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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-01-2024, 01:08 PM

Defending Arab League champion Casablanca finished with the Western Conference’s best record for the third consecutive season. At 102-60, the Bruins won the Mediterranean Division for the fifth time in ALB’s six year history. After taking second last season, Cairo was back atop the Nile Division for their fifth title in six years. The Pharaohs finished 95-67, besting last year’s division winner Alexandria and Khartoum both by nine games. In the Levant Division, Amman earned its first division title at 95-67. Jerusalem was a distant second at 81-81, while the defending winner Beirut dropped to 75-87.

Cairo’s Sahar Ahmadi was a repeat winner of the Western Conference MVP. The 28-year old Afghani center fielder had 44 home runs, 114 RBI, a .295/.321/.598 slash, and 7.2 WAR. Amman’s Saad Ahmed earned Pitcher of the Year in his fifth season. The Lebanese lefty led in wins (20-8), ERA (1.89), and quality starts (31). Ahmed added 271 strikeouts over 257.1 innings with 8.1 WAR.

Cairo swept Amman 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs to set up another rematch in the Western Conference Final between the Pharaohs and Casablanca. Cairo had won in their 1990 and 1992 battles, but the Bruins won in their 1993 encounter. The series went all five games with Casablanca winning for a third straight pennant. The Bruins would be the only Western Conference franchise to three-peat until Amman did it from 2023-25.

Three-time defending Eastern Conference champ Medina again was the class of the conference. The Mastodons earned a sixth straight Saudi Division title at 111-51. They blew away Mecca by 14 games despite the Marksmen having the EC’s second best record at 97-65. Mosul had an impressive turnaround in the Iraq Division, going from 68 wins to 93 for their first division title. Basra, who had won the division the prior two years, was a very distant second at 78-84. Dubai secured repeat Gulf Division wins at 88-74. The Diamonds were six games ahead of second place Abu Dhabi.

Eastern Conference MVP was future superstar SS Mohammed Mohamed. The Saudi righty was only 21 years old, having made an impressive debut as a teenager in 1992 for Mosul. He bounced back from a torn back muscle in 1994 to post a phenomenal 1995 campaign, leading in hits (185), total bases (338), and WAR (11.1). Mohamed won his first of nine Gold Gloves and added 35 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .981 OPS.

His Muskies teammate Rashid Tariq won his second Pitcher of the Year in three seasons. The 26-year old Iraqi set a single-season record with 298 innings pitched, which still holds as of 2037 as ALB’s most. Tariq was 25 strikeouts short of a Triple Crown with a 23-9 record, 340 Ks, and 2.02 ERA. He also led the conference in WHIP (0.88), K/BB (7.6), complete games (15), shutouts (6), and WAR (11.7).

Those two led Mosul to their first playoff series win with a first round sweep of Dubai. The Muskies would soon have a dynasty of their own, but Medina’s run of dominance wasn’t over yet. The Mastodons cruised to a 3-0 sweep in the Eastern Conference Final to a fourth consecutive pennant. There wouldn’t be another EC four-peat until Muscat from 2028-31.

The sixth Arab League Championship would serve as the rubber match between Casablanca and Medina. The Mastodons won in 1993 to repeat as champs, then the Bruins claimed their first title in the 1994 rematch. The 1995 series would be the least dramatic of the group, ending in a Casablanca sweep and repeat titles for the Bruins. 3B Mamadou Bassirou was the playoff hero as the ALB finals MVP and WCF MVP. The 30-year old Nigerien had 18 hits, 8 runs, 4 home runs, and 11 RBI over 9 playoff starts with a .529/.600/.912 slash. This marked the end of the early dynasty runs for Casablanca and Medina. Although both would be back in the finals in the early 2000s, neither would return for the remainder of the 1990s.

Other notes: Beirut’s Fabi Abu Kabeer set a bad ALB record with 24 losses on the mound, which still holds as the league record as of 2037. Abdullah Al-Muhafazat became the first ALB pitcher to 2000 career strikeouts.

03-01-2024, 01:08 PM	#1021
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,893	1995 in ALB Defending Arab League champion Casablanca finished with the Western Conference’s best record for the third consecutive season. At 102-60, the Bruins won the Mediterranean Division for the fifth time in ALB’s six year history. After taking second last season, Cairo was back atop the Nile Division for their fifth title in six years. The Pharaohs finished 95-67, besting last year’s division winner Alexandria and Khartoum both by nine games. In the Levant Division, Amman earned its first division title at 95-67. Jerusalem was a distant second at 81-81, while the defending winner Beirut dropped to 75-87. Cairo’s Sahar Ahmadi was a repeat winner of the Western Conference MVP. The 28-year old Afghani center fielder had 44 home runs, 114 RBI, a .295/.321/.598 slash, and 7.2 WAR. Amman’s Saad Ahmed earned Pitcher of the Year in his fifth season. The Lebanese lefty led in wins (20-8), ERA (1.89), and quality starts (31). Ahmed added 271 strikeouts over 257.1 innings with 8.1 WAR. Cairo swept Amman 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs to set up another rematch in the Western Conference Final between the Pharaohs and Casablanca. Cairo had won in their 1990 and 1992 battles, but the Bruins won in their 1993 encounter. The series went all five games with Casablanca winning for a third straight pennant. The Bruins would be the only Western Conference franchise to three-peat until Amman did it from 2023-25. Three-time defending Eastern Conference champ Medina again was the class of the conference. The Mastodons earned a sixth straight Saudi Division title at 111-51. They blew away Mecca by 14 games despite the Marksmen having the EC’s second best record at 97-65. Mosul had an impressive turnaround in the Iraq Division, going from 68 wins to 93 for their first division title. Basra, who had won the division the prior two years, was a very distant second at 78-84. Dubai secured repeat Gulf Division wins at 88-74. The Diamonds were six games ahead of second place Abu Dhabi. Eastern Conference MVP was future superstar SS Mohammed Mohamed. The Saudi righty was only 21 years old, having made an impressive debut as a teenager in 1992 for Mosul. He bounced back from a torn back muscle in 1994 to post a phenomenal 1995 campaign, leading in hits (185), total bases (338), and WAR (11.1). Mohamed won his first of nine Gold Gloves and added 35 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .981 OPS. His Muskies teammate Rashid Tariq won his second Pitcher of the Year in three seasons. The 26-year old Iraqi set a single-season record with 298 innings pitched, which still holds as of 2037 as ALB’s most. Tariq was 25 strikeouts short of a Triple Crown with a 23-9 record, 340 Ks, and 2.02 ERA. He also led the conference in WHIP (0.88), K/BB (7.6), complete games (15), shutouts (6), and WAR (11.7). Those two led Mosul to their first playoff series win with a first round sweep of Dubai. The Muskies would soon have a dynasty of their own, but Medina’s run of dominance wasn’t over yet. The Mastodons cruised to a 3-0 sweep in the Eastern Conference Final to a fourth consecutive pennant. There wouldn’t be another EC four-peat until Muscat from 2028-31. The sixth Arab League Championship would serve as the rubber match between Casablanca and Medina. The Mastodons won in 1993 to repeat as champs, then the Bruins claimed their first title in the 1994 rematch. The 1995 series would be the least dramatic of the group, ending in a Casablanca sweep and repeat titles for the Bruins. 3B Mamadou Bassirou was the playoff hero as the ALB finals MVP and WCF MVP. The 30-year old Nigerien had 18 hits, 8 runs, 4 home runs, and 11 RBI over 9 playoff starts with a .529/.600/.912 slash. This marked the end of the early dynasty runs for Casablanca and Medina. Although both would be back in the finals in the early 2000s, neither would return for the remainder of the 1990s. Other notes: Beirut’s Fabi Abu Kabeer set a bad ALB record with 24 losses on the mound, which still holds as the league record as of 2037. Abdullah Al-Muhafazat became the first ALB pitcher to 2000 career strikeouts. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)