Volley 3 by Aaron Draplin
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Play-By-Play Commentary

Avoiding A
Cat-Astrophe

Responding to such a hard (and obstinate) volley is not a job for weaklings. What a comeback, ladies and gentleman, Drap has not only returned the ball with power, but dare I say with unprecedented grace. Rather than succumb to David's low layer blow, Drap (and believe me I don't favor him, honestly, truly), has handsomely returned to the illusion of hand work. He has fought off the onslaught of overt Photoshop tricks with an array of non-Photoshop-looking Photoshop tricks.

But let's get down to brass tacks. By turning his dog into a veritable machine he's avoided the havoc that was wreaked against him in Volley 2. The dog has totally devoured the feline, leaving David without his agent provocateur. In short, Drap has avoided the catastrophe that David sought to inflict. In fact, to the contrary, this new animal against this delightful natural setting cannot help but warm the cockles (little shell fish, but look it up in Meggs!!!) of our hearts

After such a grand recovery as this, it's difficult to imagine what David will counter with. But knowing him as a do (for all of half an hour) I am sure the result will be formidable.


Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by Steven Heller.

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