Angels In The Outfield Page #6

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The Angels have closed out the season...

with an incredible hot streak.

Who would have believed this team could go

from last place at the all-star break...

to just one win away from

clinching the division title?

Now it all comes down to the

last two games of the season.

And, ironically, they are with the

defending champion, Chicago White Sox...

who are one game back and closing

fast in a determined effort...

to deny the Angels the championship.

The first of those crucial

games takes place right here...

this afternoon.

What's it say?

- Thanks. 'Bye.

- Says the van's gonna pick us up at 12:00.

Roger? Stupid thing.

- Roger? That was your social worker.

- Huh?

- What did she want?

- Your hearing's been changed to this afternoon.

- But I got a game this afternoon.

- I know.

I've just tried everything to get them

to reschedule. It's just not possible.

Maggie, I'm not going.

You don't have a choice, sweetheart.

- Well, what about George? What about the angels...

- I'll call Mr. Knox.

I know he thinks you guys

are his lucky charms...

but this is just something you have to do.

J.P. can go to the game...

and we'll just try real hard to

get you there before it's over.

That's all I can do.

Oh, man! What about the game?

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The southern California sun is shining;

The field is ready,

the hot dogs are warm...

and there's not an empty seat in the house.

Get your hot dogs!

I know. I know. Don't even say it.

A large Coke, two dogs, three Crackerjacks.

And I was thinking of getting him a car.

And maybe a corporate jet...

- Still no Roger.

- He'll be here any second.

Of all the days to haul

the kid off to court.

Why didn't Maggie say he

was sick or something?

That'd be lying. Maggie would never lie.

Well, Maggie's not in a pennant race.

Number 19, third baseman, Bruce Shea.

- Hey, you don't see anything, do you?

- Maybe.

Hmm?

Sorry.

Oh, it's not your fault.

You never seen angels before.

- Why should you now?

- Hey, it could happen.

You understand that

once this hearing...

has established Roger's

permanent placement status...

his welfare will forever forward

be determined by this court?

- I understand.

- And you've consulted a lawyer?

Look, lady, I get what I'm doing.

The kid's not mine anymore.

I'm not proud of it.

It's not something I can

change my mind about either.

We're ready to see you now, Roger.

Dad?

Dad, I didn't know you

were going to be here.

You know, the Angels are only one game

from the pennant? Can you believe it?

It's just like you said

- Sorry, boy.

- Dad?

Hey, Dad, wh...

Did you hear what I said?

Where are you going?

Daddy?

- Don't cry.

- Come back.

- We lost.

- Don't cry.

It-it's only a game. Come on,

you're getting snot all over the place.

- It's nobody's fault.

- I tried to see angels.

I-I really tried.

I guess, without angels helping,

this team doesn't have what it takes.

Or maybe I just don't have what it takes.

We could still win without the angels.

It could happen.

Maybe.

Uh, give me a minute, kid,

and I'll be out to take you home.

Don't cry.

No, we're not.

Hey, put out that cigarette.

Hey.

I'm Ranch Wilder,

the voice of the Angels.

I know who you are.

I heard you on the radio.

You sure do have a big chin.

Everybody's a critic.

So what's your name?

- J.P.

- Well, J.P., that was a tough loss today, huh?

Knox took it pretty hard.

He was getting kind of crazy out there.

- 'Cause Roger couldn't come.

- I get it.

So Roger's sort of lucky. Is that it?

He sees the angels, the ones who help out.

He prayed for 'em.

- Real angels?

- Yeah, but, I don't see 'em.

And Knox, he sees them?

No. Roger has to tell

him when they're around.

Really?

You know, by releasing you legally,

it does make it possible for

somebody to take you permanently.

He did that 'cause he

wants the best for you.

Yeah. Giving someone away is a

great way to show 'em you care.

Hey, Roger.

Took a little longer than you expected.

We waited three hours for his hearing.

That's quick for family court.

- What'd they decide?

- Oh, it's just a formality.

He belongs to the State of California now.

Scoot over.

Roger, I'm sorry about today.

Why? Because you lost

your stupid baseball game?

No, because you're hurt.

You don't know anything about it.

You know, Roger, when I was growing up,

I never saw very much of my dad.

He couldn't take care of himself…

so taking care of me and my brothers...

was out of the question.

I'm not sure the pain

that caused ever goes away.

But I am sure you can't go through life...

thinking everyone you meet

will one day let you down.

Because, if you do,

a very bad thing will happen.

You'll end up like me.

I'm going inside.

I thought you said you had to be somewhere.

I do. Right here.

- Yuck!

- You both wash your hands?

- Yeah.

- Okay then, let's dig in.

Next time I'll try lasagna.

You guys like lasagna?

- No. What is it?

- No. What is it?

Look! It's God's thumbnail.

That's just the moon, J.P.

No God up there.

I can't believe you said that.

The kid who sees angels?

I don't believe in angels anymore.

- Roger, what are you talking about?

- That's okay, J.P...

Roger's had a tough day.

"The source says there's a boy

known as Roger...

"who even watches games on TV

when the team is out of town...

"and reports to manager Knox

over the phone."

What's a source?

- The person who told.

- Oh.

"And when Mel Clark made his

amazing comeback in August,

"it was Roger's, it was Roger's

idea to start him."

- That's me.

- Who do you think told?

I don't know.

- Maybe David found out. I don't see how.

- Are we in trouble?

Knox is in trouble, that's for sure.

This is bad. Right?

We're gonna have to tell Maggie.

Right this way, Mr. Knox.

You stood me up last night.

What in the Sam Hill

is all this about real angels?

- It's nothing.

- Start talkin'!

Okay, I-I got these two kids...

and I think of them as mascots.

And... the angels, uh, well...

it's just something that's

going on between me and them.

You're telling me,

there's real angels in the ballpark?

Sometimes,

but they're not in on all the plays.

You've lost it, partner.

Look, if I lied to you, then the angels

wouldn't like it and they might not come back.

They're very... temperamental.

"Mental" is the key word here.

I'm sorry, George, but I'm relieving you...

of your management responsibilities.

You can't do that.

We're only one game a way

I'll tell you what.

I'll give you 24 hours

to get your head on straight.

Then I'll call a press conference...

and you can publicly renounce this hogwash.

George, you repeat any of

the baloney I've heard here,

we're talking the end of

your career in baseball.

- Have I made myself clear?

- Yes.

What's going on, Knox? What's going on?

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

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