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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-26-2025, 07:02 AM

West African Baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot was blank for the second time in three years. The closest to breaching the 66% needed for induction was SP Joseph Masuta at 59.6% on his third ballot. Also above 50% was CL Nwaneri Victor at 58.4% on his second try, LF Lovemore James debuting at 56.2%, SP Minusu Ekong at 51.7% for his third ballot, and SP Mokhtar Abdoulaye at 51.3% with his second attempt.

SP Isaac Appiah was dropped after ten failed ballots, getting as high as 56.1% on his debut before ending at only 17.6%. He was one of the best-ever defensive pitchers, winning nine Gold Gloves. Appiah also won two championships with Cotonou and one with Kano. He had a 3.31 ERA over 89.2 career playoff innings with 93 strikeouts.

His overall totals saw a 171-105 record, 3.38 ERA, 2499 innings, 2524 strikeouts, 580 walks, 127 ERA+, 86 FIP-, and 48.3 WAR. As of 2037, Appiah is 37^th in wins, 61^st in strikeouts, and 54^th in pitching WAR. However, he had no black ink and fell off abruptly in his early 30s. Appiah did have a Reliever of the Year win from his third season, but never won Pitcher of the Year. He just wasn’t dominant enough for voters to make it in with the tallies he ended with.

Two third baseman notably dropped below 5% close to their tenth ballot with Dieudonne Naba ousted on his ninth try and Zahir Allama on his eighth. Naba had 2460 hits, 1199 runs, 485 doubles, 463 homers, 1534 RBI, 128 wRC+, and 43.0 WAR. Allama won five Silver Sluggers with 2397 hits, 1167 runs, 655 doubles, 364 homers, 1354 RBI, 125 wRC+, and 48.7 WAR. Allama is notably 10^th on the WAB doubles list, but both guys were correctly assigned as “Hall of Pretty Good” level talents.

08-26-2025, 07:02 AM	#2407
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,814	2034 WAB Hall of Fame West African Baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot was blank for the second time in three years. The closest to breaching the 66% needed for induction was SP Joseph Masuta at 59.6% on his third ballot. Also above 50% was CL Nwaneri Victor at 58.4% on his second try, LF Lovemore James debuting at 56.2%, SP Minusu Ekong at 51.7% for his third ballot, and SP Mokhtar Abdoulaye at 51.3% with his second attempt. SP Isaac Appiah was dropped after ten failed ballots, getting as high as 56.1% on his debut before ending at only 17.6%. He was one of the best-ever defensive pitchers, winning nine Gold Gloves. Appiah also won two championships with Cotonou and one with Kano. He had a 3.31 ERA over 89.2 career playoff innings with 93 strikeouts. His overall totals saw a 171-105 record, 3.38 ERA, 2499 innings, 2524 strikeouts, 580 walks, 127 ERA+, 86 FIP-, and 48.3 WAR. As of 2037, Appiah is 37^th in wins, 61^st in strikeouts, and 54^th in pitching WAR. However, he had no black ink and fell off abruptly in his early 30s. Appiah did have a Reliever of the Year win from his third season, but never won Pitcher of the Year. He just wasn’t dominant enough for voters to make it in with the tallies he ended with. Two third baseman notably dropped below 5% close to their tenth ballot with Dieudonne Naba ousted on his ninth try and Zahir Allama on his eighth. Naba had 2460 hits, 1199 runs, 485 doubles, 463 homers, 1534 RBI, 128 wRC+, and 43.0 WAR. Allama won five Silver Sluggers with 2397 hits, 1167 runs, 655 doubles, 364 homers, 1354 RBI, 125 wRC+, and 48.7 WAR. Allama is notably 10^th on the WAB doubles list, but both guys were correctly assigned as “Hall of Pretty Good” level talents. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)