Home Run Page #6

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to love them

when they push you away.

It takes courage to

put your dreams on hold.

To juggle your own heartache

and disappointments.

And just when you think that you

might be getting the hang of things,

you lose

your husband.

So, now you have no choice

but to just pull it together

and care

for the most precious,

the most amazing person

you have ever known.

Parenting is not

for cowards, Cory.

You ran before.

You'll run again.

It was a mistake, all

right? A huge mistake.

The old man said I'd end

up resenting you and the kid

the way he resented

having me.

He told me I'd screw

up the baby's life.

And I believed him, okay?

I believed him.

So, your only choice

was to just write us off?

I didn't write you off, okay?

You went off and got married.

Whatever's broken

in you, Cory,

whatever your dad did or

didn't do, I can't fix it.

Neither can Tyler.

That hurt inside you

is going to hurt Tyler.

It already has.

He needs a father.

Well, he had a father.

But he died.

And James is the only person that

was there for us when you left.

And that amazing,

unselfish man

is the only father

Tyler has ever known.

And for now

that is how it stays.

Strike six.

You're standing there

watching it.

Let me see something

out of you for once.

Strike nine.

Come on. Come on, stay in there.

Get your elbow up.

You can't hit it like that.

Strike ten.

Come on, you little sissy. Stand up.

Go on,

go get it.

You going to cry now?

Is that what I'm seeing?

You're going to stand there and cry?

You know, I- I-I first

thought that, you know,

Meth could be

like a-like a fun thing,

and I could-I could

stop any time,

but, you know, I

wouldn't tweak or nothing,

but... coming, coming down was hard.

And, uh, I just...

I had to have it.

I stole from my

grandma's purse to get it.

I couldn't stop.

So, I started,

you know,

going through

these questions.

I- I-I forced myself to answer

these questions, you know.

I- I-I found out

why I used.

And I still,

I still struggle.

But I don't feeI, I don't

feeI hopeless any more.

I...

It's getting better.

I can... I can feeI

myself changing.

That, that's...

Thanks for sharing.

Hey, Cory.

This is

your eighth week.

Huh.

Seems so officiaI.

Thanks.

Yeah.

See you man. Hey, you know, it's, uh,

it's your last mandatory meeting

but we hope you keep coming back.

Yeah, all right.

It's been good.

Congratulations.

Thanks, thanks.

Looky there.

Hey there, boys.

Oh. Hi, Officer Pajersky.

Hi, Coach. Officer Pajersky.

Mm-hm. What are you chewing on?

Gum.

Paid for it?

Yes, sir.

Some game you guys

played the other night.

Thanks.

You know we're coming

after you next year.

I'll see you, Coach.

Dude, should we go

to my house?

Hold up there, Tyler.

Looks like you got

a new daddy.

What?

You boys be good.

"Cory Brand

puts family first. "

Hey, is that you?

Coach Cory

is your dad?

Hey, where

have you been?

I left you

like six messages.

I got my walking

papers. I'm good to go.

Yeah, hey, I only got a

minute. I've got some bad news.

You're free-agent now. You've been

released. What are you talking about?

Well, it turns out they didn't miss

you that much these past two months.

Cory, you're

too much trouble.

Look, it's cool.

I've made some calls...

Hello?

Hey, girI.

Yeah, let me ask. Hold on,

I'm just getting inside.

Hey, babe.

Have you seen Tyler?

Um...

Let me call you back.

Come here.

Tyler.

What are you

doing here, Tyler?

Hey, what are you

doing here, sport?

Get in the car, Tyler.

Tyler, get in the car.

Em.

You had no right.

I can't believe you used us

like this. Tyler, get in the car.

Mom, no.

Tyler.

No.

Are you my dad?

I have your cards.

Your dad

gave them to me.

He used

to mow our lawn.

I didn't know

they were yours.

Tyler.

I'm sorry.

Get in the car.

You lied to me.

Got your message.

I can't stop.

I can't make

myself stop.

I know.

The first step

is the most important.

Reminding us to

surrender to Christ only.

If you've identified a new area that

you'd like to surrender to Christ

or if you've relapsed

and you're coming back,

I hope you'll come

forward today

and remember

this surrender day.

Now please stand

for the serenity prayer.

God, bring me

the serenity

to accept the things

I cannot change,

the courage to change

the things I can,

and the wisdom

to know the difference,

living one day

at a time,

enjoying one moment

at a time.

Accepting hardship

as a pathway to peace.

Taking as Jesus did the

sinful world as it is,

not as I

would have it.

Trusting that you

will make all things right

if I surrender

to your will.

So that I may be reasonably

happy in this life

and supremely happy with

you forever in the next.

Amen.

My father's work took him

away from us most of the time.

And my stay-at-home mother was

verbally and psychologically abusive.

As a child,

I lived in a constant

state of fear.

I believed in God,

but I had this warped

sense of who he was.

And I couldn't trust him.

Life, for me,

was performance based.

But,

after going

through my step study,

I now believe

that God

is a loving father.

He's not waiting to send me to

hell for every mistake I make.

No matter what my childhood

experiences has taught me,

I am valuable because

I'm a child of God.

I'm Cory.

And I'm a new believer

in Jesus Christ.

And I struggle

with alcoholism.

Hi, Cory.

Glad you're here.

Oh, come on, you guys,

this is pathetic.

You got to at least try.

Hey.

This is like that movie where

the lady leaves the children

and then it's not fun

for them anymore.

Hey! What's that movie called, the one

with the nun and the singing children?

The Sound of Music?

Yeah.

This is just like

The Sound of Music.

Except it's not fun

anymore without Coach Cory.

You're killing me, Carlos.

Hi.

Hey, girI.

Sorry I'm kind of

popping in unannounced.

That's okay.

You want to come in?

Uh, is Tyler here?

He's around here

somewhere.

Let's go out here.

Uh, Tyler called Clay

asking if we would convince you to

let him go to the ballgame tomorrow.

Oh, he called you?

I'm so sorry.

Absolutely not.

Look, no, I really

appreciate that Clay and Cory

worked out

some stuff this year,

and that your family

is doing better.

No, I'm just

not there, yet.

Emma... Karen, people don't change.

Look, honey,

I love you,

but the only person who's not

changing around here is you.

Mom.

AII I could say is just

taking it one day at a time.

I'm in Tulsa now, and just

folks are now doing a good job.

Would you excuse me? I've got

some really important guests.

Thank you.

Hey, what's up, guys?

Huh? Bring it in.

How's practice, huh?

Hi, Cory.

You look great.

Good to see you. Yeah?

Good to see you, guys.

How are you? I'm good. I'm good.

They make it?

No.

Yeah, it's all right.

Did you say anything about the

Bulldogs to those reporters?

Don't be stupid, Carlos.

Okay, look, we do get

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