Chorby Short

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Chorby Short is a pitcher for the Core Mechanics, and has been with the team since Fall Ball. Short has played for the Yellowstone Magic, New York Millennials, Hawai'i Fridays, Boston Flowers, Hades Tigers, Dallas Steaks, and Breckenridge Jazz Hands.

Official League Records

Short joined the ILB as a player in the Shadows for the Seattle Garages with the Return of Blaseball.

During the Season β8 elections, Short joined the Yellowstone Magic's active roster in exchange for Terrell Bradley as a result of the Lottery Pick blessing. This made Short the first player to exit the Shadows to join the league as an active player.

On Season β10, Day 54, some of Short's hitting ability was siphoned by Charleston Shoe Thieves lineup player Richardson Games to add a Ball to the count in a game with Blooddrain weather.

During the Coffee Cup, Short played for Cream & Sugar United as a pitcher.

On Season β12, Day 1, during a game against the Canada Moist Talkers with star pitcher PolkaDot Patterson on the mound, Short accrued two Strikes, 112 Foul Balls, and one Ball before striking out looking at their first at-bat in the new era of Blaseball. By the end of the season, Short ended up breaking the record for most foul balls in a season with a total of 2345.[1] During the Season β12 elections, the Yellowstone Magic received the Summoning Circle blessing, which increased Short's batting from to .

During the Season β13 elections, all of Short's abilities increased by except for defense which increased as a result of the Magic's Infuse will.

During the Season β14 elections Election, Short's hitting was boosted to 4.3 as a result of the Precognition blessing. Short also gained the Homebody modification as a result of the Magic's Trust will.

On Season β15, Day 30, York Silk of the Baltimore Crabs hit a ground out to Short, causing Short to be Observed. Later, after play ended on Day 33, Short disappeared from the Magic's lineup, and they were Redacted. During the Season β15 elections, the Yellowstone Magic attempted to Plunder Short, but Short remained Redacted, and gained the Unstable modification as well.

On Season β16, Day 37, Short exited the Secret Base at the Crabitat, losing Redacted and gaining the Attractor modification. Upon being batted in by Mullen Peterson, Short joined the New York Millennials' bench.

During the Season β16 elections, Short joined the New York Millennials' active roster as a result of the Foreshadow will, becoming a pitcher in the process.

During the Season β17 elections, Short's Unstable modification was rerolled to Friend of Crows via the Millennials' Reform will. Short was then immediately traded to the Boston Flowers in exchange for Castillo Turner via the Millennials' Equivalent Exchange will.

During the Season β20 elections, Short was traded back to the New York Millennials in exchange for Castillo Turner as a result of the Flowers' Equivalent Exchange Will, becoming a lineup player in the process.

During the Season β21 elections, Short was traded back to the Boston Flowers in exchange for Castillo Turner as a result of the Millennials' Equivalent Exchange Will, becoming a pitcher in the process.

During the Season β22 elections, Short retreated to the Flowers' Shadows in exchange for Wade Howe as a result of the Flowers' Swap will. Short was then traded to the Hawai'i Fridays in exchange for Castillo Turner as a result of the Flowers' Equivalent Exchange will, becoming a lineup player in the process, before retreating again to the Flowers' Shadows as a result of the Flowers' Move will.

On Season β23, Day 3, Short rejoined the Flowers' pitching rotation in exchange for Dunn Keyes as a result of Boston Garden's Fax Machine. On Day 8, Short traded their Traitor Concrete Socks of Strength for Glabe Moon's The Fifth Base. On Day 9, Short then began super roaming.

After roaming four times, (to Millenials, Tigers, Steaks, and Jazz Hands respectively), the fifth base was stolen from Short by Tigers Pitcher Dunlap Figueroa on Season β23, Day 43, leaving Short playing for the Breckenridge Jazz Hands.

Short ended the Expansion Era with 5.6 in Batting, 5 in Pitching, 6.8 in Baserunning, and 4.5 in Defense. Short had Hard Shoes and the Homebody, Attractor, Friend of Crows, Triple Threat, and Underperforming modifications.

During the November 4, 2022 Fall Ball, Short fell to the Core Mechanics. On Season 1, Day 1 of the Return(s), Short became a pitcher for the Mechanics.

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History

Chorby Short is a Lao-American teenager from Seattle, born into a family of wildlife biologists and zoologists. Short is also a magical girl and aspiring herpetologist[2] who likes transforming into her favorite frog, the green paddy frog (Hylarana erythraea).

Short joined Blaseball while trying to sign up for a summer position as a bat girl, unintentionally signing on as a player in the Shadows for the Seattle Garages instead. While not very good at hitting, Short was happy to try to swing at anything thrown her way after she was transferred to the Yellowstone Magic at the end of Season β8. When not playing, Short was known to explore the park to observe the wildlife, hang out at Yellowstone Lake, and practice her magical powers with the help of teammates. Short's abilities became stronger, both on and off the field, after receiving precognition.

During Season β15, Short was leaving the field after a game against the Garages one moment, and finding herself on second base in a game between the Crabs and Millennials the next. Though more than a little off put by this, as well as her newfound instability, Short warmed up to the Millennials quickly. Short liked to, with the proper precautions taken, explore Central Park searching for frogs and, later on, birds between games. Later transfers to Boston gave Short the opportunity to explore the spatial and temporally unstable ecosystem there. Short rarely found herself lost due to her Homebody-based comfort in any environment.

When asked how she felt about her frequent switching of teams, Short shrugged and explained that "Friendship is what being a magical girl is all about, and there's lots of new friends for me to make on every team, so I’ll be okay."

After a short jaunt across multiple divisions with The Fifth Base, Short ended up in Breckenridge. The theatre kid lifestyle meshed well with the flair and drama of a magical girl, so Short felt at home. While there were disappointingly few non-teammate amphibians or reptiles in the perpetual snow of her new home, Short found that there were plenty of creatures and entities living in the Pit. She was unsure if any of those creatures were amphibians or not, but the only way to find out was first hand exploration.

Trivia

  • While batting for the Magic, Short was part of a trio often referred to as "The Coven", which consisted of herself, Eizabeth Elliott, and Tiana Wheeler, as the three followed each other in the lineup.
  • When asked, Short denies any memory of what happened after she was Redacted, but does claim that it "wasn't the right environment for a frog."
  • Measurements taken of Short's baserunning times show that Short runs the bases faster as a frog.

Fan Works

Fanfiction

For more fanfiction, see the Chorby Short tag on AO3.

References

  1. Ifh-Biff, the Data Efreet (March 5, 2021). "The Chorby Short Pitch Count Charts of Season 12". Archived.
  2. Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles.