Trouble with the Curve

All right.

Okay. Come on, now.

Come on, boy.

Let's not take your sweet-ass time

about this. Jesus.

All right.

Okay, that's it.

Good.

Don't laugh, I outlived you,

you little bastard.

Goddamn it. Son-of-a-b*tch.

Breakfast of champions.

You trying to tell me Sammy Davis Jr.

was better looking than Robert Redford?

No question.

Better actor too.

Sammy should've been

the Sundance Kid.

You're out of your mind.

No, they're right.

Sammy only had one eye,

but he cut quite a figure.

I know what you're doing.

You're trying to piss me off,

but it's not gonna work. Not this time.

Strike.

You boys enjoy the fishing,

I'll see you up in the Carolinas.

Where you going, Gus?

Aren't you gonna see what he's got?

I've seen all this guy's got.

My daughter can throw better than that.

Good luck.

Mickey, it's time.

Yep.

- They're ready for you, Miss Lobel.

- Thank you.

Hard to believe it's been seven years.

Time flies when you're

working your ass off.

Excuse me, doing your life's work.

So where do you stand

on the Landau case?

- I like my chances.

- That could be quite a coup for us.

It's all very impressive.

Thank you.

You'd be the youngest partner

this firm's ever had.

There is a reason I've not taken a Saturday

off in seven years. I want this. Bad.

So does Todd.

He's been productive for a long time.

He's a quality associate.

But I have been more productive.

And I agree with you,

he is a quality associate.

You'd be the only woman.

Gentlemen,

my father is a baseball scout.

And while he was hardly attentive, the one

thing he did give me was experience.

I took a lot of road trips.

I grew up around men who swore,

drank, and farted.

Trust me, I can handle it.

Let us bring it

to the partnership committee.

- Then we'll talk.

- Great.

Hudson, a 17-game winner last year...

Order up!

You need some money

for some new clothes?

I just came from yoga.

You into that voodoo?

Yeah. I'm thinking about getting three

sixes tattooed across my forehead.

- What about the partnership?

- We're close.

There's just some competition from

another attorney, but he's harmless.

You got a boyfriend?

I'm seeing somebody, sort of.

And has he got a job?

He's an attorney.

Well, marry him.

He'll probably be a great provider.

I can provide for myself just fine.

Hudson, he's really painting

the corners tonight.

Guy's a true artist.

I'm gonna go.

- What?

- I'm going to go.

You haven't finished your dinner yet.

Oh, I've had enough.

Suit yourself.

Absolutely tremendous. Prescott

just went three-for-three again last night.

Didn't he just get arrested for assault?

Allegedly.

Kid's hitting 350,

ready to move to Double A.

So let's not rush to judgment.

You seen him play lately?

I don't need to see him play.

You and that computer.

Need to stay current, Pete.

These programs are an essential tool

to evaluating today's talent.

In fact, there's only one scout

in the entire organization...

maybe in all of baseball,

that doesn't use this technology.

Maybe that's why he's only signed

three kids in what, last four years?

This isn't like a store.

You can't just go in and get what you want.

Maybe there's nothing out there.

Maybe his territory's a little thin.

What about Billy Clark in Rome?

Didn't Gus sign him?

Yeah, and he's struggling.

Kid's in a big-time slump.

He'll come around.

Gus could spot talent from an airplane.

I just hope we're not missing anything,

that's all.

I mean, he is getting up there.

Should we send him to look at Gentry?

Of course. The Carolinas are his territory.

Draft's in nine days.

I don't want any surprises.

You're talking about one of the best scouts

baseball's ever seen.

You're talking about the guy that signed

Ralph Garr, Dusty Baker...

Dale Murphy, Tom Glavine,

Chipper Jones.

The list goes on.

With all due respect, Pete,

the game's changed.

It's so much bigger now. It's global.

Need somebody to keep up with the times.

Gus couldn't even turn on a typewriter,

let alone a computer.

Look, we all hate to think it,

but he may be ready for pasture.

- When's his contract up?

- Three months.

We carry the option.

For chrissakes, what is this?

Gus Lobel can do the job.

If he proves me wrong,

I'll take full responsibility.

Until then, let's just worry

about the guys on the field.

Sh*t.

Bunch of goddamn midgets

design this garage?

Come on, number five.

Strike him out, boy.

Billy Clark ain't got nothing on you, baby.

That Billy Clark is a bum. We haven't

seen him hit a baseball all year.

Come on, Billy.

Here it comes, Billy.

Here it comes, baby. Go, baby.

Intimidators 5, Braves 2.

Better luck next time, boys.

How long before they release me?

You're just in a slump. No big deal.

I'm in a coma.

Yeah. Look, when I first signed you up,

you were hitting great.

You were the quickest bat alive.

I don't know what my problem is.

I just can't concentrate like I should.

What about your family?

They still over in Akron?

Yeah. Just outside.

When was the last time you saw them?

It's been a while.

They would make the drive down, but

money's just kind of tight right now.

You worry about baseball.

I'll take care of getting your parents here

so you can see them.

No problem.

Thanks, Gus.

Gus, you home?

It's 9:
00 in the morning,

where the hell else would I be?

I guess that means I can come in.

Yeah, come on in.

Breakfast will be here in a minute.

Have a seat.

Busy?

Yeah. Just doing my homework, that's all.

Gus, did you ever think in a million years

computers would be a part of this game?

Computers?

Anybody uses computers doesn't know

a damn thing about this game.

If you wanted to, you could access

any high school or college roster...

pull the stats on any player any time.

You wouldn't have to waste time

with all these papers.

I'm not wasting my time.

I enjoy doing this.

You know, they got a special program now

that can calculate a player's stats...

and based on the

competition he's seen...

tell you whether or not he's ready

for the next level. You believe that?

Yeah, what else does it tell you?

When to scratch your ass?

I don't like them either,

but they're part of the business now.

Pete, scouts, good scouts,

are the heart of this game.

They decide who's gonna play, if they're

lucky they decide how it's gonna be played.

But a computer, that can't tell

if a kid's got instincts or not...

or if he can hit a cut-off man,

or hit behind the runner.

Or look into a kid's face

that's just gone oh-for-four...

and know if he's gonna be able

to come back like nothing's happened.

No, a computer can't tell you

all that crap, I'll tell you. No.

What do you think about Bo Gentry?

I don't know.

He looks pretty good on paper.

I'll take a look at him,

see if he can play.

If the Red Sox pass with

their first pick...

I know Phillip really wants to take him.

Phillip.

Well, tell him to check his computer.

What we need is a pitcher.

Yeah.

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