And just then, lo and behold, the drops begin to fall.

is finally broached in this episode, and its got everyone seriously grumpy.

I know what weather like this does to bones like ours, he says gravely.

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And we all react just as Lawson does: Wait,ours?

But if someone believed that in real life, theyd be evaluated for a possible stroke.

Hey, who knows maybe thisishow people in San Diego act when it rains.

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In real life, the Padres have only had six rain delays in 11 years at Petco Park.

But it seems thePitchwriters couldnt resist the romanticism of a rain delay episode.

Anyway, Als mind is made up: Lawsons not going back in.

Furious, Mike hurls a shirt at the wall, which cant feel satisfying.

At least Al doesnt warn him not to strain his withering muscles by lifting fabric.

Nor is he going to get it from E, who wants him traded yesterday.

But really, how much should we trust this E character?

ThePitchwriters clearly based him on the worst guy in somebodys frat.

Oscar finally calms him down with some sage words in the batting cage and elicits that hes from Queens.

So yeah, hes now officially still just E, petite killjoy extraordinaire.

(Sidenote: Mark Consuelos doesnt have the worst swing.

Keeps his head in nicely.)

This time its a chain of bars called, inexplicably, Scroogys.

Will brags about the concept and Ginnys supposed partnership in the family lounge during the delay.

Amelia is totally onto him.

Evelyn is totally not, probably because shes onto her third martini.

The mans got good instincts he tells Oscar he wants to go to Chicago.

But can a World Series title compete with listening to Ginny hum Katy Perry in the gym?

So why does Lawson look so sad watching her stretch from the doorway?

Something tells me the rest of the season will ramp sharply toward resolving the Baker-Lawson conundrum.

All of a sudden, its raining vibes.

Episode grade: B+