INT. JERRY’S APARTMENT – DAY
[Jerry is watching TV when Steve enters, looking surprisingly relaxed]
Jerry: Where were you? I’ve been trying to reach you since Wednesday!
Steve: (casually) Oh yeah, I had my phone off.
Jerry: (incredulous) You had your phone off? You run a baseball team!
Steve: Yes Jerry, when the Mets lose I turn my phone off. That way I don’t have to deal with any negative comments on Twitter.
Jerry: So what, you lost two in a row to Minnesota. You’re in first place, it’s not a big deal.
Steve: Two losses is exactly why I didn’t check my phone.
Jerry: What if there was an emergency?
Steve: (dismissive) What kind of emergency could possibly happen with a baseball team?
Jerry: I don’t know, maybe a player gets arrested? Or traded? Or abducted by aliens?
Steve: (considering) The alien scenario would actually explain Soto’s performance…
[Steve takes out his phone and powers it on]
Steve: (typing on phone) Which reminds me… “Great walk-off last night. The vibes are great. Come join us at Citi Field!” There. I tweeted.
[Steve’s phone immediately begins buzzing non-stop with notifications]
Steve: (surprised) Wow, that’s a lot of messages.
[Elaine enters]
Elaine: Steve! Where have you been? Haven’t you heard?
Steve: Heard what?
Elaine: It’s all over the news!
[Steve’s phone rings]
Steve: (answering) Hello?… Yeah Barry… What do you mean the fund lost a billion dollars?… Yeah, I know about the tariffs… Why didn’t you call me?… (sudden realization) Oh, right. My phone was off.
[Steve hangs up, looking shell-shocked]
Steve: They want to schedule an emergency meeting.
Jerry: (to Elaine) You know, most traders usually keep their phones on.
Elaine: Most traders aren’t running their PR campaign through Twitter.
[Phone rings again]
Steve: (answering) Hello?… No, I did not approve trading our entire farm system for a backup catcher… Who authorized that?… What do you mean David? Does David really think he’s running things?
[Steve hangs up, completely defeated]
Jerry: (smirking) So, how are those vibes now?
Steve: (weakly) I should probably stop turning my phone off.
Jerry: Or you know, maybe tweet after a loss too. It’s OK. You win some, you lose some.
