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Beginner's Guide to Blaseball

Welcome to the Blaseball wiki! If you’re here, that likely means you are new to blaseball or you are wondering what happens in this community. This guide is meant to give you the basics in plain writing that does not require you to know anything about the style or lore of the fictional universe described in the rest of the wiki. 
==What is Blaseball?==
Blaseball is a game that simulates an absurdist version of baseball and encourages participants to bet (no real world money involved!) on the outcome. Participants use those winnings to buy voting and raffle tickets that influence new game mechanics, player and team statistics, player trades, developer-written storylines, and more. A blaseball season occurs over the course of 99 “days” that correspond to one real world hour.There is a mechanism in place called spillover if a game goes past the hour mark. Blaseball seasons last from Monday to Friday (United States Pacific Time), then a post-season with four teams from each of the two leagues occurs on a Saturday. Election results are posted on Sunday and the game’s plot progresses in accordance with the voting. 
Blaseball is a cultural phenomenon for all people. As part of the community supporting this wiki, each one of us has a responsibility to our fellow fans to make this an opening, welcoming, and inclusive community. Please read the extended statement in the style guide for more.
Blaseball has a Discord server (warning: very large) where you can join a watch party and chat with people who are fans of your favorite team. There’s also a reddit page. Don’t have a team yet? That's fine! You can find a list of teams at the end of this article. 
== What is this wiki? ==
This wiki serves a few purposes. It was started as a primarily fan-created extended universe based on the game events that occur on blaseball.com. Fans collaborate on and write about player backstories, team histories and cultures, history outside of the Internet League Blaseball (aka blaseball.com), and more. The #wiki-talk and team-specific chats in the Discord server are generally the hub of this activity, along with the Talk pages on this wiki.
The wiki also serves as a reference document, particularly for Teams, Players, and Seasons. Those pages will often tell you how long a given player or team has been in the league and notable things they have done. Season pages will document things such as season and postseason win/loss records, blessings and decrees that were available for vote, results of the election for that season, and notable storyline developments (as determined by the game developers and decree voting) that occurred during a given season, such as Opening The Forbidden Book or the Peanut Plague.
== Where should I go next? ==
The Blaseball page fleshes out a little more of the mechanics and ideas mentioned on this page in an in-universe style. The Style Guide and Facts/Lore Disambiguation Guide pages have more information on how writing for the wiki happens. All you need is an account and a willingness to collaborate with others! Other helpful pages and categories, such as teams, players, and rules, can be found on the main page.
Belligerent Phlegm Receptacle

The Belligerent Phlegm Receptacle was the former mascot of the Canada Moist Talkers, replacing THE MAW in . 
The BPR is a large granite fountain on wheels with an angry face spraypainted onto the base, placed at the entrance to Gleek Arena for fans to spit in as they enter the stadium. Moist Talkers players will then ritualistically dunk their heads in the aggregate spit and snot of their fans for good fortune and unity during the game. During halftime, the Receptacle is wheeled out onto the field, where one lucky fan will be drowned in the stagnant loogie stew as appeasement to whatever forces hold dominion over the bleautiful glame of blaseball. It bears striking resemblance to Tom DeLonge's maw.
=== Trivia ===
* The Phlegm Receptacle was salvaged from the sunken ruins of Greater Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in the year 2███.
=== Season 3 ===
* Starting in Season 3, the Moist Talkers changed their mascot to The Moist Owlette. The Belligerent Phlegm Receptacle stands at the entrance to the stadium and fans still spit in it as they enter the stadium, but now it is no longer on wheels. According to reports from fans, dark figures can occasionally be seen by the BPR at night, dumping black garbage bags into it. Who the individuals are or what is in the bags are both unknown.
Category:Canada
Category:Mascots
Category:Canada Moist Talkers
Bennett Browning

was a lineup player for the Seattle Garages, and was with the team from until being incinerated on , Day 4.
==Official League Records==
Browning joined the ILB as a lineup player for the Seattle Garages with .
On , Day 4, Browning was incinerated and replaced by Tiana Cash.
==Background==
A capable batter for the Garages, Bennett Browning was also a spoons player for the Seattle Garages Jelly Jamboree. He made his debut for the Garages a week after Tifelli's Traveling Animal Circus passed through town, inspiring a number of conflicting rumors about his status as a bear.
Hailing from the Grove, Bennett Browning left his home when Tifelli's Traveling Animal Circus recruited him as a performer. His unpleasant experiences there left him with a “no gods, no masters” attitude, and with the help of a few Lil’ Roadies, he managed to escape the circus.
Wanting to join the Seattle Garages, he asked the roadies to introduce him, and Theodore Duende, desperately needing to fill an empty spot in the lineup, welcomed him onto the team. When asked about how a bear would play blaseball, Duende was quoted as saying, “He did do all the paperwork” with a shrug. The official stance of the Seattle Garages Blaseball team is that Bennett Browning is a normal human blaseball player and in no way whatsoever a bear.
Browning was well-liked among the Garages. After joining the team, Browning returned to the Grove and found a new den to settle into with the help of Fairwood Patchwork, securing their friendship. He was a regular guest on Shaquille Torres’s streams, and Lang Richardson attempted (and failed) many times to rope him into his stage productions. His cuddles and bear hugs were beloved by almost everyone.
However, Mike Townsend did not get along with Browning, as Browning was often caught stealing berries for Townsend’s pies, or even the pies themselves. Additionally, Browning’s lack of understanding of personal space due to being a bear often invited complaints. 
Browning’s death sparked the Garages’ effort to truly come together as a team, opening up conversations about communication and how to better cohabitate.
In the Hall of Flame, Ruffian Applesauce taught Browning DownSL, sign language developed by the Core Mechanics for those with paws. After reuniting with the team in , he joined the hiking club with Penelope Mathews, Lenjamin Zhuge, and Theodore Duende over the siesta. He can also often be seen swimming in the Salmon Spire with Zhuge and Alaynabella Hollywood.
==Fan Works==
File:Grojz.png|Browning & Betsy Trombone by @glassgoblin
Category:Players
Category:Original Players
Category:Incinerated Players
Bennett Browning/IF-41.849

Browning is just a grizzly bear in disguise. Evidence supporting this theory includes an audit of the Garage's catering budget noting an entry for 90 pounds of salmon per day adding more weight to the theory. Fans of the team, however, have pointed to Browning's (shaggy, clawed) opposable thumbs and ability to wear pants as evidence that he is, in fact, just a regular guy.
Bennett Love

was a lineup player for the Atlantis Georgias and competed in Gamma 2.
==Official League Record==
Love was first seen as a lineup player for the Atlantis Georgias after the Microphone Localized and Tuned into Gamma 2.
During the Gamma 2, Season 1 election, Love's batting stat increased as a result of the More Muscles amplification, resulting in a batting stat increase.
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Category:Short Circuits Players
Category:Atlantis Georgias Short Circuits Players
Bennett Takahashi

is a player for the Canada Moist Talkers, and has been with the team since Season 1, Day 12.
== Official League Records ==
Takahashi joined the ILB as a player in the Shadows for the Charleston Shoe Thieves with .
Takahashi was traded to the LA Unlimited Tacos' Shadows with no replacement during the via the blessing.
On Season 1, Day 12, Takahashi fell to the Canada Moist Talkers during a game in Horizon weather, becoming Buried.
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Benrey Musky

was a player in the lineup for the Yellowstone Magic, and competed in Gamma 4.
==Official League Records==
Musky was first seen as a player in the lineup for the Yellowstone Magic after the Microphone Localized and Tuned into Gamma 4.
During the Party Planning election, Musky attended the Magic's Rager, resulting in a combined stat increase.
Category: Short Circuits Players
Category: Yellowstone Magic Short Circuits Players
Benson Badguy

was a lineup player for the Atlantis Georgias and competed in Gamma 3.
==Official League Record==
Badguy was first seen as a lineup player for the Atlantis Georgias after the Microphone Localized and Tuned into Gamma 3.
During the Gamma 3, Season 1 Midseason election, Badguy's defense stat increased as a result of the Eye Warmers amplification, resulting in a defense stat increase.
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Category:Short Circuits Players
Category:Atlantis Georgias Short Circuits Players
Bentley Finnegan

was a lineup player for the Baltimore Crabs, and competed in Gamma 4 until they were Charged and gained the Static modification.
==Official League Record==
Finnegan was first seen as a lineup player for the Baltimore Crabs after the Microphone Localized and Tuned into Gamma 4.
During the Guest of Honor election, Finnegan gained the Life of the Party modification as a result of the Baltimore Crabs' Guest of Honor will. Finnegan also received 3 parties from this will, resulting in a combined stat increase.
During the Charges election, Finnegan gained the Static modification as a result of the Baltimore Crabs' Charge will, and was removed from the Baltimore Crabs' roster. Finnegan received three copies of the modification, along with every other Charged player.
==Fan Works==
===Fanfiction===
For more fanfiction, go to the Bentley Finnegan tag on AO3.
*baby, there's a shark in the water by corpserevivers - when tommy john walks out of goodman high for the last time, there are three things he knows for certain. first: the god in the bay is dying, and tommy’s graduating class helped kill her (or: the city wasn't finished with them yet.)
*a face for radio by Impern - The Crabs play the Millenials. (The Crabs play the Millenials.) The world is doubling up on itself. Time aches.
*the most peculiar day of your life by corpserevivers - a second timeline, a stolen god, a scorekeeper, a series of interviews.
===Fanart===
File:G4CG Bentley Finnegan.jpg|alt=An microphone-pink line drawing of Bentley Finnegan with their team, stats, and position displayed above. Bentley is a fat middle aged Indian man with gills, light clownfish markings, and spiny fins along his arms and ears. A crownlike carcinization sprouts from his forehead, and he wears a sleeveless shirt, a beanie, and has a hoodie tied around his waist. He crosses his arms as he looks out past the viewer with a frown that's on the verge of twisting up into a smirk.|Bentley "Snow Eater" "Get Bent" Finnegan by @saltbuzzard
File:Bentley Finnegan snow eater artists depiction clowne.jpg|alt=A rough line drawing drawn in a program such as MS Paint. A small figure labeled "Bentley" stands in the middle of a crab labeled "crabitat." The head of the figure is a jar, and out of the jar comes a fish with a giant mouth open the width of the crabitat to catch all of the snow (depicted as light blue dots labeled "snow") in their mouth.|Artist's depiction of Finnegan going absolutely ham eating all the crabitat's snow. By clowne crabsfan.
File:Finn James Bentley Finnegan Guest of Honor propaganda jiggit.jpg|alt=A photograph of Finn, a pompom and pipecleaner person with an anglerfish for a head, and Bentley, a robot with a jar holding a clownfish for a head. They sit next to each other, and both hold signs saying, "Vote Bentley Finnegan for Guest of Honor."|Guest of honor propaganda featuring kids craft Finn James and Finnegan. By jiggit
Category: Short Circuits Players
Category: Baltimore Crabs Short Circuits Players
Beta/Season 0

Season 0 was a Season of Internet League Blaseball that took place prior to , in the week of July 13-19, 2020. Little is known about the Season, as unlike following Seasons, it took place during the closed pre-release beta of Blaseball, and thus was not visible to Fans.
== History ==
Most information about Season 0 is only available through records on the official Discord, either from employees of The Game Band (umpires) or from other participants in the closed beta.
In addition, events from Season 0 are available via The Library in the following volumes:
*Discipline:
**, chronicling the history of Sun 1, including Namerifeht's Refilling of Sun 1 on Season 0's Gods' Day.
== Postseason ==
Unlike those of subsequent seasons, Season 0's Postseason rounds were best-of-7 series rather than best-of-5. Additionally, the Postseason occurred in its entirety on Friday night, rather than on Saturday.
All final series records are unknown, as is the winner of the Internet Series, though it is known that the Chicago Firefighters won at least the first two games of the Internet Series. It should be noted that regardless of the winner, their Championship was seemingly removed prior to . Known Season 0 Postseason results are listed below.The Game Band (20 Jul 2020). "Blaseball Presskit".ump_chaff (17 Jul 2020). (Message) - via #watch-party, Blaseball Discord.
== Gallery ==
File:Test Season 2 Day 126 Standings.png|A screenshot of the full standings after 126 games, on Thursday.
File:Presskit seagarages_2020-Jul-17.jpg|A screenshot of the Chaotic Evil standings after 150 games.
File:Test Season 2 Postseason Friday.jpg|A screenshot of the countdown to the Postseason ("Postseason 2") on Friday, counting down to 3pm UTC.@blaseballcomms (17 Jul 2020). "Postseason Friday! #FF #tgif" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
File:Presskit ss1-1.png|A screenshot of Game 2 of the Quarter-Finals, showing the two Good League matchups.
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Category:Seasons
Category:History
Category:Library
Beta/Season 1

Season 1, the inaugural season of the newly-returned Internet League Blaseball, began on July 20, 2020. The regular season ended on July 24. The postseason and first Internet Series since Blaseball's return occurred on July 25. 
Season 1 concluded with the Philly Pies sweeping the Chicago Firefighters in three games to win the first Internet Series championship title.
==Notable Events==
===The "Return" of Blaseball===
Internet League Blaseball first became observable on July 20, 2020, with the introduction of 20 teams across the Good League and Evil League. Official sources such as The Blaseball Beat refer to this as the "revival" of Blaseball, marking "the first Internet Series since the splort returned," confirming that Blaseball has always existed.The Game Band (27 Jul 2020). "Pies Win First Internet Series!". The Blaseball Beat.
== Standings ==
The Good League 	Record 	The Evil League 	Record
Lawful Good 	Lawful Good 	Lawful Evil 	Lawful Evil
* 	56-43 	* 	63-36
* 	56-43 	* 	53-46
 	47-52 	Mexico City Wild Wings	47-52
 	39-60 	Moab Sunbeams 	40-59
Los Angeles Tacos	35-64 	 	38-61
Chaotic Good 	Chaotic Good	Chaotic Evil 	Chaotic Evil
* 	63-36 	* 	58-41
* 	53-46 	* 	53-46
 	51-48 	 	51-48
 	48-51 	 	50-49
 	46-53 	 	43-56
* Denotes teams that advanced to the playoffs.
=== Divine Favor ===
Ties:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
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==Postseason==
Teams that advanced to the postseason: 
*Yellowstone Magic
*Boston Flowers
*Dallas Steaks
*Chicago Firefighters
*Hades Tigers
*Houston Spies
*Breckenridge Jazz Hands
*Philly Pies
The Philly Pies went on an undefeated run in the postseason to win the championship. 
==Election Ballot==
===Decrees===
The election form stated: "Only 1 Decree will go into effect. The Decree with the most votes from the community wins."
===Blessings===
Name 	Effect
Team Boost 	Your team goes to a team-building workshop. This will boost your team's stats overall by 6%.
Hitting Boost 	Give your players cups of Yes Plz coffee. This will boost your team's hitting by 10%.
Pitching Boost 	Your pitchers each grow an extra finger. This will boost your team's pitching by 10%.
Max Out Hitter 	This will max out the hitting stats of a random hitter on your team.
Max Out Pitcher 	This will max out the hitting stats of a random pitcher on your team.
Steal Best Hitter 	This will steal the highest rated hitter in the league to your team.
Steal Best Pitcher	This will steal the highest rated pitcher in the league to your team.
Randomize Players 	Your five worst players will be sent into deep hypnosis, randomizing their stats.
== Election Results ==
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Category:Seasons
Category:History
Beta/Season 5/Dudley Shames Dudley

Dudley Shames Dudley refers to a , Day 76 game that took place at Battin' Island between the New York Millennials and the Charleston Shoe Thieves that resulted in an 11-10 shaming of the Shoe Thieves. In the bottom of the tenth inning, with 2 outs, Schneider Bendie hit a single, and Wesley Dudley scored the winning run from second base, leading the Millennials to victory and shaming pitcher Kevin Dudley and the rest of the Shoe Thieves in extra inings.
==Events==
In this high-scoring, high-intensity contest, the Shoe Thieves and Millennials traded run after run. By the end of the sixth inning, the Millennials were ahead 10-8. But in the top of the eighth, down by 2, the Shoe Thieves rallied to score two runs (both scored by Joe Voorhees, see Controversy section below) and claw their way back to a ten-run tie.
With the game tied 10-10 going into the bottom of the 10th, the first two Millennials were retired. That brought Wesley Dudley to the plate - Dudley on Dudley. Wesley Dudley hit a double on an 0-2 count. With the winning run in scoring position, Schneider Bendie came to the plate, and sitting on a 2-0 count, found a pitch they liked, and smoked it past the shortstop, scoring Wesley Dudley and shaming Kevin Dudley.
==Line Score==
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R 	H 	E
Shoe Thieves	1	0	2	0	1	4	0	2	0	0 		10	13	0
Millennials 	0	0	1	2	3	4	0	0	0	1 		11	14	0
==Controversy==
According to blaseball historians, the top of the eighth inning included an anomalous play in which Joe Voorhees appeared to have hit a single and been on first base before stepping into the box for his at-batCh4zm of Hellmouth [@ch4zm] (18 Sep 2020). " Joe Voorhees - The Anomalous Play" (Github Gist) - via Github . This mysterious runner, possibly Voorhees, later scored while Voorhees was still on baseCh4zm of Hellmouth [@ch4zm] (18 Sep 2020). " Joe Voorhees - The Anomalous Play" (Github Gist) - via Github. Known for his abilities in never being seen running and yet always being where he needs to be, some speculate that Voorhees pulled off a trick play. Others speculate that the baserunner was a confused Millennials player who had stayed on the field, was too embarrassed to return to the dugout after the inning began, and, out of politeness, continued to run the base paths, scoring the tying run, then slipping surreptitiously back to the Millennials dugout unseen.
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Category:History
Category:Community-Made History
Beta/Season 9/Crowvertime

Crowvertime (also known as Birdemic, The Lovebirds, Outn't, The Combover, The Love Train, and The Curious Case of the Twelth Inning of the Lovers At Jazz Hands, Consisting of Far More Outs Than Is Typical To The Game of Blaseball, Due To Mysterious Avian Interference And Resulting In A Victory For The Team From San Francisco) is a name given to the , Day 1 game between the San Francisco Lovers and the Breckenridge Jazz Hands. 
==Events==
In the top of the twelfth inning of the game between the Lovers and the Jazz Hands, Lovers batter Alexander Horne was ambushed by Crows, fleeing the field and resulting in the third out of the half-inning. For unknown reasons (see theories below), this out did not end the half-inning, and the Lovers continued to bat for 21 additional plate appearances, scoring seven runs and accumulating a total of 16 outs before Helga Moreno was caught stealing second base, ending the half-inning. The runs scored after the third out remained on the scoreboard and, despite the Jazz Hands scoring a run in the bottom of the twelfth inning, the Lovers were awarded the win. 
Precisely what caused the Crowvertime is unknown, although the then unique occurrence of Crows causing a third out is considered a likely candidate. Unlike many other unusual game occurrences, the Crowvertime did not result in a siesta or change to the score of the game. The term "Crowvertime" was coined by the fans as the most widely-used nickname for the event.
==Prevailing Technical Theory==
Members of the Society for Internet Blaseball Research have speculated that the process of birds causing an out somehow caused umpires to fail to check if the out ought to end the inning, and when calling subsequent outs, umpires only assessed if the number of outs was exactly equal to three, rather than three or greater. It is believed that some part of the process of calling an out for a player caught stealing did consider the possibility of outs greater than three, ending the half-inning, although further research has yet to reveal the truth.
Though outs caused by Crows had been seen several times in other games on Day 1, following the Crowvertime no further bird-related outs or other avian phenomena such as deshelling occurred for the duration of Season 9.
==Alternate Theories==
==Gallery==
== References ==
Season 9, Day 1, San Francisco Lovers vs Breckenridge Jazz Hands on Reblase
Category:Features
Betsy

Betsy, also commonly known as Mrs. O'Leary, is the Chicago Firefighters' secondary, unofficial mascot and The Firefighter's mighty steed and greatest rival. She is also a cow. 
== Mascot Role ==
As a fire-starting cow, Betsy regularly starts fires for the Firefighter to put out, both in and outside of the stadium. Whenever Betsy kicks, the lantern behind her falls and breaks, starting a fire. There is always a lantern behind Betsy when she kicks.
Whenever the Firefighters score a home run, the fire bell goes off and Betsy kicks over a lantern. This causes the Royal Crown Malort hoses to spray throughout the stadium, putting out the fire.
== History ==
Betsy is most famous for causing the Great Chicago Blaseball Fire, a tragic fire that destroyed much of Chicago, including the original Fire House and the original Firefighters team. Not much is known about her origins beyond a few burnt remains of an Arsonist's Grimoire, which is speculated to be where Betsy learned her fire-starting abilities.
As a cow, she is unable to speak, and thus cannot explain why she is so fond of kicking over lanterns or her motivations behind the Great Fire.
Category:Mascots
Category:Chicago Firefighters