Benny's POV: Well this was just getting awkward so I decided to just intorduce them to the guys. "Anyways, Scott, Ashley that's Timmy and Tommy Timmons, Mike "Squints" Palledorous, Alan McClellan, we call him Yeah Yeah. Bertram Grover Weeks, Kenny DeNunez and Hamilton Porter. We call him Ham. Guys this is Scott and Ashley Smalls." The guys all spit when I said there names. Scott didn't seem to mind but Ashley looked gross out. "Yea, well he's gonna play with us cus' he makes 9. So now we have a full team." I said to the boys. The guys were all arguing with me as we walked to the sandlot.
"Man Benny. Why did you bring him?" The guys asked me. I was starting to get annoyed. "Cus' he makes 9. There is 8 of us you guys. Now we have a full team." I replied. "Yeah yeah, so does my sister but I didn't bring her. But yet he brings his sister?" Yeah Yeah said. "Guys! With 9 we got a whole team!" I said to them, with annoyance in my voice. "No. With Elswenger we had a whole team. Elswenger could catch." Ham said. "And throw." Bertram said right after. "C'mon Benny, man. He ain't game. You saw the way he threw." DeNunez said. I just ignored him and kept walking. "You already fill up all the empty posistions since Elswenger moved to Arizona." Timmy said. I sighed, "Right! And now I get to rotate eight posistions instead of seven. I need the practice guys!" I said to them.
I took a quick glance back and noticed Smalls and Ashley a little further behind. I licked my lips and looked at the guys. "You're the best on the team! You don't need any practice!" Ham said. "I know!" The rest agreed. "C'mon Benny man. The kid is a L7 weenie!" Squints said and the guys laughed. I looked down. "Yeah yeah, Oscar Mayer even. Foot-long! Dodger dog! A weenie!" Yeah Yeah said and the guys laughed. I looked back at Scott and he looked down. I looked at Ashley and she seemed pissed. Well, she has the right to be. I turned back to Yeah Yeah, "What are you laughing at Yeah Yeah? You run like a duck!" I said and the guys laughed. I notice Ashley giggle a little. "Kay kay but I'm... I'm...." Yeah didn't have the words to say so I said it, "Part of the game right?" "Yeah, yeah." He said. "Now how come he don't get to be?" I said. He has a right to play just like all of us. Ashley moved a little closer. I looked at her and gave her a small smile and she returned it. I looked back when I heard Bertram talk. "Because he's a geek man, a geek." I heard laughing and I noticed it was Ashley. I looked at her and she shook her head and looked to the ground.
"Man. Base up you blockheads." I said to them already annoyed and I walked towards Smalls and Ashley. She gave me a smile. What a beautiful smile.
