Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
24 August 2296 - Concord Outfielder Victim of Lure Scheme
Concord Radstags reserve outfielder and 21st-round draft pick Gene Leftswipe thought he was going to meet a potential mate. While using an intranet chatting program, Leftswipe thought he had met a young woman in the Cambridge area near Union Hope Cathedral. Instead, the person he met used a new intranet scheme called a “Lure Scheme” to rob him of his money, dignity, and potentially his baseball career.
The attacker has not yet been caught, but Brotherhood troops are doing a search sweep for the culprit. Leftswipe was badly injured and unable to give a witness statement. Others in the area only said that they saw a masked person running towards the Charles River from the place where Leftswipe was found.
Leftswipe was assaulted with a mahogany baseball bat, ironic since he was unable to use one all season. He was left with multiple head, torso, and leg injuries. He is currently fighting for his life in Kendall Hospital.
Teammates said that Leftswipe has expressed loneliness and was determined to find a girlfriend "one way or the other." Maybe the intranet is not the best place to do that.
25 August 2296 - Finch Farm Holds Fan Festival
The Finch Farm Four Leafs have at least two more games to play this season, but they want to set the attendance mark for the playoffs. They started off the excitement for the playoffs with a fan festival.
The big draw at the festival was the unveiling of their Brotherhood League Champions banner. Team owner Abraham Finch unwrapped the banner to hang from the press box at Finch Family Park. The Four Leafs, who finished the regular season at 37-23, won the division by 5.5 games over The Slog.
The Four Leafs will host the Starlight Lady Killers this weekend in a best-of-three weekend. The team that wins two games will win the Quarterfinals Round five-game series and move on to the Semifinals Round of the CBO Playoffs.
26 August 2296 - Mirelurks Reveal Second Banner
The Warwick Mirelurks look to be destined for greatness this season. After finishing tied for the best record in the Commonwealth Baseball Organization and having the best record in the Minutemen League, the Mirelurks are one of the favorites to win it all.
That follows the spring award Warwick won when they Silver Shroud Invitational Tournament. The Mirelurks have never known a lack of success so far, as they hope to continue with a Quarterfinals Round series win over the visiting The Slog Ghouls.
Roger Warwick, owner of the team and de facto mayor of the Warwick Homestead, held a barbecue for fans and players from both Warwick and The Slog. He then hung the banner next to the Silver Shroud Invitational Tournament championship banner from the press box window.
Warwick and The Slog resume their series on Thursday. The teams are tied at one game apiece in the five-game series.