Waiting for Betances

MUSTANG: Long night, last night. 

ALPHONSO: Did you stay until the end?

MUSTANG: Yes. Sadly. I couldn't sleep.

  

ALPHONSO: I know. (Despairingly) Are you sure he is here?

MUSTANG: It says so on the program.

ALPHONSO: But why haven't we seen him? And what is "the program?"

MUSTANG:  It's the program. The program is the program. And it says so on the program.

ALPHONSO: (sighs) I just thought he would appear.

MUSTANG: Yes. On a long night. Like last night. At the mound. (They look at the mound.) Do you think we missed him?

ALPHONSO: He would be hard to miss. Six feet eight. Big as a willow tree.

MUSTANG:  With leaves.

ALPHONSO: So what now? What does it say in your program?

MUSTANG: We wait.

ALPHONSO: Here?

MUSTANG: Tampa. Or maybe Scranton.

  

ALPHONSO: Charming cities. But if he did not appear last night, will he ever appear?

MUSTANG:  It doesn't matter. We wait. Tomorrow, perhaps. He will appear tomorrow night! Just wait.