Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
1 August 2298 - BMU Players of the Month
Fleeker Wins CA Batter of the Month: For a rookie just breaking in, Bubbles Fleeker certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the CA Batter of the Month award for July.
The 21-year-old first baseman for the Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks hit .379 with 5 home runs, 17 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
This season Fleeker has 5 home runs and a .379 batting average.
Massachusetts Association Selects July's Best Batter: Jim Uglyhair has a lot going for him. The Natick Banks center fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Massachusetts Association has just picked him as its top hitter for July.
In 14 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .278 with 6 home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
For the year Uglyhair has hit .282 with 21 home runs, 62 RBIs and scored 52 runs.
Harding Acclaimed Top Pitcher in July: Daniel Harding has made fans throughout Boston Minor Union take notice over the past month with an exceptional 3-0 record. No pitcher in the Commonwealth Association threw better in July, garnering him the Pitcher of the Month award today.
In 4 starts Harding compiled a 2.35 ERA, putting up a 3-0 record, striking out 24 and tossing 23 innings.
In 10 starts this season Harding has fashioned a 4-2 record and a 3.35 ERA.
Massachusetts Association Announces Best Starter: In July, Jason Pingleton tore through the Massachusetts Association like a seasoned veteran -- quite impressive for a player only 24 years old.
The young Trinity Plaza starter posted a 3-0 mark and an ERA of 1.13 to earn the Pitcher of the Month award. In 24 innings he collected 17 strikeouts while limiting the opposition to a .242 average.
Current Power Rankings
Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Boston Minor Union:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Haymarket Mall Commandos (122.0, +)
2) College Square Nerd Ragers (118.7, -)
3) Trinity Plaza Snipers (116.5, +)
4) Galleria Robotics Experts (114.7, -)
5) Natick Banks Big Leaguers (114.7, ++)
6) C.I.T. Ruins Refractors (103.4, +)
7) Union Hope Lifegivers (102.3, +)
8) Mystic Pines Raybathers (101.4, -)
9) Eastlake Aquaboys (99.1, +)
10) Greentop Nursery Night People (98.5, --)
11) Somerville Place Sentry Bots (96.1, -)
12) Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks (92.1, o)
13) Fiddler's Green T-60s (91.0, +)
14) Cabot House Rayguns (87.0, -)
15) Corvega Flamers (81.7, +)
16) Forest Grove Mole Rats (79.6, ++)
17) Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters (76.6, +)
18) Mass Pike Robobrains (73.7, --)
19) Bunker Hill Gun Fu (73.5, ++)
20) Postal Square Action Boys (70.5, o)
21) Breakheart Banks Behemoths (69.3, +)
22) Boston Common Lead Bellies (67.5, --)
23) Charles View Cannibals (64.3, -)
24) Malden Grognaks (47.8, o)
1 August 2298 - BMU: Playoffs? No Chance for Malden
The Malden Grognaks have spent much of the season on the outside looking in at the playoff race. They will be permanently on the outside now, after being the first to be officially eliminated from contention in July 29's game.
The Grognaks, the minor league club of the Brotherhood League's County Crossing Bloodbugs, finished 11-39 a year ago, the worst in the BMU.