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Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
23 November 2299
Glowing Sea Field Trip Disaster: What Were They Thinking?
Finch Farm's farm team, the Galleria Robotics Experts, is hurting today after a team-bonding trip to the Glowing Sea turned disastrous on Wednesday.
While in the Glowing Sea, a pod of glowing radscorpions suddenly emerged, injuring many, but thankfully killing none, though there are some casualties. Seriously injured were RP Mark Bartolotti, 2299 2nd-round pick SP Machine Man Fortune, SP Michael Hamman, RP John Irwin, 2298 2nd-round pick CF Jace Nightwatch, and Oberland 2298 1st-round pick 3B David Yellowsky. Only Fortune and Yellowsky's injuries are considered to be milder and they are not in threat of losing life or limb. Hamman and Nightwatch are considered in critical condition, while it is unclear the severity of Bartolotti and Irwin's injuries.
The disaster in the Glowing Sea follows an already bad month for the Four Leafs organization. Earlier this month, reliever Bull Johnson took a leave of absence to accept an internship at Nuka-World. Also, 5th-round draft pick Stole Greeson was injured by a deathclaw to meet up with teammates for Rookie Camp. That makes Fortune the second 2299 pick injured by a wasteland creature. Catcher Blitzen Rosetta also took leave in September to find relatives in the North.
The Robotics Experts designated players broke camp on November 18 to head to the Glowing Sea for a bonding adventure. Thankfully for the team, they were armed to the teeth while visiting the Glowing Sea, or there may not be a Robotics Experts team in 2300.
"We're aware of the situation," Four Leafs GM Nick "Gunner" Jones said. "We want the public to know that we did not approve that trip, but we're still hoping for the best for all players involved."
Several other players received minor injuries that did not require treatment. For those who were injured, they were taken out of the Glowing Sea and are currently being treated in a facility in Vault 95.
"It's been a terrible offseason for our BMU squad so far," Jones said. "Hopefully Lady Luck's dice start rolling a different team."
I want to take the time to question the intelligence (or lack thereof) of thinking it would be a good idea at all to risk death in the Glowing Sea. The wastelands are dangerous enough, and even news of a teammate being attacked on the way to the Boston area did not make a light bulb go off in these guys' heads. Yes, I know. Most of them are young and living for the day, but the Glowing Sea? Really?
We here at Publick Occurrences are going to dive deeper into this story. We don't know if anyone with Finch Farm will talk, but if someone did give this the OK, we also hope that Abraham Finch, owner of the team, makes heads roll. Really, Finch Farm. Our favorite stories about the CBO include winning games, fighting to win a league title, individual struggles at the plate or on the mound. We certainly do not like writing about players getting their heads knocked off by deathclaws or their hearts pierced by radscorpions.
Finch Farm franchise, rookies, veterans, leaders, what were you thinking?