Put Them In Season 1 Episode 4: Put Tyler In



COACH DONOVAN is pacing in the bullpen, appearing nervous.

MIKE
What’s wrong coach?

COACH DONOVAN
Oh nothing other than the fact that we’re going to lose this game despite you all pitching amazing. And with a new general manager, who knows what the expectations are.

XAVIER
For you or for us?

COACH DONOVAN
For both of us.

JAMES
Me too?

COACH DONOVAN
I’ll rephrase: for all of us. I really don’t know what’s going on. Anyways, let’s just focus on this game. Tyler, you’re pitching.

MIKE
Turn around.

COACH DONOVAN turns around. TYLER is already on the mound pitching.

COACH DONOVAN
Wait, how did that happen?!

MIKE
The game was about to begin and he figured he was pitching by process of elimination.

COACH DONOVAN
He wouldn’t be wrong.

XAVIER
Also it’s the fourth inning, you’ve been pacing back and forth an awful lot.

JAMES
Yeah, are you sure you’re okay coach?

COACH DONOVAN
I never said I was okay.

JAMES
I don’t think they’re going to fire you if that’s what you’re worried about.

COACH DONOVAN
It’s one hundred percent what I’m worried about. Think about it: none of you have any stamina and it’s become widely known that I wasn’t too thrilled about that kid starting at first.

XAVIER
You mean Carter?

COACH DONOVAN
Yeah, whatever.

JAMES
When he comes back, we’ll go back to being a regular bullpen. They all know we pitch well.

MIKE
And Carter’s back next week, so we won’t have to worry about starting games anymore.

COACH DONOVAN
He’s back next week?

MIKE
That’s what I just said.

COACH DONOVAN
When?

XAVIER
Over the weekend. I think Friday?

COACH DONOVAN
Anyone been paying attention to the schedule? Who are we playing that weekend.

MIKE, JAMES, and XAVIER all look around at one another nervously. TYLER returns from the mound, as the inning has just finished.

TYLER
What’s going on everyone?

COACH DONOVAN
These guys aren’t telling me who we’re playing next weekend. What’s his face is supposed to return.

TYLER
Carter?

JAMES
Want to tell him what he wants to know Tyler?

TYLER
Uh...that’s okay, you can say it.

COACH DONOVAN
Just someone tell me.

XAVIER
Fine. We’re playing the Indianapolis Primitives.

COACH DONOVAN
Uh oh.

JAMES
We’ll be going into the game in the late innings. Hopefully it’s at least somewhat close.

COACH DONOVAN
That’s the one without any bullpen, right?

MIKE
Technically they have a bullpen, but it’s pretty much the starters pitching the whole time. If we win those games it’ll be with our offense. The best we can hope is to keep it close.

COACH DONOVAN
That sounds like a problem we can deal with later. For now, it’s that Tyler has pitched for four innings. He falls apart in the next one.

TYLER walks out to the mound for the fifth inning. He immediately gives up a hit. RAY walks up to the mound to talk.

RAY
I am so sorry. Just keep throwing it to me until they take you out of the game.

RAY walks back to the plate. TYLER gives up two more hits, scoring a run. He is taken out of the game and walks back to the bullpen.

TYLER
I don’t get it. Why are they doing this to us?

MIKE
Luckily, we’re getting Carter back.

COACH DONOVAN
That’s one thing to celebrate. I doubted the kid at first, but it turns out he’s what’s keeping this team together.

XAVIER
And you know what makes absolutely no sense? They’re not even making the rest of us pitch in the later innings when one of us starts anymore.

TYLER
It really is one strange strategy.

COACH DONOVAN
We’ll get through this. Since none of you are going into the game, I say we leave. You’ll do better when you’re back in your regular positions.

MIKE
I know this sounds mean, but I really hope the Primitives put in some of their relievers next weekend. Really it’s our only chance, and it’s very entertaining.

COACH DONOVAN
We all do. Get your rest, we might be in for a tight match.

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