Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
11 May 2298 - The ESAU Turns Two
From our story two years ago today, a great technology for Commonwealth baseball and communication in general began its ascent. Here's the story in full. Check it out on our intraweb terminal!
Diamond City - CBO Commissioner Nate Howard held a live press conference on Diamond City Radio today detailing the new technology for the CBO and later the Commonwealth.
The technology, called the E.S.A.U. (pronounced ee-saw, according to Howard) Initiative, or Electronic Stadium Amplification Unit, will allow stadiums to send out real-time box scores and game logs so that everyone knows what is happening around the league at the same time. In other words, real-time scores and statistics so that broadcasters can relay those scores and stats to listeners. That way, fans can follow their favorite teams regardless of where they are in the Commonwealth, as long as they have console or Pip-Boy access or as long as they can tune in to Diamond City Radio or WRVR.
Three ESAUs were tested in the Institute League over the weekend where Diamond City Radio was able to provide real-time stats of players in relation to the rest of the league, including knowing what other scores were that day without having a runner pass on the information. Since all games in the IL were played at different times, it was not relevant for the weekend, but Week 7 will allow radio hosts and intraweb users to access real-time information, an exciting addition for relaying information and improving interest in the CBO.
Howard also expressed that his hope is to further tie in the technology outside the CBO so that people could communicate and learn of news throughout the Commonwealth. Though there is intraweb access on a limited basis, the ESAUs, currently being installed in 24 stadiums across the Commonwealth, will greatly help in connecting the Commonwealth as one.
One problem the ESAU Initiative has encountered is interference because of radstorms. Because the intraweb is radio-based, any static charges caused by radstorms will render the ESAU technology useless at the time. However, radstorms also interfere with life in general, so baseball games and radio broadcasts are stopped during active radstorms anyway. Thankfully for us, those radstorms are generally finished within one or two hours.
Howard also mentioned the efforts of others involved in the ESAU Initiative, including Publick Occurrences' very own (and my sister) Piper Wright. Wright has obtained the Commonwealth rights to BosCom, in association with her media company Pipercom, in hopes of one day bringing back television to the Commonwealth. Wouldn't it be exciting to not only hear the games, but to watch them on television when we cannot be there? I know I would love that. Future announcements on the BosCom venture will become available later since the technology still needs some work.
Also involved in the talks included: Hubris Comics' Kent Connolly, research and technology scientists of the Institute, and one crazy guy from the Railroad who goes by the name Tinker Tom who ranted for several minutes about the dangers of gremlins. We here at Publick Occurences are not aware of what gremlins are.
Twelve of the ESAUs will be in use this weekend for games starting Thursday, May 14. Although Diamond City will not host a game this weekend, Howard showed off the technology by communicating live information from Starlight Drive-In with Starlight Lady Killers' owner Irish Cait.
11 May 2298 - Red Rockets End Abern's Streak
For 24 games in a row, Jonathan Abern of the Oberland T-51s had at least one hit. His day of reckoning finally came today at the hands of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, who held him without a hit in 3 at-bats.
Making matters worse for Abern and the T-51s, the Red Rockets also won the ballgame by the score of 6-5. It was a surprising two-game sweep by Jamaica Plain over the defending champions and current best team in the CBO.
"Jonathan is a great clubhouse presence, and he has done incredible things on the field for us the last few weeks," Oberland manager Dirk Steadyhand said following the game. "We're not going to forget all that just because of a bad day."
Abern currently has a .379 batting average with 36 hits, 3 homers, 16 RBIs, 25 runs scored and a .460 OBP.
11 May 2298 - Driftwood scores 3 runs in Gunners Win
A 4-RBI performance from right fielder David Driftwood, who is tied for 5th in the SCA in RBI with 26, led the Quincy Gunners to a win over the Roxbury Knuckle Punchers, 9-7. The win elevated the Gunners to 16-11.
Flatface Parker, who is tied for 3rd in the SCA in hits with 44, aided the Quincy cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the second. For the game, the center fielder went 2 for 3 with 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.
Driftwood called the triumph "a good team win."
11 May 2298 - Froggatt, Deathclaws Get 9-2 Win
University Point rode a decent outing from starter Adam Froggatt to victory over the Vault 81 Dwellers. The final score was 9-2. The win puts University Point at 15-12 this season.
Froggatt pitched a complete game for University Point. Froggatt surrendered 3 hits over 9 innings and struck out 9. With the win, he moves to 1-0 on the season.
"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Froggatt. "Successful pitchers do it."
11 May 2298 - Dungan Stars in 4-2 Silver Shroud Win
Behind a solid performance from shortstop Seth Dungan, the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud defeated the Easy Town Assaultrons, 4-2. Dungan was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Silver Shroud.
All Day Acosta got the win, improving to 2-1. He held the Assaultrons to 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 1. Easy Town now has a 5-game losing streak.
Fort Hagen took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and a runner on 2nd, Safety Langer stroked a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Silver Shroud.
"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Langer. "And not try to do too much."
11 May 2298 - Lady Killers Bridle Party Boys, 4-3
Starting pitcher Justin Sphinx pitched well enough to help the Starlight Lady Killers beat the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, 4-3. In 7 innings, Sphinx surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Larry Undertaker, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 8th save.
Making an impact for the home team was Justin People. In the bottom of the fourth, the 28-year old shortstop had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. That made the score 4-0, Lady Killers.
"We did a lot of things right," said Sphinx.
The Lady Killers sport a record of 11-16.