Three Wishes Page #3

Is there?

Well.

I had a great time.

Thank you.

- I'll say good night now.

- Okay.

Good night.

- I'm sorry. I'm just going in.

- No, no.

Thanks for watching the boys.

Sure.

About what Tom said today.

It's just what his friends

have been saying.

I don't mind.

Well, I do.

I bet things are nice out there.

A hundred million miles

between neighbors.

If I could just reach out...

and get some answers.

- Answers to what?

- Everything.

Silly things, mostly.

Can the car possibly last

another year?

Should Gunny take swimming lessons?

Am I making a mistake...

starting a business?

Why would that be a mistake?

I suppose other people

might say that a woman...

in my position...

shouldn't take such a chance.

Did you ever think

that maybe it's other people...

that are the problem?

Yeah.

What is really worrying you?

The boys.

I just think

that maybe I oughta...

start thinking about

getting remarried or something...

for their sake.

I don't know how I'm gonna

take care of them if I don't.

You are taking care of them.

I don't know.

I don't know, Jack.

I just feel so lost sometimes.

So you know...

when Columbus first set out...

needless to say,

he didn't have very much to go by.

He didn't know what he was doing

and he wasn't looking for a new world.

Just a faster way to India.

But that's the way it is

with explorers.

Sometimes they feel lost.

Are you saying

that's what I am then?

I'm an explorer.

That's nice.

You should see me

navigate a parking space.

Do you ever feel lost?

Well, I'll go check on the boys.

Good night.

Gunny, stand over there

and field.

Run!

Looks to me like

you could use a pitcher.

- Yeah.

- Want me to toss a few?

Give me the bucket.

Okay.

Here comes my crutch ball.

Nice side arm.

Are you a pitcher?

I've thrown a few.

Okay.

Take anything that looks good.

Come on, Holman, concentrate.

Can I say something?

You know, baseball is a thing

that if you push too hard...

you get exactly the opposite

of what you're trying for.

This time, swing to miss.

- Are you kidding?

- Clean strike.

Okay. That's easy.

Wow! I didn't even mean to.

Can you do that again?

Brian, Bobby M.,

on the bench.

Come on. Hustle.

All right, everybody,

listen up.

One thing I wanna say to you.

Don't let up.

Understand?

Huh?

All right,

go sit in the bleachers.

All right, guys, listen up.

Here's the lineup.

Leading off in pitching

is Bobby M.

Batting second and catching...

I'm sure that must be him,

the one with the beard.

Kate Palmer thinks he's a spy.

Imagine the covert activities.

Hi, Jeanne.

- Play ball!

- Men, let's take the field.

Come on.

Show 'em what you got.

Let's see some energy here.

Let's try and win one.

Coach moved me over to right field,

and that guy's a lefty.

It's all in the way you see it.

Just slow the ball down in your mind

and let it float.

Take your position.

All right.

Get out there!

Good eye.

Hang on to it!

What, are you sleeping, Brian?

Right here. You're good.

- Brian, stay awake, son!

- Hey, Coach!

What do you guys do

at practice?

Come on. Be ready to move.

Eyes, eyes!

Go home! Hustle!

Throw it to home!

Lee!

Move and concentrate.

Remember what we talked about.

Just get an out.

Base hit now. Base hit.

Mine!

You idiots!

Oh, my goodness!

Tom, you caught it!

I got it. I caught it!

It worked!

All right, Holman!

- Gunny, did you see that?

- Mommy, my stomach hurts.

My stomach hurts.

Oh, Gunny. Okay.

All right, sweetheart.

Let's go.

Come on. Let me carry you.

Put your head down.

Maybe it's just the sun.

Yeah? Maybe too much sun.

- Could you make sure Tom gets home?

- Sure.

Thank you.

He's had a shot.

Let him sleep as long as he can.

Is it the flu or...

We'll know

when we run some tests.

I saw you.

At least we were

closer this time.

Nah, close is

for horseshoes and grenades.

But it worked, everything you said.

I never hit a homer before.

Hey, nice game.

Thanks.

You think we can get a ride?

I'll ask.

- Dad.

- Leland's dad is really cool.

He even started a club.

Hurry up.

We're not going that way.

Sorry.

Yeah, okay.

Need a lift?

Yeah.

I don't wanna have

an X ray, Mommy.

It won't hurt a bit, sweetheart.

And then we'll go right home, okay?

Just one more.

You can put your arm down now.

- I'm scared.

- You're doin' great, buddy.

Turn over.

This will be the last one,

I promise.

Welcome back.

Do you believe in magic?

Of course I believe in magic.

I even know a couple of stories.

You wanna hear one?

- Sure.

- Okay.

Well...

it begins with a little boy...

and his brother

and their mother.

They had some real problems.

So one day they met

a man who was hurt...

and they stopped to help him.

- Did the man have a dog?

- As a matter of fact, he did.

But it wasn't really a dog,

was it?

- I'm sorry. I heard a noise and came...

- That's all right.

I...

iron when I can't sleep.

And tonight

I'm having a drink.

Sometimes it's the right thing.

Especially if you have company.

You know,

to most people I know...

a mother of two having a drink

at 3:
00 in the morning in the garage...

is a scandal.

Not to you.

No, not to me.

Touche.

Sit down if you like.

Yes.

That's Blue Bear.

Jeffrey bought it for Gunny

on his last day of leave.

Gunny has cancer.

Life needs a new rule.

Only one tragic death

per family...

and kids are off-limits.

At least Jeffrey died

for a reason.

Maybe that's important

for you to believe.

What do you mean,

it's important for me?

How dare you.

How dare you!

He died for peace.

I think you should go.

Because nobody's gonna tell me

my husband died for nothing!

I didn't say "for nothing."

I did.

Oh, God!

Oh, he should be here.

I promised him

I'd look after them.

I promised him.

Oh, my sweet boy.

Oh, my God!

You're not alone.

Okay, hot potato.

Now breathe this time.

Relax.

Breathe.

Don't forget to breathe.

Hey, guys. Come here.

Jack, these are the guys.

Brian, Scott,

Little Leland Sackin the Third...

Bobby M., Bobby R., Bobby C...

Richie, T-Bone and Del, Junior.

They wanna know if you can help them

the way you helped me.

So you guys are here

because you wanna win, right?

Yeah.

Okay.

So the first thing you're gonna do...

the most important thing...

is forget all that.

What?

So I want you to take your gloves off

and throw 'em right here.

- You wanna play better, don't you?

- Yeah.

Take off your mitt.

What is this?

If you resist a force, that's

what you're gonna get, is resistance.

Yet if you go with it,

what you get is power.

That's hard to understand.

I'd like you all to sit up.

Cross your legs.

Sit up straight.

Breathe. Just think about

your breathing.

Baseball is not

just hitting and fielding.

More than anything, it's thinking.

What you think and how you think it.

Starting with this.

- You're up.

- Good morning.

Morning.

Believe it or not, I decided

to make a real breakfast.

- Can I help?

- No.

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