Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
17 July 2299 - Author Honored by Commonwealth Association
It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the Commonwealth Association, but last week Yip-Yip Author of the C.I.T. Ruins Refractors reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Author rocked opposing pitching for a .571 average (8-for-14), 1 home run and 4 RBIs to come away with the award.
This season Author is hitting .318 with 2 home runs.
17 July 2299 - Funke Pounds MA Pitchers This Week
So far in his young career, Karl Funke has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the Massachusetts Association in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.
The 21-year-old Cabot House Rayguns center fielder hit at a torrid .455 clip as he collected 5 hits in 11 at-bats, 3 home runs, 5 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
For the season Funke is hitting .325, batted in 10 runs with 5 home runs and 10 runs scored.
17 July 2299 - BNN Stats: Career Pitching Leaders
Which pitchers are leading the Boston Minor Union in career innings pitched?
Mike Rubric, BH, 190.0
Roger Failure, FORGR, 189.0
Kurt Cats, V95, 186.2
Billy Faulkner, VEGA, 186.1
Timmy Gilded, CAB, 180.2
17 July 2299 - Weekly Team Power Rankings
The BMU has been quite competitive, with only the Cambridge League's Corvega Flamers (#7) having more than a three-game winning streak--seven games--which equals the currently second-best 10-game streak at 7-3 behind league mates' College Square Nerd Ragers (#11) 8-2 mark over the last 10. Another CL team, the Union Hope Lifegivers (#24), is the worst in the last 10 with a 1-9 mark.
In the Massachusetts Association, no team is better than 6-4 or worse than 4-6, meaning that everyone is doing just OK.
Here are the current team power rankings for Boston Minor Union:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Mystic Pines Raybathers (128.8, ++)
2) Eastlake Aquaboys (123.0, -)
3) Trinity Plaza Snipers (117.3, ++)
4) Breakheart Banks Behemoths (115.3, o)
5) C.I.T. Ruins Refractors (113.5, ++)
6) Fiddler's Green T-60s (111.5, --)
7) Corvega Flamers (108.5, ++)
8) Somerville Place Sentry Bots (107.8, -)
9) Haymarket Mall Commandos (104.0, +)
10) Greentop Nursery Night People (102.0, --)
11) College Square Nerd Ragers (98.8, -)
12) Cabot House Rayguns (94.8, +)
13) Outpost Zimonja Strongbacks (94.8, -)
14) Forest Grove Mole Rats (86.5, +)
15) Natick Banks Big Leaguers (85.3, -)
16) Bunker Hill Gun Fu (77.8, +)
17) Taffington Boathouse Spy Hunters (77.8, o)
18) Charles View Cannibals (76.0, +)
19) Galleria Robotics Experts (71.8, --)
20) Malden Grognaks (70.5, o)
21) Postal Square Action Boys (66.5, o)
22) Boston Common Lead Bellies (58.0, o)
23) Vault 95 Robobrains (49.5, o)
24) Union Hope Lifegivers (24.8, o)
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