Fishes

The Little Fishes logo, as they appeared in Season 3 under coach JibboDaHibbo

NL Central Champs

## Overview

The Fishes are a custom team in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. In the rBBL, they are one of the most commonly selected teams. They have been used in all rBBL seasons except Season 6.

## Season 1

The Little Fishes were one of the original teams in the inaugural BBL season. They were under the control of coach GSchlim, who did not see much success with them. They finished 2-12 overall, but they had fun.

## Season 2

The Fishes were brought back for season 2, coached by Nate, who named them the Super-Duper Fishes. They were amazing all season long, led by surprising star player Johnny Omar, which birthed the legend of Johnny Omar. The Fishes finished the season at 13-1. Unfortunately, Nate had to leave the team during the playoffs for personal reasons, and in his place, the replacement coaches lost to the eventual World Series champs Astros in the NLCS.

## Season 3

The Little Fishes were brought back in Season 3 by coach JibboDaHibbo. They had a troubling year with a notoriously awful defense. They ended the season 2-12 and last in the NL West. They went to the Tier 3 playoff and had a bit of a run, winning 2-1 vs the Bombers and then 2-0 vs the Rockies. Finally they lost horribly to the Texas Rangers coached by GreenDayEagles.

## Season 5 (Lulu)

The Los Angeles Fishes were chosen for Season 5 by Nate. Nate's tenure as coach was short-lived, but it was best remembered for a strange sequence of events.

With the first overall pick in the draft, Nate selected his favorite player: Johnny "Jomar" Omar, a puzzling selection. Then, in the first game, Nate beat the Devil Rays 87-0, but didn't realize that Melonball rules were in place, and he also mistakenly thought that crazyei8hts was the coach of the Devil Rays. As a token of apology, when Nate faced the Devil Rays in Week 3, he lost to the Devil Rays 0-66. This led to some bizarre pitching lines from Nate Kowalski and Dante Robinson (see below)

Soon after, Nate had to leave due to personal issues and newcomer jlund24 took over as coach. He guided the Fishes to a 7-7 record, staying in playoff contention for most of the season.

## Season 5 (Paste)

The Little Fishes were drafted by roncondoment, but due to technical errors JibboDaHibbo took over for the squad starting week 1. Much like previous incarnations of the Fishes, they struggled, finishing 2-10 in the abridged season.

## Season 7

After a season off, the Fishes returned in Season 7. They were coached by elchrisblanco and were named the Seattle Fishes. They were placed in the Indoor League, a de facto intermediate division.

The Fishes were loaded with star power, after drafting 4 pro players and 1 pro clone, but it didn't exactly translate to on-field success. They finished at 6-8 in the middle of the Indoor division and missed out on the playoffs.
In the Consolation Bracket, the Fishes lost to the Reds in the first round.

## Season 8

Coach elchrisblanco returned to guide the Seattle Fishes once again, and this time they found much more success. The Fishes were one of the top teams all season long, finishing with a record of 11-3 and the National League Central division title.

The Fishes were one of the few teams dedicated to stealing bases. They stole the most in the National League with 73 (only one other team had more than 40). Gwen Sears led the NL with 19 steals by herself.

The Fishes clinched the #2 seed in the National League playoffs. They faced the #3 seeded Athletics in the first round. In an extremely exciting series, the Fishes got past the A's two games to one. The first two games came down to the wire, and the Fishes had some big rallies in Game 3 to clinch the series.

In the NLCS, the Fishes went up against the top seeded Bombers. It was another thrilling three game series, but this time the Fishes were on the losing side, two games to one.

## Season 9

In Season 9, elchrisblanco ran it back, coaching the Seattle Fishes for the third straight season. They played in the National League Central with Eckman Acres as their home field. Keeping with the theme of running it back, the Fishes took Sarah Maxwell against with their first round pick, pick #24 overall. The Fishes got off to a rough start, losing their first two games and sitting at just 3-4 at the all-star break. However, they made a late season playoff push, winning five of their next six. With a record of 8-5 heading into the last week of the season, the Fishes could clinch a playoff berth with a win, but they unfortunately lost to the Yankees in a live simul-streamed game, ending their season.

In the Consolation Tournament, the Fishes once again lost on a simul-stream to the Yankees. However, the bracket was a double elimination format. The Fishes then beat the Marlins, but lost to the Athletics, ending their season.

## Season 10

### 2001

In Season 10, coach elchrisblanco was one of two coaches to play in both leagues with the same team, continuing his Seattle Fishes trend. On the 2001 side, they play at Dirt Yards in the National League East. The Fishes had an intriguing draft strategy, selecting Pete Wheeler, Stuart Sullivan, and Star Moonbeam, gathering three players with 100/100 speed on the same team for the first time ever.

The Fishes team was one of the highest rated teams coming out of the draft, but they ultimately went 8-6 and missed the playoffs after they tied the Reds for the fourth seed, but the Reds held the 2-0 season series tiebreaker over the Fishes.

### 2003

In the 2003 league, the Seattle Fishes played at Parks Dept. #2 and were in the Backyard League East. This team did not see as much success as their 01 counterparts, finishing 4-10, last place in the Backyard League.