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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-03-2025, 07:03 AM

The Northern Conference’s top records were skewed towards the East Division. Berlin earned the top seed at 103-59 to end a four-year playoff drought. It was the first division crown for the German capital since 1999 and first 100+ win season since 1997. The Barons also sold 2,659,709 tickets for the season, the third-highest in European Baseball Federation history. Frankfurt was a close second at 100-62, ending a seven-year playoff drought for the Falcons. It was the second time in franchise history that they won 100+ games.

Two additional wild cards came out of the East with Hanover at 97-65 and reigning EBF champ Kharkiv at 96-66. Both extended lengthy playoff streaks with the Hitmen’s moving to eight years and the Killer Bees’ moving to seven years. The first team out was Warsaw at 89-73.

Nantes (97-65) edged out Manchester (96-66) for the West Division, although both made it to the playoffs. The Trappers have made the playoffs four straight years since their first promotion from the European Second League. Nantes was tied for the most runs scored in the conference at 805 with Berlin. The Crushers allowed the fewest runs in all of EBF (553) and grew their playoff streak to three seasons.
At 88-74, Rotterdam’s playoff streak notably ended at nine years. The Ravens still posted a 14^th consecutive winning campaign. Cologne was the next closest to a wild card after that, ten back at 86-76.

In the West Division, Luxembourg was relegated with the bottom slot at 64-98. They finished five games behind both Copenhagen and London. The Monarchs had a steep fall, having won 91 games in 2029. The Lancers had returned to the EBF Elite in 2026 after 11 years in E2L, but couldn’t climb from the bottom of the standings. In the East, Krakow had the worst overall mark at 59-103, six beneath Wroclaw. It is the third time the Canines have been relegated, although both prior times they were promoted right back up after one E2L year. Krakow had just returned to the top tier for 2028.

A powerful season for Kharkiv shortstop Danut Alecsandrescu earned Northern Conference MVP honors. In his seventh year with the Killer Bees, the 28-year old Romanian switch hitter led in home runs (66), RBI (132), total bases (403), and slugging (.688). Alecsandrescu was the first EBF slugger since 2001 with a 65+ homer season with his mark tied for the ninth-most in federation history. He also had 167 hits, 114 runs, 47 stolen bases, 1.018 OPS, and 7.8 WAR. Kharkiv had given Alecsandrescu an eight-year, $195,400,000 extension after the 2028 campaign.

Glasgow’s Todd McBride won his second Pitcher of the Year, having previously earned the honor in 2025. The 30-year old English lefty won his first ERA title (1.96) and led in WHIP (0.88). McBride had an 18-9 record in 220.1 innings, 267 strikeouts, 193 ERA+, and 7.9 WAR. Much to his chagrin despite, the Highlanders would trade McBride in the offseason to E2L’s Helsinki for prospects. After a contract year with the Honkers, he returned to the top tier in 2032 on a six-year, $157 million deal with Barcelona.

First round playoff matchups saw Hanover over Manchester 2-1 and Kharkiv over Frankfurt 2-0. Both division champs prevailed in round two with Berlin besting the defending champ Killer Bees 3-1 and Nantes surviving 3-2 over the Hitmen. It was the 11^th trip to the Northern Conference Championship for the Barons, although they hadn’t done it since 1998. It was the second try in three years for the Trappers. Berlin ultimately ended their 31-year pennant drought, defeating Nantes 4-2 to become four-time conference champs (1955, 1958, 1998, 2030).

The Southern Conference’s West Division was very top heavy with Munich growing their division title streak to ten seasons and playoff streak to eleven. At 114-48, the Mavericks tied their franchise-best record from 1987 and won 100+ games for the seventh time in a decade. Munich was the top scoring team in all of EBF at 849 runs and allowed the fewest in the conference at 575.

Barcelona was next at 107-55, forced to settle for the first wild card. The Bengals extended their playoff streak to four seasons and earned back-to-back 100+ win campaigns. In the East Division, Cluj-Napoca at 99-63 took first by six games for only their second-ever playoff berth in the EBF Elite (2020). The Paladins had spent the prior six years in the Second League and had just gotten promoted back for 2030.

Their closest foes in the East were defending conference champ Zagreb (93-69) and Ljubljana (92-70), who both earned wild cards. The Gulls earned their tenth playoff trip in eleven years, while the Juggernauts made it three in-a-row. For the final wild card, Rome (90-72) edged out Marseille (88-74), Tirana (87-75), Milan (87-75), and Odesa (86-76). The Italian capital ended a five-year playoff skid. Chisinau notably fell to 77-85, their first losing season since returning to the EBF Elite in 2023.

Yerevan and Bratislava were even at the bottom of the East at 56-106, however the tiebreaker formula doomed the Valiants to relegation. The Blue Falcons were saved as the new relegation rules merely demoted each division’s last place team, as opposed to the previous rule that dropped any 100+ loss team. Yerevan’s return to the top tier lasted only three seasons. Naples (65-97) was the worst in the West with only Palermo (72-90) somewhat close by. This is the second demotion for the Nobles, who spent 2013-18 in E2L. Naples had been strong to start the 2020s and won a pennant in 2022, but they struggled specifically from 2028 onward.

While Budapest was a non-factor at 72-90, their 1B Attila Sebek earned Southern Conference MVP. The 25-year old Czech lefty led in home runs (62), walks (114), total bases (412), OBP (.462), slugging (.757), OPS (1.220), wRC+ (226), and WAR (11.4). Sebek also had 193 hits, 121 runs, and a .355 average. His OPS ranked as the fifth-best single-season in EBF history. His 114 walks was the ninth-best effort in EBF annuls. Sebek needed it to beat out the likes of Cluj-Napoca RV Dimitar Ivanov, who matched his 62 homers and led with 149 RBI.

Barcelona’s J.R Pando won his second Pitcher of the Year, having earlier won in 2027. The 25-year old Spanish lefty led in wins (24-4), ERA (1.90), and quality starts (25). Pando tossed 237.1 innings with 262 strikeouts, 201 ERA+, 57 FIP-, and 8.7 WAR. Despite the Bengals’ efforts, Pando would leave for free agency after the 2031 campaign, eventually inking a seven-year, $196 million deal with Warsaw.

Both first round series saw 2-1 results with Zagreb over Ljubljana and Rome over Barcelona. The defending champ Gulls fell 3-1 to Cluj-Napoca in the second round, giving the Paladins their first-ever trip to the Southern Conference Championship. Munich defeated the Red Wolves 3-1, returning the Mavericks to the finale for the sixth straight year.

Since 2018, the SC final has featured Munich each year sans 2019 and 2024. In that stretch, the Mavericks had gone 6-4 against their various foes. Munich would be denied for the second straight year and third time in four years. Cluj-Napoca pulled off the upset in a seven game classic to become the 39^th different franchise to win a conference crown. The Paladins joined Zaragoza (2012-13) and Valencia (2013-14) as teams that made the European Championship one year removed from being in the European Second League. C-N became the seventh franchise founded with the 2005 E2L season with a pennant.

In the 81^st European Championship, Berlin bested Cluj-Napoca 4-2 to give the Barons their-second title (1958). This set the record for most seasons between titles in EBF at 71 years. 2B Mark Schroder won finals MVP in his tenth year with Berlin. In 16 playoff starts, Schroder had 19 hits, 12 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, 6 stolen bases, .964 OPS, and 0.9 WAR.

Other notes: Brno’s offense drew only 207 walks all season, a new EBF single-season worst. Turin’s Ubaldo Grasso had a 34-game hitting streak, tied for the 10^th-longest in EBF history. Stefanos Emmanoulidis became the 10^th member of the 700 home run club. Theofilos Psarras and Zeljko Siladjdzic became the 41^st and 42^nd sluggers to sock 500 dingers.

Aleksandr Parts became the 15^th batter to join the 3000 hit club and won his 8^th Gold Glove at first base. SS Andrea Tonetti won his 9^th Gold Glove. In pitching milestones, Griffin Arnall became the 29^th to record 3500 strikeouts. Mario Perez, Grigol Dzneladze, Isak Alsaker, and Nejc Novak each joined the 3K club in 2030, making 64 EBF aces to hit the mark.

Promotion/Relegation: Demoted from the Northern Conference were Luxembourg and Krakow, while Naples and Yerevan were ousted from the Southern Conference. The Lancers and Nobles were sent to E2L’s Western Conference while the Canines and Valiants joined the Eastern Conference.

Earning promotion were Sarajevo, Edinburgh, Reykjavik, and Tallinn. The Enforcers and Raccoons both were moved into the NC West Division, while the Twisters joined the NC East. Sarajevo moved to the SC East, while a team would need to be shifted to restore balance. NC West champ Nantes ended getting swapped into the SC West to fix this. Meanwhile, Toulouse and Athens were relegated from E2L to European Tier Three. Dresden replaced the Toads in the WC and Gdansk took the Anchors’ spot in the EC.

06-03-2025, 07:03 AM	#2267
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,882	2030 in EBF The Northern Conference’s top records were skewed towards the East Division. Berlin earned the top seed at 103-59 to end a four-year playoff drought. It was the first division crown for the German capital since 1999 and first 100+ win season since 1997. The Barons also sold 2,659,709 tickets for the season, the third-highest in European Baseball Federation history. Frankfurt was a close second at 100-62, ending a seven-year playoff drought for the Falcons. It was the second time in franchise history that they won 100+ games. Two additional wild cards came out of the East with Hanover at 97-65 and reigning EBF champ Kharkiv at 96-66. Both extended lengthy playoff streaks with the Hitmen’s moving to eight years and the Killer Bees’ moving to seven years. The first team out was Warsaw at 89-73. Nantes (97-65) edged out Manchester (96-66) for the West Division, although both made it to the playoffs. The Trappers have made the playoffs four straight years since their first promotion from the European Second League. Nantes was tied for the most runs scored in the conference at 805 with Berlin. The Crushers allowed the fewest runs in all of EBF (553) and grew their playoff streak to three seasons. At 88-74, Rotterdam’s playoff streak notably ended at nine years. The Ravens still posted a 14^th consecutive winning campaign. Cologne was the next closest to a wild card after that, ten back at 86-76. In the West Division, Luxembourg was relegated with the bottom slot at 64-98. They finished five games behind both Copenhagen and London. The Monarchs had a steep fall, having won 91 games in 2029. The Lancers had returned to the EBF Elite in 2026 after 11 years in E2L, but couldn’t climb from the bottom of the standings. In the East, Krakow had the worst overall mark at 59-103, six beneath Wroclaw. It is the third time the Canines have been relegated, although both prior times they were promoted right back up after one E2L year. Krakow had just returned to the top tier for 2028. A powerful season for Kharkiv shortstop Danut Alecsandrescu earned Northern Conference MVP honors. In his seventh year with the Killer Bees, the 28-year old Romanian switch hitter led in home runs (66), RBI (132), total bases (403), and slugging (.688). Alecsandrescu was the first EBF slugger since 2001 with a 65+ homer season with his mark tied for the ninth-most in federation history. He also had 167 hits, 114 runs, 47 stolen bases, 1.018 OPS, and 7.8 WAR. Kharkiv had given Alecsandrescu an eight-year, $195,400,000 extension after the 2028 campaign. Glasgow’s Todd McBride won his second Pitcher of the Year, having previously earned the honor in 2025. The 30-year old English lefty won his first ERA title (1.96) and led in WHIP (0.88). McBride had an 18-9 record in 220.1 innings, 267 strikeouts, 193 ERA+, and 7.9 WAR. Much to his chagrin despite, the Highlanders would trade McBride in the offseason to E2L’s Helsinki for prospects. After a contract year with the Honkers, he returned to the top tier in 2032 on a six-year, $157 million deal with Barcelona. First round playoff matchups saw Hanover over Manchester 2-1 and Kharkiv over Frankfurt 2-0. Both division champs prevailed in round two with Berlin besting the defending champ Killer Bees 3-1 and Nantes surviving 3-2 over the Hitmen. It was the 11^th trip to the Northern Conference Championship for the Barons, although they hadn’t done it since 1998. It was the second try in three years for the Trappers. Berlin ultimately ended their 31-year pennant drought, defeating Nantes 4-2 to become four-time conference champs (1955, 1958, 1998, 2030). The Southern Conference’s West Division was very top heavy with Munich growing their division title streak to ten seasons and playoff streak to eleven. At 114-48, the Mavericks tied their franchise-best record from 1987 and won 100+ games for the seventh time in a decade. Munich was the top scoring team in all of EBF at 849 runs and allowed the fewest in the conference at 575. Barcelona was next at 107-55, forced to settle for the first wild card. The Bengals extended their playoff streak to four seasons and earned back-to-back 100+ win campaigns. In the East Division, Cluj-Napoca at 99-63 took first by six games for only their second-ever playoff berth in the EBF Elite (2020). The Paladins had spent the prior six years in the Second League and had just gotten promoted back for 2030. Their closest foes in the East were defending conference champ Zagreb (93-69) and Ljubljana (92-70), who both earned wild cards. The Gulls earned their tenth playoff trip in eleven years, while the Juggernauts made it three in-a-row. For the final wild card, Rome (90-72) edged out Marseille (88-74), Tirana (87-75), Milan (87-75), and Odesa (86-76). The Italian capital ended a five-year playoff skid. Chisinau notably fell to 77-85, their first losing season since returning to the EBF Elite in 2023. Yerevan and Bratislava were even at the bottom of the East at 56-106, however the tiebreaker formula doomed the Valiants to relegation. The Blue Falcons were saved as the new relegation rules merely demoted each division’s last place team, as opposed to the previous rule that dropped any 100+ loss team. Yerevan’s return to the top tier lasted only three seasons. Naples (65-97) was the worst in the West with only Palermo (72-90) somewhat close by. This is the second demotion for the Nobles, who spent 2013-18 in E2L. Naples had been strong to start the 2020s and won a pennant in 2022, but they struggled specifically from 2028 onward. While Budapest was a non-factor at 72-90, their 1B Attila Sebek earned Southern Conference MVP. The 25-year old Czech lefty led in home runs (62), walks (114), total bases (412), OBP (.462), slugging (.757), OPS (1.220), wRC+ (226), and WAR (11.4). Sebek also had 193 hits, 121 runs, and a .355 average. His OPS ranked as the fifth-best single-season in EBF history. His 114 walks was the ninth-best effort in EBF annuls. Sebek needed it to beat out the likes of Cluj-Napoca RV Dimitar Ivanov, who matched his 62 homers and led with 149 RBI. Barcelona’s J.R Pando won his second Pitcher of the Year, having earlier won in 2027. The 25-year old Spanish lefty led in wins (24-4), ERA (1.90), and quality starts (25). Pando tossed 237.1 innings with 262 strikeouts, 201 ERA+, 57 FIP-, and 8.7 WAR. Despite the Bengals’ efforts, Pando would leave for free agency after the 2031 campaign, eventually inking a seven-year, $196 million deal with Warsaw. Both first round series saw 2-1 results with Zagreb over Ljubljana and Rome over Barcelona. The defending champ Gulls fell 3-1 to Cluj-Napoca in the second round, giving the Paladins their first-ever trip to the Southern Conference Championship. Munich defeated the Red Wolves 3-1, returning the Mavericks to the finale for the sixth straight year. Since 2018, the SC final has featured Munich each year sans 2019 and 2024. In that stretch, the Mavericks had gone 6-4 against their various foes. Munich would be denied for the second straight year and third time in four years. Cluj-Napoca pulled off the upset in a seven game classic to become the 39^th different franchise to win a conference crown. The Paladins joined Zaragoza (2012-13) and Valencia (2013-14) as teams that made the European Championship one year removed from being in the European Second League. C-N became the seventh franchise founded with the 2005 E2L season with a pennant. In the 81^st European Championship, Berlin bested Cluj-Napoca 4-2 to give the Barons their-second title (1958). This set the record for most seasons between titles in EBF at 71 years. 2B Mark Schroder won finals MVP in his tenth year with Berlin. In 16 playoff starts, Schroder had 19 hits, 12 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, 6 stolen bases, .964 OPS, and 0.9 WAR. Other notes: Brno’s offense drew only 207 walks all season, a new EBF single-season worst. Turin’s Ubaldo Grasso had a 34-game hitting streak, tied for the 10^th-longest in EBF history. Stefanos Emmanoulidis became the 10^th member of the 700 home run club. Theofilos Psarras and Zeljko Siladjdzic became the 41^st and 42^nd sluggers to sock 500 dingers. Aleksandr Parts became the 15^th batter to join the 3000 hit club and won his 8^th Gold Glove at first base. SS Andrea Tonetti won his 9^th Gold Glove. In pitching milestones, Griffin Arnall became the 29^th to record 3500 strikeouts. Mario Perez, Grigol Dzneladze, Isak Alsaker, and Nejc Novak each joined the 3K club in 2030, making 64 EBF aces to hit the mark. Promotion/Relegation: Demoted from the Northern Conference were Luxembourg and Krakow, while Naples and Yerevan were ousted from the Southern Conference. The Lancers and Nobles were sent to E2L’s Western Conference while the Canines and Valiants joined the Eastern Conference. Earning promotion were Sarajevo, Edinburgh, Reykjavik, and Tallinn. The Enforcers and Raccoons both were moved into the NC West Division, while the Twisters joined the NC East. Sarajevo moved to the SC East, while a team would need to be shifted to restore balance. NC West champ Nantes ended getting swapped into the SC West to fix this. Meanwhile, Toulouse and Athens were relegated from E2L to European Tier Three. Dresden replaced the Toads in the WC and Gdansk took the Anchors’ spot in the EC. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)