"Steven Popkes - [SS] Bread and Circus" - читать интересную книгу автора (Popkes Steven)

John: ItтАЩs Coach PaderewskiтАЩs creative use of the mix, Al. The
Velociraptors are very fastтАФmuch faster than the LegsтАЩ wings or defense.
When they need muscle in a center, they have Tom, the fastest T. Rex in
the league. Then, when they turn to defense, Tom is just as big a presence
and heтАЩs backed up with the two Megalosaurs.

Al: But the Velociraptors are always getting hurt.

John: Absolutely. I think Paderewski considers them disposable.
With the unlimited replacement rule, they pretty much are.

Al: The players are lining up at the center of the field. LetтАЩs go live to
Price Chopper Field.

****

Tom managed to restrain himself for the first quarter. It was just
straight passing playsтАФthe only way the BravesтАЩ forward line could survive
against the Gigantosaurs. When the Legs tried to come in, Tom fell back,
not even trying to get to Sebastian. He just worked with defense to return
the ball to the LegsтАЩ zone. Mike began to breathe easier.

In the middle of the second quarter, a Legs wing lost the ball and
Victor Russogen picked it up. He ran up the center of the LegsтАЩ zone and
slipped between the two Gigantosaurs. He leaned to one side and grabbed
the ball with the claws of his left foot. Mike had just enough time to think
remember the three-second rule! when Victor let fly a beautiful shot to the
inside right corner.

Sebastian stepped forward and snagged it and threw it back across
most of the quarter-mile field. The LegsтАЩ forwards had dropped back but
now surged to meet the falling ball. The right wing bounced it off a bony
skull plate to the left wing who caught it on his tail and slammed it over
CarlyтАЩs head into the net.

Tom roared and ran back to Carly. He slammed CarlyтАЩs chest with his
tail, roared again.

At that point, the tile man called.

тАЬThis isnтАЩt a good time,тАЭ Mike yelled above the rumble on the field.

тАЬAndrew. Call me Andrew. Your wife said I could call.тАЭ

Carly staggered back into the net. Carly had always been the most
affable member of the team but this was too much. He slammed back.

тАЬYour wife said you had to choose between Daffodil Yellow or Cream
Yellow.тАЭ