Santa Cruz Bananas

Santa Cruz Bananas
"We have a-peel"
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Name Santa Cruz Bananas Abbreviation SCB Nickname Nanas 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.

Curse of Theseus

Because of The Blackening, the Santa Cruz Bananas are required to occasionally replace the entire bunch of bananas with new bananas. This led to the nickname "Ship of Theseus" for the Bananas early on in the Pseudo Cup.

As the Pseudo Cup progressed, the Bananas continued to fail to reach the Pseudo Cup series. At the end of Pseudo/Season 9, when the Bananas were swept for a third time in the Egalitarian Eight series (and by the Seaside Swashbucklers , of all teams, who would be incinerated for poor performance 11 seasons later), they (along with the San Jose Avionics in the San Francisco Bay League) began to be referred to as Choke Artists. Their lack of success was attributed to The Blackening, so the subsequent curse was called 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.
• In Dragon/Season 15 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Davenport Cliff Divers 1-3.
• In Dragon/Season 16 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #4 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Monterey Meteorologists 3-1 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They lost the Monterey Bay League Championship Series to the Boulder Creek Cardsharps 2-3.
• In Dragon/Season 19 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #2 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Davenport Cliff Divers 2-3.
• In Dragon/Season 20 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.
• In Dragon/Season 21 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Moss Landing Daredevils 2-3.
• In Dragon/Season 22 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Carmel Yacht Club 1-3.

Star Cup Summary

• In Star/Season 3 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #2 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Aptos Investigators 2-3.
• In Star/Season 4 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Pacific Grove Monarchists 3-1 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They lost the Monterey Bay League Championship Series to the Aptos Investigators 1-4.
• In Star/Season 6 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Pacific Grove Monarchists 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They lost the Monterey Bay League Championship Series to the Sand City Sidewinders 3-4.
• In Star/Season 8 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #4 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Boulder Creek Cardsharps 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They clinched the pennant by defeating the Pacific Grove Monarchists 4-1 in the Monterey Bay League Championship Series. They lost the Star Cup Series to the Richmond Slicks , 2-4.
• In Star/Season 9 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #1 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They lost the Monterey Bay League Division Series to the Aptos Investigators 2-3.
• In Star/Season 11 the Santa Cruz Bananas were the #3 seed in the Monterey Bay League. They defeated the Carmel Yacht Club 3-2 in the Monterey Bay League Division Series. They clinched the pennant by defeating the Pacific Grove Monarchists 4-2 in the Monterey Bay League Championship Series. They lost the Star Cup Series to the Berkeley Brutalists , 2-4.