Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
8 October 2299
Atom Trades McMillen for Starlight's Bullets
It has been in the rumor mill for several weeks, but today team officials for Atom and Starlight confirmed an agreement. The Cats dealt 21-year-old 2B Ray McMillen and 19-year-old minor league LF Chris McCreight to the Lady Killers for 31-year-old 2B Alec Bullets and a 2nd round draft pick.
McMillen's career batting average stands at .288, and he has 14 home runs.
Bullets has 249 career hits with a .308 batting average and 16 home runs.
Roxbury Announces Josh Halcomb as GM
The Roxbury Knuckle Punchers pulled a general manager from the Boston Youth Development League when they hired 42-year-old Josh Halcomb from the BYDL talent department.
He is described as someone who loves a young team with lots of bats. Asked about the big secret in Roxbury, he said, "It's my first day on the job. I don't even know the secret."
Party Boys Get Their Man: Getman
Just like Roxbury pulling their GM from the BYDL, the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys went fishing for young talent in replacing retired manager Craig Robinson. Their answer was to hire 35-year-old Matt "Ballhawk" Getman, manager of the 2299 BYDL champions, the Beerthirty Sippers.
The Sippers went an impressive 35-15 on the season, defeating the three-time defending champions, the North Charles Bank Goonies in the BYDL finals. It was Getman's first championship in six years at Beerthirty.
He brings a balanced approach to talent to the Party Boys, stating he would like a mix of younger and older players, though he is excited how close in age many Boys' stars are to his former team. He loves a team with a good offense, looking to get players on base and move them through aggressive baserunning. For pitching, he said his job is to allow his starters to lead the team and use relievers only when the starters are too tired to keep going.
University Point Reveals New Logo, Uniforms
The University Point Deathclaws revealed today that their 2300 team will look quite different. Holding a local event hosted by Mayor Heather Casden, two of the Deathclaws top picks modeled the new uniforms. Locals used adjectives like "pops" and started calling the team the "Fightin' Claws" based on their change.
"We're excited about what this team will bring to our settlement," Casden said. "We're hoping this new look will make a huge difference in our success. For marketing, it will be a certain boon."
Images attached below at the bottom of this article.