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JayW UK · 07-09-2025, 03:11 AM

2017 - Regular Season

Boston and Philadelphia were joined by Washington in a three-way season long battle for the Atlantic division title. Boston (90-72) led by the Power hitting of Sergio Woods (52 HR, 123 RBI) eventually squeezed over the line ahead of the Juan Santos (.334, 51 HR, 133 RBI) led Philadelphia Independence (88-74) and Washington (87-75), New York (66-96) stumbled to their third straight last place finish.
In the Central, Indianapolis won the division for the second year running, finishing with 87 wins, six games behind their 2016 pace, Chicago improved to 82 wins to finish second while Detroit tumbled from 90 to 78 wins in a season marred by injuries and a disappointing campaign from their pitching staff, although Benedict Lewis (17-9, 3.13 ERA) did his best he alone couldn’t carry the load. Cleveland (56-106) sank without trace to their third consecutive 100 loss season.
Miami led by 1B Carlos Vazquez (.318, 39 HR, 111 RBI) and the league’s top pitching staff (Carlos Correa, Javier Morales and David Rocha combined for a 51-21, 2.66 ERA record) cruised to the Southeast division title coming up one game short of 100 wins, their nearest challengers were Atlanta, with 1B Gabriel Mendez (.363, 42 HR, 113 RBI) and P Vince Little 18-9, 2.47 ERA) carrying the load the Flames finished 9 games back and took the wild card place. Tampa Bay (76-86) were a distant third but climbed above New Orleans (73-89) in the standings once again. Despite having one of the best pitching staffs in the league led by Zander Pace (18-11, 2.19 ERA) and James Brown (16-8, 1.64 ERA), the Blues finished bottom, their problem was offense, only San Diego and San Jose scored less runs on the season.

In the West Minneapolis finally broke through the 100-win barrier with a NABL record 105 wins on the season. They took the Midwest division by storm, winning by 14 games while leading all season long behind a strong rotation featuring ace Anthony Barrett (19-4, 2.22 ERA) ably supported by Alejandro Ramiriez (17-7, 3.17 ERA) and Floyd Tillman (16-6, 3.06 ERA). Claude Cummings (36 HR) and former Pioneer Joe Rutherford (30 HR) provided most of the power for an offense that was second in the NABL in runs scored and led the way with 205 homeruns. Denver, with RF Ben Douglas (.292, 32 HR, 115 RBI) providing plenty of power, improved on their disappointing 2016 but were still a long way off the pace in second with a 91-71 record. Kansas City (86-76) despite the presence of star rookie Dixon Bodean finished third while Oklahoma City (84-78), despite boasting the second-best pitching staff in the west, finished last in the division, mainly because of their weak offense (hitting only 97 HR and batting below the league average as a team).
Houston (85-77) took the Southwest by virtue of being the only team in the division with a winning record, Memphis with 77 wins (a club record) climbed to a tie for second with Phoenix, who despite the addition of all-star Kevin Jones (.341, 29 HR, 99 RBI), struggled defensively all season. Dallas slumped alarmingly from their 2016 selves dropping from 95 wins to just 74 whilst Las Vegas dropped to the bottom of the division with a 73-89 record.
The Pacific division was won easily by Sanfrancsico who, driven by Netuno Ermida (.346, 23 HR, 98 RBI) and the NABL’s top scoring offense, finished 96-66, Seattle the 2016 world champions were the only other team with a winning record at 82-80. The addition of Lou Murphy (12-10, 2.59 ERA) to the Los Angeles pitching staff couldn’t make up for the loss of Kevin Jones on offense, as the Lynx slumped to a record of 74-88. San Diego (68-94) dipped below 70 wins for the first time in the club’s history while San Jose (62-100) suffered through their third straight 100-loss season.

07-09-2025, 03:11 AM	#24
JayW UK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 281	2017 - Regular Season Boston and Philadelphia were joined by Washington in a three-way season long battle for the Atlantic division title. Boston (90-72) led by the Power hitting of Sergio Woods (52 HR, 123 RBI) eventually squeezed over the line ahead of the Juan Santos (.334, 51 HR, 133 RBI) led Philadelphia Independence (88-74) and Washington (87-75), New York (66-96) stumbled to their third straight last place finish. In the Central, Indianapolis won the division for the second year running, finishing with 87 wins, six games behind their 2016 pace, Chicago improved to 82 wins to finish second while Detroit tumbled from 90 to 78 wins in a season marred by injuries and a disappointing campaign from their pitching staff, although Benedict Lewis (17-9, 3.13 ERA) did his best he alone couldn’t carry the load. Cleveland (56-106) sank without trace to their third consecutive 100 loss season. Miami led by 1B Carlos Vazquez (.318, 39 HR, 111 RBI) and the league’s top pitching staff (Carlos Correa, Javier Morales and David Rocha combined for a 51-21, 2.66 ERA record) cruised to the Southeast division title coming up one game short of 100 wins, their nearest challengers were Atlanta, with 1B Gabriel Mendez (.363, 42 HR, 113 RBI) and P Vince Little 18-9, 2.47 ERA) carrying the load the Flames finished 9 games back and took the wild card place. Tampa Bay (76-86) were a distant third but climbed above New Orleans (73-89) in the standings once again. Despite having one of the best pitching staffs in the league led by Zander Pace (18-11, 2.19 ERA) and James Brown (16-8, 1.64 ERA), the Blues finished bottom, their problem was offense, only San Diego and San Jose scored less runs on the season. In the West Minneapolis finally broke through the 100-win barrier with a NABL record 105 wins on the season. They took the Midwest division by storm, winning by 14 games while leading all season long behind a strong rotation featuring ace Anthony Barrett (19-4, 2.22 ERA) ably supported by Alejandro Ramiriez (17-7, 3.17 ERA) and Floyd Tillman (16-6, 3.06 ERA). Claude Cummings (36 HR) and former Pioneer Joe Rutherford (30 HR) provided most of the power for an offense that was second in the NABL in runs scored and led the way with 205 homeruns. Denver, with RF Ben Douglas (.292, 32 HR, 115 RBI) providing plenty of power, improved on their disappointing 2016 but were still a long way off the pace in second with a 91-71 record. Kansas City (86-76) despite the presence of star rookie Dixon Bodean finished third while Oklahoma City (84-78), despite boasting the second-best pitching staff in the west, finished last in the division, mainly because of their weak offense (hitting only 97 HR and batting below the league average as a team). Houston (85-77) took the Southwest by virtue of being the only team in the division with a winning record, Memphis with 77 wins (a club record) climbed to a tie for second with Phoenix, who despite the addition of all-star Kevin Jones (.341, 29 HR, 99 RBI), struggled defensively all season. Dallas slumped alarmingly from their 2016 selves dropping from 95 wins to just 74 whilst Las Vegas dropped to the bottom of the division with a 73-89 record. The Pacific division was won easily by Sanfrancsico who, driven by Netuno Ermida (.346, 23 HR, 98 RBI) and the NABL’s top scoring offense, finished 96-66, Seattle the 2016 world champions were the only other team with a winning record at 82-80. The addition of Lou Murphy (12-10, 2.59 ERA) to the Los Angeles pitching staff couldn’t make up for the loss of Kevin Jones on offense, as the Lynx slumped to a record of 74-88. San Diego (68-94) dipped below 70 wins for the first time in the club’s history while San Jose (62-100) suffered through their third straight 100-loss season.