American Pastime Page #7

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their so-called Bambino.

Billy Burrell and Ed Tully

going to the mound to talk to Grover.

He's their only real hitter,

so keep it away from him.

Heck, no. I say we go after him.

Come on.

And, Grover, don't screw it up.

I got a lot of plans for that $2500...

...and I sure as hell ain't

giving no haircut. Come on!

This is what it's all about:

pitcher versus batter.

Our best pitcher against their best batter.

Grover getting the sign.

He's gonna throw some smoke,

I can tell you that.

Down the line. Hooking...

- Foul ball.

- Foul!

Grover better bear down here.

Grover getting his sign.

Come on. Come on, Grover.

Out!

What? No, no, no. He didn't tag me!

He missed me. Went right over my head.

- No tag! No tag! He missed the tag!

- Yeah, no tag. Listen to me.

The tag is good!

- He couldn't have tagged me.

- He was safe.

- Catcher made the tag.

- Hell of a play. Way to hang in.

- Goddamn it!

- This runner is out.

His hands were way up here.

- Missed him! He was safe!

- No way he could tag me. I was safe.

- Tag was good! Runner is out.

- We'll go get them this time.

- Three-three tie, we go to extra innings.

- He missed me.

Lyle, enough. Enough.

Did you touch the plate?

What?

Did you touch the plate?

Yeah, I touched the plate.

Of course you did. Game's over.

Tie game, extra innings.

Let's go to the dugout.

- He was safe.

- What are you talking about?

The ump saw, I saw it, everybody saw it.

He's out. Come on--

I tagged him. I made the tag,

but I dropped the ball.

- He's safe. Run scores.

- I didn't see you drop the ball, catcher.

I know you didn't.

I did. Call it.

Catcher dropped the ball after the tag.

Run is good at home!

No! No, you can't do that!

You can't change the call.

- Game is over. Topaz wins, 4-3.

- He was out. You called it.

- What the hell is that?!

- Topaz wins?

- Topaz wins! We won!

- We won!

- We won!

- We won!

Topaz wins?

He's saying Topaz won.

Go for broke! Go for broke!

Go for broke! Go for broke!

Go for broke! Go for broke!

Go for broke! Go for broke!

Go for broke! Go for broke!

Go for broke! Go for broke!

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