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{{Team|home_town=[[Charleston]]
|team_slogan="Your Kicks Are My Kicks."
|rival=[[Boston Flowers]], [[Dallas Steaks]]
|division=Mild Low
|emoji=👟
|arcana=X The Wheel of Fortune
|image1=Charleston-Shoe-Thieves-Badge.png
|caption1=Logo by [https://twitter.com/chdhrrmnn @chdhrrmnn]
|stadium=[[Choux Stadium]]
|social_media=[https://www.shoethieves.com Fansite]
|mascot=[[Sneaker Pete]]
|team_colors={{HexCode|ffce0a}}, {{HexCode|1E91CC}}, <span style="background-color:white;">{{HexCode|202322}}</span>
|uniform_colors = <span style="background-color:white;">{{HexCode|122a22}}</span>, {{HexCode|3788b2}}, {{HexCode|e7c24d}}, {{HexCode|fcf2d0}}
|modifications= {{Modif|traveling}}<br /><br />{{Modif|targeted shame|10}}<br /><br />{{Modif|fifth base|10}}
}}The '''Charleston Shoe Thieves''' are an [[Internet League Blaseball]] team in the Mild Low division of the [[Mild League]]. They have been a part of the League since [[Season 1]]. The Shoe Thieves were previously in the Chaotic Good division of the [[Good League]]. 

==Roster==
===Lineup===
*[[Hotbox Sato]]
*[[Richardson Games]]
*[[Velazquez Alstott]]
*[[Simon Haley]]
*[[Stu Trololol]]
*[[Sebastian Woodman]]
*[[Howell Franklin]]
*[[Esme Ramsey]]
*[[Blood Hamburger]]

===Pitchers===
*[[Fitzgerald Wanderlust]]
*[[Gunther O'Brian]]
*[[Tillman Henderson]]
*[[Cornelius Games]]
*[[Snyder Briggs]]

Select [[Tlopps Blaseball Cards|Tlopps]] cards can be found [[Gallery_of_Tlopps_Cards#Charleston_Shoe_Thieves_.F0.9F.91.9F|here]].
==Former Players==
===[[Incineration|Incinerations]]===

*[[Sebastian Townsend]] (Season 3, Day 40; replaced by [[Atlas Jonbois]])
*[[Atlas Jonbois]] (Season 3, Day 43; replaced by [[Sebastian Woodman]])
*[[Matteo Prestige]] (Season 3, Day 57; replaced by [[Gunther O'Brian]])
*[[Blankenship Fischer]] (Season 3, Day 75; replaced by [[Blood Hamburger]])

===[[Feedback|Feedback Swaps]]===

*[[Workman Gloom]] (Season 4, Day 28; replaced by [[Joe Voorhees]])
*[[Morrow Doyle]] (Season 4, Day 58; replaced by [[Hotbox Sato]])
*[[Ren Hunter]] (Season 4, day 83; replaced by [[Richardson Games]])
*[[Antonio Wallace]] (Season 6, Day 23; replaced by [[Lachlan Shelton]])
*[[Lachlan Shelton]] (Season 8, Day 44; replaced by [[Eugenia Garbage]])
*[[Eugenia Garbage]] (Season 8, Day 44; replaced by [[Simon Haley]])
*[[Beasley Gloom]] (Season 9, Day 64; replaced by [[Jaylen Hotdogfingers]])
*[[Jaylen Hotdogfingers]] (Season 10 [[Idols|idol board]] swap; replaced by [[Tillman Henderson]])

===[[Blessings]] and [[Decrees]]===

*[[Forrest Bookbaby]] ([[Season 3#Blessings 2|Season 3 Election]]; replaced by [[Kevin Dudley]])
*[[Joe Voorhees]] ([[Season 6#Blessings 2|Season 6 Election]]; replaced by [[Howell Franklin]])
*[[Kevin Dudley]] ([[Season 8#Blessings 2|Season 8 Election]]; replaced by [[Fitzgerald Wanderlust]])

==Season Results==
===Season 2===
The Shoe Thieves narrowly secured The Good League's fourth and final playoff spot in Game 98 of [[Season 2]], edging out the [[Yellowstone Magic]] to proceed to the playoffs with a final record of 50-49, the least wins of any playoff team that season. The Shoe Thieves made it to the Internet Series finals before losing the championship to the [[Philly Pies]].

In the [[Season 2#Election Results|Season 2 election]], the Shoe Thieves won a single blessing:

*'''Yes Plz!''', which improved their hitting by 10%.

===Season 3===
The Shoe Thieves advanced to the playoffs in [[Season 3]], securing the second playoff spot in The Good League with a record of 60-40, and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the [[San Francisco Lovers]].

===Season 4===

In the [[Season 4#Election Results|Season 4 election]], the Shoe Thieves won a single blessing:

*'''Grappling Hook''', which increased [[Richardson Games|Richardson Games']] baserunning and defense to 5.5 stars each.

===Season 5===
In the [[Season 5#Election Results|Season 5 election]], the Shoe Thieves won two blessings:

*'''Bad Neighbors''', which impaired the overall rating of the rest of the [[Mild Low]] division by 3%.
*'''Soul Swap''', which randomized the 5 worst players on the team:
**[[Gunther O'Brian|Gunther O'Brian's]] pitching stats were randomized (0 -> 2)
**[[Beasley Gloom|Beasley Gloom's]] pitching stats were randomized (0.5 -> 0.5), then again (0.5 -> 2.5)
**[[Kevin Dudley|Kevin Dudley's]] pitching stats were randomized (0.5 -> 2)
**[[Snyder Briggs|Snyder Briggs's]] pitching stats were randomized (1 -> 0.5)

===Season 6===
In the [[Season 6#Election Results|Season 6 election]], the Shoe Thieves won two blessings:

*'''Who?''', which stole the least popular player in the league, hitter [[Howell Franklin]], from the [[Houston Spies]], and maxed their stats. Their worst hitter, [[Joe Voorhees]], was sent in return.
*'''Mutually Arising''', which improved the overall rating of the [[Mild Low]] division by 2%

===Season 7===
The Shoe Thieves secured the Mild League's third playoff spot and the highest of the Mild Low division with a record of 56-43, just barely ahead of season champions [[Mexico City Wild Wings]].

In the [[Season_7#Election Results|Season 7 election]], Shoe Thieves were one of the top 4 teams impacted by the '''Bless Off''' decree and were ineligible to receive any blessings, but were still among the [[Mild Low]] division teams to be protected by '''The Shame Bubble'''.

===Season 8===
In the [[Season 8#Election Results|Season 8 election]], the Shoe Thieves won two blessings:
*'''Radical Alchemy''', which re-rolled the team's three worst players:
**[[Snyder Briggs|Snyder Briggs']] pitching stats were randomized (0.5 -> 2)
**[[Simon Haley|Simon Haley's]] hitting stats were randomized (1 -> 3.5)
**[[Hotbox Sato|Hotbox Sato's]] hitting stats were randomized (1.5 -> 2)
*'''Thief in the Night''', which stole [[Fitzgerald Wanderlust]] from the [[Unlimited Tacos|Unlimited Tacos']] Shadows. [[Kevin Dudley]] was sent to the Tacos' Shadows in return.

===Season 9===
The Charleston Shoe Thieves won the Season 9 Internet League championships in a five game reverse sweep of the [[Baltimore Crabs]]. The fifth game ended in a three run home run hit by Stu Trololol to shame the Crabs five runs to four.

Following their victory in the Season 9 Internet League, the Shoe Thieves participated in Blaseball-based combat against [[THE SHELLED ONE'S PODS]] and were defeated. In punishment the [[The Shelled One|Peanut]] conferred the Flinch and Mild curses on the Shoe Thieves' batting lineup and pitching rotation respectively.

Following the [[Season 9#Election Results|Season 9 election]], the Shoe Thieves were subject to the Fifth Base and Targeted Shame.

===Season 10===
The Shoe Thieves secured the Season 10 [[Mild League]] championship and faced off against the Baltimore Crabs in a second consecutive Internet League championship, but were defeated three to negative one after a [[Black Hole|causality event]] swallowed the sun, moon and one Shoe Thieves win. The Thieves had no wins at the time of the causality event and so finished the series with the first negative record in Internet League history.

On day 7 of Season 10, Simon Haley recorded the first verified Pentaslam and was awarded the Five-Blood [[Blagonballs|Blagonball]].

Over the course of Season 10, the Shoe Thieves established a new regular-season shutout record with 17 recorded shutouts, plus one shameout (a shutout recorded against a team with negative starting runs), breaking the record of 15 shutouts previously held by the Baltimore Crabs.

During the [[Season 10#Election Results|Season 10 election]], the Shoes Thieves won five blessings:

* '''Noise-Canceling Headphones''' - protected their entire team from [[Feedback]]
* '''Traveling Team''' - play 5% better in away games
* '''Tag-Team Fourth Strike''' - gain [[Modifications|The Fourth Strike]], shared with the [[Hellmouth Sunbeams]]
* '''Haunted''' - [[Esme Ramsey]] became [[Modifications|Haunted]]
* '''Shadow Ban Together''' - boosted the Mild Low division's shadows by 3%.

===Season 11===
In the [[Season 11#Election Results|Season 11 elections]], the Shoe Thieves were assigned the [[Arcana]] '''X The Wheel of Fortune'''.


==Team Overview==
{{Community Lore}}

<small>For an in-depth look at the Shoe Thieves' history, see [[Charleston Shoe Thieves/History]].</small>

The Charleston Shoe Thieves are from [[Charleston]]. They are known for stealing shoes, especially from rival teams. The Shoe Thieves are also known as "the second gayest team in Blaseball" after losing the top spot to the [[New York Millennials]] in a game of paper scissors rock. They have a [[Charleston Shoe Thieves/History#Canada Moist Talkers|long-standing friendship]] with the [[Halifax]]-based [[Canada Moist Talkers]], with whom they have traded players no fewer than fives times.

The team originally formed as a front for a heist, led by legendary master thief Cornelius Games. Once they realized that they were somewhat competent at the game, the team continued to play professionally. The current roster is a mixture of Games' original crew, professional blaseball players, and Gunther.

Shoes Thieves signal to each other by holding up [[Charleston Shoe Thieves/History#Strategy|coded shoes]].
==Stadium==
The [[Choux Stadium]] is a French Patisserie in the forest of Mt. Pleasant, although its exact location is unknown. The stadium is maintained by a team of mysterious Gnomes who seemed to appear not long after the stadium was established. Their role in the disappearance of patrons' shoes is unconfirmed. Rumours that the gnomes are just mutant raccoons are unsubstantiated.
==Staff==
===Ownership===
The Shoe Thieves do not have a traditional owner. Ownership of the team is distributed among every patron of the [[Choux Stadium]] and returned upon exit.

===Current Staff===

*General Manager: [[Cornelius Games]] functions as the team's general manager, as well as being their ace pitcher.
*Manager: You!
*Pitching Coach: After their unfortunate delacing, [[Matteo Prestige|Matteo Prestige's]] spirit became trapped in the upper decks of Choux Stadium. In between cries of eternal anguish, the spirit can be heard coaching the team's pitching staff. They have been given the honorary title of head pitching coach as a result.
*Chief Marine Biologist and Legal Council: [[Holden Milk]] makes sure that if a shoe thief is ever caught, no one ever sets foot in court.

===Mascots===
[[Sneaker Pete]] is the Shoe Thieves' current mascot and ward. [[Gunther O'Brian]] was the previous mascot until he was mistakenly drafted as [[Matteo Prestige|Matteo Prestige's]] replacement.
==Fan Culture==
<small>For a more in-depth look at Shoe Thieves fan culture, see [[Charleston Shoe Thieves/Fan Culture]]</small>

Fans of the Charleston Shoe Thieves are also known as "Accomplices" or "Thieves". There is an emphasis on mutual respect, supporting fellow thieves, and the search for fresh kicks. The most common chant heard from fans is a call and response: "Whose Kicks? / Our Kicks!"
==Curse==
Following the [[The Grand Unslam|Grand Unslam]], the Charleston Shoe Thieves did not gain any performance stars as the result of a [[feedback]] trade (or set of single game feedback trades,) between the advent of feedback in Season 4 and Day 63 of Season 9, despite being affected by feedback six times over five seasons. This string of bad luck was attributed to a splorts curse brought into effect by an entity or entities affiliated with the city of Los Angeles or the [[Unlimited Tacos]] to punish the Shoe Thieves for their role in opening the [[Bad Gateway (Event)|Bad Gateway]] and shattering the city of Los Angeles into the infinite [[Los Angeli]]. In a statement to press regarding the curse, Shoe Thieves pitcher and general manager [[Cornelius Games]] noted that the team “...bear no ill will toward the Tacos or the city of Los Angeles. We don't even know that there is a curse, or that Los Angeles is its source. Our sins are manifold and we are unrepentant. We will not be returning [[Wyatt Mason]]'s 1985 Air Jordans.”

The curse was broken on Day 63 of Season 9, when [[Beasley Gloom]] was traded to the [[Canada Moist Talkers]] for [[Jaylen Hotdogfingers]]. Fans have speculated that Jaylen's relationship to [[The Microphone]], an entity closely associated with the Grand Unslam, may have had some bearing on the breaking of the curse.
==Further Curses==
Following their defeat at the hands of the Shelled One's Pods, the Shoe Thieves acquired the [[Modifications|Flinch and Mild curses]]. Hitters afflicted by the Flinch curse cannot swing until a strike has been thrown in the At Bat. Pitchers with Mild will occasionally throw a mild pitch, which counts as a ball but causes all runners on base to advance.

The Shelled One is known to have asserted that players defeated by the pods would receive five curses. It is therefore possible that the Shoe Thieves are subject to several as-yet undetected curses.

==Historic Moments==
====Stu Stole Home====
On Day 26 of Season 2, in a game against the [[Hawai'i Fridays]], [[Stu Trololol]] stole fourth base in the bottom of the 14th inning to put the Fridays into [[shame]].

====Stu Stole Home 2====
On Day 71 of Season 2, in a game against the [[New York Millennials]], Trololol again stole fourth base in the bottom of the 8th inning to secure a 6-5 win for the Shoe Thieves.

[[File:Stu stole home.png|thumb|Box score of [[Stu Trololol]] stealing fourth base against the [[Hawai'i Fridays]]]]

====The Grand Unslam====
<small>''See the main article on [[The Grand Unslam]].''</small>

On Day 73 of Season 3, in a game against the [[Los Angeles Tacos]], [[Morrow Doyle]] hit a grand slam at the top of the 15th inning that shook the very foundations of Blaseball itself. 

====Gunther's Great Heist====
On Day 97 of Season 4, Gunther O'Brian holds the [[Hawai'i Fridays]] to only a single run and secures the Shoe Thieves' place in the playoffs.

====Beasley's Boss Battle====
On Day 63 of Season 5, Beasley Gloom pitched 14 great innings against the [[Chicago Firefighters]], holding them to only three runs, then Esme Ramsey hit a home run to shame them in the bottom of the 14th.

====Dudley Shames Dudley====
<small>''See the main article on [[Season 5/Dudley Shames Dudley|Dudley Shames Dudley]].''</small>

On Day 76 of Season 5, [[Wesley Dudley]] scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, shaming Shoe Thieves pitcher Kevin Dudley.

====Gunther's Supercharged Shutout====
On Day 22 of Season 6, Gunther O'Brian pitches his first shut out against the [[Canada Moist Talkers]] in a 10-0 stomping.

==== Workman's Last Stand ====
On Day 81 of Season 7, [[Canada Moist Talkers]] batter [[Workman Gloom]] was tragically incinerated to repay a debt. Though no longer a Shoe Thief, accomplices celebrated their accomplishments and mourned their incineration alongside Moist Talkers fans all the same. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Gloom posthumously hit a solo home run, bringing the Moist Talkers out of a 1-1 tie. Gloom's heroic final run stands as a testament to their dedication and skill to the splort of Blaseball.

====The Double Swap====
On Day 44 of Season 8, the Canada Moist Talkers and Charleston Shoe Thieves (an already infamous pair with respect to player trades) were the first teams to ever experience two [[Feedback]] swaps in one game. On Day 40, [[Eugenia Garbage]] had been hit by a pitch and began [[Modifications|Flickering]]. In a later game against the Shoe Thieves, still flickering, Garbage was swapped for [[Lachlan Shelton]] in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Garbage played for the Shoe Thieves in the top of the 4th inning, before being swapped again in the top of the 7th for Moist Talker [[Simon Haley]]. By the end of the transaction only two players ended up on different teams, but Garbage was moved to the top of the Moist Talker's lineup, where previously they had been second to last.
====Stu Stole Ascension====
In Game 5 of the Season 9 Internet Series, Stu Trololol hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 9<sup>th</sup> inning to secure the internet series title, shame the Baltimore Crabs and prevent them from ascending. Due to the application of the Shame Bubble blessing at the end of season 9, the shame from this home run carried over into the following season.
==Fan Art==
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