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T-Val was having a great time this week. After gaining the captaincy, he visited the Apple Practice facility every morning to work on his contact, and to get to know some of his teammates better. After he was done with that, he spent an hour each day on the phone with his wife Madison, and talked to his daughter and son, Allison and Thomas Jr. respectively. He was trying to work out a move to Oregon for the family from their home back Wilmington, NC, but Madison had a VERY good paying job as an insurance agent, so Thomas didn't want to impose on that. He then decided to call up the starters he got to know over the week, Teacher, Fair and Lundgren, to work on pitch signals and tendencies.

Great news for Murphy! Him and his girlfriend Angelina just got engaged! Hopefully this won't effect his game.

Luke Groundwalker... BAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!! Nice one, Brewers!

I'm still PH41LING to come up with my own update.

Zeke went home to Downers Grove in Illinois to visit his brother, Dean Wood, a semi pro baseball player for the Schaumburg Flyers. They had a good time. (I have nothing...)

Frank Simpson decided to go for a jog .... Frank was running through the park and he saw Clarence, Techer and some guy Frank has never met, Clarence offered Frank to come eat supper with them that night at Outback Steakhouse but Frank politely turned down the offer and countinued on. Frank decided to take another stop at the local Grocery Store to buy some Gatorade when he came to the register he was suprised to see Buddy George so sad they talked for a bit because the store wasn't very busy at the moment.
Frank: "Tough week?"
Buddy:" Ya im so mad that i dislocated my arm"
Frank: " why you look fine now, whats the big deal?"
Buddy: " I Have to Start the season on the Bench it sucks! and to make it worse my rival Luke Groundwalker came in today and started talking about how good he is and how he made the starting roster for the Zulu Stingers!"
Frank: " well there's only three thing you can do work hard , get on the starting roster, and Show up Luke in the Regular Season matchup! well i should finnish up my run. Good luck Buddy see you next Practice."

Great Job! These are good. I feel it makes the characters more round and allows players personalities shine more. Before games or during games you guys can complain about playing time, brag about plays, or call a teammate out or stuff like that. This makes the character more very well to me anyway.

I feel this can help me evaluate your character personalties a bit more. It also helps with chemistry and when the season starts you can visit the coaches and maybe get a practice session in.

Update tomorrow or Wednesday...

Thanks, I was having a tough time writing mine, then I thought about having a nemesis or something, and then it took off.

Ah, creativity... Isn't it a beautiful thing?

w00t for updates!

Storm went back to Washington to watch the Mariners play a ballgame, and to work on his pitching more. He then went back to oregon and caught up on some reading...(That's it really).

Hey guys I don't have a lot of time today so no decision updates...
But there will be a story update, I'll try to do a decision and stat update once on the weekends and maybe once during the week.
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April 29th
12:30 pm

Grey and the coaches headed out to the practice facility. It was the day, the team was now together and will be until the dog days of August. To win the Apples needed to be one unit. The coaches as the core, the captains as the stem and the team as the juicy delicious honeycrisp flesh surrounding the team. The team filed in with bags full of their own equipment. Today would be a field trip for the apples. The players think they're heading to the batting cages out in Beaverton, Oregon to meet with some other teams of the Portland Summer Baseball League, but Grey has another thing in store for them...
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The players were pretty excited to get out of the facility, being there 8 hours everyday for a week. Most of the players took to the back of the coach bus Mr Pilfery ordered for them, but the two captains took front seats with the coaches

Gary Heart: It's like were in High School again
Rob Gerhart: My town was so poor we had to drive ourselves to the game, it wasn't pretty when the other teams gave us the wrong address.
Grey: Everyone ready?
Team: Yes coach

The bus shuttered down the highway, passing Beaverton.

Valentine: Hey, uh coach were just left Beaverton, shouldn't we be turning around
Grant: Very observant Valentine, but Beaverton Batting Cage wasn't our destination
Ganthier* Scratching his chin*: Quite being so dramatic Bill, its not like this a soap opera or anything.
Techer: Well were are we going to now, mates?
Grey:Salem Witch Hunt Stadium...
Techer* Quietly*:Witch Hunt? what kind of crazy country is this...
Valentine: Didn't that happen in Massachusetts?
Jim: No thats the name of the dome in Salem. The two champions of their division gets to be the first teams to play in the dome.
Techer: Ace, a new stadium.Are we having the Batting Practice there?
Grey: No its still under construction.
Jorgenson*Who got extremely annoyed at the rest of the players frivolous activities and decided to join the coaches up front*: So what the hell is the point of going there?
Grey:To see what your aiming for. Without a goal, the journey is pointless.
Ted:Plus there will be some interesting guests there as well, huh Allen.
Grey shook his head, while T-Val and Techer both asked who.
Ted:Its tradition for the Zulu Stingers to go to the stadium holding the championship, to pay their respects to the field they WILL be playing on. They always do it on the 29th. But I'm pretty sure Woods could tell you more about
Woods:What.. no I don't like the Stingers anymore now that their our rivals.
Jim:Well its pretty much a one-sided rivalry right now.
Grey sighed as Buddy George came busting up through the bus.
George:What the Singers are going to be there?
Jorgenson: Yeah didn't you hear.

Buddy face twisted into anger then fear.
George:Will the how team go
Grey:Yes they always do, they take some dirt, keep it in their locker and then spread it on their gloves when they play their first game in the championship.
Jorgensen: Sounds kind of arrogant if you ask me...
Woods:Its not arrogant its...its, well they know that they're going to be in the championship. I mean they have only lost once in the past 10 years.
Techer: Wow only once, whew...
Jorgensen:I don't care about their stats, their still so arrogant.
George*Trying to be funny*:Your the arrogant one
Jorgensen:WHAT did you say boy.
George*innocently*:Nothing

George turned away and fear swept across his face, Luke GroundWalker.
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The bus stopped right outside a large half dome that was under heavy construction.

Grant:That's gonna be ready by August.
Abe:Yeah tell me about it.

A couple players whistled at the large dome in front of them...
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The Apples made their way through the dome and found their way on to the field. There was a small patch of game dirt. The players went up to the dirt.

Grey:This will be the dirt underneath home, 3 months from now. It will be no easy task to get there, but with the team we have now we can get there. As long as we work as a unit.
???:Still preach that teamwork can beat talent huh?
The group turned around to see a 19 year old player and a 30 year old coach. Buddy George eye's lit up as he saw the player.
???: Allen Grey...
Grey:Alex Silver...
Silver:Grey, I never thought I would have seen you again. Well since you know when you sabotaged us in the finals. I never thought I would of seen your face again. and coaching a baseball team no doubt.
Grey:I could say the same for you. You never had any passion for the game.
Silver:Well at I am not a hypocrite like you, preaching teamwork when you sabotaged the greatest team ever.
Ted:Greatest team every don't give me that bull, I even played for that team, and we were hardly the best team ever. And besides your "team" never would have gotten to the finals if it wasn't for Grey and me bailing you out every game.
Silver:Ha what a laugh, you Ted Ganthier Mr. Strikeout bailed "me" out not on your life.
Jim:Ted cool down this no time fo-
Silver:Oh and look at that Jim Abbot, boy what a surprise. first you sabotage us Grey and then you consort with he enemy, good teamwork, Allen.
Jim: I'm an enemy, just because I pitch a no-hitter to give the great Stingers a loss...
Willy:Sabotage? The only thing sabotaged was Grey's career.
Silver: Don't give me that, Willy rabbit. I was in the car with Grey, I know what happened.
Ted:I was there too, and don't talk like you know what happened, and if I remember correctly you were passed out int he back seat.
Silver:You don't remember correctly Ganthier, I know what happened, but I bet these little players don't.
Grey:They have nothing to do with what has happened...
Lundgren:Yeah so why don't you back off Mr. Silver, or I show you what a "stinger" feels like
Silver laughing: Don't make me destroy you boy
Jorgensen:What the hell is that supposed to mean you arrogant pr-
Grey:Back off you two, Silver we have just come here to view the field we will be leaving momentarily so I would appreciate it if you left us alone.
Silver: View the field? For what? You looking for the best seats to witness another championship you never got.
Grey(Fire in his eyes):No, not at all Alex, I was just scoping out the stadium WE will be playing in this August.
Silver: What a laugh. Look at your team, poor talent, poor players, injured players. You must feel pity for this guy * pointing at George* he's a no talent clown like the rest of them. I know all your players Grey we scout every single prospect and none of these bums even crack our top 500.

Lundgren and Jorgensen got ready to fight, but it was Buddy George who threw the first punch. But Groundwalker the player stepped in the way.

Luke:You can't every throw a punch, your worthless.

Luke grabbed George's sleeve and dragged him to the ground. And then kicked his shoulder. George cried out in pain. Fair, Lundgren, and Jorgensen stepped in and the rest of the Zulu players sprinted over. Coaches and players alike were brought into the tussle.

???:Hey break it up break it up.
A few minutes later both sides were restrained by officials.
???:Enough of this Grey, Silver both of you come with me. Coaches take your players back to the bus now!
Grey:I'm leaving I don't need this.
???:Be quiet both of you or I'll remove both you and your teams for existence(VERY heavy threat right there )
Silver: Sorry Mr Goden
Grey:Yeah, uh sorry commissioner
Goden: I want both of you too leave this dome and never come in contact with each other till game day do you hear me?
Grey&Silver:Yes, sir
Goden: I have already warned you both and next time will be the final straw. Especially for you Mr Grey with your previous record
Grey* Angrily*:What record?
Silver*really serious*: Being charged with the lives of Ricky Gerald and Vincent Edgar...
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Yes, yes I know very unbelievable.

Also if you want to make a player for the stingers feel free just post them here with skills, story, and personality.
Speaking of personality, please tell me if you don't like the way I'm using your characters.

Also I'm sorry I didn't get everyone in...

Also I didn't proofread

Woops Double post...

Looks good, I liked the part.

Scott Eagle 2B, S/R, Zulu Stingers
Age: 25
Apearence: White, Lime Green with "Fangs" (stripes that look like fangs) of Black hair, Red and Navy wristbands, Black barrel Red handle Bat, Blue Glove

Skills:
Contact: C
Power: C
Speed: D
Arm: D
Def: D
E Res: C

Contact Hitter
Firstball Hitter

Bio: Scott was an All-American second baseman at UNC Charlotte. He and Thomas Valentine of the Oregon Apples were friendly rivals through college, and became good friends after their freshman years. Scott has a wife, Emma, and a son, Bobby, age 3, after T-Val's uncle. He's on the stingers because he went undrafted out of college because he had car accident and got severly injured coming home from a Hooters in Winston-Salem, NC (Like John Daly!)

Personality: Scott doesn't fit the mantra of the Stingers at all; the Stingers are a win at all cost team, and are also very hostile and cocky. Scott is very nice and many girls have fallen for him over the years. He gained the reputation of a heartbreaker due to hime breaking the heart of a girl at the end of a relationship, but he always felt bad about it and is a false assumption. He disagrees with the coaches on the Stingers a lot and is often rediculed and embarssed by them because of it.

Bryan just had his wedding, which was why he was not on the bus. He was on the other hand, preparing for the aforementioned wedding. It was amazing. (or so i've heard.) The whole team came. Except for Buddy George. (sorry brewersfuzz) Jonathan Abe was the best man. Bryan's best friend whom he had a phone conversation with the other day made a surprise appearance, much to Bryan's content.

He was just told about the fight. He was amazed, shocked, and half-disgusted.