Baseball International Domestic NewsWire Part 2

[Allinlia]

domestic newswire thread: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=235569 <---- see this for playoff results

Allinlian Baseball League! (ABL)

this season marks a new direction for the ABL as the expansion into Strawbee and the addition of 2 new teams (The Peerson Warlords and The Kanaassa Legends) bringing the league total up to 32, the owners have voted to split the league into 2 leagues of 4 divisions of 4 teams each instead of the old system which resulted in 2 divisions having an extra team. The new division format is more friendly to geographic proximity and the new TV deals which were signed in the offseason

An extra playoff spot will also be added, meaning that in each league all 4 division winners + 2 wildcard teams will advance to the postseason. In BCCC action the Allinlian teams mounted another mediocre campaign but it was enough to net the Allinlian Baseball League the 12th rank in the international competitve standings

Last season saw another surprise champion as the Fonzona Giants surged to the league's best regular season record and then proved it was no fluke by taking the championship. Now the slate is wipped clean for everyone and all 32 teams are eager to compete for this year's emperor's series crown and represent their league in the BCCC

AL East Standings

   Team                      P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Normonwoth Wolves       168  89   79  745  683   +62  267
 2 Bellong Barracudas      168  82   86  669  770  -101  246
 3 Pargo Tritons           168  79   89  732  763   -31  237
 4 Golbrund Pistons        168  78   90  736  736    +0  234

AL Central Standings

   Team                      P    W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Avallaice Diamonds      168  102   66  812  698  +114  306
 2 Welling Comets          168   94   74  787  685  +102  282
 3 Sullo Hounds            168   86   82  774  788   -14  258
 4 Yanda Wasps             168   66  102  646  770  -124  198

AL South Standings

   Team                    P   W     L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Patronus Falcons      168  94    74  726  598  +128  282
 2 Caoloon Bulls         168  90    78  701  669   +32  270
 3 Tallos Hawks          168  84    84  701  694    +7  252
 4 Charlai Scallops      168  67   101  649  780  -131  201

AL West Standings

   Team                      P   W    L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Roos Aces               168  90   78  784  744  +40  270
 2 Grand Rexes             168  89   79  775  722  +53  267
 3 Avallocoa Vultures      168  81   87  696  767  -71  243
 4 Peerson Warlords        168  73   95  696  762  -66  219

IL East Standings

   Team                     P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Wansai Bandits         168  84   84  756  762    -6  252
 2 Brineport Grays        168  83   85  723  691   +32  249
 3 Oalinwoth Huskies      168  77   91  677  740   -63  231
 4 Oarbay Seagulls        168  77   91  676  780  -104  231

IL Central Standings

   Team                      P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Dallint Stallions       168  97   71  797  667  +130  291
 2 Revington Pilots        168  82   86  668  710   -42  246
 3 Laquete Catfish         168  81   87  713  706    +7  243
 4 Tortuna Manta Rays      168  75   93  675  741   -66  225

IL North Standings

   Team                             P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Fonzona Giants                 168  97   71  783  669  +114  291
 2 Grantcity Spirits              168  87   81  760  701   +59  261
 3 Harvestvalley Dragonflies      168  86   82  761  732   +29  258
 4 Amberdeen Eagles               168  75   93  665  771  -106  225

IL West Standings

   Team                       P    W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Seguin Pioneers          168  109   59  806  606  +200  327
 2 Maigrin Skylarks         168   83   85  706  728   -22  249
 3 Vallentcity Knights      168   78   90  723  750   -27  234
 4 Kanaasa Legends          168   73   95  693  828  -135  219

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AL Playoff Seeds

1. Avallaice Diamonds -AL Central Champions
2. Patronus Falcons -AL South Champions

3. Welling Comets -AL Wildcard #1
4. Roos Aces -AL West Champions
5. Caoloon Bulls -AL Wilcard #2
6. Normonwoth Wolves -AL East Champions

IL Playoff Seeds

1. Seguin Pioneers -IL West Champions
2. Dallint Stallions -IL Central Champions

3. Fonzona Giants -IL North Champions
4. Grant City Spirits -IL Wildcard #1
5. Wansai Bandits -IL East Champions
6. Brineport Grays -IL Wildcard #2

AL MVP: Aiden Stairs -Welling Comets

AL Pitcher of the Year: Carbon -Bellong Barracudas

IL MVP: Joey Bezzio Jr. -Fonzona Giants

IL Pitcher of the Year: Viktor Ganzorig -Seguin Pioneers


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BCCC Qualifying teams!

1. Seguin Pioneers (champions)
2. Avallaice Diamonds (runner-ups)
3. Normonwoth Wolves
4. Brineport Grays
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Host Bid

Due to the narrow decision for the last BCCC, the Allinlian baseball and tourism boards have decided to resubmit Tortuna's bid and put the city forward again as a final site candidate (if this is ok)


SilverFin Field, Tortuna, Allinlia
open-air stadium
Capacity: 39,504
Surface: Grass
Left Field - 340 feet
Left-Center - 375 feet
Center Field left corner - 411 feet
Center Field right corner - 400 feet
Right-Center - 361 feet
Right Field - 332 feet

SilverFin Field is home to the up and coming ABL team: the Tortuna Manta Rays! Located right next to the 5-star SilverFin Tower Resort in the beautiful modern beach side city of Tortuna, Allinlia's premier luxury tourist destination. With plesantly warm tropical weather, miles of sparkling white beaches, wild nightclubs, and some of the biggest water parks and theme parks in the empire, Tortuna is an iconic Allinlian vacation destination that is fun for the whole family.

[Central North America]

Royal Baseball League
Nassau County              0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0  6
Milwaukee Millers          0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0  3

Philadelphia               0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Hartford Capitols          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2

Queens Warriors            2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 10
Dayton                     1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0  7

Red Star New York          6 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 12
DC United                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  2

Rhode Island Islanders     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1
Cleveland                  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

St. Paul                   3 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 10
Cincinnati                 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2

Black Star New York        3 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0  9
Chicago Southsiders        0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0  4

New Hampshire              0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Chicago Northsiders        0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 X  6

Philadelphia County        0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0  3
Cherokee Memphis           1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 X  7
.  Royal Baseball League      Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD 
 1 Chicago Northsiders        133    77   56    568   494   +74 Won pennant, auto BCCC seed

 2 New Hampshire              133    75   58    608   558   +50 auto BCCC seed
 3 Queens Warriors            133    74   59    580   555   +25
 4 Philadelphia County        133    73   60    576   524   +52
 5 Cherokee Memphis           133    70   63    583   558   +25
 6 Dayton                     133    70   63    542   539    +3
 7 Cincinnati                 133    69   64    571   533   +38
 8 Minnesota                  133    68   65    593   557   +36 Playoffs
 9 Nassau County              133    68   65    540   536    +4
10 Philadelphia               133    67   66    504   532   −28
11 Chicago Southsiders        133    66   67    623   644   −21
12 St. Paul                   133    64   69    563   547   +16
13 Hartford Capitols          133    64   69    592   614   −22
14 Cleveland                  133    64   69    502   532   −30
15 DC United                  133    63   70    541   561   −20
16 Rhode Island Islanders     133    62   71    556   595   −39
17 Black Star New York        133    61   72    557   606   −49
18 Milwaukee Millers          133    60   73    593   590    +3 relegated to Minor League
19 Red Star New York          133    58   75    571   652   −81
20 Bronx Bombers              133    57   76    578   614   −36
Minor League
Milwaukee County           2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  3
Maine                      0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2  4

Annapolis                  2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0  5
Michigan                   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  3

Manhattan Islanders        0 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0  9
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers   0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10

Cook County                1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Pennsylvania               0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 X  7

Cuyahoga County            0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0  6
DuPage County              0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 X  7

Allegheny County           0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3  6
Connecticut                0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0  3

Boston                     0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0  9
Pittsburgh                 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Massachusetts              1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0  6
Minnesota                  0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2  7

Oakland County             3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  5
Detroit Chargers           2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X  6

Trenton                    1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0  5
Newport News Clippers      2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  4
.  Minor League               Pld     W    L     RF    RA    RD 
 1 Maine                      140    77   63    672   618   +54 won pennant, auto promotion
 2 Pennsylvania               140    76   64    591   567   +24
 3 Pittsburgh                 140    74   66    630   598   +32
 4 DuPage County              140    74   66    591   565   +26
 5 Detroit Chargers           140    74   66    598   599    −1
 6 Massachusetts              140    74   66    621   555   +66
 7 Allegheny County           140    74   66    573   604   −31
 8 Oakland County             140    73   67    617   592   +25 Promotion Playoffs
 9 Cuyahoga County            140    71   69    609   618    −9
10 Newport News Clippers      140    71   69    586   597   −11
11 Cook County                140    71   69    625   606   +19
12 Manhattan Islanders        140    71   69    643   647    −4
13 Annapolis                  140    70   70    604   590   +14
14 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers   140    70   70    578   559   +19
15 Trenton                    140    70   70    574   561   +13
16 Westchester County         140    68   72    590   622   −32
17 Michigan                   140    66   74    613   607    +6
18 Milwaukee County           140    64   76    594   643   −49
19 Minnesota                  140    62   78    620   693   −73
20 Connecticut                140    61   79    635   665   −30
21 Boston                     140    59   81    568   626   −58 relegated to Farm Leagues

Minor League quarterfinals
Minor League QFs
Maine                  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Oakland County         2 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 X 10

DuPage County          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Detroit Chargers       0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X  2

Pennsylvania           2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 14
Allegheny County       0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1  5

Pittsburgh             1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1  4
Massachusetts          0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  3
Minor League QFs
Maine                  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  4
Oakland County         0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 X  5
leads 2-0

DuPage County          0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0  3
Detroit Chargers       0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 X  6
leads 2-0

Pennsylvania           0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0  5
Allegheny County       2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1  6
tied

leads 2-0
Pittsburgh             2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2  9
Massachusetts          0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0  4
Minor League QFs
Oakland County         1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Maine                  0 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 X  9
trails 1-2

Detroit Chargers       1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2  4
DuPage County          2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1  5
trails 1-2

Allegheny County       0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Pennsylvania           0 3 1 4 0 1 1 1 X 11
leads 2-1

trails 1-2
Massachusetts          0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0  4
Pittsburgh             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1
Minor League QFs
leads 3-1
Oakland County         0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  5
Maine                  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0  3

Detroit Chargers       0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
DuPage County          0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X  2
tied

Allegheny County       1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  4
Pennsylvania           0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2  6
leads 3-1

tied
Massachusetts          0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  6
Pittsburgh             0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0  5
Minor League QFs
Maine                  0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Oakland County         0 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 X  9

leads 3-2
DuPage County          0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1  9
Detroit Chargers       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Pennsylvania           0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0  5
Allegheny County       1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  4

Pittsburgh             2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4
Massachusetts          1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X  5
leads 3-2
Minor League QFs

Detroit Chargers       0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
DuPage County          0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X  2

Massachusetts          0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  6
Pittsburgh             0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0  5
N/A
Minor League SFs
DuPage County          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  2
Oakland County         0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X  3

Massachusetts          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Pennsylvania           0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 X  6

Minor League SFs
DuPage County          0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0  4
Oakland County         0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1  3

Massachusetts          0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1  3
Pennsylvania           0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

both tied[spoiler=2nd Leg]Minor League SFs
Oakland County         0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0  2
DuPage County          1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 X  8

both lead 2-1

Pennsylvania           2 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 11
Massachusetts          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Minor League SFs
Oakland County         0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0  5
DuPage County          0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1  4

Pennsylvania           0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3  5
Massachusetts          0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 X  6

both tied
Minor League SFs
DuPage County          0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2  4
Oakland County         2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X  5

both lead 3-2

Massachusetts          0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 2  9
Pennsylvania           2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  3

Minor League SFs
Oakland County         2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0  4
DuPage County          0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2

tied 3-3
Pennsylvania           0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0  5
Massachusetts          0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2  4
Massachusetts          2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4  9
Pennsylvania           0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  3
Minor League Series
Minor League Series
Oakland County         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1
Massachusetts          0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X  3

Oakland County         0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0  3 - tied
Massachusetts          0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1

Massachusetts          0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  3
Oakland County         0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 X  5 - leads 2-1

Massachusetts          0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Oakland County         0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 X  8 - leads 3-1

Minor League Series
Oakland County         1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1  7
Massachusetts          0 8 0 0 1 2 4 0 X 15 - trails 2-3

Massachusetts          0 0 4 0 0 3 0 2 0  9 - tied
Oakland County         0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0  7

Oakland County         1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0  4
Massachusetts          1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  3

Both teams are promoted to the RBL.


RBL Quarterfinals
RBL Quarterfinals
Minnesota              0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 10
Chicago Northsiders    2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  3

Minnesota              0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2  5
Chicago Northsiders    0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 X  6 - tied

Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
Minnesota              1 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 X  8

Chicago Northsiders    3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1  6 - tied
Minnesota              2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0  5

RBL Quarterfinals
Minnesota              0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0  4
Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1  5 - leads 3-2

Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0  5
Minnesota              0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
RBL Quarterfinals
[nation]Cherokee Memphis[/nation]       0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4
Philadelphia County    0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1  3

Cherokee Memphis       0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4 - leads 2-0
Philadelphia County    0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1  3

Philadelphia County    0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0  3 - trails 1-2
Cherokee Memphis       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Philadelphia County    0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0  6 - tied
Cherokee Memphis       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

RBL Quarterfinals
Cherokee Memphis       1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2  6
Philadelphia County    1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4  8 - leads 3-2

Philadelphia County    1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1  4
Cherokee Memphis       1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 X  8 - tied

Cherokee Memphis       0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0  4
Philadelphia County    2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 X  7
RBL Quarterfinals
Cincinnati             0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0  3
New Hampshire          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Cincinnati             0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0  5 - leads 2-0
New Hampshire          0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  2

New Hampshire          0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  2
Cincinnati             0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 X  8 - leads 3-0

New Hampshire          0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0  3 - trails 1-3
Cincinnati             2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

RBL Quarterfinals
Cincinnati             0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1  3
New Hampshire          3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X  5 - trails 2-3

New Hampshire          0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1  4
Cincinnati             0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1

Cincinnati             0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
New Hampshire          0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X  3
RBL Quarterfinals
Dayton                 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0  7
Queens Warriors        2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1  4

Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
Queens Warriors        0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X  2 - tied

Queens Warriors        0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 3 10 - leads 2-1
Dayton                 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  4

Queens Warriors        3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  4
Dayton                 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 X  6 - tied

RBL Quarterfinals
Dayton                 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0  7 - leads 3-2
Queens Warriors        1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

Queens Warriors        2 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 11 - tied
Dayton                 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0  2

Dayton                 3 1 2 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 16
Queens Warriors        0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1  5
RBL Semifinals
RBL Semifinals
Philadelphia County    0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4
Chicago Northsiders    3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X  5

Philadelphia County    3 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 15 - tied
Chicago Northsiders    1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0  7

Chicago Northsiders    2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3  6
Philadelphia County    0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0  5

Chicago Northsiders    0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0  6 - leads 3-1
Philadelphia County    0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0  4

RBL Semifinals
Philadelphia County    0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1  2
RBL Semifinals
Dayton                 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0  5
New Hampshire          1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0  3

Dayton                 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 10[/i] - leads 2-0[/i]
New Hampshire          1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1  4

New Hampshire          0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0  5
Dayton                 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

New Hampshire          3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1  8 - tied
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

RBL Semifinals
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
New Hampshire          0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X  7 - leads 3-2

New Hampshire          0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 X  8
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0  7
Philadelphia County    0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1  8

Dayton                 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 3  9
Philadelphia County    0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2

Philadelphia County    0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0  8
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0  7

Dayton                 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 10
Philadelphia County    0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  3

Philadelphia County    2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1  5
Dayton                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Royal Series
Royal Series
New Hampshire          0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
Chicago Northsiders    1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X  3

New Hampshire          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Chicago Northsiders    3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X  6

Chicago Northsiders    1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X  3
New Hampshire          0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0  3
New Hampshire          0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 X  6

Royal Series
New Hampshire          1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4  8
Chicago Northsiders    0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  3

Chicago Northsiders    0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2  4
New Hampshire          0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3  5

New Hampshire          0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0  6
Chicago Northsiders    0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1  5

1. New Hampshire - champions, won reg season seed
2. Chicago Northsiders - runners up, pennant
3. Philadelphia County - won 3PPO
4. Dayton Packers

[Darmen]

Darmen Cup I

First Round
Eau Claire Bears 4-1 Liverpool Mustangs
Brady City Braves 5-2 Eau Claire Bucks
Stanley Loggers 2-0 Tilden Tigers
Cadott Red Sox 6-0 Scott City Pirates Minor Leaguers
Tim City Athletics 5-2 Augusta Athletics Minor Leaguers
Jim Falls Sturgeons 3-2 Bloomer Woodticks
Scott City Mustangs 0-2 Scott City Tuesday
Scott City Royals 1-2 Scott City Mavericks
Scott City Old Timers 3-1 Scott City Redbacks
Scott City Lions 4-3 Scott City Badgers
Scott City Archers 8-6 Scott City Knights
Scott City Sidewinders 10-6 Scott City Patriots
Eau Claire Blazers 0-4 Eau Claire Latin Boys
Eau Claire Bladerunners 2-5 Eau Claire Spitfires
Eau Claire Marauders 1-0 Eau Claire Robots of Doom
Eau Claire Mets 2-3 Eau Claire Diamondbacks
Eau Claire Nationals 5-4 Eau Claire Arrows
Eau Claire Jaguars 3-6 Eau Claire Mammoths
Eau Claire Piranhas 5-2 Scott City Falcons
Tilden Tigers Minor Leaguers 0-3 LR Hawks Minor Leaguers
Eau Claire Trojans 4-2 Scott City Kings
Scott City Rebels 9-7 Eau Claire Bears Minor Leaguers

Second Round
Eau Claire Cavaliers 5-3 Scott City Mavericks
Eau Claire Express 3-0 Scott City Lions
Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks 3-1 Scott City Archers
Hallie Eagles 13-0 Eau Claire Latin Boys
Darmen City White Sox 2-5 Eau Claire Spitfires
Scott City Blue Jays 4-1 LR Hawks Minor Leaguers
Augusta Athletics 10-2 Eau Claire Piranhas
Menomonie Eagles 1-5 Eau Claire Mammoths
Scott City Pirates 9-1 Eau Claire Nationals
LR Hawks 7-0 Eau Claire Diamondbacks
Eau Claire Bears 1-3 Eau Claire Trojans
Brady City Braves 5-2 Eau Claire Marauders
Stanley Loggers 3-8 Scott City Sidewinders
Cadott Red Sox 5-7 Scott City Rebels
Tim City Athletics 2-4 Scott City Old Timers
Jim Falls Sturgeons 0-5 Scott City Tuesday

Round of Sixteen
Eau Claire Cavaliers 4-0 Scott City Tuesday
Eau Claire Express 0-2 Scott City Old Timers
Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks 3-6 Scott City Rebels
Hallie Eagles 3-6 Scott City Sidewinders
Eau Claire Spitfires 3-9 Brady City Braves
Scott City Blue Jays 3-1 Eau Claire Trojans
Augusta Athletics 1-4 LR Hawks
Eau Claire Mammoths 2-4 Scott City Pirates

Quarterfinals
Eau Claire Cavaliers 9-5 Scott City Old Timers
Brady City Braves 2-1 Scott City Rebels
Scott City Blue Jays 5-1 Scott City Sidewinders
LR Hawks 0-5 Scott City Pirates

Semifinals
Eau Claire Cavaliers 3-9 Scott City Pirates
Brady City Braves 2-4 Scott City Blue Jays

Championship Series
Scott City Blue Jays 2-4 Scott City Pirates
Scott City Pirates 2-7 Scott City Blue Jays
Scott City Blue Jays 0-3 Scott City Pirates

BCCC Qualifiers

• Scott City Pirates
• Scott City Blue Jays
• Eau Claire Cavaliers
• Brady City Braves

[Karditan]

The eagle-eyed among you may notice a significant shakeup of the divisions. I figured it was time to organize them based on, you know, Karditan's actual geography.

Northeast Standings

   Team                         P    W    L  For   Ag   +/-  
 1 Vender Mountaineers        162  104   58  774  620  +154  
 2 Fort Martin Minutemen      162   92   70  774  683   +91  
 3 Saxet Cowboys              162   88   74  711  662   +49  
 4 Sinsinatti Reds            162   78   84  701  737   -36  
 5 Kornsas City Peasants      162   68   94  601  744  -143  


Northwest Standings

   Team                      P    W    L  For   Ag   +/-  
 1 Seaddle Mariners        162  102   60  849  604  +245  
 2 Bashtun Bloody Sox      162   78   84  716  729   -13  
 3 Portland Admirals       162   78   84  693  727   -34  
 4 Rechavij Islanders      162   75   87  662  729   -67  
 5 Glascow Heiffers        162   63   99  661  799  -138  


Southwest Standings

   Team                        P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  
 1 Fillydelphia Fillies      162 100   62  812  637  +175  
 2 San Dineighgo Madres      162  82   80  716  694   +22  
 3 Moscolt Huskies           162  78   84  698  724   -26  
 4 Neighpon Tigers           162  78   84  700  729   -29  
 5 Fatlanta Cardiacs         162  68   94  653  746   -93  


Southeast Standings

   Team                           P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  
 1 Detrot Foundries             162  86   76  726  686   +40  
 2 Illineigh Ursas              162  84   78  689  657   +32  
 3 Ponyburgh Swashbucklers      162  79   83  683  721   -38  
 4 Indianeighpolis Colts        162  73   89  657  736   -79  
 5 Norleans Delta               162  66   96  648  760  -112

NDS (Northern Division Series)
Bashtun Bloody Sox 1, Vender Mountaineers 4 [Vender Mountaineers leads series 1-0]
Vender Mountaineers 2, Bashtun Bloody Sox 7 [series tied 1-1]
Bashtun Bloody Sox 2, Vender Mountaineers 5 [Vender Mountaineers leads series 2-1]

Seaddle Mariners 1, Fort Martin Minutemen 2 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 1-0]
Fort Martin Minutemen 4, Seaddle Mariners 2 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 2-0]

SDS (Southern Division Series)
Illiniegh Ursas 0, Fillydelphia Fillies 3 [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 1-0]
Fillydelphia Fillies 4, Illiniegh Ursas 5 [series tied 1-1]
Illiniegh Ursas 1, Fillydelphia Fillies 8 [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 2-1]

San Dineighgo Madres 3, Detrot Foundries 0 [San Dineighgo Madres leads series 1-0]
Detrot Foundries 13, San Dineighgo Madres 4 [series tied 1-1]
San Dineighgo Madres 2, Detrot Foundries 1 [San Dineighgo Madres leads series 2-1]


NCS (Northern Championship Series)
Fort Martin Minutemen 7, Vender Mountaineers 8 [Vender Mountaineers leads series 1-0]
Vender Mountaineers 5, Fort Martin Minutemen 8 [series tied 1-1]
Fort Martin Minutemen 3, Vender Mountaineers 2 (F/10) [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 2-1]
Vender Mountaineers 1, Fort Martin Minutemen 2 (F/10) [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 3-1]

SCS (Southern Championship Series)
San Dineighgo Madres 3, Fillydelphia Fillies 4 [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 1-0]
Fillydelphia Fillies 10, San Dineighgo Madres 3 [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 2-0]
San Dineighgo Madres 2, Fillydelphia Fillies 1 [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 2-1]
Fillydelphia Fillies 9, San Dineighgo Madres 12 [series tied 2-2]
San Dineighgo Madres 3, Fillydelphia Fillies 4 (F/11) [Fillydelphia Fillies leads series 3-2]


The Fall Classic
Fillydelphia Fillies 6, Fort Martin Minutemen 7 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 1-0]
Fort Martin Minutemen 7, Fillydelphia Fillies 0 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 2-0]
Fillydelphia Fillies 8, Fort Martin Minutemen 1 (F/12) [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 2-1]
Fort Martin Minutemen 4, Fillydelphia Fillies 2 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 3-1]
Fillydelphia Fillies 0, Fort Martin Minutemen 4 [Fort Martin Minutemen leads series 4-1]

BCCC Qualifiers:
1. Fort Martin Minutemen (Fall Classic Winners)
2. Fillydelphia Fillies (Fall Classic Runners-up/Defending Champion)
3. Vender Mountaineers (Regular Season Best Record)
4. Seaddle Mariners (Regular Season Second-Best Record)

[Saugeais]

Season 13

Coastal Division Standings

-  Team                       P   W D   L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Dudlek Bandits           129  78 0  51  647  555  +92  234
 2 Montbenoit Hawks         129  70 0  59  568  584  -16  210
 3 Les Alliés Panthers      129  68 0  61  578  590  -12  204
 4 Fresne Buffaloes         129  64 0  65  535  509  +26  192
 5 Elkburgh Cardinals       129  63 0  66  576  534  +42  189
 6 Chaux Jays               129  58 0  71  560  614  -54  174
 7 Bugny Fighters           129  56 0  73  550  610  -60  168
 8 Westbay Blue Wave        129  52 0  77  561  627  -66  156

Inland Division Standings

-  Team                        P   W D   L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Ville-DuPont Bulls        129  76 0  53  628  523  +105  228
 2 Longview Mavericks        129  74 0  55  560  506   +54  222
 3 Gilley Kings              129  70 0  59  609  468  +141  210
 4 Metalton Robots           129  68 0  61  517  530   -13  204
 5 Riverside Ducks           129  67 0  62  550  539   +11  201
 6 Middleview Villagers      129  64 0  65  570  584   -14  192
 7 Arçon Flyers              129  53 0  76  484  610  -126  159
 8 Pays de Croix Padres      129  51 0  78  481  591  -110  153

Saugeais Series 13
Ville-DuPont Bulls 3, Dudlek Bandits 5
Dudlek Bandits 8, Ville-DuPont Bulls 3
Ville-DuPont Bulls 4, Dudlek Bandits 5
Dudlek Bandits 3, Ville-DuPont Bulls 1 [Dudlek Bandits win series, 4-0]


BCCC Entrants:
Dudlek Bandits (champs)
Ville-DuPont Bulls (runners-up)
Montbenoit Hawks (Coastal 2nd)
Longview Mavericks (Inland 2nd)

[Zwangzug]

from the journals of Gareth Amatchi--an epilogue, of sorts

Well, after the Classic and all that (we beat Les Royales in the first semifinal game, then tied it up, and--well, you all know what happened, you read the last couple chapters) there was one more domestic season to complete. It was a struggle to watch the Bears slump as much as they did, and yes, once or twice I did think of skipping to the "retirement" part, but in a certain sense they actually did need me. At any rate, the Northeast was back to being close in a different sort of way. One race to the top, one race to the bottom (which we edged out. Sorry, Red-Tails. At least Comrade Danny didn't take it too hard. I really hope he doesn't become one of those super-involved people who just goes from sports to politics, boom boom boom, Zwangzug usually doesn't work like that but you can't be too careful)...

It was the Aurora edging out their rivals to win the thing, with Matt Jackson from the Equestrian States (what a name for a country, seriously) helping out. And his fellow corner infielder, Steven Wilson, was doing the same thing for the Millers, who had to fend off both the Wildcats and the Tigers.

But mostly the Wildcats, who had the better head-to-head record, because that's how tiebreakers work, they supposedly break ties. Elsewhere, the defending champions got 62 wins again, Polzin obviously knows what he's doing. And then, there were--imperfect tense--an imperfect but supremely entertaining Elefants team, making their way to the top of the Central. Charlie obviously understands Aminda someone has to, Brian can hit to both sides of the field, and slowly they came together.

And then it was time for the playoffs. Well, time for seeding, seeing as how there was a tie for best record. And a tie for worst record. The Elefants' head-to-head record sent them over the Millers, but the Aurora and the Dragons were tied even there. So people tried to look at intradivisional record. And that still didn't help. Or maybe it was supposed to but nobody knew how to count. We could have tried to do like countbacks, but that doesn't work, because no one knows when the games are being played for some reason. Anyway, at that point someone threw up their hands and were like "fine, whatever, 'run differential' is now a thing, seeing as how the Dragons' is a nice round 100 and nobody else's is past fifty." (That was the Millers, actually, the Aurora were only 27. Ours, for the record, was still better than the Panthers. And Worms and Flash. So we keep it close...sometimes. Or just win blowouts whenever we win at all)

Anyway. The Millers' nice statistics turned out not to help them, as they won their first game but then lost the next three. The Elefants lost their first two and almost got swept, but came back in the bottom of the ninth to tie game three and force five more innings before they went ahead and won 14-12. Surreal, and amazing. Aminda said she was ready to pitch the fifteenth because, after all, playing for the Zebras will teach you that kind of thing.

After that the momentum was on their side. They won game four, blew out five, and then jumped off to a 2-0 lead against the Dragons. Who would win the next game, after the series moved, but by then it was almost too late. Two more wins gave the Elefants the title, and soon after, Aminda had to fight back the tears as she announced her impending retirement.

It was all very emotional, and then the ownership announced that they'd done all they could with that title and, presumably in a homage to the infinite keyboards or whatever, would immediately become known as the Monkeys.

I love baseball.

Northeast Division   W  L  Pct.  GB
Arlington Aurora     62 46 .574  --
Weegham Rainmakers   61 47 .569  1
Zwischen Bears       48 60 .444  14
Noh Weir Red-Tails   47 61 .435  15

Southeast Division   W  L  Pct.  GB
Kerlagrad Dragons    62 46 .574  --
Nuel Panthers        54 54 .500  8
Logrove Dolphins     53 55 .491  9
Bassabook Grey Socks 48 60 .444  14

West Division   W  L  Pct.  GB
Inver Millers   57 51 .528  --
Belpub Wildcats 54 54 .500  3
Hadiln Tigers   54 54 .500  3
Spenson Worms   52 56 .481  5

Central Division W  L  Pct.  GB
FTC Elefants     57 51 .528  --
FTC Mustangs     56 52 .519  1
Frischberg Flash 52 56 .481  5
102d Gray Sox    47 61 .435  10

AIBC entrants (priority from top down):
1. FTC Monkeys*
2. Kerlagrad Dragons
3. Arlington Aurora
4. Inver Millers

*This is the same franchise as the "FTC Werwolfs" (and the Elefants), and should inherit their coefficients if possible.

[Ko-oren]

I know the cutoff is tonight, but my internet is so terrible that I'm going to cut off when my internet is back properly. I hope it will not take more than a day, though. But be prepared for the worst

EDIT: it's more or less back now. Still, because I will have time to scorinate this on Thursday, I'm going to cut off on Wednesday. That means the cutoff is in exactly 24 hours and 15 minutes from this post.

It's also going to be the first time I'm postponing the cutoff

[Ko-oren]

And it's time! Expect results and coefficients in about 24 hours. 13 signups, not too bad.

[Ko-oren]

The Thirteenth Baseball Club Champions Cup

Procedure
- 52 teams from 13 leagues
- The tournament will consist of the following rounds:

Qualification: All second, third and fourth seeded teams AND the lowest ranked first team play
First round: All remaining 32 teams play
Second round: All remaining 16 teams play
Third round: All remaining 8 teams play
Fourth round: All remaining 4 teams play
Fifth round: Final: Both remaining 2 teams play

All matches, except the final, will be 'best of three': the first team to win two matches, advances.
The final will be 'best of five': the first team to win three matches, wins.

Final Venue Selection
The Selection Committee for the final site is made up of 13 members from the AIBC Boards of Trustees. The bid with the lowest number of votes per round will be removed and the next round of voting will take place. The winner of the final venue host is the stadium who wins the final round of voting, OR accumulates 50% + 1 of any individual round's vote before the final round.

The AIBC recieved one final venue bid from Allinlia's SilverFin Field in Tortuna.

Therefore the final will be played at SilverFin Field, Tortuna, Allinlia.

[Ko-oren]

The Thirteenth Baseball Club Champions Cup

Qualification
Arlington Aurora (ZWG) 8–3 Dayton Packers (CNA)
Dayton Packers (CNA) 2–3 Arlington Aurora (ZWG)
Arlington Aurora advance 2-0

Downham Natives (FIL) 4–5 Brady City Braves (DAR)
Brady City Braves (DAR) 7–10 Downham Natives (FIL)
Downham Natives (FIL) 2–5 Brady City Braves (DAR)
Brady City Braves advance 2-1

Tamolaki Navigators (MKV) 2–1 Sjandle Sluggers (SCH)
Sjandle Sluggers (SCH) 0–8 Tamolaki Navigators (MKV)
Tamolaki Navigators advance 2-0

Scott City Blue Jays (DAR) 8–0 Brineport Grays (ALN)
Brineport Grays (ALN) 4–10 Scott City Blue Jays (DAR)
Scott City Blue Jays advance 2-0

Kolasap Freezers (SCH) 2–5 Inver Millers (ZWG)
Inver Millers (ZWG) 4–2 Kolasap Freezers (SCH)
Inver Millers advance 2-0

Vender Mountaineers (KRD) 8–4 Longview Mavericks (SAU)
Longview Mavericks (SAU) 1–6 Vender Mountaineers (KRD)
Vender Mountaineers advance 2-0

Kerlagrad Dragons (ZWG) 3–9 Golden Generals (KOR)
Golden Generals (KOR) 7–4 Kerlagrad Dragons (ZWG)
Golden Generals advance 2-0

Chicago Northsiders (CNA) 3–4 Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU)
Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU) 3–2 Chicago Northsiders (CNA)
Ville Du-Pont Bulls advance 2-0

Dradville Necromancers (WBB) 3–4 Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV)
Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV) 3–4 Dradville Necromancers (WBB)
Dradville Necromancers (WBB) 6–10 Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV)
Alonamo Albatrosses advance 2-1

Avallaice Diamonds (ALN) 7–2 Philadelphia County (CNA)
Philadelphia County (CNA) 6–2 Avallaice Diamonds (ALN)
Avallaice Diamonds (ALN) 5–4 Philadelphia County (CNA)
Avallaice Diamonds advance 2-1

Mira Mesa Bombers (FSC) 3–2 Huabsa Tigers (SCH)
Huabsa Tigers (SCH) 4–0 Mira Mesa Bombers (FSC)
Mira Mesa Bombers (FSC) 2–10 Huabsa Tigers (SCH)
Huabsa Tigers advance 2-1

Orange County (FSC) 4–2 Mandori Mets (FIL)
Mandori Mets (FIL) 0–1 Orange County (FSC)
Orange County advance 2-0

Ja'om Giraffes (SCH) 0–6 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD)
Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 7–2 Ja'om Giraffes (SCH)
Fillydelphia Fillies advance 2-0

Rosalo Royals (FIL) 0–1 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR) 6–3 Rosalo Royals (FIL)
Eau Claire Cavaliers advance 2-0

Normonwoth Wolves (ALN) 6–5 Coastal Sharks (WBB)
Coastal Sharks (WBB) 1–0 Normonwoth Wolves (ALN)
Normonwoth Wolves (ALN) 6–2 Coastal Sharks (WBB)
Normonwoth Wolves advance 2-1

Nova Breakers (WBB) 7–4 La Espanola Conquistadors (SCM)
La Espanola Conquistadors (SCM) 0–1 Nova Breakers (WBB)
Nova Breakers advance 2-0

Seaddle Mariners (KRD) 4–7 Silver Admirals (KOR)
Silver Admirals (KOR) 9–1 Seaddle Mariners (KRD)
Silver Admirals advance 2-0

Montbenoit Hawks (SAU) 4–5 Charging Hounds (KOR)
Charging Hounds (KOR) 3–6 Montbenoit Hawks (SAU)
Montbenoit Hawks (SAU) 2–3 Charging Hounds (KOR)
Charging Hounds advance 2-1

St-Simeon Mets (SCM) 0–5 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems (FSC) 1–0 St-Simeon Mets (SCM)
Emerald Hills Gems advance 2-0

Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 2–3 Uwalamo Volcanoes (MKV)
Uwalamo Volcanoes (MKV) 0–10 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM)
Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 12–3 Uwalamo Volcanoes (MKV)
Ile-Perrot Epee advance 2-1

Round 1
Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 5–3 Avallaice Diamonds (ALN)
Avallaice Diamonds (ALN) 0–10 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD)
Fillydelphia Fillies advance 2-0

Dudlek Bandits (SAU) 0–6 Nova Breakers (WBB)
Nova Breakers (WBB) 2–4 Dudlek Bandits (SAU)
Dudlek Bandits (SAU) 3–6 Nova Breakers (WBB)
Nova Breakers advance 2-1

Seguin Pioneers (ALN) 3–0 Arlington Aurora (ZWG)
Arlington Aurora (ZWG) 5–2 Seguin Pioneers (ALN)
Seguin Pioneers (ALN) 0–3 Arlington Aurora (ZWG)
Arlington Aurora advance 2-1

Fort Martin Minutemen (KRD) 2–3 Lava Bearers (KOR)
Lava Bearers (KOR) 4–2 Fort Martin Minutemen (KRD)
Lava Bearers advance 2-0

Lowanaki Anchormen (MKV) 0–6 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM)
Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 3–0 Lowanaki Anchormen (MKV)
Ile-Perrot Epee advance 2-0

Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU) 4–1 Orange County (FSC)
Orange County (FSC) 0–8 Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU)
Ville Du-Pont Bulls advance 2-0

Inver Millers (ZWG) 9–1 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR) 4–0 Inver Millers (ZWG)
Inver Millers (ZWG) 1–6 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers advance 2-1

Huabsa Tigers (SCH) 0–12 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems (FSC) 1–8 Huabsa Tigers (SCH)
Huabsa Tigers (SCH) 1–2 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems advance 2-1

Scott City Blue Jays (DAR) 16–2 Fort Town Giants (FIL)
Fort Town Giants (FIL) 0–9 Scott City Blue Jays (DAR)
Scott City Blue Jays advance 2-0

Tamolaki Navigators (MKV) 0–1 Golden Generals (KOR)
Golden Generals (KOR) 1–4 Tamolaki Navigators (MKV)
Tamolaki Navigators (MKV) 1–2 Golden Generals (KOR)
Golden Generals advance 2-1

Riviere St-Denis Rangers (SCM) 3–5 Scott City Pirates (DAR)
Scott City Pirates (DAR) 3–2 Riviere St-Denis Rangers (SCM)
Scott City Pirates advance 2-0

Imperial County (FSC) 4–5 Vender Mountaineers (KRD)
Vender Mountaineers (KRD) 4–1 Imperial County (FSC)
Vender Mountaineers advance 2-0

Normonwoth Wolves (ALN) 3–6 Wildan Wolves (WBB)
Wildan Wolves (WBB) 1–0 Normonwoth Wolves (ALN)
Wildan Wolves advance 2-0

Silver Admirals (KOR) 6–9 Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV)
Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV) 3–1 Silver Admirals (KOR)
Alonamo Albatrosses advance 2-0

FTC Monkeys (ZWG) 7–4 Brady City Braves (DAR)
Brady City Braves (DAR) 0–2 FTC Monkeys (ZWG)
FTC Monkeys advance 2-0

New Hampshire (CNA) 2–3 Charging Hounds (KOR)
Charging Hounds (KOR) 4–1 New Hampshire (CNA)
Charging Hounds advance 2-0

[Ko-oren]

The Thirteenth Baseball Club Champions Cup

Round 2
Vender Mountaineers (KRD) 1–5 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR) 7–0 Vender Mountaineers (KRD)
Eau Claire Cavaliers advance 2-0

Nova Breakers (WBB) 5–3 Arlington Aurora (ZWG)
Arlington Aurora (ZWG) 4–6 Nova Breakers (WBB)
Nova Breakers advance 2-0

Golden Generals (KOR) 0–2 Scott City Blue Jays (DAR)
Scott City Blue Jays (DAR) 0–5 Golden Generals (KOR)
Golden Generals (KOR) 2–9 Scott City Blue Jays (DAR)
Scott City Blue Jays advance 2-1

Scott City Pirates (DAR) 1–5 Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV)
Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV) 6–0 Scott City Pirates (DAR)
Alonamo Albatrosses advance 2-0

Charging Hounds (KOR) 2–1 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems (FSC) 3–2 Charging Hounds (KOR)
Charging Hounds (KOR) 4–6 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems advance 2-1

Wildan Wolves (WBB) 6–2 FTC Monkeys (ZWG)
FTC Monkeys (ZWG) 2–3 Wildan Wolves (WBB)
Wildan Wolves advance 2-0

Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 6–3 Lava Bearers (KOR)
Lava Bearers (KOR) 0–3 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM)
Ile-Perrot Epee advance 2-0

Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU) 0–5 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD)
Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 5–3 Ville Du-Pont Bulls (SAU)
Fillydelphia Fillies advance 2-0

Round 3
Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 8–5 Wildan Wolves (WBB)
Wildan Wolves (WBB) 0–7 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM)
Ile-Perrot Epee advance 2-0

Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR) 2–0 Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV)
Alonamo Albatrosses (MKV) 2–20 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers advance 2-0

Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 3–0 Scott City Blue Jays (DAR)
Scott City Blue Jays (DAR) 4–6 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD)
Fillydelphia Fillies advance 2-0

Emerald Hills Gems (FSC) 6–4 Nova Breakers (WBB)
Nova Breakers (WBB) 1–3 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Emerald Hills Gems advance 2-0

Round 4
Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 10–0 Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR)
Eau Claire Cavaliers (DAR) 1–7 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM)
Ile-Perrot Epee advance 2-0

Emerald Hills Gems (FSC) 7–9 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD)
Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 4–2 Emerald Hills Gems (FSC)
Fillydelphia Fillies advance 2-0

Round 5
We welcome the players, staff and fans of Ile-Perrot Epee and the Fillydelphia Fillies to the SilverFin Field in Tortuna, Allinlia! The stadium was in consideration for last BCCC final, but unfortunately lost the bid. This year, they want to show what they are made of, and they have got the best two clubs of the year in baseball to create a show for them. Both seemed to have gotten here with ease, winning most of their series (if not all) 2-0. Surely this BCCC has seen a lot of 2-0 series... The Fillydelphia Fillies are back in the final after winning it last year, and losing it the year before. Ile-Perrot Epee is not a new team at this stage either, winning both BCCC's before the Fillies' victory in last season.

Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 2–3 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) (Epee 0-1 Fillies)

Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 3–4 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) (Epee 1-1 Fillies)

Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 1–4 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) (Epee 1-2 Fillies)

Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) 1–9 Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) (Epee 2-2 Fillies)

Ile-Perrot Epee (SCM) 0–1 Fillydelphia Fillies (KRD) (Epee 2-3 Fillies)

And with that, the Fillydelphia Fillies win the BCCC for the second time in a row, just like Ile-Perrot Epee did two seasons ago. Congratulations!

[Ko-oren]

The Thirteenth Baseball Club Champions Cup

BCCC 14 entry details:
Every league is allowed to send four teams, multiassociational leagues (as of yet there are none) are allowed to send up to six teams, of which a maximum of four teams may be from the same league.
The deadline for the 14th BCCC will be 1-Aug-2013. Slightly late, but I will be on vacation until that time. That means I will also not be able to give you a cutoff warning until one day before the deadline.

Host bids will follow the same criteria as last season: entry must at least have a stadium name, capacity, and city. The Finals venue will be determined via a knockout vote style. Last place stadium in the round is dropped out, and at any time a stadium gets more than half of the votes, all voting ends and that stadium is determined to be the host. If no host bids are received, the Finals will take place at the National Stadium in Sraltlur, Ko-oren. This also opens the host bid for the final of the 14th BCCC: you may submit your host bid along with your entry details, the deadline of which will also be 1-Aug-2013

Coefficients here they are, please don't mind dots and commas. Please TG me if anything is wrong.

BCCC 1: Saxet Cowboys/KRD (Sehndohn Province Pros/CRM)
BCCC 2: Eau Claire Cavaliers/DAR (Sehndohn Province Pros/CRM)
BCCC 3: Kent Reds/CVC (Hansbrough Turtles/YSP)
BCCC 4: Albionpool AppleSox/CDP (New Kinsi Cyborgs/FAL)
BCCC 5: Eau Claire Cavaliers/DAR (Hansbrough Turtles/YSP)
BCCC 6: Irkan City Swarm/YSP (Manta Knights/WCB)
BCCC 7: Scott City Blue Jays/DAR (Irkan City Swarm/YSP)
BCCC 8: Hansbrough Turtles/YSP (Garramairead Eagles/TYL)
BCCC 9: Garramairead Eagles/TYL (Scott City Blue Jays/DAR)
BCCC 10: Ile Perrot Epee/SCM (Augusta Athletics/DAR)
BCCC 11: Ile Perrot Epee/SCM (Fillydelphia Fillies/KRD)
BCCC 12: Fillydelphia Fillies/KRD (Uwalamo Volcanoes/MKV)
BCCC 13: Fillydelphia Fillies/KRD (Ile-Perrot Epee/SCM)

Hansbrough Turtles/YSP (3)
Fillydelphia Fillies/KRD (3)
Ile Perrot Epee/SCM (3)
Scott City Blue Jays/DAR (2)
Garramairead Eagles/TYL (2)
Irkan City Swarm/YSP (2)
Eau Claire Cavaliers/DAR (2)
Sehndohn Province Pros/CRM (2)
Saxet Cowboys/KRD (1)
Augusta Athletics (1)
Kent Reds/CVC (1)
Albionpool AppleSox/CDP (1)
New Kinsi Cyborgs/FAL (1)
Manta Knights/WCB (1)
Uwalamo Volcanoes/MKV (1)

Lastly, I would like your opinions on the following. This BCCC has seen a lot of 2-0 series, and in addition the teams that are ranked high generally got very far. Especially the teams at the top did exactly as their rankings would predict. There are a few things I'd like some feedback on:
- Lack of upsets. Do you feel the same, and if so, how do you think I could increase the number of upsets?
- Tournament size. Do you think it is too big or small? How do you think I could fix that, if you think there is a problem?
- Secondary tournament. Do you think we need a tournament like the Globe Cup in football?
- Participants. Do you think there should be more nations in this tournament? How do you think I could attract more nations?

This is also not a feeling I got from just this edition. I've had these ideas for a while, and I wanted to see if things kept going the way they were going.

[Allinlia]

the lack of upsets may be due to some leagues having the same teams qualify/win their championship over and over again and others (like mine) keep having different champions and teams that have built up ranks fail to qualify for multiple years in favor of new teams that haven't been earning points in the coefficients. I've seen the coefficents by teams for the first time and i was amazed how much my league's playoffs has sabotaged it's BCCC success compared to other leagues which are able to consistently put their past great teams in the BCCC again

this might be fixed by giving less points to individual teams and giving more to nations which could help close the large ranking gap, which should allow for more upsets

if i had my way, all points earned by all of a nations teams would be owned by the nation as a whole, with teams receiving a bonus depending on where their nations has placed them in qualification (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th)

[Ko-oren]

Thank you for your quick response. Another thing that comes to mind is that we should maybe have degrading coefficients: currently, a team's coefficient is made up of the results of the past 4 BCCC's, with each tournament counting as much as the other, even if it was four tournaments ago.

About your ideas: I think it might be a good idea to have nation coefficients being more important than team coefficients. Actually, nation coefficients are part of a team's quality in scorination, in the form of a bonus (exactly like RP bonuses).

[Free South Califas]

- Lack of upsets. Do you feel the same, and if so, how do you think I could increase the number of upsets?

I can't deny it's been a bit frustrating for me. It seems like my top teams all do about equally well and get swept at almost predictable times.

Thank you for your quick response. Another thing that comes to mind is that we should maybe have degrading coefficients: currently, a team's coefficient is made up of the results of the past 4 BCCC's, with each tournament counting as much as the other, even if it was four tournaments ago.

I didn't realize that. I would definitely support some degradation at the back end.

About your ideas: I think it might be a good idea to have nation coefficients being more important than team coefficients. Actually, nation coefficients are part of a team's quality in scorination, in the form of a bonus (exactly like RP bonuses).

At least, moving toward that direction. I like that individual teams have their own cachet, yet, it is definitely true that some of those top teams are being inflated by their league/nation. That does indicate that a change could be helpful, I think

All that being said, I wasn't moved to complain otherwise, I just thought it was a little on the depressing side of what I should expect from scorination.

[Karditan]

I, for one, was shocked to find that rankings for older BCCCs didn't degrade (I noticed that about three cycles ago). That should definitely be a part, where the previous BCCC is worth its full amount, the one before that is worth half, the one before that is worth 1/3, and the fourth-cycle-back is worth 1/4. Or something like that. I think that'll solve a lot of the sweeping problems, by reducing the raw gaps in ranks.

[Saugeais]

When I created the ranking system, I modeled it after the UICA, where those ranks didn't degrade after time. Maybe in a competition with much less participation like this, such a degradation system would be more welcome, and look back on it now, would definitely help this event be more competitive.

[Ko-oren]

For next BCCC, I'll introduce degrading coefficients. I'm tempted to go with Karditan's suggestion: 1/1 for the previous season, 1/2 for the season before that, then 1/3 and 1/4. I don't think I should change anything else because too much change at once might overshoot what we wanted to do.

[Filopines]

I'm a fan of the degrading. Otherwise, where's the competition?

Also, I believe you should make a nation ranking like they do in the UICA.

[Karditan]

I'm a fan of the degrading. Otherwise, where's the competition?

Also, I believe you should make a nation ranking like they do in the UICA.

There already is. Look for the tab at the bottom that says "Country Coeff."

[Filopines]

I'm a fan of the degrading. Otherwise, where's the competition?

Also, I believe you should make a nation ranking like they do in the UICA.

There already is. Look for the tab at the bottom that says "Country Coeff."

Sorry, didn't see!

[Ko-oren]

I made a ranking based on degrading coefficients, with the previous season x1, two seasons ago x1/2, three seasons ago x1/3, and four seasons ago x1/4. Google docs wrecks it beyond repair, though. Is it an option if I upload it somewhere and give you the link here? (and does anyone know a decent site like that?)

[Allinlia]

I made a ranking based on degrading coefficients, with the previous season x1, two seasons ago x1/2, three seasons ago x1/3, and four seasons ago x1/4. Google docs wrecks it beyond repair, though. Is it an option if I upload it somewhere and give you the link here? (and does anyone know a decent site like that?)

you could just post the coefficients the regular way with the new values

if showing your work makes everything messed up than i'm sure we can just trust your system

[Ko-oren]

I made a ranking based on degrading coefficients, with the previous season x1, two seasons ago x1/2, three seasons ago x1/3, and four seasons ago x1/4. Google docs wrecks it beyond repair, though. Is it an option if I upload it somewhere and give you the link here? (and does anyone know a decent site like that?)

you could just post the coefficients the regular way with the new values

if showing your work makes everything messed up than i'm sure we can just trust your system

I'll see what I can do. I'm on my laptop right now, so I don't have my files with me. Everything's on my pc, which doesn't have internet anymore. I'm sure everything will sort itself out though

[Allinlia]

domestic newswire thread: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=235569 <---- see this for playoff results

ABL Baseball!

last 7 champions:

Revington Pilots
Laquete Catfish
Brineport Grays
Harvest Valley Dragonflies
Caoloon Bulls
Fonzona Giants
Seguin Pioneers

AL East Standings

   Team                      P   W    L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Normonwoth Wolves       168  92   76  779  707  +72  276
 2 Golbrund Pistons*       168  89   79  704  746  -42  267
 3 Bellong Barracudas      168  88   80  745  709  +36  264
 4 Pargo Tritons           168  80   88  688  766  -78  240

AL Central Standings

   Team                      P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Avallaice Diamonds      168  91   77  790  696   +94  273
 2 Welling Comets          168  90   78  786  692   +94  270
 3 Yanda Wasps             168  80   88  714  746   -32  240
 4 Sullo Hounds            168  74   94  687  825  -138  222

AL South Standings

   Team                    P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Patronus Falcons      168  95   73  802  685  +117  285
 2 Caoloon Bulls*        168  89   79  798  720   +78  267
 3 Tallos Hawks          168  87   81  759  769   -10  261
 4 Charlai Scallops      168  76   92  702  807  -105  228

AL West Standings

   Team                     P   W     L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Roos Aces              168  92    76  771  705   +66  276
 2 Grand Rexes            168  84    84  741  726   +15  252
 3 Avalloca Vultures      168  73    95  711  736   -25  219
 4 Peerson Warlords       168  64   104  660  802  -142  192

IL East Standings

   Team                     P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Wansai Bandits         168  97   71  756  644  +112  291
 2 Oarbay Seagulls        168  80   88  753  763   -10  240
 3 Brineport Grays        168  76   92  698  804  -106  228
 4 Oalinwoth Huskies      168  75   93  707  795   -88  225

IL Central Standings

   Team                      P   W     L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Dallint Stallions       168  95    73  706  669   +37  285
 2 Revington Pilots        168  91    77  727  684   +43  273
 3 Laquete Catfish         168  81    87  728  707   +21  243
 4 Tortuna Manta Rays      168  62   106  617  797  -180  186

IL North Standings

   Team                              P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Fonzona Giants                  168  93   75  760  688   +72  279
 2 Harvest Valley Dragonflies      168  90   78  751  744    +7  270
 3 Grant City Spirits              168  85   83  750  681   +69  255
 4 Amberdeen Eagles                168  75   93  656  784  -128  225

IL West Standings

   Team                        P   W    L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Seguin Pioneers           168  99   69  815  641  +174  297
 2 Vallent City Knights      168  86   82  733  708   +25  258
 3 Maigrin Skylarks          168  80   88  743  728   +15  240
 4 Kanaasa Legends           168  79  89  684  747   -63  237

Playoff Tiebreaker: Goldbrund Pistons vs. Caoloon Bulls

Goldbrund Pistons 0, Caoloon Bulls 5

Bulls win!

ABL Playoff Seeds

AL

1. Patronus Falcons -AL South Champions
2. Normonwoth Wolves -AL East Champions

3. Roos Aces -AL West Champions
4. Avallaice Diamonds -AL Central Champions
5. Welling Comets -AL Wildcard #1
6. Caoloon Bulls -AL Wildcard #2

IL

1. Seguin Pioneers -IL West Chmapions
2. Wansai Bandits -IL East Champions

3. Dallint Stallions -IL Central Champions
4. Fonzona Giants -IL North Champions
5. Revington Pilots -IL Wildcard #1
6. Harvest Valley Dragonflies -IL Wildcard #2

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BCCC Qualifiers

1. Normonwoth Wolves (champions)
2. Seguin Pioneers (runner-ups)
3. Wansai Bandits
4. Avallaice Diamonds