BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, BCAC, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
22 May 2311
CBO Analysis
As we have now crossed the quarter mark of the season, we are now starting to see which teams have been consistently good. It gives us an idea of where teams may stand, assuming serious injuries (again, University Point?) does not derail their championship contention. If the playoffs were to start today, these would be the seedings:
NCA
1. Nordhagen Beach
2. Starlight
T3. Nahant
T3. Fort Hagen
5. Lexington
6. Bunker Hill (2-0 ve Salem)
SCA
1. FHE
2. Atom
3. Roxbury
T4. University Point
T4. Egret
6. Quincy
Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (131.2, +)
2) FHE Yao Guai (128.2, o)
3) Roxbury Rad Sox (123.4, +)
4) Starlight Killers (114.7, +)
5) Atom Cats (110.9, o)
6) Egret Ninjas (107.2, +)
7) Nahant Celtics (101.5, ++)
8) University Point Deathclaws (101.2, --)
9) Quincy Gunners (98.7, ++)
10) Lexington Synths (95.7, -)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (94.5, --)
12) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (93.3, ++)
13) Bunker Hill 75ers (91.0, +)
14) Goodneighbor Hancocks (88.3, ++)
15) Oberland T-51s (87.0, --)
16) Vault 81 Dwellers (87.0, --)
17) Concord Radstags (85.5, ++)
18) Malden Grognaks (85.3, -)
19) Salem Witch Hats (85.0, --)
20) The Slog Ghouls (84.3, o)
21) Spectacle Island Reapers (78.5, -)
22) Easy Town Assaultrons (76.5, --)
23) Cambridge Coursers (75.5, --)
24) County Crossing Bloodbugs (73.1, +)
25) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (72.8, -)
26) Diamond City Swatters (68.1, --)
27) Southie Brews (50.8, o)
28) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (34.9, o)
Brotherhood League
Nordhagen Beach has become the first team to start t pull away somewhat in their league after they have gone 7-3 in their last 10 while Nahant, Salem, and The Slog all went 4-6. County Crossing has still not been able to climb out of the pits of the BL and only have a better record than Southie (12-26) and Glowing Sea (8-30).
The Ghouls have been hard to figure out. They seem as though they should be right in the BL battle with the Party Boys based on talent. However, they are 18-20 and currently rank 8th in runs scored (197) and runs allowed (205). The top of the lineup is steady in SS Gavin Deux-Gas (.308/7/23/12 SB), LF Boots Yellowhair (.346/5/20), and RF Cypher Raige (.345/14/31). 1B Kilometers Davis (.255/6/21) has the lowest batting average in the lineup, which shows that The Slog can hit. CF Blii Lazarus (.282/3/15/21 SB) is also on pace to set the CBO stolen bases record in a season. Top pitchers Tiger Fanne (4-5, 3.02) and Flirt Perez (5-3, 3.11) are pitching well but not getting wins to reflect the quality of their pitching.
Institute League
With a three-game lead, Starlight has the second-largest difference in league leaders. Fort Hagen had been playing well like they were predicted in the preseason to do, but they are currently on a three-game losing streak. Every team in the league is currently considered to be in contention with Cambridge and Concord tied for 6th at 17-21. Sunshine Tidings has been hot of late, winning their last six, but still below .500.
The Killers have been consistent throughout the season, leading us early on to believe that they can hold off the Shroud. Starlight is 4th in runs scored (211) and 2nd in runs allowed (170). If we had advice for first-year manager Josh Goldsby, formerly of the NWL's Wild Gatorclaws, it would be to tweak the lineup to maximize run production. Currently, the 4 hitter is C Biter Trout (.268/0/18) while SS Tib Shorthop (.250/7/26) is batting 8th. With Trout hitting below his career average, we would recommend moving 1B Oren Gep (.259/9/28) into the 4 hole from the 5 hole, moving Shorthop to 5th, and then Trout to 6th. We will say that if some of the good hitters break out of their slumps, the Killers could see themselves as the NCA's top offense.
Minutemen League
Atom, where did you come from? The Cats were super hot, winning seven straight, including a three-game sweep of now second-place University Point, before dropping their last two at Quincy. Speaking of the Deathclaws, once again they have lost one of their powerhouses after they learned star CF Aesed Hayjen (.385/3/29) will be out for the season after hitting a radstag in his Corvega. Atom, University Point, and Quincy are the only three teams currently above .500.
For the Cats, their hot streak has made us look more closely at them as a contender, something they have not experienced since 2305 when they made their last playoff appearance. Atom has never won the Minutemen League but has appeared in one Sole Survivor Series. Here in 2311, the Cats are tied for 3rd with 221 runs scored and tied for 8th with 195 runs allowed. 3B Shane Stabb (.331/9/28) is still playing at a high level. In fact, the first six batters in Atom's lineup are all above .300 in hitting: 2B Yoink Yukon (.381/2/16), SS Root Beer (.314/4/21), Stabb, C Nu York (.342/5/23), RF Actually Aucoin (.343/5/23), and 1B Joe Brocflower (.354/4/22). The team is 1st in batting average (.306), OPS (.852), and wOBA (.374).
Railroad League
This league has had the best 1-2 punch so far this season with FHE and Roxbury. The Yao Guai are again tied with the Boys for the CBO's top record, while the Rad Sox linger just one game back. Egret is the only other team above .500, but we are not going to count out Oberland and Vault 81.
The Sox have shifted from their old pitching first team to a strong hitting team. They are 2nd in runs scored (230) and 7th in runs allowed (189). The only player struggling in the starting lineup has been 1B Matt Stickhouse (.200/2/7) which has led to LF/1B Sum Downie (.258/10/23) getting starts in his stead. As usual, some of the old guard has been hitting well to carry the team, including C Ayag Mour (.327/7/28), 3B Donn Mattingley (.320/8/28), and CF Ben Pawlak (.290/8/26).
CBO Standings
CBO Players of the Week
May 15 - It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Plain Morris, the The Slog Ghouls 24-year-old third baseman, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 11 hits in 23 at-bats, compiling a .478 average with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs.
This year, Morris is batting .282 with 33 hits, 6 home runs, 19 RBIs, 12 walks, .349 OBP and has scored 20 runs.
It was an extraordinary week for Chris Hirshfield of the University Point Deathclaws. First he goes on a hot hitting streak, batting .440, then he is voted the Player of the Week in the South Charles Association. Last week Hirshfield went 11-for-25, racked up 4 home runs and 11 RBIs and scored 8 runs. It was a heck of a week for the University Point left fielder.
Hirshfield is batting at a .333 pace this season, picking up 39 hits in 117 at-bats with 12 home runs, 37 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
May 22 - His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Duff Fee was rewarded with the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Concord Radstags center fielder hit .524 while collecting 11 hits in 21 at-bats, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.
At the moment, Fee is batting .300 with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs. He has played in 36 games and scored 24 times.
Ken Debate of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets had an enormous week at the plate and today was voted the Player of the Week by the South Charles Association.
For the week Debate batted .519 (14-for-27) with 5 home runs and 8 RBIs.
In the current season, Debate has put up a .324 batting average with 45 hits, 9 home runs, 32 RBI and scored 25 runs.
CBO Transactions
Monday, May 22nd , 2311
Oberland T-51s: Placed RF Orcin Cardinal on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/2311.
Sunday, May 21st , 2311
Diamond City Swatters: Activated 2B Rayman Tatogrower from the injured list.
Diamond City Swatters: Sent 2B Rayman Tatogrower to Triple A Natick for injury rehab.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed LF Family Sam Partridge on the 7-day injured list.
Thursday, May 18th , 2311
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed 2B C.T. Woodard on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/15/2311.
Concord Radstags: Placed SS Hatrack Hines on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2311.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed CF Missile Crews on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2311.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed SP Freak Mouton on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2311.
Wednesday, May 17th , 2311
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 23-year old minor league 2B Trilla Suduri and 22-year old minor league RHP Ley Buckberger to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 26-year old minor league RF Cool Carl Davis in return.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 18-year old minor league 1B Kid Yount and 24-year old minor league RHP Taykuh Sides to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 31-year old RHP Buzzy Darkweek in return.
Tuesday, May 16th , 2311
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 23-year old 3B Artist Moody to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 31-year old minor league 3B Chad Fretz in return.
Monday, May 15th , 2311
University Point Deathclaws: Placed CF Aesed Hayjen on the 60-day injured list.
Sunday, May 14th , 2311
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SS Jake Doucette from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Activated 2B Elton Goodspeed from the injured list.
Saturday, May 13th , 2311
Quincy Gunners: Activated CF McCrew Gillens from the injured list.
Southie Brews: Activated 3B Beyemeff Pitt from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Activated SP Quay Swimmer from the injured list.
Thursday, May 11th , 2311
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed CF Hickory Dockery on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/10/2311.