BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
21 May 2317
Nahant, Glowing Sea Claim Top Records
With just over 30% of the 2317 season now complete, the two teams on top may be surprising. Both Nahant of the NCA and Glowing Sea of the SCA are tied at 24-14 for the top record in the CBO. Oberland, one of the coldest teams in the CBO, is one game back. Bunker Hill sports the CBO's worst record, while Atom, four games below .500, is the ONLY SCA team below .500. Only four teams in the NCA are above .500. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (117.8, ++)
2) Nahant Celtics (114.8, +)
3) Diamond City Swatters (112.2, ++)
4) Spectacle Island Reapers (107.2, ++)
5) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (106.5, ++)
6) Goodneighbor Hancocks (104.2, --)
7) Oberland T-51s (102.9, --)
8) Easy Town Assaultrons (102.5, +)
9) Cambridge Coursers (99.7, ++)
10) FHE Yao Guai (97.0, ++)
11) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (93.7, ++)
12) Southie Brews (93.5, -)
13) University Point Deathclaws (92.7, +)
14) Starlight Killers (91.0, +)
15) Vault 81 Dwellers (91.0, --)
16) Atom Cats (90.5, ++)
17) Quincy Granites (89.5, --)
18) Egret Ninjas (89.0, o)
19) Roxbury Rad Sox (88.0, --)
20) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (87.0, +)
21) The Slog Ghouls (86.0, --)
22) Malden Grognaks (83.0, --)
23) Lexington Synths (76.8, o)
24) Concord Radstags (75.5, --)
25) Salem Witch Hats (65.2, o)
26) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (59.2, +)
27) County Crossing Bloodbugs (57.9, +)
28) Bunker Hill 75ers (44.0, -)
Brotherhood League
The Celtics hold a three-game lead on Easy Town as the only two BL teams over .500. The Slog and Malden are right at .500, while all of Salem, Nordhagen Beach, and County Crossing had better start winning soon.
For Nahant, the time to win may be now, at least that what OSA scouts are saying. A few players have climbed the ranks thanks to productivity. The Celtics are 2nd in runs scored (221), thanks in part to being 2nd in home runs (48). Five players have five or more dingers, including SS Evan Keel (.240/8/25), the team leader.
Institute League
Cambridge and Sunshine Tidings are each two games above .500 and tied for 1st. Starlight and Fort Hagen are a game back in a tie for 3rd. Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill bring up the rear.
The Coursers are winning thanks to great starting pitching, helping the, to be 2nd in ERA (3.95) and runs allowed (175). Scooter Yaghmour (2-5, 4.12) has struggled, but Bullet Barnes (4-2, 2.82) has been productive.
Minutemen League
Spectacle Island has a 1/2-game lead over Goodneighbor, a one-game lead on Quincy and Jamaica Plain, a two-game lead on University Point, and a 2.5-game lead on Southie in a crazy, tight league. Atom is five games back in 7th.
The Reapers do not have the stats output that indicates winning baseball, but their 53 home runs is tied with the Chemists for the CBO's best mark. Both 3B Donovan Mackey (.359/9/26) and CF Gauntlet Kim (.217/9/21) have helped those numbers. Ace SP Aqua Purified (4-0, 3.15) has been highly successful thus far.
Railroad League
Thanks to the recent T-51s' struggles, the Radscorpions are now in 1st, one game up on Oberland. Diamond City is in 3rd, two games back, while all of Egret, FHE, Roxbury, and Vault 81 are tied for 4th at 19-19 each.
The Scorpions are using pitching to lift themselves to the top. Glowing Sea is 1st in runs allowed (130) and Bullpen ERA (2.64) and 3rd in Starters ERA (3.49). SPs Alex Language (5-4, 2.89) and Hot Lips Houlihan (4-1, 3.00) have been dominant, as well as CL Mar Gotfenning (10 SV, 1.84).
CBO Standings
CBO Players of the Week
May 14 - 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. Mike Fountaineau, the Concord Radstags 23-year-old third baseman, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 7 hits in 19 at-bats, compiling a .368 average with 3 home runs and 7 RBIs.
Currently Fountaineau is batting .283 with 5 home runs and 14 RBIs.
The South Charles Association has selected Ziggy Stardust of the University Point Deathclaws as Player of the Week.
He hit .500 (14-for-28) this past week collecting 6 RBIs, scored 6 runs and hit 1 home run.
So far this season, Stardust is hitting .343 with 2 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has 48 hits in 140 at-bats and a .361 OBP.
May 21 - This past week the best batter in the North Charles Association was J.J. Gray, who banged his way to the Player of the Week Trophy.
During the week the Easy Town left fielder compiled a .458 batting average (11-for-24) with 5 home runs, 16 RBI and scored 7 runs.
In the current season, Gray has put up a .324 batting average with 45 hits, 10 home runs, 42 runs batted in and scored 29 runs.
The South Charles Association today announced McMack Bingham as its Player of the Week.
The Atom first baseman was truly in a zone as he hit .545 (12-for-22) with 2 home runs and 11 RBIs.
In his 2317 season totals, Bingham has 8 home runs, .318 BA, .380 OBP, 34 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
CBO Noteworthy News
May 13 - Former standout RP Doug Dee El (318 career saves from 2296-2309) is making splashes in the coaching ranks. Some insiders in the league office believe Dee El could one day manage in the CBO.
Dee El is manager of County Crossing's MML (AA) team, the Ipswich Hitters in his first season there. While the talent is not the best, Dee El has looked poised. leading the Hitters to a 19-19 record early in the season.
May 17 - Local papers are reporting that Hid Matsumoto of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud will retire at season's end.
Matsumoto has a .251 career batting average and has hit a total of 296 home runs.