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# Every day when you're walkin' down the street

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# Everybody that you meet

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# Has an original point of view

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-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

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# What a wonderful kind of day

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# We can learn to work and play

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# And get along with each other

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# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat

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# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street

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# Open up your eyes! Open up your ears!

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# Get together and make things better by working together

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# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

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# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start

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-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

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# We can learn to work and play And get along with each other

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# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

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Hey, DW.

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Hey!

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Whoa!

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And now, stepping up to the plate with bases loaded is rookie,

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George Lundgren.

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Lundgren is making his big league debut,

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facing the most damaging arm in pitching history.

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Walter "Big Train" Johnson.

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The train has left the station!

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Deep, deep, deep into left-field.

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Back, way back, we're talking feet, we're talking time zones.

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And a massive grand slam in his first career at-bat,

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around the bases and around the world

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with George "Lucky Lundy" Lundgren.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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So, Lucky Lundy,

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how are you feeling about your first day of Little League practice?

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Well, Wally, last year I missed the age cut-off by two weeks,

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so I have been waiting for this day a long time.

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I'm bringing my A game,

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but I will be taking my cues from the coach and the rest of the team.

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Modest words from a sports legend.

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Now back to the drawer for the sock report.

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And do you know which World Series was lost because of a single strike?

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1994. There was no World Series because the players were on strike.

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Ha-ha-ha, trick question.

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Wow, George, I didn't know you knew so much about baseball.

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It's always been a hobby of mine.

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Francine, can you hit a few out to George and Arthur?

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Actually, I'm having a little trouble with my swing.

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Looks like your stance is a little stiff.

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-Have you tried shifting your weight?

-What do you mean?

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Shift from your back foot to your front while you swing.

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Good advice.

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Where did you pick that up?

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A website about all-time power hitters.

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Ruth, Mantle, Williams -

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they compare old-style weight shift versus new style.

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That's Frensky style!

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Hey, George, any advice for a non-power hitter like me?

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How can I hit the strike zone every time?

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I'm interested in your thoughts on the physics of the knuckleball.

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We've got a few weeks before our first game.

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Let's give George some time to get his own practice in.

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George, welcome to the team.

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Practice. Day Two.

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The Grebelings' spring training shows a promising season ahead.

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On the other hand,

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it's a good thing for Lundgren there are three more weeks of practice.

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With opening day a week away,

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it looks like Lundgren might have discovered his position.

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Oh! Oh!

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Horizontal!

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But sometimes it takes until the last day of spring training

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for a player to find his strengths.

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And sometimes even longer to find his bat.

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So, after a disastrous pre-season performance,

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what are you thinking about, heading into tomorrow's opening game?

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I'm thinking I've been holding this ball for five minutes

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and I only dropped it once.

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See, you are getting better.

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No, I'm not. If anything, I think I have gotten worse.

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Most of us weren't any good even after a lot of practices.

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Most of us still aren't any good, we're just a little less not good.

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Oh, I hope you're right.

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Can I borrow this book about the craziest plays in baseball history?

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Sure, take anything you want. I don't want to look at them any more.

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I made it just for you. It's called the Lundgren Slugger.

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Wow, it's beautiful. "Stepping up to the plate, it's George Lundgren,

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"the Sultan of Swat! Here's the wind-up, the pitch..."

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-Hey, rookie, ready for your first at-bat?

-Erm, no.

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Just remember to shift your weight. It works for me every time.

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Come on, George, you can do it.

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-ALL:

-George! George!

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"Stepping up to the plate, George Lundgren, the Sultan of Sweat."

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GROANS

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You're out.

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Sorry.

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CHEERING

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GROANS

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Oh!

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GASPS

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Ha-ha!

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-ALL:

-Woo-hoo!

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Hooray!

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Yo-ou're out!

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Urgh!

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CHEERING

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I want to congratulate you all on an amazing season so far.

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And, if we win tomorrow's game, we are in the play-offs.

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Now, before we get to the ice cream,

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my friend, Harry Mills, from Elwood City Times has something to ask you.

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If it's OK with you, I'd like to come to the game tomorrow

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and do a story about the Grebelings.

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Wow, in the paper!

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Cool!

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Isn't that amazing? They're doing a story just on us!

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Yup.

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Harry, you have to meet George.

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He knows more about baseball than anyone.

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Then, maybe he would like to join us for the Grebes' game tonight.

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I happen to have three extra tickets.

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Go Grebes!

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Thanks, Mr Mills, but I'm busy. Maybe another time.

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You know, for a kid who's a big fan, he doesn't seem that enthusiastic.

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'Big Train looks like he's working up a lot of steam.'

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It's too heavy.

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Ooooooooooh!

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Strike!

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Oh!

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DING DONG!

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Hey, George, what are you doing here?

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I came to give this to Francine.

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Aren't you coming to the game today?

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I have decided to quit the team.

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-Why?

-Because I'm no good.

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I really used to like baseball, now it just makes me feel rotten.

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I know it's frustrating, but think it over.

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Maybe you can come to the game today and just sit it out, no pressure.

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OK, but I still think Francine should use the Lundgren Slugger.

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I'm afraid she won't be using it today.

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A...a...CHOO!

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You're sick?!

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I'll get you some soup, sweetie.

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Can you call me and tell me what's happening?

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-But I don't have a cellphone.

-You can use mine.

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And you might as well bring the Lundgren Slugger along

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in case we need an extra bat.

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You're out.

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Is this seat taken? I'm not going to talk baseball.

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It's OK. I just...

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You don't have to explain,

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I had a miserable first year of Little League, too.

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Anyway, I'll let you make your call.

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It's Francine, she's home sick, and...

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Yeah, tough break for the team.

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Hi, Francine, we just finished the first inning.

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It started off with Binky throwing some wild pitches,

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but then the Mountaineers got swing happy

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and Binky struck out three in a row.

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Arthur singled through the hole,

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Muffy hit into a double play, and Buster struck out.

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I'll call you back when the...

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Whoa! One of the Mountaineers just hit a missile way out to centre.

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Carl is waving Arthur off. Looks like he's under it.

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Oh no, lost it in the sun.

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Mountaineer rounding first, Arthur scoops it up on one bounce,

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he sets, throws to second, it's high, reaches, grabs it,

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makes the tag, Mountaineer out at second.

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Yes!

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I'm here with Harry Mills.

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Harry, do you think the Grebelings might be feeling a little momentum?

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Well, George, they're relieved,

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but it is a little early to get too confident.

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Harry, I have to agree.

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With the leading run on third, and the Mountaineers pitching,

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the wind-up, the pitch, a sinker.

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Brain gets under it and bam, it's a hard drive past first,

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Brain is heading home.

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Right fielder scoops it, fires to first,

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Read is...out, on a single!

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Yeah!

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And the Grebelings take the lead in the bottom of the sixth.

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Oh, no, the phone battery's going.

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Francine, I'll call you right back. Quick, who has got a phone?

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And, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Barnes up first.

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It comes down to...

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Buster Baxter, it's do or die.

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The wind-up, the pitch...

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he hit it!

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Hard to left field.

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ALL: Run, Buster, run!

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Baxter's first hit of the season,

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a bomb over the head of the left fielder.

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Binky is hustling to second, as Baxter reaches first.

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The centre-field grass seems to have eaten the ball.

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-And we seem to have a bit of a traffic jam.

-Binky, move, move!

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The centre-fielder has recovered the ball,

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he launches it in, Binky passing third, the park is erupting,

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the pitcher cuts it off, throws home.

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It bounces in front of the catcher, he can't get his hands on the ball.

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Catcher has control, set to tag...

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Get...out...of...my...way!

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The catcher has rolled himself into a ball.

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Harry, in all your years...?

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Never seen anything like that.

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And the Grebelings literally stampede their way to the play-offs.

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They have pulled it out with their ace hitter, Frensky, on the DL.

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Francine, we did it, the Grebelings win! The Grebelings win!

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Looks like your friend might have a career in baseball after all!

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We have perfect weather for the first game of the play-offs.

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George Lundgren here with the Grebelings' star powerhouse,

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Francine Frensky, fresh off the DL.

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Francine, how does it feel to be back?

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Great, I'm feeling better and looking forward to playing ball.

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I think I'll head out there right now.

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You don't know how much I've missed it.

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Me, too.

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And that one is out of there!

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