Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[StLee]

20 April 2296 - Players of the Week

BL: Samuels Brotherhood League's Hottest Hitter: Sean Samuels has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 18-year-old center fielder of the East Boston Prep Assaultrons had a hot bat in the Brotherhood League over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Samuels batted .583 with 7 hits in 12 at-bats, 1 home run and 4 RBIs.



IL: Institute League Names Top Player: One of the league's most exciting young players, Dan Erb of the Concord Radstags earned himself Institute League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 19-year-old left fielder had a lofty .615 average (8-for-13), collecting no home runs, 4 RBIs and 4 runs scored.



ML: Ben Pettinato Wins ML Trophy: So far in his young career, Ben Pettinato has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the Minutemen League in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.

The 18-year-old Quincy Gunners third baseman hit at a torrid .818 clip as he collected 9 hits in 11 at-bats, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

The Gunners' first-round pick was only 1 of 29 in the first two weekends before exploding in Week 3. He was batting .042 entering the weekend series against the Atom Cats.



RL: RL Star of the Week Picked: Bill Chaney demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Railroad League Player of the Week Award.

The Egret center fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .500 average (8-for-16) with 3 home runs and 4 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kowalski

23 April 2296 - Concord Radstags Swap Schneier for Southie

Reports have surfaced that Concord has agreed to send 16-year-old LHP Chris Schneier, 17-year-old LF Ryan Raider and 31-year-old LHP Jason Narrows to the Starlight Lady Killers in exchange for 16-year-old RHP Johane Iwanski and 26-year-old RHP Gwinnett Southie.

"It's a done deal," said one executive speaking on the condition of anonymity. "I'm surprised word got around so quickly. We just signed off on this an hour ago."

The announcement comes merely hours before the visiting Radstags take on the Lady Killers. None of the players involved are expected to play today, but that may change tomorrow.

Schneier was Concord's sixth-round pick, but reports of a personality conflict between Schneier and teammates started to surface. It was not clear what the nature of that conflict was. No one would mention it, but Sturges, the Concord team owner went straight to Lady Killers' owner Irish Cait about the trade with Schneier on the list despite him doing decently well from the 3rd starter spot. In three games started, Schneier was 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA.

Cait agreed to give up her own 6th round pick, Southie. In three games started, he was 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA.

Narrows was the key to making the deal. Sturges seemed to want to keep Narrows because he has expressed a desire to keep the pitching staff more mature than some other teams. But Narrows was a key component in the Killers making the deal. In two appearances this season, Narrows had a save and had not given up a run in two innings pitched.

Along with Narrows, Starlight picked up reserve outfielder Ryan Raider. Raider, who was the Radstags' 12th round pick was disappointed not to win a spot on the active roster. He could win that role for Starlight since the team was short on outfielders.

In addition to Southie, who will probably become Concord's 2nd starter, making their pitching staff stronger overall, the Radstags also acquired reserve reliever Johane Iwanski. Iwanski was the Killers' 26th pick, but was designated to the reserve roster. He will try to win a spot for Concord.

[StLee]

I jumped the gun on posting that! I had rolled the dice for a trade, and I was excited to make the swap! I forgot about the city feature and the Piper column.

Time machine whirrs. ERROR ERROR. Time travel impossible.

"Hey, who the **** are you and why are you in my shower? And what are those stupid-looking clothes?"

ERROR ERROR. "Stupid machine."

ERROR ERROR. CORRECTING TIMELINE.

"Ain't nobody got time for that."

He thinks to himself, "What does it matter. It's not like you have all this organized beforehand." He looks at the notebook right in front of him. He claims he was distracted by the TV. Yes, it's all Netflix's fault.

ERROR ERROR. There, there. Sleep.

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

Settlements Today

by Nat Wright-Kowalski

21 April 2296 - Goodneighbor

Each Tuesday for the upcoming weeks through the playoffs, we will feature one of the settlements, teams, and owners of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. This is meant to tell you more about life in the Commonwealth, as well as give you more information about the teams and their owners.

In our second installment of "Settlement Today," I took a tour of Goodneighbor. The run-down, ghoul-run, chem-infested area would be a smite on most places, but in the Commonwealth this place is a personality with a curly mustache.



According to the intranet (real-life https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Goodneighbor so as not to plagiarize),
"Goodneighbor, known as Scollay Square before the Great War, is a small town inside Boston in the Commonwealth in 2287. It is inhabited by ghouls, criminals and other people who do not fit in or who are not allowed in Diamond City.

"Goodneighbor was founded in 2240 by criminals who were exiled from Diamond City. . . . The town was once ruled over by a criminal named Vic who was later overthrown by John Hancock. He assumed the role of mayor and took charge of Goodneighbor, running the community under his philosophy 'Of the people, for the people.' The town has become the home of many drifters from the wastes. However, Goodneighbor is also a hub of crime, which was one of the reasons why a security team called the Neighborhood Watch was established to keep order under Hancock's rule and defend the town from raiders and rival organizations such as the Triggermen and the Institute, among others.

"Even with vigilantism encouraged and the presence of the Neighborhood Watch, various criminal activity is commonplace in Goodneighbor, such as murder, extortion, and chem peddling. There are two shops near the entrance: Kill or Be Killed run by KL-E-0, who sells weapons, and Daisy's Discounts, owned by Daisy, who sells general items. The Third Rail is the town bar, built out of an old subway station and is tended by Whitechapel Charlie with the headliner being the beautiful body and voice of the Commonwealth-famous Magnolia."


Owner - John Hancock



According to the intranet, "John Hancock is a ghoul who resides in the settlement of Goodneighbor, serving as its de facto mayor. Born John McDonough, Hancock is the estranged brother of Diamond City's mayor, Mayor McDonough. The then non-ghoul John cut ties with his brother after the mayor banished all ghouls from Diamond City, resulting in the deaths of numerous innocent ghouls as the inhabitants turned on them. John tried to save as many ghouls as he could by relocating them to the town of Goodneighbor, but many couldn't adjust to Goodneighbor. Their deaths would continue to torment him into the present day. John relocated to Goodneighbor, viewing it as a haven for those who didn't fit in anywhere else. He is exceptionally punitive toward his enemies or those that break Goodneighbor law but can be a good friend and valuable ally to those who treat him with respect, punish the guilty, and protect the innocent.

"He became a ghoul sometime after 2282, following the use of an experimental radioactive drug. In spite of his ghoulification, John Hancock considers the high "so worth it," as well as noting the near-immortality he obtained as a benefit. Before John Hancock became mayor, the town was run by a ruthless mob boss named Vic. After witnessing the death of a fellow drifter by Vic's henchmen, John got high and passed out. When he came to, he found the clothes of the real John Hancock and, inspired by their presence, he took it upon himself to raise a militia and overthrow Vic. From then on, he became John Hancock, the mayor of Goodneighbor."



The Vaunted Third Rail



According to terminals around the Wasteland, "The Third Rail is a jazz club located in a repurposed subway station. Owned by John Hancock, the mayor of Goodneighbor, but is tended by a Mister Handy with a cockney accent named Whitechapel Charlie. Charlie primarily operates the bar and a singer named Magnolia performs frequently in the Third Rail, making it one of the only places in the entire Commonwealth with live entertainment."

The Magnolia draw is a huge moneymaker for Hancock. There are always other rumors surrounding the club, but big spenders across the Commonwealth--and from outside of it--will frequent the club to get a sight of Magnolia.

[StLee]

Better than Sugared Mutfruit Pie

by Piper Wright

Abernathy Farm – At first glance, you see the simplicity of the settlement and boy sitting on a picnic before me. We are sitting at a beat-up old picnic table on the west side of the Abernathy Shack, as the locals call it, in the middle of Abernathy Farm. On the east side, you can see the rows of tato plants and beyond it the namesake stadium, Tato Field. Large rows of shacks, barely above the level of slums dot the northern and southern horizons of the settlement. This is far outside the city feel.

“I don’t mind it,” he says. His chin is drenched in melon juice. To the west of us, there are other crops: melons, mutfruit trees, a handful of rows of corn. Three brahmin graze lazily among the crops and workers. “This place is a little different than home, but not by much.”

The settlement is Abernathy Farm, the namesake of the owner and patriarch, Blake Abernathy. The boy I am interviewing is Joel Mutfruit. He’s gangly and looks too tall at 6’4” to fit in power armor, yet he plays the hot corner for the Independent League’s Adamantium.

Before joining the Commonwealth Baseball Organization, Mutfruit earned his namesake based on his grandfather’s passion, mutfruit. Born on Nahant Beach, Mutfruit’s memories were of two things: sand and mutfruiit.
“We ate mutfruit every meal of every day, well mostly,” he said. More juice dripping onto the table. “I think my mom must have had a recipe for every different way you could possibly combine mutfruit into something.

Sometimes, there would be a lone mirelurk happening by and that would give us a chance to eat something else than mutfruit. But mostly mutfruit.”
While the little mutfruit farm on the small island southeast of Salem was not the same kind of moneymaker the Abernathy Farm is, Mutfruit’s family still lived well. While Mutfruit’s grandfather, Barren Mutfruit, developed his farm and raised his family there that is now on its fourth generation of mutfruit farmers, Joel’s father was adept in construction.

Joel explained, “Dad was supposedly a natural at building things. According to Paw [Joel’s name for his father], he once built a beach fort out of driftwood he picked up on the family property.”

Though that fort eventually burned during a radstorm, Joel’s father, Joseph, continued building. In time, he turned the rows of shacks on the beach into a full beach house, emulating the designs of pre-war beach houses. Though Barren and Joel’s grandmother have long passed away, the remaining Mutfruit family mostly still lives there.

According to Joel, the beach house had 25 people living in it. The Mutfruit family is big. Joseph had five siblings who lived to adulthood. Four of those siblings were male, all of whom married and had children. Joel has three sisters and a brother, all older than he. His brother lives in the beach house, too, with his 13-year-old son now helping on the farm.

“Yeah, my nephew, Bucky, looks like he may be running the farm one day,” Mutfruit says. He raises his checkered shirt from the waist to wipe the melon juice from his lips and chin. A few seeds are stuck between his teeth, making it look like he has huge gaps. He smiles a wide, innocent smile. In a week, he will be 18. “I wasn’t going to be the one running the farm. I was too, how do you say, antsy.”

While the family went through the daily grind of caring for the mutfruit trees, collecting crops, preparing them for cooking and for selling to traveling caravans, and other business, Joel was the only mutfruit living on the farm that expressed his dislike for the life. One of his uncles was the same way. He ended up leaving the farm and joining a mercenary group to fight roving raider and super mutant groups. That uncle was never seen again, but his wife and daughter still live at the Mutfruit house.

For Joel, his aptitude was one different, like his father. While the family took care of the mutfruit and Joseph built and repaired equipment around the farm, Joel patrolled the beach, always on the lookout for mirelurks and pirates. He never did find any pirates, but he did spot several mirelurks who got too close to the farm. Joel sometimes was the one to put them down, but he sometimes needed help from others on the farm.

One of his skills, was using projectiles to get the mirelurks in a rage. Apparently, a raged mirelurk will expose its vulnerable parts, especially its face, for easier killing.

“Yeah, when they sneak up on you, they are dangerous because they will keep low and just cut you with their claws,” Mutfruit says. He reaches for a carrot to munch for more. Teenage boys are always hungry. “But,” he pauses between bites, “when you piss them off, they come charging, head up. I would pick up just about anything, but mostly rocks and concrete chunks, and just peg them. One time, I even caught one in the eye. It didn’t kill it, but it was the easiest mirelurk we ever put down. It was also the most delicious.”

Mutfruit used his mirelurk “pegging” skills to build an arm, something that turned him into one of the best players in the Charlestown Youth League. Though travel was often difficult, he would play with and sometimes against the Salem team. Now, he probably has one of the strongest arms in the entirety of the CBO. That gives him not only a strong arm to throw across the diamond from third base, but he also has one of the better bat speeds in the league, too. That has led to a few more home runs, which could boost him into a bigger spotlight.

Right now, Mutfruit is batting .250 (9 of 41) in nine games, but he is second in the Institute League in home runs (4) behind Cocnord’s Ricky Ticky Laughy’s five and second in runs batted in (12) behind Fort Hagen’s Safety Langer.

Going forward, the 11th-round pick is looking to keep playing above his grade for the first-place Adamantium. “I know people don’t have high expectations for me,” he says, still chewing on a carrot. “That’s where I can take advantage. I mean, we have [first-round pick] Austin [Engill], ‘Hirshey’ [Chris Hirshfield], and [Steve] Settler in the middle. And here I am batting 7th where no one expects me to blast one. I think it helps to have a strong team.”

For now, Mutfruit is enjoying himself still far outside Boston. He likes patrolling the farm when not practicing or playing ball, and of course, he loves his fruits. “Not mutfruit, though. I ate them so much when I was a kid, I want to give them a break. I can’t get enough melon, though. It’s better than Ma's sugared mutfruit pie.”

Now, this writer has never tried Mutfruit’s mother’s sugared mutfruit pie, but I am pretty sure his ability at baseball is better than her pie.

[StLee]

DCR – CONCORD RADSTAGS (4-5) AT STARLIGHT LADY KILLERS (4-5)

WHAT TO KNOW

These two teams can be considered the darlings of the Commonwealth League, at least through Commissioner Nate Howard’s eyes. Concord represents his hometown team since Howard lived in pre-war Sanctuary Hills, just across the Concord River from downtown Concord. Starlight Drive-In is one of his favorite settlements and a place run by one of his favorite people in the Commonwealth, Irish Cait. Howard often refers to Valentine Detective Agency Field as the “Little Monster,” apparently a reference to the similar height of the left field walls of Starlight’s stadium and the Great Green Jewel.

Before the season began, the Lady Killers were expected to finish towards the bottom of the Institute League, predicted by P.A.M. to finish 26-34, which would land them thee games ahead of Lexington. Concord, at the same time, is predicted to finish third with a possibility to make the playoffs. Right now, both teams are chasing the teams they are expected to finish behind: current first-place Abernathy at 7-2 and current second-place Sunshine Tidings at 5-4. This series, thus is important for both teams to stay in the early playoff race.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CONCORD

This team is built on power. With a league- and CBO-leading 17 home runs, the Radstags are going to manufacture their runs through power ball. Six different players have at least two home runs in the first nine games of the season. Leadoff hitter Ricky Ticky Laughy currently leads the Institute League with five, and first baseman Jason Robinson has three. Despite all those home runs, the Radstags have only scored 53 runs (tied for 4th in the IL), so they need homers to compete.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM STARLIGHT

The Lady Killers have produced just as many runs as the Radstags, but their way of scoring is much different. As opposed to the power of Concord, the Killers score their runs through a multitude of hits. Currently they are second in the IL in team batting average (.327) while fifth in home runs (7). Second hitter Wild Cannon (.295) is the only position starter batting below .300, meaning that Starlight will get lots of hits in the series. Neither team’s pitching has been a strength.

KEY PLAYERS IN THE SERIES

CON: Healing Erb—With a league-leading .462 batting average, Dan Erb has been a beast at the plate. While the Radstags are mostly a lefty squad, which will not help them much to improve their home run numbers at Valentine Detective Agency Field and its short left porch, Erb has the ability to hit anywhere in the field. That may help him hit home runs at Starlight or produce doubles by spraying pitches off the screen wall.

STAR: Back of the Lineup – The 6-8 hitters in the Killers’ line up has been better than many teams’ middle when it comes to batting. Hubris McBride (.353/3/11) may be the best player for Starlight, followed by Hope Scrapper (.353/1/6) and Justin People (.344/0/5).

PREDICTION: Concord will love that left field screen. Radtstags leave Starlight Drive-In happy with a 2-1 series advantage.

[StLee]

WRVR – NORDHAGEN BEACH PARTY BOYS (4-5) AT SALEM WITCH HATS (4-5)

KNOW THE STARS

NB: RF Tomas Jones – The hope of the Boys bats fifth behind slugger Michael Fogcrawler, but Jones has been cleaning up what Fogcrawler has not. In just nine games, Jones leads the team in batting average (.405). He also is tied for the team lead in homers (4) and RBI (7). While the Party Boys’ offense has not taken off, Jones is doing his part.

SAL: SP Terrence Artman – For reasons beyond our understanding, the Witch Hats have their best pitcher and firt-round pick Artman pitching in Game Two. Player-coach Josh Historybuff calls it “maximizing wins,” meaning acting ace Josh Hugs (0-1, 7.88), the Witch Hats’ second-round pick is facing a tougher matchup. In the first series, Artman acted as the team’s ace and 3rd pitcher, going 2-0 on the weekend. For the season, he is 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA, giving him the most wins in the Brotherhood League and the fifth-best starters’ ERA.

PLAYER VS PLAYER – GAME ONE LINEUPS AND STARTING PITCHERS



TEAM ANALYSIS

Nordhagen Beach is only game behind, and it has its pitching to thank for being competitive. The Party Boys lead the Brotherhood League in runs against (41), while they have scored a league-low 37 runs. While the pitching has been the best in the league, you would not know that from seeing ace Melvin Rude’s numbers. He has had the worst luck with team performance, posting an 0-3 record with a 5.94 ERA. The other two starters, Casey Diehl (2-1, 2.63 ERA) and Ray Human (2-1, 4.91).

As mentioned above, Jones has been a great asset for the Party Boys. To get their offense going, the top of the lineup will need to produce for the first time this season. Brian Masterson (.212/0/3), Steve Gunkill (.314/0/2), and Dustin Mart (.270/0/2) have to find a way to help their team score more than four runs a game. The sky is the limit for this team if it can find its offense.

Salem has not shown much of a particular strength or weakness. That in itself is probably a weakness. In time, they will either stick around the middle or just start falling far behiind. While Artman has been a star pitcher for the team, Hugs and Roy Syme (0-2, 13.94) have not shown that they can consistently win.

At bat, there are a few batters hitting for average, but only first baseman Antonio Toeclaw (.324/3/12) has been truly productive, driving in a quarter of the team’s runs (49) and 37.5% of their home runs (8). Leadoff hitter Sean Koester and fifth batter Pistol Schmidt have been hitting well, but the Witch Hats will need to convert those hits into more runs. They may have a tough time, though we at WRVR are predicting surprises and high scores.

PREDICTIONS
Party Boys 7, Witch Hats 3
Witch Hats 10, Party Boys 6
Witch Hats 8, Party Boys 7

CBO FULL SCHEDULE

[StLee]

Rude Awakening

[Tyke]

Pitching AND hitting. Oh my!

[StLee]

From time to time, there will be noteworthy games. This is a doozy for the first season, especially when this is supposed to be an offense-heavy league.

[StLee]

Series Even

[StLee]

The predictions were dead on, at least for game-by-game results. This one has to hurt for the Boys. Oh well, at least there are always booze and chems on the coast.

[StLee]

The Confidence Man Minute with Travis Miles

This is a transcript from Travis Miles’ post-game sign off of Game Three of the DCR Series of the Week.

The name of the game this weekend was offense, with two of the three games having a winner scoring at least 15 runs and one loser scoring 10. I knew coming into the weekend that Valentine Detective Agency Field is a live-action extravaganza, and it lent many moments of excitement.

In the end, the Starlight Lady Killers came out on top of the series, though the Concord Radstags avoided the sweep by exploding on offense today. The Lady Killers will stay in the hunt for the division crown at 5-5, though they came into today one game behind the Abernathy Adamantium.

For the Radstags, there are certainly a lot of takeaways for them. They have a lot of power, but the person who has surprised the most so far with his power has been leadoff man Ricky Ticky Laughy who leads the team with six home runs. That sixth came in the fifth inning today when he connected with the bases loaded for a grand slam. The game was already 7-0 at the time of the blast, so it did not blow the game open, but it was an exciting play nonetheless.

The Killers had plenty of production of their own. Though they are not hitting a lot of home runs, despite their home field's short left-field movie screen, they are most certainly using that screen to their advantage, registering a .336 team batting average. That will keep them in a lot of games once they start stringing together hits to produce more runs. Tops so far has been their leadoff man, Glenn Higinbotham with a .453 average, a home run, and four runs batted in. He also has stolen all four bases the Killers have stolen this season.

Well, baseball fans, that will do it for this week's "The Confidence Man Minute." Next week, we have a scheduled trip to The Stone House where we will watch the Quincy Gunners take on the visiting Atom Cats. It is bound to be a groovy weekend near the quarry. Until then, from Diamond City Radio and Valentine Detective Agency Field, this has been Travis Miles, signing off.

[StLee]

The Aluminum Can with George, Anne, and Rex

G: Welcome to this week's edition of "The Aluminum Can." I'm your show host George Cooper, along with my co-hosts, Anne Hargraves and Rex Goodman. We just saw a doozy of a series, as the Salem Witch Hats win this Brotherhood League series in exciting fashion, 5-4, over the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys.

With the series win, the Witch Hats move to 6-6 on the season, while the Boys drop to 5-7, which could put them in sole possession of last place depending on results from other games in the league. There is no doubt, though, that both teams we saw today are similar, and if they played 100 times, each would probably win 50.

A: I agree, George. While, honestly, I am a little sad that we saw Nordhagen Beach go 2-4 in the two series we watched them the past two weekends, I will say that they live up to their name of Party Boys. I don’t know if Emogene Cabot wants her team to win it all, but she most certainly has the fun part of this game down pat for her team. If there is any team in the league that gets along more, I have not heard of them. I am also drained!

R: As am I, Anne. The bewilderment of entertainment at epic proportions take me back to a grandiose time long before the wrinkles and joint pains of age set in. In other words, I have not vomited this much since around 2273. And it was blastastic!

G: While we are focusing on the partying of the Party Boys, Anne and Rex, do either of you have any insight on this team to offer to their superfans out there.

A: Support this team, guys. I don’t care if they win or lose, personally. But these guys are the best. I am quite sad that we don’t have them on our schedule again, but I am glad that John-Caleb Bradberton came to Salem this weekend to give us an excuse to stay.

G: And we had a nice vacation during the week.

A: You had a vacation, George, lounging on the beach. I was working . . . the Boys.

R: Right you both are! And may I mention that I copied, er, wrote another fine drama for us to begin this week. Not only did we enjoy the quiet of the ocean and the joys of vodka, but we have a new drama to begin this week.

A: Yes, Rex. I forgot. Oh, my. Can you tell us a little about it?

R: Legend tells of a former Minutemen general being locked up in small room with just a fellow soldier of the Commonwealth, somewhere in the belly of The Castle. In that small space, it was discovered that the companion had died of suffocation from being bricked into the wall. That general also drank himself to death with his compatriot dead. There were bottles of a liquor in which I have never tasted, amontillado, nearby. Our delectable drama will be a play on that event. I call it, “The Barrel of Amontillado.”

G: I don’t know where you come up with this stuff, Rex, but I look forward to performing.

R: As do I, George. As do I.

G: Moving on, let us now give out our awards for the week. Anne, you have a new award for us this time?

A: Yes, George. I want to sound like I understand baseball a little more. And instead of concentrating only on the glutes of ball players, I want to get to the bottom of these games. I mean, these guys aren’t all bums, so let’s rear up and hop on the caboose while we feed on some brahmin rump and honey buns. I am feeling a bit cheeky today, so I am going to call my new *** award the Bottoms Up Award. This is for a player who performed his rusty dusty best while his team was tailing. It’s also double entendre for drinking booze. Anyway, my Bottoms Up Award goes to the most obvious first winner, the Witch Hats’ center fielder Mike Castillo. The 13th-round pick of the Hats came away this week with the hit of the series, a two-RBI single that won Game 3 for his team. Besides, he is so cute that I could kiss him right on the derriere.

R: I am returning to the Spirit Award. And though you two may understand the game of baseball in dimensions far beyond my understanding, I am all too adept at knowing the infatuating draw of drama and comedy. With that, I observed Party Boys reliever Noodle Green raise the spirits of his team with pranks and shenanigans. While his only appearance was a three-inning production of giving up his first earned run of the season to put his ERA at an even 1.00, he made his team laugh and point by “pantsing,” as the young ones call it, his player-coach, Steve Gunkill. That is a Sporty Sport, if I do say.

G: I will now give out the award for the Most Outstanding Player of the Week. This week’s award goes to Salem right fielder Chris Treestump. In three games, he hit 6 of 11 with a home run, two runs scored, four runs batted in, and a walk. The cleanup hitter is now batting .381 on the season with two home runs and 10 runs batted in. Congratulations to Mr. Treestump.

R: And, might I add, he can down a slew of shots with a four-beer chaser in just under 30 seconds, a fine record in my annals.

G: Join us as we travel and broadcast on the road on our way to Diamond City to watch the Swatters take on the Shaw High School Knuckle Punchers. This week, we will begin our prologue and Chapter 1 of our latest broadcast, a drama written by our very own Rex Goodman, “The Barrel of Amontillado.”

Once again, this has been “The Aluminum Can” hosted by the hungover Charles River Trio. Now, let’s listen to the beautiful tunes of Big Maybelle. Just like our two-week bender on the beach, the Charles River Trio has a “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf_w5NDc2W4

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kowalski (from staff reports)

26 April 2296 - CBO, Nuka-Cola Make Partnership

Nuka-Cola founder John-Caleb Bradberton has announced a partnership with the Commonwealth Baseball Organization for future sponsorships for the league. This also includes a concessions deal with Nuka-Cola products.

In a joint announcement, both Bradberton and CBO commissioner Nate Howard via holotape announced that Nuka-Cola will be investing caps into the league coffers for the purpose of expanding the CBO's influence in the Commonwealth and beyond.

"I am sorry I cannot be in Salem in person today," Howard stated through a holotape played over the stadium speakers. "However, I want to thank Mr. Bradberton, along with the named brands of Nuka-Cola and Nuka-World, in his vested interest in the league and its future. We will maintain a solid partnership with further announcements whenever I can meet with him to negotiate more deals. It is encouraging that he is interested in this new form of entertainment in the Commonwealth, and we look to a beautiful friendship."

Said Bradberton, "Nuka-Cola has always been about getting its image out there. We want to use the CBO as a way for us to market throughout the Commonwealth and bring our brand to every stadium in the CBO as an official sponsor. Starting next month, bulk orders of Nuka-Cola and all of its derivative flavors will be shipped directly to the 24 stadiums of the Sea Baseball Organization."

He was later corrected that the 'C' stood for 'Commonwealth,' not 'Sea.' Also in attendance was CBO artist Erin Reische, whose artwork inspired all 24 baseball uniforms in the CBO. She said that the uniforms had a different design than the old major league uniforms because they "looked like they belonged in the 19th century, not the 21st." She then designed a more modern look, which she hopes to expand upon.

Said Reische, "Mr. Howard asked me to delay redesigning CBO uniforms unless teams change names or colors. For now, he did ask me to accompany Mr. Bradberton and his lovely wife, Mrs. Petrovita, while working on some new ideas. I worked on three team uniforms, which we will unveil, but I will wait for Mr. Howard to tell you more details."

Models showed off the home and away versions of the uniforms, though Bradberton and Reische did not give away more details. We did overhear Sierra Petrovita, Bradberton's wife, stating, "It will be fun to watch baseball at Nuka World."

We also were told that two of the uniforms were related to the two teams playing in Salem this weekend, the Witch Hats and the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, though we do not know to what capacity. Both uniforms indicated settlements west of here, Breakheart Banks and Greentop Nursery. Also, currently Nordhagen Beach's team is sponsored by Red Rocket, while Salem has no sponsor.

According to the uniform unveil, the teams were called the Nuka-Cola Cherry (red shoulders) and Nuka-Cola Grape (purple shoulders), the Breakheart Banks Wasteland Whisperers, and the Greentop Nursery Red Rockets.

We will tell you more as we learn more information.

[Sizeman21]

Love the Greentop Nursery uniforms! Nuke Cola is really working hard to be the face of baseball in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by Sizeman21

Love the Greentop Nursery uniforms! Nuke Cola is really working hard to be the face of baseball in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization.

Yeah, I like the way that one came out. It makes me want to change the Witch Hats to the Red Rockets, like, right now. Hmmm....

[StLee]

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[StLee]

27 April 2296 - Players of the Week

BL: Stoops on a Hot Streak, BL Player of the Week: It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Matt Stoops, the East Boston Prep Assaultrons 18-year-old shortstop, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for Brotherhood League Player of the Week honors.

He ripped 8 hits in 13 at-bats, compiling a .615 average with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.



IL: Institute League's Best Batter Announced: 17-year-old Shawn Cherry made a few Concord headlines during this past week as the rookie catcher proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and Institute League officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 9 hits in 14 at-bats to put up a .643 average. Cherry collected no home runs, 8 RBIs and scored 4 runs.



ML: Luttrell Week's Top Player: Jukebox Luttrell has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 16-year-old center fielder of the University Point Deathclaws had a hot bat in the Minutemen League over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Luttrell batted .667 with 8 hits in 12 at-bats, 4 home runs and 4 RBIs.



RL: Crook Selected Player of the Week: Adam Crook demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Railroad League Player of the Week Award.

The Fairline Hill Estates left fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .583 average (7-for-12) with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.





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by Nat Wright-Kowalski

27 April 2296 – Two University Point Players Scrap

University Point Deathclaws first baseman Jeremy Nicholson and catcher Chad Morris got into an altercation following practice on Monday.

Apparently, both were upset at each other while practicing bunting drills on defense. Nicholson continuously criticized Morris’ throws to first in early drills. Morris then fielded a ball meant for Nicholson in which Nicholson shoved Morris to the ground. The two had to be separated.

After practice, Nicholson said something to Morris and then punched him in the nose, breaking Morris’ nose. Nicholson also injured his wrist on the punch. Both players were separated by teammates and sent off to be treated.

Team player-coach Cricket McGuire spoke about the incident to one of our correspondents. “We had an unfortunate incident between two of our players. One of them, Nicholson, assaulted the other, Morris. They will both be out for some time for injury, and we’re considering either suspending Nicholson or fining him his paycheck until Morris gets back.

“The thing is that we need both of these guys to continue to compete. Nicholson has to learn to contain his temper, or he won’t be here long.”

Backup Dan Ackerman is expected to take over first base and Mass Rozelle will take over catcher for the Deathclaws when they take on the Goodneighbor Hancocks this weekend. University Point does not have any other catchers on the roster, so they may need to make a roster move.

[Tyke]

I get the impression that the Boys are spending too much timing partying with Anne Hargraves and not enough working on their drills! They do seem to be scoring runs, though, even when they lose, which is not what we expected before the season opened.
I would also add my vote for the Red Rockets unis, they look great!