The Benchwarmers Page #7

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- Please, hear me out.

Just give me a chance.

Marcus, stop trying to cast spells.

- Marcus...

- Stay away!

Look, Marcus, I want to apologize...

...for all the nasty things I did to you

when we were kids.

I'm not here to mess with you.

You're lying to me

like all the other times.

You are denied entry.

I'm sorry,

from the bottom of my heart.

I was stupid, Marcus.

Get out of my basement!

You're a bad, bad man! Go! Get out!

I didn't expect you to forgive me.

I mean...

Look, I know because of me...

...you were never able to feel

what it was like to play ball...

...or be part of a team.

So I wanna

give you my hat, Marcus.

Because even though

you didn't know it...

...you are the heart and soul

of this squad.

I'll see you around, buddy.

Start here.

- You've got 24 hours.

- What, are you serious?

If you build it, nerds will come.

And keep it under a billion.

It's all I've got...

...on me.

Excellent!

Okay, people!

We got 24 hours to build us

a ballpark! Can we do it?

Yeah!

Cool!

Are you kidding me? Look at this.

Dude, this place is huge!

- Swings!

- We'll go on the swings later.

- Slide.

- That's right, there's a pool.

- We'll all go in after.

- I forgot my floaties.

We're here live in Greenfield

for the big game...

...between the Benchwarmers

and Jerry's Lumber.

The Benchwarmers were

recently rocked by scandal.

Let's see what the fans have to say.

Excuse me, sir. What do you think

of the accusations against Gus?

His soul will perish in the fire pit

of the underworld.

There you have it. The fire pits.

Not a good time.

Around the horn.

We could still win this thing.

- Wha...? How?

- Lf we use the Force.

Let's try not to be too geeky, Clark.

The Force is powerful,

my young padawan.

He's right. It is.

Hey, guys.

I know I'm not

on the team anymore...

...but I just wanted you to know that

I'm here to support you.

Because you'll always be

my best friends.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to Shmegmer Park...

...and the final game

of Mel's Tournament...

...of Little Baseballers

and Three Older Guys!

Homo!

Hey, check out the little gnome.

Play ball!

Can I say something?

Yeah, I guess so.

Hand me the mike, please.

I can't reach it.

Hello, everyone.

My name is Marcus Ellwood...

...better known

as Dragonmaster784.

Or Yoda! Or Midget Boy!

It is true I ended up in an institution

as a child...

...from Gus bullying me all the time.

And he made my life miserable

for years.

To be honest, I thought I would never

stop hating him.

But then yesterday

he came to visit me in my basement.

And as I cowered in my peanut butter

fort, he apologized to me.

And I could hear the sadness

in his voice.

This nerd makes me

seem like Rambo.

I don't think so.

- John Stamos?

- Warmer.

And then, moments

after my old nemesis left...

...I saw a hat on my stuffed moose.

The hat of a Benchwarmer.

A Benchwarmer begging

for a new start, just like me...

...and so many of you.

He shouldn't get a new start! I'll never

forgive the kids who picked on me!

Yeah!

Young one,

life is too short to harbor hatred.

Do you remember episode

number 38 of Dungeon Wars?

The golden elves forgive the great

giants for destroying their village...

...even though the giants

made the elves' life hell.

The elves realized the giants

were tortured too.

He's a modern-day Yoda.

I mean, not his looks

but his philosophy stuff.

- Actually, his looks too. Yeah.

- His looks a little bit too, yeah.

And so I forgive my new friend Gus,

as all of you should.

Look at all the joy and hope

he's brought to all of us.

He has more than paid his dues.

- Go, Gus!

- Come on, Marcus!

Thank you, Marcus. Come on.

- Hey. Buddies for life.

- Thanks.

- I want a little man too.

- Here you go.

Me and the guys have been playing

all these games, not for revenge.

We did it to show that everyone

should be allowed to play baseball...

...and have fun.

And that is why Clark, Richie and I

will not be playing in the game today.

Instead, our team will consist of

kids who've never known...

...what it's like to play in front

of a crowd or to be cheered on.

Let me tell you,

it's an awesome feeling.

So please, put your nerd

and jock hands together...

...and welcome to the field

the new Benchwarmers!

- Yeah!

- Hi!

All right!

Now, lastly, let's make some noise

for your new third-base coach:

Marcus Ellwood!

Is he all right?

For years I thought the sun

was a monster.

I'm here to tell you that it's not

a monster. It's not a monster!

- You're all right.

- Take him in the shade.

All right, let's have some fun!

Hey, everybody,

it's Clark and Richie...

... and we're standing in

for Gretchen and Mitchell.

And we're gonna get things going

right now. Big deck.

He got it.

Oh, no.

And he's okay.

Oh, hey, that's my helmet!

That's my helmet!

It's all right, buddy.

Nice try, Sammy!

Oh, my God, I just saw

your head for the first time.

Let's give a nice round of applause

for little Sammy Sprinkler!

He missed it

and people are cheering.

Yeah, and his coach

didn't even yell at him.

That's pretty cool.

And here comes our lead-off hitter

with a familiar tape job.

Gretchen, I know why

you're taping your hands.

I also know why there's three squirrels

that won't be at this game today.

Strike! Strike! Strike!

Well, there's a strikeout.

That's okay! Good try! Good try!

Good going, Gretchen.

All right, next up it's Jarrett.

If you know Jarrett, you know his sister

works at Pizza Hut. She's over there.

Another strikeout.

And a strikeout. Strikeout.

Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout.

And a strikeout.

I think we got a free stadium!

Clark, we're beating them

in strikeouts.

And you're also beating them

in boogers picked, so we got that.

Good game. Drive home safe tonight.

On the yellow brick road.

God, he's a dick.

He got all of that one.

Back, back, back!

In the pool!

Good hit, Kyle.

Yeah, nice one, Kyle.

Go, Kyle!

Well, it's 42 to nothing as we head

into the last inning.

And it looks like the Benchwarmers

will go down without a fight.

Hey. What are you smiling at?

I guess how much fun

they're having.

Wipe the smile off your face

or I'll wipe it off for you.

You got three more outs.

You blow this shutout, you won't play

on a team next year. Got it?

Get out there and annihilate

those stinkweeds!

Let's go!

Come on, let's do this!

Strike one!

Hang in there, son!

Come on, Nelson!

Strike two!

Come on, strike out this loser!

You know what? You're the loser.

Time!

- What's up, buddy?

- Hey, Nelson.

- I'll throw you one down the middle.

- What does that mean?

It means choke up on the bat a little

and swing away.

- The ball's gonna be right there.

- Hey, thanks.

I can help you with your social studies

homework later if you need it.

Sounds good.

I suck at social studies.

Okay, guys, follow my lead.

- Butterfingers.

- He got a hit!

- Come on! Go, go!

- Oh, my God!

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