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A tumultuous winter, a near disaster, and, for love of the game

Mitchell

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The Good Guys had a painful and tumultuous winter following the difficult World Series loss to the Yankees. As always, the team was operating on a tight budget, and then, just before contracts were to be drawn up for the next season, a major investor in the team, who had a personal vendetta against Mitch, pulled his financial support at the last minute. The team's payroll for the following season would have to take a drastic cut, with all the major players either needing to settle for league minimum contracts, or risk being traded away or released. Mitch and Naomi would have a combined salary for the next year of between $300,000 and $400,000, as opposed to the $2 million combined of the year before. The players, who had always played for love of the game instead of the money and greed associated with most major leaguers, were terrified of not being together, and losing the comradery, so they decided that money needed to take a back seat to personal feelings. Still, they reasoned, they were better off financially than most people in the world, and if it meant they had to cut back on the gambling or fancy eating out every week, they would be willing to do so for the purpose of staying together. The family, while earning far less money than the year before, would still be able to afford to keep their apartment that they loved, and their cars, but would cut back in other ways. Also, Mitch and Naomi decided to look for supplemental ways to earn income, such as Naomi doing more movies, or the couple doing card shows or appearances. They would survive financially with each other, but without the loving marriage they had or their friends on the team, it wouldnt matter how much money they had, their purpose and love of their lives and the game would be gone.
When the team assembled in Freeport for spring training, they had one goal only, win the World Series. The team had a good spring, and returned to Paradise to for a nine game opening season homestand beginning against the Mets. Everyone was fired up for the new year, and, on opening day, it showed, as the team opened before 55,000 fans on a bright, windy, day. Kate Hudson was given the opening day assignment against the Mets, and she was fantastic, pitching seven shutout innings, as Mitch hit a homerun, in a 3-0 win that was finished by Naomi and Mandy, who were recovered from their arm injuries of the previous fall. Charlize Theron went to the hill on the second night of the season, and she, too, fared well, allowing but one run in six innings of a 4-1 Good Guy victory. Gil Bellows pitched the final game of the Mets series. He did a credible job, allowing only one run in seven innings, but the Good Guys didnt hit that night, and took a 2-0 loss.
Atlanta came to Paradise for the second series of the year. Neve Campbell got the ball on Friday night, and, after a bad year the year
before, got the new season off to a flying start, by allowing two runs in six innings of a 6-2 win. Melissa Gunther took the start on Saturday night, and allowed but three runs in six innings, but, once again, the Good Guys didnt hit, and took a 3-1 loss. Kate Hudson went to the mound on a beautiful Sunday afternoon for her second start, and she was wonderful, allowing but one run into the eighth, of a 3-1 win over the Braves.
Houston visited the Good Guys to conclude the first homestand of the year. Charlize Theron got the ball on Monday night. She pitched nine shutout innings, but it was not enough to win, and the game went into extra frames. Finally, in the 13th, three hits gave the Good Guys a run and a 1-0 victory. The team was having a bit of trouble early in the season with scoring runs, and was lucky that the pitching was competent to keep them in games. Gil Bellows started the Tuesday night contest, and gave a good effort, but couldnt get the win, leaving tied 2-2 after seven. In the eighth, the bullpen allowed a couple of runs, and the Good Guys fell, 4-2. The team played a Wednesday afternoon matinee in front of a huge crowd before going on the first road trip of the year. Neve Campbell was the starter, and once again did a fine job by allowing only one run in seven. In the eighth, the Good Guys pushed across a run, and then turned it over to Mandy in the ninth, who saved a 2-1 win to complete a six and three homestand. The team wasnt swinging the bats yet, and things werent coming easy, but the fine record considering all the struggles early on was something that made manager Lee Sniderman satisfied.
On Saturday night, following the loss against the Braves, the Good Guys held their first tickle party of the year. As a change of pace, the party was held at an outdoor beach club, with everyone having a nighttime swim, and being in bathing suits. The Good Guys also decided to hold the tickle parties in different places on certain weeks to avoid being near the casino, and the temptation for gambling, something they would need to curtail that year drastically due to their greatly reduced salaries. The featured lee would be a female college student on spring break who had won a contest at the ballpark on opening day. The attractive dark haired 18 year old, named Joy, was tied hands and feet to a bed in a section of the outdoor club, as the third baseman, Michael, who was also 18, began the tickle on her neck with fingers and the giggles began: Hehehehehehehehehehee! NO! Before the tickle, the girl had requested not to be tickled by any older people, so she accepted the fact that she might have to be tickled by some women, even though she was not lesbian. Next, soon to be 20 year old Mandy Moore attacked the college student with fingers on her underarms, sides, and belly as Joy shrieked with giggles and begged: Hehehehehehehehehehehehe! NO! Very ticklish! NO! HEhehehehehehehehehehe! Kate Hudson, in her early 20s, then tickled the pretty college student on her inner thighs with fingers, causing her to buck. Finally, left fielder Dawson perched himself at Joy's pretty feet, attacking them with fingers, feathers, and ice on her soles and over her toes. Joy went beserk, wiggling her toes every which way and shrieking with laughter, begging for mercy: Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe! NO! I'm very ticklish! I give up! No! Please NO! Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe! Finally, the tickle stopped and Joy was untied.
After being untied, Joy quipped. "I'm glad I got tickled by the youngest people on the team, ah, are older people even ticklish?" Naomi didnt like the inference to "old" as she was not yet even 36, but Mitch couldnt resist starting in to needle his wife. "Sure old people are ticklish, this one is going to be 36, and she's ticklish all over" Mitch said, poking Naomi in the ribs, which almost caused her to fall over with laughter. "Yes, they most certainly are, this fossil is 34, and I can still get him good" Naomi said, tickling Mitch in his ribs.
So, it was another season of baseball, good weather, friendship, and tickles. Certain things had changed, but the team spirit was still there. It was only the beginning, for surely there would be many adventures yet to come that season for the Tickle Team from Paradise Island.

The End
 
Thank you both for your positive comments. They are always appreciated. As you both well know, stay tuned for further developments.

Mitch
 
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