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Craig Costello · 08-02-2008, 06:12 PM

1986 All-Star Break

June 22nd 1986 - A half-season of attrition to start 1986 with injuries galore and marathon games.

Code:

WL North Sea                 EL Baltic
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Brussels   43  32   -        Copenhagen  45  30   -
Amsterdam  41  34   2        Hamburg     44  31   1
Paris      40  35   3        Berlin      41  34   4
Dublin     36  39   7        Oslo        36  39   9
Glasgow    31  44  12        Helsinki    35  40  10
London     24  51  19        Stockholm   34  41  11

WL Meditteranean             EL Black Sea
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Vienna     45  30   -        Prague      45  30   -
Milan      44  31   1        Moscow      39  36   6
Zurich     43  32   2        Warsaw      36  39   9
Barcelona  39  36   6        Athens      33  42  12
Madrid     36  39   9        Budapest    31  44  14
Lisbon     28  47  17        Sofia       31  44  14

Notes -

The Stockholm Lumberjacks were the surprise of the first few weeks, getting off to a 10-3 start. They have reverted to normal behaviour since.
Paris also made a good start, winning 19 games in April, whereas London could only manage 7 wins.
Budapest played 3 games of 16 innings or longer in the first 5 weeks of the season, losing all 3. One of them broke the record for the longest game in EBL history - a 7-5 loss to Athens in 21 innings. The game lasted 11 minutes shy of 6 hours and three different players had 0/8 days.
Entering the 9th down 2-1 to the Zurich Jesters, the Brussels Hitmen proceeded to score 6 runs. Unfortunately they also managed to allow 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th and went on to lose 9-7 in 11 innings.
London scored 11 runs in an inning on April 12th to beat Lisbon 17-3.
Amsterdam piled up 16 runs in the first 3 innings of a 19-0 win against London on April 30th.
An odd thing happened on May 23rd, when of the 12 games played, 9 of them had one of the teams scoring exactly 3 runs.
Sofia only managed 7 wins in the whole of May, they have actually had a decent June, but are too far back now.
The new record for longest ever EBL game lasted just over a month. On June 8th Vienna and Barcelona played a gamed that went to 22 innings, lasting 7 hours and 18 minutes and finishing after 2am. The teams combined for 41 hits and 45 men left on base as Vienna won 10-7. The Armageddon's Lorenzo Boldrini was glad the game finally finished, as he failed to get a hit in 10 at-bats.
Vienna are 13-5 so far in June to overtake the Milan Mud Cats.
The reigning champions, Dublin, are struggling slightly on the offensive end. They had a key injury (see below) and outside of their top 3, the rest of the lineup are underperforming.

Player Notes -

Nenad Jevtic (Milan) no-hit Barcelona on opening day, winning 2-0.
Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) pitched a 1-hitter in a 6-0 win against Prague on April 11th. His team-mate Rudolf Tuhina hit 3 home runs on April 22nd to lead the Armada to a 10-4 win over Moscow. Tuhina was later named as EL Hitter of the Month for May.
The Hitters of the Month for April were Kristof Kis (Amsterdam) and Callum Maxwell (Stockholm). The Pitchers of the Month were Aidan Fletcher (Paris) and Roth Fruehwirt (Prague).
Rookies made an impact on May 14th. Hamburg's Samuel Polach hit 3 home runs and scored 5 runs in his teams 17-4 demolition of Copenhagen. Then Armin Polster (Vienna) threw a 1-hitter, shutting out Dublin 4-0.
Copenhagen got revenge against Hamburg the next day as Vladimir Erantsev hit a walk-off 2-out Grand Slam.
Madrid 3B Daniel Keurost put up the best hitting performance of the first half. He was 6/6 with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 runs scored in an 11-10 win against Dublin on May 28th. His 6th hit was a 3 run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th to win the game.
Theo Brittain hit 13 home runs in May to walk away with the WL Hitter of the Month Award.
The May Pitchers of the Month were Jesus Ruiz (Brussels) and Kaspar Ahlmann (Berlin).
Another rookie to make an impact was 1985's #1 draft pick Pasqualino Terragni who made his EBL debut for Lisbon on June 1st and threw 8 innings of 5 hit ball against Paris.

Significant Injuries -

Hamburg's Ned 'Blanks' Zijm has had to retire with an elbow injury. He was a two-time All-Star and was only 25 years old. His career record of 45-27 with a 2.99 ERA promised to get better, but now we will never know. He was in the first year of a 3-year $8.5M deal.
Hamburg will also be without bullpen ace Jim Boogermans for the rest of the season with a ruptured disc suffered on April 15th.
Sofia's star 1B Francis Gautier missed 4 weeks ealry in the season with an eye injury.
Eric Molinier (Brussels), who only joined the club in the past offseason in a trade, is out for more than a year with a torn abdominal muscle. He was hitting .283 before going down. The Hitmen also lost SS Nicolas Turpin for the season a week later. He was hitting .333.
Dublin also had two significant injuries, but both players were back to full health before the All-Star break. The injured duo were SP Erik Paulsen and 1B Igoryok Vishipanov.
London's Gerd Buchert, who won 20 games back in 1981, is out for the season with a back injury suffered on May 8th.
On the same day Aetos 'Frisky' Zikos (Berlin) also went down for the year with a bad back, he is a career 62 game winner.

08-02-2008, 06:12 PM	#63 (permalink)
Craig Costello Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	1986 All-Star Break June 22nd 1986 - A half-season of attrition to start 1986 with injuries galore and marathon games. Code: WL North Sea EL Baltic W L GB W L GB Brussels 43 32 - Copenhagen 45 30 - Amsterdam 41 34 2 Hamburg 44 31 1 Paris 40 35 3 Berlin 41 34 4 Dublin 36 39 7 Oslo 36 39 9 Glasgow 31 44 12 Helsinki 35 40 10 London 24 51 19 Stockholm 34 41 11 WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea W L GB W L GB Vienna 45 30 - Prague 45 30 - Milan 44 31 1 Moscow 39 36 6 Zurich 43 32 2 Warsaw 36 39 9 Barcelona 39 36 6 Athens 33 42 12 Madrid 36 39 9 Budapest 31 44 14 Lisbon 28 47 17 Sofia 31 44 14 Notes - The Stockholm Lumberjacks were the surprise of the first few weeks, getting off to a 10-3 start. They have reverted to normal behaviour since. Paris also made a good start, winning 19 games in April, whereas London could only manage 7 wins. Budapest played 3 games of 16 innings or longer in the first 5 weeks of the season, losing all 3. One of them broke the record for the longest game in EBL history - a 7-5 loss to Athens in 21 innings. The game lasted 11 minutes shy of 6 hours and three different players had 0/8 days. Entering the 9th down 2-1 to the Zurich Jesters, the Brussels Hitmen proceeded to score 6 runs. Unfortunately they also managed to allow 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th and went on to lose 9-7 in 11 innings. London scored 11 runs in an inning on April 12th to beat Lisbon 17-3. Amsterdam piled up 16 runs in the first 3 innings of a 19-0 win against London on April 30th. An odd thing happened on May 23rd, when of the 12 games played, 9 of them had one of the teams scoring exactly 3 runs. Sofia only managed 7 wins in the whole of May, they have actually had a decent June, but are too far back now. The new record for longest ever EBL game lasted just over a month. On June 8th Vienna and Barcelona played a gamed that went to 22 innings, lasting 7 hours and 18 minutes and finishing after 2am. The teams combined for 41 hits and 45 men left on base as Vienna won 10-7. The Armageddon's Lorenzo Boldrini was glad the game finally finished, as he failed to get a hit in 10 at-bats. Vienna are 13-5 so far in June to overtake the Milan Mud Cats. The reigning champions, Dublin, are struggling slightly on the offensive end. They had a key injury (see below) and outside of their top 3, the rest of the lineup are underperforming. Player Notes - Nenad Jevtic (Milan) no-hit Barcelona on opening day, winning 2-0. Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) pitched a 1-hitter in a 6-0 win against Prague on April 11th. His team-mate Rudolf Tuhina hit 3 home runs on April 22nd to lead the Armada to a 10-4 win over Moscow. Tuhina was later named as EL Hitter of the Month for May. The Hitters of the Month for April were Kristof Kis (Amsterdam) and Callum Maxwell (Stockholm). The Pitchers of the Month were Aidan Fletcher (Paris) and Roth Fruehwirt (Prague). Rookies made an impact on May 14th. Hamburg's Samuel Polach hit 3 home runs and scored 5 runs in his teams 17-4 demolition of Copenhagen. Then Armin Polster (Vienna) threw a 1-hitter, shutting out Dublin 4-0. Copenhagen got revenge against Hamburg the next day as Vladimir Erantsev hit a walk-off 2-out Grand Slam. Madrid 3B Daniel Keurost put up the best hitting performance of the first half. He was 6/6 with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 runs scored in an 11-10 win against Dublin on May 28th. His 6th hit was a 3 run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th to win the game. Theo Brittain hit 13 home runs in May to walk away with the WL Hitter of the Month Award. The May Pitchers of the Month were Jesus Ruiz (Brussels) and Kaspar Ahlmann (Berlin). Another rookie to make an impact was 1985's #1 draft pick Pasqualino Terragni who made his EBL debut for Lisbon on June 1st and threw 8 innings of 5 hit ball against Paris. Significant Injuries - Hamburg's Ned 'Blanks' Zijm has had to retire with an elbow injury. He was a two-time All-Star and was only 25 years old. His career record of 45-27 with a 2.99 ERA promised to get better, but now we will never know. He was in the first year of a 3-year $8.5M deal. Hamburg will also be without bullpen ace Jim Boogermans for the rest of the season with a ruptured disc suffered on April 15th. Sofia's star 1B Francis Gautier missed 4 weeks ealry in the season with an eye injury. Eric Molinier (Brussels), who only joined the club in the past offseason in a trade, is out for more than a year with a torn abdominal muscle. He was hitting .283 before going down. The Hitmen also lost SS Nicolas Turpin for the season a week later. He was hitting .333. Dublin also had two significant injuries, but both players were back to full health before the All-Star break. The injured duo were SP Erik Paulsen and 1B Igoryok Vishipanov. London's Gerd Buchert, who won 20 games back in 1981, is out for the season with a back injury suffered on May 8th. On the same day Aetos 'Frisky' Zikos (Berlin) also went down for the year with a bad back, he is a career 62 game winner.