Boston Potatoes

**The Boston Potatoes** are one of the original teams in the **Basketball Syndicate**.

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### History of the Boston Potatoes, est. 1939:

The Boston Potatoes are a professional basketball team in the Basketball Syndicate of America (BSofA), and one of the twelve original franchises in the Syndicate.

Founded in the early 20th century, the team started under the Presidential Stewardship owned by **The National Housewives' League of America**. The BSofA calls majority team owners "Presidents" and minority owners "Governors." The Potatoes set the standard with a fully decentralized syndicate franchise, with all 100 Genesis Governors being made up of founding members of the The National Housewives' League of America. One (1) housewife from each of the 48 American States were provided Governor roles in a lottery system. The inaugural Head Coach Allison Narling was hired from the Housewives' League due to her expertise in situation strategy and training of the mind. The remaining fifty—four Governor roles were held by Fannie B. Peck, her husband William H. Peck, and associate Alben L. Holsey of the National Negro Business League, and the fifty (50) founding members of the National Housewives' League, with the final Governor role being filled by Ms. Narling.

When the National Housewives' League of America was first established, the organization was formed to provide support and resources, focused on African American women and all mothers in general, all over the United States. In an effort to bring together the women of Boston and provide them with a common goal, the National Housewives' League of America decided to form a BSofA team based on the affordable food of that anchored the diets of many African American families at the time, and through today — the potato. In addition to celebrating the food itself, the moniker tied the local Irish community in Boston to the product through their own famous reliance on the dirt—root wonderfood. The Boston Irish — particularly, the Irish Mafia — initially responded with disdain, thinking the moniker made fun of their heritage. The Potatoes won their first Lore War Championship in 1953, and 14 years of moderate tension over the name went away with the DoucetBolin Trophy in Boston. In the Modern Era of 2012—???, the brand is fully embraced by all of New England.

The Housewives' League mission was to encourage African American housewives to patronize African American—owned businesses through "directed spending," and the Potatoes branding encouraged such a practice until the team was sold in the last 1960s. Mrs. Peck, believing that the support of those women who controlled most household budgets — housewives — was essential to any business success, founded the Housewives' League of Detroit on June 10, 1930, with 50 members. Each of those members is a founding Team Governor of the Boston Potatoes in the Genesis Governors' 100 Club.

The Boston Potatoes established this franchise format in September of 1938 when the Housewives' League first planned the organization, which the entire BSofA adopted for the other eleven founding franchises. The Houswives' League of America established arena etiquette in Boston at the highest level, quickly becoming the enviable model of the BSofA. Though the Housewives' League of America sold the Presidency in 1960s, one dish they served at the arena — cheesy eggplant clover fries, aka "**Boston Chegg Fries**" — holds strong to this very day. The recipe is sacredly kept, but the rumor is... it's your normal fries, mixed with seasoned—and—fried thinly—sliced eggplant shavings, a thorough pepperjack melt, parmesan, cilantro, and a four—leaf "clover garnish" (which was usually a 4—leaf sprig of oregano, with additional sprinklings of oregano and chives).

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### Location History:

The **Boston Potatoes** started their franchise in **Sebastian Kane Hall** located in **Cambridge, Massachusetts.**

### Current Team President:

The sole President of the Boston Potatoes in the Modern Era (2013—???) is **Jerry "Like Hell" Jimothy Burdon**, former BSofA Superstar, and arguably the greatest BSofA player of all—time.

**Like Hell Burdon** won nine (9) BsofA Lore War Championships with

1. the 1983 Philadelphia Salt Oats; Burdon defeats the Boston Potatoes in a Blood Rivalry match—up that was volatile, resulting in an extremely physical Squeak Series (5—4). Burdon hit the game—9 threebuchet backwards over 4 swarming defenders, scoring 4 points to win the game at the buzzer of a double—overtime situation in game 9. He would repeat this moment at the end of his career.
2. the 1984 Manhattan Pantaloons; Burdon defeats the Boston Potatoes in the East Side Finals in a Squeak Series (5—4), helping define his early legend. He then defeats the Denver Treasure in the Championship.
3. the 1987 Manhattan Pantaloons; Burdon defeats the Utah Slam Poets in a 5 game spanking (5—0), while the Potatoes did not make the Lore War with the franchise reeling. Their "hearts hurt like hell," blessing Jerry Burdon with his all—time nickname.
4. the 1989 Manhattan Pantaloons; Burdon defeats the New Orleans Trombones in 8 games (5—3 split), while the Potatoes did not make the Lore War.
5. the 1992 Malibu Yachts of Los Angeles; Burdon defeats his former team, the Manhattan Pantaloons in 8 games (5—3 split), while the Potatoes did not make the Lore War.
6. the 1994 Portland Freebirds; Burdon defeated the Miami Crypto in 7 games (5—2 split), while the Potatoes did not make the Lore War.
7. the 1995 Iowa Happy Syrup; Burdon defeated the Los Angeles Wet Fountains in 8 games (5—3 split), while the Potatoes did not make the Lore War.
8. the 1999 Chicago Redliners; Burdon and the Redliners defeated the Potatoes in the East Side Finals in a 9 game Squeak (5—4 split)
9. the 2000 Houston Beyonders; In what's known as "Proving his Last Point," Jerry Burdon dragged the 2000 Houston Beyonders to a DoucetBolin against the Boston Potatoes in an all—time Squeak Series (the full 9 games, with a 5—4 split). Burdon hit a game—9 threebuchet backwards, this time over all 5 defenders — he really should have passed the ball, but the shot went in, so who cares — scoring 4 points to win the game at the buzzer of a double—overtime situation in game 9... again. Approximately 26 minutes after the ball went through the net, he bought the Team Presidency of the Potatoes, and negotiated the deal openly with the previous owner (unknown a this time) during the Press Conference.

Jerry "Like Hell" Burdon owns the Potatoes in the Modern Era, with mostly poor results despite a genuine effort to run a top—notch franchise. Some fans call him "Jerry Jimbo" and/or "Jerry Burd" in addition to "Like Hell Burdon." The Boston fans who disdain his Presidency the most tend to call him "Fry Kill Burdon."

## Team Colorway:

The historical hex colorway of the **Boston Potatoes**

* 63045e — **Purptato**
* 7e4800 — **Spudston Brown**
* e1ff13 — **Clover Fries Green**
* d9d9d9 — **New England Silver**

## Championships:

* 1959—60 Basketball Syndicate of America Lore War Championship
* 1958—59 Basketball Syndicate of America Lore War Championship
* 1952—53 Basketball Syndicate of America Lore War Championship

## Rivals:

#### Regional Rival(s):

Manhattan Pantaloons, Nova Scotia Frosties, Washington Government

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## Lore Chapters:

Bold and italicized chapters are in development in the community and actively registering new characters.

##### Key:

1. 🏆 = BSofA Lore War Championship Winner
2. 🐠 = West Side Pennant Winner
3. 🦜 = East Side Pennant Winner
4. 📣= MVP winner
5. 🐙= worst team in the BSofA that season
6. 📽 = the chapter the Press Pass (Season One) narrative is based; *in Pre—Production*.
7. 🖼️ = Active Lore Chapter

### 1st Era • 1939—1948

* 🖼️ Chapter 1: Genesis 1939 Boston Potatoes • *(**Lore Master: #Lensface |** **286/288** **character registrations available** | **831 memes available**) • 🖼️*
* Chapter 2: 1939—40 Boston Potatoes • *(finish Chapter One to Launch Chapter Two)*
* Chapter 3: 1940—41 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 4: 1941—42 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 5: 1942—43 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 6: 1943—44 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 7: 1944—45 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 8: 1945—46 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 9: 1946—47 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 10: 1947—48 Boston Potatoes

### 2nd Era • 1948—1963

* Chapter 11: 1948—49 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 12: 1949—50 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 13: 1950—51 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 14: 1951—52 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 15: 1952—53 Boston Potatoes • 🦜🏆
* Chapter 16: 1953—54 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 17: 1954—55 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 18: 1955—56 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 19: 1956—57 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 20: 1957—58 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 21: 1958—59 Boston Potatoes • 🏆
* Chapter 22: 1959—60 Boston Potatoes • 🏆
* Chapter 23: 1960—61 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 24: 1961—62 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 25: 1962—63 Boston Potatoes

### 3rd Era • 1963—1979

* Chapter 26: 1963—64 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 27: 1964—65 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 28: 1965—66 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 29: 1966—67 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 30: 1967—68 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 31: 1968—69 Boston Potatoes • [1st Lock—Out]
* Chapter 32: 1969—70 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 33: 1970—71 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 34: 1971—72 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 35: 1972—73 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 36: 1973—74 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 37: 1974—75 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 38: 1975—76 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 39: 1976—77 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 40: 1977—78 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 41: 1978—79 Boston Potatoes

### 4th Era • 1979—1998

* Chapter 42: 1979—80 Boston Potatoes • [2nd Lock—Out]
* Chapter 43: 1980—81 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 44: 1981—82 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 45: 1982—83 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 46: 1983—84 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 47: 1984—85 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 48: 1985—86 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 49: 1986—87 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 50: 1987—88 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 51: 1988—89 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 52 1989—90 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 53: 1990—91 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 54: 1991—92 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 55: 1992—93 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 56: 1993—94 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 57: 1994—95 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 58: 1995—96 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 59: 1996—97 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 60: 1997—98 Boston Potatoes

### 5th Era • 1998—2012

* Chapter 61: 1998—99 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 62: 1999—00 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 63: 2000—01 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 64: 2001—02 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 65: 2002—03 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 66: 2003—04 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 67: 2004—05 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 68: 2005—06 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 69: 2006—07 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 70: 2007—08 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 71: 2009—10 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 72: 2010—11 Boston Potatoes
* Chapter 73: 2011—12 Boston Potatoes

### 6th Era • 2012—???

* *Chapter 74: 2012—13 Boston Potatoes • 📽*

# Copyright & Trademark:

* Press Pass (Season One) is an intellectual property puzzle shared by a collaborative community with creative guidance from Showrunner Kimani Okearah.
* ***The Boston Potatoes*** is/are defined as an intellectual property contained by the **Press Pass: All Access** franchise. This fictional basketball brand is owned and professionally managed by the **Boston Potatoes Governors' 100 Club** in **The BSofA DAO** within the exact terms provided by Let Me Out Productions. The **BOS Governors' 100 Club** includes **one (1) President**, **Jerry "Like Hell" Burdon** — a former BSofA Superstar who decimated the Boston Potatoes franchise as a player. It is unknown if **Like Hell Burdon** is interested in selling the Presidency to the franchise any time soon.
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