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Garlic Fry Night
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Panel 1. In the umpires' locker room, Jeff pins up the week's rotation beside a wall calendar reading “THURSDAY — GARLIC FRY NIGHT.” Jeff: “Sam, you've got the plate Thursday.”
Panel 2. Sam looks from the calendar to Brad. Sam: “Trade you Thursday.” Brad: “You're giving up the plate?”
Panel 3. Sam remains calm and unblinking. Sam: “I'll take your plate Saturday too.” Brad: “Deal!”
Panel 4. Thursday night. Sam stands near second base, far from the grandstand and garlic-fries concession. The crowd eats garlic fries as a breeze carries their aroma across the field. Sam turns his face away. No dialogue.
An ordinary guy. Mostly.
Sam calls the game. The rest of his life is harder to explain.
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