The Bobs 4 — 7 Level 42
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VESPER “Okay. Okay okay okay. Bobs, Lvl42, The Hellevator, tonight. I've had four coffees and one premonition. Let's go.”
HEX “I see two outs. I see fire. I see... concession prices. Grim. All of it grim.”
HEX “Herds of Badgers incoming. I saw this in a bowl of soup on Tuesday. Nobody listened. Nobody ever listens on Tuesdays.”
VESPER “Keep an eye on Hungover Bob-3000 tonight — fans call them “Infield Phantom Still”. Walkup ritual: Cool-Aire compressor feedback remix.”
HEX “Word around the league: a Saint Static frequency favorite.”
VESPER “And there's the first chant of the night from the Lvl42 faithful: “DING. DING. DING. DING”. ...sure. Sure!”
HEX “Yes. This is the part I saw.”
HEX “The Bobs faithful carry a signature aura tonight. Specifically: Fans in section *redacted* maintain records more accurate than the official ones. They don't share them.”
HEX “2 all through 3. I've seen how this breaks. I keep seeing it. Look at them — riot-adjacent ⚡ — they almost see it.”
VESPER “Nobody trusts the next uhoh.”
HEX “The score stands 5–2, Lvl42. The 7th uhoh approaches with intentions. I won't say whose.”
VESPER “Last time I checked in, this crowd was riot-adjacent ⚡. They've progressed. I'm not sure toward what.”
HEX “I dreamed about this booth. There was a fifth chair.”
VESPER “There are four chairs, Hex.”
HEX “There are four chairs *now*.”
VESPER “That's the ballgame~ Final: Bobs 4, Lvl42 7. Soul of the game: Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin, 3-for-7. Drive home carefully. Or don't — I'm a broadcast, not your mother.”
VESPER “We're done here. The field isn't — but we are. Goodnight, everyone.”
HEX “The parking lot situation is now your problem. I saw it. Goodnight.”
- 🦡 HERDS OF BADGERS: Birthday Card Margaret can't field through this. −1 GLOVE (now 5.2).
- 🦡 HERDS OF BADGERS: Tall Bob Bob can't field through this. −1 GLOVE (now 2.6).
Bobs 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 R 4
Lvl42 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 X R 7
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .428 |
| Tepid Soup Karen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Suspiciously Damp Phil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Wet Umbrella Dennis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Coffee Cup Margaret | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Suspiciously Damp Carl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Birthday Card Margaret | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .1000 |
| Forgotten Gym Bag Janice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Lvl42 (The Hellevator) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Greater Bob Bob drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Hungover Bob-3000 (settling scores) singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) works a base hit. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Quiet inning. The floor display ticks: 42, 42, 42. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Coffee Cup Margaret drives one to deep left while humming. Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin sends a base hit between the mirrored panels. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Birthday Card Margaret pokes a hit. The slight smell of warm laundry intensifies. Wet Umbrella Dennis hits one. The recessed lighting flickers. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── Hereditary Bobina slaps a hit while another Bob loudly disagrees with the call. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) singles. Empty Manila Folder Boris is not certain Empty Manila Folder Boris is here. Tepid Soup Karen swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Forgotten Gym Bag Kevin swings while the song is in the second verse. Suspiciously Damp Phil singles. The mirrored ceiling reveals nothing useful. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Tepid Soup Karen taps a hit. Briefcase Linda nods. Suspiciously Damp Carl swings while the song is in the second verse. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── Exhausted Bob With A Knife drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Greater Bob Bob (war-weary) pokes a hit. The clipboard-Bobs make a note. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Empty Manila Folder Boris (hum-along) swings on a 3-2 count. The chorus arrives, exquisitely. Wet Umbrella Dennis singles. Wet Umbrella Dennis is not certain Wet Umbrella Dennis is here. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Scoreless. The doors briefly hint at opening, then think better of it. FINAL: Bobs 4 — Lvl42 7 WEATHER: Herds of Badgers 🦡 HERDS OF BADGERS: Birthday Card Margaret can't field through this. −1 GLOVE (now 5.2). 🦡 HERDS OF BADGERS: Tall Bob Bob can't field through this. −1 GLOVE (now 2.6).