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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-26-2025, 07:10 AM

The 138^th World Series was a battle between old and new in a sense between Houston and Quebec City. The Hornets were arguably the most storied MLB franchise with more playoff trips (64) and division titles (49) than anyone else. They were shooting for a 11^th ring, having won earlier in the decade in 2031 and 2035. Houston was back at “evil empire” status for some with MLB’s richest payroll just shy of $500 million.

They had a lot of aging former international stars in the lineup as well, six starters were 32+ with only two Americans. Two were 40+ in Ernest Scheuermann and Jamel Forsyth, both still going strong in the late stage of Hall of Fame careers. Quebec City meanwhile had never gotten this far with most of their starters in their prime and a firmly middle-of-the-pack payroll. The Nordiques though had worked their way to the National Association’s top seed and had home field advantage.

A smattering of solo runs gave Houston a 4-0 lead entering the eighth inning in game one. Quebec City unloaded there with five hits and one error leading to five runs, en route to a 5-4 win. Houston responded though with a 6-4 victory, evening the series as it shifted to Texas. The Hornets routed the Nordiques 8-2 in game three.

In game four, Quebec City had a three-run top of the ninth inning to take an 8-5 road win. Nick Santucci’s complete game pushed the Nordiques to 7-2 upset in game five, reclaiming the advantage with the rest of the series back in French Canada. QC led 3-0 in game six, but Marty Wolter’s three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning evened it up for Houston.

In the bottom of the 11^th, Quebec opened with a walk and single. The third batter popped out on a failed bunt try, but the next one had an infield hit to load the bases. Nick Cook hit a liner out to left, deep enough to allow Pal Brahmavarta to tag up and score for a clinching sacrifice fly. The 4-3 win gave the Nordiques the series in six games, becoming the 42^nd different MLB franchise with a World Series ring.

Quebec City is notably the seventh different World Series winner in as many years. This was also the first title for a Canadian team in the 21^st Century with a drought dating back to Edmonton’s 1999 win. Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto had all made it in the following years, but had come up short. Houston falls to 10-4 all-time in the Fall Classic

In the losing effort, SS Ernst Scheuermann was series MVP. The 40-year old Austrian went 12-20 with 2 homers and 8 RBI. He was a legend with Dublin’s dynasties in Europe and now has a career combined pro WAR of 139.8, which ranks 81^st among all players ever. Scheuermann is signed through 2040 with Houston, returning to MLB for 2038. He had a brief 2034-35 run with Seattle, then spent two years in Rotterdam.

Other notes: Another timeless player for Houston was 3B Jamel Forsyth, who passed a number of combined pro milestones with a 6.3 WAR, .911 OPS, 39 home run season in 2038 at age 41. The Grenadan lefty now sits at 3679 hits, 1919 runs, 610 doubles, 662 homers, 2208 RBI, .977 OPS, and 145.4 WAR. Forsyth is 63^rd all-time on the world WAR leaderboard for all players and ranks 36^th in hits and 30^th in RBI. After a three-year run with Houston, Forsyth is due free agency and certainly still has plenty to offer teams.

One of the few guys ahead of him on the WARboard is SS Jude Hoffer, who at age 40 for Washington put up 8.0 WAR and .938 OPS. He’s still an elite defender after 20 years with the Admirals, which is a huge reason he’s at 147.7 WAR. That ranks 58^th on the world leaderboard, 3^rd among MLB position players, and 4^th among everyone in MLB. Hoffer would easily pass Graham Gregor (147.95) if healthy next year and could pass the top pitcher Ned Giles (151.70) with a strong effort.

13-time Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP Binh Tang made his MLB debut after wrecking Austronesia Professional Baseball for two decades. He adjusted well at age 38 with Washington in 125 games with 47 homers, 110 RBII, 1.020 OPS, 169 wRC+, and 5.9 WAR. Tang moved to 195.6 WAR for his combined pro career, moving up to the #5 spot in world history.

Tang also passed the 2000 run, 3500 hit, 800 home run, and 2000 RBI milestones; especially impressive considering APB is extremely low scoring. On the world leaderboard, Tang’s 2011 runs are 36^th, 3640 hits are 40^th, 818 homers are 51^st, and 2038 RBI are 62^nd. He’s under contract for a second year with the Admirals in 2039.

In his debut with Seattle, 37-year old Milton Ramirez had the worst season of his career with .784 OPS, 111 wRC+, and 1.9 WAR. He still moved up to 3858 hits, 2^nd in MLB history only to Stan Provost’s 4133, but he’ll need to rebound to take the top spot. Ramirez became the 4^th in MLB with 2000 career runs scored, but Provost’s 2348 seems far away. His 1148 stolen bases are 2^nd in MLB to Bill Tan’s 1177. Ramirez’s 3858 hits are 17^th in world history and 2052 runs are 30^th. He’s under contract for two more years with the Grizzlies.

Jackson Brafford and Neil Hollinger became the 3^rd and 4^th MLB sluggers to join the 800 home run club. The top four is Isaac Cox (929), Mike Rojas (872), Brafford (846), and Hollinger (801). Brafford and Pat Eichelberger became the 11^th and 12^th to 2000 career RBI. Brafford, Eichelberger, Hollinger, and Will Desbiens grew the 3000 hit club to 79 members. Desbiens also was the 20^th to reach 700 home runs, while Doogie Wright and Silvio Menoud expanded the 600 homer club to 56 members. Richard Gallagher, Hunter Morrissey, and Jake Young grew the 500 homer club to 139 members. Menoud and Wright were the 145^th and 146^th to 1500 RBI.

MLB’s 40^th perfect game came on August 30 by Seattle’s Jeremy Obert with 10 strikeouts facing Calgary. He threw 102 pitches with a game score of 97. James Wright of Memphis and Aiden Lynch of Omaha both had 32-game hitting streaks. Lynch’s was over the summer while Wright’s was in the spring and carried over from the prior season.

In pitching milestones, Fabien Muller was the 10^th to 4000 strikeouts. Muler is only 36, but he’s had a brutal home run rate, thus a 4.06 ERA and 52.3 WAR despite the Ks. His 645 homers allowed are 5^th all-time. He’s signed through 2040 with Columbus, but may not be MLB-caliber long enough to get to the strikeout record after a 4.94 ERA in 2038. Julius Jordan has MLBs Ks record of 4988. Jules Barton and Reggie Hackett reached 200 wins, met by 236 aces in MLB.

Washington had a season attendance of 3,448,434; which ranks as the 2^nd-best in pro baseball history. Only Ottawa’s 3,524,226 from 2030 sits above it. Houston’s Colton Salo had a bad playoff record with 14 home runs allowed. He also had the previous worst of 12 from 2036. 3B Wilson Trusso won his 7^th Gold Glove.

12-26-2025, 07:10 AM	#2643
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,185	2038 World Series The 138^th World Series was a battle between old and new in a sense between Houston and Quebec City. The Hornets were arguably the most storied MLB franchise with more playoff trips (64) and division titles (49) than anyone else. They were shooting for a 11^th ring, having won earlier in the decade in 2031 and 2035. Houston was back at “evil empire” status for some with MLB’s richest payroll just shy of $500 million. They had a lot of aging former international stars in the lineup as well, six starters were 32+ with only two Americans. Two were 40+ in Ernest Scheuermann and Jamel Forsyth, both still going strong in the late stage of Hall of Fame careers. Quebec City meanwhile had never gotten this far with most of their starters in their prime and a firmly middle-of-the-pack payroll. The Nordiques though had worked their way to the National Association’s top seed and had home field advantage. A smattering of solo runs gave Houston a 4-0 lead entering the eighth inning in game one. Quebec City unloaded there with five hits and one error leading to five runs, en route to a 5-4 win. Houston responded though with a 6-4 victory, evening the series as it shifted to Texas. The Hornets routed the Nordiques 8-2 in game three. In game four, Quebec City had a three-run top of the ninth inning to take an 8-5 road win. Nick Santucci’s complete game pushed the Nordiques to 7-2 upset in game five, reclaiming the advantage with the rest of the series back in French Canada. QC led 3-0 in game six, but Marty Wolter’s three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning evened it up for Houston. In the bottom of the 11^th, Quebec opened with a walk and single. The third batter popped out on a failed bunt try, but the next one had an infield hit to load the bases. Nick Cook hit a liner out to left, deep enough to allow Pal Brahmavarta to tag up and score for a clinching sacrifice fly. The 4-3 win gave the Nordiques the series in six games, becoming the 42^nd different MLB franchise with a World Series ring. Quebec City is notably the seventh different World Series winner in as many years. This was also the first title for a Canadian team in the 21^st Century with a drought dating back to Edmonton’s 1999 win. Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto had all made it in the following years, but had come up short. Houston falls to 10-4 all-time in the Fall Classic In the losing effort, SS Ernst Scheuermann was series MVP. The 40-year old Austrian went 12-20 with 2 homers and 8 RBI. He was a legend with Dublin’s dynasties in Europe and now has a career combined pro WAR of 139.8, which ranks 81^st among all players ever. Scheuermann is signed through 2040 with Houston, returning to MLB for 2038. He had a brief 2034-35 run with Seattle, then spent two years in Rotterdam. Other notes: Another timeless player for Houston was 3B Jamel Forsyth, who passed a number of combined pro milestones with a 6.3 WAR, .911 OPS, 39 home run season in 2038 at age 41. The Grenadan lefty now sits at 3679 hits, 1919 runs, 610 doubles, 662 homers, 2208 RBI, .977 OPS, and 145.4 WAR. Forsyth is 63^rd all-time on the world WAR leaderboard for all players and ranks 36^th in hits and 30^th in RBI. After a three-year run with Houston, Forsyth is due free agency and certainly still has plenty to offer teams. One of the few guys ahead of him on the WARboard is SS Jude Hoffer, who at age 40 for Washington put up 8.0 WAR and .938 OPS. He’s still an elite defender after 20 years with the Admirals, which is a huge reason he’s at 147.7 WAR. That ranks 58^th on the world leaderboard, 3^rd among MLB position players, and 4^th among everyone in MLB. Hoffer would easily pass Graham Gregor (147.95) if healthy next year and could pass the top pitcher Ned Giles (151.70) with a strong effort. 13-time Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP Binh Tang made his MLB debut after wrecking Austronesia Professional Baseball for two decades. He adjusted well at age 38 with Washington in 125 games with 47 homers, 110 RBII, 1.020 OPS, 169 wRC+, and 5.9 WAR. Tang moved to 195.6 WAR for his combined pro career, moving up to the #5 spot in world history. Tang also passed the 2000 run, 3500 hit, 800 home run, and 2000 RBI milestones; especially impressive considering APB is extremely low scoring. On the world leaderboard, Tang’s 2011 runs are 36^th, 3640 hits are 40^th, 818 homers are 51^st, and 2038 RBI are 62^nd. He’s under contract for a second year with the Admirals in 2039. In his debut with Seattle, 37-year old Milton Ramirez had the worst season of his career with .784 OPS, 111 wRC+, and 1.9 WAR. He still moved up to 3858 hits, 2^nd in MLB history only to Stan Provost’s 4133, but he’ll need to rebound to take the top spot. Ramirez became the 4^th in MLB with 2000 career runs scored, but Provost’s 2348 seems far away. His 1148 stolen bases are 2^nd in MLB to Bill Tan’s 1177. Ramirez’s 3858 hits are 17^th in world history and 2052 runs are 30^th. He’s under contract for two more years with the Grizzlies. Jackson Brafford and Neil Hollinger became the 3^rd and 4^th MLB sluggers to join the 800 home run club. The top four is Isaac Cox (929), Mike Rojas (872), Brafford (846), and Hollinger (801). Brafford and Pat Eichelberger became the 11^th and 12^th to 2000 career RBI. Brafford, Eichelberger, Hollinger, and Will Desbiens grew the 3000 hit club to 79 members. Desbiens also was the 20^th to reach 700 home runs, while Doogie Wright and Silvio Menoud expanded the 600 homer club to 56 members. Richard Gallagher, Hunter Morrissey, and Jake Young grew the 500 homer club to 139 members. Menoud and Wright were the 145^th and 146^th to 1500 RBI. MLB’s 40^th perfect game came on August 30 by Seattle’s Jeremy Obert with 10 strikeouts facing Calgary. He threw 102 pitches with a game score of 97. James Wright of Memphis and Aiden Lynch of Omaha both had 32-game hitting streaks. Lynch’s was over the summer while Wright’s was in the spring and carried over from the prior season. In pitching milestones, Fabien Muller was the 10^th to 4000 strikeouts. Muler is only 36, but he’s had a brutal home run rate, thus a 4.06 ERA and 52.3 WAR despite the Ks. His 645 homers allowed are 5^th all-time. He’s signed through 2040 with Columbus, but may not be MLB-caliber long enough to get to the strikeout record after a 4.94 ERA in 2038. Julius Jordan has MLBs Ks record of 4988. Jules Barton and Reggie Hackett reached 200 wins, met by 236 aces in MLB. Washington had a season attendance of 3,448,434; which ranks as the 2^nd-best in pro baseball history. Only Ottawa’s 3,524,226 from 2030 sits above it. Houston’s Colton Salo had a bad playoff record with 14 home runs allowed. He also had the previous worst of 12 from 2036. 3B Wilson Trusso won his 7^th Gold Glove. __________________ 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)