All language subtitles for Twice in a Lifetime s02e04 Curveball

You've gotten really sloppy. Come on,
focus.

Keep your head down on the ball. Come
on.

Max,

concentrate.

You know, I don't know, Julie. Being
stuck on a boat for six days doesn't

all that exciting to me.

Max, you're pulling your head. Keep it
down on the ball.

We need this vacation.

Okay, something other than baseball,
your career.

Can we take a break?

We'll stop when you get it right.

Ben, listen to yourself.

I know what I'm doing, Julie, all right?

Yeah, so do I. I hit 340 this year. The
biggest game of your life is in four

days. I want you to be ready. For who,
me or you?

What?

You see, he thinks that the big game
means more to you than it does to him.

That's ridiculous.

I just want to have fun.

Winning's fun.

And when you work hard, you win. I
busted my butt when I was your age, and

all paid off with the game -winning hit.
Send my team to the League World

Series.

My father worked with me on my game. He
even volunteered as coach. I enjoyed it.

It brought us closer together. We
bonded.

Bonded or bondage?

Julie, what are you teaching this kid?

Ben, let's just go home, okay?

This is obviously hard for you to
understand, but I like coming in first.

winning. It makes me happy.

No, it... We're not going home.

Well, you know what? You stay. Because
we're leaving. I told you, Julie. Don't

baby him. This is not about babying him,
man. Stop it. I quit.

I can't play this stupid game. Another
sick little Ricky Martin concert. No son

of mine is going to be a quitter. I'm
not your son. I'm your scorecard.

Nobody quits in this family. I do. I
wish I'd never been born.

Max, don't say that.

Pick up the bat.

Dad, look out!

Dad!

I'll need to empty your feed.

Let's go, let's hurry. Here we go.

Heart rate stable.

Ben, can you hear me?

Are those leads on?

Somebody give me a cut -down tray!

There's a lead back up here, stat!

You're early, what are you doing here?

I'm here to help.

Who? You.

Blood pressure's dropping.

Drop that benefit.

Okay.

Clear.

Hey, wait a minute. You're not supposed
to lose him. You're supposed to lose

him. No, the kid is safe. It's the
father. The father is out.

You're missing the call. Call the kid
safe.

Let's hit him again.

Clear.

No heart rate. Judge, do something.

I can't.

No, we can't go.

We need a time of death.

Change.

You could change the world.

Change.

Rearrange the world.

Change.

Take wonder back to.

Change. If it was only up to you to
change.

He's just a kid.

Send him back.

Everyone dies, Mr. Smith. Everyone.

There is no reason that kid should die.

Let him have a little taste of life
first. Get a driver's license. Maybe go

date. Is that too much to ask? I knew
this wasn't going to be easy for you.

None of this is easy.

You're helping people.

He doesn't even shave yet. What does he
need help with?

He wishes he hadn't been born.

I can't handle a 15 -year -old with a
death wish.

What's she doing?

Son, you have passed over from the
physical.

What's that mean? It means you're dead.

Really? I don't feel dead.

It's not all it's cracked up to be, is
it?

It wasn't a death wish. I wished I was
never born. That's different.

But you're a kid. Life should be fun.
You should be discovering things.

My parents fight all the time. My dad's
always on my case. Does that sound like

fun to you?

I think you could just go on straight to
the hereafter, which I must tell you is

heavenly. Let me tell you something,
kid. You're strong, you're healthy,

even kind of good looking.

Enjoy your life. You're too young to
check out, no matter how heavenly it is

the other side.

It's better than being at my house.

What if things were different?

Different how?

I don't know. I just know you're too
young to die. You deserve a second

As long as I don't have to play
baseball, then maybe my dad would chill

Well.

Mr. Smith, ready?

Boy, hey, wait.

No, I'm not going back.

I want the kid to go back, get what he
deserves, have a good life. But no, not

with me.

Jones, Jones, send Jones. He's good with
kids. Not even a stretch.

Use him.

Do all angels talk back like that?

He's no angel!

All right, then, young man.

You will have three days, and three days
only... To do what?

To change your destiny.

Reach a higher understanding.

Make peace with your father.

There's no peace with my father, trust
me. Save it, kid. It's a done deal.

Let's go.

Where?

Where no one will recognize you.

Where you are a free agent in the
universe.

Go with the blessing of God Almighty and
his... Sherman the Father.

Something's not right.

What is it? The Boston Tea Party? Look
what they're wearing.

Look what we're wearing.

The 1700s?

Are you going to stick out just a little
here? You're early. The game's

tomorrow, man.

Oh, you know, looking things over.

Oh, yeah, I know what you mean.

You know, I think I'm more nervous than
the kids are. I've been up since 9 o

'clock this morning eating Tums.

Oh, can you imagine? Just one more win
and we get to play in the series. I

man, that's big.

Why are they dressed like that?

The parade. Parade? The bicentennial
celebration.

Say, where you been?

1976.

Hey, Blue, it doesn't matter to me
whether you go out there and you smoke

outfield grass, but tomorrow's the
biggest game in these kids' lives.

Don't you be blowing any calls.

1976? I wasn't even born yet.

I think now may be the appropriate time
to say, watch what you wish for!

I should have just gone to heaven and
listened to that judge guy.

Man, what's wrong with you? Did you get
whacked in the head with a baseball?

Back up. It's always better to be alive.
Trust me, I've been there.

I'd do anything to be there again.

Come on.

Let's go.

Over here, over here.

Come on, you're dropping your hands.

You look like a girl up there.

Doesn't that moron know girls play
baseball too?

I mean, a lot of them are better than
guys.

It's 1976.

He doesn't know that yet.

You're pulling your head.

Stay in there.

Eye on the ball.

He sounds like my dad.

That's my dad's name.

That kid.

He is my dad.

Great, you've sent us back to the wrong
life.

Okay.

Hey, four more laps.

Let's move it.

That must be my grandfather.

He died before I was born. Oh, man, we
were supposed to go back to my past, not

my dad.

I bet this happened when you talked back
right before that judge guy zapped us.

I don't think so.

Yeah, when you said it should have been
the father.

All right already.

We're here for three days. Let's make
the best of it. How?

You.

Yeah, you.

You want to be the bat boy or not?

Bat Boy? What's he talking about? I hit
.340 last evening. Just play along. He

doesn't strike me as a patient type.

See you later.

Need some help here.

Let's go.

If you're trying to motivate me, it's
not working.

What? Mellow out. If I wanted a yelling,
I could have stayed home. Just chill.

Listen, you little punk.

You signed up to be Bat Boy. Now get it
in gear or get off the field.

Permanently.

Well?

Yeah, I'll do it, I guess.

Yeah, and drop the attitude.

Get this equipment picked up.

Thanks. Thanks.

Hey, way to go giving it back to him.

No one ever does that and gets away with
it.

I'm Ben Bogart.

Max.

So he doesn't treat you like that all
the time, does he? I mean, what about

good times?

What good time?

Hey, she's a hottie. Who is that?

No, that's just Julie Adams.

We're going around.

I'm the first guy she's ever made out
with.

Julie? That's my mom's name.

Oh, gross!

What?

What's wrong? You look like you could
gag a maggot.

Nobody told you to stop running. I was
thirsty. Get out there.

I want to take a break.

I said get out there and run. No wonder
Mom left.

I should have just gone with her.

Now.

Clean this stuff up.

Sir, yes, sir.

Don't want to. You have to.

What are you going to do, ground me?
You're not my dad. But Ben is, and Judge

Othniel gave you three days to make
peace with him. Make peace? I don't even

know him.

You know he's got trouble with his
father. Maybe you can help.

Don't think so. That's his problem.
Look, maybe it doesn't end there.

Maybe that's where your dad learned how
to treat you.

Yeah, did you see the way he knocked
that cup right out of his hand? Right in

front of everybody?

This is it.

It doesn't sound like your dad had much
of a chance, Max.

It's amazing he turned out as good as he
did.

This is so weird. Why would he tell me
they were close?

I think he tries to remember it like
that.

Makes it easier.

What are you doing here?

I brought you this. Thought you might
like a fresh one.

Thanks. So where are you going?

The bus station.

I gotta jam before my dad gets home. Oh,
bus station.

Where are you going?

L .A. To live with my mom.

Los Angeles?

Yeah, I'm gonna surprise her. Man, she's
gonna be blown away.

Oh, shouldn't you call her first? I
mean, what if she's not there or

Well, I don't have her phone number.

What's the big deal? I got a card from
her at Christmas.

She said I could visit her sometime.

Well, how are you gonna get to the bus
station?

I'm gonna hitchhike.

You're gonna hitchhike?

So? Oh, you'd kill me if I ever
hitchhiked. What are you talking about?

Nothing, but you can't get into a car
with some complete stranger.

Wanna ride with me?

Sure. I don't think I can die twice in
one day.

Hop in. I'll give you a ride.

Thanks.

You can't let him go. Why not? Because
if he goes to Los Angeles, he won't be

born. Oh, what if he's happier there?
What if things are better with his mom?

Where to?

Los Angeles.

Okay.

Max, I'm not sure she wants him.

You heard him.

She moved away, she left.

At least he's got something with his
dad.

Would you want to live with that psycho?

I think it's all he's got.

But if he stays, you'll have Julie, and
eventually he'll have you.

But it's up to you.

If you really don't have a death wish
now, this is your chance to go make sure

you have a life right now.

Bus number 28 leaving for Los Angeles,
now boarding in bay number 7.

Go stop him.

He's not going.

Hey, what are you doing? Give me my
money back.

He changed his mind. Sorry.

You can't get on that bus. And why not?

Because. Because why?

I've got a bad feeling. Look, I'm going
to miss this bus, okay? Stop.

For once in your life, just listen to
me.

Sometimes I get these feelings, and I'm
usually right.

What are you, psychic?

Hey, don't roll your eyes. You believe
in that stuff too.

You have it. You still have it. I mean,
this thing must be worth $100 now. You

only paid five.

What are you doing?

This.

What?

I knew that was there.

You kept it.

Keep it around. This thing's never
wrong.

Should've been wait till tomorrow to go
to California.

I don't give it a second thought.

You know, like I told her, if you want
to go, go.

Don't let the doorknob hit you on the
way out.

You know, she thought she could do
better than that.

Move to L .A.

Upgrade to a doctor or a lawyer.

Let me tell you something.

I'm better off without her. You know,
they made me foreman at the lumberyard.

Yeah, I'm doing just fine.

Must have been tough with the boy.

Hey, we're doing just great.

I told him early on that life was tough.

You know, I had to for his own good.

If you want to get anywhere, you've got
to be tough.

You've got to play to win.

So let's play.

Are you talking to me?

Yeah. How about again?

Can you handle someone your own size?

Well, I'm almost your size.

I don't want to take all your money.

Take my chances.

Can you afford to lose 20?

Go ahead and break.

I hope you got game to back up that
talk.

Better lie.

I'm good.

What are you going to play like that?

I don't know.

In another life.

Yeah, well, you just got lucky.

I don't want your money. I want you to
go home.

What?

You know, it's probably none of my
business.

You don't have to win at everything to
be happy.

Take it from me. Life is too short. Way
too short. You got a son at home? Let

him know you care. Because you do.

Don't wait until it's too late.

Where do you get off telling me what I
should be doing?

My kid is doing just fine.

Hey.

He's got 20 bucks worth of free advice.

So, look, you can't tell anyone I
brought you here, okay?

This is my spot. I come here to get
away.

That's cool. I won't.

Wow, a George Brett rookie card. Do you
know how much the thing's worth?

Yeah, about a quarter if the gun's still
there.

He's gonna be in the Hall of Fame.

What, you wanna borrow it?

Can I?

No biggie.

So, uh, did you think the bus was gonna
crash or something? Is that why you

stopped me?

I don't know for sure, but I do know for
sure you can't leave.

No matter what happens, you can't leave.

Tomorrow's gonna be a huge day.

You're gonna remember it for the rest of
your life. You'll even tell your son

about it.

There you go with the amazing Kreskin
stuff again.

How do you even know I'm gonna have a
son?

Just trust me.

Man, I'm just so sick of all this
baseball crap.

But this game's gonna change everything.

You're gonna do great, and your dad's
gonna be proud of you, and you're gonna

talk about it for years and years until
everyone's sick of it. Yeah, right.

No matter what I do, it's not enough.
I'll never be as good as he expects me

be. That's why I'm leaving. It'll be
better at my mom.

You're not leaving. Yes, I am. I have
nothing to stay for. Yes, you do. Me.

I don't even know you.

Oh, then what about Julie? You'll never
see her again. And if you never see her

again, you'll never see me again.

You're a real space cadet, you know
that? You're acting like this is life or

death. It is.

You gotta trust me.

You better get a good night's sleep.

You got a big game tomorrow.

Yeah.

Ladies and gentlemen, today's
Independence Day semifinal matchup

Wildcats and the Angels.

Come on, get the hit.

Please don't make me go up.

This hit will keep him here. He'll be a
hero.

Let me see what you're made of, kid.

I want you to show me something.

Now batting for the Wildcats, Ben Boga.

with bases loaded.

What were you doing? He wasn't supposed
to strike out.

How do you know, Max?

Because he told me all these years he
got the hit, the game -winning hit.

He lied.

that to me.

Max, he didn't do it to you. It just
happened to him.

All these years he's been on my back.
For what? So he can feel better about

himself?

You lied.

What are you talking about? You never
got the hit. You lied.

No, you lied. You said it'd be the best
day of my life.

Why'd I listen to you?

I should have just left, gone to my
mom's. You don't even have her phone

Just because you've got a Christmas card
doesn't mean she wants you there.

So that's where your head was at.

Your mother?

Well, she's not here, is she?

Look at me.

I want you to remember this day for the
rest of your life.

What it feels like not to win.

It could have been different.

No, it couldn't have been different.

Because nothing's ever good enough for
you.

I'm not good enough.

Mom's not good enough.

Ben, wait.

Hey, let him go.

Nobody wants to be around a crybaby.

Hands off me.

You knew this was going to happen.

I knew he had a regret. I didn't know it
was the strikeout.

But you could have changed it. All you
had to do was call it a ball. Then the

game would be tied and he'd be off the
hook.

Max, it was a strike.

Was I supposed to lie too?

I shouldn't have said anything.

I should have just let him go to Los
Angeles. Maybe things would be better if

wasn't there.

You're here to be there for him. He was
never there for me.

And now you know why.

He doesn't know how.

I don't care. I don't want to do this
anymore.

Max, I have seen so many people come and
go, men and women, but you're a kid.

I want you to have a life, okay?

Don't give up. I can't deal with it.

I just want to go home and see my mom.

She's right over there.

Okay, so I'm going to leave. We'll see
you later. Okay, bye.

Now go on.

You're going to have a lot of time left.

Hi. Can I sit there?

Yeah, sure.

Poor Ben.

His father's so gross.

I feel like that shouldn't be allowed to
be parents.

What are you thinking?

You always say that.

Who told you, Ben?

This is going to sound really weird, but
I was just thinking about my mom, and

sometimes when I'm at home and things
are bad, she just puts my head on her

shoulder, and it makes me feel better.

And I never told her, and I wish I had.

That is weird.

My mom did that to him.

I just met you. I have this feeling that
I've... Known me my whole life?

Yeah. How did you know?

Just a feeling.

I gotta go find Ben.

I can come with you.

No.

Why not?

It's a secret.

I'll go find him and I'll have him call
you later.

Okay. Thanks for your help.

Ben! Ben!

Ben!

All

signs

point to danger.

Ben!

Ben, where are you?

Ben!

Shouldn't be life or death. Am I right?

They're just kids. Why can't we let them
be just kids?

I hear you, pal. Sure you don't want
anything?

Can't. I'm working.

Maybe I should have called it a ball.

Everyone would have been better off.

You know, man, you're a nut job.

But you made the right call.

Without.

That was a lousy call.

Strike all the way. It caught the
corner.

You robbed my kid.

No, Luke, I didn't rob your kid. You
did.

Why don't you and I go outside of the
dead list? Like real men. That would

require you being a man, Luke.

Wait. Hey, coach.

Ben's missing. I've looked everywhere.

No, he's probably just goofing off
someplace.

I found his uniform floating in the
river.

Ben!

Ben!

Ben!

Is that area even checked over there?

Ben!

Check those bushes back there.

Ben!

I've never asked anything of you, and
I've never given you anything back

But you gave me something.

You gave me Ben, and he was a gift.

Dear God, please don't take him back.

Don't take my son.

Why are we here? Is the bus gonna take
me home?

There's nothing left.

Everything's gone.

I'm not even gonna be born.

Isn't that what you wanted?

No.

I want to be alive.

I want my dad.

There he is.

Go tell him.

Ben?

Everybody's been looking for you.

We found your uniform.

I didn't want to keep anything that
reminded me of baseball.

Only a game, Ben.

One game. You've got to remember that.

You can't have your entire life be
affected by a game.

You know, I've been playing ball since I
was three.

And I'd give it all up.

Everything I had.

If... What, Ben?

If I could only have a dad.

I don't kind of dad.

A dad who was proud of you no matter if
you made the grades or

hit the ball or hit a roll of it.

A dad who when you walked in the room
would look up.

Instead of down.

A dad who showed you all the important
things.

Like remembering birthdays.

And saving your baby teeth.

And going to the movies.

Just the two of you.

Just for fun.

You can have that.

How?

With your son.

You're going to grow up and you're going
to have a nice life.

You're going to get married.

And you're going to have fun.

And you're going to love you.

And I love you so much.

And you can be great father.

You're not going to make the same
mistakes that your dad did.

Because you can make a choice right
there, right then, to change it.

And it'll happen.

I don't want you to yell at me anymore.

Ben, there's a lot of pain in life, and
I was just trying to protect you from

it. The only way I knew how, by being
hard on you, just to try to toughen you

up. I was wrong to do that, and I'm
sorry. God knows I'm sorry.

Mom doesn't want me anymore, does she?

That's why she never calls.

But I do.

I do.

Bad.

You better say bye.

It's time?

Yeah.

You okay?

Yeah.

I'm going to get going, but I'll see you
around.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Sure.

You're forgetting something.

What? Here's a George Brett rookie card.

I forgot.

Yeah, yeah.

I swear I did.

Yeah.

This is yours.

What, you don't want it?

Keep it for me.

For later.

And if you ever get down and things seem
like too much to handle, just look at

it and remember that the only thing that
matters is that you try your best.

That's all you can do.

Thanks.

He may not have gotten a hit, but he won
the game.

Great,

the basins are loaded.

This is the biggest game of my life. I
had to come back to this.

You complaining?

Think of the alternative.

Right, so... Is anyone going to believe
me about all this?

Everything that's happened in the last
three days will be wiped from your

memory.

It will?

Except for the stuff you keep in your
heart.

Hey there!

You ready?

Yeah.

I mean, this picture's got nasty stuff.
What if I choke? What if he tased me?

What's this?

Somebody gave that to me a long time
ago.

So whenever I get down and things seem
like there's just too much for me to

handle, I look at that card and
remember.

That the only thing that matters is that
I do my best.

That's all you can do.

It's a fly ball to the right.

Take wonder back to you. Change.

If it was only up to you to change.

True.