Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
10 March 2299 - Sunshine Tidings-Vault 81 Trade: Dominguez for King
You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you find a deal anyway. The Baseball News Network is reporting that Sunshine Tidings and Vault 81 have made a swap with 21-year-old minor league C Dario Dominguez being shipped to the Dwellers and in return the Chemists would get 21-year-old minor league C Tiger King and a 3rd round draft pick.
Sunshine Tidings general manager Bobby Blonde said the two sides were close to a blockbuster trade before agreeing upon a smaller scale transaction.
"This is just a bit of housekeeping compared to what we wanted to do," he said. "I won't name names, but the potential deal we were close to making would have certainly grabbed some headlines."
A source inside the Sunshine Tidings organization said the two sides might not be done dealing, and another transaction could be in the works.
10 March 2299 - Starlight's Rookie SS Claims Legendary Genealogy
He changed his number this season upon his apparent promotion to being the Starlihg Lady Killers' starting shortstop. Tomorrow, he gets to show whether or not the legendary ancestry he claims matters.
Speaking to reporters today in the press conference for the start of the Battle for the South Tournament at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS, Killers rookie shortstop Nick Maris said he learned that baseball was his calling.
"I was reading this baseball history book at the Boston Library," Maris said, "and I saw that there was a great Major Leaguer from over 300 years ago named Roger Maris. And I also saw he was one of the greatest hitters ever."
According to Nick Maris, Roger Maris hit a record 61 home runs in the Major League in the 1960s. It was a record for a long time.
"He was better than the Babe, who was the most famous baseball player ever pre-War. That guy was a legend. My great times 100 grandpa was more of a legend after hitting 61 home runs."
Asked how he knew that Roger Maris was related to him, Maris referred to the genealogy section of the Boston Public Library.
"I found it right there," Maris said. "There was a whole section of preserved genealogy books and it gave me the Maris line all the way to 2077. Well, guess what? Roger had one son that played baseball, but he was not my great grandfather. My great grandfather was named Randy, who played professional golf. His son, another great grandfather was named Blaise, and he played professional baseball. And on and on that one Maris always played baseball or some other sport as a pro. For baseball, some made it to the Major Leagues and some made it to the Minor Leagues, all the way to 2077.
"Well, guess what? One of the Boston Red Sox players that year was also my great grandfather, Kurt Maris. Unfortunately, he did not make it to the vault, Vault 81, when the bombs started falling. But my great grandmother did, along with all five of her children, including my great grandfather, Karl. And then nobody didn't play baseball because of living in a vault with no large open spaces.
"Then there's me. I play baseball like it's my destiny. I want to be legendary like my great grandfathers."
Maris is behind three-year starter Justin People on the depth chart, but he expects to get some playing time in his first season with the CBO squad. In two years at the BMU level with four different teams, Maris has batted .283 with 34 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 63 runs, and 76 RBI. He has good speed but never attempted a stolen base at the BMU level.
"I usually batted 8th in the lineup, so there wasn't opportunities to run. My goal is to bat #1 one day. I don't think I'll ever have the power Grandpa Roger had, but at least I can put a bat on the ball and run like a yao guai is chasing me."
Asked why his hometown is listed as Lunenburg, Massachusetts, instead of Vault 81, Maris told that tale, too. He said that his grandfather, Louis Quatorze Maris decided to leave Vault 81 in 2249 with a group of caravaneers. His father, Quarter Maris, was born in 2255 and worked on construction for a settlement called Robbs Hill from 2273-2280. In 2280, when Nick was almost two years old, Quarter decided to join up in the caravan business and moved back to Boston, working out of Bunker Hill. There Nick took an interest in baseball and joined a youth league traveling team, the North Charles Bank Goonies.
Publick Occurrences was not able to confirm all of Maris' story due to time constraints. We do know that it is true he lived in Bunker Hill and played for the N. Charles Bank Goonies before trying out for the CBO. He was not drafted in the 2296 Inaugural Draft but signed with Goodneighbor after the draft concluded. If Nick's genealogy story is not real, we think little Nick Maris has a great future in writing. If it is true, then he has a namesake to live up to.