Playing Hardball

A couple of months after burning the second arena down, Stellan tells me that our CEO, Mr. Halloway, wants to see us.

"Do you know what this is about?" I ask him.

"No, but our team is the best that he has, so I'm sure it's not bad," Stellan says. The man lets everything roll off his back. Nothing upsets or stresses him.

We are escorted to Mr. Halloway's office, where he greets us, literally, with