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Wilson isn't happy after blowing a save, but Pablo is motivated.

First Agent Desicion of the Season

Goldman walked in.
Goldman: Alright, all of you. We have a charity bowling party to help you connect with the fans. If you go you get a 100 dollar bonus. If you don't you get a 100 dollar fine. If you get injured, you're fired. Good day.

Okay agents, make your selections.

All of my players that I am agent for would like to go.

Same with me.

Wilson: Last time I went, I bowled so hard, I set a record for ball speed. And threw out my shoulder, but no big deal. I'm in.
Pablo: I want to go! I'm not getting paid enough anyway!

Player Update

They got off the team bus at Scranton Lanes ready to bowl. What they didn't know was that the place would be packed with fans.

Mark Prior: Wow! I didn't know we had this many fans.

Azul: Si. This is very surprising.

Pablo: Let's get bowling.

They all got their bowling balls.

Pablo took his heavy bowling ball while Azul Abuela took a 6 pound pink ball.

Meanwhile, Chris, Paul, Brian, and WildThing arrived.

Brian: I'll need size 12 shoes.

He was handed bright orange bowling shoes.

They got they're bowling shoes and went to bowl.

Goldman: What the hell are you guys doing?!

Chris: Umm... Bowling?

Goldman: NO! You have to meet with the fans.

Paul: But our fans are sooo weird.

Goldman gave him the death stare.

So they went to meet fans.

Paul: There's so many people here. At least were not the only ones forced to suffer.

Chris: Yeah, look it's Matt McGLoin, the Penn State quarterback of the West Scranton High Invaders
Paul: WHOAH! WildThing's here, too!
Chris: Him too? Small world.

Chris: Okay, we'll split up. Paul can have the elderly people. Brian gets the freaks, WildThing can meet with the "1%" of Scranton and I'll take the girls.

Brian: Sweet! I love freaks!

Chris went off to meet the ladies.

Chris: Hey ladies, it's me, Chris Kennedy. You know, the one who hit the walk off to win the world series.

Fan Girl: Oh my god, I love the Stranglers.

Other Fan Girl: You're my favorite player.

Chris: Yeah, it's all in the wrists.

Random guy: Hey what are you doing flirting with my girls?! Wait, you're Chris Kennedy! Sweet, I'm Gunner McCoy. I pitch for West Scranton High School. Hopefully I'll get drafted by you guys.

Chris: Yeah, well I'm not the head scout so yeah.

Gunner McCoy: Here's my card.

10 minutes later

Finally they got to bowl.

Paul: The elderly people kept telling me to get a haircut. They still loved me though.

Brian: I felt comfortable around people for the first time in a decade with the freaks.

WildThing: The high class people thought I was a stoner and kicked me out.

Chris: I hung out with the ladies and got a guys phone number, wonderful.

They had a pretty good time bowling. Brian got fined because his shoes were to bright and distracted the bowlers, WildThing got the ball in the gutter every time except for the time he aimed for the gutter, Paul bowled a perfect game, and Chris was completely average.

Wilson: It is a small price to pay, in order to be myself
Pablo: I don't remember anything...

Stranglers Strangle Orioles, Win 21-3

Scranton was finishing up their series in Baltimore on this day with Brian Jones starting.

Scranton got out to a great start with Sanchez and Starr both reaching base. After Lennedy struck out, Ryan Howard took the lead in both the game and the homer race with a three-run shot. George Harrison hit his first of three doubles and John Lennon hit a homer making it 5-0.

The Stranglers did not let up. Lennon hit two more home runs, Pablo Sanchez hit one, Chris Kennedy hit two home runs. Mick Jagger hit a homer, and Harrison hit one so far it went through the entrance tunnel in left field. (It was a mistake pitch so it looked like Giancarlo Stanton's grand slam off of Jaimie Moyer). Even Sir Reginald McLeary hit a home run.

Brian Jones pitched five innings improving to 6-0 on the season. Albers lost a tough one for the O's. Mark Prior pitched four innings of shutout ball.

WP: Brian Jones
LP: Albers
SAVE: Prior (Yeah, somehow the game gave him the save. This stuff happens all the time).

Paul, not to burst your bubble, but if you pitch the last three innings of the ballgame with the lead intact, it DOES count as a save. At least, it should.

He potched the last five. Does it still count? And with a ren run lead? Anyway, the save is a stupid and pointless stat anyway. People rely on it too much.

Did he pitch 4 or 5 innings? (4, stats are correct; 5 IP, Prior should get the win)

Kennedy knows, he's just too awesome for this team.

4 IP, sorry. Kennedy and Howard are in a heated home run race and possible triple crown contenders!

Err, the spelling was a bit off, but yeah, still counts.

Aw man. I use my iphone to post mostly so that explains my suckish spelling. It's pretty ironic because I was in the finals for the school spelling bee.

Player Update

Chris woke up on a Saturday morning pretty early. He still had that kids number.

Chris: I guess I'll go see him play.

Chris grabbed his leather jacket and went out the door. He got on his bike because he's green. Not two blocks into the ride, he bumped into Dennis.

Dennis: Hey Chris. Where are you off to on this fine morning.

Chris: I'm going to see the Scranton-West Scranton high school game. That one Gunner kid is pitching today.

Dennis: What a coincidence. I'm covering that game and I went to West Scranton.

Chris: Oh, I went to Scranton. Want to watch the game together?

Dennis: Sure, man.

They went to the game and got a seat in the packed bleachers.

Crowd: Chris! You're awesome, man! Can I have your autograph.

Chris: Uh, sure. Dennis, you evaluate that Gunner kid, I have to sign autographs.

When Chris got done, it was already the sixth out of seven innings.

Dennis: Quick! That McCoy kid's up! He's 3-3 today and he's pitching a no-hitter!

Chris: Pretty good.

After Chris said that, Gunner hit a three run homer to dead center field. The Invaders were leading the Knights, 3-0. That Gunner kid finished off his no-hitter.

Chris: Alright, I better go talk to the kid.

Dennis: Before you go, this kid can touch 100 on the gun and has a nasty curveball and knuckler.

Chris: Uh, thanks.

Gunner: Chris! You came! Did you see it?

Chris: Actually, I had to sign autographs most of the time.

Gunner: Oh.
The kid looked pretty dejected.

Chris: But I did hear about it.

Gunner: Can you get me on the Stranglers?!

Chris: Whoa, kid. I'm not the head scout or anything like that.

Gunner: Stop calling me "kid"! You're only, like, one year older than me! I bet I could strike you out easily!

Chris: Whoa there Annakin. Anger leads to hate. I'll tell you what, if you get me out in an at bat, I'll try to get you onto the Stranglers.

Gunner: Don't try, do.

Chris: Okay, so now you're Yoda.

Chris laughed at his little joke, the kid didn't crack a smile.

Gunner through his first pitch at Chris's head. Gunner halfheartedly apologized. Chris only winked. Chris fouled off a few pitches, but then the count was 3-2. On the next pitch Chris cracked a home run at least 550 feet.

Chris: Nice try, man.

Gunner looked heartbroken and only nodded.

Chris was heading back to the car when he thought, "Is this what I've become? Some jerk that won't give a really talented kid a chance and then laughs in his face? Ever since the walk off in the World Series, I haven't been the same. I need to be brought down to earth. I was that kid a year ago. I need to make it up to him.

Chris: Dennis, hold up a bit. I forgot something.

Chris went back to the field. He saw Gunner looking sad packing his things alone on the field. He could see that Gunner smashed his bat.

Chris: Hey, Gunner, where are your parents? Don't you have anyone to pick you up?

Gunner: My parents left take my grandfather out to lunch. I have to go there now.

Chris: Look, man. I'm sorry. You've got talent. You challenged me. No one else has found out about you yet. I want to give you a chance.

Gunner: Awesome! Where do I sign?

Chris: Whoa! Slow down there! I did win the bet. Here's an idea, you go to college for at least a year and face stiffer competition and I will make sure that the Stranglers will draft you at all costs.

Gunner: Hey, it's better than nothing. You've got a deal.

Chris: Great.