Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization - Page 198

StLee · 11-15-2024, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

Vol DeMort seems like the type to hold a grudge for not being picked early. The CBO better watch out!

That could be a great side plot once I ever get back into side plots. I will note that he has an edgy, snaky demeanor in his notes just in case he ever comes up in an events or incidents role.

StLee · 11-16-2024, 12:59 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

17 February 2313

Baseball Season Alive

Buzz for the 2313 season has already begun across the Commonwealth as CBO teams and their affiliates, the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League, and the Commonwealth Youth League have all reported in preparation for the new season.

First, let's look at the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament, won last season by the Starlight Killers. Hosts are once again the final four teams in the playoffs, ranked in order of finish and association: Fort Hagen, Vault 81, Salem, and Jamaica Plain.

In each of the regions, seeds 2-7 will play an opening series for the right to be in the final four teams of their region. Then they enter a double-elimination series tournament with the host teams playing the lowest remaining seed and then the two other winners playing each other. From there, the winners of each region goes to Diamond City where they will play in the semifinals of the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament with the winners facing off in the finals.

Teams in order of seed per region:

Fort Hagen Regional - Fort Hagen, Oberland, The Slog, Egret, Nahant, Spectacle Island, and Lexington

Vault 81 Regional - Vault 81, Bunker Hill, Goodneighbor, Concord, Diamond City, Easy Town, and Quincy

Salem Regional - Salem, Roxbury, Nordhagen Beach, FHE, Sunshine Tidings, Southie, and Malden

Jamaica Plain Regional - Jamaica Plain, County Crossing, University Point, Starlight, Atom, Cambridge, and Glowing Sea

CCBL

A Look at Incoming Freshmen

The CCBL does not have the strongest class coming in, but there are several of the college players expected to be able to work their way into the CBO draft in 2315 or later. The Revere College Riders are rated as he top freshman class in 2313. Here is a list of the players expected to make the largest immediate impact and should be on the CBO path:

1. SP Bullets Barnes, Northeastern University
2. 1B Haystack Black, Revere College
3. 1B Jag Jouan, Rhode Island University
4. RF D'Avery Blueprint, Fairfield College
5. 2B Spud Sewell, U Mass-Lowell
6. RF Glenn McBean, Revere College
7. CL Wizard Albutt, Assumption College
8. CF Gauntlet Kim, Revere College
9. RF Hallinan Looney, Cape Cod University
10. CL Bang Bang Sweetman, Nuka University

Top Players Entering 2313

Position Players:
1. 1B Donovan Mackey, Jr, Northeastern
2. 2B Finnan Hunt, Jr, Stonehill
3. RF Jets Freud, SO, Tufts
4. 3B Arty Sefilian, JR, Stonehill
5. CF Brandon Brown, JR, Holy Cross
6. SS Evan Keel, SO, Tufts
7. 1B Sheedy Smith, JR, Plymouth
8. 2B Kyle Powell, JR, Nuka U
9. 1B Kane Jarvis, JR, Mass Bay
10. 1B Keen Sugiura, JR, Boston College

Pitchers:
1. SP Mario Riihivuori, JR, Winthrop
2. SP Edgar Drezek, JR, Nuka U
3. SP Gregory King, JR, WNEU
4. SP Bullets Barnes, FR, Northeastern
5. SP Jafar Khassanov, JR, Mass Atlantic
6. CL Toto Yanagi, JR, Revere
7. RP Surge Jowle, JR, Northeastern
8. CL Hulk Martin, SO, Greenfield
9. SP Bladder Phillips, JR, Nuka U
10. CL Sniper O'Reilly, SO, Boston College

CYL

A Look at Incoming Freshmen

The 2313 freshmen entering are considered to be a strong pitching class, perhaps the best ever. Here is a look at a few of the incoming freshman of the CYL that could have an immediate impact on their teams:

1. SP Nutball Solc, Attleboro Deejays
2. SP Gerard Michon, Hope Firestarters
3. SP Hunter Kitchen, Old Lyme Lake Monsters
4. SP Artist Armstrong, Newburyport Cubs
5. LF Obee Jay, Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters
6. SP Oscar Anvil, Woburn Bobbleheads
7. 3B Malik Goodneighbor, Needham Radstorm
8. 2B Craig Lost, Marlborough Minigunners
9. C Peter Krenwinkel, Lawrence Barbers
10. SP Less Myles, Beantown Sprouts

Top Players Entering 2313

Position Players:
1. 1B Size Man Green, JR, West Quincy
2. CF Chani Zendaya, JR, CIT Academy
3. 1B Sluggo Luge, JR, Spectacle Island
4. 1B Jam Armchase, JR, Sudbury
5. CF Rez Wrected, JR, Acton
6. 1B Andy Musicsheets, JR, Concord
7. RF Badge Hurtley, JR, Kingstown
8. LF Crowball Myles, JR, Circle
9. 1B Thaddeus Gotmossed, JR, Dennis
10. 1B Black Helmet Fruegaarten, JR, Provincetown

Pitchers:
1. SP Mike Searocker, SO, Lowell
2. SP Nutball Solc, FR, Attleboro
3. SP Gerard Michon, FR, Hope
4. CL Pin Tell, JR, Brown
5. CL Moby Dick O'Brien, SO, Pawtucket
6. SP Rick Green, SO, Sandwich
7. CL Luhan Bell, SO, Lexington
8. CL Danya Chiles, SO, Stoneham
9. SP Big Dog Monaghan, SO, Jamaica Plain
10. CL Aren Ving, SO, GSP

StLee · 11-16-2024, 08:43 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

4 March 2313

Nuka Cup Tournament

The 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament has begun with 24 of the CBO's 28 teams playing a Play-in Series for the right to move into the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The breakdown of results are below with series records, not scores.

Fort Hagen Regional

#2 Oberland 3, #7 Lexington 0
#3 The Slog 3, #6 Spectacle Island 0
#5 Nahant 2, #4 Egret 1

Jamaica Plain Regional

#2 County Crossing 2, #7 Glowing Sea 1
#3 University Point 2, #6 Cambridge 1
#4 Starlight 2, #5 Atom 1

Vault 81 Regional

#2 Bunker Hill 2, #7 Quincy 1
#3 Goodneighbor 3, #6 Easy Town 0
#4 Concord 2, #5 Diamond City 1

Salem Regional

#2 Roxbury 3, #7 Malden 0
#6 Southie 2, #3 Nordhagen Beach 1
#4 FHE 2, #5 Sunshine Tidings 1

Summary

With the #1 seeds having a bye, here is the breakdown of seedings in the Sweet 16:

#1: 4
#2: 4
#3: 3
#4: 3
#5: 1
#6: 1
#7: 0

Southie had the biggest upset of the Play-in Round, downing the powerhouse Nordhagen Beach, two games to one. The Party Boys won the first game, 5-1, with Beachboy Nut doing his thing. Nut allowed no runs on three hits with four strikeouts in 7.0 innings.

The Brews had game, though, the next two, beginning their run to the tournament. In Game 2, Southie needed 13 innings, but came away with a 15-10 victory after a five-run inning in the 13th. Among the no-name players to hit homers for the Brews included Sonny Pacio and Glove Payton. Fairlane Ford was 3 for 6 with a triple, two walks, a run, and four RBI.

In Game 3, Southie dominated from the start, clinching the series with a 6-1 victory. SP Air McNair allowed no runs on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The one run allowed in the game, by RP Fat Cat Wellesley, was an unearned run. Ford continued his Series MVP play by going 2 for 4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and an RBI. Grill Atomson doubled twice.

StLee · 11-16-2024, 09:40 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

11 March 2313

Nuka Cup Tournament

We have now played through the first two rounds of the Nuka Cup Tournament, with the first eliminations happening officially as of yesterday. Results and a summary are below.

Fort Hagen Regional

#1 Fort Hagen 3, #5 Nahant 0
#2 Oberland 2, #3 The Slog 1

Fort Hagen 2, Oberland 1
The Slog 2, Nahant 1 - Nahant eliminated

Jamaica Plain Regional

#1 Jamaica Plain 2, #4 Starlight 1
#3 University Point 2, #2 County Crossing 1

University Point 3, Jamaica Plain 0
County Crossing 2, Starlight 1 - Starlight eliminated

Vault 81 Regional

#1 Vault 81 2, #4 Concord 1
#3 Goodneighbor 2, #2 Bunker Hill 1

Vault 81 3, Goodneighbor 0
Bunker Hill 2, Concord 1 - Concord eliminated

Salem Regional

#6 Southie 2, #1 Salem 1
#2 Roxbury 2, #4 FHE 1

Southie 2, Roxbury 1
FHE 2, Salem 1 - Salem eliminated

Summary

Southie is the big story as they are one of the four teams, along with Fort Hagen, Vault 81, and University Point. The Brews not only got the Party Boys in the Play-in Round, but they have now beaten all three top seeds in the Salem Regional, including the host Witch Hats who are surprisingly the first team out in their regional.

We are not expecting the Brews to do anything in the regular season that would indicate they have advanced to contender territory, but they have to love the 6-3 start and getting to rest before facing either the Rad Sox or Yao Guai in the Regional Final, in which the Brews will be granted a 1-0 series advantage in the "first to three wins" Regional Final.

We will most certainly keep our eye on Southie's progress. For now, some legit CBO threats are 1B Fairlane Ford, 2B Grill Atomson, and CL Matthew Hughes. We will also peek in on how SP Buzzcut McDonald does after his 3-4, 3.54 rookie debut as a reliever in 2312.

CCBL Preview

The 2313 CCBL season begins today with part of the Southern Commonwealth (SoComm) Conference joining the league in 2313, while the other four teams will join in 2314.

Looking at the predictions for 2313, PAM has the Holy Cross Crusaders matching up with the Mass Bay Beacons in the College Series. The Winthrop College Guardians, winners of the last two championships, are picked to finish 35-25 and barely in the playoffs.

Here is the predictions for the tournament, with the top three seeds automatically determined by being conference champions. We have ordered the teams based on PAM's predictions of record and run differential.

#1 Holy Cross (42-18, MassCon Champs) vs #16 Plymouth (34-26, +43)
#8 Assumption (39-21, +83) vs #9 Western New England (37-23, +104)
#4 Northeastern (40-20, +165) vs #13 Winthrop (35-25, +67)
#5 Revere (40-20, +137) vs #12 Greenfield (37-23, +73)
#2 Mass Bay (41-19, BCAC Champs) vs #15 Commonwealth (34-26, +62)
#7 Mass Atlantic (39-21, +103) vs #10 Nuka U (37-23, +97)
#3 ECSU (28-32, SoComm Champs) vs #14 U Mass-Lowell (35-25, +42)
#6 Tufts (40-20, +120) vs #11 Boston College (37-23, +79)

The Crusaders as the #1 overall seed and early favorites to win the championship would be making their first appearance in the playoffs in the CCBL. In 2311, Holy Cross finished 43-37, missing the playoffs by just a game. This season, Holy Cross has an outstanding outfield that should lead the way, including LF Wonny Johnson, CF Brandon Brown, and RF Lance Tinter. They also have two potential CBO draft pick starting pitchers in Dylan Newhat and Dropper Millieu. CL Sappy Castro could also find himself in the CBO one day.

As the #2 seed, the Mass Bay University Beacons at University Point is trying to make a name for themselves in 2313. While the MassCon was still split into division, the Beacons won three divisional championships from 2309-2311. Mass Bay finished in 5th place in the MassCon last season. The two stars for the Beacons are 1B Kane Jarvis and 3B Barbarus Bailey. Other CBO prospects with Mass Bay include 2B Buns Palmer, SS Big Dipper Grzenkowicz, and RF Zoo Coomz.

The top five picks as college's top hitter are 3B Donovan Mackey (Northeastern), LF Jets Freud (Tufts), 2B Buns Palmer (Mass Bay), 1B Haystack Black (Revere), and RF Exorcist Colwell (Fairfield).

The top five picks for the top pitcher award are SP Bullets Barnes (Northeastern), SP Jean Dubost (Revere), SP Irvin Ray (Boston Coll), SP Gomer Brown (WNEU), and SP Dylan Newhart (Holy Cross).

StLee · 11-17-2024, 09:01 AM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

20 March 2313

Nuka Cup Tournament

The regional tournaments are now complete with just four teams remaining in the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament. Let's see the results below from the last week of action:

Fort Hagen Regional

Oberland 2, The Slog 1 - The Slog eliminated

Oberland 3, Fort Hagen 2 - Oberland advances

Jamaica Plain Regional

Jamaica Plain 2, County Crossing 1 - County Crossing eliminated

University Point 4, Jamaica Plain 1 - University Point advances

Vault 81 Regional

Goodneighbor 2, Bunker Hill 1 - Bunker Hill eliminated

Vault 81 3, Goodneighbor 2 - Vault 81 advances

Salem Regional

Roxbury 2, FHE 1 - FHE eliminated

Southie 4, Roxbury 1 - Southie advances

Summary

Southie continues to surprise as the Brews won three of the four-game series against Roxbury, taking the Salem Regional title, four games to one. The fourth "victory" is automatically awarded to the Winner's Bracket team in each regional.

In the other regionals, the seeding did not seem to matter much, as the #1 Vaut 81 Dwellers, #2 Oberland T-51s, and #3 University Point Deathclaws all won their regionals to join #6 Southie. That also means we will have an all South Charles Association semifinals. Just one year ago, it was an all North Charles Association semifinals with Starlight coming out on top ahead of Fort Hagen, Nordhagen Beach, and Nahant.

In the semifinals in the Great Green Jewel, Oberland will be considered the home team in Games 1 and 3 against University Point, which will be the home team in Game 2. The same goes for the Vault 81-Southie matchup with the Dwellers the home team in Games 1 and 3 and the Brews the home team in Game 2. Winners of those two series play for the right to be the 2313 Nuka Cup champions. Oberland and University Point have won three of the past five seasons, so they should be the favorite coming out of their Semifinals Round series.

CYL Preview

The 2313 Commonwealth Youth League has already begun, but we have yet to run the season preview. Let's take a look at what PAM thinks is going to happen this season after an exciting 2312 where the Marblehead Mess topped the Woodlawn Gnomes for the title. This season, 32 teams will reach the postseason tournament for the right to be the CYL champions.

In the North Region, division winners are expected to be as follows:

Franklin - Sturbridge Rangers 33-17
Emerson - Marblehead Mess 32-18
Fuller - Covenant Dandy Boys 33-17
Revere - (three-way tie) Boston Harbor Harborfellows 32-18
DuBois - Reading Rhinos 28-22

Those five division winners would be joined by 11 wildcard spots to make up the 16 teams competing in the North Region. Expected wildcard teams in order of seeding are: Boston Common Baby Bellies, Diamond City Newsboys, Lowell Frags, Beantown Sprouts, Circle Jerks, CIT Academy Yahoos, Lynn Pier Gamers, Worcester Crows, Hester Mechanists, Castle Freedom, and Beerthirty Sippers.

Top competitors to win the batting title are 1B Bow Wow Vargas (Boston Common), LF Crunchy Sloganman (Boston Harbor), LF Varlam Sayadian (Reading), RF Ty Johnson (Concord), and 1B Fuzz Copman (Castle).

The predicted top pitchers in the NR are SP Hub Purdue (Hester), SP Licky Lichenstein (Beantown), SP Mike Searocker (Lowell), SP Dream O'Sullivan (Boston Harbor), and SP Strongback Grazer (Hester).

In the South Region, the divisions are expected to finish with these winners and top seeds:

Adams - North Providence Phantoms 35-15
Alcott - Swansea Nuka Sox 32-18
Morse - (tie) Plymouth Hunters 30-20
Attucks - Truro Hatchings 34-16
Hancock - Old Lyme Lake Monsters 20-30

In the race for the 11 wildcard spots, this is the predicted order of playoff wildcards: Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters, West Quincy Atomatoys, Eastham Rads, Wellfleet Tarberries, Attleboro Deejays, Braintree Schoolboys, Jamaica Plain Treasures, Provincetown Land Pirates, East Providence Skulls, Taunton Giants, and Andrew Station Southies.

Top competitors to win the batting title in the SR are RF Darby O'Doherty (Nuka Academy), LF Obee Jay (Nauset Beach), LF Jailhouse Shillitto (Holyoke), RF Alastair Being (West Quincy), and RF Fenwick Eagle (Coventry).

The predicted top pitchers are SP Nutball Solc (Attleboro), SP Calvagh Lewis (North Providence), SP Chad OJ (Brown), SP Beefcake McStevens (Brown), and SP Big Dog Monaghan (Jamaica Plain).

StLee · 11-17-2024, 01:42 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 April 2313

2313 Nuka Cup Tournament

The 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament is now complete. Let's cover the semifinals and finals for the tournament.

Semifinals Round: Oberland T-51s vs University Point Deathclaws

Game 1: Oberland 5, University Point 2

Ahsoka Tano pitched an excellent game, allowing no earned runs on seven hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings to earn Game MVP honors. Zaire Inquisitor went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBI to lead the offense.

Game 2: University Point 5, Oberland 1

The Claws' Rock Rampage went 3 for 4 with a home run, a run, and two RBI to lead his team to the series-tying victory. Lawdog Whipple allowed just one earned run on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings.

Game 3: Oberland 7, University Point 5

Stormin' Normin MacDonald put on a show in helping the T-51s reach the finals of the Nuka Cup Tournament. MacDonald went 2 for 4 with two home runs, two runs, and four RBI. Odd Todd Walker added three hits, including a double and home run, with two runs scored and a run knocked in.

Semifinals Round: Vault 81 Dwellers vs Southie Brews

Game 1: Vault 81 11, Southie 7

Vault 81's Phantom Vargas was 3 for 4 with a double, two home runs, three runs, and five RBI to lead his team. Jonesie Kanz and Stu Gains each added three RBI. Gains also hit two homers.

Game 2: Southie 7, Vault 81 3

Fairlane Ford continued his starring debut, going 2 for 3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and two RBI to lead the Brews to a series tie. Grill Atomson added two more runs scored and three runs driven in thanks in part to his three-run home run in the 1st inning. Ford's homer broke a 3-3 tie in the 6th inning.

Game 3: Vault 81 6, Southie 2

The Dwellers stopped Southie's Cinderella story for the start of 2313, eliminating them with a four-run win. Beckett Quantum went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Knud Bather hit two doubles out of the 8th spot in the lineup.

Finals Round: Oberland T-51s vs Vault 81 Dwellers

Game 1: Vault 81 4, Oberland 3

Oberland's SP/1B Lannie Tykeson may have been the game's MVP, but it was the Dwellers moving themselves one win away from winning the 2313 Nuka Cup. Tykeson pitched 6.1 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with five walks and four strikeouts. He was also 1 for 3 with an RBI single.

Vault 81 took the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th to break a 3-3 tie. Facing the T-51s' Aaron Geneva, Jonesie Kanz started with a leadoff single. With two outs, Joe Rathmann then hit an RBI double to score Kanz from first.

Game 2: Oberland 4, Vault 81 1

Oberland SP Ahsoka Tano pitched 7.0 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts to earn the victory and Game MVP. Zaire Inquisitor and Joe Malone each drove in two runs to lead their teams. Inquisitor had two hits, including a single. Malone had three singles.

Game 3: Vault 81 6, Oberland 5

Inning, Game, Series. The Dwellers scored the game and series-clinching run in the bottom of the 9th off Stu Gains' sacrifice fly. Harry Byrd led off the inning with a triple. After End Yamada walked to put runners at first and third, Gains drove a ball to deep center field, allowing Byrd to easily score. Vault 81 wins its first Nuka Cup Tournament with the victory.

CBO Transactions

Tuesday, April 1st , 2313
Diamond City Swatters: Placed RP Nucky Ostiguin on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/2313.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed RP Dave Barker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/2313.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RP Booger Bender on the 60-day injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Marty Mayeye.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Razor Radstorm.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SP Uzi Perez.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP David Auld.
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Turner Darkweek.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Ledge Zelda.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 18-year old minor league LHP Kelly William Bill to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 29-year old minor league LF Three Richardson-Bethson in return.
The Malden Grognaks traded 19-year old minor league LHP Chockablock Business to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 30-year old minor league SS Tundra Dowmeia in return.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 20-year old minor league RHP Whair Wulff to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 34-year old minor league 1B Jason Bishop in return.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 19-year old minor league RHP Zell Pugilist and 21-year old minor league LHP Zegeye Omorede to the Quincy Gunners, getting 26-year old minor league SS Nahdar Vebb in return.
The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 21-year old minor league LHP Charley Wagons to the University Point Deathclaws, getting 26-year old minor league RF Simon Green in return.

Monday, March 31st , 2313
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Gruffy Sorryman to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released CL Lemonhead Motterin.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 1B Jellyroll Bravo to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Gomer Pileup.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent LF Quarry Dumars to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Hank Heart.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 1B Flake Metropolis to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Kiba Nusic.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent C Hert Toomuch to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released C Ochi Rice.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent C Did Clark to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released C Jon Southbeach.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent C Jeremy Linsanity to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released C Jo Go Alvarado.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Luis Ayala to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Tup Rodrie.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 3B Is Ildur to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released 3B Valdr Dagger.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RP Jethro Zuskin to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Lilmus Moffett.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Serp Prince to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Mirror Man Pineda.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent CF Tyrell Coleman to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Joe Lynch.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent LF Wolf O'Donnell to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released LF Uppity Saturday.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Eraser Webster to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Black Sabbath.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Brickyard Ken Kennedy to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C David Townsitter.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Slack Timpano to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Phoney Brown.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent RP Wild Thing Thompson to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Chris McCormack.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent RP Jets Maverick to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Malachi Whitehead.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent 1B Hilly Cuautle to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B Fann MacCuil.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent LF Ismael Barahona to a minor league contract.
Salem Witch Hats: Released LF Victor Sanchez.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent 2B Ivan Maximo to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Willie Findout.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent CF Gusty Wilkerson to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released CF Prince Burrell.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Christopher Muller to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Ely Neamothren.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Big Dumb Bill Smith to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Anthony Hawkins.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent C Emma Orion to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released C Efrain Castrejon.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent 1B Freak Alert Enachell to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released 1B Jordan O'Boston.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent RP Ape Lopez to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Cooz Deathbrand.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Reach Hvac to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Mike Riverrunner.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Kai Reegar to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Tech Lobo.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent 3B Guaire Dickerson to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released 3B Wire Offside.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Gamer Greg Strickland to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Monster Arellano.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Start DaFire to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Bacteria Groninger.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Must Watch Musial to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Turner Darkweek.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Derry Chopin to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Beanie Northbridge.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Murr Aldaba to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Boris Biggsworth.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Galad Real to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Tris Talker.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent 2B Torpedo Comfort to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released 2B Jayden Mosley.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent CF Thor Oak to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released CF Sio Bibble.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Valentin Narcisse to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Arturo Brown.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent LF Jack Alltrades to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released LF Rolf Borgnar.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent 1B Golden Warrior to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released 1B Jon Ronero.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent 2B Jesus Cantu to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released 2B Francisco Avalos.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent 3B Madman Meowmeow to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released 3B Franklin Reyna.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent SP Gunner Yellowplate to a minor league contract.
Atom Cats: Released SP Baker Hubbard.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed free agent RP Swimmer Tanny to a minor league contract.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Edgar Poster.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent RP Eduj Kvenei to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Billy Pointofview.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 1B Jacques de Aldersberg to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released 1B Budd Icarus.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 1B Rapid Feller to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released 1B Petie Pete.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent C Goober Griffith to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Oba Diah.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent 3B Rob Glover to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Wooly McCorvey.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Gadreel Penikett to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Eli Munstar.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Luis Ayala to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Oscar Magallon.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent SP Roland Wirth to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released SP Benny Badman.
Southie Brews: Signed free agent SP Steel Hand Stan Pipboy to a minor league contract.
Southie Brews: Released SP Luis Soto.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RP Iron Horse Freknik to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Jolted Joel Soliz.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent C Tinker Tornado to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released C W.W.W. Watson.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent 3B Senor Lopez to a minor league contract.
Diamond City Swatters: Released 3B Les Caps.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent C Ozark Kiner to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released C Florio White.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent 2B Brick Towers to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Grisvar Unlucky.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent LF Roberto Aluminum to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released LF Prince Steed.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent SP Fried Tato Rice to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Santee Ahgo.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Amir Pitts to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Cutty Wise.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Freddie Knox to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Owo Sekun.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo.
FHE Yao Guai: Released CF Keith McKinney.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Steve Quagmire.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Dock Adams to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Leo Shelton.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Puffy Dargon to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Pat Cat Spirit.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent 1B Kearney Zzyzwicz to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Catch Palavandov.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 3B Corvo Otavia to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 3B Macky McIntyre.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent SS Push Em Lazzeri to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SS Tony Powersaw.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP Triss Nash to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Guzz Knight.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 3B Eivind Petersen to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 3B Darts D'Nar.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 1B Thinker Statueman to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 1B Vodka Zuskin.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Dave Fornino.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Adam Parlor.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Gregg Bassett.
Malden Grognaks: Released SP Josh Agosto.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Happy Man.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Roshti Steigerwald.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Jimmy Spacelazer.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Eli Munstar.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Prowler Castillo.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Sandy Firepower.
Concord Radstags: Signed RP Cole Alba.
Concord Radstags: Signed SP Baker Hubbard.
Lexington Synths: Signed SP Aidan Livingston.
Lexington Synths: Signed SP Ro Rowe.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Toetouch Johnson.
Southie Brews: Signed RP Paratus Decimus.
Southie Brews: Signed SP Quincy Quinney.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Flipper Dolphin.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Mastodon Reacher.
Quincy Gunners: Signed RP Mux Loknir.
Nahant Celtics: Signed RP Roggi Knotbeard.
Nahant Celtics: Signed SP Kevin Ballinger.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Roo Barbe.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Topher Slocum.
Atom Cats: Signed SP Bacteria Groninger.
Atom Cats: Signed RP Tony Android.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Collin Hitman.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Chit McKenzie.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP Yrsald Thricepierced.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed CL Steve Commo.
Starlight Killers: Signed RP Wildflower Meadows.
Starlight Killers: Signed RP Pumper Lumpkins.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP M.Z. Murray.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP Jack Zunville.
Egret Ninjas: Signed SP Cooz Deathbrand.
Egret Ninjas: Signed SP Oscar Magallon.
The Malden Grognaks traded 23-year old RHP Ulfar Unending to the Concord Radstags, getting 28-year old minor league LHP Dan Sharp in return.
The Southie Brews traded 22-year old RHP Shotgun Velazquez to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 28-year old minor league C Jesse Revolution and 18-year old minor league RF Sisko Civilian in return.
The Quincy Gunners traded 20-year old minor league RHP Chairman Malone to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 28-year old minor league LF Kincaid Hoy in return.
The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 23-year old LHP Scout Many-Marshes to the County Crossing Bloodbugs, getting 26-year old minor league RF Jet Holmes in return.

Sunday, March 30th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Jason Cram.

Saturday, March 29th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Odd Thomas Koontz.
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Matt Stockham.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Vegas Bradber.

Friday, March 28th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Ferd Mainelander.
The Cambridge Coursers traded 35-year old RHP Kyle Schenk to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 21-year old minor league 2B Daniel Brownlow in return.

Thursday, March 27th , 2313
The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 25-year old 1B Zod Gaycey, 26-year old 1B Scott Back, and 35-year old RHP John Irwin to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 22-year old LHP Mean David Green, 24-year old CF Atai Molec, and 18-year old minor league RHP Siltbean Ferguson in return.

Wednesday, March 26th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Jose Gonzalez.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 32-year old SS Rick Rolled to the Southie Brews, getting 23-year old minor league RF Ganna Uriel in return.

Tuesday, March 25th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Adam Parlor.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Roshti Steigerwald.
The Sunshine Tidings Chemists traded 25-year old CF Sting McGee to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, getting 22-year old minor league LHP Big Cheese Morales in return.

Monday, March 24th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed RF Jay Gabby on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Steve Quagmire.

Saturday, March 22nd , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Happy Man.

Friday, March 21st , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Flowertop Zo.

Thursday, March 20th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mad Davison.

Wednesday, March 19th , 2313
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: RP Quest Dawg returns from his rehab assignment.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Crops Gerdenheimer.

Tuesday, March 18th , 2313
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SP Quest Dawg from the injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Sent SP Quest Dawg to Triple A Needham for injury rehab.

Monday, March 17th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Happy Man.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Omari Evanpark.

Sunday, March 16th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Happy Man.

Saturday, March 15th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Adam Parlor.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Steve Quagmire.

Friday, March 14th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Released SS Vince Woodscrap.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Steve Quagmire.

Thursday, March 13th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 21-year old minor league C Salvie Golfer to the Egret Ninjas, getting 24-year old 3B Jaheim Harper in return.

Wednesday, March 12th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Wizard Tillman.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released C Fran Gipani.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Caleb Slurry.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Omari Evanpark.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Vegas Bradber.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jonnie Gawmy.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Ferd Mainelander.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jose Gonzalez.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Ello Asty.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Pree Mireman.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Gregg Bassett.

Tuesday, March 11th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Sham Macklin.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Flowertop Zo.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Moby Dick Costopoulos.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Dwight Workman.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Gregg Bassett.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Wizard Tillman.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 24-year old CF Hickory Dockery, 18-year old minor league 2B Packy Dillan, and 21-year old minor league 1B Darius Furgeson to the Atom Cats, getting 23-year old LF DuLove Somebody in return.

Monday, March 10th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Moby Dick Costopoulos.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 24-year old minor league 3B Keg Gutterson, 23-year old minor league 1B Oldman Llewellyn, 19-year old minor league RHP Nick Soulless, 20-year old RHP Jazie Jade, and 20-year old C Wahoo Crawford to the Lexington Synths, getting 23-year old RHP Josh Woods in return.

Saturday, March 8th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Keith McKinney.

Friday, March 7th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Dwight Workman.

Thursday, March 6th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Sham Macklin.
The County Crossing Bloodbugs traded 21-year old minor league 1B Peekaboo Leach and 18-year old minor league 2B Pidgey Morgue to the Malden Grognaks, getting 28-year old LHP David Bridges in return.

Wednesday, March 5th , 2313
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SP Stockton Brickhouse.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mark Knight.

Tuesday, March 4th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Barney Gumble.

Monday, March 3rd , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Flowertop Zo.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Cheese Wagstaff to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Havoc Land to a minor league contract.

Sunday, March 2nd , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Kevin Ballinger.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Matt Stockham.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Steve Quagmire.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Odd Thomas Koontz.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Mark Knight.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Chris Lawrance.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Crawdaddy Crawford.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Roshti Steigerwald.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Happy Man.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Dave Infante.

Saturday, March 1st , 2313
Starlight Killers: Placed RP Johane Iwanski on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Wizard Tillman.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Jamie Brenner.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Moby Dick Costopoulos.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed SP Hry Caje on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed C Slush Carfixer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed SP Quest Dawg on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
Southie Brews: Placed SP Klement Thodberg on the 60-day injured list.
Southie Brews: Placed RP Matchbox Ollivierre on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
University Point Deathclaws: Placed RP Gilchrist Moore on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Steve Quagmire.

CCBL Analysis

The first month of the college season is done, and at the top of the heap right now is a traditionally good team in the Northeastern University Huskies. The Huskies lead the CCBL with a 17-3 record, putting them one game up on the Harvard Crimson in the BCAC after 20 games.

Other conference leaders are the WNEU Statesmen (16-4, MassCon) and U Conn Yankees (9-11, SoComm). The top three wildcard teams at this point are the Crimson, Nuka University, and Mass Bay University.

CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - At only 18 years of age, Haystack Black could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.

That would be great news for fans of the Revere College Riders, as March was one to remember for the first baseman and he has captured the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month award.

On the month he hit .468 with 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

Pitcher - March was a magical month for Bullets Barnes of Northeastern. He held the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League hitters spellbound, conjuring up a 5-0 mark and a 2.43 ERA.

Barnes also chalked up 5 starts, 37 innings and 34 strikeouts.

For this outstanding performance he was rewarded with the Pitcher of the Month trophy.

CYL Analysis

In the NR, division leaders in order of record are the Lynn Pier Gamers, Newburyport Cubs, Covenant Dandy Boys, Needham Radstorm, and Boston Common Baby Bellies. Top wildcards are Reading, Danvers, Woburn, Hester, Malden, and Rockport.

In the SR, division leaders are the West Quincy Atomatoys, Harwich Fishheads, Andrew Station Southies, North Providence Phantoms, and Nuka Academy Colamakers. Top wildcards are Dennis, Wareham, Hope, Taunton, Swansea, Pawtucket, and Spectacle Island.

CYL Players of the Month

The CYL did not select top players in March, so we looked at the top WAR leaders per region for the top players so far:

NR Hitter - 1B Earl McGraw, Lowell - .464/12 HR/31 RBI/1.6 WAR

SR Hitter - RF Eric Creed, Swansea - .500/5/19/1.6 WAR

NR Pitcher - SP Dream O'Sullivan, Boston Harbor - 2-0, 0.52 ERA, 34.1 IP, 2.4 WAR

SR Pitcher - SP John Wonderwall, West Quincy - 3-0, 2.51 ERA, 32.1 IP, 1.9 WAR

StLee · 11-17-2024, 08:09 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

7 April 2313

CBO Season Preview

It's a new season, and there is a lot of excitement in the air of change and progress among teams without winning traditions. PAM has made a series of interesting picks, and we are curious to see how right the trusty assaultron is entering 2313. Let's break down the picks and what they mean.

North Charles Association

PAM has predicted the The Slog Ghouls and Fort Hagen Silver Shroud to win their respective leagues with the Ghouls as PAM's pick to win the NCA. In order of the playoffs should PAM's predictions hold up:

1. The Slog
2. Fort Hagen
3. Concord
4. Salem
5. Nahant
6. County Crossing

Both the Bloodbugs and Starlight are predicted to finish 70-60, but the Bugs would hold the tiebreaker based on these predictions with a higher run differential.

The most interesting tidbit would be Nordhagen Beach finishing below .500 at 61-69. The Nuka Cup Tournament may have been the first hint that the Party Boys have not properly reloaded their talent to be competitive in the near future as they age out. The Boys will probably be early sellers to reload for 2314.

Concord also offers an interesting pick as the #3 seed after missing the playoffs the last seven seasons. The Radstags came close last season, finishing at 67-63 and just out. It was their last winning season since 2305. The Stags have built a strong base over the years, and may have one of the most dangerous lineups in the CBO. Productivity of rookie 3B Mike Fountaineau, 1B Hax Kim, RF Gargoyle Falcone, and CF Duff Fee could frustrate opposing pitchers all season. Concord also has good depth, which could turn into trade fodder to improve the pitching staff. Still, the Radstags will have three really good pitchers in SP Leyden Aigg, SP Mel Gorgeous, and CL Penn Teller.

In all, 70 appears to be the magic number to get into the playoffs. Speaking of the opposite of the playoffs, both the Easy Town Assaultrons and Sunshine Tidings Chemists are expected to battle for the CBO's #1 overall pick in the Rookie Draft. Both Malden and Cambridge are expected to just avoid the basement yet again.

PAM is not predicting County Crossing's Babs Rooth to win the Nuka Hitter Award in 2313 as he did in 2312. Instead, PAM is picking 2B Diamond Ball of Nahant as the most likely to win the award, followed by Gavin Deux-Gas (The Slog), Brian DeLong (Salem), and Bulleye Shooterson (Nahant).

In the pitchers' race, the Bloodbugs' College Luckyman is PAM's pick to win the Vim! Pitcher Award. Other contenders include The Slog's Make Money, and the Silver Shroud's La'Ray Kalel, Elastic Man Haley, and Sarthis Idren.

South Charles Association

In the SCA, PAM has the University Point Deathclaws and FHE Yao Guai as picks to win their leagues. The Yao Guai are an interesting pick to be the SCA representative in the Sole Survivor Series after losing out on the play-in game in 2312 to miss the playoffs. Here is the predicted playoff order:

1. FHE
2. University Point
3. Oberland
4. Diamond City
5. Vault 81
6. Jamaica Plain

PAM has both Quincy and Roxbury at 67-63 and the first teams out. The Rad Sox were the CBO champions just two seasons ago, yet they still are in it and very well could find their way in yet again.

In addition to Roxbury being out, a couple of interesting teams in Goodneighbor (2312 ML champion) and Egret to finish with losing records. We are trying to figure out what makes PAM doubt the Hancocks' chance for success since they are a young team that seems to be getting better and better. Looking at their lineup, they have filled in some of their holes, with some definitive stars in the outfield: CF Missile Crews, LF Ziggy Stardust, and RF Jay Gabby (injured in the offseason in a raider attack-will be back in late-April). For the Ninjas, they just missed out on the playoffs in 2312 by a game, but they are on a five-season streak of finishing above .500. They had made the playoffs the four seasons prior to 2312. Egret is an aging team, but it's core is still quite good.

As it stands, Diamond City as the 4th seed is the biggest surprise. The Swatters last made the playoffs eight seasons ago when they used to be a force. Since then, they have turned over their roster and now have some new guys looking to make a name in the most important franchise in the CBO. People already know about RF Magnum Peaeye in the middle of the lineup and SP Paul Stains dominating on the mound when he gets run support. There will also be eyes on rookie SS Alex Bragman who arrived in a trade with Starlight that sent SP Phil Pearlman to the Killers among an array of prospects.

In the least surprising prediction ever, PAM has picked 34-year-old 1B Barker Cocoa of University Point to win the Nuka Hitter Award. Players competing for 2nd place in the hitting race are LF Ken Debate (Jamaica Plain), LF Makin Jobear (FHE), CF Missile Crews (Goodneighbor), and 2B Slip Knotty (FHE).

In the race for the Vim! Pitcher Award, the Swatters' Stains is expected to take the title. Other top contenders are SP Heaven Fontenot (Goodneighbor), SP Nuka Laloosh (Roxbury), SP Baker Dozen (FHE), and SP Ahsoka Tano (Oberland).

CBO Top Players

CBO Top Prospects

CBO Top Systems

StLee · 11-21-2024, 10:14 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

21 April 2313

CBO Analysis

The 2313 season has now completed its first two weeks of the regular season, and we are interested in what the full season will hold. Not only did PAM make some interesting predictions, but the start has shown us that this season may end up being completely unpredictable. We are going to approach the breakdown of the leagues with a full breakdown, including a team page look to put the full pulse on each team. We are going to try to mix up the featured teams with their place in the standings, but we also want to feature all 28 teams in the first seven updates.

Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) FHE Yao Guai (179.1, o)
2) Bunker Hill 75ers (143.4, o)
3) County Crossing Bloodbugs (129.6, o)
4) University Point Deathclaws (129.6, ++)
5) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (127.6, +)
6) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (125.6, -)
7) Salem Witch Hats (125.1, ++)
8) Starlight Killers (116.7, ++)
9) Spectacle Island Reapers (114.7, --)
10) Atom Cats (110.7, o)
11) Goodneighbor Hancocks (105.9, +)
12) Quincy Gunners (99.8, --)
13) Vault 81 Dwellers (98.8, +)
14) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (92.8, --)
15) Lexington Synths (86.2, ++)
16) The Slog Ghouls (83.2, -)
17) Diamond City Swatters (71.3, ++)
18) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (71.3, ++)
19) Southie Brews (66.3, -)
20) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (66.3, -)
21) Cambridge Coursers (65.3, --)
22) Concord Radstags (64.3, --)
23) Oberland T-51s (63.3, --)
24) Roxbury Rad Sox (50.4, -)
25) Egret Ninjas (49.4, --)
26) Nahant Celtics (35.6, --)
27) Easy Town Assaultrons (31.6, -)
28) Malden Grognaks (18.7, o)

Brotherhood League

There is a two-way tie between the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys and County Crossing Bloodbugs. The Slog, Salem, and Nahant, predicted to be the top three teams in the standings, are currently 4th, 3rd, and tied for 5th, in that order. The Celtics are tied with Easy Town, while Malden has sole possession of 7th place. The Assaultrons, Celtics, and Grognaks are also all at the bottom of the CBO standings.

The Boys are atop the Brotherhood League yet again. Yes, we know the season is young, but Nordhagen Beach is already doing great statistically, currently 4th in runs scored (82) and 6th in runs against (65). Rookie LF Slammin' Sammy Holloway (.340/6/15) has been the early team leader. Three other players hitting over .300 are CF Sting McGee (.327/0/6), LF Gorgeous DiGiacomo (.381/7), and 2B Pointie Shroud (.350/0/3). On the mound, the top three starters have all begun the season doing well: Beachboy Nut (2-1, 3.00), Deedee Martinson (1-0, 3.32), and Ugio Church (2-1, 4.72). CL Yank Daley (4 SV, 7.71) has struggled to get outs.

Institute League

It's not the defending champions holding the NCA's top record, but Bunker Hill at 10-3. After getting upset in the Wildcard Round last season, the 75ers are coming out hoping to create their own success. Starlight and Fort Hagen are the other two teams above .500 with Lexington alone in 4th and the three-way tie for 5th among Cambridge, Concord, and Sunshine Tidings.

The 75ers are the premier offense to start the season, leading in runs scored (101) while allowing a lot of runs (71, 8th) in high-scoring affairs. The early star for Bunker Hill has been LF Kasumi Goto (.429/6/21) with additional power help from 1B Zod Gaycey (.282/5/15), SS Aaron Squire (.273/5/11), and 3B Cave Dweller Bourgeois (.304/4/20). Ace SP Jason Tonelli (1-0, 8.00) has struggled early on, though he has benefited from the high run support. SP Max Thunderdome (1-0, 2.95) and SP Hangman Alley (2-0, 3.78) have done quite a bit better.

Minutemen League

University Point has sprinted out to an early one-game lead over both Atom and Spectacle Island. Goodneighbor and Quincy are also above .500. Jamaica Plain and Southie are tied for last place. Both looked to be promising teams in the preseason, but have struggled to get wins to start 2313.

The Reapers are a team still looking to find their true success on the island since moving from Warwick. If they are going to maintain success, they will need to build their statistical consistency better. Spectacle Island is 13th in runs scored (56) and tied for 6th in runs allowed (58), showing they are being outscored despite the winning record. The standout so far has been SS Nippy Ben Nippolt (.415/2/10), who, as a second-year player has outshined so far last year's top rookie, RF Esau Babz (.327/3/7). LF Hondo Ohnaka (.391/4/9) has also started out well. On the mound, ace SP Jalep Temper (2-0, 0.53) looks as though he wants a Vim! Pitcher Award. SP Brent Hooker (1-1, 3.86) and SP Josh Calvit (2-1, 3.31) have started well. CL Kelvin Brown (6 SV, 0.00) has been perfect thus far.

Railroad League

FHE has been nearly perfect, starting 12-1 with its sole loss coming last week at Roxbury. Glowing Sea and Vault 81 are the only two other teams above .500. Oberland, Diamond City, Egret, and Roxbury have all struggled early in the season. The Ninjas and Sox are tied for the SCA's worst record at 4-9.

The Radscorpions are excited about their early start to the 2313 season at 9-4, tied for the 2nd-best record in the SCA. Currently, the Scorpions are 3rd in runs scored (84) and tied for 2nd in runs allowed (46). Two players are hitting above .400: RF Naga Arakaki (.431/7/23) and 3B Quay Swimmer (.429/4/12). Swimemr and Arakaki have now each won the SCA Player of the Week in the first two weeks, as we will feature below. At an average of 1.77 RBI per game, Arakaki is on pace for 230 RBI, which would shatter Barker Cocoa's record of 155. On the mound, all four starters have ERAs below 4.00: Tony Vampire Frazier (1-0, 2.04), Ryan Dennislynch (3-0, 2.25), Oliver Oil (1-0, 3.14), and Swimmer (0-1, 3.26). In the bullpen, both RP Thrifty Tony Malacara (1-0, 0.00) and Mar Gotfenning (0-0, 0.00) have been efficient in over 10.0 combined innings.

CBO Standings

CBO Players of the Week

April 14 - Family Sam Partridge has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 24-year-old left fielder of the Sunshine Tidings Chemists had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Partridge batted .448 with 13 hits in 29 at-bats, 4 home runs and 11 RBIs.

All week long Quay Swimmer was the talk of the South Charles Association... his name and face were everywhere. So it was no surprise to anyone when he was chosen the South Charles Association's Player of the Week for his exceptional performance.

Swimmer put up a solid set of stats, compiling a .600 average (12-for-20) and contributing 4 home runs and 11 RBIs to claim the honor.

April 21 - Clean Jack Spratt has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old left fielder of the Cambridge Coursers had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Spratt batted .524 with 11 hits in 21 at-bats, 6 home runs and 8 RBIs.

One of the league's most exciting young players, Naga Arakaki of the Glowing Sea Radscorpions earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 20-year-old right fielder had a lofty .545 average (12-for-22), collecting 5 home runs, 15 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

CBO Noteworthy News

April 7 - The County Crossing franchise has begun a marketing study to determine if their brand, team name, and colors are effective. Team officials have stated that the team is exploring possibilities in changing the team name in some way though there is no expectation of a decision before 2314 if there are changes.

April 10 - Glenn Higinbotham reached the 2000-hit mark today. Starlight's 35-year-old left fielder received a standing ovation from Starlight Killers and Lexington Synths fans alike. On the day, Higinbotham went 4-for-5 in the Killers 13-2 victory.

In his career, Higinbotham is batting .283 with 2002 hits, 324 home runs, 1280 runs scored and 1004 RBIs.

April 16 - After the game the Starlight Killers outstanding reliever Justin Wilkerson celebrated his 300th-career save by reminiscing about his first save. "I remember it clearly. I was a rookie and the last one standing in the bullpen in an extra-inning game. Our staff was worn to a frazzle and was desperate for a pitcher. So they put me in. I faced four batters, rung up the victory and took the first step toward 300 saves."

The 34-year-old Wilkerson got number 300 by preserving the Killers 5-4 win over the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud.

Wilkerson has 300 saves over his career with a 49-68 record and a 3.55 ERA.

April 21 - Which pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career wins?

Beachboy Nut, NB, 230
Derek Green, JP, 210
Gavin Eviritts, CC, 191
Tony Bertha, UP, 184
Tommy Beach, NB, 176

CBO Transactions

Monday, April 21st , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Gregg Endsley.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed 2B Kyran Millar on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/2313.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed SP Swab Cotton.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed RP Gar Martinez.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Danny Marker.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Farm Klain.
Quincy Gunners: Signed C Nick McDuffie.
Quincy Gunners: Signed RP Shala Raan vas Tonbay.
Quincy Gunners: Signed RP Sabir Arteaga.
Quincy Gunners: Signed RP Elijah Trussell.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Sean Conman.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Nathan Hellelf.

Sunday, April 20th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated RF Jay Gabby from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed SS Rollie Leroyson on the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated 1B Handel Alone from the injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed SP Jaa Thirtysix on the restricted list.
Southie Brews: Released 2B Justin Morrissey.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SP Sunburst Kozlowski.
Southie Brews: Released 1B Everett Knight.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Buggy Squirrel.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mad Davison.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Valdr Dagger.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Gregg Bassett.

Saturday, April 19th , 2313
Nahant Celtics: Released 1B Tony Walksteady.
Nahant Celtics: Released 1B Boomer Sooner.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RF Steele Dan.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released C Soup Roper.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released C Geoff Hollowtree.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Danny Marker.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released LF Farm Klain.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released CF Mike Harborman.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Tackle Horton.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released CF Ed Dee Sullivan.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released SS Do-Good Wilkerson.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Shmi Earthwalker.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Money Arevalo.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Moby Bigfish.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Mike Grognak.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 24-year old minor league 2B My Ammy to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 25-year old minor league 3B Rip Risk in return.

Friday, April 18th , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed 3B Grool Manycaps on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2313.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released CF Closecall Turcotte.
FHE Yao Guai: Released 1B Mi-shell Tafoya.
FHE Yao Guai: Released LF Shmi Earthwalker.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Keegan Richardson.
Lexington Synths: Placed RP Ruben Pane on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2313.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SS Brass Well on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2313.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed CF Rowdy Moralis.
Atom Cats: Signed SP Charlie Lewisandclark.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Jim Stern.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Bandit Briscoe to a minor league contract.

Thursday, April 17th , 2313
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Sloop Whoopity.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SP Crunk Bangash.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Buggy Squirrel.
Cambridge Coursers: Activated SP Freon McMahan from the injured list.
Egret Ninjas: Released SS Weasel Reyna.
Quincy Gunners: Released RP Charlie Lewisandclark.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SS Stormin Normin MacDonald on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/16/2313.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Andy Hutcheson.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed LF Dwaine Sadler.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Revyn Sadri.
Wednesday, April 16th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released 3B Jayden Bells.
Starlight Killers: Released C Aika Larsson.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed RF Tomas Jones on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/15/2313.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed LF Ylermi Lahtela.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Isaiah Bush.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Flowertop Zo.

Tuesday, April 15th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released SS Pulp Fiction Miazga.
Malden Grognaks: Released SP Edwin Flowerspawn.
Salem Witch Hats: Released LF Dave Adonna-Madonna.
Oberland T-51s: Placed RF Judge Sharp on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/14/2313.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released C Armani Foundwood.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Bandit Briscoe.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released CF Eerie River.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed C Alej Freindametz.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed C Shai Boye.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed LF Dynamic Donny Waygone.
Oberland T-51s: Signed CF Adrian Delaney.
Oberland T-51s: Signed LF Machine Humphrey.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed C Harry Turtledove.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed RP Xeno Lakelady.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed RP Shorty Gunner.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed RP Joe Glass.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Sifo Dyas.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 25-year old 3B Jaxon Grits to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 25-year old RHP Four Davies and 24-year old minor league CF Bodie Hughley in return.
The Diamond City Swatters traded 24-year old RHP Paul Stains, 21-year old RHP Gary Harvard, and a 4th round draft pick to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 18-year old minor league LF Charles Towner, 19-year old minor league LF Lip Durocher, 19-year old minor league 2B Lobster Schintzius, 19-year old minor league RHP Danny Gamez, 33-year old RHP Aaron Demps, a 1st round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick in return.

Monday, April 14th , 2313
Lexington Synths: Released SP Darius Livers.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Isaiah Bush.
Lexington Synths: Released RF Sifo Dyas.
Lexington Synths: Released 2B Fee Underhill.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated RP Herbie Popnecker from the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed 1B Handel Alone on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/13/2313.
Quincy Gunners: Released CF Alex Landfair.
Quincy Gunners: Released RF Sorr Bildting.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Cin Drallig.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RF Deerlord Fugivmee from the injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Kahlee Sanders to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Bucktooth Hohensee.
Oberland T-51s: Signed CF Dumpy Saline.
Oberland T-51s: Signed LF Huge Duffy.
Lexington Synths: Signed C Marty Leveau.
Lexington Synths: Signed C Hash Tagg.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed C London Thor.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed C Sonny Swello.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Cap Andyson Jr..
Quincy Gunners: Signed C Nehemiah Edwards.
Quincy Gunners: Signed SS Bill President.
Quincy Gunners: Signed LF Rabbit V Maranville.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed free agent RP Darius Livers to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Fired Scouting Director Jake Kaufman.

Sunday, April 13th , 2313
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated RP Dave Barker from the injured list.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released CF Tipper Cultbreath.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released C Wreck McHenry.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released 1B Mark Matthews.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Brent Flannel.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Gregg Bassett.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed 3B Indy Napolys.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Cheddar Bob Durlinger.
FHE Yao Guai: Released CF Carhorn O'Shea.
The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 21-year old minor league RHP Skip McIntosh to the Lexington Synths, getting 26-year old minor league C Diss Tillery in return.
The Quincy Gunners traded 20-year old minor league RHP Jellybean Bryant and 24-year old minor league RHP Ma'Khail Redstick to the Roxbury Rad Sox, getting 25-year old minor league C Beercan Scherer in return.

Saturday, April 12th , 2313
University Point Deathclaws: Activated RP Gilchrist Moore from the injured list.
University Point Deathclaws: Sent RP Gilchrist Moore to Triple A Graygarden for injury rehab.
Nahant Celtics: Activated RP Tyler Shuster from the injured list.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Archie Churchtop.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated 1B Matt Ratican from the injured list.
Atom Cats: Activated 2B Lee Mayhew from the injured list.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Activated RP Alex Language from the restricted list.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Paul Valleygirl.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Lynch Simpson.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Sock Amigo.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Kuma Cox.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Jim Perkins.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed LF Xavier Towner.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Ilia Haliti.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Tate Longfellow.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed C Victor Wabanaki.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed C Victo Hume.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed SS Bruiser McClintock.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed 3B Jon Ronero.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Frank Abbott.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Vill Altman.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed LF Orange Julius.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Clock Wilsmeyer.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed C Lotto Cunisius.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed C Ash Tyler-Voq.

Friday, April 11th , 2313
Oberland T-51s: Released CF Deft Weddums.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed RF Innis Sark on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/10/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated RP Wyatt Wallace from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Brent Swierczek.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SP Ahsoka Tano on the 60-day injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Signed C Fann MacCuil.
Malden Grognaks: Signed C Lollipop Termichael.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Whisker Wastelander.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed C Future Logic Cassidy.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed RF Sophie Spark.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Wet Willy Frambridge.
Oberland T-51s: Signed C Salam Eedog.
Oberland T-51s: Signed CF Skipper Nuka-Cola.
Oberland T-51s: Signed LF Rhys Shone.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed C Tell Afuune.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed C Gil Birley.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed CF Wackadoo Gonzalez.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed RF Tommy Leetch.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed C Jeremy Cricket.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed C Jumbo Joe Bridges.
Lexington Synths: Signed C Gabby Tatoface.
Lexington Synths: Signed C Hat Freeman.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Denver Van Noord.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed C Pistol Pete Pollack.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed LF Reece Evelyn.
Egret Ninjas: Signed RP Espen Nygaard.
Egret Ninjas: Signed RP Akira Buffguy.
Egret Ninjas: Signed RP Lambert Hunter.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Southie Smith.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed C Greek Freak Antetokuonmpo.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed C D.W. Liu.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed 2B Turret Trickini.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed LF Wilfried Gosselin.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Aron Fasth.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed C Mad Dog Carter.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed RP Stumpy Treetoes.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed RP Chris Mansaray.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed RP Alandro LaForge.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed RP Ryan Express.
Concord Radstags: Signed C Von Kaiser.
Concord Radstags: Signed C Highpockets Kell.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Stan Sinshallows.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Reddy McNamara.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Quantavius Boothe.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed C Rice Bookend.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed C Papi Ortiz.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed SS Narses Yacoubian.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed C Schnozz Lombardi.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Shamar Hooker.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Carter Cobb.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Robert Johnson.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed C Chako Toy.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed C Kuni Uchino.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SS Shi Tyuknot.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Kildare Lurikeen.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Vanilla Pryzbilla.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed 1B Durf Nottingham.
Atom Cats: Signed C Danny France.
Atom Cats: Signed C C.D. Frazier.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed C Nev Ertumuch.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed C Tip Picklegirls.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed SS Net Elbain.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed LF Jamie Bell.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Iggy Ruval.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Mikhael Washington.
Southie Brews: Signed C Robby Tattletale.
Southie Brews: Signed C Gershawn Murellemun.
Southie Brews: Signed 3B Ziggy Zombiekiller.
The Malden Grognaks traded 22-year old minor league 2B Homer Chronicler to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 27-year old minor league C Jasha Varnikov in return.

Thursday, April 10th , 2313
Starlight Killers: Activated RP Sam Molina from the restricted list.
Starlight Killers: Sent RP Sam Molina to Triple A Warwick for injury rehab.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RF Hugo Fuego.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 3B Southie Smith.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed SP Freon McMahan on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/09/2313.
The Slog Ghouls: Released SS Jacket Naughtguud.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Jeb Jumps.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed RP Herbie Popnecker on the restricted list.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Andy Kagan.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Dick Havelock.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Troy Ways.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Swoony Gillespie.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent SP Vito Danza to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released SP Good Time Ancira.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Larry LaJoy to a minor league contract.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released RP Nevin Kevin.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Sebastian Mendenhall to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Mul gro-Largash.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent C Macky McIntyre to a minor league contract.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Released C Ravam Verethi.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent SP Fitz Undecided to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released SP Juju Schoolteacher.
Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent LF Fat Pete Chiodo to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Released LF Tyreek Lunsford.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Kelby King to a minor league contract.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Rick Karstark.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent 2B Jeptha Rixey to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released 2B Brandon Saunders.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 2B Eli Endill to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Burn Wells.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent SP Puzzle Tolston to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SP Willie Nunmother.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Cranium Noturn to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Cheese Gomolka.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent LF Fungo Accuro to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released LF Sticker Templeton.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent SP Logan Crawford to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released SP Laguna Blue.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Powell Best-Marting to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Melvin Clavell.
Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Hack Liner to a minor league contract.
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Danny Bustamante.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent C Bruiser Torres to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released C Myst Machinemen.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent LF Piper Plasmagirl to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released LF Coldheart Gravedigger.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent SS Adam Murkywaters to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released SS Run Ronny Gant.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent RP Buddy Typewriter to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Tony Ross.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent SS Anthony Gloves to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released SS Noah Pettway.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent RP Gordon Fruitwell to a minor league contract.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Niluva Hiaalu.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent LF Lynn Napayshta to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Released LF Willie Graham.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Churchill Bounds to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Amray Mukanda.
Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RP Vamp Bara to a minor league contract.
Nahant Celtics: Released RP Darnell McKinney.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Dakota Hannah to a minor league contract.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Coo-coo Bu.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent RP Mick Manne to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Malik Badbatch.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent SP Boomer Plattune to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released SP Wes Yogurt.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent SP E.Z. Living to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released SP Thorygg Sun-Killer.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent RP Evan Mister to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Bug Manigault.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RP Slapper Glute to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Released RP Vigdis Salvius.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent SP Lazer Maverick to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released SP Shaggy Doo.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent SP Nan Adventurer to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released SP Hermaeus Mora.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent SP Dosko Grasshopper to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released SP Hugo Turk.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Vesper Hood to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Melvin Mata.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Franky Fourfingers to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Stan Alyve.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent LF Stash Musial to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released LF Raven Titan.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent 2B Vakhtang Chichua to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 2B OK Jokerman.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Lottie Dodd to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Kahlee Sanders.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP Coray Askew to a minor league contract.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Chicken Tesla.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent SP Magic Course to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released SP Trin Gurganious.
Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Pedro Le to a minor league contract.
Starlight Killers: Released RP Ginger Breadman.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 19-year old minor league RHP Jacques Of'Ten and 20-year old minor league LF Cal Drogo to the Starlight Killers, getting 29-year old minor league C Vax Tisdale in return.

Wednesday, April 9th , 2313
Southie Brews: Released SP Paddy Donut.
Southie Brews: Released C Drederick Tatum.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed RP Tommy Beach on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/08/2313.
Quincy Gunners: Activated 2B Shirt Fowler from the restricted list.
Atom Cats: Released RF Paul Valleygirl.
Southie Brews: Activated RP Matchbox Ollivierre from the injured list.
Southie Brews: Sent RP Matchbox Ollivierre to Triple A Greenfield for injury rehab.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Sparky Gaul.
FHE Yao Guai: Released SS Anything Washington.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Davan Balk to a minor league contract.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Jeff Nickels.

Tuesday, April 8th , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RF Deerlord Fugivmee on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/07/2313.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RP Chad Adamczyk on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/07/2313.
Concord Radstags: Released 1B Erik Slayer.
Malden Grognaks: Released 3B Snaggletooth Hall.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Leader Wainwright.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jerry Steel.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Vick Seven.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Albert Robertson.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Balgruuf Greater.
The Atom Cats traded 22-year old minor league RHP Skald Elder and 20-year old minor league 1B Hat Bell to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 28-year old minor league RHP V108 Robinson in return.
The Atom Cats traded 20-year old minor league 1B Tuddy Boatwater and 21-year old minor league RHP Jets York to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, getting 25-year old minor league RHP Jordan Sykes in return.

StLee · 11-22-2024, 09:16 AM

Shout out to SP Ryan Dennislynch of Glowing Sea. In 2311, he was featured for starting out his career something like 0-20!

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 May 2313

The May Super Post, Part 1

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 20 Naga Arakaki has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young Glowing Sea Radscorpions star can enjoy the numbers he put up in April, which have garnered him the nod as the South Charles Association Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .361 average with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

SCA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 20 Naga Arakaki has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young Glowing Sea Radscorpions star can enjoy the numbers he put up in April, which have garnered him the nod as the South Charles Association Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .361 average with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

NCA Pitcher - Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Hangman Alley of the Bunker Hill 75ers. He captured the North Charles Association Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in April.

Alley started 6 games, threw 36 innings, yielded 37 hits and logged a 5-0 record. He put down 29 batters on strikes, walked 14 and compiled a 3.00 ERA. Opposing teams batted .268 against him.

SCA Pitcher - When Ryan Dennislynch takes the mound, a Glowing Sea victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in April.

He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 2.63 ERA in 0 starts, tossed 37.2 innings, fanned 21 and held opposing batters to a .227 average.

That's why the Radscorpions starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the South Charles Association.

NCA Rookie - Jack of Diamonds Cordero earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in addition to his Batter of the Month honors in the North Charles Association for last month's performance. The boyish Malden second baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

The 2nd-overall pick in the 2312 Rookie Draft, Cordero hit .296 with 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

SCA Rookie - Alloy Jordan is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest South Charles Association Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In April the Glowing Sea hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .274 average with 23 hits, 3 home runs and 13 RBIs.

CBO's Top Performances

Hitter - Naga Arakaki, Glowing Sea, April 18 at Sunshine Tidings - 4/5, 3 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI - With a 113 score in the performances grades, Arakaki set the Radscorpions' single-game home runs record and tied the team record for runs scored in a game.

Pitcher - D.P. Clark, Diamond City, April 13 at Glowing Sea - 9.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K - Clark dominated the Radscorpions in a 1-0 victory for the Swatters. With one of three complete-game shutouts in the CBO in April, Clark is the only of the three to hold the opponents to under four runs, thus giving him the top performance score of 86.

CBO Statistical Standouts

Average - .458 - 3B Shane Stabb, Atom - He may be 36 years old, but the Cats' Stabb continues to show how solid he is for the franchise, up .056 points on the CBO's next-best hitter in RF Wee Willy Warrington (.402) of University Point.

RBI - 31 - RF Naga Arakaki, Glowing Sea - We focused on Arakaki's record RBI space in our bi-weekly update. With 31 RBI in 22 games, his 200+ pace has slowed, but he is still on pace to shatter the record of 155 with a current pace to 183.

OBP - .535 - RF Baywatch Fischler, Quincy - Another 30-plusser, Fischler is getting it done in the batter's box to help his team as much as possible every time he gets up to bat.

SLG - .896 - LF Clean Jack Spratt, Cambridge - Spratt has more than a .100 point advantage on the next best slugger, Arakaki (.795).

ERA - 0.66 - SP Jalep Temper, Spectacle Island - He may not have won the Pitcher of the Month Award, but Temper (2-1, 0.66) has been dominant, losing his one game in a 1-0 pitcher's duel. There is bound to be a shellacking at some point that changes this ERA, but Temper has been dominant in the first month of the season.

ERA+ - 715 - SP Jalep Temper, Spectacle Island - Not only is he dominating the ERA, but Temper has a 340-point advantage on the CBO's next best pitcher in this category, SP Baker Dozen of FHE (375). This shows that Temper's month was extra special and perhaps better than the pick of the 75ers' Alley.

NEBL Analysis

After the first month of the season and the history of the league, the competition at the highest minor league has been fierce with a lot of outstanding performances. At this point, division leaders are the Everett Mutant Hounds (Maine), Abernathy Adamantium (Vershire), Fall River Rippers (Mass), and Natick Big Leaguers (Connri).

NEBL Players of the Month

PL Hitter - Aaron Wright has a lot going for him. The Everett left fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Patriot League has just picked him as its top hitter for April.

In 21 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .375 with 8 home runs, 17 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

YL Hitter - Weston DeGurlz may be much younger than other hitters in the Yankee League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in April to win the Batter of the Month award.

The 23-year-old Fall River right fielder hit .423 with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

PL Pitcher - Corey Ware really tore up the Patriot League this past month. He went 5-0 in April and won the Pitcher of the Month award.

In 5 starts he struck out 46 in 45 innings with a 1.00 ERA.

PL Pitcher - Corey Ware really tore up the Patriot League this past month. He went 5-0 in April and won the Pitcher of the Month award.

In 5 starts he struck out 46 in 45 innings with a 1.00 ERA.

YL Pitcher - The Yankee League announced today that Zane Blaze has been chosen the league's Pitcher of the Month. The Fall River starter had everything working for him last month as he glided to a 6-0 record.

In April Blaze chalked up a 1.74 ERA in 46.2 innings with 35 strikeouts and 11 walks.

MML Analysis

Now the CBO's AA affiliate league, young players are trying to battle their way up to the CBO this year or next. The current division leaders are the Covenant Refractors (Wade Boggs), Sanctuary Hills Zetans (Matt Murtagh), Hull Lead Bellies (Ted Williams), and Newton Behemoths (Carl Yastrzemski).

MML Players of the Month

LL Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Ramon Gill certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the LL Batter of the Month award for April.

The 21-year-old left fielder for the Covenant Refractors hit .392 with 13 home runs, 29 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

SL Hitter - Not known for his offensive prowess, Doorbell Arg set the league afire in April and took home the Stars League Batter of the Month award.

The Hull center fielder posted a steady .370 batting average, 15 home runs, 30 RBIs and 26 runs.

LL Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month Award has been announced and the Legends League winner is Tenpines Bluff hurler, Seymour Kimahri. For his standout performances in April he has been named the league's best pitcher.

During the month, Kimahri excelled with a 2.68 ERA and 4 wins and 1 loss. In 40.1 innings he struck out 44 and gave up 29 hits and 4 walks.

SL Pitcher - Nash Vil of Newton had an award-winning April as he took home the Stars League Pitcher of the Month award.

"He told me once people used to make fun of the way he pitches," Vil's pitching coach told reporters. "There wasn't anybody laughing in April except for Nash."

Vil was all business when he took the mound though, collecting a 5-0 record in 6 starts. He struck out 40 batters in 44.2 innings and kept opponents to a .208 batting average.

BMU Analysis

Now the Single-A affiliate of the CBO, the BMU is now the league where the better young players try to refine their skills and learn new positions, skills, and pitches. Current league leaders are the Lynn Woods Bloatflies (Dark Hollow Pond), Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks (Cambridge), DB Tech Nuclear Physicists (Downtown Boston), and Eastlake Aquaboys and Westing Estate Alphas (Glowing Sea).

BMU Players of the Month

CA Hitter - Johan Honus made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Commonwealth Association this past month.

The Sandy Coves Freaks first baseman shined through the month of April and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 19-year-old hit .355 with 14 home runs, 28 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

MA Hitter - When Matt Paydirt stepped up to the plate in April he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month award.

The young Somerville Place left fielder posted a .406 batting average with 9 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Paydirt also worked pitchers for 11 walks to post a .494 on-base percentage.

CA Pitcher - The top pitcher this past month in the Commonwealth Association was Meribrand Docybuck of the Union Hope Lifegivers. He really bewildered league hitters, finishing April with an excellent 3-0 record and 3.21 ERA.

The Lifegivers hurler made 5 starts and surrendered 24 hits in 28 innings. He struck out 22 and walked 8.

MA Pitcher - Dobby Wainwright was on cloud nine the entire month of April, capping it off with the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month honors.

The Scrap Palace starter was spectacular in 5 starting assignments with 3 wins and 1 loss, 30.1 innings pitched, 24 strikeouts and a fine 1.19 ERA.

GBRL Analysis

Still the CBO's lowest minor league, the GBRL is meant to figure out which of the youngest players can build themselves up from draftee or free agent signing to a player one day ready for the CBO. The competition here is the fiercest as players are fighting for their baseball future. Current division leaders are the Augusta Harpooners (Northeast), Brattleboro Collectors (Northwest), Woonsocket Orphans (Southeast), and New Britain Oceanics (Southwest).

GBRL Players of the Month

NL Hitter - Oslaf Skaal is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the Beantown left fielder joined that select company when the North League announced the results of April's voting.

Skaal totaled 20 hits, 30 walks, 11 home runs, 18 RBIs and 30 runs scored last month to put together a .345 batting average and .576 on-base percentage.

SL Hitter - At only 19 years of age, Raul Strikes could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.

That would be great news for fans of the New Britain Oceanics, as April was one to remember for the first baseman and he has captured the South League Batter of the Month award.

On the month he hit .500 with 6 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

NL Pitcher - The Augusta Harpooners celebrated today after the news filtered through the clubhouse that Ag Jurati had been selected as April's North League Pitcher of the Month. Jurati's zest for the game has been a frequent topic on the sports pages and his numbers of late have made his fans even more enthusiastic.

"Our coaching staff really helps me prepare well," Jurati said, "and the fans feed off good pitching. Your pitches just seem to have that extra pop to them when the fans are behind you and you feel confident you can get outs."

Jurati tossed 27.2 innings last month, holding opponents to a .175 average while striking out 30 batters. In 1 starting assignments he came away with a 4-0 record, putting together an ERA of 1.95.

SL Pitcher - No doubt about it!
New Britain starter Black Red earned his South League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in April.
During the month Red chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.96 ERA.

The Oceanics star made 5 starts and surrendered 26 hits in 36.2 innings. He struck out 40 and walked 10.

StLee · 11-22-2024, 10:20 AM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 May 2313

The May Super Post, Part 2

CCBL Analysis

With just two weeks left in the 2313 regular season, the CCBL playoff journey is starting to take shape for the 16-team playoffs with the three conference champions representing the top of the playoff tier and then 13 teams in wildcard positions.

Conference Leaders:
BCAC - z-Northeastern
MassCon - WNEU
SoComm - ECSU

Northeastern University, at 40-7, has already clinched a playoff spot and has a five-game lead over Winthrop College with 13 to play. The Western New England University (WNEU) Statesmen are also atop their conference by five games over Nuka University. The Statesmen have the CCBL's second-best record. In the new and struggling Southern Commonwealth Conference, East Connecticut State University (ECSU) is ahead of the University of Connecticut by two games with the Warriors five games below .500 but still the 3rd seed heading into the playoffs if they started today.

Here are the wildcard standings with the current teams in if the postseason started today:

CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - Assumption second baseman Stud Colgan took home the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month Trophy for April.

He put up some solid numbers, including a .452 batting average and .577 on-base percentage with 42 hits, 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

Thus far this season in 46 games, Colgan is batting .447 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He has 72 hits in 161 at-bats.

Pitcher - The hottest hurler in the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League last month was Bullets Barnes of the Northeastern Huskies. He caught the attention of everybody in the league with some eye-catching stats, good enough to win the CCBL Pitcher of the Month.

In April, Barnes starred with an impressive 6-0 record. In 7 starts he gave up 49 base hits and struck out 37 in 50 innings with a 1.80 ERA.

So far this season, Barnes has a 11-0 record with a 2.07 ERA.

CYL Analysis

The CYL is near its regular season end with teams having 12 or 13 remaining games. At this time, no teams have clinched a playoff berth, though some teams are close. Still the lowest Magic # to clinch a division or wildcard berth is 8. Current division leaders are as follows:

Franklin - Needham Radstorm and Sudbury Celebs
Emerson - Lynn Pier Gamers
Fuller - Saugus Launchers
Revere - Boston Common Baby Bellies
DuBois - Newburyport Cubs and Rockport Seafarers
Adams - Hope Firestarters
Alcott - Andrew Station Southies
Morse - Taunton Giants
Attucks - Chatham Lighthouse
Hancock - Old Lyme Lake Monsters

Looking at the wildcard leaders, non-division leaders in the playoff hunt include the CIT Academy Yahoos, Beerthirty Sippers, Covenant Dandy Boys, Circle Jerks, and Marblehead Mess in the North Region and the Swansea Nuka Sox, Wareham Comets, Dennis Menaces, Kingstown Royals, Freeplat Wicked Goods, Plymouth Hunters, and Weymouth Locksmiths in the South Region.

CYL Players of the Month

NR Hitter - Plum Island Candymen fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in April.

No Neck Lok put up a remarkable month at the age of 16 and has been named the North Region Batter of the Month.

For the month, Lok hit .414 with 15 home runs, 35 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Lok currently has a .353 batting average with 47 hits, 20 homers, 46 RBIs, 37 runs scored and a .470 OBP.

SR Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Commonwealth Youth League, Darby O'Doherty put up some good numbers in April and earned the SR Batter of the Month award.

He was one of Nuka Academy's offensive leaders with a .470 average in 23 games. He also racked up 11 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 31 runs scored.

In 2313 O'Doherty has hit at a .451 clip with 60 hits, 19 home runs, 35 RBIs and has scored 46 times.

NR Pitcher - The North Region scribes have picked April's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Bubs Tentsleep of CIT Academy. He was devastating on the mound last month with a standout 5-0 mark.

The Yahoos star hurler made 5 starts with a 1.93 ERA and surrendered 20 hits in 37.1 innings. He struck out 33 and walked 10.

For the year, Tentsleep has a 7-2 record with a 3.03 ERA in 9 starts.

SR Pitcher - Big Dog Monaghan of the Jamaica Plain Treasures is the South Region Pitcher of the Month. In April, he sparkled and shined on the mound with 6 wins and no losses in 6 starts.

Monaghan checked opposing batters on 50 base hits and a .272 batting average. He rang up 52 strikeouts in 47.1 innings of work, surrendered 11 walks and fashioned a 1.90 ERA.

In 10 starts this season, Monaghan has registered a 7-2 record and a 2.21 ERA.

StLee · 11-23-2024, 09:26 AM

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues

by Evan Guy

5 May 2313

PAM's Picks in 15th NWL Season

As we enter our 15th NWL season, the excitement for the new season abounds while the anxiety of the changes in the NWL and the Season Pass Association has people abuzz.

Looking at the history of the NWL, with Cherry's championship last season, the Ghoulrillas are now tied with Victory for the most titles (4). With two championships, Quantum is the only other team with more than one. Grape, Orange, Quartz, and Wild have all won one championship, and Dark has not won any with only one appearance in the Nuka Series.

This season, PAM predicts that Cherry and the Cave Crickets will battle it out in the Nuka Series for the right to win a fifth championship. PAM has the Ghoulrillas (53-37) finishing with the best record, followed by a tie by the Cave Crickets and Orange (49-41) for the second-best record. Grape (38-52) is predicted to have the NWL's worst record.

In the battle for top hitters in the NWL, Cherry's LF Everlast Barron is expected to win the award. Other competitors include Wild 2B Bubba Shrimp, Ghoulrillas 2B Tick Garrett, Victory 2B Due Crymes, and Dark 3B Curt Toth. RF Genius Jerry Kordic of Cherry was the 2312 winner. Toth (2310) and Shrimp (2311) were the two winners before Kordic. Ah Oona of Grape had won the previous four seasons (2306-2309).

On the mound, Quartz's SP Shady Sand is the expected winner. Other contenders are SP Fick Aragvsky of Cherry, SP Tumble Viera of the Nukalurks, and SPs Melvin Teacup and Mucky Timmons of Victory. Last season, Quantum SP Cameron Biehler was the Nuka Cannon Award winner. The previous three in descending order are Viera (2311), Ed Homestead of Dark (2310), and Steven Nebraska of Grape (2309).

Looking at another area of interest, it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 21 year-old RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston of the Wild Gatorclaws is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston, 21, Wild Gatorclaws
2) 1B Baby Bull Cepeda, 20, Grape Painted Ghouls
3) 1B Coal Weedeater, 23, Wild Gatorclaws
4) 2B Waggs McBiskitt, 24, Victory Cave Crickets
5) 3B Radfish Hunter, 20, Orange Tourists
6) LF Treetime Wilcox, 23, Quantum Nukalurks
7) RHP Alex Branch, 23, Cherry Ghoulrillas
8) LHP Petyr Littlefinger, 19, Dark Bloodworms
9) 1B Vern Turnburner, 19, Quartz Star Force
10) 2B Lakehouse Calculator, 24, Victory Cave Crickets

Finally, for the 50-man minor league rosters in the new one affiliate system, these are the affiliates in the Amusement Park League for each team:

Cherry - Grandchester Flying Ants
Dark - Nuka Plant Electrics
Grape - Red Rocket Radrats
Orange - Dunmore Ferris Wheels
Quantum - Nuka Bottling Plant Pack
Quartz - Galactic Zone G-Force
Victory - Nuka Jolly Elves
Wild - Junkyard Space Cadets

Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

5 May 2313

Echo Lake, Far Harbor Expected to Battle for Vim! Series Crown

In what is expected to be a tight race to the finish, PAM has tagged both the Echo Lake Harbormen and Far Harbor Ghoul Whales to win their divisions and compete in the 2313 Vim! Series. From there, PAM has the Harbormen winning their fourth championship and second in three years.

The Harbormen trail only Dalton Farm (4) in number of championships. Other multi-championship teams are Grand Hotel and National Park. The Gulpers won their second last season. Far Harbor won the first championship in 2301 but has gone 0-5 since in the Vim! Series. Acadia, Cranberry Isle, and Eden Meadows have neither won a championship- nor appeared in the Vim! Series in the first 12 seasons of the league.

Looking more closely at PAM's picks, the Anglers are expected to keep it tight with the Harbormen, picked just two games back in the battle of 50-win teams. The Ghoul Whales are expected to have an even tighter race, picked to best the Atoms by a game. Dalton Farm is expected to be at the bottom of the standings.

For top picks in the hitter race, Far Harbor has two players competing for the Vim! MVP Award: 1B Hazmatt Zuniga and RF Adam Crewmate. Other competitors are Eden Meadow's 1B Gyro Olly, RF Chris Knickerbocker of Echo Lake, and the Ghoul Whales' CF Teig O'Kane. Bobba Fette of Cranberry Island was the surprise winner last season. Knickerbocker won the award the season before that.

The Harbormen's SP Jason Woods is the pick to win his fifth Vim! Top Arm Award. Other competitors are Phil Cecil of Dalton Farm, Wearya Going of Acadia, Kap Kooke of the Ghoul Whales, and Steady Mike Holmes of the Anglers. Kooke was last season's winner. Woods won the three prior years and four of the five seasons from 2307-2311.

The minor league season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 20 year-old 1B Terrific George Seaver of the Eden Meadows Anglers is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 1B Terrific George Seaver, 20, Eden Meadows Anglers
2) 1B Bobby Packer, 20, Echo Lake Harbormen
3) LF Cori Smuh, 22, Grand Hotel Atoms
4) 1B Big Ticket Garnett, 20, Eden Meadows Anglers
5) 1B Camp Buddy, 20, National Park Gulpers
6) LF Maygun Topaloglu, 20, Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers
7) RHP Dolf Steak, 25, Eden Meadows Anglers
8) RHP Meden Maren, 19, Acadia Acadians
9) LF Brutto Bronson, 19, National Park Gulpers
10) 1B Corey Perryman, 23, Far Harbor Ghoul Whales

With the rearrangement of minor leagues, Vim! League teams are down to one affiliate. With some rearrangement, here are the affiliates:

Acadia - MS Azalea Shipwrecks
Cranberry Island - Cliff's Edge Actors
Dalton Farm - Rayburn Point Patcheyes
Echo Lake - Rock Point Barnacles
Eden Lake - Nucleus Radchickens
Far Harbor - Brooke's Head Lights
Grand Hotel - Haddock Cove Engineers
National Park - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits

StLee · 11-23-2024, 05:43 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 May 2313

CBO Analysis

We are now a month into the 2313 season, and already we have teams emerging as powers while others are fading away. With most teams playing 26 games, 16 seems to be the magic win number right now for teams doing well with just seven teams in the CBO winning 16 or more games with 20 indicating the most. Likewise, only six teams have lost 16 or more games with 20 being the maximum.

Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) FHE Yao Guai (144.4, o)
2) Bunker Hill 75ers (136.6, o)
3) Vault 81 Dwellers (130.4, +)
4) County Crossing Bloodbugs (126.7, ++)
5) Lexington Synths (119.7, ++)
6) University Point Deathclaws (115.7, o)
7) Atom Cats (112.7, -)
8) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (102.9, --)
9) Salem Witch Hats (100.8, +)
10) The Slog Ghouls (96.8, +)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.8, +)
12) Starlight Killers (91.8, --)
13) Concord Radstags (91.0, +)
14) Diamond City Swatters (90.0, -)
15) Nahant Celtics (86.2, ++)
16) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (82.0, -)
17) Goodneighbor Hancocks (81.4, o)
18) Egret Ninjas (79.1, ++)
19) Southie Brews (79.1, ++)
20) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (78.1, ++)
21) Oberland T-51s (76.1, -)
22) Spectacle Island Reapers (72.1, -)
23) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (66.3, o)
24) Quincy Gunners (59.3, --)
25) Roxbury Rad Sox (58.3, +)
26) Cambridge Coursers (56.8, --)
27) Easy Town Assaultrons (50.4, o)
28) Malden Grognaks (40.6, o)

Brotherhood League

County Crossing is on a five-game winning streak and has gone 7-3 in their last 10 to give themselves a little distance in the BL, while Nordhagen Beach is 2-8 in its last 10 to drop to 4th place. Salem and The Slog join the Bugs as the only teams above .500. Nahant is approaching .500, but Easy Town and Malden look to be out of the race already with the CBO's 27th and 28th-best records.

The Grognaks had no hopes of making the playoffs coming into the season, but they did expect to finish around .400. With a current .231 winning percentage, Malden would hold the #1 overall spot in the draft. While that may help them land one of Stonehill College's 2B/SS Finnan Hunt or Northeastern University's 3B Donovan Mackey with the 1st overall pick, it does nothing for 2313. The Grognaks are 13th in runs scored (104) and runs allowed (166). Rookie 3B Jack of Diamonds Cordero (.297/11/29), the 2nd overall pick in the 2312 draft, a surprise that Glowing Sea did not draft with the #1 pick, has been the sole gem on the offense. 1B Andy Stamey (.352/2/10) and 2B Breha Queen (.320/0/5) have both had some hits. On the mound, CL Sanfer Annsiskow (5 SV, 1.04) has been the best pitcher on staff. SP Tyler Whitestag (2-3, 4.07) has been the best starter and only with a sub 6.00 ERA. Justin Horton (1-4, 8.62) has been moved to the bullpen.

Institute League

Bunker Hill has done what it needs to do to maintain their league lead and hold the NCA's top record by two games over the Bloodbugs. Lexington has been hot, winning three straight and 8 of 10 to hold the 2nd spot at just three games back. Starlight and Fort Hagen are just above .500. Concord, Sunshine Tidings, and Cambridge hold the final three spots.

The Synths are playing above their heads early in the season, but that has excited a fanbase that has not seen much success in franchise history having never made the playoffs in the full CBO history. Right now, they are 9th in runs scored (121) and 10th in runs against (134), yet they have the NCA's third-best record. We call that a statistical anomaly, but also an indicator that it is only a matter of time before they falter and start sliding down the standings. As of now, C Danny Enfryz (.351/5/20) has been their most successful hitter with some help from RF Speedy Bugg (.295/6/16) and 1B Eugene Jeep (.283/2/9). On the mound, three starters are doing well: Chase Wede (5-2, 2.79), Aaron Somer (2-1, 2.75), and Kent Rothschild (3-1, 3.56). CL Hunter Kim (8 SV, 2.02) has pitched well out of the bullpen.

Minutemen League

The ML is a two-team race early with University Point and Atom tied atop the league, while no other team is currently above .500. Goodneighbor, Jamaica Plain, Spectacle Island, Southie, and Quincy are all packed together with just two games separating 3rd from 7th place.

Atom is ready to return to the postseason and may have the squad to get there. The Cats are 3rd in runs scored (151) and tied for 5th in runs allowed (117). Longtime franchise standard, 3B Shane Stabb (.429/4/13) has had an amazing start to the season in his 18th season. Other offensive stars have been 1B Actually Aucoin (.307/6/24), RF Candy Kline (.311/5/22), and CF Hickory Dockery (.276/7/17). On the mound, the first two starters, Doug Creep (5-2, 3.40) and Mesquite Williams (3-3, 2.97), have been setting the pace for the team. There has not been a whole lot to speak of in the bullpen, but Melvin Terminator has pitched 10.1 innings with just a 0.87 ERA.

Railroad League

FHE was flying high but struggled a little recently to hold the CBO's top record by just one game over Bunker Hill. Vault 81 has been a tiny bit better in their last 10, going 8-2, to sit just 2.5 games back. Glowing Sea is still an early success in 3rd place, ending the number of teams above .500. That means Diamond City at 13-13 would be in the playoffs if they started today. Fifth through seventh is Egret, Oberland, and Roxbury, all somewhat surprises in their current state.

For the Rad Sox, they may have hit a wall, or they may have just had some early-season bad luck. Right now, the Sox are 9th in runs scored (123) and tied for 12th in runs allowed (156). Ranking 14th in home runs with just 18, Roxbury has not been able to use power to generate runs. 1B Bullet Minnow (.273/4/16) leads in homers. C Ayag Mour (.316/0/13) has the top average on the team. On the mound, the only starter doing well is Urm Rehfeldt (3-1, 3.19). SP Nuke Laloosh (2-3, 4.75) may be on the permanent downswing. CL Professor Harriel has yet to pitch this season with an injury, though he should be back before the end of the month. Roxbury all-time saves leader, Josh Samm (358) has taken on the role in Harriel's absence, having two saves and a 3.86 ERA.

CBO Standings

CBO Players of the Week

April 28 - Jack of Diamonds Cordero has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 21-year-old third baseman of the Malden Grognaks had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Cordero batted .391 with 9 hits in 23 at-bats, 6 home runs and 12 RBIs.

On the season, Cordero is batting .286 with 9 home runs and 23 RBIs. He has played in 20 games.

Pitchers who faced the Vault 81 Dwellers last week were happy to see Chris Connexx in the rear-view mirror. The 32-year-old first baseman was dubbed the South Charles Association Player of the Week for a 5-game tear that saw him hit at a .500 clip.

For the week he also chalked up 10 hits in 20 at-bats, 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

At the moment, Connexx is hitting .321 with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs. He has played in 16 games and scored 16 times.

May 5 - A hot-hitting week got Aaron Squire the North Charles Association Player of the Week trophy. He really wore out his welcome with league pitchers.

The Bunker Hill shortstop slammed them for a .526 average, 10 hits in 19 at-bats, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and scored 5 runs.

In the postgame press conference, Squire shared his hitting philosophy with the BNN scribes: "Just look for the seams and hit between them... nothin' more than that."

This season, Squire has banged out 29 hits in 90 at-bats for a .322 average with 7 home runs. He is getting on base at a .404 pace and his totals also include 19 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

At the age of 28, Ken Debate might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Jamaica Plain left fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .522 batting average. For his efforts Debate collected the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

He racked up 12 hits in 23 at-bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBIs last week in 6 games.

So far this year, Debate is batting .388 with 7 home runs.

CBO Noteworthy News

April 22 - Sources close to the Spectacle Island Reapers report that second baseman Bubb Islander will retire once the season is over.

To date Islander has a .279 career batting average and has totaled 42 home runs.

April 23 - Some days everything just falls in place.

It all came together for Jig McGhee and the Bunker Hill 75ers at Battle of Bunker Hill Memorial Stadium. The 75ers went home winners and the center fielder had a 4-for-4 day that included the cycle, a baseball rarity.

"He sure was a wrecking ball today," said Bunker Hill manager Nick Radio following his club's 14-2 taming of the Atom Cats.

Jig McGhee singled in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Doug Creep in the 2nd, hit a three-run double in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 5th and walked in the 7th.

This year, McGhee has socked 23 hits in 61 at-bats for a .377 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .451 pace and his totals also include 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

April 28 - Check out who leads the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in home runs while playing Third Base!

Jack of Diamonds Cordero, MAL, 9
Tre' Morgueman, JP, 8
Ross Merchantman, ST, 6
McMack Bingham, CAM, 5
Knud Bather, V81, 4

May 5 - So, which starting pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in K/BB?

Ugio Church, NB, 6.0
Max Grove, EGR, 6.0
Leyden Aigg, CON, 4.8
Flirt Perez, SLOG, 4.7
Beachboy Nut, NB, 4.4

CBO Transactions

Monday, May 5th , 2313
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Tony Barman-Beerman.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Flatlander Flanagan.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Denny Guai.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Wuunferth Unliving.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Coldheart Gravedigger.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Keith McKinney.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed 2B Anything Washington.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed 2B Pluto Magenta.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Shaa Gordon.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Flowertop Zo.

Sunday, May 4th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Florida Texas.
Southie Brews: Placed 3B Sonny Pacino on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/2313.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Lips Lightfoot.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Joey Other.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Paoio Mayer.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed SS Donk Oh.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Ralph DeYoe.

Saturday, May 3rd , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RF Deerlord Fugivmee from the injured list.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RP Chad Adamczyk from the injured list.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Newsboy Grigg.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated 2B Kyran Millar from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed SS Muscle Milk.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Stan Sinshallows.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Casey Sturman.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jose Gonzalez.

Friday, May 2nd , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released CF Armitage Hux.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SP Tristan Marble from the injured list.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Lisp Foxx.

Thursday, May 1st , 2313
Diamond City Swatters: Placed LF Todd Smithfield on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/30/2313.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released LF Shaa Gordon.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Millar Animatronic.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Durtemis Ticketman.

Wednesday, April 30th , 2313
Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Taki Undertaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/2313.
Oberland T-51s: Activated SS Stormin Normin MacDonald from the injured list.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF One-game Trucker.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Me Tuggin.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Country Boy Brown.

Tuesday, April 29th , 2313
Salem Witch Hats: Activated RP Taki Undertaker from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Do-Good Wilkerson.

Monday, April 28th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Released 1B Slow Willie Boyd.
Concord Radstags: Released 1B One-game Trucker.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed C Overgrown Dom Tamponi.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Devin Rucker-Crowe.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Radstag Jelen.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Gumbo Le Troutstain.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed C Chuck Householder.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed C Brad Radrat.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Pat Cat Spirit.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Billy Moon.

Sunday, April 27th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Activated RP Chase Seashores from the injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released LF Me Tuggin.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Troy Gregoryson Jr.

Saturday, April 26th , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RF Deerlord Fugivmee on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/25/2313.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated SP Jaa Thirtysix from the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed 3B Spacious Hoops.
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Sunburst Kozlowski.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Run Ronny Gant.

Friday, April 25th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated SS Rollie Leroyson from the restricted list.
Lexington Synths: Activated RP Ruben Pane from the injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Placed CF Hondo Ohnaka on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2313.
Oberland T-51s: Activated RF Judge Sharp from the injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B D.Z. Fedrick.

Thursday, April 24th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed LF Ziggy Stardust on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/22/2313.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed 3B Artist Moody on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2313.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed CF Miky Mytook on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2313.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released SP Ogre Olmstead.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Roderick de Wett.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Dustin Dean Moriarty.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed CF Ed Dee Sullivan.

Wednesday, April 23rd , 2313
Lexington Synths: Placed LF Campy Madrid on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/2313.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Activated RF Tomas Jones from the injured list.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released LF Karl Hartson.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Cubby Munster.

Tuesday, April 22nd , 2313
Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Taki Undertaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/2313.
The Vault 81 Dwellers traded 20-year old minor league 3B Hey Dentra Venski and a 5th round draft pick to the Starlight Killers, getting 19-year old minor league SS Beb Blacktrain and 19-year old minor league CF Den Ethor in return.

StLee · 11-23-2024, 07:13 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

14 May 2313

CYL Regular Season Ends

Close the book on the Commonwealth Youth League regular season. For most of the ballclubs, it's all over except for the crying. Now attention turns to the playoffs. It will be the best against the best to determine the Commonwealth Youth Series champion for 2313. And it all kicks off soon. The all-important second season is about to begin. Below we have the final standings of the top division winners and wildcards, as well as the playoff tree with the seeds listed below.

NR
#1 Saugus Launchers
#2 Boston Common Baby Bellies
#3 Lynn Pier Gamers
#4 Newburyport Cubs
#5 Needham Radstorm
#6 CIT Academy Yahoos
#7 Covenant Dandy Boys
#8 Marblehead Mess
#9 Littleton Beasts
#10 Boston Harbor Harborfellows
#11 Circle Jerks
#12 Castle Freedom
#13 Beerthirty Sippers
#14 Reading Rhinos
#15 Rockport Seafarerers
#16 Woburn Diners

SR
#1 Hope Firestarters
#2 Taunton Giants
#3 Eastham Rads
#4 Andrew Station Southies
#5 Old Lyme Lake Monsters
#6 Plymouth Hunters
#7 Wareham Comets
#8 Dennis Menaces
#9 Freeplat Wicked Goods
#10 Kingstown Royals
#11 Swansea Nuka Sox
#12 Truro Hatchlings
#13 Attleboro Deejays
#14 Braintree Schoolboys
#15 North Providence Phantoms
#16 Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters

CYL Statistical Leaders

AVG - .442 - RF Darby O'Doherty, Nuka Academy

HR - 32 - C Ploop Gomerring, Marlborough

RBI - 66 - 1B Pel Petri, Truro

WAR - 4.2 - RF Darby O'Doherty, Nuka Academy

ERA - 1.03 - SP Izzy Ratishvili, Newburyport

SV - 15 - CL Baab Liner, Rockford and CL Garsi Syrania, Salem

WAR - 5.4 - SP Dream O'Sullivan, Boston Harbor

IP - 106.0 - SP Gerard Michon, Hope

K - 148 - SP Branch Kompe, Taunton

CYL Records

There were no hitting records broken or tied, but there were several pitching records broken or tied. Let's look at those records below:

ERA - 1.03 - SP Izzy Ratishvili, Newburyport Cubs - Former record: SP Paul Stains, 1.16, 2305

Win % - 100% - SP Gerard Michon, Hope, 7-0; SP/RP Shaun Behling, Lynn, 6-0; SP John Wonderwall, West Quincy, 9-0; and SP/RP Lenny Addles, Boston Common, 5-0 - Record held previously by 8 other players

BB/9 - 0.72 - SP Lane Phrasemaker, Braintree - Former record: SP Swatter Gillette, 1.17, 2312

StLee · 11-24-2024, 09:27 AM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

17 May 2313

CCBL Regular Season Ends

Another Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League season has come to a close. The clubs that made the playoffs will be doing battle in a few days, while the also-rans will go home with their heads hung low, thinking of what might have been. The playoffs will culminate with the two best teams going head-to-head for the league's title in the College Series. To win it, you need talent, skill and a little luck.

The Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League playoffs begin today with the Sweet Sixteen. For one lucky team, destiny is not far away. Soon one of the playoff teams will win the College Series and be honored as the best of the best. In due time, they can have their parade, hoist up that championship banner, and celebrate. It will be the crowning glory of the 2313 season. Here are the clubs that will be in action today:

#16 CIT Engineers vs #1Northeastern Huskies, #9 Harvard Crimson vs #8 Mass Atlantic Suns, #12 Tufts University Jumbos vs #5 Revere College Riders, #13 Boston College Eagles vs #4 Winthrop College Guardians, #14 Holy Cross Crusaders vs #3 ECSU Warriors, #11 Glowing Sea College Glowing Ones vs #6 Nuka University Mixologists, #10 Commonwealth University Terriers vs #7 Assumption Greyhounds and #15 Mass Bay University Beacons vs #2 WNEU Statesmen.

CCBL Stats Leaders

AVG - .449 - 1B Bingy Xiu, Rhode Island
HR - 28 - 2B Allen Strickland, Tufts
RBI - 68 - RF Yo Gert Kupp, Northeastern
WAR - 4.9 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption
R - 71 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption
SB - 39 - 2B Buns Palmer, Mass Bay

ERA - 1.86 - SP Rodney Jamieson, Winchester
W - 12 - SP Bullet Barnes, Northeastern
SV - 20 - CL Nelson Simmons, Mass Atlantic
WAR - 4.6 - SP Bullet Barnes, Northeastern
CG - 5 - SP Larry Gomez, Northeastern
K - 105 - SP Edgar Drezek, Nuka U

CCBL Records

SLG - .855 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Sheedy Smith, Plymouth, .814, 2311
OPS - 1.410 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Sheedy Smith, Plymouth, 1.316, 2311
Walks - 57 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Woody Ano, Bunker Hill, 54, 2310

(Tied) Win % - 100% - SP Gomer Brown, WNEU, 9-0 and SP Gregory King, WNEU, 10-0 - former record: James Cully, Holy Cross, 1.000, 7-0, 2311

StLee · 11-25-2024, 08:16 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

19 May 2313

CBO Analysis

With teams reaching the 38-game mark, marking the 30% point of the season, very few teams have emerged as "dominant." In fact, the CBO hs just two teams--Vault 81 (28) and FHE (26)--with more than 25 wins. The same goes for 25 losses in Malden (26) and Easy Town (27). The rest of the CBO can be considered jumbled for now with 17 of the CBO's 28 teams in the .400-.599 winning percentage range.

Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Vault 81 Dwellers (142.7, +)
2) FHE Yao Guai (120.1, -)
3) Atom Cats (119.8, +)
4) County Crossing Bloodbugs (116.8, -)
5) Starlight Killers (111.2, ++)
6) Bunker Hill 75ers (107.9, +)
7) Salem Witch Hats (105.2, -)
8) The Slog Ghouls (104.2, -)
9) Goodneighbor Hancocks (100.7, ++)
10) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (100.5, -)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.7, +)
12) University Point Deathclaws (94.5, -)
13) Oberland T-51s (94.0, +)
14) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (93.0, +)
15) Lexington Synths (90.7, --)
16) Spectacle Island Reapers (90.0, --)
17) Southie Brews (89.3, +)
18) Egret Ninjas (74.8, ++)
19) Nahant Celtics (74.8, +)
20) Diamond City Swatters (74.5, --)
21) Concord Radstags (73.5, o)
22) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (73.1, +)
23) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (72.5, --)
24) Quincy Gunners (67.1, -)
25) Roxbury Rad Sox (65.2, -)
26) Cambridge Coursers (62.2, o)
27) Malden Grognaks (60.9, +)
28) Easy Town Assaultrons (47.0, -)

Brotherhood League

County Crossing has current control of the league, though both Salem and The Slog sit at just two games back. The rest of the league is below .500, led by Nordhagen Beach in 4th place on a four-game losing streak and a 3-7 mark in their last 10. Nahant, Malden, and Easy Town round out the league with both the Grognaks and Assaultrons currently battling for the CBO's worst record.

The Bloodbugs are back near the top after their thrilling run to win the BL in 2312. This year, the Bugs are currently in control of the NCA's top record with the 4th-best scoring offense (202) and 3rd-best scoring defense (158). On offense, four-time Nuka Hitter Award winner, Babs Rooth (.336/9/28) is the unquestioned leader. Others assisting in success include 1B Plain Morris (.303/7/21), SS Cy Thompson (.295/8/25), and 2B Yoink Yukon (.318/4/18). On the mound, the top two starters have been dominant in runs allowed, with College Luckyman (6-2, 3.09) getting run support but not Gavin Eviritts (2-5, 2.76). In the bullpen, former closer Jessie Bibeault (1-0, 2.70) and former UP closer Willie Lule (1-0, 1.59) have had the most success.

Institute League

Bunker Hill had control of both the IL and NCA just two weeks ago, but a 4-6 string now makes them one back of County Crossing for the NCA's top record and just one game up on Starlight for the IL lead. Fort Hagen and Lexington are both 20-18, putting them in the heat of the league race. Concord, Sunshine Tidings, and Cambridge round out the rest of the IL.

For the Chemists, they were on a nine-game playoff streak from 2303-2311, including five consecutive IL crowns from 2304-2308. In 2312, they missed the playoffs, and now they sit just one game up from Cambridge for last place despite having some talent. Currently, Sunshine Tidings is 7th in runs scored (179) and 14th in runs allowed (239). On offense, they have the two-headed monster in LF Family Sam Partridge (.326/10/23) and 1B Lone Wolf Leo Gamma-Ray (.322/10/23). C Red Jay Jones (.260/10/14) and 3B Ross Merchantman (.280/9/22) have also contributed. Pitching has been pretty bad, thus the terrible record. Ace Eugene Gym (2-4, 6.75) is really struggling, but so is Tiger Fanne (3-4, 5.40), Sheng Kawolski (0-4, 7.13), and Matt Gatekeeper (0-2, 6.97).

Minutemen League

Atom has jumped out to a three-game lead, the CBO's largest, thanks to a 7-3 mark in their last 10, while University Point went 3-7 in the same stretch. Goodneighbor is the only other team above .500 with Jamaica Plain and Spectacle Island tied for 4th at 19-19. Southie is just one game back of them, while Quincy sits alone at the bottom of the ML.

The Brews thought they were on to something this preseason. Getting all the way to the Nuka Cup Preseason Tournament semifinals before succumbing to Vault 81, Southie thought the 2313 season could be something different. At 18-20, they are not terrible, but they still would need to get hot to get into the heart of the ML race. Currently, the Brews are tied for 10th in runs scored (175) and 5th in runs allowed (173). The top half of the lineup has seen the most success in hits, but Southie is 13th in home runs (29). 1B Fairlane Ford (.322/7/31) is the all-around leader, including tops in homers and RBI. 3B Sonny Pacino (.357/2/14) is the best hitter, while 2B Grill Atomson (.300/2/13) and RF Mork Mendee (.300/6/19) have contributed. The pitching has been decently good, especially starters Air McNair (4-4, 3.36) and Cohort Williams (4-2, 3.88). Second-year pitcher Buzzcut McDonald (2-3, 4.33) is adjusting to starting in the CBO after pitching out of the bullpen in 2312. In the bullpen, Frumdeep Fathoms (2-0, 1.29) has been the best pitcher there.

Railroad League

With a 9-1 stretch, the Vault 81 Dwellers have catapulted themselves into the top spot in the CBO, surpassing the CBO's second-best team in FHE for a two-game lead. Glowing Sea has faded some but still sits four games above .500 and tied for 4th in the SCA with the Deathclaws. Oberland, Diamond City, Egret, and Roxbury take up the rear. The Rad Sox currently have the SCA's worst record and have begun to offload players, including trading away Ayag Mour.

Vault 81 was not content with losing in the Sole Survivor Series, coming out on fire to win the Nuka Cup Preseason Tournament and now owning the CBO's top record by two games. That success is mostly due to a great offense, currently 1st in runs scored (257) along with 1st in every other offensive category but stolen bases (tied for 4th at 30) and base running (12th at -6.3). With 68 home runs, nine players have hit five or more home runs with the leader, 1B Chris Connexx (.292/10/22), only having 10. 2B Harry Byrd (.358/7/32) has been the best all-around hitter, with additional contributions from RF Joe Rathmann (.312/8/24) and SS End Yamada (.291/6/26). Pitching has not been outstanding, but ace SP Exxie Summerset (8-0, 3.38) has been doing what needs to be done to help his team win. SP Scruffy Taguchi (6-1, 4.15) and RP Dynamite Delaney (1-0, 3.86) have been additional contributors.

CBO Standings

CBO Players of the Week

May 12 - Mike Fountaineau demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

The Concord third baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .682 average (15-for-22) with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

This season, Fountaineau has hit at a .363 clip and produced 23 runs batted in, 10 home runs and 17 runs.

One of the league's most exciting young players, Dathomirian Zabrak of the FHE Yao Guai earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 25-year-old shortstop had a lofty .577 average (15-for-26), collecting no home runs, 6 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Zabrak is hitting .405 in 2313 with 17 RBIs and 3 home runs.

May 19 - 20-year-old Justin Lower sent shock waves through Commonwealth Baseball Organization last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

A newcomer to the league, Lower made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .632 average, 12 hits in 19 at-bats, 3 home runs and 10 RBI.

Where the Starlight Killers catcher goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Lower certainly made his mark last week.

Currently Lower is batting .322 with 9 home runs and 27 RBIs.

His face might be sunbaked after all the years he's invested in this game, but 35-year-old Austin Engill of the Egret Ninjas is still playing a kid's game -- and getting paid for it. The veteran shortstop had a tremendous week and was named the South Charles Association Player of the Week.

Engill drilled 8 hits in 21 at-bats and 4 home runs on his way to posting a .381 average. He also knocked in 10 runs and scored 8 times.

In 2313 Engill has hit at a .224 clip with 26 hits, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and has scored 29 times.

CBO Noteworthy News

May 10 - Ben Pawlak reached the 2000-hit milestone this afternoon at Atomatoys Stadium at Roxbury. The 36-year-old Rad Sox left fielder went 2-for-3 in a losing effort in the Roxbury 11-7 defeat at the hands of the Sunshine Tidings Chemists.

For his career, Pawlak has batted .308 and hit 325 home runs.

May 10 - The no-hitter is one of baseball's truly egalitarian achievements. It's done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. Cambridge Coursers pitcher Mosie Corncob had his moment at Glowing Sea Dome, holding the Glowing Sea Radscorpions hitless and beating them, 3-0.

"Everything was working for him," Radscorpions manager Woody Lumpkin said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command."

Corncob rung up 4 strikeouts, issued 7 walks and faced only 33 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Cambridge locker room.

"I really got nervous in the last inning," Corncob recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove."

In 7 starts this season, Corncob has rung up a 3-3 record and a 4.58 ERA.

May 11 - Biter Trout reached the 2000-hit mark today. Starlight's 36-year-old catcher received a standing ovation from Starlight Killers and Egret Ninjas fans alike. On the day, Trout went 1-for-3 in the Killers 4-3 victory.

During his career, Trout is batting .343 and has totaled 69 home runs.

May 19 - Which active pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career losses?

Aldo Sanch, DC, 150
Chris Deathclaw, JP, 148
Jerry Weisman, STAR, 148
Gavin Eviritts, CC, 147
Tristan Marble, JP, 145

CBO Transactions

Monday, May 19th , 2313
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SS Pipe Wallcrawler on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/2313.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Marcus Fairhair.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed CL Nien Nunb on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Brave Nick Johnson.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Ren Stimpy.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Flowertop Zo.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SS Nab Amidala.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison.

Sunday, May 18th , 2313
Vault 81 Dwellers: Activated SP Ryan Downing from the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated RP Michel Jouan from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed CF Bill Lazarus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed RF Cypher Raige on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Cocky Cochran.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Willie Graham.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Deft Weddums.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Vlad Harkonnen.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Mat Sutor.

Saturday, May 17th , 2313
Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Gary Harvard on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/2313.
Egret Ninjas: Released RF Machineman Gomez.
Cambridge Coursers: Activated CF Miky Mytook from the injured list.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Dave Infante.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Mighty Joe Packmer.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Gruesome Tato.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed CF Ded Grie.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Peter Tatoeater.

Friday, May 16th , 2313
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Pete Thweatt.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Placed 1B Casey Roux on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Mat Sutor.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Aidan Underwood.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Lips Lightfoot.
The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 25-year old minor league RHP Crime Spree Ruiz to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 19-year old minor league 2B Aidan Jacobi in return.

Thursday, May 15th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Activated RF Gargoyle Falcone from the restricted list.
Concord Radstags: Activated SS Poncho Picasso from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Colorado Saion.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated LF Makin Jobear from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Placed SP Aaron Somer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313.
Oberland T-51s: Placed 1B Lannie Tykeson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated RP Sam Guevenne from the injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Sent RP Sam Guevenne to Triple A Clifton for injury rehab.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated RP Tommy Beach from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Sent RP Tommy Beach to Triple A Braintree for injury rehab.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Formal Martinez.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Oak Sparta.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 21-year old RHP Jimmy Nap to the Concord Radstags, getting 29-year old minor league SS Z.X. Holloway in return.

Wednesday, May 14th , 2313
Atom Cats: Activated SS Root Beer from the injured list.
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 25-year old minor league RHP Mercury Hayes and a 12th round draft pick to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 38-year old RHP Pete Pembroke in return.

Tuesday, May 13th , 2313
Diamond City Swatters: Activated RP Nucky Ostiguin from the injured list.
Diamond City Swatters: Sent RP Nucky Ostiguin to Triple A Natick for injury rehab.
Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Gen Tullius.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated CL Professor Harriel from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Sent CL Professor Harriel to Triple A Sandwich for injury rehab.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released 2B Charlie Siloet.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released LF Brave Nick Johnson.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Mighty Dward.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Axe Tightly.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Marty Fischer.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Zeke Zapper.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed SP Silencer Simmons.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed SP Terrell McCall.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Nathan Hellelf.
Concord Radstags: Released CF Andy Hutcheson.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Onson Sweemey.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Hat Weaver.

Monday, May 12th , 2313
University Point Deathclaws: SP Gilchrist Moore returns from his rehab assignment.
Concord Radstags: Placed RF Gargoyle Falcone on the restricted list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed SP Ryan Downing on the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed RP Michel Jouan on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/10/2313.
Cambridge Coursers: Activated 3B Artist Moody from the injured list.
Southie Brews: Activated 3B Sonny Pacino from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Steele Dan.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Eric Doll.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed C Magicman Orlando.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed SP Frank M'Kenna.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed LF Flipper Powell.

Sunday, May 11th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Matt Stockham.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Kawka Kawa.
Starlight Killers: Signed C Finn Nutman.
The Malden Grognaks traded 19-year old minor league LF Matt Batts to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 22-year old minor league LF Franz Kniprode and 22-year old minor league RHP Chandra Lucas in return.

Saturday, May 10th , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated LF Ziggy Stardust from the injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated RP Taki Undertaker from the injured list.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Newsboy Grigg.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Hat Weaver.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Marty Fischer.

Friday, May 9th , 2313
FHE Yao Guai: Placed LF Makin Jobear on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/08/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated RF Innis Sark from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Activated RP Gracie Geiger from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Sent RP Gracie Geiger to Triple A Plymouth for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Jonathan Sanders.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Jonathan Sanders.
The Roxbury Rad Sox traded 35-year old C Ayag Mour to the Nahant Celtics, getting 28-year old LHP Astro Puptent and 34-year old C Stuart Costantino in return.

Thursday, May 8th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Placed SS Poncho Picasso on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/07/2313.
Starlight Killers: Placed RF Hurr Lee Reyes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/07/2313.
Diamond City Swatters: Activated LF Todd Smithfield from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Kyle Quickfingers.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Brian Fulmer.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Casey Sturman.

Wednesday, May 7th , 2313
Atom Cats: Placed SS Root Beer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/06/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Rally Tubbs to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Revyn Sadri.

Tuesday, May 6th , 2313
Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated CF Hondo Ohnaka from the injured list.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Bottlecap Go.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Ralph DeYoe.

CYL Playoffs Update

The CYL playoffs are now down to the regional semifinals, so eight teams remain tin the pursuit to win the Commonwealth Youth Series.

In the NR, the semifinals are the #16 Woburn Diners vs #3 Lynn Pier Gamers and #7 Covenant Dandy Boys vs #4 Newburyport Cubs

In the SR, the semifinals are the #14 Braintree Schoolboys vs #4 Andrew Station Southies and the #12 Truro Hatchlings vs #11 Swansea Nuka Sox.

StLee · 11-27-2024, 10:45 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

27 May 2313

Among the Flotsam in Provincetown

I traveled the tired old path via railway to Plymouth, Massachusetts. A lot of people think of Plymouth as a symbolic beginning of America. The rock at Plymouth was something both as a mythology and apparently an old log of complaints about its size or lack of.

Plymouth is the tired old path because it is a symbol of Americana, the start of it all. Whether the death of civilization in 2077 has resonated with irony from a country founded 300 years before is yet to be seen. But Plymouth now is a stopping point. Sure, there is life there. The CYL's Plymouth Hunters, the CCBL's Plymouth University Pioneers, and the NEBL's Plymouth Pilgrims are all testament to that.

In fact, I took the time to take in a Pilgrims game. The Pilgrims are Malden's AAA team, boasting a few hopefuls in permanent calls to the CBO in SS Noctyss Eternus, CL Gracie Geiger, 3B Fern Bulletgraze, and 2B Snag Roper. Plymouth took on the Bradberton Tycoons, FHE's NEBL team and the winners of the contest, 5-2. Bulletgraze was the best performer, going 2 for 4 with a home run, a run, and an RBI.

But I was there to stop, to rest. In the morning, I got on a fishing boat and headed across Cape Cod Bay to the shores of Provincetown, my first visit there. Provincetown is at the end of the Cape. It's a long way from everything.

Upon arrival, I scampered off the boat in all my awkwardness toward a historical building, They Also Faced the Sea. It is the height of existential terror novels. A building along the sea. Dark. Foreboding. Unaffected by time and nuclear holocaust. The images on the outside of the building faded in time. The septuagenarians, long forgotten, staring out into the sea.

I spent some time acquainting myself with the area before walking to the northern pier. A shipwreck, surrounded in flotsam, darned the base of the pier. There, I saw the young man I sought, in guard of his treasure. They call him Lonely Gale, a name given based on his upbringing on the Cape and how he built rafts as a child.

"You made it," he beamed as he rubbed his stained hands on a stained rag and extended his sizeable paw my way. "I'm Lonely." He paused. "I'm not lonely. I mean, my name is Lonely." He explained he was originally from Seekonk but his family decided to seek more safety near Provincetown. "My name is actually David Summers," he said. "At least, that's what I was named at first. But my dad saw me bundled up on the boat that brought us to Provincetown. He said it was windy that day, and I stood out as a 'Lonely Gale on the sea.' The name stuck ever since."

We talked about the sea a lot and how he carved his path there. A hulking young man of about 6'4", Gale towers over the other dockdwellers nearby. He has strength, but as he pulled up ropes, tinked anchors, and wrapped fishing lines, I could see him favoring his left elbow. His throwing elbow.

"It still hurts a lot," Gale said. "They [CBO officials] told me that I could get it permanently fixed with the Institute or at one of the large hospitals around Boston. But they told me I would have to stay retired since I would be ineligible. I didn't want that."

Gale got hurt on April 22 last year. The former 1st-round draft pick from the Provincetown Land Pirates (formerly of the Cape Cod Youth League but now a part of the CYL), Gale was determined to be a star starting pitcher in the CBO. He was drafted by Easy Town as the 22nd overall pick in the 2307 Draft, and then he was traded to Sunshine Tidings in 2309. That allowed him to move to the bullpen and save 17 games with the Plymouth Pilgrims before moving to the Chemists in 2310.

In 2310, Gale was relegated to the bullpen, going 2-1 with a 6.37 ERA in 23 appearances. For Sunshine Tidings, that was not the production they expected, so they traded Gale to Nahant in 2311.

"Nahant made me happy," Gale said. "I was on the sea again and felt like a super hero returning to my base."

Gale was only a part-time starter with the Celtics in 2311. He appeared 30 times, starting five. He finished the season 5-2 with a 2.08 ERA.

"I knew I made it that year. I was not going back to the minors, and I was not going back to the bullpen. I was going to win a lot of games for the Celts."

In 2312, Gale was named as one of the Celtics' starters. He started four games, going 1-2 with a 1.61 ERA. But the fourth start was one of bad luck. Gale suffered a significant injury in his ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that typically takes a year to heal.

"Medicman [Kuster, the Nahant trainer] took a look at me, ran some tests with a few of those Institute gadgets, and shook his head," Gale said, a grim pursing of his lips stopping him mid-thought. "He told me I wouldn't be pitching again."

Gale did not take the news well and decided it was best to return home. He said that he got regular treatments at the clinic in Provincetown and has been using his dock skills to rehabilitate himself.

"No pain, no gain, right?" he said, rubbing the crevice of his elbow as he looked out at the sea. "I'm not going to start throwing until I get the all-clear, but I'm here to tell you, I plan to play. Not tomorrow. Not next year. But I'm 23. You will see me play again."

I asked Gale about the timeline the doctors gave him. He said he would start some range exercises soon, and he planned to start light tossing in September. He assumed that 2315 would be his first chance to see if he could make the comeback.

"I don't know if Nahant will want me back," he started, a gleam in his eye, "but I will make them think long and hard if they don't. I heard on the radio that they could use another good pitcher. That could be me."

The CBO has had a policy in place where players cannot use advanced technology to cure injuries unless they are in a life-threatening situation. Commissioner Nate Howard has called the CBO the one pure aspect of the wastes where players must be natural to show off their true talents, not contrived one. Now that the number of synths is down to zero, that can be true of all players in the league. For Gale, it is complicating his ability to do what he loves, pitch.

Gale and I spent more time together discussing life in general. He is a thoughtful man and can explain every item on the docks in grand detail and with their full purpose. He showed me a baseball and spoke about it in the same way.

"You see this ball?" he asks as he hold the ball up with his his left hand, index and middle fingers spread out as though he plans to throw a four-seamer. "I kept this ball from my first win in the CBO. It was in July in Salem. When I came in, we were down 4-2. When I came out, we were up 5-4. Cush [Baker] came in to finish it up. He handed me the ball right after he struck out the last batter."

Gale stated that the ball symbolized his journey forward. He said he kept it hidden away with him the rest of the year in Sunshine Tidings and then the year-plus he was in Nahant. He has kept it out since he returned to Provincetown.

"I have to think about baseball," he says, looking around him. "I mean, I love this, and this is what I know and where I'll come back to when I know I can't play anymore. At this point, though, I need baseball. I handle this baseball every day. It's a token of my passion and desire and how I know I am going to return. Lonely Gale, pitcher. That's me."

StLee · 11-28-2024, 08:53 AM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 June 2313

The June 1 Super Post

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Hitter - When guys like County Crossing's Babs Rooth win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive May, the longtime North Charles Association veteran toyed with opposing pitchers, collecting 42 hits in 95 at-bats.

The veteran right fielder hit for a .442 batting average and collected 8 home runs, 26 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

On the year, Rooth is hitting .357 with 60 hits, 13 home runs, 44 RBIs, .468 OBP and has scored 36 runs.

SCA Hitter - To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Barker Cocoa. It never pays to take a day off from the batting cages or to shrug off the advice of the hitting coach. It all paid off today as University Point's first baseman pinned down the South Charles Association Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .333 in May collecting 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

Cocoa on the season is hitting .315 with 13 home runs. His stats include 31 RBIs and 38 runs scored.

NCA Pitcher - The North Charles Association hitters didn't have a chance in May when the County Crossing Bloodbugs manager wrote "Ti" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, Shaak Ti held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 5-1 mark and 2.98 ERA in 7 starts. The talented Bloodbugs star pitched 45.1 innings, fanned 38 and held opposing teams to a .214 average.

For his superb mound work Ti was named the NCA Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

This season, Ti has registered 8 wins and 2 losses in 12 starts with a 3.67 ERA.

SCA Pitcher - Doug Creep really put his best foot forward in May with 5 wins and 1 loss and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month honors in the South Charles Association. When he got the start for the Atom Cats, it was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 49.1 innings of work, Creep limited opposing batters to 46 base hits and a .257 batting average. He notched 34 strikeouts, issued 15 walks and had a 2.55 ERA.

In 13 starts this season, Creep has registered a 9-3 record and a 3.23 ERA.

NCA Rookie - Albie Cannibal's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Easy Town shortstop has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In May he was voted the Rookie of the Month.

During the month he hit .339 with 3 doubles, no triples and 10 home runs. Cannibal also scored 21 times and drove in 22 runs.

On the season, Cannibal is batting .323 with 10 home runs and 28 RBIs. He has played in 50 games.

SCA Rookie - He's only in his debut season, but Tiny de Grande performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Southie Brews and walked away with May's South Charles Association Rookie of the Month Award in the process.

Last month this young hurler recorded 6 wins and 1 loss in 0 starts. He threw 44.2 innings, giving up 28 walks, fanning 29 and compiling a 4.03 ERA.

His record this year is 6-4 in 0 starts and de Grande has a 5.26 ERA.

CBO Top Performers

Hitter - Concord's Duff Fee put on a show against University Point on May 28, racking up a 5 for 5 day with a double, two home runs, a stolen base, three runs, and six RBI. That gives Fee the season's top score of 113, tied with Glowing Sea's Naga Arakaki.

Pitcher - Despite there being a no-hitter in May, Matt Bowman of Nahant had the top pitching performance score of 86 to earn the top honor. On May 19, Bowman pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout of Bunker Hill. He finished by allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out five. The 86 score ties D.P. Clark of Diamond City for the season's top score.

Despite his no-hitter, Cambridge's Mosie Corncob received a performance score of only 84. On May 10, Corncob pitched the Coursers to a 3-0 victory at Glowing Sea. Corncob walked seven and struck out four in the contest.

NEBL Analysis

The NEBL is now entering its third month of the season with all but one division tight. In the Yankee League's Mass Division, the Fall River Rippers have a seven-game lead over the Woburn Bobbleheads. In the Patriot League's Maine Division, the Everett Mutant Hounds also have a lead, theirs just three games thanks in part to a six-game winning streak.

The Patriot League's Vershire Division and the Yankee League's Connri Division are so tight that they're tied. In the Vershire, the Greenfield Disciples and Abernathy Adamantium are tied at 27-23. In the Connri Division, three teams are tied for 1st: the Worcester Cannons, Natick Big Leaguers, and Providence Warlocks. Only division winners make the postseason.

NEBL Players of the Month

PL Hitter - Knife Bowie battered Patriot League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around New England Baseball League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 29-year-old Bowie told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 27 games, Bowie hit .348 with 9 home runs, 19 RBIs and scored 17 runs.

Bowie is batting at a .293 pace this season, picking up 48 hits in 164 at-bats with 12 home runs, 29 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

YL Hitter - Though his face is weathered and his hands are callused, Long Hall can still get it done in New England Baseball League. The 34-year-old right fielder for Brookline was named the Yankee League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In May he batted .358 with 7 home runs, 11 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

Thus far this year, Hall is batting .300 with 10 home runs, 17 RBIs and 38 runs scored.

PL Pitcher - Old Glory Radcliffe will be bringing May's Patriot League Pitcher of the Month trophy home to Finch Farm. He excelled all month long as he kept opposing hitters guessing, reaching and hoping.

Radcliffe started 7 games, going 5-0 with 39 strikeouts in 48.1 innings as he compiled his 1.68 ERA.

For the year, Radcliffe has a 9-1 record with a 2.63 ERA in 12 starts.

YL Pitcher - Timmy Gilded of Natick had a tremendous May with a 5-0 mark and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the Yankee League.

Gilded restricted opposing hitters to 33 base hits and a .204 batting average. He rang up 38 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work, surrendered 8 walks, and crafted a 1.94 ERA.

This year, Gilded has posted a record of 7 wins and 2 losses with a 2.83 ERA. He has appeared in 10 games and struck out 56 in 70 innings.

MML Analysis

The MML has no ties in any of its four divisions, but some of the division races are pretty tight at this point in the season. Division leaders are the Covenant Refractors (Boggs), Lawrence Revolution (Murtagh), Castle Strength (Williams), and Springfield Operators (Yastrzemski). The Strength have the smallest lead of just a game over the Hull Lead Bellies, while the Revolution have the largest lead of five games over the Sanctuary Hills Zetans.

MML Players of the Month

LL Hitter - Sanctuary Hills Zetans fans believe they've got a talented young star in Oldman Llewellyn.

He did nothing to dissuade that notion in May, as he hit .362 with 12 home runs, 26 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

The end result was the first baseman being named the Legends League Batter of the Month.

This year, Llewellyn is hitting .333 with 40 hits, 12 home runs, 27 RBIs and has scored 25 runs.

SL Hitter - Tony Bigfish may be much younger than other hitters in the Stars League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in May to win the Batter of the Month award.

The 21-year-old Suffolk County right fielder hit .340 with 17 home runs, 34 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

So far this year, Bigfish is batting .317 with 25 home runs and 50 RBIs.

LL Pitcher - This month the Legends League spotlight fell on pitcher Callum Columba of the Revere Beach Shoremen.

What a May he had!

A fine 4-1 won-lost record, 2.32 ERA, 8 starts, 50.1 innings pitched and 43 strikeouts -- good enough to get him the LL Pitcher of the Month.

This season, Columba has worked 78 innings with 60 strikeouts en route to a 4-2 record and a 3.92 ERA.

SL Pitcher - Snoop Hound of Cranston had an award-winning May as he took home the Stars League Pitcher of the Month award.

"He told me once people used to make fun of the way he pitches," Hound's pitching coach told reporters. "There wasn't anybody laughing in May except for Snoop."

Hound was all business when he took the mound though, collecting a 5-1 record in 7 starts. He struck out 32 batters in 49.1 innings and kept opponents to a .218 batting average.

This year, Hound has compiled a 8-2 record with a 2.05 ERA.

BMU Analysis

The BMU is a tight league overall with almost all teams within 10 games of 1st place in their leagues. Current league leaders are the Med-Tek Eyebots (Dark Hollow Pond), Union Hope Lifegivers (Cambridge), West Roxbury Mole Rats (Downtown Boston), and Greater Mass Vans (Glowing Sea). The Lifegivers have just a game lead over the Rocky Narrows Blitz, as well as the Mole Rats over both the DB Tech Nuclear Physicists and Charles View Cannibals.

BMU Players of the Month

CA Hitter - When Newt Jordan stepped up to the plate in May he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Commonwealth Association Batter of the Month award.

The young Lynn Woods left fielder posted a .390 batting average with 15 home runs, 32 RBIs and scored 25 runs. Jordan also worked pitchers for 18 walks to post a .487 on-base percentage.

In 47 games Jordan is hitting .345 this season with 59 hits, 23 home runs, 51 RBIs, 26 walks, .437 OBP and has scored 40 runs.

MA Hitter - At only 20 years of age, Frigate Magdaleno could very well have many more months like this last one during his career.

That would be great news for fans of the CGP Demolitionists, as May was one to remember for the first baseman and he has captured the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month award.

On the month he hit .388 with 11 home runs, 33 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

In his 2313 season totals, Magdaleno has 22 home runs, .370 BA, .448 OBP, 54 RBIs and 38 runs scored.

CA Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month has been chosen and the Commonwealth Association trophy went to Lynn Woods hurler, Griz Balcacer.

During the month, Balcacer was impressive with a 1.81 ERA and 3 wins and no losses. In 44.2 innings he struck out 20 and gave up 33 hits and 13 walks.

This season, Balcacer has a 3-0 record with a 1.81 ERA.

MA Pitcher - Stacker Building of West Roxbury had an outstanding May with a 4-0 mark and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the Massachusetts Association.

He topped off the month with a 2.72 ERA in 7 starts, tossed 43 innings, fanned 38 and held opposing teams to a .225 average.

This season in 12 starts, Stacker Building has a record of 4-4 with 55 strikeouts in 64.1 innings and a 4.34 ERA.

BMU All-Stars

It's All-Star Game time -- time for the superstars to shine! Every year Boston Minor Union takes a break in the schedule to play the annual All-Star Game. It's a battle of the superstars -- the Commonwealth Association All-Stars versus the Massachusetts Association All-Stars. The All-Star Game will spotlight the best hitters, the best pitchers and the best fielders, all doing battle against one another, all trying to prove their league is best.

The Commonwealth Association roster will feature these outstanding players:

SP Makhel Abbas (TAFF) - 3-1, 2.92 ERA, 37.0 IP, 1.35 WHIP, 10.9 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Griz Balcacer (LYNW) - 3-0, 1.81 ERA, 44.2 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 4.0 K/9, 1.6 WAR
SP Uno Chin-Riley (FGRV) - 4-1, 3.36 ERA, 72.1 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 2.1 WAR
SP Lou Harvest (KING) - 5-3, 3.33 ERA, 73.0 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, 2.7 WAR
SP Bad Chad Hutchinson (SC) - 3-1, 1.63 ERA, 38.2 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 8.4 K/9, 1.6 WAR
SP Dick Lucas (UHC) - 2-0, 2.02 ERA, 49.0 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.6 WAR
RP Peebee B'Sayle (FGRV) - 2-0, 2.70 ERA, 26.2 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 0.2 WAR
RP Elijah Pierce (UHC) - 1-1, 1.74 ERA, 31.0 IP, 0.94 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP Stumpy Treetoes (GTOP) - 3-0, 3.62 ERA, 27.1 IP, 1.61 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 0.1 WAR
RP Fred Ulibarri (WALD) - 1-3, 2.52 ERA, 25.0 IP, 0.84 WHIP, 5.4 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Hammer Wilson (TAFF) - 0-1, 3.60 ERA, 30.0 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 10.8 K/9, 0.5 WAR
C Rover Crimson (MT) - .351/.479/.613, 111 AB, 7 HR, 166 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
C David Dawodu (OZ) - .296/.385/.488, 125 AB, 5 HR, 109 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
C Nolan Starr (TAFF) - .277/.323/.496, 119 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 81 wRC+, 0.8 WAR
1B Richie Fireball (OZ) - .318/.452/.644, 132 AB, 12 HR, 161 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
1B Pudding Pop (KING) - .299/.471/.743, 144 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 177 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
2B Ken O'Corn (MYST) - .345/.389/.606, 165 AB, 11 HR, 14 SB, 132 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
2B Zed Zded (PARS) - .299/.421/.592, 157 AB, 10 HR, 6 SB, 140 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
3B Juu Racetrack (UHC) - .333/.388/.694, 180 AB, 17 HR, 148 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
SS Billy Goat Abraham (BB) - .368/.439/.674, 95 AB, 8 HR, 159 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
SS Patriarch Benezia (BB) - .373/.510/.669, 118 AB, 8 HR, 14 SB, 184 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
SS Christian Savage (LYNW) - .302/.349/.576, 172 AB, 11 HR, 3 SB, 114 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
LF Lou Ganon (TAFF) - .287/.361/.787, 164 AB, 25 HR, 3 SB, 160 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
LF Newt Jordan (LYNW) - .345/.437/.795, 171 AB, 23 HR, 1 SB, 186 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
RF Brownie Cleveland (GTOP) - .303/.387/.689, 119 AB, 14 HR, 2 SB, 146 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
RF Duzint Getboring (RN) - .302/.410/.667, 159 AB, 17 HR, 2 SB, 155 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
RF Guy Gold (FGRV) - .363/.435/.694, 157 AB, 12 HR, 171 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
RF Bipp Islander (WALD) - .355/.486/.755, 110 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 195 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
RF Bruss Muscles (OZ) - .356/.461/.686, 118 AB, 10 HR, 171 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
RF Wingman Vanderstucken (BB) - .310/.442/.706, 126 AB, 14 HR, 172 wRC+, 1.9 WAR

And the Massachusetts Association roster will have these elite performers:

SP Hoop Err (PL) - 3-4, 4.82 ERA, 56.0 IP, 1.54 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 0.6 WAR
SP Cowboy Hat Jonas (CGP) - 5-1, 3.03 ERA, 59.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 1.1 WAR
SP Leemeto Manycaps (GMAS) - 3-0, 1.78 ERA, 30.1 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Cheese Wagstaff (HING) - 4-3, 3.64 ERA, 47.0 IP, 1.49 WHIP, 8.2 K/9, 1.4 WAR
SP Dobby Wainwright (SP) - 6-3, 2.34 ERA, 65.1 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 7.9 K/9, 2.7 WAR
SP Ulfberth Warbear (DBT) - 5-3, 2.90 ERA, 71.1 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 7.7 K/9, 2.4 WAR
RP Cole Alba (WE) - 1-0, 2.54 ERA, 28.1 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 0.4 WAR
RP Armando-Owen Bailey (WROX) - 2-0, 1.64 ERA, 33.0 IP, 1.06 WHIP, 9.5 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP Bar Bloomer (EAST) - 1-0, 2.97 ERA, 30.1 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 8.3 K/9, 0.6 WAR
RP Graze Laska (MPKE) - 2-0, 2.73 ERA, 26.1 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 0.3 WAR
RP Wolffe Mac (CGP) - 2-0, 2.87 ERA, 31.1 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 6.9 K/9, 0.8 WAR
C Mokie Beardcutter (GMAS) - .284/.420/.681, 116 AB, 14 HR, 157 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
C Tom Devyr (CGP) - .316/.423/.491, 114 AB, 5 HR, 123 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
1B Mad Mel Gibbs (WROX) - .483/.592/.933, 60 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 269 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
1B Frigate Magdaleno (CGP) - .370/.448/.806, 165 AB, 22 HR, 192 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
2B Trog Alderod (MPKE) - .349/.423/.774, 146 AB, 19 HR, 4 SB, 167 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
2B Mic Drop Paul (EAST) - .315/.421/.704, 162 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 160 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
3B Tarry Chik (DBT) - .303/.385/.667, 165 AB, 17 HR, 144 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
3B Zane Comet (WROX) - .343/.444/.755, 102 AB, 12 HR, 173 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
3B Mazerunner Mouravov (POSE) - .293/.412/.580, 150 AB, 10 HR, 2 SB, 136 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
LF Edwin Flores (ROCK) - .308/.443/.558, 120 AB, 8 HR, 1 SB, 145 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
LF Baldor Ironshaper (GMAS) - .280/.400/.610, 100 AB, 9 HR, 136 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
LF Loud Lyle Mouton (MPKE) - .357/.431/.764, 182 AB, 20 HR, 181 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
LF Matt Paydirt (SOMP) - .337/.432/.698, 172 AB, 14 HR, 2 SB, 167 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
CF Voldsea Giryon (SOMP) - .390/.505/.779, 77 AB, 8 HR, 1 SB, 205 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
CF Gearhoidh Iarla (MPKE) - .363/.433/.702, 171 AB, 16 HR, 168 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
CF Maduh Threats (WROX) - .347/.385/.622, 196 AB, 7 HR, 12 SB, 139 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
CF Kitty Kat Wright (CGP) - .325/.418/.598, 169 AB, 10 HR, 2 SB, 145 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
RF Oat Cryer (CVA) - .342/.419/.658, 120 AB, 10 HR, 1 SB, 159 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
RF Adavald Vigilant (POSE) - .290/.429/.695, 131 AB, 16 HR, 9 SB, 159 wRC+, 1.6 WAR

GBRL Analysis

Where the other minors have close division races, the GBRL has distance with the smallest lead being three games. Division leaders are the Augusta Harpooners (Northeast) by five games over the Diamond Island Glowers. the Corvega Flamers (Northwest) by three games over the Brattleboro Collectors, the Woonsocket Orphans (Southeast) by 12 games over the Neponset Park Criticals, and the New Britain Oceanics (Southwest) by nine games over the Waterbury Cola Kings.

GBRL Players of the Month

NL Hitter - Two Personal is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the Satellite Array left fielder joined that select company when the North League announced the results of May's voting.

Personal totaled 38 hits, 17 walks, 16 home runs, 38 RBIs and 26 runs scored last month to put together a .362 batting average and .452 on-base percentage.

This season in 44 games, Personal is batting .346 with 24 home runs, 56 RBIs and has scored 43 times.

SL Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Greater Boston Rookie League, World B. Free put up some good numbers in May and earned the SL Batter of the Month award.

He was one of Woonsocket's offensive leaders with a .426 average in 27 games. He also racked up 25 home runs, 38 RBIs, and 40 runs scored.

Free is hitting .427 this season with 34 home runs, 58 RBIs and 67 runs scored. He has 79 hits in 185 at-bats.

NL Pitcher - In May when the Croup Manor manager wrote the name "Burpee" on the lineup card, he knew he had a good shot at winning. Start after start in the month, Brandon Burpee took the hill, took charge and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 5-1 mark and 2.38 ERA in 7 starts. The gifted Inspectors star pitched 53 innings, fanned 55 and held opposing teams to a .171 average.

For his outstanding mound performance Burpee was named the NL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

On his stats sheet for the year Burpee shows a 5-3 record, 12 starts, 85.1 innings, 94 strikeouts and a 4.75 ERA.

SL Pitcher - The South League scribes have picked May's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Geert Hammock of Woonsocket. He was devastating on the mound last month with a standout 6-1 mark.

The Orphans star hurler made 7 starts with a 3.02 ERA and surrendered 41 hits in 50.2 innings. He struck out 72 and walked 16.

Hammock has made 12 starts so far this year and put up a 8-1 won-lost record with a 3.46 ERA. In 83.1 innings he has allowed 63 hits, walked 26 and struck out 113.

GBRL All-Stars

What's the best league? The North League or the South League? The answer will be found in the Greater Boston Rookie League All-Star Game. All the votes have been counted and tabulated, all the players have been selected, and they will decide the question on the baseball diamond.

Scheduled to play for the North League All-Stars are:

SP Oumar Ballo (SWCH) - 4-3, 4.58 ERA, 59.0 IP, 1.54 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, 1.4 WAR
SP Adda DeWhite (FGRN) - 3-1, 3.84 ERA, 58.2 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 13.7 K/9, 2.3 WAR
SP Franklin Hammond (BRAT) - 7-2, 2.76 ERA, 71.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, 3.1 WAR
SP Sundown Merrimac (PORT) - 4-1, 2.09 ERA, 60.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 2.3 WAR
SP Andrew Seay (SAT) - 4-3, 2.82 ERA, 83.0 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 10.3 K/9, 3.0 WAR
SP Skip Ulloa (VEGA) - 5-2, 2.65 ERA, 68.0 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 12.3 K/9, 3.2 WAR
RP Xeno Lakelady (VEGA) - 1-1, 2.54 ERA, 28.1 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 7.9 K/9, 0.8 WAR
RP Freak Tullis (AUG) - 0-1, 2.83 ERA, 28.2 IP, 1.43 WHIP, 12.9 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP Ant Woodley (VEGA) - 6-0, 3.19 ERA, 31.0 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 9.3 K/9, 0.8 WAR
CL Malachi Everett (VEGA) - 3-1, 11 SV, 3.24 ERA, 25.0 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 10.8 K/9, 1.2 WAR
CL Truth Rubalcava (SP) - 0-0, 10 SV, 2.50 ERA, 36.0 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 13.0 K/9, 1.2 WAR
C Court Hackett (VEGA) - .238/.388/.377, 122 AB, 3 HR, 82 wRC+, 0.3 WAR
C Tornado Hall (CMAN) - .287/.412/.787, 136 AB, 20 HR, 162 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
C Chuck Householder (BRUN) - .288/.383/.673, 52 AB, 6 HR, 133 wRC+, 0.4 WAR
1B Gram Baylor (DI) - .248/.375/.764, 165 AB, 26 HR, 1 SB, 144 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
1B Marrett Hilton (BEAN) - .368/.490/.974, 38 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 218 wRC+, 0.8 WAR
1B Verne Nomean (CMAN) - .352/.504/.934, 91 AB, 16 HR, 214 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
2B Rogan Balls (BRAT) - .309/.438/.617, 162 AB, 15 HR, 145 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
3B Siltbean Fernandez (BRAT) - .280/.429/.547, 150 AB, 11 HR, 131 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
3B Jess Fowl (AUG) - .303/.449/.773, 132 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 165 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
SS Packy Dillan (SAT) - .299/.377/.625, 144 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 124 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
SS Bronk Elway (VEGA) - .301/.443/.745, 153 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 162 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
LF Two Personal (SAT) - .346/.452/.891, 156 AB, 24 HR, 1 SB, 193 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
LF Oslaf Skaal (BEAN) - .275/.493/.669, 142 AB, 15 HR, 11 SB, 166 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
CF Cal Drogo (NUKX) - .282/.385/.510, 149 AB, 9 HR, 2 SB, 105 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
CF Naturally Nawlins Marbury (BRUN) - .294/.400/.685, 143 AB, 15 HR, 4 SB, 137 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
CF Christopher Powerarm (SAT) - .301/.453/.729, 166 AB, 22 HR, 11 SB, 160 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
RF Allplay Cadaver (SP) - .305/.490/.715, 151 AB, 19 HR, 12 SB, 177 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
RF Topher Spark (CC) - .373/.467/.867, 75 AB, 11 HR, 184 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
RF Ned Yount (VEGA) - .281/.390/.748, 135 AB, 20 HR, 2 SB, 148 wRC+, 1.3 WAR

The South League All-Stars will feature these players:

SP Porky Gutierrez (DAN) - 5-2, 3.27 ERA, 71.2 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 9.8 K/9, 1.9 WAR
SP Geert Hammock (WOON) - 8-1, 3.46 ERA, 83.1 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 12.2 K/9, 3.9 WAR
SP Diddy Loophole (RP) - 4-6, 3.97 ERA, 77.0 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 15.0 K/9, 2.3 WAR
SP Artie Radweather (PP) - 3-5, 3.56 ERA, 78.1 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 12.8 K/9, 2.2 WAR
SP Black Red (NB) - 6-0, 1.40 ERA, 57.2 IP, 0.90 WHIP, 9.7 K/9, 3.0 WAR
SP Young Martin Ville (WOON) - 8-2, 2.85 ERA, 72.2 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 13.7 K/9, 3.3 WAR
RP Klaes Ashford (GRN) - 2-1, 3.62 ERA, 32.1 IP, 1.48 WHIP, 12.8 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP Lette Jonso (MURK) - 3-3, 3.82 ERA, 63.2 IP, 1.32 WHIP, 14.1 K/9, 2.1 WAR
RP Frenchy Pardon (WATR) - 2-1, 3.50 ERA, 46.1 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 10.1 K/9, 1.5 WAR
RP Fitz Undecided (NB) - 3-0, 3.71 ERA, 51.0 IP, 1.31 WHIP, 11.5 K/9, 1.4 WAR
CL Benny Balmer (GRN) - 4-0, 5 SV, 2.02 ERA, 26.2 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 13.2 K/9, 1.1 WAR
C Frank Abbott (STAM) - .163/.291/.480, 98 AB, 10 HR, 1 SB, 60 wRC+, -0.1 WAR
C Jumbo Joe Bridges (GRN) - .336/.436/.474, 137 AB, 4 HR, 120 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
C Hat Freeman (WOON) - .186/.374/.386, 70 AB, 4 HR, 86 wRC+, 0.2 WAR
1B World B. Free (WOON) - .427/.505/1.038, 185 AB, 34 HR, 247 wRC+, 3.9 WAR
1B Easterday Henry (DAN) - .337/.446/.852, 169 AB, 26 HR, 176 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
1B Weird Lou Light (NEPP) - .285/.457/.639, 158 AB, 17 HR, 154 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
1B Slocum Simpleton (WOON) - .377/.460/.925, 106 AB, 17 HR, 204 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
1B Kid Yount (WATR) - .345/.455/.849, 119 AB, 18 HR, 1 SB, 185 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
2B Frank Battery (CUMB) - .339/.429/.606, 165 AB, 10 HR, 2 SB, 139 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
2B Homm Betazed (STAM) - .322/.411/.574, 183 AB, 11 HR, 4 SB, 127 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
3B Fred Lynnstrom (NOR) - .306/.466/.544, 160 AB, 9 HR, 2 SB, 146 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
3B Rufus Zumar (MURK) - .336/.456/.680, 128 AB, 12 HR, 2 SB, 162 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
SS Qhoriun Halfhand (WOON) - .420/.515/.776, 143 AB, 10 HR, 1 SB, 206 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
LF Red Roughing (WOON) - .394/.487/.960, 99 AB, 17 HR, 1 SB, 218 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
LF Raul Strikes (NB) - .391/.514/.793, 174 AB, 15 HR, 2 SB, 197 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
RF Franc Capucci (BJHN) - .267/.443/.596, 146 AB, 13 HR, 2 SB, 144 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
RF Floren Habern (NB) - .374/.507/.821, 179 AB, 18 HR, 5 SB, 203 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
RF Little John Sherwood (CAB) - .291/.390/.716, 148 AB, 19 HR, 3 SB, 144 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
RF Dusty Winder (WATR) - .421/.548/1.105, 114 AB, 21 HR, 262 wRC+, 3.2 WAR

StLee · 11-28-2024, 11:41 AM

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues

by Evan Guy

1 June 2313

First Month Down, Quantum and Quartz Up

One month into the 2313 season, the Quantum Nukalurks and Quartz Star Force are early leaders in the North and South Bradberton divisions. Orange is taking up the NWL rear with an 8-15 mark.

The Nukalurks are getting things done thanks to being the top team in the NWL in every offensive category but stolen bases and base running, including 1st in runs scored (137). Quantum is also tied for 3rd in runs allowed (104) with the top Starters ERA (3.59). Offensive leaders are RF Jukie Robbins (.427/1/10), 1B Savoy Slurp (.400/3/13), and 2B Popper Pat Beverly (.388/5/28). On the mound, third starter Rude Rube Waddell (4-0, 2.37) has been the best.

Quartz has not been as good statistically but still leads by a game over Cherry. The Star Force are 4th in runs scored (113) and tied for 3rd in runs allowed (104). Quartz is 2nd in Starters ERA, which seems to be the most important stat so far for success. On offense, outstanding Force hitters are 1B Antonio Toeclaw (.375/1/10), 2B Arnie Earthwalker (.344/5/17), and C Purple Gonzales (.221/6/16) for power. The top three starters all have an ERA below 4.00: Shady Sand (1-2. 3.63), Tumble Viera (1-0, 3.03), and Jason Matich (4-0, 2.95).

It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 25 Popper Pat Beverly has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young Quantum Nukalurks star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the Nuka World League Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .388 average with 5 home runs, 28 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

The Quantum Nukalurks felt very secure when they sent Rude Rube Waddell out to the hill last month. The 20-year-old starter went after Nuka World League hitters with a vengeance and earned May's Pitcher of the Month award.

He went 4-0 with a 2.37 ERA as he struck out 22 in 38 innings over 6 starts.

May's #1 rookie was pitcher Alex Branch of Cherry. He muzzled Nuka World League hitters and held them in check all month long to capture the Rookie of the Month award.

For the month of May the 23-year-old Branch recorded a 3-2 won-lost mark with a 2.23 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 32.1 innings.

Early in the Amusement Park League season, the Red Rocket Radrats and Nuka Plant Electrics are the division leaders.

Not known for his offensive prowess, Shift McHenry set the league afire in May and took home the Amusement Park League Batter of the Month award.

The Nuka Jolly first baseman posted a steady .395 batting average, 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and 8 runs.

No doubt about it!
Nuka Plant starter Thane Krios earned his Amusement Park League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in May.
During the month Krios chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.95 ERA.

The Electrics star made 4 starts and surrendered 24 hits in 32.1 innings. He struck out 30 and walked 4.

Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

1 June 2313

National Park, Cranberry Island Early Leaders

The National Park Gulpers and Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs ext the first month of the season as division leaders. The Gulopers are up six games on Echo Lake, while the Hermit Crabs have a two-game lead over Far Harbor.

The defending champions, the Gulpers are built to win, including currently being 3rd in runs scored (110) and 1st in runs allowed (92). 3B Shoeboy Capellan (.374/5/15) is the overall team leader from the batter's box. SS DaMan Sayes (.297/6/13) and RF Billy Yudkowsky (.317/1/13) have also helped. The starters currently have three players with an ERA below 4.00: Darma Mollema (1-2, 3.02), Bubble Andrews (2-1, 3.86), and Bossy O'Malley (4-0. 2.08). In the bullpen, CL Jason Mariner (4 SV, 0.00) has been perfect so far.

Cranberry Island has never made the playoffs in team history, though they have finished a game back three different times. This season, they look as though they have a chance to win it all. The Hermit Crabs are 2nd in runs scored (129) and tied for 4th in runs allowed (108). Top offensive players include RF Greeta Jendowanian (.473/2/21), 1B Young Hee Cyuleez (.373/5/20), and CF Hathead Constantine (.352/2/21). On the mound, both Tim LeBlanc (4-2, 3.16) and Topan Pakpahan (1-3, 3.56) have held opposing hitters down. Sloop Whoopity (1-0, 0.96) and Biscuit Catalano (1-0, 1.23) have been the best in the bullpen.

Chris Knickerbocker made many Echo Lake Harbormen fans happy in May.

That's because the veteran 35-year-old right fielder torched opposing pitchers and has won the Vim! League Batter of the Month award.

Knickerbocker batted .477, hit 6 home runs, drove in 26 runs, scored 18 times and compiled a .505 on-base percentage.

In May Far Harbor starter Keith Lighthouse confused hitters all month long. Last month's Vim! League Pitcher of the Month took home the trophy as he collected a 5-1 record in 6 starts.

The 37-year-old Lighthouse added 33 strikeouts in 47.1 innings and 9 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.47 ERA. Other clubs hit .246 against him.

In May Far Harbor starter Keith Lighthouse confused hitters all month long. Last month's Vim! League Pitcher of the Month took home the trophy as he collected a 5-1 record in 6 starts.

The 37-year-old Lighthouse added 33 strikeouts in 47.1 innings and 9 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.47 ERA. Other clubs hit .246 against him.

In the Mount Desert Island League, the Nucleus Radchickens and Haddock Cove Engineers are the division leaders. Nucleus has a two-game lead over Clifff's Edge, while the Engineers lead both Kitteredge and MS Azalea by a game.

Quadir Westwego made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Mount Desert Island League this past month.

The Cliff's Edge Actors left fielder shined through the month of May and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 24-year-old hit .392 with 7 home runs, 12 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

There was nobody finer on the mound in May and Dolf Steak cruised to the Mount Desert Island League Pitcher of the Month award today.

He was 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA while piling up 17 strikeouts in 31.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .197 batting average.

StLee · 11-28-2024, 05:43 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

2 June 2313

CBO Analysis

We're now entering the third month of the 2313 season, and by the end of this month, teams should know where they stand in the hunt for the crown. With 51 games down, there are several tight races and a couple of teams that should have already begun their rebuild.

Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Vault 81 Dwellers (128.1, o)
2) County Crossing Bloodbugs (125.1, o)
3) FHE Yao Guai (123.1, o)
4) The Slog Ghouls (121.9, +)
5) Salem Witch Hats (118.9, o)
6) Atom Cats (108.4, -)
7) Starlight Killers (105.4, ++)
8) Bunker Hill 75ers (102.4, -)
9) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (97.8, ++)
10) Nahant Celtics (94.2, ++)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (92.8, ++)
12) Spectacle Island Reapers (92.2, ++)
13) Lexington Synths (90.8, --)
14) Southie Brews (88.2, o)
15) Quincy Gunners (86.2, ++)
16) Diamond City Swatters (81.8, --)
17) Oberland T-51s (81.8, --)
18) Goodneighbor Hancocks (78.8, --)
19) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (78.8, --)
20) University Point Deathclaws (78.8, ++)
21) Concord Radstags (77.6, +)
22) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (77.2, --)
23) Cambridge Coursers (77.2, ++)
24) Roxbury Rad Sox (73.2, +)
25) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (69.6, --)
26) Egret Ninjas (68.2, --)
27) Malden Grognaks (61.9, +)
28) Easy Town Assaultrons (42.5, -)

Brotherhood League

There is a crowd up top in both the NCA and the BL with three teams all within two games of one another. County Crossing has the league lead with Salem and The Slog tied at two games back. The rest of the BL is below .500 and currently not in the playoff race, though Nahant and Nordhagen Beach could get back there. Malden (17) and Easy Town (14) are the only teams in the CBO with fewer than 20 wins.

The Ghouls were not content with earning a wildcard spot in 2312; they want to win. Currently 5th in runs scored (273) and 2nd in runs allowed (197), The Slog has shown themselves to be a good all-around team. On offense, they are tops in average (.279) but do not have the power numbers, currently tied for 11th in home runs (61). SS Gavin Deux-Gas (.373/10/39/14 SB) has been the unquestioned star. Other top contributors include 1B Kilometers Davis (.317/10/43), 3B Alec Box (.324/2/15), and CF Bill Lazarus (.307/2/18/17 SB). On the mound, the top two starters, Flirt Perez (5-2, 2.65) and Cutter Redman (7-2, 3.30), have been great. Austen Austin (4 SV, 1.64) recently took over closer duties after Crisco Caristo (10 SV, 5.89) struggled. Hard John Horvath (1-1, 1 SV, 0.40) has been dominant in his 22.1 IP.

Institute League

Bunker Hill has faltered lately, going 4-6 in their last 10. During that same stretch, Starlight went 7-3 to close the gap and tie the two teams for 1st place. Fort Hagen and Lexington are tied for 3rd at three games back. The rest of the IL is out of the race in Concord, Cambridge, and Sunshine Tidings.

The Killers have quietly built themselves up with the top rotation in the NCA, currently 1st in runs against (196) and Starters ERA (3.37). They are 4th in runs scored (276), showing that they can be a contender. There have been no true stars on offense, but the middle of the lineup has been steady: RF King Hippo (.310/8/25), 1B Oren Gep (.252/8/41), and C Justin Lower (.290/11/32). Three of the starters have ERAs below 4.00: Digger Vadim (8-3, 3.42), Phil Pearlman (3-4, 2.80), and Mat Nielsen (4-2, 3.15). RP Closecall Zamora (2-0, 1.14) has produced more than 20 quality innings out of the bullpen, while CL Kevin Brown (13 SV, 5.40) has struggled.

Minutemen League

Atom maintains a large lead in the ML, six games up on Spectacle Island and Southie, who are both a game below .500. Goodneighbor, Jamaica Plain, University Point, and Quincy are all right behind in a bunched up 2-7 position in the ML. As a surprise, though, if the playoffs started today, the Reapers and Brews would be the 5th and 6th seeds thanks to a struggling SCA.

University Point is officially in 6th place. A three-game winning streak could see them in 2nd place and the 5th seed of the playoffs, so we are not at all counting out one of the most dynamic and successful franchises. The Deathclaws are currently 5th in runs scored (257) and 4th in runs allowed (226). On offense, most of the production comes from the middle of the lineup: 1B Barker Cocoa (.309/13/31), SS Rock Rampage (.314/5/32), and RF Wee Willy Warrington (.304/11/35). The top two starters, Lawdog Whipple (4-1, 3.93) and Tony Bertha (6-3, 2.90) have been great. No one has been dominant in the bullpen, including CL Matt Hoernig (9 SV, 4.43).

Railroad League

Vault 81 and FHE remain as the two best teams, with the Dwellers holding the CBO's best record and the Yao Guai tied with the Bloodbugs for the second-best record in the CBO. Glowing Sea is the only other team above .500 in the SCA. Oberland, Diamond City, Egret, and Roxbury fill out the league. The Rad Sox have already started their rebuild, trading away C Ayag Mour as a part of their move to get younger.

For the Swatters, they thought for awhile that they may be playoff contenders. However, as the season goes along, Diamond City continues to struggle to put up consistent numbers to make them consistent winners. The Swatters may have also made a hasty trade in dealing their ace away, Paul Stains, after early struggles this season frustrated the front office. Diamond City is 14th in runs scored (213) and 10th in runs allowed (261), showing that they are more likely to compete for the #1 pick than the #1 seed. Most of the players are lumped together, including long-time star RF Magnum Peaeye (.301/9/31). The home runs leader is C Cole Spice (.284/12/26). Second-year SS Alex Bragman (.259/9/33) leads in RBI. On the mound, no starter is below 4.00, though new ace, SP Macho Lopez (3-3, 4.01), is close. CL Burt Bloodhound (13 SV, 2.25) is doing well, as are RPs Flimflam Fanglethorpe (2-0, 1.05) and Electric Willis (0-1, 2.86).

CBO Standings

CBO Players of the Week

May 26 - Paul Stains became the latest recipient of the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award for his outstanding performance this past week.

To win the best player honor the 24-year-old Salem hurler tossed a total of 16.1 innings, collecting 2 wins, 15 strikeouts and a 0.00 earned run average. He suffered no losses.

Stains has started 12 times this year, pitched 76.1 innings, fanned 66 batters and walked 19. His current record is 4 wins and 5 losses with a 4.48 ERA.

Daub Buckle demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

The Southie catcher wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .524 average (11-for-21) with 5 home runs and 11 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

In 36 games this season, Buckle has compiled a .289 batting average with 39 hits and 8 home runs. He has also scored 16 times and knocked in 37 runs.

June 2 - Togie Pitt is respected by most Cambridge Coursers fans for his no-frills style of play. The 22-year-old second baseman went about his business with vigor last week to grab the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.

He compiled a .481 average (13-for-27) with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

This year, Pitt is hitting .315 with 62 hits, 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and has scored 33 runs.

The Player of the Week has been announced by the South Charles Association. The honor went to Ken Debate, left fielder of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets.

He burned up the league with a .455 average to win the award. Debate went 10-for-22 for the week, totaled 6 home runs with 9 RBIs and scored 6 times.

For the year, Debate has hit at a .367 clip with 31 RBIs, 13 home runs and 42 runs scored.

CBO Noteworthy News

May 20 - Whip Lashley entered the record books today as he collected win number 150 at Beantown Brewery Stadium.

"Wow! This is a select group of pitchers. I am honored and thrilled to be in it," Lashley said after the game. "I never dreamed of winning this many games."

In his historic outing he went 7 innings and gave up no runs on 2 hits. Lashley also had 5 strikeouts and 2 walks as his County Crossing Bloodbugs topped the Concord Radstags 3-1.

Lashley has a won-lost record of 150 wins and 76 losses with 1330 strikeouts and a lifetime 4.09 ERA.

May 24 - B.J. Perez is hanging up his spikes at the end of the season.

Perez, a 36-year-old veteran, told the Sunshine Tidings Chemists that he will be retiring.

"I loved playing a kid's game and getting paid well to do it. I loved the travel and the attention ballplayers get," he said. "But, what I'm really going to miss are a lot of the little things that go on behind the scenes. I'm going to miss playing on perfectly mowed grass each day. That's our stage, and a bunch of anonymous groundskeepers made that happen each week."

The native of Lawrence, Massachusetts showed an obvious love for the game as he reflected on the sport.

"My bat representative ... I would talk to him and next thing I'd have brand new bats. I loved the perfectly straight chalk lines, the echoes from the PA system, and even the umps."

Perez has a career .308 batting average with a .381 OBP. He has hit 76 homers, driven in 511 runs and scored 996 runs since he came into the league.

May 26 - So, who is the leader in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career RBI?

Barker Cocoa, UP, 1502
Oren Gep, STAR, 1319
Babs Rooth, CC, 1252
Jonathan Angelou, NB, 1251
Tomas Jones, ST, 1242

May 30 - Tommy Beach said he's proud of what he's accomplished in professional baseball and he's now comfortable walking away from the sport.

The Nordhagen Beach Party Boys reliever announced today that this season will be his last.

"It's Freedom 36," he joked with reporters. "I'm happy to get out now and am looking forward to enjoying retirement."

Beach has appeared in 456 games in his career, picked up 2 saves, tossed 2604.1 innings and posted a 176-116 record. He has a lifetime ERA of 4.23.

June 2 - Who holds the single season record in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization for home runs?

Homestay Lovetap, SI, 61, 2306
Barker Cocoa, UP, 60, 2307
Diamond Ball, SI, 57, 2306
Barker Cocoa, UP, 56, 2310
Barker Cocoa, UP, 55, 2309

CBO Transactions

Monday, June 2nd , 2313
Starlight Killers: Placed RF Hurr Lee Reyes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/31/2313.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed SS Purple Gupta on the 60-day injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Released LF Sadik Cig.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Real Wordsmith to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Rolf Borgnar.
Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Chris Templestay to a minor league contract.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Joseph Cavalier.

Sunday, June 1st , 2313
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated SS Pipe Wallcrawler from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Gregg Bassett.
The Starlight Killers traded 36-year old C Biter Trout to the Spectacle Island Reapers, getting 24-year old RHP Kelvin Brown in return.

Saturday, May 31st , 2313
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed 2B Avrusa Sarethi on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2313.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Gurrow Walter.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RF Dan Squirrel on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2313.
Southie Brews: Signed 1B Mi-shell Tafoya.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed C Bobby Bostonbabe.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Ava Phoenix.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Doc Simpleman.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Goodneighbor Magman.

Friday, May 30th , 2313
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed SP Ryan Downing on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/27/2313.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed 2B Yoink Yukon on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/27/2313.
Atom Cats: Placed CF Tobias Hoffman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/29/2313.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Spitty Northshore.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Dale Nails.
Southie Brews: Signed 1B Slow Willie Boyd.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Spitty Northshore.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 22-year old minor league 1B Victor Yes and a 15th round draft pick to the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud, getting 21-year old minor league LHP Easy-E James and 19-year old minor league RHP Seymour Kimahri in return.

Thursday, May 29th , 2313
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated CL Nien Nunb from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Gabe Baker.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Lee Shang.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Mike Delaney.
Nahant Celtics: Released LF Mike Delaney.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Elvispress Lee.

Wednesday, May 28th , 2313
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Joseph Cavalier.
Lexington Synths: Activated LF Campy Madrid from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Sent LF Campy Madrid to Triple A Wellesley for injury rehab.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Clutch Cronin.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Zack Razorgain.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed SS Jacket Naughtguud.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SS Waterboy Sanchez.

Tuesday, May 27th , 2313
Starlight Killers: Activated RF Hurr Lee Reyes from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed SS Gav Gidree on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2313.
Starlight Killers: Placed RF Eden Aberger on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2313.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Ed Dee Sullivan.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Brian Fulmer.
Southie Brews: Activated CF Jurgen Windcaller from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated CF Bill Lazarus from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Greg De Groot.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Danny Honeycutt.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Happy Man.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Iwanna Beahdoored.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison.
Lexington Synths: Released 2B Slow Joe Petrakis.
The Starlight Killers traded 19-year old minor league RHP Surf Ivor to the Malden Grognaks, getting 31-year old minor league LF Vince Bamburg in return.

Monday, May 26th , 2313
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Roshti Steigerwald.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Flash Evans.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mad Davison.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Lips Lightfoot.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Kyle Quickfingers.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo.

Sunday, May 25th , 2313
Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated 3B Grool Manycaps from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated SS Brass Well from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Sent SS Brass Well to Triple A Braintree for injury rehab.
Malden Grognaks: Released CF Run Ronny Gant.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Pablo Caldera.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Benny Kinobe.

Saturday, May 24th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Reddy Herring.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Fabi Ajiganov.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SS Up Oceanarium.

Friday, May 23rd , 2313
Atom Cats: Released 2B Metally Hiswoman.
Southie Brews: Activated SP Klement Thodberg from the 60-day injured list.
Southie Brews: Sent SP Klement Thodberg to Triple A Greenfield for injury rehab.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Jonathan Sanders.

Thursday, May 22nd , 2313
Nahant Celtics: Released SS Waterboy Sanchez.
Lexington Synths: Activated SP Aaron Somer from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Activated 1B Lannie Tykeson from the injured list.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Matthew Melt.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Machineman Gomez.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Aask Valuecart.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Colorado Saion.

Wednesday, May 21st , 2313
Cambridge Coursers: Activated SP Hry Caje from the injured list.
Cambridge Coursers: Sent SP Hry Caje to Triple A Marlborough for injury rehab.
Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Many Moons Requena.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Charlie Siloet.
Nahant Celtics: Released LF Dave Infante.

Tuesday, May 20th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Released SS Jukebox Irgnir.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed 2B Jumper Hayes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313.
Southie Brews: Placed CF Jurgen Windcaller on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Big House Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RP Beck Howe to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Andy Hutcheson.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Pinch Guidebook to a minor league contract.

StLee · 11-28-2024, 07:16 PM

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

6 June 2312

BMU All-Star Game

Adavald Vigilant shined brightly tonight against the best talent that the BMU has to offer.

The all-star was named MVP for the annual mid-season showcase held at Poseidon Energy Ballpark, as his Massachusetts Association All-Stars downed the Commonwealth Association All-Stars by a count of 16-15.

"It's humbling to even play in a game like this with legends of the sport all around you," he said.

Vigilant went 3 for 3 to capture the honor.

Home Run Challenge:

A terrific cast of sluggers competed in the 2313 Home Run Challenge. Lou Ganon, the Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters left fielder, prevailed to claim the championship hardware. He outperformed Trog Alderod in the final round by a score of 11-7.

"Everyone should get a chance to compete at least once in this event," said Ganon. "It's a lot of fun."

GBRL All-Star Game

Space Beam Field was the place to be for baseball fans tonight, as the best GBRL players gathered for the annual all-star game.

On the field, the North League downed the South League by a score of 8-2. Off the field, game MVP Jess Fowl said he thinks everyone had a good night.

"You looked into the stands and it seemed like everyone was having a fantastic time," said the 19-year-old, who went 1-for-2 in the game. "A game like this is good for the sport."

Home Run Challenge:

The house was rockin' -- Space Beam Field, that is -- site of this year's Home Run Challenge. A jubilant Christopher Powerarm outlasted the rest of the field to win the title. The Satellite Array Riflemen center fielder vanquished Gram Baylor in the final round by a score of 12-11.

"It was a battle of attrition," said Powerarm, "and I happened to be the last man standing."

During his career, Powerarm has played in 196 games, batted .248 with 48 home runs and 126 base hits.

CCBL Playoffs

The Northeastern Huskies ignited a huge celebration as they beat the Commonwealth University Terriers 17-2 to win the College Series.

Northeastern won the series 3-2, capturing the title for the 2nd time.

"We stepped it up at the right time, and now we're the champs," said Northeastern manager John Daily. "It's a great feeling."

The champs finished the regular season 47-13 and claimed first place in the BCAC.

In the jubilant clubhouse after the decisive game, series MVP and third baseman Donovan Mackey said the Huskies have "great fans and they deserve this."

"I am so happy for our city right now," he said.

Box Score:

College Series Results:

CCBL Playoff Tree

Bonus: The CBO All Under-25 Team

We were curious since we see a trend of a lot of star players over 30 and a lot of emerging stars under 25 with a middling group of people between 25-29. We wanted to take a look at players under 25 and who the best performers at their position are. WAR was used for the rankings. This is a First Team group only:

SP - Paul Stains, 24, Salem, 5-5, 3.90 ERA, 3.5 WAR
RP/CL - CL Burt Bloodhound, 22, Diamond City, 0-4, 14 SV, 2.14 ERA, 1.1 WAR
C - Justin Lower, 20, Starlight, .288, 12 HR, 34 RBI, 2.2 WAR
1B - Lone Wolf Leo Gamma-Ray, 21, Sunshine Tidings, .357, 14 HR, 31 RBI, 2.1 WAR
2B - Nauseous Revere, 24, Fort Hagen, .370, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 2.9 WAR
3B - Tre' Morgueman, 24, Jamaica Plain, .328, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 2.9 WAR
SS - Gavin Deux-Gas, 24, The Slog, .374, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 3.6 WAR
LF - Kasumi Goto, 22, Bunker Hill, .362, 18 HR, 50 RBI, 2.9 WAR
CF - Enigma Montgomery, 23, Glowing Sea, .307, 9 HR, 27 RBI, 2.9 WAR
RF - Naga Arakaki, 20, Glowing Sea, .344, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 2.8 WAR

Top Rookie Hitter - 2B Jack of Diamonds Cordero, 21, Malden, .330, 18 HR, 55 RBI, 2.8 WAR

Top Rookie Pitcher - SP Josh Brown, 20, Atom, 2-3, 3.49 ERA, 1.9 WAR

11-16-2024, 12:59 PM	#3942
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	February 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 17 February 2313 Baseball Season Alive Buzz for the 2313 season has already begun across the Commonwealth as CBO teams and their affiliates, the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League, and the Commonwealth Youth League have all reported in preparation for the new season. First, let's look at the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament, won last season by the Starlight Killers. Hosts are once again the final four teams in the playoffs, ranked in order of finish and association: Fort Hagen, Vault 81, Salem, and Jamaica Plain. In each of the regions, seeds 2-7 will play an opening series for the right to be in the final four teams of their region. Then they enter a double-elimination series tournament with the host teams playing the lowest remaining seed and then the two other winners playing each other. From there, the winners of each region goes to Diamond City where they will play in the semifinals of the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament with the winners facing off in the finals. Teams in order of seed per region: Fort Hagen Regional - Fort Hagen, Oberland, The Slog, Egret, Nahant, Spectacle Island, and Lexington Vault 81 Regional - Vault 81, Bunker Hill, Goodneighbor, Concord, Diamond City, Easy Town, and Quincy Salem Regional - Salem, Roxbury, Nordhagen Beach, FHE, Sunshine Tidings, Southie, and Malden Jamaica Plain Regional - Jamaica Plain, County Crossing, University Point, Starlight, Atom, Cambridge, and Glowing Sea CCBL A Look at Incoming Freshmen The CCBL does not have the strongest class coming in, but there are several of the college players expected to be able to work their way into the CBO draft in 2315 or later. The Revere College Riders are rated as he top freshman class in 2313. Here is a list of the players expected to make the largest immediate impact and should be on the CBO path: 1. SP Bullets Barnes, Northeastern University 2. 1B Haystack Black, Revere College 3. 1B Jag Jouan, Rhode Island University 4. RF D'Avery Blueprint, Fairfield College 5. 2B Spud Sewell, U Mass-Lowell 6. RF Glenn McBean, Revere College 7. CL Wizard Albutt, Assumption College 8. CF Gauntlet Kim, Revere College 9. RF Hallinan Looney, Cape Cod University 10. CL Bang Bang Sweetman, Nuka University Top Players Entering 2313 Position Players: 1. 1B Donovan Mackey, Jr, Northeastern 2. 2B Finnan Hunt, Jr, Stonehill 3. RF Jets Freud, SO, Tufts 4. 3B Arty Sefilian, JR, Stonehill 5. CF Brandon Brown, JR, Holy Cross 6. SS Evan Keel, SO, Tufts 7. 1B Sheedy Smith, JR, Plymouth 8. 2B Kyle Powell, JR, Nuka U 9. 1B Kane Jarvis, JR, Mass Bay 10. 1B Keen Sugiura, JR, Boston College Pitchers: 1. SP Mario Riihivuori, JR, Winthrop 2. SP Edgar Drezek, JR, Nuka U 3. SP Gregory King, JR, WNEU 4. SP Bullets Barnes, FR, Northeastern 5. SP Jafar Khassanov, JR, Mass Atlantic 6. CL Toto Yanagi, JR, Revere 7. RP Surge Jowle, JR, Northeastern 8. CL Hulk Martin, SO, Greenfield 9. SP Bladder Phillips, JR, Nuka U 10. CL Sniper O'Reilly, SO, Boston College CYL A Look at Incoming Freshmen The 2313 freshmen entering are considered to be a strong pitching class, perhaps the best ever. Here is a look at a few of the incoming freshman of the CYL that could have an immediate impact on their teams: 1. SP Nutball Solc, Attleboro Deejays 2. SP Gerard Michon, Hope Firestarters 3. SP Hunter Kitchen, Old Lyme Lake Monsters 4. SP Artist Armstrong, Newburyport Cubs 5. LF Obee Jay, Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters 6. SP Oscar Anvil, Woburn Bobbleheads 7. 3B Malik Goodneighbor, Needham Radstorm 8. 2B Craig Lost, Marlborough Minigunners 9. C Peter Krenwinkel, Lawrence Barbers 10. SP Less Myles, Beantown Sprouts Top Players Entering 2313 Position Players: 1. 1B Size Man Green, JR, West Quincy 2. CF Chani Zendaya, JR, CIT Academy 3. 1B Sluggo Luge, JR, Spectacle Island 4. 1B Jam Armchase, JR, Sudbury 5. CF Rez Wrected, JR, Acton 6. 1B Andy Musicsheets, JR, Concord 7. RF Badge Hurtley, JR, Kingstown 8. LF Crowball Myles, JR, Circle 9. 1B Thaddeus Gotmossed, JR, Dennis 10. 1B Black Helmet Fruegaarten, JR, Provincetown Pitchers: 1. SP Mike Searocker, SO, Lowell 2. SP Nutball Solc, FR, Attleboro 3. SP Gerard Michon, FR, Hope 4. CL Pin Tell, JR, Brown 5. CL Moby Dick O'Brien, SO, Pawtucket 6. SP Rick Green, SO, Sandwich 7. CL Luhan Bell, SO, Lexington 8. CL Danya Chiles, SO, Stoneham 9. SP Big Dog Monaghan, SO, Jamaica Plain 10. CL Aren Ving, SO, GSP __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-16-2024, 08:43 PM	#3943
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	March 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 4 March 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament The 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament has begun with 24 of the CBO's 28 teams playing a Play-in Series for the right to move into the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The breakdown of results are below with series records, not scores. Fort Hagen Regional #2 Oberland 3, #7 Lexington 0 #3 The Slog 3, #6 Spectacle Island 0 #5 Nahant 2, #4 Egret 1 Jamaica Plain Regional #2 County Crossing 2, #7 Glowing Sea 1 #3 University Point 2, #6 Cambridge 1 #4 Starlight 2, #5 Atom 1 Vault 81 Regional #2 Bunker Hill 2, #7 Quincy 1 #3 Goodneighbor 3, #6 Easy Town 0 #4 Concord 2, #5 Diamond City 1 Salem Regional #2 Roxbury 3, #7 Malden 0 #6 Southie 2, #3 Nordhagen Beach 1 #4 FHE 2, #5 Sunshine Tidings 1 Summary With the #1 seeds having a bye, here is the breakdown of seedings in the Sweet 16: #1: 4 #2: 4 #3: 3 #4: 3 #5: 1 #6: 1 #7: 0 Southie had the biggest upset of the Play-in Round, downing the powerhouse Nordhagen Beach, two games to one. The Party Boys won the first game, 5-1, with Beachboy Nut doing his thing. Nut allowed no runs on three hits with four strikeouts in 7.0 innings. The Brews had game, though, the next two, beginning their run to the tournament. In Game 2, Southie needed 13 innings, but came away with a 15-10 victory after a five-run inning in the 13th. Among the no-name players to hit homers for the Brews included Sonny Pacio and Glove Payton. Fairlane Ford was 3 for 6 with a triple, two walks, a run, and four RBI. In Game 3, Southie dominated from the start, clinching the series with a 6-1 victory. SP Air McNair allowed no runs on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The one run allowed in the game, by RP Fat Cat Wellesley, was an unearned run. Ford continued his Series MVP play by going 2 for 4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and an RBI. Grill Atomson doubled twice. __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-16-2024, 09:40 PM	#3944
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	March 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 11 March 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament We have now played through the first two rounds of the Nuka Cup Tournament, with the first eliminations happening officially as of yesterday. Results and a summary are below. Fort Hagen Regional #1 Fort Hagen 3, #5 Nahant 0 #2 Oberland 2, #3 The Slog 1 Fort Hagen 2, Oberland 1 The Slog 2, Nahant 1 - Nahant eliminated Jamaica Plain Regional #1 Jamaica Plain 2, #4 Starlight 1 #3 University Point 2, #2 County Crossing 1 University Point 3, Jamaica Plain 0 County Crossing 2, Starlight 1 - Starlight eliminated Vault 81 Regional #1 Vault 81 2, #4 Concord 1 #3 Goodneighbor 2, #2 Bunker Hill 1 Vault 81 3, Goodneighbor 0 Bunker Hill 2, Concord 1 - Concord eliminated Salem Regional #6 Southie 2, #1 Salem 1 #2 Roxbury 2, #4 FHE 1 Southie 2, Roxbury 1 FHE 2, Salem 1 - Salem eliminated Summary Southie is the big story as they are one of the four teams, along with Fort Hagen, Vault 81, and University Point. The Brews not only got the Party Boys in the Play-in Round, but they have now beaten all three top seeds in the Salem Regional, including the host Witch Hats who are surprisingly the first team out in their regional. We are not expecting the Brews to do anything in the regular season that would indicate they have advanced to contender territory, but they have to love the 6-3 start and getting to rest before facing either the Rad Sox or Yao Guai in the Regional Final, in which the Brews will be granted a 1-0 series advantage in the "first to three wins" Regional Final. We will most certainly keep our eye on Southie's progress. For now, some legit CBO threats are 1B Fairlane Ford, 2B Grill Atomson, and CL Matthew Hughes. We will also peek in on how SP Buzzcut McDonald does after his 3-4, 3.54 rookie debut as a reliever in 2312. CCBL Preview The 2313 CCBL season begins today with part of the Southern Commonwealth (SoComm) Conference joining the league in 2313, while the other four teams will join in 2314. Looking at the predictions for 2313, PAM has the Holy Cross Crusaders matching up with the Mass Bay Beacons in the College Series. The Winthrop College Guardians, winners of the last two championships, are picked to finish 35-25 and barely in the playoffs. Here is the predictions for the tournament, with the top three seeds automatically determined by being conference champions. We have ordered the teams based on PAM's predictions of record and run differential. #1 Holy Cross (42-18, MassCon Champs) vs #16 Plymouth (34-26, +43) #8 Assumption (39-21, +83) vs #9 Western New England (37-23, +104) #4 Northeastern (40-20, +165) vs #13 Winthrop (35-25, +67) #5 Revere (40-20, +137) vs #12 Greenfield (37-23, +73) #2 Mass Bay (41-19, BCAC Champs) vs #15 Commonwealth (34-26, +62) #7 Mass Atlantic (39-21, +103) vs #10 Nuka U (37-23, +97) #3 ECSU (28-32, SoComm Champs) vs #14 U Mass-Lowell (35-25, +42) #6 Tufts (40-20, +120) vs #11 Boston College (37-23, +79) The Crusaders as the #1 overall seed and early favorites to win the championship would be making their first appearance in the playoffs in the CCBL. In 2311, Holy Cross finished 43-37, missing the playoffs by just a game. This season, Holy Cross has an outstanding outfield that should lead the way, including LF Wonny Johnson, CF Brandon Brown, and RF Lance Tinter. They also have two potential CBO draft pick starting pitchers in Dylan Newhat and Dropper Millieu. CL Sappy Castro could also find himself in the CBO one day. As the #2 seed, the Mass Bay University Beacons at University Point is trying to make a name for themselves in 2313. While the MassCon was still split into division, the Beacons won three divisional championships from 2309-2311. Mass Bay finished in 5th place in the MassCon last season. The two stars for the Beacons are 1B Kane Jarvis and 3B Barbarus Bailey. Other CBO prospects with Mass Bay include 2B Buns Palmer, SS Big Dipper Grzenkowicz, and RF Zoo Coomz. The top five picks as college's top hitter are 3B Donovan Mackey (Northeastern), LF Jets Freud (Tufts), 2B Buns Palmer (Mass Bay), 1B Haystack Black (Revere), and RF Exorcist Colwell (Fairfield). The top five picks for the top pitcher award are SP Bullets Barnes (Northeastern), SP Jean Dubost (Revere), SP Irvin Ray (Boston Coll), SP Gomer Brown (WNEU), and SP Dylan Newhart (Holy Cross). Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-17-2024, 09:01 AM	#3945
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	March 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 20 March 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament The regional tournaments are now complete with just four teams remaining in the 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament. Let's see the results below from the last week of action: Fort Hagen Regional Oberland 2, The Slog 1 - The Slog eliminated Oberland 3, Fort Hagen 2 - Oberland advances Jamaica Plain Regional Jamaica Plain 2, County Crossing 1 - County Crossing eliminated University Point 4, Jamaica Plain 1 - University Point advances Vault 81 Regional Goodneighbor 2, Bunker Hill 1 - Bunker Hill eliminated Vault 81 3, Goodneighbor 2 - Vault 81 advances Salem Regional Roxbury 2, FHE 1 - FHE eliminated Southie 4, Roxbury 1 - Southie advances Summary Southie continues to surprise as the Brews won three of the four-game series against Roxbury, taking the Salem Regional title, four games to one. The fourth "victory" is automatically awarded to the Winner's Bracket team in each regional. In the other regionals, the seeding did not seem to matter much, as the #1 Vaut 81 Dwellers, #2 Oberland T-51s, and #3 University Point Deathclaws all won their regionals to join #6 Southie. That also means we will have an all South Charles Association semifinals. Just one year ago, it was an all North Charles Association semifinals with Starlight coming out on top ahead of Fort Hagen, Nordhagen Beach, and Nahant. In the semifinals in the Great Green Jewel, Oberland will be considered the home team in Games 1 and 3 against University Point, which will be the home team in Game 2. The same goes for the Vault 81-Southie matchup with the Dwellers the home team in Games 1 and 3 and the Brews the home team in Game 2. Winners of those two series play for the right to be the 2313 Nuka Cup champions. Oberland and University Point have won three of the past five seasons, so they should be the favorite coming out of their Semifinals Round series. CYL Preview The 2313 Commonwealth Youth League has already begun, but we have yet to run the season preview. Let's take a look at what PAM thinks is going to happen this season after an exciting 2312 where the Marblehead Mess topped the Woodlawn Gnomes for the title. This season, 32 teams will reach the postseason tournament for the right to be the CYL champions. In the North Region, division winners are expected to be as follows: Franklin - Sturbridge Rangers 33-17 Emerson - Marblehead Mess 32-18 Fuller - Covenant Dandy Boys 33-17 Revere - (three-way tie) Boston Harbor Harborfellows 32-18 DuBois - Reading Rhinos 28-22 Those five division winners would be joined by 11 wildcard spots to make up the 16 teams competing in the North Region. Expected wildcard teams in order of seeding are: Boston Common Baby Bellies, Diamond City Newsboys, Lowell Frags, Beantown Sprouts, Circle Jerks, CIT Academy Yahoos, Lynn Pier Gamers, Worcester Crows, Hester Mechanists, Castle Freedom, and Beerthirty Sippers. Top competitors to win the batting title are 1B Bow Wow Vargas (Boston Common), LF Crunchy Sloganman (Boston Harbor), LF Varlam Sayadian (Reading), RF Ty Johnson (Concord), and 1B Fuzz Copman (Castle). The predicted top pitchers in the NR are SP Hub Purdue (Hester), SP Licky Lichenstein (Beantown), SP Mike Searocker (Lowell), SP Dream O'Sullivan (Boston Harbor), and SP Strongback Grazer (Hester). In the South Region, the divisions are expected to finish with these winners and top seeds: Adams - North Providence Phantoms 35-15 Alcott - Swansea Nuka Sox 32-18 Morse - (tie) Plymouth Hunters 30-20 Attucks - Truro Hatchings 34-16 Hancock - Old Lyme Lake Monsters 20-30 In the race for the 11 wildcard spots, this is the predicted order of playoff wildcards: Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters, West Quincy Atomatoys, Eastham Rads, Wellfleet Tarberries, Attleboro Deejays, Braintree Schoolboys, Jamaica Plain Treasures, Provincetown Land Pirates, East Providence Skulls, Taunton Giants, and Andrew Station Southies. Top competitors to win the batting title in the SR are RF Darby O'Doherty (Nuka Academy), LF Obee Jay (Nauset Beach), LF Jailhouse Shillitto (Holyoke), RF Alastair Being (West Quincy), and RF Fenwick Eagle (Coventry). The predicted top pitchers are SP Nutball Solc (Attleboro), SP Calvagh Lewis (North Providence), SP Chad OJ (Brown), SP Beefcake McStevens (Brown), and SP Big Dog Monaghan (Jamaica Plain). Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-17-2024, 01:42 PM	#3946
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	April 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 1 April 2313 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament The 2313 Nuka Cup Tournament is now complete. Let's cover the semifinals and finals for the tournament. Semifinals Round: Oberland T-51s vs University Point Deathclaws Game 1: Oberland 5, University Point 2 Ahsoka Tano pitched an excellent game, allowing no earned runs on seven hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings to earn Game MVP honors. Zaire Inquisitor went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBI to lead the offense. Game 2: University Point 5, Oberland 1 The Claws' Rock Rampage went 3 for 4 with a home run, a run, and two RBI to lead his team to the series-tying victory. Lawdog Whipple allowed just one earned run on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Game 3: Oberland 7, University Point 5 Stormin' Normin MacDonald put on a show in helping the T-51s reach the finals of the Nuka Cup Tournament. MacDonald went 2 for 4 with two home runs, two runs, and four RBI. Odd Todd Walker added three hits, including a double and home run, with two runs scored and a run knocked in. Semifinals Round: Vault 81 Dwellers vs Southie Brews Game 1: Vault 81 11, Southie 7 Vault 81's Phantom Vargas was 3 for 4 with a double, two home runs, three runs, and five RBI to lead his team. Jonesie Kanz and Stu Gains each added three RBI. Gains also hit two homers. Game 2: Southie 7, Vault 81 3 Fairlane Ford continued his starring debut, going 2 for 3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and two RBI to lead the Brews to a series tie. Grill Atomson added two more runs scored and three runs driven in thanks in part to his three-run home run in the 1st inning. Ford's homer broke a 3-3 tie in the 6th inning. Game 3: Vault 81 6, Southie 2 The Dwellers stopped Southie's Cinderella story for the start of 2313, eliminating them with a four-run win. Beckett Quantum went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Knud Bather hit two doubles out of the 8th spot in the lineup. Finals Round: Oberland T-51s vs Vault 81 Dwellers Game 1: Vault 81 4, Oberland 3 Oberland's SP/1B Lannie Tykeson may have been the game's MVP, but it was the Dwellers moving themselves one win away from winning the 2313 Nuka Cup. Tykeson pitched 6.1 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with five walks and four strikeouts. He was also 1 for 3 with an RBI single. Vault 81 took the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th to break a 3-3 tie. Facing the T-51s' Aaron Geneva, Jonesie Kanz started with a leadoff single. With two outs, Joe Rathmann then hit an RBI double to score Kanz from first. Game 2: Oberland 4, Vault 81 1 Oberland SP Ahsoka Tano pitched 7.0 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts to earn the victory and Game MVP. Zaire Inquisitor and Joe Malone each drove in two runs to lead their teams. Inquisitor had two hits, including a single. Malone had three singles. Game 3: Vault 81 6, Oberland 5 Inning, Game, Series. The Dwellers scored the game and series-clinching run in the bottom of the 9th off Stu Gains' sacrifice fly. Harry Byrd led off the inning with a triple. After End Yamada walked to put runners at first and third, Gains drove a ball to deep center field, allowing Byrd to easily score. Vault 81 wins its first Nuka Cup Tournament with the victory. CBO Transactions Tuesday, April 1st , 2313 Diamond City Swatters: Placed RP Nucky Ostiguin on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/2313. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed RP Dave Barker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/2313. Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RP Booger Bender on the 60-day injured list. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Marty Mayeye. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Razor Radstorm. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SP Uzi Perez. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP David Auld. Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Turner Darkweek. Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Ledge Zelda. The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 18-year old minor league LHP Kelly William Bill to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 29-year old minor league LF Three Richardson-Bethson in return. The Malden Grognaks traded 19-year old minor league LHP Chockablock Business to the Cambridge Coursers, getting 30-year old minor league SS Tundra Dowmeia in return. The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 20-year old minor league RHP Whair Wulff to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 34-year old minor league 1B Jason Bishop in return. The Diamond City Swatters traded 19-year old minor league RHP Zell Pugilist and 21-year old minor league LHP Zegeye Omorede to the Quincy Gunners, getting 26-year old minor league SS Nahdar Vebb in return. The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 21-year old minor league LHP Charley Wagons to the University Point Deathclaws, getting 26-year old minor league RF Simon Green in return. Monday, March 31st , 2313 County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent RP Gruffy Sorryman to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released CL Lemonhead Motterin. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 1B Jellyroll Bravo to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Gomer Pileup. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent LF Quarry Dumars to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Hank Heart. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 1B Flake Metropolis to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Kiba Nusic. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent C Hert Toomuch to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released C Ochi Rice. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent C Did Clark to a minor league contract. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released C Jon Southbeach. Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent C Jeremy Linsanity to a minor league contract. Easy Town Assaultrons: Released C Jo Go Alvarado. Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent RP Luis Ayala to a minor league contract. Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Tup Rodrie. Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent 3B Is Ildur to a minor league contract. Nahant Celtics: Released 3B Valdr Dagger. Nahant Celtics: Signed free agent RP Jethro Zuskin to a minor league contract. Nahant Celtics: Released RP Lilmus Moffett. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Serp Prince to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Mirror Man Pineda. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent CF Tyrell Coleman to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Joe Lynch. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent LF Wolf O'Donnell to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released LF Uppity Saturday. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Eraser Webster to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Black Sabbath. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Brickyard Ken Kennedy to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C David Townsitter. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent C Slack Timpano to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Phoney Brown. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent RP Wild Thing Thompson to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Chris McCormack. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent RP Jets Maverick to a minor league contract. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RP Malachi Whitehead. Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent 1B Hilly Cuautle to a minor league contract. Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B Fann MacCuil. Salem Witch Hats: Signed free agent LF Ismael Barahona to a minor league contract. Salem Witch Hats: Released LF Victor Sanchez. The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent 2B Ivan Maximo to a minor league contract. The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Willie Findout. The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent CF Gusty Wilkerson to a minor league contract. The Slog Ghouls: Released CF Prince Burrell. The Slog Ghouls: Signed free agent RP Christopher Muller to a minor league contract. The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Ely Neamothren. Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent RP Big Dumb Bill Smith to a minor league contract. Bunker Hill 75ers: Released RP Anthony Hawkins. Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent C Emma Orion to a minor league contract. Bunker Hill 75ers: Released C Efrain Castrejon. Bunker Hill 75ers: Signed free agent 1B Freak Alert Enachell to a minor league contract. Bunker Hill 75ers: Released 1B Jordan O'Boston. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed free agent RP Ape Lopez to a minor league contract. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Cooz Deathbrand. Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Reach Hvac to a minor league contract. Lexington Synths: Released RP Mike Riverrunner. Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Kai Reegar to a minor league contract. Lexington Synths: Released RP Tech Lobo. Starlight Killers: Signed free agent 3B Guaire Dickerson to a minor league contract. Starlight Killers: Released 3B Wire Offside. Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Gamer Greg Strickland to a minor league contract. Starlight Killers: Released RP Monster Arellano. Starlight Killers: Signed free agent RP Start DaFire to a minor league contract. Starlight Killers: Released RP Bacteria Groninger. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Must Watch Musial to a minor league contract. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released RP Turner Darkweek. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Derry Chopin to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Beanie Northbridge. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Murr Aldaba to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Boris Biggsworth. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Galad Real to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Tris Talker. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent 2B Torpedo Comfort to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released 2B Jayden Mosley. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent CF Thor Oak to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released CF Sio Bibble. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Valentin Narcisse to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Arturo Brown. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent LF Jack Alltrades to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released LF Rolf Borgnar. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent 1B Golden Warrior to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Released 1B Jon Ronero. Atom Cats: Signed free agent 2B Jesus Cantu to a minor league contract. Atom Cats: Released 2B Francisco Avalos. Atom Cats: Signed free agent 3B Madman Meowmeow to a minor league contract. Atom Cats: Released 3B Franklin Reyna. Atom Cats: Signed free agent SP Gunner Yellowplate to a minor league contract. Atom Cats: Released SP Baker Hubbard. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed free agent RP Swimmer Tanny to a minor league contract. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RP Edgar Poster. Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent RP Eduj Kvenei to a minor league contract. Quincy Gunners: Released RP Billy Pointofview. Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 1B Jacques de Aldersberg to a minor league contract. Quincy Gunners: Released 1B Budd Icarus. Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 1B Rapid Feller to a minor league contract. Quincy Gunners: Released 1B Petie Pete. University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent C Goober Griffith to a minor league contract. University Point Deathclaws: Released C Oba Diah. University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent 3B Rob Glover to a minor league contract. University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Wooly McCorvey. Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Gadreel Penikett to a minor league contract. Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Eli Munstar. Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent RP Luis Ayala to a minor league contract. Spectacle Island Reapers: Released RP Oscar Magallon. Southie Brews: Signed free agent SP Roland Wirth to a minor league contract. Southie Brews: Released SP Benny Badman. Southie Brews: Signed free agent SP Steel Hand Stan Pipboy to a minor league contract. Southie Brews: Released SP Luis Soto. Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RP Iron Horse Freknik to a minor league contract. Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Jolted Joel Soliz. Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent C Tinker Tornado to a minor league contract. Diamond City Swatters: Released C W.W.W. Watson. Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent 3B Senor Lopez to a minor league contract. Diamond City Swatters: Released 3B Les Caps. Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent C Ozark Kiner to a minor league contract. Egret Ninjas: Released C Florio White. Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent 2B Brick Towers to a minor league contract. Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Grisvar Unlucky. Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent LF Roberto Aluminum to a minor league contract. Egret Ninjas: Released LF Prince Steed. FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent SP Fried Tato Rice to a minor league contract. FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Santee Ahgo. FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Amir Pitts to a minor league contract. FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Cutty Wise. FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Freddie Knox to a minor league contract. FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Owo Sekun. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo. FHE Yao Guai: Released CF Keith McKinney. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Steve Quagmire. Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Dock Adams to a minor league contract. Oberland T-51s: Released RP Leo Shelton. Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Puffy Dargon to a minor league contract. Oberland T-51s: Released RP Pat Cat Spirit. Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent 1B Kearney Zzyzwicz to a minor league contract. Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Catch Palavandov. Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 3B Corvo Otavia to a minor league contract. Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 3B Macky McIntyre. Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent SS Push Em Lazzeri to a minor league contract. Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SS Tony Powersaw. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent RP Triss Nash to a minor league contract. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP Guzz Knight. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 3B Eivind Petersen to a minor league contract. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 3B Darts D'Nar. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed free agent 1B Thinker Statueman to a minor league contract. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 1B Vodka Zuskin. Malden Grognaks: Released RP Dave Fornino. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Adam Parlor. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Gregg Bassett. Malden Grognaks: Released SP Josh Agosto. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Happy Man. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Roshti Steigerwald. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Jimmy Spacelazer. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Eli Munstar. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Prowler Castillo. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Sandy Firepower. Concord Radstags: Signed RP Cole Alba. Concord Radstags: Signed SP Baker Hubbard. Lexington Synths: Signed SP Aidan Livingston. Lexington Synths: Signed SP Ro Rowe. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Toetouch Johnson. Southie Brews: Signed RP Paratus Decimus. Southie Brews: Signed SP Quincy Quinney. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Flipper Dolphin. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SP Mastodon Reacher. Quincy Gunners: Signed RP Mux Loknir. Nahant Celtics: Signed RP Roggi Knotbeard. Nahant Celtics: Signed SP Kevin Ballinger. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Roo Barbe. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Topher Slocum. Atom Cats: Signed SP Bacteria Groninger. Atom Cats: Signed RP Tony Android. Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Collin Hitman. Malden Grognaks: Signed RP Chit McKenzie. Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP Yrsald Thricepierced. Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed CL Steve Commo. Starlight Killers: Signed RP Wildflower Meadows. Starlight Killers: Signed RP Pumper Lumpkins. Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP M.Z. Murray. Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RP Jack Zunville. Egret Ninjas: Signed SP Cooz Deathbrand. Egret Ninjas: Signed SP Oscar Magallon. The Malden Grognaks traded 23-year old RHP Ulfar Unending to the Concord Radstags, getting 28-year old minor league LHP Dan Sharp in return. The Southie Brews traded 22-year old RHP Shotgun Velazquez to the Glowing Sea Radscorpions, getting 28-year old minor league C Jesse Revolution and 18-year old minor league RF Sisko Civilian in return. The Quincy Gunners traded 20-year old minor league RHP Chairman Malone to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 28-year old minor league LF Kincaid Hoy in return. The Jamaica Plain Red Rockets traded 23-year old LHP Scout Many-Marshes to the County Crossing Bloodbugs, getting 26-year old minor league RF Jet Holmes in return. Sunday, March 30th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Jason Cram. Saturday, March 29th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Odd Thomas Koontz. Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Matt Stockham. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Vegas Bradber. Friday, March 28th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Ferd Mainelander. The Cambridge Coursers traded 35-year old RHP Kyle Schenk to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 21-year old minor league 2B Daniel Brownlow in return. Thursday, March 27th , 2313 The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 25-year old 1B Zod Gaycey, 26-year old 1B Scott Back, and 35-year old RHP John Irwin to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 22-year old LHP Mean David Green, 24-year old CF Atai Molec, and 18-year old minor league RHP Siltbean Ferguson in return. Wednesday, March 26th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Jose Gonzalez. The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 32-year old SS Rick Rolled to the Southie Brews, getting 23-year old minor league RF Ganna Uriel in return. Tuesday, March 25th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Adam Parlor. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Roshti Steigerwald. The Sunshine Tidings Chemists traded 25-year old CF Sting McGee to the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, getting 22-year old minor league LHP Big Cheese Morales in return. Monday, March 24th , 2313 Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed RF Jay Gabby on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/2313. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Steve Quagmire. Saturday, March 22nd , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Happy Man. Friday, March 21st , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Flowertop Zo. Thursday, March 20th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mad Davison. Wednesday, March 19th , 2313 Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: RP Quest Dawg returns from his rehab assignment. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Crops Gerdenheimer. Tuesday, March 18th , 2313 Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SP Quest Dawg from the injured list. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Sent SP Quest Dawg to Triple A Needham for injury rehab. Monday, March 17th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RF Happy Man. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Omari Evanpark. Sunday, March 16th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Happy Man. Saturday, March 15th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RF Adam Parlor. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Steve Quagmire. Friday, March 14th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Released SS Vince Woodscrap. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Steve Quagmire. Thursday, March 13th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Crops Gerdenheimer. The Diamond City Swatters traded 21-year old minor league C Salvie Golfer to the Egret Ninjas, getting 24-year old 3B Jaheim Harper in return. Wednesday, March 12th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Wizard Tillman. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released C Fran Gipani. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Caleb Slurry. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Omari Evanpark. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Vegas Bradber. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jonnie Gawmy. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Ferd Mainelander. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jose Gonzalez. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Ello Asty. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Pree Mireman. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Gregg Bassett. Tuesday, March 11th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RF Sham Macklin. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Flowertop Zo. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Moby Dick Costopoulos. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Dwight Workman. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Gregg Bassett. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Crops Gerdenheimer. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Wizard Tillman. The University Point Deathclaws traded 24-year old CF Hickory Dockery, 18-year old minor league 2B Packy Dillan, and 21-year old minor league 1B Darius Furgeson to the Atom Cats, getting 23-year old LF DuLove Somebody in return. Monday, March 10th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Moby Dick Costopoulos. The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 24-year old minor league 3B Keg Gutterson, 23-year old minor league 1B Oldman Llewellyn, 19-year old minor league RHP Nick Soulless, 20-year old RHP Jazie Jade, and 20-year old C Wahoo Crawford to the Lexington Synths, getting 23-year old RHP Josh Woods in return. Saturday, March 8th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Keith McKinney. Friday, March 7th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Dwight Workman. Thursday, March 6th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Sham Macklin. The County Crossing Bloodbugs traded 21-year old minor league 1B Peekaboo Leach and 18-year old minor league 2B Pidgey Morgue to the Malden Grognaks, getting 28-year old LHP David Bridges in return. Wednesday, March 5th , 2313 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SP Stockton Brickhouse. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mark Knight. Tuesday, March 4th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Barney Gumble. Monday, March 3rd , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Flowertop Zo. Malden Grognaks: Signed free agent RP Cheese Wagstaff to a minor league contract. Cambridge Coursers: Signed free agent RP Havoc Land to a minor league contract. Sunday, March 2nd , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RP Kevin Ballinger. Malden Grognaks: Released RP Matt Stockham. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Steve Quagmire. Malden Grognaks: Released RP Odd Thomas Koontz. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Mark Knight. Malden Grognaks: Released RP Chris Lawrance. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Crawdaddy Crawford. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Roshti Steigerwald. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Happy Man. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released LF Dave Infante. Saturday, March 1st , 2313 Starlight Killers: Placed RP Johane Iwanski on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Wizard Tillman. Malden Grognaks: Released RP Jamie Brenner. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Moby Dick Costopoulos. Cambridge Coursers: Placed SP Hry Caje on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed C Slush Carfixer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed SP Quest Dawg on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. Southie Brews: Placed SP Klement Thodberg on the 60-day injured list. Southie Brews: Placed RP Matchbox Ollivierre on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. University Point Deathclaws: Placed RP Gilchrist Moore on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2313. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Steve Quagmire. CCBL Analysis The first month of the college season is done, and at the top of the heap right now is a traditionally good team in the Northeastern University Huskies. The Huskies lead the CCBL with a 17-3 record, putting them one game up on the Harvard Crimson in the BCAC after 20 games. Other conference leaders are the WNEU Statesmen (16-4, MassCon) and U Conn Yankees (9-11, SoComm). The top three wildcard teams at this point are the Crimson, Nuka University, and Mass Bay University. CCBL Players of the Month Hitter - At only 18 years of age, Haystack Black could very well have many more months like this last one during his career. That would be great news for fans of the Revere College Riders, as March was one to remember for the first baseman and he has captured the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month award. On the month he hit .468 with 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 24 runs scored. Pitcher - March was a magical month for Bullets Barnes of Northeastern. He held the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League hitters spellbound, conjuring up a 5-0 mark and a 2.43 ERA. Barnes also chalked up 5 starts, 37 innings and 34 strikeouts. For this outstanding performance he was rewarded with the Pitcher of the Month trophy. CYL Analysis In the NR, division leaders in order of record are the Lynn Pier Gamers, Newburyport Cubs, Covenant Dandy Boys, Needham Radstorm, and Boston Common Baby Bellies. Top wildcards are Reading, Danvers, Woburn, Hester, Malden, and Rockport. In the SR, division leaders are the West Quincy Atomatoys, Harwich Fishheads, Andrew Station Southies, North Providence Phantoms, and Nuka Academy Colamakers. Top wildcards are Dennis, Wareham, Hope, Taunton, Swansea, Pawtucket, and Spectacle Island. CYL Players of the Month The CYL did not select top players in March, so we looked at the top WAR leaders per region for the top players so far: NR Hitter - 1B Earl McGraw, Lowell - .464/12 HR/31 RBI/1.6 WAR SR Hitter - RF Eric Creed, Swansea - .500/5/19/1.6 WAR NR Pitcher - SP Dream O'Sullivan, Boston Harbor - 2-0, 0.52 ERA, 34.1 IP, 2.4 WAR SR Pitcher - SP John Wonderwall, West Quincy - 3-0, 2.51 ERA, 32.1 IP, 1.9 WAR Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). 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StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	April 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 7 April 2313 CBO Season Preview It's a new season, and there is a lot of excitement in the air of change and progress among teams without winning traditions. PAM has made a series of interesting picks, and we are curious to see how right the trusty assaultron is entering 2313. Let's break down the picks and what they mean. North Charles Association PAM has predicted the The Slog Ghouls and Fort Hagen Silver Shroud to win their respective leagues with the Ghouls as PAM's pick to win the NCA. In order of the playoffs should PAM's predictions hold up: 1. The Slog 2. Fort Hagen 3. Concord 4. Salem 5. Nahant 6. County Crossing Both the Bloodbugs and Starlight are predicted to finish 70-60, but the Bugs would hold the tiebreaker based on these predictions with a higher run differential. The most interesting tidbit would be Nordhagen Beach finishing below .500 at 61-69. The Nuka Cup Tournament may have been the first hint that the Party Boys have not properly reloaded their talent to be competitive in the near future as they age out. The Boys will probably be early sellers to reload for 2314. Concord also offers an interesting pick as the #3 seed after missing the playoffs the last seven seasons. The Radstags came close last season, finishing at 67-63 and just out. It was their last winning season since 2305. The Stags have built a strong base over the years, and may have one of the most dangerous lineups in the CBO. Productivity of rookie 3B Mike Fountaineau, 1B Hax Kim, RF Gargoyle Falcone, and CF Duff Fee could frustrate opposing pitchers all season. Concord also has good depth, which could turn into trade fodder to improve the pitching staff. Still, the Radstags will have three really good pitchers in SP Leyden Aigg, SP Mel Gorgeous, and CL Penn Teller. In all, 70 appears to be the magic number to get into the playoffs. Speaking of the opposite of the playoffs, both the Easy Town Assaultrons and Sunshine Tidings Chemists are expected to battle for the CBO's #1 overall pick in the Rookie Draft. Both Malden and Cambridge are expected to just avoid the basement yet again. PAM is not predicting County Crossing's Babs Rooth to win the Nuka Hitter Award in 2313 as he did in 2312. Instead, PAM is picking 2B Diamond Ball of Nahant as the most likely to win the award, followed by Gavin Deux-Gas (The Slog), Brian DeLong (Salem), and Bulleye Shooterson (Nahant). In the pitchers' race, the Bloodbugs' College Luckyman is PAM's pick to win the Vim! Pitcher Award. Other contenders include The Slog's Make Money, and the Silver Shroud's La'Ray Kalel, Elastic Man Haley, and Sarthis Idren. South Charles Association In the SCA, PAM has the University Point Deathclaws and FHE Yao Guai as picks to win their leagues. The Yao Guai are an interesting pick to be the SCA representative in the Sole Survivor Series after losing out on the play-in game in 2312 to miss the playoffs. Here is the predicted playoff order: 1. FHE 2. University Point 3. Oberland 4. Diamond City 5. Vault 81 6. Jamaica Plain PAM has both Quincy and Roxbury at 67-63 and the first teams out. The Rad Sox were the CBO champions just two seasons ago, yet they still are in it and very well could find their way in yet again. In addition to Roxbury being out, a couple of interesting teams in Goodneighbor (2312 ML champion) and Egret to finish with losing records. We are trying to figure out what makes PAM doubt the Hancocks' chance for success since they are a young team that seems to be getting better and better. Looking at their lineup, they have filled in some of their holes, with some definitive stars in the outfield: CF Missile Crews, LF Ziggy Stardust, and RF Jay Gabby (injured in the offseason in a raider attack-will be back in late-April). For the Ninjas, they just missed out on the playoffs in 2312 by a game, but they are on a five-season streak of finishing above .500. They had made the playoffs the four seasons prior to 2312. Egret is an aging team, but it's core is still quite good. As it stands, Diamond City as the 4th seed is the biggest surprise. The Swatters last made the playoffs eight seasons ago when they used to be a force. Since then, they have turned over their roster and now have some new guys looking to make a name in the most important franchise in the CBO. People already know about RF Magnum Peaeye in the middle of the lineup and SP Paul Stains dominating on the mound when he gets run support. There will also be eyes on rookie SS Alex Bragman who arrived in a trade with Starlight that sent SP Phil Pearlman to the Killers among an array of prospects. In the least surprising prediction ever, PAM has picked 34-year-old 1B Barker Cocoa of University Point to win the Nuka Hitter Award. Players competing for 2nd place in the hitting race are LF Ken Debate (Jamaica Plain), LF Makin Jobear (FHE), CF Missile Crews (Goodneighbor), and 2B Slip Knotty (FHE). In the race for the Vim! Pitcher Award, the Swatters' Stains is expected to take the title. Other top contenders are SP Heaven Fontenot (Goodneighbor), SP Nuka Laloosh (Roxbury), SP Baker Dozen (FHE), and SP Ahsoka Tano (Oberland). CBO Top Players CBO Top Prospects CBO Top Systems Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-22-2024, 09:16 AM	#3949
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 Shout out to SP Ryan Dennislynch of Glowing Sea. In 2311, he was featured for starting out his career something like 0-20! BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 1 May 2313 The May Super Post, Part 1 CBO Players of the Month NCA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 20 Naga Arakaki has a lot of baseball ahead of him. But for now the young Glowing Sea Radscorpions star can enjoy the numbers he put up in April, which have garnered him the nod as the South Charles Association Batter of the Month. His breakout month featured a .361 average with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 23 runs scored. SCA Hitter - It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 20 Naga Arakaki has a lot of baseball ahead of him. But for now the young Glowing Sea Radscorpions star can enjoy the numbers he put up in April, which have garnered him the nod as the South Charles Association Batter of the Month. His breakout month featured a .361 average with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 23 runs scored. NCA Pitcher - Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Hangman Alley of the Bunker Hill 75ers. He captured the North Charles Association Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in April. Alley started 6 games, threw 36 innings, yielded 37 hits and logged a 5-0 record. He put down 29 batters on strikes, walked 14 and compiled a 3.00 ERA. Opposing teams batted .268 against him. SCA Pitcher - When Ryan Dennislynch takes the mound, a Glowing Sea victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in April. He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 2.63 ERA in 0 starts, tossed 37.2 innings, fanned 21 and held opposing batters to a .227 average. That's why the Radscorpions starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the South Charles Association. NCA Rookie - Jack of Diamonds Cordero earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in addition to his Batter of the Month honors in the North Charles Association for last month's performance. The boyish Malden second baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level. The 2nd-overall pick in the 2312 Rookie Draft, Cordero hit .296 with 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award. SCA Rookie - Alloy Jordan is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest South Charles Association Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers. In April the Glowing Sea hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .274 average with 23 hits, 3 home runs and 13 RBIs. CBO's Top Performances Hitter - Naga Arakaki, Glowing Sea, April 18 at Sunshine Tidings - 4/5, 3 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI - With a 113 score in the performances grades, Arakaki set the Radscorpions' single-game home runs record and tied the team record for runs scored in a game. Pitcher - D.P. Clark, Diamond City, April 13 at Glowing Sea - 9.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K - Clark dominated the Radscorpions in a 1-0 victory for the Swatters. With one of three complete-game shutouts in the CBO in April, Clark is the only of the three to hold the opponents to under four runs, thus giving him the top performance score of 86. CBO Statistical Standouts Average - .458 - 3B Shane Stabb, Atom - He may be 36 years old, but the Cats' Stabb continues to show how solid he is for the franchise, up .056 points on the CBO's next-best hitter in RF Wee Willy Warrington (.402) of University Point. RBI - 31 - RF Naga Arakaki, Glowing Sea - We focused on Arakaki's record RBI space in our bi-weekly update. With 31 RBI in 22 games, his 200+ pace has slowed, but he is still on pace to shatter the record of 155 with a current pace to 183. OBP - .535 - RF Baywatch Fischler, Quincy - Another 30-plusser, Fischler is getting it done in the batter's box to help his team as much as possible every time he gets up to bat. SLG - .896 - LF Clean Jack Spratt, Cambridge - Spratt has more than a .100 point advantage on the next best slugger, Arakaki (.795). ERA - 0.66 - SP Jalep Temper, Spectacle Island - He may not have won the Pitcher of the Month Award, but Temper (2-1, 0.66) has been dominant, losing his one game in a 1-0 pitcher's duel. There is bound to be a shellacking at some point that changes this ERA, but Temper has been dominant in the first month of the season. ERA+ - 715 - SP Jalep Temper, Spectacle Island - Not only is he dominating the ERA, but Temper has a 340-point advantage on the CBO's next best pitcher in this category, SP Baker Dozen of FHE (375). This shows that Temper's month was extra special and perhaps better than the pick of the 75ers' Alley. NEBL Analysis After the first month of the season and the history of the league, the competition at the highest minor league has been fierce with a lot of outstanding performances. At this point, division leaders are the Everett Mutant Hounds (Maine), Abernathy Adamantium (Vershire), Fall River Rippers (Mass), and Natick Big Leaguers (Connri). NEBL Players of the Month PL Hitter - Aaron Wright has a lot going for him. The Everett left fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Patriot League has just picked him as its top hitter for April. In 21 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .375 with 8 home runs, 17 RBIs and 20 runs scored. YL Hitter - Weston DeGurlz may be much younger than other hitters in the Yankee League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in April to win the Batter of the Month award. The 23-year-old Fall River right fielder hit .423 with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 14 runs scored. PL Pitcher - Corey Ware really tore up the Patriot League this past month. He went 5-0 in April and won the Pitcher of the Month award. In 5 starts he struck out 46 in 45 innings with a 1.00 ERA. PL Pitcher - Corey Ware really tore up the Patriot League this past month. He went 5-0 in April and won the Pitcher of the Month award. In 5 starts he struck out 46 in 45 innings with a 1.00 ERA. YL Pitcher - The Yankee League announced today that Zane Blaze has been chosen the league's Pitcher of the Month. The Fall River starter had everything working for him last month as he glided to a 6-0 record. In April Blaze chalked up a 1.74 ERA in 46.2 innings with 35 strikeouts and 11 walks. MML Analysis Now the CBO's AA affiliate league, young players are trying to battle their way up to the CBO this year or next. The current division leaders are the Covenant Refractors (Wade Boggs), Sanctuary Hills Zetans (Matt Murtagh), Hull Lead Bellies (Ted Williams), and Newton Behemoths (Carl Yastrzemski). MML Players of the Month LL Hitter - For a rookie just breaking in, Ramon Gill certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the LL Batter of the Month award for April. The 21-year-old left fielder for the Covenant Refractors hit .392 with 13 home runs, 29 RBIs and 17 runs scored. SL Hitter - Not known for his offensive prowess, Doorbell Arg set the league afire in April and took home the Stars League Batter of the Month award. The Hull center fielder posted a steady .370 batting average, 15 home runs, 30 RBIs and 26 runs. LL Pitcher - The Pitcher of the Month Award has been announced and the Legends League winner is Tenpines Bluff hurler, Seymour Kimahri. For his standout performances in April he has been named the league's best pitcher. During the month, Kimahri excelled with a 2.68 ERA and 4 wins and 1 loss. In 40.1 innings he struck out 44 and gave up 29 hits and 4 walks. SL Pitcher - Nash Vil of Newton had an award-winning April as he took home the Stars League Pitcher of the Month award. "He told me once people used to make fun of the way he pitches," Vil's pitching coach told reporters. "There wasn't anybody laughing in April except for Nash." Vil was all business when he took the mound though, collecting a 5-0 record in 6 starts. He struck out 40 batters in 44.2 innings and kept opponents to a .208 batting average. BMU Analysis Now the Single-A affiliate of the CBO, the BMU is now the league where the better young players try to refine their skills and learn new positions, skills, and pitches. Current league leaders are the Lynn Woods Bloatflies (Dark Hollow Pond), Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks (Cambridge), DB Tech Nuclear Physicists (Downtown Boston), and Eastlake Aquaboys and Westing Estate Alphas (Glowing Sea). BMU Players of the Month CA Hitter - Johan Honus made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Commonwealth Association this past month. The Sandy Coves Freaks first baseman shined through the month of April and has won the Batter of the Month award. The 19-year-old hit .355 with 14 home runs, 28 RBIs and 18 runs scored. MA Hitter - When Matt Paydirt stepped up to the plate in April he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Massachusetts Association Batter of the Month award. The young Somerville Place left fielder posted a .406 batting average with 9 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Paydirt also worked pitchers for 11 walks to post a .494 on-base percentage. CA Pitcher - The top pitcher this past month in the Commonwealth Association was Meribrand Docybuck of the Union Hope Lifegivers. He really bewildered league hitters, finishing April with an excellent 3-0 record and 3.21 ERA. The Lifegivers hurler made 5 starts and surrendered 24 hits in 28 innings. He struck out 22 and walked 8. MA Pitcher - Dobby Wainwright was on cloud nine the entire month of April, capping it off with the Massachusetts Association Pitcher of the Month honors. The Scrap Palace starter was spectacular in 5 starting assignments with 3 wins and 1 loss, 30.1 innings pitched, 24 strikeouts and a fine 1.19 ERA. GBRL Analysis Still the CBO's lowest minor league, the GBRL is meant to figure out which of the youngest players can build themselves up from draftee or free agent signing to a player one day ready for the CBO. The competition here is the fiercest as players are fighting for their baseball future. Current division leaders are the Augusta Harpooners (Northeast), Brattleboro Collectors (Northwest), Woonsocket Orphans (Southeast), and New Britain Oceanics (Southwest). GBRL Players of the Month NL Hitter - Oslaf Skaal is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the Beantown left fielder joined that select company when the North League announced the results of April's voting. Skaal totaled 20 hits, 30 walks, 11 home runs, 18 RBIs and 30 runs scored last month to put together a .345 batting average and .576 on-base percentage. SL Hitter - At only 19 years of age, Raul Strikes could very well have many more months like this last one during his career. That would be great news for fans of the New Britain Oceanics, as April was one to remember for the first baseman and he has captured the South League Batter of the Month award. On the month he hit .500 with 6 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored. NL Pitcher - The Augusta Harpooners celebrated today after the news filtered through the clubhouse that Ag Jurati had been selected as April's North League Pitcher of the Month. Jurati's zest for the game has been a frequent topic on the sports pages and his numbers of late have made his fans even more enthusiastic. "Our coaching staff really helps me prepare well," Jurati said, "and the fans feed off good pitching. Your pitches just seem to have that extra pop to them when the fans are behind you and you feel confident you can get outs." Jurati tossed 27.2 innings last month, holding opponents to a .175 average while striking out 30 batters. In 1 starting assignments he came away with a 4-0 record, putting together an ERA of 1.95. SL Pitcher - No doubt about it! New Britain starter Black Red earned his South League Pitcher of the Month award. He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in April. During the month Red chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.96 ERA. The Oceanics star made 5 starts and surrendered 26 hits in 36.2 innings. He struck out 40 and walked 10. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-22-2024, 10:20 AM	#3950
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 1 May 2313 The May Super Post, Part 2 CCBL Analysis With just two weeks left in the 2313 regular season, the CCBL playoff journey is starting to take shape for the 16-team playoffs with the three conference champions representing the top of the playoff tier and then 13 teams in wildcard positions. Conference Leaders: BCAC - z-Northeastern MassCon - WNEU SoComm - ECSU Northeastern University, at 40-7, has already clinched a playoff spot and has a five-game lead over Winthrop College with 13 to play. The Western New England University (WNEU) Statesmen are also atop their conference by five games over Nuka University. The Statesmen have the CCBL's second-best record. In the new and struggling Southern Commonwealth Conference, East Connecticut State University (ECSU) is ahead of the University of Connecticut by two games with the Warriors five games below .500 but still the 3rd seed heading into the playoffs if they started today. Here are the wildcard standings with the current teams in if the postseason started today: CCBL Players of the Month Hitter - Assumption second baseman Stud Colgan took home the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month Trophy for April. He put up some solid numbers, including a .452 batting average and .577 on-base percentage with 42 hits, 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and 29 runs scored. Thus far this season in 46 games, Colgan is batting .447 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He has 72 hits in 161 at-bats. Pitcher - The hottest hurler in the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League last month was Bullets Barnes of the Northeastern Huskies. He caught the attention of everybody in the league with some eye-catching stats, good enough to win the CCBL Pitcher of the Month. In April, Barnes starred with an impressive 6-0 record. In 7 starts he gave up 49 base hits and struck out 37 in 50 innings with a 1.80 ERA. So far this season, Barnes has a 11-0 record with a 2.07 ERA. CYL Analysis The CYL is near its regular season end with teams having 12 or 13 remaining games. At this time, no teams have clinched a playoff berth, though some teams are close. Still the lowest Magic # to clinch a division or wildcard berth is 8. Current division leaders are as follows: Franklin - Needham Radstorm and Sudbury Celebs Emerson - Lynn Pier Gamers Fuller - Saugus Launchers Revere - Boston Common Baby Bellies DuBois - Newburyport Cubs and Rockport Seafarers Adams - Hope Firestarters Alcott - Andrew Station Southies Morse - Taunton Giants Attucks - Chatham Lighthouse Hancock - Old Lyme Lake Monsters Looking at the wildcard leaders, non-division leaders in the playoff hunt include the CIT Academy Yahoos, Beerthirty Sippers, Covenant Dandy Boys, Circle Jerks, and Marblehead Mess in the North Region and the Swansea Nuka Sox, Wareham Comets, Dennis Menaces, Kingstown Royals, Freeplat Wicked Goods, Plymouth Hunters, and Weymouth Locksmiths in the South Region. CYL Players of the Month NR Hitter - Plum Island Candymen fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in April. No Neck Lok put up a remarkable month at the age of 16 and has been named the North Region Batter of the Month. For the month, Lok hit .414 with 15 home runs, 35 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Lok currently has a .353 batting average with 47 hits, 20 homers, 46 RBIs, 37 runs scored and a .470 OBP. SR Hitter - Even though he is a newcomer to Commonwealth Youth League, Darby O'Doherty put up some good numbers in April and earned the SR Batter of the Month award. He was one of Nuka Academy's offensive leaders with a .470 average in 23 games. He also racked up 11 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 31 runs scored. In 2313 O'Doherty has hit at a .451 clip with 60 hits, 19 home runs, 35 RBIs and has scored 46 times. NR Pitcher - The North Region scribes have picked April's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Bubs Tentsleep of CIT Academy. He was devastating on the mound last month with a standout 5-0 mark. The Yahoos star hurler made 5 starts with a 1.93 ERA and surrendered 20 hits in 37.1 innings. He struck out 33 and walked 10. For the year, Tentsleep has a 7-2 record with a 3.03 ERA in 9 starts. SR Pitcher - Big Dog Monaghan of the Jamaica Plain Treasures is the South Region Pitcher of the Month. In April, he sparkled and shined on the mound with 6 wins and no losses in 6 starts. Monaghan checked opposing batters on 50 base hits and a .272 batting average. He rang up 52 strikeouts in 47.1 innings of work, surrendered 11 walks and fashioned a 1.90 ERA. In 10 starts this season, Monaghan has registered a 7-2 record and a 2.21 ERA. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms Last edited by StLee; 11-22-2024 at 12:46 PM. Reason: Corrections

11-23-2024, 09:26 AM	#3951
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	Season Pass Association ---------------------------------------------------------- Nuka News Update Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues by Evan Guy 5 May 2313 PAM's Picks in 15th NWL Season As we enter our 15th NWL season, the excitement for the new season abounds while the anxiety of the changes in the NWL and the Season Pass Association has people abuzz. Looking at the history of the NWL, with Cherry's championship last season, the Ghoulrillas are now tied with Victory for the most titles (4). With two championships, Quantum is the only other team with more than one. Grape, Orange, Quartz, and Wild have all won one championship, and Dark has not won any with only one appearance in the Nuka Series. This season, PAM predicts that Cherry and the Cave Crickets will battle it out in the Nuka Series for the right to win a fifth championship. PAM has the Ghoulrillas (53-37) finishing with the best record, followed by a tie by the Cave Crickets and Orange (49-41) for the second-best record. Grape (38-52) is predicted to have the NWL's worst record. In the battle for top hitters in the NWL, Cherry's LF Everlast Barron is expected to win the award. Other competitors include Wild 2B Bubba Shrimp, Ghoulrillas 2B Tick Garrett, Victory 2B Due Crymes, and Dark 3B Curt Toth. RF Genius Jerry Kordic of Cherry was the 2312 winner. Toth (2310) and Shrimp (2311) were the two winners before Kordic. Ah Oona of Grape had won the previous four seasons (2306-2309). On the mound, Quartz's SP Shady Sand is the expected winner. Other contenders are SP Fick Aragvsky of Cherry, SP Tumble Viera of the Nukalurks, and SPs Melvin Teacup and Mucky Timmons of Victory. Last season, Quantum SP Cameron Biehler was the Nuka Cannon Award winner. The previous three in descending order are Viera (2311), Ed Homestead of Dark (2310), and Steven Nebraska of Grape (2309). Looking at another area of interest, it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 21 year-old RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston of the Wild Gatorclaws is the #1 prospect overall. Here is the top 10: 1) RHP Fastball Freddie Kingston, 21, Wild Gatorclaws 2) 1B Baby Bull Cepeda, 20, Grape Painted Ghouls 3) 1B Coal Weedeater, 23, Wild Gatorclaws 4) 2B Waggs McBiskitt, 24, Victory Cave Crickets 5) 3B Radfish Hunter, 20, Orange Tourists 6) LF Treetime Wilcox, 23, Quantum Nukalurks 7) RHP Alex Branch, 23, Cherry Ghoulrillas 8) LHP Petyr Littlefinger, 19, Dark Bloodworms 9) 1B Vern Turnburner, 19, Quartz Star Force 10) 2B Lakehouse Calculator, 24, Victory Cave Crickets Finally, for the 50-man minor league rosters in the new one affiliate system, these are the affiliates in the Amusement Park League for each team: Cherry - Grandchester Flying Ants Dark - Nuka Plant Electrics Grape - Red Rocket Radrats Orange - Dunmore Ferris Wheels Quantum - Nuka Bottling Plant Pack Quartz - Galactic Zone G-Force Victory - Nuka Jolly Elves Wild - Junkyard Space Cadets Vim! View Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues by Vikky Vail 5 May 2313 Echo Lake, Far Harbor Expected to Battle for Vim! Series Crown In what is expected to be a tight race to the finish, PAM has tagged both the Echo Lake Harbormen and Far Harbor Ghoul Whales to win their divisions and compete in the 2313 Vim! Series. From there, PAM has the Harbormen winning their fourth championship and second in three years. The Harbormen trail only Dalton Farm (4) in number of championships. Other multi-championship teams are Grand Hotel and National Park. The Gulpers won their second last season. Far Harbor won the first championship in 2301 but has gone 0-5 since in the Vim! Series. Acadia, Cranberry Isle, and Eden Meadows have neither won a championship- nor appeared in the Vim! Series in the first 12 seasons of the league. Looking more closely at PAM's picks, the Anglers are expected to keep it tight with the Harbormen, picked just two games back in the battle of 50-win teams. The Ghoul Whales are expected to have an even tighter race, picked to best the Atoms by a game. Dalton Farm is expected to be at the bottom of the standings. For top picks in the hitter race, Far Harbor has two players competing for the Vim! MVP Award: 1B Hazmatt Zuniga and RF Adam Crewmate. Other competitors are Eden Meadow's 1B Gyro Olly, RF Chris Knickerbocker of Echo Lake, and the Ghoul Whales' CF Teig O'Kane. Bobba Fette of Cranberry Island was the surprise winner last season. Knickerbocker won the award the season before that. The Harbormen's SP Jason Woods is the pick to win his fifth Vim! Top Arm Award. Other competitors are Phil Cecil of Dalton Farm, Wearya Going of Acadia, Kap Kooke of the Ghoul Whales, and Steady Mike Holmes of the Anglers. Kooke was last season's winner. Woods won the three prior years and four of the five seasons from 2307-2311. The minor league season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 20 year-old 1B Terrific George Seaver of the Eden Meadows Anglers is the #1 prospect overall. Here is the top 10: 1) 1B Terrific George Seaver, 20, Eden Meadows Anglers 2) 1B Bobby Packer, 20, Echo Lake Harbormen 3) LF Cori Smuh, 22, Grand Hotel Atoms 4) 1B Big Ticket Garnett, 20, Eden Meadows Anglers 5) 1B Camp Buddy, 20, National Park Gulpers 6) LF Maygun Topaloglu, 20, Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers 7) RHP Dolf Steak, 25, Eden Meadows Anglers 8) RHP Meden Maren, 19, Acadia Acadians 9) LF Brutto Bronson, 19, National Park Gulpers 10) 1B Corey Perryman, 23, Far Harbor Ghoul Whales With the rearrangement of minor leagues, Vim! League teams are down to one affiliate. With some rearrangement, here are the affiliates: Acadia - MS Azalea Shipwrecks Cranberry Island - Cliff's Edge Actors Dalton Farm - Rayburn Point Patcheyes Echo Lake - Rock Point Barnacles Eden Lake - Nucleus Radchickens Far Harbor - Brooke's Head Lights Grand Hotel - Haddock Cove Engineers National Park - Kitteredge Rad Rabbits Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-23-2024, 05:43 PM	#3952
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 5 May 2313 CBO Analysis We are now a month into the 2313 season, and already we have teams emerging as powers while others are fading away. With most teams playing 26 games, 16 seems to be the magic win number right now for teams doing well with just seven teams in the CBO winning 16 or more games with 20 indicating the most. Likewise, only six teams have lost 16 or more games with 20 being the maximum. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization: Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) FHE Yao Guai (144.4, o) 2) Bunker Hill 75ers (136.6, o) 3) Vault 81 Dwellers (130.4, +) 4) County Crossing Bloodbugs (126.7, ++) 5) Lexington Synths (119.7, ++) 6) University Point Deathclaws (115.7, o) 7) Atom Cats (112.7, -) 8) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (102.9, --) 9) Salem Witch Hats (100.8, +) 10) The Slog Ghouls (96.8, +) 11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.8, +) 12) Starlight Killers (91.8, --) 13) Concord Radstags (91.0, +) 14) Diamond City Swatters (90.0, -) 15) Nahant Celtics (86.2, ++) 16) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (82.0, -) 17) Goodneighbor Hancocks (81.4, o) 18) Egret Ninjas (79.1, ++) 19) Southie Brews (79.1, ++) 20) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (78.1, ++) 21) Oberland T-51s (76.1, -) 22) Spectacle Island Reapers (72.1, -) 23) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (66.3, o) 24) Quincy Gunners (59.3, --) 25) Roxbury Rad Sox (58.3, +) 26) Cambridge Coursers (56.8, --) 27) Easy Town Assaultrons (50.4, o) 28) Malden Grognaks (40.6, o) Brotherhood League County Crossing is on a five-game winning streak and has gone 7-3 in their last 10 to give themselves a little distance in the BL, while Nordhagen Beach is 2-8 in its last 10 to drop to 4th place. Salem and The Slog join the Bugs as the only teams above .500. Nahant is approaching .500, but Easy Town and Malden look to be out of the race already with the CBO's 27th and 28th-best records. The Grognaks had no hopes of making the playoffs coming into the season, but they did expect to finish around .400. With a current .231 winning percentage, Malden would hold the #1 overall spot in the draft. While that may help them land one of Stonehill College's 2B/SS Finnan Hunt or Northeastern University's 3B Donovan Mackey with the 1st overall pick, it does nothing for 2313. The Grognaks are 13th in runs scored (104) and runs allowed (166). Rookie 3B Jack of Diamonds Cordero (.297/11/29), the 2nd overall pick in the 2312 draft, a surprise that Glowing Sea did not draft with the #1 pick, has been the sole gem on the offense. 1B Andy Stamey (.352/2/10) and 2B Breha Queen (.320/0/5) have both had some hits. On the mound, CL Sanfer Annsiskow (5 SV, 1.04) has been the best pitcher on staff. SP Tyler Whitestag (2-3, 4.07) has been the best starter and only with a sub 6.00 ERA. Justin Horton (1-4, 8.62) has been moved to the bullpen. Institute League Bunker Hill has done what it needs to do to maintain their league lead and hold the NCA's top record by two games over the Bloodbugs. Lexington has been hot, winning three straight and 8 of 10 to hold the 2nd spot at just three games back. Starlight and Fort Hagen are just above .500. Concord, Sunshine Tidings, and Cambridge hold the final three spots. The Synths are playing above their heads early in the season, but that has excited a fanbase that has not seen much success in franchise history having never made the playoffs in the full CBO history. Right now, they are 9th in runs scored (121) and 10th in runs against (134), yet they have the NCA's third-best record. We call that a statistical anomaly, but also an indicator that it is only a matter of time before they falter and start sliding down the standings. As of now, C Danny Enfryz (.351/5/20) has been their most successful hitter with some help from RF Speedy Bugg (.295/6/16) and 1B Eugene Jeep (.283/2/9). On the mound, three starters are doing well: Chase Wede (5-2, 2.79), Aaron Somer (2-1, 2.75), and Kent Rothschild (3-1, 3.56). CL Hunter Kim (8 SV, 2.02) has pitched well out of the bullpen. Minutemen League The ML is a two-team race early with University Point and Atom tied atop the league, while no other team is currently above .500. Goodneighbor, Jamaica Plain, Spectacle Island, Southie, and Quincy are all packed together with just two games separating 3rd from 7th place. Atom is ready to return to the postseason and may have the squad to get there. The Cats are 3rd in runs scored (151) and tied for 5th in runs allowed (117). Longtime franchise standard, 3B Shane Stabb (.429/4/13) has had an amazing start to the season in his 18th season. Other offensive stars have been 1B Actually Aucoin (.307/6/24), RF Candy Kline (.311/5/22), and CF Hickory Dockery (.276/7/17). On the mound, the first two starters, Doug Creep (5-2, 3.40) and Mesquite Williams (3-3, 2.97), have been setting the pace for the team. There has not been a whole lot to speak of in the bullpen, but Melvin Terminator has pitched 10.1 innings with just a 0.87 ERA. Railroad League FHE was flying high but struggled a little recently to hold the CBO's top record by just one game over Bunker Hill. Vault 81 has been a tiny bit better in their last 10, going 8-2, to sit just 2.5 games back. Glowing Sea is still an early success in 3rd place, ending the number of teams above .500. That means Diamond City at 13-13 would be in the playoffs if they started today. Fifth through seventh is Egret, Oberland, and Roxbury, all somewhat surprises in their current state. For the Rad Sox, they may have hit a wall, or they may have just had some early-season bad luck. Right now, the Sox are 9th in runs scored (123) and tied for 12th in runs allowed (156). Ranking 14th in home runs with just 18, Roxbury has not been able to use power to generate runs. 1B Bullet Minnow (.273/4/16) leads in homers. C Ayag Mour (.316/0/13) has the top average on the team. On the mound, the only starter doing well is Urm Rehfeldt (3-1, 3.19). SP Nuke Laloosh (2-3, 4.75) may be on the permanent downswing. CL Professor Harriel has yet to pitch this season with an injury, though he should be back before the end of the month. Roxbury all-time saves leader, Josh Samm (358) has taken on the role in Harriel's absence, having two saves and a 3.86 ERA. CBO Standings CBO Players of the Week April 28 - Jack of Diamonds Cordero has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 21-year-old third baseman of the Malden Grognaks had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors. Cordero batted .391 with 9 hits in 23 at-bats, 6 home runs and 12 RBIs. On the season, Cordero is batting .286 with 9 home runs and 23 RBIs. He has played in 20 games. Pitchers who faced the Vault 81 Dwellers last week were happy to see Chris Connexx in the rear-view mirror. The 32-year-old first baseman was dubbed the South Charles Association Player of the Week for a 5-game tear that saw him hit at a .500 clip. For the week he also chalked up 10 hits in 20 at-bats, 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 8 runs scored. At the moment, Connexx is hitting .321 with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs. He has played in 16 games and scored 16 times. May 5 - A hot-hitting week got Aaron Squire the North Charles Association Player of the Week trophy. He really wore out his welcome with league pitchers. The Bunker Hill shortstop slammed them for a .526 average, 10 hits in 19 at-bats, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and scored 5 runs. In the postgame press conference, Squire shared his hitting philosophy with the BNN scribes: "Just look for the seams and hit between them... nothin' more than that." This season, Squire has banged out 29 hits in 90 at-bats for a .322 average with 7 home runs. He is getting on base at a .404 pace and his totals also include 19 RBIs and 19 runs scored. At the age of 28, Ken Debate might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Jamaica Plain left fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .522 batting average. For his efforts Debate collected the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award. He racked up 12 hits in 23 at-bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBIs last week in 6 games. So far this year, Debate is batting .388 with 7 home runs. CBO Noteworthy News April 22 - Sources close to the Spectacle Island Reapers report that second baseman Bubb Islander will retire once the season is over. To date Islander has a .279 career batting average and has totaled 42 home runs. April 23 - Some days everything just falls in place. It all came together for Jig McGhee and the Bunker Hill 75ers at Battle of Bunker Hill Memorial Stadium. The 75ers went home winners and the center fielder had a 4-for-4 day that included the cycle, a baseball rarity. "He sure was a wrecking ball today," said Bunker Hill manager Nick Radio following his club's 14-2 taming of the Atom Cats. Jig McGhee singled in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Doug Creep in the 2nd, hit a three-run double in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 5th and walked in the 7th. This year, McGhee has socked 23 hits in 61 at-bats for a .377 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .451 pace and his totals also include 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored. April 28 - Check out who leads the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in home runs while playing Third Base! Jack of Diamonds Cordero, MAL, 9 Tre' Morgueman, JP, 8 Ross Merchantman, ST, 6 McMack Bingham, CAM, 5 Knud Bather, V81, 4 May 5 - So, which starting pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in K/BB? Ugio Church, NB, 6.0 Max Grove, EGR, 6.0 Leyden Aigg, CON, 4.8 Flirt Perez, SLOG, 4.7 Beachboy Nut, NB, 4.4 CBO Transactions Monday, May 5th , 2313 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Tony Barman-Beerman. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Flatlander Flanagan. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Denny Guai. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Wuunferth Unliving. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Coldheart Gravedigger. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Keith McKinney. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed 2B Anything Washington. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed 2B Pluto Magenta. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Shaa Gordon. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Flowertop Zo. Sunday, May 4th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Released SP Florida Texas. Southie Brews: Placed 3B Sonny Pacino on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/2313. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Lips Lightfoot. The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Joey Other. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Paoio Mayer. Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed SS Donk Oh. Concord Radstags: Released RF Ralph DeYoe. Saturday, May 3rd , 2313 Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RF Deerlord Fugivmee from the injured list. Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated RP Chad Adamczyk from the injured list. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Newsboy Grigg. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated 2B Kyran Millar from the injured list. Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed SS Muscle Milk. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Stan Sinshallows. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Casey Sturman. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Jose Gonzalez. Friday, May 2nd , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released CF Armitage Hux. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated SP Tristan Marble from the injured list. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Lisp Foxx. Thursday, May 1st , 2313 Diamond City Swatters: Placed LF Todd Smithfield on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/30/2313. Roxbury Rad Sox: Released LF Shaa Gordon. Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Millar Animatronic. Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed C Durtemis Ticketman. Wednesday, April 30th , 2313 Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Taki Undertaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/2313. Oberland T-51s: Activated SS Stormin Normin MacDonald from the injured list. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF One-game Trucker. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Me Tuggin. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Country Boy Brown. Tuesday, April 29th , 2313 Salem Witch Hats: Activated RP Taki Undertaker from the injured list. The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Do-Good Wilkerson. Monday, April 28th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Released 1B Slow Willie Boyd. Concord Radstags: Released 1B One-game Trucker. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed C Overgrown Dom Tamponi. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Devin Rucker-Crowe. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Radstag Jelen. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Gumbo Le Troutstain. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed C Chuck Householder. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed C Brad Radrat. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Pat Cat Spirit. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Billy Moon. Sunday, April 27th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Activated RP Chase Seashores from the injured list. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released LF Me Tuggin. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Troy Gregoryson Jr. Saturday, April 26th , 2313 Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RF Deerlord Fugivmee on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/25/2313. Salem Witch Hats: Activated SP Jaa Thirtysix from the restricted list. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed 3B Spacious Hoops. Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Sunburst Kozlowski. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Run Ronny Gant. Friday, April 25th , 2313 Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated SS Rollie Leroyson from the restricted list. Lexington Synths: Activated RP Ruben Pane from the injured list. Spectacle Island Reapers: Placed CF Hondo Ohnaka on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2313. Oberland T-51s: Activated RF Judge Sharp from the injured list. Salem Witch Hats: Released 1B D.Z. Fedrick. Thursday, April 24th , 2313 Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed LF Ziggy Stardust on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/22/2313. Cambridge Coursers: Placed 3B Artist Moody on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2313. Cambridge Coursers: Placed CF Miky Mytook on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/2313. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released SP Ogre Olmstead. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Roderick de Wett. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Dustin Dean Moriarty. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed CF Ed Dee Sullivan. Wednesday, April 23rd , 2313 Lexington Synths: Placed LF Campy Madrid on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/20/2313. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Activated RF Tomas Jones from the injured list. Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released LF Karl Hartson. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Cubby Munster. Tuesday, April 22nd , 2313 Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Taki Undertaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/2313. The Vault 81 Dwellers traded 20-year old minor league 3B Hey Dentra Venski and a 5th round draft pick to the Starlight Killers, getting 19-year old minor league SS Beb Blacktrain and 19-year old minor league CF Den Ethor in return. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-23-2024, 07:13 PM	#3953
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 14 May 2313 CYL Regular Season Ends Close the book on the Commonwealth Youth League regular season. For most of the ballclubs, it's all over except for the crying. Now attention turns to the playoffs. It will be the best against the best to determine the Commonwealth Youth Series champion for 2313. And it all kicks off soon. The all-important second season is about to begin. Below we have the final standings of the top division winners and wildcards, as well as the playoff tree with the seeds listed below. NR #1 Saugus Launchers #2 Boston Common Baby Bellies #3 Lynn Pier Gamers #4 Newburyport Cubs #5 Needham Radstorm #6 CIT Academy Yahoos #7 Covenant Dandy Boys #8 Marblehead Mess #9 Littleton Beasts #10 Boston Harbor Harborfellows #11 Circle Jerks #12 Castle Freedom #13 Beerthirty Sippers #14 Reading Rhinos #15 Rockport Seafarerers #16 Woburn Diners SR #1 Hope Firestarters #2 Taunton Giants #3 Eastham Rads #4 Andrew Station Southies #5 Old Lyme Lake Monsters #6 Plymouth Hunters #7 Wareham Comets #8 Dennis Menaces #9 Freeplat Wicked Goods #10 Kingstown Royals #11 Swansea Nuka Sox #12 Truro Hatchlings #13 Attleboro Deejays #14 Braintree Schoolboys #15 North Providence Phantoms #16 Nauset Beach Lurk Hunters CYL Statistical Leaders AVG - .442 - RF Darby O'Doherty, Nuka Academy HR - 32 - C Ploop Gomerring, Marlborough RBI - 66 - 1B Pel Petri, Truro WAR - 4.2 - RF Darby O'Doherty, Nuka Academy ERA - 1.03 - SP Izzy Ratishvili, Newburyport SV - 15 - CL Baab Liner, Rockford and CL Garsi Syrania, Salem WAR - 5.4 - SP Dream O'Sullivan, Boston Harbor IP - 106.0 - SP Gerard Michon, Hope K - 148 - SP Branch Kompe, Taunton CYL Records There were no hitting records broken or tied, but there were several pitching records broken or tied. Let's look at those records below: ERA - 1.03 - SP Izzy Ratishvili, Newburyport Cubs - Former record: SP Paul Stains, 1.16, 2305 Win % - 100% - SP Gerard Michon, Hope, 7-0; SP/RP Shaun Behling, Lynn, 6-0; SP John Wonderwall, West Quincy, 9-0; and SP/RP Lenny Addles, Boston Common, 5-0 - Record held previously by 8 other players BB/9 - 0.72 - SP Lane Phrasemaker, Braintree - Former record: SP Swatter Gillette, 1.17, 2312 Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms Last edited by StLee; 11-23-2024 at 07:15 PM.

11-24-2024, 09:27 AM	#3954
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 17 May 2313 CCBL Regular Season Ends Another Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League season has come to a close. The clubs that made the playoffs will be doing battle in a few days, while the also-rans will go home with their heads hung low, thinking of what might have been. The playoffs will culminate with the two best teams going head-to-head for the league's title in the College Series. To win it, you need talent, skill and a little luck. The Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League playoffs begin today with the Sweet Sixteen. For one lucky team, destiny is not far away. Soon one of the playoff teams will win the College Series and be honored as the best of the best. In due time, they can have their parade, hoist up that championship banner, and celebrate. It will be the crowning glory of the 2313 season. Here are the clubs that will be in action today: #16 CIT Engineers vs #1Northeastern Huskies, #9 Harvard Crimson vs #8 Mass Atlantic Suns, #12 Tufts University Jumbos vs #5 Revere College Riders, #13 Boston College Eagles vs #4 Winthrop College Guardians, #14 Holy Cross Crusaders vs #3 ECSU Warriors, #11 Glowing Sea College Glowing Ones vs #6 Nuka University Mixologists, #10 Commonwealth University Terriers vs #7 Assumption Greyhounds and #15 Mass Bay University Beacons vs #2 WNEU Statesmen. CCBL Stats Leaders AVG - .449 - 1B Bingy Xiu, Rhode Island HR - 28 - 2B Allen Strickland, Tufts RBI - 68 - RF Yo Gert Kupp, Northeastern WAR - 4.9 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption R - 71 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption SB - 39 - 2B Buns Palmer, Mass Bay ERA - 1.86 - SP Rodney Jamieson, Winchester W - 12 - SP Bullet Barnes, Northeastern SV - 20 - CL Nelson Simmons, Mass Atlantic WAR - 4.6 - SP Bullet Barnes, Northeastern CG - 5 - SP Larry Gomez, Northeastern K - 105 - SP Edgar Drezek, Nuka U CCBL Records SLG - .855 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Sheedy Smith, Plymouth, .814, 2311 OPS - 1.410 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Sheedy Smith, Plymouth, 1.316, 2311 Walks - 57 - 2B Stud Colgan, Assumption - former record: Woody Ano, Bunker Hill, 54, 2310 (Tied) Win % - 100% - SP Gomer Brown, WNEU, 9-0 and SP Gregory King, WNEU, 10-0 - former record: James Cully, Holy Cross, 1.000, 7-0, 2311 Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-25-2024, 08:16 PM	#3955
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 19 May 2313 CBO Analysis With teams reaching the 38-game mark, marking the 30% point of the season, very few teams have emerged as "dominant." In fact, the CBO hs just two teams--Vault 81 (28) and FHE (26)--with more than 25 wins. The same goes for 25 losses in Malden (26) and Easy Town (27). The rest of the CBO can be considered jumbled for now with 17 of the CBO's 28 teams in the .400-.599 winning percentage range. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization: Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) Vault 81 Dwellers (142.7, +) 2) FHE Yao Guai (120.1, -) 3) Atom Cats (119.8, +) 4) County Crossing Bloodbugs (116.8, -) 5) Starlight Killers (111.2, ++) 6) Bunker Hill 75ers (107.9, +) 7) Salem Witch Hats (105.2, -) 8) The Slog Ghouls (104.2, -) 9) Goodneighbor Hancocks (100.7, ++) 10) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (100.5, -) 11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.7, +) 12) University Point Deathclaws (94.5, -) 13) Oberland T-51s (94.0, +) 14) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (93.0, +) 15) Lexington Synths (90.7, --) 16) Spectacle Island Reapers (90.0, --) 17) Southie Brews (89.3, +) 18) Egret Ninjas (74.8, ++) 19) Nahant Celtics (74.8, +) 20) Diamond City Swatters (74.5, --) 21) Concord Radstags (73.5, o) 22) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (73.1, +) 23) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (72.5, --) 24) Quincy Gunners (67.1, -) 25) Roxbury Rad Sox (65.2, -) 26) Cambridge Coursers (62.2, o) 27) Malden Grognaks (60.9, +) 28) Easy Town Assaultrons (47.0, -) Brotherhood League County Crossing has current control of the league, though both Salem and The Slog sit at just two games back. The rest of the league is below .500, led by Nordhagen Beach in 4th place on a four-game losing streak and a 3-7 mark in their last 10. Nahant, Malden, and Easy Town round out the league with both the Grognaks and Assaultrons currently battling for the CBO's worst record. The Bloodbugs are back near the top after their thrilling run to win the BL in 2312. This year, the Bugs are currently in control of the NCA's top record with the 4th-best scoring offense (202) and 3rd-best scoring defense (158). On offense, four-time Nuka Hitter Award winner, Babs Rooth (.336/9/28) is the unquestioned leader. Others assisting in success include 1B Plain Morris (.303/7/21), SS Cy Thompson (.295/8/25), and 2B Yoink Yukon (.318/4/18). On the mound, the top two starters have been dominant in runs allowed, with College Luckyman (6-2, 3.09) getting run support but not Gavin Eviritts (2-5, 2.76). In the bullpen, former closer Jessie Bibeault (1-0, 2.70) and former UP closer Willie Lule (1-0, 1.59) have had the most success. Institute League Bunker Hill had control of both the IL and NCA just two weeks ago, but a 4-6 string now makes them one back of County Crossing for the NCA's top record and just one game up on Starlight for the IL lead. Fort Hagen and Lexington are both 20-18, putting them in the heat of the league race. Concord, Sunshine Tidings, and Cambridge round out the rest of the IL. For the Chemists, they were on a nine-game playoff streak from 2303-2311, including five consecutive IL crowns from 2304-2308. In 2312, they missed the playoffs, and now they sit just one game up from Cambridge for last place despite having some talent. Currently, Sunshine Tidings is 7th in runs scored (179) and 14th in runs allowed (239). On offense, they have the two-headed monster in LF Family Sam Partridge (.326/10/23) and 1B Lone Wolf Leo Gamma-Ray (.322/10/23). C Red Jay Jones (.260/10/14) and 3B Ross Merchantman (.280/9/22) have also contributed. Pitching has been pretty bad, thus the terrible record. Ace Eugene Gym (2-4, 6.75) is really struggling, but so is Tiger Fanne (3-4, 5.40), Sheng Kawolski (0-4, 7.13), and Matt Gatekeeper (0-2, 6.97). Minutemen League Atom has jumped out to a three-game lead, the CBO's largest, thanks to a 7-3 mark in their last 10, while University Point went 3-7 in the same stretch. Goodneighbor is the only other team above .500 with Jamaica Plain and Spectacle Island tied for 4th at 19-19. Southie is just one game back of them, while Quincy sits alone at the bottom of the ML. The Brews thought they were on to something this preseason. Getting all the way to the Nuka Cup Preseason Tournament semifinals before succumbing to Vault 81, Southie thought the 2313 season could be something different. At 18-20, they are not terrible, but they still would need to get hot to get into the heart of the ML race. Currently, the Brews are tied for 10th in runs scored (175) and 5th in runs allowed (173). The top half of the lineup has seen the most success in hits, but Southie is 13th in home runs (29). 1B Fairlane Ford (.322/7/31) is the all-around leader, including tops in homers and RBI. 3B Sonny Pacino (.357/2/14) is the best hitter, while 2B Grill Atomson (.300/2/13) and RF Mork Mendee (.300/6/19) have contributed. The pitching has been decently good, especially starters Air McNair (4-4, 3.36) and Cohort Williams (4-2, 3.88). Second-year pitcher Buzzcut McDonald (2-3, 4.33) is adjusting to starting in the CBO after pitching out of the bullpen in 2312. In the bullpen, Frumdeep Fathoms (2-0, 1.29) has been the best pitcher there. Railroad League With a 9-1 stretch, the Vault 81 Dwellers have catapulted themselves into the top spot in the CBO, surpassing the CBO's second-best team in FHE for a two-game lead. Glowing Sea has faded some but still sits four games above .500 and tied for 4th in the SCA with the Deathclaws. Oberland, Diamond City, Egret, and Roxbury take up the rear. The Rad Sox currently have the SCA's worst record and have begun to offload players, including trading away Ayag Mour. Vault 81 was not content with losing in the Sole Survivor Series, coming out on fire to win the Nuka Cup Preseason Tournament and now owning the CBO's top record by two games. That success is mostly due to a great offense, currently 1st in runs scored (257) along with 1st in every other offensive category but stolen bases (tied for 4th at 30) and base running (12th at -6.3). With 68 home runs, nine players have hit five or more home runs with the leader, 1B Chris Connexx (.292/10/22), only having 10. 2B Harry Byrd (.358/7/32) has been the best all-around hitter, with additional contributions from RF Joe Rathmann (.312/8/24) and SS End Yamada (.291/6/26). Pitching has not been outstanding, but ace SP Exxie Summerset (8-0, 3.38) has been doing what needs to be done to help his team win. SP Scruffy Taguchi (6-1, 4.15) and RP Dynamite Delaney (1-0, 3.86) have been additional contributors. CBO Standings CBO Players of the Week May 12 - Mike Fountaineau demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award. The Concord third baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .682 average (15-for-22) with 7 home runs and 15 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor. This season, Fountaineau has hit at a .363 clip and produced 23 runs batted in, 10 home runs and 17 runs. One of the league's most exciting young players, Dathomirian Zabrak of the FHE Yao Guai earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games. For the week the 25-year-old shortstop had a lofty .577 average (15-for-26), collecting no home runs, 6 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Zabrak is hitting .405 in 2313 with 17 RBIs and 3 home runs. May 19 - 20-year-old Justin Lower sent shock waves through Commonwealth Baseball Organization last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award. A newcomer to the league, Lower made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .632 average, 12 hits in 19 at-bats, 3 home runs and 10 RBI. Where the Starlight Killers catcher goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Lower certainly made his mark last week. Currently Lower is batting .322 with 9 home runs and 27 RBIs. His face might be sunbaked after all the years he's invested in this game, but 35-year-old Austin Engill of the Egret Ninjas is still playing a kid's game -- and getting paid for it. The veteran shortstop had a tremendous week and was named the South Charles Association Player of the Week. Engill drilled 8 hits in 21 at-bats and 4 home runs on his way to posting a .381 average. He also knocked in 10 runs and scored 8 times. In 2313 Engill has hit at a .224 clip with 26 hits, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and has scored 29 times. CBO Noteworthy News May 10 - Ben Pawlak reached the 2000-hit milestone this afternoon at Atomatoys Stadium at Roxbury. The 36-year-old Rad Sox left fielder went 2-for-3 in a losing effort in the Roxbury 11-7 defeat at the hands of the Sunshine Tidings Chemists. For his career, Pawlak has batted .308 and hit 325 home runs. May 10 - The no-hitter is one of baseball's truly egalitarian achievements. It's done by the great and the not-so-great alike, and for nearly all of them it represents the pinnacle of a career. Cambridge Coursers pitcher Mosie Corncob had his moment at Glowing Sea Dome, holding the Glowing Sea Radscorpions hitless and beating them, 3-0. "Everything was working for him," Radscorpions manager Woody Lumpkin said. "He had a lot of late movement that seemed to cause the guys trouble, especially from the fifth inning on. He was in command." Corncob rung up 4 strikeouts, issued 7 walks and faced only 33 hitters in his historic outing. After the game, he spoke to BNN reporters in the Cambridge locker room. "I really got nervous in the last inning," Corncob recalled. "I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter but it was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me he would do all the thinking and I could just concentrate on hitting his glove." In 7 starts this season, Corncob has rung up a 3-3 record and a 4.58 ERA. May 11 - Biter Trout reached the 2000-hit mark today. Starlight's 36-year-old catcher received a standing ovation from Starlight Killers and Egret Ninjas fans alike. On the day, Trout went 1-for-3 in the Killers 4-3 victory. During his career, Trout is batting .343 and has totaled 69 home runs. May 19 - Which active pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career losses? Aldo Sanch, DC, 150 Chris Deathclaw, JP, 148 Jerry Weisman, STAR, 148 Gavin Eviritts, CC, 147 Tristan Marble, JP, 145 CBO Transactions Monday, May 19th , 2313 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SS Pipe Wallcrawler on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/2313. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released CF Marcus Fairhair. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed CL Nien Nunb on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Brave Nick Johnson. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Ren Stimpy. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Flowertop Zo. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SS Nab Amidala. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison. Sunday, May 18th , 2313 Vault 81 Dwellers: Activated SP Ryan Downing from the restricted list. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated RP Michel Jouan from the injured list. The Slog Ghouls: Placed CF Bill Lazarus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313. The Slog Ghouls: Placed RF Cypher Raige on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Cornelius Humperdink IV. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Cocky Cochran. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Willie Graham. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Deft Weddums. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Vlad Harkonnen. Concord Radstags: Released LF Mat Sutor. Saturday, May 17th , 2313 Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Gary Harvard on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/2313. Egret Ninjas: Released RF Machineman Gomez. Cambridge Coursers: Activated CF Miky Mytook from the injured list. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Dave Infante. Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Mighty Joe Packmer. Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed C Gruesome Tato. Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed CF Ded Grie. The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Peter Tatoeater. Friday, May 16th , 2313 Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Pete Thweatt. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Placed 1B Casey Roux on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Mat Sutor. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Aidan Underwood. Concord Radstags: Released LF Lips Lightfoot. The Spectacle Island Reapers traded 25-year old minor league RHP Crime Spree Ruiz to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 19-year old minor league 2B Aidan Jacobi in return. Thursday, May 15th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Activated RF Gargoyle Falcone from the restricted list. Concord Radstags: Activated SS Poncho Picasso from the injured list. Concord Radstags: Released RF Colorado Saion. FHE Yao Guai: Activated LF Makin Jobear from the injured list. Lexington Synths: Placed SP Aaron Somer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313. Oberland T-51s: Placed 1B Lannie Tykeson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/2313. Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated RP Sam Guevenne from the injured list. Spectacle Island Reapers: Sent RP Sam Guevenne to Triple A Clifton for injury rehab. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated RP Tommy Beach from the injured list. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Sent RP Tommy Beach to Triple A Braintree for injury rehab. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Formal Martinez. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Oak Sparta. The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 21-year old RHP Jimmy Nap to the Concord Radstags, getting 29-year old minor league SS Z.X. Holloway in return. Wednesday, May 14th , 2313 Atom Cats: Activated SS Root Beer from the injured list. The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 25-year old minor league RHP Mercury Hayes and a 12th round draft pick to the Easy Town Assaultrons, getting 38-year old RHP Pete Pembroke in return. Tuesday, May 13th , 2313 Diamond City Swatters: Activated RP Nucky Ostiguin from the injured list. Diamond City Swatters: Sent RP Nucky Ostiguin to Triple A Natick for injury rehab. Egret Ninjas: Released 2B Gen Tullius. Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated CL Professor Harriel from the injured list. Roxbury Rad Sox: Sent CL Professor Harriel to Triple A Sandwich for injury rehab. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released 2B Charlie Siloet. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released LF Brave Nick Johnson. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Mighty Dward. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Axe Tightly. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Marty Fischer. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Zeke Zapper. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed SP Silencer Simmons. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed SP Terrell McCall. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Nathan Hellelf. Concord Radstags: Released CF Andy Hutcheson. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Onson Sweemey. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Hat Weaver. Monday, May 12th , 2313 University Point Deathclaws: SP Gilchrist Moore returns from his rehab assignment. Concord Radstags: Placed RF Gargoyle Falcone on the restricted list. Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed SP Ryan Downing on the restricted list. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed RP Michel Jouan on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/10/2313. Cambridge Coursers: Activated 3B Artist Moody from the injured list. Southie Brews: Activated 3B Sonny Pacino from the injured list. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Steele Dan. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Eric Doll. University Point Deathclaws: Signed C Magicman Orlando. University Point Deathclaws: Signed SP Frank M'Kenna. University Point Deathclaws: Signed LF Flipper Powell. Sunday, May 11th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RP Matt Stockham. Starlight Killers: Signed C Kawka Kawa. Starlight Killers: Signed C Finn Nutman. The Malden Grognaks traded 19-year old minor league LF Matt Batts to the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets, getting 22-year old minor league LF Franz Kniprode and 22-year old minor league RHP Chandra Lucas in return. Saturday, May 10th , 2313 Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated LF Ziggy Stardust from the injured list. Salem Witch Hats: Activated RP Taki Undertaker from the injured list. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Newsboy Grigg. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Hat Weaver. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Marty Fischer. Friday, May 9th , 2313 FHE Yao Guai: Placed LF Makin Jobear on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/08/2313. FHE Yao Guai: Activated RF Innis Sark from the injured list. Malden Grognaks: Activated RP Gracie Geiger from the injured list. Malden Grognaks: Sent RP Gracie Geiger to Triple A Plymouth for injury rehab. The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Jonathan Sanders. The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Jonathan Sanders. The Roxbury Rad Sox traded 35-year old C Ayag Mour to the Nahant Celtics, getting 28-year old LHP Astro Puptent and 34-year old C Stuart Costantino in return. Thursday, May 8th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Placed SS Poncho Picasso on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/07/2313. Starlight Killers: Placed RF Hurr Lee Reyes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/07/2313. Diamond City Swatters: Activated LF Todd Smithfield from the injured list. Lexington Synths: Released LF Kyle Quickfingers. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Brian Fulmer. Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Casey Sturman. Wednesday, May 7th , 2313 Atom Cats: Placed SS Root Beer on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/06/2313. FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Rally Tubbs to a minor league contract. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Revyn Sadri. Tuesday, May 6th , 2313 Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated CF Hondo Ohnaka from the injured list. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Bottlecap Go. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Ralph DeYoe. CYL Playoffs Update The CYL playoffs are now down to the regional semifinals, so eight teams remain tin the pursuit to win the Commonwealth Youth Series. In the NR, the semifinals are the #16 Woburn Diners vs #3 Lynn Pier Gamers and #7 Covenant Dandy Boys vs #4 Newburyport Cubs In the SR, the semifinals are the #14 Braintree Schoolboys vs #4 Andrew Station Southies and the #12 Truro Hatchlings vs #11 Swansea Nuka Sox. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-27-2024, 10:45 PM	#3956
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	May 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 27 May 2313 Among the Flotsam in Provincetown I traveled the tired old path via railway to Plymouth, Massachusetts. A lot of people think of Plymouth as a symbolic beginning of America. The rock at Plymouth was something both as a mythology and apparently an old log of complaints about its size or lack of. Plymouth is the tired old path because it is a symbol of Americana, the start of it all. Whether the death of civilization in 2077 has resonated with irony from a country founded 300 years before is yet to be seen. But Plymouth now is a stopping point. Sure, there is life there. The CYL's Plymouth Hunters, the CCBL's Plymouth University Pioneers, and the NEBL's Plymouth Pilgrims are all testament to that. In fact, I took the time to take in a Pilgrims game. The Pilgrims are Malden's AAA team, boasting a few hopefuls in permanent calls to the CBO in SS Noctyss Eternus, CL Gracie Geiger, 3B Fern Bulletgraze, and 2B Snag Roper. Plymouth took on the Bradberton Tycoons, FHE's NEBL team and the winners of the contest, 5-2. Bulletgraze was the best performer, going 2 for 4 with a home run, a run, and an RBI. But I was there to stop, to rest. In the morning, I got on a fishing boat and headed across Cape Cod Bay to the shores of Provincetown, my first visit there. Provincetown is at the end of the Cape. It's a long way from everything. Upon arrival, I scampered off the boat in all my awkwardness toward a historical building, They Also Faced the Sea. It is the height of existential terror novels. A building along the sea. Dark. Foreboding. Unaffected by time and nuclear holocaust. The images on the outside of the building faded in time. The septuagenarians, long forgotten, staring out into the sea. I spent some time acquainting myself with the area before walking to the northern pier. A shipwreck, surrounded in flotsam, darned the base of the pier. There, I saw the young man I sought, in guard of his treasure. They call him Lonely Gale, a name given based on his upbringing on the Cape and how he built rafts as a child. "You made it," he beamed as he rubbed his stained hands on a stained rag and extended his sizeable paw my way. "I'm Lonely." He paused. "I'm not lonely. I mean, my name is Lonely." He explained he was originally from Seekonk but his family decided to seek more safety near Provincetown. "My name is actually David Summers," he said. "At least, that's what I was named at first. But my dad saw me bundled up on the boat that brought us to Provincetown. He said it was windy that day, and I stood out as a 'Lonely Gale on the sea.' The name stuck ever since." We talked about the sea a lot and how he carved his path there. A hulking young man of about 6'4", Gale towers over the other dockdwellers nearby. He has strength, but as he pulled up ropes, tinked anchors, and wrapped fishing lines, I could see him favoring his left elbow. His throwing elbow. "It still hurts a lot," Gale said. "They [CBO officials] told me that I could get it permanently fixed with the Institute or at one of the large hospitals around Boston. But they told me I would have to stay retired since I would be ineligible. I didn't want that." Gale got hurt on April 22 last year. The former 1st-round draft pick from the Provincetown Land Pirates (formerly of the Cape Cod Youth League but now a part of the CYL), Gale was determined to be a star starting pitcher in the CBO. He was drafted by Easy Town as the 22nd overall pick in the 2307 Draft, and then he was traded to Sunshine Tidings in 2309. That allowed him to move to the bullpen and save 17 games with the Plymouth Pilgrims before moving to the Chemists in 2310. In 2310, Gale was relegated to the bullpen, going 2-1 with a 6.37 ERA in 23 appearances. For Sunshine Tidings, that was not the production they expected, so they traded Gale to Nahant in 2311. "Nahant made me happy," Gale said. "I was on the sea again and felt like a super hero returning to my base." Gale was only a part-time starter with the Celtics in 2311. He appeared 30 times, starting five. He finished the season 5-2 with a 2.08 ERA. "I knew I made it that year. I was not going back to the minors, and I was not going back to the bullpen. I was going to win a lot of games for the Celts." In 2312, Gale was named as one of the Celtics' starters. He started four games, going 1-2 with a 1.61 ERA. But the fourth start was one of bad luck. Gale suffered a significant injury in his ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that typically takes a year to heal. "Medicman [Kuster, the Nahant trainer] took a look at me, ran some tests with a few of those Institute gadgets, and shook his head," Gale said, a grim pursing of his lips stopping him mid-thought. "He told me I wouldn't be pitching again." Gale did not take the news well and decided it was best to return home. He said that he got regular treatments at the clinic in Provincetown and has been using his dock skills to rehabilitate himself. "No pain, no gain, right?" he said, rubbing the crevice of his elbow as he looked out at the sea. "I'm not going to start throwing until I get the all-clear, but I'm here to tell you, I plan to play. Not tomorrow. Not next year. But I'm 23. You will see me play again." I asked Gale about the timeline the doctors gave him. He said he would start some range exercises soon, and he planned to start light tossing in September. He assumed that 2315 would be his first chance to see if he could make the comeback. "I don't know if Nahant will want me back," he started, a gleam in his eye, "but I will make them think long and hard if they don't. I heard on the radio that they could use another good pitcher. That could be me." The CBO has had a policy in place where players cannot use advanced technology to cure injuries unless they are in a life-threatening situation. Commissioner Nate Howard has called the CBO the one pure aspect of the wastes where players must be natural to show off their true talents, not contrived one. Now that the number of synths is down to zero, that can be true of all players in the league. For Gale, it is complicating his ability to do what he loves, pitch. Gale and I spent more time together discussing life in general. He is a thoughtful man and can explain every item on the docks in grand detail and with their full purpose. He showed me a baseball and spoke about it in the same way. "You see this ball?" he asks as he hold the ball up with his his left hand, index and middle fingers spread out as though he plans to throw a four-seamer. "I kept this ball from my first win in the CBO. It was in July in Salem. When I came in, we were down 4-2. When I came out, we were up 5-4. Cush [Baker] came in to finish it up. He handed me the ball right after he struck out the last batter." Gale stated that the ball symbolized his journey forward. He said he kept it hidden away with him the rest of the year in Sunshine Tidings and then the year-plus he was in Nahant. He has kept it out since he returned to Provincetown. "I have to think about baseball," he says, looking around him. "I mean, I love this, and this is what I know and where I'll come back to when I know I can't play anymore. At this point, though, I need baseball. I handle this baseball every day. It's a token of my passion and desire and how I know I am going to return. Lonely Gale, pitcher. That's me." Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-28-2024, 11:41 AM	#3958
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	Season Pass Association ---------------------------------------------------------- Nuka News Update Reporting on the NWL, APL, NWLR, and BBL Leagues by Evan Guy 1 June 2313 First Month Down, Quantum and Quartz Up One month into the 2313 season, the Quantum Nukalurks and Quartz Star Force are early leaders in the North and South Bradberton divisions. Orange is taking up the NWL rear with an 8-15 mark. The Nukalurks are getting things done thanks to being the top team in the NWL in every offensive category but stolen bases and base running, including 1st in runs scored (137). Quantum is also tied for 3rd in runs allowed (104) with the top Starters ERA (3.59). Offensive leaders are RF Jukie Robbins (.427/1/10), 1B Savoy Slurp (.400/3/13), and 2B Popper Pat Beverly (.388/5/28). On the mound, third starter Rude Rube Waddell (4-0, 2.37) has been the best. Quartz has not been as good statistically but still leads by a game over Cherry. The Star Force are 4th in runs scored (113) and tied for 3rd in runs allowed (104). Quartz is 2nd in Starters ERA, which seems to be the most important stat so far for success. On offense, outstanding Force hitters are 1B Antonio Toeclaw (.375/1/10), 2B Arnie Earthwalker (.344/5/17), and C Purple Gonzales (.221/6/16) for power. The top three starters all have an ERA below 4.00: Shady Sand (1-2. 3.63), Tumble Viera (1-0, 3.03), and Jason Matich (4-0, 2.95). It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 25 Popper Pat Beverly has a lot of baseball ahead of him. But for now the young Quantum Nukalurks star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the Nuka World League Batter of the Month. His breakout month featured a .388 average with 5 home runs, 28 RBIs and 19 runs scored. The Quantum Nukalurks felt very secure when they sent Rude Rube Waddell out to the hill last month. The 20-year-old starter went after Nuka World League hitters with a vengeance and earned May's Pitcher of the Month award. He went 4-0 with a 2.37 ERA as he struck out 22 in 38 innings over 6 starts. May's #1 rookie was pitcher Alex Branch of Cherry. He muzzled Nuka World League hitters and held them in check all month long to capture the Rookie of the Month award. For the month of May the 23-year-old Branch recorded a 3-2 won-lost mark with a 2.23 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 32.1 innings. Early in the Amusement Park League season, the Red Rocket Radrats and Nuka Plant Electrics are the division leaders. Not known for his offensive prowess, Shift McHenry set the league afire in May and took home the Amusement Park League Batter of the Month award. The Nuka Jolly first baseman posted a steady .395 batting average, 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and 8 runs. No doubt about it! Nuka Plant starter Thane Krios earned his Amusement Park League Pitcher of the Month award. He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in May. During the month Krios chalked up a 3-0 record with a 1.95 ERA. The Electrics star made 4 starts and surrendered 24 hits in 32.1 innings. He struck out 30 and walked 4. Vim! View Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues by Vikky Vail 1 June 2313 National Park, Cranberry Island Early Leaders The National Park Gulpers and Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs ext the first month of the season as division leaders. The Gulopers are up six games on Echo Lake, while the Hermit Crabs have a two-game lead over Far Harbor. The defending champions, the Gulpers are built to win, including currently being 3rd in runs scored (110) and 1st in runs allowed (92). 3B Shoeboy Capellan (.374/5/15) is the overall team leader from the batter's box. SS DaMan Sayes (.297/6/13) and RF Billy Yudkowsky (.317/1/13) have also helped. The starters currently have three players with an ERA below 4.00: Darma Mollema (1-2, 3.02), Bubble Andrews (2-1, 3.86), and Bossy O'Malley (4-0. 2.08). In the bullpen, CL Jason Mariner (4 SV, 0.00) has been perfect so far. Cranberry Island has never made the playoffs in team history, though they have finished a game back three different times. This season, they look as though they have a chance to win it all. The Hermit Crabs are 2nd in runs scored (129) and tied for 4th in runs allowed (108). Top offensive players include RF Greeta Jendowanian (.473/2/21), 1B Young Hee Cyuleez (.373/5/20), and CF Hathead Constantine (.352/2/21). On the mound, both Tim LeBlanc (4-2, 3.16) and Topan Pakpahan (1-3, 3.56) have held opposing hitters down. Sloop Whoopity (1-0, 0.96) and Biscuit Catalano (1-0, 1.23) have been the best in the bullpen. Chris Knickerbocker made many Echo Lake Harbormen fans happy in May. That's because the veteran 35-year-old right fielder torched opposing pitchers and has won the Vim! League Batter of the Month award. Knickerbocker batted .477, hit 6 home runs, drove in 26 runs, scored 18 times and compiled a .505 on-base percentage. In May Far Harbor starter Keith Lighthouse confused hitters all month long. Last month's Vim! League Pitcher of the Month took home the trophy as he collected a 5-1 record in 6 starts. The 37-year-old Lighthouse added 33 strikeouts in 47.1 innings and 9 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.47 ERA. Other clubs hit .246 against him. In May Far Harbor starter Keith Lighthouse confused hitters all month long. Last month's Vim! League Pitcher of the Month took home the trophy as he collected a 5-1 record in 6 starts. The 37-year-old Lighthouse added 33 strikeouts in 47.1 innings and 9 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.47 ERA. Other clubs hit .246 against him. In the Mount Desert Island League, the Nucleus Radchickens and Haddock Cove Engineers are the division leaders. Nucleus has a two-game lead over Clifff's Edge, while the Engineers lead both Kitteredge and MS Azalea by a game. Quadir Westwego made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Mount Desert Island League this past month. The Cliff's Edge Actors left fielder shined through the month of May and has won the Batter of the Month award. The 24-year-old hit .392 with 7 home runs, 12 RBIs and 13 runs scored. There was nobody finer on the mound in May and Dolf Steak cruised to the Mount Desert Island League Pitcher of the Month award today. He was 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA while piling up 17 strikeouts in 31.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .197 batting average. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

11-28-2024, 05:43 PM	#3959
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	June 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 2 June 2313 CBO Analysis We're now entering the third month of the 2313 season, and by the end of this month, teams should know where they stand in the hunt for the crown. With 51 games down, there are several tight races and a couple of teams that should have already begun their rebuild. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization: Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) Vault 81 Dwellers (128.1, o) 2) County Crossing Bloodbugs (125.1, o) 3) FHE Yao Guai (123.1, o) 4) The Slog Ghouls (121.9, +) 5) Salem Witch Hats (118.9, o) 6) Atom Cats (108.4, -) 7) Starlight Killers (105.4, ++) 8) Bunker Hill 75ers (102.4, -) 9) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (97.8, ++) 10) Nahant Celtics (94.2, ++) 11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (92.8, ++) 12) Spectacle Island Reapers (92.2, ++) 13) Lexington Synths (90.8, --) 14) Southie Brews (88.2, o) 15) Quincy Gunners (86.2, ++) 16) Diamond City Swatters (81.8, --) 17) Oberland T-51s (81.8, --) 18) Goodneighbor Hancocks (78.8, --) 19) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (78.8, --) 20) University Point Deathclaws (78.8, ++) 21) Concord Radstags (77.6, +) 22) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (77.2, --) 23) Cambridge Coursers (77.2, ++) 24) Roxbury Rad Sox (73.2, +) 25) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (69.6, --) 26) Egret Ninjas (68.2, --) 27) Malden Grognaks (61.9, +) 28) Easy Town Assaultrons (42.5, -) Brotherhood League There is a crowd up top in both the NCA and the BL with three teams all within two games of one another. County Crossing has the league lead with Salem and The Slog tied at two games back. The rest of the BL is below .500 and currently not in the playoff race, though Nahant and Nordhagen Beach could get back there. Malden (17) and Easy Town (14) are the only teams in the CBO with fewer than 20 wins. The Ghouls were not content with earning a wildcard spot in 2312; they want to win. Currently 5th in runs scored (273) and 2nd in runs allowed (197), The Slog has shown themselves to be a good all-around team. On offense, they are tops in average (.279) but do not have the power numbers, currently tied for 11th in home runs (61). SS Gavin Deux-Gas (.373/10/39/14 SB) has been the unquestioned star. Other top contributors include 1B Kilometers Davis (.317/10/43), 3B Alec Box (.324/2/15), and CF Bill Lazarus (.307/2/18/17 SB). On the mound, the top two starters, Flirt Perez (5-2, 2.65) and Cutter Redman (7-2, 3.30), have been great. Austen Austin (4 SV, 1.64) recently took over closer duties after Crisco Caristo (10 SV, 5.89) struggled. Hard John Horvath (1-1, 1 SV, 0.40) has been dominant in his 22.1 IP. Institute League Bunker Hill has faltered lately, going 4-6 in their last 10. During that same stretch, Starlight went 7-3 to close the gap and tie the two teams for 1st place. Fort Hagen and Lexington are tied for 3rd at three games back. The rest of the IL is out of the race in Concord, Cambridge, and Sunshine Tidings. The Killers have quietly built themselves up with the top rotation in the NCA, currently 1st in runs against (196) and Starters ERA (3.37). They are 4th in runs scored (276), showing that they can be a contender. There have been no true stars on offense, but the middle of the lineup has been steady: RF King Hippo (.310/8/25), 1B Oren Gep (.252/8/41), and C Justin Lower (.290/11/32). Three of the starters have ERAs below 4.00: Digger Vadim (8-3, 3.42), Phil Pearlman (3-4, 2.80), and Mat Nielsen (4-2, 3.15). RP Closecall Zamora (2-0, 1.14) has produced more than 20 quality innings out of the bullpen, while CL Kevin Brown (13 SV, 5.40) has struggled. Minutemen League Atom maintains a large lead in the ML, six games up on Spectacle Island and Southie, who are both a game below .500. Goodneighbor, Jamaica Plain, University Point, and Quincy are all right behind in a bunched up 2-7 position in the ML. As a surprise, though, if the playoffs started today, the Reapers and Brews would be the 5th and 6th seeds thanks to a struggling SCA. University Point is officially in 6th place. A three-game winning streak could see them in 2nd place and the 5th seed of the playoffs, so we are not at all counting out one of the most dynamic and successful franchises. The Deathclaws are currently 5th in runs scored (257) and 4th in runs allowed (226). On offense, most of the production comes from the middle of the lineup: 1B Barker Cocoa (.309/13/31), SS Rock Rampage (.314/5/32), and RF Wee Willy Warrington (.304/11/35). The top two starters, Lawdog Whipple (4-1, 3.93) and Tony Bertha (6-3, 2.90) have been great. No one has been dominant in the bullpen, including CL Matt Hoernig (9 SV, 4.43). Railroad League Vault 81 and FHE remain as the two best teams, with the Dwellers holding the CBO's best record and the Yao Guai tied with the Bloodbugs for the second-best record in the CBO. Glowing Sea is the only other team above .500 in the SCA. Oberland, Diamond City, Egret, and Roxbury fill out the league. The Rad Sox have already started their rebuild, trading away C Ayag Mour as a part of their move to get younger. For the Swatters, they thought for awhile that they may be playoff contenders. However, as the season goes along, Diamond City continues to struggle to put up consistent numbers to make them consistent winners. The Swatters may have also made a hasty trade in dealing their ace away, Paul Stains, after early struggles this season frustrated the front office. Diamond City is 14th in runs scored (213) and 10th in runs allowed (261), showing that they are more likely to compete for the #1 pick than the #1 seed. Most of the players are lumped together, including long-time star RF Magnum Peaeye (.301/9/31). The home runs leader is C Cole Spice (.284/12/26). Second-year SS Alex Bragman (.259/9/33) leads in RBI. On the mound, no starter is below 4.00, though new ace, SP Macho Lopez (3-3, 4.01), is close. CL Burt Bloodhound (13 SV, 2.25) is doing well, as are RPs Flimflam Fanglethorpe (2-0, 1.05) and Electric Willis (0-1, 2.86). CBO Standings CBO Players of the Week May 26 - Paul Stains became the latest recipient of the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award for his outstanding performance this past week. To win the best player honor the 24-year-old Salem hurler tossed a total of 16.1 innings, collecting 2 wins, 15 strikeouts and a 0.00 earned run average. He suffered no losses. Stains has started 12 times this year, pitched 76.1 innings, fanned 66 batters and walked 19. His current record is 4 wins and 5 losses with a 4.48 ERA. Daub Buckle demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award. The Southie catcher wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .524 average (11-for-21) with 5 home runs and 11 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor. In 36 games this season, Buckle has compiled a .289 batting average with 39 hits and 8 home runs. He has also scored 16 times and knocked in 37 runs. June 2 - Togie Pitt is respected by most Cambridge Coursers fans for his no-frills style of play. The 22-year-old second baseman went about his business with vigor last week to grab the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors. He compiled a .481 average (13-for-27) with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 9 runs scored. This year, Pitt is hitting .315 with 62 hits, 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and has scored 33 runs. The Player of the Week has been announced by the South Charles Association. The honor went to Ken Debate, left fielder of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets. He burned up the league with a .455 average to win the award. Debate went 10-for-22 for the week, totaled 6 home runs with 9 RBIs and scored 6 times. For the year, Debate has hit at a .367 clip with 31 RBIs, 13 home runs and 42 runs scored. CBO Noteworthy News May 20 - Whip Lashley entered the record books today as he collected win number 150 at Beantown Brewery Stadium. "Wow! This is a select group of pitchers. I am honored and thrilled to be in it," Lashley said after the game. "I never dreamed of winning this many games." In his historic outing he went 7 innings and gave up no runs on 2 hits. Lashley also had 5 strikeouts and 2 walks as his County Crossing Bloodbugs topped the Concord Radstags 3-1. Lashley has a won-lost record of 150 wins and 76 losses with 1330 strikeouts and a lifetime 4.09 ERA. May 24 - B.J. Perez is hanging up his spikes at the end of the season. Perez, a 36-year-old veteran, told the Sunshine Tidings Chemists that he will be retiring. "I loved playing a kid's game and getting paid well to do it. I loved the travel and the attention ballplayers get," he said. "But, what I'm really going to miss are a lot of the little things that go on behind the scenes. I'm going to miss playing on perfectly mowed grass each day. That's our stage, and a bunch of anonymous groundskeepers made that happen each week." The native of Lawrence, Massachusetts showed an obvious love for the game as he reflected on the sport. "My bat representative ... I would talk to him and next thing I'd have brand new bats. I loved the perfectly straight chalk lines, the echoes from the PA system, and even the umps." Perez has a career .308 batting average with a .381 OBP. He has hit 76 homers, driven in 511 runs and scored 996 runs since he came into the league. May 26 - So, who is the leader in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career RBI? Barker Cocoa, UP, 1502 Oren Gep, STAR, 1319 Babs Rooth, CC, 1252 Jonathan Angelou, NB, 1251 Tomas Jones, ST, 1242 May 30 - Tommy Beach said he's proud of what he's accomplished in professional baseball and he's now comfortable walking away from the sport. The Nordhagen Beach Party Boys reliever announced today that this season will be his last. "It's Freedom 36," he joked with reporters. "I'm happy to get out now and am looking forward to enjoying retirement." Beach has appeared in 456 games in his career, picked up 2 saves, tossed 2604.1 innings and posted a 176-116 record. He has a lifetime ERA of 4.23. June 2 - Who holds the single season record in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization for home runs? Homestay Lovetap, SI, 61, 2306 Barker Cocoa, UP, 60, 2307 Diamond Ball, SI, 57, 2306 Barker Cocoa, UP, 56, 2310 Barker Cocoa, UP, 55, 2309 CBO Transactions Monday, June 2nd , 2313 Starlight Killers: Placed RF Hurr Lee Reyes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/31/2313. Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed SS Purple Gupta on the 60-day injured list. Malden Grognaks: Released LF Sadik Cig. Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Real Wordsmith to a minor league contract. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Rolf Borgnar. Lexington Synths: Signed free agent RP Chris Templestay to a minor league contract. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Joseph Cavalier. Sunday, June 1st , 2313 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated SS Pipe Wallcrawler from the injured list. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Gregg Bassett. The Starlight Killers traded 36-year old C Biter Trout to the Spectacle Island Reapers, getting 24-year old RHP Kelvin Brown in return. Saturday, May 31st , 2313 Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed 2B Avrusa Sarethi on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2313. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Gurrow Walter. Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RF Dan Squirrel on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/30/2313. Southie Brews: Signed 1B Mi-shell Tafoya. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed C Bobby Bostonbabe. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Ava Phoenix. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Doc Simpleman. Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed RP Goodneighbor Magman. Friday, May 30th , 2313 Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed SP Ryan Downing on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/27/2313. County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed 2B Yoink Yukon on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/27/2313. Atom Cats: Placed CF Tobias Hoffman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/29/2313. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Spitty Northshore. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Dale Nails. Southie Brews: Signed 1B Slow Willie Boyd. Concord Radstags: Released LF Spitty Northshore. The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 22-year old minor league 1B Victor Yes and a 15th round draft pick to the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud, getting 21-year old minor league LHP Easy-E James and 19-year old minor league RHP Seymour Kimahri in return. Thursday, May 29th , 2313 Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated CL Nien Nunb from the injured list. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Gabe Baker. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Lee Shang. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Mike Delaney. Nahant Celtics: Released LF Mike Delaney. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Elvispress Lee. Wednesday, May 28th , 2313 Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Joseph Cavalier. Lexington Synths: Activated LF Campy Madrid from the injured list. Lexington Synths: Sent LF Campy Madrid to Triple A Wellesley for injury rehab. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Clutch Cronin. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Zack Razorgain. Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed SS Jacket Naughtguud. Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Signed SS Waterboy Sanchez. Tuesday, May 27th , 2313 Starlight Killers: Activated RF Hurr Lee Reyes from the injured list. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed SS Gav Gidree on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2313. Starlight Killers: Placed RF Eden Aberger on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2313. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Ed Dee Sullivan. Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Brian Fulmer. Southie Brews: Activated CF Jurgen Windcaller from the injured list. The Slog Ghouls: Activated CF Bill Lazarus from the injured list. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Greg De Groot. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Danny Honeycutt. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Happy Man. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Iwanna Beahdoored. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Mad Davison. Lexington Synths: Released 2B Slow Joe Petrakis. The Starlight Killers traded 19-year old minor league RHP Surf Ivor to the Malden Grognaks, getting 31-year old minor league LF Vince Bamburg in return. Monday, May 26th , 2313 Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Roshti Steigerwald. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Flash Evans. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Mad Davison. Concord Radstags: Signed LF Lips Lightfoot. Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Kyle Quickfingers. Concord Radstags: Released LF Cornelius Humperdink IV. FHE Yao Guai: Released RF Flowertop Zo. Sunday, May 25th , 2313 Bunker Hill 75ers: Activated 3B Grool Manycaps from the injured list. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated SS Brass Well from the injured list. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Sent SS Brass Well to Triple A Braintree for injury rehab. Malden Grognaks: Released CF Run Ronny Gant. Malden Grognaks: Released RF Pablo Caldera. Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Benny Kinobe. Saturday, May 24th , 2313 Malden Grognaks: Released RF Reddy Herring. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Fabi Ajiganov. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed SS Up Oceanarium. Friday, May 23rd , 2313 Atom Cats: Released 2B Metally Hiswoman. Southie Brews: Activated SP Klement Thodberg from the 60-day injured list. Southie Brews: Sent SP Klement Thodberg to Triple A Greenfield for injury rehab. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Jonathan Sanders. Thursday, May 22nd , 2313 Nahant Celtics: Released SS Waterboy Sanchez. Lexington Synths: Activated SP Aaron Somer from the injured list. Oberland T-51s: Activated 1B Lannie Tykeson from the injured list. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Matthew Melt. Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Machineman Gomez. FHE Yao Guai: Signed CF Aask Valuecart. FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Colorado Saion. Wednesday, May 21st , 2313 Cambridge Coursers: Activated SP Hry Caje from the injured list. Cambridge Coursers: Sent SP Hry Caje to Triple A Marlborough for injury rehab. Nahant Celtics: Signed LF Many Moons Requena. Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Charlie Siloet. Nahant Celtics: Released LF Dave Infante. Tuesday, May 20th , 2313 Concord Radstags: Released SS Jukebox Irgnir. Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed 2B Jumper Hayes on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/2313. Southie Brews: Placed CF Jurgen Windcaller on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2313. FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent RP Big House Rodriguez to a minor league contract. Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent RP Beck Howe to a minor league contract. Lexington Synths: Signed LF Andy Hutcheson. Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed free agent RP Pinch Guidebook to a minor league contract. Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

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StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 4,971	June 2313 BNN Report News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL by Nat Wright-Kawolski 6 June 2312 BMU All-Star Game Adavald Vigilant shined brightly tonight against the best talent that the BMU has to offer. The all-star was named MVP for the annual mid-season showcase held at Poseidon Energy Ballpark, as his Massachusetts Association All-Stars downed the Commonwealth Association All-Stars by a count of 16-15. "It's humbling to even play in a game like this with legends of the sport all around you," he said. Vigilant went 3 for 3 to capture the honor. Home Run Challenge: A terrific cast of sluggers competed in the 2313 Home Run Challenge. Lou Ganon, the Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters left fielder, prevailed to claim the championship hardware. He outperformed Trog Alderod in the final round by a score of 11-7. "Everyone should get a chance to compete at least once in this event," said Ganon. "It's a lot of fun." GBRL All-Star Game Space Beam Field was the place to be for baseball fans tonight, as the best GBRL players gathered for the annual all-star game. On the field, the North League downed the South League by a score of 8-2. Off the field, game MVP Jess Fowl said he thinks everyone had a good night. "You looked into the stands and it seemed like everyone was having a fantastic time," said the 19-year-old, who went 1-for-2 in the game. "A game like this is good for the sport." Home Run Challenge: The house was rockin' -- Space Beam Field, that is -- site of this year's Home Run Challenge. A jubilant Christopher Powerarm outlasted the rest of the field to win the title. The Satellite Array Riflemen center fielder vanquished Gram Baylor in the final round by a score of 12-11. "It was a battle of attrition," said Powerarm, "and I happened to be the last man standing." During his career, Powerarm has played in 196 games, batted .248 with 48 home runs and 126 base hits. CCBL Playoffs The Northeastern Huskies ignited a huge celebration as they beat the Commonwealth University Terriers 17-2 to win the College Series. Northeastern won the series 3-2, capturing the title for the 2nd time. "We stepped it up at the right time, and now we're the champs," said Northeastern manager John Daily. "It's a great feeling." The champs finished the regular season 47-13 and claimed first place in the BCAC. In the jubilant clubhouse after the decisive game, series MVP and third baseman Donovan Mackey said the Huskies have "great fans and they deserve this." "I am so happy for our city right now," he said. Box Score: College Series Results: CCBL Playoff Tree Bonus: The CBO All Under-25 Team We were curious since we see a trend of a lot of star players over 30 and a lot of emerging stars under 25 with a middling group of people between 25-29. We wanted to take a look at players under 25 and who the best performers at their position are. WAR was used for the rankings. This is a First Team group only: SP - Paul Stains, 24, Salem, 5-5, 3.90 ERA, 3.5 WAR RP/CL - CL Burt Bloodhound, 22, Diamond City, 0-4, 14 SV, 2.14 ERA, 1.1 WAR C - Justin Lower, 20, Starlight, .288, 12 HR, 34 RBI, 2.2 WAR 1B - Lone Wolf Leo Gamma-Ray, 21, Sunshine Tidings, .357, 14 HR, 31 RBI, 2.1 WAR 2B - Nauseous Revere, 24, Fort Hagen, .370, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 2.9 WAR 3B - Tre' Morgueman, 24, Jamaica Plain, .328, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 2.9 WAR SS - Gavin Deux-Gas, 24, The Slog, .374, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 3.6 WAR LF - Kasumi Goto, 22, Bunker Hill, .362, 18 HR, 50 RBI, 2.9 WAR CF - Enigma Montgomery, 23, Glowing Sea, .307, 9 HR, 27 RBI, 2.9 WAR RF - Naga Arakaki, 20, Glowing Sea, .344, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 2.8 WAR Top Rookie Hitter - 2B Jack of Diamonds Cordero, 21, Malden, .330, 18 HR, 55 RBI, 2.8 WAR Top Rookie Pitcher - SP Josh Brown, 20, Atom, 2-3, 3.49 ERA, 1.9 WAR Attached Images __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms