The Dugout
By Jon - 9-18-06
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bud_is_wiser: Pete, I heard about your newest confession/apology.
charlie_hustle: well you know whatever I can do to help out
bud_is_wiser: Help who?
charlie_hustle: me
bud_is_wiser: Right. Well, your short-sightedness notwithstanding, I really do believe your apology is sincere. I know you know you did something very wrong and that you're only trying to reconcile with the rest of the world.
bud_is_wiser: As a matter of fact, I decided to buy one of those baseballs you signed.
bud_is_wiser: /adjusts glasses

Let me see here..."I'm sorry I bet on baseball - Pete Rose". That's really nice, Pete.
charlie_hustle: heh it was nothin

bud_is_wiser: You know, Pete, I--

Wait, what's this on the other side? "LOUISVILLE OVER MIAMI $50"?

bud_is_wiser: Care to explain this?

charlie_hustle: aw c'mon i said i was sorry

bud_is_wiser: Well yeah, but that doesn't mean you can keep doing it! I'm not Jesus!

charlie_hustle: no i mean i already apologized for this specific incident, if i may direct your attention to the other side of the ball
charlie_hustle: that's "bet" in the present tense. i bet on the baseball. so on the same baseball, I said I was sorry for betting on said baseball. i'm covered right?

bud_is_wiser: /groan

And...wait, what the hell is this? You also wrote an underlined number 6 on this ball.

charlie_hustle: i got banned from the sport of lottery so i was playin bootleg pick 6

bud_is_wiser: Pete. I swear to God, Pete. There's so much to love about you, and so much to hate about you. I'll never understand you. It hurts my head just to think about it.

bud_is_wiser: You have engaged in a variety of acts which have strained my brain, and you must now live with the consequences of those acts.

charlie_hustle: aw mealtickets

c'mon buddy i said i was sorry

bud_is_wiser: Do you really think that a baseball is the proper place for a confessional? Do you really think a baseball provides a large enough surface on which to absolve all your sin?

**OnlineHost** You have entered the New Orleans Hornets practice facility chatroom.

chris_paul: Dude. Not happening.

charlie_hustle: aw c'mon paulie roll a dice take a chance