Alternate History Sports » North American Baseball Federation 2: 2104 Season/Playoffs

BDoof · 1/31/2024 1:29 pm

2104 Playoffs

Pacific Series
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The defending champs came into the season expecting success, and boy did they deliver. They had a run differential of +265. Both teams specialize in pitching, with a plethora of arms to go to in any game or situation. The main difference between them is on offense. Eureka scored almost 100 more runs due to the combined strength of Antonio Garza, Mel Velez, Jesse Haskins, and Ritter Ammann. Cheyenne has Eric Titus, doing as expected, while the rest of the offense is coming from surprise seasons from Dan Harbin, Kevin Meyer, and Dave Chatwin of all people. Despite Eureka scoring more and giving up less, Cheyenne has actually won the season series 9-6.

Game 1: CHY Jeffrey Simon (16-8, 2.79) vs EUR Felix Hernandez (23-8, 1.84)
Cheyenne finally doesn’t have to face Dakota, yet still has to face Hernandez and Denman who were both aces for Dakota in previous matchups. Both pitchers would be on top of their game, limited offense and momentum of the either team. Both teams played small ball with sac bunts and hit and runs, but Eureka would barely be able to scratch out a small, yet big, victory.
CHY 1 - 2 EUR

Game 2: CHY Rafael Santa Cruz (18-10, 2.31) vs EUR Ben Denman (25-8, 2.54)
A matchup between two Floridian aces. Santa Cruz would have a horrid first inning, giving up 3 runs. The Buffalo would try to get back but there is only so much you can do when you only get 4 hits.
CHY 2 - 4 EUR

Game 3: EUR Jake Hale (18-6, 2.71) vs CHY Marty Hodge (15-10, 2.61)
Cheyenne would finally have their game, with Hodge striking out 11 and back-to-back-to-back doubles in the 7th from the bottom of the lineup would be just enough for the Buffalo to stay alive.
EUR 2 - 5 CHY

Game 4: EUR Jeff Caron (12-12, 4.16) vs CHY Steve Francen (6-4, 2.56)
Cheyenne would hit the board early with 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings. Eureka would try a 9th inning rally but 4 runs would not be enough as the Buffalo bats woke up, winning 2 straight to tie the series.
EUR 4 - 8 CHY

Game 5: EUR Felix Hernandez (23-8, 1.84) vs CHY Jeffrey Simon (16-8, 2.79)
Now a 3 game series, it flips over with Redwoods 1-2 of Hernandez and Denman due to, both have finished first and second in the Taylor award each and every year. Cheyenne will have to find a way to scratch out at least 1 win against them. EUR Antonio Garza was a double shy from the cycle enroute to a career game.

Game 6: CHY Rafael Santa Cruz (18-10, 2.31) vs EUR Ben Denman (25-8, 2.54)
In a do or die, game 6, it looked dire for the Buffalo. Down 3-1 in the 8th with a cruising Denman on the mound. RF Kriegel would launch a lead-off double which would cause the Redwoods to put in their closer, Ryan Sumner. He would strike out 3B Morales before walking 2B Rodriguez. Then LF Horio would also strike out. Without 2 outs, SS Dan Harbin would launch a triple, scoring both runners to tie the game. Then CF Meyer would launch a nuke to left field to take the lead. They nearly tacked on more but Chatwin’s blast was caught at the warning track. Santa Cruz would stay out in the 8th and roll on. He would get 2 out in the 9th before giving up a run and Buffalo would bring in Sebastian Moore to get the last out on one pitch. It's game 7 time.
CHY 5 - 4 EUR

Game 7: CHY Mart Hodge (2.61) vs EUR Jake Hale (18-6, 2.71)
Last time out, Cheyenne would hit up Hale to take their first win. If the 112 win Redwoods lose, it would be a total disaster after being labeled the best team ever. Buffalo would strike first with some small-ball in the second. In the third, Cheyenne C Eric Titus would launch a 2-run home run, Titus would be walked for the rest of the game. Ritter Ammann would do his best to keep the Redwoods in the game with a double and a triple. In the 5th, Eureka would bring in Felix Hernandez off of 2 days of rest to keep it close, and he would. Allowing no hits in 2 innings before handing the ball off to Benjamin Platt who wouldn’t let anyone past 2nd. An Ammann triple in the 8th would bring the game to 5-3, Buffalo would go to Moore who would let in another run. Now a 1-run ball game going into the 9th. Buffalo sent out Jose Guerrero, the knuckleballer. He struck out Bobby Tippet, walked Fernando Solis, Kachmar would fly out, and Jessy Haskins would end it after swinging and missing all three pitches. Cheyenne would take down Goliath and advance to their second Championship Series! C Eric Titus would win series MVP.
CHY 5 - 4 EUR (Cheyenne wins series 4-3

Atlantic Series
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Even without Barthélémy, Trois’ offense has been as good as ever. Thompson is surrounded by all stars. Their pitching has also been great this year, though they will be missing Danny Avila for the Atlantic Series. Germantown on the other hand is almost completely different than in 2101. Back then, they were heavily reliant on their batters as they had almost no pitching. While now, they have the highest rated pitching in the Atlantic and one of the worst rated batting cores (despite having 3 players with over 20 home runs, triple what Cheyenne has). This led them to only have a +9 run differential (for comparison, Huron, whom they barely beat, had a +67). Their bullpen is also one to marvel at, with 6 of their 7 bullpen arms having an ERA under 3. Though due to an injury to Ross Whitehead, the Pretzels will have to rely on Steven Crossman to start a few games, Crossman has an ERA of 7.10… hopefully they can just give the ball to their bullpen early to help whenever he’s on the mound.

Game 1: GER Steven Crossman (6-12, 7.10) vs TR Leon Lopez (16-11, 2.62)
Unexpectedly, Crossman would give up 8 runs in the first 3 innings. Did I say unexpectedly? I meant totally expectedly. Down 8-3 in the 8th, the Pretzels wouldn’t give up, with 4 extra base hits with 2 outs helped claw the Pretzels back to tie the game. GER Anton Latorre would come in to keep it close. Latorre had left the team last off-season due to frustration with management but has come back to help propel them to a playoff berth. He opened the inning with a 4 pitch walk, following a sac bunt, the Pretzels would elect to intentionally walk Delli Santi to open up the double play. Dubois would strike out, 1 out away. Mark Chapman would smack a ball to third baseman Josh Wagoner who would bobble the ball before throwing it way over first base into right field allowing 2 to score. Germantown would be out of juice in the 9th, sealing game 1 for Trois.
GER 8 - 10 TR

Game 2: GER Ahmed Mathis (11-10, 3.26) vs TR Jorge Franco (21-5, 2.86)
Mathis, who had spent his whole career in the sketchy basement that is Baton Rouge, would finally get his first taste of playoff baseball. And he would showcase his stuff allowing only 2 runs in 7 innings. While Franco would have trouble early, giving up a home run to Paul Butler, then in the 5th Ben Cintron hit a double with 2 on to open the game up for Germantown. Anton Latorre would come in the 8th and redeem himself, allowing no hits and only 1 walk to win the game.
GER 5 - 2 TR

Game 3: TR Juan Donate (1-5, 4.52) vs GER Bernie Rosado (12-12, 2.58)
Rosado would struggle but Germantown was able to keep it relatively close until Mark Chapman hit a 9th inning grand slam to seal the deal.
TR 10 - 2 GER

Game 4: TR Billy Jones (4-1, 3.48) vs GER Adam Minke (17-15, 3.56)
GER Paul Butler would hit another first inning home run, then a 2-run double to take the lead in the 3rd. Latorre came in for another 6 out save and would walk 2 immediately, but then struck out the side and silenced them in the 9th. Germantown would tie the series up.
TR 2 - 4 GER

Game 5: TR Leon Lopez (16-11, 2.63) vs GER Steven Crossman (6-12, 7.10)
Crossman once again comes in, Pretzelheads are praying he can just give up less than 3 runs. He gave up 5, but for some reason the manager left him to pitch 8 innings instead of taking him out and relying on their amazing bullpen. Germantown’s offense could only muster a 2-run home run by Cintron, and only 5 total hits.
TR 6 - 2 GER

Game 6: GER Ahmed Mathis (11-10, 3.26) vs TR Jorge Franco (21-5, 2.86)
Germantown sits in a similar spot to Cheyenne, but defying odds is what they’ve always done this season. Teams would trade 2 run innings and would enter the 8th tied. Germantown would bring in Anton Latorre, who would give up a home run on the first pitch to Delli Santi. Latorre would struggle but get out of the inning with a double play. In the 9th now, last chance for Germantown. Lawlor’s first pitch would hit Jeremy Cooper. Then Butler would get on base due to an error. 2 on with 0 outs and the heart of the lineup. Powers would fly out, Cintron would reach on a fielder’s choice (runner on second out). 2 outs, runners on the corners, Josh Wagoner (unrelated to Matthew in Baton Rouge) would work a full count before hitting a ground ball to second, sending the Harfang to their 3rd straight Championship Series. Mark Chapman would win series MVP.
GER 2 - 3 TR (Trois wins series 4-2)

2104 NABF Championship Series

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BDoof · 2/04/2024 12:47 pm

Sorry for a bit of a delay, between work being ridiculously busy and a few hiccups during the expansion draft and 2105 season had me troubled.

2105 Expansion Teams
The NABF will be starting their first expansion, split up into 2 phases. The first phase begins this off-season. The Alaska Avalanche, playing in Anchorage, Arctic Circle Federation. The Avalanche will be the first team from the ACF to play in the NABF, and will be the furthest north team as well (by quite a bit). Snow will not be an issue as they play inside the Anchorage Biodome. The second team, the Rome Gladiators, will be Georgia’s first team. More about them and the nation of Georgia below. It was also announced that the 2nd phase of expansion will take place in 2109, 1 year after the first Baseball World Cup in early 2108. The 2 teams will be located in Mexico and the Maritimes.

Rome, despite not being the largest city in Georgia, is the capital and is seen as the main economic and cultural hub. Georgia has had a long and complicated history. After receiving independence in 1783, began to look to expand their borders. They were easily able to get to the Mississippi River, but were blocked from going further by the French controlled Louisiana and Spanish controlled Florida. To help combat this, they became the largest benefactor and producer of Caribbean and Atlantic piracy. Their efforts were so strong that in 1807, pirate Edward Teach would assassinate the Georgian King and take his throne. Despite a short and harsh rule, Teach would be one of the better rulers that century as afterwards Georgia began a truly dark turn. Splitting Carolina in half with Virginia and attacking Florida as soon as they got independence. By the 1910s Georgia had partnered with Virginia and Rupert’s Land to form the North American Coalition. The NAC would join The Great War, loosely allied with the Central Powers. While Virginia would peace out early (due to a massive campaign by Susquehanna and New England took over all of their Maryland territory, which they still hold today). Georgia would initially start strong, gaining land all the way to Texas, but then Henry Erchif would launch a rebellion in Rome that would single-handedly collapse the Empire. The Empire had themselves claimed to be the modern Rome, thus when this rebellion happened, it was seen to be like Spartacus’ Rebellion. Erchif, backed by the UNAF (United North American Federation) would begin widespread reforms across the whole nation. Their most notable contribution since, would be in the 2040s during the brutal Great African War, Georgia became one of the main benefactors in rebuilding and reunifying the continent. They are also claimed to have brought and popularized baseball to the continent, mainly Gabon and the EAF (#11 prospect Matunde Simai is from Gabon). The Gladiators will play in Henry Erchif Field, a slightly pitcher favored park.

Jerseys: Bright red hat with black brim, on a white jersey with red and copperish/gold trim designs. Road jerseys are standard gray, with more black than yellow that pairs with similar red trim. They also have a red alternate with various national symbols and say “GEORGIA” across the chest rather than Rome.

I have previously written about them and the ACF in the expansion vote post from a few days ago, look on there for more information. The Avs will play in First Biodome Financial Field, a balance stadium that heavily favors right-handed batters while limiting lefties.

Jerseys: White primaries with white hats that have a light blue brim. Roads are a darker than usual gray, with black undershirt and the white on the hats turns to gray. As an alternate they have “aurora borealis” jerseys that are full of colors and designs to represent the local cultures and the aurora borealis that is a symbol of the region.

In the expansion draft, each team could protect 15 players, with any under 1 year of pro service being automatically protected. A maximum of 3 picks from a single team as well. (a few native unranked prospects I may manually transfer as well to make sure they have enough domestic players to fill the quota). Baton Rouge and Cheyenne will not lose any players as they don’t have enough to meet the criteria.

Alaska’s picks:
SP Jake Hale, Eureka. Has been superb in the last few seasons with Eureka.
RF Sam Boyd, Germantown. Struggled the last 2 seasons, but was great early in his career.
SP Jeff Caron, Eureka. Another young arm from Eureka, has 4 years of control left.
CF Gilberto Morena, Trois Rivieres. A speedy outfielder who wasn’t given a chance in Quebec.
C Jonathan Shepherd, Huron. One of the better defensive catchers in the game but was stuck behind Kevin Magid.
1B Philippe Thomas, Huron. Has shown flashes of potential, but can never quite grasp it.
1B Sean Grant, Galveston. Similar to Thomas.
2B Marquis Kaba, Eureka. Was part of one of the first trades in NABF history.

Rome’s picks:
C Scott Vander Ark, Dakota. An average hitter and above-average defender, a rarity in the league.
CL Bob O’Brien, Trois Rivieres. Has been splendid in the Harfang pen, but looks to be the closer in Rome.
2B Dave Orns, Dakota. A defensive utility player.
3B Mario Ruperto, Dakota. A solid backup in Dakota that hasn’t had a chance.
1B Neal Sharman, Huron. A minor league legend.
SP Luke Rush, Florida. Had a 4.18ERA in Florida, which is good for Florida.

Hopefully, with some behind the scenes changes, the next expansion draft will work properly as well as figuring out a way to have talented Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, and some European players for the world cup without having them all flood the NABF.

BDoof · 2/04/2024 9:07 pm

2104 Off-Season Summary

2104 Awards:

2104 Rookie Draft: (only first round)

2104 International Rookie Signings: (just top 6)

Roster Moves:
Notable available FAs:
2B Ritter Ammann, 29 years old. Finished 3rd in Baxter voting this year, arguably the best 2B in the league.
IF Angelo Alonzo, 33 years old. Alonzo has won a Frey at multiple positions in his career.
LF Nick Parsons, 32 years old. A part of the Plymouth core that never could quite make it.
SP Brian Van Winkle, 31 years old. Finished 4 quite solid seasons in Chesapeake, underrated.
RF Tom Mackey, 31 years old. Awful fielder but possibly the most consistent hitter on the Atlantic.
LF Jon Magallanes, 30 years old. Won 4 straight Deshayes while being above league average in Dakota.
RF/1B Oscar Morales, 31 years old. Opts out of his Plymouth contract as they haven’t been as good as expected, though neither was he.
LF Paul Butler, 29 years old. A solid 3 years in Galveston before a small pit-stop in Germantown really helped him make his case.
LF David Westland, 32 years old. Career .300 hitter
1B Dave Chatwin, 29 years old. The Maritimer finally had a breakout season, and right before Free Agency.

Retirements

LHP Jesse Conway, Quebec, spent all 4 years with Trois Rivieres, 2103 pitched to a 20-7 record but was mostly a bullpen pitcher this last year. Combines to only an average career but did win a ring in the end.
RHP Mario Olmedo, Rocky Mountains, he was on Huron’s roster for the first 3 seasons before bouncing around last year, but due to injuries only pitched about 1.5 seasons, but was utterly dominant in that timeframe, tossing a 168ERA+.

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BDoof · 2/07/2024 12:12 pm

2105 Pre-Season Preview
(so, somehow adding the expansion messed with the schedule and only 138 games are scheduled to be played and I can’t fix it until the off-season. I will have to come up with a lore reason as for why)
Pacific Conference

last season did not exist
13th ranked farm system (SP John Gillingham #1, SS Leland Abbott #77)
Payroll $1,228,200 - 11th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 75-87, 4th in Pacific
11th ranked farm system (SP Chard Reichert #15, CF David Westfall #25, LF Russ Pettaway #28)
Payroll $1,854,373 - 6th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 57-105, 6th in Pacific
6th ranked farm system (RHP Matt Ecklund #6, RHP Roth Reiter #16, RHP Daniel Ojeda #31, RF Jared Meyers #35)
Payroll $1,196,385 - 12th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 100-62, lost to Trois in Championship Series
12th ranked farm system (RHP Tim Cote #12 and RHP Carlos Padilla #22)
Payroll $1,907,081 - 5th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 78-84, 3rd in Pacific
2nd ranked farm system (LHP Fritz Bresson #3, 2B Alex Campos #32, LF Nestor Rivas #33)
Payroll $2,038,023 - 4th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 112-50, won Pacific, lost Pacific Series to Cheyenne
7th ranked farm system (RHP Tillman Tamayo #11, 2B Cor John #17, C Ismael Mendez #21)
Payroll $2,515,978 - 1st (salary cap is 2.5million)
Lineup and Pitching

last season 66-96, 5th in Pacific
3rd ranked farm system (LHP Nick Lambert #4, LHP Paolo Barreau #14, LF Oscar Aguilar #26, 1B Lou Goodchild #27)
Payroll $1,412,259 - 9th
Lineup and Pitching

Atlantic Conference:

last season 82-80, 4th in Atlantic
9th ranked farm system (RHP Thomas Legros #8, CF Benjamin Whitford #29, RHP Carlos Flores #38)
Payroll $1,357,369 - 10th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 59-103, 6th in Atlantic
1st ranked farm system (LHP Dan Miles #5, RF Adam Beyer #9, LHP Mario Anguiano #18, RHP Oscar Noriega #34)
Payroll $1,186,694 - 13th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 85-77, 2nd in Atlantic, lost Atlantic Series
4th ranked farm system (C/1B Bernward Kurtz #2, RHP Heath Victory #10, C Han-seung Park #40)
Payroll $2,422,194 - 2nd
Lineup and Pitching

last season 84-78, 3rd in Atlantic, missed playoffs by 1 game.
10th ranked farm system (RF Jeremy Richey #13, IF Ron Mudd #19)
Payroll $2,411,823 - 3rd
Lineup and Pitching

last season 74-88, 5th in Atlantic
5th ranked farm system (LHP Tim Troke $7, LF/1B Matunde Simai #24, RHP Felike Ipo #39)
Payroll $1,744,036 - 8th
Lineup and Pitching

new team
14th ranked farm system (RHP Kyle Magnani #44 and LF Sean Khalfani #56)
Payroll $922,209
Lineup and Pitching

last season 100-62, won Championship Series
8th ranked farm system (RHP Eddie Salazar #20, C Hairama Nalanie #23, LHP Philippe Lemaître #30, SS Enrique Deramos #36)
Payroll $1,832,189 - 7th
Lineup and Pitching

2105 Pre-Season Predictions
(again, I forgot to remake the schedule and for some reason OOTP had a seizure and messed up how many games to be played. Will fix it for next season)
Pacific:
Cheyenne Buffalo 87-55
Eureka Redwoods 81-57
Dakota Eagles 80-59
Astoria Osprey 75-63
Galveston Launch 66-76
Baton Rouge Cajuns 61-78
Alaska Avalanche 38-100

Atlantic
Trois Rivieres Harfang 93-46
Germantown Pretzels 91-47
Huron Gryphons 76-63
Chesapeake Admirals 71-71
Plymouth Pilgrims 66-75
Florida Flamingos 50-88
Rome Gladiators 41-98

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BDoof · 2/10/2024 12:37 am

2105 NABF Season

The 2105 season would be the inaugural season for both the Alaska Avalanche and the Rome Gladiators, but it would have to be delayed as there was a minor league player strike. The strike would only last a month, and would be announced that extra levels of minor leagues would be added next season to help players develop and would be paid more. Due to this, the season would only last 138 games this year. And, as part of the minor league expansion, anyone can give me minor league team name suggestions.

April:

May:

June:

July:

August:

September:

2105 Season Standings

2105 Stat Leaders

BDoof · 2/10/2024 12:41 pm

2105 Playoffs

Pacific Series
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A rematch of last year, though this time Cheyenne has home field advantage. Both have had outstanding seasons. The Redwoods gave up only 479 runs last season, second only to the Buffalo who gave up 404. Offensive wise, both teams are led by potential Baxter winners Antonio Garza and Eric Titus. Both teams split the season series 12-12. While Cheyenne looks to be the favorite, they will be missing both RHP Rafael Santa Cruz and RHP Jose Serrano.

Game 1: EUR Todd Luquette (15-7, 3.29) vs CHY Steve Francen (18-11, 2.66)
After a 3rd inning explosion by the Buffalo, they led the game 6-3 and would hold that lead until the end of the game where CL Mike Hilger held onto to win game 1.
EUR 6 - 7 CHY

Game 2: EUR Tillman Tamayo (2-6, 4.98) vs CHY Jeffrey Simon (12-6, 2.62)
The rookie Tamayo would get rocked with 3 runs early, but would be able to bounce back and not allow any before being relived by closer Pawlowski who would close out the game easily after the offense scored 2 runs of insurance in the 9th.
EUR 6 - 3 CHY

Game 3: CHY Marty Hodge (17-9, 2.48) vs EUR Felix Hernandez (16-6, 2.32)
The Buffalo would open the game by scoring a run in the top of the 1st. Expecting potential Taylor winner, Hodge, to put up his expected great game… but instead he totally collapsed, giving up 6 runs in 1.2 innings before being pulled for Joe Vera who in turn gave up 4 in 0.1 innings. By that point it was 10-1 after 3 innings. Buffalo would try to mount a comeback, by 4-time Taylor winner Hernandez would cruise to a statement game 3 victory.
CHY 3 - 11 EUR

Game 4: CHY Jose Guerrero (3-5, 2.18) vs EUR Ben Denman (17-11, 2.50)
The knuckleballer made only a handful of starts towards the end of the season, but was dominant out of the bullpen. He would continue that dominance in what became one of the greatest playoff games of all time. Both starters would go 7 innings with each giving up 1 run (Guerrero only gave up 2 hits). Both teams would bring in their closers, Hilger and Pawlowski. Neither could score and extra innings would be needed, both closers would stay into the 11th where both would give up 2 runs. Entering the 12th, Eureka would call on Ryan Sumner who has a chance at the Gervais award despite not being a closer. Kriegel would walk, but would be out at 2nd after Monahan attempted a sac bunt. Defensive replacement Bayona would beat out an infield single. 2B Dan Harbin would strike out, bringing potential Baxter winner Eric Titus to the plate with 2 outs. Titus would also beat out an infield hit to load the bases for Kevin Meyer. Who would smash a bases clearing double into the gap to give the Buffalo the lead! Cheyenne would bring in lefty Sebastian Moore for the 12th, Moore has had a uncharacteristically terrible season, but is still a good reliever and would be facing the bottom of Eureka’s lineup. He would strikeout of Branham and Hara before getting Vance to groundout giving the Buffalo the win to tie the series at 2!
CHY 6 - 3 EUR in 12 innings

Game 5: CHY Steve Francen (18-11, 2.66) vs EUR Todd Luquette (15-7, 3.29)
Now a 3 game series, Eureka would score first thanks to a Rodriguez double. The Redwoods would continue to tack on runs while Buffalo would be left helpless from Luquette.
CHY 1 - 8 EUR

Game 6: EUR Tillman Tamayo (2-6, 4.98) vs CHY Jeffrey Simon (12-6, 2.62)
The series transitions to Cheyenne with the Buffalo in need of 2 consecutive wins to take the series. Game 6 would be the second extra inning classic in this series alone. Tied 4-4 entering the 10th. Eureka would get a 2 out triple due to Vance. Cheyenne would choose to intentionally walk Haskins to face Tipton who would hit into a fielder’s choice. In the bottom of the inning with Pawlowski on the mound Krigel would escape an infield hit (the Cheyenne classic). Monahan would successfully sac bunt before Kriegel stole 3rd. Mshangama would fly out to right, but not far enough for Kriegel to come home. Now with 2 outs, 2B Dan Harbin would come up to the plate. Harbin would hit a ball down the first base line and would… get past Velez to score Kriegel on a walk-off hit!
EUR 4 - 5 CHY in 10 innings

Game 7: EUR Felix Hernandez (16-6, 2.32) vs CHY Jose Guerrero (3-5, 2.18)
As Joe Buck would say “It’s a must-win game for both teams”. In a replay of last year, the Redwoods and Buffalo duke it out for 1 final match. Redwoods would score first off a 3-run home run from Garza. They would also get 2 solo shots from rookie Escobedo in the 4th and 6th. Cheyenne would attempt a comeback but could not muster anything together. Despite the series loss, Cheyenne 2B Dan Harbin would get series MVP, the first loser to win the award.
EUR 7 - 1 CHY, Redwoods win series 4-3.

Atlantic Series
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Germantown managed to just barely squeak into the playoffs for the 2nd time in a row. And again, they must face the ever imposing Trois Rivieres. Germantown has given up less runs, barely, and scored over 100 less runs. The Harfang are led by triple crown winner Kyle Thompson and breakout DH Joe Delli Santi, as well as the plethora of young talent that has surrounded the squad for the past few seasons. The defending champs are expected to get an easy victory, unlike last playoffs.

Game 1: GER Ross Whitehead (14-10, 3.21) vs TR Leon Lopez (23-3, 2.64ERA)
The Harfang would score first with 2 solo home runs by Thompson and Delli Santi. They would hold a 3-0 lead until the 7th when Germantown piled on multiple hits with a 2 run single by Cintron to close the gap. Trois LF Mark Chapman then hit a solo home run of his own to help the Harfang take a game 1 lead.
GER 2 - 5 TR

Game 2: GER Ahmed Mathis (14-9, 3.18) vs TR Jorge Franco (14-10, 4.33)
The Pretzels were able to keep it close the whole game, but were playing catch up the entire time, never holding a lead. Into the 9th, Trois had their closer on the mound and faced CF Jeremy Cooper who had struck out 3 times already in the game, but on the third pitch he would crank a ball down left field for a potential go-ahead home run! The Pretzels would quickly put in star closer Anton Latorre for the heart of the Harfang lineup. He would get Thompson to ground out, then strike out Delli Santi. Jason Martin would get a walk, but would close it out by striking out defensive replacement Ricky Morales to tie up the series for the Pretzels.
GER 5 - 4 TR

Game 3: TR Danny Avila (19-3, 3.42) vs GER Adam Minke (12-8, 3.65)
The game would be fairly close throughout, however, Minke gave up 2 home runs in the 4th (to Martin and Buckley) which the Pretzels nearly were able to come back as they had runners on 2nd and third with 1 out in the 7th, but a strikeout and fly out by Cooper and Parsons would leave them behind as Trois tacked on 2 more in the 8th to win the game on the road.
TR 6 - 3 GER

Game 4: TR Billy Jones (12-3, 4.09) vs GER Bernie Rosado (10-11, 4.26)
In the opposite of last game, Germantown would score 4 in the 3rd, but reliever Josh Burford would give up 2 runs in the 7th to give Trois a 5-4 lead, which they would be able to keep until the end of the game. Despite the close game, Trois stranded 12 runners on base. Germantown will need a miracle if they hope to win the series.
TR 5 - 4 GER

Game 5: TR Leon Lopez (23-3, 2.64) vs GER Ross Whitehead (14-10, 3.21)
A miracle would come to Germantown as Ross Whitehead whipped up some of his magic and gave up only 2 hits through 7 innings. Rogelio Victoria and Anton Latorre would close the game easily. The main issue for Germantown has been that only Parsons, Ammann, and Powers have hit, like at all. While those 3 have been hitting nearly .400, while the only daily player to even hit above .200 is Ben Cintron. As the series shifts to Quebec, the Pretzels will need the rest of their team to step up to even have a chance.
TR 1 - 4 GER

Game 6: GER Ahmed Mathis (14-9, 3.18) vs TR Jorge Franco (14-10, 4.33)
Trois would come out of the gates early with a 5-0 lead after 6. Entering the 9th Germantown would need another lick at the fan nicknamed “Pretzel Magic”. RF Lawrence would lead off the inning with a walk. 1B Russell would fly out to first. Pinch hitter Linde would single through the 3B/SS gap. C Kurtz who has been playing as an injury replacement would launch the first pitch he sees for a 2-run triple. CF Cooper would score Kurz on a sac fly. DH Parsons would get a triple of his own before being scored by 2B Ammann on a double. The Pretzels now trail by 1 with 2 outs and a runner on 2nd with their star LF Powers at the plate. Powers would smash a ball, with an exit velo of 109, but would go straight to 2B Martin to end the game and the series. The “Pretzel Magic” would end and they would lose in 6 games for the second straight year. Mark Chapman would get series MVP.
GER 4 - 5 TR, Harfang win series 4-2

2105 NABF Championship Series

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BDoof · 2/14/2024 1:21 am

2105 Off-Season Summary

2105 Awards:

2105 Rookie Draft: (only first round)

2105 International Rookie Signings: (just top 10)

Roster Moves:
Best FAs available

Retirements

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ZO82 · 2/14/2024 2:03 pm

How's the attendance at Baton Rouge? I getting the feeling that the Cajuns ownership may sell the team to new owners who want to move the team to a major city.

BDoof · 2/14/2024 4:42 pm

ZO82 wrote:
How's the attendance at Baton Rouge? I getting the feeling that the Cajuns ownership may sell the team to new owners who want to move the team to a major city.

Good question, I hadn't actually checked before. Their attendance and total revenue is quite bad. This season they averaged less than 10k a game and pulled in only 70% of what next worst Alaska pulled in from gate revenue. While the ownership group is concerned, they also happen to be backended by one of the largest corporations in Louisiana, so them leaving the nation would be extremely unlikely. As for relocation within Louisiana, there aren't many choices as they have the lowest population of any of the new nations (besides the Maritimes I believe). The only cities that are similar in size to Baton Rouge are Springfield and Little Rock, with the former still being considered "small" in the NABF and the latter being a roughly equal size. Between the salary cap, large financial backing, and one of the newest and largest stadiums a relocation is unlikely, as they will always make a profit. Though, an attempt could be made by Springfield if they can whip up a large enough financial backing to buy the team (which would likely result in a Browns/Ravens or A's/Royals type situation).

I am also a season ahead and can confirm their attendance does get better, mostly due to a lot of exciting youth to attract people to the park.

On another note, I found it peculiar that Rome actually had the 2nd lowest attendance despite being an expansion team which often leads to a higher attendance in the first few seasons in OOTP, I should keep an eye on that. For comparison, Alaska finished in the top half of the league.

On another another note, since there's a salary cap, it enables every teams to essentially always make a profit, and naturally, Baton Rouge is near the bottom, but not last. Strangely, Huron has the worst financials, by a lot. They are the only team with a negative balance, they are bleeding about as much as Baton Rouge is positive. I'm not entirely sure why. I am viewing it from a season ahead but that shouldn't effect it that much.

BDoof · 2/17/2024 12:33 pm

2106 Pre-Season Preview

last season 49-89 6th in Pacific.
13th ranked farm system (C Czar Artemenko #18, LF Talbot Boulet #21
Payroll $1,492,850 - 9th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 80-59, 3rd in Pacific.
14th ranked farm system (CF David Westfall #28)
Payroll $1,762,238 - 7th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 46-92, 7th in Pacific.
2nd ranked farm system (RHP Wayne Hamel #5, RF Juan Castillo #16, RHP Daniel Ojeda #23)
Payroll $1,251,210 - 13th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 90-51, 1st in Pacific. Lost Pacific Series in 7 games to Eureka.
11th ranked farm system (RHP Tim Cote #13, RHP Carlos Padilla #17, RHP Chris Keon #22)
Payroll $2,130,979 - 4th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 73-65, 4th in Pacific.
6th ranked farm system (RF/RHP Yin-reng Fa #8, RHP Ryan Reimann #15, RHP Quan Hang #32, LF Nestor Rivas #39)
Payroll $1,982,270 - 6th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 82-56, 2nd in Pacific. Won Championship Series
10th ranked farm system (C Ismael Mendez #19, SS William Garcia #27, RHP Greg Hicks #36)
Payroll $2,485,924 - 1st
Lineup and Pitching

last season 66-75, 5th in Pacific.
4th ranked farm system (LHP Paolo Barreau #4, 2B Thierry Charles #24, LHP Jim Gutsch #34)
Payroll $1,469,481 - 10th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 79-62, 3rd in the Atlantic
9th ranked farm system (RHP Carlos Flores #25, RHP Nick Grueneich #26, SS Sosa Jouon #33, 2B Benjamin Whitford #38)
Payroll $1,594,343 - 8th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 52-86, 6th in Atlantic
1st ranked farm system (LHP Dan Miles #1, LHP Abe Martinez #3, LHP Mario Anguiano #14, RHP Oscar Noriega #29, LF David Castillo #29)
Payroll $1,301,134 - 12th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 80-58, 2nd in Atlantic, lost Atlantic Series to Trois Rivieres
3rd ranked farm system (RHP Heath Victory #6, SS Luis Laboy #10, C Han-seung Park #20)
Payroll $2,397,245 - 2nd
Lineup and Pitching

last season 69-69, 5th in Atlantic
5th ranked farm system (RF Jeremy Richey #11, SS Philip Brawner #30, RHP Dragutin Ostrozinska #37)
Payroll $2,065,112 - 5th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 73-68, 4th in Atlantic.
8th ranked farm system (LHP Tim Troke #2, SS Masashi Miyahara #40)
Payroll $1,416,641 - 11th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 33-105, 7th in Atlantic
12th ranked farm system (SS Kyle Belew #7, RHP Matt Atkinson #35)
Payroll $1,134,481 - 14th
Lineup and Pitching

last season 100-38, 1st in Atlantic, lost Championship Series to Eureka
7th ranked farm system (C Hairama Nalanie #9, RHP/OF Gary Hamilton #12)
Payroll $2,191,641 - 3rd
Lineup and Pitching

2106 Pre-Season Predictions
Pacific:
Dakota Eagles 98-64
Cheyenne Buffalo 95-67
Eureka Redwoods 95-67
Galveston Launch 87-75
Astoria Osprey 78-84
Alaska Avalanche 72-90
Baton Rouge Cajuns 57-105

Atlantic:
Trois Rivieres Harfang 107-55
Chesapeake Admirals 87-75
Germantown Pretzels 85-77
Huron Gryphons 84-78
Plymouth Pilgrims 76-86
Florida Flamingos 69-93
Rome Gladiators 46-116

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