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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-16-2025, 07:36 AM

The rebuild was complete for Sydney, who had won their seven Australasia League pennants from 2018-29. The Snakes had dropped to .500 by 2032, then were well below for the next four years. Sydney was back at 80-82 in 2037, followed by a breakthrough in 2038 for their eighth pennant (2018, 19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 38). It was an impressive haul for a franchise that had no titles in its first 58 seasons.

Sydney had control all season, holding the AL’s best record at the all-star break at 54-34; four ahead of Hobart and six ahead of Adelaide. The Snakes had the best second half as well for a 97-65 finish, leading the league in runs scored (740) and all of the Oceania Baseball Association in run differential (+161). The Tasmaniacs took second at 90-72 with the Aardvarks third at 89-73 and Perth fourth at 86-76. Last year’s AL winner Melbourne fell to seventh at 80-82. Gold Coast, the fifth place finisher at 83-79, allowed the fewest runs at 577.

Leading the way for Sydney was the unanimous Australasia League MVP Sam Erickson, winning in back-to-back seasons. The 26-year old Australian LF led in the triple slash (.368/.402/.679), OPS (1.080), wRC+ (214), hits (222), RBI (120), and total bases (410). Erickson also had 108 runs, 34 doubles, 46 homers, and 8.9 WAR. He was one homer short of a Triple Crown to Hobart’s Chaz Callihan, the runner-up. The Snakes secured Erickson for the long-haul days after the season ended with an eight-year, $184,300,000 extension.

Pitcher of the Year also had a unanimous and repeat winner in Melbourne’s Wyatt Ferullo with an explosive 452 strikeout season. It was 23^rd on the OBA single-season record board, but one of only 52 seasons in any world league with 450+ Ks. The 27-year old Australian righty also led in ERA (2.00), WHIP (0.84), K/BB (11.6), quality starts (35), FIP- (52), and WAR (12.97).

Ferullo had a 20-15 record and 173 ERA+ in 324 innings, missing the Triple Crown by four wins to Adelaide’s Dinis Ponces. His WAR was the 21^st-best single-season by an OBA pitcher and just fell short of 13, which had only happened 99 times in world history from a pitcher. Melbourne also locked Ferullo up with a seven-year, $244,100,000 extension signed in September, making him OBA’s highest-paid pitcher.

12-16-2025, 07:36 AM	#2623
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,222	2038 OBA Australasia League The rebuild was complete for Sydney, who had won their seven Australasia League pennants from 2018-29. The Snakes had dropped to .500 by 2032, then were well below for the next four years. Sydney was back at 80-82 in 2037, followed by a breakthrough in 2038 for their eighth pennant (2018, 19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 38). It was an impressive haul for a franchise that had no titles in its first 58 seasons. Sydney had control all season, holding the AL’s best record at the all-star break at 54-34; four ahead of Hobart and six ahead of Adelaide. The Snakes had the best second half as well for a 97-65 finish, leading the league in runs scored (740) and all of the Oceania Baseball Association in run differential (+161). The Tasmaniacs took second at 90-72 with the Aardvarks third at 89-73 and Perth fourth at 86-76. Last year’s AL winner Melbourne fell to seventh at 80-82. Gold Coast, the fifth place finisher at 83-79, allowed the fewest runs at 577. Leading the way for Sydney was the unanimous Australasia League MVP Sam Erickson, winning in back-to-back seasons. The 26-year old Australian LF led in the triple slash (.368/.402/.679), OPS (1.080), wRC+ (214), hits (222), RBI (120), and total bases (410). Erickson also had 108 runs, 34 doubles, 46 homers, and 8.9 WAR. He was one homer short of a Triple Crown to Hobart’s Chaz Callihan, the runner-up. The Snakes secured Erickson for the long-haul days after the season ended with an eight-year, $184,300,000 extension. Pitcher of the Year also had a unanimous and repeat winner in Melbourne’s Wyatt Ferullo with an explosive 452 strikeout season. It was 23^rd on the OBA single-season record board, but one of only 52 seasons in any world league with 450+ Ks. The 27-year old Australian righty also led in ERA (2.00), WHIP (0.84), K/BB (11.6), quality starts (35), FIP- (52), and WAR (12.97). Ferullo had a 20-15 record and 173 ERA+ in 324 innings, missing the Triple Crown by four wins to Adelaide’s Dinis Ponces. His WAR was the 21^st-best single-season by an OBA pitcher and just fell short of 13, which had only happened 99 times in world history from a pitcher. Melbourne also locked Ferullo up with a seven-year, $244,100,000 extension signed in September, making him OBA’s highest-paid pitcher. __________________ 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)