conversations.from: system
conversations.value: What does it take for a young ballplayer to rise through the minors and make to the Big Show? What are the struggles for the boys of summer?
  
  This is the story of small towns and baseball in America, pursuing dreams on a shoestring budget.
  
  You'll play a member of the independent minor league baseball team called the Rail City Rumblers. Rail City is a speck of a town in the middle of nowhere special criss-crossed by several railways.
  
  As a minor league ballplayer, you'll spend half the year living with a host family and playing baseball. Your salary will be pitiful, the bus rides to away games will be interminable, and your chances of attracting the notice of a major league ballclub are woefully small.
  
  Despite all that's stacked against you, you're here for the hope, the dream of "making the bigs", to earn promotion to the pros. Whether it's for fame, money, honor or competition, something inside you drives you to this.
  
  It won't be easy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Practice makes perfect. Are you dedicated to the menial tasks of warm-ups and drills, or do you dog it, saving your energy for the real thing?
conversations.prefix: Drills-Chris (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've decided to rent an apartment with some of the other minor leaguers. It gives you a place to crash, but it might be the floor, or in a storage closet. There are like six of you guys crammed in here!
conversations.prefix: An Apartment:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've decided to accept the generosity of a host family, and you were assigned Widow Jane. She's a slightly older woman with a very big house to fill. 
conversations.prefix: Host Family - Widow Jane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can you grab some z's at the roach motel?
conversations.prefix: Good Night's Sleep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've decided to accept the generosity of a host family, and you were assigned the Wilsons. They are longtime supporters of the Rumblers and happy to have you. They might have some strong opinions about your play, though. And a pretty daughter who is OFF LIMITS.
conversations.prefix: Host Family - The Wilsons:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the backbone of the team, here to groom these young men's talent for the good of the team. Your owner wants people in the stands, to actually turn a profit. That's on you, too.
conversations.prefix: The Manager:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zimm gave you the signal to get a hit. Junior is running on the next pitch. Will you pull it off?
conversations.prefix: Hit N Run - Chris:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The only source of entertainment in town. It boasts a drugstore, a moviehouse, even a gym
conversations.prefix: Rail City Main Street:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rail City Rumblers stadium, where home games are played. The stadium is the pride and joy of Rail City, with well manicured grass and aging, cracked concrete bleachers.
conversations.prefix: Rumblers Stadium:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You signed a huge bonus, you're everyone's pick for the "Next Big Star". Can you handle all that pressure and make the jump to the bigs?
conversations.prefix: The Phenom:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been up there, in the majors, long enough for "a cup of coffee". Now you're back in the minors, fighting your way back up.
conversations.prefix: The Vet:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You finished your degree before signing a contract to play in the minors. You know you've got a career making real money if you leave behind the baseball dream, but you've got to take that chance.
conversations.prefix: College Boy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your dad played in the pros, really made a name for himself. Now it's your turn. Can you handle the press, the fans, and worst of all the specter of your father's legend?
conversations.prefix: The Legacy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is the stadium of the hated division rivals, the better equipped and funded Jay City Cards.
conversations.prefix: Cards Field:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Practice makes perfect. Are you dedicated to the menial tasks of warm-ups and drills, or do you dog it, saving your energy for the real thing?
conversations.prefix: Drills-Bud:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Practice makes perfect. Are you dedicated to the menial tasks of warm-ups and drills, or do you dog it, saving your energy for the real thing?
conversations.prefix: Drills-Junior:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Rumbler's Team Bus, used for long road trips. Lots of conversations take place here. Hope you don't get car-sick.
conversations.prefix: The Team Bus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Town ordinances prohibit the sale of liquor anywhere within 500 feet of a church in Rail City. Shelton's Bar is nestled five hundred and ten feet from two different churches, not far from Main Street.
conversations.prefix: Shelton's Bar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pre-game rituals. Post-game interviews. This is where they happen.
  It's also where you might end up if you're taken out of a game.
conversations.prefix: The Lockers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Playing for an independent minor league means any of the big league teams might pick you up. Impress this scout, and you might write your own ticket.
conversations.prefix: The Scout:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The sports reporter for the Rail City Tattler. A home team fan, but this journalist also has readers who demand excitement and there's always a deadline
conversations.prefix: Tracy Hilton:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are known for a lack of power. You get singles, sometimes leg out doubles, but almost never reach the deep outfield. Sometimes your hits are called "banjos" for the twang sound of the ball coming off your bat.
conversations.prefix: Punch & Judy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You aren't from "these parts", and it's obvious. This leads to misunderstandings and trouble from time to time, on and off the field. 
conversations.prefix: Fish Out of H20:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You play like you live, hard and without regret. It often leads to injury, sometimes serious. Of course, you're tough, you play through it. But every little nick takes it's toll eventually.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You aren't satisfied with just "doing it", you have to do it with style. It makes your opponents furious when you pull off a basket catch or the way you flip your bat after a homer. Your teammates might not love it, either.
conversations.prefix: Showboat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stefanie is the eldest daughter of the Rumbler's coach. She is a senior in high school headed to college in the fall, outgoing, and strictly OFF LIMITS.
conversations.prefix: Coach's Daughter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Seriously. I don't think even he knows where it's going.
  
  ....how are you supposed to HIT that thing?
conversations.prefix: Knuckleballer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This bookie is offering you a chance for some real money, as long as you help the game fall the way he wants it.
conversations.prefix: Bookie:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The pitcher on the mound has some real heat. Can you get a hit off this guy?
conversations.prefix: Fireball Special:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Second generation owner of the Rail City Rumblers, a local, too. He's tired of the team losing money every year, tired of losing games every year. And he's not quiet about this.
conversations.prefix: Tommy Seely:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Practice makes perfect. Are you dedicated to the menial tasks of warm-ups and drills, or do you dog it, saving your energy for the real thing?
conversations.prefix: Drills-Chris:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some of the locals, mostly kids, want autographs of the "future stars". How do you handle this glimpse of fame?
conversations.prefix: Autographs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of your teammates is sore at you, and he wants to show you who's the tougher man. Do you fight him, maybe get suspended? Talk him down? Or just avoid him?
conversations.prefix: Fight on the Bus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're on base and coach gave you the sign to steal. That catcher has a cannon for an arm. Can you make it?
conversations.prefix: Steal Sign:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Late in the game, coach needs you to move the runner on base so he can score. You've got to lay down the perfect bunt to make it happen.
conversations.prefix: Lay Down a Bunt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the host families is actually a widow. She's known for being a bit of a predator with the young ballplayers. She's also a friend of the owner. How do you handle yourself?
conversations.prefix: Cougar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To make ends meet, you've got a part-time job. Your boss works around your practice and game schedule, but "when you're here, you better be here to work". How do you handle it?
conversations.prefix: The Day Job:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The guy on the mound has bounced between the major and the minors for years. He's lost some velocity, but he throws some mean junk now.Can you get a hold of one?
conversations.prefix: Tricky Pitcher:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, you pitched some in high school. You've got deadly aim and a cannon for an arm. Your defense is remarkable.
conversations.prefix: Golden Arm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're one of those guys who has fought every step of the way. Nobody has handed you anything. You work hard, and you play hard. You say what you mean, and mean what you say.
conversations.prefix: Salt of the Earth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a demon on the basepaths, stealing bases like nobody's business. In the field, you can reach balls that most only hope to dive for.
conversations.prefix: The Flash:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The camera likes you. So do reporters. Plus, lots of the girls, too. You're used to being the center of attention. It's called "star power", baby.
conversations.prefix: Charisma:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're one heck of a hitter. You can get good wood on most anything. Still working on what to do with it once you get contact, but at least you rarely go down swinging.
  Your excellent hand-eye coordination is great off the field, too.
conversations.prefix: Great Eye:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can read a situation, and know just where to be. Your fielding average is incredible. Off the field, you have a knack of knowing more than you should, about people, mostly. But it's uncanny, like a sixth sense.
conversations.prefix: The Hoover:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're strong as an ox, whether by good genes or hard work. You can hit a ball a country mile, and you're known for your strength all over town.
conversations.prefix: Capital P - Power:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a student of the game. You're a student of most things. It pays off, knowing the game plan, understanding the rules of the world.
conversations.prefix: Wicked Smart:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Host Family Dad, the head of the household, is a nice enough fellow. But how's the first impression going to go?
conversations.prefix: Make Stan Happy (Chris):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You aren't the biggest. You aren't the fastest. But you're the clutch hitter, the one who legs out every single, who dives in the dirt for every ball.
conversations.prefix: The Scrappy One:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You came from another country to play baseball. It was your ticket to a better life. Now you're here, in the middle of America, where everything is so bizarre, and people don't know how to deal with you. Can you overcome the social awkwardness to succeed at the game you love?
conversations.prefix: The Foreigner:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a defensive liability. Simply put, you can barely catch a cold. Your feet are slow and your glove isn't much better. You must be here for your bat.
conversations.prefix: Hands of Stone:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's difficult for you to bide your time, wait for your pitch. You jump the gun, and while there's no doubting your eagerness, there is sometimes a lack of wisdom in your choices.
conversations.prefix: Free Swinger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hot and cold, that's you. Inconsistent is a word in your scouting report. You can lead a team sometimes, and barely hit your way out of a paper bag others. People don't know which version of you will show up to the park.
conversations.prefix: Streaky:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don't act on hunches, you study things and learn them through and through. Some folks get frustrated with how long it takes for you to do your work, but you make sure it is done right.
conversations.prefix: Deliberate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want the glory, the notoriety of being a pro. Interviews, highlight moments, big money, girls, all the trappings of fame aren't bad either, right?
conversations.prefix: Fame:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are headed for the pros to make big money. You either have big bills to pay or big goals to fund, but in the end, it's all about the paycheck.
conversations.prefix: Money:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the best ballplayers around, always have been. you crave the excitement of facing down someone at your level. That's in the big leagues. You won't accept anything else.
conversations.prefix: Competition:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to reach your potential, to make yourself, or someone else proud. You need to hit this lofty goal to feel like you haven't wasted all of your gifts.
conversations.prefix: Pride:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were raised around baseball, you don't know anything else, really. You can only imagine yourself inside a uniform, putting on the glove, standing in the batter's box. It's your whole life.
conversations.prefix: Love of the Game:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Making it to the pros will give you the stability to provide for a wife, have a family. It's your best chance of making a living, and you're going to make it happen.
conversations.prefix: Love:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to help your family out of poverty, give them all the things they weren't able to give you. You want to send money back home, but as a minor leaguer, there really isn't enough.
conversations.prefix: Family:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Donnie is a rookie, fresh out of high school. He's a pitcher, passed over by most clubs due to his size. He's one of Bud's roomies.
conversations.prefix: Donnie Robinson:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Terk is the catcher and utility player for the Rumblers. He's a fireplug of a guy, not the smartest tool in the drawer, but loyal.
  He's rooming with Bud.
conversations.prefix: Craig "Terk" Terkowitz:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Third Base Coach Zimm just gave you the signal to take second base. It's a risky play, but you've got the speed. Can you avoid a double play?
conversations.prefix: Hit N Run - Junior:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hyder's a fireballer of a pitcher with shaky control. He's also a loud-mouth, quick to tease and speak his mind. He's gotten into it with Chris about Clarissa.
conversations.prefix: Jonas Hyder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With Utter on first and Junior on third, two outs, can you get a hit? Can you knock in a run for the Red team?
conversations.prefix: Get an RBI - Bud:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A dribbler heading to right-field and you're trying to beat a throw to second.
conversations.prefix: Avoid the Force Out! Chris:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A retired local doctor who travels with the team offering medical services. He sometimes sleeps during practice, but he's a good doctor who speaks plainly.
conversations.prefix: Doc Holtsclaw:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can you grab some z's at the roach motel?    
  
conversations.prefix: Good Night's Sleep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How do you handle the hometown "fans"?
conversations.prefix: Deal W/ the Locals:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can you resist flirting with or leading on the Wilson's daughter?
conversations.prefix: Resist Clarissa (Chris):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: First road trip of the season, you're taking on the Dire Wolves. Can you beat them?
conversations.prefix: Beat the Wolves (ALL):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You normally have a sort of lazy, loping speed, but you have the ability to shift into another gear when it really counts, and really burn rubber! 
conversations.prefix: Overdrive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I'm not going to let new-guy jitters and uncertaintly get in the way of my big chance at the dream.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've played with some of the best and been coached by some of the best. Along the way you've picked up a lot of great advice and tips. 
conversations.prefix: it's déjà vu all over again:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It took a while to hit, but Chris is more than a little fish-out-of-water without his friends and teammates. 
conversations.prefix: Far from home:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I may not have been doing this as long as some of these guys, but I've hit thousands of balls and fielded thousands of hits. Sometimes, the right thing just happens.
conversations.prefix: The Arm Remembers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bud has fought his way to the top once. Now he's back in the minors and fighting again to get to the majors. Sometimes it takes only the smallest reminder of the past to cause Bud to play too rough.    
conversations.prefix: Play Hardball:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes Junior's generally honest nature and odd upbringing lead him to say and do things that are unconventional and hard to get ahold of. Pisses some folks off.
conversations.prefix: Outside the Comfort Zone:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're the best ballplayers around, always have been. you crave the excitement of facing down someone at your level. That's in the big leagues. You won't accept anything else.
conversations.prefix: Competition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bud knows that when things are going bad the thing to do  is dig deep and reverse fortunes. Sometimes you've got to make your own luck. 
conversations.prefix: Dig Deep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild: