Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
12 October 2296 - Scrappers Reliever to Take Pilgrimage
Egret Scrappers reliever Joe Charlie has joined a religious sect called the Hubologists. As part of his passage into the sect, he is going to go on a pilgrimage that could take up to six months. If he would be gone for the full six months, that length of time would cut into the 2297 report date for the Scrappers.
The Hubologists are not plentiful here in the Boston area, but there is a branch of the pre-War religion near Nuka World. According to intranet information about the Hubologists, “Hubology originated as a cult founded before the Great War by science-fiction author Dick Hubbell (dubbed "The Hub" by Hubologists). It holds that existence is based on the Great Wheel, with the Hub at the center, Hubologists as the spokes and non-believers as the rim. Eventually, all Hubologists will be called to the heavens to live with the "Star Father" on the planet Quetzel; they plan to get there through the use of the thusly named ESS Quetzel.
“Hubology belief holds that by purifying the 'neurodynes' in one's body, a person can ascend to greater levels of spiritual power and eventually transcend the material world In order to get help purifying these neurodynes, Hubologists will use scientific spirituality methods in exchange for a fee. Their standard approach is to ask a new recruit to donate all his or her worldly possessions to the Church as a sign of good faith and apparently stash the possessions somewhere in the desert Donating lots of money to the Church of Hubology can also help one raise their AHS levels.”
Unidentified teammates have noted that Charlie’s shack had gone from a lived-in look to an empty shell with just a single sleeping bag on the floor. Speculation is that he sold off everything he owns and donated his 2296 salary to the Hubologists.
Egret GM Chad “Wrinkles” Erickson released a statement: “While we are not happy that Mr. Charlie may not be available for spring training, we do not want to get in the way of a man pursuing his place in the universe. We all know that life is just a bad roll of the dice away from ending, so I will let Mr. Charlie do what he has to do. If he wants to return, we have a roster spot open for him. Of course, we must also fine him for each report date he misses.”
14 October 2296 – Abernathy Reserve Takes Internship
Abernathy Adamantium outfielder Adam McDermott never saw the field in the 2296 season, which may be the writing on the wall for him in his CBO career. Though he hopes to breakthrough with the club by getting a chance for playing time with the new minor league affiliate, the Bunker Hill Gun Fu, McDermott was presented an opportunity to hone his post-baseball skills.
The Slocum’s Joe Headquarters in Malden, where McDermott is from, has offered his a four-month internship with the maintenance department to learn how to service and repair food and drink equipment. In McDermott’s case, his father works for the Slocum’s Joe Headquarters, and McDermott felt it was a good opportunity to join the company.
Tony Savoldi, who used to run the Bunker Hill bed and breakfast with his father, Joe Savoldi, is now the owner of Slocum’s Joe. While in town, he met some of the Bunker Hill prospects and learned that McDermott was from Malden and that McDermott’s father, Monque McDermott, works as an equipment instalker for Slocum’s Joe. That’s when Savoldi offered the internship to the young McDermott.
The internship ends in mid-February, so McDermott should be available for the season.
Savoldi is now the main sponsor of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys, which may upset the front office of Abernathy that one of their players is associating with someone directly related to another team, despite his ties to Bunker Hill where his elderly father still lives.
Savoldi’s grandfather, Brent Savoldi, was also a notable member of the Minutemen before disappearing near the Old Gullet Sinkhole in Malden. Later, Nate Howard found Brent Savoldi’s hat in the sinkhole, proving to Tony and Joe that Brent died a hero. Nate and the Savoldis have been friends ever since.