The Bobs 8 — 2 Level 42
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VESPER “Good evening Future Hell~ ♡ Bobs at Lvl42, live from The Hellevator. I have a good feeling about tonight, which — historically — means run.”
RIOT “CORRECT. FIRST PITCH IMMINENT. HYDRATE.”
RIOT “WEATHER REPORT. UPSIDE DOWN RAIN. PLAY CONTINUES BECAUSE OF COURSE IT DOES.”
VESPER “This is why we can't have a normal sport.”
RIOT “I DID PUSHUPS DURING THE BREAK.”
VESPER “He did. I counted. He counted differently, but he did.”
RIOT “REFORMED BOBSTRADAMUS. REMEMBER THE NAME. THE WALKUP ALONE: Riot TV bumper, three quarter speed. I'VE WATCHED IT NINE TIMES.”
RIOT “THEY'RE CHANTING “KILL THE UHOH”. do you hear them. DO YOU HEAR THEM.”
VESPER “The Bobs section is in mid-season form already. Case in point: Fans chant in triplicate.”
RIOT “1–1 THROUGH 4. NOBODY BLINKS. I LOVE TIES. I HATE TIES. BOTH.”
VESPER “Nobody in this stadium is okay.”
VESPER “Small incident update from the field crew: Unauthorized fireworks detected near third base. Play continues, because it always does ♡”
VESPER “Bobs are up 6–2. Through 6. It has stopped being a contest and started being a documentary.”
RIOT “AN HOUR AGO THE CROWD WAS SPIDER-KILLED. LOOK AT THEM NOW. LOOK AT THEM.”
VESPER “Riot. Riot, honey. The mic is right there, you don't need to—”
RIOT “THIS IS MY INSIDE VOICE.”
RIOT “FINAL SCORE. BOBS 8. LVL42 2. SOUL OF THE GAME: EXHAUSTED BOB WITH A KNIFE, 5-FOR-6 WITH 1 HOME RUN. GO HOME. HYDRATE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.”
VESPER “All that under Upside Down Rain, no less. This league~”
VESPER “That's Hellball for tonight. Goodnight Future Hell~ ♡ Sleep with one ear open.”
RIOT “GOODNIGHT. I MEAN IT. GO.”
- 🙃 UPSIDE DOWN RAIN: Hungover Bob-3000 — POWER (5.2) and GLOVE (8.5) swapped.
Bobs 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 R 8
Lvl42 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 R 2
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .833 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .500 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Big Bobina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Empty Manila Folder Boris | 1 | 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 ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife hits it deep and gone. A Bob in the stands declares the war over. Another Bob disagrees loudly. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret singles. Coffee Cup Margaret is not certain Coffee Cup Margaret is here. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Something is wrong with the air. Exhausted Bob With A Knife works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. Small Bob-3000 singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin drives one to deep left while humming. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Hank (The Real Captain) works a long at-bat under pointed Bob scrutiny. Hungover Bob-3000 lines a single. A neighboring Bob audibly considers a coup. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Small Bob-3000 (settling scores) hammers a homer. The ceasefire holds for a full thirty seconds. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret (hum-along) taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob hits a sharp grounder. The ceasefire holds, barely. Reformed Bobstradamus bunts. The Bobs argue for nine straight minutes about what a bunt is. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at The Hellevator. The hum continues. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. FINAL: Bobs 8 — Lvl42 2 WEATHER: Upside Down Rain 🙃 UPSIDE DOWN RAIN: Hungover Bob-3000 — POWER (5.2) and GLOVE (8.5) swapped.