Outback Knives 3 — 5 The Bobs
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HEX “Knives at Bobs. Before we start: whoever parked in the west lot, move your car. You know why. You'll know why.”
AURELIA “The public is heavy on the road team. The public is often wrong. On average. No offense.”
AURELIA “It's Raining Hotdogs. I ran the numbers on what that does to batting averages and then I closed the spreadsheet and took a walk.”
HEX “The spirits circle Greater Bob Bob tonight — “Divorce Mike the Younger,” they whisper. The walkup tells you everything: Highterion Collection theme, slowed dangerously.”
AURELIA “Word around the league: the subject of a chant that predates them.”
AURELIA “The Bobs section has settled on “BOB GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THIS” for tonight's chant. Volume suggests conviction. Conviction suggests losses at the window.”
HEX “The Knives fans... hm. Fans take particular pride in ugly wins. As foretold, honestly.”
HEX “One run in it, Bobs ahead. The 4th uhoh smells like a hinge. Things turn on hinges.”
AURELIA “Home fans are preparing unreasonable demands.”
AURELIA “Through 6 it's Bobs, 4–1. The line has noticed. The crowd — booing the moon — has also noticed. Everyone's noticing. Great work all around.”
HEX “A fan has gone mascot mode near concessions.”
AURELIA “Bobs close it out, 5–3. Soul of the game: Tall Bob Bob, 4-for-6 with 2 home runs. The closing line was... close. I'll take it. I'll take anything at this point.”
HEX “Tomorrow's game will be worse. Goodnight.”
AURELIA “...yeah. Goodnight.”
- 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Small Bob-3000 stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.3), −0.5 SOUL (now 7.1).
Knives 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R 3
Bobs 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X R 5
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Drift | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .428 |
| Constance of the Veil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Hilda the Reach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Hilda the Unsmiling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis Edgewise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Phyllis Looms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Beryl the Unsmiling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mavis the Towering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Bob Bob | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .666 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .166 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Knives @ Bobs (The Bob Pit) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Florence Drift singles. The Steakhouse smells more strongly. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus singles, sneers at a different Bob. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob hits a sharp grounder. The ceasefire holds, barely. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob drives one out. Six different Bobs claim to have predicted it. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── A quiet inning. The Bobs of section 12 mutiny against the rest of section 12. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob launches one. A Bob in the upper deck stands up and concedes the entire war, briefly. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Florence Drift (polite menace) drifts up to the plate. The bat hovers. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina CRACKS one over the centerfield wall. Several Bobs immediately try to enlist Hereditary Bobina. Small Bob-3000 bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bobs (home): 1 run, 2 hits, 1 HR ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Tall Bob Bob (muttering) swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Bob Pit. The Bobs jeer their own. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Nothing scored. A Bob in section 4 is denouncing a Bob in section 9. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Constance of the Veil settles in over the plate, looming. Hilda the Reach (incorporeal) drives one. The catcher politely notes she could not see Hilda the Reach swing. FINAL: Knives 3 — Bobs 5 WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Small Bob-3000 stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.3), −0.5 SOUL (now 7.1).