Baltimore Crabs/Season 20

🦀 Baltimore Crabs
Season 20
Dates	June 14, 2021 – June 20, 2021
← Previous	Season 19
Next →	Season 21
Results
Overall Record	51-48
Wins	53
Partytime	Day 90
Divine Favor	12
Division	3rd in Mild Low
League	5th in Mild League
ILB Placement	10th overall
Modifiers	CarcinizationWhen this Team activates the Black Hole, they will steal their opponent's best hitter for the remainder of the game.  UnholeyWhen this Team activates the Black Hole, a random Player on their opponent's Team will be impaired by 1%.  0Players with 0 will always swing at strikes while there are 0 Balls and 0 Strikes in the At Bat.  Free Gift (Season 20)This Team will receive an Extra Gift from the next Gift Shop.
Renovations	Peanut MisterA Peanut Mister will occasionally cure a Player of their peanut allergy. Peanut Misters can also remove the Superallergic modification from players.  PsychoAcousticsIn Feedback or Reverb, PsychoAcoustics will occasionally Echo one of the Away Team's mods to the Home Team, for game-long use.  Secret BaseThe Secret Base is a hidden base beyond 2nd that allows a baserunner to hide between innings.  Flood PumpsFlood Pumps will prevent Flooding weather from making your Ballpark filthier.  Salmon CannonsSalmon Cannons have a chance of expelling pests from your Ballpark. Salmon Cannons can prevent Consumer attacks and send players on the away team Elsewhere.  SmithyThe Smithy will occasionally repair Items for Players playing in this Ballpark.
Light Switch	OFF
League Info
Active Rules	Eat The RichAt the end of each Season, the Fans with the top 1% of Coins will have their funds redistributed throughout the 99%.  Party TimeA Team will enter Party Time if receiving 1 Win per remaining game would not land them in the Postseason. In Party Time, they'll receive random Stat Boosts from Partying. See also: Glossary  Wild CardsAt the end of the regular season, 1 Wild Card will be drawn at random from the remaining Teams in each Sub-League to receive a Postseason Birth.  Based EvolutionEvery Third Championship a Team wins will cause the Team and its Players to Evolve. Players that round the phylogenic Bases will get to go Home.  Free WillsThe bottom four finishing Teams in the League will receive an extra Will in that Season's Election.  All You Can EatFans are free to buy and discard Snack Slots in their Snack Pack. The number of Slots they have will determine their Payout Modifier for all Snacks. The less slots, the higher the Payout Modifier.  Community ChestAnytime 3000 Runs are accumulated league-wide, every Team will receive an Item Crate for a random active Player on their Team.  FairgroundsAll games have a chance of being Prize Matches, in which the winning Team will open an Item Crate.  Hype TrainShaming your opponent will build Hype in your Ballpark.  RatificationRenovations built by at least 18 Teams will be Ratified into Non-Physical Law for the entire League.  Hotel MotelThe Hotel Motel will occasionally create Holiday Innings during the Earlseason, where you Party instead of Score.  TurntablesBallpark: Any Win earned from a non-loss in this Ballpark during the Regular Season will be converted to an Unwin. League: Any Win earned from a non-loss during the Regular Season will be converted to an Unwin.  The UnderbracketEvery Postseason, the bottom finishing Teams will compete in the Underbracket while the top finishing Teams compete in the standard Overbracket.  Sun(Sun)All Wins and Unwins earned will be Squared.  TunnelsTunnels allow the Home Team to steal from the Away Team in this Ballpark. (After day 72)
Roster Changes
Date Change Cause 20 05 - Jacoby Podcast + Kaz Fiasco 🥧 Feedback 20 08 - Kaz Fiasco + Montgomery Bullock 🦀 Fax Machine 20 88 - Finn James + Axel Campbell 🦀 Fax Machine 20 EL - Pedro Davids + Kaz Fiasco 🦀 Will (🦀) Swap
Latesiesta
Renovations	The Crabitat will now have more Black Hole. +  Tunnels The Crabitat's Light Switch is now OFF.
Gift Shop	Underhanded Cap Drop Adalberto Tosser +Underhanded Holey Shoes +  UnderhandedWhen this Pitcher allows a Home Run, the polarity of the Runs or Unruns will be flipped (Runs become Unruns, Unruns become Runs). Early to the Party, Team Edition +  Early to the PartyThis Team or Player will Underperform in the Lateseason. Handcrafted Phone Drop Alston Cerveza -Bat +Cool Phone Soundproof, Team Edition +  SoundproofPlayer: This Player cannot be caught in Feedback's reality flickers. Team: Players on this Team cannot be caught in Feedback's reality flickers. See also: Glossary
Other Events	Ratification: -  Tunnels
Wills
Reform   Alston Cerveza   -  UnderachieverWhen this Player hits a Home Run, the polarity of the Runs or Unruns will be flipped (Runs become Unruns, Unruns become Runs).   +  The Fourth StrikeThose with the Fourth Strike will get an extra strike in each at bat. Move   🦀 Pedro Davids -> Shadows   🦀 Kaz Fiasco -> Lineup   Pedro Davids 16.8 → 17.3
Blessings
Stuck in the Freezer   Adalberto Tosser   Coldness 3.7 → 5.7 Cool Off   Lorcan Smaht   Coldness 2.9 → 3.9   Ruthlessness 4.1 → 4.4   Montgomery Bullock   Coldness 7.1 → 8.1   Ruthlessness 5.0 → 5.2   Adalberto Tosser   Coldness 5.7 → 6.7   Ruthlessness 4.9 → 5.2   Axel Campbell   Coldness 4.4 → 5.4   Ruthlessness 5.1 → 5.3

The Baltimore Crabs' Season 20 ...

Starting Roster

Lineup	Rotation
Conner Haley Kennedy Loser Avila Guzman Fran Beans Enid Marlow Zeruel Kramer Alston Cerveza Pedro Davids	Lorcan Smaht Jacoby Podcast Adalberto Tosser Finn James
Shadows
Axel Campbell Pierre Haley Rosa Holloway Miguel Peterson Robbins Schmitt Alexandria Hess Joyner Rugrat Javier Howe Elijah Glover Thomas Marsh Matheo Tanaka Bevan Underbuck Hercules Lincecum Samothes Dembélé Jon Halifax Parker Parra Squid Galvanic Samothes Thwompson Montgomery Bullock

Election Outcomes

Wills

• 
  Reform
  • The Crabs choose to reroll Alston Cerveza's Underachiever mod.
  • Alston Cerveza re-rolled from Underachiever to The Fourth Strike.
    •  Underachiever ->  The Fourth Strike
  • Reform - 41% of all Crabs Will Votes
    This Filing - 39% of Crabs Reform Votes
    Final Odds - 16% chance of happening.
• 
  Roster Swap
  • The Crabs chose to swap Pedro Davids via a roster swap with Kaz Fiasco.
  • The Crabs swapped two players on their roster.
    • 🦀 Pedro Davids -> Shadows
    • 🦀 Kaz Fiasco -> Lineup
  • Pedro Davids entered the Shadows.
    • Combined 16.8 → 17.3
  • Roster Swap - 32% of all Crabs Will Votes
    This Filing - 76% of Crabs Roster Swap Votes
    Final Odds - 24% chance of happening.

Blessings

• 
  Stuck in the Freezer blessed the Baltimore Crabs.
  • Adalberto Tosser's Coldness was improved by 40%.
    • Coldness 3.7 → 5.7
  • The Crabs had 29% of the Votes
    They were the highest bidders.
    2,225,476 votes were cast.
• 
  Cool Off blessed the Baltimore Crabs.
  • Lorcan Smaht's Coldness was boosted by 20%.
    • Coldness 2.9 → 3.9
  • Lorcan Smaht's Ruthlessness was impaired by -5%.
    • Ruthlessness 4.1 → 4.4
  • Montgomery Bullock's Coldness was boosted by 20%.
    • Coldness 7.1 → 8.1
  • Montgomery Bullock's Ruthlessness was impaired by -5%.
    • Ruthlessness 5.0 → 5.2
  • Adalberto Tosser's Coldness was boosted by 20%.
    • Coldness 5.7 → 6.7
  • Adalberto Tosser's Ruthlessness was impaired by -5%.
    • Ruthlessness 4.9 → 5.2
  • Axel Campbell's Coldness was boosted by 20%.
    • Coldness 4.4 → 5.4
  • Axel Campbell's Ruthlessness was impaired by -5%.
    • Ruthlessness 5.1 → 5.3
  • The Crabs had 31% of the Votes
    Highest Bidder - The Fridays with 39%
    526,283 votes were cast.

Season Overview

An Unusual Presence

The following summary mixes canon events with community lore.
Season 20 started off at a blistering pace after an extended siesta, with the first notable thing being that Kennedy Loser was now being haunted by mysterious ghosts that no one had ever heard of. While some of them could be traced back to the newly revealed Alaskan Immortals, research to most of them left dead ends and blank web pages. While some claimed that Loser was just “making people up” he insisted they were in fact real hauntings.

On the other side of the roster, in Jacoby Podcast’s first feedback game they flickered away to the Philly Pies for Kaz Fiasco, who managed to pitch only a single game from start to finish before faxing into the shadows. This led to Montgomery Bullock pitching for the Crabs for the first time since ascension ten seasons ago, much to the delight of Crabs fans. In the lateseason the Crabs received another surprise Fax as Finn James gave up 10 runs and was replaced by the long awaited Axel Campbell, who had been a part of the Crabs shadows since their very first season of play. They managed to hold on for the duration of the season, with one notable game where they gave up 10 runs, but had Adalberto Tosser use the newly ratified tunnels to steal a single run from the opposing team, keeping Campbell in play.

Meanwhile the effects of Alston Cerveza’s Underachiever modification took its toll as he finished the season with a total of 0 RBI, including a notable Grand un-Slam against famed pitcher Winnie Hess, as well as a positive 3-run home run against Michelle Sportsman, the Underhanded pitcher of the LA Unlimited Tacos. Not to be outdone, the Crabs were one of many teams to pick up an Underhanded Cap from the Gift Shop, and gave it to team MVP Tosser, who was notorious for giving up Home Runs at inopportune times.

The Crabs were one of 4 teams not to be included in either postseason bracket, and were happy to take the time to relax with the Firefighters, Tigers, and Millennials over the postseason.

Election

The Crabs managed a fairly uneventful election, voting to reform Alston Cerveza’s Underachiever modification into Fourth Strike, and swapping Pedro Davids and Kaz Fiasco to set up Pedro to be improved over the next election.

In terms of blessings the Crabs managed to acquire two blessings designed to improve a pitchers Coldness, which is a stat that has not been strongly associated with any performance outcomes. Adalberto Tosser notably nearly doubled his coldness, resulting in many fans commenting that “we should probably get him a jacket or something”.

On other parts of the league Silvaire Roadhouse now playing for the Boston Flowers acquired a Debt that would spread instability across the league, leading many to dread the coming season. But on the plus side the Crabs were well positioned to make the postseason again, and fans were excited to see just how far the team could go.