Ballparks

Ballparks were a feature added to Blaseball in . Following the elections, when Fans elected to "Close! ...the Forbidden Book...", the Election Results noted that ground was broken on the Crabitat. Season 12 introduced a new mechanic allowing Fans of teams to build and customize a Ballpark to the benefit of their teams. According to the Glossary, a Ballpark is "A venue where Blaseball is played and the location of a Team's home games."
==Construction of a Ballpark==
===Prefabricated Models===
When given the option to build a Ballpark, fans can see the following instructions:
Plant Your Flag ⚾ Spend coins to Contribute to the building & renovating of your team's Ballpark. ⚾ To break ground on your stadium, choose a Ballpark Prefab as a starting point. ⚾ The Ballpark Prefab with the most coins will be chosen for each team. ⚾ All Ballpark construction goes into effect in the Latesiesta, after Day 72.
There are nine prefab options to select from:
Icon	Name 	Description
 	Palmero 	Settle in. Why go anywhere when you could stay home?
 	Silverada	The sleek lines and open space scream speed.
 	Douglas 	Keep your loved ones safe with the leader in home field security.
 	Hillcrest	A high-energy space you'll want to sink into.
 	Twede 	Keep things in front of you in this minimalist dream.
 	Rodeo 	Everything's a long ball in this cozy space-saver.
 	Loge 	Open air and easy access make this the perfect event space.
 	Pine 	Pitchers will go absolutely wild over the view.
 	Boreal 	High ceilings, tons of natural light. You could get lost in your own home.
Fans select from one of the prefabs, and donate coins towards the construction of their chosen Ballpark style. Funding must be completed during the Midseason.
===Renovations===
Following the construction of a Ballpark, Fans will have the option to build Renovations to further customize their team's ballpark experience. Renovations have the following rules:
Renovations ⚾ Spend coins to Contribute to the building & renovation of your Team's Ballpark. ⚾ The top chosen Renovation(s) will be implemented for your Team's Ballpark.⚾ The more Coins contributed to your Ballpark, the more Renovations will be built. ⚾ All Ballpark construction goes into effect in the Latesiesta, after Day 72.
Each season, teams are offered a selection of nine Renovations from the list of possibilities. Fans will be able to pay for more than one Renovation per season, with construction completing in the Latesiesta.
The list of available Renovation options can be found on Renovations.
==Ballpark Attributes==
Ballparks have a number of attributes, similar to Players, that can affect various in-game events and performance.
===Grandiosity===
+Hit %
-Home Runs %
Grandiosity determines Ballpark size. Low grandiosity causes more home runs and fewer singles, doubles, and triples, whereas high grandiosity causes more singles, doubles, and triples and fewer home runs.
===Fortification===
-Weather Events %
-Home Runs %
Fortification determines Ballpark wall size. Low fortification causes increased weather event frequency and home runs, whereas high fortification will reduce both weather events and homeruns. Weather events refer to events such as incinerations and feedback.
===Obtuseness===
+Hit %
-Foul %
Obtuseness determines the angle of the foul lines in the Ballpark. Low obtuseness increases the chance of foul balls and decreases the chance of hitting singles, doubles, and triples, whereas high obtuseness decreases the chance of foul balls and an increased chance of singles, doubles, and triples.
===Ominousness===
+Groundouts %
-Hard Hits %
Ominousness determines the angle of the Ballpark (or alternatively, how unsettling a Ballpark is). Low ominousness reduces groundouts and increases doubles and triples, whereas high ominousness increases groundouts and reduces doubles and triples.
===Inconvenience===
-Hit %
-Steal Attempt %
Inconvenience determines the dirt quality and other oddities about the Ballpark. Low inconvenience increases chances in singles, doubles, and triples as well as steal attempts, whereas high inconvenience decreases singles, doubles, triples as well as steal attempts.
===Viscosity===
+Contact %
-Hard Hit %
Viscosity determines the air quality of the Ballpark. Low viscosity causes more doubles and triples and harder to hit balls, whereas high viscosity causes easier to hit balls, but fewer doubles and triples.
===Forwardness===
+Strike %
+Hard Hit %
Forwardness determines the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate in the Ballpark. Low forwardness decreases strikes, doubles, and triples, whereas high forwardness increases strikes, doubles, and triples.
===Mysticism===
+Special Abilities %
Mysticism taps into leylines and other magical elements of the Ballpark. Low mysticism decreases the chance of Player abilities activating, and high mysticism increases the chance of Player abilities activating. Player abilities refer to modifications such as and .
===Elongation===
-Steal Success %
-Double Plays %
Elongation determines the distance between the Ballpark's bases. Low elongation increases the chance of steal success and double plays, whereas high elongation decreases the chance of steal success and double plays.
===Filthiness===
Filthiness is a measurement of how much debris, mess, etc. exists in the Ballpark. Certain events have been noticed to increase Filthiness, including Flooding weather, Glitter weather, and Items breaking. Foul balls appear to have variable Filthiness, even occasionally negative Filthiness. Filthiness can be removed via Ballpark Cleanup renovations, and the Ballpark modification can prevent flooding from increasing Ballpark filthiness further.
===Luxuriousness===
As of , it is unknown what effect, if any, Luxuriousness has, as it has always remained at its minimum value for all known Ballparks.
===Hype===
With the passing of the decree, Hype increases during games in which the Home team shames the Away team. As Hype increases, the Home team appears to play better. Hype depreciates slowly over time.
==History==
===Constructing the Crabitat===
At the start of , Fans discovered that if they clicked on a Black Hole weather icon, they could see the Baltimore Crabs' team page, which featured a new tab. The tab was covered with a red banner, reading "KEEP OUT," and when clicked on, showed the Chesapeake Racetrack and Ballpark, also known as The Crabitat. Fans who had chosen the Crabs as their favorite team saw an additional message that indicated construction would begin after Day 27, on the Earlsiesta. 
Following the first Earlsiesta in Season 12, Fans of the Crabs were able to donate to the construction of their Ballpark, in the prefab styles of their choosing. The Fans fully funded the construction project in approximately 15 minutes, and were greeted with notice that the construction would complete after Day 72, the Latesiesta. 
However, while funding the Ballpark, bright red messages warned Fans of their choices:
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Several days later, during the first Latesiesta, the Crabs descended from the Big Leagues, also bringing with them three new teams: the Atlantis Georgias , Core Mechanics, and Ohio Worms. Additionally, all other teams were able to see their own upcoming Ballparks, and donations for those began in the Earlsiesta.
===Ballparks across the League===
In the Earlsiesta, the rest of the teams across the League began construction on their Ballparks. Many of them finished funding the stadium within minutes, with latecomers soon ensuring all teams were fully funded. Construction was completed for all Ballparks the following Latesiesta, with the Baltimore Crabs completing construction of the first Renovations, Inconvenience - and Peanut Mister.
==List of Ballparks==
Icon	Name 	Nickname 	Team	Date Constructed 	Prefab 	Cost (in Coins)
 	Chesapeake Racetrack and Ballpark 	"The Crabitat" 	 	Latesiesta 	Silverada	1,204,999
 	Tokyo Fitness Center 	"The Gym" 	 	Latesiesta 	Boreal 	909,716
 	Breckenridge Community Field 	"The Pocket" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	936,095
 	The Fire Safety Awareness Center 	"The Fire House" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Douglas 	933,904
 	Sixth Circle Stadium 	"The Ampitheater"	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	1,583,174
 	Basin of Mexico Park 	"The Bucket" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Douglas 	1,175,074
 	The Atlantean Dome 	"The Bubble" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Hillcrest	656,404
 	Al Pastor Memorial Park 	"LA Taquería" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	1,375,363
 	Miami International Arena 	"Worldwide Field"	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	726,878
 	Boston Garden 	"The Garden" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	1,007,387
 	Lower Moab Scenic Overlook Field 	"The Solarium" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	2,325,023
 	An Undisclosed Location 	"REDACTED" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	1,418,244
 	Wapakoneta Air, Space and Worm Museum and Ballpark 	"The Wormhole" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Hillcrest	907,356
 	New York, New York Arena, Arena 	"Battin' Island" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Silverada	997,610
 	George Fourman Stadium 	"The Steakhouse" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Rodeo 	983,786
 	San Franstadium 	"The Polyhedron" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Douglas 	1,033,968
 	Tastycake Stadium 	"The Oven" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	921,726
 	The Hotdogfingers Memorial Climate Pledge Garage and Parking Facility	"The Big Garage" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Pine 	719,531
 	Core Pillar Center 	"The Pillars" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Hillcrest	665,911
 	Hawai'i Viberight Field 	"The Cookout" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	1,469,371
 	Gleek Arena 	"The Gleek" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	806,544
 	Choux Stadium 	"The Choux" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	828,745
 	Yellowstone National (Ball)Park 	"Yellowstone" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Boreal 	1,496,187
 	Kansas City FreshDome 	"The Meadow" 	 	Season 13 Latesiesta	Loge 	908,592
 	ILB Historical Preservation Site 	"The Vault" 	 	Unknown 	Loge 	n/a
==Trivia==
* The background color of the Gym's icon appears to be a mistake. Every other ballpark icon matches the primary color of its team (which should be magenta for the Lift), and with the exception of the Vault uses shades of the primary color for the model icon (the Gym's icon uses shades of pink, which match the Lift's team color but not the displayed background color of the ballpark). Additionally, the dark teal color used as the background is an exact copy of one of the icon colors used for the Gleek. A version of the Gym's icon with the likely intended background color can be seen below.
* Likewise, the secondary color of the Bubble's icon (displayed as peach) appears to be unintended. The color is a copy of the Pillars' secondary icon color, and an unused ballpark icon color CSS filter (located where the Bubble's secondary color would be) points towards the intended color being a particular shade of dark aquamarine. A version of the Bubble's icon with the likely intended secondary color can be seen below.
File:ballpark the gym (corrected).png|The Gym's icon with the Lift's background color
File:ballpark the bubble (corrected).png|The Bubble's icon with the unused secondary color
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