Outback Knives 10 — 19 The Bobs
♡ Curse weather. One stat is going on a little vacation.
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RIOT “KNIVES AT BOBS AND THE AIR TASTES LIKE PENNIES. that's baseball weather, baby.”
VESPER “Mm. I was going to disagree and then I looked at the field.”
RIOT “WEATHER REPORT. CURSE. PLAY CONTINUES BECAUSE OF COURSE IT DOES.”
VESPER “I felt that in three different organs.”
RIOT “BOB'S COUSIN BOB. REMEMBER THE NAME. THE WALKUP ALONE: Foghorn into smooth jazz. I'VE WATCHED IT NINE TIMES.”
RIOT “THE KNIVES SECTION IS CHANTING “WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE” AND HONESTLY? SAME.”
VESPER “...anyway.”
VESPER “So it's 8–2 Bobs through 3 and honestly? This one's getting rude. The crowd is crying together, which — fair.”
RIOT “A wave attempt has failed three sections in a row.”
RIOT “STOP. INCIDENT. EMERGENCY CLEANUP CREW ENTERED FROM THE WRONG TUNNEL. OKAY. RESUME.”
VESPER “Score update, if you can call it that: Bobs, 11 to 4. The Knives dugout has gone very quiet. Very, very quiet ♡”
RIOT “Nine fans have officially given up. The other eleven thousand are pretending not to.”
VESPER “Final score Knives 10, Bobs 19. Soul of the game: Reformed Bobstradamus, 4-for-5. I laughed, I cried, I signed two waivers.”
RIOT “ha. HA.”
VESPER “Stick around for the late edition. Or don't. I'm tired and I love you. Goodnight.”
RIOT “GOODNIGHT. I MEAN IT. GO.”
- 💀 CURSE: Greater Bob Bob loses 1 SOUL (now 4.4).
Knives 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 R 10
Bobs 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 6 X R 19
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda the Reach | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .428 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Vera Looms | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mavis the Towering | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .1000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .800 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .428 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .428 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .600 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .750 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .666 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
--- Knives @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. Bobs (home): 5 runs, 6 hits ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob (muttering) hits a sharp grounder. The ceasefire holds, barely. Small Bob-3000 hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Mavis the Towering settles in over the plate, looming. Hilda the Unsmiling (incorporeal) carves a base hit through the gap. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. Hereditary Bobina drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Mavis Edgewise drives one past the third baseman. The complimentary side at her seat is now cold. Hilda the Reach carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) works a long at-bat under pointed Bob scrutiny. Exhausted Bob With A Knife steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Vera Looms sends a home run into the parking lot. The valet, who is also a ghost, shrugs. Empty Manila Folder Boris is here. Then she's there. Then she's hit a single. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. Hereditary Bobina pokes a hit. The clipboard-Bobs make a note. Bobs (home): 2 runs, 2 hits ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Vera Looms (looming) drifts a swing and the ball does not come down for several seconds. Hilda the Reach sails a hit through the infield without disturbing a single peanut shell. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Reformed Bobstradamus sends one over the wall. Confused cheering, then booing, then more cheering. Tall Bob Bob steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. Bob's Cousin Bob (knife-adjacent) fouls one off and points at another Bob. Reasons unclear. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift floats a line drive past the diving fielder. Hilda the Reach carves a hit. The ball is also slightly cut. FINAL: Knives 10 — Bobs 19 WEATHER: Curse 💀 CURSE: Greater Bob Bob loses 1 SOUL (now 4.4).