Henry and Me Page #2

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Henry...

We weren't done, yet, were we Jack?

Wow... I'm back.

- Big guy, isn't he?

- That guy hits like Babe Ruth.

Well, he should...

because he is Babe Ruth!

Well, you said you wanted

to meet some of the guys...

Why isn't he wearing

his Yankees uniform?

Well, he's on a barnstorming tour.

Playing in the off-season.

Letting the fans get

up close and personal.

Besides, it's not the uniform that makes

you a Yankee... it's what's in here.

Henry!

- Hey, George.

- My pal, Henry.

Long time no see.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

I just got this suit pressed.

Who's the kid?

Well, this here is Jack.

He's a friend of mine.

Hello, kid. I'm Babe Ruth.

Nice to meet you.

- Can he speak?

- Well, sometimes.

Doesn't matter. Any friend

of Henry's is a friend of mine.

Come on kid,

you wanna take a few swings?

Me? I, I can't. I, I uh...

Come on, I don't want to hear that.

But I've been sick and my leg,

my leg kind of hurts.

I stubbed my toe yesterday

and... I'm allergic to peanuts?

Allergic to peanuts?

Yeah, me, too. Right, Henry?

Hey, Henry, you hear

what this kid said?

Next thing's he's gonna tell me

he's allergic to hot dogs, too.

Henry, we've got a lot

of work to do here...

Jack, come on. Don't be afraid.

What do you want to do?

I want to take a few swings?

Then batter up.

Hey, sorry about that.

There. That should do it.

Hey, hey, come on, Jack.

It's light enough.

Now let's see what you've got.

This is so cool.

- Steee-riiike!

- What are you crazy? You almost hit me!

- What are you nuts?

- Hey, hey, hey.

Come on kid. If you don't swing,

you're not going to hit it.

- Steeee-riiike!

- What are you, crazy?

Hey Jack, I don't want to bother you,

but you might have better luck

if you stay in the batter's box.

But the ball is coming right at me!

Hey kid, remember what

the Babe tells you,

if it was easy,

it wouldn't be worth doing.

- Stay with it, Jack! Come on now.

- You can do it!

- Come on kid, get in there!

- Come on, Jack. You can do it!

- Atta boy!

- You can do it Jack!

We're rooting for you, Jack.

Steeee-riike 3! You're out!

See. I told you I couldn't do it.

Okay. That's 'cause you're

doing three things wrong.

Number one, you're playing it safe.

Two, you gotta lay back

on the curve ball,

and three, you gotta believe you can

do it or you're never gonna hit one.

Let's start with number 1.

When you swing, swing like

your whole life depends on it.

Make it the biggest, best, most powerful

swing you can come up with. Okay?

Number 2, see how he's spinning

the ball in his hand like that?

He's tipping his pitch. He only

does that before he throws a curve.

And you know what to

do with a curve, right?

You lay back on it. And number 3,

the most important... you,

Jack, gotta believe you can do it.

Pitchers hate it when I point.

- You know why?

- Why?

'Cause it tells them I believe I'm

gonna hit it all the way out there.

Just believing you can do it,

Jack, can change the game.

Man!

- You still got it, George!

- That's amazing.

- I can never do that.

- Okay, you're turn.

Come on, Jack, give it a ride.

- Steee-riiiike 1!

- I can't do it!

Alright, alright. Time out,

time out. Come here.

You gotta believe.

You!

Go ahead, laugh guys, laugh.

Come on, Jack, they can

tell your heart's not in it.

Come on, Jack. You can do it.

- Come on, Jack.

- Let's Go!

Come on Jack, you can do it!

Yes.

- Now that's what I'm talking about.

- I did it. I really did it.

Boy, did you ever.

Did you see that? That ball

went over six hundred feet.

How do you like that fellas, huh?

You see my boy?

I did it. That was me.

- Hey, Henry, what do you think?

- Told you he had it in him.

That was me.

He's quite a kid.

You were right, Henry. He may not

look it, but boy I'm tellin' you,

that kid's made of steel.

I did it.

Right over the silo. It was amazing!

Remember kid. There's heroes,

and there's legends.

Heroes get remembered but legends...

never die.

Hop in slugger.

Goodbye, Mr. Ruth,

I'll never forget you.

I'll be looking out for you.

Okay, Jack... we've gotta get going.

We don't wanna be late.

- Late for what?

- Late for practice.

- Well, see 'ya George!

- It's good to see you, Henry.

Watch out for the suit, Ge... Geo.

So long, Jack. Remember,

Don't stop believing.

Shall we?

You got me, Henry!

...famous streak

that's got us all aglow

He's just a man not a freak,

Joltin' Joe DiMaggio

You did good back there.

That was so cool.

I still can't believe it.

I mean, I can believe it,

it's just hard to imagine.

The top of the sixth.

Yankees trailing 8-2.

This hill's getting harder

and harder to climb.

Yes, it is, Michael. Yes, it is.

The final game of the season.

Win and the Yankees go to the playoffs.

Lose, and it's a long winter

of what could have been.

What do you think, Jack.

The Yanks have a chance?

Sure.

Maybe. I guess.

Well, if you say it long enough,

you'll start to believe it.

This car can fly?

Fasten your seat belts, Jack!

It can fly!

This is totally awesome!

Hello down there!

Yeah!

- That was amazing.

- You ain't seen nothing yet.

Hey Henry, isn't this the old stadium?

I thought it was gone.

Well it is. But, its memories, Jack.

They live forever.

- What do ya say we go in?

- Yeah.

It's like a museum in here.

A museum? You ever seen a

museum with real people in it?

Is that... are those... are they...?

Ah, they drop by to play a

little ball from time to time.

You know, once you're a Yankee,

you always have a home here.

Wow! Mickey Mantle.

Do you mind?

Sorry.

Sorry kid... I'm just

messing with you.

Lefty, this is Jack.

Jack, Lefty Gomez.

One of the best Yankee

pitchers of all time.

Gotta be quicker than that if

you want to make the team.

Make the team?

- Hm, you sure he can throw?

- One way to find out.

Oh, boy, again? Can I have a warning

next time before you do that.

Ah, you'll get used to it.

Now, let's see what you've got.

You want me to pitch from here.

But, I've never pitched

from this far before.

And I've never sung opera. But you

don't see that stopping me, do you?

La Donna Mobile!

La Donna Mobile!

La Donna Mobile!

La Donna Mobile...

How will you know if you're

any good unless you try?

Oh, you tried, alright... Pavarotti.

Oh, look what the cat dragged in,

my biggest critic, Bobby Ray Murcer.

- Listen, Mr. Gomez...

- Whoa, time out.

Time, time, time. Please...

call me El Goofy.

Mr. Goofy, I'm not so

sure this is a good idea.

So, you're not so sure

it's not either. Right?

So, let's get it on. Here we go.

Alright, come on, give him

some signs here! Not that sign.

Nod your head so he

knows you understand.

- But I don't understand.

- He understands.

Alright, he got the sign. Okay.

Show him the curve ball.

But I don't know how

to throw a curve ball.

It's easy.

Arm back,

and throw!

- Come on Jack!

- Give 'em the curve ball.

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