Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
21 January 2300
Salem's Historybuff Stranded in Capital Wasteland
Salem backup outfielder Josh Historybuff took an offseason trip to the Capital Wasteland to visit the American History Museum at Rivet City. Due to unspecified events affecting the area, he cannot immediately leave until a Brotherhood of Steel escort can bring him back. The next envoy is not scheduled until around mid-March, meaning Historybuff will miss part of the 2300 season.
Historybuff was able to relay a message to the team telling of the situation. Salem was more than happy to give him all the time he needs.
Last season, Historybuff appeared in 24 games as a backup, getting 24 plate appearances as a pinch hitter. He had one hit, batting .048 on the season, with a run scored and an RBI.
25 January 2300
Sunshine Tidings Players Hitting Weights
Some Sunshine Tidings players have begun spending less time on the ball field and more time with weights sets for practices. While the Chemists coaching staff is not thrilled with less work on baseball, the staff has acknowledged that team owner Talia McGovern has recently become more outspoken about her team goals. That means failing those goals could have dire consequences for the front office, even first-year manager Webster Builder.
"I'm in my first year managing in the CBO, so of course I want to show I belong here," Builder said. "I want guys to spend all day every day working on being better ball players. If some think lifting weights is going to do that, then so be it."
McGovern has become frustrated with her team being at the bottom in home runs hit in consecutive seasons. Only two players had double digits home runs last season: RF Brighsun Ramos and 1B Jalen Wharton. Ramos finished third in the North Charles Association behind Michael Fogcrawler of Nordhagen Beach and Peter Tatoeater of Finch Farm.
One of the players who could benefit in improving his strength is 3B Cy Thompson. A 1st-round pick by Egret in 2298, Thompson came in the trade that sent SP Tony Bertha and talented OF Bat Savelli to the Ninjas. The Ninjas then flipped Bertha two weeks later to Salem for more prospects.
Thompson is considered to have plus-power potential but only managed four home runs in what proved to be half a season as a starter for the Chemists. Should Thompson ever realize that power, he could compete with Ramos for the team lead.
26 January 2300
Adamantium's Jerry Out to Prove He's Still Got It
Abernathy Adamantium SP Gerald Jerry was pushed out of Oberland as the team tried to move to youth. After struggling in 2299, Jerry wants to prove with his new team that he can get back to the player that led the Railroad League in ERA, innings pitched, WHIP, BB/9, and BABIP.
"I'm disappointed in me last year," Jerry said. He finished the season 5-11 with a 4.65 ERA and eve was sent down to Fiddler's Green for two games following a stimpack injection.
In 2297 and 2298, Jerry compiled a 24-14 record for the Railroad League champions. The T-51s missed the playoffs for the first time in 2299, partially due to the collapse of its pitching.
CC's Lurkfodder Victim of Intraweb Hacker
Authorities are searching for a computer hacker who has been posting under the pseudonym Sharky Lurkfoder. At first, they suspected County Crossing Bloodbugs 1st-Round Draft Pick Sharkey Lurkfodder of posting the threats but soon found out the spelling did not match.
"We had a suspect at first," Brett Sanders of the Brotherhood of Steel Cyber Task Force said. "Then we discovered it couldn't be him because the perpetrator misspelled the name. We're still looking."
The hacker has been sending threats to all settlements that he would bomb settlements, mutilate animals, and do unkind things to women there. County Crossing had released a message that the person wrote nothing like their Lurkfodder.
"Our draft pick Sharkey is well spoken," Bloodbugs GM Kyle Wolf said. "He speaks nothing like the person writing those posts. He actually sounds intelligent when he speaks."
Authorities plan to frequent ESAU access points, like the Boston Public Library to try to capture the nuisance.
"We'll get him," Sanders said. "Or her. Or it. Whatever him-her-it is."
31 January 2299
Quincy's Williams Returns, Reports on Capital Wasteland Incidents
Quincy RF Judgie Williams has returned from his pilgrimage in the Capital Wasteland, but has requested to return to the team on March 1 to recover. Williams was a part of a pilgrimage of people originally from the Capital Wasteland.
"There were some raider wars happening on the north side of the Capital Wasteland," Williams said. "We were lucky to be on boats so they couldn't get to us. That didn't stop some from firing missiles at us."
From Williams' reports, it shows why Salem's Josh Historybuff is currently stranded.
1 February 2300
Lexington Pitcher Injured in Accident
Lexington minor league pitcher Cody Graca seriously injured his pitching hand while operating a ripper while trying to remove a fallen tree near his apartment's front door.
The ripper apparently jumped out of Graca's hands while trying to cut the large trunk, but the autokill feature did not function. He instinctively tried to catch the ripper, severing part of his pitching hand.
Graca was treated and transported to Kendall Hospital where he was undergoing surgery to repair his hand.
"We heard about Cody Graca," Lexington GM Jason Saum said. "Unfortunately, it does not look good for him. We'll wish him the best, but we do not anticipate he'll be with Union Hope in 2300."
In three seasons with the Lifegivers,Graca has a 13-20 record with 49 appearances and 40 starts. He also has one career save and a 3.69 ERA.