Author: Charles Stayton and Dustin Mark

PLAY BY PLAY ANNOUNCER (TOM): …And now the fans are bidding their young pitcher adieu with a standing ovation. COLOR COMMENTATOR (JOHN): There you go with those big words again, Tom. TOM: Adieu? JOHN: “A-what now?” TOM: (Laughing heartily) JOHN: Just playing with nonsense, Tom. TOM: (Chuckling) Well, our eight hitter hasn’t been playing with nonsense tonight. He digs in- JOHN: (Interrupting) Playing is all there is, Tom. They’re playing, we’re playing. It’s all just play. TOM: (Pauses) And there’s strike one on the inside corner. JOHN: You think there’s a foundation for all this language we use, don’t you…

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