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Year 6: Prospects League
Final Standings
PlayoffsPlay-in game188 Traders 5 at Cottonwood Cove Lakelurks 1Game MVP: Wilbur Jackson, SP, 188, 8.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 BB, 3 KFirst RoundGame One: Nipton Phoenix 7 at Red Rock RobCo Robots 3Game MVP: Greg Reid, CF/LF, Nipton, 1 for 3, GS HR, 4 RBI, RGame One: Mojave Express Couriers 11 at 188 Traders 4Game MVP: Matt Nelson, RF, Mojave Express, 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 RGame Two: Red Rock RobCo Robots 7 at Nipton Phoenix 4Game MVP: Claudio Garcia, RF, Red Rock, 1 for 5, GS HR, 3 RBI, RGame Two: 188 Traders 7 at Mojave Express Couriers 4Game MVP: Tony Hernandez, LF, 188, 4 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 RGame Three: Red Rock RobCo Robots 5 at Nipton Phoenix 4Game MVP: Boy Gunnarson, 3B, Red Rock, 2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, R, 2 BBGame Three: 188 Traders 5 at Mojave Express Couriers 3Game MVP: Jacob Bednar, 1B, 188, 3 for 4, 2B, 2 RBIProspects League ChampionshipGame One: Red Rock RobCo Robots 7 at 188 Traders 5Game MVP: Boy Gunnarson, 3B, Red Rock, 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BBGame Two: Red Rock RobCo Robots 4 at 188 Traders 5Game MVP: Tony Todd, DH, 188, 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BBGame Three: 188 Traders 8 at Red Rock RobCo Robots 6Game MVP: Tony Todd, DH, 188, 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 RGame Four: 188 Traders 2 at Red Rock RobCo Robots 3Game MVP: Hubert Pugh, SP, 188, 7.1 IP, 6 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 KGame Five: Red Rock RobCo Robots 5 at 188 Traders 4, 10 inningsGame MVP: Steve Joker, SP, Red Rock, 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 KStatistical LeadersBatting LeadersPitching LeadersSeason AwardsOther AwardsPostseason Award – Tony Todd, DH, 188 Traders8 games, 33 AB, 13 H (.394 average), 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, SF, 2 K -
Year 6: July 2290
Standings
July AwardsNews and Transactions7.1.90 – Player newsNorth Vegas is suffering through sad news today, causing the game against Gomorrah to be postponed.Starting pitcher John Mulvaney, who was enjoying a good season for the Radscorpions, was murdered by teammate Dave Green following an argument between the two players.No one is sure the exact reason behind the deadly argument, but Green was apparently upset about being excluded from a team function hosted by Mulvaney. Though the event was several weeks ago, Green had complained about Mulvaney to other teammates. Problems may have occurred based on that situation.Green is in NCR custody now, having surrendered to military police after the incident. He is expected to be sent to the NCR Correctional Facility where he will be executed in time.Commissioner Lee released a statement:“First, I want to send out our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of John Mulvaney.“It is with regret that I have to address the situation of murder in the Mojave Baseball League. We live rough, tough lives, and death is a part of the Mojave. But it doesn’t have to be. I wish that something else could have been done to prevent the situation, but we must deal with the aftermath now of losing two young, talented players.“The series between North Vegas and Gomorrah is suspended until later this month when we will probably schedule the series in some type of double header. I am in North Vegas right now, and I have met with management and coaches of both teams. Everyone is shaken up by violence entering the baseball league at such a pressing degree.“My goal in establishing the Mojave Baseball League was to take people away from the violence of our wasteland and give them a positive stage to both escape their troubled lives and blow off steam at the same time. It is up to my office to try to assess what went wrong and see how we can avoid similar situations in the future.”7.1.90 – Prospects League newsThe Nipton Phoenix (48-31) have clinched the Central Division thanks to a 12-game lead over the New Vegas Steel Steelers (36-43) and the H&H Tool Company Reds (36-43) with 11 games to play.The Phoenix lost the Prospects League Championship three games to two last season against the 188 Traders.7.2.90 – MBL schedule updateThe commissioner’s office released the updated schedule to mark the delayed games between North Vegas and Gomorrah.The Radscorpions and Devils will now play the series over two games on July 21 and 22. They will then travel to Gomorrah the next day to play a “doubleheader.” A doubleheader means that two teams play each other twice in one day. That means the two teams will play each other four times over three days.To give the teams a rest following the doubleheader, Gomorrah’s series with Nellis AFB has now been delayed from July 24-27 to July 25-28. Likewise, the Radscorpions’ series with Goodsprings will be delayed one day to be played July 25-28.7.9.90 – Player suspension (major chem use)We have not been concentrating much on the shenanigans of Prospects League players very much unless necessary. The Nipton Phoenix’s (Freeside) Brant Carney gets the biggest “What the HELL?” moment of the 2090 PL season.Carney is 11-1 with a 2.06 ERA on the division champion Phoenix and probably on a fast track to the MBL club. He also was a shoe-in for the Pitcher of the Year award. Yet Carney tested positive for Fixer today, effectively shutting down his season and a good chunk of next due to the mandatory 50-game suspension.Seriously, dude. Control your instincts until the offseason when players are NOT tested. Idiot.7.13.90 – Prospects League newsThe Mojave Express Couriers (51-39) blasted their way to a 15-2 victory over H&H Tool Company on the final day of the regular season to clinch the West Division and second overall seed of the Prospects League.Division mates, the Red Rock RobCo Robots (50-40) finished second but will be the wild card team in the PL playoffs.7.14.90 – Prospects League newsThe 188 Traders (48-43) had to come back late, but they were able to tie the Cottonwood Cover Lakelurks (47-44) on the final day of the regular season and then beat them in a one-game playoff to clinch the East Division and the third seed of the Prospects League.The Traders will now have to face the second seed Mojave Express Couriers (51-39) in the first round of the 2290 PL playoffs.7.14.90 – Weldon Brown newsPlayer of the Week: Brown of the Radscorpions: At the age of 26, Weldon Brown might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The North Vegas catcher put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .375 batting average. For his efforts Brown collected the Mojave Baseball League Player of the Week Award.He racked up 9 hits in 24 at-bats, 5 home runs and 9 RBIs last week in 6 games.This season Brown has hit at a .275 clip with 62 RBIs, 25 home runs and 45 runs scored. He has played in 75 games.7.19.90 – Rich Richmond newsRadscorpions Richmond Blanks Boomers: Rich Richmond shut 'em down and shut 'em out, hurling North Vegas past Nellis AFB 8-0 in a complete game victory.He told BNN sportswriters in the postgame interview, "This is a game of adjustments and I made some good ones in this game."Richmond held the Nellis AFB Boomers without a run, tossing a 6-hitter while walking 0 and fanning 10.Over the season Richmond has thrown 114.2 innings and dished out 104 strikeouts with a 10-5 mark and a 2.98 ERA.7.22.90 – Tower Carlson newsSarsaparillas Whitewashed by Carlson: The Ultra Luxe White Gloves shut out the Westside Sarsaparillas behind the 6-hit pitching of Tower Carlson, winning by the score of 2-0 at Red Rock Canyon Auxiliary Field.Looking at his season stats, Carlson has won 8 and lost 6, collecting 101 strikeouts and 21 walks in 142 innings with a 2.47 ERA.7.24.90 – Player suspension (chem use)Martin Valdes has not been with the MBL club for long, and now his chance may have shrunk due to testing positive for RadAway. The outfielder will now sit the next five games.7.28.90 – Jimmy LaRue newsLaRue Nabs MBL Weekly Award: 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. Jimmy LaRue, the Goodsprings Lucky 38s 24-year-old center fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for Mojave Baseball League Player of the Week honors.He ripped 11 hits in 21 at-bats, compiling a .524 average with 1 home run and 6 RBIs.For the season, LaRue is hitting at a .402 clip with 9 home runs, 50 RBIs and has scored 51 runs. He has 145 hits, 17 walks and a .424 on-base percentage.7.29.90 – Team accomplishmentNorth Vegas scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to slip by Boulder City and clinch a playoff spot in the 2290 playoffs. The defending champion Radscorpions (58-32) will be at least a wildcard team because of their victory and an 11-game lead over the fifth-seed between the division loser of Ultra Luxe and South Vegas, both currently 47-43. North Vegas also has a six-game lead over division rival Westside, which looks to be the team with the only shot to supplant the Radscorpions as the top seed in the playoffs. -
Year 6: June 2290
Standings
June AwardsNews and Transactions6.13.90 – Player injuryCentaurs have been popping up in pockets in the Mojave. Whereas they were generally away from society, they are being found in pockets of civilization now.This time North Vegas’ Bill Cole fell victim to a Giant Evolved Centaur, severing his left leg and breaking his back in the encounter before the creature was blasted to death. Cole’s brothers, Will and Gil, were killed in the encounter.Cole will be out for the rest of the season for the first place Radscorpions. Chances are he may not play again.6.15.90 – Player suspension (chem use)Three strikes are bad for batters in baseball. They are also bad for people in the MBL Chem Program.Despite being clean for four years, Freeside starting shortstop Jeremiah Morgan was caught using Med-X. As a three-time offender, he will now face a ban of at least 10 years according to Commissioner Lee’s policy.The Kings did not release a statement, but the Freeside manager was heard saying he was “really ****ing disappointed” in Morgan’s decisions.6.22.90 – Player tradeThe Gomorrah Devils traded 37-year-old minor league left fielder Juan Atkins and 17-year-old minor league reliever Charlie Sullivan to the Primm Outlaws, getting 31-year-old closer Steve MacIntyre in return.6.23.90 – Sancho Munoz newsMuñóz Wins MBL Trophy: Sancho Muñóz seems to put youthful exuberance into every pitch he throws and last week he threw up numbers that even the oldest of veterans would look at with envy. That's why the 23-year-old hurler was chosen the Mojave Baseball League Player of the Week Award.Muñóz notched 2 wins for the Gomorrah Devils. He finished the week with 16 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.00 while holding the opposition to a .190 average.This season Muñóz has a 6-3 record with a 3.28 ERA. -
2012 Spring Bowl
The 2012 Spring Bowl expanded to 24 teams with the top six teams from each league the previous season making up the teams.Teams were ranked from 1-24 with the 2011 AL pennant winning Los Angeles Actors getting the top seed, all the way down to the sixth place team in the OL, the Buffalo Bears, getting the 24th seed.ResultsThe Honolulu Tropics used the momentum of winning the Beta League pennant and Gold Trophy to solidify themselves as a solid AL team heading into the 2012 season. Led by Ryan Braun and Tony Batista, the Tropics were hot and humid throughout the tournament, beating the Gamma League's top team from 2011, the Dallas Tycoons, 7-3 in the final.As an interesting side note, the three pennant winners from the top three leagues in 2011, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Dallas, were the last three teams standing in the 2012 Spring Bowl. -
Year 6: May 2290
Standings
May AwardsNews and Transactions5.3.90 – Player suspension (major chem)Just one day removed from hitting three home runs for Bitter Springs in the Prospects League, Westside franchise catcher Harris Kennedy was suspended 25 games for using a Stimpak.Kennedy stated that he knew he was not allowed to use a chem, but he was hurting after his three home runs.“Yeah, I used it,” Kennedy said. “Look, I put my heart out there and hit the ball as hard as I ever thought I could hit it. I also strained my chest muscle on the last play and knew I would be out at least a couple of weeks. It was a risk, but I had to take it if I want to play in the bigs.”5.9.90 – Jose Rosales newsRosales Bewilders Lucky 38s in Shutout: An efficient outing for José Rosales usually means a win for Primm. Today was no exception, as the 30-year-old starter held Goodsprings to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 6 and gave up 2 hits in the 6-0 shutout.This season Rosales has a 4-1 record with a 1.94 ERA.5.10.90 – Player tradeThe Novac Dinosaurs traded 36-year-old left fielder Jim Welch and 21-year-old minor league shortstop António Féliz to the Boulder City Atomic Wranglers, getting 33-year-old right fielder Boy Gunnarsson in return.5.10.90 – Player leavePrimm middle reliever Keith Heard has not had much playing time. After being traded during Winter Meetings from Freeside to Primm, he thought he would get a lot of action in the fledgling and struggling franchise.However, he has not taken advantage of his chances, thus limiting his visits to the mound in live action. Because of his frustration, Heard asked and was granted a short leave to “get things right.”He is expected to be back some time next week.5.13.90 – Player suspension (chem use)Only two weeks removed from being named the MBL’s April Rookie of the Month, Nellis AFB’s Cleanbill Tomcat let the pressure of success get to him. May has been spotty, and now the rookie has been suspended 10 games for testing positive for Buffout.Since May 1, he has only had one multi-hit game, but has had three games of three or more strikeouts. One day after striking out four times in a game at Freeside, he tested positive for Buffout, perhaps to find his swing. We don’t know because he “ain’t talking.”Stay classy, Rook.5.14.90 – Player newsIn a Mojave Baseball League first, Nellis AFB’s Cleanbill Tomcat has appealed his chem suspension.“Who’s going to believe a bunch of robots spitting out results?” he said.The commissioner’s office said that they were going to run diagnostics on the chem robots. According to a statement from Commissioner Lee, “For his sake, I hope the robots are off. It’s better to take responsibility for one’s mistakes.”Commissioner Lee also stated that they would consider what to do if the robots’ diagnostics come out peachy. “We’ll discuss that. For now, it would still be just a ten-game suspension.”5.16.90 – Player injuryWestside starting right fielder Emilio Rodriguez was injured in an incident with a rogue Centaur. He fractured his knee in the incident from falling from a small cliff, and now Rodriguez will miss the rest of the 2290 season.5.17.90 – Player newsThe results are in, and it turns out that Nellis AFB’s Cleanbill Tomcat is a damn liar.Diagnostics checks on the chem robots assigned to the Freeside field have come in, and they are working as expected. Apparently there was a long line of volunteers willing to use chems to test the robots.The commissioner’s office announced that Tomcat would receive a ten-game suspension beginning today for the chem use, as well as an additional five-game suspension for lying about the incident.Tomcat, who is in Red Rock Canyon for a series at Gomorrah, was unavailable for comment. The Nellis Air Force Base organization said that they would send him back to the Nellis AFB for counseling.5.21.90 – Tom Nelson newsNelson Fashions Shutout Against Nellis AFB: He didn't put a spell on them. It wasn't black magic, it was just old-fashioned good pitching. That's how Tom Nelson of the South Vegas Vault Boys blanked the Nellis AFB Boomers 4-0.After tossing a complete-game 6-hit shutout, he was all smiles, saying, "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game. I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance."His own skipper said, "He's at his best when he gets ahead of the hitters." Nelson walked 1 and struck out 5 in the victory.The Boomers manager commented on their lack of success against him, saying, "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes."Nelson has fashioned a 6-0 mark for the season, 1.24 ERA and thrown 58 innings in 8 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .222 against him.5.25.90 – Player tradeThe Freeside Kings traded 25-year-old center fielder Jerry Corbett to the Primm Outlaws, getting 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Lou Crosby in return.5.26.90 – Bob Franklin newsFranklin: Big Hit in the Mojave Baseball League: Bob Franklin is respected by most Westside Sarsaparillas fans for his no-frills style of play. The 32-year-old center fielder went about his business with vigor last week to grab the Mojave Baseball League Player of the Week honors.He compiled a .444 average (8-18) with 4 home runs, 7 RBIs and 6 runs scored.Franklin currently has a .319 batting average with 43 hits, 14 homers, 36 RBIs, 23 runs scored and a .357 OBP.5.30.90 – Player tradeThe Nellis AFB Boomers traded 25-year-old starting pitcher Horace Torgerson to the Primm Outlaws, getting 18-year-old minor league first baseman Edward Bush in return.5.31.90 – Player tradeThe Gomorrah Devils traded 34-year-old minor league third baseman Vincent Aerotech and 21-year-old minor league center fielder Art Everett to the Westside Sarsaparillas, getting 32-year-old reliever Bob Newsome in return. -
Year 6: April 2290
Standings
The defending champ Radscorpions started out the season with a loss, but have finished the month of April with a bang. With their combination of great pitching and stud hitters, they are hard to beat each day, and that should not change in 2290.Primm is the pleasant surprise of April. The Outlaws have come out of the brahmin pen swinging away, leading them to a first place tie with Goodsprings. Both teams are currently tied for the league's second best record, along with Boulder City.Playoff teams from a year ago, South Vegas (8-10) and Freeside (6-12), are struggling right now, and they will have to fins ways to improve themselves if they want to challenge for second place in 2290.April AwardsNews and Notes4.12.90 - Player injuryNorth Vegas minor league Clyde Brooks found himself face-to-face with perhaps the one creature you don't want to see in the Mojave: a Deathclaw Mother. Luckily for him, he lived to tell his tale. Unfortunately, though, his leg was ripped to shreds, and the second-round pick of this past draft will not get to see any more action, perhaps ever.Brooks is going to head to New Vegas for experimental treatment hoping to regain use of his leg. Until then, consider Brooks to be a wasted pick.4.15.90 - Tower Carlson newsCarlson Tosses Shutout: Today at Aerotech Office Park Tower Carlson of the Ultra Luxe White Gloves permitted 4 hits, walked 1 and fanned 5 during the 3-0 shutout win over the Tops Mutants.4.21.90 - Bob Franklin newsMBL Player of the Week Named: Bob Franklin is respected by most Westside Sarsaparillas fans for his no-frills style of play. The 32-year-old center fielder went about his business with vigor last week to grab the Mojave Baseball League Player of the Week honors.He compiled a .435 average (10-23) with 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and 3 runs scored.4.23.90 - Player suspension (major chem)Novac's Matt Flamethrower was looking to have a big season. The Dinosaurs' starting pitcher started out well enough, going 1-0 with a 2.81 ERA in two starts.Unfortunately, Flamethrower has tested positive for Jet and will now be put on ice for the next 50 games after testing positive for Jet. .4.30.90 - Player suspension (major chem)A week after Novac lost a starting pitcher to a chem suspension, Boulder City received even worse news. Ace Sixto Deleon, who has been the Atomic Wranglers' only consistently solid starter the past three years, received news that he would be suspended 100 games for using Jet.Deleon was already in the MBL chem program for testing positive for Buffout in the past. Because he tested positive for a major chem, he received the mandatory second-offense suspension of 100 games. If he tests positive again, his MBL career will be over. Then he can be a full-time bouncer at the Atomic Wrangler Casino like he always dreamed.Deleon is also the second player in the Wranglers' organization to test positive for a major chem this month. Just over two weeks ago, minor league first-year player Eric Giantson tested positive for Slasher, giving him a 50-game suspension. -
Year 6: Preseason Predictions
North Vegas was the class of the Mojave last season, and this season the Radscorpions are the hands-on favorite to repeat as champions. North Vegas won 74 games last season, and, though they are not favored to win as many games in 2290, they are the only team predicted to win 60 or more games.
The rest of the predictions are up in the air with this season expected to have the tightest races in the history of the MBL. Ultra Luxe is predicted to finish with the second best record at 55-45. However, other teams also have their shot at 55 or more wins, including, South Vegas, Goodsprings, Gomorrah, Tops, Freeside, and Novac. Really, Nellis AFB and Primm are the only two teams not expected to compete for a division title this season.If predictions are accurate, the Bear Division will be the most interesting since Goodsprings, Gomorrah, and Tops are all predicted to finish with 52 wins. The Aradesh Division could be a four-team race, though Boulder City is considered to be a bit behind the other three teams.Right now, the playoff predictions would be:1. North Vegas (Star Division)2. Ultra Luxe (Aradesh Division)3. Goodsprings (Bear Division) - Note: considered the tie-breaker winner based on computer analysis of run differential predictions (+19) as compared to Gomorrah (+2) and Tops (-15).4. South Vegas (Wild Card) -
Year 6: Offseason - January through April
January through April player fights
There were a number of incidents, including two players getting involved in a drunken scuffle at a New Year's Eve party. Here is a list of all players who will face early-season suspensions for fighting:Joe Chase, Nellis AFB, 4-game suspensionRon Darragh, Novac, 1 gameGrant Coalcave, Boulder City, 6 gamesBill Shelton, Boulder City, 2 gamesBill Fish Lake, Westside, 2 gamesSeth Cyberdog, Westlake, 4 gamesChris Andrews, Primm, 5 gamesGreg Patterson, Nellis AFB, 2 gamesRon Heath, Ultra Luxe, 3 gamesHector Herrera, Goodsprings, 2 gamesMatt England, Freeside, 5 games, team suspensionGreg Lyons, Freeside, 1 game, team suspensionJohn Rock, South Vegas, 3 gamesRaul Castro, South Vegas, 2 gamesDJ Gas Mask Cartwright, Gomorrah, 2 gamesOther News and Transactions1.8.90 - Player injuryPrimm's Bob Woodward had an unpleasant surprise when he ran into an angry fireant. Things got a little too hot under the collar for Woodward, and now the Outlaws' right fielder could miss up to half the season while receiving burn treatments.1.10.90 - Stadium newsGomorrah finalized expansion to its stadium, currently the smallest in the Mojave Baseball League, by adding 837 seats to the outfield. Red Rock's stadium now has a capacity of 6837. More expansion is expected in the future.3.10.90 – Player tradeThe Goodsprings Lucky 38s traded 25-year-old shortstop Matt England and 19-year-old minor league catcher Brian Sanddunes to the Freeside Kings, getting 35-year-old starting pitcher Marshall Shaw in return.3.3.90 - Player injuryFreeside's Marcos Hernandez was out with teammates joyriding their brand-new motorcycles when an accident occurred, leaving Hernandez mauled. One of his teammates, reportedly Mark Henson, ran awry and struck Hernandez. Now Hernandez will have to wait for an unspecified amount of time before he gets a chance to rev his engine for the season. In the meantime, he and his free-riding teammates are in the manager's ****house.3.11.90 - Player leaveTom Kaufman of the Ultra Luxe organization has not been happy with his performance on the baseball field. Now the Prospects League shortstop is going to take his lack of talents elsewhere, announcing to the team that he would like to take a spiritual journey to find himself.The White Gloves have not released him outright, but placed Kaufman on a special reserve list in case he changes his mind. There are reports that even Commissioner Lee has been impressed by Kaufman's talent, but that talent has never translated to on-field performances. Kaufman has been given very few opportunities in his four-year career, and he may have been out of baseball regardless of his decision.4.4.90 – Player injuryGomorrah officials have confirmed that reliever Lance Welch will be out of action for two weeks, but did not specify the injury or how it occurred. Sources close to the player say that Welch suffered an intercostal strain when his son jumped on him from a couch while he was lying on the floor. -
2011 Statistical Leaders - Alpha League
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2011 Champions Bowl
Like before, the seeds were as follows:1-4 = AL top 4 regular season teams5-7 = BL top 3 regular season teams8-9 = GL top 2 regular season teams10 = OL pennant winnerResultsThe Houston Bulls could not get it done in the Alpha League playoffs, but they stepped up big in the Tournament of Champions to claim the 2011 Champions Bowl. Interestingly, the playoffs went as designed, with the higher seed winning every series except in the Montreal versus Los Angeles series, which mirrored the AL playoffs. -
The Historian: Segue 5
What was the Mojave without pain, suffering, and a whole lot of trouble? Despite all of Lee’s efforts to make the Mojave a better place, there was still political turmoil and struggles.
In 2290, the Mutants of the area were coming under pressure to get the hell out of Jacobstown, the one sanctuary they knew of in the Western Wastelands. People moving into the Mojave were spooked by Mutants and more so by Nightkin, and that led to Jacobstown being an area that just could not properly populate according to the NCR’s expansion standards.It was not just roving citizens who feared the Mutants, but also the implants serving in the NCR military. After a few violent incidents, Lee was having a hard time convincing the NCR to leave Jacobstown alone. Therefore, Lee was suffering through more troubles.Tommy Torini, owner of the Tops team, started to pressure Lee to move his franchise. Finally, after a February meeting with the tribal councils of Jacobstown, the Mutants there agreed that having a baseball team was not in their best interest. Lee had to compromise a plan, so there were some quick changes. First, Lee agreed with Torini to allow Tops to take its minor league facility in the Aerotech Office Park, a convenient location for a franchise in the New Vegas area. Tops also considered a name change, but that change would have to take place at a later date for uniform and marketing purposes. Torini proposed that an in-season change could be helpful, but he would explore some ideas. Also, the Prospects League team, the Aerotech Tops, would have to share the field for the 2290 season with any conflicting games happening as a doubleheader where the PL team would play a late-morning or noon game and the MBL team would have a 4 PM or later first pitch.The NCR was also auditing just about every business in the Mojave for the purpose of completely overhauling the economic system. After an original announcement that the NCR would not buy up caps for NCR bucks, people in the Mojave started to protest. The NCR compromised by agreeing to buy up caps at a 1/30 value.Lee intervened in helping out some businesses. Not only had he been cashing out his caps for a long time, but he was able to convince Cass and a few other of his closest associates to give themselves salary freezes. During that time, Lee took all of the money accrued from those business owners and a few cooperating managers, foremen, and even military personnel to pay out all other companies’ employee salaries. Therefore, for instance, the entire New Vegas Steel factory line was able to be paid their full salary instead of what would have been a one day’s salary for a month of work. That kept things chugging along.Because of the unintended consequences of the NCR’s economic decisions, people started to question whether or not it was in their best interest for the NCR to have taken over the area. Lee had been an instrumental part of the decision to trust the NCR, but if it was willing to starve its citizens, for instance, what was better than what other dictators and gang leaders to the area were doing? President Kimball was also reportedly not happy with Lee’s ability to “find money under piles of ****.”The years ending in zero were also big election years, and even Kimball had to run. Of course, the Mojave did not know of any of the candidates or even have a system in place for voting in the NCR. That was not worked out yet. To them, Kimball was no different than a radscorpion for who was running for president. There were rumors of a candidate familiar with the Mojave area running, but it was not Lee, so most people from the Mojave did not care much. Lee reiterated that he would never be any any other political position other than commissioner of the Mojave Baseball League.In the Mojave itself, there were now going to be district elections, including mayor of New Vegas and representatives chosen for the three Mojave districts: the Greater Vegas area, the Southern Desert area, and the Mead area, covering the area around Lake Mead and the Colorado River. People did not buy into being part of the New California Republic just yet, but they were interested in the events of the Mojave, so people were involved. The only person prominent in this story who was looking to transfer into politics was James Hsu, who was still in the commissioner’s office for helping the MBL.In other positive news, the Khans had made a transformation towards their own chems plant. Whereas they were once major providers of addictive chems in the area, years of reform led them to use their talents in producing valuable chems in the Mojave. Now, the Khans provided medical facilities in multiple communities with beneficial chems to help health and life spans. Also, they were able to contract out west to provide California communities that had been suffering from outbreaks of various diseases and lack of supplies.Finally, Jack of Nellis AFB also made an announcement in 2290 that he had made a breakthrough in vehicle dynamics and that he would expand his motorcycle operations into two divisions of motorcycles and cars. He decided to change his company name to Jack B. Good Automotives, adopting the Good name as his family name. He also announced that a small number of automobiles would be available no later than 2292, but there still needed to be more infrastructure improvements by the time he went into mass production. Roads were still hard to find, and the vehicles had a hard time traveling through sand.Yes, the Mojave involved a lot of pain and suffering, but hope always seemed to be on the horizon. -
Year 5: Winter Meetings
Lee reestablished Winter Meetings to be a one-day event. There were no significant changes to the league other than the big announcement that Cliff Briscoe, owner of Dinkyland in Novac, would be taking over ownership of the Novac Dinosaurs for the departing Craig Boone.Briscoe announced in the meeting that he and Boone had been working on changing ownership, and that the direction of the franchise had already changed to one looking to promote a winning franchise connected to Dinkyland. Dinky, by the way, is the T-Rex mascot for both the theme park and baseball team.In other news, there were a number of trades, including a few key players (marked with an asterisk) during the one-day meeting.TradesUltra Luxe traded CF Ken Turner* to Nellis AFB for RF Troy Caldwell and SP David Martinez.Novac traded 3B Aaron Myers to North Vegas for RF Elvis Johnson, 1B Eric Krause, and SP Tanning Hide Manley.Nellis AFB traded RF Keith Richardson to Boulder City for MR Alonso Garcia, SP Jerry Rodriguez, and 3B Neil Ong.South Vegas traded 3rd round pick, SP Taylor Turner, to North Vegas for their 3rd round pick, SP Lowell Sanford, and 5th round pick, SP Edgar Lambright.Freeside traded RF Ed Wolf to Novac for MR Travis House.Tops traded 5th round pick, C Luis Santos, to Nellis AFB for RF Stan Clark.Goodsprings traded RF Mike Duncan* to Nellis AFB for LF Cipriano Man, RF Clark Keller, SP Manuel Salazar, and 2B Ray Morris.South Vegas traded 2B Gregory McQueen to Tops for 3B G10 Khan.North Vegas traded SP Wilfred Buckley* to Gomorrah for SP Mark Walters, MR Bobby Lorn, and RF Dave Green.Primm traded SP Clarence Willis* to Freeside for SP Keith Heard, C Sylvester Lampbright, and RF Gunner Knife. -
Year 5: Restless Boone
Lee's empire was a short-lived one in the Mojave. From the time he made his political dealings with the NCR, things had already set themselves in motion. Lee transferred complete control of the Lucky 38 Casino to Cass, though it seemed for a while that he would remain there as the operating owner. He had most certainly spent a lot of time there in his suite in the past.
However, as the community overseer, Lee also spent a lot of time in the different sections of the Mojave. In time, he started to spend less time in New Vegas and more time in different areas, with frequent visits to Novac and Cottonwood Cove. For his trips to Novac, I could tag along without question, yet Cottonwood Cove was always off limits to me, at least in the offseason.I suspected Lee had taken on a lover or something to that effect, but never really pushed it. He did not want to talk about it, and I was discovering that he was talking to me less and less, making my job a little harder.On one particular incident, after Lee had a series of bad meetings, both baseball and Mojave-related, he lashed out at me, and I feared our time together might be done. For the first time since meeting me, he made the meeting personal. I don't want to be the focus here, and at this point of the story I want to remain as much as an outsider to it as I can, but he started to grill me on my past and purpose. I realized after the fact that he suspected I was an agent for the NCR sent to spy on him. The reason behind that suspicion was that some information only he and a handful of his closest friends knew had gotten back to him through an ambassador of the NCR.I was cleared, though, when Lee found out it was Boone who had revealed a few trade secrets in an unfortunate incident with NCR tax collectors. The NCR had been slowly but surely converting the entire denominations of the cap currency to NCR bucks. Boone was considered to be a major stakeholder because of RobCo's operations and conglomerate branches, as well as his shares of the Novac Dinosaurs baseball team. Therefore, he needed to be audited.Supposedly Boone was drinking during the meeting, got drunk, and blurted out some things only Lee and a few others, including me, would know. The NCR approached Lee after that meeting demanding answers, and that is why Lee thought he had a snitch in his midst. Fortunately for me, Lee is not a shoot first and ask questions later type.As for what Boone told about, well, it had something to do with the intricate underground network Mr. House had previously owned. Lee had stated the area was mostly irradiated, which was true, but the NCR was not fully aware of the fact that the tunnels spanned the entirety of the Mojave with various exit spots throughout. The NCR cited security and property ownership reasons for making Lee's life more of a living hell. It also re-upped President Kimball's suspicions of Lee as Marty Kimball's murderer.For all of the trouble caused, Lee had to meet with Boone, so off to Novac he and I went. When we met with Boone, Boone had the look of a cyberdog after it ripped up your only mattress. I could tell he was embarrassed about the situation, but he didn't directly apologize."I'm restless, Lee," he started. "I am a trained killer. There ain't much need for killing around here these days.""Restless or not, you ****ed me, Boonie.""I didn't mean to. The--I was drunk and I--it wasn't what I meant to say."Lee looked at him. He had that same frown on in every meeting these days. Life no longer seemed good. "What did they offer you?""What?""They came here about taxes, sure, but then they offered you something that you want. So what did they offer you?"Boone dipped his head. It was the first time I ever saw Boone show shame. "They said they're running into remnants of tribals and the Legion northeast of here in some places called Montana and the Dakotas. They said they need somebody who could lead people through the forests there. Something about yao guai, some biological creature the Chinese conjured up to rip our guts out.""So you sold me out to kill some bears?""What? Bears?""Never mind that. You sold me out?""No, I didn't sell you out. Not at all, man."I could feel Lee's hand shift towards his body. Lee always kept a silenced .22 on him. My body froze.Boone continued. "It wasn't like that at all. It's hard to explain, but the topic about the tunnels came up because they brought it up like they knew all about it. That guy, Kidd, I think he said, mentioned how the president was taxing people for their property above and below ground. That's when they mentioned how your tunnels were illegal because they span across state lines from California to Arizona and north to Colorado. I just mentioned that the tunnels only went from New Vegas to the river. That's when I realized I messed up."Lee brought his hand back up to the table and grabbed his glass of water. "Well, the tax man cometh. One more thing for me to worry about these days.""Sorry." Boone hung his head again."Did you take it?""What?""The yao guai hunting venture. Did you take it?""I told them I had to think about it some more.""What about RobCo and the baseball team?"Boone pulled out a folder with notes. "I think it might be smart to split up the company if I decide to leave. I have a few people I think could do well if they became full owners of branches.""Like who?""Well, one you know is Poseidon Last Name."Lee winked at me. I don't know why, but I blushed. "Going to head the RobCo Network Center, I suppose?""Exactly. He said he would have to consider giving up baseball if he does take over, but I thought he might be able to work something out. He's too good of a player to just give up the game, especially if he still enjoys it. But I know his fingers are magic when they put their hands on a computer.""And what about the baseball team? What's your plan to offload it?""I know you want all of the owners to be approved by you, so I thought a good handover would be to Cliff Briscoe.""You think he wants to leave his dinosaur theme park long enough to care about baseball?"Boone smiled. "That's the thing. He's been begging me to incorporate the baseball team with his theme park in a more significant way. He said using a dinosaur as my mascot is not good enough. He thinks that the two could feed off each other. So he could be perfect to uplift the baseball team. We most certainly can't win games, so why not improve the lives of our fans?""Well, Boonie. You seem like you've been thinking this through a lot. I want you to take some time. Give me a month. That's all I'm asking. Just one month to reconsider. I could use allies right now because I feel a ****storm approaching. My gut is usually right, but if something does go down, then having you with me gives me a lot more confidence.""All right, Lee. I'll think about it more. But I want to let you know that I'm leaning towards hunting yao guai. My trigger finger is itching.""So is mine, Boonie. So is mine."We left Boone, and Lee brought me to the train station to send me back to New Vegas."I have some business to take care of out east," Lee said. "I'm sorry, but you still can't come, if that's what you're wondering.""Actually I'm wondering something else," I said. Lee's eyebrows raised. "Were you going to shoot him if he ratted you out?""Maybe."Lee left me at the train station, and I felt again like Lee was impossible to be understood. -
Year 5: The Would-Be Assassin
8.20.89
The fourth game of the 2289 Mojave Series was generating buzz. It was a tight game with the Goodsprings—and Lee’s favorite—team and North Vegas team battling it out. The Goodsprings team was trailing by a game in the series, so the result of the game was important.At each of the baseball stadiums around the Mojave, there is what Lee calls the “Bullet Box.” This area of the stadium has several security protections to ensure that the person sitting there cannot be murdered during the baseball game. Over the first few years, it was not needed, but Lee originally agreed to the box in case important delegates of the New California Republic or other places were present.Fortunately for Lee, the box was there during the fourth game of the Mojave Series. Well, at least, that is what I thought. Based on what happened, I would think he would be shaken, but like many times during our time together, he has said or done things that have made me think he is different in a very strange way.While we were sitting in the Bullet Box along with other important people, including Cass and Raul Tejada, some loud thumps started blasting against the box. Finally a hole sprung in the metal and a bullet came through, grazing Lee on the right arm. Only seconds before the hail of bullets, Lee had been in a position where the bullet would have gone straight through his head. He was watching his Pip-Boy at the time instead of the baseball game. For Lee, he almost always kept his focus on the action on the field, so I noticed when he started looking down, almost like he were tracking an enemy. Always, when something was about to happen, Lee seemed to sense it, like he had some sort of perception that told him what was about to happen to him.After the hail of bullets had ended, Lee checked his arm and saw that he was not in need of any medical attention or chems, so he walked out without saying a word. I started to follow him, but he held up his hand to send me our danger signal. Because of his signal, I stopped and waited. We did not see Lee again that day.After Lee left the Mojave for good and thus left me his Mojave journal, I made it a point to look up this date. I will put it here because of its significance.Lee’s journal – 8.22.89The first time I heard the report of the “smirking woman,” I had a good idea who it could be. To say her shift into the person whom I thought she was to the she-beast she became was unpredictable would be an understatement of utter significance.I now know I am writing this journal, not as a personal notekeeping exercise, but as a word out to all of the people living on this earth both now and in the future. To those reading, may you take heed that the single greatest disaster to befall mankind was the fallout. She was not around when the fallout happened, but she is a victim of it nonetheless.When I came to the Mojave, I was at first a courier. That is my lie because I was most certainly not a courier. Maybe I was carrying an important piece of the history and future of this region on me, that platinum chip, but I was not a courier. However, as good as I have been at what I do, I did not see Benny and his gang coming, and I did nothing at that moment to prevent it once I did discover what was happening. Perhaps it was ego or that I just didn’t feel like fighting anymore, but I thought for sure it was the end. The mind can only take so much mental anguish, but the brain can take much less physical damage before life leaves us forever. At least, that is supposed to be the way it works. I was shot all right.Then I woke up in Goodsprings and through sentimentality made it my home. After I was fixed up by the good doctor, I met a girl there for whom I found a new lust I thought I had pushed away. Before being pulled from a shallow grave in the Mojave, I had sworn off pursuing love as nothing more than a useless exercise in time and frustration. Then, seeing her, the way she walked, the way she handled a gun, the way she smirked, all of those things renewed in me that dappling bachelor persona I had tried to shrug off years before.At first, she considered me to be an anomaly, some sort of mental patient. She showed me how to shoot, but, of course, I had fired guns many times before. In time, I found myself making gecko hunting trips, and then we were eating dinner together. And then we were sleeping in the same bed. That's how it always starts, I suppose. But that doesn't always lead to how it ends.It had to end for a time, though. I had to find Benny and his gang to find out what the hell happened. Nobody sneaks up on me. Nobody. It wasn't just revenge that I was looking at, but outright answers. Benny seemed to me to be something special. I thought so at the time because he was such an enigma in the little rules of thumb I created.My need to find Benny became part of her undoing. She offered to follow me, but I told her she was needed in Goodsprings. My departure seemed to create a madness in her, and I was not ready to offer her eternity. She could not offer that to me, either, though she tried. I had to go, and that was that.Until it wasn't. Until my return trips to Goodsprings started to make many of the locals feel quite uncomfortable. Trudy asked me to stay out of her saloon to avoid any dramatic incidents. Even Chet looked quite anxious when I strolled into his store. As time went on, Goodsprings remained in my heart, but I only returned there for baseball business.In between my decision to stay away from Goodsprings, strange things started happening around me. It seemed that every new lover I took on started to have mishaps. They were small things at first, like finding dead rodents in their beds or finding their wardrobes in ruins. But then there started to be a few more dangerous incidents around them, like frag mines being set outside their homes. For awhile it did not occur to me that the "smirking woman" was stalking me and lashing out with jealousy. But I could feel it suddenly, and I thought it would be a good idea to confront her. Except, I never saw her again.As the years went by, and as I became a champion to the Mojave, the incidents ceased. I thought she had finally moved on and was not going to be a problem. It wasn't until I heard reports of how Swank was killed that I knew her disappearing act was not at all because she forgot about me. It was because she was planning something big.What I don't understand was how she was able to get Swank and Kimball, yet she never touched the people closest to me, like Cass or Boone. Or maybe she just never had a chance. As far as I know, I was meant to be the third of her victims. When she shot me at the baseball field, I knew it was time to have a final confrontation.Like I mentioned above, I expect that others will read this. Hell, after I am finished in the Mojave with my mission, I may leave this journal for someone else to read. The Historian would **** if this journal were available. Most questions answered. I'm still hanging on to a few secrets, though. It's better that way. Anyway, my embellishments are more interesting than anything that really happened. I think so.Since others will read this, I leave my smirking girl as a mystery. I've told no one outside of Goodsprings about her, mostly because of my own shame. The people of Goodsprings know her, though, and once the investigators draw her in their sights, she will be dead. Crazy no more.I did confront her, and we are both alive today. Most people who have ever taken a shot at me are now long dead. She is the first person I let walk away. I don't think she's going to be a threat to the baseball league anymore, but who knows how predictable crazy is. However, I do believe she finally understands why she and I could never be and can never be. We had a very long heart-to-heart. If she decides to stick around, she has a very short time to live before NCR troopers or NCR designated Securitrons come after her. That is, after I make this available after I'm gone. I won't turn her in. That's my crime. Hopefully she listened to my advice and headed out of this place, somewhere where she can start anew.After seeing her, I now know that I need to apologize to each and every woman I jilted in some way. Not that they all will do what she did, but none of them deserved to be treated the way I treated them. I caved in to base needs, not caring how it affected others. For that I am sorry, and I will try to make amends. In the future, the next place where I will be a stranger yet again, I will fight desperately to keep my beast leashed.So, yes, I did find my potential assassin. And yes, she is still alive and out there. But I fear her no more. -
Year 5: Offseason - September - December News and Notes
9.5.89 – Player trade
The Primm Outlaws traded 25-year-old closer Brad Wedderhede to the South Vegas Vault Boys, getting 18-year-old minor league shortstop Gustavo Chávez in return.9.17.89 – Player tradeThe Freeside Kings traded 25-year-old second baseman Joel Bowles to the Boulder City Atomic Wranglers, getting 35-year-old right fielder Thomas Cantrell and 18-year-old minor league catcher Sylvester Lambright in return.10.1.89 – Player suspensionIn response to being traded from Boulder City to Freeside, right fielder Thomas “Was Here” Cantrell had a problem. Unfortunately for him, that problem has resulted in team sanctions against him.Cantrell publicly criticized moving from Boulder City to Freeside.“I don’t want to be in the city around all them boozers, gamblers, and addicts,” he said on Mojave radio. “New Vegas smells like molerat guts.”The Kings responded by suspending Cantrell for the first 10 games of the 2290 season.In five seasons with the Atomic Wranglers, the 35-year-old Cantrell had a .282 batting average with 29 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs, 105 RBI, and 72 runs scored. In 2289, he was a part-time player, appearing mostly as a defensive replacement.10.5.89 – MBL DraftHere are the results of the 2289 MBL Draft:Round 1Round 1, Pick 1 - Nellis AFB Boomers: SP Randy SmithRound 1, Pick 2 - Novac Dinosaurs: SP Corey BaldingRound 1, Pick 3 - Primm Outlaws: 3B Matt DavisRound 1, Pick 4 - Gomorrah Devils: SP Hubert PughRound 1, Pick 5 - Tops Mutants: SP Matt KingRound 1, Pick 6 - Boulder City Atomic Wranglers: SP Rob ThomasRound 1, Pick 7 - Westside Sarsaparillas: MR Shane BrownskinRound 1, Pick 8 - Ultra Luxe White Gloves: SP Artie LangleyRound 1, Pick 9 - Freeside Kings: SP Will BishopRound 1, Pick 10 - South Vegas Vault Boys: SP Dean RodríguezRound 1, Pick 11 - Goodsprings Lucky 38s: SP Bennett JamesRound 1, Pick 12 - North Vegas Radscorpions: SP Frantz PedarzolliRound 2Round 2, Pick 1 - Nellis AFB Boomers: CF Bill BeamrayRound 2, Pick 2 - Novac Dinosaurs: SP Earnest CampbellRound 2, Pick 3 - Primm Outlaws: SP John WalkerRound 2, Pick 4 - Gomorrah Devils: SP Clifford GrayRound 2, Pick 5 - Tops Mutants: SS Mike WiseRound 2, Pick 6 - Boulder City Atomic Wranglers: SP Jeff GreeneRound 2, Pick 7 - Westside Sarsaparillas: SP Seth CyberdogRound 2, Pick 8 - Ultra Luxe White Gloves: SS Marc PopeRound 2, Pick 9 - Freeside Kings: SP Tom McGuireRound 2, Pick 10 - South Vegas Vault Boys: SS John PhelpsRound 2, Pick 11 - Goodsprings Lucky 38s: SP Howard BullyRound 2, Pick 12 - North Vegas Radscorpions: SP Clyde BrooksRound 3Round 3, Pick 1 - Nellis AFB Boomers: CF Clark KellerRound 3, Pick 2 - Novac Dinosaurs: MR Artie LathamRound 3, Pick 3 - Primm Outlaws: SP Another Tom JonesRound 3, Pick 4 - Gomorrah Devils: SP Anthony ErwinRound 3, Pick 5 - Tops Mutants: CF Jordan WaltersRound 3, Pick 6 - Boulder City Atomic Wranglers: C Rich KnightRound 3, Pick 7 - Westside Sarsaparillas: 2B Bubba KrohnRound 3, Pick 8 - Ultra Luxe White Gloves: C José FloresRound 3, Pick 9 - Freeside Kings: SS Danny JoutselaRound 3, Pick 10 - South Vegas Vault Boys: SP Taylor TurnerRound 3, Pick 11 - Goodsprings Lucky 38s: SP Austin MayesRound 3, Pick 12 - North Vegas Radscorpions: SP Lowell SanfordRound 4Round 4, Pick 1 - Nellis AFB Boomers: SS Sam QuarterhorseRound 4, Pick 2 - Novac Dinosaurs: CF Dirk RiehlRound 4, Pick 3 - Primm Outlaws: SP Thomas WilsonRound 4, Pick 4 - Gomorrah Devils: 3B Michael TaylorRound 4, Pick 5 - Tops Mutants: SS Peter HarrisRound 4, Pick 6 - Boulder City Atomic Wranglers: SP Ron AustinRound 4, Pick 7 - Westside Sarsaparillas: 2B Sean HansonRound 4, Pick 8 - Ultra Luxe White Gloves: SP Expanding JohnsonRound 4, Pick 9 - Freeside Kings: SP John CaravanRound 4, Pick 10 - South Vegas Vault Boys: SS Robby WoodwardRound 4, Pick 11 - Goodsprings Lucky 38s: CF Tommy MooreRound 4, Pick 12 - North Vegas Radscorpions: C Bobby DavenportRound 5Round 5, Pick 1 - Nellis AFB Boomers: SP Curtis Bank RobberRound 5, Pick 2 - Novac Dinosaurs: CF Claudio GarcíaRound 5, Pick 3 - Primm Outlaws: SS Lightning JacksonRound 5, Pick 4 - Gomorrah Devils: SP Tyson RogersRound 5, Pick 5 - Tops Mutants: C Luis SantosRound 5, Pick 6 - Boulder City Atomic Wranglers: 2B Marcos RodríguezRound 5, Pick 7 - Westside Sarsaparillas: SP Eugene PeoplesRound 5, Pick 8 - Ultra Luxe White Gloves: SS Juan MurilloRound 5, Pick 9 - Freeside Kings: SS Greg LyonsRound 5, Pick 10 - South Vegas Vault Boys: CF Tim BrooksRound 5, Pick 11 - Goodsprings Lucky 38s: SP Jon MotherporterRound 5, Pick 12 - North Vegas Radscorpions: SP Edgar Lambright10.27.89 – Player injuryWestside received a major blow, literally, when they heard news of an accident involving starting third baseman Will Robertson.Robertson, one of the active members of the New California Republic military, was injured in a training accident while on active duty with the NCR Rangers. Though he is expected to survive, Robertson has reportedly completely lost his left arm, which will force him to retire.However, a spokesman for the NCR said that Robertson would undergo experimental limb regrowth procedures to see if he can be a contributing member of both the NCR and MBL in the future.“There have been experiments done throughout the wastelands,” the spokesman said. “There have been a few cases where the patient has been able to regenerate limbs, so we are going to proceed with those procedures, hoping for the best.”In response to how the NCR had access to procedures, the spokesman said, “There is literature out there for this sort of thing. We have our hands on a book called The Wasteland Survival Guide, which specifically details limb regeneration, so we feel we have information to help Ranger Robertson have a healthy future.”11.17.89 – Player tradeThe Boulder City Atomic Wranglers traded 25-year-old starting pitcher Brandon Kerr to the Westside Sarsaparillas, getting 18-year-old minor league reliever Jerry Rodríguez in return.11.17.89 – Player fightEddie Pegasus of Boulder City and Emilio Rodriguez of Westside were in an altercation Saturday night in a Cottonwood Cove bar that has caused both players to receive discipline from the league office.Both players will receive a five-game suspension to start the 2290 season.11.27.89 – Player tradeThe Nellis AFB Boomers traded 25-year-old catcher Joe Cash to the Primm Outlaws, getting 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave McCoy in return.12.5.89 – Player signingHammerhand Porter contacted league officials just a few days ago, saying that he could play baseball at a high level. After an initial workout for a scout, Porter was allowed to try out for a position in the Mojave Baseball League.Most players who enter the league as free agents are not considered to be at a high skill level compared to some of the people who had been in Mojave baseball camps over the years. However, Porter showed that he could be a star in the league.Due to his high skill levels, Commissioner Lee determined that there would be a lottery for the rights to Porter with one caveat: only teams that missed the playoffs could gain rights to Porter.And with that, the lucky team of eight was the Novac Dinosaurs, who get the rights to Porter. According to a team official, Porter would be best suited as a shortstop, probably hitting in the middle of the lineup.12.5.89 – Player tradeThe Primm Outlaws traded 25-year-old catcher Evan Pryor to the Ultra Luxe White Gloves, getting 36-year-old left fielder John Weber in return.12.22.89 – Player fightTops closer Jim Ford has been having a miserable 2289. Ever since the New California Republic closed its baseball team’s doors, Ford, the “master of the postseason,” has been unhappy.That unhappiness reared its ugly head in a fundraiser where Ford, who was visibly drunk, insulted a businessman’s wife and then punched the businessman.Ford was escorted from the facilities and is expected to be disciplined by the league. He will probably be suspended from anywhere between 5-20 games, according to league sources.12.28.89 – MBL Rule ChangeThe Mojave Baseball League playoffs are in flux yet again. This time the first round will be reduced to five games maximum per series. The Mojave Series will stay at seven games maximum.12.31.89 - More stories are comingThis is not a 6-year story for nothing. The offseason (and as we'll see--the postseason) were again tumultuous. Stay tuned... -
Year 5: Season Awards
New Vegas Samurai Hitter Award
MBL Announces #1 Batter Award: The Mojave Baseball League has selected its New Vegas Samurai Hitter Award for 2289 and the honor went to Jimmy LaRue, Goodsprings's fine center fielder.He starred this season with a .427 batting average, 177 hits, 6 home runs, 61 RBIs, .462 OBP and 77 runs scored.Lead Dealer Pitcher Award2289 MBL Lead Dealer Pitcher Award Chosen: The Lead Dealer Pitcher Award for 2289 has been presented and the Mojave Baseball League winner is Jeff MacTause of Freeside."It's always nice to receive an award like this," said MacTause. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Kings star told reporters.MacTause excelled with an impressive 8-5 record in 22 starts. In 157.1 innings he yielded 113 hits and 18 walks, while striking out 151 and compiling a fine 1.72 ERA.New Kid AwardEmmons Is MBL's Best Rookie: The 2289 Mojave Baseball League New Kid Award has gone to Ernest Emmons of the North Vegas Radscorpions.In his debut season he hit .286, drove in 34 runs and scored 44 times, while playing in 89 games. The 22-year-old newcomer also had 14 doubles, 2 triples and 3 home runs.Mojave Hardcore Mode Postseason AwardPostseason Award Goes to Dominant Pitcher: North Vegas' Rich Richmond made his return to the postseason one to remember.The 22-year-old starter blasted his way to helping the Radscorpions win all games he started on their way to the 2289 championship.In 4 games started, Richmond had a 2-0 record with a 1.88 ERA in 28.2 innings pitched. He allowed 27 hits, just 6 earned runs, and 6 walks, and he struck out 24 batters.At the plate, he batted 3 for 9 (.333 batting average) with a run scored and 2 RBI.Return to Sender Defense AwardsMBL Honors Top Glovemen for 2289: On the defensive side of the game pitchers always get the glory, but the best pitchers know their success hinges on the gloves behind them. The defensive dream team in the Mojave Baseball League for 2289 has been announced, and the Return to Sender Defense Award trophies will be presented to these outstanding fielders:Pitcher: Brad Moore (Nellis AFB Boomers)Catcher: Bob Seymour (Novac Dinosaurs)First Baseman: Pat Meyer (South Vegas Vault Boys)Second Baseman: Daniel Bentley (Tops Mutants)Third Baseman: Mike Britton (Nellis AFB Boomers)Shortstop: Bill Cole (North Vegas Radscorpions)Left Fielder: Jim Seaman (Freeside Kings)Center Fielder: Gerardo Makejoo (Boulder City Atomic Wranglers)Right Fielder: Nelson Kirby (North Vegas Radscorpions) -
Year 5: Mojave Series, Game Five
Radscorpions Take Mojave Series in Five
Rich Richmond pitched a solid game and North Vegas got just enough offense in winning Game Five and the 2289 Mojave Series over Goodsprings, 2-1.Richmond allowed one earned run on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in seven innings. Basket Zapp pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his fifth total save of the playoffs.Jim Jones was the losing pitcher for the Lucky 38s despite pitching a solid game. He allowed just two earned runs on six hits with five walks and five strikeouts in seven innings. Jones finished 0-3 in the 2289 postseason.Neither team had much going offensively, and neither team scored after the fourth inning. The Radscorpions struck first blood in the top of the first. Squirrel And led off with a single and then stole second. Ernest Emmons then hit an RBI single to make it 1-0. The Radscorpions had three of their six hits in the game in the first.In the third inning, North Vegas again manufactured a run. After Jones walked Emmons and George O’Kill to lead off the inning, Bill Cole hit a one-out RBI single for a 2-0 lead.Goodsprings then cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth. Jesus Martinez hit a one-out single. With two outs, Dennis Shaft walked. Perry Ferguson then singled to load the bases. Java Stirfry was then walked in by Richmond.The Lucky 38s’ best chance to keep the series alive came in the eighth. Jimmy LaRue doubled off Gary Clark to lead off the inning. It was the second time LaRue had been in scoring position in the game. After Dave Davis came on in relief for Clark, Martinez moved LaRue to third on a ground out. Stu Wilkins and Shaft then struck out to end the scoring threat.Richmond earned game and series MVP honors. In two games, Richmond was 2-0 with a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings. He allowed 12 hits, walked three, and struck out eight batters in his victories in games two and five. -
Year 5: Mojave Series, Game Four
North Vegas Wins in Eleven
When Willie Miller looks back on the 2289 playoffs, the eleventh inning of Game Four of the Mojave Series is going to be the one that got away. The Goodsprings closer had a tumultuous inning, including walking in the winning run as North Vegas won 2-1 in 11 innings and is on the brink of winning the Series.George O’Kill led off with a single for the Radscorpions to start the innings. Bill Cole then hit a one-out single to put runners at first and second. With two outs, Arthur Glass walked to load the bases. Norris Carr then turned a 1-2 count into a series of foul offs and balls, eventually drawing the game-clinching walk off Miller.For Miller, it was his third loss in the 2289 playoffs and second of the Mojave Series. He also was the losing pitcher in Game One when he could not hold down a 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth.Like Game One, closer Basket Zapp was the winning pitcher, allowing no runs in two innings. Gary Clark earned the save.The Radscorpions scored the game’s first run in the top of the fifth off Lucky 38s starter Donald Bush. Pitcher Nate Camp led off with a single. With two outs and Camp on second, O’Kill singled in Camp for a 1-0 lead. Camp would end up getting injured in the bottom of the inning and leaving the game.Goodsprings finally scored in the seventh. Stu Wilkins singled off reliever John Mulvaney to start things off. With two outs, Java Stirfry walked. Tony Smith then came on as a pinch hitter, and he again delivered. Smith’s double scored Wilkins. Stirfry tried to score from first for the lead, but he was gunned down at the plate, causing the game to be tied, 1-1.The Lucky 38s had a chance to win the game in the ninth, but blew their opportunity. With Zapp on to pitch, Jesus Martinez led off with a single. After a wild pitch that moved Martinez to second, Stu Wilkins singled to put the winning run at third with no outs. However, Zapp struck out the next two batters and got Stirfry to fly out to center field to end the threat.LaRue was in scoring position with one out in the eleventh inning, but Radscorpions reliever Clark struck out Wilkins and Dennis Shaft to end the game. -
Year 5: Mojave Series, Game Three
Big 7th Lifts Lucky 38s
Goodsprings was stuck in radioactive muck through most of the game until a three-run seventh inning lifted them to a 4-1 victory over North Vegas in Game Three of the Mojave Series. The Radscorpions now lead the series two games to one.Lucky 38s starters David Martin also pitched seven solid innings, giving up one earned run on five hits with a walk and seven strikeouts to earn the victory and game MVP honors.In the seventh, Dennis Shaft led off by reaching on an error on a mishandled line drive to left field. With one out, Java Stirfry singled to move Shaft to third. Tony Smith then came on to pinch hit for Martin. He did his job by doubling in Shaft for a 2-1 lead. Mike Duncan then singled in Stirfry and Smith for the 4-1 advantage heading into the eighth inning.Buckley earned the loss for the Radscorpions despite pitching six strong innings before the disastrous seventh. He finished by allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits with a walk and five strikeouts in seven innings.The Lucky 38s never trailed in the game and took a lead in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Jimmy LaRue hit a solo home run to right field.North Vegas answered with its only run coming via home run. Bill Cole hit his to center field in the fourth inning to tie the game, 1-1.Goodsprings had other opportunities than the seventh inning to take control in the game. In the third inning, Martin tried to score from second on a single, but he was nailed at the plate. In the fifth inning, the Lucky 38s loaded the bases, but they were unable to move a run across.Willie Miller pitched the ninth inning for Goodsprings to earn the save, his second save of the postseason. -
Year 5: Mojave Series, Game Two
Radscorpions Light Up Jones, Takes 2-0 Series Lead
North Vegas used two big innings early in the game to cruise to an 11-3 victory over Goodsprings and a 2-0 series lead in the Mojave Series.The Radscorpions pounded Goodsprings starter Jim Jones early in the game to give them all the momentum and runs they needed. In the bottom of the first, Squirrel And and Ernest Emmons got back-to-back singles to put runners on first and third. With George O’Kill up to bat, the Radscorpions attempted a double steal. Dennis Shaft’s throw went awry to score And and move Emmons to third base. With one out, Weldon Brown then hit a sacrifice fly to score Emmons and give North Vegas a 2-0 lead.That 2-0 lead became a blowout in the second. With two outs, Stephen Sparks walked, followed by a Rich Richmond single. And and Emmons then hit consecutive RBI singles for a 4-0 lead. After O’Kill walked, Brown hit a two-RBI single for a 6-0 advantage. Mario Flores then came on in relief of Jones.North Vegas tacked on another run in the third, again on a two-out rally. Arthur Glass led off the inning by walking, but he did not advance until Richmond hit a two-out single. And then hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 after three.The Radscorpions did not achieve offensive success again until the Lucky 38s made another pitching change. This time Wilton Woods fell victim to the Radscorpions’ onslaught. With one out, Brown doubled. With two outs, Woods hit Glass with a pitch. Woods then walked Kirby to load the bases. Sparks walked to score a run, and then Richmond hit his third single of the game to score two and make the score 10-0 after six innings.North Vegas made it 11-0 in the seventh. With one out, Brown walked and Cole singled. Glass then walked to load the bases. Pinch hitter Chris Towns then hit a sacrifice fly to score Brown.The Lucky 38s finally got on the board in the eighth with Richmond still on the mound. Pinch hitter Tony Smith led off with a double and advanced on a Java Stirfry ground out. Pinch hitter Antonio Gutierrez then hit an RBI single for a 11-1 deficit. With two outs, Stu Vanstone went deep to make the score 11-3, which turned out to be the final.Despite giving up three runs in the eighth, Richmond was the game’s MVP. He earned the victory by allowing three earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in eight innings. He was also 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored.Jones was the losing pitcher for the Lucky 38s. He allowed six runs, four earned, on seven hits with two walks and a strike out in just one and one-thirds innings. Four other Goodsprings pitchers combined to finish the game.And was the top offensive producer for the Radscorpions. He was 3 for 4 with two RBI, two runs, two walks, and a strike out.The two teams now travel to Goodsprings for the next two and possibly three games. -
Year 5: Mojave Series, Game One
Two-Run Ninth Propels Radscorpions
Trailing 6-5 entering the bottom of the ninth, North Vegas was down to its last out, but a two-RBI single by Arthur Glass turned a potential loss into a 7-6 Radscorpions win over Goodsprings in Game One of the Mojave Series.George O’Kill started the inning with a single. With one out, Bill Cole also singled. Squirrel And then grounded out to first base to advance the runners with two outs. Glass then hit his game-winning single on a 3-1 count to score both runners.Goodsprings had taken the lead in the top of the inning. Java Stirfry began with a double. He then advanced to third on a Tony Smith ground out. Mike Duncan followed that up by hitting a sacrifice fly for the 6-5 lead.The Lucky 38s started off the game in scoring, too. In the first inning, Stu Vanstone hit a one-out solo home run off North Vegas starter Nate Camp. Jimmy LaRue then doubled and stole third base. Jesus Martinez then hit into an RBI ground out for a 2-0 lead.Goodsprings extended that lead in the third. Duncan bunted himself on base to lead off and stole second. With one out, LaRue reached on an error by second baseman Ernest Emmons to score Duncan. LaRue was later caught trying to steal third, making a single by Martinez and double by Stu Wilkins obsolete. Still, the Lucky 38s were up 3-0.In the bottom of the third, the Radscorpions finally answered. With two outs, Nelson Kirby singled. O’Kill followed that up with a two-run home run to cut the Goodsprings lead to 3-2.North Vegas then took control in the fourth. Cole led off with a double, followed by an And double to tie the game, 3-3. Donald Bush then walked the next two batters to load the bases with no outs. Camp then hit an RBI single for the 4-3 lead. Emmons followed by reaching on an error to make it 5-3 with the bases still loaded. Bush finally got his act together afterwards, getting the 2-3-4 hitters out consecutively.Goodsprings cut into that lead in the fifth. Duncan doubled to lead off the inning. He then advanced to third on a Vanstone ground out and scored on an RBI ground out by LaRue for a 5-4 Radscorpions advantage.That one-run deficit became none in the seventh. John Mulvaney replaced Camp and got the first two Lucky 38s batters out. Vanstone then began the two-out rally with a single. LaRue then followed with a single to move Vanstone to third. When LaRue attempted to steal second, North Vegas catcher Weldon Brown put the ball into center field, giving Vanstone the go-ahead to push his run across and tie the game, 5-5.O’Kill was named the game’s MVP by going 2 for 5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, and scoring the tying run in the ninth.Basket Zapp was the winning pitcher, despite only pitching one-third of an inning. Goodsprings closer Willie Miller blew a save and was the losing pitcher.
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