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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.