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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-02-2023, 04:16 PM

In the second season of South Asia Baseball, Bengaluru had the top record in the Indian League. The Blazers were the first IL team to win 100+, taking the South Division at 105-57. Last year’s SAB champ Hyderabad fell to a mediocre 71-91. Jaipur won the Central Division at 91-71 and Pune claimed the West Division at 89-73. This gave the India League the same division winners from 1980 in 1981. Ahmedabad at 87-75 took the wild card spot, finishing five ahead of Mumbai and six better than Kolkata.

Pune’s Al-Amin Kundu won Indian League MVP for back-to-back seasons. The 29-year old Bangladeshi shortstop was the leader in WAR (12.1), walks (92), OPS (.956), and wRC+ (186), adding 43 home runs and 90 RBI. Kundu also won Gold Glove again with stellar defense at short. His Purple Knights teammate Sankar Sundaram won the Pitcher of the Year. The 28-year old righty was the strikeout leader (339), WHIP leader (0.86) and FIP- leader (52), adding 7.7 WAR and a 2.22 ERA over 215 innings for a 9-7 record.

Both first round playoff series went all five games. Pune edged Jaipur on the road and wild card Ahmedabad upset Bengaluru. In the second Indian League Championship Series, the Purple Knights took the title 4-2 over their division rival Animals.

The best record in the Southeast Asia League was Mandalay at 98-64 atop the North Division. Both wild cards came out of the North as well with Yangon at 94-68 and Dhaka at 92-70. It is back-to-back playoff berths for both the Mammoths and the defending league champ Green Dragons. Johor Bahru earned back-to-back playoff berths as the Blue Wings won a weak South Division at 85-77. Vientiane was their closest competitor at 80-82, while defending division champ Bangkok dropped from 97 wins to 71.

SEAL MVP went to Yangon 1B Yamin Thaw with the 32-year old Burmese lefty smacking 66 home runs, which would be the South Asia Baseball single season record until 1987. Thaw also was the leader in runs (127), RBI (126), walks (100), total bases (406), OBP (.427), slugging (.755), OPS (1.181), wRC+ (223), and WAR (12.0). Pitcher of the Year was Ho Chi Minh City’s Edward Sachi. The 31-year old Indian lefty was the WARlord (7.5) and leader in wins (17-11), WHIP (0.84) and FIP- (65). Sachi added a 2.15 ERA and 269 strikeouts in 242.2 innings.

The wild card teams pulled off first round upsets in the postseason. Yangon grabbed a road sweep over Johor Bahru, while Dhaka edged Mandalay in five. In the Southeast Asia League Championship Series, the Dobermans dusted the defending champ Green Dragons 4-1.

In the second South Asian Championship, Dhaka and Pune battled in a seven game classic with the Dobermans taking the crown. CF Rolando Nitikarn won both finals MVP and SEALCS MVP. The 30-year old Thai lefty in 17 playoff games had 21 hits, 15 runs, 4 doubles, 7 home runs, and 13 RBI.

Other notes: Bangkok’s Jimmy Strong had a 25-game hitting streak, the first player to have a streak 20+ thus far in SAB.

11-02-2023, 04:16 PM	#680
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,880	1981 in SAB In the second season of South Asia Baseball, Bengaluru had the top record in the Indian League. The Blazers were the first IL team to win 100+, taking the South Division at 105-57. Last year’s SAB champ Hyderabad fell to a mediocre 71-91. Jaipur won the Central Division at 91-71 and Pune claimed the West Division at 89-73. This gave the India League the same division winners from 1980 in 1981. Ahmedabad at 87-75 took the wild card spot, finishing five ahead of Mumbai and six better than Kolkata. Pune’s Al-Amin Kundu won Indian League MVP for back-to-back seasons. The 29-year old Bangladeshi shortstop was the leader in WAR (12.1), walks (92), OPS (.956), and wRC+ (186), adding 43 home runs and 90 RBI. Kundu also won Gold Glove again with stellar defense at short. His Purple Knights teammate Sankar Sundaram won the Pitcher of the Year. The 28-year old righty was the strikeout leader (339), WHIP leader (0.86) and FIP- leader (52), adding 7.7 WAR and a 2.22 ERA over 215 innings for a 9-7 record. Both first round playoff series went all five games. Pune edged Jaipur on the road and wild card Ahmedabad upset Bengaluru. In the second Indian League Championship Series, the Purple Knights took the title 4-2 over their division rival Animals. The best record in the Southeast Asia League was Mandalay at 98-64 atop the North Division. Both wild cards came out of the North as well with Yangon at 94-68 and Dhaka at 92-70. It is back-to-back playoff berths for both the Mammoths and the defending league champ Green Dragons. Johor Bahru earned back-to-back playoff berths as the Blue Wings won a weak South Division at 85-77. Vientiane was their closest competitor at 80-82, while defending division champ Bangkok dropped from 97 wins to 71. SEAL MVP went to Yangon 1B Yamin Thaw with the 32-year old Burmese lefty smacking 66 home runs, which would be the South Asia Baseball single season record until 1987. Thaw also was the leader in runs (127), RBI (126), walks (100), total bases (406), OBP (.427), slugging (.755), OPS (1.181), wRC+ (223), and WAR (12.0). Pitcher of the Year was Ho Chi Minh City’s Edward Sachi. The 31-year old Indian lefty was the WARlord (7.5) and leader in wins (17-11), WHIP (0.84) and FIP- (65). Sachi added a 2.15 ERA and 269 strikeouts in 242.2 innings. The wild card teams pulled off first round upsets in the postseason. Yangon grabbed a road sweep over Johor Bahru, while Dhaka edged Mandalay in five. In the Southeast Asia League Championship Series, the Dobermans dusted the defending champ Green Dragons 4-1. In the second South Asian Championship, Dhaka and Pune battled in a seven game classic with the Dobermans taking the crown. CF Rolando Nitikarn won both finals MVP and SEALCS MVP. The 30-year old Thai lefty in 17 playoff games had 21 hits, 15 runs, 4 doubles, 7 home runs, and 13 RBI. Other notes: Bangkok’s Jimmy Strong had a 25-game hitting streak, the first player to have a streak 20+ thus far in SAB. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)