The Perfect Game Page #3

in that magic

league in St. Louis.

It's Major League,

Maria, Major.

Still, it seems

mean to me.

What's mean you is you not

going out to dinner with me.

Not until you meet

my Father, it's only proper.

We come back

from Texas on Wednesday,

tell him I'll meet him

that night, I promise.

Okay.

Are they praying?

No, they're

watching that hummingbird.

Why?

I told them when they see

his wings they can hit any pitch.

You don't really believe

that, do you Father?

They do.

On the field!

Five minutes!

Nine of you boys

showed up

but only one team

is going to McAllen.

I got fourteen!

I'll make up the

two shifts next weekend.

Two shifts? And you'll

be back next weekend?

I will be back.

Stop filling

Angel's head with crazy ideas.

Like what?

Like going to Texas

to play baseball.

He needs to know

his place.

Like where, here? Working

the furnaces at Fundidora?

Fundidora feeds

my family.

My Father and Grandfather worked here,

and so will Angel.

Well maybe Angel's got his own

dreams, you ever think about that?

Dreams don't

build cities.

Men and iron do.

You make a very

handsome baseball star.

Umberto.

Where does he

think he's going?

To Texas with the team, remember?

I don't remember

saying you can go.

Umberto.

Papa, I'm going.

Why not?

One less mouth to feed for a few days.

Come on, we're late for the bus.

Si.

Purpose of your

visit to the United States?

Baseball game

in McAllen.

That's over ten miles away.

There's no bus stop here.

They're used

to walking.

Hey, empty those out!

One pair of

underwear, that's all they brought?

They only

got one game.

See that you don't

leave no one behind.

#To the

miracle of the light #

#From the darkness

Of the night #

#When you see forever #

#In everything you do #

Pepe, use mine.

#No matter what you dream

It is waiting there for you #

Good luck.

Friends.

Don't forget,

it's only a three-day visa.

#Open your eyes #

#Awake and realize #

#That the journey

You must take #

#Is the miracle you make #

Listen up, y'all.

Here's the field where we're

going to kick some butt.

That's right!

What the...

They've never seen

mowed grass before.

Oh.

Well, if that

don't beat all.

We going to play baseball with

them? Or use them as fertilizer?

They'll never get

past the first game.

Let's go.

Angel, Enrique, I want

you to line up right here.

Look at who we're playing.

It will be a good warm up for

the tournament.

Now listen, you both

worked really hard,

but only one of you

can start. You decide.

Hey, babies,

where's your pretty girl now?

You know what?

You start.

For Gloria.

Come here, boys.

Everybody join hands.

Holy cow, they're

holding hands.

They're saying

a prayer.

Lord, bless these boys,

let them come out victorious

and get a lot

of hits, okay?

They need to.

Enrique Suarez, delivers,

and Donowitz swings,

hits a high fly ball,

Pepe Maiz is under it and makes the catch!

Yeah.

Hey, coach!

Might want to remind

your boys

there's more than one

out in a baseball game.

It's their first rodeo.

They'll catch on.

laughing and shouting]

Yeah!

Bottom of the

fifth, and Veragosa digs in.

Oh!

Time! What are you kids doing?

Take the base.

Monterrey's Coach

Faz is coming out to the mound.

We're playing a great game.

We're only losing by two runs.

The only word I heard in

that sentence was "losing."

They're bigger

than us.

Everybody's

bigger than us.

We walked 12 miles and played

five innings of baseball.

Lucky for you

there is six innings.

But Mr. Faz, they're

the Mexico City All Stars!

Wrong. They're

the Yankees.

And you're the mighty Brooklyn Dodgers.

The mighty who?

You heard me!

Gil Hodges,

get back

to first base.

Duke Snider,

center field.

Roy Campanella,

behind the plate.

Don Newcombe,

take the mound.

Pee Wee Reese?

Third base.

Strike!

Strike Two!

Strike Three!

Side is out.

Top of the sixth,

Monterrey still down by two.

Three more outs, and Monterrey

Industrials will be going home.

Safe!

Safe!

Boy have the tables turned,

three more outs and it'll be the

Mexico City All Stars going home.

Hey!

You're out!

Two outs, and Veragosa

is Mexico City's last hope, he

swings, he hits a high pop up.

No. I got it.

And Monterrey Industrial

wins their first game by 7 runs!

Now we play for Mexico.

We'll make your team proud.

Okay, then do it.

Mexico All Stars!

We are the Monterrey

Industrials! Viva Mexico!

It's a good thing

they're celebrating today,

because tomorrow they're

gonna face our Texas boys,

for some real

American baseball.

Alright, we got

a big game tomorrow.

I want you boys to rest

up, get plenty of sleep.

Oh, when did

this happen?

Last Saturday. On the

field, I stepped on a glass.

Oh! Does it hurt?

Yes.

Why didn't you

tell anybody?

I was afraid you

wouldn't let me come.

You're not going to be

able to play on this foot.

Then I will play

on the other.

You'll play on the other.

It's okay, Norberto.

You'll be all right.

In case you

wondered what those things are

that I lugged from Monterrey,

they're called bats.

And if you want to put

numbers on that scoreboard,

these are your tools. Time

for some hitting drills.

Mr. Faz, the game is in one hour.

Well what a perfect time then. Come on.

Batting practice?

Who do y'all think you're

messing with here, huh?

Disinterested. No opinion.

Don't care. Request denied.

Denied.

One more sec. Mac.

May provoke a nuclear

arms race in space.

Arms race in space?

Come on, Frankie. What's

next? Men on the moon?

It's good stuff, Mac.

Besides, it's my day off.

Yeah about that, I need you

to cover a Little League game.

Our team's got a chance

at the tournament.

A kid's baseball game? No.

Riley's your sports writer.

His wife's

expecting any minute.

Well what

about Hayne?

Got him working on the

Governor Daniels story.

Well, you got plenty of other

men on your staff, don't you?

I hear you know more about

the game than any of them.

Ain't you named

after a ballplayer?

I hate baseball.

What are you,

some kind of communist?

Yeah, you got me, that's why I

work here for next to nothing.

Hm.

Fine. What's so

important about this game?

We got some boys

come up from Mexico

thought we'd play the

invasion angle, you know,

our boys defending what

their Granddaddy's fought for.

And what if

the Mexicans win?

ain't gonna to score a single run.

I did not study journalism to get

stuck on this back page assignment.

I'm not doing it,

and that's final.

That's fine, not everybody

is cut out for the Gazette.

Why don't you run out and get yourself

an apron, maybe, find a husband.

You know, you say that one more

time, I will punch you in the nose.

It's been awhile

since I fought a woman.

We're not in the same

weight class, I don't think.

3 o'clock.

McAllen field!

I take that as a yes?

Well, at least we know they

didn't bring any ringers.

Heck, they don't look

but nine or ten.

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