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<!-- 16 Charlie Alpha 82 FQWL Please Respond At First Opportunity Please Encode All Messages As This -->{{Team|title1=Houston Spies|home_town=[[Houston]]|team_slogan=Bang BANG|division=[[Chaotic Evil]]|social_media=Hungarian numbers station|emoji=[CLASSIFIED]|rival=Capitalism|image1=[[File:Houston_Spies_Logo.png]]|Team Chant="We Might Be You! We Might Be Me!"|mascot=[REDACTED]|stadium=[[An Undisclosed Location]]|caption1="We Might Be You! We Might Be Me!"}}The Houston Spies are a [[Blaseball]] team in the Chaotic Evil division of the [[Evil League]]. They have been a part of the Blaseball League since Season 1. The Spies are exclusively concerned with playing blaseball, and reports that assert the organization is a "front" have no basis in provable fact. All spies, when operating outside of Headquarters, are known to use they/them pronouns (with the exception of Math Velazquez). Pronouns are coded and classified; gender is considered irrelevant and unknown, except when being used for subversive means.
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<!-- 16 Charlie Alpha 82 FQWL Please Respond At First Opportunity Please Encode All Messages As This -->{{Team|title1=Houston Spies|home_town=[[Houston]]|team_slogan=Bang BANG|division=[[Chaotic Evil]]|social_media=Hungarian numbers station|emoji=[CLASSIFIED]|rival=Capitalism|image1=[[File:Houston_Spies_Logo.png]]|Team Chant="We Might Be You! We Might Be Me!"|mascot=[REDACTED]|stadium=[[An Undisclosed Location]]|caption1="We Might Be You! We Might Be Me!"}}The Houston Spies are a [[Blaseball]] team in the Chaotic Evil division of the [[Evil League]]. They have been a part of the Blaseball League since Season 1. The Spies are exclusively concerned with playing blaseball, and reports that assert the organization is a "front" have no basis in provable fact.
  
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All spies, when operating outside of Headquarters, are known to use they/them pronouns (with the exception of [[Math Velazquez]]). Pronouns are coded and classified; gender is considered irrelevant and unknown, except when being used for subversive means.
  
 
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The Spies play their home games at [[An Undisclosed Location|an undisclosed location]] thought to be in [[Houston]]. For security purposes, the Spies' mascot is changed daily. Spies players are easily recognizable in their distinctive uniform trench coat, which is worn at all times. They have special dispensation from the league not to use bats - while they may appear to use bats, these are in fact specially built magnifying glasses with very large handles. Anyone not wearing a trench coat is self-evidently not a spy, and you need not worry about them, or their interest in your dossiers.
The Spies play their home games at [[An Undisclosed Location|an undisclosed location]] thought to be in [[Houston]]. For security purposes, the Spies' mascot is changed daily. Spies players are easily recognizable in their distinctive grey trench coat uniform, which is worn at all times. They have special dispensation from the league not to use bats - while they may appear to use bats, these are in fact specially built magnifying glasses with very large handles. Anyone not wearing a trench coat is therefore self-evidently not a spy, and you need not worry about them, or their interest in your dossiers.
 
 
== Players ==
 
== Players ==
  
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While many league historians claim that the spies didn't reach the playoffs in season 2, no independently verifiable eyewitness accounts attest to this. Sadly, the details of their season 2 playoffs campaign, assuming it took place, are most likely lost to the ages.
 
While many league historians claim that the spies didn't reach the playoffs in season 2, no independently verifiable eyewitness accounts attest to this. Sadly, the details of their season 2 playoffs campaign, assuming it took place, are most likely lost to the ages.
  
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=== [[Season 3]] ===
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The Spies had an incredible showing in season 3, with their ultimate fate still undecided going into the final day of games. In the end, the Spies were victorious, becoming the final team to secure a spot at [[Party Time]].<br />
  
 
== Chants ==
 
== Chants ==
The Houston Spies are said to have numerous chants both for the whole team and a few for individual players. One of the most common chants you would hear from Spy fans "We could be you! We could be me!". This chant used as a fear tactic to convince other teams as well as fans that there could be spies for the Spires among them. Two other classic Spy chants include "Houston... We are the Problem" and "Bang Bang".  
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Athlimasmologists have documented numerous Spies chants, both for the whole team and a few for individual players. By far the most popular Spies chant is "We could be you! We could be me!". This is thought to be a reference to the Spies' historical usage of double agents, though Spies management insists these tactics are a thing of the past. Two other classic Spies chants include "Houston... We are the Problem" and "Bang BANG".  
  
Many other chants differ from the traditional view of Blaseball chants as they are spoken in a hushed ton; however do to the sheer number of Spies fans these quiet murmurs can often be heard from miles away. Examples of such whisper chants are "Always Watching", "Evidence? What Evidence?", and "The Truth Must be Known. You Can't Unsee the Truth".  
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Spies fans have a unique tradition of chants spoken in a hushed tone; due to the sheer number of Spies fans these quiet murmurs can often be heard from miles away. Examples of such whisper chants are "Always Watching", "Evidence? What Evidence?", "The Truth Must be Known. You Can't Unsee the Truth", "We Can See You", and "█████████████████ the █████████████████████████████████ pomegranate █████████████!".  
  
Other Spies chants refer to specific players such "My Son!" which is shouted each time Son Scotch goes to up bat. Yeong-Ho, who's always willing to step up to any challenge no matter the odds earned his own chant which goes "Young Hero! Yeong-Ho Go Go Go!". Fitzgerald Blackburn's performance in garnered them the chant "There's Nowhere Left to Turn! Prepare to Feel The Burn!".
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Other Spies chants refer to specific players. When [[Son Scotch]] goes to up bat, they are greeted with cries of "My Son!" or "That's My Son!". [[Yeong-Ho Benitez]] is the subject of a chant which goes "Young Hero! Yeong-Ho Go Go Go!". [[Fitzgerald Blackburn]]'s imminent arrival in the court of blaseball is presaged with the chant "There's Nowhere Left to Turn! Prepare to Feel The Burn!". [[Math Velazquez]] has no fixed chants, but when Math is pitching Spies fans can be heard yelling out various equations.
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== Fan Art ==
 
== Fan Art ==

Revision as of 08:16, 8 August 2020

The Houston Spies are a Blaseball team in the Chaotic Evil division of the Evil League. They have been a part of the Blaseball League since Season 1. The Spies are exclusively concerned with playing blaseball, and reports that assert the organization is a "front" have no basis in provable fact.

All spies, when operating outside of Headquarters, are known to use they/them pronouns (with the exception of Math Velazquez). Pronouns are coded and classified; gender is considered irrelevant and unknown, except when being used for subversive means.

The Spies play their home games at an undisclosed location thought to be in Houston. For security purposes, the Spies' mascot is changed daily. Spies players are easily recognizable in their distinctive uniform trench coat, which is worn at all times. They have special dispensation from the league not to use bats - while they may appear to use bats, these are in fact specially built magnifying glasses with very large handles. Anyone not wearing a trench coat is self-evidently not a spy, and you need not worry about them, or their interest in your dossiers.

Players

Batters

Pitchers

Alumni

Staff

Season Results

Season 1

Effortlessly qualified for playoffs. Made short work of the Hades Tigers in the first round of the postseason, before a narrow loss to eventual winners the Philly Pies. Mathematicians have pointed out that any team knocked out by the eventual winners have as much right to the second place spot as the team that loses in the finals.

Season 2

While many league historians claim that the spies didn't reach the playoffs in season 2, no independently verifiable eyewitness accounts attest to this. Sadly, the details of their season 2 playoffs campaign, assuming it took place, are most likely lost to the ages.

Season 3

The Spies had an incredible showing in season 3, with their ultimate fate still undecided going into the final day of games. In the end, the Spies were victorious, becoming the final team to secure a spot at Party Time.

Chants

Athlimasmologists have documented numerous Spies chants, both for the whole team and a few for individual players. By far the most popular Spies chant is "We could be you! We could be me!". This is thought to be a reference to the Spies' historical usage of double agents, though Spies management insists these tactics are a thing of the past. Two other classic Spies chants include "Houston... We are the Problem" and "Bang BANG".

Spies fans have a unique tradition of chants spoken in a hushed tone; due to the sheer number of Spies fans these quiet murmurs can often be heard from miles away. Examples of such whisper chants are "Always Watching", "Evidence? What Evidence?", "The Truth Must be Known. You Can't Unsee the Truth", "We Can See You", and "█████████████████ the █████████████████████████████████ pomegranate █████████████!".

Other Spies chants refer to specific players. When Son Scotch goes to up bat, they are greeted with cries of "My Son!" or "That's My Son!". Yeong-Ho Benitez is the subject of a chant which goes "Young Hero! Yeong-Ho Go Go Go!". Fitzgerald Blackburn's imminent arrival in the court of blaseball is presaged with the chant "There's Nowhere Left to Turn! Prepare to Feel The Burn!". Math Velazquez has no fixed chants, but when Math is pitching Spies fans can be heard yelling out various equations.

Fan Art