
Season 9 marked the first season since the Idol board was introduced that there was no dotted red line splitting any members of the leaderboard apart. See the main article on this topic: The Monitor This is the second known method by which players can be Shelled. Lots of Birds gained a new effect that would force random outs on players, reading "A flock of Crows ambush ! They run to safety, resulting in an out." Peanut weather gained a new effect where there is a small chance for a Big Peanut to crash into the field, and a smaller chance that a Big Peanut will crash into a player, causing them to become Shelled. Potentially as a result of the Declaration of the Fourth Strike, the weather events in Season 9 have gained new effects. The term "Crowvertime" was coined by fans of the Lovers and quickly adopted as the most widely-used nickname for the event. Unlike many other unusual game occurrences, the Crowvertime did not result in a siesta or change to the score of the game. Precisely what caused the Crowvertime is unknown, although the then unique occurrence of Crows causing a third out is considered a likely candidate. The runs scored after the third out remained on the scoreboard and, despite the Jazz Hands scoring a run in the bottom of the twelfth inning, the Lovers were awarded the win. For unknown reasons, this out did not end the half-inning, and the Lovers continued to bat for 21 additional plate appearances, scoring seven runs and accumulating a total of 16 outs before Helga Moreno was caught stealing second base, ending the half-inning. In the top of the twelfth inning of the game between the Lovers and the Jazz Hands, Lovers batter Alexander Horne was ambushed by Crows, fleeing the field and resulting in the third out of the half-inning.
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See the main article on this topic: Season 9/CrowvertimeĬrowvertime (also known by several other names) is a name given to the Season 9, Day 1 game between the San Francisco Lovers and the Breckenridge Jazz Hands.
