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Postby Estenia » Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:30 am

Death To Estenia Stadium, Gregoryisgodistan

"Now the big deal has started. Round of 16, an unexpected good performance by the Estenian Blue Stars so far. An undefeated squad, alrthough now faces some challenges against Abidawe Eagles. Will those blue stars shine with their very blue light and contradict their opponents' thoughts of reaching a quarter-final and depose those ambitious Gregpryisgodistanis once and for all after all those years of extreme Gregoryisgodistani influence on the international baseball, particularly this tournament? We'll soon find out. Estenians will have to face a weakened and tired Abidawe, many predictors say, while the most experienced ones know that this will be a challenge since Abidawians are more trained by us especially after all those matches against South Califas Stars resulting to a win and a loss to Nova Anglicana. On other us, less trained by them as we had only training and no tiebrakers to face, we were a very lucky squad, also a very top form one to achieve all those wins. Many predictors say and Estenian win by 3 while other by 2, yet again it's always an Estenian win to the predictors' eyes." said Andrei Aklemeyov, an experienced sports reporter of Estenia, quickly responded by the other reporter, Yuri Masimov.

"We were very lucky thus far in the tournament indeed. Now we need to push very harder than before and those tries will take endless hours of training, both outdoor and indoor till the players are fully prepared. All those stated were also made before this match we are about to watch. After various interviews I've made with the players of the squad said that it was hard but they'll try to focus on the game, like they always do and they will try to succeed, as they try all those months before the tournament."

"They'll sure try and take up a win there. And try strengthen up a notch, those players have done many hard tries in the pass with a fail following them at every single try. Although at the first try there was a win against Gregoryisgodistanis for them to remember, it was a 2-1 win on the Noburu Taiyou tournament, that was a very high class win by our players and those Greogryisgodistanis will be in the horror of another loss again but they won't show it because they will be excecuted. Those damn people are getting excecuted for everything they do except eating, sleeping and waking up, seriously those people don't even go to toilet, especially on 5th November, at that time, they won't even fart. But enough with making fun of that civilization because they are the toughest challenge we can face at every tournament that has baseball, or American Football."

"Don't cross the line, Saintland is the toughest nation to face in American football and everyone knows it, even them. With their supposedely high literature rating of 0.000000000000001%, which is Gregory and his friends, literally. They won't reach our 99.7% literature rating or the 0.995 human development index rating. But lots of knowledge doesn't save money for enough baseball, with the baseball players around Estenia reaching the number of only 1 million. In contrast to football, basketball, american and canadian football, it is very small with such sports reaching 47 million, 22 million, 17 and 16 million respectively."

"I sure did cross the line to this one and at least our high HDI rating is because of the 3 languages we must learn and the 1 extra lesson we put, that other countries' schools don't. Life lessons, those are learnt throught the 7th and 8th grades of the 12 grade Estenian educational system. Those give some extra knowledge to the children that are going to face the outside world at some point and will finally learn what to excpect. This law was enacted on July 17th 1992, after the coups."
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Postby Minecraft Miners » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:35 am

Axemen Advance on 6th Seed
Group B                                      Pld   W  L   RF  RA  RD  Pts 
1 Minecraft Miners Axemen 6 4 2 27 21 +6 12
2 South Califas Stars 6 3 3 26 21 +5 9
3 Lisander Arminhos 6 3 3 29 30 −1 9
4 United States of Devonta Duck Beaters 6 2 4 20 30 −10 6

Minecraft Miners is going on to the next round in their debut in the IBS. They shocked the world by going 4-2 in their Group, Group B. The Axemen's largest victory came against the Duck Beaters. They dealt Devonta a crushing defeat of 5-0. The Axemen will face experienced squad Nova Anglicana. While Minecraft Miners is ranked as quite an impressive 6th seed, they are expected to lose, but only time can tell if this inexperienced squad can pull off an "upset" or not. Glory to the Axemen.
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Postby Southern Democratic States » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:35 pm

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The Southern Bears made the playoffs

Following an 8-6 loss against Estenia on matchday 6 and a couple of tie-breakers which SDS weren't involved in, the Southern Bears are ranked #12 and take on the fifth seed which is Abanhfleft. The series against Abanhfleft will be played at Doybert Field located in Greggywood. It's preferrable that Southerners don't travel to Gregoryisgodistan for the game because the stadium only seats 2,500 fans and over 200 Southerners who travelled to Gregoryisgodistan during the baptism of iron never came back home and we have no idea what happened to them.

The rivalry between the region Smilers [OOC: All nations in the region belongs to the same user] and Abanhfleft and its colonies continues to grow. Here's a recap of the rivalry:

IBS VI: Miley World and Abanhfleft were both in the same group and it was the first participation of both teams in the IBS. Mosktopia and Abanhfleft finished 1st and 2nd with a .708 win % while Miley World finished 3rd with a .667 win %. Miley World was out of the playoffs. Abanhfleft made it to the finals and lost against Gregoryisgodistan. Miley World and Abanhfleft faced each other 6 times, Abanhfleft won 5 of them games.

Rugby Union World Cup 22: Both Miley World and Abanhfleft were drawn in the same group. Abanhfleft beat Miley World 35-7. Abanhfleft finished 3rd in the group, Miley World finished 5th.

Baptism of Fire 57: Pays d'en Haut and Abanhfleft were drawn in the same group. Pays d'en Haut finished 4th in the group with a 1-3 record while Abanhfleft won all 4 games. Pays d'en Haut lost 2-1 against Abanhfleft in their only game against each other.

Multiverse Premier League: Coca Cola City FC (Southern Democratic States), AS Blainville (Pays d'en Haut) and Thereisnogodistan FC (An Abanhfleft colony) were all in the same group. Thereisnogodistan FC finished 2nd. CCC FC 4th and AS Blainville 5th.

Baptism of Iron XVII: Thereisnogodistan finished 1st in group A with a 5-1 record. Southern Democratic States finished 1st in group D with a 6-0 record. Both teams met in the championship game and SDS won 13-7 in overtime.

NSCF 11: Chattahoochee State (SDS) and Ceneisis Naval Academy (Abanhfleft) are both in the same conference and are both in the 1st place with a 4-1 record. Ceneisis beat Chat State 20-7.

What to expect in this series

Abanhfleft didn't start the tournament on a good note, losing the first two games, but they have won their last 4 games. They also finished 2nd in the IBS VI. They will be hard to beat and most experts says they'll beat us in two games. Let's prove them wrong and give our president Latavius Cromartie a signed baseball bat from Abanhfleft's president! Starting pitchers for the Southern Bears will be Tyler Floyd (1-1), Alejandro Gonnzalez (1-0) and Amber Thomas (0-1) if necessary.
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:01 pm

Cutoff for quarterfinals game #1.

Edit: And results

Estenia Blue Stars                             2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  3
Abidawe Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4

Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Albagaria Luck Swingers 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
(scorinated by Saintland)

Gregory Llama Land Fuzzy Llamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lisander Arminhos 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
(scorinated by Saintland)

Abanhfleft Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Democratic States Southern Bears 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1

Minecraft Miners Axemen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Nova Anglicana Lions 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 X 8

Milchama Warriors 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
The Sword Bloke Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6

Royalsoldiers CB 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
Fratton Bumble Bees 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Coconut Isle Dwarfs 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 7
Super-Llamaland Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


All winners lead series 1-0.

OOC: I have absolutely no idea why the matches scorinated by Saintland don't line up the same way as the others. It's just happening that way.
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:01 am

Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves         0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1  6
Albagaria Luck Swingers 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5


"Good evening,and welcome to Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Stadium for tonight's International Baseball Slam Round of 16 series opener between the Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves and the Albagaria Luck Swingers. As Albagaria were too incompetent to post a roster, we will be forced to give them highly insulting, stupid names. On the hill today for the Bat Slaves is Soldier USUALSO. He will be opposed by Clownfart McGee, the Albagarian southpaw. The fans are going wild and it's time for baseball...

...

"Top second, here is Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles leading it off. He drills that deep into the left-centerfield gap and it's going to be one hop against the wall. Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles will round second and stop there as Fartypie Johnson throws it in. The fans are going wild - Gregoryisgodistan has a man in scoring position and nobody out. Here is Barber LIEUIUSH. The pitch - grounded up the middle, Meanie Ugly dives and makes the stop but has no play. Barber LIEUIUSH is on first, but Ugly may have saved a run right there - if that ball gets through, the runner could have scored from second. In any case, here comes Lumberjack JSUUSI99387. Hit in the air deep to right, going back Clowny Downy, and he will make the catch. Eney Crusher Bobby Furgles tags up from third and will score easily, so it's now 1-0 with a runner on first and one out. Here comes Grammar Enforcement Officer CUPSI19291. He swings and hits a ground ball, a slow roller to short. Meanie Ugly has only one play, that's to first for the out. Two away with a runner on second. Here comes Cow Herder BYD1727. Here's the pitch - hit deep to left, DROP THAT BALL ON COSTA LUNA BECAUSE IT IS A BOMB! HOME RUN! The Cow Herder herds himself around the bases! Gregoryisgodistan leads this one 3-0 and the fans are going crazy. What a blast that was.

...

"Bottom of the second, here comes Stupidifier Jackson with two outs and nobody on. The pitch comes too far inside and hits him. He'll take his base. Here comes Farty Facehat. And the pitch, that's drilled deep to right and it will be a home run. Albagaria cuts the lead to 3-2. Fans booing that one, but the Bat Slaves still have the lead.

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"Bottom 3, here comes Fartypie Johnson with Clownbutt McPhee on third and one out. He loops it into center, oh, a diving catch by Executioner 9D8AH. McPhee tries to score, Executioner 9D8AH comes up throwing, not in time! Run scores from third. It's now tied at 3 apiece. We're all square here in Gregoryisgodistan here in Game 1.

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"Top of the 6th inning, nobody on and one out for Lumberjack JSUUSI99387. He lines it down the rightfield line and that's going to get into the corner. Lumberjack JSUUSI99387 rounds second, he'll stop there and it's a one-out double for Lumberjack JSUUSI99387. Here comes Grammar Enforcement Officer CUPSI19291. And that one misses for ball four - first and second with only one out, for Cow Herder BYD1727 who already has a home run and three RBIs today. Here's the pitch. Swung on and hit into the left center field gap. It's going to dunk in between the two outfielders and go to the wall. Grammar Enforcement Officer CUPSI19291 rounds third, he's going to try to score, the throw is cut off by the shortstop, and they've got Cow Herder BYD1727 trapped between second and third. He throws to the second baseman, who tags Cow Herder BYD1727 out but the second run comes home. You have to wonder if he did that deliberately to draw the throw from the cutoff man and allow the run to score. In any case, it's 5-3 Bat Slaves.

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"Bottom of the 8th inning, and Gregoryisgodistan is going to make a pitching change. Coming in to pitch is Slave Beater QAIIZ1. He's pitching to Butty Buttface. And Buttface lines it to center for a leadoff single. Here comes Taco Hell. Hell is going to bunt the runner over, Buttface goes to second with one man out. That will bring up Duckbill Dumbofart. And Dumbofart is looping it into right for a base hit, run comes home and it's 5-4 Bat Slaves.

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"Top of the ninth, Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles at the plate with nobody on and one out. Here's the pitch, HIT DEEP TO LEFT CENTER - DROP THAT BALL ON COSTA LUNA BECAUSE IT IS A BOMB! HOME RUN! THE ENEMY CRUSHER CRUSHES IT! Bat Slaves lead 6-4! A big insurance run that could end up making a big difference.

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"Bottom of the ninth, closer Chef SHSUUAISSADF is in, the Bat Slaves are one out away from winning but there is a runner on second for Clownbutt McPhee. He swings and loops it into right for a base hit. Lumberjack JSUUSI99387 fires home, oh, but now it's cut off by Chauffeur JJIASDES, who jumped and grabbed the throw. And McPhee is way off first, Chauffeur JJIASDES will just tag him and the game is over. The umps are having a conference on whether the runner touched home before McPhee was tagged, but regardless, the Bat Slaves win. They're going to give Albagaria the run, so it's 6-5 Bat Slaves. Looking at the replays, that's a questionable decision, but nobody's going to argue since Gregoryisgodistan won anyway. Unless you picked Gregoryisgodistan and the 1.5 run spread, which nobody in Gregoryisgodistan would have since gambling is a capital crime, you're going to be happy either way. So no argument from anyone in spite of that highly questionable call and the Bat Slaves win 6-5. Some overseas bettors might not be too happy, but who cares about them? They're heathens and fools for betting on sports. And other overseas bettors who took Albagaria +1.5 will be thrilled, so good for them, I guess. For now, we're signing off. We'll be back here tomorrow night with live coverage of Game 2, and of course, you can watch live coverage of all IBS games at IBSVIII.com. We'll have coverage of every Gregoryisgodistan game here on Sports TV, and if Gregoryisgodistan pulls off the sweep tomorrow, we'll show you bonus coverage of some other Game 3, which will be announced later. Good night for now!"
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Postby Abanhfleft » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:20 am

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SLOW START ONCE AGAIN! LUCKY HOME RUN SEES SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC STATES WIN FIRST GAME IN ROUND OF 16 SERIES AGAINST ABANHFLEFT!

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Noah Murphy of the Southern Democratic States Southern Bears scores the game-winning home run against the Abanhfleft Revolution in Doybert Field, District 30, Gregoryisgodistan. (Courtesy of Crescent News Network Sports Channel/Umkhonto Thabowane)

LIVE FROM DISTRICT 30 - Okay, so apparently we've lost another game. And it may turn out to be a crucial one.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen of my dear followers, Abanhfleft has made it to the knockout stages of the round of 16 once again, and this time we actually made an effort to make it there. The same can be said for our first opponents, the Southern Democratic States Southern Bears. They're part of some commonwealth or something called the Smilers, and Abanhfleft and at least one of its affiliated states has had a long and rich history of meeting up with countries from this coalition. For one, Abanhfleft and Miley World debuted in IBS VI in the same group. And then there was the Rugby Union World Cup, the Baptism of Fire, the MPL and the Baptism of Iron, although those last two was against Thereisnogodistan and not Abanhfleft itself.

Anyway, the match. What can I say? It was a very boring affair. Everyone struck out. The only excitement came at the bottom of the third inning when Noah Taylor, the last batter for the Southern Bears before the end of the inning, made a last-ditch home run against Burt Hokabo, and that's about it. Randall Worth closed out the game with another home run at the bottom of the ninth, and that's just about the only highlights of the game worth mentioning. Oh, and Ulrika Zimmermann (manager's youngest sister) stood in for Desmond Bo, who had been injured in training and was therefore unavailable for the game. But no worries for the fans of the plucky little shortstop from Dorfdifving. He's gonna be back for game two.

Speaking of game two, it's do or die for us now. A win and we might just have a chance at making it through to the next stage. A loss and goodbye IBS VIII hopes. Also, that's a personally autographed baseball bat from me to President La... Latavius Cromartie of the SDS. Apparently they think that it will be President Rako Novoire that will be signing the bat for President Cromartie. I don't think that's remotely possible because Novoire isn't really into baseball. He's more of a basketball kind of guy. Anyway, if the Revolution loses to the Southern Bears once again, I, Ibrahim Ahmadinejad, will personally sign a baseball bat as a gift to the President of SDS. But I'm not really in the mood to be signing autographs right now, so let's all hope we win this second game! This is the Armored Dinner Jacket saying ciao, peace. Catch you in my next post.
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:00 pm

Cutoff for Game 2 of Round of 16.

Abidawe Eagles                                 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 11
Estenia Blue Stars 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

Abidawe wins series 2-0

Albagaria Luck Swingers 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3

Series tied 1-1
(scorinated by Equestrian States)

Lisander Arminhos 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Gregory Llama Land Fuzzy Llamas 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Lisander wins series 2-0
(scorinated by Equestrian States)

Southern Democratic States Southern Bears 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Abanhfleft Revolution 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

Series tied 1-1

Nova Anglicana Lions 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
Minecraft Miners Axemen 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6

Nova Anglicana wins series 2-0

The Sword Bloke Thunder 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Milchama Warriors 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Series tied 1-1

Fratton Bumble Bees 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Royalsoldiers CB 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Series tied 1-1

Super-Llamaland Tigers 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Coconut Isle Dwarfs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Series tied 1-1
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BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:52 pm

Lord Almighty Gregory's Speech to the People

"Good evening, ladies, gentlemen, and slaves. I speak to you today of events going in in our very own country during the International Baseball Slam. Our very own Bat Slaves, after losing two games to the land of forbidden fruity words during the group stage, lost today to a team from an unknown land called Albagaria by five runs, 8-3, after giving up five runs in the first inning, all off of Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A. This is an incredibly unacceptable result, and absolutely even worse for Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A, who gave up five earned runs on six hits in just a third of an inning. As a result, Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A must pay the ultimate price - execution. Yes, we are going to execute Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A tonight at 10 PM on The Execution Channel. The execution will take place on the field at Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Ballpark and be televised on live national TV. I would encourage everyone to watch it, because if you don't, you will join Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A in the Express Mail to the Land of Eternal Punishment. That's right - this is must-see TV. Whereas otherwise, you get to watch other executions live around the clock if you want, this is such a critical execution that everyone must watch. Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A's teammates will get to see it live and in person. If they lose to Albagaria again tomorrow, they will all be next. Well, except for any government VIPs on the team - they will get to live for they have been loyal to me. Everyone else will die if we lose to Albagaria tomorrow. I repeat - everyone else will die if we lose to Albagaria tomorrow. It will really be a shame if they die, but it is what has to be done. Watch the execution tonight if you want to live. And even if you don't, watch it if you want your family to live. Speaking of which, Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A's family will die as well - his 54 year-old mother, his 55-year old father, his 92 year-old grandmother, his 19 year-old sister, his 24 year-old wife, and their one-month old daughter will all die by decapitated head bomb. That is the price you pay for letting your family member sin. Family members don't let family members sin against the Lord. Remember that, folks, and all will be well. Obey our laws and you will survive.

"I have been told that Slave Beater LSFSD9F9A will be replaced on the roster by a 27 year-old left-handed pitcher named Sockmaker 818ZAUE. Sockmacker 818ZAUE is more than capable of leading this team to victory. In fact, he will start tomorrow against Albagaria just to prove how capable he is. I am sure he will win, because his life depends on it together with the lives of all of his teammates. Congratualtions, Sockmaker 818ZAUE - the fate of the whole team is in your hands. Do not make me, or your teammates, regret this. You will lead the team to victory, because I am forcing you too. There will be utter punishment if you don't - all of you and your families will be killed, save the loyal government VIPs. The punishment for shaming our glorious nation must be death, so death will come to you if you fall again to Albagaria on our home soil. Do not let it happen if you want to live. We are hosting this IBS - we will not lose it in such embarrassing fashion on home soil. I beg you not to lose. I order you not to lose. You must not lose if you want to live. I am sure you want to live. What does that mean? It means you will not lose. I am your Lord, I am your God, you will do what I say or you will pay the price. Good luck to all of the Bat Slaves tomorrow, and just remember, your lives depend on your victory, as do the lives of your families. So go out there and make us proud. One more thing - Death to Estenia! They are heathens and that is why there is a Death to Estenia Stadium named just for that! This is why they lost to Abidawe, a no-name nation. They are heathens and I put them in their place by making them by using my God powers to make them lose. Or maybe they're just terrible. Or maybe it's both. But Estenia lost and we will get farther than them. In fact, we will win this whole tournament! Let's Go Bat Slaves! Death to Estenia! Also Death to Super-Llamaland! Also Death to Xylocarp Isle! And Death to Patistan, the other Enemy List nation in this tournament, even though they have already been eliminated and ran back home to their little mommies. You're all fools and heathens, you're all going to die! Nuke time Nuke time drop a nuke! Do not use forbidden fruity words. Do not insult the Lord, who is me. Do not wage war on us. Do not belittle our Enemy Crushers by being there and doing nothing but being Patistani. Do not insult me, for I am the Lord. If you do any of these things, you will pay the price and that price is belonging to the Enemy List. Death to all the nations on the Enemy List! Good night! 8 minutes until the execution! Get your gruel ready! It's show time!"
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BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
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BOI XVI Host
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WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
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Postby Coconut Isle » Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:31 pm

The Furry Coconut

Revealed: Why the lord hates fruit
by Fibble Fabble 123 Jump Lane

You know, it was innocently thought by all in the multiverse (except for me), that the Lord Almighty Gregory's (henceforth shortened to LAG) persuasion that the word 'coconut' be forbidden was utterly ludicrous and stupid, but in this article, I shall reveal all as we reveal the conspiracy of LAG and the war against fruit. You see, this is a war waged by the fast-food industry and others who want to eat their artificial colours and flavourings, as well as capitalists to prevent us from eating fresh and wholesome food, such as fruits and vegetables like coconut.

Let us first reveal the nature of Gregoryisgodistan - a fascist dictatorship - with a supreme leader at the helm. However, what is unclear is how LAG is supposedly eternal (indeed, all must die at some point), and there have been some rumours that upon his death, a new person is anointed as the LAG, and the oppression continues without anyone noticing. Which must mean that somehow, the new leader must be chosen. And they are chosen by? You guessed it, these dirty capitalists and fast food chains have their grubby fingerprints all over it, they are the people who choose the leader, and therefore set the agenda for their leadership.

Which is why they have had the war on coconuts. They want the whole world to run away the wholesome good food that the Lord of our Earth, Margaret, bestowed on her peoples and natives of the Coconut Isles. They want us to go away from tradition, even if it means crushing under countries under the so-called guises of 'slave colonies'. People are missing the bigger picture - slaves aren't the problem - it's the fact that they want no-one to say coconut which is the real problem.

In fact, I might also speculate that 'coconut' must have an important function, so that's why it's banned (other than the fast food companies). There must be some ulterior reason why this has happened, and linking back with what was introduced previously, we must consider the fact that coconuts are either used in the resurrection of LAG, or are part of the nuclear code sequence/self destruct sequence or is part of a secret password to their secret controls that control the spy cameras and other monitoring and detection technologies in the nation. It's the perfect plan, the singular, most illegal word, fettered away from the populace, for the sole reason for national security. It almost makes too much sense. So, next time when you're in Gregoryisgodistan, and find yourself 'accidentally' in a government institution, try typing or saying 'coconut' a few times. See where it gets you.

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BORING AND LOW-SCORING, YES, BUT A WIN'S A WIN

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Players of the Abanhfleft Revolution throw Ibrahim Ahmadinejad high into the air after he scored the winning run for Abanhfleft in Game 2 of the Round of 16 series of the International Baseball Slam VIII between Abanhfleft and Southern Democratic States. (Courtesy of Crescent News Network Sports Channel/Umkhonto Thabowane)

LIVE FROM GREGORYISGODISTAN - Yeah, once again it was a low-scoring game, but at least we got the all-important W. Amirite?

Hot off the heels of our close 1-0 loss in game 1 against the Southern Democratic States, coach Rehoboam Zimmermann took the team for some desperately needed pep talk. Now I won't bore you with the details, but to sum up what coach said, it was all about learning from our losses and making sure not to make the same mistakes again. So that meant watching as much game footage of the Southern Bears as possible before we practically fainted from lack of sleep. I think you saw some effects of that from the way we played earlier. But we won; that's what matters, right?

All right, onto the match itself. We started on the right foot with Habibi Teymourian scoring a home run at the bottom of the first inning. The first inning! Now that's something you don't see everyday! But after that exciting start, a start that probably had everyone watching thinking that it might turn into a big high-scoring affair, things quieted down, with SDS's Mary Jane Castro scoring her country's only run in the game. After that followed six innings of ho-hum boringness, and then guess what? Not only did Heng Jiangming score a run, I scored one too! Isn't that great! I, the Armored Dinner Jacket, scored one of the game-winning runs! Isn't that great?

All right, on to more serious matters. Because we're tied, a do-or-die game will have to be played. Winner takes all, loser goes home. Here's to hoping I won't have to give President Cromartie of the SDS that autographed baseball bat! This is the Armored Dinner Jacket saying ciao, peace. Catch you in my next post.
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Postby Southern Democratic States » Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:48 pm

Q & A with our beloved President Latavius Cromartie

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President Latavius Cromartie was born in Hog Creek, Chattahoochee on july 26 1979. He's a graduate of University of North Chattahoochee School of Law. He played cornerback for the North Chattahoochee Crimson Tide from 1997-2001 but was undrafted in the Southern Football League. He was a civil rights attorney from 2002 to 2009. In 2009 he began his presidential campaign and was inaugurated as the president of the Southern Democratic States on november 23 2011.

Q & A with our beloved President

Other than American football, what is your favorite sport? Baseball

Do you follow the Southern Bears at the IBS VIII? Yeah, I've been watchin them on tv

Do you wish you'd have been drafted in the Southern Football League? Not anymore, am the president now its much better lol

What's your favorite SFL team? hmmm maybe the Pointe-au-Chien Dolphins

And your fav SLB team? Not shure maybe the Braves or the Colt .45s

What's your favorite food? Well shushi like everyone else lol

Ok more serious questions. What did you do as the leader of our nation that you're the most proud of? hmm putting cameras almost everywhere in our country. Ya know we need to watch our population to proteck our country from the terrorists.

What you didn't do that you wish you could do? Nuke Gregoryisgodistan lol

Are you serious? Yep, well the SIA nose few fings about them ya know fings you don't read in newspapers lol I mean theyre pretty bad wiff their own populashon. First we though about selling them some off our weppons butt we changed our mind it woodnt be a good idea I fink

Does the SIA knows what happened to the 200 Southerners who disappeared in Greegoryisgodistan during the last Baptism of Iron? Yeah butt its classified. I fink well.. the interview is over am sorry. It was a pleasure to be interviewed.

Ok, well have a nice day! Thx have a nice day you too lol
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:00 pm

Cutoff for Game 3 of Round of 16.

Edit: And results

Southern Democratic States Southern Bears      0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1  4
Abanhfleft Revolution 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 10
Abanhfleft wins series 2-1

The Sword Bloke Thunder 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
Milchama Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Sword Bloke wins series 2-1

Fratton Bumble Bees 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 7
Royalsoldiers CB 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Fratton wins series 2-1

Super-Llamaland Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Coconut Isle Dwarfs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2
Coconut Isle wins series 2-1


Cosumar will post the results of the Gregoryisgodistan-Albagaria game shortly, at which point I will post with the series matchups for the Quarterfinals.
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WCoH 22 Round of 16
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IBS IV host, champion
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Postby Cosumar » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:03 pm

Game 3 of Gregoryisgodistan-Albagaria

Albagaria Luck Swingers        1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6  9
Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 X 13

Gregoryisgodistan wins series 2-1
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:04 pm

Here are the matchups for the quarterfinals.

#16 Abidawe Eagles vs. #8 Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves at Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Ballpark
#13 Lisander Arminhos vs. #5 Abanhfleft Revolution at Strait of Santaguerra Ballpark
#14 The Sword Bloke Thunder vs. #11 Nova Anglicana Lions at Prune Juice Park
#10 Fratton Bumble Bees vs. #2 Coconut Isle Dwarfs at Church of Gregoryisgodistan Stadium
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IBS II Champions
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World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
WC 72 Qualifier
WBC 34 champs
CoH 67 Third place

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Postby The Sword Bloke » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:00 pm

YES!
The Swordeans are up with Nova Angelica in the quarter finals of the International Baseball Slam in Gregoryisgodistan, having gone giant killing Super Llamaland & Milchama to make it this far. The tie with Nova Angelica seems to be a tough one, but Shop Owner seems to be confident that the Swordeans can make it all the way. 4,000 Swordean fans have travelled to Gregoryisgodistan, and have proudly shown Red n White are the true colours, according to the current Swordean Census website. Followin the victory in the last 16 series vs Milchama 2-1, more fans are starting to follow the Swordeans, with Lord Almighty Gregory even executing a few fans from his nation for supporting us. Well, thats all we have time for today, over at Sword Sports 1 for today! See you after the quarters!
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Postby Abanhfleft » Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:36 am

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WE ARE THROUGH! CONVINCING WIN AGAINST SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC STATES SEES THE REVOLUTION THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS ONCE AGAIN!

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Players of the Abanhfleft Revolution form a celebratory dogpile after winning game 3 of their round of 16 series against the Southern Democratic States Southern Bears in Doybert Field, District 30, Gregoryisgodistan. (Courtesy of Crescent News Network Sports Channel/Umkhonto Thabowane)

LIVE FROM GREGORYISGODISTAN - We've done it, finally! We're finally through to the quarterfinals of the International Baseball Slam, a place which we haven't seen in a long, long time!

Yes, the road to the promised land wasn't as straight as Rako Novoire's "straight road" campaign promises were, but come on. Since when has a team ever had a straight line through to any championship? Let's not be fools here, mates. We started off slowly by losing two games in a row--against unranked opposition, no less!--in the group stage, but thankfully we got our stuff together and won four straight games to take the top of our group in the absolute last day of the competition. Phew! We were finally through to the knockout stages for the third straight IBS, and this time, we're looking to take it seriously.

The Southern Bears had a similarly rocky qualification campaign, netting only 3 wins out of a possible 6, but they managed to salvage second place behind Estenia because their other groupmates had much worse records than we did. So this, then, was a matchup between two sides that are strong on paper, but have struggled to get this far into the tournament. Suffice it to say that this was indeed a hard-fought series.

Now it's time for the recaps! Game 1: an absolute snorer. Noah Murphy scoring the one and only run of the match, but it was enough to give SDS the lead. Game 2: Another boring game. 4 runs scored in total, and half of that came in the bottom of the ninth inning, thankfully to your beloved Revolution. Both teams were now tied at one game apiece. Game 3 was a do-or-die match for both. Winner goes through, loser goes home.

Game 3! Welcome to Doybert Field, located in Greggywood, Gregoryisgodistan's version of Hollywood. Here two teams will decide their own fates. Who will win, and who will lose?

Why, of course, it's the Revolution that will triumph over all! And what better way to to start off victory than scoring a grandslam in the first inning? Granted, it's the bottom of the first, but you get my point. Teves, Teymourian, Heng, He, they're all through home plate with no opposition! Desmond Bo's home run was just cherry topping of this massive victory cake! Now you know things are getting serious because I'm starting to not make any sense!

After that, the runs just kept on coming! I think everyone on the batting rotation got at least one run in this game. The Southern Bears mounted a last-ditch offensive in the last three innings to keep up with us, but by then we were cruising to victory. And that, my friends, is a thrilling and fitting end to what has to be the most exciting series ender the Revolution has ever played! Although I have a sneaking suspicion that I will be repeating that statement at least once more in this tournament.

Anyway, our quarterfinals opponents will be the Lisander Arminhos, who are 52 places below us in rank, but have somehow managed to set up a meeting with us following a sweep of Gregory Llama Land. Now, I'm pretty sure we can take on this team with ease, but note that I said that about Kiana Mura and Neyosil at the start of the tournament. And look at what happened to us then. Anyway, this is the Armored Dinner Jacket saying ciao, peace. Catch you in my next post.
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:34 am

Albagaria Luck Swingers        1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6  9
Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 X 13


Bat Slaves Avoid Elimination, Through to Next Round

The Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves avoided elimination today, advancing past the Albagaria Luck Swingers 13-9 to earn a spot in the Quarterfinals, where they will face the Abidawe Eagles. Abidawe swept the wicked heathens from the land known as Estenia in their series, 2 games to 0. Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183 will start the first game for the Bat Slaves, followed by Pervert Chaser DPDUDU38 in Game 2, and Soldier USUALSO in Game 3 if necessary. Everyone is hoping it won't be necessary.

The Bat Slaves went down 1-0 in the top of the first inning, but immediately got that run back on an Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles RBI double. In the top of the fourth, Albagaria took a 3-1 lead, but again, Gregoryisgodistan had the answer on an RBI double by Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles, who scored on a single by Barber LIEUIUSH.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Chauffeur JJIASDES hit a one-out triple, then scored on a sac fly by Soldier JSIAISKS to give the Bat Slaves their first lead of the day. It was 4-3. They would break it wide open in the bottom of the seventh with four runs, including a Cow Herder BYD1727 three-run home run, to makie it 8-3, and would add another five in the bottom of the 8th to make it 13-3 and seemingly salt the game away.

But Albagaria came roaring back, scoring six runs in the top of the ninth and loading the bases with only one out. In came Chef SHSUUAISSADF, the fourth pitcher of the inning for Gregoryisgodistan, and he induced a ground ball to short for a game-ending double play. At this, the fans went absolutely nuts as Gregoryisgodistan was through to the quarterfinals. Gregoryisgodistan has never failed to advance at least to the quarterfinals in an International Baseball Slam which they have entered. They have only failed to win the whole thing once - that was IBS V, where they only advanced to the quarterfinals. It would be a shock if they do not win it again here, especially with chief rival Super-Llamaland eliminated, the one good thing Xylocarp Isle has ever done. It won't be enough to get them off the Enemy List, but it's enough that, at least temporarily, we don't all hate all of them. They beat Llamaland, and now we are well on our way to winning our sixth IBS and third in a row. We are going to do it, the whole team is certain. It is all thanks to Lord Almighty Gregory and his holy guidance. You can watch Game 1 of the Abidawe series today on Sports TV, and watch all the IBS games streaming online on our website.
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IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:00 pm

Cutoff for Game 1 of the quarterfinals.

Edit: And results.

Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  2
Abidawe Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Scorinated by 95X)

Lisander Arminhos 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Abanhfleft Revolution 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

The Sword Bloke Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Anglicana Lions 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 X 7

Fratton Bumble Bees 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 6
Coconut Isle Dwarfs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4


All winners lead 1-0.
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Gregoryisgodistan, population 75,000,000. All citizens are required to worship Lord Almighty Gregory, our head of state, as a deity.
IBS II Champions
Beach Cup IX Round of 16
World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
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Postby Abanhfleft » Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:01 am

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ANOTHER SLOW START! REVOLUTION STARTS OFF QUARTERFINALS WITH YET ANOTHER LOSS!

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Heng Jiangming of the Abanhfleft Revolution scores his country's only run in game 1 of the the quarterfinals of the International Baseball Slam in Gregoryisgodistan. (Courtesy of Crescent News Network Sports Channel/Umkhonto Thabowane)

LIVE FROM DISTRICT 27, GREGORYISGODISTAN - So, apparently this is now a thing. We have now lost our second game 1 in a row.

Granted, that doesn't mean anything yet, but perhaps it's a sign of things to come. The last time Abanhfleft lost its first game, it won the next two straight. But still, sometimes it's better to just sweep the opposition already instead of letting them have a small taste of victory before snatching it all away. Sometimes I think that's even more unsporting than outright brawling on the field, but that's just my opinion.

Anyway, to the game itself. Let's just say it was boring through and through, with the only highlights being in the third and fourth innings. After that, it was an absolute snoozefest. I just find it difficult to imagine that despite all the experience that we've accumulated in our three consecutive tournaments, there are still a few new teams out there that manage to get one over us. It's as if there's this sporting god out there that sometimes blesses us with wins, and then just as quickly decides that it's time that we got a loss. But whatever.

So there we were, trying to keep the Arminhos scoreless, or at least keep their score lower than ours. They've already got two players on the same number of bases. Their third batter was already on two strikes. One more and he's out, to use the cliche. The plan was to, of course, get him to strike out. But you know what happened? Instead of striking out, the batter--Kenji Hirano, I think his name was--actually made it into a home run! I mean, how low is that? That meant that not only do they score one run, they scored three! The unluckiness of it all!

That wouldn't have been our death knell, you know, since we've got a pretty capable batting line. But you know what? None of us managed to score anything, except for Heng Jiangming, who at least got in a consolation home run for us at the bottom of the fourth. But after that? Both teams turned quiet, with Lisander content on holding on to their little lead and us trying to get at least one more run than they had. But our efforts were for naught. Lisander locked down once they had the lead, and nothing much else happened in the innings after Jiang scored his run, and that was it. We've lost game 1 of the quarterfinals.

At least there's still game 2, which can be seen on CNN Sports Channel live at 9 AM. This is the Armored Dinner Jacket saying ciao, peace. Catch you in my next post.
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Third place winner in the World Lacrosse Championship XIX
Winner of the Baptism of Iron XVI!
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:50 am

Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  2
Abidawe Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1


Bat Slaves Beat Abidawe

The Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves have beaten the Abidawe Eagles behind a complete game, 3 hit, 1 run outing pitched by Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183. Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183 was phenomenal, striking out 11 and only walking one. The sole run came in the bottom of the ninth on a two out single, but Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183 remained in the game and struck out the next batter to end the ballgame. Gregoryisgodistan is celebrating this one as they take a 1-0 series lead against a weaker team and seem to be clear favorites to make the semifinals.

Abidawe struggled to put the ball in play against Spelling Enforcement Officer 01AHH183, who was absolutely brilliant, needing just 99 pitches to record the complete game. Gregoryisgodistan got both runs in the top of the sixth on an Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles two run double. He celebrated by crushing several Abidawe fans in attendance, which earned him a loud ovation from the crowd. Meanwhile, the umpires considered ejecting him but decided not to in fear for their lives if they did. After all, those who eject Enemy Crushers are usually killed. So Enemy Crusher Bobby Furgles was not ejected.

Lord Almighty Gregory was pleased by this result, saying "It is good that we won. It is also good that Xylocarp Isle lost. We will go further than Xylocarp Isle. In fact, we will win it all. The stupid Xylocarp Isle somehow lost to Fratton. Fratton is too stupid to post a roster, yet they still somehow won. It's amazing. Clearly Xylocarp Isle isn't as good as people make them out to be. Must be the name. Clearly anyone who names their country after a forbidden fruit is stupid and worthy of death. Well, we won't kill the Xylocarp Isle citizens yet, but we will beat them if we play them again in the final, which is when it really counts. Who cares about the group stage? We got out, that's what matters. Now we'll win the tournament. Go Bat Slaves!"
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Beach Cup IX Round of 16
World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
WC 72 Qualifier
WBC 34 champs
CoH 67 Third place

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The Sword Bloke
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Postby The Sword Bloke » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:20 pm

IF THIS IS A STORY...
The Swordeans must be towards the end of the book. The Swordeans have shocked all the way to the quarter finals, following defeats of Super Llamaland and Milchama along the way. Now they meet Nova Anglicana in the last eight. However, a loss in the first game means the Swordeans will need to win the next game against the Lions to stay in the race. Shop Owner is desperately hoping for a victory, which after a poor BoF & many other tournaments, would be the nation's first international success. Now, we wait and see.
IBS Ranking: 16th
KPB Ranking: 80th
WBC Ranking: 44th
IBC Ranking: 27th
WCOH Ranking: 21st
RP Population: 38,000,005
Esportiva, It's the place.
GO CAVS!
10th WJHC Host & Champion 10th IBS 4th Place

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Gregoryisgodistan
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:01 pm

Cutoff for MD 2 of quarterfinals.

Edit: Here are results

Abidawe Eagles                    0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
(Scorinated by Yttribia)
Gregoryisgodistan wins series 2-0

Lisander Arminhos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abanhfleft Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 3
Series tied 1-1

The Sword Bloke Thunder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nova Anglicana Lions 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4
Nova Anglicana wins series 2-0

Fratton Bumble Bees 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Coconut Isle Dwarfs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Fratton wins series 2-0
Last edited by Gregoryisgodistan on Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Gregoryisgodistan, population 75,000,000. All citizens are required to worship Lord Almighty Gregory, our head of state, as a deity.
IBS II Champions
Beach Cup IX Round of 16
World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
WC 72 Qualifier
WBC 34 champs
CoH 67 Third place

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Postby Abanhfleft » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:23 pm

MUSINGS OF AN ARMORED DINNER JACKET
Official blog of Ibrahim Ahmadinejad, Right Fielder of the Verbergerkinnh Cubs and the Abanhfleft Revolution

HANGING ON BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH! REVOLUTION SURVIVES ARMINHOS WITH THREE RUNS IN THREE INNINGS!

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Players of the Abanhfleft Revolution mob Carlos Teves as he scores a walk-off home run against the Lisander Arminhos to keep alive Abanhfleft's hopes for the IBS semifinals in Gregoryisgodistan. (Courtesy of Crescent News Network Sports Channel/Umkhonto Thabowane)

LIVE FROM DISTRICT 27, GREGORYISGODISTAN - All right, the Revolution is still alive! But will we really want to advance and face Gregoryisgodistan in the semifinals? Or will we let the Arminhos escape us and meet the brick wall that are the Bat Slaves?

But before we get into that, let's talk about the game itself first. If you were expecting an action-packed game with lots of runs and tense moments, then you came to the wrong place. But if you were looking for a slow, calm match with lots of strikeouts and barely any action until the last four innings, then this is probably your cup of tea, because that 's exactly what happened. Everyone struck out for the first five innings, and no one made any progress at all. In fact, I think that this would last until the end of time until Heng Jiangming--the Chinaman once again!--made a spectacular home run to give Abanhfleft its first run and the lead at the same time. In fact, I think Jiang's home run shook off the rust in our team, and soon the runs kept on coming. Sure, it was just one run an inning, but at least we managed to keep the opponent runless, and that was more than enough to give us the W.

Now, onto the future. Of course, everyone wants us to win game 3 and progress to the semifinals, but can we proceed further with Gregoryisgodistan standing in the way? They've been like one of our constant bogey teams in the tournament, meaning the entirety that we've been participating in the IBS. They've got an impressive record: five titles in seven tournaments. Can we beat them and put an end to their near-monopoly on the IBS? Hopefully, but following our inconsistent form, I'm not really sure we can pull it off. But of course I've got to say that we can do it! I'm like the morale booster of the team, I am.

Anyway, game 3 of Abanhfleft-Lisander will still be on CNN Sports at 9 AM live. This is the Armored Dinner Jacket saying ciao, peace. Catch you in my next post.
The Democratic Republic of Abanhfleft
Leader: President Rako Novoire

Territories and dependencies:
Trans-Dniesters (Client state)
Oontaz Dert Li Ng
Copper Cuprum
Trendstart
Economic Left/Right: -1.72
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.88
Second place winner in the International Baseball Slam VI
Third place winner in the World Lacrosse Championship XIX
Winner of the Baptism of Iron XVI!
Third place winner in the 33rd Di Bradini Cup!

Third place winner of the International Baseball Slam VIII
Winner of World Lacrosse Championships 22!

I also write stories. Would you like to read my works?

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Gregoryisgodistan
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:49 pm

Since Abanhfleft already RPed and Lisander isn't going to, I'll just cut off now.

Edit: And results

Lisander Arminhos          0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  3
Abanhfleft Revolution 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5


Semifinal matchups to follow in new post
Last edited by Gregoryisgodistan on Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Gregoryisgodistan, population 75,000,000. All citizens are required to worship Lord Almighty Gregory, our head of state, as a deity.
IBS II Champions
Beach Cup IX Round of 16
World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
WC 72 Qualifier
WBC 34 champs
CoH 67 Third place

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Gregoryisgodistan
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Postby Gregoryisgodistan » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:51 pm

Gregoryisgodistan vs. Abanhfleft Pervert Chaser NAUSJW Ballpark
Nova Anglicana vs. Fratton at Death To Saintland Stadium
Gregoryisgodistan, population 75,000,000. All citizens are required to worship Lord Almighty Gregory, our head of state, as a deity.
IBS II Champions
Beach Cup IX Round of 16
World Indoor Soccer Championship 6 - 2nd place
BoI XIV Champion
IBS III Champions
WCoH 22 Round of 16
WB XXII 10th Place in Casaran, advanced to Round of 32
IBS IV host, champion
4th in WCoH 23
WBC 29 QF
HWC 12 hosts
WJHC VI 2nd place,
CoH 60 4th place
WCoH XXIV Champs
CoH 61 Runner-Up
IBS VI Champs
BOI XVI Host
IBS VII Champs
WCoH XXV 2nd Place
WBC 32 2nd Place
IBS VIII host and champs
WBC 33 Host/QF
WCoH 27 co-host and champs
WC 72 Qualifier
WBC 34 champs
CoH 67 Third place

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