Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
5 June 2296 - Junkman and Tech Fight, Suspended 8 Games
Tommy Junkman of the Finch Farm Four Leafs was not happy with David Tech, and his frustration showed when he went after the East Boston Prep player during yesterday's game at Finch Family Park. Both benches cleared as they rushed to the aid of their teammates. Order was soon restored as Junkman and Tech were pulled away from each other. They were ejected from the game.
Both players were suspended 8 games by the league office as a result of their tussle.
"It's something that happens in baseball every once in a while," Junkman commented later. "We get frustrated with another player and sometimes things go too far. We'll both take our suspensions and then come back ready to play. I got no hard feelings."
This season Junkman has delivered 29 hits in 99 at-bats for a .293 average with no home runs. He is getting on base at a .400 clip and his totals also include 21 RBIs and 13 runs scored. This year Junkman has played in 29 games.
Tech has posted a 2-5 record for the year with a 5.56 ERA. Teams are hitting .331 against him and he has rung up 41 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.
5 June 2296 - Lobsterclaw in a Pinch
Warwick Mirelurks backup first baseman Ron Lobsterclaw found himself in a predicament he should not have bargained for. Apparently, on one drunken night late last year, he signed up for a one-year extended tour of duty with the Brotherhood of Steel to begin on June 7, when he has to report to the Prydwyn at Boston Airport.
Before joining the Commonwealth Baseball Organization, Lobsterclaw was a scribe for the Brotherhood of Steel. He worked mostly as a researcher, looking to collect various old-world books and other writings. When the chance to join the CBO came about, he gladly signed up to end his career in the Brotherhood.
However, without Lobsterclaw or the Warwick franchise realizing it, Lobsterclaw had spent a late-December drinking function with his "boys" from the Brotherhood. That night, he got a "Brotherhood 4-ever" tattoo scrawled on his right calf and signed up for one more tour of duty.
Mirelurks owner Roger Warwick said that he would speak to Commissioner Nate Howard and the higher-ups in the Brotherhood. However, he considers the effort "probably futile. They don't backtrack on commitments." In the meantime, the Mirelurks will need to find a new backup at first base.
On the season, Lobsterclaw is 2 for 4 (.500) with a strikeout in five games played.