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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-18-2024, 07:26 PM

Defending South Asia Baseball champ Kolkata had the Indian League’s top record at 111-51. The Cosmos dominated the Central Division and earned a fourth consecutive playoff berth. Ahmedabad returned to the playoffs by taking the West Division at 104-58. Mumbai was close behind at 96-66, easily repeating as a wild card. Their closest wild card foes were in the division with Surat (88-74) and Pune (86-76).

The South Division was terrible with a tie for the top spot at 78-84 between Visakhapatnam and defending winner Chennai, while Bengaluru was 77-85. The Volts won the tiebreaker game over the Cows to earn a second berth in three years. Amazingly, this wasn’t the weakest-ever division winner as the 2002 Blazers took first with only 74 wins.

Kanpur was 82-80, but underperformed their expected wins by ten. The Poison had signed 1B Bassava Sanjahay to a five-year deal before the season worth $33,500,000. Sanjahay had won three Indian League MVPs previously with Mumbai and won his fourth in his Kanpur debut.

The 31-year old righty led in WAR (10.5), OPS (1.035), wRC+ (212), slugging (.643), total bases (370), and runs (111). Sanjahay also had 44 home runs, 119 RBI, and a .329 batting average. He played one more year with the Poison, then opted out of his deal and went back to finish up with the Meteors.

Kolkata signed 30-year old Amarjit Bedi for 2011 on a five-year, $26,960,000 after a decent run with Lucknow. Bedi excelled in his Cosmos debut and won Pitcher of the Year with an ERA title at 2.02 and the most WAR at 7.0. Bedi had a 17-6 record in 195.2 innings, 276 strikeouts, and 178 ERA+ with a 55 FIP-.

Despite their losing record, Visakhapatnam swept Ahmedabad in the first round for their first Indian League Championship Series berth since 1998. Reigning champ Kolkata survived 3-2 over Mumbai, giving the Cosmos a third straight ILCS appearance. Kolkata had little trouble with the Volts, winning 4-1 to repeat as Indian League champs. They’re the first repeat IL winner since Bengaluru (2003-04).

The Southeast Asia League continued to be very top-heavy. After six consecutive wild cards, Dhaka finally won the North Division title at 113-49. Defending SEAL champ saw their streak of 120+ win seasons ended at three, settling for the wild card at 110-52. The Hounds still extended their playoff and 100+ season streak to seven, averaging a staggering 113.1 wins per season in that stretch.

Yangon’s playoff streak grew to 17 years as they won the South Division at 100-62. That was the 12^th division title of that run for the Green Dragons. The second wild card spot ended up with a four-way tie at 88-74 between Bangkok, Chittagong, Kathmandu, and Mandalay. Former powerhouse Ho Chi Minh City missed the playoffs in back-to-back years, finishing 83-79.

SAB didn’t use tiebreaker games for wild cards and had to great creative looking at the formulas for a four-way tie. The math favored Mandalay, ending a 27-year postseason drought. The Mammoths’ last berth was 1983. The Chaparrals notably had their best record since their 1986 pennant.

Hanoi’s Majed Darwish won his fifth straight SEAL MVP, although his stats looked human in 2011 after obliterating world records in the prior few seasons. He did miss three weeks to a strained groin, otherwise he might have kept his absurd pace. The 28-year old Bahraini DH led in runs (130), home runs (65), RBI (153), total bases (429), slugging (.750), and wRC+ (207). Darwish added a .336 average, 1.145 OPS, and 9.9 WAR.

Yangon had the Pitcher of the Year Sargis Jaffar. The 24-year old Bangladeshi righty won the ERA title at 2.05 and led in WHIP (0.79), K/BB (12.4), FIP- (52), and WAR (7.8). Jaffar added an 18-6 record, 190 ERA+, and 285 strikeouts in 193 innings. He had a couple more solid years, but flamed out by age 31.

Dhaka survived in five games over Mandalay and Hanoi ousted Yangon 3-1, setting up a rematch in the Southeast Asia League Championship. It was a seven game classic with the Dobermans dethroning the Hounds’ dynasty. This was Dhaka’s fifth SEAL pennant (1981, 84, 91, 02, 11) and finally got them back to the final after six straight years ending empty handed in the playoffs.

Kolkata’s repeat hopes were also dashed by Dhaka as the Dobermans won the 32^nd South Asia Baseball Championship 4-2. This was the second overall title for Dhaka, whose other triumph was back in 1981. LF Tommy “Dynamite” Toe was finals MVP in his 12^th SAB season and fifth with Dhaka. The four-time Gold Glover from Myanmar had 19 hits, 11 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers, and 15 RBI in 18 playoff starts.

Other notes: Ageless 3B Manju Abbas won a ring with Dhaka and made world history. With 26 doubles at age 44, he passed EAB’s Dong-Ju Hahn (778) for the world record in career doubles. Abbas played one more year and finished with 816, which held as the world record until passed by eventual world hit king Fares Belaid of WAB in the late 2020s.

Abbas also became the first SAB player to 2000 runs scored. He finished with 2057, which ranks third in 2037. Abbas retired after the 2012 season at age 45 as the SAB hit king at 3897, a distinction he still holds as of 2037. He’s also the leader in singles (2412), games (3656), and at-bats (13,463). His 3656 games is a world record within any one specific league. Prometheo Garcia is the only player with more games played with 3784 between CABA and MLB.

Tirtha Upadhyaya also made history as the first SAB slugger to 900 home runs and the first to 2000 RBI. He joined Garcia, Nordine Soule, and Milton Becker as the only players in any world league with 900+ career homers. The 500 homer club in SAB had 15 players after 2011 with the addition of Abbas, Majed Darwish, and Sameer Sheikh.

Devavesman Toppo became the seventh to reach 1500 RBI and Ko Ratanaveroj became the seventh to 1500 runs scored. Suhrawadi Baisya became the fourth pitcher to 200 career wins. He pitched one more year and ended with 210. 3B Kanala Vijay won his ninth Gold Glove.

Dhaka Reliever of the Year winner Nopporn Samornchai set a playoff record with 12 appearances in relief. He had five saves over 20.2 innings with a 1.74 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Kathmandu set a SAB single-season team record with 473 stolen bases which held until 2025. Colombo only hit 91 home runs as a team, a SEAL all-time worst that stood until 2035.

08-18-2024, 07:26 PM	#1532
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,810	2011 in SAB Defending South Asia Baseball champ Kolkata had the Indian League’s top record at 111-51. The Cosmos dominated the Central Division and earned a fourth consecutive playoff berth. Ahmedabad returned to the playoffs by taking the West Division at 104-58. Mumbai was close behind at 96-66, easily repeating as a wild card. Their closest wild card foes were in the division with Surat (88-74) and Pune (86-76). The South Division was terrible with a tie for the top spot at 78-84 between Visakhapatnam and defending winner Chennai, while Bengaluru was 77-85. The Volts won the tiebreaker game over the Cows to earn a second berth in three years. Amazingly, this wasn’t the weakest-ever division winner as the 2002 Blazers took first with only 74 wins. Kanpur was 82-80, but underperformed their expected wins by ten. The Poison had signed 1B Bassava Sanjahay to a five-year deal before the season worth $33,500,000. Sanjahay had won three Indian League MVPs previously with Mumbai and won his fourth in his Kanpur debut. The 31-year old righty led in WAR (10.5), OPS (1.035), wRC+ (212), slugging (.643), total bases (370), and runs (111). Sanjahay also had 44 home runs, 119 RBI, and a .329 batting average. He played one more year with the Poison, then opted out of his deal and went back to finish up with the Meteors. Kolkata signed 30-year old Amarjit Bedi for 2011 on a five-year, $26,960,000 after a decent run with Lucknow. Bedi excelled in his Cosmos debut and won Pitcher of the Year with an ERA title at 2.02 and the most WAR at 7.0. Bedi had a 17-6 record in 195.2 innings, 276 strikeouts, and 178 ERA+ with a 55 FIP-. Despite their losing record, Visakhapatnam swept Ahmedabad in the first round for their first Indian League Championship Series berth since 1998. Reigning champ Kolkata survived 3-2 over Mumbai, giving the Cosmos a third straight ILCS appearance. Kolkata had little trouble with the Volts, winning 4-1 to repeat as Indian League champs. They’re the first repeat IL winner since Bengaluru (2003-04). The Southeast Asia League continued to be very top-heavy. After six consecutive wild cards, Dhaka finally won the North Division title at 113-49. Defending SEAL champ saw their streak of 120+ win seasons ended at three, settling for the wild card at 110-52. The Hounds still extended their playoff and 100+ season streak to seven, averaging a staggering 113.1 wins per season in that stretch. Yangon’s playoff streak grew to 17 years as they won the South Division at 100-62. That was the 12^th division title of that run for the Green Dragons. The second wild card spot ended up with a four-way tie at 88-74 between Bangkok, Chittagong, Kathmandu, and Mandalay. Former powerhouse Ho Chi Minh City missed the playoffs in back-to-back years, finishing 83-79. SAB didn’t use tiebreaker games for wild cards and had to great creative looking at the formulas for a four-way tie. The math favored Mandalay, ending a 27-year postseason drought. The Mammoths’ last berth was 1983. The Chaparrals notably had their best record since their 1986 pennant. Hanoi’s Majed Darwish won his fifth straight SEAL MVP, although his stats looked human in 2011 after obliterating world records in the prior few seasons. He did miss three weeks to a strained groin, otherwise he might have kept his absurd pace. The 28-year old Bahraini DH led in runs (130), home runs (65), RBI (153), total bases (429), slugging (.750), and wRC+ (207). Darwish added a .336 average, 1.145 OPS, and 9.9 WAR. Yangon had the Pitcher of the Year Sargis Jaffar. The 24-year old Bangladeshi righty won the ERA title at 2.05 and led in WHIP (0.79), K/BB (12.4), FIP- (52), and WAR (7.8). Jaffar added an 18-6 record, 190 ERA+, and 285 strikeouts in 193 innings. He had a couple more solid years, but flamed out by age 31. Dhaka survived in five games over Mandalay and Hanoi ousted Yangon 3-1, setting up a rematch in the Southeast Asia League Championship. It was a seven game classic with the Dobermans dethroning the Hounds’ dynasty. This was Dhaka’s fifth SEAL pennant (1981, 84, 91, 02, 11) and finally got them back to the final after six straight years ending empty handed in the playoffs. Kolkata’s repeat hopes were also dashed by Dhaka as the Dobermans won the 32^nd South Asia Baseball Championship 4-2. This was the second overall title for Dhaka, whose other triumph was back in 1981. LF Tommy “Dynamite” Toe was finals MVP in his 12^th SAB season and fifth with Dhaka. The four-time Gold Glover from Myanmar had 19 hits, 11 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers, and 15 RBI in 18 playoff starts. Other notes: Ageless 3B Manju Abbas won a ring with Dhaka and made world history. With 26 doubles at age 44, he passed EAB’s Dong-Ju Hahn (778) for the world record in career doubles. Abbas played one more year and finished with 816, which held as the world record until passed by eventual world hit king Fares Belaid of WAB in the late 2020s. Abbas also became the first SAB player to 2000 runs scored. He finished with 2057, which ranks third in 2037. Abbas retired after the 2012 season at age 45 as the SAB hit king at 3897, a distinction he still holds as of 2037. He’s also the leader in singles (2412), games (3656), and at-bats (13,463). His 3656 games is a world record within any one specific league. Prometheo Garcia is the only player with more games played with 3784 between CABA and MLB. Tirtha Upadhyaya also made history as the first SAB slugger to 900 home runs and the first to 2000 RBI. He joined Garcia, Nordine Soule, and Milton Becker as the only players in any world league with 900+ career homers. The 500 homer club in SAB had 15 players after 2011 with the addition of Abbas, Majed Darwish, and Sameer Sheikh. Devavesman Toppo became the seventh to reach 1500 RBI and Ko Ratanaveroj became the seventh to 1500 runs scored. Suhrawadi Baisya became the fourth pitcher to 200 career wins. He pitched one more year and ended with 210. 3B Kanala Vijay won his ninth Gold Glove. Dhaka Reliever of the Year winner Nopporn Samornchai set a playoff record with 12 appearances in relief. He had five saves over 20.2 innings with a 1.74 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Kathmandu set a SAB single-season team record with 473 stolen bases which held until 2025. Colombo only hit 91 home runs as a team, a SEAL all-time worst that stood until 2035. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)