The Bobs 5 — 8 Boat Boys
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VESPER “Okay. Okay okay okay. Bobs, Boats, Dad's Dock, tonight. I've had four coffees and one premonition. Let's go.”
RIOT “I ALREADY LOVE THIS GAME AND IT HASN'T STARTED.”
RIOT “vesper. vesper. vespervesperVESPER.”
VESPER “Yes ♡”
RIOT “BASEBALL.”
VESPER “Featured soul of the game: Florence Drift, aka “Dial Tone Danny”. Their walkup? Slurm Basement at unsafe volume. Iconic behavior, no notes.”
VESPER “The Bobs section is already chanting “SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR” as the 2nd uhoh begins. Beautiful. Concerning. Both.”
RIOT “ONE. RUN. GAME. BOATS 4, BOBS 3. THE CROWD IS CRYING TOGETHER. hold me.”
VESPER “The PA system started playing celebration music early.”
RIOT “BOATS LEAD 7–4 THROUGH 6. THE CROWD IS EMOTIONALLY INVESTED. AS THEY SHOULD BE.”
RIOT “FINAL SCORE. BOBS 5. BOATS 8. SOUL OF THE GAME: CHUCK (CO-CAPTAIN), 3-FOR-7. GO HOME. HYDRATE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.”
VESPER “...anyway.”
VESPER “Stick around for the late edition. Or don't. I'm tired and I love you. Goodnight.”
RIOT “WORTH IT. GOODNIGHT.”
Bobs 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 R 5
Boats 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 X R 8
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereditary Bobina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .375 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .428 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .428 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Wayne (Disputed Captain) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Stan (Also Captain) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Boats (Dad's Dock) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bob's Cousin Bob steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. Bobs (away): 1 run, 2 hits ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Hungover Bob-3000 lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. Hereditary Bobina clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. Bobs (away): 2 runs, 2 hits ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── The lights dim, brighten, and dim again. Roy (Captain Emeritus) (grilling-adjacent) lines a hit while explaining what a 'starboard' is to nobody in particular. Steve (Also Captain) singles. Two other Captains compare grills. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina (muttering) clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Chuck (Co-Captain) (dad-coded) singles, looking up, briefly noticing a cloud. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) pokes a single. A long anecdote about a fishing trip begins on second. Boats (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife drives one out. Six different Bobs claim to have predicted it. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Hank (Allegedly Captain) bats. Several Captains stand at the rail and grimace knowingly. Wayne (Disputed Captain) pokes a single. A long anecdote about a fishing trip begins on second. Boats (home): 2 runs, 3 hits ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Roy (Captain Emeritus) hammers one past the diving second baseman. The dads applaud their own dock. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at Dad's Dock. The boat takes on a little water. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Stan (Also Captain) (knot-untying) pokes a single. A long anecdote about a fishing trip begins on second. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. FINAL: Bobs 5 — Boats 8