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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-20-2024, 07:11 AM

For the 2011 season, the Oceania Baseball Association lowered its minimum service time for free agency from six to five years. This made OBA the least restrictive of any of the pro leagues. OBA maintained this until bumping back up to six seasons 20 years later.

Melbourne’s Australasia League dynasty rolled forward with an unprecedented ninth consecutive league title. This tied West African Baseball’s Kano (1997-2005) and South Asia Baseball’s Ahmedabad (1994-2002) as the only nine-year subleague title streaks in pro baseball history. Melbourne now has 14 titles, the most of any OBA team.

The Mets took the title at 105-57, earning a sixth consecutive 100+ win season. Canberra was the closest competitor at 95-67, a new franchise record for the 2006 expansion squad. Melbourne’s offense set a new AL record for walks drawn (566), and doubles (296), while having the second-most runs scored (859) and third-best team OBP (.335).

Tyler Straw became the fourth player in OBA history to be a five-time MVP. The Melbourne infielder had won the award in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2007 at shortstop. His 2011 win was his first MPV since switching to second base. The 34-year old Australian led in WAR at 7.8 and had 31 doubles, 17 triples, 28 home runs, a .927 OPS, and 152 wRC+. Straw also earned his ninth career Silver Slugger.

Pitcher of the Year went to Christchurch rookie Alison Kila, who shockingly only took third in Rookie of the Year voting. The Papuan righty was the eighth overall pick in the 2010 OBA Draft and debuted with a Gold Glove effort, ERA title (2.45), and the best marks in strikeouts (365), WHIP (0.91), quality starts (31), FIP- (61), and WAR (9.8). Kila had a 22-12 record over 282.1 innings, missing a Triple Crown by two wins.

Kila never had another season quite that dominant, but he still led in strikeouts twice more and put together a second-ballot Hall of Fame run. The Rookie of the Year winner was Perth 1B Tyler Halton with 30 home runs, a .326 average, and 5.4 WAR. Halton went onto have a “Hall of Pretty Good” type run.

Although Tahiti had won 98 or more games in eight consecutive seasons, the Tropics fell just short in the 2009 and 2010 Pacific League standings. Tahiti returned to the top spot in 2011 at 101-61, earning their sixth pennant in nine years. The Tropics earned their 11^th league title with the effort. Defending PL champ Guadalcanal was the closest competitor at 93-69, 20 games worse than their franchise-best 2010 effort. Guam placed third at 91-71.

Timor’s Roe Kaupa won Pacific League MVP, leading in home runs (59), total bases (411), slugging (.712), OPS (1.108), and wRC+ (215). The 24-year old Papuan first baseman added 8.9 WAR, a .328 average, and 122 RBI. The Tapirs would only be able to hold onto Kaupa one more season before he left and signed a record eight-year, $117,400,000 free agent deal with Christchurch.

Fiji’s Akira Brady repeated as Pitcher of the Year and posted a historic season. The 24-year old New Zealander earned a Triple Crown with a 25-8 record, 1.37 ERA, and 447 strikeouts while also leading in WAR (14.1), innings (327.2), WHIP (0.69), K/BB (10.6), quality starts (38) and shutouts (7) with a 263 ERA+ and 48 FIP-.

Brady’s 1.37 ERA was the third-lowest season ever by a qualifying starter and the WAR mark was the sixth-best ever by an OBA pitcher. The WHIP mark was the fourth-best season and his .461 opponent’s OPS ranked sixth. The wild thing about Brady’s incredible career is that he would go onto have multiple seasons worth more WAR, although this would be his career best ERA and WHIP seasons.

The 52^nd Oceania Championship renewed the great finals rivalry between Melbourne and Tahiti, marking their sixth battle in nine years. The Tropics won the 2003 and 2008 encounters, while the Mets scored wins in 2004, 2005, and 2007. Melbourne had a shot at its second three-peat of the historic run. For the third time in this incredible rivalry, all seven games would be needed.

The 2011 final shaped up as the most dramatic yet as game seven went ten innings, ending with a 2-1 Tahiti victory. 2B Chase Terrell was finals MVP, going 10-26 with 8 runs, 3 homers, 1 double, 1 triple, and 5 RBI. Fittingly, this evened up the record at 3-3 between the squads. Both Melbourne and Tahiti would make the finals again in the next few years, but wouldn’t face each other. This was the Tropics’ fifth OBA title. (1965, 1975, 2003, 2008, 2011).

Other notes: 2011 would begin a three-year streak without a single no-hitter in OBA. Ryder Murray became the 14^th pitcher to 3500 career strikeouts. CF Ashton Hughes grabbed his ninth Gold Glove. LF Samson Gould and CF Tory Clayton both earned their eighth Gold Gloves. Arjita Gabeja won his eighth Silver Slugger and his second as a DH. He has six others in left field.

08-20-2024, 07:11 AM	#1536
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,818	2011 in OBA For the 2011 season, the Oceania Baseball Association lowered its minimum service time for free agency from six to five years. This made OBA the least restrictive of any of the pro leagues. OBA maintained this until bumping back up to six seasons 20 years later. Melbourne’s Australasia League dynasty rolled forward with an unprecedented ninth consecutive league title. This tied West African Baseball’s Kano (1997-2005) and South Asia Baseball’s Ahmedabad (1994-2002) as the only nine-year subleague title streaks in pro baseball history. Melbourne now has 14 titles, the most of any OBA team. The Mets took the title at 105-57, earning a sixth consecutive 100+ win season. Canberra was the closest competitor at 95-67, a new franchise record for the 2006 expansion squad. Melbourne’s offense set a new AL record for walks drawn (566), and doubles (296), while having the second-most runs scored (859) and third-best team OBP (.335). Tyler Straw became the fourth player in OBA history to be a five-time MVP. The Melbourne infielder had won the award in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2007 at shortstop. His 2011 win was his first MPV since switching to second base. The 34-year old Australian led in WAR at 7.8 and had 31 doubles, 17 triples, 28 home runs, a .927 OPS, and 152 wRC+. Straw also earned his ninth career Silver Slugger. Pitcher of the Year went to Christchurch rookie Alison Kila, who shockingly only took third in Rookie of the Year voting. The Papuan righty was the eighth overall pick in the 2010 OBA Draft and debuted with a Gold Glove effort, ERA title (2.45), and the best marks in strikeouts (365), WHIP (0.91), quality starts (31), FIP- (61), and WAR (9.8). Kila had a 22-12 record over 282.1 innings, missing a Triple Crown by two wins. Kila never had another season quite that dominant, but he still led in strikeouts twice more and put together a second-ballot Hall of Fame run. The Rookie of the Year winner was Perth 1B Tyler Halton with 30 home runs, a .326 average, and 5.4 WAR. Halton went onto have a “Hall of Pretty Good” type run. Although Tahiti had won 98 or more games in eight consecutive seasons, the Tropics fell just short in the 2009 and 2010 Pacific League standings. Tahiti returned to the top spot in 2011 at 101-61, earning their sixth pennant in nine years. The Tropics earned their 11^th league title with the effort. Defending PL champ Guadalcanal was the closest competitor at 93-69, 20 games worse than their franchise-best 2010 effort. Guam placed third at 91-71. Timor’s Roe Kaupa won Pacific League MVP, leading in home runs (59), total bases (411), slugging (.712), OPS (1.108), and wRC+ (215). The 24-year old Papuan first baseman added 8.9 WAR, a .328 average, and 122 RBI. The Tapirs would only be able to hold onto Kaupa one more season before he left and signed a record eight-year, $117,400,000 free agent deal with Christchurch. Fiji’s Akira Brady repeated as Pitcher of the Year and posted a historic season. The 24-year old New Zealander earned a Triple Crown with a 25-8 record, 1.37 ERA, and 447 strikeouts while also leading in WAR (14.1), innings (327.2), WHIP (0.69), K/BB (10.6), quality starts (38) and shutouts (7) with a 263 ERA+ and 48 FIP-. Brady’s 1.37 ERA was the third-lowest season ever by a qualifying starter and the WAR mark was the sixth-best ever by an OBA pitcher. The WHIP mark was the fourth-best season and his .461 opponent’s OPS ranked sixth. The wild thing about Brady’s incredible career is that he would go onto have multiple seasons worth more WAR, although this would be his career best ERA and WHIP seasons. The 52^nd Oceania Championship renewed the great finals rivalry between Melbourne and Tahiti, marking their sixth battle in nine years. The Tropics won the 2003 and 2008 encounters, while the Mets scored wins in 2004, 2005, and 2007. Melbourne had a shot at its second three-peat of the historic run. For the third time in this incredible rivalry, all seven games would be needed. The 2011 final shaped up as the most dramatic yet as game seven went ten innings, ending with a 2-1 Tahiti victory. 2B Chase Terrell was finals MVP, going 10-26 with 8 runs, 3 homers, 1 double, 1 triple, and 5 RBI. Fittingly, this evened up the record at 3-3 between the squads. Both Melbourne and Tahiti would make the finals again in the next few years, but wouldn’t face each other. This was the Tropics’ fifth OBA title. (1965, 1975, 2003, 2008, 2011). Other notes: 2011 would begin a three-year streak without a single no-hitter in OBA. Ryder Murray became the 14^th pitcher to 3500 career strikeouts. CF Ashton Hughes grabbed his ninth Gold Glove. LF Samson Gould and CF Tory Clayton both earned their eighth Gold Gloves. Arjita Gabeja won his eighth Silver Slugger and his second as a DH. He has six others in left field. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)