Three Wishes Page #4

Everything's fine.

There's coffee.

You don't drink coffee.

Guess what, Gunny?

I made your favorite. Pancakes.

I don't want to eat, Mommy.

Please, sweetheart.

Just try a little bit.

I don't feel like trying.

Did you like it?

Well, I'm surprised.

It's a really expensive gift.

Yeah, well,

I've got money saved.

I know you're not my dad

or anything...

but I just wanted to give it

to you.

I don't shave.

In case you ever want to sometime.

Why would I want to?

Everybody else does.

So if I shave

I can be more like them...

and I can really start to fit in,

huh?

I'm not like them, Tom.

You know that.

They're not even like each other.

They just think they are.

You're saying I should be myself,

aren't you?

Well, since it's the only thing

you can be, it might be a good idea.

And it'll be enough, if you let it.

- What are we here for?

- Victory!

- How are we gonna win?

- Big!

- Win!

- Big!

- Who's gonna win?

- We are!

Tool and Die!

If you push too hard, you'll get

the opposite of what you're trying for.

Everything contains its opposite.

And om.

Hey, Herb, Jim.

What are they doing?

I don't know.

Look at them.

- They're in a circle.

- Singing something. I don't know.

I'm gonna find out.

What the hell's going on there?

I don't know,

and I don't ask.

- Are you going to let that guy...

- He's a beatnik! He's running the team?

That beatnik is Jack McCloud,

star rookie of the White Sox, 1941.

Says who?

Official records.

Something about him was bothering me,

so I looked it up. He was a pitcher.

Won 25 games.

He was gonna be

one of the great ones.

Then he just dropped out

at the end of his first season.

Never heard of again.

You're saying we've got a major leaguer

right here, coaching our kids?

That's what I'm saying.

Oh, yeah? I'll believe it

when I see it.

Phil? Hi. I'm back.

I thought I heard Gunny.

Yeah, it's not too bad

for long distance.

Right.

Uh-huh. Yeah. Minnesota?

I thought you were in Chicago.

Oh, sure. Mayo Clinic.

Of course I've heard of it.

You did what? You got Gunny

into the Mayo Clinic? Really?

Oh, a week from Wednesday.

Yeah.

I'm really happy.

What I'll do,

I'll check with his doctors...

What do you mean

you already did that?

Well, l... I think

you should have asked me first.

All right. No. I understand.

Batter up!

- Let's go!

- Swing away. Come on! Let's go.

Be a hero. Line drive!

Score us a run.

You gotta go, okay?

Top of the sixth.

Defense!

All right, Bobby, right in there.

Keep your eyes open!

Let's see some fire.

Come on.

Go!

Home!

- Home!

- Slide!

You're out!

Yes!

My boys are playing baseball!

I thought that!

He hit him!

Take the walk!

Take your base.

Control!

Use control!

Come on! Be a hero!

- Keep your eyes open with these guys.

- Okay, Stretch.

Put it over. You can do it.

Right down the middle.

Just put it right past him.

- That was on purpose!

- Come on!

Run down to first.

Make him throw strikes here.

You gotta be a hero now, guy.

This is it.

Come on!

All right, Little Lee!

Strike one.

Two more.

Gotta get this one.

Strike two.

You can do it. One more.

I know you can do it.

Strike out.

Yeah. Easy out.

- Pop it up.

- Yeah. Strike out.

Let it go by.

- Just miss it. Pop it up.

- What the hell?

Everything contains its opposite.

You were playing baseball today!

- Boy, yes!

- I'm very proud of you.

Sundaes at Howard Johnson's,

the whole team. My treat!

Everybody line up here.

- Smile.

- Where's Tom?

- Come on.

- Team picture.

Come on. Jack.

Can't do this without you.

Oh, please.

He did a pretty good job,

didn't he?

Okay, I can admit it

when I'm wrong.

- Just think, we didn't even know him.

- Hell, let's get to know him.

- Cheese.

- Good. Great picture.

Say, Jack.

- I'm Leland's dad, Leland.

- Hello.

- Pleasure to meet you.

- Great job.

So a few of us planned a camping trip.

Gonna have some fishing.

- Why don't you and Tom join us?

- We'd be proud to have you.

Give us a chance to say thanks.

I really appreciate it,

but I don't fish.

Come on.

Come along anyway.

Tom would enjoy it.

You don't want to

let these kids down, do you?

After they worked so hard.

Please?

No, I don't.

Good. We'll call you later.

- Come on, son.

- We'll call you. Come on, Lee.

Thanks, Jack.

Tom? Your ride's here, hon.

What are you gonna wear?

Something lavender?

I don't know.

Wait, come here.

Promise me.

Life preservers in the boats.

- Mom.

- Tom, please.

- Bye, Tommy.

- Bye, Aunt Joyce.

Thank you.

I really appreciate it.

- Just call me Davy Crockett.

- I will. Bye.

It's just great.

Come on, Jack.

Tommy, hop in our car.

My God.

You're falling in love.

With the wrong man.

What are you talking about?

Look, I admit

I can understand the attraction.

What are you talking about?

All right.

But it's Tom

who's going to be hurt...

when he finds out you can't

turn a drifter into a father.

Please. The real you.

- Okay, everybody out.

- Everybody grab some gear.

Jack, you wanna help us get

this fishing gear off here?

Jim and I'll get the canoe.

- I'm getting a thousand pounds.

- Oh, come on.

Hey, look!

I got a date with that one

in November.

Pow!

Little Lee? You boys

start doing the tents.

- Shot down on third base.

- My wife's hitting me like this.

This is our kid doing this!

He steps on the bag.

Throws it to first base.

We got three outs in one inning.

The side's retired.

I'm proud of you.

Hey, Jack.

I got a question for you.

Are all ballplayers

as quiet as you?

Well, not these sluggers.

We been waiting around all night.

Tell us about the majors.

A good time on the road?

I mean for a man who's not married.

- Did you make a lot of money?

- Hey.

- How come you quit?

- Got a baseball card?

- You were in the big leagues?

- What hole you keeping your head in?

- How come you never told me?

- It's called humility.

It's a damn rare quality

these days.

But you can't put it by us.

We know your stats. White Sox.

- '41, twenty-five wins.

- Wow.

- Twenty-five wins?

- Neato.

That is some record.

But it's not mine.

You've got the wrong

Jack McCloud.

You mean you never played

pro ball?

- No, sir.

- The minors?

Looks like we jumped

to some conclusions here.

What this means is...

- This whole thing's a mistake.

- No, it's not.

It's bullshit.

Hey, we had a great game,

and that's all that matters.

- Like hell it does.

- Lee, we're here to fish. Remember?

L... Guys...

What are you sitting around here for?

There's a lake full of fish out there,

and we promised you some night fishing.

Let's go. Get your gear.

Let's go night fishing.

Come on now and get your stuff.

- Come on.

- Tommy, you come with us.

Hurry up.

Let's go.

I'm sticking with Jack.

Let's go. He's gonna stay.

Come on, guys.

You know you are free

to change your mind.

Yeah.

But I don't want to.

- Well, I think...

- Thanks for bringing that.

- Would you like some now?

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