Tokyo Lift

Tokyo Lift
Logo by @Nillerus
Division	Wild High
Home Location	Tokyo
Team Slogan	We've got swole
Team Colors	#E536C8 #90147B #FAF0F9 #FFd14C #000A2A #73FEED
Emoji	🏋️‍♀️
Arcanum	XI Strength

The Tokyo Lift are an Internet League Blaseball team in the Wild High Division of the Wild League. They have been a part of the league since Season 11 after the ascension of the Baltimore Crabs.

Roster

Lineup

• Yusef Fenestrate
• Elwin McGhee
• Stijn Strongbody
• Lance Serotonin
• Cudi Di Batterino
• Concrete Mandible
• Ayanna Dumpington
• Lotus Mango
• Freemium Seraph
• Wyatt Quitter

Rotation

• Gerund Pantheocide
• Val Hitherto
• Coolname Galvanic
• Grollis Zephyr
• Nandy Slumps

Former Players

As of the end of Season 11, Tokyo Lift has not lost any players.

Season Results

Season 11

In the Season 11 elections, the Lift was assigned the Arcana XI Strength.

History

Founding

Founded by Stijn Strongbody as a long term consequence of 1997, The Tokyo Lift are still a fairly new franchise, having only participated in ■■ seasons in the East Asian Minor League before being promoted to the Internet League. Before season 8 of the Internet League, however, they had never fielded a single player other than Val Hitherto pitching and Stijn Strongbody batting. Thus, they were never able to play games. (When asked, both claim not to remember this era, and, indeed, it might be in their personal futures.)

During season 8, Stijn signed Fernanda "Nandy" Slumps to a coaching position, a first for the team. The Golden Age player was "reluctant" to return to the game, so she accepted on the stipulation that she also be in charge of signings. She then immediately offered herself a contract as the Lift's second pitcher, which she happily accepted, and quit her previous job. Between seasons 9 and 10, the roster of the Lift was assembled, using The Legscraper, an old gambling prize of Nandy's, as a home base.

Strangely, they didn't seem affected by the aftershocks of 1997 present on the land.

Joining the Internet Blaseball League

At the end of season 10, the freshly assembled team watched with bated breath as the Hall Stars and PODs duked it out, and were delighted when they, of all minor teams, were selected to ascend to the Internet League, and even more pleased to discover an unconscious Wyatt Quitter in the ruins of a Tokyo road, already wearing their uniform.

During season 11, the team endeavored to do as badly as possible to enter party time first — after all, a good first impression is key, and hosting party time is a very, very good first impression. That being said, they could not do much better if they tried — many of their wins were due to weather.

Following the Coffee Cup, Light & Sweet Electric Co. players Beck Whitney, Wyatt Quitter, and Lance Serotonin decided to try to get their teams together for a movie night. First proposed by Whitney in the team's dugout to Quitter as a way to meet up with some of the Wild Low once again, Lance overheard and decided to rope the rest of the Lift in. Ever since, the Lift and Dale have bonded over their shared love of such franchises as Flast and Flurious, Cats (20XX), and MVP2: Most Vertical Primate.

Culture

Team Culture

The culture of the Lift highly emphasizes physical activity and striving to be the best you can be. This mentality does not focus on setting any kind of records, or even winning, whether that be Blaseball, bench weight, or speedrun times. The Lift are driven to gains in all things, with the often used chant "Nowhere to Lift but Up" being indicative of this. They know that gains are not linear, and emphasize trying and failing over staying stagnant. This, of course, takes a backseat to mental health and self care; if pushing yourself will harm yourself either physically or mentally, you shouldn't do it.

Fan Culture

Their fans show a similar level of devotion to self care and gainfulness, pushing themselves and those around them to be the best "them" they can be. Individual Lift players have their own distinct followings (the feel-good Lancers, the environmentalist group Lotus Blossoms, a troupe of close-harmony drag artists called the Slumpettes) but the Lift home crowd is hugely supportive of every player. This extends even to the visiting teams, many of whom describe being briefly thrown off their stroke by a sea of fans in hot pink shirts chanting their approval.

Stadium

History

The Legscraper was constructed after Nandy Slumps obtained Tokyo Dilsneyland gambling. She had previously obtained the legs in an unrelated incident.

Facilities

The legscraper contains a regulation Blaseball field with seating as the top floor, with elevators going from the stands to other floors, such as concessions, gyms, and the central elevator, which itself connects the top floors and the bottom floors, leaving the skyscraper fairly dumbbell-shaped. The thickness of the central tower is attributed to Lift player's personal rooms, which are themselves evershifting in layout and linked by other independant elevators.

The bottom floors contain parking, gyms, and the tower's "driver's seat", which is customarily operated by Nandy Slumps.

Uniforms & Logo

Uniforms

Tokyo Lift’s summer uniform consists of either a crop top and pants, or a unitard— controversially, booty shorts are optional. The winter uniform consists of a unitard, pants, and a jersey. However, due to a wide range of body types and expertise the lift uniform is freely modifiable by any team member. Notable modifications have included extra layers, skirts, assorted sports gear, and for some, forgoing the uniform entirely. In an interview, team co-captain Stijn Strongbody said: “We felt it was important to allow as many options as possible. While group cohesion is important, we didn't want it at the expense of the individual player's needs. Also, pink works with anyone.”

Lift’s home game colors consist of black and pink whilst the away game colors consist of white and pink.

Staff

Captains

Stijn Strongbody: Captain and founder

Lance Serotonin: Captain

Mascots

200% Beef Hotdog 'N Chips the Third (Chips) the Maned Wolf