Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

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The next unexplained OOTP issue has cropped up. For some reason, nothing from the "Open in Browser" feature will work. So, copying and pasting game recaps and box scores seems to be dead for now.

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No game recaps unless I manually type them all. Won't do that. Score and Game MVP only for now:



BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

24 September 2320

CBO Playoffs: Association Semifinals Round Results

Just the opposite of the Wildcard Round where every series winner swept their way to the next round, every series in the Association Semifinals Round went the distance of five games. We have interesting Association Championship Series matchups, which we will preview tomorrow. First, here are the game results and statistics.

#4 Easy Town Assaultrons vs #1 Fort Hagen Silver Shroud

Game 1: Easy Town 6, Fort Hagen 1

MVP: SP Red Eagle, ET, W, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

Game 2: Easy Town 3, Fort Hagen 0, 12 inn.

MVP: SP Dave Pitcher, ET, ND, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Game 3: Fort Hagen 9, Easy Town 5

MVP: 3B Jeet November, FtH, 3/5, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI

Game 4: Fort Hagen 5, Easy Town 2

MVP: SP Bubs Tentsleep, FtH, W, 7.0 IP, ER, 6 K

Game 5: Easy Town 4, Fort Hagen 3

MVP: SP Dave Pitcher, ET, ND, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 13 K (ET Playoff Record)

Analysis

The road team dominated here, going 5-0 in the series.



#3 Cambridge Coursers vs #2 Malden Grognaks

Game 1: Cambridge 4, Malden 3, 14 inn.

MVP: SP Scooter Yaghmour, Cam, ND, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 5 K

Game 2: Malden 7, Cambridge 6

MVP: SP Quincy Jones, Mal, ND, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K

Game 3: Cambridge 4, Malden 2

MVP: SP Toon Alljet, Cam, W, 7.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 10 K

Game 4: Malden 7, Cambridge 2

MVP: SP Beasty Boyd Hollen, Mal, W, 5.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K

Game 5: Malden 6, Cambridge 0

MVP: SP Quincy Jones, Mal, ND, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Analysis

The battle of the original expansion franchises commenced with the higher seed eventually conquering the Coursers.



#4 Diamond City Swatters vs #1 Southie Brews

Game 1: Southie 4, Diamond City 3

MVP: 2B Yoink Yukon, Sou, 4/5, 2B, R, 2 SB

Game 2: Diamond City 7, Southie 6

MVP: 1B Two Shoes Rivera, DC, 2/3, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Game 3: Diamond City 1, Southie 0

MVP: SP Black Red, DC, ND, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Game 4: Southie 3, Diamond City 2

MVP: SP Quintus Navale, Sou, W, 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Game 5: Diamond City 8, Southie 7

MVP: C Ramrod Arana, DC, 1/5, HR, SF, 2 R, 4 RBI

Analysis

This series could have gone 3-0 in either team's favor. Every game ended up being a one-run win, leaving the fans excited, though the Brews know their chance to make their first Sole Survivor Series is now over.



#6 Roxbury Rad Sox vs #2 FHE Yao Guai

Game 1: FHE 6, Roxbury 3

MVP: SP Lane Phrasemaker, FHE, ND, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Game 2: FHE 6, Roxbury 1

MVP: SP Baker Dozen, FHE, W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

Game 3: Roxbury 5, FHE 1

MVP: 1B Honker Trinkl, Rox, 2/4, 2 HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI

Game 4: Roxbury 4, FHE 3

MVP: SP Lane Phrasemaker, FHE, ND, 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Game 5: Roxbury 5, FHE 2

MVP: SP Daley Hayes, Rox, W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K

Analysis

The higher seed took a 2-0 advantage, but the red hot Sox stormed back to win the last three.



CBO Playoff Tree

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BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

25 September 2320

CBO Playoffs: Association Championship Series Previews

Overview

All but one league champion is out of the playoffs, with the Malden Grognaks being the lone survivor. Both #1 seeds went one-and-done, the first time since 2309 that neither #1 seed made it to the Association Championship Series when #1 seeds Starlight and Oberland both fell in the Semifinals Round.

This could also mark the second-straight season that we have a #2 vs #6 matchup with the Grognaks still alive and Roxbury in the SCA as the 36 seed. The Rad Sox are also in position to be the fourth #6 seed to reach the Sole Survivor Series since 2313. Since 2313, one of the bottom two seeds (#5 or #6) has made the Sole Survivor Series five times (in seven seasons), including the past four.

#4 Easy Town Assaultrons (80-64) vs #2 Malden Grognaks (80-64)

Season Series: Malden 5, Easy Town 5

April 15-18 @Mal: Mal 8-1, Mal 5-4, ET 5-4, Mal 4-2
June 18-20 @ET: ET 6-1, ET 5-2, Mal 10-6
August 6-8 @ET: Mal 2-1, ET 9-7(14), ET 4-1

Playoff History: Easy Town 2, Malden 0

2316 - NCA Championship Series - #3 Easy Town 4, #1 Malden 3
2317 - NCA Championship Series - #1 Easy Town 4, #3 Malden 3

For the third time in five seasons, the Assaultrons and Grognaks meet in the NCA Championship Series for the right to the Sole Survivor Series. In each of the two previous meetings, it was the Trons that found victory.

Malden has been decently successful in the playoffs in now their 5th appearance since they debuted in 2315. Still, the Sole Survivor Series has eluded them so far with the Trons being the main team stopping them from advancing to their first SSS.

Easy Town is now making its 11th playoff appearance and fifth trip to the NCA Championship Series (2298, 2315-2317, 2319). They have advanced to the Sole Survivor Series in four of those seasons (2298, 2316-2317, 2319) with one championship (2317). A win here would put the Assaultrons in sole possession of 2nd place in the NCA in Sole Survivor Series appearances behind Nordhagen Beach (7) and potentially tied with Roxbury for 2nd most in the CBO, depending on the Sox's series with Diamond City.

Analysis

While the CBO has bounced back and forth in its tiebreaker formulas, electing not to have a season-ending extra game tiebreaker, this matchup would have been perfect to determine the regular season champions. The first tiebreaker, as it stands, is head-to-head matchups, where the teams went 5-5 against each other. The next tiebreaker for teams in the same league is league record. Malden clinched the Brotherhood League title here, going 42-30 vs the Trons' 39-33.

Games were decently tight in both Malden and Easy Town with 7 out of 10 games within three runs. Each home team was most successful at home with the Grognaks going 3-1 and Easy Town going 4-2.



Successful hitters for the Assaultrons in the season series included Donnie Gray (.342/4/10) and Finnan Hunt (.342/0/4). While their records did not indicate it, both SPs Dave Pitcher (1-2, 19.2 IP, 2.75) and Red Eagle (1-1, 19.2 IP, 2.75) held Malden down in runs.

For the Grognaks, their best hitters against Easy Town were Lance Tinter (.355/1/4) and Taffy Dare (.310/2/7). Starters did not hold the Trons down in runs well, with Vault Boy Barnette (1-1, 14.1 IP, 3.77) and Quincy Jones (1-0, 17.1 IP, 4.15) being the best.

Statistically speaking, the Assaultrons seem to be the better bets, including finishing 2nd in the NCA in both runs scored (631) and runs allowed (496). Malden finished 4th in runs scored (610) and 5th in runs allowed (528).



Prediction

Malden has been flirting with the Sole Survivor Series for years now with the Trons being their main enemy in preventing it. This is a season of revenge for them. On the other hand, the Assaultrons have been the most successful team in the past few seasons, appearing in the Sole Survivor Series in three of the past four seasons, including last season. The Trons also have been able to win both previous matchups, and we think they are the better team overall. Easy Town 4, Malden 2

#6 Roxbury Rad Sox (77-67) vs #4 Diamond City Swatters (86-58)

Season Series: Diamond City 5, Roxbury 5

May 14-16 @DC: Rox 5-0, DC 13-2, DC 4-3
July 16-18 @DC: DC 5-3, DC 5-2, DC 2-1
September 9-12 @Rox: Rox 2-1, Rox 9-8(12), Rox 1-0, Rox 3-2

Playoff History: Roxbury 1, Diamond City 0

2303 - Association Semifinals - Roxbury 3, Diamond City 2

It has been 17 years since the Diamond City Swatters and Roxbury Rad Sox have faced each other in the playoffs. Since that matchup, including the 2303 season, there have been four titles between them but few playoffs that involved both teams. Those seasons were 2304 and now 2320.

The Sox were one of the powers that dropped off from relevance. After winning their third title in 2311, Roxbury made the playoffs in 2312 and then missed seven-straight seasons. Overall, this is the Rad Sox's 6th appearance in the SCA Championship Series. They went 5-0 in their previous five trips, marking them second overall in the CBO in Sole Survivor Series appearances (5) and titles (3). Nordhagen Beach is first in each (7 and 4).

Diamond City is the most successful team to reach the Sole Survivor Series, going 3-0 in their appearances, including their last just two seasons ago over Cambridge. In SCA Championship Series appearances, the Swatters are 3-1 with their only SCACS loss coming in 2317 when they dropped the series to Quincy.

Analysis

In the regular season, in six games in Diamond City, the Swatters went 5-1 but then dropped all four games to the Sox in Roxbury to complete the regular season. That sweep by Roxbury is the reason they are here and why the Swatters entered the playoffs as the #4 seed instead of the #3 seed.



For the Rad Sox, their top two hitters against Diamond City were Turbo Blackwood (.333/0/0) and Honker Trinkl (.290/3/7). Bix Bimbleman hit two homers. On the mound, Daley Hayes (2-1, 21.2 IP, 1,25) was the only starter to record an ERA under 5.00 against the Swatters.

Diamond City's top hitters were Chill Pillman (.375/0/4) and Teng Dgebuadze (.300/2/10). Macho Lopez (1-1, 15.1 IP, 1.76) and Dimman Dillon (1-1, 14.2 IP, 3.07) had the best performances as starters against the Sox.



Prediction

The Sox have made a great run, but they are against one of the best pitching rotations we have seen in some years. While he probably will finish 2nd at best in the Vim! Pitcher Award voting, Lopez (22-8, 2.12) is one of the CBO's best pitchers and tied the regular season wins record. Dropper Millieu (15-10, 2.41) and Black Red (9-8, 2.51) both are among the best in ERA among starters, with Heavan Fontenot (13-8, 3.27) and Dillon (11-7, 2.10) giving top support in the bullpen. In other words, we do not see the Rad Sox scoring a lot of runs and need to hold down the Swatters to win this. They won't. Diamond City 4, Roxbury 2

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BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

4 October 2320

CBO Playoffs: Association Championship Series Round Results

The Association Championship Series followed the pattern of the Wildcard and Semifinals rounds with all series finishing in a dead heap for number of games played, This time, both went six games with a little jostling for the series early and then one team taking over late. The Sole Survivor Series follows, but first, here are the results

#4 Easy Town Assaultrons vs #2 Malden Grognaks

Game 1: Malden 8, Easy Town 2

MVP: SP Ahsoka Tano, W, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; 1/3, 2B, R, 3 RBI

Game 2: Easy Town 5, Malden 3

MVP: SP Red Eagle, ET, W, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Game 3: Malden 4, Easy Town 1

MVP: SP Quincy Jones, Mal, W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Game 4: Easy Town 5, Malden 3

MVP: RF Slammin' Sammy Holloway, ET, 2/4, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Game 5: Malden 8, Easy Town 2

MVP: SP Beasty Boyd Hollen, Mal, W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Game 6: Malden 2, Easy Town 1

MVP: SP Quincy Jones, Mal, ND, 5.2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 8 K

Analysis

Malden clinched their first trip to the Sole Survivor Series in walk-off fashion, topping Easy Town 2-1 in Game 6. Zeleny Nemec started the bottom of the 9th inning by reaching on a Halep Gutteridge error. Jacob Tarberry then doubled off reliever Donall O'Reilly to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. After a strikeout and then a walk to load the bases, Nhat Tru hit a deep fly ball to left field, allowing Nemec to score on the walk off sacrifice fly.

Jack of Diamonds Cordero earned Series MVP honors, going 8 for 18, including three home runs, with six RBI. It was the first series MVP honors for the 28-year-old former 2nd overall pick (2312).





#6 Roxbury Rad Sox vs #4 Diamond City Swatters

Game 1: Diamond City 7, Roxbury 4

MVP: 1B Honker Trinkl, Rox, 2/4, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

Game 2: Roxbury 9, Diamond City 5

MVP: 1B Honker Trinkl, Rox, 2/5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI

Game 3: Roxbury 2, Diamond City 1

MVP: SP Daley Hayes, Rox, W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 5 K

Game 4: Diamond City 6, Roxbury 1

MVP: SP Dropper Millieu, DC, W, 8.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 9 K

Game 5: Diamond City 5, Roxbury 1

MVP: SP Black Red, DC, W, 6.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 9 K

Game 6: Diamond City 3, Roxbury 1

MVP: SP Macho Lopez, DC, W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 11 K

Analysis

Diamond City's pitching took over in the final three games after falling behind in the series to Roxbury, 2 games to 1. In the last three games, the Rad Sox were held to three total runs, as opposed to the 15 scored in Games 1-3.

The Swatters' Tend Dgebuadze was named Series MVP for his hitting efforts. In the series, he went 10 for 21 (.476) with a homer and six RBI. While not earning MVP honors, Diamond City pitcher Dropper Millieu finished 2-0 with 13.0 IP (2.77), 9 H, 2 BB, and 13 K. Macho Lopez finished with a 1.93 ERA in 14.0 IP, though he did drop Game 3, 2-1.



CBO Playoff Tree

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I made a grid of each team's playoff history since it is getting harder and harder to look up information. Part of it is included in this SSS preview.



BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 October 2320

CBO Playoffs: Sole Survivor Series 2320 Preview

#2 Malden Grognaks (80-64) vs #4 Diamond City Swatters (86-58)

Season Series: None

With the new schedule in place, teams play four teams from each league in a three-game series instead of previously playing one series against each team from another association. In the case of 2320, the Swatters and Grognaks never met.

Malden went 14-10 against the SCA, including 6-6 versus the Railroad League. Against SCA playoff teams, the Grognaks went 2-1 against Southie and Egret.

Diamond City went 15-9 against the NCA, including 10-2 versus the Brotherhood League. Nahant and Starlight were the only NCA playoff team that the Swatters faced, beating them both 2 games to 1.

Playoff History: None

Since this is Malden's first trip to the Sole Survivor Series, it makes perfect sense that the two teams have not faced off. For the Grognaks, this is their fifth season in the playoffs (2315-2317, 2319-2320), including the fifth in the past six seasons. In defeating Easy Town in the NCA Championship Series, the Grognaks were also in their third ACS, all against the Assaultrons. This is the first time Malden won.



Diamond City is now making its fourth Sole Survivor Series and second in three seasons. In 2318, the Swatters faced the other 2310 expansion franchise, Cambridge, defeating the Coursers 4 games to 2. The Swatters were also the first back-to-back champions, defeating the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud in 2299 and 2300. Diamond City is the only team to appear in multiple Sole Survivor Series and never lose it. With their fourth SCA title, the Swatters are now second all-time in SCA titles, trailing Roxbury (5), which they beat in the SCA Championship Series. Diamond City is also now tied with Easy Town and the Silver Shroud for third in Sole Survivor Series appearances. Nordhagen Beach (7) and the Sox (5) are first and second, respectively.



Sole Survivor Series History



Analysis

Looking back on PAM's preseason predictions, these two teams are about where they should be. PAM picked Malden to finish the season at 81-63, winning the Brotherhood League, and finishing behind Fort Hagen as the #2 seed. Diamond City was supposed to finish in second place in the Railroad League behind FHE and hold the CBO's second-best record behind the Yao Guai for the #3 seed in the SCA playoffs.

As it stands, those were close. The Grognaks did indeed finish as the #2 seed behind the Silver Shroud in the NCA. For the Swatters, they did finish in 2nd place behind FHE, but they ended up with the #4 seed after a late losing streak dropped them from the #3 seed.

Looking at the talent of the two teams, the Swatters appear to have many of the advantages in talent. The most obvious is the pitching staff, where Diamond City (422) allowed over 100 runs fewer than Malden (528). The gap for runs scored was much lower, with the Grognaks (610) scoring 75 more runs than DC (535).



For Malden, most of their talent is in the first four bats in the lineup, including the third and fourth hitters, Jacob Tarberry and Phantom Vargas. Lance Tinter and contribute at the top.

Ahsoka Tano is the ace and gets the opportunity to face off against the Swatters' 2nd pitcher, Dropper Millieu, instead of their ace, Macho Lopez. Lopez is expected to start Game 3.

Diamond City has talented distributed throughout their lineup, but Alex Bragman and Chill Pillman, batting 4th and 5th, would be considered their two most talented players on offense.



Prediction

We admire Malden's journey to get here. At the same time, they are facing the team we considered the second-best in the CBO during the regular season for a reason. This has been the year of the pitcher, and the Swatters' rotation is the best in the business. We don't expect the Grognaks to put up as much of a fight as their comic book counterpart. Diamond City is playing this one for Moe. Diamond City 4, Malden 1

CBO News

On this first day of the Sole Survivor Series, there is some Diamond City news. As reported, owner Moe Cronin passed away on September 16.

Today it has been announced that daughter of Diamond City businessman Arturo Rodriguez and former star of the HCU television show, radio show, and movie franchises as the Mechanist, Nina Rodriguez, has agreed to purchase the team.

Rodriguez was not previously interested in ownership in the league, but the 44-year-old Rodriguez recently hung up her mechanist suit in the HCU with her character moving on to bigger and better things in 2319's Unstoppables X: Unstoppables Forever. Macy Montage now takes over as Casey Cruz, daughter of Isabel Cruz, aka Young Mechanist. She will premier in 2321's show, The Young Mechanist: Flight of the Caseys.

For Rodriguez, her recent presence in Diamond City has been noticed where she has been helping her father sell his shop, Commonwealth Weaponry, the largest weapons shop in Diamond City.

One of the first mentions that Rodriguez has mentioned in taking over the team was honoring Cronin. He is expected to have the #22 retired in his honor. Cronin was an admirer of an old ball player named Moe Berg who wore that number. It was reported that Cronin was "thinking about retiring that number." RP Buffalo Jung currently wears #22.

Diamond City by far has the most retired numbers (22 currently). Cronin honored the retired numbers at The Great Green Jewel when he learned who they were. Diamond City's list of retired numbers:

1 - Bobby Doerr
4 - Joe Cronin
5 - Nomar Garciaparra
6 - Johnny Pesky
7 - Sheng Kawolski
8 - Carl Yastrzemski
9 - Ted Williams
11 - Matt Murtagh
14 - Jim Rice
15 - Dustin Pedroia
16 - Dudley O'Brien
21 - Roger Clemens
24 - Dwight Evans
26 - Wade Boggs
27 - Carlton Fisk
30 - Montell Washington
33 - Jason Varitek
34 - David Ortiz
42 - Jackie Robinson
45 - Pedro Martinez
49 - Tim Wakefield
54 - Josh Samm