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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-20-2024, 11:38 AM

Copenhagen had the top mark in the EBF Northern Conference at 103-59, winning the Northeast Division for the fourth straight season. The #2 seed and other bye was North Central Division champ Warsaw at 100-62. The Wildcats ended a three-year playoff drought. Defending European Champion Kharkiv was second in the division at 94-68, which earned them the first wild card. Counting their final years in EPB, the Killer Bees have a nine-year playoff streak.

Glasgow’s own impressive playoff streak grew to eight years with their seventh straight British Isles Division title at 95-67. Rotterdam won the Northwest Division at 94-68 for their first playoff berth in a decade. Oslo (90-72) earned the second wild card, edging out Berlin (89-73), London (89-73), Amsterdam (88-74), Kyiv (87-75), Hamburg (86-76), and Stockholm (85-77). It was an impressive bounce back for the Octopi, who struggled to 66 wins the prior year. It was their second wild card in three years. Notably, the Hammers’ playoff streak ended at four seasons.

Copenhagen 1B Mattias Stole became a three-time Northern Conference MVP. It was a big gap with the prior MVPs in 1994 and 1995. The 33-year old Norwegian led in home runs (52) while adding 133 RBI, a .336/.372/.638 slash, 179 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. Hamburg’s Viktor Stier repeated as Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (1.88), strikeouts (291), K/BB (9.1), FIP- (52), and WAR (9.0). The 28-year old German righty also had a 16-10 record over 235 innings.

Rotterdam edged defending EBF champ Kharkiv 2-1 in the first round, while Glasgow downed Oslo 2-0. The Ravens would shock Copenhagen 3-1 in the second round, while Warsaw outlasted the Highlanders 3-2. This was Rotterdam’s first Northern Conference Championship since their 1992 title. It was the first NCC for the Wildcats since joining the EBF. In a seven-game classic, Warsaw edged Rotterdam to earn their first EBF pennant. Counting their Eurasian Professional Baseball days, this was Warsaw’s fifth pennant (1960, 93, 94, 95, 03).

The best two records in the entire EBF were in the Southern Conference and in the East Central Division. Vienna and Budapest tied for the top spot at 107-55, requiring a one-game playoff. The Vultures prevailed for the #1 seed, while the Bombers were stuck as a wild card. This was Vienna’s first playoff berth since 1982, while it was a third straight wild card for the Bombers. This was also a franchise-record for Budapest, who had never won triple-digits in a season prior. For Vienna, they scored 897 runs with 1708 hits and a .296 batting average; each the third-highest mark in Southern Conference history. Their .345 OBP was the second-best in SC history.

Defending conference champ Madrid took the #2 seed with a 103-59 record atop the Southwest Division. This was the fifth playoff berth in a row for the Conquistadors and their fourth division title in that stretch. Tbilisi repeated in the Southeast Division at 95-67. Munich took the South Central Division for the third straight season at 93-69, besting Naples by five games. The second wild card was also in the East Central Division with 93-59 Bratislava. The Blue Falcons edged Milan by one game, Athens by four games, and Naples by five. This was the first-ever playoff berth for Bratislava in their 49 year history. Speed led the way for the Blue Falcons with 528 stolen bases, which still stands as the EBF team record as of 2037.

Vienna 3B Ben Springer repeated as Southern Conference MVP and posted the fifth Triple Crown season by an EBF hitter. The 25-year old Austrian had a .384 average, 52 home runs, and 143 RBI. Springer also led in OBP (.429), slugging (.755), OPS (1.184), wRC+ (221), and WAR (10.8). Pitcher of the Year was Budapest veteran Norbert Preda. The 31-year old Romanian righty led in wins (24-5) and complete games (17). Preda added a 2.55 ERA over 257.2 innings, 215 strikeouts, and 6.8 WAR.

Munich had homefield over Budapest as a division champ despite the win differential and used it, edging the Bombers 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. Bratislava swept Tbilisi on the other side of the bracket. The Blue Falcons stunned Madrid 3-1 in the second round to earn their first-ever Southern Conference Championship appearance.

Top seed Vienna was taken to the brink, but survived in five versus Munich. This was the Vultures’ first SCC since 1973. The magic ran out for Bratislava as Vienna swept them for the pennant. This was the sixth pennant for the Vultures with the other five coming between 1967-73.

Despite that run, Vienna had never won the European Championship, going 0-5 in their previous appearances. The Vultures and Warsaw had a seven game classic that came down to the final inning of the final game. Vienna took game seven 4-3 on a walkoff to win their first championship. Finals MVP was CF Helmut Spiering who in 16 playoff starts had 22 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, and 13 RBI. The Vultures are the 24^th EBF franchise to win it all.

Other notes: Berlin’s Sem de Smet tossed EBF’s 28^th perfect game, striking out eight against Warsaw. Peter Brinkmann became the 11^th slugger to 600 career home runs. Anders Maurstad was the 21^st pitcher to 3500 career strikeouts.

05-20-2024, 11:38 AM	#1261
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,889	2003 in EBF Copenhagen had the top mark in the EBF Northern Conference at 103-59, winning the Northeast Division for the fourth straight season. The #2 seed and other bye was North Central Division champ Warsaw at 100-62. The Wildcats ended a three-year playoff drought. Defending European Champion Kharkiv was second in the division at 94-68, which earned them the first wild card. Counting their final years in EPB, the Killer Bees have a nine-year playoff streak. Glasgow’s own impressive playoff streak grew to eight years with their seventh straight British Isles Division title at 95-67. Rotterdam won the Northwest Division at 94-68 for their first playoff berth in a decade. Oslo (90-72) earned the second wild card, edging out Berlin (89-73), London (89-73), Amsterdam (88-74), Kyiv (87-75), Hamburg (86-76), and Stockholm (85-77). It was an impressive bounce back for the Octopi, who struggled to 66 wins the prior year. It was their second wild card in three years. Notably, the Hammers’ playoff streak ended at four seasons. Copenhagen 1B Mattias Stole became a three-time Northern Conference MVP. It was a big gap with the prior MVPs in 1994 and 1995. The 33-year old Norwegian led in home runs (52) while adding 133 RBI, a .336/.372/.638 slash, 179 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR. Hamburg’s Viktor Stier repeated as Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (1.88), strikeouts (291), K/BB (9.1), FIP- (52), and WAR (9.0). The 28-year old German righty also had a 16-10 record over 235 innings. Rotterdam edged defending EBF champ Kharkiv 2-1 in the first round, while Glasgow downed Oslo 2-0. The Ravens would shock Copenhagen 3-1 in the second round, while Warsaw outlasted the Highlanders 3-2. This was Rotterdam’s first Northern Conference Championship since their 1992 title. It was the first NCC for the Wildcats since joining the EBF. In a seven-game classic, Warsaw edged Rotterdam to earn their first EBF pennant. Counting their Eurasian Professional Baseball days, this was Warsaw’s fifth pennant (1960, 93, 94, 95, 03). The best two records in the entire EBF were in the Southern Conference and in the East Central Division. Vienna and Budapest tied for the top spot at 107-55, requiring a one-game playoff. The Vultures prevailed for the #1 seed, while the Bombers were stuck as a wild card. This was Vienna’s first playoff berth since 1982, while it was a third straight wild card for the Bombers. This was also a franchise-record for Budapest, who had never won triple-digits in a season prior. For Vienna, they scored 897 runs with 1708 hits and a .296 batting average; each the third-highest mark in Southern Conference history. Their .345 OBP was the second-best in SC history. Defending conference champ Madrid took the #2 seed with a 103-59 record atop the Southwest Division. This was the fifth playoff berth in a row for the Conquistadors and their fourth division title in that stretch. Tbilisi repeated in the Southeast Division at 95-67. Munich took the South Central Division for the third straight season at 93-69, besting Naples by five games. The second wild card was also in the East Central Division with 93-59 Bratislava. The Blue Falcons edged Milan by one game, Athens by four games, and Naples by five. This was the first-ever playoff berth for Bratislava in their 49 year history. Speed led the way for the Blue Falcons with 528 stolen bases, which still stands as the EBF team record as of 2037. Vienna 3B Ben Springer repeated as Southern Conference MVP and posted the fifth Triple Crown season by an EBF hitter. The 25-year old Austrian had a .384 average, 52 home runs, and 143 RBI. Springer also led in OBP (.429), slugging (.755), OPS (1.184), wRC+ (221), and WAR (10.8). Pitcher of the Year was Budapest veteran Norbert Preda. The 31-year old Romanian righty led in wins (24-5) and complete games (17). Preda added a 2.55 ERA over 257.2 innings, 215 strikeouts, and 6.8 WAR. Munich had homefield over Budapest as a division champ despite the win differential and used it, edging the Bombers 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs. Bratislava swept Tbilisi on the other side of the bracket. The Blue Falcons stunned Madrid 3-1 in the second round to earn their first-ever Southern Conference Championship appearance. Top seed Vienna was taken to the brink, but survived in five versus Munich. This was the Vultures’ first SCC since 1973. The magic ran out for Bratislava as Vienna swept them for the pennant. This was the sixth pennant for the Vultures with the other five coming between 1967-73. Despite that run, Vienna had never won the European Championship, going 0-5 in their previous appearances. The Vultures and Warsaw had a seven game classic that came down to the final inning of the final game. Vienna took game seven 4-3 on a walkoff to win their first championship. Finals MVP was CF Helmut Spiering who in 16 playoff starts had 22 hits, 12 runs, 3 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, and 13 RBI. The Vultures are the 24^th EBF franchise to win it all. Other notes: Berlin’s Sem de Smet tossed EBF’s 28^th perfect game, striking out eight against Warsaw. Peter Brinkmann became the 11^th slugger to 600 career home runs. Anders Maurstad was the 21^st pitcher to 3500 career strikeouts. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)