The season was just getting ready to start, the final spring training games were underway. Spring training was also a time for the Umps to get in shape, to re-hone their skill set before the season begins. Carl had been in Florida for about six weeks now and he was feeling a bit lonely, single and not one for the clubs, his closeted life left him isolated. He did have dinner a few nights a week with his fellow umps and he had good friends there, and while they were friends, they just were not good enough friends to warm his bed. And honestly, he was getting tired of stroking off. He'd gotten to the park early, what else was there to do he’d thought. He drove into the parking lot which the umpires shared with the players and pulled into a spot. A sporty convertible – a Benz, he later found out – pulled into the spot beside him, music blaring. He glanced but didn’t really look, just drawn by the movement and noise. He shut off his engine, popped hi...