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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-05-2024, 05:40 PM

The usual suspects controlled the EPB European League. Four-time defending EL champ Minsk had the top record at 104-58, extending their playoff streak to 12 seasons and earning their 10^th North Division title in that stretch. The Miners pitching staff was impressive, setting records for fewest runs (374) and hits (990) in a season for an EPB team. The hits mark still holds as #1 as of 2037 and the runs mark is second. In the South Division, Kyiv was first at 103-59 to send the Kings to the playoffs for the 13^th time in 15 years.

In the wild card race, St. Petersburg took the first spot at 97-65 to end a seven-year playoff drought. That meant that either Warsaw or Bucharest’s playoff streak would end. The Wildcats finished 92-70, extending theirs to six seasons. The Broncos at 91-71 had theirs ended at three years, while Kharkiv was also in the mix at 89-73. Bucharest notably had 1778 strikeouts as a pitching staff, the second best mark in EL history behind Kazan’s 1829 in 1966.

St. Petersburg’s Daniil Huseinov won back-to-back European League MVPs and earned a Triple Crown, becoming the first EPB batter to do it since 1976 and only the sixth batter to achieve the feat. The 24-year old Huseinov had 48 home runs, 103 RBI, and a .324 batting average while also leading in runs (91), hits (189), total bases (362), slugging (.620), OPS (.979), wRC+ (214), and WAR (10.6). Huseinov had incredible potential, but his career would tragically end the next year as two severe rotator cuff tears forced his retirement at only age 26. He’s one of the true “what if?” guys in baseball history.

Pitcher of the Year was Kyiv veteran Sergei Maslovskiy. The 33-year old set a single-season ERA record of 1.14. It would get bested in 1996 by Stefan Nesu, but it remains the second-lowest ever in EPB history as of 2037. Maslovskiy also was 21-3 over 259.2 innings with 346 strikeouts and 11.0 WAR.

In the first round of the playoffs, Warsaw shocked defending champ Minsk with a 3-2 upset. This sent the Wildcats to the European League Championship Series for only the second time in their six-year playoff streak. Kyiv clobbered St. Petersburg in a sweep, giving the Kings back-to-back ELCS berths. Warsaw hoped to reverse their fortunes, having gone 1-5 historically in the ELCS. The series was a seven game thriller, but Kyiv came out on top for their first pennant since 1987. The Kings now have 11 European League titles, one behind Minsk for the most.

The Asian League had the exact same four playoff teams from the prior year, although the positions switched for the North Division teams. Irkutsk, the second wild card last year, this time was division champ at 103-59. Novosibirsk, first last year, took second at 97-65. Chelyabinsk, who won the 1991 AL title as the first wild card, ended up the second wild card at 94-68. The Cadets and Ice Cats earned their third successive playoff spots, while the Nitros got their fourth in five years. Almaty earned repeat South Division titles and had the #1 overall seed at 105-57.

Chelyabinsk DH Nikolay “Shoulders” Denisov won his third consecutive Asian League MVP. He led the league in hits (239), runs (104), doubles (47), triples (29), stolen bases (111), average 9.346), OBP (.398), OPS (.936), wRC+ (194), and WAR (10.3). The 239 hits set a single-season record, beating his own mark of 231 from two years earlier. Denisov’s 239 held as the single-season record until 2030. The 111 stolen bases fell one short of Istvan Kocsis’s record of 112 from 1958. Almaty’s Procopie Lungu won Pitcher of the Year as the 27-year old Moldovan lefty led in wins (25-5), ERA (1.54), WHIP (0.71), and quality starts (31). He missed the Triple Crown by nine strikeouts to Igor Bury, fanning 368 over 291.2 innings with 8.7 WAR.

Defending AL champ Chelyabinsk again found success as a wild card, sweeping top seed Almaty in the first round. Irkutsk beat Novosibirsk 3-1, giving the Ice Cats their first Asian League Championship Series berth since 1979. Irkutsk would oust the defending champ Cadets 4-2 to claim the franchise’s fifth pennant (1956, 61, 75, 77, 92).

The Ice Cats hoped the 38^th Eurasian Professional Baseball Championship would mark their first title, as they had gone 0-4 in their prior appearances. Traditional power Kyiv crushed those hopes, taking the title 4-1 for their fourth championship in a decade. Pitcher Artem Makarevich was finals MVP as the 29-year old Belarusian was an absolute beast in the playoffs. He had a 4-0 record over 42 innings and five starts with a 0.21 ERA, 56 strikeouts, four walks, and 2.7 WAR. His WHIP was 0.50 with two postseason shutouts. This set an EPB playoff record for strikeouts that held until 2023 and the record for WAR that held until 1999. Both marks remain #2 all-time as of 2037.

The Kings are now 8-3 all-time in the championship (with wins in 1958, 59, 63, 65, 83, 86, 87, & 92) and their win ties them for the most titles yet again with Minsk. It would ultimately be their final EPB title, as they’d be part of the great 2000 exodus and realignment, ending up in EBF.

Other notes: Igor Bury struck out 21 batters over 10.1 innings on April 1. This was one short of the single-game record of 22 set in 1962 over 11.1 innings by Arutyun Lezjov. Andrey Fisyuk became the seventh pitch to 4500 career strikeouts. Haxhi Maho became the fourth pitcher to 250 wins.

02-05-2024, 05:40 PM	#947
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,813	1992 in EPB The usual suspects controlled the EPB European League. Four-time defending EL champ Minsk had the top record at 104-58, extending their playoff streak to 12 seasons and earning their 10^th North Division title in that stretch. The Miners pitching staff was impressive, setting records for fewest runs (374) and hits (990) in a season for an EPB team. The hits mark still holds as #1 as of 2037 and the runs mark is second. In the South Division, Kyiv was first at 103-59 to send the Kings to the playoffs for the 13^th time in 15 years. In the wild card race, St. Petersburg took the first spot at 97-65 to end a seven-year playoff drought. That meant that either Warsaw or Bucharest’s playoff streak would end. The Wildcats finished 92-70, extending theirs to six seasons. The Broncos at 91-71 had theirs ended at three years, while Kharkiv was also in the mix at 89-73. Bucharest notably had 1778 strikeouts as a pitching staff, the second best mark in EL history behind Kazan’s 1829 in 1966. St. Petersburg’s Daniil Huseinov won back-to-back European League MVPs and earned a Triple Crown, becoming the first EPB batter to do it since 1976 and only the sixth batter to achieve the feat. The 24-year old Huseinov had 48 home runs, 103 RBI, and a .324 batting average while also leading in runs (91), hits (189), total bases (362), slugging (.620), OPS (.979), wRC+ (214), and WAR (10.6). Huseinov had incredible potential, but his career would tragically end the next year as two severe rotator cuff tears forced his retirement at only age 26. He’s one of the true “what if?” guys in baseball history. Pitcher of the Year was Kyiv veteran Sergei Maslovskiy. The 33-year old set a single-season ERA record of 1.14. It would get bested in 1996 by Stefan Nesu, but it remains the second-lowest ever in EPB history as of 2037. Maslovskiy also was 21-3 over 259.2 innings with 346 strikeouts and 11.0 WAR. In the first round of the playoffs, Warsaw shocked defending champ Minsk with a 3-2 upset. This sent the Wildcats to the European League Championship Series for only the second time in their six-year playoff streak. Kyiv clobbered St. Petersburg in a sweep, giving the Kings back-to-back ELCS berths. Warsaw hoped to reverse their fortunes, having gone 1-5 historically in the ELCS. The series was a seven game thriller, but Kyiv came out on top for their first pennant since 1987. The Kings now have 11 European League titles, one behind Minsk for the most. The Asian League had the exact same four playoff teams from the prior year, although the positions switched for the North Division teams. Irkutsk, the second wild card last year, this time was division champ at 103-59. Novosibirsk, first last year, took second at 97-65. Chelyabinsk, who won the 1991 AL title as the first wild card, ended up the second wild card at 94-68. The Cadets and Ice Cats earned their third successive playoff spots, while the Nitros got their fourth in five years. Almaty earned repeat South Division titles and had the #1 overall seed at 105-57. Chelyabinsk DH Nikolay “Shoulders” Denisov won his third consecutive Asian League MVP. He led the league in hits (239), runs (104), doubles (47), triples (29), stolen bases (111), average 9.346), OBP (.398), OPS (.936), wRC+ (194), and WAR (10.3). The 239 hits set a single-season record, beating his own mark of 231 from two years earlier. Denisov’s 239 held as the single-season record until 2030. The 111 stolen bases fell one short of Istvan Kocsis’s record of 112 from 1958. Almaty’s Procopie Lungu won Pitcher of the Year as the 27-year old Moldovan lefty led in wins (25-5), ERA (1.54), WHIP (0.71), and quality starts (31). He missed the Triple Crown by nine strikeouts to Igor Bury, fanning 368 over 291.2 innings with 8.7 WAR. Defending AL champ Chelyabinsk again found success as a wild card, sweeping top seed Almaty in the first round. Irkutsk beat Novosibirsk 3-1, giving the Ice Cats their first Asian League Championship Series berth since 1979. Irkutsk would oust the defending champ Cadets 4-2 to claim the franchise’s fifth pennant (1956, 61, 75, 77, 92). The Ice Cats hoped the 38^th Eurasian Professional Baseball Championship would mark their first title, as they had gone 0-4 in their prior appearances. Traditional power Kyiv crushed those hopes, taking the title 4-1 for their fourth championship in a decade. Pitcher Artem Makarevich was finals MVP as the 29-year old Belarusian was an absolute beast in the playoffs. He had a 4-0 record over 42 innings and five starts with a 0.21 ERA, 56 strikeouts, four walks, and 2.7 WAR. His WHIP was 0.50 with two postseason shutouts. This set an EPB playoff record for strikeouts that held until 2023 and the record for WAR that held until 1999. Both marks remain #2 all-time as of 2037. The Kings are now 8-3 all-time in the championship (with wins in 1958, 59, 63, 65, 83, 86, 87, & 92) and their win ties them for the most titles yet again with Minsk. It would ultimately be their final EPB title, as they’d be part of the great 2000 exodus and realignment, ending up in EBF. Other notes: Igor Bury struck out 21 batters over 10.1 innings on April 1. This was one short of the single-game record of 22 set in 1962 over 11.1 innings by Arutyun Lezjov. Andrey Fisyuk became the seventh pitch to 4500 career strikeouts. Haxhi Maho became the fourth pitcher to 250 wins. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)