The Mouse and the Lion

by Mus musculus, the common house mouse ‘Twas an early-October eve in Chicagoland… With the lights out it’s a slow passage through the space that a small hole opened upon behind a dresser that is bolted against the wall. The small, gray – nearly tan mouse; Mus musculus if you must know – not that the […]

Armando Batista, esta Perfecto!!

by Ray D. Enzé, NLN baseball blogger July 3, 2039: Aurora, Colorado – It was a beautiful mid-summer night on The Front Range, with the fans packed into Northern Lights Park on the eve of the July 4th holiday, with the Aurora Borealis providing post game fire works, as the club heads to Japan after […]

Draft Day Underscores Deep Problems

by Francis Ferry, NLN baseball beat writer June 6, 2039 : Asheville, North Carolina – Normally this is a day of celebration – of sorts, where the clubs in the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance welcome into the fold their latest acquisitions – the Class of 2039. While teams such as Niihama, Tempe, and Duluth were stocking their […]

Aurora Shuffles Staff, Mystique Tab Heath HC

by Francis Ferry, NLN baseball beat writer December 26, 2038: Asheville, North Carolina – The 2038 PEBA winter meetings came and went – a quiet event this year, matching the peaceful, light snow fall that fell over the weekend, and in what has become a trend, the Borealiswere as quiet as the falling snow, creating little impact. But it was […]

Aurora, Manchester Flip 3B in Deadline Deal

by Francis Ferry, NLN baseball beat writer July 26, 2038: Reno, Nevada – The trade deadline may yet be five days away, but over the last three weeks the contendors of the PEBA – seeking the coveted Rodriguez Cup, have already been on the hunt – looking for that key piece that will put them […]

A Crock of Gunt: Assistant GM Javier Padilla and the 2038 Draft

KOA Radio 650 June 7, 2038: Asheville, North Carolina – Today, Aurora’s broadcast team of Mark Gunter and George Crocker welcome Aurora’s Assistant GM Javier Padilla to their Draft Day bunker to discuss the 2038 Aurora draft and expectations. Gunt: Welcome everyone on The Front Range to today’s live broadcast of the 2038 PEBA amateur draft. […]

Ferringo Brings Consistency, Wisdom to Montserrat

by Ray D. Enzé, NLN baseball blogger January 8, 2038: Little Bay, Montserrat – Aurora used the 29th overall pick in the 2019 draft for a speedy, high contact – low power hitting outfielder who would be destined to play almost exclusively at DH; a player whose style highly impacted Aurora’s future roster building philosophy […]

Can ‘Ice Cold’ Keep Mystique ‘Cool’?

by Francis Ferry, NLN baseball beat writer January 7, 2038: Jacksonville, Florida – He stopped swinging a bat for the Aurora Borealis 16-years ago and a year later he was retired from baseball. He returned to his original baseball home – Jacksonville to set down the roots of retirement. When I asked Mark Richardson ‘Why […]

A ‘roach in a Bottle

Written by Blattella germanica, the common cockroach Sometime early in the New Year… The brown creature had no name – had no need for a name, the creature that scuttled across the floor in search for orts on a cold winter day. Antennae flicking to and fro as it searched, this nameless critter that you could […]

PEBA Expands Post-Season

by Francis Ferry, NLN baseball beat writer November 1, 2037: Charleston, West Virginia – On the Front Range it was another disappointing finish to the season as the Borealis flew into Japan with tempered hopes and flew out with their tails between their legs and whip marks on their backs – ingloriously sent home by […]