Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
18 August 2297 - Cecil Injury Not Human-Related
The attack dog attack that injured College Square Nerd Ragers' ace pitcher Phil Cecil was not a gambling or otherwise human conspiracy.
In the investigation into the area, one Cambridge official investigating the College Square area where the attack occurred heard the whimpering of puppies. Through a small hole in a building, he discovered a litter of puppies. Cecil was injured in that location, indicating that the attack dog was the mother to the puppies and probably attacked to protect her puppies. A look at the dog's carcass showed that she was milking.
Officials have closed the incident as being an accidental and random creature attack. The puppies were taken into custody. No word what their fate will be.
Cecil is unavailable for Games 1 and 2 of the series. Should College Square win one of those two games, Cecil would pitch Game 3 on Saturday.
18 August 2297 - Home Field Advantage: Moody, Greentop Nursery Open Dark Hollow Pond Series with Win
The Greentop Nursery Night People powered past the visiting General Atomics Galleria Robotics Experts, 5-1, in the opener of the Dark Hollow Pond Series at Longneck Lukowski's Grave today. Greentop Nursery right fielder Matilde Moody was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2, to lead the charge. The Night People now lead the series 1-0.
Ryan Bale broke a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the fourth with a run-scoring ground out. It put the Night People in front, 1-0. For the game, Bale went 1-4.
"We were the better team today. Maybe that won't be the case next game, but we'll enjoy it for now," Bale told the Greentop Nursery Observer.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Longneck Lukowski's Grave. The scheduled starters for the game are Punky Shaum for the General Atomics Galleria Robotics Experts and Aaron Demps for the Greentop Nursery Night People.
18 August 2297 - Leftnut, Bunker Hill Start Cambridge League Championship Strong with Home Win
The Bunker Hill Gun Fu got past the College Square Nerd Ragers by the score of 9-6 today in the crucial first game of the Cambridge League Championship at Wicked Shipping Field. Bunker Hill third baseman Jerry Leftnut was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4, to lead the charge. With a 1-0 lead, the Gun Fu will have two chances to close out the Nerd Ragers.
Leftnut had a clutch at-bat in the bottom of the seventh for the Gun Fu. Coming up with the bases loaded and Bunker Hill trailing 6-5, he hit a grand slam.
"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Leftnut said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."
Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow. The scheduled starters for the game are Brent Brewer for the College Square Nerd Ragers and Reed Botti for the the Bunker Hill Gun Fu.
18 August 2297 - Rayguns Hammered by Middle, Drop Game 1 to Snipers
With third baseman Paul Middle leading the charge, the Trinity Plaza Snipers got a road win over the Cabot House Rayguns, 9-7, in Game 1 of the Downtown Boston Series today. Middle went 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice at Cabot House Square to help Trinity Plaza take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.
Trinity Plaza relied on the bat of Adam Brownknees to get the win. The right fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Snipers ahead, 9-7. For the game, Brownknees had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.
"We came out aggressive," said Snipers manager Bill Pinkerton. "We came out swinging the bats."
The Snipers entered the 8th inning trailing 7-3 but scored four in the inning to tie the game. Middle led off the scoring with a solo home run. The other three runs came on an RBI single by Americ Boston and a two-RBI single by Shawn Burton.
Game 2 is set to be played tomorrow at Cabot House Square. Slated to start are Edward Waddle for the Trinity Plaza Snipers and Isaiah Tassin for the the Cabot House Rayguns.