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“You got it.”

The line went dead. Mike wanted to throw the cell to the floor and
stamp on it. Dance for joy at the chance. Dance in frustration that his luck
couldn’t be that good. What would the team think? What would Myrna think?

Instead, he turned and entered the locker room. A thick, fetid odor of
carnivore washed over him. Fifteen tons of therapod looked up as he came
in the door. He could tell by the splattering on the wall that somebody hadn’t
made it to the stalls in time. Pre-game jitters.

Their teeth gleamed as they watched him. He rubbed his hands
together. Time to get to work. Play it close. Play it easy.

“Okay, team,” he began. “Listen up.”

****

Al: Welcome to another episode of Monday Night Sports brought to
you on the Hopkinton public access feed. I’m Albert Staab, Senior at
Hopkinton High School.

John: And I’m John Albermarle. Also senior at Hopkinton High
School.

Al: Tonight we get to bring you the sport we love, DinoBall. Also
called Dinosaur Soccer or Sauro-Futball.

John: It should have a better name. DinoBall sounds like something
you’d play in an arcade.

Al: Tonight, it’s the Minor League final playoff for the East Coast
Division. It looks like a good game tonight.

John: That’s right, Al. It’s the Scranton Legs versus the Providence
Braves. There’s no love lost between these teams.
 Al: They’ve been rivals for, well, years. The Legs have been playoff
champions of the division six of the last seven years.

John: That sure hasn’t made any friends in Providence. Each of
those championship matches were between the Braves and the Legs. The
Braves are hungry for a win.

Al: I don’t think it looks good for Providence. There’s a rumor that the
Legs are going to take Sebastian Genzyme off the disabled list.

John: Tom Vertech isn’t going to be happy about that. He’s the one
who put him there.

Al: Cool. This could have the makings of a grudge match.