Bombers

The Bombers classic logo, which looks like a baseball

Consolation Tournament Champion

NL East Champs

## Overview

The Bombers are a custom team name featured in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. Their logo features a baseball with a fuse coming out the top. They were one of the original teams to participate in Season 1. Their history is full of ups and downs.

## Season 1

For the inaugural Season 1, the Red Bombers were chosen by coach AreYouTyler. They played decently, finishing with a 5-9 record.

## Season 3

In season 3, the Blue Bombers were chosen by newcomer coach Mavfatha. This team struggled mightily, starting 1-8 before ending their season at 3-11. They were bounced out of the first round of the Tier 3 playoffs by the Little Fishes.

## Season 4

In season 4, the Red Bombers returned to AreYouTyler, but he didn't fare much better the second time around. The Bombers again earned just a 3-11 record. They lost in the first round of the Tier 3 playoffs to the Fishes for the second straight season.

## Season 5

In Season 5, the Bombers were not selected for the Paste League, but the Little Bombers were selected by newcomer MintJagger. However, amidst a season of turmoil and not much success, MintJagger left without a trace and another newcomer, elchrisblanco took his place. Altogether, these Bombers finished with a record of 2-12, one of those wins being via forfeit.

Oddly enough, the one game the Bombers won outright was against the Orioles, who were also the only team to beat 13-1 Giants. So the Orioles gave one team their only loss, and another team their only true win.

The stats are incomplete for the S5 Bombers.

## Season 6

For season 6, the Bombers moved to Baltimore after being selected by coach jlund24. They were regarded as one of the toughest defenses in the Frontyard League, but they didn't have the potent offense that other teams possessed. After starting an impressive 9-1, the Bombers lost 3 of their final 4 games. They tied for the NL Wild Card with the Seattle Mariners at 10-4, and with the head-to-head record tied, they played a tiebreaker game. The Mariners won the tiebreaker game 8-1, thus eliminating the Bombers and bringing their promising season to a disappointing end.

## Season 7

For season 7, coach jlund24 returned as coach of the Baltimore Bombers. They were placed in the Indoor League, midway between the BBL vets and rookies.

Unfortunately, as the season progressed, jlund24 had to resign as coach of the Bombers due to a personal matter. Newcomer Repub92 took over as coach, and kept up the Bombers' success. Under jlund24, the Bombers went 4-3. After the Repub92 takeover, the Bombers went 5-2 in the second half. However, this 9-5 finish was one game behind the second qualifying spot from the Indoor League.

Not all was lost for the Bombers, though! They accepted an invitation to the Consolation Tournament, matched up against the Twins in the first round. After beating the Twins, the Bombers advanced to face the Reds, who they also defeated. Finally, they swept the Melonheads to claim the Consolation Tournament Championship!

## Season 8

In Season 8, coach Repub92 returned, this time from the beginning of the season. The Bombers enjoyed an excellent season from beginning to end, having the best record in the National League at 12-2.

In the first round of the playoffs, playing the Wild Card Braves, the Bombers won easily, two games to none.

In the NLDS, the Bombers faced the second seeded Fishes. The Bombers got past the Fishes, winning two games to one.

In the World Series, the Bombers faced the 13-1 Mariners. The Bombers won three close games, by scores of 15-13, 23-21, and 21-16 to capture the Season 8 World Series.

## Season 9

The story of the Season 9 Bombers will live in BBL infamy. A newcomer coach, GuySmiley, signed up to coach the Blue Bombers. Throughout the draft, he made some puzzling picks, most notably choosing Dante Robinson with his first round pick. Whether Guy was trolling or just enjoyed Backyard Kids is unknown. But it was clear that the roster the Bombers put together was not going to be very competitive.

When it was time to play the first game, GuySmiley had some trouble properly downloading and installing the modified .(b) file. After trying to get it working for several days, the file was finally working, past the Week 1 deadline for submissions. Playing with a potential penalty looming, the Bombers played their Week 1 game live on a Discord stream, to many viewers and much dismay. The Bombers were losing to the Braves 10-1 by the third inning. It was at that point that GuySmiley's game mysteriously crashed, and he replayed the game offline. The Bombers suspiciously did much better in this situation, but the penalties for cheese and an overdue submission prevented the Bombers from winning.

After some pestering by the admin team, GuySmiley cryptically admitted to some wrongdoing and left the server. But the next task was to find a replacement coach. Longtime BBL veteran Nate was recruited to take over, but after playing two games with the team, he lamented that this team would be impossible to win with. At that point, it was decided that the Bombers would be best left alone. All Bombers games were declared forfeits, and each opponent needed to simply beat the AI to be credited with the win. This officially gave the Bombers an 0-14 record on the season. However, not all opponents beat the Bombers. In Week 14, the Rockies, eliminated from the playoff race, were unavailable to play their game and also forfeited, leading to the first double forfeit in BBL history.

The infamous Season 9 Bombers roster:

* Dante Robinson
* Annie Frazier
* Angela Delvecchio
* Gretchen Hasselhoff
* Frank Thomas
* Billy Jean Blackwood
* Kenny Kawaguchi
* Reese Worthington
* Tony Gwynn

## Season 10

### 2001

The Bombers returned in Season 10 under much more normal circumstances. rBBL rookie jakerthesnak chose the Little Bombers as his team. They played in the NL West and had a home field of Eckman Acres. The Bombers had a tough time adjusting to the competition, scoring the third-fewest runs in the league and finishing 3-11, last place in the National League.

The Bombers accepted an invitation to the Consolation Tournament, where they scored an upset win over the Devil Rays in their first matchup.