Ring the Bell Page #4

This is your lucky night.

Ooh, you have no idea.

Claire?

Hello, Rob.

Listen to me.

Drop everything.

Drop everything for what?

I need you to call some of my guys

and tell them I might need a favor.

What kind of a favor?

It's just a hunch.

What is going on out there?

If I told you,

you wouldn't believe it.

Well, I can call the big three.

I'll call you tomorrow, and I'll

tell you possibly when and where.

Okay.

Good night, boss.

Hello.

Is this Steve Wales, general manager

of the best team in baseball?

Rob Decker.

Get off the treadmill, my friend,

'cause you're gonna need

to sit down for this one.

You're gonna feel like it's Christmas

morning when this one's done.

Rob, I'm working here.

Stevie, look, I want to let

you know I called you first.

But I'm not gonna lie.

As soon as I hang up, I'm calling

the rest of the league.

Now, what do you need

more than anything else?

Pitching, right?

An ace?

Who doesn't?

Especially you.

And not just a number one starter.

I'm talking a strikeout pitcher.

Yeah, what am I

gonna have to give up?

Nothing, it's not a trade.

Who is he?

Free agent.

Is he in a league?

Unsigned, an unsigned gold mine.

Look, if it's that kid from Cuba,

I've already seen him.

He's American,

and you haven't seen him,

I guarantee it, 'cause if you did,

he'd be playing for you.

Where'd he play

his college ball?

He didn't.

What is he, in jail?

Steve, trust me.

You'll want him.

His fast ball jumps like the wind.

His curve ball, whoosh,

falls off the table.

So, what do you want?

How much is it gonna cost me?

I want you to work him out,

a tryout.

Okay, bring him to California.

How soon?

Let's make it the

middle of the week.

We're looking at a catcher from Jersey,

and they can work out together.

Can you get him here by then?

I'm Rob Decker.

I can do anything.

And, Steve, I guarantee you'll make him

an offer before he hits the showers.

Rob Decker, have you even

signed this guy yet?

Steve, come on,

that's the easy part,

all in a day's work.

Fellas, this looks like

a good sign.

Guessing my car is done.

Nope, but we're making progress.

Hey, were you at the

alumni game last night?

No, we were here

working on your car.

What's the dog's name?

Pedro.

Pedro?

Okay, I'll check back later.

Fellas, fellas, fellas!

What you need, another

eighth inch cut off of there?

That's good, there you go.

I am talking miles,

miles per hour.

So, tell me about Scooter.

What's the deal?

What do you want to know?

What do I want to know?

I want to know everything.

Where does he live?

What's he do?

How old is he?

And that can't be his real name.

How does someone get

a name like Scooter?

If you think he can throw,

you ought to see him run.

So, what's his real name?

Danny...

Danny Cooke.

Danny Cooke.

That's Danny Cooke?

The Danny Cooke?

Man, we were hearing

about him when he was 16,

and then he just disappeared.

That had to be about

ten years ago.

Do you know where I can find him?

Not a half day, Mr. Decker?

Just getting started.

Maggie.

What are you doing?

Practicing going to the beach!

You're wearing pants.

And?

You're amazing, Maggie!

Good game last night.

It's kind of like our first date.

I wish I would have known.

You could've at least

bought a girl a hot dog.

I see you're still on foot.

Taking this what would

Jesus do thing seriously?

I have no idea what

you're talking about.

Get it?

He walked everywhere?

That's you being funny.

Ouch.

It is amazing how much thinking

you can do while you're walking.

I'm starting to notice things

all around this little town

I might've missed otherwise.

Wow, big city sports agent

being wooed by our little town?

Now I've seen everything.

Thinking of giving up

the Benz for good?

Oh, I have no idea

what's going on with my car.

Phil and Mac...

Ah, Phil and Mac,

they can fix anything.

Well, Phil can.

But if you say Phil can get it done,

that's good to know.

I do need to get back at some point.

I can't stay here forever.

Would that be so bad?

I'm just a fast-paced guy.

I love the excitement of

the big city,

energy, the bright lights.

But I do admit, there are some things

I've become quite fond of here.

Heads up!

Speaking of baseball...

I've never seen anything

like last night.

That pitcher for

the alumni team, Scooter...

interesting.

I'll be honest.

I did some homework this

morning at the barber shop,

which is the hub

of all local information.

They told me Scooter's

real name is Danny Cooke

and that he lives here

on Cooke ranch.

You're Daisy Cooke.

I said Daisy Cooke,

Danny Cooke.

Obviously, they're married.

The boys got quite

a chuckle out of that.

They didn't let me know otherwise.

Well, Mr. Obvious,

Scooter is my brother.

It's a good thing you're an agent

and not a detective.

Your brother is really good.

He might actually be the best

I've ever seen.

And I bet you want

to talk to him, don't you?

You okay with that?

Absolutely.

In fact, take as much

time as you like.

I'm going to enjoy this.

Get out of here.

Scooter, this is Mr. Decker.

He thinks you're the best ever.

Please, call me Rob.

Nice.

I see someone's met Maggie.

Well, not bad, Rob.

Hey, y'all run along.

I'm going to talk to Mr. Decker

real quick, all right?

Please allow me to formally

introduce myself.

I am Rob Decker.

I'm from Decker Sports Group.

We represent the top athletes

in all professional sports.

Now, of course, I'm proud to say this,

because the agency is actually mine.

I founded it, I'm president,

and I'm CEO.

Congrats on that.

Yeah, word spreads

pretty fast in this town.

I heard you were looking

for Shawn, right?

Yes, that's right.

I came here to sign Shawn Hart.

No, he's going

to college, Stetson.

I heard he was

interested in college.

He wants to be a doctor.

Can you imagine that?

He's a great shortstop.

He's even a better kid.

I'll be honest.

I think he's a first round draft

pick right out of high school,

millions of dollars just

in a signing bonus.

Now, I know you don't think

you're the first agent

that's come around here

offering big money, right?

No, no, of course not,

but I just want to point out...

Listen, Mr. Decker...

Look, I just want to

save you some time.

I know the sound of a huge signing

bonus and a nice car, a big house.

Now that's going to turn the head

of any young teenage American boy,

but that is not Shawn.

He knows God's got a path for him.

Now, maybe that path is

paved in dollar bills or not.

I don't know,

but he knows where it leads,

and God knows

where Shawn is going.

And with all due respect,

Mr. Decker,

I don't think you know

where that boy's been.

Okay, what do I need to know?

That young man you're looking at,

not the same boy that showed up here.

He was ten years old, harder than

any kid ought to be at that age.

He was angry, broken.

Dad left him the day he was born.

His mom had her troubles.

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