Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2021 2:33:13 GMT
"Well, I will be thrice darned and condemned to HECK!" Carol Clews swore quietly at her desk, but her partner Dan Dare heard her anyway. He stopped typing up the report for the Daring Duo Detective Agency's latest case and turned to speak.
"What's up, Ms. Deduction? That's some pretty strong language!"
She smiled at his term of teasing. But she was frustrated. "Padres just lost again, on another bad hop! Bottom of the 9th, up by 1. Giants load the bases with one out, and Will Clark slaps a hard ground ball to Alomar, room service double play ball, and just before Roberto grabs it, the darn ball hit a stone or something and skipped by him and two runs scored! It's the third time this week they've lost to bad luck - like they're cursed or something!"
"What's up, Ms. Deduction? That's some pretty strong language!"
She smiled at his term of teasing. But she was frustrated. "Padres just lost again, on another bad hop! Bottom of the 9th, up by 1. Giants load the bases with one out, and Will Clark slaps a hard ground ball to Alomar, room service double play ball, and just before Roberto grabs it, the darn ball hit a stone or something and skipped by him and two runs scored! It's the third time this week they've lost to bad luck - like they're cursed or something!"