>:D

We all know Mike likes to be bitchy towards Steve who's basically the party's mom at this point.

I like to think Mike was jealous of the attention Steve got from his sister, but that he also was a little jealous of Nancy because of how nice of a boyfriend Steve was. Like, Steve was affectionate and caring and he baked fucking cookies.

Then Mike goes to high-school and he hears rumors about Nancy cheating on Steve with Jonathan.

He tries not to let it get to him, but he starts giving Nancy the cold shoulder and giving more extra hurtful remarks than usual. He's agitated around the party and upset but he can't really explain why.

The more Mike observes and sees how Steve takes care of them all and how selfless he is, the angrier he gets about Nancy choosing Jonathan over Steve.

He starts defending Steve from the other party members whenever they make a negative comment about him, even if it's in good faith.

Then he realises he used to do the same thing and he feels guilty.

Eventually, he blows up and has a huge fight with Nancy about it while the others are right there. Maybe Nancy said something to Steve that sounded mean and Mike's had enough?

Steve just can't believe the first person to finally defend him is Mike "I hate Steve" Wheeler.

-the first baseman had no reason to chase Baéz, if he just stepped on the bag he was automatically out

-theres two outs, so if hes out, the inning is over. even if the runner on second base gets home, the run doesnt count. its not until hes safe at first that the run scores

-theres no specific rule in baseball about running backwards from first, just that you “cannot retreat to home base” meaning so long as if you dont touch the plate, its fine

-Baéz ran backwards to kill enough to get the run to score, and then stole and extra base on the base on the bad throw

-HE TOOK THE TIME TO UMPIRE HIS OWN PLAY AND CALL SAFE

Javier Báez (the batter, a Chicago Cub, wearing blue) has just hit the ball. His job is now to run around the bases - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, back to where he started (“home”), at which point he will have scored a point. In practice, he will probably stop partway, wait for the next batter to get a hit, and try to make it home from there.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (in white) are fielding. Their job is to stop the Cubs from scoring by getting them out, by various combinations of catching the ball and tagging people or bases with it.

The scoreboard (top left) shows that one Cub has already made it to second base, so he will resume running now that Javy has a hit. It also shows that two Cubs are out. If a third Cub gets out, their turn to bat will be over, it will be the Pirates’ turn to bat, and the Cubs can’t score anymore (for now, but that’s not relevant).

The Pirate at first base (the first baseman) has the ball. All he needs to do is step on first base while holding it before Javy gets there, and Javy is out. This is probably the number one most common thing a first baseman has to do.

He does not do it.

For some reason he starts chasing Javy, presumably trying to tag him with the ball directly. This is a perfectly legitimate way of getting him out, but also completely unnecessary.

This has never happened to Javy before. Unsure what else to do, he just kind of… jogs backwards away from him.

Meanwhile, the Cub who was at second base (Contreras) has made it all the way back to home. Because the Pirates’ first baseman has helpfully walked the ball back home, he can easily toss it to the Pirate at home (the catcher) who will tag Contreras out.

The catcher doesn’t tag him in time.

The umpire signals that Contreras is safe (not out).

Javy also signals that Contreras is safe, just for fun. He’s never been nearby when a teammate makes it home before, and he’s enjoying himself.

Notice that the score has not changed, even though Contreras made it home. That’s because Javy is still technically running to first base. If he gets out before he reaches it, the Cubs’ turn to bat is over, and nothing else that’s happened since he hit the ball matters.

Javy remembers this, and heads back to first base. The catcher throws the ball to another Pirates fielder, who is frantically running to do the first baseman’s job.

He doesn’t catch it.

Javy is safe at first. Contreras scores (although the scoreboard won’t change for a second).

Javy notices how far away that ball landed, and decides he can make it to second base before anyone picks it up and tags him out.

An offscreen Pirate throws the ball to second base, where another Pirate is ready and waiting to catch it, tag Javy out, and end the Cubs’ turn to bat.

He doesn’t catch it.

Javy is safe at second. The video doesn’t show it, but he will go on to score as well.

This should have been a very easy out for the Pirates, but through two dropped catches and one truly bizarre decision from the first baseman, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and turned it into two points for the Cubs.

This is what I imagined the stain glass window to look like from the church of the doodler <3

Odyssey-san is pink, Glenn is blue, Ron is yellow, Henry is green, and Darryl is red. I have some meaning behind the colors but it’s very self explanatory.

Mike Wheeler Birthweek 2026

(FINAL) April 7th: Birthday Celebration!!🎉🎉🎉

Happy (Belated) Birthday to Mike Wheeler!! Sorry this was late, I was feeling a bit sick towards the end of the birthweek and for some reason I couldn't draw as well 💀

Anyway, here's Mike and The Party partying because they're his friends and they love him very much (yes he did get caked in the face by Max beforehand).

you ever have just like, a really bad idea

“Me too. I think we should try to bring Mom back.” Iykyk 😂

The owner of the drone was so impressed by the brilliant attack that he suggested organizing a competition for bringing down “dragons” with short spears next year.

On the seventh day of May in the year of 2016 on hither spot the mighty warrior Ulf hath slain a dragon with his spear.

"Zuko" has somehow become even worse at firebending to the point he almost seems like a nonbender, downright disrespectful toward his dad, and - against all odds - wildly impressive. True, his bending is terrible, but he's going crazy over the libraries and universities and tutors that are now at his disposal. Bending is bullshit anyways, says he, without any trace of bitterness at all, and quite a few of the nobles secretly agree. Bending is very useful, but for the modern nobility, it's little better than a hobby. Best left for the soldiers. Of course we are honored that our royal family represents us on the battlefield. The war is absolutely necessary! But Prince Zuko's new sewer design halved disease. Which disease? All disease.

Meanwhile "Sokka" is now a serious and dutiful older brother who seems to have misplaced his sense of humor but kept the same general level of entitlement. Katara thinks it's Dad leaving that did it. He also keeps complaining about the cold, which is weird, because Sokka used to love rolling around in the snow naked and oh. Tui and La. Why is Sokka a Firebender?

"Zuko" has a weird sexist streak for like, two weeks, until he gets his ass kicked by Ty Lee (I want it to be Ty Lee!) and begs to learn from her.

"Sokka" is really sad about their mom again, which is weird, sad, and kind of nice. He's also changed his mind about bending... Well, at least partially. Of course he thinks that his stupid new firebending is better than Katara's waterbending. (Katara ends up learning to waterbend like a firebender. This will surely have no repercussions.)

"Prince Zuko" hasn't produced so much as a spark in months, but he keeps complaining about how hot it is all the time. He also keeps coming up with a lot of really useful shit and improving on the rest. Suddenly, a prophecy (ancient, most ancient!) is, ahem, rediscovered. It speaks of a dragon made flesh, who must keep his fire contained within his flesh, but who comes bringing a bright future for the Nation. Sokka is just appalled that not only do these people live in Armpit Climate but they also think it's weird if you point it out.