Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

29 November 2299

Vault 95 Begins Construction

Vault 95 is making a push to one day be a site for a CBO team, announcing today that it has begun construction on the first Commonwealth indoor stadium, dubbed the Glowing Sea Dome.

The field will feature a G.E.C.K.-generated indoor natural grass that will be aided by a "skylight," a windowed roof to provide daily sunlight. The field will be completely indoors otherwise, keeping it safe from the frequent radstorms that cause delays and postponements of Vault 95 (affiliate of Vault 81) games.

While construction has begun, there is no current timeline for the completion of the "Dome." Vault 95 mayor Pokie Prod said that it would take some time, so enthusiasm for the stadium needs to be kept in check.

"I would hope it takes less than five years," Prod said. "It could take 20. It all depends on getting materials here. keeping a crew working, and working around the almost-daily radstorms. It will not be a quick process like a sole survivor throwing up some shacks in a settlement. This is work. Hard work."

30 November 2299

Warwick Mirelurks Ship 3rd-Round Pick to Sunshine Tidings

Warwick and Sunshine Tidings announced some roster changes today as the Mirelurks acquired 25-year-old RHP Vince Moon from the Chemists in exchange for 25-year-old minor league 3B Dusty Tangeman and 19-year-old 3rd-round pick 2B Brennan Lighthouse. Representatives from both teams say they are pleased with the deal.

During his career, Moon has a 2-5 record. He has 59 strikeouts in 71.1 innings and has made 62 appearances, picking up 13 saves and posting a 5.17 ERA.

Lighthouse has some decent talent for a third-rounder, which could lead him to a future in the CBO. He has good range and played SS in the BYDL. He is aggressive defensively and at the plate, making good use of bad pitches when batting. He is speedy, which helps him both for stealing bases and nabbing bunt singles. He is a bland diet rather than a spicy plate, but he could be a solid starter at either 2B or SS. Lighthouse is considered to be a character guy, with little to dislike, but he will need good coaching with the Chemists organization to thrive.

Finch Farm/Galleria Follow-Up

A week ago, we reported about the Glowing Sea disaster involving members of Finch Farm's minor league players taking a team-bonding trip to the Glowing Sea. Today we have more to report.

According to sources at Vault 95, two players are recovering well and will suffer no ill effects from their radscorpion injuries: SP Machine Man Fortune and 3B David Yellowsky. The other four players are still in intensive care with various serious injuries. Relatedly, it is reported that SP Mike Hamman's injuries, while possibly survivable, will render him unable to play baseball again and the Finch Farm organization has placed him on the Unavaliable-Retirement list.

The 35-year-old Hamman appeared in seven total games with the Four Leafs (2296 and 2299). Most of his time was spent with Galleria, where he appeared in 64 total games from 2297 through 2299. He had a record of 6-2 with three saves and a 2.58 ERA.

Owner Abraham Finch has also announced that his team would be looking further into the matter of whether or not this was a team-sponsored event rather than the reported "players choice." We will report if there are any updates.

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

I believe I have arrived at my final destination for current CBO teams for what their team nickname will be. I don't want to change any of the rest, and some are just perfect from my POV: Salem Witch Hats, The Slog Ghouls, University Point Deathclaws (in-game association), Diamond City Swatters (of course), Vault 81 Dwellers, and Atom Cats. I guess the Hancocks could change if Hancock ever dies and then has a new owner, but probably not. I have the right amount of creatures/beings of the wastes: Ghouls, Assaultrons, Bloodbugs, Synths, Radstags, Deathclaws, Mirelurks, and Yao Guai. I considered Super Mutants in there, but then had two teams, one in the BMU and one in the upcoming Far Harbor league that are Behemoths. I may still change up that Far Harbor team, though their mascot is different. And of course, every logo that features the Fallout boy is an in-game perk: Party Boys, Four Leafs, Lady Killers, Chemists, and Ninjas. Those are some of my favorites for team nicknames. Some of the goofier perk names/logos were left out or designated for the BMU.

There were certainly some teams that I was happy to change: East Boston Prep to Easy Town (my naming of the area based on Easy City Downs in-game); Jamaica Plain Treasures to Red Rockets because the Treasures logo was just terrible, even though it did have an in-game association; Egret Scrappers to Ninjas, again because of my dislike for the logo and the Fallout Boy perk did not convert well; and Fairline Hill Estates to FHE because I hated typing out Fairline Hill Estates and kept wanting to add an 's' to every word.

I will definitely tweak the BMU more. There is a story coming up about the NWL and that, too, will change in the future once I have the time for graphical creativity. Also, the CBO is not finished for its number of teams (not expansion, exactly, but a future need for another level of minors to accommodate the sheer number of players and help develop young players better).

For the BMU, current changes I have planned are: change the Mole Rats to the Knuckle Punchers, but maintain the color scheme for the BMU team; and relocate one team to Graygarden (maybe for 2301) because there just needs to be a team there and now Oberland has its own riverside stadium to play in. There are a few team nicknames I am reconsidering changing, but I have made no immediate decisions.

You certainly have a lot of material to work with, but given how complex a system this is with all these moving parts I can forgive you for having it settle down somewhat. I can barely keep track of my "fun" save at times when teams move/change names, and I'm not the one generating the story in that To have one flavorful league is great, to soon to have three is a whole nother level, and that's not counting the minors. You've inspired me to actually spruce up the expansion teams' minor leauge affiliates in my fun save at seasons end with your dedication to all levels, not just the top, something I should have probably paid attention to a few seasons ago when they actually joined the league

[OrangeP47]

Reading the next few posts: Glad that idea of the Glowing Sea Field Trip was remembered

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

You certainly have a lot of material to work with, but given how complex a system this is with all these moving parts I can forgive you for having it settle down somewhat. I can barely keep track of my "fun" save at times when teams move/change names, and I'm not the one generating the story in that To have one flavorful league is great, to soon to have three is a whole nother level, and that's not counting the minors. You've inspired me to actually spruce up the expansion teams' minor leauge affiliates in my fun save at seasons end with your dedication to all levels, not just the top, something I should have probably paid attention to a few seasons ago when they actually joined the league

I love the world-building part more than anything else!

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Reading the next few posts: Glad that idea of the Glowing Sea Field Trip was remembered

Yes, I made sure it would happen by adding it to the timeline. It just so happened to become a supermax event for number of players injured. Thanks again for the idea.

[StLee]

Nuka News Update

All the news you need about Bradberton and Nuka World

by Evan Guy

1 December 2299

NWL Adds Minor League

The Nuka World League expanded its teams in Year 2 by adding a 'B' League team to each squad. The plan is for each team to play a morning game each day to match the 'A' team's schedule.

Each team has been designated with the same name as its parent club, but with the letter 'B' added to the team name. So, for example, one team will be the Cherry B Ghoulrillas.

NWL CEO John-Caleb Bradberton said that the teams would consider personalizing themselves in time, but for now, those names will be used, at least through the 2300 season.

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 December 2299

Roxbury's Dutton Mauled by Ghouls

Roxbury Rad Sox reserve third baseman Travis Dutton was injured today when he was overrun by a pack of feral ghouls. The attack came just south of West Roxbury Station.

"We had an incident today that affected several of our Roxbury family and friends," Roxbury mayor Warren Glowworm said. "Unfortunately, a roving pack of ferals made their way towards Roxbury outside of the protected zone. We lost two to the attacks, and we also understand 12 more people were injured. All the living have been transported to Milton General Hospital. Also, the pack of ghouls are no more thanks to our brave security team."

Rad Sox GM Josh "Honeycomb" Halcomb released a statement: "We're sorry for the loss of lives and hope all injured recover well. We understand that one of our players, Travis Dutton, was injured also. We will monitor his situation, but we understand he is in bad shape and baseball is probably out of the question in the coming months."

Dutton originally signed with the Rad Sox as an undrafted free agent in 2298. While most of his time has been spent with Forest Grove, he did appear in 19 games with seven starts in 2299 with Roxbury. In those games, he was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double, three runs, and two RBI.

14 December 2299

Warwick Mirelurks Ship Slurp to Quantum

It is being reported in Quantum that the Nukalurks and the Warwick Mirelurks have agreed on a trade. According to anonymous sources 20-year-old 1B Steve Halperin and 20-year-old minor league RHP Ken Noe will be dealt to the Mirelurks in return for 29-year-old minor league 3B Com Slurp.

15 December 2299

FHE-Quantum Trade: X for Moss, Kaplon

The Yao Guai and Nukalurks pulled the trigger on a deal that will see 26-year-old minor league LHP Owen X head to Quantum in exchange for 21-year-old minor league 1B Chris Moss and 22-year-old RHP Ryan Kaplon. A source close to FHE officials said "The teams spent long hours coming to the agreement and in the end, both agreed the deal should help both clubs."

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

19 December 2299

Forest Grove Mole Rats Becomes Pugilists

The Forest Grove Mole Rats have now taken on their parent team's old logo but using their own team name to become the Forest Grove Pugilists.

The Pugilists are not changing their color scheme, though they are slightly changing their home jersey, adding pinstripes to their look.

Rookie 1st-round pick (#1 overall) Nuke Laloosh modeled the new home jersey (attached below).

26 December 2299

Finch Farm Fires Minor League Manager

The Finch Farm Four Leafs have fired Galleria Robotics Experts manager Scrappy Barios after it has come to light that he condoned what is being dubbed as the Glowing Sea Disaster by the CBO.

Barios did not disclose to team owner Abraham Finch that he had known and approved the field trip by the team's BMU players following a rookie and minors camp.

Team hitting coach Larry "Lielow" O'Neill will take over as manager since it was deemed that he was not involved in the plan and had no knowledge of the situation. Pitching coach Sticks Vasquez will also remain with the club.

While O'Neill is not considered a great hitting coach, he was considered to be a manager-in-waiting. He had a controlling personality with the love to send runners moving in proper situations to maximize runs. He loves working with younger players, so a stint as the Galleria manager looks like it could be the perfect opportunity for him.

In three years as the Robotics Experts' manager, Barios compiled a 104-99 record, including winning the Dark Hollow Pond Series in 2297 and the Boston Minor Series in 2298, winning him Manager of the Year each time. Despite his success in the first two seasons, the Experts dropped to 5th place in 2299. He will be considered a desirable pickup for another team, though it is yet to be seen if he will get that opportunity in 2300.

Galleria is now seeking a hitting coach to replace O'Neill's spot.

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

27 December 2299

Synthseeker's Impatience May Cost Him Time

Diamond City second baseman Jim Synthseeker is considered a talented backup second baseman that could lead to him becoming a starter for some team. Today, he got himself in hot water in Diamond City thanks to his impatience and dislike for the robotic kind.

While dining at Super Power Noodles, Synthseeker became upset with the server, a protectron named Takahashi II, for serving the wrong noodles. Synthseeker threw his bowl of noodles at the server, causing a short circuit. This in turn caused Diamond City security to detain and arrest Synthseeker for the damages and loss of business caused by the short circuit.

Swatters GM Josh Gillette has indicated that a team suspension was likely due to Synthseeker's actions.

30 December 2299

Diamond City Swatters Ship Synthseeker to Finch Farm

Days after an incident in Diamond City, 2B Jim Synthseeker was dealt to Finch Farm by the Diamond City Swatters.

Diamond City has worked out terms of a deal to send 29-year-old Synthseeker and a 4th round draft pick in 2300 to Finch Farm for 2299 2nd-round pick RHP Machine Man Fortune and a 2nd round draft pick in 2300. Both teams expect to introduce their new players at press conferences later in the week.

Synthseeker spent most of his time with the Swatters in his four-year career, though he only started six total games. In 41 games played in 2299 for the CBO champions, Syntheeker batted .349 with two home runs and six RBI. He is considered a huge upgrade to Finch Farm which has otherwise been having a poor offseason. The Four Leafs at this point are expected to finish dead last in the North Charles Association in 2300.

Fortune was one of the players injured in the Glowing Sea Disaster, though he was the least injured of the six seriously injured players. He only suffered a broken eye socket, a punctured lung, and a lacerated thigh. He has fully recovered from his injuries and can join team practices in January for Diamond City.

31 December 2299

Commonwealth Ready to Celebrate the Year 00

We are only hours away from the calendar changing to the year 00, and the CBO is just as involved as anyone when it comes to events.

Major parties involving CBO players and representatives are occurring in major settlements around the league: Diamond City, Starlight Drive-In, Nordhagen Beach, Lexington, Quincy, South Boston, and Goodneighbor are the most prominent.

The CBO is also preparing for the new league year, though CBO commissioner Nate Howard has indicated that decisions and announcements will be put off until Tuesday, January 2, to accommodate the "wild parties and major league hangovers" about to occur. Howard also said that teams were making players sign pledges that they would stay out of danger and serve as league diplomats in official capacities, meaning that their party needed to be reserved for controlled, private events. Howard is hoping that players will find a way to avoid incidents so that there are no key losses to the 2300 rosters due to drink and chem-based indulgences.

Howard has called the start of 2300 as the "Hundred Best Years of Baseball." According to Howard, "We want the best baseball ever starting in 2300. We have a great thing happening, and the best is yet to come."

[StLee]

Happy New Year, everyone!

Year 2300 on Page 100. Here's to 100 more pages of Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization dynasty and 100 years of the CBO! Long live, Nate!

[OrangeP47]

Here's to 2300. When I think of the 2300s, I generally think of the optimism that is Star Trek, specifically the Next Generation (don't @ me about DS9 being not optimistic ). Fallout generally isn't optimistic, but with your story here, you've certainly crafted something a lot brighter than Fallout is in general, and that's refreshing. That's why I liked the NCR in NV. Even though it wasn't played up much unless you really looked, it's clear the wasteland can recover.

[Tyke]

Happy New Year! So, let's have a Party...Boys!

[ayaghmour2]

Originally Posted by StLee

Happy New Year, everyone!

Year 2300 on Page 100. Here's to 100 more pages of Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization dynasty and 100 years of the CBO! Long live, Nate!

How fitting! Hoping for more then 100 more though

On a separate note, excited to see the NWL add a minor league team. Adds legitimacy to it as a separate league and will help them develop better players as well.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Here's to 2300. When I think of the 2300s, I generally think of the optimism that is Star Trek, specifically the Next Generation (don't @ me about DS9 being not optimistic ). Fallout generally isn't optimistic, but with your story here, you've certainly crafted something a lot brighter than Fallout is in general, and that's refreshing. That's why I liked the NCR in NV. Even though it wasn't played up much unless you really looked, it's clear the wasteland can recover.

Oh, but in my universe, the NCR is evil!!! Muhahahahahaha! Well, actually, it's more complicated than that, but some stories combining the coasts to come. . .

[StLee]

Originally Posted by Tyke

Happy New Year! So, let's have a Party...Boys!

No rolled event for them . . . I will assume they are all passed out in various places and all will wake feeling like they were hit by an atom bomb, baby. Otherwise, all limbs still intact.

[StLee]

Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

How fitting! Hoping for more then 100 more though

On a separate note, excited to see the NWL add a minor league team. Adds legitimacy to it as a separate league and will help them develop better players as well.

I hope for more than 100 more, too! But I have to reach 100 before I can reach 200. It's been nearly 14 months since starting this dynasty, so I certainly have posted at a brisk pace.

That will probably slow down considerably come August because I have taken on an extra path. Not only am I a man wearing many hats in my job, but I decided it's now or never to work on my doctorate. I was accepted to an online program, so I begin that in August.

As far as the NWL is concerned, I hope that I can get that right and eventually it becomes a better league as far as quality is concerned. I am about to begin a test to see if I can correct the numbers to have a good degree of offense. After that, I can run the news story about how that happened. Therefore, I will have a league with more than two .300 hitters and fewer no-hitters and one-hitters.

[StLee]

Today in the CBO

News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

2 January 2300

CBO Adds Two More Playoff Teams

CBO Commissioner Nate Howard announced today that the CBO was officially adding a 5th playoff team to each association, meaning that a total of 10 teams will be playoff bound starting in 2300.

Each association will feature the same format of each league producing two playoff teams with a 5th "wildcard," the best 3rd place team in each association. Of the three league runners-up, the teams with the two worst records will play in a three-game play-in series to determine which team then faces the #1 overall association seed.

For example, in the North Charles Association in 2299, Abernathy and The Slog would have played in the Play-in Series for the rights to play Nordhagen Beach. Starlight and Fort Hagen would have still met in the Association Semifinals.

The South Charles Association would have been more complicated since three teams tied for the 5th-best record: Jamaica Plain, Oberland, and University Point. In that case, those teams would have played a short round-robin elimination tournament to determine the 5th-place team.

The addition of a 5th team is meant to avoid a situation where the 2nd place of a league has a worse record than the 3rd place team of the other league. Howard said that he wants the four best teams in an association to always be in the playoffs. This move mostly guarantees that will happen unless there is a situation where one league has four teams better than the 2nd place team of the other association league. That would be a rare occurrence that Howard does not anticipate.

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

Oh, but in my universe, the NCR is evil!!! Muhahahahahaha! Well, actually, it's more complicated than that, but some stories combining the coasts to come. . .

Yeah, thought about adding how your NCR is certainly a... different take

Granted, it's a valid interpretation, but it's not the way *I'd* have taken it, and it does kind of pain me to see the NCR that way, but hey, it's still a good story.

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

I hope for more than 100 more, too! But I have to reach 100 before I can reach 200. It's been nearly 14 months since starting this dynasty, so I certainly have posted at a brisk pace.

That will probably slow down considerably come August because I have taken on an extra path. Not only am I a man wearing many hats in my job, but I decided it's now or never to work on my doctorate. I was accepted to an online program, so I begin that in August.

As far as the NWL is concerned, I hope that I can get that right and eventually it becomes a better league as far as quality is concerned. I am about to begin a test to see if I can correct the numbers to have a good degree of offense. After that, I can run the news story about how that happened. Therefore, I will have a league with more than two .300 hitters and fewer no-hitters and one-hitters.

Oh, and good luck with your doctorate. I stopped after my Masters, but honestly that's because for me personally actually being a professor doesn't hold much appeal. Nothing against those who are professors, just it wasn't for me. It certainly is a lot of work.

[StLee]

I'm on an administrative path rather than an educator one. Being a professor could be a fallback if there are no administrative opportunities.

[StLee]

I'm running tests on all the changes I'm making. I almost considered resetting the timeline based on all the parts that I should have thought about.

One of my biggest missions was to get the NWL to stats I am more satisfied with. I wished I had tested and retested that league over and over.

For testing, I can definitely see how random talent modifiers change from one save to another. There were a few players I tracked in tests who had HOF careers in one save and were nobodies in other saves. I am also liking that the league stars are staying young. There are a few outliers, but the youngsters keep pushing them out.

In the current save, as an example, almost all teams look different. The Party Boys, for instance, have four remaining players in 2310: Derek Gist, Jonathan Angelou, Dirty Dog Sapienza, and Pointie Shroud. Fort Hagen has six still around: Derek Green, Curtis Thriceshot, Well Done Dungan, Mark Miller, Ben Pawlak, and Jim Tiller. Diamond City has three: Allen Bishop, Wally Warwick, and Danny Suarez. Oren Gep is still good, but he has been traded away from DC in multiple saves. Lannie Tykeson has developed into a legendary two-way player in the last two saves. As predicted, a few of the 2299 draftees developed well. In the lastest save, SS Pipe Wallcrawler (#6 overall) is a beast in the CBO.

I have made a few notes and think I will go with what I have as settings and set up for the latest save. As of now, things are looking good, at least to my liking. I have now figured out that Auto Calc is necessary to apply the stats output I want, which is probably where I went wrong with the NWL in the first place. Other than that, feeder leagues look to be working as expected, so I will work more on uniforms for those teams. I have a few already but want more graphical output. I will continue to use the feeder leagues as nothing more than a backstory, but I may start to give more updates now that the Boston Youth Development League has officially joined the CBO umbrella.