For Love of the Game Page #5

fun. I mean, that's bullshit.

Why is it bullshit?

Because if all you want to do

is have fun,

then you would come down here,

'cause this is fun.

You know who sat in the

bleachers last Sunday? Who?

Sandy Koufax.

You are such-

Sandy Koufax!

You are such a guy.

You are like the ultimate guy.

- What, you don't like guys?

- I need a regular guy.

Not the guy on

the Old Spice commercial.

It was Right Guard.

What?

It was Right Guard,

that commercial.

I was being

metaphorical, Billy.

Look, this is crazy.

What am I supposed to do? I'm

supposed to run down there...

and meet Sandy Koufax, get his

autograph and sleep with Mr. Right Guard?

What-What are you

so afraid of?

I'm not afraid.

[ Sighs ]

I can't be a groupie.

You know, that's the second time

you used that word to me, Jane,

and it didn't really go down

that well the fiirst time.

- Now you're mad.

- No, I'm not mad.

I'm just... pissed off.

Billy, that's not fair.

Look, I'm gonna hang up now, all

right? Let's start from the beginning.

- I'll call you some other time.

- Wait. No.

When will you call me? Like when

I don't feel like killin' you.

[ Sighs ]

[ Receiver Clicks ]

I told her.

[ Sniffles ]

So, I haven't seen you

around much lately.

I've been workin' hard.

Yeah, well, all work and no play

- [ Chuckles ]

[ knocking ]

All I've got is my toothbrush and a

bathing suit I bought at the airport.

[ Male Vocalist,

Indistinct ]

You're not smiling. You're annoyed. No.

- I'm an idiot.

- No, I'm an idiot.

jane, listen to me.

[ Chuckles ] No matter what

happens in the next fiive minutes,

I want you to know

that when I opened this door...

I was so happy to see you

that my heart leapt.

It leapt in my chest,

okay?

Okay.

Hey, Billy, can I borrow

your... blow dryer?

You'll find the words

still ring true

Some things

don't change

Some things do

[ Sighs ]

- Don't go.

- And you're the only one

With a broken heart

- The only one

- It's not your fault.

Who's afraid

of the dark

jane-

I have terrible timing.

I've always had it.

That's why I failed at acting

and skiing and table tennis. No.

I should've known when the

only flight to Lauderdale...

was at 6:
10 a. m.,

and the only rental car I could

get was this ridiculous Lincoln.

The car's perfect.

It's perfect.

That girl

- No, please. You don't have to do this.

I'm not angry or hurt. We're

not anything. You're fiine.

You can do whatever you want. I know I can. I ju

- I don't want her.

Well, then what is she

doing here?

Well, I like her.

She's my masseuse.

[ Laughs ]

It's never quite how

you play it in your head.

What about

the whole deal thing?

- What deal?

- You know. You do what you do, I do what I do.

You believed that? I was lying.

I was trying to be the man.

I was doing

a damn good job of it...

until you invited me

down here.

You were right.

I was afraid. I was afraid you

were gonna break my heart...

into a thousand pieces.

jane, I'm-

I've been thinking

about you, Jane.

I don't know what

I was- That was-

Look

- All right, tell me what I can say so you'll believe me.

I believe you.

Well, then- then stay.

Please, Jane,

I want you to stay.

This can only end

bloody for me, Billy.

I saved the sign.

You know, the "yes" sign?

I pinned it on the wall

in my locker. Goddamn it!

It was stupid!

[ Scully ] Strike three

called. On the corner.

I see a red door and I

want it painted black

Strike three!

Fastball got him.

[ Continues, Indistinct ] That's

strikeout number five for Billy Chapel.

He is really on a roll now.

I see the girls walk by [

Scully Continues, Indistinct ]

Dressed in their

summer clothes

I have to turn my head

Until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars

And they're all

painted black

With flowers

and my love

Both never to come back

I see the people

Turn their heads

and look away

Like a newborn baby

It just happens every

day You're in the zone.

[ Man On P.A.] Number 24, It feels good.

[ Scully ] Here's Mickey

Hart, 0 for 1. Mickey Hart.

[ Scully ]

No score, fourth inning.

Jack Spellman, doing well, has

allowed only two hits to the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Billy Chapel

in perfect control.

Mickey'll be gone

next year too.

Poor guy.

Never cold get a break.

What was that catch he missed?

The one that hit him?

They still play it on Diamond

Vision all the time. You know-

Whoops, there goes another rubber

tree plant [ Chuckles ] [ Chuckles ]

Fenway.

Uh, uh, uh

Uh, I remember wasn't so long ago, we had

a one-room shack and the livin' was low

And my mama by herself

raised me and my bro

Wasn't easy but we did it

with the little that flowed

She said Son, there'll be

times when the tides are high

And the boat may be rocky

You can cry [ Cheering ]

Just never give up

You can never give up

Everything's all right,

man.

Guess that looked pretty funny

out there today, huh?

Probably end up on ESPN

or somethin. '

A lot of sh*t ends up on ESPN I

don't think's very funny, Mick.

Phone call, Mr. Chapel.

There's a bunch of cameras out there right

now waitin' to make a joke of this, Mick.

So you can either stop, give 'em

the sound bite, do the dance...

or you can hold your head up and walk

by, and the next time we're in Boston...

we'll go out there

and work the wall together.

Don't help 'em make

a joke out of you.

Old school, baby.

He's right.

Chapel. It's Jane. I got your

number from the front offiice.

I hope that it's okay. That's

all right. Don't worry about it.

What's wrong? Something's

happened. It's my daughter.

She ran away.

Your daughter?

I'll tell you

- I don't have time know, but she's there in Boston.

Her father lives there. Oh,

God. We had a fiight. All right.

jane, just slow down,

all right? just slow down.

She climbed down the fiire escape and went to Penn

Station and got on a train to go to her father,

but he's not there.

What's the address?

8245 Clackton.

What's her name?

Freedom.

Freedom?

Scared you, didn't I?

Heather. It's Heather.

[ Rock, Muffled ]

Heather?

It's okay. I'm

- I'm the guy your mom said was coming to get you.

Let's get out of here before we get

our asses kicked twice in one night.

Heather?

- You're Heather.

- And you're the baseball player.

My mom can do

nothing normal.

[ Snickers ]

[ Whispers ]

Shut up, shut up.

You want somethin'?

I'll have a V8.

[ Scoffs ] What is it with

single men and V8 juice?

I mean, my dad's fridge has

nothing but mustard in it.

But when I come to visit it

has mustard, fiish sticks...

and this big jug

of V8 juice.

Like, if he makes me choke down a

glass he's being healthy and fatherly.

Well, I like V8.

Nutritious.

- So are you my mom's boyfriend?

- I'm not sure.

But you've slept with her.

V8. It's a refreshing blend of eight...

vegetable juices.

[ Exhales Sharply ]

What did you and your

mother fiight about?

[ Exhales Sharply ]

I didn't come home from school when I was

supposed to because I was with Mark Elton.

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