:31:07
All right? Come on.e
:31:28
Billy Chapel has retired
21 consecutive batters...
:31:31
...striking out eight.s
:31:33
And as the Fates would have it...o
:31:35
...one of his closest friends
and a former teammate, Davis Birch...
:31:39
...will try to snatch the diamond
away from him...r
:31:41
...leading off in the bottom
of the eighth inning.D
:31:50
Ball one, and now the question, of course...
:31:52
...how much petrol has Billy Chapel
got in the tank?
:31:56
Remember, it wasjust two innings ago...s
:31:58
...that he started to hurt,
the arm tightened up.
:32:01
Somehow or other he got through it,
but now...j
:32:04
...he is in the eighth inning,
facing a most dangerous hitter.
:32:10
Ball two.f
:32:23
Get Stafford up.
:32:32
I can see the scoreboard.
I know what's going on. Just in case.
:32:58
Retire!'