Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[OrangeP47]

Whoop, had a busy week, and I almost miss a settlement's today! That place was low-key one of my favorites, but I actually only went there rarely in my playthroughs compared to some of the other heavy hitters. That whole side of the map is actually kind of underrated, and just seems to have a lot of good places less visited, maybe because of how the main quest plays out, or maybe it's just me.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Whoop, had a busy week, and I almost miss a settlement's today! That place was low-key one of my favorites, but I actually only went there rarely in my playthroughs compared to some of the other heavy hitters. That whole side of the map is actually kind of underrated, and just seems to have a lot of good places less visited, maybe because of how the main quest plays out, or maybe it's just me.

I cannot recall any quest in the game that leads to Lynn Woods. It is a place that could/should be a settlement in game. It would be a much better place than Coastal Cottage.

[StLee]

21 April 2302
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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues

by Evan Guy

2302 NWL Season Begins

The 2302 NWL Season begins today when the Wild Gatorclaws face off with the Orange Tourists at Fizztop Mountain Park at Nuka-Town USA. The Gatorclaws finished 43-41 and in 5th place last season while the Tourists claimed the regular season crown at 52-32 before falling to the Grape Painted Ghouls in the Nuka Series.

Kent Rutledge (10-7, 5.11 in 2301) is expected to take the mound for the Gatorclaws, while Orange's Bull Johnson (8-3, 3.39 in 2301) will pitch.

Tomorrow, all eight teams will play:
Wild at Orange
Cherry at Dark
Quartz at Quantum
Victory at Grape



Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

Standings



Analysis

Two teams have worked their way atop the Harbor Division, while the Fog Division is a jumbled mess. The Acadia Acadians (10-3) and Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers (9-4) hold the best two record in all of the Vim! League.

The Acadians have started their successful 2302 by scoring lots of runs (87) to lead the VL and giving up the third-fewest runs (48). Leading the way on offense is RF Alex Hopp (.400/7/22), with a lot of RBI help from LF Slick Nick Henderson (.298/1/15) and 1B Kevin Mintzer (.222/4/12). SP Late Night McIlvaine (1-0, 0.53) has only allowed one earned run in 13 starts and 17.0 innings pitched. Ace Tim Aren't (1-1, 3.76) has also pitched well.

Dalton Farm is third in runs scored (70) but the best in runs allowed (37). On offense, Player of the Week LF James Darling (.444/9/16) is looking like an early MVP candidate. SS Chris Huffsettler (.365/5/10) and 1B Bobby Castillo (.239/3/9) have also been productive. Three pitchers are doing well as starters: ace Dusty Gallogly (2-0, 1.95), SP Cry Baby Uribe (3-0, 1.73), and SP Rick Hat (2-1, 2.55).

Leaders of the Fog Division, the Echo Lake Harbormen (7-6) seem to be middle of the pack statistically. The Harbormen are 5th in runs scored (60) and 4th in runs allowed (50). 1B Keagan Heat (.340/1/12) leads the VL's worst power team, with SS Lee Reini (.278/3/7) and C Jeremy Fulkerson (.293/3/9) tied for the team lead in homers. Echo Lake has only hit 9 homers as a team. Second pitcher Berg Poppy (3-0, 1.50) leads the pitching, while SP Zane Blaze (2-1, 2.08) has also gotten off to a solid start.

Player of the Week

LF James Darling, Dalton Farm, 9/17 (.529), 5 HR, 11 RBI

MDIL Standings



MDIL Player of the Week

RF Untimely McCoy, Longfellow, 11/22 (.500), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

28 April 2302

Week's Results



Players of the Week

NCA - 1B Joe Mahaney, Finch Farm, 7/19 (.368), 3 HR, 8 RBI

SCA - SS Knud Bather, Vault 81, 9/23 (.391), 5 HR, 8 RBI

Daily Top Players

4/22 - 1B Zeldolph Violet, Starlight 3/4, 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 RBI, 3 R
4/23 - 1B Joe Mahaney, Finch Farm, 3/4, 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, 3 R
4/25 - CF Maxx Murtagh, Nordhagen Beach, 2/3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 4 R
4/26 - LF Heston Prynne, Finch Farm, 2/3, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 4 RBI, 3 R
4/27 - RF David Seaweed, Starlight, 2/4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

Transactions - What is Fort Hagen doing?

Monday, April 28th , 2302
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed RP Andy Nuclear on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/2302.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed 1B Joe Provisioner on the restricted list.
Oberland T-51s: Placed C Tenthree Leader on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/2302.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP Jake Caller.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Robby Seaman.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Red de Leon.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Grinder Smith.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Red de Leon.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Grinder Smith.

Sunday, April 27th , 2302
Finch Farm Four Leafs: Activated RP Jason Niederer from the injured list.
University Point Deathclaws: Placed SP Bobby Van Marter on the 60-day injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Justin Anglertrapp.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Ed Hurtbrain.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Joe Darn.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed RP Right Overby.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Ed Hurtbrain.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Joe Darn.

Saturday, April 26th , 2302
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Alex Fonseca.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Lucky Dim Nunez.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Colin DePuy.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Lucky Dim Nunez.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Josh Copley.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Colin DePuy.

Friday, April 25th , 2302
Starlight Lady Killers: Activated SP Roberto Gonzales from the injured list.

Thursday, April 24th , 2302
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed LF Jarrett Metalbox on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2302.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Eddie Okay.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Chris Shovel.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Grinder Smith.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Chris Shovel.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Grinder Smith.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Justin Wierzbicki.

Wednesday, April 23rd , 2302
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated 2B Jumper Hayes from the injured list.

Tuesday, April 22nd , 2302
Lexington Synths: Activated RP Bry McBourbon from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released RP Chris Shovel.

Standings



Team Power Rankings

Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:



Analysis

We have not even hit the 1/5th mark of the season, but we already are starting to see how the 2302 playoffs will probably look. Playoffs? In April? Yeah, we decided we like seeing how the playoffs would look, even 20 games into the season. But first, the Power Rankings.

#1 University Point - The Deathclaws did not have a great week but did remain consistent in splitting with Roxbury (#9) and winning two of three at Quincy (#15).

#2 Atom - Atom was on a seven-game winning streak before yesterday when they dropped their game 8-1 to the Red Rockets. This week, they won both at Oberland (#24) and won the first two before dropping the third game versus Jamaica Plain (#12).

#3 Fort Hagen - Thanks to their four-game winning streak, the Silver Shroud make their way into the Top 5. They split at County Crossing (#8) and the got a big IL sweep over Concord (#11). That sweep over the Radstags dropped the Stags from 1st and put the Shroud in a first-place tie.

#4 Lexington - The team tied with Fort Hagen for 1st place in the IL, the Synths split versus The Slog (#14) with that loss coming in 10 innings. Then they won all three at reeling Abernathy (#13), holding the Adamantium to two total runs in the series. Abernathy has lost six straight.

#5 FHE - The team in 1st place in the RL, the Yao Guai are a surprising spot over Nordhagen Beach since FHE struggled in a 3-2 week. They split at Warwick (#17), who had a 4-1 week after sweeping the Goodneighbor Hancocks (#16). Then they won two of three versus the T-51s.

Playoffs - What If? Where would teams be if the playoffs started today?

NCA
1 - Nordhagen Beach (13-7) - holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Lexington
2 - Lexington (13-7) - holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Fort Hagen
3 - Fort Hagen (13-7)
4 - County Crossing (11-9) - holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Concord
5 - Concord (11-9)

SCA
1 - University Point (15-5)
2 - FHE (13-7)
3 - Atom (14-6)
4 - Diamond City (12-8)
5 - Roxbury (11-9)

Draft Top 5
1 - Oberland
2 - Easy Town
3 - Salem
4 - Egret
5 - Vault 81

Minor League Report

BMU

Standings



Players of the Week

CA: LF Jason Templeman, Everett, 8/16 (.500), 5 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R

MA: 3B Danny Vertibird, Trinity Plaza, 10/19 (.526), 2 HR, 7 RBI

GBRL

Standings



Players of the Week

NL: RF E.R. Ortiz, Outpost Zimonja, 7/12 (.583), 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R

SL: LF Sean Conman, Westing Estate, 7/15 (.467), 2 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI

[OrangeP47]

Seems like the Commonwealth has playoff fever, the American spirit lives on haha. I'm still in the camp it's way to early to tell, but I think we do have some interesting developments if this was the end of the season, so good analysis.

[StLee]

I am back from vacation in Orlando and ready to dive back into my own magical kingdom. Of course, I have a ton of work to catch up on, but it's Sunday and I do not have to think about it until tomorrow.

[StLee]

28 April 2302
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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues

by Evan Guy

Grape, Orange, Victory Take Early Lead

The Grape Painted Ghouls, Orange Tourists, and Victory Cave Crickets have all started off 4-2, leading the NWL in the standings after a week.

The Painted Ghouls have the early tie breaker heading into their series with Orange after winning two of three over Victory to start the season. They then won two of three at Quantum to give them the league lead to start the season.

The Tourists also won two of three in both series they played. First, they won the first and last games against the Wild Gatorclaws before winning the first two against the Cherry Ghoulrillas.

The Cave Crickets earned the only sweep of the first week, taking all three from the Gatorclaws. However, with their two losses to Grape, they are the odd team out in the tie-breaker scenarios.

The Player of the Week award went to the Painted Ghouls' SS Elliott Orejel. He batted .409 on the week with five homers and seven RBI. Those five home runs lead the NWL.

Standings



APL and BBL

In the Amusement Park League, the Nuka Bottling Plant Pack (Quantum) have started off 6-0, sweeping both the Kiddie Kingdom Cappies (Grape) and the Galactic Zone G-Force (Quartz). The Cappies are currently the worst team in the newly-renamed league at 1-5.

1B Bloop Barnes of the Nuka Town Operators (Orange) was named the APL Player of the Week. He hit .476 on the week with 10 hits, two of those home runs. He also racked up four RBI and scored six times.

The newly-renamed Bradberton Boys League will see its 6-week season debut on May 1. The Starport Nuka Hubologists will travel to the Angry Anaconda God Modes, the Fizztop Mountain Conquerors will face the South Bradberton Tycoons, the Mad Mulligan Travelers will go to the Wixon Shovels, and the Ol' Sugartop Buckaroos will visit the King Cola Youths.




Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

Standings



Analysis

Rayburn Point (10-8) is atop the Fog Division while the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers (13-5) continue atop the Harbor Division.

The Patcheyes hold only a one-game lead over the Echo Lake Harbormen (9-9) and a three-game lead over last-place Eden Meadows (7-11). Part of the problem with the Fog Division right now is that it does not match up well to the Harbor Division. Rayburn Point is 7th in the VL in runs scored (77) and 7th in runs allowed (91), putting them in the bottom half of both categories. This week was a successful week, though, with the Patcheyes winning 5 of 6, including a four-game sweep of the last-place Anglers.

The Fog Crawlers are a different story, leading the VL in runs (116) and runs allowed (58), an almost 2:1 advantage! While Acadia (11-7) is close, the rest of the division has work to do. Dalton Farm was 4-2 on the week, but the biggest result was a 3-1 series win at the Acadians, including one 18-3 contest. Heading into that series, Acadia had the division lead by one game but finish the week two games back after a 2-4 week.

Player of the Week

LF James Darling, Dalton Farm, 8/21 (.381), 2 HR, 5 RBI
Second-straight week to win the award!

MDIL Standings



MDIL Player of the Week

CF Jaime Boozer, Eagle's Cove (Acadia), 12/26 (.462), 2 HR, 9 RBI

[StLee]

BNN Monthly Report

Last Month in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 May 2302

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Hitter - 1B Zeldolph Violet, Starlight, .378, 6 HR, 14 RBI, 19 R

SCA Hitter - LF Young Goodman, Roxbury, .419, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 20 R, 13 BB, .490 OBP

NCA Pitcher - SP Beachboy Nut, Nordhagen Beach, 5 GS, 5-0, 39.0 IP, 2.08 ERA, 29 H, BB, 38 K

SCA Pitcher - CL Chase Southie, University Point, 4-0, 7 SV, 12 IP, 2.25 ERA, 5 BB, 9 K

NCA Rookie - LF Delmarva Illeracula*, County Crossing, .333, HR, 5 RBI, 6 R

SCA Rookie - RF Muddy Barbano, Oberland, .229, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 7 R

BMU Players of the Month

CA Hitter - LF Jason Love, College Square (Concord), .393, 9 HR, 18 RBI, 16 R

MA Hitter - LF Kern Rifleman, Cabot House (Atom), .424, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R

CA Pitcher - RP Chris Lueckenhoff, Corvega (Sunshine Tidings), 5 G, 4 GS, 4-0, 23.0 IP, 1.17 ERA, 10 BB, 13 K

MA Pitcher - CL Max Thunderdome, Cabot House (Atom), .176 OAVG, 4 SV, 3-0, 4.00 ERA

GBRL Players of the Month

NL Hitter - 1B Credit Osalka, Walden Pond (Nordhagen Beach), .451, 23 H, 9 BB, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 13 R, .525 OBP

SL Hitter - RF Vince Eller, Atomatoys Factory (Diamond City), .348, 10 HR, 21 RBI, 12 R

NL Pitcher - CL Aaron Achoo, Rocky Narrows (Sunshine Tidings), 7 G, 4-0, 1.08 ERA, 8.1 IP, 6 H, 3 K, 6 BB

SL Pitcher - SP Chris Weaver, Poseidon Energy (Finch Farm), 3-0, 1.37 ERA, 15 K, 19.2 IP

Individual Statistics

[StLee]

BNN Youth Leagues Monthly Report

This Month in the BYDL, CCYL, and PJPL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 May 2302

BYDL

Standings



Players of the Month

NR Hitter - LF Schoolboy Graves, South Charles Bank, .405, 11 HR, 31 RBI, 20 R

SR Hitter - 1B Syd Thriftstore, State House, .402, 10 HR, 38 RBI, 29 R

NR Pitcher - SP Harley Buechel, Kendall Hospital, 6 GS, 5-0, 32.2 IP, 34 K, 3.86 ERA

SR Pitcher - SP Bucket Bill Brown, West Quincy, 5 GS, 4-1, 2.62 ERA, 24 IP, 24 K

CCL

Preseason Predictions



Day 1 Schedule

Chatham at Truro
Provincetown at Harwich
Wellfleet Settlement at West Dennis
Eastham at Nauset Beach

PJPL

Season begins May 6

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 May 2302

Week's Results



Players of the Week

NCA - RF Babs Rooth, County Crossing, 9/16 (.562)M 3 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R

SCA - 2B Rabbit Forest, Atom, 9/19 (.474), HR, 7 RBI

Daily Top Players

4/29 - 1B Nick Waterpipe, FHE, 2/3, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
4/30 - 3B Ben Pettinato, Quincy, 4/4, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB
5/2 - CF Ricky Ticky Laughy, Sunshine Tidings, 2/2, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB
5/3 - RF Jonathan Angelou, Nordhagen Beach, 4/5, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB
5/4 - RF David Seaweed, Starlight, 3/5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R


Transactions

Monday, May 5th , 2302
Easy Town Assaultrons: Activated LF Jarrett Metalbox from the injured list.
Warwick Mirelurks: Activated SP Jayden Fleming from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Activated C Tenthree Leader from the injured list.

Sunday, May 4th , 2302
University Point Deathclaws: Placed CF Jukebox Luttrell on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/02/2302.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed 1B Ryan Combs on the 60-day injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Fired Bench Coach Terrence Triplett.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Fired Pitching Coach Tom Italianhair.

Saturday, May 3rd , 2302
Diamond City Swatters: Placed RF Waze Waiting on the restricted list.
Egret Ninjas: Placed LF Bill Chaney on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/02/2302.
Quincy Gunners: Placed SP Colt Finley on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/02/2302.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SP Ethan Lynch on the restricted list.

Friday, May 2nd , 2302
Vault 81 Dwellers: CF Aesed Hayjen returns from his rehab assignment.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent SS Saturday Latta to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released SS Tony Sanchez.

Thursday, May 1st , 2302
The Slog Ghouls: Activated 1B Joe Provisioner from the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Jules Burke.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Slapper Batstick.
Starlight Lady Killers: Activated RP Zach Sniper from the injured list.
Starlight Lady Killers: Sent RP Zach Sniper to Triple A Mystic Pines for injury rehab.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Andy Gatorclaw.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Joe Darn.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Cory Dipp.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed C Tim Languageman.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RF Ryan Pastorson.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Joe Darn.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Cory Dipp.

Wednesday, April 30th , 2302
Abernathy Adamantium: Placed SP Brad Westing on the 60-day injured list.
Abernathy Adamantium: Placed RP Reed Botti on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/2302.
Concord Radstags: Released SS Saturday Latta.

Tuesday, April 29th , 2302
The Concord Radstags traded 32-year old RHP Freedom Williams, 24-year old minor league LHP Ricky DaKraze, and 19-year old minor league LF Brian Andrewson to the Oberland T-51s, getting 25-year old SS Chris Milteer and 22-year old minor league CF Chad Fretz in return.

Standings



Team Power Rankings

Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:



Analysis

We are now 25 games into the season, and the class of the CBO all look to be at the top in the Power Rankings: University Point, Fort Hagen, Atom, Nordhagen Beach, and Diamond City. There is still plenty of season to go, and teams like FHE, Roxbury, Starlight, and Lexington are all in the thick of their association races.

#1 University Point - The Deathclaws have won at least three games every week so far, and with the 4-1 week, they have now upped their CBO-best record to 19-6. This week, the Claws handled Diamond City (#5) in two and then won the last two of three against Goodneighbor (#18).

#2 Fort Hagen - Winners of 8 of their last 9, including a 4-1 week this week, the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud have propelled themselves atop both the Institute League and the North Charles Association. The Shroud split with a hot Finch Farm (#13) team before sweeping fellow IL team, Lexington (#10) in what was billed as an early battle for 1st place. Instead, the two teams tied at the beginning of the weekend ended with the Shroud holding a three-game lead in the league.

#3 Atom - The Cats had a rough start to the week, losing their first two games to Vault 81 (#16). Thankfully for them, they met up with woeful Warwick (#21) for the next three games to finish with a 3-2 week.

#4 Nordhagen Beach - The Party Boys moved up two spots from #6 to occupy the fourth spot this week. They got there by splitting with the Synths and then taking the last two games at County Crossing (#12) for a 3-2 week. Like Fort Hagen, the Boys now lead their league, the Brotherhood League, by three games.

#5 Diamond City - Thanks to a sweep of Oberland, the Swatters are in a 1st place tie with FHE (#6) in the Railroad League. They went 3-2 on the week while the Yao Guai dropped 3 of 5, including a weekend loss to surging Roxbury (#8).

Best 5 Position Players Per League After 25 (At least 80 AB)

NCA
1. 1B Zeldolph Violet, Starlight, 32/87 (.368/.509*/.667), 2 2B, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 22 R, 25* BB
2. RF Babs Rooth, County Crossing, 31/110 (.330/.404/.702*), 5 2B, 10 HR, 32* RBI, 20 R, 11 BB
3. RF B.J. Perez, Sunshine Tidings, 39/119 (.398*/.504/.551), 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 21 R, 21 BB, 3 SB
4. RF Jonathan Angelou, Nordhagen Beach, 32/93 (.344/.446/.602), 10 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 19 R, 17 BB, 3 SB
5. LF Chris Van Benschoten, The Slog, 33/93 (.355/.423/.634), 5 2B, 7 HR, 13 RBI, 20 R, 10 BB, 4 SB

SCA
1. LF Young Goodman, Roxbury, 40/97 (.412*/.487/.742*), 8 2B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 23 R, 15 BB, SB
2. RF Tomas Jones, University Point, 32/95 (.337/.409/.684), 3 2B, 10* HR, 28 RBI, 17 R, 11 BB
3. SS Jake Doucette, Atom, 38/99 (.384/.423/.667), 11 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 18 R, 9 BB, 3 SB
4. 2B Rabbit Forest, Atom, 35/90 (.389/.423/.667), 6 2B, 2* 3B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 22 R, 6 BB, 5 SB
5. 2B Harry Byrd, Vault 81, 33/92 (.359/.487/.543), 8 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 18 R, 20 BB, 3 SB

* Indicates leads association

Minor League Report

BMU

Standings



Players of the Week

CA: 3B Frank Clawdodger, Taffington Boathouse, 8/13 (.615), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R

MA: 1B Jason Eisch, Somerville Place, 6/13 (.462), 4 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R

GBRL

Standings



Players of the Week

NL: 1B Credit Osalka, Walden Pond, 8/12 (.667), 4 HR, 10 RBI

SL: C David Siltbean, Coast Guard Pier, 6/11 (.545), 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R

[OrangeP47]

NGL I read "Brad Westing" as Brad Wrestling" which would have been a much more Fallout name haha.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

NGL I read "Brad Westing" as Brad Wrestling" which would have been a much more Fallout name haha.

Ah, but this Brad Westing derived his name from living at the Westing House Estate after the area was drained. His family claimed the spot as their mini-settlement and assumed the Westing name to give more credence to that claim.

Brad was one of the "Original 24" 1st-round draft picks in the 2296 CBO Inaugural Draft by the then Shaw HS Knuckle Punchers (now Roxbury) as the 15th-overall pick.

While he has not been the greatest pitcher, he has been one of the better hitting pitchers in the CBO with a career .294 average, which includes 20 doubles, a triple, 28 RBI, and 34 runs.

His career pitching record is 53-61, but he only had two losing seasons, including a terrible 2296 (2-15, 8.77) that made him appear to be the inaugural draft's biggest bust. That still may be true. He had two seasons where he went 13-9 since moving to the Adamantium. In 2298, he led the NCA in WAR with a 4.9 WAR. I would guess his hitting helped!

Now, at 35 and with a torn labrum, it appears his days in the CBO are numbered.

[ayaghmour2]

A month in and nice to see Rabbit Forrest #2 in the SCA batting race!

Hope Jamaica Plain can start picking it up, but they're at least still right there for the Wild Card

[StLee]

Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

A month in and nice to see Rabbit Forrest #2 in the SCA batting race!

Hope Jamaica Plain can start picking it up, but they're at least still right there for the Wild Card

Jamaica Plain is a strange team so far this season, but I feel that they have a team-wide slump right now.

Some stats:

CBO runs - T-15th
AVG - 23rd
HR 2nd

They are pitching and bombs right now. However, two of their relievers have been lit up, so their results are overall negative despite the 13-12 record.

Ayag Mour is doing OK -- 23/90 (.256/.306/.411), 2 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB -- but he is in the middle overall among catchers in statistical outputs. Still, he is among the best (!!!) on his team in statistical output.

Looking at the team, they are at least the 4th-most talented team, so I do expect them to be in the playoff hunt. If there offense figures it out, especially Notorious Fugate (.183) and Damani Beebe (.189), they will probably finish with around 65 wins.

[StLee]

5 May 2302
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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues

by Evan Guy

5-1 Week Leaves Cave Crickets on Top

The Victory Cave Crickets blew away its two opponents this week to move their record to 9-3 and two games up on Orange and Grape for first place. The Cave Crickets started the week with a three-game sweep of the Quartz Star Force before winning two of three versus the Cherry Ghoulrillas.

The Tourists and Painted Ghouls are currently at 7-5. Orange helped its cause by winning two of three at the Ghouls but lost two of three at Quartz for a 3-3 week. Grape won its weekend series, two games to three, over the Dark Bloodworms.

Dark's 1B Hunter Cobble was named this week's Player of the Week. In his five games, he only started two but got a hit in all three pinch hitter situations. On the week, he went 7 for 11 (.636) with 3 HR, 6 RBI, and 4 runs scored. The usual starter, 38-year-old Justin Salvage, who used to be a part of the Finch Farm organization in the CBO, is struggling this season, hitting at a .162/.220/.459 clip. He has three homers, eight RBI, and four runs in 11 games with nine starts.

Besides Cobble's heavy-hitting week, three hitters have been off to a stellar start: LF Bruce Brownwater (Cherry), LF Tom Mastodon (Orange), and 3B Spratt Turnpike (Victory).

Brownwater is second in the NWL only to Mastodon in average (.420). He also has four doubles, a triple, two home runs, 13 runs scored, eight RBI, was walked six times, struck out four, and has stolen five bases. The free agent pick up from the Vim! League's Echo Lake Harbormen has been a welcome addition.

Mastodon is the leader in average (.423). He has also added a double, a triple, four homers, 10 runs, 10 RBI, walked twice, struck out once in 55 plate appearances, and stole seven bases. Mastodon was a 7th-round pick in the 2296 CBO Inaugural Draft but the County Crossing Bloodbugs. He was one of the Bloodbugs' top players the first four years, but got beat out in 2300 by current star Taygun Topaloglu. In 2301, he was traded to the Tourists for a couple of prospects but tore his ACL only seven games into the season. This season, he is looking to play a full season and blow away the NWL competition.

Turnpike is improving on his 2300 and 2301 numbers. In 12 games, he is batting .404 with four doubles, five home runs, 13 runs, 16 RBI, four walks, three strikeouts, and a stolen base. He was originally a third-round pick by University Point in the 2297 CBO Rookie Draft but mostly sat the bench in his one year with their BMU team, the Boston Common Lead Bellies. He was then cut and signed with the Cave Crickets prior to the 2299 season.

Standings



APL and BBL

In the Amusement Park League, the Nuka Bottling Plant Pack (Quantum) only had a 2-4 week but still hold onto the division lead by a game over the Nuka Town Operators (Orange). The Kiddie Kingdom Cappies (Grape) had a 4-2 week to move themselves out of absolute last and into a three-way tie for last place with the Bradberton Disciples (Victory) and Dry Rock Gulch Convicts (Dark). All three teams are at 5-7 and three games back of the Pack.

1B Blue Gralinski of the Safari Adventure Gazelles (Wild) was named the APL Player of the Week. He hit .769 on the week with 10 hits, two of those home runs. He also racked up six RBI and scored three times.

The Bradberton Boys League started its 2302 campaign. The Fizztop Mountain Conquerors were the only team to start 4-0, while the Ol' Sugartop Buckaroos and the Mad Mulligan Travelers are both 0-4.

Although the BBL did not name a Player of the Week for its first week, 1B Os Cazadore of the Conquerors blew the competition away to help his team to being first in every offensive category except stolen bases. In just four games, he went 10 for 19 (.474) with seven home runs, 10 runs, 11 RBI, three walks, and six strikeouts.



Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

Standings



Analysis

Rayburn Point (15-9) is still atop the Fog Division while the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers (16-8) stay atop yet again in the Harbor Division.

The Patcheyes hold only a two-game lead over the Echo Lake Harbormen (13-11). Despite being atop its division, Rayburn Point is still middle of the pack both in offense and pitching. The Patcheyes went 5-1 on the week. The completed their series with the Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs by winning on Monday and Tuesday by one-run in each game. They then won the first three games at the Brooke's Head Behemoths before breaking their winning streak on Sunday in a 5-0 loss.

The Fog Crawlers were only 3-3 on the week, but maintained their division dominance record-wise. Dalton Farm started the week by splitting two games with the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales (10-14). They then split a four-game series with the Grand Hotel Atoms (13-11). Currently, the Acadia Acadians (15-9) trail the Crawlers by a game.

Player of the Week

LF Edgar Virus, Echo Lake, 13/24 (.542), 3 HR, 7 RBI

MDIL Report

The Southwest Harbor Rippers (Echo Lake) of the Small Bertha Division and the Huntress Island Ug-Qualtoths (Dalton Farm) of the Old Longfellow Division are both at the top of their divisions at 16-10.

1B Colin Goldsworthy of the Ug-Qualtoths was named the Player of the Week. He was 16 of 28 (.571) with two homers, six RBI, and seven runs. He currently leads the MDIL in batting average (.447) and WAR (1.8).

MYL Report

In Week One of the season, the Far Harbor Dockdwellers (3-1) lead the Mount Desert Island Four. In the Great Diamond Island League, the Sunset Park Anglers are off to a 3-1 start for an early league lead.

[StLee]

BNN Youth Leagues Weekly Report

This Week in the BYDL, CCYL, and PJPL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 May 2302

Providence Junior Pro League Set to Start

The PJPL is set to start tomorrow in its second season affiliated with the CBO. Last season, the Pawtucket Paw Sox became the first official winners of the Rhode Island Series when they swept the regular-season champions, the Hope Lurk Grinders, in two games.

This season, the Paw Sox are expected to repeat and finish in a tie with the Brown U Bubblers. Hope, now known as the Firestarters, and the Woodlawn Red Clay are each expected to finish two games back, while the Freeplat Wicked Goods and the West Seekonk Quahog are expected to finish three games back.

The Quahog's Hondo Ohnaka is expected to be the top hitter in the PJPL, while Ogre Olmstead of Freeplat is expected to be the top hitter.

Some other players to watch for include LF Mike Bookfarmer (Brown U), 1B Weequay Taanti (Woodlawn), 3B Bendu Cook (Hope), SS Bobba Fette (Pawtucket), SP Freak Mouton (Hope), SP Redd Barron (Pawtucket), SP Closecall Jones (West Seekonk), and SP Kamal Similton (Woodlawn).

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

Settlements Today

by Nat Wright-Kowalski

6 May 2302 - Beantown Brewery via Train Travel

Riding on Trains with Boys

I turned in my Monday morning story at 8 AM sharp at the Publick Occurrences Office, now a BNN affiliate, of course. Then I found my security detail, my travel bag, and a couple of boxes of Sugar Bombs for the day of riding trains.

My station was south of Diamond City at the Boston Police Rationing Site. I got on board at the station at 10:45 with a few other brave souls and headed west to Mass Pike Tunnel West Station. While a few people got on at the station, I was the only one who got off the north-bound train. No, my train was heading south where I was to meet up with the GBRL’s Atomatoys Factory Buttercups baseball club at the Egret Tours Marina Station. The south-bound arrived 12 minutes later, and then I took the 14-minute ride to Egret Tours Marina.


Boston Police Rationing Site - My first station for this all-day adventure

When I got off the train and switched to the other side, I saw the Buttercups standing there waiting for the north-bound coming from the BNN Headquarters. At some point, it will come all the way from Providence, but we’re not there yet.

The manager of the Buttercups, a tall, slender man sporting an Old West mustache stretching from lips to midway up his cheeks. He introduces himself as Bubba Doorley but tells me I can just call him Bubba. He is flanked by his assistant coaches, Tommy Foster and Gabe Apackofcigs. Twenty-nine of the team’s 31 players are also there—one key missing part being 2300 2nd-round pick RF Vince Eller who currently leads the team with a .348/10/21 line. They carry trunks by the pairs filled with clothes, supplies, uniforms, equipment, and weapons. Boys.

The boys loaded up the rented cargo car and then we all boarded our rented private compartment. The train will continue all the way near Outpost Zimonja, but we are stopping at the Beantown Brewery.


Our north-bound train with more cargo than cars for passengers

I am introduced to a few members of the team. They all want to talk, of course, tell their stories and get on the Settlements Today feature. Trapper Minnick speaks up that he is the “old man” on the team. He’ll be 22 in November and in his second and final season of eligibility in the GBRL. He was drafted in the 2300 Rookie Draft in the 9th round. His teammates joke around that he’s “Pops,” and he hopes that nickname won’t stick.

“I already have a nickname,” he declares. “It’s Trapper because that’s how I helped feed my family when I was younger.” Now? “I play baseball. It’s not a lot of caps right now, but it’s more than we ever had.”

If we’re looking at age, there is one interesting player on the team, the youngest, CF Brenden Titleman. He played with the Wellfleet Settlement Beacons. Though he was technically draft-eligible for the 2301 Rookie Draft, no team took him. The Diamond City Swatters franchise decided to sign him on April 12, and here he is at 16 years old.

“I didn’t want to head back to Cape Cod after not getting drafted,” he said. “I figured I would work hard to make it to the CBO or find a job out here doing something else.” He has a spot on the team, but he has not had much of a chance on the field, failing to record a hit in his only at bat.

Minus the star Eller, 1B Needham Tickler is the next best player on the squad. The Swatters’ 2nd-round pick of the 2301 draft out of Thompson Heights of the Boston Youth Development League. Tickler is taking well to his transition, hitting .344/6/14, all second on the team. He is expected to step up for the three-game series at Beantown in the Buttercups’ hopes to stay in first place in the South League’s Southeast Division. Atomatoys is tied with both Poseidon Energy and the South Boston Patriots for first at 9-5.


Needham Tickler, a talkative fellow

Their opponents, the Beantown Brewers, are in second place in the Southwest Division at 8-6, one game behind the Big John Salvagers.
“Beantown’s like us,” Tickler tells me. “All hits and no pitching.” He looks around to ensure none of his teammates heard him.

The Brewers are owned by Egret. They have a heavy-hitting lineup led by University Point Deathclaws’ former 1st-round pick, RF Rick Pickle who has bounced back and forth from the GBRL to the BMU and back again. This season he is hitting .383/2/15, and he will have no choice but to stay in the BMU or make his way to the CBO where he is eventually expected to land. 1B Jonathan Plencner (.390/5/12) currently holds the statistical edge. He was drafted in the 4th-round of the 2300 draft. He, too, could eventually work his way up to Egret. Outfielders Birdie Burdi and Last Owens are the other players that lead the Brewers in batting.

After Oberland Station, we made a special stop at Beantown Brewery. An attendant had to pull up a ladder for us to disembark. The train would be on its way to Graygarden next, and then Starlight Drive-In, and then Bedford Station, Tenpines Bluff, and finally on a final stop just west of Outpost Zimonja.

I looked out at the large factory, one of two in the Commonwealth producing beer, and I got thirsty. The boys were determined, grabbing their marked trunks and carrying them towards the field located on the other side of the factory. The field for the Beantown Brewers is an old parking lot that was cleared to make a baseball park. It’s aptly named Beantown Brewers Lot #1 Field.


Beantown Brewery - I need seven beers

For those who work at the brewery, they mostly live in either Oberland or Graygarden. A few make the trek to Oberland Station and take the train to other places after their shift has ended, but most have settled in this area where they get a lot of baseball as entertainment. Some shuffle out of work and straight to the Lot #1 Field after their work has ended. That is usually on Monday only when the T-51s are in town. If the T-51s are away, then they may make their way out there on Tuesday and Wednesday, too. This week, few will watch the Brewers play unless they come on Thursday because the T-51s host the Goodneighbor Hancocks on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This week, the two teams agreed to delay their Monday game and play a Tuesday through Thursday series instead. The whole league has changed to a Monday through Wednesday only schedule with doubleheaders on Wednesdays when teams play a divisional game. This week, the two teams play in different divisions, so they will only play three. My contacting the teams about a feature has both teams all riled up.

The boys from the Buttercups finally finished unloading the train, and then it went on its way to Graygarden. It was 5:28 at this time, and I was pooped. The Beantown Brewery has a restaurant, which usually closes at 6 PM, but they agreed to keep it open for the Buttercups and me. I made my way there. Some of our old buddies from Diamond City, the Bobrov Brothers, own the brewery. They used to have their own makeshift brewery at the place they owned when we lived inside The Great Green Jewel called the Dugout Inn.

I finally sat at a table at 5:47 PM, ate, and drank too much beer. Vadim Bobrov tried to tempt me to have some of Bobrov's Best Moonshine, but I declined. A caravan waited to take us to stay in Oberland. Game One would be tomorrow.

For me, it is now 8:33 AM, Tuesday, May 6. The train bound to the Boston Police Rationing Site does not arrive until around 9:30, so I have time to wrap this story up. It was a different trip, and I enjoyed it. Instead of the usual peace and quiet of my last few trips around the GBRL facilities, this one was rowdy and fun.

I don’t always ride in trains with boys, but I know that when I do, I get some of my youth back. At 28 years old, I am older than all but 176 CBO players as of today. There are another 166 older than I am in the BMU. As far as the GBRL is concerned, I am older than all of them since the maximum age is 21. Most are younger than that.

I will not stay to watch the matchup between the Buttercups and Brewers because I have more work to do. Like get this story back to the old Publick Occurrences office for publication. And then it is back to work. Back to responsibility. Back to a different adventure that is nothing like this trip. Trains. And boys.

[OrangeP47]

Again, +1 for the trains. Not exactly a Settlements Today, but I'll take it. Also had the thought, the Rationioning Site might need renamed, what with all the development going on by this point. I'm sure the citizens will get around to it

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Again, +1 for the trains. Not exactly a Settlements Today, but I'll take it. Also had the thought, the Rationioning Site might need renamed, what with all the development going on by this point. I'm sure the citizens will get around to it

I have thought about renaming places within the map. The thing is that I already have the map made for me, so I have mostly created my universe around the Fallout universe that exists. Even some of the families in my universe have taken their names based on the locations much like the Abernathys and Finches in game: the Somers, the Beaches, the Lynns, the Wattzes, and the Westings among others. I saw that I had made notes for some other families I forgot to incorporate, like the Quincys. I guess it's time to make my 2303 freshmen names chart!

In time, I may start to reshape parts of the map, maybe using characters from the story to rename those places. I agree that the Boston Police Rationing Site is not an apt name for the post-Apocalypse Commonwealth. However, anyone reading this who played the game will know exactly where that location is. I will also have to keep more notes on locations to get it right.

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

I have thought about renaming places within the map. The thing is that I already have the map made for me, so I have mostly created my universe around the Fallout universe that exists. Even some of the families in my universe have taken their names based on the locations much like the Abernathys and Finches in game: the Somers, the Beaches, the Lynns, the Wattzes, and the Westings among others. I saw that I had made notes for some other families I forgot to incorporate, like the Quincys. I guess it's time to make my 2303 freshmen names chart!

In time, I may start to reshape parts of the map, maybe using characters from the story to rename those places. I agree that the Boston Police Rationing Site is not an apt name for the post-Apocalypse Commonwealth. However, anyone reading this who played the game will know exactly where that location is. I will also have to keep more notes on locations to get it right.

Yeah, I think like 95% of the names are fine, and even some of the quirky-ness of how out of place some sound is actually a positive to the world building. Of course, too, I'd never say rename Abernathy or something of that level, other than maybe eventually call the settlement "Abernathy Town/City" or something but that's more semantics than a true rename. The Rationing site just seemed particularly out of place, given rationing does not fit with your overall prosperity theme.