Chico Pappas

## About

**Chico Pappas** is a generic kid with dark, curly hair and an olive complexion. He is generally regarded as one of the best hitters in the game.

According to the order of the generic characters in the code, he is based off of Billy Jean Blackwood, although he is clearly a buffed version. He is one of the only "near-clones" to be significantly better than the player he is molded after.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Chico Pappas

Chico is regarded as one of the best hitters in the game, as he has both 95/100 in batting power and batting contact. Coach crazyei8hts has been quoted as saying, "everything he touches turns to gold". He is also a 10/10 speed, although further exploration reveals that his speed is rated 95 out of 100, which puts him in the "third tier" of speed rankings. The big drawback of Chico, though, is that he has the highest catcher priority in the game, meaning he will almost assuredly be the catcher for your AI defense, unless you can get a catcher lock or make Chico play another position before he gets placed at catcher. Couple that with his 44 arm strength, and opposing teams will steal on him all game long.

> There is no player more terrifying to face at the plate than Chico. His bat is monstrously powerful and accurate, and he's got excellent vision and speed. Huge downside, though: He insists on playing catcher despite subpar arm strength. Maybe a pro catcher can convince him to go elsewhere...
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> a Backyard Baseball-like player card description written by MelloMathTeacher

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

Chico was not available to be drafted in Season 1, but he was used as an AI stand-in for custom player Norman Wells of the Devil Rays.

#### Season 2

Chico was not available to be drafted in Season 2.

#### Season 3

Chico was first put on the draft board in Season 3, where he was selected with the 13th overall pick by coach crazyei8hts of the Wombats. Chico really burst onto the scene in his debut season, batting 0.828 with 67 RBIs and a league record with 26 home runs (which has since been broken). However, the Wombats stumbled to a 6-8 record and missed the playoffs. Chico was runner-up in the MVP voting, behind Julie Dunkel of the Expos.

#### Season 4

Chico went even higher in the Season 4 draft when he was taken 9th overall by coach SDCore of the Padres, although Mavfatha took over the team once SDCore resigned. Chico's numbers took a slight hit, but he still led his team in triples and RBIs.

#### Season 5

Concerns over Chico's arm and likelihood to play catcher dropped him to 27th overall in the 2nd round, when he was drafted by coach Mavfatha of the Orioles. Chico was one of the focal points of the offense, leading the team in runs scored.

#### Season 6

The next season, Chico was drafted 10th overall by coach Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis of the Blue Jays. Chico was bumped out of the catcher position after the Blue Jays also drafted Jason Kendall. Chico was the main source of power for the Blue Jays, leading the team with 16 home runs and a 0.778 batting average. Chico finished 3rd in MVP voting.

#### Season 7

In Season 7, Chico was drafted by coach Wizard of the Wombats with the 19th overall pick. Wizard knew the risk of putting Chico at catcher, but he decided to build an offense so powerful that they would just outscore everybody instead of trying to stop them. The plan worked, with Chico smacking a team-high 19 home runs and 55 RBIs and batting an incredible 0.829. The Wombats made the playoffs, but they were bounced out of the first round by the Rangers, who scored a Safety Net against the Wombats' poor defense. Chico finished tied for 5th in MVP voting.

#### Season 8

In Season 8, coach crazyei8hts scooped up Chico with the 15th overall pick for his Athletics. Instead of drafting a catcher lock to bump Chico, crazyei8hts constructed his whole defense so that Chico would be assigned to first base before he was assigned as catcher. This had mixed results for the AI side, but on the user side, Chico was an incredible talent once again. He led his team in several offensive categories, including doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, runs scored, stolen bases, batting average, and slugging percentage. His batting average of 0.860 led the National League. The A's won their division but lost in the first round to the Fishes in an exciting series. Chico finished 4th in MVP voting.

Chico won NL Batter of the Week in Week 8, when he went 5-5, hit for the cycle, stole a base, scored all 5 times, and drove in 7 runs.

#### Season 9

Chico was once again selected by coach crazyei8hts, this time with the 11th overall pick for the Yankees. This season, the game was modded to allow coaches to completely control their AI defense. Chico was able to play left field for the AI for the first time in his career. The Yankees relied on Chico for a lot of their offense, and he delivered, leading the team with 17 homers, 37 RBIs, 27 runs scored, and finishing second on the team with a 0.635 batting average. The Yankees unfortunately missed the playoffs.

Chico became the 3rd player in BBL history to reach 100 career home runs when he went deep against the Cardinals in Week 9.

Chico won NL Batter of the Week in Week 2, after going 4-4 with a double, three homers, seven RBIs, and four runs scored.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

In Season 10, in the 2001 league, Chico was taken 10th overall by coach alex7456 of the Red Sox. Chico put the Red Sox on his back, leading them in every major category, including batting average, slugging percentage, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored. However, the Red Sox finished 4-10, out of the playoff hunt.

##### 2003

On the 2003 side, Chico was taken 12th overall by coach mattitude of the Padres. The fierce duo of Chico and Ken Griffey Jr. made the Padres a scary opponent, as they combined for 23 home runs and 60 RBIs. The Padres were in the playoff hunt but just missed it at 7-7, despite Chico winning Batter of the Week in Week 13.

## Trivia

* Chico and Debby Nagasawa are the only two near-clones based off of the same Backyard Kid who don't have the same attributes.
* Chico is 5th on the rBBL all-time home run list, with 126.