Chicago Firefighters

The Chicago Firefighters are an Internet League Blaseball team in the Awful Evil division of the Evil Conference. They have been a part of Internet League Blaseball since replacing the incinerated Antarctic Fireballs on Day 77 of Season E. They formerly played in the Lawful Good division of the Good League and the Wild High division of the Wild League.
==Roster==
===New Era===
Lineup 	Rotation
 	
Shadows	Shadows
 	
===Expansion Era===
==Player History==
For a list of all former players, see Category:Former Chicago Firefighters Players.
Date 	Removed 	Removed 	Added 	Added 	Added 	Cause 	Cause 	
Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	Toggle Intrateam Moves (Fax, Voicemail, etc.)	
24 	Tyreek Olive 	 	Paula Mason 	🔥 	 	Incineration 	 	
EL 	Atlas Guerra 	 	Axel Trololol 	 	 	Blessing (🔥) 	Vulture 	
4 	Paula Mason 	 	Thomas Kirby 	 	 	Feedback 	 	
EL 	Axel Trololol 	 	Joshua Watson 	 	 	Blessing () 	The Plan? Pitch from the Plate 	
EL0 	Joshua Watson 	 	Axel Cardenas 	 	 	Blessing (🔥) 	Champs in the Making 	
EL1 	Axel Cardenas 	 	José Haley 	 	 	Blessing (🔥) 	Champs in the Making 	
EL2 	Mullen Peterson 	 	Kennedy Rodgers 	 	 	Blessing (🔥) 	Champs in the Making 	
86 	José Haley 	 	Goobie Ballson 	🔥 	 	Incineration 	 	
99 	- 	 	Mags Banananana 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL 	Thomas Kirby 	 	Socks Maybe 	🔥 	 	Incineration 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	via 	Blessing (🔥) 	Dead Weight 	
EL0 	- 	 	Peanutiel Duffy 	🥜 	 	Death of the Shelled One 	 	
EL1 	- 	 	Peanut Holloway 	🥜 	 	Death of the Shelled One 	 	
61 	Edric Tosser 	 	Agan Harrison 	 	 	Feedback 	 	
79 	Joshua Butt 	 	Gita Sparrow 	🔥 	 	Incineration 	 	
99 	- 	 	Orpheus Yardstick 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL 	Declan Suzanne 	 	Mags Banananana 	🔥 	 	Will (🔥) 	Foreshadow 	
99 	- 	 	Irnee Fiesta 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL0 	Mags Banananana 	 	- 	 	 	Will (🔥) 	Revoke 	
EL1 	Peanut Holloway 	 	NaN 	 	 	Will () 	Exchange 	
EL2 	NaN 	 	Wanda Schenn 	 	 	Will () 	Exchange 	
67 	Rivers Rosa 	 	NaN 	 	 	Feedback 	 	
79 	NaN 	 	Dunlap Figueroa 	 	 	Feedback 	 	
EL 	Dunlap Figueroa 	 	Gabriel Griffith 	 	 	Will (🔥) 	Equivalent Exchange 	
99 	- 	 	Anastasia Isarobot 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
27 	- 	 	Lance Serotonin 	 	 	Attraction 	 	
99 	- 	 	Tucker Thane 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL0 	Agan Harrison 	 	Conrad Twelve 	🔥 	 	Will (🔥) 	Foreshadow 	
EL1 	Goobie Ballson 	 	Carmelo Plums 	🗣️ 	 	Will (🗣️) 	Equivalent Exchange 	
EL2 	- 	 	Evelton McBlase II 	 	 	Roamin' 	 	
1 	- 	 	Alx Keming 	 	 	Attraction 	 	
EL0 	Evelton McBlase II 	 	- 	 	 	Roamin' 	 	
EL1 	Agan Harrison 	 	- 	 	 	Will (🔥) 	Shadow Revoke 	
42 	Carmelo Plums 	 	Geepa Beanpot 	🔥 	 	Incineration 	 	
99 	- 	 	Muggsy Portmanteau 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL0 	Caleb Alvarado 	 	Clare Mccall 	🔥 	 	Will (🔥) 	Foreshadow 	
EL1 	Gabriel Griffith 	 	Alyssa Harrell 	🏝️ 	 	Will (🏝️) 	Equivalent Exchange 	
EL1 	Alyssa Harrell 	 	Gabriel Griffith 	🏝️ 	 	Will (🔥) 	Equivalent Exchange 	
52 	Kennedy Rodgers 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
77 	Zi Sliders 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
2 	Alston England 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
12 	Zi Sliders 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
21 	Gabriel Griffith 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
24 	Clare Mccall 	 	Gabriel Griffith 	🔥 	 	Voicemail 	 	
26 	Zi Sliders 	 	Clare Mccall 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
32 	Alston England 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
35 	Conrad Twelve 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
37 	Zi Sliders 	 	Conrad Twelve 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
57 	Conrad Twelve 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
58 	Justice Spoon 	 	Alx Keming 	🔥 	 	Voicemail 	 	
63 	Isaac Johnson 	 	Rush Valenzuela 	🔥 	 	Voicemail 	 	
96 	Rush Valenzuela 	 	Isaac Johnson 	🔥 	 	Voicemail 	 	
99 	- 	 	Squidgey Nugget 	🔥 	 	Playoff Birth 	 	
EL1 	Wanda Schenn 	 	Mcdowell Mason 	 	 	Will (🔥) 	Equivalent Exchange 	
EL1 	Conrad Twelve 	 	- 	 	 	Blessing (🎸) 	Gachapon 	
EL1 	Alx Keming 	 	- 	 	 	Blessing (✨) 	Mass Attraction 	
4 	- 	 	Quack Hookrace 	 	 	Phantom Thieves Guild 	 	
13 	Isaac Johnson 	 	Stout Schmitt 	 	 	Feedback 	 	
24 	Grit Watson 	 	- 	 	 	Phantom Thieves Guild 	 	
31 	Clare Mccall 	 	Geepa Beanpot 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
65 	Alston England 	 	Clare Mccall 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
70 	Clare Mccall 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
74 	Wesley Poole 	 	Clare Mccall 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
790 	Clare Mccall 	 	Wesley Poole 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
791 	- 	 	Steals Mondegreen 	 	 	Phantom Thieves Guild 	 	
96 	Lance Serotonin 	 	- 	 	 	Phantom Thieves Guild 	 	
117 	- 	 	Gerund Pantheocide 	 	 	ILB Semi-Centennial 	 	
EL1 	Patel Olive 	 	- 	 	 	Blessing (🌮) 	Gachapon 	
2 	Geepa Beanpot 	 	Caleb Alvarado 	🔥 	 	Night Shift 	 	
13 	- 	 	Agan Espinoza 	 	 	Attraction 	 	
23 	Socks Maybe 	 	Rush Valenzuela 	🔥 	 	Voicemail 	 	
39 	Zi Sliders 	 	Clare Mccall 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
42 	Alston England 	 	Zi Sliders 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
43 	Mcdowell Mason 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
49 	Alston England 	 	Geepa Beanpot 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
49 	Geepa Beanpot 	 	Alston England 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
50 	Caleb Alvarado 	 	Geepa Beanpot 	🔥 	 	Fax Machine 	 	
==Season Results==
In Season 1, the Chicago Firefighters went 56-43 (.566) in the season, advancing to the postseason. The Firefighters won against the Dallas Steaks in round one. The second match-up saw them win against the Boston Flowers with a 3-1 score, advancing to the finals, where they were defeated by the Philly Pies with a score of 3-1.
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 60-39 (.606) in the season, advancing to the postseason. The Firefighters lost against the Boston Flowers in the first round with a score of 3-2.
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 35-64 (.353) in the season. They did not advance to the postseason.
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 61-38 (.616) in the season, advancing to the postseason. The Firefighters won against the Charleston Shoe Thieves in round one with a score of 3-1. They lost to the New York Millennials in round two, with a score of 2-3. In the Season 4 , the Firefighters were also hit with Targeted Shame, which states that should the Firefighters be shamed, they will start the next run with negative runs equal to their shame. 
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 60-39 (.606) in the season, advancing to the postseason. The Firefighters won against the New York Millennials in round one with a score of 3-1. The second match-up saw them win against the San Francisco Lovers 3-2, advancing to the finals, where they defeated the Breckenridge Jazz Hands in a tense 3-2 series to become the Internet League Champions! In the Season 5 , the Firefighters won Katamari which boosted their defense, but lost the election for the Fireproof Jacket (which was won and then promptly discarded by Mclaughlin Scorpler for Noise-Cancelling Headphones instead.)
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 50-49 (.505) in the season, finishing at the bottom of their new Wild High division. They did not advance to the postseason. To add further insult to injury, they lost the Fireproof Jacket blessing election again, this time to the Seattle Garages' Oliver Mueller.
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 50-49 (.505) in the season, finishing at the bottom of Wild High. They were the only Wild High team to not advance to the postseason. In the Season 7 , the Firefighters won the Champs in the Making blessing and stole three players from the Season 7 champs the Mexico City Wild Wings. They also won the Hand-Me Downs blessing, which allowed Declan Suzanne to steal Oliver Muller's Fireproof Jacket. The Firefighters were also hit with Shame Bubble, which states that should the Firefighters be shamed during Season 8, they will start the next run with negative runs equal to their shame.
In Season 8, Day 16, the Firefighters and San Francisco Lovers made Blaseball history with the first ever double shut-out. Due to Firefighters being Shamed in their Day 15 match against the Lovers, and starting Day 16 with -1 runs due to Shame Bubble, the game concluded with a score of -1-0 to the Lovers.
At the end of , the Chicago Firefighters received one of the first two wildcard picks in Blaseball history. The other wildcard went to Hawai'i Fridays. During Season 9 Postseason, an unbreakable bond was formed between the two wildcard teams. Unfortunately, the Chicago Firefighters lost out to the Hellmouth Sunbeams and were eliminated from the postseason. The Hawai'i Fridays won game two in an upset victory against the Hades Tigers. In a moving display of solidarity for the Fridays, the Chicago Firefighters declared every day in Chicago as Friday. The Fridays ended up losing game three, but the bond formed between the Firefighters and the Fridays continues to hold strong. As a result of the Season 9 Election, the Firefighters were subjected to Targeted Shame, but protected by the Wild High Fifth Base Bubble.
In the , the Firefighters were assigned the Arcana XIIII Temperance.
In , the Firefighters entered the wildcard round of the Internet Series. They lost to the Mexico City Wild Wings 2-1. They won the , , and blessings, which increased all pitching stars by 10%, gave the Late to the Party Modification, and re-rolled Agan Harrison and Kennedy Rodgers's pitching stats twice and once, respectively. In addition, the Firefighters voted for the Infuse and Foreshadow Wills, infusing Joshua Butt and sending Declan Suzanne into the shadows in return for Mags Banananana.
In , the Chicago Firefighters went 63-36 (.640) with 64 wins, finishing first in the Wild High division. They won against the Houston Spies 3-2 in the Division Series, but the LA Unlimited Tacos beat them 3-2 in the next round. In the , the Firefighters voted for the Infuse and Foreshadow wills, infusing Lou Roseheart and revoking Mags Banananana, giving them the Roamin' modification before they wandered to the New York Millennials.
During the , the Firefighters' Will targeted Gabriel Griffith and sent Dunlap Figueroa to the Hades Tigers in return. Swamuel Mora was also boosted via the Will.
During the , Lou Roseheart became a pitcher via the Firefighters' will. Roseheart's modification was also changed to the modification by the Firefighters' will. The Firefighters also won the blessing, moving Wesley Poole from the rotation to the lineup.
In the , the Firefighters enriched themselves with the modification using the Enrich will and also rerolled Socks Maybe's stats as a result of the Firefighters' will, giving Maybe the and modifications as well. 
During the , the Firefighters' will sent Agan Harrison to the shadows in return for Conrad Twelve, as well as the Firefighters' will infusing Gita Sparrow's batting and outfusing Sparrow's defense. The Firefighters also won the blessing, rerolling the Firefighters' entire shadows and giving them all the modification. That same election, Goobie Ballson was exchanged for Carmelo Plums using the Canada Moist Talkers' will. Additionally,Evelton McBlase II wandered to the Firefighters' from the Core Mechanics due to the modification.
During the , Agan Harrison's batting was increased as a result of the Firefighters' will. Harrison then gained the as a result of the Firefighters' will and wandered to the Core Mechanics. Justice Spoon was also alternated a second time and arrived with the modification as a result of the Firefighters' will.
In the , the Firefighters' will sent Caleb Alvarado to the shadows in return for Clare Mccall, as well as deciding to Socks Maybe for a second time, giving them the modification. Additionally, Gabriel Griffith was exchanged for Alyssa Harrell using the Hawai'i Fridays' will.
In the , the Firefighters' recieved the , granting as a permanent team modification. The team also benefited from the Hitting Flotation Bubble, which boosted hitting by 4%.
==Team Overview==
For a more in-depth look at the team, see Chicago Firefighters/History.
The Chicago Firefighters exist to maintain the balance between the entity known as Chicago and the entity known as the Fire. As long as there has been Chicago, there has been the Fire, and as long as there has been the Fire, there have been Firefighters. Nobody knows who or what started the fire; it is said to have always been burning since the world began turning. Nobody knows who the first Firefighter was; all Firefighters hope they will be the last. 
How Firefighters are selected is not clear. Anecdotally, Firefighters have mentioned hearing far-off sirens and knowing that they had a choice: heed the call, and bear the burden of being locked in an endless struggle for balance, or ignore it, and know they have forsaken their duty. 
After being summoned, a Firefighter is inextricably, cosmically bound to both the Fire and to Chicago. Some believe that a new Firefighter receives a fragment of Chicago’s consciousness; some believe them to receive a piece of the Fire itself, to allow them insight into its workings.
Even if they were from beyond the bounds of Chicago or venture away from the city, a Firefighter has always had, and will always have, a place in Chicago and a home to return to. When Firefighters die, they briefly become one with the Firefighter, rejoin the flame, and light the way for the generations of Firefighters to come. 
===History and Practices===
The Chicago Firefighters team as it is known today was summoned to beat back the Great Chicago Blaseball Fire. After putting out the blaze, the Firefighters held a charity blaseball game at the Fire House against a local paramedic crew to raise funds for the city’s recovery. The game lasted for fourteen innings, and when the paramedics were shamed, they demanded the Firefighters become a professional blaseball team. 
Despite playing blaseball professionally, the Chicago Firefighters still carry out their firefighting duties. Each Firefighter takes point on a twelve-hour shift; a standard 14-player lineup allows the Firefighters to use a one-week rotation system. Pitchers in the rotation who are not currently pitching a game are expected to cover any absences. 
Following routine upgrades to the sprinkler system at the Fire House in the wake of Tyreek Olive’s incineration, many fans believed the Firefighters to be immune to incineration. However, the Firefighters themselves acknowledge that they are not, and to underestimate the power of fire is folly. There will, someday, be a fire that even the greatest Firefighter cannot extinguish. 
===The Katamari and Ocean City===
Due to a player swap during the election, Joshua Watson was recruited to join the Firefighters. Simultaneously, receiving the Katamari blessing meant a katamari was created. This katamari, colloquially called Mother Blase, added Ocean City—over which Joshua Watson presides as mayor—to Outer Chicago. 
When Joshua Watson was traded to the Mexico City Wild Wings after the election, the ruling of the Mexico City Wild Wings allowing Joshua Watson to conduct his mayoral duties in Ocean City in absentia caused it to separate from Mother Blase and cede from Outer Chicago. All citizens of Ocean City may still claim they are from Chicago, if they so choose. 
===Player Numbers===
Each player's number corresponds to the Chicago zip code they live in. Players all have their number tattooed on the knuckles of one hand and WAFC tattooed on the other hand.
Players who inherit a number are from the zip code corresponding to their inherited number. If they were not from that zip code, they are now.
==Staff==
===Coaches===
The original Chicago Firefighters once had a manager and a coach. Legends claim that the original coach was even Chicago itself. Ever since the Great Chicago Blaseball Fire, the Firefighters have been a player-owned team, as all players are the coach and the manager.
The only other member of the coaching staff is the Third Base Coach. Each game, a lucky fan is chosen from the stadium and promoted to Third Base Coach, gaining the title Coach Casimir Pulaski Day. At the end of the game, the fan is subsequently demoted and their original name returned.
===Bat Hat===
A sentient pile of fire hats wearing a trench coat that seems to have resided in the stadium since the fire house was created, the Bat Hat is a friendly helper that does its best to help the Firefighters. Always there to deliver a sharpened batting axe or pick up a foul blaseball, fans often fondly remember the mind bending break in reality that is associated with not quite fully seeing or understanding how the Bat Hat gets around. The only time the Bat Hat has ever been seen outside of the Fire House is rumored sightings conducting the L train to and from lowest Wacker.
===The Axeman===
The Axeman is the creator of all equipment used by the Chicago Firefighters. Little is known of their origin, and what is known is a closely kept secret.
===Mascots===
*The Firefighter
*Betsy
==Fan Culture==
For more information regarding the Firefigters' fan culture, see Chicago Firefighters/Fan_Culture.
All fans of the Chicago Firefighters are from Chicago. Once someone chooses to be a fan of the Chicago Firefighters, they are from that moment on from Chicago.[1] At this time, it is unknown if this changes should a fan no longer support the Chicago Firefighters, as no one has yet been foolish enough to try. 
Common chants include "We Are From Chicago" and its variations. It is also commonly shorted to "WAFC" and accompanied by the 🔥 emoji. Occasionally, it is a hashtag. Fans will shout these chants together in unison as a show of solidarity for many events, including winning a game, gaining a point, or even personal achievements. It is considered a greeting, farewell, and motto all at once. When asked, fans indicate that the "we" in "we are from Chicago" either refers to everyone who has ever been and will ever be a fan of the Firefighters, or every being ever to exist. It is not known which of these is the truth.
==Fan Works==
For fan art and team branding, see Chicago Firefighters/Fan Works.
File:ChicagoFirefightersIcon Wirspringen.png|Logo by @wirspringen
File:Firefighterzoidberg.gif|Made by PhirephighterFil
File:Blaseball Firefighters.png|Original logo
File:Art by @ waalkr 14.png|The fire diamond
File:We Are From Chicago.jpg|"We Are From Chicago"poster by Kess
File:Paladins of Blaseball.jpg|Logo by Kess
File:Betsy.jpg|Betsy, the spark to the fireby @_waalkr
File:Art by waalkr 06.jpg|Firefighters emotes for lore discord by @_waalkr
File:Blaseball firefighters season 6 lineup.jpg|Firefighters Lineup as of Season 6-7by @_Waalkr
File:Blaseball chicago firefighters bbq.jpg|Firefighters Lineup Party Time BBQ as of Season 8by @_Waalkr
File:Art by @ waalkr 03.png|Season 9 Declan's Pizza Partyby @_waalkr
File:Art by @ waalkr 07.png|Season 10 smores festby @_waalkr
File:Art by @ waalkr 20.png|Season 11 Charity drive!by @_waalkr
File:Art by waalkr 22.jpg|Season 11 Lineupby @_waalkr
File:Haircuts can be a thing that are so personal.png|Season 12-14 Firefighters reunionby @_waalkr
File:Real Gamer Hours™.png|Season 14 siesta get-togetherby @_waalkr
File:Art by waalkr 37.png|Community interacting (by getting pampered by the local senior club)by @_waalkr
File:Art by waalkr 08.png|Team goes to build-a-bear!by @_waalkr
File:Height Chart for Everyone Who has Played for the Chicago Firefighters.png|alt=A digital drawing done in warm orange tones, depicting every player that has ever been on the Chicago Firefighters since season 11. The lineup is from left to right; Axel Trololol, Jose Haley, Justice Spoon, Isaac Johnson, Goobie Ballson, Rivers Rosa, Lou Roseheart, Peanut Holloway, Declan Suzanne, Thomas Kirby, Joshua Butt, Peanutiel Duffy, Mullen Peterson, Kennedy Rodgers, Joshua Watson, Paula Mason, Tyreek Olive, Atlas Guerra, Caleb Alvarado, Wesley Poole, Edric Tosser, Swamuel Mora, Baby Triumphant, and Socks Maybe./ end image description|by @necromngo
File:Height Chart for Chicago Firefighters 1.png| by @necromngo
File:Height Chart for Chicago Firefighters 2.png| by @necromngo
File:Height Chart for Chicago Firefighters 3.png| by @necromngo
File:Firefighters in a Bus.png|alt=A drawing of Lou Roseheart, Rivers Rosa, Caleb Alvarado, Edric Tosser, Declan Suzanne, Wesley Poole, and Justice Spoon. Lou, Rivers, Caleb, Edric, and Declan are seated at the back of a bus in a sleeping pile, while Lou’s shadow hovers over Declan to watch him play something on a gaming console that gives of a light blue light. Wesley and Justice sit on opposite sides of the bus in the foreground. Pinkish light filters in from the side windows, but otherwise the bus is shadowed in dark bluish tones. /end image description|by @necromngo
File:Spiderman Point meme with Firefighters.png|alt=A group drawing of some of the Chicago Firefighters. Edric Tosser and Lou Roseheart are both doing the Spiderman pointing meme at each other with matching grins on their faces, with Edric on the left and Lou on the right. Edric’s hair is a styled back mohawk while Lou has a bun and a visible undercut. Both individuals have died their hair the same shade of blue. In the background, Joshua Butt stands behind a table next to Rivers Rosa, who is sitting down and laughing at Edric and Lou. Caleb Alvarado sits at the very end of the table behind Edric with his face in his hands. Behind everyone is a whiteboard with various doodles and scribbled reminders. Near the top of the picture is a text box that says, “They both bought the same hair dye”. /end image description|by @necromngo
===Comics===
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File:Blaseball art by @ waalkr 09.png|Joshua's Dayby @_waalkr
File:A Chat Between Seasons 1.png|A Chat Between Seasonsby @_waalkr
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