Chapter 1
Authors Note: Men from Passions and Days play on a professional baseball team. Some of the guys are in relationships and some are not. Fox is not a womanizer. Fox and Ethan get along as brothers. Gwen and Theresa do not hate each other. I will make other notes when necessary. Enjoy!
"Guys, this is going to be an incredible season!" Coach TC Russell said as he looked at the group of guys that had assembled together for the first practice of the season.
"I would really love it, if we could win the World Series!" Shawn Brady had loved two things his entire life, his girlfriend Belle and baseball. Now he gets to have the best of both worlds. He was the catcher for the team.
"Yeah, just think how the ladies would swoon after us then." Ethan Winthrop said with a huge smile on his face. Ethan was always trying to find a way to get all of the ladies. He played first base and always liked to think that all of the ladies were going to be staring at his backside the whole season.
"Brother, you might just want to concentrate on playing the game and then worry about the ladies." Nicholas "fox" Crane, was the best pitcher on the team. He was the complete opposite of his brother, Ethan. Fox was a great guy but he did not have much luck with the ladies. Most of the ladies he met were only attracted to the Crane name and money.
"I can't wait until my family can all come and see me play." Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald said. He played shortstop and his brother Luis played third base. They were both very proud of their family and they worked very hard to make the team. They were so happy to be able to share this opportunity together.
"Yeah, and if any of you horny men even look at either of my two younger sisters, I might have to kill you with my bare hands. Luis was always very protective of his two younger sisters, Teresa and Paloma.
"Luis, how come no one has ever met your sisters?" Brady Black asked out of curiosity. He played left field. He was single and was not in a hurry to settle down anytime soon.
"Because I do not want to expose my sisters to any professional baseball players. I know how everyone here is and I do not want my sisters to be around any of you." Luis said to the 8 people who had become his best friends.
"You do not have to worry about me going after your sisters, because Mimi would kill me!" Rex Dimera said with a dreamy look in his eye when he thought about Mimi Lockhart, his one true love. Rex was the center fielder for the team.
"Rex, man you are so whipped!" Philip Kiriakis, the right fielder, said with an envious look in his eye. He would give anything to experience the love that Rex and Mimi and Shawn and Belle share. The two couples have both been involved in very long relationships.
"Yeah, and it is such a great feeling. Every one here will know what I am talking about when you meet the right person." Shawn said as he thought of Belle and what she was doing at that moment. Rex and Shawn were the only ones on the team who were involved with someone.
"I am very content with being single right now at this point in my life. But, I do want to fall in love sometime soon." Chad Harris, the second baseman, said wondering what his life would be like if he was to meet someone special.
"Chad, you might meet someone really soon. Life has a way of changing your course when you least expect it." Miguel said while giving Chad a comforting pat on the shoulder.
"Ok, enough of this business. Lets get practice started! "Fox and Shawn, you guys practice pitching with Coach Bo. Ethan, Chad, Miguel and Luis you guys have infield practice with Coach Sam. Philip, Rex, and Brady have outfield practice with Coach LUCAS. After that everyone has batting practice with Coach Julian. Hustle up, guys!"
TC knew that he had an extraordinary group of guys together.
An hour later
TC walked over to where Shawn and Fox were practicing. "You two can head to batting practice with Coach Julian. Fox, I want you to take care of that arm."
"TC, Fox just threw a fastball that was 100 miles per hour. He is really going to be great for this team. And Shawn is excellent at throwing people out that are attempting to steal. It is going to be so easy to coach these two. We just have to hope that neither of them get injured." Coach Bo Brady said knowing that his job was going to be very easy.
Next, TC walked over to where Sam Bennett was conducting infield practice with his players. "Guys, you can join Shawn and Fox at batting practice." As they walked away, TC asked Sam how his infielders were doing.
"Ethan is really great at first base. Not one ball has gotten past him. Chad needs a little work at second base because he is used to catching, but he should be fine in time for the first game. Miguel and Luis must have done a lot of practicing in their backyard because they are just amazing." Sam also knew that Chad would need a little extra practice but his players were going to have an amazing season.
TC then went to check and see how the outfielders were doing. "Lucas, how are they doing?"
"Great, they have all made some amazing catches."
TC addressed his outfielders. "Guys, I want you to go in to the dugout and get a drink of water and then catch the balls that come out here from batting practice."
The outfielders ran in to get a drink and then returned to the field.
Shawn was the first one up. He hit a ball 450 feet. All of the players knew that he was going to be the star slugger for the team.
Fox, the pitcher, was supposed to be awful at hitting like most pitchers were. All of his hits went into the outfield. Some of them were just short of the warning track.
"Fox, that was great. I want you to work with Julian some more to see if you can gain a little more power so you can hit some homeruns for us."
All of the other guys were fantastic hitters. All of the players wondered what the upcoming season had in store for them.
Authors Note: Men from Passions and Days play on a professional baseball team. Some of the guys are in relationships and some are not. Fox is not a womanizer. Fox and Ethan get along as brothers. Gwen and Theresa do not hate each other. I will make other notes when necessary. Enjoy!
"Guys, this is going to be an incredible season!" Coach TC Russell said as he looked at the group of guys that had assembled together for the first practice of the season.
"I would really love it, if we could win the World Series!" Shawn Brady had loved two things his entire life, his girlfriend Belle and baseball. Now he gets to have the best of both worlds. He was the catcher for the team.
"Yeah, just think how the ladies would swoon after us then." Ethan Winthrop said with a huge smile on his face. Ethan was always trying to find a way to get all of the ladies. He played first base and always liked to think that all of the ladies were going to be staring at his backside the whole season.
"Brother, you might just want to concentrate on playing the game and then worry about the ladies." Nicholas "fox" Crane, was the best pitcher on the team. He was the complete opposite of his brother, Ethan. Fox was a great guy but he did not have much luck with the ladies. Most of the ladies he met were only attracted to the Crane name and money.
"I can't wait until my family can all come and see me play." Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald said. He played shortstop and his brother Luis played third base. They were both very proud of their family and they worked very hard to make the team. They were so happy to be able to share this opportunity together.
"Yeah, and if any of you horny men even look at either of my two younger sisters, I might have to kill you with my bare hands. Luis was always very protective of his two younger sisters, Teresa and Paloma.
"Luis, how come no one has ever met your sisters?" Brady Black asked out of curiosity. He played left field. He was single and was not in a hurry to settle down anytime soon.
"Because I do not want to expose my sisters to any professional baseball players. I know how everyone here is and I do not want my sisters to be around any of you." Luis said to the 8 people who had become his best friends.
"You do not have to worry about me going after your sisters, because Mimi would kill me!" Rex Dimera said with a dreamy look in his eye when he thought about Mimi Lockhart, his one true love. Rex was the center fielder for the team.
"Rex, man you are so whipped!" Philip Kiriakis, the right fielder, said with an envious look in his eye. He would give anything to experience the love that Rex and Mimi and Shawn and Belle share. The two couples have both been involved in very long relationships.
"Yeah, and it is such a great feeling. Every one here will know what I am talking about when you meet the right person." Shawn said as he thought of Belle and what she was doing at that moment. Rex and Shawn were the only ones on the team who were involved with someone.
"I am very content with being single right now at this point in my life. But, I do want to fall in love sometime soon." Chad Harris, the second baseman, said wondering what his life would be like if he was to meet someone special.
"Chad, you might meet someone really soon. Life has a way of changing your course when you least expect it." Miguel said while giving Chad a comforting pat on the shoulder.
"Ok, enough of this business. Lets get practice started! "Fox and Shawn, you guys practice pitching with Coach Bo. Ethan, Chad, Miguel and Luis you guys have infield practice with Coach Sam. Philip, Rex, and Brady have outfield practice with Coach LUCAS. After that everyone has batting practice with Coach Julian. Hustle up, guys!"
TC knew that he had an extraordinary group of guys together.
An hour later
TC walked over to where Shawn and Fox were practicing. "You two can head to batting practice with Coach Julian. Fox, I want you to take care of that arm."
"TC, Fox just threw a fastball that was 100 miles per hour. He is really going to be great for this team. And Shawn is excellent at throwing people out that are attempting to steal. It is going to be so easy to coach these two. We just have to hope that neither of them get injured." Coach Bo Brady said knowing that his job was going to be very easy.
Next, TC walked over to where Sam Bennett was conducting infield practice with his players. "Guys, you can join Shawn and Fox at batting practice." As they walked away, TC asked Sam how his infielders were doing.
"Ethan is really great at first base. Not one ball has gotten past him. Chad needs a little work at second base because he is used to catching, but he should be fine in time for the first game. Miguel and Luis must have done a lot of practicing in their backyard because they are just amazing." Sam also knew that Chad would need a little extra practice but his players were going to have an amazing season.
TC then went to check and see how the outfielders were doing. "Lucas, how are they doing?"
"Great, they have all made some amazing catches."
TC addressed his outfielders. "Guys, I want you to go in to the dugout and get a drink of water and then catch the balls that come out here from batting practice."
The outfielders ran in to get a drink and then returned to the field.
Shawn was the first one up. He hit a ball 450 feet. All of the players knew that he was going to be the star slugger for the team.
Fox, the pitcher, was supposed to be awful at hitting like most pitchers were. All of his hits went into the outfield. Some of them were just short of the warning track.
"Fox, that was great. I want you to work with Julian some more to see if you can gain a little more power so you can hit some homeruns for us."
All of the other guys were fantastic hitters. All of the players wondered what the upcoming season had in store for them.