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Mike (Strike Three, You're Dead) can't pitch due to an arm injury but gets back into baseball by moving behind the plate. When Mike lands in the starting lineup after the primary catcher is booted for theft, Lenny and Other Mike suspect there's been a set-up. Lenny's humorous narration distinguishes this solid middle-school sports mystery.