Level 42 9 — 11 The Bobs
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RIOT “I RAN HERE. LVL42 AT BOBS. THE GAME KNOWS I'M WATCHING.”
AURELIA “Volume's up, judgment's down. So: standard first-pitch conditions.”
RIOT “BIRTHDAY CARD LINDA. REMEMBER THE NAME. THE WALKUP ALONE: The Hellball theme, but every note is early. I'VE WATCHED IT NINE TIMES.”
AURELIA “Word around the league: deeply unpopular with bookmakers.”
AURELIA “The Bobs section has settled on “WE REMEMBER LAST YEAR” for tonight's chant. Volume suggests conviction. Conviction suggests losses at the window.”
SAINT STATIC “that run was me. i pushed it. gently. with weather.”
RIOT “STATIC. BUDDY. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.”
RIOT “BOBS BY ONE. ONE RUN. 3 UHOHS DOWN. EVERY PITCH MATTERS NOW. THEY ALWAYS DID. NOW MORE.”
AURELIA “The dugouts are emotionally armed.”
SAINT STATIC “the seventh uhoh is my favorite. it knows why.”
AURELIA “I am not logging that. ...The log disagrees. The log logged itself.”
AURELIA “Level at 6 through 6. Ties this deep move money in strange directions. Crowd is gambling spiral. The books are pretending not to watch.”
RIOT “Concession workers have stopped pretending to work.”
RIOT “AURELIA. GIVE ME A NUMBER.”
AURELIA “Four.”
RIOT “PERFECT. NO NOTES. WHAT'S IT FOR.”
AURELIA “Nothing. You asked for a number.”
RIOT “Overheard in the stands just now, and I quote: “Veteran supporters insist the foul lines move at night.””
AURELIA “Final: Lvl42 9, Bobs 11. Soul of the game: Tepid Soup Karen, 4-for-7. Books are settling. Some of you are rich. Statistically, most of you are not.”
RIOT “I TOLD YOU TO WATCH BIRTHDAY CARD LINDA. I TOLD EVERYONE.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
AURELIA “Concur. Goodnight.”
Lvl42 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 R 9
Bobs 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 X R 11
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepid Soup Karen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .571 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .750 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Phyllis Looms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Birthday Card Linda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Bob Bob | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .600 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Lvl42 @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) drives one. The button for floor 41 does not light up. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina (muttering) singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. Tall Bob Bob lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── The scoreboard flickers. Coffee Cup Margaret hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus (settling scores) bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. Wet Umbrella Dennis (between-floors) hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob crushes a home run. The treaty is amended in real time. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret hits one as the song hits the bridge. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. Tepid Soup Karen hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob (knife-adjacent) drives one out. Six different Bobs claim to have predicted it. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. Bobs (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen hits a soft liner. A lobby plant trembles. Earl (Captain Emeritus) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── The scoreboard flickers. Suspiciously Damp Phil swings during the chorus. The bat connects. Birthday Card Margaret (floor 42 stare) swings during the chorus. The bat connects. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Several balls go missing and reappear. Exhausted Bob With A Knife BLASTS one out of the Bob Pit. The Bobs riot, then unify, then riot again. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. Bob's Cousin Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen singles. The PA system plays the same eight bars again. Suspiciously Damp Phil (between-floors) swings while the song is in the second verse. FINAL: Lvl42 9 — Bobs 11