The Exiled League for Floridians (ELF)

## League History: "Florida's Hokum League Banishment Creates a New Underleague"

The Exiled League for Floridians (commonly referred to as ELF, jokingly referred to as "Buddy the ELF") is a Blaseball league within The Underleagues competing exclusively in Florida.

The ELF was established in response to Florida's statewide expulsion from the Hokum League, a quote from The South East South Beast Division page reads:

> "Considered by many to be the "Most Feral" of the Hokum League Divisions, the SESB Division encompasses the South Eastern portion of the United States *Except for Florida because they know what they did* and all of the Mississippi River."
>
>

Though disappointed that Floridian Blaseball would never see the light of day in the Hokum League, Floridian Blaseball fans and players alike held out hope that one day in the future there would be something in place that can support Blaseball being played in the Sunshine State. Disappointment turned to pure excitement as word of the beginning of the ELF made its way around the Underleagues, if handled correctly this can be the genesis of some great Blaseball talent and Blaseball games coming out of Florida!

It has already been rumored that if the ELF begins to show consistency and promise, the top talent from here could be noticed by the ILB; and fans of the ELF could even see their favorite players end up on everyone in Florida's favorite professional Blaseball team, the Miami Dale.

### Season 0: The Creation of the League

* The ELF will be split into two divisions, each division containing four teams. Due to the nature of the ELF only occurring in Florida, it was decided that there will not be as many teams competing (or any sub-leagues for that matter).
* After each Regular Season, the two teams with the best W-L records will advance to a 4-team Playoff Bracket where teams will compete for the Florida Man Memorial Championship.
* The Divisions for the ELF, along with the teams competing in them, will be as follows:

#### The Northern South Division

* Key West Funky Chickens
* South Miami Traffic
* Palm Beach Trust Funds
* Everglades Skunk Apes

#### The Southern North Division

* Orlando Roller Coasters
* Pensacola Panhandles
* Tallahassee Belligerent College Kids
* Jacksonville Jet Skis

The players and teams of the ELF decided that Season 0 would operate like a Practice Season. Each team would play every team in their division twice, and any other team once. This meant that each team would play 10 games for Season 0 for the Regular Season.

### Explanation of Gameplay/Introduction of The COIN

As the story of the ELF is told, the moment that the parameters for Season 0 were established an extra shiny golden coin (dubbed by many as simply, The COIN) fell from the sky, followed by 7 more exact replicas of that same coin. One coin fell into the stadiums of each of the eight teams competing in the ELF. These eight coins would be the ones to determine the fate of Blaseball within the ELF, determining things such as whether a batter got a successful hit, how many runs would be scored by a given team in any given inning, as well as intricate and weird details like random weather events and even determining whether any given pitch was a ball or a strike. When the coins first fell, the masses were confused and scared by their presence, but by now the fans and spectators of ELF Blaseball revere the coins highly and watch over them intently during any given Blaseball game.

#### "The Falling of the COINs"

The event, being dubbed by fans as the "Falling of the COINs", ended up being such an impactful thing to happen, that it ended up shaping the Power Rankings going into Season 0. The order was determined by how soon the COIN fell into a teams Home Stadium; the Power Rankings for the ELF going into Season 0 were as follows:

1. Orlando Roller Coasters [ORL]
2. Key West Funky Chickens [KW]
3. Tallahassee Belligerent College Kids [TAL]
4. Everglades Skunk Apes [EVE]
5. Jacksonville Jet Skis [JAC]
6. Pensacola Panhandles [PEN]
7. Palm Beach Trust Funds [PB]
8. South Miami Traffic [SM]