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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-04-2024, 05:31 AM

The only playoff team from 1994 in the EBF Northern Conference to make it back in 1995 was defending European Champion Birmingham. The Bees dropped from their 110-win mark the prior year, but still had the Northern Conference’s tip mark at 94-68. Birmingham earned a fifth consecutive British Isles Division title. Dublin was three games back at 91-71, which earned them the wild card and ended a five-year playoff drought. Paris took the Northwest Division at 92-70 for their first playoff berth since 1984. The Poodles also had their first division title since 1970. Amsterdam, winners of 100 the prior year, took second at 85-77. Copenhagen earned the North Central Division at 89-73 for their first playoff spot since their 1985 pennant. Stockholm (87-75) and Hamburg (86-76) were both close behind, but just short of both the division and the wild card.

Copenhagen’s Mattias Stole earned repeat Northern Conference MVP. His third season wasn’t the absurd 75 home run, 183 RBI effort of the prior year, but the 25-year old Norwegian still led in RBI (153), total bases (418), and OPS (1.081). Stole added 53 home runs, 110 runs, and 8.7 WAR with a .346 average. Birmingham’s Lindsey Brampton won a fifth straight Pitcher of the Year and became the first Triple Crown pitcher in EBF since 1982. Brampton broke his own single-season strikeout record of 474 from the prior year, posting 489 Ks over 268 innings with a 24-5 record and 2.25 ERA. The 27-year old Englishman also led in WHIP (0.77), K/BB (11.6), quality starts (29), FIP- (50), and WAR (11.3).

Birmingham survived in five games over Copenhagen in the first round, giving the Bees their fourth Northern Conference Championship berth in five years. Dublin downed Paris 3-1, giving the Dinos their first conference finals since 1989. Dublin denied their division rival Birmingham the three-peat with a shocking sweep in the NCF. It was the Dinos’ fourth pennant and their first since the 1960s (1962, 67, 68, 95).

Lisbon was the only Southern Conference team to make it back to the playoffs from the prior season. The Clippers were 99-63 for a fifth straight playoff berth and their fourth Southwest Division title in that stretch. Defending SC champ Barcelona dropped to 82-80. The #1 seed in the conference was Southeast Division champ Athens at 103-59. The Anchors ended a playoff drought dating back to 1981. After missing the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, Munich was back in as the wild card. The Mavericks took it at 92-70, one game ahead of Zagreb and four better than Madrid. Zurich (90-72) reclaimed their South Central Division throne after seeing their historic 21 season streak snapped in 1994.

Southern Conference MVP went to two-way star Daniel Ramires. The 32-year old Portuguese righty had won Pitcher of the Year the prior season for Lisbon. On the mound, he led in innings (279.2) and posted an 18-9 record with a 3.12 ERA, 263 strikeouts, and 8.2 WAR. He also won his fourth Gold Glove as a pitcher. As an outfielder, Ramires played 123 games with 154 hits, 32 home runs, 107 RBI, a .344/.395/.656 slash and 5.9 WAR. Munich veteran Vincent Cassar won Pitcher of the Year at age 34. The Maltese lefty had by far his best year, posting a conference-best 1.92 EA and 0.92 WHIP. Cassar had a 17-5 record over 220 innings with 197 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR.

Athens swept Zurich in round one while Lisbon beat Munich 3-1. The Clippers earned their fifth Southern Conference Championship appearance in seven years, while the Anchors earned their first since winning the 1978 pennant. Lisbon rolled to a sweep of Athens, picking up their fourth pennant overall (1956, 89, 92, 95). 1995 joined 1954 as the only seasons in EBF history where both conference finals ended in sweeps.

While the conference finals weren’t competitive, the 46^th European Championship went all seven games. After falling in the 1989 and 1992 finals, Lisbon finally earned the title 4-3 over Dublin. It was the second ring for the Clippers, who also won it all in 1956. CF Willy Fierro won finals MVP as the 30-year old Spaniard had 18 hits, 12 runs, 6 home runs, and 16 RBI in 15 playoff starts. Although defeated, Dublin’s Silvio La Paglia was the second qualifying pitcher to post a zero ERA in the postseason, tossing 16 scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts.

Other notes: Jacob Ronnberg became the first EBF batter to 3500 hits. He played one more season and ended with 3520, remaining the hit king until the mid 2010s. Sean Houston was the fifth to reach 1500 runs scored. Daniel Galonopoulas was the 11^th to 1500 RBI and the 16^th to 500 home runs. Linus Schindler was the fourth to reach 250 wins on the mound. He pitched one more year and retired second with 274 wins.

03-04-2024, 05:31 AM	#1029
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,906	1995 in EBF The only playoff team from 1994 in the EBF Northern Conference to make it back in 1995 was defending European Champion Birmingham. The Bees dropped from their 110-win mark the prior year, but still had the Northern Conference’s tip mark at 94-68. Birmingham earned a fifth consecutive British Isles Division title. Dublin was three games back at 91-71, which earned them the wild card and ended a five-year playoff drought. Paris took the Northwest Division at 92-70 for their first playoff berth since 1984. The Poodles also had their first division title since 1970. Amsterdam, winners of 100 the prior year, took second at 85-77. Copenhagen earned the North Central Division at 89-73 for their first playoff spot since their 1985 pennant. Stockholm (87-75) and Hamburg (86-76) were both close behind, but just short of both the division and the wild card. Copenhagen’s Mattias Stole earned repeat Northern Conference MVP. His third season wasn’t the absurd 75 home run, 183 RBI effort of the prior year, but the 25-year old Norwegian still led in RBI (153), total bases (418), and OPS (1.081). Stole added 53 home runs, 110 runs, and 8.7 WAR with a .346 average. Birmingham’s Lindsey Brampton won a fifth straight Pitcher of the Year and became the first Triple Crown pitcher in EBF since 1982. Brampton broke his own single-season strikeout record of 474 from the prior year, posting 489 Ks over 268 innings with a 24-5 record and 2.25 ERA. The 27-year old Englishman also led in WHIP (0.77), K/BB (11.6), quality starts (29), FIP- (50), and WAR (11.3). Birmingham survived in five games over Copenhagen in the first round, giving the Bees their fourth Northern Conference Championship berth in five years. Dublin downed Paris 3-1, giving the Dinos their first conference finals since 1989. Dublin denied their division rival Birmingham the three-peat with a shocking sweep in the NCF. It was the Dinos’ fourth pennant and their first since the 1960s (1962, 67, 68, 95). Lisbon was the only Southern Conference team to make it back to the playoffs from the prior season. The Clippers were 99-63 for a fifth straight playoff berth and their fourth Southwest Division title in that stretch. Defending SC champ Barcelona dropped to 82-80. The #1 seed in the conference was Southeast Division champ Athens at 103-59. The Anchors ended a playoff drought dating back to 1981. After missing the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, Munich was back in as the wild card. The Mavericks took it at 92-70, one game ahead of Zagreb and four better than Madrid. Zurich (90-72) reclaimed their South Central Division throne after seeing their historic 21 season streak snapped in 1994. Southern Conference MVP went to two-way star Daniel Ramires. The 32-year old Portuguese righty had won Pitcher of the Year the prior season for Lisbon. On the mound, he led in innings (279.2) and posted an 18-9 record with a 3.12 ERA, 263 strikeouts, and 8.2 WAR. He also won his fourth Gold Glove as a pitcher. As an outfielder, Ramires played 123 games with 154 hits, 32 home runs, 107 RBI, a .344/.395/.656 slash and 5.9 WAR. Munich veteran Vincent Cassar won Pitcher of the Year at age 34. The Maltese lefty had by far his best year, posting a conference-best 1.92 EA and 0.92 WHIP. Cassar had a 17-5 record over 220 innings with 197 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR. Athens swept Zurich in round one while Lisbon beat Munich 3-1. The Clippers earned their fifth Southern Conference Championship appearance in seven years, while the Anchors earned their first since winning the 1978 pennant. Lisbon rolled to a sweep of Athens, picking up their fourth pennant overall (1956, 89, 92, 95). 1995 joined 1954 as the only seasons in EBF history where both conference finals ended in sweeps. While the conference finals weren’t competitive, the 46^th European Championship went all seven games. After falling in the 1989 and 1992 finals, Lisbon finally earned the title 4-3 over Dublin. It was the second ring for the Clippers, who also won it all in 1956. CF Willy Fierro won finals MVP as the 30-year old Spaniard had 18 hits, 12 runs, 6 home runs, and 16 RBI in 15 playoff starts. Although defeated, Dublin’s Silvio La Paglia was the second qualifying pitcher to post a zero ERA in the postseason, tossing 16 scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts. Other notes: Jacob Ronnberg became the first EBF batter to 3500 hits. He played one more season and ended with 3520, remaining the hit king until the mid 2010s. Sean Houston was the fifth to reach 1500 runs scored. Daniel Galonopoulas was the 11^th to 1500 RBI and the 16^th to 500 home runs. Linus Schindler was the fourth to reach 250 wins on the mound. He pitched one more year and retired second with 274 wins. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)