Ohio Worms/Beta/Season 23

🐌 Ohio Worms
Season 23
Dates	July 19, 2021 - July 24, 2021
← Previous	Season 22
Next →	Season 24
Results
Postseason	Finalists W 3-2 vs. 🏋️‍ W 3-2 vs. 🌞 L 2-3 vs. 🗣️
Overall Record	66-33
Wins	76
Divine Favor	11
Division	2nd in Wild Low
League	2nd in Wild League
ILB Placement	3rd overall
Modifiers	Bottom DwellerIf this Team finishes last in their division, they'll be boosted up to 5%.  Jam-PackedWhen this Team triggers the Black Hole, they'll earn double payouts for all Wet Pretzel holders.  Heavy-HandedAll Items held by Players on this Team have positive eDensity.  Walk in the ParkThose with Walk in the Park will walk to first base on one less Ball.  RoamlessPlayers cannot Roam to this Team.  Under ReviewThis Team is Under Review...
Community Chest Loot	Day 23   Katy Cornbread   + Repeating Necklace of Fourtitude Day 51   Parker Meng   + Smooth Glove Day 79   Scoobert Toast   + Golden Rock Shoes Day 97   Lenny Crumb   + Fireproof Jersey of Intelligence
Prize Match Loot	Day 2   Dudley Mueller   + Golden Socks of the Famine Day 17   Lenny Crumb   + Fire Eating Underhanded Shoes Day 54   Pudge Nakamoto   + Bat of Dexterity
Renovations	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.  BirdhousesBirdhouses invite Birds to come live in your Ballpark. Every time a foul ball is hit in a ballpark with Birdhouses, a bird will be added to the ballpark, reducing its eDensity.  SmithyThe Smithy will occasionally repair Items for Players playing in this Ballpark.  Ball PitEvery Foul Ball hit in this Ballpark will add 5x the eDensity that it normally would.  StablesWhen any Team scores 25+ in this Ballpark, any Instability in the Ballpark will be stabled.
Roster Changes
Date Change Cause β23 65 - Pudge Nakamoto + Scoobert Toast 🐌 Incineration β23 96 - Tai Beanbag + Cantus Hojo 🐌 Voicemail β23 99 + Ovid Vainglory 🐌 Postseason Birth β23 117 - Vessalius Sundae 🐌 Semi-Centennial β23 117 - Scratch Deleuze 🐌 Semi-Centennial β23 117 + Vessalius Sundae 💫 Semi-Centennial β23 117 + Scratch Deleuze 💫 Semi-Centennial β23 117 + Rosales Darkness 💫 Semi-Centennial β23 EL - Crow Madrigal 🐌 Blessing (🌮) Gachapon β23 EL - Stew Briggs 🐅 Roamin’
Latesiesta
Renovations	+  Stables Black Hole +
Gift Shop	Late to the Party, Team Edition   🐌 +  Late to the PartyThis Team or Player will Overperform in the Lateseason. Ambitious, Solo Edition   Scoobert Toast   +  Late to the Party
Postseason
MVPs	Vessalius Sundae is named an MVP.   +  Ego+This Player has a boosted Ego.
Tidings
scoring play   WORMS UNDER REVIEW     +  Under Review
Party Favors
The Worms became Roamless.   +  Roamless
Blessings
Season 10: Divisional Walk in the Park   🐌+  Walk in the Park Season 9: Credit to the Team   Scoobert Toast +  Credit to the TeamThis player will earn Fans 5x the rewards from all Idol Snacks. See also: Glossary Season 20: Heavy-Handed Season 22: Gachapon   🐌 - Crow Madrigal, Shadows   🌮 + Crow Madrigal, Shadows
Post-election
Leaving roamers	🐌 - Stew Briggs, Shadows 🐅 + Stew Briggs, Shadows

In Season β23, the Ohio Worms became surprise underdogs: after several middling seasons, the team placed 3rd overall in the league. The Worms battled their way to the Internet Series, where they lost to the Canada Moist Talkers.

Starting Roster

Lineup	Rotation
Lenny Crumb Vessalius Sundae Scratch Deleuze Ji-Eun Loubert Susananana Portmanteau Millipede Aqualuft Ephraim Ladd Tai Beanbag Dudley Mueller Pudge Nakamoto Katy Cornbread	Xandra Pancakes Parker Meng Patchwork Southwick
Shadows
Avi Jones Bartleby Zhivago Dulce Schofield Stew Briggs Atma Willowtree Kichiro Guerra Cantus Hojo Norman Muggins Rocio Caster Farrell Seagull Kit Seraph Jasper Blather Crow Madrigal Kit Ratoon Persephone Splotter Muse Scantron Nyx Snapjaw Rivers Rosa

Season Events

Fax Machine and Voicemail

Day	Player Replaced	Player Incoming	Renovation Used
96	Tai Beanbag	Cantus Hojo	Voicemail

Elsewhere

Day	Player	Cause	Returned
Season β22	Patchwork Southwick	Tunnels	2
11	Pudge Nakamoto	Flooding	12
11	Scratch Deleuze	Flooding	26
12	Ephraim Ladd	Flooding	41
12	Vessalius Sundae	Flooding	14
Season β22	Dudley Mueller	Flooding	26
89	Tai Beanbag	Salmon Cannons	90

Other Events

• On Day 37, the Worms’ Rotation was shuffled in Reverb.
• On Day 65, Pudge Nakamoto was Incinerated and replaced by Scoobert Toast.

Renovations

• 
  Stables - 3,826,454 Coins Spent
  • The Worms built Stables in The Wormhole.
  • The Wormhole gained the Stables modification.
    • +  Stables
• 
  Black Hole + - 3,957,184 Coins Spent
  • The Wormhole will now have more Black Hole.

Gift Shop

• 
  Worms received 2 Gifts! - 4,544,826 coins contributed
  • Top Contributors:
    • 🛠️ Mechanics - 24%
    • 🌹 Flowers - 13%
    • 🗣️ Moist Talkers - 10%
  • 
    Late to the Party, Team Edition - Wishlist #1
    • The Worms are equipped with Late to the Party for the rest of the season!
      • +  Late to the Party
  • 
    Ambitious, Solo Edition - Wishlist #2
    • Worms' random Player Scoobert Toast gained the seasonal mod Ambitious.
      • +  AmbitiousThis Team or Player will Overperform in the Postseason.

MVPs

At the end of the season, Vessalius Sundae became an MVP and received Ego+.

Election Results

Party Favors

• Team Roamless Crate passed with 396,159 Votes, 86% of all Decree Votes
  • The Worms became Roamless.
    • +  Roamless

Tidings

• scoring play
  • WORMS UNDER REVIEW
    • +  Under Review

Blessings

• 
  Season 10: Divisional Walk in the Park blessed the Hellmouth Sunbeams.
  • The Worms gained the permanent mod Walk in the Park.
    • +  Walk in the Park
• 
  Season 9: Credit to the Team blessed the Ohio Worms.
  • Scoobert Toast is now a Credit to the Team!
    • +  Credit to the Team
  • The Worms had 7% of the Votes
    Highest Bidder - The Tacos with 23%
    381,540 votes were cast.
• 
  Season 20: Heavy-Handed blessed the Ohio Worms.
  • The Worms had 30% of the Votes
    They were the highest bidders.
    162,823 votes were cast.
• 
  Season 22: Gachapon blessed the LA Unlimited Tacos.
  • Crow Madrigal was recruited by the Tacos.
    • 🐌 - Crow Madrigal, Shadows
    • 🌮 + Crow Madrigal, Shadows
  • Crow Madrigal entered the Shadows.
    • Combined 8.7 → 9.5

Post-Election

• Stew Briggs roamed to a new team.
  • 🐌 - Stew Briggs, Shadows
  • 🐅 + Stew Briggs, Shadows

Season Overview

Good Dirt, Great Season

Heading into Season 23, the Worms were coming off of several average seasons, with very little success in terms of performance. This season, the Worms decided to shake off the dust, bury themselves in the dirt, and win. The Worms quickly became a dominant team, despite setbacks such as the incineration of Pudge Nakamoto. At the end of the season, the team placed 2nd in the Wild League and 3rd overall in the ILB, putting them in a solidly good position for the postseason.

The Worms continued their dominance in the playoffs, winning hard-fought battles against the Tokyo Lift and Hellmouth Sunbeams to become the Wild League Champions. The Worms then played a grueling five-game series against the Canada Moist Talkers and lost by one run, making them the well-earned runners-up to a championship.

More Like The Semi-Insect-ennial, Right?

When the ILB Semi-Centennial began, all players with levels of Ego less than Legendary were recruited off of their various teams and onto the Rising Stars. For the Worms, this meant Vessalius Sundae joined the Stars’ Lineup. The Stars also recruited every player on the Idol Board at the end of the postseason regardless of their Ego status, meaning that Scratch Deleuze was also recruited to the Stars’ Shadows.

During the Semi-Centennial, Sundae siphoned some of Parker MacMillan’s baserunning ability. MacMillan had become a noteworthy tragic figure among Blaseball fans. This did not deter Sundae in the slightest.

At the end of the game, players returned to their home teams. Deleuze returned as a lineup player; due to an error, Sundae returned as a rotation player. Additionally, players in the Semi-Centennial who had originally been in the Hall of Flame fell to random teams. At the conclusion of the game, Rosales Darkness fell to the Worms’ lineup.

Election Crawl-ot

In the Election, the Worms overwhelmingly voted to become Roamless, protecting them from the risk of Parker MacMillan roaming to their team. The team also received the Under Review modification from the Reader.

The Worms won two blessings. Season 9: Credit to the Team Blessed the team’s worst player, Scoobert Toast, with  Credit to the Team. The team also won Season 20: Heavy-Handed, which they had also won in Season 20, reaffirming their heavy-handedness. The Worms were furthermore affected by two blessings won by other teams: the Sunbeams’ Season 10: Divisional Walk in the Park gave them  Walk in the Park for the next season, and the Tacos’ Season 22: Gachapon stole prospective player Crow Madrigal from their Shadows.