Trouble with the Curve Page #6

Maybe he wants to.

You know? Doesn't know how.

You might have to take the lead.

Trust me, I've tried. I'm done.

As you know...

to hit the magical 300,

you fail seven out of ten times.

You think you're pretty smart.

- Me? No.

- Yeah, you.

- What, that a good thing? You like smart?

- Well, you gotta have it here, and here.

Here and here?

Yes, here and here.

Oh, yeah. I'm pretty much

what you're looking for then.

I come home early in the evening.

Lie around some time.

Little girl's got everything I want.

Looking and smelling so fine.

It's a good night for dancing.

Yeah.

Yeah, we've done some dancing.

If you can call it that.

Don't be shy.

Well, you heard the man.

Make a move on me.

Okay, come on. Come on.

I'm so sorry.

I'm having a good time, but...

- What's wrong?

- It's this thing, I just...

I need to go.

You were not kidding.

You really have no available space.

Is all this by design?

It is way too late

to get into that right now.

Yeah, okay.

I'll take you home.

You trying to starve me to death?

Come on, let's go get something to eat.

You got a man in there?

Yeah, Flanagan's in here.

We're getting ready to get in the shower.

Not so funny.

What the hell happened in here,

anyway?

Work.

Okay. There you go. You're good.

You kids all right?

Yeah. Just fine.

You wouldn't happen to know what

the state bird of New Jersey is, would you?

That'd be a trick question.

There are no birds in New Jersey.

That's good.

You're leaving a lot of good food

unattended there.

Do you know what therapy is?

What?

Therapy.

I've been going since college.

It's a long time.

Just needed to talk to someone

to help me deal with why you left me.

Did I say something wrong here?

I just needed to understand

why after mom died...

you took a 6-year-old to live

with an uncle that she barely knew...

and you left her there for a year

and you didn't even call, not once.

We came here to watch baseball.

We didn't come here to...

Talk. I know.

Everything is okay

as long as we don't talk.

But there's no TV

and there's no game on, so...

- It's just you and me.

- I need a check here.

And then you did it again.

I had you until I was 13,

until you sent me away to boarding school.

And then nothing.

You were gone.

Middle school, high school,

college, nothing.

For a long time,

I thought I had done something wrong...

and that's why you left.

But then I figured out that's how you

wanted it, so I acted like it was okay...

because I didn't want you

to know how bad it hurt.

This is not the time or place

to talk about this.

Are you kidding?

There's never a time or place.

What are you doing, anyway?

Why did you start all this?

You're amazing.

Give me a check.

Get me a goddamn check.

So I hear the old man has a girlfriend

in North Carolina, a young one.

What the hell are you talking about?

Nelson says he's got a pretty

little baby helping him out.

What's Matt Nelson doing

in Gus's territory?

They sent him down there.

Make sure everything's all right.

Confirm that Bo Gentry's our choice

if he's available.

Listen.

That babe is Gus' daughter

and she's not helping out, she's visiting.

The hell's going on, Pete?

Can't have the daughter of one of our scouts

impacting an important Braves decision.

You're a real team player,

aren't you, Phillip?

It's just business. Don't

take it so personal.

I'm not after your job

because I want director of scouting.

I'm after your job because I want to be

the G.M. You know how it is.

Get the hell out of my office.

Nice shot.

I got the Landau research.

I agree with Mickey there's precedent,

I don't think it's our strongest position.

I've outlined my approach a bit different.

I know you have a hard deadline for the

presentation, so I'm here if you need me.

It's priority.

Why, I appreciate that, Todd.

It...

won't go unnoticed.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen...

and welcome

to Asheville's Zeb B. Vance Field...

the site of the Mountain County

Championship game...

between your Swannanoa Grizzlies

and the Devils of Morganton.

There you go, darling.

That'll be a collector's item

so don't go selling that on the Internet.

It's the two best teams

in the Mountain County League...

Well, the last game.

- Hope it's a good one.

- Yep.

Play ball!

Pack up and get you back to Atlanta.

For sure.

There they are. My two favorite people

in the entire state of North Carolina.

Well, good to see you.

Hey, did you get your work done?

Some of it.

Good. I had a nice time.

Who knew I was such a clogger?

Now batting, number three...

Bo Gentry!

Off-speed. Right?

Do you mind getting your beak

out of that thing? I'm blind, you know.

Got it.

Did you hear that?

No, what?

- That was a breaking ball, right?

- Yeah.

Son of a b*tch.

Can't handle a breaking ball.

How can you tell?

- Did you see a hitch in his swing?

- No.

If you can get down there next time he's

up, I want you to keep an eye on him.

See how he handles that breaking ball.

Come on, now. This is it.

Let's bring this one home to Swannanoa.

Wilson.

You better get your skinny little ass

on base.

I got a chance to win this game

in front of all these scouts.

I'm visualizing mega endorsement deals.

Do not mess this up.

I'll do my best, Bo.

Oh, dear God, let me get a hit.

Now batting, number 12, Wyatt Wilson.

One pitch at a time.

You got it, Wyatt!

Take your base!

Come on, ump, what the heck's going on?

Guess you misunderstood me.

Next up, Bo Gentry!

All right, let's see how

you handle the hook.

That's my boy! That's right!

And the Swannanoa Grizzlies...

are the champions

of the Mountain County League.

Congratulations to both teams

for an exciting and excellent game.

You were right.

His hands drift.

How did you know that

if you can't see him?

Because I've been in this business

too damn long, that's why.

No, it's more than that. Tell me.

It's the sound you hear.

It's like a ball coming off the bat,

or exploding into a glove.

It's a pure sound.

You'll know it when you hear it.

So, what do you think?

You make a number of key arguments.

It's provoking.

Well, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon

to present to the client.

No need to rush back.

You can take off the rest of the week.

Excuse me?

Mickey, we didn't know how serious

this was going to be with your father.

So to ensure the firm's best interests

were protected...

we had Todd draft a resolution.

What?

He's gonna take the case from here,

so, look, enjoy a few more days.

- Come back rested.

- Rested?

This isn't a vacation.

I've worked my ass off on this case.

No one would dispute that.

You bring boot-licking Todd on

and you don't tell me?

- Mickey, it's not personal.

- Of course, it's personal.

- Todd's just being a team player.

- Yeah, that's being a team player.

How does this affect my partnership?

To be determined.

A conversation we all want to continue.

You're a quality associate.

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