Ch 5
The game was about to start when yet another hamster appeared and wanted to play.
"My name is Jonathan."
"Hiya Janoathan." Cappy said excited to meet another new hamster.
"Can I play too? I just love baseball."
"Sure. But we'll need someone else to sit out of he game if you join." Boss explained.
"I will Boss. That last game really tired me out anyways."
"All right Hamtaro."
"Jonathan. You can have Hamtaro's spot on my team. Everybody ready."
"Yeah."
"Then let's go."
Everyone made a makeshift baseball diamond, which they got the design from one of Maxwell's books on baseball.
Dakota's team was up to bat first.
Hamtaro was the umpire.
Boss was at the pitchers mound and Jonathan was covering second, and was also the relief pitcher in case Boss got tired. On first was Chris, with Jaci covering third and Cappy at home plate. Sandy, Kitsune-Lee and Tom on respective sides of the outfield.
Stan was up first.
"All right you lovely ladies out there. Watch as this ham-stud hits a home run."
Crystall was getting upset at Stan's flirting but resisted the urge to knock Stan's lights out and continued with the game. Cappy gave Boss the signal for a fast ball. Boss agreed and made the pitch. The ball sailed right passed Stan and in to Cappy's mit.
"Strike One." Hamtaro shouted.
Cappy made another signal and Boss nodded his head. He pitched the ball. It was a curve ball this time. Stan swung the bat, but he missed.
"Strike two."
Stan was getting nervous. He didn't want to look stupid in front of all of these girls. Boss threw his third pitch. It was a sinker. Stan swung the bat as hard as he could and.. it connected. The ball soared into the right side of the outfield. Sandy ran as fast as she could under the ball. Stan had just made it to second and was heading for third. The ball was about to touch the ground when Sandy dove for the ball. A cloud of dust covered the area where Sandy was. When the dust settled sandy was on her stomach with her glove extended, but no one could see if she caught the ball or not. She stood up and turned around so she was facing everybody. She opened her glove to reveal. the ball.
"You're out Stan."
"Darn."
Stan headed back to his team with his head down in shame.
"It's ok Stan. We'll get it next time." Holly comforted him.
Stan felt better and was back to his normal self. Mojo was up to bat next. Boss got the signal for a slow ball. He pitched and Mojo hit the ball. It hit the ground and bounced to second. Mojo stayed on first. Next was Howdy.
"Don't mess up now Howdy." Dexter quipped.
"Just watch me wise guy." replied Howdy.
Howdy smacked the ball into the outfield and was celebrating until the ball was caught by Tom.
"You're out."
Howdy was disappointed and Dexter was laughing at him.
"Great job Howdy."
Howdy grew angrier and soon enough both of them broke out into a fight, again. Boss separated the two and the game continued.
"You're up Holly." said Dakota.
"Right."
Holly took her place at home plate and was practicing her swing. Boss got the signal from Cappy and made his pitch. It was a slow ball to the right side on the plate. It passed Holly and went into Cappy's glove. "Ball one."
"What? That was a strike Hamtaro."
"Sorry Boss. I'm just calling them as I see them."
Boss calmed down and went back to the pitcher's mound..
"Game on!"
Boss pitched again. It was a fast ball this time. It zoomed passed home plate.
"Strike one."
Boss was getting very confident. Cappy called for a slider. Boss acknowledged. He wound up and pitched. The ball went in low on the left side. Holly saw what was coming and swung as hard as she could. The ball made contact with the bat. Everyone watched as the ball landed on the left side of the outfield. Kitsune-Lee ran as fast as she could towards the ball and scooped it up into her glove. She tossed it over to Jaci, preventing anyone from getting over to third.
Next was Dexter. Howdy started to tease him just as Dexter had done to him before. This made Dexter lose his concentration. He swung too early and missed the ball. The second time, though, Dexter hit the ball into midfield. Dexer took his spot on first base with a smug look on his face. Howdy was furious.
Oxnard nervously took his place. Dakota did his best to assure his teammate.
"It's ok Oxnard. Just do your best." He said.
Oxnard was shaking. He really didn't want to play. He was afraid of failing and disappointing his team. Boss pitched a slow ball first.
"Strike one."
Next was a sinker
"Strike two. Come on Oxy, you can do it."
Oxnard got a boost of confidence and when the third pitch came, he knocked it way into the outfield, allowing Holly and Mojo to score a point. However as Dexter was running to second, Tom threw the ball to Jonothan, who tagged Dexter.
"You're out Dexter." Hamtaro yelled.
It was Boss' team's turn up at bat. Boss decided to lead off. He saw Bijou cheering from the side, and became completely love-struck. He knew that this was his chance to impress Bijou. Dakota made the pitch, which Boss knocked way outfield. He was smiling as he made his way around the bases, that is until he tripped on home plate and made a fool out of himself. Everyone else had a good laugh.
Cappy went next. He had to use a smaller bat made for him. Dakota pitched underhand, since Cappy was still little. It went into mid-field and Dakota's team let him get to first. Jonathan was next. Dakota threw a fast ball, but Jonathan smacked the ball farther than anyone else. He and Cappy made their to home plate scoring two points for their team.
Kitsune-Lee, Tom, Jaci, Sandy and Chris all took their turns and the final score was Boss' Team-3 Dakota's Team-2 Boss was glad that his team won and was sure that he had impressed Bijou, but Bijou was cheering for both teams because they had a good game. Boss, obviously, was a little disappointed.
"I guess ham-and go seek is next, but who's going to be it?"
"I'll just watch Boss." said Jonathan.
"Ok, if that's what you want.. Well, let's get this game started."
The game was about to start when yet another hamster appeared and wanted to play.
"My name is Jonathan."
"Hiya Janoathan." Cappy said excited to meet another new hamster.
"Can I play too? I just love baseball."
"Sure. But we'll need someone else to sit out of he game if you join." Boss explained.
"I will Boss. That last game really tired me out anyways."
"All right Hamtaro."
"Jonathan. You can have Hamtaro's spot on my team. Everybody ready."
"Yeah."
"Then let's go."
Everyone made a makeshift baseball diamond, which they got the design from one of Maxwell's books on baseball.
Dakota's team was up to bat first.
Hamtaro was the umpire.
Boss was at the pitchers mound and Jonathan was covering second, and was also the relief pitcher in case Boss got tired. On first was Chris, with Jaci covering third and Cappy at home plate. Sandy, Kitsune-Lee and Tom on respective sides of the outfield.
Stan was up first.
"All right you lovely ladies out there. Watch as this ham-stud hits a home run."
Crystall was getting upset at Stan's flirting but resisted the urge to knock Stan's lights out and continued with the game. Cappy gave Boss the signal for a fast ball. Boss agreed and made the pitch. The ball sailed right passed Stan and in to Cappy's mit.
"Strike One." Hamtaro shouted.
Cappy made another signal and Boss nodded his head. He pitched the ball. It was a curve ball this time. Stan swung the bat, but he missed.
"Strike two."
Stan was getting nervous. He didn't want to look stupid in front of all of these girls. Boss threw his third pitch. It was a sinker. Stan swung the bat as hard as he could and.. it connected. The ball soared into the right side of the outfield. Sandy ran as fast as she could under the ball. Stan had just made it to second and was heading for third. The ball was about to touch the ground when Sandy dove for the ball. A cloud of dust covered the area where Sandy was. When the dust settled sandy was on her stomach with her glove extended, but no one could see if she caught the ball or not. She stood up and turned around so she was facing everybody. She opened her glove to reveal. the ball.
"You're out Stan."
"Darn."
Stan headed back to his team with his head down in shame.
"It's ok Stan. We'll get it next time." Holly comforted him.
Stan felt better and was back to his normal self. Mojo was up to bat next. Boss got the signal for a slow ball. He pitched and Mojo hit the ball. It hit the ground and bounced to second. Mojo stayed on first. Next was Howdy.
"Don't mess up now Howdy." Dexter quipped.
"Just watch me wise guy." replied Howdy.
Howdy smacked the ball into the outfield and was celebrating until the ball was caught by Tom.
"You're out."
Howdy was disappointed and Dexter was laughing at him.
"Great job Howdy."
Howdy grew angrier and soon enough both of them broke out into a fight, again. Boss separated the two and the game continued.
"You're up Holly." said Dakota.
"Right."
Holly took her place at home plate and was practicing her swing. Boss got the signal from Cappy and made his pitch. It was a slow ball to the right side on the plate. It passed Holly and went into Cappy's glove. "Ball one."
"What? That was a strike Hamtaro."
"Sorry Boss. I'm just calling them as I see them."
Boss calmed down and went back to the pitcher's mound..
"Game on!"
Boss pitched again. It was a fast ball this time. It zoomed passed home plate.
"Strike one."
Boss was getting very confident. Cappy called for a slider. Boss acknowledged. He wound up and pitched. The ball went in low on the left side. Holly saw what was coming and swung as hard as she could. The ball made contact with the bat. Everyone watched as the ball landed on the left side of the outfield. Kitsune-Lee ran as fast as she could towards the ball and scooped it up into her glove. She tossed it over to Jaci, preventing anyone from getting over to third.
Next was Dexter. Howdy started to tease him just as Dexter had done to him before. This made Dexter lose his concentration. He swung too early and missed the ball. The second time, though, Dexter hit the ball into midfield. Dexer took his spot on first base with a smug look on his face. Howdy was furious.
Oxnard nervously took his place. Dakota did his best to assure his teammate.
"It's ok Oxnard. Just do your best." He said.
Oxnard was shaking. He really didn't want to play. He was afraid of failing and disappointing his team. Boss pitched a slow ball first.
"Strike one."
Next was a sinker
"Strike two. Come on Oxy, you can do it."
Oxnard got a boost of confidence and when the third pitch came, he knocked it way into the outfield, allowing Holly and Mojo to score a point. However as Dexter was running to second, Tom threw the ball to Jonothan, who tagged Dexter.
"You're out Dexter." Hamtaro yelled.
It was Boss' team's turn up at bat. Boss decided to lead off. He saw Bijou cheering from the side, and became completely love-struck. He knew that this was his chance to impress Bijou. Dakota made the pitch, which Boss knocked way outfield. He was smiling as he made his way around the bases, that is until he tripped on home plate and made a fool out of himself. Everyone else had a good laugh.
Cappy went next. He had to use a smaller bat made for him. Dakota pitched underhand, since Cappy was still little. It went into mid-field and Dakota's team let him get to first. Jonathan was next. Dakota threw a fast ball, but Jonathan smacked the ball farther than anyone else. He and Cappy made their to home plate scoring two points for their team.
Kitsune-Lee, Tom, Jaci, Sandy and Chris all took their turns and the final score was Boss' Team-3 Dakota's Team-2 Boss was glad that his team won and was sure that he had impressed Bijou, but Bijou was cheering for both teams because they had a good game. Boss, obviously, was a little disappointed.
"I guess ham-and go seek is next, but who's going to be it?"
"I'll just watch Boss." said Jonathan.
"Ok, if that's what you want.. Well, let's get this game started."