▮▮ [CIVIC BROADCAST] Memory Tide watch in effect through the seventh inning. ▮▮
Boat Boys 1 — 4 The Bobs
BROADCAST DETAILS
HEX “The cards showed me The Bob Pit covered in confetti. Or ash. Hard to say from the third card. Boats at Bobs, everyone.”
VESPER “Mm. I was going to disagree and then I looked at the field.”
VESPER “Hex, sweetheart, you're doing the thousand-yard stare again.”
HEX “The yard stares back, Vesper.”
VESPER “...and we're rolling!”
HEX “The spirits circle Greater Bob Bob tonight — “Divorce Mike the Younger,” they whisper. The walkup tells you everything: Highterion Collection theme, slowed dangerously.”
VESPER “Word around the league: the subject of a chant that predates them.”
VESPER “And there's the first chant of the night from the Boats faithful: “THE TIDE IS WITH US”. ...sure. Sure!”
HEX “The Boats faithful carry a signature aura tonight. Specifically: Fans in section *redacted* maintain records more accurate than the official ones. They don't share them.”
VESPER “Score check~ nobody's scored through 3. The scoreboard looks embarrassed. Crowd's gone transcendent, which feels right.”
HEX “Nobody trusts the next uhoh.”
VESPER “Still nothing-nothing through 6 uhohs. It's not boring, it's *tense*. The crowd is spider-killed about it.”
VESPER “Final score Boats 1, Bobs 4. Soul of the game: Hank (Allegedly Captain), 2-for-3 with 1 home run. I laughed, I cried, I signed two waivers.”
HEX “I said watch Greater Bob Bob. I don't say things twice. Except that. I said that twice.”
HEX “The broadcast ends. The game continues somewhere. It always does. Goodnight.”
VESPER “We are emotionally archived too. Goodnight.”
Boats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 R 1
Bobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X R 4
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank (Allegedly Captain) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .666 |
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Stan (Also Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Earl (Captain Emeritus) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .1000 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Boats @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife pokes a hit. The clipboard-Bobs make a note. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Stan (Also Captain) singles. The other Captains weigh in. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) (dad-coded) gets ALL of one. The home crowd of dads claps in approving silence. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Chuck (Co-Captain) singles. The other Captains weigh in. Earl (Captain Emeritus) (loud about lawns) hits one to the gap. A different Captain explains how he would have hit it harder. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife CRACKS one over the centerfield wall. Several Bobs immediately try to enlist Exhausted Bob With A Knife. Greater Bob Bob fouls one off and points at another Bob. Reasons unclear. Bob's Cousin Bob works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Wayne (Disputed Captain) works a hit, then yells something about thermostats. Earl (Disputed Captain) (knot-untying) bats. Several Captains stand at the rail and grimace knowingly. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob (knife-adjacent) hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. Small Bob-3000 lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Wayne (Disputed Captain) hits a slow grounder. The Captains nod approvingly at the technique. FINAL: Boats 1 — Bobs 4