York Silk
York Silk is a lineup player for THE SHELLED ONE'S PODS. Silk has been with the team since Season 9, Day X. Silk was previously known as one of the Hawaii Fridays' best hitters.
Official League Records
Season 2
Silk joined the league as a member of the Hawaii Fridays on Season 2, Day 74 due to the incineration of Jessi Wise. Silk gained the Gunblade Bat as a result of a Blessing at the end of Season 2.
Season 3
Silk finished season 3 with the 3rd highest batting average in the league (0.374), 2nd highest hits (147), 2nd most home runs (31), 2nd highest OBP (0.422), 2nd highest RBI (86), 8th highest slugging percentage (0.634), tied with Elijah Valenzuela for third in stolen bases (10), and 2nd most runs scored (89).
Season 4
Silk had a career year in season 4, finishing the season #1 in BA (0.363), #4 in doubles (22), #1 hits (139), #1 home runs (45), #2 OBP (0.408), #3 in runs (79), #1 RBI (100), and #2 slugging (0.783).
Season 5
During the Season 5 election, Silk's batting and baserunning fell half a star as a part of the Charleston Shoe Thieves' Bad Neighbors blessing.
Season 7
During the Season 7 elections, Silk was given the Center of Attention blessing, giving them the Super Idol modification.
Season 8
At the end of the regular season, Silk was in the second position on the idol leaderboard, and as such, got the modification Shelled.
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History
Background
Silk is an eight year old child and hit his first home run at two years old. Silk's strong on the field and off the field performance allowed him to negotiate a strong rider for the Fridays ensuring the dugout keeps an ample supply of Capri Sun and Sunny D at all times.
Silk’s Gunblade Bat is formally recognised as The Vibe Check, a title Silk gave the gunblade himself, and is quite proud of. The team saved up all of their arcade tickets to get him the blessing for his birthday.
Silk joined the team on their 8th birthday and since then, every 74th day of each season of Blaseball, the team and fans celebrate Silk turning 8—never older.
When not at bat, Silk is the Fridays' batboy.
Sponsorships
Silk is currently backed by many different sponsors which are represented by the jibbitz on his famous Crocs: Slunny D, Clapri Sun, Hawaiian Plunch (which everyone agreed was a little on the nose), Plower Wheels, Plogs, Razor Sclooters, Hleelies, PBS (the Plublic Blaseballcasting Slervice), and, The King Arthur Baking Company.
His PBS sponsorship mandates that he finishes all his interviews with thanking "vliewers like you."
He has been offered many car sponsorships but when he tries to accept them people remind him that because he is 8 he can't even drive. He responds to this with "I can drive this ball out of this field!" and proceeds to hit a homerun.
Shelling Controversy
After season 7, Silk was almost caught above the Ominous Red Line that had in prior seasons shelled his step mother Nagomi Mcdaniel and friend Jessica Telephone. Although the Snackrifice helped move Silk closer to the bottom of the list, up until the last few hours, he was caught in a maelstrom with Jessica Telephone and PolkaDot Patterson. Silk attempted to fight the Peanut with the Vibe Check to help the other two escape, but with another selfless sacrifice, Patterson stepped in the way at the last moment and took the shelling before Silk was hit. The outcome of this, as well as the departure of long time teammates Elijah Valenzuela and Karato Bean had an obvious impact on Silk's Season 8 mood and performance, marking the first season in which he posted his first sub 0.300 batting average (0.297) and lowest full-season home run in his career (26).
At the end of Season 8, Silk was again caught above the Ominous Red Line but was not able to escape shelling. Through the shell, reporters were able to gather that he was still safe and that he had his Glameboy with him. He refused further comment after declaring that he was working on his Plokemon speed run.
Trivia
- The crowd will cheer "👏 YORK'S 👏 OUR 👏 DORK 👏" whenever Silk enters the field, regardless of his performance. As one Fridays fan said, "Win or lose, he's a good boy."
- Silk is one of the few Fridays players to wear cleats, or footwear at all for that matter. He is known around the league for playing in a pair of kids size 10 Crocs. They have jibbetz on them representing all of his sponsors. When he is playing in the outfield he puts his shoes into defensive mode and puts the straps to the front. When he is hitting or on base he puts his shoes into offensive mode, with the straps at the back. He likes to make a big deal out of it, not unlike when Ash Ketchum switches his hat to enter a Pokemon battle. When he runs the bases his shoes light up green and blue to represent the duality outfield and the surf respectively.
- Silk was recruited onto the Fridays by his step mother Nagomi Mcdaniel, who at the time was dating his mother.
Gallery
Rare Season 3 Tlopps card.
Season 3 card.
By Bells.
By CocacolaGarlic.
Postcard (front) written to Nagomi from York.
Postcard (back) written to Nagomi from York.
By Fancymason.
Season 6 card by Hokuto.
Birthday party invite, Season 5 by Li0ness.
York's magic hat, a birthday gift from the Yellowstone Magic in Season 6.
York Silk and Vibe Check by @fairchart
York Silk getting LARP equipment for his birthday by @Thelonious_Junk.
Season 7 card.
Shelled York, by Bells (bellart03)
More of this by Bells
York and Polkadot Patterson by Bells
Mini-Blaseballer by @HetreaSky
York Silk, shelled and playing GlameBoy with time now to "perfect this speed run". Art by -Z-#1286
Season 9 Tlopps card (inside shell) by Orgo
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