Esme Ramsey

Esme Ramsey
Esme Ramsey art by Discord user grr
Basic Information
Position	Lineup Player
Team	Charleston Shoe Thieves
Status	active
Batting	(3.9)
Pitching	(3.8)
Defense	(4.0)
Running	(2.5)
Modifications	EarlbirdsThis Team or Player will Overperform in the Earlseason.  FlinchHitters with Flinch cannot swing until a strike has been thrown in the At Bat.  ScatteredThis Player returned from Elsewhere a bit Scattered.  SubtractorWhen this Player bats in a Run or Unrun, the polarity of the Run or Unrun will be flipped (Runs become Unruns, Unruns become Runs).  FlippersWhen immateria floods, this Runner will score instead of being cleared from the Bases.
Items	Sharp Gravity Holey Glove ●●●○
Dates Active	Jul 20, 2020–present
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page
Personal Information
Evolution	Base
Peanut Allergy	Not Allergic
Pregame Ritual	Running the bases
Coffee Style	Americano
Blood Type	A
Fate	23
Biographical Details
Pronouns	She/Her, They/Them
Nickname(s)	Ez, Ezzy, "Queen of Walkies"
Species	Unknown (current) Human (former)
Horse	No
Personal Relationships
Sexuality	Lesbian
Relations	Velasquez Meadows, Sandoval Crossing, & Rhys Trombone (parents) Randall Marijuana (brother) Workman Gloom (friend) Beasley Gloom (former ward)
Other Background Information
Likes	Long walks, gourmet splorts paraphernalia
Dislikes	Tillman Henderson
Shoe-Stealing Specialty	Antique Diving Boots

Esme Ramsey is a lineup player for the Charleston Shoe Thieves, and has been with the team since Season 1.

Official League Records

Ramsey joined the ILB as a lineup player for the Charleston Shoe Thieves with the Return of Blaseball.

During the Season 6 elections, the Charleston Shoe Thieves received the Mutually Arising blessing increasing Ramsey's overall stars from 8.9 → 9.4 .

On Season 9, Day X, Ramsey gained the Flinch modification after the Shoe Thieves lost to THE SHELLED ONE'S PODS.

On Season 10, Day 63, some of Ramsey's defensive ability was siphoned by Spears Taylor, decreasing it 3.8 → 3.4 .

On Season 10, Day 69, Ramsey siphoned some of Ruslan Greatness's baserunning ability, increasing it .4 → 1.1 .

On Season 10, Day 78, some of Ramsey's defensive ability was siphoned by Cory Ross, decreasing it 3.4 → 2.9 .

In the Season 10 elections, Ramsey gained the Haunted modification from the Haunted blessing. Additionally, along with the rest of the Shoe Thieves, Ramsey received Noise-Cancelling Headphones, becoming Soundproof. (The Headphones would later be lost, along with all other Discipline Era items across the league, at the beginning of Season 15.)

During the Coffee Cup, Ramsey played for the Americano Water Works as a lineup player.

During the Season 16 elections, Ramsey gained the Earlbirds modification via the Early Riser blessing.

During the Season 18 elections, Ramsey's Haunted modification was changed into the Flippers modification by the Shoe Thieves' Reform will.

During the Season 22 elections, Ramsey gained the Subtractor modification as a result of the Subtractor Avoidance blessing.

COMMUNITY REPORTS
The remainder of this article contains lore created collaboratively by the Blaseball community.

Blaseball Career

Pre-ILB

Ramsey first encountered Blaseball while drinking from a pool of primordial malice (allegedly, to impress a woman they were dating at the time) and witnessing the First Pitch (or an approximation thereof). This created an irresistible compulsion to play Blaseball, and despite having no prior experience with the splort, Ramsey could consistently be found clinging to the fence outside Hellmouth Sunbeams (then the Moab Sunbeams) games and attempting to ingest stray balls. This determination ultimately proved appealing to the Sunbeams, who brought Ramsey on as a member of the roster. The batter served admirably for several years before being released as a free agent, after which Ramsey felt inexplicably drawn to the fledgling Shoe Thieves.

Career with the Shoe Thieves

Ramsey has proved to be a reliable hitter, going as far as winning the team's MVP award for Postseason 2 due to their consistency and high RBI count. Ramsey plays the little-known defensive position of "longstop", a variant of the more commonly used shortstop that places the player almost entirely in left field. This allows Ramsey to give batting tips and spare blueberry muffins to left-fielder Velazquez Alstott, as well as to see approximately two seconds into the future.

During the siesta following Season 3, Ramsey began dabbling in mechanical tinkering and blood magic. During an interview conducted several months prior to the start of Season 4, Ramsey showed off a work-in-progress of what they described as an "accursed grappling hook," which they claimed to have created with the use of their own blood. When questioned further, they reported the volume of blood used as being "around a cup and a half," and gave no justification for their new hobby beyond "Boredom."

During the Season 4 finals, the finished grappling hook was stolen from Ramsey's locker by recent Shoe Thieves addition Richardson Games. Regarding the theft, then-teammate Antonio Wallace disclosed that “the rest of us all know better than to root through Esme’s stuff, and I don’t think Dickson took it seriously when they told him the thing drinks blood. But hey, live and learn and all that.” When asked how they intended to respond to the theft of their wretched contraption, Ramsey responded, “I'm gonna point and laugh.”

Personal Life

Velasquez Alstott and Ramsey have a close relationship, with Ramsey frequently seen giving Alstott piggy back rides around the field and Alstott referring to Ramsey and "Big Ems".

The Esme Ramsey Quartet's rendition of You Better Watch Your Step

Ramsey also plays jazz stand-up bass and sings in the Esme Ramsey Quartet, along with Joe Voorhees (piano), Gunther O'Brian (drums), and Antonio Wallace (ribcage xylophone).

After Workman Gloom was transferred to the Canada Moist Talkers and incinerated in Season 7, Ramsey took over primary care of Beasley Gloom. Before Workman's incineration, Ramsey managed to nab their hat, which she then gave to Beasley Gloom to comfort him in his time of sorrow. Ramsey takes Beasley Gloom for lots of walks and makes sure he knows he is a very good boy.

When Howell Franklin joined the Shoe Thieves, Ramsey welcomed the werewolf by taking them on their first heist. The pair bonded over the experience and it is rumored that they could be heard celebrating their victory from the rooftops, howling at the moon.

Cult Following

Due to their revelatory experience witnessing the First Pitch, several philosophical and religious organizations view Ramsey as a conduit for divine truth, including the Alliance of Gnostic Blaseball Historians, the Imperial Low Council of Bavaria, the Sisters of Shattering and the New Sandford Ramseyians. For the majority of their career Ramsey declined all requests for comment on their popularity with such groups, but midway through Season 4 they responded to a reporter's query on the subject in a post-game interview:

Look, I've seen the beginning and end of everything, I've stared directly into the blinding visage of the being that threw the First Pitch, I've seen the entirety of time and space laid out before me like a cheap hotel continental breakfast buffet. And you know what? Last game I struck out twice, my team has a losing record, and one of our best players just transferred to the Wet Faces or whatever. None of it matters. We're all gonna die. You either eat [expletive deleted] or play ball. I'm gonna play ball.

Disputed Inheritance Claim

Ramsey claims to be Gordon Ramsey's illegitimate child. This claim is substantiated by the fact that Ramsey is Choux Stadium's preeminent patissier. However, Gordon has no knowledge of Ramsey's existence, and is entirely unable to answer questions regarding the batter.

Quotes

• On their relationship status: "One Time a fan asked me to marry her. I said she can do whatever she wants. I think there was a priest there? It's whatever."
• On cooking tips: "It's easier to fit the ball in your mouth if you cut it in half first." Also: "I learned this technique in culinary school. It's called 'digestion'."
• On fashion: "Why are you speaking to me?"
• On preferred pronouns: "Who gave you permission to refer to me at all?"

Fan Works

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  Esme Ramsey art by Discord user grr

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  Mini-Blaseballer by @HetreaSky

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  Tlopps card by @johannagaudet

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  Ramsey & Sandoval Crossing
  by @_iznj

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  By @glassgoblin

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  by @_iznj

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  Esme and Jessica Telephone, by @viciathief

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  Haunted Esme by @kayleerowena