It was only the Good Guys first road trip of the year, but, already, being away from Naomi for nine days, was giving Mitch a chance to think, and evaluate his priorities. The team went to New York, Atlanta, and Houston, winning two of three in New York, before dropping two of three games at both Atlanta, and Houston. They returned home on a Sunday night, to begin a nine game homestand, their second of the year, against the teams from the center of the country.
Every night, during the road trip, from his hotel rooms, Mitch would converse with Naomi on the computer for hours. During the time away, instead of missing her like he always did, he began to notice a couple of things happening, that were not constructive for the couple's future, and for his psyche. For years, Naomi, in spite of her fiery personality, and the friction between Mitch and her, had always somehow been the supportive and loving woman. Mitch knew he could count on her as his bedrock of support. Now, in spite of her "lip service" comments, of understanding Mitch's unhappiness, many of the couple's conversations were focused on negative light cast upon Mitch. Naomi was coming forth with criticism that was increasingly harsh, unwelcome, and was causing Mitch to become resentful of her. In past years, their cyber conversation had been all of "You hot sexy person, I want you so much, and what are you wearing, show me yourself on webcam". Now, it had deteriorated into Naomi directing Mitch with what to, and what not to say, and how to act, and almost behaving like a dictator toward him, instead of a wife. Mitch recalled how she had essentially forced him to sign his current season's contract. Mitch was torn. On one hand, he knew inwardly that Naomi had given up her life and acting career for him, and he felt he owed it to her to stay as long as she needed to. Yet, on the other hand, he didnt know how much longer he could go on with the feelings of unhappiness, and the battles, and Naomi's perpetual harsh insenstivity.
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Mitch arrived home on Sunday night, with Naomi waiting for him. After the usual hellos, and small talk, Mitch did his husbandly duty that he knew he had to, and made love to Naomi. Adding to Mitch's unhappiness, were his feelings of reproachment about himself. Was he expecting too much from life. He had his health, nearly 3 million dollars a year in income. He was a superstar, on the team that was the baseball champions, and had been a dozen times during his career. He had a still beautiful wife, and three wonderful offspring, and yet, he was feeling unsatisfied, and unhappy. Mitch felt that although Naomi would accomodate him, by giving him sex, engaging in tickling, and standing barefoot on a few ladders, that his wife of 23 years really didnt understand him at all. They were going to counesling, and yet, although Mitch was spending thousands of dollars a year at the couneslor to improve his marriage, the Good Guy right fielder felt very alone, with no one to turn to.
The next night, Monday, the Good Guys gathered at the ballpark to play the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a cloudy, cool, evening. Kate Hudson started, in front of a gathering of not more than 20,000. The team was aware that they had not played up to snuff on the previous homestand, and wanted to do better on the current one. Kate allowed but one run in her six innings pitched, with ten strikeouts. Unfortunately, the bats were silent that night, and the crowd gave the team a smattering of boos, as they dropped the game, by that 1-0 score. Things got better on Tuesday night. Gil Bellows was the starter, and the team scored five runs in the first inning, giving Gil some support. They led 5-1 into the ninth, with Bellows in there, when suddenly, he gave up a few hits, and then the bullpen gave up a few runs. Finally, after Hilary Duff could not nail down the save, Amanda Bynes did, and they escaped with a 5-4 win. The next night was even better. Charlize Theron got six runs of offensive support from her teammates early in the game, and was really not threatened in any way until the ninth, when she gave up two runs, and Duff had to come bail her out, with men on base, to secure a 6-2 victory.
Thursday was an off day. During the therapy session, Mitch merely went through the motions, probably unwisely staying away from telling the couneslor what he was really feeling. After all, the other alternative for him was not one he could even contemplate, which was to leave Naomi, the team, and even the tickling community. He had his three offspring, who needed him, to think of, and he knew he could not be selfish. So, he chose to take the road of safety. Stay on the island, and with the baseball team, with his beautiful wife, his nearly 3 million dollar a year income, and make the best of it, unhappiness or not, as he knew there were people in the world who had it far worse than him, and who would not feel sorry for him.
Chicago came to town on Friday night. Neve Campbell did not pitch well, giving up five runs. However, in the sixth, trailing 5-0, the Good Guys rallied to tie the game, and then, scored three more runs in the eighth, to get the runs they needed, to walk away with an 8-5 triumph. Things did not go well on Saturday night, as Rachel Leigh Cook gave up six first inning runs, and the team could not recover, dropping the game, by a 6-3 score. Kate Hudson took the mound on Sunday, in front of a sellout, on a day of wall to wall sunshine. Hudson, matched up with the Cubs Kerry Wood that day, pitched a wonderful game. At first, she again got little run support, and was tied, 1-1 in the eighth, when manager Sniderman pinch hit for her. The team tried to rally support, and it worked, as Mitch hit a Grand Slam home run, that looked like a sure winning hit, to get her credit for the victory. Unfortunately, few things came easy for the Good Guys, as, in the ninth, the bullpen gave up two runs, and then allowed the bases to be loaded, before Hilary Duff finally struck out the Cubs top power hitter, to perserve a 5-3 Good Guy victory, that gave Kate Hudson, who had a string of no decisions in recent games, a much needed win.
St Louis invaded Paradise on Monday night. Gil Bellows was the starter. He allowed only three runs in eight innings, but, once again, the team's inconsistent hitting got him very little support, and the Good Guys lost the game, 3-1. Charlize Theron took her turn on Tuesday night. This time, she did not get the run support she had in the previous start, and departed the game, down 1-0 in the seventh. The bats, however, came to her rescue, scoring three runs in that inning, and one more in the eighth, to provide her with a 4-1 victory. Neve Campbell took the mound on a bright, clear, perfect Wednesday, in front of a sellout. She had a solid outing, leaving tied, 3-3, in the sixth. The Good Guys pushed a run across in the sixth, and then, played bullpen musicial chairs, using Naomi to pitch the seventh, Amanda Bynes the eighth, and Duff the ninth. The one extra run is all the Good Guys got, but, it proved to be enough, as the team came away with a 4-3 victory, that completed a solid six and three homestand. Quietly, everyone knew that the Paradise Islanders were not playing up to their potential, with the close nail biting games. However, the six total wins on the homestand were the important thing, and Sniderman was not about to place his team under a microscope, or lecture them in any way, after such a homestand. He merely told the media after Wednesday's game that he was pleased with his team's play on the nine game homestand, and hoped for more of the same on the upcoming road trip.
On Thursday night, Naomi drove Mitch to the airport, for the team flight to Pittsburgh. The conversation between the couple during the 30 minute ride to the airport from their apartment was general, and did not touch on their issues, or Mitch's unhappiness, in any way. Mitch knew that there were going to have to be times when he would counsel himself, and could not "rock the boat" with his wife. This would be one of those times.
In the meantime, the team held it's Saturday night tickle party, following the loss to the Cubs. The featured lee would be an 18 year old female college student, who had assisted the team in taping a public service anti drug announcement, had gotten to know them, and wanted to try out being that week's lee. With friends from her university, especially guys, surrounding her, and rooting her on, she was tied hands and feet to the tickle table, in the middle of the fetish club, in a bra and panties. Catcher Barney began the tickle on her neck with fingers, as the beautiful long haired blonde shifted her head from side to side, and the giggles began:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! NOOO! Moving down, third baseman Michael was next, tickling the gorgeous blonde on her underarms, sides, belly, and ribs, counting her ribs with his fingers, as she shrieked, and more hysteria erupted:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! OMG THAT TICKLES SO MUCH! I CANT BELIEVE I AGREED TO DO THIS! NOOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Second baseman Russell was the next tickler, attacking the exquisite college student on her hips, inner thighs, and behind her knees, with fingers, as she jerked her legs as violently as the bounds would allow, and squealed again:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! EEEEEK! NOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Finally, Mitch was the last tickler, positioning himself at the soles of the gorgeous girl's feet. Displaying no mercy, Mitch tickled the girl's baby soft soles with his fingers, two big feathers, a vibrating electric massager, and ice, over her bare soles, and ticklish ten toes. The college student went bonkers! She wiggled her toes every which way, and squealed uncontrollably, begging for mercy:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! OH MY GOD! PLEASE NO MORE TICKLING! I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE! I GIVE UP! NO PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Finally, the tickle ended, and the beautiful blonde co ed was untied.
So, it had been a rocky homestand for Mitch off the field, with wandering and unhappy thoughts in his mind. Thankfully, the team had played well on the field to keep him distracted due to their fine play. Now came a nine day trip to the heartland. Would anything improve for the Good Guy right fielder in his relationship with Naomi, or in his outlook? What would happen next? The answer to come in the next segment of the Tickle Team From Paradise Island.
The End
Every night, during the road trip, from his hotel rooms, Mitch would converse with Naomi on the computer for hours. During the time away, instead of missing her like he always did, he began to notice a couple of things happening, that were not constructive for the couple's future, and for his psyche. For years, Naomi, in spite of her fiery personality, and the friction between Mitch and her, had always somehow been the supportive and loving woman. Mitch knew he could count on her as his bedrock of support. Now, in spite of her "lip service" comments, of understanding Mitch's unhappiness, many of the couple's conversations were focused on negative light cast upon Mitch. Naomi was coming forth with criticism that was increasingly harsh, unwelcome, and was causing Mitch to become resentful of her. In past years, their cyber conversation had been all of "You hot sexy person, I want you so much, and what are you wearing, show me yourself on webcam". Now, it had deteriorated into Naomi directing Mitch with what to, and what not to say, and how to act, and almost behaving like a dictator toward him, instead of a wife. Mitch recalled how she had essentially forced him to sign his current season's contract. Mitch was torn. On one hand, he knew inwardly that Naomi had given up her life and acting career for him, and he felt he owed it to her to stay as long as she needed to. Yet, on the other hand, he didnt know how much longer he could go on with the feelings of unhappiness, and the battles, and Naomi's perpetual harsh insenstivity.
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Mitch arrived home on Sunday night, with Naomi waiting for him. After the usual hellos, and small talk, Mitch did his husbandly duty that he knew he had to, and made love to Naomi. Adding to Mitch's unhappiness, were his feelings of reproachment about himself. Was he expecting too much from life. He had his health, nearly 3 million dollars a year in income. He was a superstar, on the team that was the baseball champions, and had been a dozen times during his career. He had a still beautiful wife, and three wonderful offspring, and yet, he was feeling unsatisfied, and unhappy. Mitch felt that although Naomi would accomodate him, by giving him sex, engaging in tickling, and standing barefoot on a few ladders, that his wife of 23 years really didnt understand him at all. They were going to counesling, and yet, although Mitch was spending thousands of dollars a year at the couneslor to improve his marriage, the Good Guy right fielder felt very alone, with no one to turn to.
The next night, Monday, the Good Guys gathered at the ballpark to play the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a cloudy, cool, evening. Kate Hudson started, in front of a gathering of not more than 20,000. The team was aware that they had not played up to snuff on the previous homestand, and wanted to do better on the current one. Kate allowed but one run in her six innings pitched, with ten strikeouts. Unfortunately, the bats were silent that night, and the crowd gave the team a smattering of boos, as they dropped the game, by that 1-0 score. Things got better on Tuesday night. Gil Bellows was the starter, and the team scored five runs in the first inning, giving Gil some support. They led 5-1 into the ninth, with Bellows in there, when suddenly, he gave up a few hits, and then the bullpen gave up a few runs. Finally, after Hilary Duff could not nail down the save, Amanda Bynes did, and they escaped with a 5-4 win. The next night was even better. Charlize Theron got six runs of offensive support from her teammates early in the game, and was really not threatened in any way until the ninth, when she gave up two runs, and Duff had to come bail her out, with men on base, to secure a 6-2 victory.
Thursday was an off day. During the therapy session, Mitch merely went through the motions, probably unwisely staying away from telling the couneslor what he was really feeling. After all, the other alternative for him was not one he could even contemplate, which was to leave Naomi, the team, and even the tickling community. He had his three offspring, who needed him, to think of, and he knew he could not be selfish. So, he chose to take the road of safety. Stay on the island, and with the baseball team, with his beautiful wife, his nearly 3 million dollar a year income, and make the best of it, unhappiness or not, as he knew there were people in the world who had it far worse than him, and who would not feel sorry for him.
Chicago came to town on Friday night. Neve Campbell did not pitch well, giving up five runs. However, in the sixth, trailing 5-0, the Good Guys rallied to tie the game, and then, scored three more runs in the eighth, to get the runs they needed, to walk away with an 8-5 triumph. Things did not go well on Saturday night, as Rachel Leigh Cook gave up six first inning runs, and the team could not recover, dropping the game, by a 6-3 score. Kate Hudson took the mound on Sunday, in front of a sellout, on a day of wall to wall sunshine. Hudson, matched up with the Cubs Kerry Wood that day, pitched a wonderful game. At first, she again got little run support, and was tied, 1-1 in the eighth, when manager Sniderman pinch hit for her. The team tried to rally support, and it worked, as Mitch hit a Grand Slam home run, that looked like a sure winning hit, to get her credit for the victory. Unfortunately, few things came easy for the Good Guys, as, in the ninth, the bullpen gave up two runs, and then allowed the bases to be loaded, before Hilary Duff finally struck out the Cubs top power hitter, to perserve a 5-3 Good Guy victory, that gave Kate Hudson, who had a string of no decisions in recent games, a much needed win.
St Louis invaded Paradise on Monday night. Gil Bellows was the starter. He allowed only three runs in eight innings, but, once again, the team's inconsistent hitting got him very little support, and the Good Guys lost the game, 3-1. Charlize Theron took her turn on Tuesday night. This time, she did not get the run support she had in the previous start, and departed the game, down 1-0 in the seventh. The bats, however, came to her rescue, scoring three runs in that inning, and one more in the eighth, to provide her with a 4-1 victory. Neve Campbell took the mound on a bright, clear, perfect Wednesday, in front of a sellout. She had a solid outing, leaving tied, 3-3, in the sixth. The Good Guys pushed a run across in the sixth, and then, played bullpen musicial chairs, using Naomi to pitch the seventh, Amanda Bynes the eighth, and Duff the ninth. The one extra run is all the Good Guys got, but, it proved to be enough, as the team came away with a 4-3 victory, that completed a solid six and three homestand. Quietly, everyone knew that the Paradise Islanders were not playing up to their potential, with the close nail biting games. However, the six total wins on the homestand were the important thing, and Sniderman was not about to place his team under a microscope, or lecture them in any way, after such a homestand. He merely told the media after Wednesday's game that he was pleased with his team's play on the nine game homestand, and hoped for more of the same on the upcoming road trip.
On Thursday night, Naomi drove Mitch to the airport, for the team flight to Pittsburgh. The conversation between the couple during the 30 minute ride to the airport from their apartment was general, and did not touch on their issues, or Mitch's unhappiness, in any way. Mitch knew that there were going to have to be times when he would counsel himself, and could not "rock the boat" with his wife. This would be one of those times.
In the meantime, the team held it's Saturday night tickle party, following the loss to the Cubs. The featured lee would be an 18 year old female college student, who had assisted the team in taping a public service anti drug announcement, had gotten to know them, and wanted to try out being that week's lee. With friends from her university, especially guys, surrounding her, and rooting her on, she was tied hands and feet to the tickle table, in the middle of the fetish club, in a bra and panties. Catcher Barney began the tickle on her neck with fingers, as the beautiful long haired blonde shifted her head from side to side, and the giggles began:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! NOOO! Moving down, third baseman Michael was next, tickling the gorgeous blonde on her underarms, sides, belly, and ribs, counting her ribs with his fingers, as she shrieked, and more hysteria erupted:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! OMG THAT TICKLES SO MUCH! I CANT BELIEVE I AGREED TO DO THIS! NOOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Second baseman Russell was the next tickler, attacking the exquisite college student on her hips, inner thighs, and behind her knees, with fingers, as she jerked her legs as violently as the bounds would allow, and squealed again:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! EEEEEK! NOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Finally, Mitch was the last tickler, positioning himself at the soles of the gorgeous girl's feet. Displaying no mercy, Mitch tickled the girl's baby soft soles with his fingers, two big feathers, a vibrating electric massager, and ice, over her bare soles, and ticklish ten toes. The college student went bonkers! She wiggled her toes every which way, and squealed uncontrollably, begging for mercy:HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! OH MY GOD! PLEASE NO MORE TICKLING! I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE! I GIVE UP! NO PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOO! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Finally, the tickle ended, and the beautiful blonde co ed was untied.
So, it had been a rocky homestand for Mitch off the field, with wandering and unhappy thoughts in his mind. Thankfully, the team had played well on the field to keep him distracted due to their fine play. Now came a nine day trip to the heartland. Would anything improve for the Good Guy right fielder in his relationship with Naomi, or in his outlook? What would happen next? The answer to come in the next segment of the Tickle Team From Paradise Island.
The End
