Welcome to signups for International Baseball Slam VIII: The Ocho. As the World Baseball Classic has ended, I am opening signups now to get as much done as possible before World Cup Qualifying starts.
Last tournament, Gregoryisgodistan defeated Super-Llamaland 3 games to 2 in the final, but Llamaland has finally narrowed the ranking gap to the point where they could be the number 1 team in the rankings after this tournament. What will happen? Will Gregoryisgodistan make it six out of seven? Will Super-Llamaland, the only currently active nation besides Gregoryisgodistan to win an IBS, win again? Or will we see a new champion? There's only one way to find out, and that's to play the games.
To sign up, simply state your desire to be in and include a nickname and trigramme (three-letter abbreviation code.) As an example, my signup is as follows:
Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves (GGS)
If you do not include a trigramme, one will be selected for you based on your name. If you do not include a nickname, the host reserves the right to pick one for you and make it as insulting as they want.
Only one puppet is allowed per nation, at the discretion of the host. Puppets must be declared. Undeclared puppets that are discovered will be ineligible for signups and the master nation will be disqualified as well. Per NS Sports Puppet rules, I reserve the right to run a puppet check as organizer prior to the host being chosen, and then the host(s) may do the same following their election. However, I will only do this if I have reason to suspect puppet rules are being violated, and most prospective hosts would have the same policy.
IBS I: hosted by Shadowbourne/Super-Llamaland, championship: Costa Luna beats Shadowbourne 3-0.
IBS II: hosted by Sangti, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Sova Empire 3-1.
IBS III: hosted by Super-Llamaland/New Wolfopolis, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Nova Anglicana 3-1.
IBS IV: hosted by Gregoryisgodistan, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Arana 3-1.
IBS V: hosted by New Wolfopolis/Oakbrook and Calvarie, championship: Super-Llamaland beats Orennana, 3-1.
IBS VI: hosted by Noboru Taiyou, championship: Gregoryisgodistan defeats Abanhfleft in double-elimination final
IBS VII: hosted by Patistan, championship: Gregoryisgodistan beats Super-Llamaland 3-2
IBS VIII: Could be you!
And that brings us to the other part of the IBS signup process: HOST BIDS.
Want to bid to host the International Baseball Slam? If so, you need to cover all of the topics listed here, the last successful bid for the IBS. We recommend, if you're new, not bidding to host until you've gained a reputation for being trustworthy on this subforum, though. Host bid deadline is set for February 16, 2015, at 12:00 PM EST (UTC-5), though this may be extended by a few hours depending on my schedule.
So, just signup below! Welcome to the Slam!
Signups:
1. Gregoryisgodistan Bat Slaves (GGS)
2. Patistan Green Caps (PAT)
3. Abanhfleft Revolution (AFT)
4. The Sword Bloke Thunder (TSB)
5. United States of Devonta Duck Beaters (USD)
6. Nova Anglicana Lions (NOV)
7. Super-Llamaland Tigers (SLL)
8. Hakifao Terns (HKI) [The Hakifao Isles] (Puppet of Super-Llamaland)
9. Southern Democratic States Southern Bears (SDS)
10. South Califas Stars (SCS) [Affiliated South Califan Sprawls]
11. Hambeich Toasters (HAM) [Serbian Orthodox Church] (Puppet of Estenia)
12. Estenia Blue Stars (ETA)
13. Coconut Isle Dwarfs (CIS)
14. Fenline Delpha Anacondas (FND)
15. Minecraft Miners Axemen (MCM) (Puppet of Fenline Delpha)
16. Milchama Warriors (MIL)
17. Adoxinia Red Dragons (ARD)
18. Fratton Bumble Blues (FRT)
19. Albagaria Luck Swingers (ALS)
20. Kiana Mura Blue Foxes (KMB)
21. Yayness Yowlers (YYY)
22. Royalsoldiers C.B. (ROY)
23. Abidawe Eagles (ABE)
24. Garifunya Dolfijnen (GAR) (Puppet of Nova Anglicana)
25. Screamerstan Gladiators (SCM) (Puppet of The Sword Bloke)
26. Neyosil Sidrats (NSL)
27. Lisander Arminhos (LIS)
28. Gregory Llama Land Fuzzy Llamas
Host bids:
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