The Bobs 10 — 3 Boat Boys
♡ Curse weather. One stat is going on a little vacation.
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HEX “I dreamed this game last night. Bobs at Boats. It ends the way you fear.”
RIOT “...i got chills. ANYWAY. PLAY BALL.”
RIOT “CURSE. OVER THE FIELD. RIGHT NOW. this is the best job in the world.”
HEX “Don't look at me. I just read the signs. The signs are like this.”
RIOT “I DON'T BELIEVE IN OMENS.”
HEX “They know. They find it charming.”
HEX “The spirits circle Forgotten Gym Bag Janice tonight — “The Pre-Game Omen,” they whisper. The walkup tells you everything: A recording of a previous walkup, degraded.”
RIOT “Word around the league: considered overdue, by whatever measure.”
RIOT “THE BOBS SECTION IS CHANTING “ONE BOB. ALL BOBS” AND HONESTLY? SAME.”
RIOT “BOBS LEAD 4–1 THROUGH 4. THE CROWD IS THROWING THINGS. AS THEY SHOULD BE.”
HEX “The home faithful are searching for someone to blame.”
RIOT “ONE. RUN. GAME. BOBS 4, BOATS 3. THE CROWD IS SPIDER-KILLED. hold me.”
HEX “The crowd was throwing things before. The shift you're feeling is real. It has a name. I'm not saying it on air.”
RIOT “HEX. PREDICT SOMETHING.”
HEX “You will lose your voice by the eighth.”
RIOT “WORTH IT.”
RIOT “FINAL SCORE. BOBS 10. BOATS 3. SOUL OF THE GAME: EXHAUSTED BOB WITH A KNIFE, 4-FOR-7 WITH 1 HOME RUN. GO HOME. HYDRATE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW.”
HEX “The broadcast ends. The game continues somewhere. It always does. Goodnight.”
RIOT “GOODNIGHT. I MEAN IT. GO.”
- 💀 CURSE: Stan (Also Captain) loses 1 GLOVE (now 4.2).
Bobs 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 R 10
Boats 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 R 3
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhausted Bob With A Knife | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .571 |
| Tall Bob Bob | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .428 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .600 |
| Reformed Bobstradamus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| Bob's Cousin Bob | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Greater Bob Bob | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Small Bob-3000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Hereditary Bobina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hungover Bob-3000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | AB | H | HR | RBI | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck (Co-Captain) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .142 |
| Stan (Also Captain) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Roy (Captain Emeritus) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Steve (Also Captain) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wayne (Disputed Captain) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl (Disputed Captain) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank (The Real Captain) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
--- Bobs @ Boats (Dad's Dock) --- ─── top of the 1st ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── bot of the 1st ────────────────────────── Stan (Also Captain) singles, looking up, briefly noticing a cloud. ─── top of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── bot of the 2nd ────────────────────────── Roy (Captain Emeritus) (grilling-adjacent) hammers one past the diving second baseman. The dads applaud their own dock. ─── top of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── bot of the 3rd ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) fouls one off, mutters something nautical. ─── top of the 4th ────────────────────────── The lights dim, brighten, and dim again. Exhausted Bob With A Knife singles. Somewhere a Bob is sharpening something. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) hits one off the wall. The Bobs cheer, then immediately regroup against the cheering Bob. ─── bot of the 4th ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── top of the 5th ────────────────────────── Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife (muttering) works the count. A Bob in the stands stands up and announces he is leaving the war. ─── bot of the 5th ────────────────────────── Chuck (Co-Captain) (dad-coded) swings, makes contact, and immediately criticizes his own follow-through. ─── top of the 6th ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── bot of the 6th ────────────────────────── Earl (Captain Emeritus) swings, makes contact, and immediately criticizes his own follow-through. ─── top of the 7th ────────────────────────── Three up, three down at Dad's Dock. The boat takes on a little water. ─── bot of the 7th ────────────────────────── Quiet at Dad's Dock. The Captains argue about who left the rope unsecured. ─── top of the 8th ────────────────────────── The crowd is no longer a crowd, exactly. Tall Bob Bob hammers a homer. The ceasefire holds for a full thirty seconds. Exhausted Bob With A Knife (uneasy ceasefire) swings furiously. The other Bobs heckle. Bob's Cousin Bob With A Knife lashes one down the line. Other Bobs claim partial credit. ─── bot of the 8th ────────────────────────── Scoreless inning. A flare is almost wasted. ─── top of the 9th ────────────────────────── Reformed Bobstradamus drives one to right. Three Bobs simultaneously call timeout for unrelated reasons. Exhausted Bob With A Knife steps in. Three Bobs in the on-deck circle accuse each other of treason. ─── bot of the 9th ────────────────────────── Hank (Allegedly Captain) (dad-coded) singles. Two other Captains compare grills. FINAL: Bobs 10 — Boats 3 WEATHER: Curse 💀 CURSE: Stan (Also Captain) loses 1 GLOVE (now 4.2).