Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization

[StLee]

Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

Hey, hope all is well! Haven't been on the boards as much lately so didn't realize you haven't posted in a while. Guess it gives me some time to re-read some of the old stuff. The settlement coverage is just as amazing as the first time! I know the game helps a lot but the visuals and writeups give so much life to the world!

Thanks for the check in! I am still around and kicking. I just took on a few more responsibilities and my daily commute increased to 90 minutes daily from 20 minutes before. In other words, my free time has suffered and the will to write when I do have free time has just not been there. My postings are typically time-consuming.

I anticipate my free time to become a little better from mid-December to hopefully at least the summer of next year. Then I can get this back on track.

For this dynasty, I am at a bit of a bottle neck. Either I drop all storylines and become like J. Henry Waugh, just continuing on without purpose. OR, I take the time to get in the biggest of big stories that is due in February of 2317. There were some other storylines, too, that I delayed/abandoned. But those stories now are due. I cannot continue like I want to until I stop the OOTP side and get the narrative on a sensible track. I promise that will come.

Thank you again for checking in, and I hope all has been well for you, too.

[ayaghmour2]

Originally Posted by StLee

Thanks for the check in! I am still around and kicking. I just took on a few more responsibilities and my daily commute increased to 90 minutes daily from 20 minutes before. In other words, my free time has suffered and the will to write when I do have free time has just not been there. My postings are typically time-consuming.

I anticipate my free time to become a little better from mid-December to hopefully at least the summer of next year. Then I can get this back on track.

For this dynasty, I am at a bit of a bottle neck. Either I drop all storylines and become like J. Henry Waugh, just continuing on without purpose. OR, I take the time to get in the biggest of big stories that is due in February of 2317. There were some other storylines, too, that I delayed/abandoned. But those stories now are due. I cannot continue like I want to until I stop the OOTP side and get the narrative on a sensible track. I promise that will come.

Thank you again for checking in, and I hope all has been well for you, too.

Sorry to hear your free time is shrinking but glad you're doing well! As much as I love to write I definitely feel that. When you have less time for yourself and/or have to write for work, the fun writing doesn't seem as fun when it competes with all the other fun stuff we like to occupy our times with. I took a lot of time off it myself, but now that Figment is about to start back up (again) I'm starting to get that itch again!

But for CBO action I'll continue to (not so) patiently wait!

[BRyMcBourbon]

Sorry to hear the free time has taken a hit but glad you're doing well. Hopefully the extra commute has its upside

[StLee]

Originally Posted by BRyMcBourbon

Sorry to hear the free time has taken a hit but glad you're doing well. Hopefully the extra commute has its upside

Well is relative, too! Did I mention I am one-armed for now? Typing is difficult! Sitting comfortably for more than a few minutes is difficult, too. In the last four days, however, I have been brainstorming and will start plugging away at some of these narratives. I think I can reveal some slowly, but need one to progress. For now, I need to reacquaint myself with the CBO.

Here's a legacy story:

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

9 January 2317

Where Does Jarrett Metalbox Fit in CBO History?

In the first year of the CBO, Easy Town's Jarrett Metalbox looked to be on his way to all-time greatness. Originally drafted at the top of the 8th Round in the 2296 Inaugural Draft by the then East Boston Prep Assaultrons, the 17-year-old Metalbox immediately made an impact in the Brotherhood League, leading with a .404 average.

Two years later, when the CBO formed, he did it again, leading the Easy Town team to the NCA's second-best record behind Nordhagen Beach. Metalbox was the NCA's leader in average (.408), OBP (.453), and hits (180) in a 108-game season. That .408 average stood as the CBO record until 2307 when Barker Cocoa surpassed it with .421 mark, but it still stands as the NCA record, three points higher than Miko
Miko's 2314 performance,

Metalbox was named the first-ever Nuka-Hitter Award winner, to go along with the BosCom Positional Hitter Award at LF, and an All-Star selection. In leading the Trons to the Sole Survivor Series, where they were swept by a dominant Goodneighbor team, Metalbox earned the NCALS Series MVP in a 3-1 series win over Fort Hagen.

His four awards proved to be the only awards of his 21-year CBO career. In 2304, Easy Town traded Metalbox to the NWL's Victory Cave Crickets where he helped them to a Nuka Series championship. He was traded back to the CBO (Starlight) to start the 2305 season but could never find success like he did in the inaugural CBO season.

Still, Metalbox's career numbers are decent. He is 19th all-time among retired CBO players in career average (.3015). In Easy Town team history, he is tied with Lannie Tykeson for 2nd in team average (.328), 5th in OBP (.373), 3rd in SLG (.485), 5th in OPS (.858), 6th in WAR (18.2), 8th in runs (420), 8th in hits (939), and 6th in TB (1389).

The Assaultrons did not retire his #16, currently taken by1B Albie Cannibal. He will not be considered an all-time great. What history tells is that Metalbox was an above-average player who had one magical season. He was the CBO's and NCA's Mr. 2298.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

23 February 2317

Changes and Sadness

Nate Howard is gone. Not dead, but no longer here in the Commonwealth.

Today we woke up to the news that Jimmy LaRue would be taking over permanently as commissioner of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. LaRue, as many know, claims to have been a baseball player in the Mojave, a place in the West where the Brotherhood of Steel and a faction called the NCR had battled for control over many years. According to LaRue, the president of that NCR was someone that was vile and evil and made the land much, much less safe than it should be. Now LaRue left not long after retiring, According to him, he headed east based on tales from a person called Dee Historian who told of clues left by another commissioner of that Mojave league, someone very similar to Nate Howard, who had a vision that seemed quite similar.

As my readers know, Piper Howard is my sister. She was the one who founded Publick Occurrences. She and I built it into a journalistic empire, and now we are part of the BNN where I report almost exclusively on the happenings of baseball in the Commonwealth. Piper was also a companion of Nate’s out in the in the wastelands, fighting for the freedom that we now know. They were very close for a very long time before different interests in the times of peace took them in different directions. Yes, they're both involved with baseball. They're both a part of this build that we have here with Piper now running all of the communications of the Commonwealth. And she shared with me the letter that she received today, the one from Nate Howard where he has declared that he will be here no more. She gave me permission to share it below. Nate also had other companions than the Commonwealth like Robert MacCready, the mayor of Diamond City. And Nick Valentine, Diamond City’s top detective. Among others. I'll ask them also if they received a letter. I'm curious to know whether or not they allow me to share. I don't know, but I do know this. Piper has already expressed to me that Nate will be missed.

But, of course, views go beyond sports. And the politics of this land were held in check by Nate Howard being here. With him gone, there's hope here though that the people that have been put into power, have control of each of the factions we know. Those who are benevolent, who understand the importance of what we have built here and would not defy that. I am confident that the CBO will keep going, keep thriving, keep building on itself. But Nate is its foundation, and that leads to some doubt. Jimmy LaRue put out his own statement today stating that his mission is to make the CBO continue to be that foundation of its own that supports the people of the Commonwealth. That gives everyone hope that where we came from is not what we must be.

There's a saying around here that war never changes. Well, Nate has changed that war saying. He brought peace and unity to this land. Nate did not believe that war never changes. He believed that if we made it our mission, our actions to fight directly for peace, for freedom, for a sense of hope that war could change, war could become redundant. And that is what we of the Commonwealth now believe. War can change. War can be redundant. We can fight on. And even though Nate is no longer here. We. Will. Survive.

Nate’s letter:

Dearest Piper,

What we talked about that would happen has happened. This is a letter to let you know that this is a goodbye. I don't know if it's a final goodbye or it's a temporary one, but I do know that I have to go away. Far, far away and immediately. I wanted to pin this letter as that letter that would be the one that would let you know. That I'm OK. There is no need to search. It is something that I must do. And I leave to you what we've had since the beginning: that sense of adventure, cunning, and curiosity. Now, you may want to find out more about where I've gone and why, but right now that is not something that I can share. It's a part of something much, much bigger than the Commonwealth. Things that are important to the future of civilization. I appreciate every moment that we spent together, the days that we worked to turn this place from what it was to what it is, a place where people can survive and thrive. You've been among one of the best companions I've had. And I want to thank you.

Yours,

Nate

[ayaghmour2]

Originally Posted by StLee

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

23 February 2317

Changes and Sadness

Nate Howard is gone. Not dead, but no longer here in the Commonwealth.

Today we woke up to the news that Jimmy LaRue would be taking over permanently as commissioner of the Commonwealth Baseball Organization. LaRue, as many know, claims to have been a baseball player in the Mojave, a place in the West where the Brotherhood of Steel and a faction called the NCR had battled for control over many years. According to LaRue, the president of that NCR was someone that was vile and evil and made the land much, much less safe than it should be. Now LaRue left not long after retiring, According to him, he headed east based on tales from a person called Dee Historian who told of clues left by another commissioner of that Mojave league, someone very similar to Nate Howard, who had a vision that seemed quite similar.

As my readers know, Piper Howard is my sister. She was the one who founded Publick Occurrences. She and I built it into a journalistic empire, and now we are part of the BNN where I report almost exclusively on the happenings of baseball in the Commonwealth. Piper was also a companion of Nate’s out in the in the wastelands, fighting for the freedom that we now know. They were very close for a very long time before different interests in the times of peace took them in different directions. Yes, they're both involved with baseball. They're both a part of this build that we have here with Piper now running all of the communications of the Commonwealth. And she shared with me the letter that she received today, the one from Nate Howard where he has declared that he will be here no more. She gave me permission to share it below. Nate also had other companions than the Commonwealth like Robert MacCready, the mayor of Diamond City. And Nick Valentine, Diamond City’s top detective. Among others. I'll ask them also if they received a letter. I'm curious to know whether or not they allow me to share. I don't know, but I do know this. Piper has already expressed to me that Nate will be missed.

But, of course, views go beyond sports. And the politics of this land were held in check by Nate Howard being here. With him gone, there's hope here though that the people that have been put into power, have control of each of the factions we know. Those who are benevolent, who understand the importance of what we have built here and would not defy that. I am confident that the CBO will keep going, keep thriving, keep building on itself. But Nate is its foundation, and that leads to some doubt. Jimmy LaRue put out his own statement today stating that his mission is to make the CBO continue to be that foundation of its own that supports the people of the Commonwealth. That gives everyone hope that where we came from is not what we must be.

There's a saying around here that war never changes. Well, Nate has changed that war saying. He brought peace and unity to this land. Nate did not believe that war never changes. He believed that if we made it our mission, our actions to fight directly for peace, for freedom, for a sense of hope that war could change, war could become redundant. And that is what we of the Commonwealth now believe. War can change. War can be redundant. We can fight on. And even though Nate is no longer here. We. Will. Survive.

Nate’s letter:

Dearest Piper,

What we talked about that would happen has happened. This is a letter to let you know that this is a goodbye. I don't know if it's a final goodbye or it's a temporary one, but I do know that I have to go away. Far, far away and immediately. I wanted to pin this letter as that letter that would be the one that would let you know. That I'm OK. There is no need to search. It is something that I must do. And I leave to you what we've had since the beginning: that sense of adventure, cunning, and curiosity. Now, you may want to find out more about where I've gone and why, but right now that is not something that I can share. It's a part of something much, much bigger than the Commonwealth. Things that are important to the future of civilization. I appreciate every moment that we spent together, the days that we worked to turn this place from what it was to what it is, a place where people can survive and thrive. You've been among one of the best companions I've had. And I want to thank you.

Yours,

Nate

Now this is a surprise! Wonder what's next for the playable character! I'm sure the CBO will flourish without him

[StLee]

More stories will come out in time!

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

22 February 2317

Lovetap Passes Away in Bradberton

As if the news was not terrible already, BNN has learned that CBO star Homestay Lovetap has passed away in Bradberton. Lovetap had been hospitalized since October 5 when he was attacked by a swarm of flying ants and had an allergic reaction to the ants' venom.

The one-time Nuka-Hitter Award winner who hit a CBO record 61 home runs in 2306, finished his career with the Oberland T-51s, his fifth squad. Lovetap was originally drafted by Jamaica Plain in the 5th Round of the 2300 Draft.

He was traded to Warwick (now Spectacle Island) in 2302 and earned the SCA Red Rocket Rookie Award the following season at 21 with a .273/34/63 line. In 2306, he hit .346/61/149 but finished 3rd in Nuka-Hitter Award voting. In his Nuka-Hitter Award season (2308), Lovetap hit .315/51/106.

Lovetap later played with Egret (part of 2312), Salem (part of 2313), and the T-51s (2313-2316).

The Reapers franchise has announced that they plan to retire #22 in honor of Lovetap. Lovetap would have turned 35 on February 26.

[StLee]

In the Boston Public Library, there was a book of tales, The Treeshadow Legacy, set in a place called the Godlands by an author called Oval the Curious. In these tales, he spoke of ascension. The most curious of all of those aspects is that Oval claimed to be from a different universe where every tale within this volume was claimed to be true. The ascension was something where a human became what he called a "lesser god." He stated that at any time there could be only 32. Or was it 16? I forget now. These lesser gods were protectors of the land.

They kept the onerous, vile creatures of a higher order from destroying the world and all that dwelled on it. Oval the Curious wrote many tales about these gods and adventurers, and there was even mention of a game like the one we call baseball meant to act as a sacrificial ceremony for the higher gods. I was very curious about that. But what was most curious was a number I have seen elsewhere, the number 272.

In my investigation, I found many reports by someone named West-go Joe. He was heading to the Mojave to investigate further. He called 272 the “number of the gods.” Was he just a big fan of Oval the Curious? Or is there a connection? Why is 272 associated with Nate Howard?

There has to be a massive connection. Unlike those of the Institute that needed devices to teleport, Nate was able to just jump to different places in a way that no one could explain and he would never tell. It was almost as though Nate had become godlike like in Oval the Curious’ tales. Human in god form or a god in human form? The story that Nate has disappeared is out, and I think I know some of the secrets, just like West-go Joe reported. I'm going to Nick. I've got a theory. And that theory is the answer to the number of the gods.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

2 March 2317

It's Baseball Season!

After a February to forget, it is now time for the good news: the 2317 baseball season begins tomorrow when the Play-in Round of the Nuka Cup Tournament begins.

Last year, the Nuka Cup Tournament had a surprising team in the final with the Lexington Synths sweeping the Southie Brews, 3-0. The Brews had finished near the bottom of the SCA in 2315 and continued that struggle, finishing with the CBO's worst record in 2316. Lexington also struggled after a playoff season and a trip to the Sole Survivor Series in 2315, finishing 6th in the Institute League in 2316.

This season, host teams in seeded order are Quincy, Easy Town, Glowing Sea, and Malden. In the Play-in Round, March 3-5, host teams get a bye, while seeds 2-7 fight for three spots in the regional brackets. The #2 seed faces the #7 seed, the #3 seed faces the #6 seed, and the #4 seed faces the #5 seed. The first game tomorrow will have first pitch at 12:05 in the Malden Regional when #6 Spectacle Island faces #3 The Slog. A pre-game moment of silence in memory of fallen star Homestay Lovetap will take place.

New CBO commissioner, Jimmy LaRue, released a statement about the start of March's Nuka Cup: "We know it has been a tough offseason, but my mission is to make the CBO even better. We are still growing, and our influence now has reach throughout the Northeast."

Twelve games will be played in the Saturday through Monday Play-in Round, from 12:05-9:05 each day, with the team winning two or three games in each series moving on to the next round.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

6 March 2317

Nuka Cup Tournament

The Play-in Round of the 2317 Nuka Cup Tournament is complete, and now we are down to the Sweet Sixteen. Below are the results and coming schedule as we enter the double-elimination portion of regional tournaments.

Quincy Regional

#7 Roxbury 2, #2 Cambridge 1
#6 County Crossing 2, #3 Diamond City 1
#4 Nordhagen Beach 2, #5 University Point 1

Both the #6 and #7 seeds pulled off upsets in the only regional to have any. The defending champions now get the "easiest" path of all host teams.

Coming matchups:

#1 Quincy vs #7 Roxbury
#4 Nordhagen Beach vs #6 County Crossing

Malden Regional

#2 Vault 81 2, #7 Starlight 1
#3 The Slog 2, #6 Spectacle Island 1
#4 Jamaica Plain 2, #5 Lexington 1

Last year's champions, the Synths, are eliminated. Otherwise all four top seeds move on to the next round,

Coming matchups:

#1 Malden vs #4 Jamaica Plain
#2 Vault 81 vs #3 The Slog

Easy Town Regional

#2 Oberland 3, #7 Salem 0
#3 Concord 2, #6 FHE 1
#4 Egret 2, #5 Sunshine Tidings 1

The T-51s were the only team in the first three regionals to get a sweep and may prove to be formidable against the host Assaultrons.

Coming matchups:

#1 Easy Town vs #4 Egret
#2 Oberland vs #3 Concord

Glowing Sea Regional

#2 Bunker Hill 2, #7 Southie 1
#3 Atom 3, #6 Nahant 0
#4 Fort Hagen 2, #5 Goodneighbor 1

The Cats looked ferocious, while the other top seeds again took care of business.

Coming matchups:

#1 Glowing Sea vs #4 Fort Hagen
#2 Bunker Hill vs #3 Atom

We will be back next Tuesday with a report of which teams hold the Winner's Bracket position and which four teams have been eliminated.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

11 March 2317

CCBL Preview: UMass, New Hampshire Picked in College Series

PAM has picked the UMass Minutemen to top the New Hampshire Wildcats in the 10th College Series in what looks to be a top-heavy college season. Both teams were in the postseason with New Hampshire winning the Northern Commonwealth Conference and UMass entering as an at-large team after finishing 4th in the Massachusetts Conference. The Wildcats were eliminated by Yale in the Elite Eight, while the Minutemen were eliminated by Commonwealth U in the Sweet 16. Yale and the Terriers advanced to the Final Four. The Terriers lost the College Series, three games to one, to Greenfield College.

Based on the setup of conference winners--six--getting the top seeds, there are again 18 at-large teams in the playoffs. The conference winners and top two wildcards will get a by into the Sweet 16 with the remaining 16 teams playing in a Play-in Round. The Independents, meaning not affiliated with a conference, must earn their way in with an at-large bid.

According to PAM's predictions, this would be the seedings with a line for the teams with a bye and indicators of expected finish per conference:

1. UMass (1st MassCon)
2. New Hampshire (1st NoComm) +239
3. Winthrop College (1st BCAC) +196
4. Yale (1st SoComm) +182
5. Bridgeport (1st ASC) +158
6. Sturbridge (1st MCC)
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7. Greenfield College (2nd MassCon)
8. Harvard (2nd BCAC)
9. Holy Cross (3rd MassCon)
10. Northeastern (3rd BCAC) +178
11. Fairfield (2nd SoComm) +138
12. Commonwealth (4th BCAC) +117
13T. Bunker Hill (5th BCAC)
13T. Endicott College (2nd ASC)
15. Revere College (6th BCAC) +157
16. Narragansett (3rd SoComm) +88
17. RISD (1st Ind)
18. ECSU (4th SoComm)
19. Acadia College (2nd NoComm) +66
20. American Int'l (2nd MCC) +56
21. Assumption (4th MassCon) +32
22. Stonehill College (5th MassCon) +84
23. UConn (5th SoComm) +62
24. Boston Coll (7th BCAC) +55




In top players predictions, junior LF Biddy Juhan of the Revere College Riders is predicted to be the Top Collegiate Hitter, while junior pitcher Casan Evans of the Assumption Greyhounds is expected to earn the Top Collegiate Pitcher Award.

Other hitter contenders include: 1B Slob Zuzoric, Jr, Brown; SS Peppino Civetta, Jr, Winchester; CF Derek Cureall, Jr, Winchester; and 1B Ovedom Aquascent, Jr, UNH. Other pitcher contenders include: SP Zachariah Budd, Jr, Naval War College; SP Cheek Inares, Jr,
UMass; SP Angry Al Higgins, Jr, Winchester; and SP Quantum Taylor, Jr, Assumption.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

13 March 2317

Nuka Cup Tournament

Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2317 Nuka Cup Tournament are now complete, leaving us with 12 teams, including four in the Winners' Brackets. Below are the results and coming schedule as we enter Round 3 and the Regional Finals of regional tournaments.

Quincy Regional

Round 1

#1 Quincy 2, #7 Roxbury 1
#4 Nordhagen Beach 2, #6 County Crossing 1

Round 2

#4 Nordhagen Beach 2, #1 Quincy 1
#7 Roxbury 2, #6 County Crossing 1 - County Crossing eliminated

Coming matchups:

#1 Quincy vs #7 Roxbury

Malden Regional

Round 1

#1 Malden 2, #4 Jamaica Plain 1
#2 Vault 81 3, #3 The Slog 0

Round 2

#2 Vault 81 3, #1 Malden 0
#3 The Slog 3, #4 Jamaica Plain 0 - Jamaica Plain eliminated

Coming matchups:

#1 Malden vs #3 The Slog

Easy Town Regional

Round 1

#4 Egret 2, #1 Easy Town 1
#2 Oberland 2, #3 Concord 1

Round 2

#2 Oberland 2, #4 Egret 1
#1 Easy Town 2, #3 Concord 1 - Concord eliminated

Coming matchups:

#4 Egret vs #1 Easy Town

Glowing Sea Regional

Round 1

#1 Glowing Sea 2, #4 Fort Hagen 1
#3 Atom 2, #2 Bunker Hill 1

Round 2

#3 Atom 2, #1 Glowing Sea 1
#4 Fort Hagen 2, #2 Bunker Hill 1 - Bunker Hill eliminated

Coming matchups:

#1 Glowing Sea vs #4 Fort Hagen

Overall, Vault 81 (8-1) and Atom (7-2) appear to be the hottest teams and are our picks to face off in the Finals at this point. None of the #1 seeds made it to the Winners' Bracket where there is a one-game advantage in the Regional Finals, but all four are still alive.

We will be back next Wednesday with a report of which teams won the regionals and move on to the Final Four.

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

19 March 2317

CYL Predictions: CIT Academy and Collegetown Look to Be on Top

A new season of Commonwealth Youth League baseball is set to begin, after a thrilling 2316 campaign that ended with the Harwich Fishheads topping the Marblehead Mess, 2 games to 1, to win their first Youth Series title. With returning stars, reloaded rosters, and new rivalries simmering, the 18th season of CYL play promises intensity from Opening Day to the final out of the Youth Series.

According to pre-season projections by PAM, this year's championship showdown could feature two dominant programs: the CIT Academy Yahoos from the North Region and the Collegetown Spirits from the South Region. Both clubs come in as top seeds in their respective regions and boast elite-level lineups with deep pitching rotations. The Spirits are expected to challenge for the winning percentage record (.860 by Jamaica Plain in 2315). The NR and SR are stacked with postseason-caliber squads, and many divisional races may come down to the final week of the season.

North Region

PAM’s 2316 Northern Region Playoff Teams:

1. CIT Academy Yahoos (1st in Revere Division)
2. Littleton Beasts (1st in Franklin Division)
3. Lexington Minuteboys (1st in Fuller Division)
4. Boxford Packers (1st in Emerson Division)
5. Newburyport Cubs (1st in DuBois Division)
6. Kittery Skippers (1st in Longfellow Division)
7. Manchester Rocketeers (1st in Allen Division)
8. Boston Harbor Fellows (2nd in Revere Division)
9. South Charles Bank Moonies (3rd in Revere Division)
10. North Charles Bank Goonies (4th in Revere Division)
11. Beerthirty Sippers (2nd in Fuller Division)
12. Worcester Crows (2nd in Franklin Division)
13. Marblehead Mess (2nd in Emerson Division)
14. Lowell Frags (3rd in Franklin Division)
15. Hester Mechanists (3rd in Fuller Division)
16. Beantown Sprouts (T-5th in Revere Division)

South Region

PAM’s 2316 Southern Region Playoff Teams:

1. Collegetown Spirits (1st in Bradberton Division)
2. Jamaica Plain Treasures (1st in Alcott Division)
3. Coventry Quads (1st in Adams Division)
4. Harwich Fishheads (1st in Attucks Division)
5. Plymouth Hunters (1st in Morse Division)
6. New Haven Sailors (1st in Hancock Division)
7. Wareham Comets (1st in Mayhew Division)
8. West Quincy Atomatoys (2nd in Alcott Division)
9. Swansea Nuka Sox (T-3rd in Alcott Division)
10. Spectacle Island Specters (T-3rd in Alcott Division)
11. Weymouth Locksmiths (T-2nd in Morse Division)
12. Seekonk Quahog (T-2nd in Morse Division)
T13. Dennis Menaces (2nd in Attucks Division)
T13. Johnston Sluggers (2nd in Adams Division)
15. Meriden Tinkers (2nd in Hancock Division)
16. Hadley Falls Reactors (2nd in Bradberton Division)

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

21 March 2317

Nuka Tournament: Four Teams Play for 2317 Cup

Quincy Regional

Round 3:
Quincy 2, Roxbury 1 - Roxbury eliminated

Regional Final (Winners' Bracket team starts with 1-0 lead in Best of 5):
Nordhagen Beach 4, Quincy 1 - Nordhagen Beach advances

The Party Boys demolished the defending champions, winning three of the four games played. Slammin' Sammy Holloway looked to return to his 2315 form, showing a lot of pop and power in his swing.

[UMalden Regional[/U]

Round 3:
Malden 2, The Slog 1 - The Slog eliminated

Regional Final (Winners' Bracket team starts with 1-0 lead in Best of 5):
Vault 81 3, Malden 2 - Vault 81 advances

The Dwellers were the defending champions last season and entered the playoffs as the top seed before being upended by the eventual champions, Quincy. Vault 81 has looked to be the best team again and remains a favorite to win the Cup in 2317.

Easy Town Regional

Round 3:
Easy Town 3, Egret 0 - Egret eliminated

Regional Final (Winners' Bracket team starts with 1-0 lead in Best of 5):
Oberland 4, Easy Town 1 - Oberland advances

The host Assaultrons looked geared to compete after sweeping Egret, but the T-51s were on a mission, winning three of four in the games played. No player particularly stood out except for Emperry Alizm's shutout.

Glowing Sea Regional

Round 3:
Fort Hagen 3, Glowing Sea 0 - Glowing Sea eliminated

Regional Final (Winners' Bracket team starts with 1-0 lead in Best of 5):
Fort Hagen 3, Atom 2 - Fort Hagen advances

The Shroud got angry after a Round One loss, winning every series after that, including 3 of 4 over Atom.

Semifinals Matchups - All games at the Great Green Jewel

Vault 81 (#2 Malden Regional) vs Nordhagen Beach (#4 Quincy Regional)
Oberland (#2 Easy Town Regional) vs Fort Hagen (#4 Glowing Sea Regional)

CYL

It is not often we report on game action in the CYL, but senior SP Fog Slater's performance in Portland's 1-0 win over North Adams in 11 innings is worth mentioning. Slater did not have a decision, but he did pitch 10 shutout innings, racking up a record-setting 23 strikeouts!

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

27 March 231

Nuka Cup Tournament Complete

The 2317 Nuka Cup Tournament is now complete, and we have a new champion. Here are the results.

Semifinals: Vault 81 vs Nordhagen Beach

Game 1: Vault 81 9, Nordhagen Beach 3
Game 2: Vault 81 5, Nordhagen Beach 2 - Vault 81 clinches series
Game 3: Vault 81 6, Nordhagen Beach 2

The Dwellers still look to be the CBO's dominant team, sweeping the Party Boys.

Semifinals: Oberland vs Fort Hagen

Game 1: Oberland 2, Fort Hagen 1
Game 2: Oberland 6, Fort Hagen 1 - Oberland clinched series
Game 3: Oberland 8, Fort Hagen 7

The T-51s finished the 2316 season with the SCA's second-best record behind Vault 81 but ended up falling in the Wildcard Round to eventual champions, Quincy. Like Vault 81, Oberland looks to be on a mission, sweeping Fort Hagen.

Nuka Cup Finals: Vault 81 vs Oberland

Game 1: Oberland 3, Vault 81 2

Tarzan Rogers pitched eight innings, allowing just two earned runs on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts to earn the win. C Eowyn hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the 7th off Dwellers SP Scruffy Taguchi.



Game 2: Vault 81 8, Oberland 0

Vault 81 got three runs in the top of the 1st and added five insurance runs in the 9th in the blowout win. Ryan Downing pitched 7.1 shutout innings before giving way to the bullpen after 98 pitches. C Phantom Vargas' two-run 1st inning home run proved to be the game-clinching hit to tie up the series.



Game 3: Vault 81 1, Oberland 0 - Vault 81 clinched Nuka Tournament Cup

Exxie Summerset won the pitcher's duel, going 8.0 innings, allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out five. 3B Arty Sefilian's solo home run off Oberland starter Ahsoka Tano in the 3rd inning was the game-winning hit. The T-51s were held scoreless in their last 20 innings of the Nuka Cup. Vault 81 won their second Nuka Cup Tournament (2313).

[StLee]

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

1 April 2317

The April 1 Super Post

CCBL Analysis

We are 1/3 of the way, 20 games, into the 2317 season, and eight teams have a .800 or better winning percentage. One of those teams is Northeastern University, currently on an 11-game winning streak.

Conference leaders are Harvard (BCAC), Greenfield College (MassCon), New Hampshire (NoComm), Narragansett (SoComm), Endicott College (ASC), and Sturbridge (MCC).

Wildcards at this moment in tiers of record are:

17-3: Commonwealth
16-4: Northeastern, UMass, and Yale
15-5: Coastal and Holy Cross
14-6: Providence College, Revere College, RISD, UMass-Lowell, and Winthrop College
13-7: Boston College, Bunker Hill, Curry College, and Stonehill College




CCBL Players of the Month

Hitter - Harvard Crimson fans may just have witnessed a star player blossoming before their eyes in March.

Ewald Kujawa put up a remarkable month at the age of 20 and has been named the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League Batter of the Month.

For the month, Kujawa hit .535 with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

Pitcher - Angry Al Higgins really tore up the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League this past month. He went 6-0 in March and won the Pitcher of the Month award.

In 6 starts he struck out 43 in 49 innings with a 1.10 ERA.


CYL Analysis

With 12 games down and 38 to play, the CYL is still in its early stages, including no official players of the month selected. The Diamond City Newsboys of the NR's Paul Revere Division has the CYL's best record of 11-0-1, but they still have a lot of games to win to be in great shape.

Division leaders are:

NR Franklin - Wellesley
NR Emerson - Marblehead
NR Fuller - Covenant and Lexington
NR Revere - Diamond City
NR DuBois - Haverhill
NR Longfellow - Bangor, Far Harbor, and Portland
NR Allen - Bennington and Nashua

SR Adams - Coventry
SR Alcott - Jamaica Plain
SR Morse - Weymouth
SR Attucks - Sandwich
SR Hancock - Putnam
SR Bradberton - Collegetown
SR Mayhew - New Bedford




CYL's Best Hitter (Stats leader) - 2B Alvin Dark, Sandwich: .604, 13 HR, .698 OBP, 1.479 SLG, 2.5 WAR, 29 H, 25 R, 71 TB, 389 OPS+, 2.29 WPA, .831 wOBA

CYL's Best Pitcher (Stats leader) - SP Chad Church, Taunton: 4 W, 35.0 IP, 3 CG, 2 SHO, 4 QS

[ayaghmour2]

Originally Posted by StLee

BNN Report

News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL

by Nat Wright-Kawolski

27 March 231

Nuka Cup Tournament Complete

The 2317 Nuka Cup Tournament is now complete, and we have a new champion. Here are the results.

Semifinals: Vault 81 vs Nordhagen Beach

Game 1: Vault 81 9, Nordhagen Beach 3
Game 2: Vault 81 5, Nordhagen Beach 2 - Vault 81 clinches series
Game 3: Vault 81 6, Nordhagen Beach 2

The Dwellers still look to be the CBO's dominant team, sweeping the Party Boys.

Semifinals: Oberland vs Fort Hagen

Game 1: Oberland 2, Fort Hagen 1
Game 2: Oberland 6, Fort Hagen 1 - Oberland clinched series
Game 3: Oberland 8, Fort Hagen 7

The T-51s finished the 2316 season with the SCA's second-best record behind Vault 81 but ended up falling in the Wildcard Round to eventual champions, Quincy. Like Vault 81, Oberland looks to be on a mission, sweeping Fort Hagen.

Nuka Cup Finals: Vault 81 vs Oberland

Game 1: Oberland 3, Vault 81 2

Tarzan Rogers pitched eight innings, allowing just two earned runs on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts to earn the win. C Eowyn hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the 7th off Dwellers SP Scruffy Taguchi.



Game 2: Vault 81 8, Oberland 0

Vault 81 got three runs in the top of the 1st and added five insurance runs in the 9th in the blowout win. Ryan Downing pitched 7.1 shutout innings before giving way to the bullpen after 98 pitches. C Phantom Vargas' two-run 1st inning home run proved to be the game-clinching hit to tie up the series.



Game 3: Vault 81 1, Oberland 0 - Vault 81 clinched Nuka Tournament Cup

Exxie Summerset won the pitcher's duel, going 8.0 innings, allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out five. 3B Arty Sefilian's solo home run off Oberland starter Ahsoka Tano in the 3rd inning was the game-winning hit. The T-51s were held scoreless in their last 20 innings of the Nuka Cup. Vault 81 won their second Nuka Cup Tournament (2313).

Pretty nice conclusion to the Cup. Lot of good pitching and I'm not sure if it's more fun when the finals has two legit contenders or two unexpected entries. My CBO knowledge is a bit rusty but I have to assume Oberland and Vault 81 are going to be playoff teams again. Felt like a preview of a playoff series

[StLee]

Originally Posted by ayaghmour2

Pretty nice conclusion to the Cup. Lot of good pitching and I'm not sure if it's more fun when the finals has two legit contenders or two unexpected entries. My CBO knowledge is a bit rusty but I have to assume Oberland and Vault 81 are going to be playoff teams again. Felt like a preview of a playoff series

With the ratings changes in OOTP 26, I am still not sure how to evaluate the talent in the CBO. Vault 81 and Oberland both finished 2nd and 3rd overall in 2316 in the regular season, so they should be among the best. Looking at their rosters, though, there are some strengths and weak spots. I hope to run the preseason predictions tomorrow, so I will see what PAM thinks. My guess would be Vault 81 is the favorites to win it all and Oberland would probably be 2nd place behind them in the RL. Atom should also be up there in the SCA.