Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

There's definitely some pitching engine differences, but since I converted on launch day I don't quite recall what the old version was like and I'm "used" to the new version so to speak. I will say 22 seems to enjoy having a 6 pitcher SP rotation early season and then after about a month drops it back to 5, if you leave the AI to their own devices. I know this is kind of how the modern game is trending, but 21 didn't have the rotiation auto-set like that for me. Dunno how that would work out with your different season length. It does kinda shuffle who's SP and RP though, but honestly I haven't payed much attention because for the majority of the time in 22 I was playing as the Orioles and we were just going to suck no matter what happened so I just kinda let it happen

It's definitely an OOTP 22 thing. Here's Sheng Kawolski in 2301, one of the top pitchers in the CBO (traded to DC now!).

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

It's definitely an OOTP 22 thing. Here's Sheng Kawolski in 2301, one of the top pitchers in the CBO (traded to DC now!).

I mean hey there's a strong argument that's where he belongs

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

I mean hey there's a strong argument that's where he belongs

Indeed. And I was not the one to send him there; the AI did it all on its own.

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

22 July 2301

Players of the Week

Erb Takes This Week's Trophy: 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. Dan Erb, the Concord Radstags 24-year-old left fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors for the second-straight week.

He ripped 7 hits in 18 at-bats, compiling a .389 average with 5 home runs and 10 RBIs.

To date this season Erb is hitting .343 with 19 home runs.

This Week's Star Player is Gep: One of the league's most exciting young players, Oren Gep of the Diamond City Swatters earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 23-year-old first baseman had a lofty .389 average (7-for-18), collecting 4 home runs, 10 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

This season Gep is batting at a .300 clip with 19 home runs and 59 RBIs.

Transactions

Monday, July 22nd , 2301
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent SP Lurch Toland to a minor league contract.
Lexington Synths: Signed 3B Chase Bridge.
Atom Cats: Signed free agent SP Sneaky Johnson to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent 2B Trevor Colorado to a minor league contract.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Trevor Colorado.
Lexington Synths: Released RF Third Carpenter.
Lexington Synths: Released 3B Brad Gossiper.
CBO: Commissioner Nate Howard announced that five Salem players would be suspended starting this week. 10 games: SP Terence Artman, 1B Antonio Toeclaw, 3B Newspaper Turnbull, and RF Chris Treestump. 5 games: SS Teddy Sturgeon.

Sunday, July 21st , 2301
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated 3B Deerlord Fugivmee from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released SP Chief Edwards.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 2B Trevor Colorado.

Saturday, July 20th , 2301
Abernathy Adamantium: Activated SP Brad Westing from the injured list.
Abernathy Adamantium: Activated RP Danny Rocketman from the injured list.
The Fort Hagen Silver Shroud traded 20-year old minor league CF Camp Costello and a 8th round draft pick to the The Slog Ghouls, getting 23-year old 3B Tutton Gatekeeper in return.

Friday, July 19th , 2301
Quincy Gunners: SP Colt Finley returns from his rehab assignment.
Concord Radstags: Activated RP Aaron Still from the injured list.
Concord Radstags: Released 3B Chase Bridge.
Concord Radstags: Released RP Jake Bunkerhill.

Thursday, July 18th , 2301
Quincy Gunners: CL Ryan Kazarian returns from his rehab assignment.
Vault 81 Dwellers: SP Vince McCort returns from his rehab assignment.
The The Slog Ghouls traded 35-year old 1B Paladin Danse to the Salem Witch Hats, getting 21-year old 2B Elton Goodspeed and 23-year old RHP Bill Satterfield in return.

Wednesday, July 17th , 2301
County Crossing Bloodbugs: CL Justin Hale returns from his rehab assignment.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed CL Justin Hale on the 60-day injured list.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed RP Urm Rehfeldt on the 60-day injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed RP W. H. Lub on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/2301.
Quincy Gunners: Released SP Adam Wilder.
Diamond City Swatters: Activated RP Mike Safeman from the injured list.
Diamond City Swatters: Released SP Lurch Toland.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated SP Nuke Laloosh from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released SP Sneaky Johnson.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed RP Curt Tauntman.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RP Luke Driver.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Mitch McDonough.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Mitch McDonough.

Tuesday, July 16th , 2301
Diamond City Swatters: SP Burp Taylor returns from his rehab assignment.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated RF Goody Cloyse from the injured list.

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 (137.8, o)
2) University Point Deathclaws (120.7, +)
3) Vault 81 Dwellers (115.5, -)
4) Atom Cats (104.8, o)
5) Diamond City Swatters (100.5, ++)
6) FHE Yao Guai (98.6, +)
7) County Crossing Bloodbugs (98.3, ++)
8) Concord Radstags (97.6, +)
9) Starlight Lady Killers (97.6, +)
10) Salem Witch Hats (97.5, --)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.6, -)
12) Goodneighbor Hancocks (93.6, +)
13) Egret Ninjas (93.0, --)
14) Abernathy Adamantium (92.2, --)
15) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (86.7, +)
16) Quincy Gunners (84.7, -)
17) Easy Town Assaultrons (83.7, -)
18) Oberland T-51s (77.5, +)
19) Finch Farm Four Leafs (74.2, +)
20) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (72.8, +)
21) The Slog Ghouls (72.2, --)
22) Lexington Synths (59.3, +)
23) Roxbury Rad Sox (56.6, -)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (47.8, o)

Analysis

As we approach the last six weeks of the season, there are sure signs of a few teams that look to be in the playoffs this season, and some that are just playing out the schedule. In the middle? A whole lot of irradiated muck!

Nordhagen Beach (#1) remains the top seed and is starting to look a lot like the 2299 Diamond City club. The Party Boys went 4-1 on the week with a sweep at Institute League-leader Abernathy (#14, down from #8 after a 1-4 week) and a series win over Salem (#10). Those series gave the Boys a 14-game lead in the Brotherhood League over the Witch Hats and a 15-game lead over the Adamantium. Nordhagen Beach's Magic # is now just 17 for clinching the #1 overall seed in the NCA.

University Point clawed its way to the #2 spot by going 4-1 on the week. The Deathclaws swept FHE (#6) and then won 2 of 3 versus Goodneighbor (#12) to keep the two teams fighting for the 5th spot in the SCA tied. The Claws also assume a six-game lead in the Minutemen League and a four-game lead for the top spot in the SCA.

Vault 81 (#3) drops a spot this week after a 3-2 week. They started right by sweeping Warwick (#24) but then lost 2 of 3 at Diamond City (#5). The Swatters also went 3-2 on the week to remain three back in the Railroad League. Still, their 16-0 win on Saturday was a definite morale boost in the battle for the RL. The Swatters also split with Jamaica Plain (#15) in the midweek.

The Atom Cats are the #4 team after going 3-2. They split with a recently hot team in Egret (#13) and then won 2 of 3 against the Mirelurks, only dropping the Sunday game, 1-0.

The NCA playoff race is still wild (see current playoff standings below) with four teams within a game of the #4 and #5 spots. Fort Hagen (#11) currently holds the fourth spot thanks to a 6-3 season series record against Concord (#8) and a 5-4 record against Starlight (#9).

The Radstags hold the 5th spot over the Lady Killers thanks to an 8-1 season series record, clinching already that season series. County Crossing (#7) is just one game behind of all three IL teams above. Along with Starlight, the Bloodbugs have been the hottest team in the NCA over the last two weeks with a 7-3 record. Only Vault 81 (8-2 in their last 10) has been hotter in the CBO.

Playoff Picture Through 78 Games

NCA:
1. Nordhagen Beach (Playoff Magic Number = 14)
2. Abernathy
3. Salem
4. Fort Hagen (current head-to-head tiebreakers over Concord and Starlight)
5. Concord (current head-to-head tiebreaker over Starlight)

Close:
6. Starlight
7. County Crossing
8. Easy Town

SCA:
1. University Point
2. Vault 81
3. Atom
4. Diamond City
5T. FHE (no current tiebreakers)
5T. Goodneighbor (no current tiebreakers)

Close:
7. Egret

Minor League Report

BMU

Players of the Week

CA Presents Player of the Week Trophy: 26-year-old Caleb Sometimes Smith made a few Breakheart Banks headlines during this past week as the rookie right fielder proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and Commonwealth Association officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 5 hits in 11 at-bats to put up a .455 average. Smith collected 3 home runs, 5 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

This season in 51 games Smith is batting .327 with 26 home runs, 56 RBIs and has scored 38 times.

Fiddler's Green's Boston MA Star of the Week: Americ Boston burst onto the Massachusetts Association stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie third baseman for Fiddler's Green garnered everyone's respect by putting up some remarkable numbers and picking up the Player of the Week trophy.

The 22-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .692 (9-for-13) with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs last week.

In this current campaign Boston is hitting at a .396 clip with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs.

Standings



GBRL

Players of the Week

Beetlejuice on Fire, Named Player of the Week: So far in his young career, Dave Beetlejuice has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the North League in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.

The 19-year-old Lynn Woods Bloatflies shortstop hit at a torrid .700 clip as he collected 7 hits in 10 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Thus far this year Beetlejuice is hitting .206 with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

South League Announces #1 Player: It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the South League, but last week Trapper Minnick of the Atomatoys Factory Buttercups reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Minnick rocked opposing pitching for a .429 average (6-for-14), 2 home runs and 4 RBIs to come away with the award.

This season Minnick is hitting .305 with 8 home runs.

Standings



CBO Current Top Performances

[OrangeP47]

You know, just for something new: Why is Finch Farm so bad? I'm pretty sure I asked this before, but it's been a few seasons, so the answer could change/things progress. They're like the one team that's been consistently terrible. Well, there's been others, but the thing is I'd like Finch Farm if they were good and the others I'm just indifferent about

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

You know, just for something new: Why is Finch Farm so bad? I'm pretty sure I asked this before, but it's been a few seasons, so the answer could change/things progress. They're like the one team that's been consistently terrible. Well, there's been others, but the thing is I'd like Finch Farm if they were good and the others I'm just indifferent about

In 2296, they made it all the way to the Sole Survivor Series, so the Leafs have been better than some teams that never made the playoffs.

As of right now, their biggest issue would seem to be pitching talent. However, that is not the case! Their offense is absolutely killing them. I will post their team home page below, and if you look on the right at the Team Position Rankings, you will see that they are in the orange or red at almost every position. That's current, but the hidden is that several players on the list just need to develop: C Blitzen Rosetta (62 POT), 2B Danny Suarez (53), and SS Tib Shorthop (65). They also drafted RF Orcin Cardinal 1st overall (79); have SS Pipe Wallcrawler (65) and 1B Rotten Gaziano (57) in the GBRL; and have CF Base McAndrews (58) not far away from a call-up. For pitching, SP Trolley Dodge (70) and SP Isaiah Swindler (65) are both currently starting and struggling at the CBO level, but they seem that they can be better pitchers. At the minor level, only SP Punky Shaum looks to be a potential CBO starter, so they really need to acquire more pitching talent.

Regarding more talent, this next week is trade deadline week, so I am going to start assessing needs for playoff contenders. That means that Finch Farm may be able to offload at least one of its players trending downwards: 3B Peter Tatoeater. If I were GM Jason Thompson, I would try to hold on to some of the young talent, like RF Matt Basile, and good producers, like 1B Joe Mahaney.

Quick edit: SP Trolley Dodge is not really struggling: 3-4, 2.94 (7 GS, 8 App) is pretty good.

[StLee]

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues

by Evan Guy

Standings



Transactions

Tuesday, July 23rd , 2301
Cherry Ghoulrillas: Signed free agent RP Dave Fogg to a minor league contract with a $72 signing bonus.

Monday, July 22nd , 2301
Grape Painted Ghouls: Activated 2B Brenton Laboe from the injured list.
Quantum Nukalurks: Activated LF Poop Strohbehn from the injured list.

Sunday, July 21st , 2301
Orange Tourists: Signed free agent RP Evan Batiste to a minor league contract with a $72 signing bonus.
Quartz Star Force: Placed SS Marmalot Hooch on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/2301.

Saturday, July 20th , 2301
Wild Gatorclaws: Placed SP Kent Rutledge on the 60-day injured list.
Friday, July 19th , 2301
Grape Painted Ghouls: Activated RP Blake Johnson from the injured list.
Orange Tourists: Released SS Nick Timmerman.

Thursday, July 18th , 2301
Wild Gatorclaws: 3B Ryan Bobb returns from his rehab assignment.
Quartz Star Force: Signed free agent RP Chris Bookcase to a minor league contract with a $60 signing bonus.
Orange Tourists: Released RP Yunpup Staples.
Quartz Star Force: Released RP Blake Rollie.

Wednesday, July 17th , 2301
Grape Painted Ghouls: Placed 2B Brenton Laboe on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/2301.

Tuesday, July 16th , 2301
Wild Gatorclaws: Signed free agent RP Pose LaRose to a minor league contract with a $324 signing bonus.
Wild Gatorclaws: Released RP Joe Knight.

Playoffs Preview



NWLB Final Standings



NWLB News: Playoffs begin: With the playoffs mere hours away, each of the contenders are putting their game faces on. It's time for ballplayers to leave it all on the field. In the NWL B League playoffs, miracles do happen, but most often it's simply the team that plays better baseball that goes home with the prize -- the much-coveted Nuka B Series championship. The Nuka B Series starts today with these games:
Quantum B Nukalurks vs Grape B Painted Ghouls.

APYL News

Season Complete

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Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

Standings



Transactions

Tuesday, July 23rd , 2301
Grand Hotel Atoms: Placed CF Mike Troop on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/2301.

Monday, July 22nd , 2301
Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers: Activated SP Rick Hat from the injured list.
Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers: Released RP Josh Windom.
Echo Lake Harbormen: Signed free agent 2B Trevor Colorado to a minor league contract.
Grand Hotel Atoms: Signed free agent 3B Brad Gossiper to a minor league contract.
VIML's #1 Player Named: Jared Herdman of the Rayburn Point Patcheyes might have lost a step over the years, but the 35-year-old second baseman can still get it done. He beat out several other worthy Vim! League hitters over this past week to claim the Player of the Week Award. Herdman posted a .571 batting average with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs last week while scoring 8 runs. For the week he was 12 for 21. So far this year Herdman has 18 home runs and a .331 batting average.

Sunday, July 21st , 2301
Echo Lake Harbormen: Signed free agent SP Tom Blanks to a minor league contract with a $8,500 signing bonus.
Echo Lake Harbormen: Released RP Ethan Tarberry.

Friday, July 19th , 2301
Grand Hotel Atoms: Signed free agent RP Glowbug Pena to a minor league contract with a $8,000 signing bonus.
Grand Hotel Atoms: Released RP Mann Pratt.

Wednesday, July 17th , 2301
Acadia Acadians: Signed free agent RP Driver Kahrs to a minor league contract with a $11,000 signing bonus.
Acadia Acadians: Released RP Noah Baird.

Tuesday, July 16th , 2301
Rayburn Point Patcheyes: Signed free agent RP Dog McMurray to a minor league contract with a $8,000 signing bonus.
Echo Lake Harbormen: Released RP Edie Medowe.
Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers: Signed free agent 3B Jim Pearpeel to a minor league contract.

Playoffs Preview



VIML AAA News

Season Complete

MYL News

Season Complete

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

29 July 2301

Players of the Week

NCA's Best Player Named: Zeldolph Violet demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

The Starlight first baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .412 average (7-for-17) with 4 home runs and 11 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

Currently Violet is batting .313 with 21 home runs, 75 RBIs and 53 runs scored.

Quickwalker Collects Player of the Week Award: Deer Quickwalker has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 22-year-old right fielder of the Vault 81 Dwellers had a hot bat in the South Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Quickwalker batted .522 with 12 hits in 23 at-bats, 2 home runs and 6 RBIs.

This season Quickwalker has hit at a .315 clip and produced 62 RBI, 23 home runs and 62 runs.

Transactions

Monday, July 29th , 2301
Busy Week of Trading Expected: With a number of teams in playoff contention, the CBO s expected to have a busy trading deadline. As of print time today, we have not observed any trades beyond last night's The Slog-University Point deal. There should be more announcements today, and we plan to include a midweek update of all last-minute trades.
University Point Deathclaws: Released 3B Corey Cook.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated SS Teddy Sturgeon from the restricted list.
Quincy Gunners: Signed free agent 3B Third Carpenter to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent 3B Corey Cook to a minor league contract.

Sunday, July 28th , 2301
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Placed 2B Alan Setter on the 7-day injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Mike Lechliter.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Signed free agent 3B Third Carpenter to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Released 1B Mike Lechliter.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 3B Third Carpenter.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 19-year old minor league CF Stu Gains, 18-year old minor league 1B John Windman, 20-year old minor league RHP Eric Harr, and a 5th round draft pick to the The Slog Ghouls, getting 22-year old C Shawn Cherry, 23-year old SS Chris Recore, and a 6th round draft pick in return.

Saturday, July 27th , 2301
Lexington Synths: Activated RP Wizard Balinese from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Adrian Yo.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Activated SP Jason Bourque from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent 3B Third Carpenter to a minor league contract.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 3B Third Carpenter.

Friday, July 26th , 2301
Quincy Gunners: Placed 1B Steve Gunkill on the 60-day injured list. In critical condition at Quincy Hospital following an attack by a Queen Mirelurk.

Thursday, July 25th , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: RP Gabe Faulhaber returns from his rehab assignment.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed RP Gabe Faulhaber on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/2301.
Oberland T-51s: Placed RP Chad Adamczyk on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/23/2301.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RP Jake Bunkerhill.
Oberland T-51s: Signed 1B Yellowshoe Trinkle.

Wednesday, July 24th , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: Activated RP W. H. Lub from the injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed 2B Jeremy Farrar.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent 3B Third Carpenter to a minor league contract.
Concord Radstags: Released 3B Third Carpenter.

Tuesday, July 23rd , 2301
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Placed SP Josh Dude on the 60-day injured list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed SP Terrence Artman on the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed 1B Antonio Toeclaw on the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed 3B Newspaper Turnbull on the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed RF Chris Treestump on the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Placed SS Teddy Sturgeon on the restricted list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed SP Chief Edwards.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed 2B Crypt Carlson.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 31-year old RHP Quentin Malone and a 5th round draft pick to the Vault 81 Dwellers, getting 24-year old minor league RHP Kurt Cats, 19-year old minor league LHP Bobby Slavecamp, 21-year old minor league LF Kenry Batray, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 8th round draft pick in return.

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 (138.3, o)
2) University Point Deathclaws (120.1, o)
3) Concord Radstags (111.8, ++)
4) Diamond City Swatters (110.1, +)
5) Starlight Lady Killers (106.6, ++)
6) Vault 81 Dwellers (104.3, --)
7) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (102.6, ++)
8) Atom Cats (100.9, --)
9) Goodneighbor Hancocks (94.3, ++)
10) FHE Yao Guai (92.3, --)
11) Easy Town Assaultrons (91.9, ++)
12) Salem Witch Hats (91.6, -)
13) Quincy Gunners (90.9, ++)
14) County Crossing Bloodbugs (88.1, --)
15) Egret Ninjas (85.9, -)
16) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (84.7, -)
17) Oberland T-51s (83.2, +)
18) Abernathy Adamantium (79.3, --)
19) Finch Farm Four Leafs (74.6, o)
20) The Slog Ghouls (70.9, +)
21) Roxbury Rad Sox (64.2, +)
22) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (63.6, -)
23) Lexington Synths (59.9, -)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (49.0, o)

Analysis

The Institute League has gone topsy-turvy as the Abernathy Adamantium (#18) have crashed from their 1st-place position during their current six-game losing streak and 4-14 July. Concord (#3), on a six-game winning streak, swept the Adamantium to take over 1st-place in the IL. Fort Hagen (#7) and Starlight (#5) trail the Radstags by a game. There should be a lot of jockeying for final puzzle pieces among those four teams in an effort to not only secure a playoff spot, but also to win the IL for the #2 seed in the North Charles Association.

Nordhagen Beach (#1) and University Point (#2) remain at the top of the Power Rankings and at the top of their associations. The Party Boys now have a Magic Number of 8 to clinch a playoff spot, 10 to clinch the Brotherhood League crown, and 11 for the #1 overall seed. The Deathclaws have a little more work, with a Magic Number of 15 to clinch a playoff spot, 19 to clinch the Minutemen League, and 21 to clinch the #1 overall seed.

Diamond City (#4) jumped into the Top 5, mostly due to winning 2 of 3 at Vault 81 (#6) and 4 of 6 in the last two weekends over the Dwellers. The two teams finish their regular-season series tied 6-6, assuming they do not have to play a tiebreaker game to end the season.

In current MVP talks, Concord's LF Dan Erb (.345/23/77) has seemed to emerge in the NCA with a hot July. He is hitting .406 with 11 HR and 27 RBI in July alone, and currently leads the NCA in SLG (.655), OPS (1.098), WAR (5.4), TB (203), SAC (7), XBH (45, tied for 1st), OPS+ (190), WPA (4.53), and wOBA (.456). The SCA is more hotly contested right now with four players in the running: University Point's 1B Barker Cocoa (.357/25/69), Quincy's RF Baywatch Fischler (.389/10/41), Vault 81's CF Aesed Hayjen (.352/24/66), and FHE's RF Joe Rathmann (.368/19/61).

For pitchers, the NCA's top crown looks to be Nordhagen Beach's SP Beachboy Nut (13-2, 2.12) who leads the NCA in ERA, WAR (6.1), IP (170.0), K (170), K/9 (9.0, tied for 1st), WHIP (0.95), FIP (2.56), ERA+ (198), rWAR (7.1), Opp Avg (.208), Win% (.867), and QS (17). Just like the batters, there is no clear winner in the SCA right now, but we're heavily leaning on the Deathclaws' rookie SP Wilson Beachball (16-3, 3.24) who has probably already earned the top rookie award. Beachball leads the SCA in wins, BABIP (.203), Opp Avg (.200), and Win% (.842). Diamond City's Sheng Kawolski (9-6, 2.97) is also in contention and may earn it now that he is on a better team. Kawolski leads the SCA in K (128), K/BB (6.4), K/9 (9.3), BB/9 (1.4), WHIP (0.95), and FIP (2.54).

Playoff Picture Through 83 Games

NCA:
1. Nordhagen Beach (Playoff Magic Number = 8)
2. Concord
3. Fort Hagen (current head-to-head tiebreakers over Salem and Starlight)
4. Salem
5. Starlight

Close:
6. Abernathy
7. County Crossing
8. Easy Town

Sellers:
9. The Slog
10T. Finch Farm
10T. Sunshine Tidings
12. Lexington

SCA:
1. University Point
2. Vault 81
3. Diamond City
4. Atom
5T. FHE (no current tiebreakers)
5T. Goodneighbor (no current tiebreakers)

Close:
7T. Egret
7T. Quincy
9. Jamaica Plain

Sellers:
10. Oberland
11. Roxbury
12. Warwick

Minor League Report

BMU

Players of the Week

Salem Picked Best Player: One of the league's most exciting young players, Nar Salem of the Malden Grognaks earned himself Commonwealth Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 24-year-old left fielder had a lofty .471 average (8-for-17), collecting 2 home runs, 8 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Salem is presently hitting at a .354 pace with 17 home runs, 49 RBIs and has scored 56 times.

Baron Red-Hot, MA Player of the Week: Steve Baron captured all the headlines last week and today he added to his booty with the Massachusetts Association Player of the Week trophy.

The Haymarket Mall Commandos left fielder hammered league hurlers for 11 hits in 20 at-bats, a .550 average and 4 home runs. He also collected 9 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

So far this year Baron has hit .406 with 21 home runs, 43 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

Standings



GBRL

Players of the Week

Week's Best Player Honored by NL: His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Safety Langer was rewarded with the North League Player of the Week honors.

The scrappy Galleria Robotics Experts left fielder hit .600 while collecting 9 hits in 15 at-bats, 1 home run and 6 RBIs.

Currently Langer has 17 home runs and a .420 batting average.

Finney of South Boston Crowned Best Player: It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the South League, but last week Nick Finney of the South Boston Patriots reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Finney rocked opposing pitching for a .667 average (10-for-15), 1 home run and 5 RBIs to come away with the award.

In the current season, Finney has put up a .293 batting average with 58 hits, 8 home runs, 44 RBI and scored 35 runs.

Standings

[OrangeP47]

Yeah I'd say that's probably some solid analysis, at least just from looking at the picture myself too. Sometimes I find those ratings don't really capture a player's "X-factor", but when the entire team is rated that low, you can't hope to be pulled up by that alone.

[StLee]

BNN Monthly Report

Last Month in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 August 2301

CBO Trade Tracker

County Crossing-Sunshine Tidings Swap: O'Cop for Thompson: It has been in the rumor mill for several weeks, but today team officials for County Crossing and Sunshine Tidings confirmed an agreement. The Bloodbugs dealt 20-year old minor league RHP Rob O'Cop, 20-year old minor league 3B Bro Campbell, and 30-year old minor league RHP Curt Tauntman to the Chemists for 22-year old 3B Cy Thompson and a 9th round draft pick.

This year Thompson is hitting .259 with 84 hits, 17 home runs, 44 RBIs and has scored 44 runs.

Starlight, Quincy Agree to Swap: Today at a press conference the Starlight Lady Killers announced a trade has been completed with the Quincy Gunners. The Lady Killers have shipped 22-year old minor league RHP Rickey Schoolmaster to the Gunners for 32-year old RHP Ray Human, 21-year old minor league RHP Joe Osborne, and 24-year old minor league LHP Dan Kuehn.


For the year Human has a 5-8 record with a 4.26 ERA in 21 starts.

Roxbury-FHE Deal: Ratican for Lock: You can't always get what you want, but sometimes you find a deal anyway. The Baseball News Network is reporting that Roxbury and FHE have made a swap with 23-year old 1B Matt Ratican, 26-year old LF Tim Hardman, a 9th round draft pick, and a 10th round draft pick being shipped to the Yao Guai and in return the Rad Sox would get 20-year old minor league C Jon-Pad Lock, 20-year old minor league RHP Tim Ark, 23-year old minor league 1B Humpty Certified, and a 7th round draft pick.

Roxbury general manager Jonathan Hardone said the two sides were close to a blockbuster trade before agreeing upon a smaller scale transaction.

"This is just a bit of housekeeping compared to what we wanted to do," he said. "I won't name names, but the potential deal we were close to making would have certainly grabbed some headlines."

A source inside the Roxbury organization said the two sides might not be done dealing, and another transaction could be in the works.


This season Ratican has 4 home runs and a .302 batting average.

Four Leafs Swap Sumbich to Dwellers for Kluxen: It took some time to iron out the details, but the Four Leafs and Dwellers have agreed to a swap. Vault 81 will get 22-year old RHP Justin Sumbich, 33-year old C Gary Gary Gary, and a 10th round draft pick with Finch Farm receiving 19-year old minor league C Mo Murphy, 18-year old minor league 2B Kirk Kluxen, a 3rd round draft pick, a 5th round draft pick, and a 7th round draft pick in return. A source close to the trade talks said the two clubs were initially looking to make a bigger deal, but discussions broke off late last night. The two sides reconvened early today and eventually settled on this deal.


This year Sumbich has chalked up 29 relief appearances, worked 32 innings, struck out 26 and issued 11 walks. He has 14 saves with a 4.50 ERA and a 3-2 won-lost mark.

University Point Deathclaws Ship Tracy to The Slog: The University Point Deathclaws have parted ways with 23-year old C Paul Tracy in a trade with the The Slog Ghouls for 34-year old RHP Matt Suds. Deathclaws general manager Fumble confirmed the deal in an announcement this morning.

This year Tracy has socked 65 hits in 274 at-bats for a .237 average with 1 home run. He is getting on base at a .299 pace and his totals also include 18 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

This year Suds has made 28 relief appearances, pitched 29.1 innings, and fashioned a 2-3 record with a 2.45 ERA. He has recorded 15 saves, struck out 21, and allowed opposing clubs to hit .281 when he is on the hill.

Witch Hats Deal Sullivan to Synths for Hendrix: Salem and Lexington have agreed to a trade today. 21-year old minor league CF Ed Dee Sullivan and a 6th round draft pick will go to the Synths. In exchange the Witch Hats will receive 24-year old SS Swift Hendrix and a 9th round draft pick.


Thus far in 2301 Hendrix is hitting .215 with 10 home runs, 46 RBIs, 36 runs scored and has compiled a .277 OBP.

County Crossing, Sunshine Tidings Make Deal: It took some time to iron out the details, but the Bloodbugs and Chemists have agreed to a swap. Sunshine Tidings will get 21-year old minor league CF Sharkey Lurkfodder with County Crossing receiving 23-year old RHP Mike Koenig, 37-year old RHP Wally Hall, and a 4th round draft pick in return. A source close to the trade talks said the two clubs were initially looking to make a bigger deal, but discussions broke off late last night. The two sides reconvened early today and eventually settled on this deal.


This season he has made 28 relief appearances, collecting no saves. Koenig has worked 37 innings, yielding 28 hits and giving out 18 free passes while striking out 25. He has a 2-3 record with a 2.92 ERA.

CBO Players of the Month

NCA Honors Erb, #1 Batter in July: Dan Erb may be much younger than other hitters in the North Charles Association, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in July to win the Batter of the Month award.

The 24-year-old Concord left fielder hit .385 with 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

In his season totals, Erb has 23 home runs, .342 BA, .438 OBP, 78 RBIs and 66 runs scored. He has played in 85 games.

Jones Awarded July's SCA Top Bat Prize: University Point Deathclaws fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in July.

Tomas Jones put up a remarkable month at the age of 24 and has been named the South Charles Association Batter of the Month.

For the month, Jones hit .436 with 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

This season Jones has 23 home runs and a .348 batting average.

Eviritts Takes NCA Top Starter Trophy: Gavin Eviritts of County Crossing had an excellent July with a 3-0 record and was selected the Pitcher of the Month in the North Charles Association.

He finished the month with a 1.66 ERA while piling up 32 strikeouts in 38 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .209 batting average.

This season in 21 starts Gavin Eviritts has a record of 10-6 with 140 strikeouts in 158.1 innings and a 3.13 ERA.

SCA's #1 Starter is Beachball: July's premier pitcher was Wilson Beachball of University Point Deathclaws. He pulverized South Charles Association hitters all month long and picked up the Pitcher of the Month award. The Deathclaws star hurler fashioned a 5-0 en route to the honor.

He had 28 strikeouts in 42 innings and compiled a 2.14 ERA. Other clubs hit .160 against him.

Presently Beachball has a 16-3 mark in 21 starts with a 3.24 ERA. He has given up 111 hits in 155.1 innings, struck out 95 and issued 66 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .200 batting average against him.

July's Best NCA Rookie Named: He might be a rookie, but he is a player. Whip Lashley of County Crossing certainly showed that this month with an outstanding 3-1 won-lost record and impressive 3.51 ERA. For that kind of performance Lashley was named the North Charles Association Rookie of the Month.

In July he started 5 games, tossed 41 innings, gave up 40 base hits, struck out 30 and walked 9. Opposing batters combined for a .256 average against him.

This year Lashley has compiled a 12-6 record with a 4.20 ERA.

Beachball Voted July's #1 Newcomer: Pitcher Wilson Beachball of the University Point Deathclaws was the standout rookie in the South Charles Association last month and today the league announced that he won the Rookie of the Month trophy.

In July his record was 5-0 with a 2.14 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 42 innings.

Beachball has made 21 starts, tossed 155.1 innings, struck out 95 batters and walked 66. His record is 16-3 with a 3.24 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .200 batting average.

BMU Players of the Month

CA Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Salem: Nar Salem has a lot going for him. The Malden left fielder just broke into the majors this year and now the Commonwealth Association has just picked him as its top hitter for July.

In 17 games last month this outstanding rookie batted .400 with 9 home runs, 23 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

In his season totals Salem has 19 home runs and a .353 batting average.

Massachusetts Association Picks July's Best Batter: Even though he is a newcomer to Boston Minor Union, Kern Rifleman put up some good numbers in July and earned the MA Batter of the Month award.

He was one of Cabot House's offensive leaders with a .388 average in 17 games. He also racked up 11 home runs, 25 RBIs, and 21 runs scored.

Rifleman is batting .403 this season in 35 games with 22 home runs, 54 RBIs and 44 runs scored. He has 56 hits in 139 at-bats.

Greentop Nursery Starter Selected Best Pitcher: July's top-rated pitcher was Sam Molina of Greentop Nursery Night People. He demoralized Commonwealth Association hitters in posting a 3-1 record and captured the Pitcher of the Month award.

In 4 starts, Molina limited opposing batters to a .192 average. He rang up 28 strikeouts in 29.2 innings of work, issued 11 walks, and crafted a 2.12 ERA.

This year Molina has made 9 starts, thrown 61.1 innings, fanned 55 batters and walked 19. His won-lost record is 4-2 with a 2.64 ERA.

July's Starter of the Month Goes to Mutfruit: July's top hurler was Nick Mutfruit of Vault 95. He shackled Massachusetts Association hitters the entire month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award with a sparkling 4-0 mark.

The 36-year-old Mutfruit added 19 strikeouts in 30.2 innings and 11 walks to his season record and compiled a 0.59 ERA. Other clubs hit .143 against him.

So far this year Mutfruit has a 8-3 record with a 3.34 ERA.

GBRL Players of the Month

Safety Langer Winner in July: Safety Langer made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the North League this past month.

The Galleria Robotics Experts left fielder shined through the month of July and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 21-year-old hit .449 with 8 home runs, 25 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

Langer is hitting .422 in 2301 with 51 RBIs and 20 home runs.

Poseidon Energy's Cardinal SL #1 Batter in July: Poseidon Energy Mongrels fans believe they've got a talented young star in Orcin Cardinal.

He did nothing to dissuade that notion in July, as he hit .400 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

The end result was the right fielder being named the South League Batter of the Month.

Thus far in 2301 Cardinal is hitting .290 with 18 home runs, 49 RBIs, 45 runs scored and has compiled a .432 OBP.

Neilan Picks up NL Monthly Pitching Honor: Trooper Neilan dazzled opponents on his way to the North League Pitcher of the Month award for July.

Posting a 4-0 record and a 0.79 ERA, the Sanctuary Hills Zetans starter held opposing hitters to a .126 batting average while striking out 47 in 34.1 innings and giving up 10 walks.

This season Neilan has a 8-4 record with a 2.44 ERA.

SL Top Pitcher Award for July to Fullwallet: Gooseberry Fullwallet was on top of the world in July, capping it off with the South League Pitcher of the Month honors.

The Big John starter was superb in 5 starts with 4 wins and no losses, 39.2 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts and a fine 1.36 ERA.

On the season Fullwallet has compiled a 10-3 mark with a 2.05 ERA in 16 starts. In pitching 118.2 innings he has 92 strikeouts and 44 walks while limiting the opposition to a .188 batting average.

Individual Statistics

[StLee]

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Nuka News Update

Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues

by Evan Guy

Standings



Transactions

Thursday, August 1st , 2301
Orange Tourists: RP Austin Orr (AAA Orange B) retired from professional baseball.
Quantum Nukalurks: RP Matthew Bernardi (AAA Quantum B) retired from professional baseball.

Sunday, July 28th , 2301
Orange Tourists: LF Jason Cooley returns from his rehab assignment.

Saturday, July 27th , 2301
Grape Painted Ghouls: Placed SP Tyler Parks on the 7-day injured list.
Orange Tourists: Activated CF Jason Cooley from the injured list.
Orange Tourists: Sent CF Jason Cooley to Triple A Orange B for injury rehab.

Thursday, July 25th , 2301
Dark Bloodworms: RP Rad Ron Ashspawn returns from his rehab assignment.

Wednesday, July 24th , 2301
Dark Bloodworms: Activated RP Rad Ron Ashspawn from the injured list.
Dark Bloodworms: Sent RP Rad Ron Ashspawn to Triple A Dark B for injury rehab.
Quartz Star Force: Placed 1B Corey Ballard on the 60-day injured list.
Quartz Star Force: Placed RF Thinker Brown on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/2301.

Tuesday, July 23rd , 2301
Cherry Ghoulrillas: Signed free agent RP Dave Fogg to a minor league contract with a $72 signing bonus.

Playoffs

Grape Wins it All: The Grape Painted Ghouls pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the Nuka Series in a hard-fought series with the Orange Tourists.

It was a seesaw affair, but with a 7-6 victory at Fizztop Mountain Park at Nuka-Town USA, Grape lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.

"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Ham Porter. "But as the old saying goes, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and that's what we did today."

The champs finished the regular season 46-38 and claimed second place in the Nuka World League.

A victory parade is set to be schedule in Grape in the days to come.



2301 Nuka World League Champions



NWLB Playoffs

Quantum B Wins Nuka B Series!: It was all about winning for the Quantum B Nukalurks -- and win they did.

There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.

"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said left fielder Kell Leek, who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."

Quantum B defeated the Grape B Painted Ghouls by a score of 1-0 at World of Refreshment Field to take the series 3-2.

"Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Quantum B manager Cop Diaz. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."



APYL News

Season Complete

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Vim! View

Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues

by Vikky Vail

Standings



Transactions

Tuesday, July 30th , 2301
National Park Gulpers: Activated LF Dustin Dean Moriarty from the injured list.

Sunday, July 28th , 2301
Acadia Acadians: Activated 1B Hunter Cobble from the injured list.

Saturday, July 27th , 2301
Rayburn Point Patcheyes: Activated LF Jon Tempel from the injured list.

Wednesday, July 24th , 2301
Rayburn Point Patcheyes: Signed free agent RP Querrier Borgatti to a minor league contract with a $8,000 signing bonus.

Tuesday, July 23rd , 2301
Grand Hotel Atoms: Placed CF Mike Troop on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/2301.

Playoffs

Ghoul Whales Sweep Behemoths: The Far Harbor Ghoul Whales stunned the Brooke's Head Behemoths by sweeping the Vim! Series 4-0. The Ghoul Whales dumped them 10-2 today at Last Plank Park in the deciding game of the series.

This was the 1st time Far Harbor has been the league champions. During the regular season the powerful Ghoul Whales chalked up a 46-38 mark and finished in first place in the Vim! League Harbor Division.



2301 Vim! League Champions



VIML AAA News

Season Complete

MYL News

Season Complete

[StLee]

Season Pass Series Preview

The first-ever Season Pass Series is upon us as the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales (46-38, 1st in Vim! League Harbor Division) meet up with the Grape Painted Ghouls (46-38, 2nd in NWL). The seven-game series will feature a 2-3-2 format with the first two games held at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom, the next three at Last Plank Park, and the final two games back at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom. Grape is expected to win the series in five games.

The Painted Ghouls are among the hottest teams in the Commonwealth universe. They won their final five games of the regular season to propel themselves into 2nd place before defeating 1st place Orange in the Nuka Series.

The Ghoul Whales, aka the Gwhales, outmaneuvered the Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers to win their division by a game. Then, they swept the Fog Division champions, the Brooke's Head Behemoths, to win the first-ever Vim! Series.

Because of the experience as a professional league, the Painted Ghouls are expected to have the advantage, though both teams are near in talent. Pitching-wise, Far Harbor may have the advantage in their three-man rotation of Alex Ruder, Keith Lighthouse, and Tanner Kern over Grape's Matty Lamplight, Steven Nebraska, and Robert Stubbs.

In the lineup, though, the Painted Ghouls should have the advantage. 1B Ham Porter is one strong player, but Rich Troike, Nick Homebody, and Willy Mazehaze can all generate runs for Grape. The Gwhales are led by Drew Buntrock, but he may be their best bet for a series MVP should Far Harbor win it all.

[StLee]

Season Pass Series

Game 1 - Far Harbor 3 at Grape 4

Painted Ghouls Rally Past Ghoul Whales to Claim 1-0 Series Lead
The Grape Painted Ghouls took the first game of the Season Pass Series in dramatic fashion today, topping the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales in a ninth-inning, walk-off, 4-3 win. Ghoul Whales right-hander Alex Ruder was impressive in the loss. He threw 8.2 innings of 4-hit ball.

The game ended with a bang. In the bottom of the ninth, with Grape trailing 3-1, Ian Motherson jumped on a 1-1 changeup from Noodle Green for a 3-run home run, sending the Painted Ghouls to a walk-off win.

"It's a thrill to get that kind of win," Motherson said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sunday, August 4th , 2301.

Game 2 - Far Harbor 4 at Grape 5, 10 inn.

Ghoul Whales Hammered by Homebody, Fall Further Behind in SPS
Behind the big bat of first baseman Nick Homebody, the Grape Painted Ghouls have opened up a healthy early lead in the Season Pass Series. The Painted Ghouls topped the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales 5-4 at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom today in Game 2, and now hold a 2-0 edge in the best-of-7 series. Homebody went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once to power Grape to victory.

The clutch hit was provided by Ham Porter. He delivered a walk-off run-scoring single off Chris Waters in the bottom of the tenth.

"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Homebody said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."

Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday at Last Plank Park.

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

5 August 2301

Players of the Week

Engill Selected Top Performer in NCA: Austin Engill has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old shortstop of the Abernathy Adamantium had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Engill batted .500 with 10 hits in 20 at-bats, 2 home runs and 8 RBIs.

This season Engill has hit at a .290 clip with 72 RBIs, 22 home runs and 69 runs scored.

Fugivmee Week's #1 Player: 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. Deerlord Fugivmee, the Roxbury Rad Sox 22-year-old third baseman, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.

He ripped 11 hits in 22 at-bats, compiling a .500 average with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.

This season Fugivmee is batting .270 with 24 RBIs, 49 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Transactions

Monday, August 5th , 2301
University Point Deathclaws: Released RP Josh Hollander.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated SP Terrence Artman from the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated 1B Antonio Toeclaw from the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated 3B Newspaper Turnbull from the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Activated RF Chris Treestump from the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Sent RF Chris Treestump to Triple A Breakheart Banks for injury rehab.
Salem Witch Hats: Released 3B Johnny Tattooman.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Activated 2B Alan Setter from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SP Julian Shed on the 60-day injured list.
Concord Radstags: Signed free agent 1B Clap Homestead to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Josh Maney.
Concord Radstags: Released 1B Clap Homestead.

Sunday, August 4th , 2301
Salem Witch Hats: Placed SP Tony Bertha on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/03/2301.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed 3B Dirty Dog Sapienza on the 60-day injured list.

Saturday, August 3rd , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: Activated RP Gabe Faulhaber from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Sent RP Gabe Faulhaber to Triple A Eastlake for injury rehab.
FHE Yao Guai: Released RP Josh Maney.
Quincy Gunners: Activated CL Wick Prater from the 60-day injured list.
Quincy Gunners: Sent CL Wick Prater to Triple A Bunker Hill for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated SS Lernz Tentsleep from the 60-day injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Sent SS Lernz Tentsleep to Triple A Everett for injury rehab.

Friday, August 2nd , 2301
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated RP George Cincinnatus from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated RP Earcorn Eichorn from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Sent RP Earcorn Eichorn to Triple A Eastlake for injury rehab.
Oberland T-51s: Placed 3B Ryan Bale on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/30/2301.

Thursday, August 1st , 2301
Starlight Lady Killers: Placed SP Ray Human on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2301.
Starlight Lady Killers: Released C Felix Medina.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Edgar Saldana.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Released 1B Humpty Certified.
Lexington Synths: Activated RP Greg Mardis from the 60-day injured list.
Lexington Synths: Sent RP Greg Mardis to Triple A Union Hope for injury rehab.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Todd Westland.

Wednesday, July 31st , 2301
Oberland T-51s: Activated RP Chad Adamczyk from the injured list.
The Salem Witch Hats traded 21-year old minor league CF Ed Dee Sullivan and a 6th round draft pick to the Lexington Synths, getting 24-year old SS Swift Hendrix and a 9th round draft pick in return.
The County Crossing Bloodbugs traded 21-year old minor league CF Sharkey Lurkfodder to the Sunshine Tidings Chemists, getting 23-year old RHP Mike Koenig, 37-year old RHP Wally Hall, and a 4th round draft pick in return.

Tuesday, July 30th , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed CF Aesed Hayjen on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/27/2301.
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released 1B Clap Homestead.
FHE Yao Guai: Released LF Adam Crook.
Egret Ninjas: Placed RP Matt Duty on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/27/2301.
Warwick Mirelurks: Placed SP Brian Bridges on the 60-day injured list.
Warwick Mirelurks: Signed RP Blake Rollie.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 23-year old C Paul Tracy to the The Slog Ghouls, getting 34-year old RHP Matt Suds in return.

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 (135.9, o)
2) Atom Cats (115.4, ++)
3) Diamond City Swatters (115.4, +)
4) University Point Deathclaws (113.5, -)
5) Concord Radstags (109.2, -)
6) County Crossing Bloodbugs (105.1, ++)
7) Vault 81 Dwellers (104.3, -)
8) Salem Witch Hats (102.2, ++)
9) Starlight Lady Killers (95.1, --)
10) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (95.1, --)
11) Abernathy Adamantium (93.1, ++)
12) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (93.0, ++)
13) Egret Ninjas (92.0, +)
14) Quincy Gunners (91.0, -)
15) FHE Yao Guai (88.0, --)
16) Goodneighbor Hancocks (83.0, --)
17) Oberland T-51s (77.8, o)
18) Easy Town Assaultrons (74.9, --)
19) Finch Farm Four Leafs (73.6, o)
20) The Slog Ghouls (70.7, o)
21) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (62.5, +)
22) Lexington Synths (62.4, +)
23) Roxbury Rad Sox (53.4, -)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (52.2, o)

Analysis

Playoff information below:

Playoff Picture Through 88 Games

NCA:
1. Nordhagen Beach (Playoff Magic Number = 4) - Playoff chances = 100%
2. Concord - Playoff chances = 93.3%
3. Salem - Playoff chances = 82.0%
4. Abernathy (Better league record than Starlight) - Playoff chances = 51.4%
5. County Crossing (head-to-head tiebreaker over Starlight) - Playoff chances = 76.8%

Close:
6. Starlight - Playoff chances = 55%
7. Fort Hagen - Playoff chances = 40.7%

Outside Looking In:
8. Easy Town (Magic number to elimination - 15)
9. The Slog (Magic number to elimination - 11)
10. Finch Farm (Magic number to elimination - 10)
11. Sunshine Tidings (Magic number to elimination - 8)
12. Lexington (Magic number to elimination - 5)

SCA:
1. University Point - Playoff chances = 100%
2. Diamond City - Playoff chances = 99.7%
3. Atom - Playoff chances = 99.7%
4. Vault 81 - Playoff chances = 98.8%
5. FHE - Playoff chances = 27.7%

Close:
6. Egret (best record in head-to-head series over Goodneighbor, Quincy, and Jamaica Plain) - Playoff chances = 27.3%
7. Goodneighbor (2nd best record in head-to-head series over Quincy and Jamaica Plain) - Playoff chances = 18.7%
8. Quincy (3rd best record in head-to-head series over Jamaica Plain) - Playoff chances = 10.1%
9. Jamaica Plain - Playoff chances = 18.2%

Outside Looking In:
10. Oberland (Magic number to elimination - 16)
11. Roxbury (Magic number to elimination - 8)
12. Warwick (Magic number to elimination - 3)

Minor League Report

BMU

Players of the Week

Nobles Picked CA Player of the Week: It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the Commonwealth Association, but last week Barnz Nobles of the Mystic Pines Raybathers reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Nobles rocked opposing pitching for a .625 average (5-for-8), 2 home runs and 6 RBIs to come away with the award.

Nobles is batting .260 this year with 3 home runs, 15 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He has 39 hits in 150 at-bats.

Massachusetts Association Names Eisch Best Batter: So far in his young career, Jason Eisch has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the Massachusetts Association in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.

The 24-year-old Somerville Place Sentry Bots first baseman hit at a torrid .615 clip as he collected 8 hits in 13 at-bats, 3 home runs, 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

In 53 games this season Eisch is batting .312 with 59 hits and 18 home runs. He has scored 37 runs and driven in 40.

Standings



GBRL

Players of the Week

NL's #1 Player Named: His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Safety Langer was rewarded with the North League Player of the Week honors.

The scrappy Galleria Robotics Experts left fielder hit .462 while collecting 6 hits in 13 at-bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBIs.

This season Langer has hit at a .422 clip with 51 RBIs, 20 home runs and 50 runs scored. He has played in 58 games.

Black Selected Top Player: One of the league's most exciting young players, Bill Black of the Spectacle Island Strength earned himself South League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 21-year-old first baseman had a lofty .667 average (8-for-12), collecting 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

This season Black is batting .373 with 13 home runs. He has scored 41 runs and driven in 45.

Standings

[StLee]

Season Pass Series

Game 3 - Grape 6 at Far Harbor 8

Far Harbor Breaks Through for First Win in Season Pass Series; Now Trails 2-1
Already down in the Season Pass Series, the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales put on their best show, beating the Grape Painted Ghouls by a final score of 8-6 today. Elliott Orejel was special. He was 3-4 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Far Harbor now trails Grape 2-1 in the best-of-7 affair.

C.J. Hodgdon hit a 2-run double off Josh Bison in the bottom of the fourth, which put the Ghoul Whales in front, 7-5. In addition to the double, Hodgdon had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

"Every team in baseball loses," Painted Ghouls manager Joel Pocketwatch said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wednesday, August 7th , 2301.

Game 4 - Grape 1 at Far Harbor 8

Raucous Last Plank Park Crowd Propels Ghoul Whales to 8-1 Victory; Series Tied at 2
The Far Harbor Ghoul Whales topped the Grape Painted Ghouls by the score of 8-1 and moved into a 2-2 tie in the Season Pass Series today. The largest share of the credit belongs to Far Harbor starter Alex Ruder, who threw 9.0 innings of 3-hit ball in the win.

Ruder pitched a complete game for Far Harbor. The right-hander was charged with 1 run on 3 hits. He struck out 9 during his 131-pitch performance.

"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Ruder said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, August 8th , 2301.

Game 5 - Grape 6 at Far Harbor 2

Road Win Lifts Grape to 3-2 Lead in SPS
Riding the 3-hit performance of first baseman Nick Homebody, the Grape Painted Ghouls got a road win against the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales, 6-2, in Game 5 of the Season Pass Series today. Homebody went 3-5 with a triple and 2 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Painted Ghouls, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 2.

Homebody had a critical at-bat in the top of the seventh for Grape, coming through with a bases-clearing double to put Grape in front, 6-2.

"We looked pretty good up and down," said Grape manager Joel Pocketwatch.

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, August 10th , 2301 at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom.

[OrangeP47]

Grape is like the one flavor I actually don't like. I'll eat pretty much anything, but despise grape

[StLee]

Originally Posted by OrangeP47

Grape is like the one flavor I actually don't like. I'll eat pretty much anything, but despise grape

So it's safe to assume you are not rooting for the Painted Ghouls in the Season Pass Series?

[StLee]

Season Pass Series

Game 6 - Far Harbor 9 at Grape 1

Far Harbor Win to Pull Even With Grape
The Far Harbor Ghoul Whales and the Grape Painted Ghouls will take the Season Pass Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation today, the Ghoul Whales beat the Painted Ghouls 9-1 at King Cola Park at Kiddie Kingdom to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Far Harbor first baseman Adrian Baldwin went 4 for 5 with 4 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

Jesse Stiber, the 33-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Stiber contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to put Far Harbor up, 1-0.

Painted Ghouls manager Joel Pocketwatch did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the Vim! Series."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sunday, August 11th , 2301.

Game 7 - Far Harbor 2 at Grape 3, 10 innings

Painted Ghouls Whip Ghoul Whales For Season Pass Association Title
The Grape Painted Ghouls celebrated wildly after they eliminated the Far Harbor Ghoul Whales in the Season Pass Association title series by a 3-2 score. The triumph gave the Painted Ghouls the series 4-3.

And the celebration continued when the players hit the locker room and passed around the championship trophy. "This is a great ending for a great season," the victorious Grape skipper told the reporters in the clubhouse. "Winning the first Season Pass Association title doesn't happen often in a career. This title is to be savored and remembered." During the Nuka World League regular season, the Painted Ghouls compiled a record of 46-38 to finish second in the standings.

In the bottom of the 10th, Grape's Ham Porter reached on an error with one out. After Far Harbor reliever Keith Lighthouse intentionally walked Nick Homebody, the Painted Grapes' Elliott Orejel drove a 3-2 pitch into the right centerfield gap for a walk-off win. Orejel finished the game 3 for 5 with two RBI.

[OrangeP47]

Originally Posted by StLee

So it's safe to assume you are not rooting for the Painted Ghouls in the Season Pass Series?

No, but to be fair, on a scale of things that are gross, grape is still better than those bugs in the other leagues at least

Also cherry is the one other flavor I don't like (just those two, I swear), but ironically I'm okay with it in soda so Nuka Cherry is okay.

[StLee]

BNN Weekly Report

This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

12 August 2301

Players of the Week

Week's Premier Player: Easy Town's Samuels: Sean Samuels demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award.

The Easy Town left fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .588 average (10-for-17) with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

So far this year Samuels is hitting .287 with 11 home runs.

Star of the Week Honored in SCA: 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 8 hits in 16 at-bats, compiling a .500 average with 5 home runs and 9 RBIs.

Bather's current batting average stands at .269 and he has chalked up 22 home runs and 67 RBIs.

Transactions

Monday, August 12th , 2301
The Slog Ghouls: Placed RF Boots Yellowhair on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2301.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed free agent C Twisted Bree Schneider to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Twisted Bree Schneider.

Sunday, August 11th , 2301
Lexington Synths: Activated CF Mike Pigeonfoot from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Sent CF Mike Pigeonfoot to Triple A Union Hope for injury rehab.

Saturday, August 10th , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: Placed RP Gabe Faulhaber on the 60-day injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated SP Mike Cartrette from the injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Sent SP Mike Cartrette to Triple A C.I.T. Ruins for injury rehab.
Egret Ninjas: Signed free agent 3B Tommy Talkington to a minor league contract.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RP Josh Hollander.
Egret Ninjas: Released C Twisted Bree Schneider.

Thursday, August 8th , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: RP Gabe Faulhaber returns from his rehab assignment.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed SS Newscap Woldorf on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/07/2301.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent 1B Clap Homestead to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 1B Clap Homestead.

Wednesday, August 7th , 2301
FHE Yao Guai: RP Earcorn Eichorn returns from his rehab assignment.
Starlight Lady Killers: Activated SP Ray Human from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Released 3B Tommy Talkington.

Tuesday, August 6th , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Activated CF Aesed Hayjen from the injured list.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Sent CF Aesed Hayjen to Triple A Vault 95 for injury rehab.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released SS Jake Page.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed free agent SS Jake Page to a minor league contract.

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 (129.7, o)
2) Atom Cats (119.4, o)
3) University Point Deathclaws (117.2, +)
4) Diamond City Swatters (113.4, -)
5) County Crossing Bloodbugs (108.7, +)
6) Salem Witch Hats (107.6, +)
7) Vault 81 Dwellers (107.5, o)
8) Concord Radstags (105.6, --)
9) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (99.9, ++)
10) Abernathy Adamantium (93.8, +)
11) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (93.8, -)
12) Starlight Lady Killers (91.8, --)
13) FHE Yao Guai (90.0, +)
14) Easy Town Assaultrons (84.1, ++)
15) Egret Ninjas (82.1, -)
16) Quincy Gunners (82.1, -)
17) Goodneighbor Hancocks (80.1, -)
18) Oberland T-51s (74.4, -)
19) Lexington Synths (73.7, ++)
20) Finch Farm Four Leafs (70.6, -)
21) Roxbury Rad Sox (69.7, +)
22) The Slog Ghouls (65.5, -)
23) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (51.8, -)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (44.3, o)

Analysis

Playoff information below:

Playoff Picture Through 93 Games

NCA:
1. z-Nordhagen Beach (League Magic Number = 1)
2. Concord - Playoff chances = 94.0%
3. Salem - Playoff chances = 86.1%
4. County Crossing - Playoff chances = 91.2%
5. Fort Hagen (Better league record than Abernathy and Starlight)- Playoff chances = 41.7%

Close:
6. Starlight (Better league record than Abernathy) - Playoff chances = 48.9%
7. Abernathy - Playoff chances = 37.1%

Outside Looking In:
8. Easy Town (Magic number to elimination - 12)
9. The Slog (Magic number to elimination - 5)
10. Finch Farm (Magic number to elimination - 4)
11. Lexington (Magic number to elimination - 2)
12. Sunshine Tidings (Magic number to elimination - 1)

SCA:
1. University Point - Playoff chances = 100%
2. Diamond City - Playoff chances = 100%
3. Atom - Playoff chances = 100%
4. Vault 81 - Playoff chances = 100%
5. Jamaica Plain - Playoff chances = 66.3%

Close:
6. FHE (best record in head-to-head series over Goodneighbor, Quincy, and Jamaica Plain) - Playoff chances = 19.7%
7. Egret (best record in head-to-head series over Goodneighbor and Quincy) - Playoff chances = 6.2%
8. Goodneighbor (2nd best record in head-to-head series over Quincy) - Playoff chances = 4.3%
9. Quincy - Playoff chances = 3.5%

Outside Looking In:
10. Oberland (Magic number to elimination - 8)
11. Roxbury (Magic number to elimination - 3)
12. e-Warwick

Minor League Report

BMU

DeYoe Punishes CA Pitchers This Week: So far in his young career, Ralph DeYoe has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the Commonwealth Association in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.

The 22-year-old Greentop Nursery Night People center fielder hit at a torrid .474 clip as he collected 9 hits in 19 at-bats, 4 home runs, 10 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

DeYoe is hitting .293 this year with 14 home runs and 46 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .327, 13 walks and scored 36 times.

MA Announces Player of the Week: Michaelangelo Sandifer has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old right fielder of the Natick Banks Big Leaguers had a hot bat in the Massachusetts Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.

Sandifer batted .615 with 8 hits in 13 at-bats, 6 home runs and 14 RBIs.

Sandifer is batting .421 this season in 16 games with 17 home runs, 34 RBIs and 31 runs scored. He has 24 hits in 57 at-bats.

It's Official -- Trinity Plaza Fires Pinkerton as Manager: Critics and second-guessers of Bill Pinkerton can rejoice -- his tenure in Trinity Plaza is over. He was fired as the Snipers manager today.

According to one player, who requested anonymity, the decision was long overdue.

"I never really agreed with his decisions and I think he's cost us a lot of games with the way he manages," the player said. "I like Bill as a person, but as a manager I don't think he's the right person to run this baseball team."

When told of the anonymous comment, Pinkerton took the high road.

"I don't really need to get into a war of words with someone, I have no comment on that. Basically, the front office has made their decision and that's that. No discussion needed," he said.

Standings



GBRL

Player of the Week: Lynn Woods's Faraday: Danny Faraday burst onto the North League stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie center fielder for Lynn Woods 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 .562 (9-for-16) with 1 home run and 8 RBIs last week.

In his 2301 season totals, Faraday has 9 home runs, .372 BA, .457 OBP, 48 RBIs and 63 runs scored.

Gains: Big Hit in the South League: 19-year-old Stu Gains made a few Mass Pike headlines during this past week as the rookie right fielder proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and South League officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 8 hits in 13 at-bats to put up a .615 average. Gains collected 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

This season Gains is hitting .375 with 4 home runs.

Standings