Garret looked beyond him and at me. "Ignore him and his so-called playmaking. Do what you can. If it doesn't work out, it's Dave's fault anyways for letting the batter touch the ball."
"I'm still in the dugout, you jerks." Dave pointed at Garret with his bat as he passed by. "I knew you were going to be an annoying captain." Dave was third up to bat this inning behind Jason and Mitchell.
"Aren't all captains annoying?" Garret laughed. "If you want, I can do my best Zeke impression." He turned serious. "Five laps if you strike out."
Dave shivered. "Gross." He headed for the dugout entrance. "That must be some bad juju. I almost believed you."
As the leadoff for this inning, Jason worked a 2-2 count before hitting a ball late, sending a slow roller to the second baseman. The second baseman charged the ball and flipped it to the first baseman very smoothly. I don't think I could even do that much. At least, not without falling on my face.
Been too busy and too forgetful to leave a message for you guys. I’m alive I swear! I was very sad when USA soccer lost to Netherlands. Definitely made me want to watch some of my favorite soccer anime. But now I’m back home and back to work. Thinking about entering the fantasy carnival with this half written story I have had on hand but won’t decide on that until later this week. It’s a lot to take on. Maybe see how my GI appointment goes first which is finally coming up.