Q: In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.
Title: Doctor Coach. Sentence 1: Norm played guard on his school's football team. Sentence 2: When he got in his stance, he felt stinging in his right hand. Sentence 3: A bee had stung Norm's hand, and he went to the sideline. Sentence 4: Coach took some chewing tobacco out of his mouth. Choices: a. He put the tobacco on Norm's hand, and the stinging got better. b. Joe's hand-carved walking stick took second prize at the contest.
A:
a