BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
6 March 2305
2305 Nuka Cup
The 2305 Nuka Cup Tournament has begun with the first week of the new Round Robin underway. There are some surprises and some interesting stories to come out in this first week. We will discuss those below.
This marks the sixth season of the Nuka Cup in this 10th season of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. In the first four seasons, the tournaments were divided into Invitationals in the 2296 season and then the Battles for the North and South from 2297-2299. The following are past champions of the Nuka Cup:
2300 - Abernathy (now Bunker Hill)
2301 - Nordhagen Beach
2302 - Starlight
2303 - Atom
2304 - Atom
Group A - Roxbury
Roxbury and Starlight had the best week, each winning their series to start 2-0 in the Round Robin. That means each of those teams has the inside track to be the top two teams in the group.
The Rad Sox will face Diamond City and Starlight this week, while the Lady Killers will also face Oberland. Both the Swatters and T-51s may find themselves eliminated if they lose either of their series this week. Next week, they face off, so one of them will definitely be eliminated.
In a matchup of Diamond City's Sheng Kawolski versus Bunker Hill's Hangman Alley, who went 6-15 with a 5.73 ERA in 2304, if I told you one pitched a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory, you would guess Kawolski, right? Not so fast, my friend. The 75ers' Alley gave hope to the newly-relocated franchise, walking three Swatters and striking out four in the no-hit bid.
Group B - Nordhagen Beach
Nordhagen Beach started out the 2305 campaign toying with their opponents, serving as the only team to sweep both opponents. Joining them at the top of the standings is second-seeded University Point which swept Vault 81 and won two of three over Finch Farm.
Both the Dwellers and Four Leafs lost both series, going 1-5 overall. They get to face each other in an elimination series, with Vault 81 also drawing the Party Boys in their first game of the week.
The Party Boys also face 1-1 Lexington, while the Deathclaws with both 1-1 teams in the Synths and Ninjas. That means both the Boys and Claws could clinch their groups faster than any other, assuming they win one or both series this week.
University Point SP Tony Bertha started the season right, pitching a complete-game one-hitter with nine strikeouts in a 9-0 victory over Finch Farm. Pipe Wallcrawlers's 3rd-inning single was the only hit for the Four Leafs.
Group C - County Crossing
County Cross stomped out both Quincy and Salem to start out 2-0 in their group, while Goodneighbor started hot, beating Fort Hagen twice and sweeping second-seeded Atom. Both the Cats and Gunners had a poor week. Those teams play later this week for an elimination series, which may be redundant if they lose their first series of the week.
The Bloodbugs matchup with the Hancocks in the first game of the week, which could prove to be the clinching series. The Bugs also meet up with the 1-1 Silver Shroud. Goodneighbor will meet up with 1-1 Salem.
The Hancocks showed some late-inning offensive moxie, coming back in four of their games, including all three games against Atom. RP Gus Valdez was able to take advantage of two of those games, earning two victories thanks to 3.2 innings of scoreless pitching during those late-game comebacks.
Group D - Jamaica Plain
This group was unique with only one team emerging from the first week with a 2-0 record: FHE. The Yao Guai downed both Concord and The Slog, winning two in each series. That means four teams went 1-1 with only second-seeded Sunshine Tidings going 0-2.
This means that the Yao Guai would have to go 2-0 again and the Chemists would have to go 0-2 for either to officially clinch or be eliminated. However, an FHE victory would put them in a good position heading into their final series against Spectacle Island. the Guai meet the top two seeds in Sunshine Tidings and Jamaica Plain this week.
Multiple players in the CBO hit four home runs in the first week of the Nuka Cup. Only one hit five: Jamaica Plain's Hid Matsumoto. Matsumoto, who hit 24 home runs in 2304, looked good in hitting five home runs, including a two-homer bid in a 5-2 victory over Spectacle Island.
Top Systems
Assuming that the top prospects continue on a CBO path, these are the Top Systems coming into the 2305 season with points assigned to ranked players in the system.
Transactions: January and February
Tuesday, February 28th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Chris Kunkle.
Monday, February 27th , 2305
Oberland T-51s: Placed RP David Hill on the 60-day injured list.
Sunday, February 26th , 2305
Starlight Lady Killers: Placed RP Bobby Tippecanoe on the 60-day injured list.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Markus Gallego.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Hori Porch.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B One Time Bandageman.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Anvil Eggen.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Jake Weber.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Jake Baldman.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Mike Hatfield-McCoy.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Zhodahoo Steinbeck.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Dancer Manfredonia.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Confie Winiarski.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Sergio Watero.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Noh Bueno.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Matt Dupermart.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Trevor O'Donnell.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Twin Fratelli.
Spectacle Island Reapers: Released 3B Brad Ragon.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Laughing Roughton.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Justin Ohman.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B A.J. Leiby.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Rope Lassiter.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Pickup Willett.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Chad Carpenterman.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Marv Faria.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Last Day Ruff.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 2B Justin McInturff.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Loman Heil.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Bootleg Heredia.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Bobby God.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Hilton Hoteller.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Omari Scoming.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Pop Polansky.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Doelip Schoolmaster.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Fred Haile.
Egret Ninjas: Placed SP Jack Fitzgerald on the 60-day injured list.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 2B Brad D'Amato.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Placed RP Bob Kearns on the 60-day injured list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Flounder Polk.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Wagon bin Tawfiq.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Chris Kunkle.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Tony Raindayz.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Greg Weatherly.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Justin Harrison.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Alec Whitehead.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Ideas Miranda.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Lantern Surma.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Sherlock Watson.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Jake Consolecommand.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Dave Icecream.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Starlips Maldonado.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Taylor Seeley.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed RP Pray Tell on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 02/23/2305.
Friday, February 24th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Rope Lassiter.
The Bunker Hill 75ers traded 19-year old minor league RHP Victor Marinkovic to the Sunshine Tidings Chemists, getting 26-year old RHP Ichavod Shoemaker and 20-year old minor league LF Steve Hindman in return.
Thursday, February 23rd , 2305
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 23-year old minor league LHP Bobby Slavecamp and 20-year old minor league RHP Jason Gerling to the Wild Gatorclaws, getting 25-year old CF Voodoo Cerrano in return.
Tuesday, February 21st , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Zhodahoo Steinbeck.
Sunday, February 19th , 2305
The Quincy Gunners traded 20-year old minor league 1B Bee Behnke to the Sunshine Tidings Chemists, getting 18-year old minor league RF Zach Fuss and 20-year old minor league CF Pudding Ohnderitz in return.
Friday, February 17th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Mike Hatfield-McCoy.
Thursday, February 16th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Trevor O'Donnell.
Tuesday, February 14th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Laughing Roughton.
Sunday, February 12th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Justin Ohman.
Saturday, February 11th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Noh Bueno.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 26-year old RHP Steve Maskhelm to the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers, getting 24-year old minor league LF Wiz Gandolph in return.
Tuesday, February 7th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Jake Weber.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Chad Carpenterman.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 18-year old minor league RF Seuss Lomax to the Bunker Hill 75ers, getting 23-year old minor league CF Fivecard Perez in return.
Monday, February 6th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Taylor Seeley.
Saturday, February 4th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Loman Heil.
Friday, February 3rd , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Marv Faria.
Thursday, February 2nd , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Twin Fratelli.
Wednesday, February 1st , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Colby Nukacade.
Monday, January 30th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Markus Gallego.
Sunday, January 29th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Starlips Maldonado.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B A.J. Leiby.
Wednesday, January 25th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Anvil Eggen.
Tuesday, January 24th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Pickup Willett.
Monday, January 23rd , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Junkie Queen.
Sunday, January 22nd , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Hilton Hoteller.
Saturday, January 21st , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Tony Raindayz.
Friday, January 20th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Sergio Watero.
Thursday, January 19th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Adam Parlor.
Wednesday, January 18th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Alec Whitehead.
Tuesday, January 17th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Paul Mixerman.
Sunday, January 15th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Confie Winiarski.
Saturday, January 14th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Fred Haile.
Thursday, January 12th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Flounder Polk.
Wednesday, January 11th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Bob Harder.
Tuesday, January 10th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Zachery Wirth.
The Vault 81 Dwellers traded 19-year old minor league RHP Troy Clark to the Starlight Lady Killers, getting 21-year old minor league CF Joe Hayes in return.
Sunday, January 8th , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B One Time Bandageman.
Saturday, January 7th , 2305
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Sherlock Watson.
Thursday, January 5th , 2305
University Point Deathclaws: Signed 3B Doelip Schoolmaster.
Tuesday, January 3rd , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Dave Emmet.
Sunday, January 1st , 2305
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed 3B Dancer Manfredonia.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Wagon bin Tawfiq.