A telephone conversation

I'm off putting the Caveman to bed, which involves a ritual from which you must not deviate or he gets mad. It consists of reading the same book, singing him the same two songs and tucking him in the same way, every night without exception.

Mrs Fastball is out, so Fitzroy Junior answers the Fastball Hotline when it rings.

The following conversation ensues:

Fastball player:"Hi is your dad there?"

Junior: "No, he's putting my brother to bed."

Now Junior sounds older than his seven years on the phone. He gets telemarketers trying to sell him stuff, people leaving all kinds of complicated messages that he never remembers, etc. So Fastball Player, who hasn't met Junior and is looking to get a hold of Bud Hanlon, says: "Well maybe you know. Can you tell me what Bud's number is?"

Junior, who is always thinking fastball like his dad answers "Uh, I think he's #17."