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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-22-2024, 08:19 PM

2021 seemed like a possible changing of the guard in the Taiwan-Philippine Association as the two 2007 expansion teams earned their first-ever playoff berths. The #1 seed went to Cagayan de Oro in the Philippine League at 97-66, who needed a one-game tiebreaker to defeat Zamboanga. Defending PL champ Manila was also competitive at 91-71. The Critters outperformed their expected win/loss by 11 games to take the top spot.

Hsinchu won the Taiwan League by a healthy margin at 93-69 with a powerful offense. The Sweathogs scored 670 runs, 122 more than any other team in Austronesia Professional Baseball. Defending APB champ Taipei was second at 85-77, ending their record nine-year playoff streak. The Tigercats still grew their run of winning seasons to 14.

Repeating as Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP was Hsinchu DH Binh Tang. The 21-year old Vietnamese lefty missed a month to a fractured wrist, but still led in the triple slash (.331/.396/.583), OPS (.979), and wRC+ (200). Tang had 8.3 WAR, 90 runs, 30 home runs, and 89 RBI. He soon earned the nickname “The King” for good reason, as this 8.3 WAR season would be his lowest output for the next 14 years.

Zamboanga ace Ching-Chen Yao won his ninth Pitcher of the Year award and his seventh consecutive. He became only the fourth pitcher in all of pro baseball history to win the award 9+ times, joining EPB’s Matvey Ivanov (11), CABA/MLB legend Junior Vergara (10), and BSA’s Lazaro Rodriguez (9). Amazingly, this was actually the lowest full-season WAR in Yao’s career to that point, despite leading the TPA again at 9.7.

Yao won his seventh ERA title at 1.41 and led in strikeouts (306) for the ninth time. He also led in WHIP (0.65) and FIP- (39). Over 216.2 innings, Yao had a 13-6 record and 200 ERA+. Still only 33-years old, the Zebras lefty also threw his second no-hitter on September 4 with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks against Tainan. Yao moved to 136.7 career WAR, which ranked fourth in APB and was within striking distance of Hadi Ningsih’s top mark of 144.49.

Two-time defending Sundaland Association champ Palembang earned their fourth consecutive Java Sea League crown. The Panthers at 101-61 earned the top overall seed, beating Bandung by seven games in the division race. Kuala Lumpur dominated the Malacca League at 98-64, earning their second-ever ML title (2015). The Leopards also posted their best-ever record since joining APB. Singapore was a very distant second at 82-80, while last year’s ML winner Medan fell to 75-87.

In only his third season, Kuala Lumpur CF Adam Mapiut won Sundaland Association MVP. The 22-yeaer old Filipino had 9.1 WAR, a 190 wRC+, .807 OPS, 34 home runs, 81 RBI, and 73 runs. Also worth noting, his Leopards teammate Syanhaz Noor won a fourth consecutive Reliever of the Year. Noor was the eighth APB closer to win the award 4+ times.

Palembang righty Yen Ling Lam earned Pitcher of the Year with a blistering 1.11 ERA, which was the 16^th lowest qualifying season in the incredibly low scoring APB. The 30-year old from Singapore had a 16-5 record over 211.1 innings, 276 strikeouts, 225 ERA+, and 8.1 WAR. After eight years with the Panthers, Lam would leave in the offseason on a huge six-year, $92,600,000 deal to return home to Singapore. Multiple injuries unfortunately would mean he’d only make 34 appearances in two seasons with the Sharks, making that deal an all-time bust.

With both shooting for their first-ever pennant, the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship was a classic. Hsinchu outlasted Cagayan de Oro to advance in seven games. Meanwhile the Sundaland Association Championship wasn’t at all competitive with Palembang sweeping Kuala Lumpur. The Panthers posted the second-ever three-peat in SA history, joining Jakarta’s 1968-70 run. Palembang won its seventh pennant (1974, 1976, 1978, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Palembang became two-time APB champions, winning the 57^th Austronesia Championship 4-2 over Hsinchu. The Panthers won their second title in three years, the first to do so since Davao’s 2009-10 repeat. 2B Nanda Dhvanamodin won finals MVP in his seventh season for Palembang. The 29-year old Indian in 10 playoff starts had 16 hits, 5 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, and 9 stolen bases.

Other notes: Singapore’s Wil Tabaldo became APB’s all-time RBI leader at 1438, passing the previous best of 1426 by Abracham Gumelar. He had already taken the home run king crown the prior year, finishing 2021 with 663. With 42 homers and 95 RBI in 2021, the 34-year old slugger led in homers for the 11^th consecutive season and led in RBI for the 11^th time in 12 years.

2021 had APB’s 44^th and 45^th perfect games thrown within the same week. On August 16, Pekanbaru’s Muhammad Liaw did it with seven strikeouts against Johor Bahru. Then on August 22, Zamboanga’s Elroy Ejusquiza fanned 14 versus Cebu. Kuala Lumpur’s Ferry Iilang threw his second no-hitter on September 26, having previously done it in 2019. Raja Kamal became the 19^th pitcher to 4000 career strikeouts and Gosner Rahmawati was the 25^th to reach 200 wins.

RF Shih-Chieh Tseng won his position-record 13^th Gold Glove, becoming the third player to win 13+ at any position in APB. 1B Widodo Megawati won his 11^th consecutive Gold Glove. LF Lin Hu won his seventh Silver Slugger.

Batam had an all-time poor offense, setting Sundaland Association worsts in batting average (.180), runs scored (344), and hits (938) while posting the second-worst slugging percentage (.278). The Blue Raiders’ hits and average mark still rank as the worst as of 2037. Taichung set a new Taiwan-Philippine Association worst with 132 doubles, which remains the low as of 2037. On the pitching side, the Toucans’ Sharin Sha’ari had a 3-27 record, setting the APB single-season worst for losses.

12-22-2024, 08:19 PM	#1908
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,527	2021 in APB 2021 seemed like a possible changing of the guard in the Taiwan-Philippine Association as the two 2007 expansion teams earned their first-ever playoff berths. The #1 seed went to Cagayan de Oro in the Philippine League at 97-66, who needed a one-game tiebreaker to defeat Zamboanga. Defending PL champ Manila was also competitive at 91-71. The Critters outperformed their expected win/loss by 11 games to take the top spot. Hsinchu won the Taiwan League by a healthy margin at 93-69 with a powerful offense. The Sweathogs scored 670 runs, 122 more than any other team in Austronesia Professional Baseball. Defending APB champ Taipei was second at 85-77, ending their record nine-year playoff streak. The Tigercats still grew their run of winning seasons to 14. Repeating as Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP was Hsinchu DH Binh Tang. The 21-year old Vietnamese lefty missed a month to a fractured wrist, but still led in the triple slash (.331/.396/.583), OPS (.979), and wRC+ (200). Tang had 8.3 WAR, 90 runs, 30 home runs, and 89 RBI. He soon earned the nickname “The King” for good reason, as this 8.3 WAR season would be his lowest output for the next 14 years. Zamboanga ace Ching-Chen Yao won his ninth Pitcher of the Year award and his seventh consecutive. He became only the fourth pitcher in all of pro baseball history to win the award 9+ times, joining EPB’s Matvey Ivanov (11), CABA/MLB legend Junior Vergara (10), and BSA’s Lazaro Rodriguez (9). Amazingly, this was actually the lowest full-season WAR in Yao’s career to that point, despite leading the TPA again at 9.7. Yao won his seventh ERA title at 1.41 and led in strikeouts (306) for the ninth time. He also led in WHIP (0.65) and FIP- (39). Over 216.2 innings, Yao had a 13-6 record and 200 ERA+. Still only 33-years old, the Zebras lefty also threw his second no-hitter on September 4 with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks against Tainan. Yao moved to 136.7 career WAR, which ranked fourth in APB and was within striking distance of Hadi Ningsih’s top mark of 144.49. Two-time defending Sundaland Association champ Palembang earned their fourth consecutive Java Sea League crown. The Panthers at 101-61 earned the top overall seed, beating Bandung by seven games in the division race. Kuala Lumpur dominated the Malacca League at 98-64, earning their second-ever ML title (2015). The Leopards also posted their best-ever record since joining APB. Singapore was a very distant second at 82-80, while last year’s ML winner Medan fell to 75-87. In only his third season, Kuala Lumpur CF Adam Mapiut won Sundaland Association MVP. The 22-yeaer old Filipino had 9.1 WAR, a 190 wRC+, .807 OPS, 34 home runs, 81 RBI, and 73 runs. Also worth noting, his Leopards teammate Syanhaz Noor won a fourth consecutive Reliever of the Year. Noor was the eighth APB closer to win the award 4+ times. Palembang righty Yen Ling Lam earned Pitcher of the Year with a blistering 1.11 ERA, which was the 16^th lowest qualifying season in the incredibly low scoring APB. The 30-year old from Singapore had a 16-5 record over 211.1 innings, 276 strikeouts, 225 ERA+, and 8.1 WAR. After eight years with the Panthers, Lam would leave in the offseason on a huge six-year, $92,600,000 deal to return home to Singapore. Multiple injuries unfortunately would mean he’d only make 34 appearances in two seasons with the Sharks, making that deal an all-time bust. With both shooting for their first-ever pennant, the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship was a classic. Hsinchu outlasted Cagayan de Oro to advance in seven games. Meanwhile the Sundaland Association Championship wasn’t at all competitive with Palembang sweeping Kuala Lumpur. The Panthers posted the second-ever three-peat in SA history, joining Jakarta’s 1968-70 run. Palembang won its seventh pennant (1974, 1976, 1978, 2005, 2019, 2020, 2021) Palembang became two-time APB champions, winning the 57^th Austronesia Championship 4-2 over Hsinchu. The Panthers won their second title in three years, the first to do so since Davao’s 2009-10 repeat. 2B Nanda Dhvanamodin won finals MVP in his seventh season for Palembang. The 29-year old Indian in 10 playoff starts had 16 hits, 5 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, and 9 stolen bases. Other notes: Singapore’s Wil Tabaldo became APB’s all-time RBI leader at 1438, passing the previous best of 1426 by Abracham Gumelar. He had already taken the home run king crown the prior year, finishing 2021 with 663. With 42 homers and 95 RBI in 2021, the 34-year old slugger led in homers for the 11^th consecutive season and led in RBI for the 11^th time in 12 years. 2021 had APB’s 44^th and 45^th perfect games thrown within the same week. On August 16, Pekanbaru’s Muhammad Liaw did it with seven strikeouts against Johor Bahru. Then on August 22, Zamboanga’s Elroy Ejusquiza fanned 14 versus Cebu. Kuala Lumpur’s Ferry Iilang threw his second no-hitter on September 26, having previously done it in 2019. Raja Kamal became the 19^th pitcher to 4000 career strikeouts and Gosner Rahmawati was the 25^th to reach 200 wins. RF Shih-Chieh Tseng won his position-record 13^th Gold Glove, becoming the third player to win 13+ at any position in APB. 1B Widodo Megawati won his 11^th consecutive Gold Glove. LF Lin Hu won his seventh Silver Slugger. Batam had an all-time poor offense, setting Sundaland Association worsts in batting average (.180), runs scored (344), and hits (938) while posting the second-worst slugging percentage (.278). The Blue Raiders’ hits and average mark still rank as the worst as of 2037. Taichung set a new Taiwan-Philippine Association worst with 132 doubles, which remains the low as of 2037. On the pitching side, the Toucans’ Sharin Sha’ari had a 3-27 record, setting the APB single-season worst for losses. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)