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Westheim · 10-01-2019, 06:31 PM

2032 PLAYOFFS

Three quarters of last year’s playoff field returned, the exception being the Miners, who crashed to last place in the FL East, which was taken by the 87-75 Buffaloes, who were not only the bottom seed in the ’32 postseason, but also the only team that didn’t win triple digits. The East had been pretty weak, and the Buffaloes had not exactly romped the competition either. While they had a fine rotation with the second-best ERA led by David Elliott (18-6, 3.09 ERA), the bullpen had lost one of its most critical pieces in Jonathan Snyder (3-3, 2.31 ERA, 23 SV) and hadn’t been that good to begin with. Their offense was so-so, too. Nobody topped 20 homers or 90 RBI for them, although 38-year-old Pablo Sanchez whipped up another .346 season while reaching base at a .453 clip. That he was batting third spoke about how the Buffos had nobody to actually rake in the middle of the order. They were also without trusty shortstop Alex Majano (.307, 1 HR, 26 RBI), out with a ruptured UCL. They were largely average in most offensive categories, and had only amounted to a +44 run differential.

They were facing the 105-57 Pacifics, who won the West by 12 games. They had the fewest runs allowed, with the third-best rotation and the best pen, but injuries had ravaged that sterling rotation. Only Dave Christiansen (23-9, 2.92 ERA) and Abramo Archibugi (14-6, 2.95 ERA) were still standing, with Jorge Beltran, Gavin Lee, and Bobby Morris all on the shelf for the year and sometimes beyond. Apart from not being able to steal bases at any appealing rate, the Pacifics had led the FL in most key offensive categories, including in runs scored with a +162 run differential. Justin Fowler had hit 35 homers and plated 113, and J.J. “Hopalong” Henley wasn’t far behind with 26 HR and 97 RBI. Terry Kopp had gone deep 27 times. That was some *serious* oomph to have in the middle of the lineup. And finally, the second-highest strikeout total on the team? That would be Chun-yeong Chah, who threw 85 innings to save 48 games while winning ten, and struck out 115.

Over in the Continental League, the 102-60 Titans were the ones leading on offense. They had scored a nifty 817 runs for a +273 run differential, truly staggering, leading the league in both runs scored and runs allowed and winning the division handily by 13 games. They had no injuries and could cart up a full playoff rotation of 3-or-so ERA pitchers, a solid bullpen although Jermaine Campbell (3-5, 3.14 ERA, 40 SV) wasn’t exactly automatic, and a dense lineup that nevertheless did have a few mild spots at the bottom. But Justin Uliasz had homered 31 times and had plated 121, while Willie Vega was doing the lord’s work with a .298 clip and 25 dingers and 76 RBI. Most of all, their starters were durable and their roster was very balanced, which might come in handy as the bottom seed against the opposition, who was not as versatile…

The 108-54 Condors had won the CL South by 18 games to become the top seed in the postseason, but they had only (“only”) put up a +179 run differential, coming fourth in runs scored and second in runs allowed. There wasn’t much fault to find with the pitching staff, except that Jeff Little (14-4, 1.93 ERA!) and Joe Perry (10-10, 3.86 ERA) both made at least 30 starts and neither reached even 185 innings; that pair with little stamina was a consistent burden on a bullpen, and while it hadn’t exactly derailed the Condors on the way to a 108-win season, these things could be crucial in the postseason. On the offensive side, two-time Player of the Year Shane Sanks (.297, 37 HR, 115 RBI) had recovered from a down year, and Kevin McGrath had also hit 24 homers. They had only ranked eighth in batting average, but sixth in OBP, fifth in dingers, and second in stolen bases, but the lineup was almost all right-handed with the exception of Chris Murphy and Yeong-ha Sung, and those two weren’t scaring anybody batting about .250 with four homers each.

This was the 16th playoff appearance for the Titans, most of all ABL teams. The Pacifics were in the show for the 15th time, the Condors for the 14th time, tying for third place with two other teams. The Buffaloes made their tenth playoffs, tying for 10th overall. The Titans also had the most championships with nine. The Pacifics were second with five, while the Condors had only one, and the Buffaloes were one of three teams to never hoist the trophy (Knights, Miners). The teams involved had won eight of the last ten championships (five for Boston, two for L.A., and one for Tijuana), the odd ones out being the Raccoon’s two trophies.

The CLCS featured the fifth pairing between the Titans and Condors. The latter had won only once, in 2029 on the way to the title. The Titans had prevailed three times, including last year.

The FLCS was the fourth time the Pacifics and Buffaloes met up, with the Buffos actually having a 2-1 record in these encounters. But the winner of these pairings, the most recent one coming in 2028, has never won the championship. The 1981 Buffaloes lost to the Indians. The Raccoons knocked off both the ’26 Pacifics and ’28 Buffaloes in the World Series.

Predictions? Pacifics in few games. The CLCS appears a toss-up. Slight edge to the Titans.

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2032 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

BOS @ TIJ … 3-1 … (Titans lead 1-0) … BOS Adam Potter 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (1-0);

TOP @ LAP … 1-2 … (Pacifics lead 1-0) … LAP Dave Christiansen 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, W (1-0);
BOS @ TIJ … 2-4 … (series tied 1-1) … BOS Keith Spataro 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; TIJ Shane Sanks 2-3, BB, HR, RBI;

TOP @ LAP … 4-6 … (Pacifics lead 2-0) … TOP Miguel Reyna 3-4, 3B; LAP Andy Schmit 4-4, RBI; LAP Kevin Fagan (PH) 1-1, RBI;

TIJ @ BOS … 1-6 … (Titans lead 2-1) … BOS Willie Vega 1-5, HR, 4 RBI; BOS Dustin Wingo 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W (1-0);

Vega hits a grand slam off Jeff Little (0-1, 10.80 ERA) in the second inning to put the Titans well ahead early.

LAP @ TOP … 4-1 … (Pacifics lead 3-0) … LAP Oscar Mendoza 4-4, BB, RBI; LAP Justin Fowler 1-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI; LAP Greg Gannon 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, W (1-0);
TIJ @ BOS … 0-4 … (Titans lead 3-1) … TIJ Shane Sanks 2-3, BB; BOS Keith Spataro 2-3, BB, RBI; BOS Rhett West 2-3, BB; BOS Todd Johnson 3-4; BOS Jordan Caldwell 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, W (1-0);

LAP @ TOP … 0-11 … (Pacifics lead 3-1) … TOP Miguel Reyna 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI; TOP Matt Barber 2-3, BB, 2B, RBI; TOP Pablo Sanchez 2-3, BB, 2B, 2 RBI; TOP Zheng-ze Ts’ai 3-5, 3B, RBI; TOP David Elliott 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, W (1-1);
TIJ @ BOS … 8-4 … (Titans lead 3-2) … TIJ Andy Hughes 3-4; TIJ Danny Zarate 3-5, 2B, RBI; BOS Moises Avila 2-4, BB, 3B; BOS Adrian Reichardt (PH) 1-1, HR, RBI;

LAP @ TOP … 5-0 … (Pacifics win 4-1) … LAP Oscar Mendoza 3-5, 3B, RBI; LAP Abramo Archibugi 8.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K, W (2-0);

Three hits is all the Buffaloes get in a rather swift elimination despite the breakout in Game 4.

BOS @ TIJ … 5-4 … (Titans win 4-2) … BOS Keith Spataro 2-5, 2 RBI; TIJ Chris Miller 2-4, BB; TIJ Ken Hess (PH) 1-1, HR, RBI;

Led by starter George Griffin the Condors pitchers walk eight Titans, causing countless traffic jams that even mediocre RISP hitting and nine men stranded couldn’t stop from unravelling into a bushel of runs. Boston’s Mario Gonzalez (7 IP, 3 ER) also unravels late, but the pen keeps the game together.

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2032 WORLD SERIES

For the third time in the last six years, the World Series would pit the Pacifics and Titans against each other. Both had won a previous pairing, the Titans coming out on top in the previous World Series, while the Pacifics had beaten them in the 2027 edition.

Both teams had a balanced lineup, a balanced rotation, and sort of options in the pen. But the Pacifics pen, while carrying more left-handers, still hadn’t been that great even in the CLCS. The Titans’ pen had only two left-handers, and they had lost shallow-end reliever Juan Muniz to injury, but these two teams were just so evenly matched that this didn’t seem like a tie-breaker either. On the other side the Pacifics had pried Gavin Lee off the stretcher to shore up their rotation.

The Titans still had the more impressive regular season going for them, despite fewer wins and not holding homefield advantage. Nod to the Titans?

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BOS @ LAP … 1-5 … (Pacifics lead 1-0) … LAP Mike Martin 3-5, RBI; LAP Joel Denzler 3-3, BB; LAP Jeremy Houghtaling (PH 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI; LAP Dave Christiansen 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K, W (2-1);

Only three hits for the Titans in the series opener against Christiansen, who got romped by the Buffos in Game 4 but couldn’t be tied down in the freezer.

BOS @ LAP … 5-7 … (Pacifics lead 2-0) … BOS Adrian Reichardt (PH) 1-1, 3B, RBI; LAP J.J. Henley 2-4, HR, RBI; LAP Hiroaki Ryu 3-3, BB, 2 RBI;

LAP @ BOS … 3-1 … (Pacifics lead 3-0) … LAP Abramo Archibugi 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W (3-0);

LAP @ BOS … 4-2 … (Pacifics win 4-0) … LAP Justin Fowler 1-3, 2 BB, HR, RBI; LAP Dave Christiansen 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (3-1); BOS Mark Walker 1-4, HR, 2 RBI;

Christiansen comes back on short rest and outduels Jordan Caldwell to get his team an early edge. The Titans pin will pitch four innings of hitless relief, but the lineup can’t break through either Christiansen or the relievers Gabriel Recio and Chun-yeong Chah (2.57 ERA, 6 SV).

2032 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
Los Angeles Pacifics
(6th title)

10-01-2019, 06:31 PM	#2985
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,744	2032 PLAYOFFS Three quarters of last year’s playoff field returned, the exception being the Miners, who crashed to last place in the FL East, which was taken by the 87-75 Buffaloes, who were not only the bottom seed in the ’32 postseason, but also the only team that didn’t win triple digits. The East had been pretty weak, and the Buffaloes had not exactly romped the competition either. While they had a fine rotation with the second-best ERA led by David Elliott (18-6, 3.09 ERA), the bullpen had lost one of its most critical pieces in Jonathan Snyder (3-3, 2.31 ERA, 23 SV) and hadn’t been that good to begin with. Their offense was so-so, too. Nobody topped 20 homers or 90 RBI for them, although 38-year-old Pablo Sanchez whipped up another .346 season while reaching base at a .453 clip. That he was batting third spoke about how the Buffos had nobody to actually rake in the middle of the order. They were also without trusty shortstop Alex Majano (.307, 1 HR, 26 RBI), out with a ruptured UCL. They were largely average in most offensive categories, and had only amounted to a +44 run differential. They were facing the 105-57 Pacifics, who won the West by 12 games. They had the fewest runs allowed, with the third-best rotation and the best pen, but injuries had ravaged that sterling rotation. Only Dave Christiansen (23-9, 2.92 ERA) and Abramo Archibugi (14-6, 2.95 ERA) were still standing, with Jorge Beltran, Gavin Lee, and Bobby Morris all on the shelf for the year and sometimes beyond. Apart from not being able to steal bases at any appealing rate, the Pacifics had led the FL in most key offensive categories, including in runs scored with a +162 run differential. Justin Fowler had hit 35 homers and plated 113, and J.J. “Hopalong” Henley wasn’t far behind with 26 HR and 97 RBI. Terry Kopp had gone deep 27 times. That was some serious oomph to have in the middle of the lineup. And finally, the second-highest strikeout total on the team? That would be Chun-yeong Chah, who threw 85 innings to save 48 games while winning ten, and struck out 115. Over in the Continental League, the 102-60 Titans were the ones leading on offense. They had scored a nifty 817 runs for a +273 run differential, truly staggering, leading the league in both runs scored and runs allowed and winning the division handily by 13 games. They had no injuries and could cart up a full playoff rotation of 3-or-so ERA pitchers, a solid bullpen although Jermaine Campbell (3-5, 3.14 ERA, 40 SV) wasn’t exactly automatic, and a dense lineup that nevertheless did have a few mild spots at the bottom. But Justin Uliasz had homered 31 times and had plated 121, while Willie Vega was doing the lord’s work with a .298 clip and 25 dingers and 76 RBI. Most of all, their starters were durable and their roster was very balanced, which might come in handy as the bottom seed against the opposition, who was not as versatile… The 108-54 Condors had won the CL South by 18 games to become the top seed in the postseason, but they had only (“only”) put up a +179 run differential, coming fourth in runs scored and second in runs allowed. There wasn’t much fault to find with the pitching staff, except that Jeff Little (14-4, 1.93 ERA!) and Joe Perry (10-10, 3.86 ERA) both made at least 30 starts and neither reached even 185 innings; that pair with little stamina was a consistent burden on a bullpen, and while it hadn’t exactly derailed the Condors on the way to a 108-win season, these things could be crucial in the postseason. On the offensive side, two-time Player of the Year Shane Sanks (.297, 37 HR, 115 RBI) had recovered from a down year, and Kevin McGrath had also hit 24 homers. They had only ranked eighth in batting average, but sixth in OBP, fifth in dingers, and second in stolen bases, but the lineup was almost all right-handed with the exception of Chris Murphy and Yeong-ha Sung, and those two weren’t scaring anybody batting about .250 with four homers each. This was the 16th playoff appearance for the Titans, most of all ABL teams. The Pacifics were in the show for the 15th time, the Condors for the 14th time, tying for third place with two other teams. The Buffaloes made their tenth playoffs, tying for 10th overall. The Titans also had the most championships with nine. The Pacifics were second with five, while the Condors had only one, and the Buffaloes were one of three teams to never hoist the trophy (Knights, Miners). The teams involved had won eight of the last ten championships (five for Boston, two for L.A., and one for Tijuana), the odd ones out being the Raccoon’s two trophies. The CLCS featured the fifth pairing between the Titans and Condors. The latter had won only once, in 2029 on the way to the title. The Titans had prevailed three times, including last year. The FLCS was the fourth time the Pacifics and Buffaloes met up, with the Buffos actually having a 2-1 record in these encounters. But the winner of these pairings, the most recent one coming in 2028, has never won the championship. The 1981 Buffaloes lost to the Indians. The Raccoons knocked off both the ’26 Pacifics and ’28 Buffaloes in the World Series. Predictions? Pacifics in few games. The CLCS appears a toss-up. Slight edge to the Titans. +++ 2032 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BOS @ TIJ … 3-1 … (Titans lead 1-0) … BOS Adam Potter 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (1-0); TOP @ LAP … 1-2 … (Pacifics lead 1-0) … LAP Dave Christiansen 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, W (1-0); BOS @ TIJ … 2-4 … (series tied 1-1) … BOS Keith Spataro 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; TIJ Shane Sanks 2-3, BB, HR, RBI; TOP @ LAP … 4-6 … (Pacifics lead 2-0) … TOP Miguel Reyna 3-4, 3B; LAP Andy Schmit 4-4, RBI; LAP Kevin Fagan (PH) 1-1, RBI; TIJ @ BOS … 1-6 … (Titans lead 2-1) … BOS Willie Vega 1-5, HR, 4 RBI; BOS Dustin Wingo 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W (1-0); Vega hits a grand slam off Jeff Little (0-1, 10.80 ERA) in the second inning to put the Titans well ahead early. LAP @ TOP … 4-1 … (Pacifics lead 3-0) … LAP Oscar Mendoza 4-4, BB, RBI; LAP Justin Fowler 1-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI; LAP Greg Gannon 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, W (1-0); TIJ @ BOS … 0-4 … (Titans lead 3-1) … TIJ Shane Sanks 2-3, BB; BOS Keith Spataro 2-3, BB, RBI; BOS Rhett West 2-3, BB; BOS Todd Johnson 3-4; BOS Jordan Caldwell 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, W (1-0); LAP @ TOP … 0-11 … (Pacifics lead 3-1) … TOP Miguel Reyna 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI; TOP Matt Barber 2-3, BB, 2B, RBI; TOP Pablo Sanchez 2-3, BB, 2B, 2 RBI; TOP Zheng-ze Ts’ai 3-5, 3B, RBI; TOP David Elliott 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, W (1-1); TIJ @ BOS … 8-4 … (Titans lead 3-2) … TIJ Andy Hughes 3-4; TIJ Danny Zarate 3-5, 2B, RBI; BOS Moises Avila 2-4, BB, 3B; BOS Adrian Reichardt (PH) 1-1, HR, RBI; LAP @ TOP … 5-0 … (Pacifics win 4-1) … LAP Oscar Mendoza 3-5, 3B, RBI; LAP Abramo Archibugi 8.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K, W (2-0); Three hits is all the Buffaloes get in a rather swift elimination despite the breakout in Game 4. BOS @ TIJ … 5-4 … (Titans win 4-2) … BOS Keith Spataro 2-5, 2 RBI; TIJ Chris Miller 2-4, BB; TIJ Ken Hess (PH) 1-1, HR, RBI; Led by starter George Griffin the Condors pitchers walk eight Titans, causing countless traffic jams that even mediocre RISP hitting and nine men stranded couldn’t stop from unravelling into a bushel of runs. Boston’s Mario Gonzalez (7 IP, 3 ER) also unravels late, but the pen keeps the game together. +++ 2032 WORLD SERIES For the third time in the last six years, the World Series would pit the Pacifics and Titans against each other. Both had won a previous pairing, the Titans coming out on top in the previous World Series, while the Pacifics had beaten them in the 2027 edition. Both teams had a balanced lineup, a balanced rotation, and sort of options in the pen. But the Pacifics pen, while carrying more left-handers, still hadn’t been that great even in the CLCS. The Titans’ pen had only two left-handers, and they had lost shallow-end reliever Juan Muniz to injury, but these two teams were just so evenly matched that this didn’t seem like a tie-breaker either. On the other side the Pacifics had pried Gavin Lee off the stretcher to shore up their rotation. The Titans still had the more impressive regular season going for them, despite fewer wins and not holding homefield advantage. Nod to the Titans? +++ BOS @ LAP … 1-5 … (Pacifics lead 1-0) … LAP Mike Martin 3-5, RBI; LAP Joel Denzler 3-3, BB; LAP Jeremy Houghtaling (PH 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI; LAP Dave Christiansen 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K, W (2-1); Only three hits for the Titans in the series opener against Christiansen, who got romped by the Buffos in Game 4 but couldn’t be tied down in the freezer. BOS @ LAP … 5-7 … (Pacifics lead 2-0) … BOS Adrian Reichardt (PH) 1-1, 3B, RBI; LAP J.J. Henley 2-4, HR, RBI; LAP Hiroaki Ryu 3-3, BB, 2 RBI; LAP @ BOS … 3-1 … (Pacifics lead 3-0) … LAP Abramo Archibugi 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W (3-0); LAP @ BOS … 4-2 … (Pacifics win 4-0) … LAP Justin Fowler 1-3, 2 BB, HR, RBI; LAP Dave Christiansen 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (3-1); BOS Mark Walker 1-4, HR, 2 RBI; Christiansen comes back on short rest and outduels Jordan Caldwell to get his team an early edge. The Titans pin will pitch four innings of hitless relief, but the lineup can’t break through either Christiansen or the relievers Gabriel Recio and Chun-yeong Chah (2.57 ERA, 6 SV). 2032 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS Los Angeles Pacifics (6th title) Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.