1984 Season :
By conquering their 6th title last year, the
Nang Nius have relieved their whole fanbase. They now aim to establish a dynasty, and honestly they have all the assets to make it happen. After a good first season in Lingalie City,
Myung-gu Kim completely accomplish his role as ace, as he delivered his best season in 1983. A
19-6 record,
2.11 ERA, 220 K, 0.97 WHIP and
7.0 WAR in
239.0 IP, the league highest number of innings.
Accessing to the LBS last year was a great reward for the work the
Diamonds have made in the past years. Despite losing a lot of key players, skipper Alejandro Zamora did a great job keeping the team competitive. 26 years old LF
Rafael de Luna was a first-round pick in the 1976 draft. He is now producing his best numbers, with a
.304/.394/.452 line and a
5.2 WAR last season.
Are the
Black&Yellows back at contending for championship ? Their recents investments seemed to pay off.
Sef Mukiri, acquired in 1982, may be 33, but he showed that he still have some quality, hitting .286/.357/.463 last year. Unless his body will let him down, as in 1982 where he suffered from a torn ligament.
The
Sea Stars are still a solid team that will aim for the highest honors. Former 1st pick of the 1977 draft by the Maple Leaves,
Alejandro Fragoso now plays at Anslos. He showed as much defensive skills as offensive skills, winning last year Sapphire Award at RF, and 1982 Ruby Award at CF. His batting line was
.262/.335/.423 last year.
Slowly, the
Silver Eagles are starting to lose ground over their rivals. Their roster is aging, with players like
Antero Camarinho that has been around since 1974. His best years are surely behind him, but at 29, he is eager to prove that he still have the skills to play in the league. He batted for
.284/.357/.380 in 1983
City rebuilding plan starts to pay off, as the franchise had been improving in the recent years. Acquired in 1982, SP
Dave Jackman had showed real potential and talent at the front of City's rotation.
Transfert/ FA :
- Roberto Irias, 31 yo SP, signed as a FA (SST --> B&Y) a contract of 208 000€ in 1y.
Managerial changes :
FRE Tommy Kasper retired after 24 years of coaching. He won one LBL with the Freros (1981) but also one championship in the r-league with the Lumberjacks. Harvey Kuenn, bench coach of the Black & Yellows since 1978 was hired as the new manager.
TSH After a very poor season, Yellel Cooper was fired by the Tattooed Sharks board. The inexperienced bench coach of the Diamonds last season, Anderson Rosario will replace Cooper.
MAP C.J Helman (1977-)
CITY Boutros Nyachae (1981-)
LGG Roberto Schmidt (1982-)
LNN Paul McCarthy (1982-)
GRE Oberdan Diaz (1983-)
FRE Harvey Kuenn (1984-)
SST Carlos Ramos (1975-)
DIA Alejandro Zamora (1979-)
B&Y Andrew Lefave (1981-)
JDT Suggut Tse (1982-)
SEAG Buddy Carlyle (1983-)
TSH Anderson Rosario (1984-)
Moon Division
Lingalie City reigned over the Moon Division this year, as its three franchises sat at the three first seats. The Nang Nius and the Freros are once again the teams that advanced to postseason. City had achieved his best season, finishing with a winning record. The 4th place is held by the Expendables, followed by the Green Goblins. The Maple Leaves made a disappointing season, finishing 1984 as the worst team in the whole league.
Sun Division
The Black & Yellows was the best team in the regular season, winning their 15th division title. The Diamonds finished second and will play in postseason twice in a row. Behind, the other teams have the same place as last year. The Sea Stars lacked only one win to be at the Diamonds' place. The Tattoed Sharks did better than last year though.
Amghar Ghaniy, a pitcher born in Anslos was drafted in first position by the Tattoed Sharks.
The same teams as last year are engaged in the playoffs, except the matchups are reversed. The Freros defeated the B&Y in a rough series 4-3. As for the other semi-final, it was a remake of last year LBS, where the winner was the same, the Nang Nius. As a result, the first LBS between teams from the same city occured this season. The Freros surprisingly won the three games, and as everyone thought they will won their 3rd title, they completely bottled up, and lost the four following games to the Nang Nius !
A glance of the players behind this title :
Who were the best player this year ?
Andrew Lefave, manager of the B&Y was named manager of the year. He is the manager that managed to lead the Black & Yellows into becoming a contender in only 3 seasons.