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FuzzyRussianHat · 09-28-2024, 11:27 AM

The fifth Baseball Grand Championship was the first to be hosted in Africa, centered in Lagos, Nigeria. The auto-bids were MLB’s Phoenix and St. Louis, CABA’s Torreon and Nicaragua, EAB’s Kyoto and Seongnam, BSA’s Fortaleza and Medellin, EBF’s Paris and Valencia, EPB’s Omsk, OBA’s Christchurch, APB’s Pekanbaru, CLB’s Shantou, WAB’s Lome, SAB’s Kolkata, ABF’s Faisalabad, ALB’s Jeddah, and AAB’s Harare. The wild card spot would go to OBA’s Tahiti to complete the 20-team field.

Only two games separated first place from sixth. Little did anyone realize early on that a November 9^th battle between Phoenix and Harare would be the ultimate decider. On that day, the Firebirds survived 6-4 in a 17-inning marathon. That win proved to be the tiebreaker as Phoenix and Harare both were even for first at 14-5.

It was the third time that the World Series winner won the Grand Championship and the fourth Grand Champion from MLB. Pitching led the way for Phoenix with 55 runs allowed and a 2.68 ERA. The Firebirds became the second franchise to finish twice in the top three in the BGC, joining Goyang (1^st in 2012, 3^rd in 2011). Phoenix was officially third in 2012 as part of that year’s 12-7 tie at the top.

The Hustlers were the one pitching staff better with 53 runs and 2.62 ERA. Harare won most of their games close with ten saves, which remains the tournament record as of 2037. Their finish was the best-ever thus far by any African team. It was a remarkable season for Harare, who needed a tiebreaker game just to get a wild card, then won their first-ever AAB title.

Christchurch stood alone in third at 13-6, scoring the most runs of any team with 100. This was the third time that an OBA team finished in the top three. Roe Kaupa led the way with 12 home runs and 32 RBI, tying the homers record and obliterating the RBI Mark. While many players would later top 12 homers, 32 RBI has only been matched once as of 2037.

Next were three teams at 12-7 with the tiebreakers officially placing Pekanbaru fourth, Omsk fifth, and Torreon sixth. The Otters set a new best for an EPB team. Jeddah was seventh at 11-8, then Lome rounded out the winning teams in eighth at 10-9. Fortaleza, Medellin, Paris, and Tahiti each finished at 9-10.

Faisalabad, Kolkata, Kyoto, Seongnam, and Valencia were each 8-11. St. Louis was 18^th at 7-12 with Nicaragua 19^th at 6-13. Shantou was a distant last place at 3-16, which was an all-time worst under the current format. There wouldn’t be a team that fared worse until 2025. Their 140 runs allowed and 7.05 ERA were cartoonishly poor and would be all-time worsts under the 20-team format by a healthy margin.

Paris’s Salvko Maric made history by winning Tournament MVP and Best Pitcher, something no one else has done as of 2037. It was a surprising run by the 31-year old Serbian lefty in his second year with the Poodles, as he ultimately was a “Hall of Good” level pitcher. In four starts, Maric tossed 32.1 innings with a 0.84 ERA, 2-0 record, 45 strikeouts, 12 hits, 5 walks, 464 ERA+, and 2.0 WAR. His .343 opponents’ OPS ranks 11^th best as of 2037 by any BGC pitcher with 21+ innings.

Other notes: Paris’s Gian Tosoni notably threw the BGC’s third-ever no-hitter, striking out seven with four walks against Medellin. In bad pitching stats, Tahiti’s Christian Valenzuela allowed 17 home runs, which is a tournament worst as of 2037.

Lome 2B Pedro Serna notably had a .500/.608/.903 slash with 31 hits, 15 runs, 5 doubles, 6 home runs, 18 RBI, 17 walks, a 1.511 OPS, and 2.1 WAR. Serna’s average, OBP, and OPS were all BGC records by any player with 65 plate appearances. The AVG and OBP remain the top mark as of 2037, while his OPS still ranks second. The 31 hits would be the all-time record under the 20-team format and would only finally get passed with the 22-team format in 2035.

09-28-2024, 11:27 AM	#1654
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,679	2014 Baseball Grand Championship The fifth Baseball Grand Championship was the first to be hosted in Africa, centered in Lagos, Nigeria. The auto-bids were MLB’s Phoenix and St. Louis, CABA’s Torreon and Nicaragua, EAB’s Kyoto and Seongnam, BSA’s Fortaleza and Medellin, EBF’s Paris and Valencia, EPB’s Omsk, OBA’s Christchurch, APB’s Pekanbaru, CLB’s Shantou, WAB’s Lome, SAB’s Kolkata, ABF’s Faisalabad, ALB’s Jeddah, and AAB’s Harare. The wild card spot would go to OBA’s Tahiti to complete the 20-team field. Only two games separated first place from sixth. Little did anyone realize early on that a November 9^th battle between Phoenix and Harare would be the ultimate decider. On that day, the Firebirds survived 6-4 in a 17-inning marathon. That win proved to be the tiebreaker as Phoenix and Harare both were even for first at 14-5. It was the third time that the World Series winner won the Grand Championship and the fourth Grand Champion from MLB. Pitching led the way for Phoenix with 55 runs allowed and a 2.68 ERA. The Firebirds became the second franchise to finish twice in the top three in the BGC, joining Goyang (1^st in 2012, 3^rd in 2011). Phoenix was officially third in 2012 as part of that year’s 12-7 tie at the top. The Hustlers were the one pitching staff better with 53 runs and 2.62 ERA. Harare won most of their games close with ten saves, which remains the tournament record as of 2037. Their finish was the best-ever thus far by any African team. It was a remarkable season for Harare, who needed a tiebreaker game just to get a wild card, then won their first-ever AAB title. Christchurch stood alone in third at 13-6, scoring the most runs of any team with 100. This was the third time that an OBA team finished in the top three. Roe Kaupa led the way with 12 home runs and 32 RBI, tying the homers record and obliterating the RBI Mark. While many players would later top 12 homers, 32 RBI has only been matched once as of 2037. Next were three teams at 12-7 with the tiebreakers officially placing Pekanbaru fourth, Omsk fifth, and Torreon sixth. The Otters set a new best for an EPB team. Jeddah was seventh at 11-8, then Lome rounded out the winning teams in eighth at 10-9. Fortaleza, Medellin, Paris, and Tahiti each finished at 9-10. Faisalabad, Kolkata, Kyoto, Seongnam, and Valencia were each 8-11. St. Louis was 18^th at 7-12 with Nicaragua 19^th at 6-13. Shantou was a distant last place at 3-16, which was an all-time worst under the current format. There wouldn’t be a team that fared worse until 2025. Their 140 runs allowed and 7.05 ERA were cartoonishly poor and would be all-time worsts under the 20-team format by a healthy margin. Paris’s Salvko Maric made history by winning Tournament MVP and Best Pitcher, something no one else has done as of 2037. It was a surprising run by the 31-year old Serbian lefty in his second year with the Poodles, as he ultimately was a “Hall of Good” level pitcher. In four starts, Maric tossed 32.1 innings with a 0.84 ERA, 2-0 record, 45 strikeouts, 12 hits, 5 walks, 464 ERA+, and 2.0 WAR. His .343 opponents’ OPS ranks 11^th best as of 2037 by any BGC pitcher with 21+ innings. Other notes: Paris’s Gian Tosoni notably threw the BGC’s third-ever no-hitter, striking out seven with four walks against Medellin. In bad pitching stats, Tahiti’s Christian Valenzuela allowed 17 home runs, which is a tournament worst as of 2037. Lome 2B Pedro Serna notably had a .500/.608/.903 slash with 31 hits, 15 runs, 5 doubles, 6 home runs, 18 RBI, 17 walks, a 1.511 OPS, and 2.1 WAR. Serna’s average, OBP, and OPS were all BGC records by any player with 65 plate appearances. The AVG and OBP remain the top mark as of 2037, while his OPS still ranks second. The 31 hits would be the all-time record under the 20-team format and would only finally get passed with the 22-team format in 2035. __________________ 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)