The Bobs 2 — 5 Level 42
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AURELIA “Bobs at Lvl42, The Hellevator. The books opened cautious and got nervous from there.”
RIOT “CORRECT. FIRST PITCH IMMINENT. HYDRATE.”
AURELIA “Raining Hotdogs tonight. The books priced it in this morning. The players find out... approximately now.”
RIOT “AURELIA. GIVE ME A NUMBER.”
AURELIA “Four.”
RIOT “PERFECT. NO NOTES. WHAT'S IT FOR.”
AURELIA “Nothing. You asked for a number.”
AURELIA “Hungover Bob-3000 is the one to model tonight. Street name “Infield Phantom Still”. Pre-plate ritual: Cool-Aire compressor feedback remix.”
RIOT “Word around the league: a Saint Static frequency favorite.”
SAINT STATIC “hello. i live here now. in the between. keep pitching.”
AURELIA “The Bobs section has settled on “THE REAL BOB WAS INSIDE US” for tonight's chant. Volume suggests conviction. Conviction suggests losses at the window.”
RIOT “1–1 THROUGH 3. NOBODY BLINKS. I LOVE TIES. I HATE TIES. BOTH.”
AURELIA “A tie this late is its own kind of crime.”
AURELIA “Official incident log, for the bettors tracking such things: Mascot containment breach resolved successfully. No line movement. Yet.”
RIOT “LVL42 BY ONE. ONE RUN. 6 UHOHS DOWN. EVERY PITCH MATTERS NOW. THEY ALWAYS DID. NOW MORE.”
AURELIA “Three rows are arguing about whether that counted.”
AURELIA “Overheard in the stands just now, and I quote: “A fan group catalogs uhohs by frequency. The pattern is denied to exist.””
RIOT “LVL42. 5–2. FINAL. SOUL OF THE GAME: GREATER BOB BOB, 4-FOR-9. THAT'S THE GAME AND I'LL BE HEARING IT IN MY SLEEP.”
RIOT “NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL I DO. ...okay i'm leaving. GOODNIGHT.”
AURELIA “Concur. Goodnight.”
- 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Suspiciously Damp Carl stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.6), −0.5 SOUL (now 9.5).
Bobs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 R 2
Lvl42 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 X R 5
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Bob Bob | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Big Bobina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday Card Margaret | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .1000 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen (hum-along) sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. Suspiciously Damp Phil taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin (floor 42 stare) singles. The doors do not open. Suspiciously Damp Phil swings while the song is in the second verse. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Lvl42 (home): 1 run, 1 hit ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife works a long at-bat under pointed Bob scrutiny. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. Suspiciously Damp Phil hits one as the song hits the bridge. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 clubs a double. The Bob War temporarily dissolves into mutual envy. Bobs (away): 1 run, 1 hit ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) hits a homer. Several other Level 42 players begin to cry, beautifully. Tepid Soup Karen pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Birthday Card Margaret drills one to right. The lasagna cools further. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) grounds a single past the shortstop, still glaring at his cousin Bob. FINAL: Bobs 2 — Lvl42 5 WEATHER: Raining Hotdogs 🌭 RAINING HOTDOGS: Suspiciously Damp Carl stopped to eat. +1 POWER (now 7.6), −0.5 SOUL (now 9.5).