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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-05-2025, 07:27 PM

The 19^th Baseball Grand Championship was incidentally to be hosted in San Diego. The host sites had been bid on and years in advance, but it was remarkable that the Seals had a chance to make history at home. San Diego had become the first back-to-back Grand Champion and now could make it an improbable three-peat.

Joining the Seals in the field as auto-bids was World Series runner up Ottawa, CABA’s Honduras and Leon, EAB’s Goyang and Nagoya, BSA’s Lima and Buenos Aires, EBF’s Hanover and Munich, EPB’s Vladivostok, OBA’s Sydney, APB’s Cebu, CLB’s Xiamen, WAB’s Freetown, SAB’s Mandalay, ABF’s Tehran, ALB’s Algiers, and AAB’s Cape Town. SAB’s Ahmedabad was the at-large team as a 110-win runner up that lost to 124-win Mandalay.

Although San Diego had won its third straight World Series, it was the Fall Classic runner-up Ottawa that ended up with the last laugh. The Elks at 15-4 stood alone as the Baseball Grand Champion. Ottawa was the second World Series runner-up to win the BGC, joining Philadelphia in 2010 who also did it after losing the MLB title to the Seals. The Elks were the fourth to win the BGC without winning their league’s overall crown, joining 2015 Johannesburg and 2024 Dublin.

Ottawa was the ninth MLB team to win it all, but joined the Phillies as the only National Association squads. The Elks also were the first Canadian team to achieve the feat. Ottawa was third in runs (98) and fourth in runs allowed (68), but had the best run differential at +30.

There was a four-way tie for second at 13-6 with the tiebreakers officially putting Hanover second, Sydney third, Vladivostok fourth, and Mandalay fifth. Alone in sixth was San Diego at 12-7, who led all teams with 107 runs. The Seals also had the second-best run differential at +23.

The Hitmen became the third EBF team to finish in the top two, as Dublin and Chisinau were one-two in 2024. The Snakes were the third OBA team to crack the top three along with 2016 champ Guam and 2011 runner-up Tahiti. The Shibas were the first EPB team to earn a top four spot.

Although officially fifth, Mandalay felt vindicated as an all-time great team. The Mammoths won the SAB title at 124-38, tied for the best-ever season by a champ along with 1995 Ahmedabad. However, 120+ win seasons had been far more common in SAB and detractors had dismissed the league’s great teams as being overrated due to a lack of parity.

When you combined their regular season, playoffs, and BGC games, Mandalay finished with a 148-47 record. This gave the Mammoths the most professional wins ever in a season and the best win percentage at .759. 2027 San Diego had set the wins mark at 144-53 and still got the nod by many as the era’s GOAT team since they capped it off with a repeat Grand Championship win.

The CABA squads Honduras and Leon were both next at 11-8 with the Lions seventh and Horsemen eighth via the tiebreaker. Rounding out the top half at 10-9 were both Lima and Munich. The Mavericks allowed the fewest runs at 48 and were only the sixth team ever in the current format to give up less than 50. Five teams finished 8-11; Ahmedabad, Buenos Aires, Cebu, Nagoya, and Xiamen. Algiers was alone in 16^th place at 7-12. Freetown and Goyang were 6-13 and bringing up the rear at 5-14 were Cape Town and Tehran.

Leading Ottawa to the top spot was Tournament MVP Mathis Vezina. He joined unique company along with Rico Ortega and Ernst Scheuermann in having won MVP of the BGC and in the World Baseball Championship. The 30-year old Canadian 1B in 19 starts had 23 hits, 17 runs, 12 homers, 16 RBI, 1.204 OPS, and 1.7 WAR.

World WARlord Harvey Coyle also became a Grand Champion and was himself a beast for Ottawa with 15 hits, 11 runs, 11 homers, 24 RBI, and 1.2 WAR. San Diego’s Ben Conlee was perhaps the most impressive, setting BGC records for slugging (1.052) and OPS (1.566). The 34-year old LF had 24 hits, 17 runs, 4 doubles, 11 homers, 13 RBI, and 2.30 WAR. Conlee’s WAR was just behind 2020 Mike Rojas (2.31) for the BGC record by a position player. Conlee was also the third in event history with a four home run game, doing it against Freetown.

Also worth mentioning was Leon’s R.J. Zaragoza, who tied Ludevit Dano (2016) for the most BGC home runs with 17. Zaragoza had 21 hits, 20 runs, 22 RBI, 1.390 OPS, and 2.2 WAR. His WAR ranked third by a position player and his 74 total bases fell one short of Dano’s record of 75.

Best Pitcher went to Hanover lefty Lukasz Heneski. The 27-year old Pole had won Pitcher of the Year twice in the European Second League. He joined the EBF Elite Tier in 2028 on a seven-year, $146,600,000 deal with the Hitmen. Heneski’s BGC had a 1.07 ERA over 33.2 innings, 1-2 record, 48 strikeouts, and 2.1 WAR. Heneski, Munich’s Nejc Novak (2.23), and Honduras’s Max De Jesus (2.11) made it 22 pitchers with a 2+ WAR effort in BGC history.

Other notes: Sydney closer Jayden Owens had nine saves, tying Heihachiro Okasawa (2016) for the event record.

04-05-2025, 07:27 PM	#2191
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,786	2028 Baseball Grand Championship The 19^th Baseball Grand Championship was incidentally to be hosted in San Diego. The host sites had been bid on and years in advance, but it was remarkable that the Seals had a chance to make history at home. San Diego had become the first back-to-back Grand Champion and now could make it an improbable three-peat. Joining the Seals in the field as auto-bids was World Series runner up Ottawa, CABA’s Honduras and Leon, EAB’s Goyang and Nagoya, BSA’s Lima and Buenos Aires, EBF’s Hanover and Munich, EPB’s Vladivostok, OBA’s Sydney, APB’s Cebu, CLB’s Xiamen, WAB’s Freetown, SAB’s Mandalay, ABF’s Tehran, ALB’s Algiers, and AAB’s Cape Town. SAB’s Ahmedabad was the at-large team as a 110-win runner up that lost to 124-win Mandalay. Although San Diego had won its third straight World Series, it was the Fall Classic runner-up Ottawa that ended up with the last laugh. The Elks at 15-4 stood alone as the Baseball Grand Champion. Ottawa was the second World Series runner-up to win the BGC, joining Philadelphia in 2010 who also did it after losing the MLB title to the Seals. The Elks were the fourth to win the BGC without winning their league’s overall crown, joining 2015 Johannesburg and 2024 Dublin. Ottawa was the ninth MLB team to win it all, but joined the Phillies as the only National Association squads. The Elks also were the first Canadian team to achieve the feat. Ottawa was third in runs (98) and fourth in runs allowed (68), but had the best run differential at +30. There was a four-way tie for second at 13-6 with the tiebreakers officially putting Hanover second, Sydney third, Vladivostok fourth, and Mandalay fifth. Alone in sixth was San Diego at 12-7, who led all teams with 107 runs. The Seals also had the second-best run differential at +23. The Hitmen became the third EBF team to finish in the top two, as Dublin and Chisinau were one-two in 2024. The Snakes were the third OBA team to crack the top three along with 2016 champ Guam and 2011 runner-up Tahiti. The Shibas were the first EPB team to earn a top four spot. Although officially fifth, Mandalay felt vindicated as an all-time great team. The Mammoths won the SAB title at 124-38, tied for the best-ever season by a champ along with 1995 Ahmedabad. However, 120+ win seasons had been far more common in SAB and detractors had dismissed the league’s great teams as being overrated due to a lack of parity. When you combined their regular season, playoffs, and BGC games, Mandalay finished with a 148-47 record. This gave the Mammoths the most professional wins ever in a season and the best win percentage at .759. 2027 San Diego had set the wins mark at 144-53 and still got the nod by many as the era’s GOAT team since they capped it off with a repeat Grand Championship win. The CABA squads Honduras and Leon were both next at 11-8 with the Lions seventh and Horsemen eighth via the tiebreaker. Rounding out the top half at 10-9 were both Lima and Munich. The Mavericks allowed the fewest runs at 48 and were only the sixth team ever in the current format to give up less than 50. Five teams finished 8-11; Ahmedabad, Buenos Aires, Cebu, Nagoya, and Xiamen. Algiers was alone in 16^th place at 7-12. Freetown and Goyang were 6-13 and bringing up the rear at 5-14 were Cape Town and Tehran. Leading Ottawa to the top spot was Tournament MVP Mathis Vezina. He joined unique company along with Rico Ortega and Ernst Scheuermann in having won MVP of the BGC and in the World Baseball Championship. The 30-year old Canadian 1B in 19 starts had 23 hits, 17 runs, 12 homers, 16 RBI, 1.204 OPS, and 1.7 WAR. World WARlord Harvey Coyle also became a Grand Champion and was himself a beast for Ottawa with 15 hits, 11 runs, 11 homers, 24 RBI, and 1.2 WAR. San Diego’s Ben Conlee was perhaps the most impressive, setting BGC records for slugging (1.052) and OPS (1.566). The 34-year old LF had 24 hits, 17 runs, 4 doubles, 11 homers, 13 RBI, and 2.30 WAR. Conlee’s WAR was just behind 2020 Mike Rojas (2.31) for the BGC record by a position player. Conlee was also the third in event history with a four home run game, doing it against Freetown. Also worth mentioning was Leon’s R.J. Zaragoza, who tied Ludevit Dano (2016) for the most BGC home runs with 17. Zaragoza had 21 hits, 20 runs, 22 RBI, 1.390 OPS, and 2.2 WAR. His WAR ranked third by a position player and his 74 total bases fell one short of Dano’s record of 75. Best Pitcher went to Hanover lefty Lukasz Heneski. The 27-year old Pole had won Pitcher of the Year twice in the European Second League. He joined the EBF Elite Tier in 2028 on a seven-year, $146,600,000 deal with the Hitmen. Heneski’s BGC had a 1.07 ERA over 33.2 innings, 1-2 record, 48 strikeouts, and 2.1 WAR. Heneski, Munich’s Nejc Novak (2.23), and Honduras’s Max De Jesus (2.11) made it 22 pitchers with a 2+ WAR effort in BGC history. Other notes: Sydney closer Jayden Owens had nine saves, tying Heihachiro Okasawa (2016) for the event record. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)