Pitching Gifts

Gerald sensed that more than just his reputation was riding on the success of the presentation.

'You forget, I'm a blackbelt in powerpoint.'

'Obviously, for Ben's proposal to really take off, he'll need a longer runway than our little company can provide!'

The rotator cuff fairy.

'So much for the question of whether of whether or not a curveball really curves.'

"We prefer our idea people to present their ideas during office hours."

95mph fastball.

'I know, we'll lead off the presentation with me telling an incredibly long and seemingly pointless anecdote about the time I burned my finger while lighting the back yard grill...'

Roger's Last Day....

"I sense a certain ambivalent bounce in your pitches...and it makes me feel vulnerable."

'Isaac Newton, pursuing his study of the laws of motion,, discovers that a thrown ball can curve..."

Bobby's pitching coach told him to put some stank on the ball.

"He's got great velocity, but he really needs to work on his trajectory."

"Wow! That's a mean curveball."

Monster Baseball. The team's continuing to have some problems this season. Jekyll is good one day and bad the next. Dracula only shows up for night games. The Mummy is always covered in bandages and on the injured list. And King Kong can't keep his mind on the game --- Whenever he sees a pretty woman, he climbs up into the stands after her! At least Frankenstein has been pitching great again, just like when he was young! Yeah, he has a completely new arm!

"I don't believe I've missed a single sign since you made the switch to Power Point."

"Fantastic presentation! All of the investors loved it."

"He's got great velocity but his trajectory needs work."

The Goalkeeper

The Giamatti era

"Jessica has an idea about going to the beach that she'd like to pitch you."

'I'll take the one on the right.'

Oog is an expert at throwing stones at things - he's a "rock-it" scientist.

Baseball Dreams

'Well, I'm glad to have you with us!'

'It's 'big office' meets 'poorly-received flop'!'

"Something's trying to get through the Astroturf!"

Jurgen Klopp Caricature

"I still thinking he's putting something unidentified on the ball."

Balk? Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk! Balk!

'Balk!'

"There's your problem."

Baseball manager shows pitcher complicated charts.

'Any questions?'

'You want to run that by me again?'