Amy: It would make me so happy if you said things like that. Amy: You are aware that a double date doesn't count as two dates. Bernadette: But they throw an actual ball. Bernadette: Just throw the ball. He has to be the best at everything. He won't even share his food with her. Howard: The Angels wanted an astronaut to throw out the first pitch, so guess who they called? Howard: They're doing Space Day and NASA asked me. I guess that makes you the athlete of the group. Is this about the test, or is this about us? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I present to you a working prototype of the Mars Rover. Leonard: Baseball. Leonard: Come on. Leonard: He's practicing. Leonard: What are you worried about? Nobody said anything about watching the game. Penny: That we're engaged and have nothing in common, and it scares me. Penny: Well, kind of takes the romance out of relationships. She's allergic to avocado. Sheldon: At our committee meeting, Amy made a motion for a picnic in a park, but I tacked so many amendments on that thing it sank like a lead balloon. Sheldon: Everything is quantifiable. Sheldon: Oh. Sheldon: The answer is one simple test away. So, today's first pitch will be delivered to home plate by science. The ranking of relationships in our circle by quality is me and Amy, Howard and Bernadette, Raj and his girlfriend, Penny and Chardonnay, Penny and you. You take this and say when to stop. [SCENE_BREAK]
[ The pub ]
Leonard: Are you mad at me?
Plan: A: the LA Angels of Anaheim; Q: What baseball team does Howard throw out the first pitch for? A: an astronaut; Q: What is Howard dressed as for the first pitch? A: Space Day; Q: What is the theme of the baseball game that Howard is asked to throw out the first pitch for? A: home plate; Q: What part of the field does Howard fail to reach despite practicing? A: the ball; Q: What does Howard use a Mars rover to deliver? A: the grass; Q: What does the Mars rover move slowly across? A: Earlier Sheldon; Q: Who tells Amy that she should trust him? A: Sheldon; Q: Who tells Amy that she should trust him that she is already happy because of their test score? A: Amy; Q: Who wishes Sheldon would say romantic things to her? A: Leonard; Q: Who wants to take the test, but Penny refuses? A: a pub; Q: Where did Penny and Leonard go on a double date? A: the Shamy relationship; Q: What relationship did Sheldon say was the stronger of the two? A: 10; Q: What is the maximum score for a scientific test of a couple's compatibility? A: a scientific test; Q: What is used to measure a couple's compatibility? A: his resolve; Q: What does Leonard say the test strengthens? A: Leonard's commitment; Q: What does Penny find overwhelming about Leonard? Summary: Howard is asked to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game for the LA Angels of Anaheim, as an astronaut, to celebrate Space Day. Despite practicing, he cannot reach home plate. At the game Howard decides to use a prototype of the Mars rover to deliver the ball, but the Rover moves so slowly across the grass to deliver the ball that Howard is booed by the crowd and his friends in the stands. Earlier Sheldon and Amy are joined by Penny and Leonard on a double date at a pub, and are baffled when Sheldon says the Shamy relationship is the stronger of the two, because they scored an 8.2 out of 10 on a scientific test used to measure a couple's compatibility. Leonard wants to take the test, but Penny refuses, worried that she and Leonard have nothing in common even though they are engaged. Leonard admits he shares this fear, but says it only strengthens his resolve that they can face it together. Penny is overwhelmed by Leonard's commitment, while Amy wishes Sheldon would say romantic things like that to her. Sheldon tells her that she should trust him that she is already happy because of their test score.