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Its Chads first spring as a batboy, and the Pine City Porcupines are hotuntil they come up against the league-leading Heron Lake Humdingers. Now Chads got a whole lineup of problems: his favorite player, shortstop Mike Stammer, thinks hes jinxed; Dylan, the other batboy, doesnt even like baseball; theres a goofy new porcupine mascot on the field; plus, Chad has to fill in as batboy for the Herons. Its a good thing theres something in the cardshis baseball cards, that isthat can help Chad sort it all out.

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	01 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781613124055
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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CAN A SHORTSTOP REALLY BE JINXED?
It s Chad s first spring as batboy, and the Pine City Porcupines need a win-too bad they re up against the league-leading Heron Lake Humdingers. Now Chad s got a whole lineup of problems: his favorite player, shortstop Mike Stammer, thinks he s jinxed; Dylan, the other batboy, doesn t even like baseball; and there s a goofy new porcupine mascot on the field. To make matters worse, Chad has to pinch-hit as batboy for the Humdingers. Good thing there s something in the cards-his baseball cards, that is-that can help Chad sort it all out.

For Byron, who proves I m lucky.
Special thanks to Sean, T.J., and Dylan of the Saint Paul Saints. -K.S.
To Ethan Abbie. -E.W.
PUBLISHER S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Cataloging-in-Publication data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress.
ISBN: 978-1-4197-0286-0 (hardcover) ISBN: 978-1-4197-0261-7 (paperback)
Copyright 2012 The Topps Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Topps and Topps League are trademarks of The Topps Company, Inc.
Book design by Chad W. Beckerman
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was just a kid, but I already had my dream job. I was the batboy for the Pine City Porcupines. The Pines were the baseball team in my hometown. They played in the Prairie League.
I wrote them a letter in the off-season, asking if I could be a batboy. I told them that I would love to do it, that I knew a lot about baseball, and that I would work really, really hard.
Dad said I should also send them a r sum .
What s a rez-u-may? I asked him. That s how he said it: rez-u-may.

It s a list of all your past jobs and your accomplishments, he said.
I ve never had a job.
Good point, my dad said. But you do have a lot of accomplishments.
So I got on the computer and typed up my accomplishments. It took me all day.

I ve never seen I have my own r sum on a person s r sum before, Dad said when I was done.
But I worked really hard on it.
Good point. It looks great. Let s mail it tomorrow.

I waited two weeks, but nobody called.
It can take a long time, said Dad. Be patient.
I waited two more weeks, and still nobody called. I was beginning to give up hope.
The season hasn t even started yet, said Dad. He was right.
Then I got the call! The Porcupines wanted me to come in for a job interview.
I put on my best pants, my good shoes, a shirt with a collar, and a snap-on tie.
You look great, said Dad. Remember to speak clearly and make good eye contact.
OK.
Do you want a ride?
No. I ll feel more grown-up if I ride my bike. We lived really close to the ballpark.

I talked to the clubhouse manager, whose name was Wally. He had a big white droopy mustache that covered his mouth. At least I could make good eye contact.
You have an impressive r sum , Manager Wally said.
Thanks. I wrote it all by myself.
Why do you want to be a batboy? he asked.
I love baseball, I told him. You should see my room. I have posters and pennants on all the walls. I also have over five thousand baseball cards in binders. They fill a whole shelf.
I love bacon, but I don t want to work on a pig farm, replied Wally.
Yeah, but being a batboy is fun, I said.
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn t, said Wally. It s always hard work. Have you ever done hard work?
I thought about the hardest work I d done. I d pulled weeds in the garden. I always did my homework on time. I walked our spaniel mix, Penny, and cleaned up after her.
All the time, I said.
Final question, said Wally. Explain the infield fly rule.
I knew all about the infield fly rule. My uncle Rick told me about it. Uncle Rick has told me almost everything I know about baseball. I explained to Wally that the infield fly rule kept the infielder from cheating and turning an easy out into two easy outs.
I ve always wanted somebody to explain that to me so I could understand it, he said. When can you start?
When school gets out, I told him. Dad had been very clear about that.
Great, said Wally. But no more ties. Don t you know that there are no ties in baseball?
No ties, I repeated. I could totally keep that promise.
hy don t we talk about our plans for the summer? said our teacher, Ms. Singer, on the last day of school.
Here was my chance to tell everyone about my job. I hadn t told anyone yet. I was scared the Porcupines would change their mind. I thought Wally might call and say, Sorry, kid, we couldn t wait for school to get out. We re bringing in a kid who s dropped out.
But now I knew my batboy job was for real. I would be starting the next day. There was no game, but Wally said I should show up and help unload the team bus.
I decided to wait until everyone else had talked before I told the class my news. You should always save the best for last.
Who wants to be first?
Me! Me! cried Abby.
Yes, Abby?
I have an acting role, Abby said. It s going to keep me superbusy, but it s an awesome opportunity.
That s great, Ms. Singer said. Can you tell us more about it?
Sorry, said Abby. I can t.
Are you in a play here in Pine City? asked Emily. Can we come see you?
I can t tell, said Abby.
Give us a hint, said Ivan.
Well, it s a very challenging role, said Abby. It involves both improvisation and pantomime.
Huh?
Those are acting terms, Abby explained.
I didn t know what her acting role was, but my news was probably better.
One by one, the other kids in the class talked about their summer plans. Oscar s family was going to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. Michelle was taking ballet lessons. Scott was rereading his favorite fantasy series. Crystal was playing softball in the park league. (That was cool, because softball was practically the same thing as baseball.) Maria was going camping. Rachel was expecting a baby brother. (OK, that was hard to top. But I still thought I had the coolest plans.) Jayden didn t have any plans except bike riding and swimming.

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