Level 42 7 — 12 Boat Boys
♡ An Echo. Two souls trading dugouts on live broadcast. Audacious.
BROADCAST DETAILS
RIOT “WELCOME TO DAD'S DOCK. TONIGHT: LVL42. BOATS. CONSEQUENCES. In that order.”
HEX “The bat boy has been running since warmups. He knows something. He won't say.”
RIOT “HEADS UP — ECHO. Literally. Heads. Up.”
HEX “The cards drew themselves this morning.”
RIOT “SICK. WHAT'D THEY SAY.”
HEX “They said 'sick. what'd they say.'”
RIOT “...WHOA.”
HEX “The spirits circle Earl (Disputed Captain) tonight — “Spider-Eyed Honestly,” they whisper. The walkup tells you everything: Thirty seconds of a dial-up modem reaching something.”
HEX ““LOUDER. LOUDER. NEVER MIND” rises from the Lvl42 section. I heard it before they said it. I always do. It's exhausting.”
RIOT “THE BOATS FANS ARE HERE AND YOU CAN TELL. FIELD REPORT: The average attendee owns three jerseys. One is wrong.”
HEX “Lvl42 lead 4–1 through 4. I knew at breakfast. The crowd is transcendent — they're starting to know too.”
RIOT “Blood in the water.”
HEX “The score stands 6–4, Lvl42. The 7th uhoh approaches with intentions. I won't say whose.”
RIOT “Future Hell Comedy already has three jokes about this.”
RIOT “I DON'T BELIEVE IN OMENS.”
HEX “They know. They find it charming.”
HEX “Boats, 12–7, final. Soul of the game: Forgotten Gym Bag Janice, 4-for-7 with 2 home runs. I'd act surprised, but you'd feel the lie through the screen.”
RIOT “GOODNIGHT FUTURE HELL. same time tomorrow. SAME EVERYTHING TOMORROW.”
HEX “The parking lot situation is now your problem. I saw it. Goodnight.”
- 🔁 ECHO: Earl (Captain Emeritus) ↔ Forgotten Gym Bag Janice swapped teams.
Lvl42 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 R 7
Boats 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 8 R 12
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .1000 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .571 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .600 |
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Wayne (Disputed Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Stan (Also Captain) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Boats (Dad's Dock) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) hits one as the song hits the bridge. Wet Umbrella Dennis singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Roy (Captain Emeritus) hammers one past the diving second baseman. The dads applaud their own dock. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret singles. Birthday Card Margaret is not certain Birthday Card Margaret is here. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin drives one to deep left while humming. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Roy (Captain Emeritus) swings and the ball clears the marina. Someone tries to take credit for the boat. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Wet Umbrella Dennis singles. Wet Umbrella Dennis is not certain Wet Umbrella Dennis is here. Birthday Card Linda hits one as the song hits the bridge. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) hits one to right. The Boat Boys begin a story about a boat. Earl (Disputed Captain) lines a hit while explaining what a 'starboard' is to nobody in particular. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Suspiciously Damp Phil works a base hit. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. Birthday Card Linda taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Steve (Also Captain) (knot-untying) singles. The flare goes off, accidentally. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Janice works a hit, then yells something about thermostats. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin swings during the chorus. The bat connects. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) singles. The elevator hum rises in pitch. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Chuck (Co-Captain) bats. Several Captains stand at the rail and grimace knowingly. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) (dad-coded) singles. The other Captains weigh in. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Forgotten Gym Bag Janice (hum-along) gets ALL of one. The home crowd of dads claps in approving silence. Hank (The Real Captain) pokes a single. A long anecdote about a fishing trip begins on second. Steve (Also Captain) hammers a base hit while several dads adjust their hats. FINAL: Lvl42 7 — Boats 12 WEATHER: Echo 🔁 ECHO: Earl (Captain Emeritus) ↔ Forgotten Gym Bag Janice swapped teams.