BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, BCAC, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
16 May 2310
CBO Analysis
As we near the end of the second month of the season, we are now starting to see the divides of 51 games played of teams with 30 wins and others with 30 losses. The Minutemen League is the sole league without a 30-game winner, but it also has the most teams (4) with 30+ losses. Here are the current team power rankings for the Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Egret Ninjas (131.5, o)
2) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (122.5, ++)
3) Vault 81 Dwellers (119.0, o)
4) Bunker Hill 75ers (118.9, +)
5) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (114.9, -)
6) The Slog Ghouls (112.4, ++)
7) Spectacle Island Reapers (105.8, ++)
8) Oberland T-51s (104.4, ++)
9) Roxbury Rad Sox (101.9, --)
10) Easy Town Assaultrons (101.8, ++)
11) Salem Witch Hats (98.8, ++)
12) Nahant Celtics (98.3, ++)
13) Quincy Gunners (98.3, --)
14) University Point Deathclaws (97.8, --)
15) County Crossing Bloodbugs (96.3, --)
16) Diamond City Swatters (95.3, --)
17) Concord Radstags (90.2, +)
18) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (89.2, -)
19) Starlight Killers (88.8, --)
20) Lexington Synths (77.2, +)
21) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (73.1, ++)
22) Malden Grognaks (65.1, +)
23) Goodneighbor Hancocks (64.1, -)
24) Atom Cats (64.1, o)
25) FHE Yao Guai (57.6, --)
26) Cambridge Coursers (49.5, o)
27) Southie Brews (42.9, o)
28) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (31.4, o)
Brotherhood League
The entire league is .500 or better in their last 10, showing that the Brotherhood League is in competition to be the CBO's toughest. With their 7-3 mark in their last 10, Nordhagen Beach is still in control of the BL and are just two games back of the CBO's best record. Six teams are above .500 overall, with just the expansion Grognaks below .500, though they are three games better than the next-best expansion team.
Easy Town may have returned to prominence with a 28-23 record, in 3rd place and five games back. The Assaultrons are not dominating any statistical category, but they are good enough to be in the top half of the association. The Trons are 6th in runs scored (254) and ted for 7th in runs allowed (236). The 2-3-4 hitters in the lineup--LD Sean Samuels (.330/7/22), 1B/SP Lannie Tykeson (.368/11/27), and RF Baktu DaWell (.359/15/47)--are among the CBO's best group. On the mound, eight different pitchers have started one or more games. The top two starters with 13 and 12 starts, respectively, have been really good in SP Scott Fuhr (8-3, 3.19) and SP Major Tom Brennan (6-4, 3.34).
Institute League
Look out, but the IL is about to be fully predictable again with the usual suspects at the top in Bunker Hill, Sunshine Tidings, and Starlight. Fort Hagen and Concord are just a game back of the Killers and two games back of the 6th spot in the association standings.
The Silver Shroud do not appear to be a good team, but they are far from bad and continue to win despite their statistics. The Shroud are tied for 10th in runs scored (224) and tied for 10th in runs allowed (239), meaning their record should be worse than it is. The only player to stand out with a power game has been rookie RF Foo Fieterz (.295/13/33). SS Brennan Colt-45 and 1B Rival Hey (.318/2/20) are the leaders in getting on base. On the mound, Fort Hagen has the 5th-best Starters ERA (3.96) with ace SP Nien Nunb (7-4, 2.32) having a great first half of the season. He has lost 12 games or more, including 19 last season, in the past four seasons for Finch Farm/Nahant and the Shroud.
Minutemen League
There are only three teams in the ML that look playoff worthy, and they are all bunched together with a single game separating 1st and 3rd in the league. It may be safe to say that Jamaica Plain just does not have it this season, currently 21-30 and tied for 4th with Goodneighbor.
Spectacle Island cannot decide if it wants to win the ML or not, but they are tied with 3rd-place Quincy for the best stretch in the ML. The Reapers have not been a good offensive team, 10th in runs scored (215) and 13th in batting average (.246). 1B Homestay Lovetap (.317/19/40) and LF Knife Bowie (.253/14/34) are pushing the offense, while it may be time to bench leadoff hitter 2B Bubb Islander (.156/0/3). On the mound, Spectacle Island is 1st in runs allowed (188) and Starters ERA (3.19). Their top three starters--Jalep Temper (7-3, 2.44), Justin Sumbich (9-3, 2.87), and Junkyard Gourd (.4-2, 3.05)--have been outstanding. Outside of RP Brent Hooker (1-0, 1.47) and RP Mike Jerky (0-0, 1.86), the 10th-rated bullpen (5.38 ERA) has been pretty bad, losing lots of games late.
Railroad League
Egret and Vault 81 keep jostling for the CBO's top record with the Ninjas currently ahead by a game. Roxbury was right up there, too, but are currently on a four-game losing streak. Oberland and Diamond City are also hanging around and in playoff contention currently.
The Swatters are doing what it takes to build a solid pitching staff. With ace SP Sheng Kawolski (1-2, 4.26) on the mend, emerging star SP Paul Stains (5-4, 3.39) along with the free agent signing SP Mucky Timmons (1-2, 3.79). Diamond City is 4th in runs allowed (216) with a balanced rotation with the 6th-best Starters ERA (4.11) and 4th-best Bullpen ERA (4.20). Thirty-nine-year-old CL Josh Samm (12 SV, 3.91) is still effective. In the lineup, two players standing out the most are 1B Murray Bunts (.339/15/48) and LF Todd Smithfield (.335/11/33).
CBO Standings
CBO Players of the Week
May 23 - His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Lannie Tykeson was rewarded with the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Easy Town Assaultrons first baseman hit .591 while collecting 13 hits in 22 at-bats, 2 home runs and 3 RBIs.
So far this year Tykeson is batting .352 with 7 home runs, 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
19-year-old Sack King sent shock waves through Commonwealth Baseball Organization last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, King made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .478 average, 11 hits in 23 at-bats, 4 home runs and 12 runs batted in.
Where the University Point Deathclaws center fielder goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but King certainly made his mark last week.
Thus far this year King is hitting .408 with 10 home runs, 26 RBIs and 18 runs scored.
May 30 - Family Sam Partridge stepped up to the plate in a big way last week and today he took home the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
The Lexington left fielder ripped opposing pitchers for 13 hits in 25 at-bats and 4 home runs. He put together a sizzling .520 batting average as he knocked in 10 runs and scored 7 times.
This season Partridge has 16 home runs and a .328 batting average.
The South Charles Association made it official today: Donn Mattingley is the Player of the Week.
He really sparkled on the diamond this week with a .542 average to take home the trophy. The Roxbury third baseman went 13-for-24, drove in 5 runs, scored 8 times and hit 4 home runs.
This season Mattingley has hit at a .372 clip with 25 RBIs, 13 home runs and 40 runs scored. He has played in 48 games.
CBO Injuries
CBO Transactions
Monday, May 30th , 2310
Lexington Synths: Activated CF Millioncap Go from the injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released C Old Blue Khalil.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Ricky Belmontes.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Seller Greenface.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Bubba Ambrosini.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RP Jerry Maizecorn to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Ricky Belmontes.
The Egret Ninjas traded 21-year old minor league RHP Bull Strickland to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 19-year old minor league RF Billy Begg in return.
Sunday, May 29th , 2310
Easy Town Assaultrons: Activated LF Sean Conman from the restricted list.
Friday, May 27th , 2310
Southie Brews: Placed CF Clip McWhorter on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2310.
Thursday, May 26th , 2310
Egret Ninjas: Placed CF Pockets Aintfull on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/24/2310.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Adam Froggatt.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Mike Pratt.
Wednesday, May 25th , 2310
University Point Deathclaws: Activated CF Aesed Hayjen from the injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated LF Ken Debate from the injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated RF Dan Squirrel from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Jake Richter.
The Egret Ninjas traded 20-year old minor league RF Romlyn Dreth to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 35-year old RHP Cameron Wellman in return.
The Quincy Gunners traded 18-year old minor league 1B Sarge Scrapper and 21-year old minor league 1B Biff Baldwin to the Sunshine Tidings Chemists, getting 28-year old minor league LHP Charlie Lewisandclark in return.
Tuesday, May 24th , 2310
University Point Deathclaws: Activated LF Chris Hirshfield from the injured list.
The Quincy Gunners traded 21-year old minor league RF Eden Aberger to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 32-year old RHP Neil Watson in return.
Monday, May 23rd , 2310
Lexington Synths: Placed CF Millioncap Go on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/22/2310.
Southie Brews: Signed C John Kresge.
Southie Brews: Signed C Mike Dayman.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP Wow Player.
Sunday, May 22nd , 2310
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed 2B Always Brock Rutherford Jr. on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/2310.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Activated SP Quay Swimmer from the injured list.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 31-year old RHP Ichavod Shoemaker to the Oberland T-51s, getting 20-year old minor league RF Vals Veren in return.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 18-year old minor league RF Jeremy Woods and 17-year old minor league RHP Sam Nightsinger to the Southie Brews, getting 29-year old C Jon-Pad Lock in return.
Saturday, May 21st , 2310
FHE Yao Guai: Released 2B Kent Brockman.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed RP David Orangeman.
Friday, May 20th , 2310
Southie Brews: Signed CF Thane Kyrell.
The Lexington Synths traded 26-year old 3B Steve V-Rock to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 21-year old minor league LHP Hunter Kim and 19-year old minor league LHP Chris Hyche in return.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 30-year old RHP Joey Toohill to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 22-year old minor league LHP Nucky Ostiguin and 21-year old minor league RHP Fats Wrice in return.
Thursday, May 19th , 2310
Starlight Killers: Placed C David Siltbean on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2310.
Southie Brews: Signed CF Tallie Lintra.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed SS Weykin Quiz.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Loony Goebel.
Salem Witch Hats: Released SS Weykin Quiz.
The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 21-year old minor league LF Bartholomew Egan and 20-year old minor league RHP Louis Letrush to the Southie Brews, getting 32-year old minor league 1B David Stahl in return.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Kyle Coco.
Wednesday, May 18th , 2310
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RF Deerlord Fugivmee from the injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed LF Ken Debate on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2310.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Placed RF Dan Squirrel on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2310.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 19-year old minor league 2B Percy Plutonium to the Malden Grognaks, getting 30-year old 3B Saturday Latta in return.
Tuesday, May 17th , 2310
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Ingjard Hunter.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed SP Tony Frazier.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed SP Jaylin Timmons.
Atom Cats: Released SP Air McNair.
Atom Cats: Released SP Air McNair.