Open meadow on the outskirts of town

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An open meadow on the outskirts of town is home stadium of the Kansas City Breath Mints. It is known for its minty fresh air. Prior to Season 2, the Mints played in the Kansas City FreshDome.

The air in an open meadow on the outskirts of town is known for its rejuvenating properties. When Winnie Hess first filled her lungs with its minty exurban freshness after relocating from Baltimore, she immediately became a two-and-a-half star pitcher.

Having no marked boundaries, determining home runs and foul balls in the open meadow is more of an exercise in divination than science. More than one splorts-fan has attempted to stretch the home field advantage by changing plot lines at the county recording office, so most games require at least one surveyor to be present.

After suffering two player incinerations in Season 4, fans placed a velvet victorian fainting couch between second and third base, should any player or splorts-fan need to fling themselves upon it out of grief. As of yet, no one has attempted to move the tear-stained furniture.

Pre-Game Rituals

Thanks to the long-term effects of the meadow, all Kansas City Breath Mint fans carry a small pocket of freshness within their lungs. Minty fans bussing to away games routinely step outside, taste the air and exclaim “Ahhhhh, Kansas City!” regardless of where they stop. Following this pre-game ritual, the exhalations of Minty fans spread a little bit of minty freshness wherever they go, slowly converting the rest of the world’s viable oxygen into Kansas City air. This is probably fine.

Fan Store

Never one to pass up a profit, GM Max Betmint had a gift shop constructed next to the open meadow, and then had a moat dug around the meadow to force people to pass through it on the way to the game.

Some of the unique gifts and pendants sold at the store:

Boyfriend Monreal half-a-heart pendants. Monreal wears a half-heart necklace that says “Boyf” on it, and all of the idol pendants in the store say “riend”. You, too, can be Boyf’s Riend.
Winnie Hess’s E Charm Bracelet, with Letter E charms. The more E charms you accumulate, the bigger a fan you are. If the weight of all the charms dislocates your arm, it also helps with perfecting your whinny cheer. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Alvarado Grey Mime clock on a chain. “Mime Time” is written on a flimsy piece of tape, which is covering the words “Flava Flav”.
Rod Internet’s Ad Banner. New banners are printed daily to match the demographic of fans in attendance.
Lenny Spruces offspring. A bin of mournful-looking pine cones sits in the back of the shop. It is unclear if they are actually from Lenny or from one of the hundreds of pine trees in the nearby forest.
Eizabeth Guerra pastries, each with the word GOD lovingly stenciled on top.
Eizabeth Guerra Mudpuppies throwback hat, from her time in the Blittle Leagues.
Oscar Vaughn teeth on a chain of dental floss. It is unclear where the teeth came from, but all of the employees assure they are fresh.
Stew Briggs floaty pen. The pen contains a floating image of Stew sliding into home plate. Unfortunately the water inside has been replaced by broth so it is impossible to see anything.
Leach Ingram skull vape. This cool-looking skull has a vape pen inside of it and the word “souls” carved into the side of it. It is also suspiciously missing all of its teeth.
Marquez Clark Number 6 Placards. A well-meaning employee has attempted to convert this from the British imperial system to metric, crossing out the 6 and writing 19.7.
Shoe Thief Deterrent. It is just a brick.
Trojan Horse Shoe. A fake shoe made out of mints to distract Shoe Thieves.
Moist Talkers Coconut Scented Desiccating Confetti. Works on contact, reacts violently with moisture.
Team Spirit Portable Emergency Eye Wash. On the shelves immediately next to the Desiccating Confetti.

Breath Mint fans regularly “upgrade” their pendants by purchasing and wearing more of them. Several fans have collapsed from their team spirit, their dying words being “MORE… WEIGHT…”

Player Memorials

A section of Stands was converted into a memorial fan zone for Whit Steakknife it is known as the Knife Block. The Block features individual slots for fans to watch the game while suspended upside-down as the slots conform and contour to each fan's individual body size. A monitor within the slot allows the fan to watch the action live and microphones from within project fans' cheers out to the field. The project was completed after the Season 5 regular season finished. The Breath Mint's front office states that the section is already completely sold out for all Season 6 home games. A few lucky fans were able to experience the Knife Block at its dedication ceremony. Speaking to the press about the experience one fan said, "Should I have this much blood in my brain?"

It is currently unknown what kind of memorial(s) will be/are planned for Eduardo Ingram. When asked for comment on the matter General Manager Max Betmint stated: "Do you know how hard it is to ethically source four-hundred-thousand tons of feathers?" and declined to comment further on the matter.

Beyond the Meadow

Beyond the outskirts of the meadow, a large steakknife stands proudly in the earth. The blade has an inscription that reads "Brevity is the soul of Whit". It is rumored whoever pulls this hallowed blade from the ground shall be King born of Kansas City. Past this, there is a goblin cave to the North; The area is considered appropriate for four adventurers between levels 1 and 3.