Messages

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An example of the message tab from Season 1.

Messages is a tab on Blaseball where users can view messages sent by beings in the Blaseball universe, as well as messages sent by The Game Band. Users can click a heart on the message to "like" it with a number showing how many have done so. It was added in Season 1.

History

Season 1

The first message sent was by The Game Band at the beginning of Season 1.

Welcome to the beginning of a new Universe. A new Blaseball.
Previously on Blaseball, the Black Hole consumed the universe as we knew it. As of late, the Black Hole has been burping pieces of Blaseball back out to form a new universe. The void above us contains multitudes— all sorts of players, mechanics, and information that will continue to fall into place as we go, shaping Blaseball around us. If you’re new around here, that’s all you really need to know.
We’re starting simple. This is a foundation for you to acquaint yourself with the game. As the Era progresses, the Black Hole will burp out new features and surprises that will gradually build on your experience. The Black Hole might burp out an anomaly or two that will surprise even the developers, but that’s the Blaseball way. Embrace the void; embrace the chaos.
Blaseball went out with a bang and begins with another. This is the Big Bang- cacophonous and loud, chaotic and messy. A new beginning. We’re so excited to show you what we’ve built. Welcome, and play ball!
 @thegameband

Following this a message was sent by The Monitor.

oh hey
great you're back
things seem different
 @monitor

Finally there was a message from the Facts Machine, who was appearing for the first time, talking about the betting feature.

Fun Facts! Betting!
Betting on Favored Teams is the safest way to earn Chips!
Bet on Underdogs for bigger possible winnings!
You can Bet on Games that are scheduled for later!
Lose all your Chips? Don't worry! Thanks to Universal Bets and Influence, all Fans receive more Chips and Votes daily, at Noon eastern, 9am pacific!
Risk is a Virtue!
 @facts_machine

All three messages were sent during the first two Days. Following this players recieved emergency alerts, repeating most of the what was announced when the black hole belched out both star counts shortly before Day 3 and a decree before Day 6.

BELCH DETECTED
BELCH DETECTED
STARS CHARTED
[ Star Ratings can now be viewed on Player pages. ]
 @emergency_alert

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
DECREE SECRETED
[ The Redistribute Wealth Decree is now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

After Day 7 a message was sent by another new being, known as the Beat Reporter. This recaped the events of the past 7 Days.

QUICK HITS FROM SEASON 1 DAY 1
Season 1 is underway and Fans are reaping immediate Returns! Here are the Top 3 Headlines through the first 7 Games!
1. The Black Hole that burped out the new Blaseball universe has only continued to toss important matters, revealing everything from Player Star Ratings to a seemingly NEW Redistribute Wealth Decree. What new horror will the Horizon belch into existence tomorrow?
2. In our Weather update, Star Players are falling into Play. Kaj Murphy crashed into Tokyo Lift star Natha Spruce, replacing Spruce in the Lineup and bumping them from the home run race.
3. Speaking of League Leaders, only 2 Teams remain undefeated through the first 7 Games -- the Breath Mints and the Wild Wings. Which beloved franchise will set the NEW ILB win streak?
 @beat_reporter

On Day 23 another Facts Machine message appeared, this one listing players and teams who had ranked the highest in something.

Fun Fact! League Leaders through Game 23!
Home Runs
1.Jorge Owens, Sunbeams - 11
2. Stretch Sutton, Breath Mints - 10
3. Kiki Avci, Magic - 10
4. Demet Cabrera, Magic - 8
5. Katja Twain, Wild Wings - 8

Strikeouts Thrown
1. Spears Taylor, Flowers - 60
2. Amaya Jackson, Tigers - 58
3. Anastasia Isarobot, Wild Wings - 57
4. Wyatt Mason IV, Spies - 50
5. Amir Murphy, Flowers - 50

Runs Scored
1. Wild Wings - 159
2. Sunbeams - 130
3. Magic - 129
4. Georgias - 116
5. Garages - 102

Runs Allowed
1. Breath Mints - 49
2. Georgias - 53
3. Shoe Thieves - 58
4. Wild Wings - 61
5. Mechanics - 67
 @facts_machine

On Day 24 Universal Bets and Influence were given out which prompted a message from the Monitor talking about it.

universal bets and influence
nice
just got my daily chips and votes
time to bet big
 @monitor

More messages appeared from the emergency alert both resulting from the Black Hole belches before Day 25 and Day 28 bringing in more Blessings, and the NEW Relegation Decree respectively.

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
BLESSINGS SECRETED
[ Three new Blessings are now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
DECREE SECRETED
[ The Relegation Decree is now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

At some points after that 2 messages were sent by the Facts Machine.

Fun Fact! Elections!
Decrees are decided by popular Vote. The top Voted choice will go into effect!
lessings are decided by Raffle. Each Blessing will go to a randomly selected Team -- the more you Vote for a Blessing, the better chance your Team has to win it!
Remember to Bet to earn more Votes. More Votes, more Influence!
 @facts_machine

Fun Fact! 4 Bases!
Blaseball is usually played with 4 Bases!
 @facts_machine

Around Day 30 an account messaging as @blaseball (who was later confirmed to be the Comissioner) sent a message seeming to be about submitting a message.

#blaseball
log in
submit
 @blaseball

Another message was then sent talking about the current standings after Day 30.

This is the #Blaseball Commissioner speaking. A third of the Regular Season is in the books! Let’s take a look at the Standings!
Good Conference Chaotic Good Division Kansas City Breath Mints 22 Wins 8 Losses San Francisco Lovers 14 Wins 16 Losses Boston Flowers 13 Wins 17 Losses Canada Moist Talkers 11 Wins 19 Losses LA Unlimited Tacos 9 Wins 21 Losses New York Millennials 8 Wins 22 Losses
Awful Good Division Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams 21 Wins 9 Losses Charleston Shoe Thieves 20 Wins 10 Losses Philly Pies 13 Wins 17 Losses Baltimore Crabs 13 Wins 17 Losses Hades Tigers 12 Wins 18 Losses Miami Dale 9 Wins 21 Losses
Evil Conference Chaotic Evil Division Atlantis Georgias 23 Wins 7 Losses Core Mechanics 19 Wins 11 Losses Housten Spies 16 Wins 14 Losses Breckenridge Jazz Hands 13 Wins 17 Losses Dallas Steaks 12 Wins 18 Losses Chicago Firefighters 8 Wins 22 Losses
Chaotic Evil Division Mexico City Wild Wings 26 Wins 4 Losses Yellowstone Magic 21 Wins 9 Losses Seattle Garages 21 Wins 9 Losses Hawai’i Fridays 13 Wins 17 Losses Tokyo Lift 12 Wins 18 Losses Ohio Worms 11 Wins 19 Losses
 @blaseball

Around a similar time the second recap from the Beat Reporter was sent.

QUICK HITS FROM SEASON 1 DAY 2
We're a third of the way through the Regular Season and seeing some massive Returns! Here are the Top 3 Headlines from Day 2.
1. After belching out the NEW Redistribute Wealth Decree on Day 1, the Black Hole burped out a second (and surely final) choice -- NEW Relegation. Will Fans share in the Season Champion's riches or offer a mandatory rebuild to the League's lowest?
2. More inclement Weather as star Players continue to crash into Play. 24 beloved names have fallen so far, 3 of which used other Players to break their landings.
3. Will anyone be able to throw some mild sauce on the Wild Wings? The League-leading Wild Wings swept the 2nd place Georgias to establish themselves as the clear Internet Series favorites. Mexico City looks unstoppable, but the there's a lot of Season left.
 @beat_reporter

The next message was sent before Day 44 in response to the Black Hole belching the abillity to see player attributes.

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
ATTRIBUTION ERROR
RECOMMEND DEEP ANALYSIS
[ Attributes are now available on Player pages. ]
 @emergency_alert

At some point after Day 44 and before Day 46 the Facts Machine sent another message.

Fun Fact! Highlight Plays!
Nerd Pacheco leads the League in Cool Catches, with 6!
Lenjamin Lin leads the League in Pathetic Swings, with 6!
Agan Harrison leads the League in Disgusting Pitches, with 5!
Facts Machine leads the League in Fun Facts, with 5!
 @facts_machine

As with the other emergency responses there was a messsage sent in response to the belching of the new Blessings before Day 46 and the NEW Open the Forbidden Book being belched before Day 49.

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
BLESSINGS SECRETED
[ Two new Blessings are now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
DECREE SECRETED
[ The NEW Open the Forbidden Book Decree is now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

In response to the appearance of NEW Open the Forbidden Book, responses were submitted from both Facts Machine and the Commissioner.

Fun Fact! The Forbidden Book!
Fun Fact!
In Season 1, Fans Voted overwhelmingly to Open the Forbidden Book, with 61% of all Decree votes in favor.
 @facts_machine

don't
do it again
 @blaseball

At some point later Beat Reporter submitted their recap.

QUICK HITS FROM SEASON 1 DAY 3
We're more than halfway through the Regular Season and the Return(s) keep coming! Here are the Top 3 Headlines from Day 3.
1. The Black Hole appears to have called an electoral mulligan, belching out a NEW Open the Forbidden Book Decree alongside NEW Redistribute Wealth and NEW Relegation. Longtime Blaseball Fans may remember opening the Forbidden Book back in Season 1. What will Fans choose in Season 1?
2. In a shocking move, ILB Commissioner and Legal Notary Parker MacMillan IIIII appears to have taken a side in the debate over the Forbidden Decree, taking to official league channels to urge Voters to "do it again."
3. Inclement weather continues to plague the ILB, as a total of 29 Star Players have crashed back into Play. The whereabouts of all but 6 remain unknown.
 @beat_reporter

In response to the Black Hole belching out two new Blessings on day 67 another alert was sent as a message.

BELCH DETECTED
EMERGENCY ALERT
BELCH DETECTED
BALLOT CONTESTED
BLESSINGS SECRETED
[ Two new Blessings are now available. ]
 @emergency_alert

At some point between Day 67 and Day 69 the Monitor sent another message.

checking in
good season so far
my money's on the beams
 @monitor

Around Day 69 Facts Machine sent another message pressumabely related to the Tokyo Lift entering party time.

Fun Fact! Party Time!
Fun Fact! The only time Blaseball Players may rest is during League-sanctioned Siestas!
When a Team is eliminated from Postseason tournament contention, they enter Party Time!
Teams in Party Time will play out the remaining games of the Season!
They can never stop!
 @facts_machine

At some point after Day 69 and before Day 85 the Beat Reporter sent another recap.

QUICK HITS FROM SEASON 1 DAY 4
With the race for the Postseason heating up, here are the Top 3 Headlines from Day 4.
1. The Tokyo Lift set the NEW* Party Time Speedrun Record, arriving first to the Party after only 69 Games! As of this writing, the Lift are holding firm at the bottom of the Standings. Will we see NEW* Relegation pass at the impending Election, sending the Lift a parting gift? Don't forget to #Vote!
2. A Pitcher's duel between the LA Unlimited Tacos and San Francisco Lovers went 26 Innings, setting the NEW* record for longest game in ILB history.
3. The Wild Wings clinched their spot in the Postseason tournament and show no sign of cooling off! Having only given up 9 Losses as of this writing, the NEW* Regular Season Record seems all but guaranteed!
 @beat_reporter

After day 86 the Comissioner sent another message detailing the teams who were guraunteed a place in the postseason and those who were still competing.

POSTSEASON UPDATE
With only 3 Games remaining in the Regular Season, it's time for an ILB Postseason Picture Update!🩸⚾️
CLINCHED GOOD: 🌞 👟 🍬
CLINCHED EVIL: 🍗 🔱 🏝️
IN THE HUNT: 🎸 ✨
 @blaseball

Before day 90 the Monitor sent a message commenting on the final teams that could make it to the postseason.

good season huh
1 day left. almost postseason time
dale made a late push. win and they're in
poor magic had to play the wings to finish the season
still feel good about my beams pick
 @monitor

After day 90 and the season ended, a message from Facts Machine was submitted, as an update to a previous message about League Leaders.

Fun Fact! Final Season 1 League Leaders!
Home Runs
1. Stretch Sutton - 31
2. Vanille Okidoke - 28
3. Baldwin Jones - 27
4. Roscoe Sundae - 26
5. Jorge Owens - 26

Strikeouts Thrown
1. Anastasia Isarobot - 207
2. Dunn Keyes - 195
3. Plums Blather - 190
4. Brisket Friendo - 188
5. Stephanie Schmitt - 184

Team Runs Scored
1. Wild Wings - 572
2. Sunbeams - 501
3. Magic - 430
4. Georgias - 415
5. Garages - 382
Team Runs Allowed
1. Breath Mints - 208
2. Shoe Thieves - 209
3. Wild Wings - 247
4. Fridays - 268
5. Mechanics - 295

Fun Facts
Facts Machine - 8
 @facts_machine

There were also two messages from the Commissioner on the schedule for the Postseason.

POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
The #Bracket is Under Construction. The schedule for the #Postseason is as follows:
Quarter Finals - 1/13 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT Conference Championship - 1/14 at 12pm ET / 9am PT Internet Series Championship - 1/14 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
 @blaseball

POSTSEASON SCHEDULE EDIT
edit post
The #Bracket is Under Construction. The schedule for the #Postseason is as follows:
Quarter Finals - 1/13 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
Conference Championship - 1/14 at 12pm ET / 9am PT
Internet Series Championship - 1/14 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
 @blaseball

Following the win of the Charleston Shoe Thieves over the Mexico City Wild Wings at the Season's Internet Series, the Commisionor submitted another message.

Congratulations Champions
Our Kicks! As ILB Commissioner and legal Notary, I hereby confer upon the Charleston Shoe Thieves the title of Season 1 Champion with a Golden Record of 65-25 and all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto!
Thank you for watching Internet League #Blaseball Season 1! See you at the Election tomorrow. Polls close at 1pm eastern, 10am pacific! Don't forget to #Vote!
 @blaseball

After the election three messages were sent. One was an emergency alert recaping the results of the election. The second was from Facts Machine, which stated the percentage who voted for NEW Open the Forbidden Book. The third message was from a new source, the Umpires, recaping what they said when they appeared.

THE BOOK OPENS
THE BOOK OPENS
SOLAR ECLIPSE
UMPIRES' EYES TURN WHITE
STAR PLAYER ANASTASIA ISAROBOT IS INCINERATED. THEY ARE REPLACED ON THE MEXICO CITY WILD WINGS BY GÖRAN NDOYE.
STAR PLAYER TERRELL BRADLEY'S ALTERNATE IS CALLED.
STAR PLAYER ZEPHYR MCCLOUD IS CURSED. EYES CLEAR. HEART FILLS. THEY CAN'T LOSE.
STAR PLAYER SIMON HALEY SWEARS IN. THEY EMBARK ON A SIDE QUEST IN THE SHADOWS. PIXIE CARBERRY CLOCKS IN.
BRECKENRIDGE BREAKS
THE CORONATION ERA BEGINS.
 @emergency_alert

Fun Fact! The Forbidden Book!
Fun Fact!
In Season 1, Fans Voted overwhelmingly to Open the Forbidden Book, with 62% of all Decree votes in favor.
 @facts_machine

A TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
SECTION 6 RULE G STATES
IN THE EVENT OF A POWER VACUUM
A TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SHALL BE CALLED
TO NAME A NEW ACE
AND CLAIM THE MOUND.
SECTION 6 RULE I STATES
A TEAM MUST HOLD A GOLDEN RECORD
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
ONLY OFFICIALLY NOTARIZED GOLDEN RECORDS SHALL BE RECOGNIZED
SO SAY THE RULES.
 @umpires

Offseason 1

Early into the Season 1 Offseason the Umpires appeared to announce that most of Section 2 of the Book had been revealed. Soon afterwards a message was sent recapping their message.

THE BOOK, SECTION 2
BEHOLD
SECTION 2: THE LEAGUE
THE RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
READ THE RULES
[ Section 2 of The Book has been (mostly) revealed. ]
 @umpires

24 hours later, after their second appearance during the Offseason another message was sent about the revealing of Section 3.

THE BOOK, SECTION 3
BEHOLD
SECTION 3: THE SEASONS
THE RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
READ THE RULES
[ Section 3 of The Book has been (mostly) revealed. ]
 @umpires

After another 24 hours, following the unredaction of Section 4, there was another message from the umpires.

THE BOOK, SECTION 4
BEHOLD
SECTION 4: THE GAME
THE RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
READ THE RULES
[ Section 4 of The Book has been (mostly) revealed. ]
 @umpires

Again another 24 hours later the Umpires unredacted Section 5 and sent a message.

THE BOOK, SECTION 5
BEHOLD
SECTION 5: Fandom
THE RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
READ THE RULES
[ Section 5 of The Book has been (mostly) revealed. ]
 @umpires

24 hours later again, one more message from the Umpires was sent following the unredaction of Sections 6 and 7 of the book.

THE BOOK, SECTION 6 & 7
BEHOLD
SECTION 6
LEAGUE MANAGEMENT
AND SECTION 7
THE IMMATERIAL PLANE
READ THE RULES
THE RULES WILL BE ENFORCED
HEATING UP
PREPARE FOR PLAY
THE REVIEW BEGINS MONDAY
[ The final sections of the Book have been (mostly) revealed. ]
 @umpires

After another 24 hour gap another message was sent, however this one was from Beat Reporter recapping the previous Season.

THE SEASON 1 REPORT
Season 1 is in the Books! Let’s take a look at what happened in Blaseball’s return:
HEADLINES

• The Charleston Shoe Thieves beat the powerhouse Mexico City Wild Wings to steal the Season 1 Championship!
• Fans voted to open the Forbidden Book (again?), resulting in chaos and the arrival of a menacing Crew of Umpires.
• The Umpires arrived and heralded a coming Tournament of Champions. Who will be crowned the new Ace of Blaseball at the Coronation Era’s end?

SPORTS UPDATE

• The Wild Wings had a historic Season 1, going 78-12, but they couldn’t quite close it out.
• In addition to the Wings, the Mints, the Georgias, and the Sunbeams won their Divisions in the first opportunity since the new League formed.
• Anastasia Isarobot of the Wild Wings led the League in Pitching Strikeouts, with 207. Anastasia Isarobot dominated the pitching leaderboards all Season—until their untimely death following the opening of the Forbidden Book.

WEATHER BEAT

• In Horizon Weather, the Black Hole burped out Players from Blaseball’s past.
• Some falling Players crashed into the Field, seeming to disappear as quickly as they’d arrived.
• Other Players were unexpectedly knocked out of their Team’s Lineup and replaced when falling Players crashed into them.
• Nine Players fell and crashed into others: Kaj Murphy, Carter O’connor, Malik Destiny, Mindy Salad, Siobhan Chark, Badgerson Stromboli, Bees Gorczyca, Jefferson de la Cruz, and Yusef Puddles.
• Fifty-eight Players fell in total.

ELECTION SECTION

• The Black Hole burped out a handful of NEW Decree options for Fans to Vote on. The three options were echoes of the original Discipline Era’s Season 1 Decrees but with NEW spins.
• The Fans voted to Open the Forbidden Book with 62% of the Vote, resulting in a handful of chaotic events, including the incineration of star Pitcher Anastasia Isarobot.
• Also a result of the Book opening, Breckenridge broke! Much like the Hellmouth that gave us the Hellmouth Sunbeams, Breckenridge buckled and the Team relocated. Now, say hello to the Broken Ridge Jazz Hands!
• After the Book was opened, a Crew of Umpires appeared and heralded a coming Tournament of Champions. They stated that the Tournament was instated to name a new Ace, to fill the Power Vacuum left behind following the previous Era’s conclusion.
• The Umpires also announced the name of the new Blaseball Era: the Coronation Era.

 @beat_reporter

Season 2

At the beginning of the Season, the Umpires appeared to announce that Fans must choose a Crew Chief in the Election to enforce the rules. Following this, a message recapping this announcement was sent.

NAME YOUR CREW CHIEF
THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS IS COMING
THE REVIEW BEGINS NOW
MAKE YOUR APPEALS
NAME YOUR CREW CHIEF
AWAIT JUDGEMENT
THE RULES MUST BE ENFORCED
WAKE UP PLAY BALL!
[A new season begins, a new election is revealed]
 @umpires

With the start of the season, the Monitor welcomed fans back and remarked on the Umpires.

welcome back
hey welcome back again
what's the deal with the umps
they're a little intense
 @monitor

After Day 5, the Beat Reporter sent a Message updating Fans on Zephyr McCloud's whereabouts. This post confirmed that the Bard Umpire granted McCloud's Curse.

ZEPHYR MCCLOUD WATCH
We're 5 Game Days into Season 2 and one Player has already been quite busy.
Zephyr McCloud Can't Lose--a Curse given by the Bard Umpire in the Season 1 Election.
At the end of any Game where Zephyr McCloud's Team win would have lost, they jump ship to the winning Team. So far they've jumped 3 times, from the Tigers to the Lift to the Tigers to the Lift. Where will they end up at Season's end? How long will this Curse last?
 @beat_reporter

At the start of Day 7 the Comissioner sent another message reflecting on the new Umpires.

this isn't so bad
these umps seem ok honestly
this could have been way worse
 @blaseball

After Day 8 the Beat Reporter sent another message recaping the past 24 hours' events.

QUICK HITS FROM SEASON 1 DAY 2
With the first day of the new Season coming to a close, Fans can't help but ask "how's the weather over there?" With four new weathers taking the League by storm, here are 3 of the top headlines of Day 1.

1. With the Umpires bringing four new Weather to the League, Players find themselves fielding all sorts of strange happenings. Vaquita Magno earned the favor of the Mage Umpire, while Winnie Hess of the Ohio Worms parried a Knight Umpire's swear! Alternates have been called, but will we see an incineration before day's end?
2. The Umpire Crew also brought some class to the Election ballot, asking Fans to choose a Crew Chief. Will Fans go for the true blue Rogue Umpire or elect a newcomer to head the next Season?
3. Last Season's Champions, the Charleston Shoe Thieves, were wrecked by the Atlantis Georgias in a recent game. Anticipated All-Star Derrick Krueger gave up 14 runs, despite their outstanding stats coming into the League. Can Krueger right the ship and make the Thieves a shoe-in for this Postseason?

 @beat_reporter

After Day 26 Facts Machine sent a message covering the leaders of the League during the first 25 Days.

Fun Fact! League Leaders through Game 25!
Home Runs

1. Sheri Friday, Mechanics - 13
2. Willow Dice, Sunbeams - 11
3. Demet Cabrera, Magic - 11
4. Mindy Rahman, Garages - 11
5. Bees Gorczyca, Spies - 10

Pitching Strikeouts

1. Plums Blather, Breath Mints - 73
2. Vernon Sierpinski, Wild Wings - 63
3. Marco Escobar, Pies - 61
4. Malik Romayne, Dale - 61
5. Hatfield Suzuki, Breath Mints - 59

Runs Scored

1. Grizz El Sayed, Sunbeams - 33
2. Chambers Simmons, Garages - 33
3. Lihuén Skyhigh, Wild Wings - 30
4. Eugenia Garbage, Sunbeams - 30
5. Baldwin Jones, Wild Wings - 29

NEW Team Fielding % [ How often does a Team successfully field a Ball in Play? ]

1. Tigers, 73.2%
2. Mechanics, 71.3%
3. Dale, 70.3%
4. Pies, 70.2%
5. Crabs, 70.0%

Team Runs Allowed

1. Fridays, 95
2. Wild Wings, 95
3. Lovers, 105
4. Flowers, 108
5. Dale, 108

 @facts_machine

At some point after Day 66 the Comissioner sent a message covering the standings at the time.

This is the #Blaseball Commissioner speaking. More than half of the Regular Season is in the books! Let’s take a look at the Standings!
Good Conference
Chaotic Good
Chaotic Good
Boston Flowers 41 Wins 25 Losses
San Francisco Lovers 35 Wins 31 Losses
Kansas City Breath Mints 34 Wins 32 Losses
Canada Moist Talkers 28 Wins 38 Losses
LA Unlimited Tacos 23 Wins 43 Losses
New York Millennials 20 Wins 46 Losses
Awful Good
Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams 52 Wins 14 Losses
Miami Dale 39 Wins 27 Losses
Charleston Shoe Thieves 39 Wins 27 Losses
Baltimore Crabs 35 Wins 31 Losses
Philly Pies 30 Wins 36 Losses
Hades Tigers 19 Wins 47 Losses
Evil Conference
Chaotic Evil
Yellowstone Magic 47 Wins 19 Losses
Mexico City Wild Wings 44 Wins 22 Losses
Hawai'i Fridays 42 Wins 24 Losses
Seattle Garages 35 Wins 31 Losses
Ohio Worms 27 Wins 39 Losses
Tokyo Lift 26 Wins 40 Losses
Awful Evil
Atlantis Georgias 38 Wins 28 Losses
Broken Ridge Jazz Hands 35 Wins 31 Losses
Chicago Firefighters 29 Wins 37 Losses
Dallas Steaks 26 Wins 40 Losses
Core Mechanics 25 Wins 41 Losses
Houston Spies 23 Wins 43 Losses
 @blaseball

Sometime after either of the siestas that took place after Day 65 and Day 66, the Monitor sent a message.

go team
oh games are back. cool. lets go garages
 @monitor

Shortly before Day 69, the Monitor sent another message covering the increased UBI recieved due to the aforementioned siestas.

whoa
things got weird there for a bit. looks ok now though.
hey look we all got some extra chips and votes too. nice
 @monitor

Sometime before or during Day 70 Facts Machine sent another message covering League Leaders

Fun Fact! Season 2 League Leaders through Game 69!
Home Runs

1. Katja Twain, Wild Wings- 37
2. Demet Cabrera, Magic- 35
3. Sheri Friday, Mechanics- 33
4. Willow Dice, Sunbeams- 28
5. Amos Parveen, Pies- 26

Strikeouts Thrown

1. Plums Blather, Breath Mints- 179
2. Vernon Sierpinski, Wild Wings- 170
3. Brisket Friendo, Garages- 169
4. Hatfield Suzuki, Breath Mints- 156
5. Wyatt Mason IV, Spies- 156

Team Runs Scored

1. Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams- 565
2. Mexico City Wild Wings- 500
3. Yellowstone Magic- 482
4. Atlantis Georgias- 449
5. Boston Flowers- 415

Team Runs Allowed

1. Kansas City Breath Mints- 258
2. Boston Flowers- 286
3. Chicago Firefighters- 289
4. Miami Dale- 291
5. Hawai’i Fridays- 291

 @facts_machine

During Day 72 Beat Reporter returned to report on the events of 71 when Chambers Simmons found a Heart.

QUEST UPDATE: CHAMBERS SIMMONS
Out of the four Players Knighted so far by the mysterious Knight Ump, Chambers Simmons of the Seattle Garages is the first to send word from a Quest! While their team was losing 13-1 to the Georgias, Simmons reportedly found “a Heart” and felt “renewed.” ILB Commissioner Parker MacMillan IIIII was among the eagle-eyed few to notice that Simmons is now a 5.5 Star Batter, Tweeting “wait what? five and a half?” on the official ILB account. Will other Knighted Players meet similar fates? What agenda are these Umps pursuing? Which Ump will receive your #VOTE to become the next Crew Chief in the Season’s election?
 @beat_reporter

Sometime after Day 90 there were two messsages sent. One by the Commisioner covering the Postseason schedule and one by Facts Machine covering League leaders up until the Postseason.

POSTSEASON SCHEDULE SEASON 2
The #Bracket is Under Construction. The schedule for the #Postseason is as follows:
Quarter Finals - 1/27 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
Conference Championship - 1/28 at 12pm ET / 9am PT
Internet Series Championship - 1/28 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
 @blaseball

Fun Fact! Final Season 2 League Leaders!
Home Runs

1. Demet Cabrera, Magic- 43
2. Katja Twain, Wild Wings- 41
3. Sheri Friday, Mechanics- 39
4. Zack Sanders, Flowers- 37
5. Willow Dice, Sunbeams- 36

Strikeouts Thrown

1. Plums Blather, Breath Mints- 227
2. Brisket Friendo, Garages- 211
3. Vernon Sierpinski, Wild Wings- 211
4. Hatfield Suzuki, Breath Mints- 194
5. Karato Rangel, Firefighters- 193

Team Runs Scored

1. Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams- 731
2. Mexico City Wild Wings- 637
3. Yellowstone Magic- 599
4. Atlantis Georgias- 567
5. Boston Flowers- 556

Team Runs Allowed

1. Kansas City Breath Mints- 326
2. Boston Flowers- 361
3. Hawai’i Fridays- 377
4. Charleston Shoe Thieves- 384
5. Yellowstone Magic- 390

 @facts_machine

After Day 100, in response to an error when the Yellowstone Magic played in the Good Conference rather than the Evil Conference and the Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams played in the Evil Conference rather than the Good Conference, during the second round of the Postseason, Facts Machine posted a message.

Fun Fact! Evil Conference Champions Season 2!
Fun Fact!
Due to INTERNAL ERROR, the Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams (Awful Good) were able to claim this Season's Evil Conference Championship.
 @facts_machine

After Day 104 and the conclucion of the Internet Series, the Commisioner sent a message to commemorate the Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams and to note his granting to them of a Golden Record.

Congratulations Champions
NEVER ESTIMATE THE BEAMS! As ILB Commissioner and legal Notary, I hereby confer upon the Moab Hellmouth Sunbeams the title of Season 2 Champion with a Golden Record of 71-19 and all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto!
Thank you for watching Internet League #Blaseball Season 2! See you at the Election tomorrow. Polls close at 1 pm eastern, 10 am pacific. Don’t forget to #VOTE!
 @blaseball

Prior to the reveal of the Election Results, the Umpires appeared to announce the appointment of the Bard Umpire as Crew Chief and the continued review of play. Shortly after, this was mirrored in a message posted by the Umpires.

A CREW CHIEF IS NAMED
APPEALS HAVE BEEN HEARD
JUDGEMENT PASSED
A CREW CHIEF IS NAMED
THE BARD IS BOUND
THE BANDWAGON PLAYS ON
PLAY REMAINS UNDER REVIEW
[ The Bard Umpire has been chosen to Enforce the Rules next Season. ]
 @umpires

Offseason 2

On Friday, February 3rd, 2023, The Game Band would make their second Post on the website, announcing a Siesta to prepare the site for Season 3.

An Update from The Game Band (2/3/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans,

We’ve spent the last year planning for the future, building and rebuilding the Sim, and figuring out how to run Blaseball in a way that’s sustainable for us as a team. Finally, after that long hiatus, Blaseball returned with a new Era. Rejoice!

…But that rejoicing quickly turned into some confusion and frustration. Put plainly, even with all the work we did, we still didn’t get Blaseball to where we wanted it to be for this launch.

Our hope was to be able to iterate and improve post-launch, but as we tried to do that, we realized it just wasn’t realistic for the amount that needed to be done. And it was negatively impacting your experience. We need to make improvements. We’ve heard your concerns about things like accessibility, missing features, site navigation and performance issues, and often found you saying the exact same things we were saying to each other.

In order to get the game where it needs to be, we’re pausing the Era for now. This is NOT going to be a repeat of our last Siesta — we are going to come back as soon as possible.

We’re really excited about the Era of Blaseball we have planned for you. What you’ve seen so far is only the tiniest tip of the iceberg.

We’ll be posting & emailing you weekly updates as we make these improvements.

Stay tuned.

The Game Band
 @thegameband

On Feburary 10th, 2023 the Game Band started posting weekly updates as messages.

An Update from The Game Band (2/10/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans,
This week, the studio has been focusing on retrospectives: looking back to determine where things went great, where things went not-great, and generally doing a bunch of process updates to make sure we learn from our old mistakes. Not just with the relaunch, but also throughout the Era when we’re live again!
On top of the retrospectives, TGB’s dev team has been hard at work testing and building Blaseball interface updates like weather icons (they’re back!), bet indicators on live games, easier site navigation, universal game days, and more information you might want on past games in the ‘Schedule’ view. They’ve been going through known site issues compiled by QA and are working with designers on prioritizing fixes.
We would like to get some more feedback from you, yes you! We’ve put together a survey that will help us learn more about your experience and priorities, and we’re also beginning to organize user interviews.
See you next Friday with another update!
The Game Band
 @thegameband

The "a survey" part of the message contained a link (https://thegameband.typeform.com/to/iPnOvylf?utm_source=posting&utm_medium=update1&utm_campaign=tgb_updates&typeform-source=blaseball.com). The survey contained questions about the users experience of Blaseball.

On Feburary 17th 2023, the second weekly update was sent.

An Update from The Game Band (2/17/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans,
Thank you so much for your survey responses! This week, as we’ve been working on the web and mobile Blaseball experiences, that feedback has already proved extremely helpful to us. So seriously, thank you. We’re busy going through all your thoughts to make sure we’re on the same page about what fixes we’re prioritizing.
According to you all, the three most important features for us to work on are: Site Navigation (38.5%), Post-game event surfacing (29.6%), and The Feed (29.1%). We've actually been testing Event Surfacing and a reworked Site Nav since the start of this Siesta, and a large majority of other issues, like the frustrating mobile experience and accessibility concerns, are already high priorities for us.
As we move forward and solidify our plans, our team is still working hard on bug fixes and improvements, so we’re going to start including Patch Notes whenever we can in this and future updates.
You’ll hear from us soon about user interviews.
See you next Friday!
The Game Band

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Patch Notes 2/17/23Web client

• Fans now have the ability to reset a forgotten account password
• Some behind the scenes work for [FAN-FAVORITE MECHANIC SPOILER]
• Backend styling and efficiency updates

Sim / Backend

• New tiebreaker logic
• Reorganizing some election setup code
• Setup for [SPOILER] mechanics & weather
• API stability improvements
• Fix bugged batting lineups due to player roster changes from weather effects

Mobile

• Backend styling and efficiency updates
• Betting & navigation improvements
• Past game outcomes & weather results
• Deep linking support
• Fix login session persistence
• Schedule improvements

 @thegameband

On Feburary 24th 2023, the third weekly update was sent.

An Update from The Game Band (2/24/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans!
This week has been a lot of testing and prioritizing. We’ve spoken in the past about how excited we are to show off what the design team has planned for this Era, and we’re testing a bunch of it to make sure it’s as functional in execution as it is cool in our brains. Continuing with this theme, our game designers are fleshing out and balancing Era mechanics. We look forward to showing you when the time comes!
We're also testing some Blaseball social features for further down the line: Community staged a company PVP (against ourselves) and asked TGB employees to cause as many problems as possible, in order to test our tools so far. It was very illustrative, and our team members are abundantly creative for making mayhem.
Everyone here, but especially our engineers, were so happy to see your responses to last week's patch notes! We are going to make sure to include them going forward whenever we have them.
Finally, those retrospective conversations we told you about have really come to fruition with big process changes internally, which translates to lots of positive improvements in the longer-term development of Blaseball.
Our path forward is looking a lot clearer, and we should have more concrete info for you very soon.
See you next Friday!
The Game Band
 @thegameband

On March 3rd 2023, another update was posted.

An Update from The Game Band (3/3/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans,
In the last patch notes, we censored out a certain fan-favorite mechanic that's being worked on, and a bunch of you guessed what it is correctly anyways. Idols and Idol Boards are among the first features coming back! They'll be doing some new things, and the test builds are looking great.
We're continuing to work on things based on your feedback. This week, we've been increasing stability, addressing some concerns about font size and the legibility of team colors, continuing our interface update, and finishing up with scoping everything to make sure Blaseball is a more enjoyable experience when we're back.
See you next Friday with more updates!
The Game Band

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PATCH NOTES:
Mobile

• More work on deep linking support

Sim / Elections

• Setup for future election outcomes
• Future weekly mechanic setup
Idols board mechanics setup
• Added future weather and mods
• Fix for future weather effect crashing the sim
• Fix for gamelogs history not being saved properly
• [SPOILER] now results in Consequences
• Distinguishing serial numbers added to [SPOILER]
• Fix for [SPOILER] not adding players to the correct team

Site / API

• Fix for certain election endpoints causing HTTP 500 errors
• Database performance improvements for various operations on player attributes
• Fix for site blackscreening under on teams that are [SPOILER]

Tooling

• Fixes and improvements for season schedule setup scripts
• Workflow improvements & efficiency updates

Other things worked on

• UI/UX polish and navigation improvements
• Font size testing

 @thegameband

On March 10th 2023, another update was posted.

An Update from The Game Band (3/10/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans!
We’ve been heads down on finalizing our relaunch plans to ensure it happens as seamlessly as possible. It’s not a fun detail, but it is an essential one!
Much of our work lately would be considered spoilers, but we have been working on some exciting stuff we know Fans have asked about. In particular, we’ve been exploring what it would take to have custom modification icons for players. While we don’t know if it’s something we will be able to do (there are a lot of mods!), the initial exploration has been exciting. Readability on the site has been a topic of conversation as of late, mod icons are just one part of a larger conversation on UI, font, and images.
We’re already seeing a positive impact from those workflow changes we mentioned in previous updates, which means we should have a relaunch plan ready to show you soon, with a timeline for when we're aiming to come back. Our patch notes this week are mostly focused on mobile as we prepare to dive into further site improvements.
See you next Friday!
The Game Band

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Patch Notes
Mobile

• Made it possible to link to several pages, including Teams, Standings, and Tournaments via the cover CTAs
• Updated button and tab styling
• Cut off the overflowing corners on some rounded rectangles
• Made cover CTA buttons use Team colors
• Made settings button easier to select
• Deep linking

Sim / Elections

• [Future Weather construction noises]

 @thegameband

On March 17th 2023, another update was posted.

An Update from The Game Band (3/17/23)
Hey Blaseball Fans!
We're pausing longer updates while we go heads down to focus on larger changes for relaunch. We'll continue updating patch notes when there’s significant work to report on.
What’s on the teams plate right now doesn't always break down into weekly chunks, so we will focus these updates on meaningful progress and big news moving forward. Posts will still go up on Fridays!
See you soon!
The Game Band

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Patch Notes
Web client

• Visual polish for schedule section headers, team colors, and font sizes for readability

Mobile

• Visual polish for schedule headers and updated team colors
• More work on deep linking support (teams, standings, & tournament pages)
• Styling and usability improvements for tabs, buttons, and other UI components
• Internal documentation cleanup

 @thegameband

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