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MIRcrew
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Buona visione!!!
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[peaceful music playing]
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[ball players clamoring]
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[bat clatters]
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[engine starts]
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["China Grove" by
the Doobie Brothers
playing on radio]
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[♪]
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♪ When the sun comes up
On a sleepy little town ♪
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♪ Down around San Antone ♪
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♪ And the folks are risin'
For another day ♪
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♪ 'Round about their homes ♪
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♪ The people of the town
Are strange ♪
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♪ And they're proud
Of where they came ♪
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♪ Well, you're talkin' 'bout
The China Grove ♪
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♪ Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh
China Grove ♪
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♪ Well, the preacher
And the teacher ♪
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♪ Lord, they're a caution ♪
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♪ They are the talk
Of the town ♪
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♪ When the gossip
gets to flyin'
And they ain't lyin' ♪
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♪ When the sun
Goes fallin' down ♪
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♪ They say that
The father's insane ♪
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♪ And dear Mrs. Perkin's
A game ♪
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- [music stops]
- [engine stops]
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[birds cawing]
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[bell tolling]
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[thwack]
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[soft, poignant music playing]
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[♪]
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You're cheatin'.
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Girls don't know spit
about baseball.
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Crippled as you are, you can't
make no full body rotation.
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[scoffs] If you ain't cheatin',
then how did you--
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I just can.
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- That's a homer.
- Nuh-uh.
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Boy, I know what
a homer looks like.
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It don't count unless
you're battin' in the majors.
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Majors? Boy, you're never gonna
play one inning in the majors.
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Never say never.
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You really believe?
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- Cross your heart
and hope to die?
- That's a heathen vow.
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Still think I'm cheatin'?
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I think you're crazy.
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But you are my boyfriend.
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See you later, alligator.
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[Connie] Don't even think
of gettin' sweet on her!
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She's Earl Shantz's.
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Man drinks like a steer
on a tank at noon,
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and is mean enough to steal the
pennies off a dead man's eyes.
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[James] Connie?
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Come here.
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We don't speak ill
of our neighbors.
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I'm just looking out for Rickey.
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Well, Rickey's got to learn
to look out for himself.
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He's playing the game of love.
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And that's run by women
and lost by men. [chuckles]
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So I want you both to interpret
Ephesians 4:25 tonight.
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You know that?
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"Speak truth, each one of you,
with his neighbor,
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for we are members
of one another."
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That's real good.
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You go on and get in the car.
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Come on. Connie,
you can help me lock up, okay?
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[Connie] How does he do that?
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Honey, Rickey's got a gift.
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[organ music playing]
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♪ So I'll cherish
The old rugged cross ♪
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♪ Till my trophies ♪
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♪ At last, I lay down ♪
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♪ I will cling to ♪
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♪ The old rugged cross ♪
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♪ And exchange it one day ♪
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♪ For a crown ♪
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[music stops]
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"Give me a man that
we may fight together."
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- [all] Amen.
- Those are the words of
the giant Philistine, Goliath,
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taunting the armies of Israel,
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and no one would come out
and fight him, no one but David.
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And how did David smite Goliath?
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- A stone!
- Amen, brother Hill.
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A stone!
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A stone, it says right here
in verse 41st Samuel.
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And so David stopped by a brook
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and chose him
five smooth stones.
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Well, why didn't David
gather the largest stone,
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or the most jagged stone?
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David knew jagged rocks
got a will of their own!
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Things can veer off and
shimmy all over creation.
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- He made a savvy bet!
- Savvy indeed.
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But maybe we ought to
let some other members
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of the congregation
voice their response.
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So, I say this:
what shapes a stone?
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God's water shapes a stone.
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And we, as Christians,
as children of God,
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we are being constantly shaped.
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And after we're baptized,
we are sent out into the world
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as His messengers,
and we fly straight and true
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- to the very snout of Satan,
so that we...
- [can rattles]
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...can fight our own Goliath,
and--
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You know, I myself
have been afraid to say this,
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but I'm just gonna say it.
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Sister Babbit.
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Brother Shantz...
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You uplift me with your presence
here today. You do.
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May I kindly ask you
to refrain from smoking
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and from chewing and dipping
during Sunday services?
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I work six days on a live well,
ready to burst into
fire and brimstone any time.
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Now, if you knew a thing
about wildcattin',
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you'd appreciate that I get
exactly zero smoke breaks.
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But can't you see
how you and Sister Babbit
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are defiling
His glorious sanctuary
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with your spit
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and with your ashes
all over His floor?
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It's a weakness born of man.
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[Earl] Oh, I see the weakness.
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High and mighty man
collects $50 a month
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to preach to some decent,
hardscrabble folk
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he's never even stepped off
the pulpit to get to know.
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We hardly got
a pleasure in life.
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I expect the Almighty can see
His way around our frailties.
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I am your pastor.
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So it is my place--
in fact, it's my duty--
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to preserve the sanctity
of God's house.
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[Earl] Ain't about to allow
some holier-than-thou preacher
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to toss me a few crumbs
over a damn smoke!
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And I am not gonna
let the Lord's house
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look and smell
like Satan's saloon!
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Mrs. Babbit.
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Wouldn't they ask you to
pour oil on troubled waters?
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- Do you wanna clean tobacco
juice off the church floor?
- No.
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- I'm gonna... close up.
- Okay.
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- We missin' it?
- Not if we get there
in three minutes.
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Let's go! [grunts]
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You're his wife. You should
talk some sense to him.
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I'm tryin', Mama.
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Where are them three off to?
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[James] Oh...
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they're just being children.
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[♪]
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[indistinct chatter]
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[♪]
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Seems unfair. We paid admission
for peace and quiet.
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They're the preacher's kids.
Ain't got a nickel
to rub together.
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[TV announcer] Meanwhile,
Richardson scores.
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One strike on Mantle.
And there it goes,
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- over the right field fence.
- [thudding on glass]
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Gonna feel so charitable
when they bust your window?
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- That's gonna be you one day.
- [chuckles] Thanks.
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[screaming]
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[Robert] Come on!
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Doc says you get
those braces off next year.
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They were supposed to
take them off last year.
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Bring it on. I'll knock it out
just like Mantle.
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Greetings out there in TV land!
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We're back at the 50-yard line.
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- The what?
- Well, I hate baseball.
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Nobody takes it easy on you
in the majors.
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Put some fire on it.
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[exhales]
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Koufax warms his arm here
at the Yankee Stadium.
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Tie game, bottom of the ninth.
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At bat, Rickey Hill.
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Koufax hurls a surprise slider.
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Hill swings,
swats a long fly ball!
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Might be... could be... it is!
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Hill's third moon shot tonight.
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[faint crowd cheering]
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The faster it comes in,
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the faster it goes out.
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[dramatic music rising]
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[crowd cheering]
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- [glass shatters]
- [cheering stops]
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Oh, my gosh! What did you do?
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Let's go!
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Let's get out of here!
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- What are you doing?
- What Daddy taught.
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Whatever you done,
take responsibility for it.
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[Ray] You hit this rock?
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Sorry, Mister.
I'll get a job to pay for it.
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Now, hold up. You tellin' me...
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that you hit this rock
over them trees
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and into my windshield
with that lousy stick?
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That's a couple hundred feet, easy.
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And you done it
wearing them things?
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Imagine that.
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You know what a prodigy is?
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- No, sir.
- Well, look it up.
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When you get
them legs healed up,
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I'm gonna be the first guy
at the gate to buy a ticket.
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- But I owe you.
- Forget the windshield.
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I got two yards across the state
full of more old windshields
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than I can ever pawn off
in a lifetime.
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But miracles...
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them I'm a little shy on.
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I want you to do it again.
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Show me.
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Now, go on.
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[lighthearted music playing]
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[♪]
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Well, I'll be.
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[James] We receive your bounty, Lord,
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to better fortify our bodies and
minds so that we may serve you.
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We pray in the name
of your son, Jesus.
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- Amen.
- [all] Amen.
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It's a mite hard to muster
when He provideth so little.
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Y'all see Daddy peg down
that old crow Spit-And-Chew
this morning?
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[Gram] Along with some
ticked-off church folk,
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grousin' how your daddy has
a bent for bitin' the hand
that barely feeds his family.
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Fifty dollars a month.
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Your children are starving.
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You know, sometimes,
Lilian, doing God's work
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takes the sacrifice
of the Apostles.
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None of the Apostles
had bad bones.
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That's enough.
Do you hear me? Enough.
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You can shut me down.
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How you gonna quiet the voice
in your head,
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saying that you starved
that boy down to nothing
and put him in a wheelchair?
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Most devout man I know.
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Your eyes are so busy
studying heaven,
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you don't see the misery you're
putting your family through!
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I am not going to apologize
for my devotion to God.
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Mama, stop.
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[James] You see that woman?
That's your daughter.
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She's got faith. You never
hear one complaint out of her.
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She's got faith. You...
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It's all I got.
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And it sustains me.
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But I live here on Earth.
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And your son needs doctorin',
and that takes money.
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You can see he's already
outgrown them braces.
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He ain't gonna get no better
without new ones.
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New ones?
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Rickey,
the doctor believes that...
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Can I be excused?
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Yes, son.
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You satisfied, Lilian?
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Here, son. Have my cornbread.
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"...very great."
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[murmuring]
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You know what?
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I got a little
something for you.
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- [Rickey] How'd you get these?
- [Robert] Saved up.
Three months.
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- Mickey Mantle!
- [door opens]
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What's going on in here?
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You're supposed to be
reading your Bible verses.
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Robert?
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What you hidin'?
Hand me your Bible.
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Hand me your Bible, Robert.
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Baseball cards.
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00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:50,052
I don't approve of this.
251
00:16:50,052 --> 00:16:53,534
This sells the worship
of false idols.
252
00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:55,666
No. They-- they sell gum.
253
00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:57,190
You think I'm kidding?
254
00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:59,844
- Hmm? Is that what you think?
- N-No, sir.
255
00:16:59,844 --> 00:17:01,629
Robert, are these yours?
256
00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:03,196
Yes-- yes, sir.
257
00:17:03,196 --> 00:17:06,416
Robert, you are
your younger brother's keeper.
258
00:17:06,416 --> 00:17:11,204
And you are responsible
for what you put in his mind.
259
00:17:11,204 --> 00:17:12,814
You hear me?
260
00:17:12,814 --> 00:17:15,251
I know. It's just that...
261
00:17:15,251 --> 00:17:19,212
- Rickey loves baseball, and I--
- [James] He's not
gonna play baseball.
262
00:17:22,302 --> 00:17:26,741
Rickey, now, I've seen you
out there behind the church,
swinging that stick.
263
00:17:26,741 --> 00:17:30,571
And you'd be out there
all day long if you could,
264
00:17:30,571 --> 00:17:32,225
even when you're suffering pain.
265
00:17:33,791 --> 00:17:35,489
But you can't play baseball.
266
00:17:35,489 --> 00:17:37,752
You can't even run.
267
00:17:37,752 --> 00:17:40,233
And if you try,
you're gonna get ridiculed,
268
00:17:40,233 --> 00:17:43,410
you're gonna get made fun of,
and you're gonna wind up
269
00:17:43,410 --> 00:17:46,239
with an injury that
you'll never get over.
270
00:17:47,283 --> 00:17:49,633
- My legs?
- No, son.
271
00:17:49,633 --> 00:17:51,592
I'm talking about your spirit.
272
00:17:51,592 --> 00:17:54,769
Now, listen. You're special.
273
00:17:54,769 --> 00:17:56,771
You got the heart of a lion.
274
00:17:56,771 --> 00:18:00,079
But you got the soul
of a tender lamb.
275
00:18:00,818 --> 00:18:04,257
And I wanna protect that.
276
00:18:04,257 --> 00:18:08,217
If you're not playing baseball,
you got your time all freed up
277
00:18:08,217 --> 00:18:13,962
to pursue a higher calling,
preaching God's word.
278
00:18:13,962 --> 00:18:16,878
Where your earthly legs
have failed you,
279
00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:20,751
God's gonna give you
wings to fly.
280
00:18:20,751 --> 00:18:23,058
You understand me,
don't you, son?
281
00:18:25,582 --> 00:18:26,844
That's my boy.
282
00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:29,020
Love you.
283
00:18:33,808 --> 00:18:36,506
Read your verses. I'm listening.
284
00:18:39,857 --> 00:18:48,344
[melancholy music playing]
285
00:18:48,344 --> 00:18:53,044
"Those that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength."
286
00:18:53,044 --> 00:18:56,135
"They shall run
and not be weary."
287
00:18:59,355 --> 00:19:06,493
- [dramatic music rising]
- [crowd cheering]
288
00:19:22,073 --> 00:19:25,033
What's going on here, Earl?
289
00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:27,470
Seems like the flock
and the shepherd have...
290
00:19:28,602 --> 00:19:29,820
hit an impasse.
291
00:19:29,820 --> 00:19:31,996
Is that right?
292
00:19:31,996 --> 00:19:34,085
Some of us are
sure gonna miss you.
293
00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:38,873
- But we just got here.
- And we just kicked you out!
294
00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:41,310
Now, be quick.
We need that house back.
295
00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:42,746
[James sighs]
296
00:19:42,746 --> 00:19:44,531
Well, don't you worry.
297
00:19:46,054 --> 00:19:48,056
We don't stay
where we're not wanted.
298
00:19:48,926 --> 00:19:50,493
We'll be gone by morning.
299
00:19:50,493 --> 00:19:51,538
[door slams]
300
00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:58,588
- Helen!
- You ought to be ashamed.
301
00:19:58,588 --> 00:20:01,200
Oh, shi-- Shoot.
302
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,724
- Shoot.
- My husband is a fine man.
303
00:20:03,724 --> 00:20:06,205
He's good, righteous,
304
00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:09,904
and given his life and
happiness to serve the Lord.
305
00:20:09,904 --> 00:20:12,211
He placed you all
above his own children.
306
00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:14,996
How do you repay
such selfless devotion?
307
00:20:14,996 --> 00:20:16,867
You run him out
of his own church
308
00:20:16,867 --> 00:20:20,306
and put his kids on the street.
309
00:20:21,394 --> 00:20:22,786
Why?
310
00:20:22,786 --> 00:20:24,701
'Cause your pastor
asked you to behave
311
00:20:24,701 --> 00:20:28,749
like the God-fearing people
he believed you were?
312
00:20:28,749 --> 00:20:31,012
"Decent, hardscrabble folk."
[scoffs]
313
00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:33,057
No.
314
00:20:35,059 --> 00:20:38,237
You do not deserve James Hill.
315
00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,285
[Mrs. Babbit spits]
316
00:20:52,468 --> 00:20:55,254
- Helen, I--
- We're gonna be fine.
317
00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:03,131
I wish you were staying.
318
00:21:03,131 --> 00:21:05,612
I wish we weren't going.
319
00:21:05,612 --> 00:21:08,963
Am I ever gonna see
my only-ever boyfriend again?
320
00:21:10,660 --> 00:21:12,053
I don't know.
321
00:21:13,054 --> 00:21:14,621
I'll miss you.
322
00:21:14,621 --> 00:21:16,579
Later, gator.
323
00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:24,370
[introspective music playing]
324
00:21:35,642 --> 00:21:41,343
[♪]
325
00:21:51,484 --> 00:21:58,404
[♪]
326
00:22:02,277 --> 00:22:04,018
[James] Is that Earl?
327
00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:06,237
[Robert] He's drunk, Daddy.
328
00:22:06,237 --> 00:22:08,414
[James] He's gonna
kill somebody.
329
00:22:14,420 --> 00:22:15,464
Earl.
330
00:22:16,683 --> 00:22:18,032
- [engine stops]
- Earl.
331
00:22:18,032 --> 00:22:20,904
You're drunk.
You shouldn't be driving.
332
00:22:20,904 --> 00:22:24,517
And you shouldn't be
acting like you still
got weight in this town.
333
00:22:25,953 --> 00:22:28,390
Don't let
the screen door hit ya!
334
00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:36,355
I can't let you drive.
335
00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:37,617
[Helen] Rickey!
336
00:22:41,185 --> 00:22:44,058
Fine. Have it your way.
337
00:22:44,058 --> 00:22:46,452
He's just trying
to save your neck!
338
00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:48,976
My neck? My neck?
339
00:22:48,976 --> 00:22:50,281
[James] Hey!
340
00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:54,721
Don't you touch my boy.
341
00:22:54,721 --> 00:22:56,549
You stay away from my kid.
342
00:23:03,904 --> 00:23:05,558
Daddy's a badass.
343
00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:09,126
Get in the car.
344
00:23:10,432 --> 00:23:12,739
[Helen] What were you doing?
345
00:23:12,739 --> 00:23:14,654
[James] Come on, Earl. Stand up.
346
00:23:16,046 --> 00:23:18,614
- You think you're
better than me?
- Nope.
347
00:23:18,614 --> 00:23:21,922
I'm sure you'd kick my butt if
you weren't so drunk. Watch it.
348
00:23:21,922 --> 00:23:25,055
You think you're better than me
'cause you can read that book.
349
00:23:25,055 --> 00:23:26,927
[grunts] Just get in the house.
350
00:23:26,927 --> 00:23:29,364
Earl, get in the house.
351
00:23:29,364 --> 00:23:30,496
[sighs]
352
00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:34,238
[dog barking]
353
00:23:37,111 --> 00:23:38,591
My fault.
354
00:23:40,984 --> 00:23:43,422
What were y'all
quarreling about?
355
00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:46,250
You.
356
00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:49,166
He's dangerous when
he gets like this.
357
00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:51,168
And he's like this
more and more.
358
00:23:51,168 --> 00:23:53,170
Thank you, Pastor.
359
00:23:54,781 --> 00:23:56,783
Just save it for Sheriff Dalton.
360
00:23:56,783 --> 00:24:00,917
I imagine he's gonna be
making a visit here shortly.
361
00:24:00,917 --> 00:24:03,616
[sighs]
362
00:24:03,616 --> 00:24:04,791
Hey, Pastor.
363
00:24:06,662 --> 00:24:09,665
You gave it your best,
the only way you know.
364
00:24:09,665 --> 00:24:12,625
Won't a soul appreciate that
till you're gone.
365
00:24:12,625 --> 00:24:13,800
[James] Thank you.
366
00:24:14,757 --> 00:24:16,150
God bless you.
367
00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:22,243
[emotional music playing]
368
00:24:31,078 --> 00:24:32,645
[engine starts]
369
00:24:41,741 --> 00:24:47,181
[♪]
370
00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:04,720
["In the Sweet By and By" by
Jayne Carter playing on radio]
371
00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:10,465
♪ To prepare us
A dwelling place there ♪
372
00:25:10,465 --> 00:25:14,600
♪ In the sweet by and by ♪
373
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:19,256
♪ We shall meet on
That beautiful shore ♪
374
00:25:19,256 --> 00:25:21,258
♪ In the sweet... ♪
375
00:25:21,258 --> 00:25:24,305
["How Great Thou Art" by
Luther Lewis playing on radio]
376
00:25:26,089 --> 00:25:30,093
♪ Then sings my soul ♪
377
00:25:30,093 --> 00:25:31,660
[engine sputtering]
378
00:25:31,660 --> 00:25:35,751
♪ My savior God, to Thee ♪
379
00:25:37,013 --> 00:25:41,061
♪ How great Thou art ♪
380
00:25:41,061 --> 00:25:42,410
[engine clanks]
381
00:25:42,410 --> 00:25:45,456
♪ How great Thou art ♪
382
00:25:45,456 --> 00:25:47,807
- [engine rattles, stops]
- [music stops]
383
00:26:03,953 --> 00:26:05,738
[cattle lowing]
384
00:26:08,871 --> 00:26:11,700
[cowbells jangling]
385
00:26:18,751 --> 00:26:19,882
[exhales]
386
00:26:19,882 --> 00:26:22,711
Jesus. Jesus, help me, Jesus.
387
00:26:22,711 --> 00:26:25,018
I'm at the end of my rope.
Please help me.
388
00:26:25,018 --> 00:26:26,585
[exhales shakily]
389
00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:28,717
With you,
all things are possible, Lord.
390
00:26:28,717 --> 00:26:30,240
Please...
391
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,373
give me a sign.
392
00:26:32,373 --> 00:26:34,810
Please give me a sign.
393
00:26:34,810 --> 00:26:36,725
- [pop]
- [air hisses]
394
00:26:48,650 --> 00:26:52,611
- God dang! God-- God!
- [metal thudding]
395
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,482
God! God!
396
00:26:55,788 --> 00:26:59,922
[James panting]
397
00:27:01,707 --> 00:27:02,925
You okay, Daddy?
398
00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:05,624
I'm just tired, son.
399
00:27:06,494 --> 00:27:08,627
- James.
- [James sighs]
400
00:27:10,193 --> 00:27:11,630
We're out of gas.
401
00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,849
All right, well,
someone's gonna come along.
402
00:27:13,849 --> 00:27:17,810
Let's just--
Meanwhile, let's, you know,
get the spare put on.
403
00:27:17,810 --> 00:27:19,333
We ain't got no spare.
404
00:27:19,333 --> 00:27:22,031
Daddy,
I patched it up yesterday.
405
00:27:22,031 --> 00:27:24,512
I traded it for gas last night.
406
00:27:28,298 --> 00:27:29,952
And you done right.
407
00:27:29,952 --> 00:27:34,435
That's how hardscrabble folk
get by, minute to minute.
408
00:27:34,435 --> 00:27:38,134
Makin' tough calls
in a mean world.
409
00:27:38,134 --> 00:27:41,007
Doin' their damnedest.
Times come,
410
00:27:41,007 --> 00:27:44,924
it don't matter how well
you mean or how hard you try.
411
00:27:45,881 --> 00:27:47,143
It don't work.
412
00:27:47,143 --> 00:27:50,538
And that's no man's fault.
413
00:27:50,538 --> 00:27:52,932
Well, it can't get
much worse than this, huh?
414
00:27:52,932 --> 00:27:55,674
[thunder rumbles]
415
00:27:58,372 --> 00:28:00,026
[Robert sighs]
416
00:28:04,944 --> 00:28:10,340
[chuckling] We gotta be
the unluckiest family
in all of Texas.
417
00:28:10,340 --> 00:28:12,734
Probably Oklahoma, too.
418
00:28:12,734 --> 00:28:18,697
[laughing]
419
00:28:26,922 --> 00:28:30,273
[thunder rumbling]
420
00:28:30,273 --> 00:28:33,755
Well, look at this.
421
00:28:33,755 --> 00:28:38,499
Only the Master Painter could
paint a picture such as this.
422
00:28:44,635 --> 00:28:45,724
Oh!
423
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,901
[laughing]
424
00:28:50,641 --> 00:28:52,382
Let's get in the car.
425
00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:54,776
[laughing]
426
00:28:54,776 --> 00:28:56,343
[thunder booms]
427
00:28:56,343 --> 00:28:59,607
- [Robert] Come on, Rickey!
- [James chuckling]
428
00:29:02,262 --> 00:29:05,526
[rain pattering]
429
00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:18,234
Y'all need a ride?
430
00:29:18,234 --> 00:29:20,149
Yes!
431
00:29:20,149 --> 00:29:21,847
Well, come on!
432
00:29:24,414 --> 00:29:30,203
[pleasant music playing]
433
00:29:38,341 --> 00:29:44,783
[♪]
434
00:29:55,315 --> 00:29:57,186
I never seen one in color.
435
00:29:57,186 --> 00:29:59,536
Back up. You'll go blind.
436
00:30:04,498 --> 00:30:06,108
Fine ice cream, Miss Flora.
437
00:30:06,108 --> 00:30:09,416
- Pleased you're
enjoying it, sir.
-"Sir"?
438
00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:14,290
If she knew you--
If you knew Rickey,
you wouldn't call him "sir."
439
00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:17,163
Oh, I expect I know him.
440
00:30:17,163 --> 00:30:18,904
If you say so.
441
00:30:21,210 --> 00:30:24,387
[Helen] Mrs. Linda,
you sure have a beautiful home.
442
00:30:24,387 --> 00:30:26,563
It's brought us a lot of joy.
443
00:30:26,563 --> 00:30:28,391
I need to get you more to eat.
444
00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:31,003
Oh. No, no.
445
00:30:31,003 --> 00:30:34,180
If I had another bite,
I think I'd bust a gut.
446
00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:35,834
- [Linda chuckles]
- Thank you.
447
00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:38,358
I don't know how we'll ever
thank you for your help.
448
00:30:38,358 --> 00:30:40,534
We sure needed it.
449
00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:42,841
[Josh] Well, now,
there-- there might be a way.
450
00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:45,887
But this j-- I don't know.
This job, it's just
probably beneath
451
00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:48,890
a man of your education
and experience.
452
00:30:48,890 --> 00:30:51,197
Oh, no. No.
No, you'd be surprised.
453
00:30:51,197 --> 00:30:55,723
My brother Dennis
over Bowie City way
tells me First Baptist
454
00:30:55,723 --> 00:30:59,379
been looking for a new pastor
goin' on a year now.
455
00:30:59,379 --> 00:31:01,424
But, uh, no takers.
456
00:31:01,424 --> 00:31:04,645
- Well, that's a crying shame.
- Well, you ain't
seen Bowie City.
457
00:31:04,645 --> 00:31:06,995
[chuckles] "One-horse town"
is overselling it.
458
00:31:06,995 --> 00:31:09,084
It ain't got a window
to throw it out of.
459
00:31:10,303 --> 00:31:12,174
But they're good people.
460
00:31:12,174 --> 00:31:14,481
There's a rectory.
461
00:31:14,481 --> 00:31:17,397
A mite modest. I suppose
it ain't for you, but--
462
00:31:17,397 --> 00:31:18,877
- We'll take it.
- Yes, we will.
463
00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:21,705
- Mm-hmm.
- [James] Brother Josh...
464
00:31:21,705 --> 00:31:25,579
it was not by accident
that you found us on the road.
465
00:31:25,579 --> 00:31:29,496
When the good Lord shuts
a door, he opens a window.
466
00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:34,718
- But don't y'all wanna
hear more about this--
- Only amen. Can I get an amen?
467
00:31:34,718 --> 00:31:37,460
- [all] Amen!
- [chuckling]
468
00:31:37,460 --> 00:31:40,594
- [rocket engines roaring]
- [TV announcer]
Roger, and lift-off.
469
00:31:40,594 --> 00:31:43,075
And the clock is operating.
Sigma Seven...
470
00:31:43,075 --> 00:31:44,903
[Robert] Lift-off!
471
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,428
Th-- those kids.
472
00:31:48,428 --> 00:31:51,170
[chuckles]
They get really excited.
473
00:31:51,170 --> 00:31:58,046
[peaceful music playing]
474
00:31:58,046 --> 00:31:59,352
There!
475
00:31:59,352 --> 00:32:01,876
- [Robert] Where?
- [Rickey] There!
476
00:32:03,878 --> 00:32:06,315
[Robert] Mission Control
reports that the craft
477
00:32:06,315 --> 00:32:09,971
has left Earth's atmosphere,
as we get closer and closer.
478
00:32:09,971 --> 00:32:13,279
As man again sails the heavens.
479
00:32:16,151 --> 00:32:17,239
I see it!
480
00:32:18,153 --> 00:32:19,241
Big as day!
481
00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:25,682
Let's head inside.
482
00:32:29,817 --> 00:32:31,123
You comin', Daddy?
483
00:32:33,168 --> 00:32:35,736
Oh, you go ahead, son.
484
00:32:35,736 --> 00:32:38,391
I'm gonna visit a spell
with the heaven I know.
485
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:46,921
[♪]
486
00:32:53,362 --> 00:32:59,020
[♪]
487
00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:03,633
[Dennis] Howdy, Pastor.
How you doin'?
488
00:33:03,633 --> 00:33:05,374
Welcome to home, sweet home.
489
00:33:05,374 --> 00:33:07,463
Try "dump, sweet dump."
490
00:33:07,463 --> 00:33:09,074
- Ow!
- James Hill.
491
00:33:09,074 --> 00:33:11,641
Nice to meet you.
Brother's told me all about you.
492
00:33:11,641 --> 00:33:13,600
Yeah, your brother
was real nice to us.
493
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,515
- Dennis, right?
- That's right.
494
00:33:15,515 --> 00:33:17,734
Appealing to the eye she ain't,
495
00:33:17,734 --> 00:33:20,781
but come monsoons,
tornadoes, and flash floods,
496
00:33:20,781 --> 00:33:22,783
she'll leave you high and dry.
497
00:33:22,783 --> 00:33:24,741
I'm already feelin' just that.
498
00:33:24,741 --> 00:33:27,614
- What's that?
- Used to be a mortuary.
499
00:33:27,614 --> 00:33:31,531
Wait till you see the church.
You're gonna love the church.
500
00:33:31,531 --> 00:33:33,098
Where's the church?
501
00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:35,187
The church is just
on down the road here.
502
00:33:35,187 --> 00:33:39,321
Y'all wanna go see the church
first or go inside?
503
00:33:41,106 --> 00:33:43,108
I guess we're gonna
see the church first.
504
00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,110
- They're gonna love the church.
- Yeah.
505
00:33:50,245 --> 00:33:51,986
Here she is!
506
00:33:56,121 --> 00:33:58,514
Now y'all see what I was sayin'?
507
00:33:58,514 --> 00:33:59,994
Plenty of room.
508
00:34:01,430 --> 00:34:04,868
It's got... possibilities.
509
00:34:04,868 --> 00:34:07,045
[Rickey] I love it in here!
510
00:34:08,829 --> 00:34:10,570
I can run in here!
511
00:34:10,570 --> 00:34:12,963
Boy's got a heck
of a lot of energy.
512
00:34:15,618 --> 00:34:18,317
Yeah,
and a mind to confound Solomon.
513
00:34:20,841 --> 00:34:22,756
When do I start?
514
00:34:22,756 --> 00:34:26,064
["Little Bitty Pretty Things"
by Jimmy Cove & The Rovers
playing]
515
00:34:26,064 --> 00:34:28,675
♪ Tell you a story ♪
516
00:34:28,675 --> 00:34:31,286
♪ It happened long time ago ♪
517
00:34:31,286 --> 00:34:33,680
♪ About the little bitty
Pretty things ♪
518
00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,771
♪ We found along that road ♪
519
00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:42,776
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
520
00:34:42,776 --> 00:34:44,908
♪ Little bitty pretty things ♪
521
00:34:44,908 --> 00:34:47,868
♪ That we get to see ♪
522
00:34:47,868 --> 00:34:50,000
♪ I wonder what
The day'll bring ♪
523
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,699
♪ Come walk along with me ♪
524
00:34:52,699 --> 00:34:55,223
[kids exclaiming]
525
00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:59,793
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
526
00:34:59,793 --> 00:35:01,621
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
527
00:35:01,621 --> 00:35:03,710
- [Jason cries out]
- Man up, J-bird.
528
00:35:03,710 --> 00:35:05,538
We're just gettin' started.
529
00:35:16,418 --> 00:35:17,941
You need two more?
530
00:35:17,941 --> 00:35:20,466
- [Jason] Him and who else?
- I'll hit off him.
531
00:35:20,466 --> 00:35:22,424
With all that crap on your legs?
532
00:35:22,424 --> 00:35:26,602
My dad is a pastor, and he calls
them "corrective restraints."
533
00:35:26,602 --> 00:35:28,300
Hey!
Don't get all Bible camp on me.
534
00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:30,650
I ain't playin' with
no-- no robot boy.
535
00:35:30,650 --> 00:35:34,175
- Put the non-gimp in left.
- He don't play, I don't play.
536
00:35:34,175 --> 00:35:37,309
Oh, yeah. Like you're
first-round draft material.
537
00:35:37,309 --> 00:35:41,965
- Who do I brush back next?
- [boys laughing]
538
00:35:42,966 --> 00:35:44,185
[Robert] Come on.
539
00:35:44,968 --> 00:35:47,014
Hey, flamethrower.
540
00:35:47,014 --> 00:35:48,929
I hit off you, we both play.
541
00:35:48,929 --> 00:35:51,323
[Jason] And it's gotta
clear the infield.
542
00:35:53,412 --> 00:35:56,328
Nobody's ever pitched to you
with the heat he brings.
543
00:35:56,328 --> 00:35:58,417
Whiff in front of
these townies, and...
544
00:35:58,417 --> 00:36:01,333
they'll never let you
forget it, much less play.
545
00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:03,944
I ain't gonna whiff.
546
00:36:03,944 --> 00:36:07,034
Hey, robo boy.
Where do we bury you?
547
00:36:07,034 --> 00:36:09,167
The cemetery or the junkyard?
548
00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:12,605
[boys laughing]
549
00:36:12,605 --> 00:36:14,084
Three swings.
550
00:36:14,084 --> 00:36:16,913
Hey, whatever. You ain't
even gonna see the ball.
551
00:36:22,049 --> 00:36:24,007
Y'all best stay in the outfield.
552
00:36:24,007 --> 00:36:25,966
Boy, you got no idea.
553
00:36:25,966 --> 00:36:27,533
It's Rickey Hill.
554
00:36:28,664 --> 00:36:30,362
Rickey Hill.
555
00:36:30,362 --> 00:36:34,017
You got a lot of guts,
but not so many smarts.
556
00:36:34,017 --> 00:36:36,368
Guys with legs that work
can't hit him.
557
00:36:38,065 --> 00:36:39,893
Don't say I didn't warn you.
558
00:36:39,893 --> 00:36:41,895
You ready, robot boy?
559
00:36:44,114 --> 00:36:45,986
[Robert]
Little late on that one.
560
00:36:45,986 --> 00:36:49,642
Robot boy! Gonna keep whiffin',
or are you quittin'?
561
00:36:49,642 --> 00:36:51,165
- Start hittin'.
- [boys laughing]
562
00:36:51,165 --> 00:36:54,081
Oh-ho-ho! Oh, robot boy's
gonna start hittin'.
563
00:36:54,081 --> 00:36:56,214
All right, jelly legs, come on.
564
00:36:59,042 --> 00:37:02,742
[boys laughing]
565
00:37:02,742 --> 00:37:04,657
Hey, RB!
Quit while you're behind.
566
00:37:04,657 --> 00:37:07,268
- All right, enough!
- Come on,
before you get really hurt.
567
00:37:07,268 --> 00:37:10,097
- Three strikes.
- So he can kill you?
568
00:37:11,794 --> 00:37:13,492
I stay down here, I'm dead.
569
00:37:15,058 --> 00:37:21,761
[stirring music playing]
570
00:37:21,761 --> 00:37:23,241
Better bring a quicker bat.
571
00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:27,984
[♪]
572
00:37:32,424 --> 00:37:33,512
What are you doing?
573
00:37:33,512 --> 00:37:35,253
Look at robot boy.
574
00:37:35,253 --> 00:37:38,473
Full... body... rotation!
575
00:37:38,473 --> 00:37:41,607
[shouting]
576
00:37:41,607 --> 00:37:43,696
[panting]
577
00:37:43,696 --> 00:37:45,741
[Quinn snickers]
578
00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:50,180
[panting]
579
00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:55,098
[♪]
580
00:37:55,098 --> 00:37:57,013
Folks gotta do
what they gotta do.
581
00:37:57,797 --> 00:38:01,017
[♪]
582
00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:03,542
[Robert] How do you know
you can do it, Rickey?
583
00:38:03,542 --> 00:38:05,718
[Rickey breathing heavily]
584
00:38:05,718 --> 00:38:07,415
I just know it.
585
00:38:09,983 --> 00:38:12,028
All right, fun's over.
586
00:38:12,028 --> 00:38:15,293
Time to say night-night
and bye-bye to robot boy.
587
00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:17,817
[♪]
588
00:38:17,817 --> 00:38:20,341
[braces creaking]
589
00:38:21,821 --> 00:38:25,477
[music swells]
590
00:38:30,003 --> 00:38:32,440
[grunts]
591
00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,181
- [Robert] You done it!
- [boy] Wow!
592
00:38:34,181 --> 00:38:35,661
[boys gasping, muttering]
593
00:38:36,792 --> 00:38:39,360
- You hit!
- That don't count!
594
00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,668
Screw you guys. I ain't playin'
with no-- no cripple kid.
595
00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:45,148
- We made a deal.
- [Quinn] I made no such thing.
596
00:38:45,148 --> 00:38:47,020
[Rickey] Liar!
I seen you nod your head!
597
00:38:47,020 --> 00:38:50,676
Nobody calls me a liar,
robot boy.
598
00:38:50,676 --> 00:38:52,678
Aw, you think you can stomp me?
599
00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:57,204
- He already did.
- [Jason] Hey, stop it!
600
00:38:57,204 --> 00:38:59,511
Coach says one more fight
and you're done!
601
00:39:02,949 --> 00:39:04,429
Damn you!
602
00:39:05,952 --> 00:39:07,606
You white trash no-'counts.
603
00:39:09,042 --> 00:39:11,000
Not worth it anyway.
604
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,089
[spits]
605
00:39:13,089 --> 00:39:15,701
Come on.
There ain't no game for us here.
606
00:39:15,701 --> 00:39:17,006
But I hit off of him.
607
00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:18,965
That's what counts.
608
00:39:18,965 --> 00:39:21,141
Goodbye, Rickey Hill.
609
00:39:23,752 --> 00:39:26,668
[clears throat] Okay.
610
00:39:26,668 --> 00:39:29,671
Anybody else wanna say grace?
611
00:39:34,807 --> 00:39:38,593
Is there some kind of revelation
that I'm not aware of?
612
00:39:46,819 --> 00:39:48,429
Oh, my God.
613
00:39:48,429 --> 00:39:53,216
[soft, stirring music playing]
614
00:39:53,216 --> 00:39:55,523
- Is there pain?
- Not a lick.
615
00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:00,267
How?
616
00:40:00,267 --> 00:40:04,793
Well, sir,
it seems one of my braces--
617
00:40:04,793 --> 00:40:07,230
the left one, I think--
618
00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:09,537
well, it broke first, so--
619
00:40:09,537 --> 00:40:12,192
So you had to take the other one
off to walk, right?
620
00:40:12,192 --> 00:40:15,108
- Yes.
- Right? [chuckling]
621
00:40:15,108 --> 00:40:16,588
Thank you, Lord.
622
00:40:19,765 --> 00:40:21,810
Well, show me. Just...
623
00:40:21,810 --> 00:40:28,295
[chuckling]
624
00:40:28,295 --> 00:40:30,776
Okay, everybody up.
We're going for ice cream.
625
00:40:30,776 --> 00:40:33,518
- And we're gonna walk.
- James, we can't afford it.
626
00:40:33,518 --> 00:40:36,869
You just keep that
ice cream man busy,
and I'm gonna steal us a gallon.
627
00:40:36,869 --> 00:40:40,089
- Oh, no, you won't.
- Oh, yes, I will!
I'm feelin' adventurous.
628
00:40:40,089 --> 00:40:42,352
[Helen laughing]
He's not gonna steal a thing.
629
00:40:42,352 --> 00:40:44,703
[Coach Don]
It ain't curin' polio, boys.
630
00:40:44,703 --> 00:40:50,056
All it takes to be on my team
is, A, attend practice
every day, 4:00 to 6:00.
631
00:40:50,056 --> 00:40:53,799
B, be prepared to
work your hind ends off.
632
00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:57,672
And C, cut the crap
and swing the bat,
'cause I ain't your mama.
633
00:40:57,672 --> 00:41:00,980
Now, if I catch any one of
y'all half-assing out there,
634
00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:03,330
I'll boot your whole ass
off my field.
635
00:41:03,330 --> 00:41:05,593
Now, if you ain't turned
one of these in yet,
636
00:41:05,593 --> 00:41:08,988
I need your folks' John Hancock
on one of these
permission slips.
637
00:41:08,988 --> 00:41:14,167
Come on. Bring it back to me
3:00 p.m. Tuesday, signed.
638
00:41:16,561 --> 00:41:17,605
All right?
639
00:41:20,260 --> 00:41:22,654
Oh, now, son.
640
00:41:22,654 --> 00:41:26,092
It mayn't be your doin',
but you're already half-assin'.
641
00:41:26,092 --> 00:41:28,486
Or making sacrifices.
642
00:41:29,922 --> 00:41:31,837
Well spoke.
643
00:41:31,837 --> 00:41:33,795
I'll give you through tryouts.
644
00:41:33,795 --> 00:41:37,495
Hey! But you better
bring me some magic.
645
00:41:39,758 --> 00:41:42,500
Think Mom will sign this
without telling Daddy?
646
00:41:43,892 --> 00:41:45,807
Even if she did, he'd find out.
647
00:41:49,594 --> 00:41:53,641
[♪]
648
00:41:58,211 --> 00:42:00,256
How's my little lion?
649
00:42:02,084 --> 00:42:05,697
What's on your mind? You got
something behind your back.
650
00:42:16,882 --> 00:42:18,840
Why don't you calm your mind?
651
00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:22,409
Let's hear Psalm 23.
652
00:42:22,409 --> 00:42:25,978
-"The Lord is my shepherd--"
- More conviction.
653
00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:29,721
"I shall not want."
654
00:42:29,721 --> 00:42:33,159
Daddy...
I know what you're gonna say.
655
00:42:33,159 --> 00:42:35,509
But I'm better.
656
00:42:37,032 --> 00:42:38,599
Son...
657
00:42:38,599 --> 00:42:41,776
you might be better,
but you are not healed.
658
00:42:43,212 --> 00:42:44,779
Your bones...
659
00:42:46,041 --> 00:42:47,565
they're green.
660
00:42:48,827 --> 00:42:50,393
They're like twigs.
661
00:42:50,393 --> 00:42:54,180
Daddy, all I wanna do is play.
662
00:42:54,180 --> 00:42:57,879
You will not play.
663
00:42:58,880 --> 00:42:59,925
Ever.
664
00:43:01,491 --> 00:43:05,104
Now, you might think that
your affliction is an injustice,
665
00:43:05,104 --> 00:43:08,020
but God has a plan for you.
666
00:43:08,020 --> 00:43:14,592
It's a sign.
It's a sign of something greater
that you are supposed to become.
667
00:43:16,419 --> 00:43:18,857
[footsteps receding]
668
00:43:21,381 --> 00:43:23,035
What is important?
669
00:43:24,123 --> 00:43:26,299
Many things are important.
670
00:43:27,039 --> 00:43:29,476
But what is vital?
671
00:43:30,956 --> 00:43:35,700
One practice: doing God's work.
672
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:41,793
I want you to seek out
every opportunity that you have
to serve Him.
673
00:43:41,793 --> 00:43:45,710
And the next time that
you even consider sinning,
674
00:43:45,710 --> 00:43:48,626
I want you to ask yourself
this question:
675
00:43:49,583 --> 00:43:53,108
how will God judge me?
676
00:43:53,108 --> 00:43:57,896
The Holy Spirit sees all,
677
00:43:57,896 --> 00:43:59,549
knows all,
678
00:43:59,549 --> 00:44:02,596
punishes every misdeed.
679
00:44:07,906 --> 00:44:11,387
So let us ask God
680
00:44:12,214 --> 00:44:15,522
for a sin-free week.
681
00:44:22,572 --> 00:44:25,097
This place is worse
than the last.
682
00:44:25,097 --> 00:44:27,360
See that man smoking?
683
00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:29,318
Why didn't Daddy
put a stop to that?
684
00:44:29,318 --> 00:44:32,757
To grow his flock, your father
must endure a few black sheep.
685
00:44:32,757 --> 00:44:34,976
- Have a great day.
- You too.
686
00:44:34,976 --> 00:44:36,674
This came for you.
687
00:44:38,588 --> 00:44:42,157
- Must be from Gracie!
- No way.
688
00:44:42,157 --> 00:44:45,378
Yeah, he pocketed it so quick,
I thought his hand was on fire.
689
00:44:45,378 --> 00:44:47,685
Nah. Just his heart.
690
00:44:54,213 --> 00:44:56,955
I'm gonna go... stretch my legs.
691
00:44:56,955 --> 00:45:00,219
Daddy finds out you've been
swatting that baseball
on the Sabbath...
692
00:45:00,219 --> 00:45:01,481
I'm just gonna watch.
693
00:45:02,264 --> 00:45:03,570
You?
694
00:45:05,224 --> 00:45:06,878
Come on.
695
00:45:06,878 --> 00:45:09,750
["You Belong To Me" by Sidro
and the Sneakers playing]
696
00:45:09,750 --> 00:45:13,841
♪ You belong to me
Why can't you see ♪
697
00:45:13,841 --> 00:45:17,366
One Blast-Off Burger,
one order of fries,
and one Coke.
698
00:45:17,366 --> 00:45:20,152
Cost: 75 cents,
and that's what I got.
699
00:45:21,675 --> 00:45:25,244
[waitress chuckles]
One Blast-Off Burger,
700
00:45:25,244 --> 00:45:27,899
one order of fries,
and one Coke?
701
00:45:27,899 --> 00:45:30,510
That ain't nearly enough
to feed all three of you kids.
702
00:45:30,510 --> 00:45:32,251
[Rickey] We just
need the one order.
703
00:45:32,251 --> 00:45:33,687
I tried to tell him,
704
00:45:33,687 --> 00:45:36,472
but he just came in here
like a crazy man.
705
00:45:36,472 --> 00:45:39,780
Well... he counted too quick.
706
00:45:39,780 --> 00:45:42,000
We're just a quarter short, actually.
707
00:45:43,131 --> 00:45:45,873
Well, I ain't so hot at numbers.
708
00:45:45,873 --> 00:45:47,962
I'll come back
when I get the rest.
709
00:45:47,962 --> 00:45:52,706
Wait. It just so happens...
I have a quarter.
710
00:45:52,706 --> 00:45:55,796
- [James] Okay,
I've got 'em closed.
- [Robert] Keep 'em closed.
711
00:45:55,796 --> 00:45:59,365
I will, I will. I've never
been more in the dark.
712
00:45:59,365 --> 00:46:01,976
[softly] Here,
bring him this way.
713
00:46:01,976 --> 00:46:03,586
- [thud]
- Oh!
714
00:46:03,586 --> 00:46:06,502
Well, I guess I'm going to
sit down, is that right?
715
00:46:06,502 --> 00:46:08,504
[chuckling]
716
00:46:10,855 --> 00:46:13,640
We all know turkey's
your favorite, but...
717
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:16,599
but we wanted to get
something special instead.
718
00:46:16,599 --> 00:46:18,384
Can I open my eyes?
719
00:46:18,384 --> 00:46:19,820
Yep.
720
00:46:23,389 --> 00:46:26,740
Why, it's my second favorite.
721
00:46:27,741 --> 00:46:29,874
And a more thoughtful gift, I--
722
00:46:31,963 --> 00:46:33,486
I can't remember.
723
00:46:33,486 --> 00:46:36,750
You take care of us
all year, so, uh...
724
00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:40,188
today we wanna take care of you.
725
00:46:40,188 --> 00:46:44,062
The most beautiful gift
I have ever been blessed with
726
00:46:45,237 --> 00:46:47,500
is not this delicious burger.
727
00:46:49,371 --> 00:46:54,333
It's the joy of sharing it
with all of you.
728
00:46:54,333 --> 00:46:56,857
You're my beautiful family.
729
00:46:56,857 --> 00:46:59,033
We ain't hungry.
730
00:46:59,033 --> 00:47:00,818
Stuffed.
731
00:47:00,818 --> 00:47:01,906
Slimming.
732
00:47:03,429 --> 00:47:05,170
All us girls are.
733
00:47:08,173 --> 00:47:09,739
Well, I'm starvin'.
734
00:47:15,310 --> 00:47:16,355
Mmm!
735
00:47:16,355 --> 00:47:18,966
[chuckling]
736
00:47:18,966 --> 00:47:22,274
[crickets chirping]
737
00:47:22,274 --> 00:47:26,713
[Gracie] "Me and my mama are
heading to Oklahoma City
to live with my grandfolks.
738
00:47:26,713 --> 00:47:29,455
Hey, has anyone in
your new town figured out
739
00:47:29,455 --> 00:47:31,152
how you're cheatin'
at batting yet?
740
00:47:31,152 --> 00:47:34,634
Heh. Truly,
I hope you're still swingin'
741
00:47:34,634 --> 00:47:36,505
no matter how your legs are.
742
00:47:36,505 --> 00:47:38,943
Knowing you, I bet you
a Buffalo nickel
743
00:47:38,943 --> 00:47:41,032
you're still dreamin'
of the majors.
744
00:47:41,032 --> 00:47:43,512
Me,
I've run clean out of dreams.
745
00:47:43,512 --> 00:47:47,690
I guess it's up to you to make
one come true for both of us.
746
00:47:47,690 --> 00:47:50,215
If anyone can, it's you.
747
00:47:50,215 --> 00:47:52,870
PS: you're still my boyfriend!"
748
00:48:01,443 --> 00:48:03,228
Since when ain't you tryin' out?
749
00:48:03,228 --> 00:48:06,405
Since my daddy refused to sign.
750
00:48:06,405 --> 00:48:10,757
Check out Coach Don.
He look like he's up all night
verifying signatures?
751
00:48:10,757 --> 00:48:14,239
Hold up. You're sayin'...
752
00:48:14,239 --> 00:48:16,067
Fake Daddy's signature?
753
00:48:16,067 --> 00:48:19,592
Yep. Seems like the real sin
is stopping you from playin'.
754
00:48:19,592 --> 00:48:21,028
Jason's right.
755
00:48:22,203 --> 00:48:23,901
Plus...
756
00:48:23,901 --> 00:48:27,034
I don't know a soul who's
owed this shot more than you.
757
00:48:29,602 --> 00:48:30,908
Give it to me.
758
00:48:33,954 --> 00:48:36,043
Hope the good Lord
sees it that way.
759
00:48:39,090 --> 00:48:40,743
[knocking on door]
760
00:48:46,227 --> 00:48:47,968
Oh. Evening, ma'am.
761
00:48:47,968 --> 00:48:50,753
Uh, Don Fisher,
youth baseball coach.
762
00:48:50,753 --> 00:48:55,802
Oh. I'm sorry, our boys
aren't allowed to play.
763
00:48:55,802 --> 00:48:58,761
Uh, better iron that out
with your husband, ma'am.
764
00:48:58,761 --> 00:49:01,112
He-- he signed
Rickey's permission slip.
765
00:49:01,112 --> 00:49:04,985
- Oh, um, come in.
- [Coach Don] Oh, uh... ah!
766
00:49:04,985 --> 00:49:07,031
- [crinkling papers]
- Who, by the way,
767
00:49:07,031 --> 00:49:09,947
is knocking the tar out
of anything we throw at him.
768
00:49:09,947 --> 00:49:12,950
What is this?
I didn't sign nothin'.
769
00:49:17,606 --> 00:49:20,305
That's not my handwriting.
That's forgery.
770
00:49:20,305 --> 00:49:22,046
[Coach Don] Well...
771
00:49:22,046 --> 00:49:24,135
you know boys.
772
00:49:24,135 --> 00:49:28,008
Anyhoo, he-- he is
one heck of a hitter.
773
00:49:28,008 --> 00:49:32,360
The only way I can figure
how your boy can
possibly hit the ball
774
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:35,363
as far and as hard as he can...
775
00:49:36,364 --> 00:49:38,584
the Lord give him a gift.
776
00:49:38,584 --> 00:49:40,455
Well, he's not gonna be playing.
777
00:49:40,455 --> 00:49:43,415
- You ain't gonna let him play?
- Nope.
778
00:49:43,415 --> 00:49:47,158
Look, I've pastored 13 years
up in the Panhandle,
779
00:49:47,158 --> 00:49:50,683
and I know good and well
what a miracle looks like.
780
00:49:51,553 --> 00:49:53,164
And Rickey is one.
781
00:49:54,643 --> 00:49:56,906
So my counsel to you, Pastor,
782
00:49:56,906 --> 00:49:59,866
is figure out why
you're so hellbent on
783
00:49:59,866 --> 00:50:03,000
crushing the boy's soul
and squandering his blessing.
784
00:50:03,870 --> 00:50:06,090
God bless you. Amen, good night.
785
00:50:16,404 --> 00:50:17,710
Rickey?
786
00:50:18,537 --> 00:50:19,842
Rickey!
787
00:50:27,502 --> 00:50:28,677
I done it.
788
00:50:28,677 --> 00:50:30,723
[Robert] He's covering for me.
789
00:50:31,985 --> 00:50:34,031
I-- I said for him to play,
790
00:50:35,293 --> 00:50:36,903
and doctored the slip.
791
00:50:36,903 --> 00:50:40,211
He was just trying to help me
do the one thing I love.
792
00:50:40,211 --> 00:50:41,908
The one thing you love?
793
00:50:42,778 --> 00:50:44,302
That's the truth.
794
00:50:44,302 --> 00:50:48,393
It ain't about me
swinging a stick to hit a stone.
795
00:50:48,393 --> 00:50:51,700
When I swing that bat,
I ain't crippled no more.
796
00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:54,225
I am David taking down Goliath.
797
00:50:54,225 --> 00:50:57,271
Everybody can see how much
this means to me but you, Daddy.
798
00:50:57,271 --> 00:51:01,667
- Don't you backtalk me, boy.
- Don't you dare
run that child down!
799
00:51:01,667 --> 00:51:03,538
Give him his say.
He's earned it.
800
00:51:03,538 --> 00:51:06,454
You stay out of this.
This ain't none of
your business.
801
00:51:06,454 --> 00:51:08,935
My business is the family
802
00:51:08,935 --> 00:51:10,806
that you've turned into sheep.
803
00:51:10,806 --> 00:51:12,895
Helen and the kids,
they love you so much,
804
00:51:12,895 --> 00:51:16,943
they let you just suck
all the joy out of their lives.
805
00:51:16,943 --> 00:51:19,685
I'm too old and mean
to stand by another minute
806
00:51:19,685 --> 00:51:21,817
while you make
your misery theirs.
807
00:51:21,817 --> 00:51:26,474
"To seek out the one true
calling God has placed us
on Earth to answer
808
00:51:26,474 --> 00:51:30,609
is no less than our duty to
fulfill it with pure devotion,
809
00:51:30,609 --> 00:51:32,306
no less than
our divine destiny."
810
00:51:32,306 --> 00:51:34,134
Yeah, see right there?
811
00:51:34,134 --> 00:51:37,964
Even a blind man could tell
you're born to be a preacher.
812
00:51:37,964 --> 00:51:40,619
You said those words.
That's your sermon.
813
00:51:40,619 --> 00:51:43,187
Are those words the truth?
814
00:51:46,494 --> 00:51:49,367
You think baseball is your duty?
815
00:51:49,367 --> 00:51:51,108
Ever since I can remember.
816
00:51:51,108 --> 00:51:53,893
So much you'd lie about it?
817
00:51:53,893 --> 00:51:57,375
See that? That's a lie.
818
00:51:58,637 --> 00:52:00,465
Now,
I'm gonna give you a choice.
819
00:52:02,336 --> 00:52:04,121
God's will...
820
00:52:05,513 --> 00:52:06,514
or your will.
821
00:52:14,914 --> 00:52:17,308
- Robert...
- [Robert sobs]
822
00:52:17,308 --> 00:52:19,353
[James] ...you lied.
823
00:52:19,353 --> 00:52:21,486
You deceived.
824
00:52:21,486 --> 00:52:22,965
You misguided your brother.
825
00:52:22,965 --> 00:52:25,011
Now, we got rules in this house.
826
00:52:26,404 --> 00:52:28,841
And you know there's
consequences to those rules.
827
00:52:28,841 --> 00:52:30,582
[sobs] Yes, sir.
828
00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:32,323
Get out back.
829
00:52:33,324 --> 00:52:35,413
And I mean now.
830
00:52:35,413 --> 00:52:37,502
Daddy, it should be me!
831
00:52:41,767 --> 00:52:43,029
Robert.
832
00:52:46,902 --> 00:52:48,730
You deceived me.
833
00:52:48,730 --> 00:52:50,950
I can't tell you how that hurts.
834
00:52:52,691 --> 00:52:54,867
And you know I love you.
835
00:52:54,867 --> 00:52:57,522
This is about saving your soul.
836
00:52:57,522 --> 00:52:59,350
You ain't gonna save me.
837
00:53:01,482 --> 00:53:03,180
You can beat me all night.
838
00:53:05,747 --> 00:53:07,358
It ain't gonna change Rickey.
839
00:53:08,924 --> 00:53:11,188
Rickey's confused.
840
00:53:11,188 --> 00:53:13,190
He's lost.
841
00:53:13,190 --> 00:53:15,366
He ain't the one who's lost.
842
00:53:16,584 --> 00:53:17,933
What's he doin'?
843
00:53:23,722 --> 00:53:25,027
Growing up.
844
00:53:26,420 --> 00:53:27,595
You turn around.
845
00:53:31,469 --> 00:53:38,084
[morose music playing]
846
00:53:53,230 --> 00:53:54,231
Go inside.
847
00:53:56,755 --> 00:53:58,713
- I said go inside.
- Daddy?
848
00:53:58,713 --> 00:54:00,367
Just leave me be. Go inside.
849
00:54:00,367 --> 00:54:07,418
[♪]
850
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:27,351
[train whistle blows]
851
00:54:34,793 --> 00:54:36,490
It ain't fair.
852
00:54:36,490 --> 00:54:39,841
I can't go this entire summer
without playing baseball.
853
00:54:39,841 --> 00:54:44,368
Well, till you can find
a way to preach and play
at the same time...
854
00:54:45,978 --> 00:54:47,284
you're benched.
855
00:54:57,946 --> 00:54:59,034
[James] Son.
856
00:55:00,993 --> 00:55:04,126
You know you're not
supposed to interrupt me
when I'm writing my sermon.
857
00:55:05,780 --> 00:55:07,042
Yes, sir.
858
00:55:08,914 --> 00:55:13,310
I came here to ask you
what to do when I need to
tell you something.
859
00:55:15,529 --> 00:55:16,791
Now.
860
00:55:16,791 --> 00:55:18,097
[scoffs]
861
00:55:21,970 --> 00:55:23,624
All right.
862
00:55:24,582 --> 00:55:26,105
Say your piece.
863
00:55:30,501 --> 00:55:34,331
Last night,
you gave me a choice.
864
00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:37,334
And I've been thinking
real hard on it.
865
00:55:38,726 --> 00:55:41,338
You're right. God is number one.
866
00:55:41,338 --> 00:55:44,906
He has, is, and always will be.
867
00:55:44,906 --> 00:55:47,344
And like you've preached
so many times,
868
00:55:48,127 --> 00:55:49,824
God don't make mistakes.
869
00:55:49,824 --> 00:55:51,130
Amen.
870
00:55:53,567 --> 00:55:58,703
I feel His perfection guiding me
when I swing that bat.
871
00:55:58,703 --> 00:56:04,056
I bear witness to His power
when the ball sails over
the backfield fence.
872
00:56:04,056 --> 00:56:07,886
I'm not following your logic.
What?
873
00:56:07,886 --> 00:56:09,235
'Cause I ain't done.
874
00:56:11,759 --> 00:56:13,195
I choose both.
875
00:56:13,195 --> 00:56:18,462
You choose God and baseball?
876
00:56:18,462 --> 00:56:20,159
Only answer.
877
00:56:21,595 --> 00:56:25,294
In His perfection,
He handed me two gifts:
878
00:56:25,294 --> 00:56:29,429
preaching with fire, and playing
by the power of His hand.
879
00:56:29,429 --> 00:56:32,606
[sighs]
"Each blessing to His glory.
880
00:56:34,565 --> 00:56:39,047
I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me."
881
00:56:39,047 --> 00:56:42,094
Philippians 4:13.
882
00:56:53,018 --> 00:56:54,498
What is that?
883
00:57:16,084 --> 00:57:18,783
Thank you for
all you taught me, Daddy.
884
00:57:29,881 --> 00:57:31,926
[dramatic music playing]
885
00:57:31,926 --> 00:57:34,842
[crowd cheering]
886
00:57:39,804 --> 00:57:46,158
[♪]
887
00:57:46,158 --> 00:57:48,247
[announcer]
Now batting for the Buffaloes,
888
00:57:48,247 --> 00:57:52,077
center fielder,
number 17, Rickey Hill!
889
00:57:52,077 --> 00:57:53,818
- Rickey!
- Rickey!
890
00:57:53,818 --> 00:57:58,649
[♪]
891
00:58:04,959 --> 00:58:09,834
- [crowd cheering]
- And gone!
892
00:58:09,834 --> 00:58:14,752
- [cheering]
- Ladies and gentlemen,
the 1973 season opener ends
893
00:58:14,752 --> 00:58:16,928
with another
game-winning home run
894
00:58:16,928 --> 00:58:20,671
from Buffaloes senior sensation,
Rickey Hill!
895
00:58:20,671 --> 00:58:24,022
- That's our brother!
- Oh, man, you're flyin'!
896
00:58:24,022 --> 00:58:25,937
- There you go, Rickey!
- Rickey!
897
00:58:25,937 --> 00:58:27,591
- [Connie cheers]
- [Robert] Come on!
898
00:58:31,029 --> 00:58:33,379
[Ray] You set him up so good.
899
00:58:33,379 --> 00:58:35,512
Laid off the slider
the whole game...
900
00:58:35,512 --> 00:58:37,818
I almost got caught
with my foot in the bucket.
901
00:58:37,818 --> 00:58:40,734
[Ray laughs] Oh, man.
902
00:58:40,734 --> 00:58:42,519
All right, I'm gonna git.
903
00:58:42,519 --> 00:58:45,043
Um, see you Monday
after practice.
904
00:58:45,043 --> 00:58:48,002
- Yeah.
- All right. We got some
work to do on that old car.
905
00:58:48,002 --> 00:58:49,656
- I'll be there.
- Well, have fun tonight.
906
00:58:49,656 --> 00:58:51,702
- All right. Night.
- Good to see you, buddy.
907
00:58:51,702 --> 00:58:55,009
Four for four. Again.
Officially battin' above 400.
908
00:58:55,009 --> 00:58:56,707
[Gracie] Sure he ain't cheatin'?
909
00:58:58,273 --> 00:59:00,885
Girls don't know spit
about baseball.
910
00:59:00,885 --> 00:59:02,495
No, I see it.
911
00:59:02,495 --> 00:59:05,759
Finally got full body rotation.
912
00:59:05,759 --> 00:59:06,934
Found your power.
913
00:59:06,934 --> 00:59:08,501
Well?
914
00:59:10,068 --> 00:59:11,373
Did you miss me?
915
00:59:11,373 --> 00:59:13,811
Now, I only want the truth.
916
00:59:13,811 --> 00:59:17,075
[tender music playing]
917
00:59:17,075 --> 00:59:18,555
Gracie?
918
00:59:19,817 --> 00:59:22,907
- Last I heard, you--
- Well, I came back.
919
00:59:22,907 --> 00:59:24,865
To see an old friend.
920
00:59:25,910 --> 00:59:27,389
Me?
921
00:59:27,389 --> 00:59:29,870
Still know how to charm a girl.
922
00:59:29,870 --> 00:59:32,351
I been tracking your career.
923
00:59:32,351 --> 00:59:35,223
We've gotta go... fix something.
924
00:59:35,223 --> 00:59:37,095
Fix somethin'!
925
00:59:37,095 --> 00:59:40,751
Oh! Yeah, we-- Okay. We can go.
926
00:59:40,751 --> 00:59:42,579
You sure showed me.
927
00:59:44,493 --> 00:59:47,671
- I talk big.
- [Gracie] You believe big.
928
00:59:47,671 --> 00:59:50,891
Me? I couldn't see past
getting out of that house.
929
00:59:52,980 --> 00:59:55,461
How long you gonna be in town?
930
00:59:56,244 --> 00:59:57,855
I don't know.
931
00:59:57,855 --> 00:59:59,378
A few days.
932
00:59:59,378 --> 01:00:01,380
Baby, is it always this hot?
933
01:00:01,380 --> 01:00:03,077
- Uh...
- I need a drink.
934
01:00:03,077 --> 01:00:05,819
Ned, this is my friend, Rickey.
935
01:00:05,819 --> 01:00:09,649
The Rickey? The Rickey Hill,
the batting phenom? [chuckles]
936
01:00:09,649 --> 01:00:12,347
You know what?
I actually owe you a thank-you.
937
01:00:12,347 --> 01:00:14,349
For what, exactly?
938
01:00:14,349 --> 01:00:17,396
I backed him.
Fifty bucks, running 5:1.
939
01:00:17,396 --> 01:00:19,964
You paid out like a Vegas slot,
my friend. [chuckles]
940
01:00:19,964 --> 01:00:23,054
[Gracie] Well,
when he's not being crude,
Ned's a sports writer.
941
01:00:23,054 --> 01:00:25,273
Eastern Chronicle. I edit him.
942
01:00:25,273 --> 01:00:27,319
Thought you two should meet.
943
01:00:27,319 --> 01:00:29,016
Your mom invited us to supper.
944
01:00:29,016 --> 01:00:31,410
Cool.
945
01:00:31,410 --> 01:00:35,544
Well, he'd just hit four homers
in this one game.
946
01:00:35,544 --> 01:00:38,373
You a good, clean sports writer,
are ya?
947
01:00:38,373 --> 01:00:41,942
Oh. Uh, well,
I'd like to think so.
948
01:00:41,942 --> 01:00:44,162
Punchy. Not windy,
949
01:00:44,162 --> 01:00:48,209
in the way that
McCormack blowhard goes on.
You know him?
950
01:00:48,209 --> 01:00:52,126
I am that McCormack... blowhard.
951
01:00:52,126 --> 01:00:54,738
- [laughing]
- [Gram] Well, then,
952
01:00:54,738 --> 01:00:58,219
you have something more to chew
on than gamblin' and drinkin'.
953
01:00:58,219 --> 01:01:00,047
[forced chuckle]
954
01:01:00,047 --> 01:01:03,007
Is that that little seedlin'
that got planted so long ago?
955
01:01:03,007 --> 01:01:07,054
Gracie, you done bloomed
into a beautiful rose, girl.
956
01:01:07,054 --> 01:01:10,014
Come here and hug my neck.
Oh, oh!
957
01:01:10,014 --> 01:01:13,365
[chuckles]
958
01:01:13,365 --> 01:01:17,238
Are you gonna come
celebrate Sunday services
with us tomorrow?
959
01:01:17,238 --> 01:01:19,414
- I'd love to.
- It would make me so happy.
960
01:01:19,414 --> 01:01:22,113
Well, hon, I mean,
slugger's got his game tomorrow.
961
01:01:22,113 --> 01:01:26,465
Ned McCormack, by the way.
So nice to meet you.
Thanks for having us over.
962
01:01:26,465 --> 01:01:29,860
I love everything you've done
with the... everything.
963
01:01:29,860 --> 01:01:32,427
Don't tell me you people
don't play on Sundays.
964
01:01:32,427 --> 01:01:37,041
Well, his father failed
to lead him to a higher path.
965
01:01:37,041 --> 01:01:40,348
[laughing] Higher path.
966
01:01:40,348 --> 01:01:42,568
I'm sorry,
I don't mean any disrespect,
967
01:01:42,568 --> 01:01:44,657
but, I mean,
certainly you can see,
968
01:01:44,657 --> 01:01:47,442
whenever he plays,
he's a-- he's a phenom.
969
01:01:48,487 --> 01:01:50,489
I've never seen him play.
970
01:01:51,925 --> 01:01:53,405
You never seen him play?
971
01:01:55,146 --> 01:01:56,451
No.
972
01:01:57,931 --> 01:02:01,500
Well... uh,
I'm gonna get washed up.
973
01:02:02,762 --> 01:02:05,417
Be right back.
Good to see you, Gracie.
974
01:02:07,375 --> 01:02:08,812
I'll be there.
975
01:02:10,683 --> 01:02:14,861
[peaceful music playing]
976
01:02:17,081 --> 01:02:18,517
[Gracie] Great game today.
977
01:02:19,953 --> 01:02:22,826
Did your... guy leave?
978
01:02:24,218 --> 01:02:25,916
Ned is not my guy.
979
01:02:25,916 --> 01:02:28,701
I realized that at dinner
last night and broke it off.
980
01:02:28,701 --> 01:02:31,530
He took it like a gentleman,
then fired me.
981
01:02:31,530 --> 01:02:34,489
[surprised laugh] Oh! Well...
982
01:02:34,489 --> 01:02:35,926
you're smart.
983
01:02:37,275 --> 01:02:38,798
I bet something finds you.
984
01:02:38,798 --> 01:02:41,496
If that optimism
comes in bottles,
985
01:02:41,496 --> 01:02:43,542
I'll take a whole case.
986
01:02:45,587 --> 01:02:47,372
You wanna know what a dork I am?
987
01:02:47,372 --> 01:02:48,677
It's not apparent.
988
01:02:48,677 --> 01:02:50,592
- [Rickey chuckles]
- Fill me in.
989
01:02:50,592 --> 01:02:54,596
Every stinkin' letter you wrote
since you were nine,
990
01:02:54,596 --> 01:02:58,165
- I kept.
- [laughs] Lord!
991
01:02:58,165 --> 01:02:59,776
Did they fill a whole tub?
992
01:03:01,386 --> 01:03:02,648
No.
993
01:03:04,041 --> 01:03:05,216
We're both dorks, then.
994
01:03:06,478 --> 01:03:08,001
You kept mine?
995
01:03:08,001 --> 01:03:10,134
Both of 'em.
996
01:03:10,134 --> 01:03:13,137
I'm not much of a writer.
997
01:03:14,573 --> 01:03:16,618
Was that why you stopped?
998
01:03:17,358 --> 01:03:18,664
No.
999
01:03:21,319 --> 01:03:24,670
Your career was taking off and
I figured you forgot about me.
1000
01:03:26,150 --> 01:03:27,760
Not for one day.
1001
01:03:31,982 --> 01:03:33,505
[Rickey grunts]
1002
01:03:33,505 --> 01:03:37,117
Rickey, that's twice now!
What is going on?
1003
01:03:37,117 --> 01:03:38,989
[Rickey] I just...
1004
01:03:38,989 --> 01:03:41,295
I get sore from hittin'.
1005
01:03:41,295 --> 01:03:43,471
That ain't sore. That's agony.
1006
01:03:43,471 --> 01:03:44,777
How long?
1007
01:03:45,560 --> 01:03:47,301
My whole life.
1008
01:03:47,301 --> 01:03:50,130
- What do your doctors say?
- Nothin'.
1009
01:03:50,130 --> 01:03:53,525
I see a doctor, they're just
gonna tell me to stop.
1010
01:03:57,094 --> 01:04:00,010
[Ray] I'm sick of it.
I'm sick and tired
1011
01:04:00,010 --> 01:04:01,968
of all these other
high school players
1012
01:04:01,968 --> 01:04:05,319
who got scouts out
watchin' 'em, and...
1013
01:04:05,319 --> 01:04:08,932
and here you are, the hardest
damn hitter I ever seen,
1014
01:04:08,932 --> 01:04:10,194
and nothin'.
1015
01:04:10,194 --> 01:04:11,978
And the clock is tickin'.
1016
01:04:11,978 --> 01:04:14,720
In four months,
you're graduatin' high school,
1017
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:18,463
and right now is when all
the scouts are snatching up
all the good ones,
1018
01:04:18,463 --> 01:04:21,335
and, son,
you're better than good.
1019
01:04:21,335 --> 01:04:23,381
Do you wanna play in the majors?
1020
01:04:23,381 --> 01:04:24,861
That's all I want.
1021
01:04:26,427 --> 01:04:28,777
- But Ray...
- But jack squat.
1022
01:04:31,563 --> 01:04:33,870
After all the hell
you been through,
1023
01:04:33,870 --> 01:04:36,742
I'm not about to
let you lose hope now.
1024
01:04:36,742 --> 01:04:38,570
We're going straight to the top.
1025
01:04:38,570 --> 01:04:41,573
I'm not talkin' about
just anybody.
1026
01:04:41,573 --> 01:04:45,794
- I'm callin' Mike Toliver.
- Who's Mike Toliver?
1027
01:04:45,794 --> 01:04:48,319
Mike Toliver's one of the
best scouts in the business.
1028
01:04:48,319 --> 01:04:51,539
And I'm gonna get him to come to
one of your high school games.
1029
01:04:51,539 --> 01:04:56,762
[crowd cheering]
1030
01:04:56,762 --> 01:04:59,721
- Hey. Good to see you.
- Good to see you.
1031
01:04:59,721 --> 01:05:02,724
- Who's he talking to?
- It's one of them scouts.
1032
01:05:02,724 --> 01:05:04,988
- Really?
- That wasn't bad at all.
1033
01:05:04,988 --> 01:05:08,078
- [Ray] Good.
- Gonna be worth it. I'm looking
forward to seeing Rickey.
1034
01:05:08,078 --> 01:05:10,254
He's something else.
Thank you, Mr. Toliver.
1035
01:05:11,995 --> 01:05:15,607
Robot boy.
Looks like we're gonna
finally finish what we started.
1036
01:05:15,607 --> 01:05:17,478
Don't worry. I'll make it quick.
1037
01:05:17,478 --> 01:05:20,481
Wouldn't wanna see you suffer
in front of all of these folks.
1038
01:05:20,481 --> 01:05:23,658
[announcer] Well,
there they are, folks,
the Bowie City Buffaloes.
1039
01:05:23,658 --> 01:05:26,705
This should be some
regional matchup tonight,
1040
01:05:26,705 --> 01:05:30,535
as Bowie faces county rivals,
the Wildcats.
1041
01:05:30,535 --> 01:05:33,233
[crowd applauds, cheers]
1042
01:05:33,233 --> 01:05:34,713
I got it!
1043
01:05:34,713 --> 01:05:41,024
[inspirational music playing]
1044
01:05:41,024 --> 01:05:44,244
[cheering]
1045
01:05:44,244 --> 01:05:47,465
Scouting report said that kid's
bat speed's off the chart.
1046
01:05:47,465 --> 01:05:49,423
Didn't say nothin'
about that arm.
1047
01:05:49,423 --> 01:05:54,689
[♪]
1048
01:05:54,689 --> 01:05:56,822
Strike three! Batter's out!
1049
01:05:56,822 --> 01:05:59,520
[announcer] Now batting
cleanup for the Buffaloes...
1050
01:05:59,520 --> 01:06:01,261
You reckon they'll pitch to him?
1051
01:06:01,261 --> 01:06:03,872
- ...one-man hitting machine...
- Well, it's on the line,
1052
01:06:03,872 --> 01:06:06,701
tying run on second. Would you?
1053
01:06:06,701 --> 01:06:08,747
...Rickey Hill!
1054
01:06:08,747 --> 01:06:11,184
Nowhere to hide now, robot boy.
1055
01:06:17,408 --> 01:06:21,542
[tense music playing]
1056
01:06:21,542 --> 01:06:23,327
I'm not walkin' him again.
1057
01:06:25,242 --> 01:06:29,115
Ends right here, tonight.
1058
01:06:29,115 --> 01:06:35,861
[♪]
1059
01:06:44,696 --> 01:06:46,002
[umpire] Strike!
1060
01:06:46,002 --> 01:06:50,658
[♪]
1061
01:06:50,658 --> 01:06:52,399
[fan] Come on, Rickey!
1062
01:06:58,405 --> 01:07:03,976
[♪]
1063
01:07:10,635 --> 01:07:14,987
[cheering]
1064
01:07:17,381 --> 01:07:19,905
- Rickey!
- Come on! Whoo!
1065
01:07:19,905 --> 01:07:22,212
- Yeah!
- [cheering]
1066
01:07:22,212 --> 01:07:24,779
[♪]
1067
01:07:24,779 --> 01:07:27,217
[fan] That looked so good!
1068
01:07:27,217 --> 01:07:31,395
[♪]
1069
01:07:31,395 --> 01:07:34,093
[team cheering]
1070
01:07:34,093 --> 01:07:36,226
The faster it comes in,
the faster it goes out.
1071
01:07:49,630 --> 01:07:50,936
[Rickey] I got it!
1072
01:07:53,504 --> 01:07:54,766
[crunch]
1073
01:07:55,593 --> 01:07:57,812
[groans] Ow!
1074
01:08:02,121 --> 01:08:05,820
- [crowd murmuring]
- Rickey?
1075
01:08:05,820 --> 01:08:07,605
- [Rickey groans]
- Don't move.
1076
01:08:07,605 --> 01:08:09,085
[grunts] I-- I can finish.
1077
01:08:12,784 --> 01:08:14,438
I stepped on somethin'.
1078
01:08:18,311 --> 01:08:19,356
Sprinkler head.
1079
01:08:28,408 --> 01:08:30,758
Fracture's bad...
1080
01:08:30,758 --> 01:08:32,804
but the least of my worries.
1081
01:08:32,804 --> 01:08:34,371
These ligament bands,
1082
01:08:34,371 --> 01:08:38,462
they hold the joint together,
but, Rickey...
1083
01:08:39,985 --> 01:08:41,813
they're torn to bits.
1084
01:08:41,813 --> 01:08:44,946
They can't connect your ankle
to your calf bone.
1085
01:08:44,946 --> 01:08:47,819
And these two peroneal tendons?
1086
01:08:47,819 --> 01:08:50,996
They're not torn.
They're completely severed.
1087
01:08:50,996 --> 01:08:53,868
All right, well,
how long before I can play?
1088
01:08:53,868 --> 01:08:58,264
[doctor scoffs] Son...
it'll be a miracle if
you ever walk again.
1089
01:09:00,005 --> 01:09:02,268
I'd like to attempt
to save the ankle.
1090
01:09:02,268 --> 01:09:03,835
Attempt?
1091
01:09:03,835 --> 01:09:06,577
Pastor,
the only guarantee I can offer,
1092
01:09:06,577 --> 01:09:11,016
multiple surgeries
broken up with long,
excruciating recoveries.
1093
01:09:13,758 --> 01:09:15,238
Well, how much?
1094
01:09:16,369 --> 01:09:18,197
$7,000, probably more.
1095
01:09:18,197 --> 01:09:20,504
And then there's
the other condition.
1096
01:09:20,504 --> 01:09:23,333
Other condition?
1097
01:09:23,333 --> 01:09:26,510
Advanced degenerative
spinal disease.
1098
01:09:26,510 --> 01:09:30,688
Rickey, your bones are
rapidly depleting protein,
1099
01:09:30,688 --> 01:09:34,039
causing your spine
to age prematurely.
1100
01:09:34,735 --> 01:09:37,042
How prematurely?
1101
01:09:37,042 --> 01:09:40,393
Your son has the spine
of a 60-year-old man,
1102
01:09:40,393 --> 01:09:43,222
and there's nothing
I can do to reverse that.
1103
01:09:45,920 --> 01:09:47,966
[Rickey sighs]
1104
01:09:49,402 --> 01:09:54,320
[somber music playing]
1105
01:09:55,408 --> 01:09:56,409
[crutch clatters]
1106
01:10:01,109 --> 01:10:02,981
Let me get that for you.
1107
01:10:11,555 --> 01:10:13,948
My heart breaks for you, Rickey.
1108
01:10:14,949 --> 01:10:17,256
Even as my faith sustains me.
1109
01:10:18,953 --> 01:10:22,261
Next you're gonna tell me
it was God's will.
1110
01:10:22,261 --> 01:10:25,221
Shred my ankle,
twist up my spine.
1111
01:10:25,221 --> 01:10:28,180
Why, Dad? What, he wants me
to suffer my whole life,
1112
01:10:28,180 --> 01:10:30,791
same as it started,
a pitiful cripple?
1113
01:10:30,791 --> 01:10:34,578
Don't you talk
about yourself that way.
I won't hear it, you hear me?
1114
01:10:34,578 --> 01:10:36,754
You're being tested, son.
1115
01:10:36,754 --> 01:10:40,192
You're being tested,
sorely tested,
1116
01:10:40,192 --> 01:10:42,977
and you got to
hang on to your faith,
1117
01:10:42,977 --> 01:10:45,980
because that's all
we got in this world.
1118
01:10:45,980 --> 01:10:49,941
Now, baseball,
it had to end eventually.
1119
01:10:49,941 --> 01:10:53,379
And if I'm gonna get bad news,
I'd rather get it
sooner than later,
1120
01:10:53,379 --> 01:10:57,775
so having it taken away from you
while you're still young...
1121
01:10:57,775 --> 01:10:59,733
now, maybe that's a good thing.
1122
01:10:59,733 --> 01:11:04,303
It-- it gives you time
1123
01:11:04,303 --> 01:11:08,220
to figure out what you're gonna
do with the rest of your life.
1124
01:11:09,830 --> 01:11:13,443
First time you ever talk to me
like a real old man...
1125
01:11:15,532 --> 01:11:18,448
is to say "forget the only thing
you ever cared for"?
1126
01:11:19,666 --> 01:11:20,841
[James] No.
1127
01:11:20,841 --> 01:11:22,974
- [Rickey scoffs]
- [James stammers]
1128
01:11:22,974 --> 01:11:26,282
No, that's not
what I'm sayin', Rickey.
1129
01:11:28,588 --> 01:11:31,722
When you were ten, you said
you were going to majors
1130
01:11:31,722 --> 01:11:33,114
and you had no idea how.
1131
01:11:33,985 --> 01:11:36,204
You did everything you could,
1132
01:11:36,204 --> 01:11:39,860
and the rest you took on faith.
1133
01:11:39,860 --> 01:11:41,688
Yeah, and look where it got me.
1134
01:11:42,733 --> 01:11:44,561
Same crap, different day.
1135
01:11:46,040 --> 01:11:47,868
Rickey,
we're gonna raise that money.
1136
01:11:47,868 --> 01:11:49,827
All $7,000 of it.
1137
01:11:49,827 --> 01:11:52,090
It might as well be ten million.
1138
01:11:52,090 --> 01:11:55,659
Maybe Ned will kick in,
write a story.
1139
01:11:55,659 --> 01:11:58,531
Yeah, "How I helped the gimp
and won the girl."
1140
01:11:59,706 --> 01:12:02,056
Gotta admit, it makes sense.
1141
01:12:04,711 --> 01:12:07,410
Boys don't know spit about love.
1142
01:12:11,022 --> 01:12:13,024
Why'd you come back here?
1143
01:12:15,592 --> 01:12:18,682
Something got torn out of me
when I was just a little girl.
1144
01:12:18,682 --> 01:12:20,684
It left a hole in my soul.
1145
01:12:22,381 --> 01:12:25,602
No matter what I tried
or-- or who I met,
1146
01:12:27,517 --> 01:12:28,735
it never healed.
1147
01:12:32,086 --> 01:12:35,612
A few months back,
I was on my last nerve.
1148
01:12:36,961 --> 01:12:39,355
I truly was lost.
1149
01:12:40,443 --> 01:12:42,053
What saved ya?
1150
01:12:42,923 --> 01:12:45,186
I remembered my first boyfriend.
1151
01:12:51,541 --> 01:12:54,892
Wouldn't it be something
if he ended up being your last?
1152
01:12:54,892 --> 01:13:00,201
Now, if that's a proposal,
you're gonna have to do a whole
lot better than that. [laughs]
1153
01:13:00,201 --> 01:13:02,290
- What, that wasn't good?
- [laughs] No.
1154
01:13:03,074 --> 01:13:05,424
But I'll take it. Go on.
1155
01:13:10,995 --> 01:13:17,828
[gentle music playing]
1156
01:13:33,800 --> 01:13:38,762
[♪]
1157
01:13:58,695 --> 01:14:03,439
[♪]
1158
01:14:19,455 --> 01:14:24,764
[♪]
1159
01:14:30,509 --> 01:14:32,511
[man] Hey, how's
Operation Rickey Hill going?
1160
01:14:32,511 --> 01:14:34,818
Nine weeks,
we're up about $2,000.
1161
01:14:34,818 --> 01:14:38,299
Well, I'll tell you what.
I got a brand-new 50 here
1162
01:14:38,299 --> 01:14:42,478
that says that you'll
hit the entire jackpot
right on up to tryouts.
1163
01:14:42,478 --> 01:14:45,481
So you just keep swingin', slugger.
1164
01:14:45,481 --> 01:14:47,265
We're all countin' on ya.
1165
01:14:47,265 --> 01:14:48,788
Thank you, sir.
1166
01:14:52,488 --> 01:14:54,751
[softly] We're never
gonna make it in time.
1167
01:14:58,494 --> 01:15:04,500
[country music playing on radio]
1168
01:15:08,982 --> 01:15:13,509
[♪]
1169
01:15:14,771 --> 01:15:15,859
Gram.
1170
01:15:16,860 --> 01:15:19,123
Ladies. Miss Helen.
1171
01:15:19,123 --> 01:15:22,082
Rickey. You seen this?
1172
01:15:22,082 --> 01:15:24,215
Top of the sports page.
1173
01:15:24,215 --> 01:15:28,045
"A co-op of four baseball teams
will be holding
major league tryouts
1174
01:15:28,045 --> 01:15:30,177
at Rockwood Park Field
in Brenham.
1175
01:15:30,177 --> 01:15:35,487
The scouting staffs will
evaluate qualified players
over a two-day period."
1176
01:15:36,749 --> 01:15:38,316
That's two months away.
1177
01:15:38,316 --> 01:15:41,406
It'll be tough,
but you can recover.
1178
01:15:41,406 --> 01:15:44,322
- Recover from what?
- Surgery.
1179
01:15:44,322 --> 01:15:50,067
- The sooner we get you in there,
we can get--
- Ray, Ray, we-- we tried.
1180
01:15:50,067 --> 01:15:53,374
It's over,
and we didn't raise the money.
1181
01:15:53,374 --> 01:15:57,030
Money, money, money.
The root of all evil.
1182
01:15:57,030 --> 01:15:59,859
Well, not always.
1183
01:15:59,859 --> 01:16:03,602
- What are you doin'?
- [Ray] Seems obvious enough.
1184
01:16:03,602 --> 01:16:07,475
- [Rickey] Ray, I can't take it.
- Who's giving it?
1185
01:16:07,475 --> 01:16:10,827
This is a loan
against future earnings.
1186
01:16:10,827 --> 01:16:13,220
- At the scrapyard?
- [Ray] The scrapyard?
1187
01:16:13,220 --> 01:16:15,440
On what I pay you?
1188
01:16:15,440 --> 01:16:19,444
Son, you'd die broke
at that scrapyard.
1189
01:16:19,444 --> 01:16:21,707
Gracie,
how much are y'all short?
1190
01:16:21,707 --> 01:16:24,710
Actually,
better I don't know the amount.
1191
01:16:24,710 --> 01:16:25,755
[James] Ray.
1192
01:16:27,321 --> 01:16:30,281
- Pastor.
- My son is not gonna be
1193
01:16:30,281 --> 01:16:32,457
trying out for
professional baseball.
1194
01:16:32,457 --> 01:16:36,156
No, he is gonna try out.
The boy's been trying out
for professional baseball
1195
01:16:36,156 --> 01:16:39,856
since he was nine years old
and busted a hole in
my windshield over there.
1196
01:16:39,856 --> 01:16:43,555
I don't need you comin'
around here, filling him
full of false hope...
1197
01:16:44,338 --> 01:16:45,949
and puttin' him into debt.
1198
01:16:45,949 --> 01:16:48,429
Pastor... I'm beggin' you.
1199
01:16:50,518 --> 01:16:55,219
Give that boy
one solitary chance
1200
01:16:55,219 --> 01:16:58,483
to show the right people
what he was born to do.
1201
01:16:58,483 --> 01:17:02,226
You're gonna paralyze him.
That's what you're gonna do.
1202
01:17:02,226 --> 01:17:04,968
Now, he's my son, not yours.
1203
01:17:04,968 --> 01:17:07,274
I know him better than you do.
1204
01:17:07,274 --> 01:17:10,364
And you heard him.
We don't need your money.
1205
01:17:10,364 --> 01:17:13,977
Now, I think it's about time
you stopped meddling
in this family's affairs
1206
01:17:13,977 --> 01:17:17,502
and get in your truck
and get on down the road.
1207
01:17:17,502 --> 01:17:19,547
- [thump]
- That tears it!
1208
01:17:20,505 --> 01:17:22,072
Bring that check yonder.
1209
01:17:22,072 --> 01:17:23,943
Lilian!
1210
01:17:23,943 --> 01:17:29,340
[poignant music playing]
1211
01:17:31,211 --> 01:17:33,692
"Pay the sum of..." Gracie?
1212
01:17:33,692 --> 01:17:37,653
- $4,652.
- What?
1213
01:17:37,653 --> 01:17:41,395
[♪]
1214
01:17:46,966 --> 01:17:49,447
You're a good man, Raymond.
1215
01:17:49,447 --> 01:17:52,015
Even if you're
a bit of a heathen.
1216
01:17:53,930 --> 01:17:55,496
[mouthing] Thank you.
1217
01:17:59,631 --> 01:18:06,551
[♪]
1218
01:18:14,733 --> 01:18:21,609
[♪]
1219
01:18:24,047 --> 01:18:26,876
I believe you are an angel.
1220
01:18:26,876 --> 01:18:29,748
That's sweet,
but that's the morphine talkin'.
1221
01:18:29,748 --> 01:18:32,969
[chuckles]
The truth's the truth.
1222
01:18:32,969 --> 01:18:34,448
What about me?
1223
01:18:34,448 --> 01:18:36,059
You're still my angel, Mama.
1224
01:18:36,059 --> 01:18:39,932
Mmm? Just as good-lookin'
as this sweet girl?
1225
01:18:39,932 --> 01:18:42,195
- You could be twins.
- [Helen chuckles] Oh.
1226
01:18:42,195 --> 01:18:43,544
Uh...
1227
01:18:46,286 --> 01:18:47,723
How come you look worried?
1228
01:18:47,723 --> 01:18:49,855
I mean,
even more worried than usual.
1229
01:18:49,855 --> 01:18:52,553
The damage was worse
than we expected.
1230
01:18:52,553 --> 01:18:55,513
We're still hopeful
for a full recovery,
1231
01:18:55,513 --> 01:18:57,645
but it's gonna take some time.
1232
01:18:57,645 --> 01:19:00,126
Tryouts are in seven weeks.
1233
01:19:00,126 --> 01:19:02,041
Not for you.
1234
01:19:02,041 --> 01:19:03,564
I'm sorry.
1235
01:19:06,872 --> 01:19:07,917
[door closes]
1236
01:19:09,353 --> 01:19:13,749
[solemn music playing]
1237
01:19:34,117 --> 01:19:40,950
[♪]
1238
01:19:50,742 --> 01:19:56,487
[gentle music playing]
1239
01:20:05,148 --> 01:20:11,676
[♪]
1240
01:20:16,028 --> 01:20:17,508
[bucket clatters]
1241
01:20:24,515 --> 01:20:26,909
Hey, mister?
1242
01:20:26,909 --> 01:20:30,695
For a guy who can hardly walk,
you sure can hit.
1243
01:20:30,695 --> 01:20:33,785
- You like baseball?
- [boy] Love it.
1244
01:20:39,269 --> 01:20:40,618
Keep at it.
1245
01:20:42,054 --> 01:20:43,186
You might have a chance.
1246
01:20:47,016 --> 01:20:51,629
[♪]
1247
01:20:56,677 --> 01:20:58,854
Hey, what is your rush?
1248
01:21:00,420 --> 01:21:02,205
I wanna take you someplace nice.
1249
01:21:03,206 --> 01:21:04,860
Talk about the future.
1250
01:21:04,860 --> 01:21:08,124
Well...
if we're gonna talk about us,
1251
01:21:08,124 --> 01:21:10,126
we should probably be us.
1252
01:21:10,126 --> 01:21:11,779
Come on.
1253
01:21:12,998 --> 01:21:18,047
[mellow pop ballad
playing over speakers]
1254
01:21:21,267 --> 01:21:23,487
It's so cold tonight.
1255
01:21:23,487 --> 01:21:27,273
We'll be eating better
when I start earning
some serious money.
1256
01:21:27,273 --> 01:21:29,058
Not on a rookie's salary.
1257
01:21:32,539 --> 01:21:33,801
Gracie...
1258
01:21:37,457 --> 01:21:39,242
it's all stacked against me.
1259
01:21:39,242 --> 01:21:40,896
Too risky.
1260
01:21:41,984 --> 01:21:43,289
You're quittin'?
1261
01:21:43,289 --> 01:21:46,379
Stuck in a chair,
a bed for life?
1262
01:21:46,379 --> 01:21:49,817
- I wouldn't be any good to you.
- Don't you make this about me.
1263
01:21:51,384 --> 01:21:53,778
I'm scared.
1264
01:21:53,778 --> 01:21:56,476
I grew up in shackles.
I don't chance going back.
1265
01:21:56,476 --> 01:22:00,480
I was raised by a man
who gave up.
1266
01:22:00,480 --> 01:22:01,786
He lost hope.
1267
01:22:01,786 --> 01:22:04,702
And I saw what that did to him.
1268
01:22:04,702 --> 01:22:07,096
Now, if you don't try,
1269
01:22:07,096 --> 01:22:09,272
you're gonna die inside.
1270
01:22:09,272 --> 01:22:12,231
And that's the one thing
I won't stick around to watch.
1271
01:22:13,493 --> 01:22:15,191
Now, I want my dreamer back.
1272
01:22:15,191 --> 01:22:19,108
I need him.
I'm gonna take my chances.
1273
01:22:20,152 --> 01:22:21,284
I can't.
1274
01:22:23,677 --> 01:22:25,331
Rickey...
1275
01:22:25,331 --> 01:22:30,815
[melancholy music playing]
1276
01:22:46,135 --> 01:22:50,400
[♪]
1277
01:22:55,840 --> 01:22:57,102
[Robert] Come on.
1278
01:22:58,321 --> 01:22:59,757
Come on, get in!
1279
01:22:59,757 --> 01:23:02,499
What's got you so spooked?
1280
01:23:02,499 --> 01:23:06,416
Come on. [sniffling]
1281
01:23:08,026 --> 01:23:13,553
[♪]
1282
01:23:13,553 --> 01:23:15,251
[weakly] That my slugger?
1283
01:23:19,385 --> 01:23:22,954
- You're gon-- You're gonna
come through this, Gram. You--
- [Gram] Hush.
1284
01:23:22,954 --> 01:23:25,478
You know doctors and
their doom and their gloom.
1285
01:23:25,478 --> 01:23:27,524
Shush, shush, shush, shush.
1286
01:23:27,524 --> 01:23:30,179
I'm going on to His glory.
1287
01:23:36,750 --> 01:23:38,187
[softly] Lookin' for these?
1288
01:23:44,236 --> 01:23:46,021
When I was a girl...
1289
01:23:48,762 --> 01:23:52,375
all I wanted
was to breed horses.
1290
01:23:52,375 --> 01:23:56,640
And one summer--
I expect I was no more than 17--
1291
01:23:56,640 --> 01:23:59,034
I got a job at a ranch.
1292
01:23:59,034 --> 01:24:05,779
Oh, glory, if I didn't love
every blessed minute there.
1293
01:24:05,779 --> 01:24:11,220
And late that spring,
it was about a month
before I was set to return,
1294
01:24:12,264 --> 01:24:15,485
I met this handsome...
1295
01:24:16,790 --> 01:24:18,314
young dude.
1296
01:24:18,314 --> 01:24:22,709
[family chuckles tearfully]
1297
01:24:22,709 --> 01:24:27,149
And, uh... out of the deal, I--
1298
01:24:27,149 --> 01:24:29,194
I got y'all.
1299
01:24:31,718 --> 01:24:32,980
[exhales]
1300
01:24:33,807 --> 01:24:35,070
Regret...
1301
01:24:36,941 --> 01:24:41,424
it's an ache in your bones
that don't ever stop.
1302
01:24:43,687 --> 01:24:45,906
- James.
- Yes.
1303
01:24:47,647 --> 01:24:49,214
You're a good man.
1304
01:24:51,825 --> 01:24:55,090
But tonight I'm gonna
ask you to be a great one.
1305
01:24:57,309 --> 01:24:59,442
Give your son his dream.
1306
01:24:59,442 --> 01:25:05,970
[Gram breathing heavily]
1307
01:25:16,502 --> 01:25:18,025
I never doubted ya.
1308
01:25:20,680 --> 01:25:24,815
All right, then. Next week...
1309
01:25:24,815 --> 01:25:28,427
when you step up
at them tryouts,
1310
01:25:28,427 --> 01:25:30,560
sling that stone.
1311
01:25:31,996 --> 01:25:33,998
Bring down Goliath.
1312
01:25:35,869 --> 01:25:39,308
Just know... I'll be watching.
1313
01:25:45,183 --> 01:25:47,620
[James]
And these three things remain.
1314
01:25:47,620 --> 01:25:52,016
Faith, hope, love.
1315
01:25:52,016 --> 01:25:54,932
And the greatest
of these is love.
1316
01:25:56,499 --> 01:26:02,157
And she gave of herself
and her love in such abundance
1317
01:26:02,157 --> 01:26:05,856
and reserved for us a blessing,
1318
01:26:06,726 --> 01:26:09,164
to speak the unvarnished truth,
1319
01:26:10,426 --> 01:26:13,124
whether we wanted
to hear it or not.
1320
01:26:15,909 --> 01:26:17,781
I will miss her.
1321
01:26:17,781 --> 01:26:20,436
May her fierce spirit
1322
01:26:20,436 --> 01:26:22,829
guard the foals of spring.
1323
01:26:22,829 --> 01:26:25,049
What's that quote from?
1324
01:26:26,572 --> 01:26:28,531
A man's heart.
1325
01:26:28,531 --> 01:26:32,404
[emotional music playing]
1326
01:26:39,716 --> 01:26:44,199
[♪]
1327
01:26:53,077 --> 01:26:59,039
[inspiring music playing]
1328
01:27:04,436 --> 01:27:05,437
[grunts]
1329
01:27:26,806 --> 01:27:33,509
[♪]
1330
01:27:36,512 --> 01:27:40,037
What do you want first?
Bad news, or the worst?
1331
01:27:40,037 --> 01:27:42,082
Will you stop
sugarcoating things?
1332
01:27:42,082 --> 01:27:47,131
Tryout next week will be
teeming with pro scouts.
1333
01:27:49,307 --> 01:27:51,744
Exactly how is that a bad thing?
1334
01:27:51,744 --> 01:27:54,486
Well...
'cause one of 'em's Red Murff.
1335
01:27:54,486 --> 01:27:56,575
The Nolan Ryan Red?
1336
01:27:56,575 --> 01:27:57,968
That Red.
1337
01:27:57,968 --> 01:28:00,927
The toughest scout in the game.
1338
01:28:00,927 --> 01:28:04,627
Now, I told you
you're gonna get your chance
to show 'em your stuff.
1339
01:28:04,627 --> 01:28:05,671
You ready?
1340
01:28:08,718 --> 01:28:12,330
- As I can be.
- Well, hell, I'd have
taken a little more, like,
1341
01:28:12,330 --> 01:28:15,159
- emphatic "Hell yeah," but...
- [chuckles]
1342
01:28:15,159 --> 01:28:17,466
[Ray] Now, you just remember
one thing, though.
1343
01:28:17,466 --> 01:28:20,730
All old Red's gotta do
is see you hit.
1344
01:28:21,992 --> 01:28:26,170
[tranquil music playing]
1345
01:28:32,350 --> 01:28:36,049
[♪]
1346
01:28:44,928 --> 01:28:49,236
[♪]
1347
01:28:49,236 --> 01:28:52,196
Nice. That was bad on my part.
You all right?
1348
01:28:53,197 --> 01:28:55,199
[Rickey] Tomorrow, I--
1349
01:28:55,199 --> 01:28:58,071
I face one of
my greatest trials.
1350
01:28:59,421 --> 01:29:01,684
I will prevail not for myself,
1351
01:29:02,815 --> 01:29:04,730
nor to defy my earthly father,
1352
01:29:07,211 --> 01:29:09,996
who, through your grace,
1353
01:29:09,996 --> 01:29:13,522
I've come to love
and understand more.
1354
01:29:14,784 --> 01:29:16,481
I know I've been selfish...
1355
01:29:18,527 --> 01:29:22,792
that his beliefs and works at
your service come before mine.
1356
01:29:22,792 --> 01:29:27,362
I will try to find some
other way to deserve his love
1357
01:29:28,624 --> 01:29:30,234
and make him proud.
1358
01:29:34,760 --> 01:29:36,545
But tomorrow, Lord,
1359
01:29:36,545 --> 01:29:38,547
be at my side.
1360
01:29:42,986 --> 01:29:44,770
I cannot do this alone.
1361
01:29:48,078 --> 01:29:51,603
[stirring music playing]
1362
01:30:00,917 --> 01:30:05,269
[♪]
1363
01:30:17,890 --> 01:30:21,851
[♪]
1364
01:30:27,334 --> 01:30:31,948
- [whistle blows]
- [Red] 200 top baseball talents.
1365
01:30:31,948 --> 01:30:36,561
That's how many of you qualified
to stand here this morning.
1366
01:30:36,561 --> 01:30:42,088
By the end of the longest,
toughest day of baseball
any of you have endured,
1367
01:30:42,088 --> 01:30:44,917
only a handful of you
will remain.
1368
01:30:44,917 --> 01:30:47,659
You'll be divided
into two teams.
1369
01:30:47,659 --> 01:30:52,011
Tomorrow night,
you'll go head-to-head
in the big boy park.
1370
01:30:52,011 --> 01:30:54,797
And make no mistake.
1371
01:30:54,797 --> 01:30:57,321
You're not just playing to win.
1372
01:30:57,321 --> 01:31:01,847
You're playing
to join the elite.
1373
01:31:01,847 --> 01:31:05,372
I ain't here wasting my time
with guys who play baseball.
1374
01:31:05,372 --> 01:31:08,158
We're lookin' for
baseball players.
1375
01:31:08,158 --> 01:31:12,467
Hopes, dreams,
determination don't matter.
1376
01:31:12,467 --> 01:31:16,558
This comes down to one thing:
who's best.
1377
01:31:16,558 --> 01:31:19,822
We'll be sending you off
in groups to various fields
1378
01:31:19,822 --> 01:31:24,087
where these men will be making
the calls as to who moves up
1379
01:31:24,087 --> 01:31:26,045
and who goes home.
1380
01:31:26,045 --> 01:31:27,656
Your only goal:
1381
01:31:27,656 --> 01:31:30,485
convince them
to send you to the stadium.
1382
01:31:30,485 --> 01:31:33,531
That stadium
is the winner's circle,
1383
01:31:33,531 --> 01:31:37,840
where you will face the last man
to decide your fate...
1384
01:31:39,537 --> 01:31:40,582
me.
1385
01:31:42,061 --> 01:31:43,367
Last up...
1386
01:31:44,586 --> 01:31:46,544
one rule:
1387
01:31:46,544 --> 01:31:50,156
no talking to the scouts
unless they talk to you.
1388
01:31:50,156 --> 01:31:52,855
Let your play
show 'em what you got.
1389
01:31:52,855 --> 01:31:54,726
And if they say you're done...
1390
01:31:56,554 --> 01:31:58,687
you're done.
1391
01:31:58,687 --> 01:32:01,167
All right, ladies.
Get your assignments.
1392
01:32:01,167 --> 01:32:02,517
Let's head to the field.
1393
01:32:07,826 --> 01:32:09,480
[Rickey] Jason!
1394
01:32:09,480 --> 01:32:12,483
They tried to tell me
Rickey Hill was finished.
1395
01:32:12,483 --> 01:32:15,965
I said, "Nah. Hill's got himself
another mountain to climb.
1396
01:32:15,965 --> 01:32:19,055
He's too hard-headed to quit
and too dumb to listen."
1397
01:32:19,055 --> 01:32:20,752
[scout] Pitchers and catchers!
1398
01:32:20,752 --> 01:32:23,015
To the stadium with Red now.
Let's go!
1399
01:32:23,015 --> 01:32:25,888
That's me. Good luck.
1400
01:32:25,888 --> 01:32:27,716
- [whistle blows]
- Hey.
1401
01:32:28,934 --> 01:32:30,414
You didn't bring Quinn with you?
1402
01:32:30,414 --> 01:32:33,243
[scoffs]
After you went yard on him,
1403
01:32:33,243 --> 01:32:35,550
all the air got leaked
out of that balloon.
1404
01:32:38,901 --> 01:32:44,646
[♪]
1405
01:32:51,522 --> 01:32:55,221
[♪]
1406
01:32:55,221 --> 01:32:57,441
[whistle blows]
1407
01:33:02,620 --> 01:33:06,189
[♪]
1408
01:33:06,189 --> 01:33:08,800
[scout] Run! Run hard!
Run hard! Harder!
1409
01:33:16,634 --> 01:33:21,291
[♪]
1410
01:33:24,860 --> 01:33:26,688
[whistle blows]
1411
01:33:26,688 --> 01:33:31,431
[♪]
1412
01:33:37,960 --> 01:33:42,965
[♪]
1413
01:33:47,012 --> 01:33:49,275
- How's he doing?
- He's hurtin'.
1414
01:33:49,275 --> 01:33:52,670
But he is-- he's hittin'
the best I've ever seen.
1415
01:33:52,670 --> 01:33:54,933
Hey, Hill.
1416
01:33:54,933 --> 01:33:57,457
Don't seem to be making
much of a difference.
1417
01:33:57,457 --> 01:34:00,896
No, Coach, you ain't cuttin' me.
I'm still doing
my second round of hitting.
1418
01:34:00,896 --> 01:34:04,508
I'm not wasting our time.
You can-- you can swing,
you just can't run.
1419
01:34:04,508 --> 01:34:07,250
I don't think they're
giving him a contract to sign.
1420
01:34:07,250 --> 01:34:10,819
They can't cut him yet.
Red hasn't seen him hit.
1421
01:34:10,819 --> 01:34:13,169
All right,
if you give me my last at-bat
1422
01:34:13,169 --> 01:34:15,562
and I don't
moon-shot every pitch,
1423
01:34:15,562 --> 01:34:18,653
- I'll cut myself.
- I'm not negotiating with you!
1424
01:34:18,653 --> 01:34:21,830
But I'll tell you what,
if that's what it takes
for you to leave,
1425
01:34:21,830 --> 01:34:23,309
then grab your bat.
1426
01:34:23,309 --> 01:34:24,659
Yes, sir.
1427
01:34:31,143 --> 01:34:33,450
[scattered applause]
1428
01:34:35,626 --> 01:34:40,675
[intense music playing]
1429
01:34:50,728 --> 01:34:57,474
[♪]
1430
01:35:07,789 --> 01:35:13,359
[♪]
1431
01:35:13,359 --> 01:35:16,145
Hey. Watch where
you're throwin', son.
1432
01:35:17,363 --> 01:35:19,191
All right. Then four catchers...
1433
01:35:19,191 --> 01:35:21,237
[grunts]
1434
01:35:21,237 --> 01:35:22,891
- [scout] Incomin'!
- Watch out.
1435
01:35:26,764 --> 01:35:28,244
What's he doin'?
1436
01:35:28,244 --> 01:35:30,594
Breakin' windshields.
1437
01:35:33,989 --> 01:35:36,339
Can someone tell me
what the hell's going on?
1438
01:35:36,339 --> 01:35:43,302
[♪]
1439
01:35:43,302 --> 01:35:45,261
Gracious!
1440
01:35:45,261 --> 01:35:48,830
Question is, is that boy hittin'
from home plate or second base?
1441
01:35:52,137 --> 01:35:54,096
No, that's over 400 foot.
1442
01:35:55,053 --> 01:35:56,228
Every bit of it.
1443
01:35:56,228 --> 01:35:57,926
[grunts]
1444
01:35:57,926 --> 01:36:00,189
How about we stop
whoever's bombing us
1445
01:36:00,189 --> 01:36:02,278
and check the boy's bat?
1446
01:36:02,278 --> 01:36:04,106
Want me to shut him down, Red?
1447
01:36:07,674 --> 01:36:09,459
Do it now
before he kills someone.
1448
01:36:09,459 --> 01:36:11,200
- Yes, sir.
- Whoa!
1449
01:36:14,246 --> 01:36:18,860
[♪]
1450
01:36:18,860 --> 01:36:20,687
[whistle blows]
1451
01:36:24,822 --> 01:36:31,786
[♪]
1452
01:36:36,834 --> 01:36:42,971
[contemplative music playing]
1453
01:36:52,110 --> 01:36:58,856
[♪]
1454
01:36:58,856 --> 01:37:00,118
[bat clatters]
1455
01:37:03,382 --> 01:37:04,688
[car door slams]
1456
01:37:07,169 --> 01:37:10,563
- [thumping]
- [engine revs]
1457
01:37:14,350 --> 01:37:16,961
How many homers was that?
1458
01:37:16,961 --> 01:37:18,528
I don't know.
1459
01:37:18,528 --> 01:37:20,965
I lost count after 16.
1460
01:37:21,879 --> 01:37:25,274
[birds chirping]
1461
01:37:25,274 --> 01:37:29,974
[sentimental music playing]
1462
01:37:32,063 --> 01:37:34,674
- That's a homer.
- Nuh-uh.
1463
01:37:34,674 --> 01:37:36,851
Boy,
I know what a homer looks like.
1464
01:37:36,851 --> 01:37:39,897
It don't count unless
you're batting in the majors.
1465
01:37:39,897 --> 01:37:46,251
[♪]
1466
01:37:59,482 --> 01:38:03,138
[♪]
1467
01:38:13,496 --> 01:38:17,848
[♪]
1468
01:38:23,985 --> 01:38:25,900
Red. It's him.
1469
01:38:28,293 --> 01:38:33,255
- Mr. Murff? I'm--
- Rickey Hill.
Never forget a name.
1470
01:38:33,255 --> 01:38:36,388
Sir, I'm one of the best hitters
you're ever gonna see.
1471
01:38:36,388 --> 01:38:39,304
If I hadn't seem them bombs you
been droppin' with my own eyes,
1472
01:38:39,304 --> 01:38:42,307
I'd be calling all hat
and no cattle on that claim.
1473
01:38:42,307 --> 01:38:43,787
[Rickey] Well,
it ain't no claim.
1474
01:38:43,787 --> 01:38:46,311
Today,
you should've seen me hit.
1475
01:38:46,311 --> 01:38:49,749
Because I got a bum ankle
that's gonna heal...
1476
01:38:50,794 --> 01:38:52,143
they wouldn't bring me up.
1477
01:38:52,143 --> 01:38:55,277
For good reason.
You don't belong here.
1478
01:38:55,277 --> 01:38:59,150
A bad leg could cost
a team wins and money.
1479
01:38:59,150 --> 01:39:03,850
- Money?
- Pro ball ain't just a game.
It's a damn business.
1480
01:39:03,850 --> 01:39:05,809
Come back next year
when you heal up.
1481
01:39:05,809 --> 01:39:07,680
I can't wait until next year.
1482
01:39:07,680 --> 01:39:11,336
[chuckles]
Boy's got him some cojones.
1483
01:39:11,336 --> 01:39:14,905
- Know what, that's enough--
- [Red] No, no. No, let him be.
1484
01:39:14,905 --> 01:39:18,082
I gotta admit, I'm curious.
1485
01:39:18,082 --> 01:39:21,694
Tell you what. We're gonna
settle this fair and square.
1486
01:39:21,694 --> 01:39:27,222
- How?
- Put you up against the best
pitching talent in the game.
1487
01:39:27,222 --> 01:39:29,441
Tomorrow night?
1488
01:39:29,441 --> 01:39:34,664
That game's gonna be as close to
a pro game as you'll ever get.
1489
01:39:34,664 --> 01:39:38,929
I'm gonna let you
DH for both teams.
1490
01:39:38,929 --> 01:39:41,976
Then we can get
a nice, long look at you.
1491
01:39:43,847 --> 01:39:45,414
I won't embarrass you.
1492
01:39:46,676 --> 01:39:48,678
You got my word.
1493
01:39:48,678 --> 01:39:51,942
I'm gonna give you
this shot here.
1494
01:39:51,942 --> 01:39:54,858
But you don't perform,
it's the end of the road.
1495
01:39:55,728 --> 01:39:57,426
Get you a new dream.
1496
01:40:10,743 --> 01:40:12,876
-"Salvation."
- [telephone rings]
1497
01:40:12,876 --> 01:40:15,270
Does that sound
a little old-fashioned to you?
1498
01:40:16,314 --> 01:40:17,707
- Helen?
- [Robert] Hello?
1499
01:40:18,577 --> 01:40:20,014
It's another reporter!
1500
01:40:21,841 --> 01:40:24,844
Not a mistake.
Rickey's gonna be designated
hitter for both teams.
1501
01:40:26,237 --> 01:40:28,674
Sure. Yeah, the whole
family's gonna be there.
1502
01:40:28,674 --> 01:40:31,677
[Connie groans] It's so frizzy!
1503
01:40:31,677 --> 01:40:33,897
- It's the best I ever seen it.
- [Connie] Oh--
1504
01:40:33,897 --> 01:40:36,291
- [boys laughing]
- [telephone rings]
1505
01:40:36,291 --> 01:40:38,423
[Robert] Hello? Oh, well...
1506
01:40:40,773 --> 01:40:42,079
[Rickey] Sorry, Mama.
1507
01:40:42,079 --> 01:40:44,212
- [James sighs]
- [utensil clangs]
1508
01:40:45,778 --> 01:40:47,954
Half your congregation
isn't gonna be there.
1509
01:40:47,954 --> 01:40:52,394
[sighs] Wherever two or more
are gathered.
1510
01:40:53,612 --> 01:40:55,832
Now, may I have my eggs?
1511
01:40:57,442 --> 01:41:00,010
Down here in front of me.
May I have my eggs?
1512
01:41:00,010 --> 01:41:01,272
Mm-hmm.
1513
01:41:01,272 --> 01:41:02,360
[plate shattering]
1514
01:41:06,364 --> 01:41:08,758
[door opens, slams]
1515
01:41:09,933 --> 01:41:13,067
What on Earth
has gotten into you?
1516
01:41:16,070 --> 01:41:18,768
[tearful] I need-- I need Mama.
1517
01:41:18,768 --> 01:41:21,379
She understood.
1518
01:41:21,379 --> 01:41:24,426
[sobs] She said you didn't
do a thing wrong.
1519
01:41:25,949 --> 01:41:28,604
Your boy, he's not a freak.
1520
01:41:28,604 --> 01:41:30,519
He's special.
1521
01:41:30,519 --> 01:41:33,783
He's... perfect.
1522
01:41:34,871 --> 01:41:36,916
When he was born,
I saw him first.
1523
01:41:36,916 --> 01:41:42,487
His legs so thin and frail,
they said, "He will never walk,"
and he ran.
1524
01:41:42,487 --> 01:41:45,751
They said, "He will never live
through the operations,"
1525
01:41:45,751 --> 01:41:47,797
and he survived!
1526
01:41:47,797 --> 01:41:50,756
They said he would
never be good enough,
1527
01:41:50,756 --> 01:41:53,237
and he is the best.
1528
01:41:54,760 --> 01:41:57,894
How many miracles do you need?
1529
01:42:00,810 --> 01:42:02,464
- [James stammers]
- Stop it.
1530
01:42:07,860 --> 01:42:09,819
[James sighs]
1531
01:42:11,864 --> 01:42:14,476
[indistinct announcement
over loudspeaker]
1532
01:42:19,524 --> 01:42:25,008
[hopeful music playing]
1533
01:42:31,493 --> 01:42:33,321
However you're cheatin',
1534
01:42:33,321 --> 01:42:35,932
you've gotten so good,
I can't even catch it.
1535
01:42:40,284 --> 01:42:43,331
- Wanna know my secret?
- Mm-hmm.
1536
01:42:46,464 --> 01:42:47,900
I ain't doin' it.
1537
01:42:49,902 --> 01:42:51,948
Well, then who is?
1538
01:42:57,171 --> 01:43:00,609
I guess you'd have to be
living in the cave of Lazarus
1539
01:43:00,609 --> 01:43:04,265
not to know why there's
so few of us here tonight.
1540
01:43:04,265 --> 01:43:09,052
My son Rickey,
he's got a baseball game.
1541
01:43:09,792 --> 01:43:11,533
Very important.
1542
01:43:13,665 --> 01:43:15,363
And if he does well...
1543
01:43:16,929 --> 01:43:19,758
he will have the opportunity
1544
01:43:19,758 --> 01:43:23,153
to become a Major League player.
1545
01:43:23,153 --> 01:43:27,505
To play professionally
is his heart's desire.
1546
01:43:27,505 --> 01:43:30,204
I've always known that he's had
1547
01:43:31,422 --> 01:43:35,209
an exceptional ability
to hit a baseball.
1548
01:43:35,209 --> 01:43:38,081
So you might find it curious
1549
01:43:38,081 --> 01:43:44,479
to know that I have
never seen Rickey play.
1550
01:43:45,436 --> 01:43:47,656
That is a fact
1551
01:43:47,656 --> 01:43:50,093
that I have, uh...
1552
01:43:51,355 --> 01:43:52,661
been proud of
1553
01:43:54,271 --> 01:43:56,447
the whole time that he's played.
1554
01:43:58,797 --> 01:44:00,582
Right up until this very night.
1555
01:44:01,583 --> 01:44:06,979
[♪]
1556
01:44:06,979 --> 01:44:10,287
[player chatter]
1557
01:44:16,467 --> 01:44:23,257
[♪]
1558
01:44:33,745 --> 01:44:36,661
[crowd cheering]
1559
01:44:40,796 --> 01:44:47,368
[music swells]
1560
01:44:51,328 --> 01:44:57,987
[♪]
1561
01:45:03,079 --> 01:45:06,517
[announcer]
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to an exhibition game
1562
01:45:06,517 --> 01:45:09,955
showcasing the best-ever
players
in the great state of Texas.
1563
01:45:09,955 --> 01:45:11,305
Go get 'em!
1564
01:45:12,175 --> 01:45:13,742
Lord knows you've earned it.
1565
01:45:13,742 --> 01:45:15,483
Proud of you, Rickey.
1566
01:45:18,616 --> 01:45:20,226
[ball smacks glove]
1567
01:45:30,193 --> 01:45:32,848
Let me get this straight.
1568
01:45:32,848 --> 01:45:36,895
- I hear they got you hitting
for both sides tonight?
- Yeah.
1569
01:45:36,895 --> 01:45:39,115
[chuckles]
That's some heavy liftin'.
1570
01:45:39,115 --> 01:45:43,293
You know,
the boys and I were talkin'.
1571
01:45:43,293 --> 01:45:46,470
And if you was to manage
one more home run
for the blue team...
1572
01:45:46,470 --> 01:45:49,343
- [Rickey chuckles]
- ...got a ice-cold six-pack
of RC Cola
1573
01:45:49,343 --> 01:45:51,083
waitin' for you
in the clubhouse.
1574
01:45:51,083 --> 01:45:53,042
I'll see what I can do for ya.
1575
01:45:53,042 --> 01:45:54,522
All right.
1576
01:45:54,522 --> 01:45:56,393
The starting pitcher
for the red team,
1577
01:45:56,393 --> 01:45:59,831
four-time college
All-American Jake Wilford.
1578
01:45:59,831 --> 01:46:05,141
[crowd cheering]
1579
01:46:08,927 --> 01:46:11,321
It's your time, Rickey!
1580
01:46:11,321 --> 01:46:14,324
[announcer] Tonight, we are in
for a special treat, folks.
1581
01:46:14,324 --> 01:46:17,936
A local high school baseball
star by the name of Rickey Hill.
1582
01:46:17,936 --> 01:46:19,590
Now, this kid has
quite a story.
1583
01:46:19,590 --> 01:46:22,071
He's battled degenerative
spinal disease
1584
01:46:22,071 --> 01:46:25,422
since he was a little boy,
and recently suffered
a real bad setback
1585
01:46:25,422 --> 01:46:28,599
where he fractured his ankle,
resulting in surgery.
1586
01:46:28,599 --> 01:46:31,820
You know, he's overcome a lot,
and he's on a mission.
1587
01:46:34,475 --> 01:46:36,781
Red Murff is gonna give him
a shot of a lifetime
1588
01:46:36,781 --> 01:46:41,438
by being the DH on both teams
to prove to him if he can hit
1589
01:46:41,438 --> 01:46:44,006
and really get
to the big leagues.
1590
01:46:44,006 --> 01:46:46,095
Don't take it easy on him, Jake.
1591
01:46:46,095 --> 01:46:48,097
He calls himself a hitter.
1592
01:46:49,315 --> 01:46:52,623
[suspenseful music playing]
1593
01:46:52,623 --> 01:46:56,148
- [umpire] Play ball!
- Can you imagine what's
going through Hill's mind,
1594
01:46:56,148 --> 01:46:58,499
all that he had to do,
just to get to this point
1595
01:46:58,499 --> 01:47:00,718
to prove he belongs as a
hitter?
1596
01:47:00,718 --> 01:47:03,939
[♪]
1597
01:47:03,939 --> 01:47:06,942
Digs into the batter's box.
1598
01:47:06,942 --> 01:47:11,468
We're about to see if
Hill is ready for the task.
1599
01:47:11,468 --> 01:47:14,558
Wilford on the mound, getting
ready to throw the first pitch.
1600
01:47:17,996 --> 01:47:20,172
Rocks back
and delivers a fastball.
1601
01:47:20,172 --> 01:47:22,044
- [umpire] Strike one!
- Right by Hill.
1602
01:47:22,044 --> 01:47:24,742
Looked like he was on his
front foot. Probably anxious,
1603
01:47:24,742 --> 01:47:27,441
just seeing that velocity
for the first time.
1604
01:47:29,704 --> 01:47:34,926
[♪]
1605
01:47:34,926 --> 01:47:37,581
- [umpire] Strike two!
- Curveball, and a beauty.
1606
01:47:37,581 --> 01:47:40,497
Drops off the table.
That had a lot of break on it.
1607
01:47:40,497 --> 01:47:43,805
And really quickly,
Hill is 0-2 in the count.
1608
01:47:46,416 --> 01:47:48,636
Two strikes on Hill.
1609
01:47:48,636 --> 01:47:50,333
Wilford delivers.
1610
01:47:50,333 --> 01:47:52,683
- [crowd cheering]
- That's a line drive base hit.
1611
01:47:52,683 --> 01:47:55,164
That's gotta feel good for Hill.
1612
01:47:55,164 --> 01:47:58,472
Good hit, Rickey!
That'll shake the cobwebs off.
1613
01:47:58,472 --> 01:48:01,039
- What, his or yours?
- [scoffs]
1614
01:48:01,039 --> 01:48:05,174
[announcer] That's gotta
take a lot of pressure off
of him to start the day.
1615
01:48:09,439 --> 01:48:12,268
And a pinch runner
steps in for Hill.
1616
01:48:14,052 --> 01:48:15,924
I have been selfish.
1617
01:48:18,013 --> 01:48:20,494
I have been arrogant.
1618
01:48:21,712 --> 01:48:23,409
I, uh--
1619
01:48:24,889 --> 01:48:26,891
Even cruel.
1620
01:48:26,891 --> 01:48:31,156
I thought that
1621
01:48:31,156 --> 01:48:34,682
I knew God's plan for my son.
1622
01:48:34,682 --> 01:48:39,208
And I raised him in obedience
to that plan.
1623
01:48:41,471 --> 01:48:43,517
[tearful]
But it wasn't God's plan.
1624
01:48:45,910 --> 01:48:47,869
It was my plan.
1625
01:48:48,783 --> 01:48:49,914
[sighs]
1626
01:48:52,656 --> 01:48:55,093
Rickey had to w--
1627
01:48:55,093 --> 01:48:58,880
wear braces on his legs
just to walk.
1628
01:48:58,880 --> 01:49:03,841
And no matter how he does
in that game tonight,
1629
01:49:03,841 --> 01:49:09,760
he has overcome that
terrible burden that he has
had to carry his whole life.
1630
01:49:12,633 --> 01:49:15,331
I've been the one
that's been the cripple.
1631
01:49:15,331 --> 01:49:20,292
I just couldn't see past
what I thought my son should be
1632
01:49:20,292 --> 01:49:25,428
and just see who he really is
1633
01:49:25,428 --> 01:49:27,822
in the eyes of God.
1634
01:49:29,214 --> 01:49:33,958
[sniffles, sighs]
1635
01:49:33,958 --> 01:49:38,354
I'm supposed to be your pastor,
your spiritual leader.
1636
01:49:39,921 --> 01:49:41,009
But...
1637
01:49:42,445 --> 01:49:44,795
right now I just feel...
1638
01:49:44,795 --> 01:49:46,971
so ignorant.
1639
01:49:46,971 --> 01:49:48,712
And shamed.
1640
01:49:53,412 --> 01:49:55,719
I can't even ask
your forgiveness.
1641
01:49:58,156 --> 01:50:02,204
I guess I gotta
go to God for that.
1642
01:50:02,204 --> 01:50:06,295
[announcer] Now batting,
this time for the red team,
designated hitter Rickey Hill.
1643
01:50:06,295 --> 01:50:08,558
- [fan cheers] Rickey!
- As he gets in the box,
1644
01:50:08,558 --> 01:50:11,126
Red goes out to the mound
to talk to his pitcher.
1645
01:50:11,126 --> 01:50:13,824
Take him down. Let's end this.
1646
01:50:16,305 --> 01:50:18,829
[tense music playing]
1647
01:50:18,829 --> 01:50:21,310
The pitcher gets back
on the rubber, looks back,
1648
01:50:21,310 --> 01:50:23,442
and says to himself, I'm sure,
1649
01:50:23,442 --> 01:50:26,489
"I never pitched a ball with
a guy standing right behind
me."
1650
01:50:26,489 --> 01:50:31,189
Red Murff, a legend in this
game, is planted right
by the pitcher.
1651
01:50:31,189 --> 01:50:35,977
[♪]
1652
01:50:37,195 --> 01:50:40,198
Wind-up... and the pitch.
1653
01:50:40,198 --> 01:50:43,158
Blazed straight up the middle!
Red had to get out of the way.
1654
01:50:43,158 --> 01:50:45,769
Another base hit
in his second at-bat.
1655
01:50:45,769 --> 01:50:49,077
I haven't seen Red
move like that in 20 years.
1656
01:50:49,077 --> 01:50:53,298
Kind of gives a head of
acknowledgment to,
"Okay, that's two."
1657
01:50:53,298 --> 01:51:00,305
[crowd applauding]
1658
01:51:00,305 --> 01:51:04,005
[♪]
1659
01:51:04,005 --> 01:51:10,838
[dramatic music swells]
1660
01:51:18,106 --> 01:51:23,764
[♪]
1661
01:51:33,382 --> 01:51:40,128
[♪]
1662
01:51:43,479 --> 01:51:47,875
Hill has been ten for ten.
He gets another hit.
1663
01:51:52,270 --> 01:51:56,405
Who would've thought that Hill
could've done this after
all that he's been through?
1664
01:51:56,405 --> 01:51:58,886
The surgeries, the comeback.
1665
01:51:58,886 --> 01:52:02,977
Pretty amazing story,
as he steps in now
for his 11th at-bat.
1666
01:52:02,977 --> 01:52:06,415
Red goes to the mound.
Looks like he's gonna
make a change, and he is.
1667
01:52:06,415 --> 01:52:08,156
Making a change to the bullpen.
1668
01:52:09,984 --> 01:52:11,681
What am I missing?
1669
01:52:11,681 --> 01:52:15,293
Red.
Playin' his last stink card.
1670
01:52:15,293 --> 01:52:19,776
- [applause]
- Oh, ladies and gentlemen, this
is gonna be a treat right here.
1671
01:52:19,776 --> 01:52:22,083
This is big-league pitcher
Jimmy Hammer.
1672
01:52:23,345 --> 01:52:25,739
Hammer. The all-star.
1673
01:52:25,739 --> 01:52:29,438
Makes major leaguers
look like Cinderella.
1674
01:52:29,438 --> 01:52:34,443
He's just here for rehab.
Now Red's bringing him in
to ruin Rickey's night.
1675
01:52:34,443 --> 01:52:36,097
Well, Rickey can hit anyone.
1676
01:52:37,185 --> 01:52:38,447
Right?
1677
01:52:41,189 --> 01:52:43,017
Go ahead and warm up.
1678
01:52:44,714 --> 01:52:47,412
Don't need it.
I'm gonna sit him down.
1679
01:52:47,412 --> 01:52:51,677
[announcer] This is a guy
who's used to putting out
the game with heat,
1680
01:52:51,677 --> 01:52:54,724
comes in and silences
all the at-bats.
1681
01:52:54,724 --> 01:52:58,206
Hill digs in.
You would think 11 for 11
1682
01:52:58,206 --> 01:53:02,950
is a very daunting task
against the big right-hander.
1683
01:53:02,950 --> 01:53:07,911
As he toes the mound and
gets ready for his first pitch,
here it comes.
1684
01:53:07,911 --> 01:53:12,002
- [umpire] Strike one!
- Fastball, right by him.
Little bit of a flinch.
1685
01:53:13,482 --> 01:53:20,141
[tense music playing]
1686
01:53:23,318 --> 01:53:26,625
- [umpire] Strike two!
- [announcer] Swing and a miss.
1687
01:53:26,625 --> 01:53:28,889
Hill looks around in amazement,
1688
01:53:28,889 --> 01:53:32,240
as Red knew probably this is
what he needed to see
1689
01:53:32,240 --> 01:53:37,767
to make his challenge against
Hill about as big as it gets.
1690
01:53:43,686 --> 01:53:45,557
- [crowd gasps]
- [umpire] Foul ball!
1691
01:53:45,557 --> 01:53:47,646
[announcer] Foul ball
down the right field line.
1692
01:53:47,646 --> 01:53:49,083
He got a piece of that.
1693
01:53:52,477 --> 01:53:56,873
Hill processing everything
right now, and Hammer knows
he's got one task,
1694
01:53:56,873 --> 01:54:00,964
and that's to strike out Hill
and show him what he's made of.
1695
01:54:00,964 --> 01:54:04,272
Hammer delivering
a two-strike pitch.
Here it comes.
1696
01:54:04,272 --> 01:54:07,318
- [Rickey grunts]
- Oh, no, high and tight.
Dusted him.
1697
01:54:07,318 --> 01:54:11,105
It hit Hill right in
the rib area, and he is down.
1698
01:54:11,105 --> 01:54:15,718
In obvious pain.
Here comes Red to the
batter's box to check on him.
1699
01:54:18,068 --> 01:54:20,244
Come on, Rickey.
1700
01:54:20,244 --> 01:54:22,681
Get up!
1701
01:54:22,681 --> 01:54:25,075
What next?
He-- he takes a base, right?
1702
01:54:25,075 --> 01:54:28,513
- He goes to first.
- With everything that
Hill has been through,
1703
01:54:28,513 --> 01:54:30,733
you just wonder if
this is one of those things
1704
01:54:30,733 --> 01:54:32,996
that might not
allow him to continue.
1705
01:54:32,996 --> 01:54:35,259
It looks like
he's in a lot of pain.
1706
01:54:35,259 --> 01:54:37,174
[Red] You done, kid?
1707
01:54:37,174 --> 01:54:40,090
Walk it off. Take your base.
1708
01:54:42,179 --> 01:54:44,486
[grunts] No.
1709
01:54:44,486 --> 01:54:47,054
[scoffs] What do you mean, no?
1710
01:54:47,054 --> 01:54:49,012
Take your damn base.
1711
01:54:50,840 --> 01:54:53,625
I don't have to take my base.
1712
01:54:56,193 --> 01:54:57,716
It's not a real game.
1713
01:54:58,979 --> 01:55:00,284
It's a tryout.
1714
01:55:02,460 --> 01:55:04,245
You're ten for ten.
1715
01:55:05,289 --> 01:55:07,813
You got nothing left to prove.
1716
01:55:09,990 --> 01:55:11,948
[announcer]
He's gonna stay in and hit.
1717
01:55:11,948 --> 01:55:14,385
We're watching
an incredible moment, folks.
1718
01:55:14,385 --> 01:55:16,735
This is something
that normally doesn't happen.
1719
01:55:16,735 --> 01:55:18,912
Hey, what's he doing?
1720
01:55:18,912 --> 01:55:21,305
[shouting]
Well, take a base, Rickey!
1721
01:55:21,305 --> 01:55:26,093
[determined music playing]
1722
01:55:28,138 --> 01:55:31,402
[announcer] Again, ten for ten
and then getting hit.
1723
01:55:31,402 --> 01:55:34,362
He wants to stay in the box
and try to go 11 for 11.
1724
01:55:34,362 --> 01:55:37,974
- [crowd applauding]
- Imagine everything
going through his mind
1725
01:55:37,974 --> 01:55:40,846
as he processes
this whole day of events.
1726
01:55:40,846 --> 01:55:44,285
You do that again, you're done.
1727
01:55:48,028 --> 01:55:50,552
[crowd cheering]
1728
01:55:50,552 --> 01:55:57,820
[♪]
1729
01:56:10,180 --> 01:56:11,399
[umpire] Play ball!
1730
01:56:11,399 --> 01:56:13,401
[crowd cheering]
1731
01:56:13,401 --> 01:56:19,842
[♪]
1732
01:56:21,191 --> 01:56:23,541
[announcer]
This battle's gonna continue.
1733
01:56:23,541 --> 01:56:26,327
Hill could've taken his base,
but he's standing at home plate,
1734
01:56:26,327 --> 01:56:28,633
staring the bully in the face.
1735
01:56:28,633 --> 01:56:32,463
Hammer on the mound with
an 0-2 pitch ready to be
delivered. Here it comes.
1736
01:56:32,463 --> 01:56:36,467
Swung on. Hill smokes
this ball to left center.
1737
01:56:36,467 --> 01:56:38,339
[cheering]
1738
01:56:38,339 --> 01:56:42,560
This ball is far,
and it is gone over the wall!
1739
01:56:42,560 --> 01:56:45,781
Can you believe it?
In the 11th at-bat,
after getting hit,
1740
01:56:45,781 --> 01:56:48,001
Hill has hit a home run.
1741
01:56:48,001 --> 01:56:50,481
What a moment
this must be for him!
1742
01:56:50,481 --> 01:56:53,919
[crowd cheering]
1743
01:56:53,919 --> 01:57:00,187
[inspirational music playing]
1744
01:57:13,156 --> 01:57:18,422
[♪]
1745
01:57:29,216 --> 01:57:32,741
[music swells]
1746
01:57:38,660 --> 01:57:44,753
[♪]
1747
01:57:54,589 --> 01:57:56,852
[music fades]
1748
01:58:00,638 --> 01:58:07,428
[soft, heartfelt music playing]
1749
01:58:18,917 --> 01:58:21,224
I guess I'll have to
get used to this.
1750
01:58:22,834 --> 01:58:24,314
[chuckles softly]
1751
01:58:24,314 --> 01:58:27,100
God's not through
working on both of us.
1752
01:58:29,450 --> 01:58:36,457
[♪]
1753
01:58:52,647 --> 01:58:59,915
[♪]
1754
01:59:19,848 --> 01:59:27,116
[♪]
1755
01:59:43,437 --> 01:59:47,397
["Rub A Little Dirt On It
[The Hill]"
by Randy Houser playing]
1756
01:59:50,792 --> 01:59:54,230
♪ I heard it the first time
I skinned my knee ♪
1757
01:59:54,230 --> 01:59:57,015
♪ Daddy said
"Don't be scared to bleed" ♪
1758
01:59:57,015 --> 01:59:59,496
♪ Years later
From a baseball coach ♪
1759
01:59:59,496 --> 02:00:02,717
♪ Sliding into home
"That's the way it goes" ♪
1760
02:00:02,717 --> 02:00:06,373
♪ We didn't win that game
But the lesson learned ♪
1761
02:00:06,373 --> 02:00:09,332
♪ You gotta shake off them
Scrapes and burns ♪
1762
02:00:09,332 --> 02:00:11,682
♪ When the world
Don't turn your way ♪
1763
02:00:11,682 --> 02:00:14,119
♪ Sometimes all you can say ♪
1764
02:00:14,119 --> 02:00:17,427
♪ Is rub a little dirt on it ♪
1765
02:00:17,427 --> 02:00:20,125
♪ Shake the dust
Right out of your mind ♪
1766
02:00:20,125 --> 02:00:23,607
♪ Let a cool breeze work on it
♪
1767
02:00:23,607 --> 02:00:27,437
♪ You'll feel the healin'
Comin' on right on time ♪
1768
02:00:27,437 --> 02:00:33,443
♪ Crack a six-pack open
Somewhere under an open sky ♪
1769
02:00:33,443 --> 02:00:36,707
♪ When life gets
A little hurt on it ♪
1770
02:00:36,707 --> 02:00:42,235
♪ Get in the middle of nowhere
And rub a little dirt on it ♪
1771
02:00:46,282 --> 02:00:49,242
♪ Nothin' knocks the cobwebs
Off your soul ♪
1772
02:00:49,242 --> 02:00:52,288
♪ Like some SpiderWire
On a fishin' hole ♪
1773
02:00:52,288 --> 02:00:55,944
♪ It'll take your breath
Takin' in a sunset ♪
1774
02:00:55,944 --> 02:00:58,468
♪ From a flat bottom boat ♪
1775
02:00:58,468 --> 02:01:01,558
♪ That heavy load
Layin' on your chest ♪
1776
02:01:01,558 --> 02:01:04,735
♪ Got your mind
All twisted up in a mess ♪
1777
02:01:04,735 --> 02:01:08,173
♪ Well, life scatters
All your stuff sometimes ♪
1778
02:01:08,173 --> 02:01:12,961
♪ To clean it up, you gotta
Rub a little dirt on it ♪
1779
02:01:12,961 --> 02:01:15,485
♪ Shake the dust
Right out of your mind ♪
1780
02:01:15,485 --> 02:01:18,923
♪ Let a cool breeze work on it
♪
1781
02:01:18,923 --> 02:01:22,840
♪ You'll feel the healin'
Comin' on right on time ♪
1782
02:01:22,840 --> 02:01:29,151
♪ Crack a six-pack open
Somewhere under an open sky ♪
1783
02:01:29,151 --> 02:01:32,023
♪ When life gets
A little hurt on it ♪
1784
02:01:32,023 --> 02:01:37,681
♪ Get in the middle of nowhere
And rub a little dirt on it ♪
1785
02:01:41,032 --> 02:01:43,644
♪ A little dirt on it ♪
1786
02:01:47,865 --> 02:01:50,085
♪ Crack a six-pack open ♪
1787
02:01:50,085 --> 02:01:53,654
♪ Somewhere under an open sky ♪
1788
02:01:53,654 --> 02:01:56,787
♪ When life gets
A little hurt on it ♪
1789
02:01:56,787 --> 02:02:02,402
♪ Get in the middle of nowhere
And rub a little dirt on it ♪
1790
02:02:04,578 --> 02:02:09,496
♪ Yeah
Rub a little dirt on it, mmm ♪
1791
02:02:12,716 --> 02:02:15,719
♪ I heard it the first time
I skinned my knee ♪
1792
02:02:15,719 --> 02:02:19,462
♪ Daddy said
"Don't be scared to bleed" ♪
1793
02:02:20,985 --> 02:02:22,335
♪ Yeah ♪
1794
02:02:28,732 --> 02:02:34,521
[peaceful music playing]