so how 'bout them Yankees?

[manwithaplan]

Who knew that basketball would become so popular? Steve wouldn't have called it, but as he waits eagerly for the start of baseball season, it seems that recent happenings in college basketball are all anyone can talk about. He could always watch the game in elsewhere, but he appreciates the environment of sports bars, even if he's not too keen on the bar fights that inevitably break out between fans of opposing teams.

It took four beers for Steve to start feeling what can best be described as tingly, and even then, he had no trouble getting to his feet and making his way to the men's room. There were but two urinals, so he had no choice but to stand closer than he'd like to the only other man in the room. There they stood in that special kind of heavy silence that manage to feel uncomfortable without even trying, punctuated by the rhythm of a soft stream and then the too-loud flushing sound. One thing Steve was grateful for: it's automatic now. As awe-inspiring and inventive as modern technology can be, for Steve it's always the little things that most impress.

Finally, when they were both hunched over open faucets, Steve decided break the awkward silence. He caught the other man's reflection in the mirror and asked a question that had been bothering him for a while now. "Hey, you have any idea when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles?"

Comments

[manwithaplan]

"I know exactly what you mean." For the most part, Steve tries to take the many strange things that this city throws at him in stride. Until he learns more about what is happening here (and given how many skilled and talented people have come up short, he doubts that he will for some time yet), it seems neither healthy nor productive to approach it all with a bitter attitude. But while he hates to play the humorless grump, in this case, he can't make an exception.

Twisting in his seat, Steve looks around the bar and quickly confirms a troubling suspicion. "And to make matters worse, looks like we're the only two men in here who give a damn."

[thelongdormantcop]

"Of course," Jerry says dryly, scanning the room himself, though it isn't as if he expects to reach a different conclusion. Everyone else, as far as he can tell, seems completely unfazed, and while that isn't a surprise, it's far from a comfort. Just once, he'd like to have it the other way around. "I'm pretty sure I can count on one hand the people from the force who aren't Darrow natives. It never stops being bizarre."