Santa Cruz Bananas

Santa Cruz Bananas
"We have a-peel"
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Name Santa Cruz Bananas Abbreviation SCB Primary Color #fefe67 Logo    Hometown Santa Cruz Emoji 🍌 Status Active
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The Santa Cruz Bananas are a Golly team from Santa Cruz, California. The team is bananas. Literally, a bunch of bananas.

Team Character

The Santa Cruz Bananas are a literal bunch of bananas.

The Blackening

Several times per season, the Santa Cruz Bananas will experience The Blackening, which is a mysterious sickness that affects the entire team and requires that the entire bunch of blackened bananas be replaced with a new, fresh bunch of bananas. (The Santa Cruz Bananas are literally a bunch of bananas.)

When The Blackening was first discovered by the Bananas in the midst of Pseudo/Season 1, their first season of existence, they were initially too embarrassed to talk about it, and attempted to keep the phenomenon a secret. However, other teams began to notice the effects of The Blackening during matches, and raised awkward questions about the foul stenches and unsightly sores they were seeing appear on the Bananas.

Eventually, the Aptos Investigators did some digging, interviewing several horticulturalists and plant pathologists, and discovered that the cause of The Blackening was a mysterious affliction that only affected members of the Santa Cruz Bananas . In the interest of public safety the Investigators publicly announced their findings, assuring all non-Santa Cruz, non-Banana teams that they were safe from the ill effects of The Blackening.

Occasionally the Bananas will experience The Blackening, which is a mysterious sickness that affects the entire time and requires the entire bunch of blackened bananas to be replaced with a new, fresh bunch of bananas.

Curse of Theseus

Main: Curse of Theseus

The Blackening, and periodic replacement of each banana, led to the use of the nickname "Ship of Theseus" to refer to the Bananas team as early as Pseudo/Season 1.

As the Pseudo Cup progressed, and as the Bananas continued to fail to reach the Pseudo Cup Series, they began to be referred to throughout the league as Choke Artists. The curse keeping them from reaching the final Cup series was attributed to The Blackening, so it was nicknamed the Curse of Theseus.

Season by Season Summary

Pseudo Cup Summary

• In Pseudo/Season 3 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #4 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They were swept in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight by the Davenport Cliff Divers .
• In Pseudo/Season 4 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They were swept in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight by the Davenport Cliff Divers .
• In Pseudo/Season 9 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #2 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They were swept in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight by the Seaside Swashbucklers .
• In Pseudo/Season 10 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Carmel Yacht Club 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight. They lost the Monterey Bay League Fortuitous Four to the Boulder Creek Cardsharps 1-3.
• In Pseudo/Season 12 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They were swept in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight by the Carmel Yacht Club .
• In Pseudo/Season 18 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #4 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Aptos Investigators 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight. They lost the Monterey Bay League Fortuitous Four to the Monterey Meteorologists 2-3.
• In Pseudo/Season 21 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Egalitarian Eight to the Sand City Sidewinders 1-3.

Dragon Cup Summary

• In Dragon/Season 2 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #2 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They were swept in the Monterey Bay League Division Series by the Monterey Meteorologists .
• In Dragon/Season 3 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They swept the Moss Landing Daredevils 3-0 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They lost the Monterey Bay League Championship Series to the Freedom Fries 2-3.
• In Dragon/Season 5 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Boulder Creek Cardsharps 2-3.
• In Dragon/Season 7 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #4 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Freedom Fries 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They clinched the pennant by defeating the Monterey Meteorologists 3-1 in the Monterey Bay League Championship Series. They lost the Dragon Cup Series to the San Jose Avionics , 3-4.
• In Dragon/Season 10 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Freedom Fries 1-3.