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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-26-2025, 07:20 PM

Defending Northern Conference champ Hanover followed up their historic 119-win 2031 season with an excellent 112-50 campaign, repeating as East Division champ and the top seed. The Hitmen extended their playoff streak to a decade and had their fourth 100+ win season in five years. Hanover had a .517 team slugging percentage and 284 home runs, which both ranked as the third-best in conference history. They also scored 906 runs, leading the entire European Baseball Federation Elite Tier for 2032.

Cologne won the West Division at 101-61 to end a four-year playoff drought. The Copperheads hadn’t been a division champ since 2017. Last year’s division champ Rotterdam was a close second at 98-64, earning a wild card. The Ravens have 11 playoff berths in the last 12 seasons and have posted 16 consecutive winning seasons.

Helsinki was second in the East at 98-64 for a wild card an in impressive return to the top tier. The Honkers had spent seven of the last eight years in the European Second League and had never been a playoff team since joining EBF in 2000. Helsinki’s only previous playoff berth in a major league was as a wild card in the 1968 Eurasian Professional Baseball season.

The remaining two wild cards went to Frankfurt at 95-67 and Cardiff at 92-70. Kharkiv, Tallinn, and Warsaw were each one back at 91-71, while Berlin and Manchester both finished 88-74. The Falcons got their second berth in three years, while it was the first-ever in the top tier for the Crew. Cardiff just had gotten promoted to the EBF Elite with their only prior stint coming in 2015-17 with three losing seasons. For the Killer Bees, their near miss ended an eight-year playoff streak. The Wildcats had allowed the fewest runs in the NC at 550.

The worst three records in the NC came in the West, but only last place Glasgow at 55-107 was doomed while Copenhagen (58-104) and Reykjavik (60-102) survived another year. It is the second-ever demotion for the Highlanders, who spent 2017-19 in E2L. Only five years prior, Glasgow had been a conference finalist. Hamburg and Kyiv finished even at 65-97 at the bottom of the East Division, but the tiebreaker relegated the Hammers and saved the Kings. Stockholm was also close at 69-93, but pulled away late.

Hamburg was one of the teams to never get relegated previously, although 2032 was their sixth straight season below 70 wins. The Hammers had been a powerhouse in the early 2020s and were generally one of Europe’s more successful franchises until recently. Through 2032, the EBF Elite teams to avoid relegation at any point were Birmingham, Dublin, Rotterdam, Cologne, Warsaw, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, Munich, Zagreb, and Budapest.

Hanover’s Felix Timm repeated as Northern Conference MVP and became a three-time winner, having also won in 2024. The 32-year old Austrian LF led in runs (138), home runs (66), RBI (155), total bases (461), slugging (.765), OPS (1.135), wRC+ (209), and WAR (10.5). Timm added 209 hits, 28 doubles, 13 triples, 74 stolen bases, and a .347 average.

He became only the 10^th in EBF history with 66+ homers, the 11^th with 155+ RBI, and the 14^th with 138+ runs. The 461 total bases also ranked as the 6^th-best in EBF history. Timm also became the 43^rd member of the 500 home run club. He opted out of his contract in the winter, but quickly signed a new five-year, $133,600,000 deal to remain with the Hitmen. Timm had been a key starter for Hanover since getting picked 30^th in the 2021 EBF Draft.

The Hitmen also had the Pitcher of the Year in veteran Lukasz Heneski. The 31-year old Polish lefty was in his fifth season for Hanover after starting with Thessaloniki and Bratislava. In 2032, Heneski had an 18-6 record, 2.84 ERA, 247.1 innings, 249 strikeouts, 136 ERA+, and 6.3 WAR.

In the first round of the playoffs, Rotterdam swept Frankfurt 2-0 and Cardiff got their first ever playoff series win 2-1 against Helsinki. Both top seeds held in round two with Hanover surviving 3-2 over the Crew and Cologne over Rotterdam 3-1. For the Copperheads, this was their first trip to the Northern Conference Championship since 2017. Cologne upset the defending champ Hitmen 4-1 for their second-ever pennant (2012).

Ljubljana was the Southern Conference’s top seed in 113-49, although they had a disappointing one-and-done in the playoffs. The Juggernauts again were the top seed and East Division champ in 2032 at 108-54, growing their playoff streak to five seasons. Ljubljana was second in the conference in both runs scored (768) and fewest allowed (543).

Zurich ran away with the West Division at 105-57 and allowed the fewest runs at 531. The Mountaineers’ pitching staff set conference records for fewest walks (230) and best BB/9 (1.41). Although it was their seventh playoff trip in a decade, it was their first division title or 100+ win season since 2024. The next best teams came from the West with Lyon (94-68) and Barcelona (93-69) as the first wild cards. The Bengals grew their playoff streak to six seasons, while it was the first-ever postseason berth for the Lords. Lyon was in only their sixth overall season in the EBF Elite Tier and fourth consecutive.

Defending European Champion Munich at 90-72 got the third wild card, extending their playoff streak to 13 seasons. However, this was their weakest win total of the streak and ended an 11-year run as a division champ, although they did still lead in scoring at 824 runs. For the final wild card, Thessaloniki and Milan finished even at 89-73. Madrid and Nantes were both one back ta 88-74. The 2031 E2L champion Tritons won the tiebreaker game for their first top tier playoff trip since 2019.

The worst two teams by far were in the East Division, but it was just Skopje (52-110) relegated in last place while Sofia (54-108) managed to survive. Rome was the worst in the West at 67-95 and got das boot, although Paris was close at 70-92. The Red Wolves were demoted for the third time, having spent 2008 and 2010-13 previously in the European Second League. The Stags had been in the top tier since 2021, but had been mostly mediocre and will begin a third stint in E2L.

Despite the Poodles struggles, they had the Southern Conference MVP in RF Jeremy Kok. The 28-year old Belgian lefty led in runs (124), hits (212), home runs (51), RBI (132), total bases (410), and slugging (.690). His .357 average fell nine points short of a Triple Crown. Kok also had 35 doubles. 1.088 OPS, 211 wRC+, and 9.8 WAR.

In his Barcelona debut, Todd McBride became a three-time Pitcher of the Year winner. The 32-year old English lefty had won it in 2025 and 2030 with Glasgow. After getting traded and spending 2031 in Helsinki, McBride signed with the Bengals for 2032 at six years and $157,000,000. He won the ERA title (2.08) and led in strikeouts (291), WHIP (0.83), shutouts (4), and WAR (8.4).

His 18-5 record was five wins for a Triple Crown. McBride also had a 20 strikeout game in April against Thessaloniki, the first 20+ K game for an EBF pitcher since 2001. Also worth a mention, Ljubljana’s Dominic Voicu became a three-time Reliever of the Year winner.

Barcelona swept defending champ Munich 2-0 in the first round, making it only the third time since 2018 that the Mavericks didn’t make it to the Southern Conference Championship. Munich had made it seven consecutive seasons. Lyon also edged Thessaloniki 2-1 for their first playoff series win. The Lords gave Zurich a tough fight in round two, but the Mountaineers survived 3-2 for repeat conference finals trips.

For back-to-back years, Ljubljana had the top seed and went one-and-done, this time losing 3-2 to Barcelona. The Bengals hadn’t made it this far since winning the pennant in 2015. The Southern Conference Championship was a seven-game classic that needed ten innings in the finale. CF Rabiola Lierta ended it with a solo walk-off home run for a 5-4 Zurich win, their first pennant since 2025. The Mountaineers won their 13^th conference crown, tied for the most with Munich.

The 83^rd European Championship went all seven games with Zurich outlasting Cologne for their fourth EBF title (1965, 1993, 2016, 2032). The Mountaineers were the sixth different EBF champ in as many years. The conference finals hero Rabiola Lierta also was MVP of the European Championship. The 30-year old from Portugal had 24 hits, 11 runs, 4 doubles, 5 homers, and 13 RBI in 19 playoff starts.

Other notes: EBF’s 45^th perfect game came on April 21 from Paris’ Svenn Madsen with 12 strikeouts against Sarajevo. The 46^th then came on June 5 by Birmingham’s Harvey Bolton with 10 Ks against Tallinn. Bolton had thrown a perfect game the prior year against Berlin, joining Enrico Gini (2000, 2002) as the only EBF aces with two perfectos. In other pitching notables, Nejc Novak became the 6^th pitcher to 250 wins and Griffin Arnall became the 43^rd to 200 wins.

Hanover’s Eduard Yurkov stole 124 bases, tied for the 7^th-best in EBF history. Kyiv’s offense drew only 227 walks all season, the worst in Northern Conference history. Mark Schroder, Nikol Baxevanidis, Daniel Dumoulin, and Micha van Vugt all reached 500 career home runs in 2032, bringing the club to 47 members. Dumoulin and van Vugt became the 33^rd and 34^th to 1500 RBI. CF Kamil Bufka won his 7^th Gold Glove.

2032 was the final season for Theofilos Psarras with 102 games and only 12 starts at age 39 with Barcelona. He was a huge part of Dublin’s dynasty and retired 4^th in runs scored at 1975 and 10^th in WAR among position players at 130.9. Psarras also had 3384 hits, 453 doubles, 412 triples, 531 home runs, 1745 RBI, 1475 steals, a .344/.401/.636 slash, 1.036 OPS, and 184 wRC+. As of 2037, he’s 8^th in world history for triples and 20^th in stolen bases.

Promotion/Relegation: Relegated from the European Baseball Federation’s Elite Tier were Glasgow, Hamburg, Rome, and Skopje. Promoted from the European Second League were Liverpool, Brussels, Krakow, and Belgrade. Both the Beavers and Phantoms were moved into the Northern Conference’s West Division and Copenhagen was shifted into the East for balance. The Bruisers and Canines were both added into the Southern Conference’s East Division and Brno was shifted from East to West.

Skopje was moved into the E2L Eastern Conference with Rome, Hamburg, and Glasgow all placed in the West. Bordeaux and Vilnius were relegated to European Tier Three, while Montenegro and Athens were promoted to E2L and added to the East.

07-26-2025, 07:20 PM	#2347
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,002	2032 in EBF Defending Northern Conference champ Hanover followed up their historic 119-win 2031 season with an excellent 112-50 campaign, repeating as East Division champ and the top seed. The Hitmen extended their playoff streak to a decade and had their fourth 100+ win season in five years. Hanover had a .517 team slugging percentage and 284 home runs, which both ranked as the third-best in conference history. They also scored 906 runs, leading the entire European Baseball Federation Elite Tier for 2032. Cologne won the West Division at 101-61 to end a four-year playoff drought. The Copperheads hadn’t been a division champ since 2017. Last year’s division champ Rotterdam was a close second at 98-64, earning a wild card. The Ravens have 11 playoff berths in the last 12 seasons and have posted 16 consecutive winning seasons. Helsinki was second in the East at 98-64 for a wild card an in impressive return to the top tier. The Honkers had spent seven of the last eight years in the European Second League and had never been a playoff team since joining EBF in 2000. Helsinki’s only previous playoff berth in a major league was as a wild card in the 1968 Eurasian Professional Baseball season. The remaining two wild cards went to Frankfurt at 95-67 and Cardiff at 92-70. Kharkiv, Tallinn, and Warsaw were each one back at 91-71, while Berlin and Manchester both finished 88-74. The Falcons got their second berth in three years, while it was the first-ever in the top tier for the Crew. Cardiff just had gotten promoted to the EBF Elite with their only prior stint coming in 2015-17 with three losing seasons. For the Killer Bees, their near miss ended an eight-year playoff streak. The Wildcats had allowed the fewest runs in the NC at 550. The worst three records in the NC came in the West, but only last place Glasgow at 55-107 was doomed while Copenhagen (58-104) and Reykjavik (60-102) survived another year. It is the second-ever demotion for the Highlanders, who spent 2017-19 in E2L. Only five years prior, Glasgow had been a conference finalist. Hamburg and Kyiv finished even at 65-97 at the bottom of the East Division, but the tiebreaker relegated the Hammers and saved the Kings. Stockholm was also close at 69-93, but pulled away late. Hamburg was one of the teams to never get relegated previously, although 2032 was their sixth straight season below 70 wins. The Hammers had been a powerhouse in the early 2020s and were generally one of Europe’s more successful franchises until recently. Through 2032, the EBF Elite teams to avoid relegation at any point were Birmingham, Dublin, Rotterdam, Cologne, Warsaw, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, Munich, Zagreb, and Budapest. Hanover’s Felix Timm repeated as Northern Conference MVP and became a three-time winner, having also won in 2024. The 32-year old Austrian LF led in runs (138), home runs (66), RBI (155), total bases (461), slugging (.765), OPS (1.135), wRC+ (209), and WAR (10.5). Timm added 209 hits, 28 doubles, 13 triples, 74 stolen bases, and a .347 average. He became only the 10^th in EBF history with 66+ homers, the 11^th with 155+ RBI, and the 14^th with 138+ runs. The 461 total bases also ranked as the 6^th-best in EBF history. Timm also became the 43^rd member of the 500 home run club. He opted out of his contract in the winter, but quickly signed a new five-year, $133,600,000 deal to remain with the Hitmen. Timm had been a key starter for Hanover since getting picked 30^th in the 2021 EBF Draft. The Hitmen also had the Pitcher of the Year in veteran Lukasz Heneski. The 31-year old Polish lefty was in his fifth season for Hanover after starting with Thessaloniki and Bratislava. In 2032, Heneski had an 18-6 record, 2.84 ERA, 247.1 innings, 249 strikeouts, 136 ERA+, and 6.3 WAR. In the first round of the playoffs, Rotterdam swept Frankfurt 2-0 and Cardiff got their first ever playoff series win 2-1 against Helsinki. Both top seeds held in round two with Hanover surviving 3-2 over the Crew and Cologne over Rotterdam 3-1. For the Copperheads, this was their first trip to the Northern Conference Championship since 2017. Cologne upset the defending champ Hitmen 4-1 for their second-ever pennant (2012). Ljubljana was the Southern Conference’s top seed in 113-49, although they had a disappointing one-and-done in the playoffs. The Juggernauts again were the top seed and East Division champ in 2032 at 108-54, growing their playoff streak to five seasons. Ljubljana was second in the conference in both runs scored (768) and fewest allowed (543). Zurich ran away with the West Division at 105-57 and allowed the fewest runs at 531. The Mountaineers’ pitching staff set conference records for fewest walks (230) and best BB/9 (1.41). Although it was their seventh playoff trip in a decade, it was their first division title or 100+ win season since 2024. The next best teams came from the West with Lyon (94-68) and Barcelona (93-69) as the first wild cards. The Bengals grew their playoff streak to six seasons, while it was the first-ever postseason berth for the Lords. Lyon was in only their sixth overall season in the EBF Elite Tier and fourth consecutive. Defending European Champion Munich at 90-72 got the third wild card, extending their playoff streak to 13 seasons. However, this was their weakest win total of the streak and ended an 11-year run as a division champ, although they did still lead in scoring at 824 runs. For the final wild card, Thessaloniki and Milan finished even at 89-73. Madrid and Nantes were both one back ta 88-74. The 2031 E2L champion Tritons won the tiebreaker game for their first top tier playoff trip since 2019. The worst two teams by far were in the East Division, but it was just Skopje (52-110) relegated in last place while Sofia (54-108) managed to survive. Rome was the worst in the West at 67-95 and got das boot, although Paris was close at 70-92. The Red Wolves were demoted for the third time, having spent 2008 and 2010-13 previously in the European Second League. The Stags had been in the top tier since 2021, but had been mostly mediocre and will begin a third stint in E2L. Despite the Poodles struggles, they had the Southern Conference MVP in RF Jeremy Kok. The 28-year old Belgian lefty led in runs (124), hits (212), home runs (51), RBI (132), total bases (410), and slugging (.690). His .357 average fell nine points short of a Triple Crown. Kok also had 35 doubles. 1.088 OPS, 211 wRC+, and 9.8 WAR. In his Barcelona debut, Todd McBride became a three-time Pitcher of the Year winner. The 32-year old English lefty had won it in 2025 and 2030 with Glasgow. After getting traded and spending 2031 in Helsinki, McBride signed with the Bengals for 2032 at six years and $157,000,000. He won the ERA title (2.08) and led in strikeouts (291), WHIP (0.83), shutouts (4), and WAR (8.4). His 18-5 record was five wins for a Triple Crown. McBride also had a 20 strikeout game in April against Thessaloniki, the first 20+ K game for an EBF pitcher since 2001. Also worth a mention, Ljubljana’s Dominic Voicu became a three-time Reliever of the Year winner. Barcelona swept defending champ Munich 2-0 in the first round, making it only the third time since 2018 that the Mavericks didn’t make it to the Southern Conference Championship. Munich had made it seven consecutive seasons. Lyon also edged Thessaloniki 2-1 for their first playoff series win. The Lords gave Zurich a tough fight in round two, but the Mountaineers survived 3-2 for repeat conference finals trips. For back-to-back years, Ljubljana had the top seed and went one-and-done, this time losing 3-2 to Barcelona. The Bengals hadn’t made it this far since winning the pennant in 2015. The Southern Conference Championship was a seven-game classic that needed ten innings in the finale. CF Rabiola Lierta ended it with a solo walk-off home run for a 5-4 Zurich win, their first pennant since 2025. The Mountaineers won their 13^th conference crown, tied for the most with Munich. The 83^rd European Championship went all seven games with Zurich outlasting Cologne for their fourth EBF title (1965, 1993, 2016, 2032). The Mountaineers were the sixth different EBF champ in as many years. The conference finals hero Rabiola Lierta also was MVP of the European Championship. The 30-year old from Portugal had 24 hits, 11 runs, 4 doubles, 5 homers, and 13 RBI in 19 playoff starts. Other notes: EBF’s 45^th perfect game came on April 21 from Paris’ Svenn Madsen with 12 strikeouts against Sarajevo. The 46^th then came on June 5 by Birmingham’s Harvey Bolton with 10 Ks against Tallinn. Bolton had thrown a perfect game the prior year against Berlin, joining Enrico Gini (2000, 2002) as the only EBF aces with two perfectos. In other pitching notables, Nejc Novak became the 6^th pitcher to 250 wins and Griffin Arnall became the 43^rd to 200 wins. Hanover’s Eduard Yurkov stole 124 bases, tied for the 7^th-best in EBF history. Kyiv’s offense drew only 227 walks all season, the worst in Northern Conference history. Mark Schroder, Nikol Baxevanidis, Daniel Dumoulin, and Micha van Vugt all reached 500 career home runs in 2032, bringing the club to 47 members. Dumoulin and van Vugt became the 33^rd and 34^th to 1500 RBI. CF Kamil Bufka won his 7^th Gold Glove. 2032 was the final season for Theofilos Psarras with 102 games and only 12 starts at age 39 with Barcelona. He was a huge part of Dublin’s dynasty and retired 4^th in runs scored at 1975 and 10^th in WAR among position players at 130.9. Psarras also had 3384 hits, 453 doubles, 412 triples, 531 home runs, 1745 RBI, 1475 steals, a .344/.401/.636 slash, 1.036 OPS, and 184 wRC+. As of 2037, he’s 8^th in world history for triples and 20^th in stolen bases. Promotion/Relegation: Relegated from the European Baseball Federation’s Elite Tier were Glasgow, Hamburg, Rome, and Skopje. Promoted from the European Second League were Liverpool, Brussels, Krakow, and Belgrade. Both the Beavers and Phantoms were moved into the Northern Conference’s West Division and Copenhagen was shifted into the East for balance. The Bruisers and Canines were both added into the Southern Conference’s East Division and Brno was shifted from East to West. Skopje was moved into the E2L Eastern Conference with Rome, Hamburg, and Glasgow all placed in the West. Bordeaux and Vilnius were relegated to European Tier Three, while Montenegro and Athens were promoted to E2L and added to the East. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)