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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-25-2025, 07:16 AM

Quezon surprised many by taking the Taiwan-Philippine Association’s top seed in 2032 at 98-64. It was their second Philippine League title in four years. Defending TPA champ Cebu was a very distant second place at 86-76, but extended their playoff streak to eight seasons. Zamboanga was the next closest foe in the PL at 80-82.

The Taiwan League was very tight with four teams within five games of the top spot. Taipei finished first at 96-66 for their second playoff berth in three years, although it was their first TL crown since 2020. Last year’s Taiwan League winner Tainan took the second place spot at 93-69, fending off 91-71 efforts by both Taichung and Hsinchu. The Titans allowed the fewest runs in the TPA at 467 and set new TPA records for strikeouts (1901) and K/9 (11.41).

The Sweathogs missed out despite setting new Austronesia Professional Baseball records for batting average (.268) and hits (1500). Hsinchu also had the second-best OBP in APB history at .305 and was the top scoring team in 2032 at 700 runs. Leading the way yet again was “The King” Binh Tang, winning a historic 12^th Taiwan-Philippine League MVP. The only player in world history previously with 12 MVPs was Jimmy Caliw, who did it between OBA and MLB from 1969-83.

Tang won his sixth consecutive MVP, which he also accomplished from 2020-25. The 32-year old Vietnamese lefty bat won his 12^th Silver Slugger, although it was his first placing second base. Tang had won the honor eight times at first and thrice as a designated hitter. He earned his fifth hitting Triple Crown, which had only been done previously in world history by CABA legend Prometheo Garcia.

For 2032, Tang led in runs (115), hits (210), homers (44), RBI (125), total bases (383), triple slash (.363/.416/.663), OPS (1.079), wRC+ (206), and WAR (11.6). The .416 OBP was a new APB single-season record, breaking his own .415 from the prior year. Tang also had a 35-game hitting streak carrying over from the end of the prior year, breaking Beau Cabral’s APB record 34 that had held since 2008.

It was Tang’s 10^th time leading in runs, 5^th in hits, 7^th in homers, 8^th in RBI, 8^th in total bases, 8^th in average, 10^th in OBP, 11^th in slugging, 12^th in OPS, 12^th in wRC+, and 10^th in WAR. Tang became the 11^th APB batter with 2500 career hits and moved to 144.7 career WAR; second-best among all APB players. Only legendary ace Ching-Chen Yao is ahead of him at 163.5.

Tang also finished the year at 1421 runs scored, close behind Junior Sanchez’s 1446 for the top spot. He’s at 4859 total bases, 329 away from Iqbal Safari’s top mark of 5188. Both marks are reachable in 2033 with another solid year. As for other top spots, Tang is 212 RBI away, 183 homers away, 90 doubles away, and 977 hits away. Worth remembering, Tang turns 33 in May 2033

Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz won Pitcher of the Year in his tenth season for the Crows. The 28-year old Malaysian righty led in WHIP (0.66), K/BB (22.2), quality starts (27), FIP- (49), and WAR (9.4). Aziz added an 18-7 record, 378 strikeouts, 1.76 ERA, and 179 ERA+ in 230 innings. Also worth a mention, Batanagas’ Craig Chia won his third Reliever of the Year.

Top seeds held in the divisional round with Quezon over Tainan 3-1 and Taipei over defending champ Cebu 3-0. The Tigercats were shooting for their second Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship win in three years. The Zombies had made it there in 2029, but their last pennant was 2022. Quezon ultimately clobbered Taipei with a 4-0 sweep to win only their fourth pennant (1984, 1998, 2022, 2032).

The Sundaland Association’s top seed narrowly went to Batam at 99-63 atop the Malacca League, finishing one game better than Java Sea League champ Bandung. The Blue Raiders got their second ML crown in four years and set a new association record for team on-base percentage at .294. Medan was second at 93-69 for a third straight wild card. Reigning APB champ Kuala Lumpur fell to 80-82 despite setting a new SA record for K/9 (11.5) and posting the second-best strikeout tally at 1870.

The Blackhawks ended a seven-year playoff drought with their Java Sea League crown, while second place Depok (94-68) ended the longest active drought in APB at 31 years. The Demons were one game ahead of Semarang and seven better than Surabaya, leading the SA with 612 runs. Bandung’s .254 team batting average was a new association record. Jakarta’s seven-year playoff streak ended with a thud as the Jaguars finished 73-89.

Depok 2B Min-Hsun Chiu won Sundaland Association MVP, leading in runs (100), hits (202), doubles (35), batting average (.331), and WAR (10.1). The 28-year old Taiwanese righty had 16 triples, 24 homers, 80 RBI, .921 OPS, and 215 wRC+. The Demons extended Chiu at a bargain after the 2030 campaign at eight years and only $38,320,000. He fended off teammate Jackson Costa for MVP despite the latter leading with 50 home runs and 111 RBI.

Bandung’s Philip Simpson won Pitcher of the Year, leading in wins at 21-7. The 28-year old Malaysian righty had a 1.81 ERA over 243.2 innings, 315 strikeouts, 150 ERA+, and 6.9 WAR. Simpson had been drafted by the Blackhawks 13^th overall back in 2025.

Depok upset Batam 3-1 in the divisional round while Bandung survived in five over Medan. The Blackhawks had their first Sundaland Association Championship appearance since winning the APB crown in 2024. The Demons’ last appearance was 2000 and they were the only original APB team without at least one pennant yet. Unfortunately for Depok, that distinction remained as Bandung won the series 4-2. The Blackhawks became eight–time pennant winners (1967, 94, 95, 2003, 13, 15, 24, 32).

In the 68^th Austronesia Championship, Bandung bested Quezon 4-2 to become six-time APB champs (1967, 1994, 2003, 2015, 2024, 2032). 1B Peter Luque had a huge postseason, winning MVP of the APB finals and association finals. In 16 starts, the 25-year old Filipino had 24 hits, 10 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers, and 7 RBI. This set the new APB playoff record for hits. Teammate Halim Singal notably set a playoff record with nine doubles. The Blackhawks’ Lanny Kai also set a playoff record, although a bad one as he was caught stealing nine times.

Other notes: Ronaldo Sahri threw his fourth no-hitter on May 8, becoming the 6^th in APB history with 4+ no-nos. Sahri, Kuan-Yang Kang, and Shih-Hao Chuang made it 80 APB aces with 3000 career strikeouts. Roland Arias became the 32^nd to 1000 runs scored and won his 7^th Silver Slugger in LF. Wei-Yin Wwang and James Yuwono were the 40^th and 41^st to 1000 RBI. 1B Robert Corrado won his 11^th Gold Glove. Pitchers Kuan-Yang Kang and Zulfadhmi Suhaimi won their 9^th and 7^th Gold Gloves, respectively.

Manila allowed 1468 hits, 716 runs, and 643 earned runs with an 8.82 H/9; each new APB all-time worsts. Taoyuan allowed 1426 hits, which was the second-worst in APB history. Penang’s 1401 hits allowed and 8.64 H/9 were new worsts for the Sundaland Association. The Possums’ 3.53 ERA and 1.222 WHIP ranked as the third worst in SA history.

07-25-2025, 07:16 AM	#2344
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,001	2032 in APB Quezon surprised many by taking the Taiwan-Philippine Association’s top seed in 2032 at 98-64. It was their second Philippine League title in four years. Defending TPA champ Cebu was a very distant second place at 86-76, but extended their playoff streak to eight seasons. Zamboanga was the next closest foe in the PL at 80-82. The Taiwan League was very tight with four teams within five games of the top spot. Taipei finished first at 96-66 for their second playoff berth in three years, although it was their first TL crown since 2020. Last year’s Taiwan League winner Tainan took the second place spot at 93-69, fending off 91-71 efforts by both Taichung and Hsinchu. The Titans allowed the fewest runs in the TPA at 467 and set new TPA records for strikeouts (1901) and K/9 (11.41). The Sweathogs missed out despite setting new Austronesia Professional Baseball records for batting average (.268) and hits (1500). Hsinchu also had the second-best OBP in APB history at .305 and was the top scoring team in 2032 at 700 runs. Leading the way yet again was “The King” Binh Tang, winning a historic 12^th Taiwan-Philippine League MVP. The only player in world history previously with 12 MVPs was Jimmy Caliw, who did it between OBA and MLB from 1969-83. Tang won his sixth consecutive MVP, which he also accomplished from 2020-25. The 32-year old Vietnamese lefty bat won his 12^th Silver Slugger, although it was his first placing second base. Tang had won the honor eight times at first and thrice as a designated hitter. He earned his fifth hitting Triple Crown, which had only been done previously in world history by CABA legend Prometheo Garcia. For 2032, Tang led in runs (115), hits (210), homers (44), RBI (125), total bases (383), triple slash (.363/.416/.663), OPS (1.079), wRC+ (206), and WAR (11.6). The .416 OBP was a new APB single-season record, breaking his own .415 from the prior year. Tang also had a 35-game hitting streak carrying over from the end of the prior year, breaking Beau Cabral’s APB record 34 that had held since 2008. It was Tang’s 10^th time leading in runs, 5^th in hits, 7^th in homers, 8^th in RBI, 8^th in total bases, 8^th in average, 10^th in OBP, 11^th in slugging, 12^th in OPS, 12^th in wRC+, and 10^th in WAR. Tang became the 11^th APB batter with 2500 career hits and moved to 144.7 career WAR; second-best among all APB players. Only legendary ace Ching-Chen Yao is ahead of him at 163.5. Tang also finished the year at 1421 runs scored, close behind Junior Sanchez’s 1446 for the top spot. He’s at 4859 total bases, 329 away from Iqbal Safari’s top mark of 5188. Both marks are reachable in 2033 with another solid year. As for other top spots, Tang is 212 RBI away, 183 homers away, 90 doubles away, and 977 hits away. Worth remembering, Tang turns 33 in May 2033 Cebu’s Hakimi Aziz won Pitcher of the Year in his tenth season for the Crows. The 28-year old Malaysian righty led in WHIP (0.66), K/BB (22.2), quality starts (27), FIP- (49), and WAR (9.4). Aziz added an 18-7 record, 378 strikeouts, 1.76 ERA, and 179 ERA+ in 230 innings. Also worth a mention, Batanagas’ Craig Chia won his third Reliever of the Year. Top seeds held in the divisional round with Quezon over Tainan 3-1 and Taipei over defending champ Cebu 3-0. The Tigercats were shooting for their second Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship win in three years. The Zombies had made it there in 2029, but their last pennant was 2022. Quezon ultimately clobbered Taipei with a 4-0 sweep to win only their fourth pennant (1984, 1998, 2022, 2032). The Sundaland Association’s top seed narrowly went to Batam at 99-63 atop the Malacca League, finishing one game better than Java Sea League champ Bandung. The Blue Raiders got their second ML crown in four years and set a new association record for team on-base percentage at .294. Medan was second at 93-69 for a third straight wild card. Reigning APB champ Kuala Lumpur fell to 80-82 despite setting a new SA record for K/9 (11.5) and posting the second-best strikeout tally at 1870. The Blackhawks ended a seven-year playoff drought with their Java Sea League crown, while second place Depok (94-68) ended the longest active drought in APB at 31 years. The Demons were one game ahead of Semarang and seven better than Surabaya, leading the SA with 612 runs. Bandung’s .254 team batting average was a new association record. Jakarta’s seven-year playoff streak ended with a thud as the Jaguars finished 73-89. Depok 2B Min-Hsun Chiu won Sundaland Association MVP, leading in runs (100), hits (202), doubles (35), batting average (.331), and WAR (10.1). The 28-year old Taiwanese righty had 16 triples, 24 homers, 80 RBI, .921 OPS, and 215 wRC+. The Demons extended Chiu at a bargain after the 2030 campaign at eight years and only $38,320,000. He fended off teammate Jackson Costa for MVP despite the latter leading with 50 home runs and 111 RBI. Bandung’s Philip Simpson won Pitcher of the Year, leading in wins at 21-7. The 28-year old Malaysian righty had a 1.81 ERA over 243.2 innings, 315 strikeouts, 150 ERA+, and 6.9 WAR. Simpson had been drafted by the Blackhawks 13^th overall back in 2025. Depok upset Batam 3-1 in the divisional round while Bandung survived in five over Medan. The Blackhawks had their first Sundaland Association Championship appearance since winning the APB crown in 2024. The Demons’ last appearance was 2000 and they were the only original APB team without at least one pennant yet. Unfortunately for Depok, that distinction remained as Bandung won the series 4-2. The Blackhawks became eight–time pennant winners (1967, 94, 95, 2003, 13, 15, 24, 32). In the 68^th Austronesia Championship, Bandung bested Quezon 4-2 to become six-time APB champs (1967, 1994, 2003, 2015, 2024, 2032). 1B Peter Luque had a huge postseason, winning MVP of the APB finals and association finals. In 16 starts, the 25-year old Filipino had 24 hits, 10 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers, and 7 RBI. This set the new APB playoff record for hits. Teammate Halim Singal notably set a playoff record with nine doubles. The Blackhawks’ Lanny Kai also set a playoff record, although a bad one as he was caught stealing nine times. Other notes: Ronaldo Sahri threw his fourth no-hitter on May 8, becoming the 6^th in APB history with 4+ no-nos. Sahri, Kuan-Yang Kang, and Shih-Hao Chuang made it 80 APB aces with 3000 career strikeouts. Roland Arias became the 32^nd to 1000 runs scored and won his 7^th Silver Slugger in LF. Wei-Yin Wwang and James Yuwono were the 40^th and 41^st to 1000 RBI. 1B Robert Corrado won his 11^th Gold Glove. Pitchers Kuan-Yang Kang and Zulfadhmi Suhaimi won their 9^th and 7^th Gold Gloves, respectively. Manila allowed 1468 hits, 716 runs, and 643 earned runs with an 8.82 H/9; each new APB all-time worsts. Taoyuan allowed 1426 hits, which was the second-worst in APB history. Penang’s 1401 hits allowed and 8.64 H/9 were new worsts for the Sundaland Association. The Possums’ 3.53 ERA and 1.222 WHIP ranked as the third worst in SA history. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)