Uh oh, Salem! I need to figure out what to do for suspensions, but I rolled a negative supermax for them. See Transactions below. I am going to balance it by giving two of the five players permanent buffs.
BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
15 July 2301
Players of the Week
North Charles Association Announces #1 Player: Dan Erb is respected by most Concord Radstags fans for his no-frills style of play. The 24-year-old left fielder went about his business with vigor last week to grab the North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He compiled a .526 average (10-for-19) with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Presently Erb is batting .339 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs. He has played in 73 games and scored 55 times.
Bather of Vault 81 Player of the Week: It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Knud Bather, the Vault 81 Dwellers 23-year-old shortstop, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 7 hits in 17 at-bats, compiling a .412 average with 2 home runs and 11 RBIs.
Looking at his present stats, Bather has compiled a .259 batting average in 73 games with a .344 on-base percentage, while hitting 14 home runs and driving in 50 runs.
Transactions
Monday, July 15th , 2301
Abernathy Adamantium: Signed RP Jonnel Johns.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RP Wow Player to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 3B Brett Patterson to a minor league contract.
Quincy Gunners: Released 3B Jim Pearpeel.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Wow Player.
County Crossing: Filed complaint to CBO league office that they witnessed Salem Witch Hats players using Buffout previous to Sunday's game, won 6-0 by the Witch Hats. Players accused include SP Terrence Artman, 1B Antonio Toeclaw, 3B Newspaper Turnbull, SS Teddy Sturgeon, and RF Chris Treestump.
Sunday, July 14th , 2301
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 3B Micah Morals returns from his rehab assignment.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed RP George Cincinnatus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/13/2301.
Lexington Synths: Placed RP Wizard Balinese on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/12/2301.
Lexington Synths: Signed RP Adrian Yo.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed RP Polly Jolly.
Saturday, July 13th , 2301
Abernathy Adamantium: Placed SP Brad Westing on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/12/2301.
Abernathy Adamantium: Placed RP Danny Rocketman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/12/2301.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed LF Jarrett Metalbox on the 60-day injured list. Metalbox requested personal leave for unknown reasons.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated RF Boots Yellowhair from the injured list.
Thursday, July 11th , 2301
Concord Radstags: Placed RP Aaron Still on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/10/2301.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Placed SP Jason Bourque on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/10/2301.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed SP Mike Cartrette on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/10/2301.
Concord Radstags: Signed RP Jake Bunkerhill.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Tyler Albino.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Cory Dipp.
Wednesday, July 10th , 2301
The Slog Ghouls: Placed RP Bry McBourbon on the 60-day injured list.
Tuesday, July 9th , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Activated SP Vince McCort from the injured list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Sent SP Vince McCort to Triple A Vault 95 for injury rehab.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RP Curt Tauntman.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Matt Badbreath.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Matt Badbreath.
The Salem Witch Hats traded 23-year old minor league C Cozy Kazar and 23-year old minor league RHP Ethan Lynch to the Oberland T-51s, getting 30-year old minor league 1B Johnny Tattooman in return.
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Kyle Jellyfish.
Diamond City Swatters: Placed RP Mike Safeman on the 7-day injured list.
Diamond City Swatters: Released RP Wow Player.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed SP Nuke Laloosh on the 7-day injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 3B Brett Patterson.
Standings
Team Power Rankings
Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (134.2, o)
2) Vault 81 Dwellers (120.5, ++)
3) University Point Deathclaws (116.9, -)
4) Atom Cats (106.6, o)
5) Salem Witch Hats (104.6, o)
6) Egret Ninjas (104.2, ++)
7) FHE Yao Guai (104.2, ++)
8) Abernathy Adamantium (102.6, --)
9) Concord Radstags (98.7, o)
10) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (97.2, -)
11) Starlight Lady Killers (96.2, o)
12) Diamond City Swatters (96.1, --)
13) Goodneighbor Hancocks (92.7, o)
14) County Crossing Bloodbugs (92.2, +)
15) Quincy Gunners (86.8, +)
16) Easy Town Assaultrons (85.8, -)
17) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (83.3, --)
18) The Slog Ghouls (79.9, +)
19) Oberland T-51s (70.4, -)
20) Finch Farm Four Leafs (69.6, +)
21) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (69.0, -)
22) Roxbury Rad Sox (56.6, -)
23) Lexington Synths (50.2, o)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (47.8, o)
Analysis
The North Charles Association was mostly wishy-washy in its week, though there were a few results that stood out in the Institute League. The most notable is that Abernathy (#8) lost 4 of 5 games, squeaking out one victory over Fort Hagen (#10) on Sunday. Still, the Silver Shroud are making a move, currently only three games back of the Adamantium.
Concord (#9) and Starlight (#11) also made moves this week, including sweeping their weekend series against Lexington (#23) and Sunshine Tidings (#21), respectively. Both went 3-2 after being swept in their midweek games.
Nordhagen Beach (#1) still controls the Brotherhood League and the CBO, for that matter. The Party Boys lead Salem (#5) by 12 games with 35 to play. Their Magic Number to clinching a playoff spot is just 19 games, while their league Magic Number sits at 24.
In the South Charles Association, there are three red hot teams and three blue cold teams. Vault 81 (#2) took a three-game lead over Diamond City (#12) with a six-game win streak, including sweeps of Jamaica Plain (#17) and Oberland (#19).
Egret (#6) and FHE (#7) also both swept through their Railroad League games. The Ninjas are now on a seven-game winning streak, including a dismantling of the Swatters.
University Point (#3) had a ho-hum 2-3 week, splitting with the T-51s and losing 2 of 3 at Goodneighbor (#13). The Deathclaws maintain a five-game lead in the Minutemen League over Atom (#4), which went 3-2 on the week. The Claws also hold a three-game lead over the Dwellers for the SCA's top record.
Playoff Picture Through 73 Games
NCA:
1. Nordhagen Beach
2. Abernathy
3. Salem
4. Fort Hagen
5. Concord
Close:
6. County Crossing (head-to-head tiebreaker over Starlight)
7. Starlight
8. Easy Town
SCA:
1. University Point
2. Vault 81
3. Atom
4. Diamond City
5. FHE
Close:
6. Goodneighbor
7. Egret
8. Quincy
Minor League Report
BMU
Players of the Week
Hard Wins CA Player of the Week Honors: This week's premier performer in the Commonwealth Association was first baseman Rock Hard of the Everett Mutant Hounds.
He banged out a .750 average and was voted the Player of the Week. Over the last week Hard socked 3 hits in 4 at-bats and 3 home runs, drove in 7 runs and scored 3 times.
So far this season Hard has gotten 24 hits in 72 at-bats for a .333 batting average with 6 home runs. His stats include 19 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has played in 37 games.
Massachusetts Association Names Nicholson Best Batter: One of the league's most exciting young players, Jeremy Nicholson of the Boston Common Lead Bellies earned himself Massachusetts Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 22-year-old first baseman had a lofty .692 average (9-for-13), collecting 6 home runs, 7 RBIs and 6 runs scored.
Nicholson is hitting .413 so far this season with 55 RBIs and 43 runs scored. He has 78 hits including 27 home runs, 21 walks and .477 OBP.
Standings
GBRL
Players of the Week
Star of the Week Named in NL: Lyric Horton burst onto the North League stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie second baseman for Medford garnered everyone's respect by putting up some remarkable numbers and picking up the Player of the Week trophy.
The 20-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .538 (7-for-13) with no home runs and 3 RBIs last week.
Horton is presently hitting at a .235 pace with no home runs and 6 RBIs. He has played in 39 games and scored 12 times.
Poseidon Energy Hurler Wins SL #1 Player Award: Jason Stevens of Poseidon Energy was the "Best of the Best" in the South League last week. In recognition of his outstanding play over the week, he was selected today as the Player of the Week.
Stevens recorded 1 win and no losses, 14 strikeouts and a 0.00 earned run average while holding opponents to a .071 average in 9 on the hill.
Stevens has gone 5-0 this season with an ERA of 1.35 and 59 strikeouts in 53.1 innings pitched. Other clubs are hitting .178 against him.
Standings
CBO Current Team vs Team Standings
