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West Division

Started a dominance over the League in 1996, sending two teams to the Finals for three straight years. That streak was broken in 1999, but it has developed into a division where the worst team wins 95 games...

Division overall record: 2534 - 1771 (.589)

Guardian Angel Brokers

Marco Macchiavelli

HIGHLIGHTS: The 1996 Champions, with the most fearsome lineup ever seen between this league and real life. Couldn'y win 90 games in the first two years, but it's been another story since (never won less than 107 games!). Yet, only one Championship title to date seems quite inadequate for such a mighty franchise. The owner is also the General Manager of a real-life baseball team (see the Fortitudo Baseball Home Page), but it looks like he's more comfortable with fiction.
BEST PLAYERS: Clemens, Finley, David Wells, Delgado, Mondesi, Durham, Lawton.
HISTORY
1994: 89 - 73, third, 15 GB.
1995: 83 - 61, second, 23 GB.
1996: 107 - 55, second, 10 GB - Postseason: beat the Burberries, 4-3 and the Mikes, 4-1 in the Finals.
1997: 117 - 46, first (won one-game playoff with Mikes for the division title) - Postseason: beat the Topos, 4-3, and lost to the Mikes, 1-4 in the Finals.
1998: 109 - 53, second, 9 GB - Postseason: beat the Candies, 4-2 and lost the Finals to the Mikes, 2-4.
1999: 113 - 49, first - Postseason: lost 3-4 to the Topos.
2000: 110 - 52, first - Postseason: lost 2-4 to the Christians.
SEVEN-YEAR RECORD: 728 - 389 (.652, 2nd of 14 overall)
Postseason appearances: Five
Finals appearances: Three
Division titles: Three
Championship titles: One

Arno Bucks

Davide Bacci

HIGHLIGHTS: Missed the wild card by one game in 1994, but have slipped since. A young and talented owner with personal points of view on most matters. Have great competitors in this division, and even the Fortitudo Sniffers aren't in their rear-view mirror anymore.
BEST PLAYERS: Colon, Pettitte, Nagy, Rivera, Mo Vaughn, Roberto Alomar, Lofton, Edgar Martinez, Salmon.
HISTORY
1994: 97 - 65, second, 7 GB
1995: 82 - 62, third, 24 GB.
1996: 79 - 83, third, 38 GB.
1997: 93 - 69, third, 23 GB.
1998: 102 - 60, third, 16 GB (!!!).
1999: 87 - 75, fourth, 26 GB.
2000: 95 - 67, fourth, 15 GB.
SEVEN-YEAR RECORD: 635 - 481 (.569, 6th of 14 overall)
Postseason appearances: None
Finals appearances: None
Division titles: None
Championship titles: None

Pontevecchio Mikes

Stefano Michelini

HIGHLIGHTS: The strongest franchise in the League, and two-time Champions. Numbers don't need many comments, in this case. Look at the overall record! The owner is team President at Fortitudo, and this could have somewhat cost him the first no-postseason year in 2000. He's the real always-give-it-all kind of guy.
BEST PLAYERS: Orlando Hernandez, Percival, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Brady Anderson, Varitek, Grieve.
HISTORY
1994: 104 - 58, first - Postseason: lost to the Flowers, 1-4
1995: 106 - 38, first - Postseason: beat the Flowers, 4-3 and lost the Finals to the Pachos, 0-4.
1996: 117 - 45, first - Postseason: beat the Candies, 4-1 and lost the Finals to the Brokers, 1-4.
1997: 116 - 47, second (lost one-game playoff to the Brokers for divisional title) - Postseason: beat the Flowers, 4-3 and the Brokers, 4-1 in the Finals.
1998: 118 - 44, first - Postseason: beat the Christians, 4-2 and the Brokers, 4-2 in the Finals.
1999: 105 - 57, second, 8 GB - Postseason: lost 3-4 to the Pachos
2000: 99 - 63, third, 11 GB.
SEVEN-YEAR RECORD: 765 - 352 (.685, 1st overall)
Postseason appearances: Six
Finals appearances: Four
Division titles: Four
Championship titles: Two

Fortitudo Sniffers

Stefano Donati

HIGHLIGHTS: The first expansion team in this League's life, is slowly climbing the ladder of success, improving every year. First winning season in 1999, and first unexpected postseason appearance in 2000, but playing in the West doesn't help anyway. Troubled yet enthusiast owner.
BEST PLAYERS: Milton, Wetteland, Ivan Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez, Tony Clark, Canseco, Sexson.
HISTORY
1995: 35 - 109, fourth, 71 GB.
1996: 43 - 119, fourth, 74 GB.
1997: 63 - 99, fourth, 53 GB.
1998: 74 - 88, fourth, 44 GB.
1999: 90 - 72, third, 23 GB.
2000: 101 - 62, second (won one-game playoff with Pachos for the wild card) - Postseason: lost 0-4 to the Candies.
SIX-YEAR RECORD: 406 - 549 (.425, tied for 12th of 14 overall)
Postseason appearances: One
Finals appearances: None
Division titles: None
Championship titles: None

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