On the subject of Tigers and Pugs

[americanleaguer]

For this prompt at bats_and_balls. Of course I didn't complete it in anything close to 48 hours, but I got it out there a lot faster than most of what I've been working on these days, so I'm counting it as a success in that sense

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[cutfastball]

oh, my god. i love this os much. i love this forever. i love max's general non-confidence about his business degree and then he finds this other guy who is smarter then him and it is absolutely perfect how nerdy they are together. and then - and then omg, rhymes is like YOUR EYES TURN ME ON and starts throwing all these medical terms out like MID-SEX AHHHH

as usual words can't explain how amazing this is.

[americanleaguer]

Thank you! I figured I may as well have some fun with Rhymes' ridiculous-for-a-ballplayer degree, and who better to play him off of than the guy with a distinctive genetic quirk right out there for everyone to see?

[cutfastball]

Important to note that Scherzer is a total sabrmetrics nerd himself: proof.

[americanleaguer]

I know! That's why I put in the bit where he's musing about how bad Wins are as a stat for pitchers.

[cutfastball]

I love nerdy ballplayers so much. The combination of nerdy ballplayers is like, twice as amazing. Swoon.