All language subtitles for Eight Is Enough s05e21 Goals

For an old guy.

A little bruise, Susan, that's all.

I just wish it wasn't on his shoulder.

Well, I want you to feed that for Max
first thing in the morning. But won't it

heal? Not if you keep pitching baseball.

I can't guarantee full mobility, even if
you never pitch another game.

I'm afraid you're through with baseball.

we found When the sunrise smiles on

everything around It's a portrait

of the happiness that we feel and always
will

Oh, it is enough to fill our lives with
love

We spend our days like bright and shiny
new dyes

If we're ever puzzled by the changing

times There's a plate of homemade

wishes On the kitchen window sill

And it is enough to fill our lives with

very generous with his commission.

Merle's worth more than a buck. He's MVP
runner -up for the exhibition.

I know. I was talking about the
photocopies. Handwritten originals will

opening bid of ten bucks.

Hey, they finally made it.

Hey, Merle. Hey, Nicholas.

How you doing, Jeremy?

How's everything?

Oh, howdy, girl.

It's your Uncle Nicholas, Andy.

I can't believe how much she's grown.

Yeah, well...

believe, is you pitching. Two shut -ups?
That's fantastic. Well, thanks, old

buddy. Too bad they were only exhibition
games. Oh, yeah, but you waited till

the real season started. They'll pitch a
bunch of shut -ups.

Yeah, but, you know, how's your arm,
Earl? Oh, it's great.

Well, the paper says it's giving you
some trouble.

Well, they just need something to write
about.

A few days rest and some Sacramento air,
and I'll be raring to go.

Well, come on, honey. We've got a
million things to talk about. Oh,

I've got two million.

Well, Nicholas, you're just going to
have to wait. I'll catch you later.

Yeah, but mine are important.

Relax, Nicholas.

I mean, he's going to be here all week.

Yeah, in a week, she can talk for a
month.

Oh, boy, I love presents.

A key?

To our New York apartment.

Oh, really?

Oh, I can't wait to see it.

Well, you may have to.

We can't move in until two weeks after
the opening game.

Oh, sweetheart, I've missed you so much.
I don't know if I can wait an extra two

weeks. I know, honey, me too.

But wait till you see it. Lots of the
team wives live there, so you'll have

friends, and there's a great park where
you can take Sandy right across the

street. Oh, wow, sounds perfect.

Well, we've waited long enough to be
together.

We deserve perfect.

Really?

Put your arm down and relax.

Hi,

Uncle Sid.

How'd you know it was me?

Lucky guess.

You two know each other?

It's my Uncle Sid.

Uncle Sid, Dr. Bradford.

Dr. Bradford?

It's a pleasure.

Uncle Sid and I are business partners.
We own a novelty shop.

Does Uncle Sid always dress up like a
gorilla?

Only when I feel like monkeying around.

Hey, am I a funny guy or what?

Well, I'm sure that you two have a lot
of visiting to do, so I'll just come

later.

And, uh, Dennis, try to cheer up, okay?

See, it wasn't that hard.

You just made my whole day.

I'll see you later.

Danny, Danny, congratulations.

For what?

You finally found a nice girl.

I'm just about giving up hope.

What are you talking about?

The doctor lady.

She's nuts about you.

Don't be ridiculous.

You really think so?

Danny, I know something.

Didn't you notice the way she looked at
you?

Yeah.

Yeah, she does look at me a lot.

And the way she put her hand on your
shoulder? Yeah.

She did put her hand on my shoulder.

And she visits me.

She visits you? Well, she comes in to
check my temperature, but maybe that's

just a cover -up. Danny, I'm telling
you, don't let this girl slip through

fingers.

What do I do?

Go after her.

I know. I just don't know how.

You just leave that to me.

I was never going to get you alone with
some privacy.

Yeah, sorry, Tiger. Susan and I had lots
of details to work out about the move

to New York.

Uh, do you think maybe I can come visit
you there?

That'd be great with us if it's okay
with your father.

Well, uh, could you ask him?

Nicholas, a first stringer doesn't trust
important things like that to anybody

but himself.

You mean I have to ask him? Sure.

It'll make your asking muscle stronger
if you take every chance you can to work

it out.

Well, couldn't I just make him stronger
by asking you to ask him?

I kind of ask. It just makes it punier.

That's why it's lost.

Hey, watch this.

It's not bad. We used to do it like
this.

Whoa. Pretty good for an old man. Oh,
what are you talking about? I'm as good

I ever was.

Can you do this?

Sure. Now, here's one they call the
Arkansas Daredevil. Now, take notes.

for an old guy.

I'm great.

Hey, what's up?

Oh, not much, Jeremy.

Nothing like relaxing with the evening
paper after a long, hard day's work,

Will you mind if I steal a section?

No, go ahead. What do you want, the
sports?

No, I think I'll take the financial
section. I need to catch up.

Man, that's rough.

Boy, does this ever make me feel guilty.

I mean, the president is cutting
billions in the federal budget, and I'm

over a silly thing like the humiliation
of getting the smallest allowance of any

of my friends.

And is my face red?

Jeremy, before you conclude your
performance, the answer is no.

I didn't even ask yet. You don't have
to. I come from a long history of people

not asking for a raise in their
allowance.

Yeah, but it's just that I need to...
It's just like you said. Times are bad

now. People have to conserve and be
resourceful.

That includes you and everybody else in
this family.

I'm not doling out any more money,
unless it's for a very good cause.

Yeah, well, it is for a very good cause.

What cause is that?

Cause I'm tired of being broke all the
time.

Save the wealth?

baby for a minute? Sure.

Hey, what's wrong?

Nothing.

I was showing off for Nicholas and fell
off a bike.

You fell?

Yeah, right in the middle of the
Arkansas daredevil.

Honey, why didn't you say something
about it?

It's no big deal.

When you can't hold your own baby, it's
a big deal. A little bruise, Susan,

that's all.

I just wish it wasn't on his shoulder.

Well, I want you to see Dr. Max first
thing in the morning. Oh, come on.

Please.

Good morning, Dr. Bradford. Good
morning,

Dr. Mulford.

Dr. Silver, emergency room.

Dr. Silver, emergency telephone.

Emergency telephone, Dr. Silver.

Does he have a brother my age?

How'd you know it was a guy?

Oh, come on, Mayor.

Okay, subtlety was never one of my
strongest points.

So what's his name?

Daniel Harwood Mulford III.

27 years old.

Graduated from Harvard Med School in
1979.

Currently interning at Sacramento
Memorial.

He's 5 '10", 160 pounds, blonde hair,
and the most incredible eyes you've ever

seen. You forgot his shirt size.

Fifteen and a half, thirty -three.

Boy, Mayor, you've got it bad for this
guy.

Yeah.

I'll get it.

Don't bother coming back to Earth.

Yeah.

Stay there.

I have some flowers for Mary Bradford.

I'll take them. No, that's me.

Well, I'd say he definitely is
interested, Mayor.

Oh, no.

What's the matter?

They're not from Dan.

They're from Dennis.

Oh, Dennis.

Dennis? What should I do with the rest
of them? The rest of them? Hey, guys,

bring in the flowers.

Well, you've got some bruises there from
where you fell, but I think that's only

part of the problem.

You see, the thing that worries us is
your shoulder, the rotator cuff.

But won't it heal?

Not if you keep pitching baseballs,
especially that fastball.

That fastball is what got me into the
majors.

Can't you give me shots or something?

But that would only mask the pain and
allow the injury to become that much

severe. I don't care, Merle.

You played all last season.

Then you went on into winter ball.

Now you've just come out of some very
extensive overtraining.

Now, the concussive injury that you
suffered when you fell made matters that

much worse.

I can't guarantee full mobility, even if
you never pitch another game.

Never pitch another game?

You're kidding, Dr. Max.

No, Merle.

It's the truth.

I suggest you check right away with your
team doctors.

But according to our orthopedic people
here, I'm afraid you're through with

baseball.

He's a nice man. He's David's godfather.
And he saved your life when you were

two years old. But he and his buddies
are all wrong.

Well, honey, since when did you become a
medical expert? It's my shoulder,

Susan. I know what it can do. And it's
already loosening up. Look, darling, I

know how you feel. I just don't want you
to be really hurt.

Look, if you don't believe Dr. Max, why
don't we talk to another doctor?

We're not talking to anyone. You
understand?

No, I don't understand.

We're not going to mention one word of
this to your family or anybody.

I can get my arm back in perfect shape
before the season starts, Susan. I know

can. And I don't want the Mets getting
all fucked up over something that isn't

true. But why can't we just get a second
opinion?

Don't argue with me, honey.

I've worked too long and too hard to get
where I am.

I'm a long way from being through.

A long way.

What took you so long?

Mr. Wilcox, please, call me Dennis.

In the first place, this happens to be a
hospital, not the Mardi Gras. Mary, the

expression of true love can't be bound
by rules and regulations.

And in the second place, about all those
flowers... No, no, no. You don't have

to thank me.

Just say yes to dinner and a movie.

No, Dennis.

How about just a movie?

I can't. Want to skip both and go to my
place?

Dennis, I'm sorry. It's nothing
personal. It's just that I make it a

to go out with a patient.

Stupid rule.

I know.

Friday night. I won't be a patient then.

It's the principle.

Okay. Okay.

I'm not dense.

You don't want to go to dinner with me?
That's your business.

I won't bug you about it.

Thank you.

How about roller skating?

How's it feel?

Pain's gone.

You mean the towel's so hot you can't
feel the pain?

No, I mean the pain is gone.

Really?

Can you put it back?

Yeah.

No pain.

Really? Why don't you put the towel on
for a couple more minutes?

What is this?

What's what? All this stuff.

Oh, these are boxes.

Yeah, I can see that they're boxes.
What's in them?

Oh, it's my new job. Remember you told
me to be resourceful?

And? And so I saw this ad in Man's Man
Monthly, right?

Uh -oh.

No, no, no, it's going to be great.

You see, it's this health food company,
and they send me free samples of all

their experimental products.

Then I get paid a buck for every time I
get someone to try something and fill

out this questionnaire about how much
they liked it.

Simple, huh?

Yeah, it sounds like it. So why do I get
this here -we -go -again feeling in the

pit of my stomach?

Oh, don't worry about it. I got
everything under control.

Here. Hey, look. You can have the honor
of trying the first product.

It's chewing gum.

Health food chewing gum? What is it,
alfalfa flavored?

Ah, just try it.

Well, what do you think?

I don't know.

Tastes like any ordinary, everyday
spearmint chewing gum.

What's so special about it?

Well, it's recycled.

How's it feel?

Well, no pain.

Yeah?

I'm going to try one all out soon. Oh,
honey, now take it easy. I'm going to

one all out.

Come on, really?

No, no, not a bit. It didn't hurt? I
told you I'd do it.

Nicholas,

don't feel badly. You'll see Merle
again.

It's not that. It's just that I told the
whole sixth grade that he was leaving

at noon.

Now that it takes an earlier flight, how
am I going to explain to 40 kids when

he showed up to say goodbye?

40 kids are coming over here?

Nicholas. Be sure to tell him not to
walk on the flowers and to use the whole

bathroom.

Hey, girl,

I think I'm going to miss you so much I
have to visit you right away.

Just keep me away from the bikes next
time I'm

home. Mr.

B, I sure appreciate everything you've
done for Susan.

It was our pleasure, Merle.

Abby, thanks for looking after my girl.
Take care. I'm going to miss you.

20 games, bro.

20 games, partner.

All right, 20 wins.

Okay, thanks again, everybody. Bye,
guys. Bye.

Keep going, you guys.

Bye -bye. You will.

Bye.

Well,

Laurie, you must be feeling better. I
love the picture you've drawn.

Thank you.

See, the colors are beautiful. A budding
Picasso.

Hello.

Hi. Hi. Dr.

Bradford, how soon do you think you
could work a dinner into your hectic

schedule? Well, that depends on how
tempting the offer is.

Why don't we negotiate over coffee?

As long as you're buying.

Excuse me.

Bye. Bye, Dr. Bradford. Keep up the good
work.

to Bradford's, aren't you? Yeah. Why?

Well, no reason. Just normal hospital
curiosity.

You gotta tell me what's going on
between her and that other guy.

Look, I don't usually discuss my
friend's personal lives with other

Of course you don't. How silly of me.

Sorry to bother you.

Please?

Look, whatever's going on between Mary
and Dan is their business.

I think they're in love.

I come here often, actually.

The cocoa pack is marvelous.

I wasn't talking about the restaurant.

This is nice.

You know, I really like you, Mary.

Thank you.

Why didn't we do it sooner?

You didn't ask.

Well, I'm glad I finally did.

So am I.

Yes, sir.

You have a message from a Dennis Wilcox.

You mean he called here?

Well, not exactly.

Telegram, telegram, singing telegram for
Dr.

Mary Bradford from Dennis Wilcox.

Take me for your own and leave this
other jerk alone.

Sorry.

Oh, what about this?

Oh, no, that definitely stays here. I
don't think New York City's quite ready

for that. Oh, yeah?

Isn't it weird?

It was a wedding present. I know. I gave
it to you.

Oh.

Well, I guess I just don't appreciate
its fine beauty. You're right.

Want it?

Oh, no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no, no. Come
on. I insist.

I insist. Do it away when I put this
thing.

Right here.

Oh.

Joanie, huh?

Oh, I can take a hint. Hi, Merle.

Hi, darling. How you doing? Fine, but...
Yeah, well, Joanie was just over

helping me pack up some of my stuff.
Will you hold on a second?

Oh, what's up?

Honey, I want you to promise me
something.

Well, sure.

Now, we're both strong people.

This isn't going to slow us down.

We're going to...

Take it in stride and keep charging
ahead.

Well, honey, just what are you saying to
me?

Susan... Dr.

Max was right.

My arm started hurting again, and the
team doctors agreed with him.

They're sending me home, honey.

For good.

Look at the bright side. I hear coffee
costs a buck a cup in New York, and

you're either a mugger or a muggy. Oh,
Jeremy, that's not the bright side.

Merle, I'm real sorry for you.

I know how much you're going to miss
baseball.

Well, as the team psychologist pointed
out, I got to start realizing I'm not

just an arm. Right.

The Mets send you to a psychologist?

Well, I think that's real responsible of
them.

Yeah, the counselor and I talked for a
couple of hours, and he kept saying I

have lost this inning.

But there's a lot of other games for me
to play.

Who is this psychologist, Howard Cosell?

Merle's right.

It's a bad break. We're not going to let
it stop us.

Right. There's a whole lot of other
offers I can take advantage of now.

And we don't want anybody in this family
worrying about us.

Worry?

After seeing how you're taking this, how
can we worry about you?

You're doing great, Merle. You really
are?

Yeah, way to hustle, Merle.

Listen, I didn't get into the majors by
not hustling.

Hustle's the only way to go.

Mrs. Barker, please come to admitting.
Mrs. Barker, please come to admitting.

Coast is clear.

Checked out?

About an hour ago.

Oh, great.

I hope this is the end of it.

This guy is destroying my life.

I doubt if Dan's ever going to ask me
out again after the other night. Hey,

don't worry about it. Dennis is gone
now. Probably in a couple days he'll

forgotten all about you.

Thanks a lot.

You know what I mean.

It's probably a passing infatuation.

I hope you're right.

Well,

back to work.

Thanks, Bob.

Take care. Bye.

Well,

I figure now I can really do a full
-time job of endorsing your glove.

I mean, it wouldn't just be my signature
on the strap or my picture in the ads.

I could go out and do personal
appearances. Merle, I don't think you

the terms of our contract.

I understand it only calls for a few
appearances, but we can write an

I'm afraid there's nothing to amend.

Now, wait a minute. Are you saying there
is no contract?

Check it out with your lawyer. The whole
thing is automatically canceled if you

aren't playing Major League Ball.

But the fans still remember me.

Eh, for a week or so. Merle, I'm really
sorry, but we're just not interested

anymore. Now, you understand our
position.

We're trying to move this company out of
fourth place, and we have to go with

players who can do the job.

Okay, now everyone take one of these
questionnaires. What?

Oh, Jeremy, can we do this later? I'd
really like to have dinner.

Well, this is dinner. This is dinner?

What? Jeremy, you told me we were having
roast beef, broccoli, and summer

squash. Well, we are.

Roast beef, broccoli, summer squash.

Well, you'll love it. It's the food of
the future, believe me.

Yeah, well, I'd rather have yesterday's
meatloaf.

Come on, you guys.

Okay, look, all you got to do is taste
it and then write down on the

questionnaire how much you liked it.

Well, if you don't, I'm not going to
make any money.

Come on, come on, just one bite.

Not one bite.

Okay, okay, forget about doing me a
favor.

Forget about me trying to earn my own
living.

But let me tell you something. That's
all the dinner there is, and you have

either a choice of that or nothing.

Now will you go out with me?

Kenneth, I have already explained this
to you. I can't.

All right, all right, I'll go out with
you. All right.

Oh, you won't be sorry.

Okay, quit and everything will be
dynamite. You like to quit? This is a

hospital. Wait, maybe a Mongolian food.

Why?

Sorry, did it hurt? No, yes, it hurt.

Gravitz? Stockwell.

It's me.

You've got your ballparks mixed up. Shea
Stadium's 3 ,000 miles that way.

The Mets let me go.

Don't tell me.

After the season you had, there's no way
they could... Unless it was...

Shouldered.

Shoulders. I hate them.

You were the best right -hander I ever
coached.

Never got that impression when I was
playing for you.

Well, if I'd have given you that
impression, then your head would have

you down to 10th best.

How are you taking it?

Great. If you're taking it so great,
what are you doing here?

I was just wondering how you were fixed
for pitching coaches.

We're fixed tomorrow.

Scouting staff.

We're fixed there, too. I'm sorry.

Well, I just figured maybe there was
something.

Maybe the front office.

I wish there was.

The only thing I can do, Merle, is put
you on the list.

There's a list?

There's a list.

A long one.

Forget the last.

I'm sorry, Merle.

You okay?

Honey, I'm worried.

I just don't know what else I can do.

I don't know how I'm going to take care
of you and Sandy.

Honey, everything's going to work out.

Really.

Ever since grade school, I figured...

I was put here to be a pitcher.

It was what I did.

It just never occurred to me that
someday I

couldn't be what I was.

And when it was over, I figured, well,
everything else will come just

as easy and natural as pitching did.

But I was hyping myself.

Just like I did when I wouldn't believe
Dr.

Max.

Honey, you're just tired.

Tomorrow's a new day. Everything's gonna
work out.

Really.

Hey, Merle. How you doing?

Hi, Nicholas.

You think maybe I can ask you a
question?

Not now, Nicholas. I'm pretty busy.

Well, you don't look busy.

Okay, so I'm busy doing nothing.

When the going gets tough, the tough get
going.

I was wrong.

Dad, I'm really worried about him.

I've never seen him act like this.

Well, I could talk to our sports editor.
Maybe he needs a reporter.

Are you kidding? We're all could never
work at a newspaper.

His spelling and grammar are terrible
because ever since junior high school,

nobody wanted to distract the school
star player by mentioning homework.

Maybe he should go back to school.

Oh, I don't even want to mention it.
Just be setting him up for another

rejection. How do you figure?

Well, Dad, Merle's real smart, but no
school's going to let him in now that

they're not clamoring for a baseball
scholarship.

Well, then we'll just have to do our
very best to get him a good job.

Yeah, we already talked about that.

We went to an employment agency.

Merle can sell shoes, cars, and water
softeners.

That is, if he has experience.

Which you don't get on a pitcher's
mound.

I don't know what else I can do for him.

Would you like me to talk to him?

Dad, would you?

I just can't reach him.

My typewriter ran out of genius ideas
over there, so I decided I needed

You take it black, don't you?

Thanks,

but I got a mirror.

Oh.

Do you mind if I turn this off?

No.

But don't lecture me. Please, Mr. B.

Oh, no, no, no. I'm not going to lecture
you.

I just thought maybe I could offer some
help.

How can you help?

Well, we could talk and maybe figure
something out, right?

You could get me a new pitching arm.

If that were possible, I'd do it in a
second.

I know it, Mr. B. That wasn't fair.

It's just I'm... I'm starting to realize
that the shrink was wrong.

I was just an arm and people thought
that was wonderful.

Paid me big bucks and they cheered and
nobody mentioned that it could all turn

on me. That I could end up stuck with no
place to go.

You know what this reminds me of?

What?

It reminds me of when the girls were
growing up.

They'd fall in love, and then the person
they fell in love with would hurt them

in some way.

They thought their lives were over, that
every man was a monster, that the only

solution was spinsterhood or the
nunnery.

Mr. B, I know you're trying to help,
but... I got no idea what you're talking

about. I'm talking about Merle
Stockwell.

You love baseball, and you always will.

And now you're hurting because the thing
that you love the most has rejected

you.

Don't let that love turn into hate.

Cake. Only 30 seconds more. I love it.
This job is a piece of cake.

Are you sure this doesn't unscent it?

I don't want to smell like guacamole or
anything.

Nance, trust me. My company only
promotes quality stuff.

Can I see it yet?

Now, you have 15 more seconds, so you
have to make sure your hair has had

time to soak up the avocado oil. Oh.
That's what makes it shiny. Yeah.

You better make sure this works, Jeremy.

I got a hot date tonight.

Okay, ready for the unveiling? Uh -huh.
Now, make sure you have your form so you

can tell my employers how wonderful that
product is.

Okay. Here it goes.

Ta -da!

I guess it's a good thing we didn't use
a grape, huh?

barbershop quartet, there was a Spanish
mariachi band topped off by a very

elaborate letter blaming his undying
devotion.

What letter? That's not so bad.

It was on the billboard across the
street from the hospital.

So finally I gave in. I had no choice.

He was never going to leave me alone.

So, when's the big date?

Tomorrow. We're having lunch. Lunch
sounds harmless.

What are you, crazy?

Do you think the guy's going to leave me
alone after one lunch?

I'm probably going to have them attached
to me the rest of my life.

Mary, I've got a perfect solution for
you.

What? Convince the guy you're in love
with him.

Joanie, why don't we go back to the
beginning? I think you missed the main

point.

No, I'm not kidding, Mary. You remember
David and Mrs. Hall?

Yeah.

Well, that's the way you deal with those
kind of people. You return their

affection. He'll be so scared he won't
be able to get away fast enough.

I'm not so sure.

Well, give it a try. What have you got
to lose?

I can't believe it. Here we are, alone
at last.

I can hardly believe it myself, Tim.

You know, Mary, I know we're going to
get along just great.

Well, as long as you brought that up, it
was sort of hoping we could discuss

that.

Discuss what?

Our future.

What else?

Well, I thought, you know, maybe after
lunch we'd, uh, like, go bowling, and

then maybe, uh, maybe a movie.

No, no, that's not what I meant.

As long as we both feel that we're right
for each other, why should we waste any

more time?

Mary, I couldn't agree with you more.

Great. Then we can go ahead and start
making plans right away.

Oh, good idea. Great.

Plans for what?

Our wedding, sweetheart. What else?

Our wedding.

You mean a wedding wedding?

Rice and champagne and relatives?

Yes. I think we should get married as
soon as possible.

Maybe even next week.

Next week?

Next week.

Why not?

Married? That's the craziest thing I
ever heard.

It is?

But if that's the way you feel about it,
why wait a week?

Let's get married tomorrow.

Oh, Mary.

Oh, Mary.

Mary, she's going to marry me.

Leibowitz is boss.

Hey,

Leibowitz.

You, uh... Mind if I make a suggestion?

Why don't you choke up a bit more?

About an inch.

Hey, I think I know you.

Are you Merle the Pearl Stockwell?

Used to be.

In that case, I'll choke up.

Like this?

Yeah, you, uh, you got it.

if I can shake yours back.

How are you guys? I'm doing all right.
How are you doing?

Sorry if I busted up your game.

Mary, I can't tell you how excited I am.
Dennis, please let me talk to you. I

want you to meet my family.

Yeah.

Mary? Yes?

This is my mom.

Hi. Hi. My Aunt Gladys. Glad to meet
you. My sister Doris.

Wait a minute. I've got to get a picture
of you two.

Oh, you know my Uncle Sid? Oh, yeah.

Everybody, this is Mary.

Oh, so this is Mary.

She seems so nice, Dennis.

A wonderful girl. And is she bright.

So how come she's marrying Dennis?

Quiet.

Um, if you guys will excuse us, I would
like to talk to Dennis for a few minutes

alone. Of course, dear, we understand.

Okay.

Dennis? Yeah?

I don't know any easy way to tell you
this.

I think you're a wonderful person, but I
can't marry you.

You can't? No.

Why not?

I'm not in love with you.

Well, we'll postpone the wedding. I can
wait a couple of weeks.

Dennis, I wouldn't be in love with you
in a couple of years.

I don't understand. You said... I know
what I said, and I'm sorry.

I was just trying to figure out a way to
avoid telling you the truth.

It was wrong, I know, but I was
desperate.

You were driving me crazy.

The flowers, the balloons, the
musicians.

You're right, Mary.

It's my fault.

You see, I just get carried away, and
I've got to learn not to do that.

Dennis... I don't want you to feel bad,
Mary.

I think I learned something from this.

I can't force myself on a woman who
doesn't want me.

I'm never going to do that again.

Never. Good.

Come on.

So what are you doing Friday night?

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

Saturday? It's a joke.

All right, Lee boys.

Come on.

Come on and hit it.

Oh, all right. Pretty good. Pretty good.

The only thing he should have done
different, fellas, is he should have

that foot around the bag, okay? All
right, Nick.

Uh, you're Nick?

Merle Stockwell?

That's right.

I'm Walt Leibowitz. That's my son you've
been coaching.

Hi, Dad. I want to thank you.

My pleasure.

And I've been needing some pleasure.

I can tell the kids really appreciate
it, too.

Do you have a couple of minutes?

Sure. Uh, fellas, why don't we take a
five -minute water break?

Hit it.

teaching them baseball and still letting
them be boys.

That's nice of you to say.

Ever think of doing this for a living?

I used to, but my old team thinks
otherwise.

How about on the high school level?

High school?

I never thought about it. Well, why
don't you?

I'm vice principal over at Central, and
we need a good assistant coach. Why

don't you stop by sometime and talk
about it?

I don't have a college degree.

How many P .E. majors have your knack
and your experience?

There are ways to work that out.

Could I think about it a while?

I know it's not the major leagues.

No, no, it doesn't have to be.

I'd just like to talk it over with my
wife.

Thanks, Merle.

Hey, thank you. I'll see you.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

Okay, Walt.

I'll be there tomorrow.

I'm really looking forward to it.

Good night.

You're hired?

I'm hired.

Congratulations,

Coach. Well, it's not exactly making
Rookie of the Year in New York City, but

sure feels good.

We're proud of you, Merle.

I couldn't have done it without you, Mr.
B.

As a matter of fact, I owe y 'all a lot
of thanks for seeing me through this.

Yeah, thanks, everybody.

Couldn't have done it without our
family.

That's what we're here for.

Give me a high five.

Hey. High five.

Why

are you

leaving?

Come on, you guys. He's taking a shower.

I'll hold this shop.

It's called Martian Soap.

Again, we just happen to have this
little questionnaire that we'd really

appreciate if you'd fill out for us.

Yes, thank you.

Oh, don't worry, Jeremy. It'll wash off
in a week.

Or two.

Sure.

Yeah.