Home Run Showdown Page #3

VaniIIa.

Why are we

aIways running?

This bites.

My dad says

the GrizzIies

suspended Cory Brand.

Pejerski says he drinks

Iike a fish.

Fish don't actuaIIy drink.

They use their giIIs.

Wikipedia,

give it a rest.

Who is that woman?

His agent.

[bIows]

Yeah, I got

to go do this.

Okay.

Stomachache.

Breathe.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, where are

you going?

Home.

We're so good.

I'II caII you

in a few days.

What am I supposed

to be doing?

Start coaching.

Cory Brand.

Emma Johnson.

It's Hargrove.

I mean, it's-it's been

Hargrove for the Iast

ten years.

Right, sorry.

I , uh--

Wow, it's good

to see you.

Yeah.

WeII, thanks for, thanks

for coming out here today.

I appreciate it.

Um, I'm actuaIIy one

of the BuIIdogs'

other coaches.

Yeah.

Look, um, l know you're

caught up in some

big PR mess,

but Iet's be reaI.

These parents are never

going to go for you

coaching their kids.

The are saIt-

of-the-earth peopIe.

And you're pretty much

just a wiId chiId feIon

to them.

WiId chiId feIon

or not, you guys

are short a coach.

Yeah, but

we don't need you.

Here comes the truth.

l mean, they'll probably

tell you

that they've got

a volunteer and you

can be on your way.

Dan Stanton. I own

the hardware store

and gas station.

WeIcome home, Cory.

Cory Brand.

Greg Kendricks.

It's an honor

to meet you.

We're thriIIed

to have you here.

It's a reaI treat

for these kids.

Not to mention

us dads.

lf you need anything,

please feel free

to caII the store.

Awesome.

Thanks, guys.

That's great.

Right.

See you.

So...ready

to get started, Coach?

Look, these kids

wiII Iike you

and you wiII Ieave them,

so keep

your distance.

Third base is yours.

It's your onIy

responsibiIity.

Mom, can we do

something else?

It's so hot.

TyIer, you can't just

waIk over here.

It's just so hot.

Oh, hi,

I'm TyIer.

Hey, man.

Cory Brand.

TyIer, get back out there

with the rest

of the team.

Okay.

Em, is that--

Look, I'm begging you,

keep your distance.

Third base.

[sighs]

(man)

Everything looked fine

on the outside, but, uh,

inside it was

a definite mess.

What started

as a private curiosity

became, uh, something

l couldn't stop.

EventuaIIy,

I was Iooking

at porn at work.

Until the day

two security officers

confiscated my computer

and escorted me out

of the buiIding.

They had every website

and every minute I spent

Iooking at them,

logged right there

in bIack and white.

I've...never

felt such shame

and embarrassment.

My porn addiction

and my unwiIIingness

to face it,

Ied to the Ioss

of my famiIy,

my job,

and my seIf-worth.

Depression followed.

How is it going?

Good.

John Townsend.

FoIks caII me J .T.

Yes, my agent

toId me to find you.

You're the one who's going

to be signing off aII

my paperwork.

Hey, Iisten, I think

I Ianded in the wrong room

over there.

I'm just Iooking for,

you know, basic

1 2-step program.

I think I ended up

with the sex addicts.

Not that I'm judging.

It's just--

[chuckIes]

You're in the right room.

Just takes a whiIe

to know it sometimes.

Here's how it works.

After the main meeting,

we break into smaII groups.

We caII open share,

where we taIk about anything

from chemicaIIy dependent,

sexual addictions,

childhood abuse,

eating disorders

and so on.

Huh. What if

you have them aII?

If you have them aII,

then one day at a time.

I'm the ministry Ieader,

so if you have any

questions, concerns,

jokes you feeI Iike

you need to teII,

I'm the one

to taIk to.

Uh, weII, I think

I'm going to head back

in there.

AII right.

Good to meet you.

Yeah, I stiII can't beIieve

peopIe are taIking

Iike that in church.

Good to have you, Cory.

[whispering]

Thanks.

But God

changed everything.

He changed me.

Long story short.

My wife and l were

reunited in marriage

last August.

[applause]

Because of my time

in Celebrate Recovery,

I know how

to run to God

and his people

when l need help.

And he does

help me every time.

Thank you

for Ietting me share.

WeIcome to everyone

to open share.

I'm J .T.

I'm a gratefuI

beIiever of Jesus.

I'm currentIy struggIing

with aIcohoIism.

(aII)

Hey, J .T.

My name is Rick,

and, uh, I'm a Christian.

And I'm struggIing

with cocaine addiction.

(aII)

Hi, Rick.

Oh, I'm Cory.

CurrentIy struggIing

with my agent.

(man)

We're glad

you're here, Cory.

[mixed voices]

Hey, Coach.

What's up, sIugger?

Hey, Coach.

Hey, TyIer.

You guys ready

to work hard today?

Yes, sir.

How weird

is this for you.

Weird?

ActuaIIy more

Iike scary.

So, what are we

going to practice today?

SIiding?

No, we need

to practice our batting.

We suck.

I mean stink.

[Iaughs]

CouId aIways work

on winning.

That'd be nice.

You're having

any feeIings

for him?

You can't be serious.

Yeah, actuaIIy I'm feeIing

that he's in my space

and he needs

to go off to his big

far away Iife.

Hey, hey, TyIer.

TyIer, come check

this out.

Your mum and Cory Brand

were the best coupIe

in high schooI.

No way.

First comes Iove,

then comes marriage,

then comes--

Mom, why

didn't you teII me?

TeII you what?

Where did you get that?

My dad.

Oh, reaIIy?

Remind me to thank him.

You know, I'm going

to keep this untiI

after practice, okay?

Keep what?

It's nothing.

Let's go.

What is it?

Nothing.

Let me see.

No.

It's our year book.

Yeah.

What do we go here, boys?

Look at how

adorable you are.

Okay.

Hey, Coach, does this mean

that you and Coach Emma

K-l-S-S-E-D?

CarIos.

Oh, you think

you're F-U-N-N-Y,

don't you?

How about you get out

on the fieId for a K-I-C-K

your B-U-T-T-Ses?

Let's go, boys.

You can keep that.

Okay.

All right,

let's go practice, guys.

Oh, my gosh.

Yeah.

Atta boy.

AII right, Kendricks.

Let's go, Iet's bring

our boy in.

Show us how

it's done, girl.

Right.

Time out,

time out.

Kendricks, come here.

You're a Ieftie

just Iike me.

[whispering]

You're two steps cIoser

to first base.

So Iay down

the right bunt.

But there's two outs.

Yeah, I know.

Trust me.

Think Iike

a gazeIIe, huh?

Never Iook back.

All right,

let's go, Kendricks.

Nice!

Nice bunt, Kendricks.

Nice job, Kendricks.

It's good.

[chuckIes]

Okay, when

l touch my ear, that's

the indicator, all right?

We're going to sIide,

we're going to steaI,

we're going to work

on our doubIe cuts.

Our pitch outs

and our infield shifts.

We're going

to double steal,

hit and run,

and suicide squeeze.

We're going to fart in

some runs if we have to.

Give me two laps,

and l'll see you

at the game on Saturday.

(Cory)

Let's go, Stanton.

That means you, too, buddy.

[exhaIes]

PIay baII.

[applause]

Come on, Caleb,

just like practice.

Let's go.

Hitting strikes, buddy.

CaIeb, you need

to step up in the big

boy jeans right now.

Start throwing

strikes at this team.

They can't hit them.

lt's the Bulldogs

for crying out loud.

Let's pIay baII.

Let's go, batter.

Look at me son.

What did l tell you?

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