits on the season, which stands in 2037 as the worst in Northern Conference history. For back-to-back seasons, there were zero no-hitters thrown. Jacob Ronnberg won his 10^th Gold Glove in right field. C Georg Drost won his eighth straight Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)