Million Dollar Arm Page #4

This is Lucknow.

It has a very fine reputation.

Reputation? Good.

Anything related to sports?

Yes, boys from

all over India come here for training.

Well, then there should

be a few qualifiers.

What do you think, Ray? You feeling it?

I'm feeling something.

I think it's the dinner I had last night.

Been there. Brutal.

All right, all right,

we got a couple of contenders here.

One, welsh.

They were all crap.

Thanks, Ray. That's really helpful.

You want me to lie?

I do. I kind of want you

to lie, a little bit.

That sounded good.

Did he just throw 83?

Sure sounded like it.

Let's see if he can do it again.

- Wow!

- Whoa.

Okay. You know what we call that?

- Manslaughter.

- No, we call that juice.

What? You want juice? I'll get it.

No, we just found one kid,

threw four pitches in the mid-80s.

Yeah, he's a little Wild, but I'll take it.

- First time I've seen Ray's smile.

- Bernstein.

- What?

- Check this out.

All right, hold on.

I'll call you back. What?

How long's he been like that?

About a minute.

Is he gonna throw?

I have no idea.

Is that right? 82 with that

motion? Is that even possible?

A lefty with juice.

You don't see that every day.

A lefty with juice is good, sir?

Lefty with juice is great, Amit.

A lefty with juice is money in the bank.

Lucknow was huge for us.

We found four guys there,

and then we got on a roll.

By the time we got to Goa,

we had somehow found 16 more.

I mean, half these kids

never traveled before,

so they were thrilled to come to Mumbai

and train for the finals.

We put them up in a small college

where Amit teaches. Amit hooked it up.

He's been key, 'cause none of these

guys really speak English.

In fact, I asked him to come to the US

and be the translator for the winners.

Ray has graciously offered to stay

and train the boys for the final.

He actually seems to be

enjoying himself.

And Amit has become Ray's protege,

studying all his methods, good and bad.

Hmm. Sounds great.

I don't know if it's great,

but at least it's coming together.

What? JB, you're in Mumbai.

You're doing exactly what

you want. That takes guts.

Personally, I just

can't wait to hear how it all turns out.

That'll cost you a bottle of wine.

- Bottle of Scotch.

- Better.

Deal. So can I see your office?

Well, I'm on the roof now

because the air conditioner is broken.

Shocker.

But here's my view.

Wow.

- Right?

- That is really cool.

Yeah, you kind of have

to have the smells to get the full effect.

- Does it smell so bad?

- Yeah, sometimes.

And then sometimes it smells amazing.

It's a study in extremes,

just like everything else in this place.

Mmm!

Can I see the Taj Mahal?

It's about 700 miles away.

- Oh, damn.

- Hey, Brenda.

Right now? Is he... All right. There's a...

I have to go.

I have to go to see a patient right now.

- Bye-bye, Brenda.

- Bye-bye, Mumbai.

One, two, three.

You used to go to the academy,

didn't you?

Yeah.

Why did you leave?

My father hurt his back.

I had to help drive his truck.

Do you miss it?

You ask a lot of questions!

I'm trying to practice.

OK, ok. Sorry.

Yeah, I miss it.

Did you play cricket?

No.

I hate cricket.

I played field hockey.

I throw the javelin.

I hate cricket, too.

And I suck at it.

I'm Rinku.

I'm Dinesh.

If you win, what are you

going to do with the money?

I'm gonna buy my father a new truck.

I understand.

You should get him a driver, too.

Maybe I will.

Hello, people!

Let's play Million Dollar Arm!

Okay, please welcome our 20 finalists.

This is exciting!

I can't believe we got this far.

We?

Hey, somebody had to

hold down the fort, all right?

I'm here now though.

Look, at this! This is amazing!

What's this got to do

with throwing a baseball?

It's like some kind of circus.

Let's give them

all a round of applause!

They've all worked

very hard to get here.

All right, the time has now come

to separate the men from the boys.

Before we start the game,

I just want to quickly run

through all the rules.

Each player gets 10 throws.

They will be judged

on speed, with bonus points for strikes.

Both the first

and the second place winners

will travel to the United States.

So let's make a rumble!

Can we get sued for that?

It's entirely possible.

Seventy-eight!

Not bad for the first pitch of the day.

Oh!

- Seventy-nine!

- Nice.

Eighty-one! Not bad.

That puts Hement Sharma

in second place.

Oh, seventy-five. Not quite fast

enough for a professional pitcher.

Eighty-two! That will take Avinash

Mehta to the number-one position.

The contest is really heating up,

with just two contestants left to go.

Next up, Dinesh Kumar Patel!

Eighty-four! Our fastest pitch of the day.

And a perfect strike,

which gives him bonus points.

He's gonna be good.

Whoo!

Eighty-six! But no strike.

Eighty-five!

Eighty-seven. Still no strike.

Wow! This kid is throwing hard!

No, he's throwing wild. It could cost him.

Oh, eighty-five!

That just put

Dinesh Kumar Patel in first place

with just one more

contestant and $100,000 on the line!

And finally our last

contestant, Rinku Singh.

- This is the lefty.

- We call him The Flamingo.

Is he gonna throw

the ball or is he gonna stand there?

Eighty-three, and a perfect

strike. That's a strong start.

- Eighty-five! But no strike.

- All right.

A strike, at 82.

Another strike! Eighty-four!

Well, it's gonna be close, but I still have

the spark plug ahead on points.

- Dinesh Patel?

- Yeah.

So, wait, what has

the lefty gotta do to win this thing?

Ninety-six wild,

or a perfect strike over 84.

He's got no shot at 96.

Perfect strike's gonna

be hard under pressure.

Bingo.

A perfect strike!

Yes!

And the winner,

based on his speed

and accuracy, is Rinku Singh!

He's won $100,000 US,

a trip to America,

and a tryout with a Major

League Baseball team!

And in second place, winning $10,000

and also a chance to train

in the United States of America,

is our wonderful Dinesh Kumar Patel!

Congratulations! Well done!

We did it, partner. We really did it!

We did. Thank you, Ray.

Okay, I'm gonna say my goodbyes

and work my way over to an airplane.

- What, are you leaving?

- Yes.

My job is over

and my Barcalounger calls.

He's a strange man.

Yes, he is.

We're already getting

tons of good press about this.

Even Chang is happy.

Wow.

These guys really live in the sticks, huh?

Yes.

You are giving them

a great opportunity, JB.

Well, it's a great

opportunity for all of us, Vivek.

The potential of this thing

is off the chart.

This is the stuff dreams are made of.

Yes, but, JB, these boys

from these villages,

they don't have these dreams.

They don't even leave their villages.

So it's life-changing for them.

And for you, it's a great responsibility.

I wish you well.

Thanks, Vivek.

- I mean, right?

- Yeah, this is intense.

I mean... Oh, look.

A cow is going in the house.

Pretty sure that's a bull

and I'm pretty sure

they go wherever they want. Hi! Whoa!

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