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The Dugout: A Class Act

Special note for Fanhouse regulars: Today's Dugout is taken from a story that happened a few days ago, so if you're the type who can only process immediately new information please direct your attention to whatever shows up above this posting.

Now! Earlier this week we learned an important lesson: If Albert Pujols hits a line drive into the middle of your face and it not only doesn't kill you, but you can wake up the next morning without any mental retardation, you are immortal. Chris Young should throw himself off the side of a building to see if it stuck, and if it did, he should use his newfound powers to fight crime in the old city. Oh, and as a secondary note, if you SEE Pujols hit a line drive that hits somebody in the middle of the face, don't stand in front of him when he's trying to run. It's not going to end well for you. Just move out of the way. You might get the business from your teammates or booed by the fans, but at least you'll be able to move around for the next eight weeks.

After the jump, old news and its new lessons.

The Dugout

YoungGun: /does not, even for a moment, consider that this moment could be his last

/throws pitch

PujolJunkie: /swings innocently, but really really hard
**Online Host**
YoungGun has been struck in the face by a line drive.
YoungGun: gyaaahh ahh /collapses
PujolJunkie: oh no did i kill e'older brother from e'boy meets worl? /jogs to first
LaRussasOnFire: look at that kid's face. Maybe he should change his screen name to "YoungFrankenstein," am I right
back_in_bud: are you jokin', you say that like albert did that on purpose
LaRussasOnFire: Of course he didn't do it on purpose. You can't hit a line drive into someone's face on purpose. You'd have to be... really good at hitting a baseball.
LaRussasOnFire: Look, he just shoved down your first baseman.
back_in_bud: now i am completely butthurt by the suggestion that albert pujols is anything other than a class act. a class act!
PujolJunkie: /rounds second
SonOfJorEl: well hey there, Mr. Pujols, the pitcher is still down, I'm not sure you should be running the-

PujolJunkie: /grabs Khalil Greene's arm
/twists Khalil Greene's arm behind his back

/pivots

/spins Khalil Greene around
/palmstrikes Khalil Greene

SonOfJorEl: BLEAGHHH /flies spinning into shallow left
back_in_bud: the mere suggestion hurts my actual butt, tony. my actual butt. you've got me shook now.
LaRussasOnFire: No, I understand. He's just playing the game. People get hurt. It happens, and it's unfortunate.
LaRussasOnFire: (you should go ahead and call up somebody to replace that third baseman)
back_in_bud: why, what happened to
back_in_bud: hey where did the third baseman go?
PujolJunkie: /heads for home
BardGame: oh shit
BardGame: /dials cell phone

BardGame: Lindsey? It's me, Joshua. Honey... honey I can't talk, but I wanted to tell you that you're the only woman I've ever loved.

BardGame: No baby, don't get upset. Everything is fine. Everything is going to be just fine. I... I promise.
BardGame: Tell Hannah and Luke Michael that I love them, and to always do what's right, no matter what. Tell the boys at Texas Tech to never stop fighting!

BardGame: I... I've got to go now, Lindsey. I've got to... take care of something. Keep me in your heart for a while. Goodbye.

BardGame: /hangs up phone

/guards plate

**Online Host**
BardGame has just been obliterated by PujolJunkie's slide.
BardGame: nooooooooooo /explodes
PujolJunkie: /scores
LaRussasOnFire: Sweet.
back_in_bud: the more i think about it the more outraged i am by your accusations... KUH-LASS. ACT. if you have something bad to say about these athletes maybe you should stop coaching this garbage and get a real job
PujolJunkie: is every one okay /surveys his kills
TheBrothersKouzmanoff: /crawls out of third base-side stands
TheBrothersKouzmanoff: ....
PujolJunkie: i hope you are okay, my english, e'no berry good
PujolJunkie: /quickly pulls back arm to punch
TheBrothersKouzmanoff: /dives back into stands
PujolJunkie: e'heh heh
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