Rookie of the Year (1993) - full transcript
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. Although he's close to his mother Mary, Henry hates Mary's latest boyfriend, Jack Bradfield. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for. At first, Cubs manager Sal Martinella doesn't like Henry being on the team, but despite the rawness of his talent, Henry revives everyone's team spirit and reignites the enthusiasm of the fans. While money hungry Jack pulls strings behind the scenes to line his own pockets, Mary starts to fall for veteran pitcher Chet "Rocket" Steadman, whose injuries are curtailing a once sparkling career. While Henry bonds with Chet, Henry's friends resent Henry's star status when he arrives late to help them work on an old boat. As the Cubs head for the National League Championship series, Jack agrees to hand over Henry's contract to the New York Yankees for 25 million dollars. Mary doesn't like that, so when Jack angers Mary even more by stupidly saying that Henry is half his, Mary literally punches Jack out the door, with Henry cheering her on. Thinking about the idea of retiring, both Henry and Chet start performing badly, but they set out to redeem themselves at the National League championship series.
OPENING DAY AT WRIGLEY
AND, OH, WHAT A SIGHT.
THE DIAMOND,
THE DECORATIONS,
AND THE DREAD OF YET
ANOTHER LOSING SEASON.
AAH! UGH!
ERNIE!
IT'S FRITZING OUT
AGAIN!
YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO FIX THIS THING.
WILL YOU HURRY UP?!
WILL YOU HUSTLE?
HUSTLE! HUSTLE!
SOMEBODY GET ME
A COFFEE, PLEASE.
MR. MURDOCH--
WHAT?!
I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
THE SEASON FOR THE CUBS.
YOU THINK IT'S
GONNA BE THE SEASON?
WHY WOULD
YOU THINK THAT?
WE HAVEN'T WON
A PENNANT SINCE '45
AND A SERIES
SINCE, UH...
1908.
1908!
I JUST
HAVE THIS FEELING.
[SNEERING]
YOU HAD A FEELING.
HE'S GOT A FEELING!
CANCEL THE COFFEE!
GET ME WHAT
ERNIE'S DRINKING!
- HE'S GOT A FEELING ABOUT--
- WE'RE ON THE AIR.
WE'RE ON THE AIR, LIVE.
I'M CLIFF MURDOCH.
Murdoch: DAVID PIERCE
WILL BE FACING
GIANT LEADOFF GREAT
CLAY KYLE.
10 BUCKS SAYS KYLE KNOCKS IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
ALL RIGHT.
AND THERE'S THE FIRST
PITCH OF THE SEASON.
OOH, KYLE GOT AHOLD OF THAT.
IS IT ENOUGH?
IT'S GOING BACK, BACK...
BACK! HAS IT
GOT THE DISTANCE?
IT'S GOING...GOING...
GOING!
ROWENGARTNER MAKES THE GRAB!
UNBELIEVABLE!
COME ON, HENRY!
OH.
HURRY UP!
WATCH OUT!
HA HA HA!
WAIT UP, GUYS.
LOOK OUT, GEORGE,
YOU'RE GONNA WRECK IT!
OH.
COME ON, GUYS.
GOOD LUCK
TODAY, HENRY.
THANKS, MR. BANKS.
WHAT'S IN
THE BABY CARRIAGE?
OUR BABY!
BABY?
HANG ON!
COMING THROUGH.
OUT OF THE WAY!
HA HA HA!
HEY, NOT SO FAST.
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
MOM!
HELLO, GEORGE.
HELLO, CLARK.
I GOT A GAME.
YEAH. HENRY THINKS THAT
HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA PLAY TODAY.
DAVID ROSENTHAL STARTS
HEBREW SCHOOL THIS WEEK.
WELL, IT WOULD BE GREAT
IF YOU GOT TO PLAY,
BUT, HONEY,
IF YOU DON'T...
YEAH?
I'M GONNA LET YOU DO
THE LAUNDRY WHEN YOU
GET HOME.
YOU'RE TOO KIND, MOM.
COME ON.
HAVE FUN.
YOUR MOM
IS SO COOL.
YEAH. SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
HEY!
WAIT! WAIT!
SUNBLOCK.
Clark: NICE CATCH,
HENRY.
YUP, YOU'RE GONNA GET
A LOT OF PLAYING TIME.
HE'S GOTTA
PUT ME IN,
- IT'S EITHER ME
OR WINDEMERE.
- AH-CHOO!
- WINDEMERE! WINDEMERE!
- AH-CHOO!
WINDEMERE!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
YOU MORON.
YOU IMBECILE.
TIME OUT, UMP!
TIME OUT!
ROWENGARTNER,
GET INTO RIGHT FIELD.
WINDEMERE,
YOU COME ON IN HERE!
YEAH! HENRY!
COME ON, HENRY!
YEAH!
OH, MY GOSH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE LETTING HIM PLAY.
HUSTLE ON INTO THE DUGOUT.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT NO ASTHMA, NEITHER.
AH-CHOO!
ALL RIGHT. CHUCK IT
IN THERE, BABY.
CHUCK IT. CHUCK IT
IN THERE, BABY.
COME ON.
OK, TEASER, LET HER RIP!
THROW HIM THE CHEDDAR!
COME ON!
RIGHT IN THE KITCHEN!
COME ON!
GIVE HIM THE BIG,
HIGH, STINKING--
WOULD YOU SHUT UP?
Coach:
CHUCK IT IN THERE, BABY.
BRING IT ON, BABY.
BRING THE HEAT.
SHOW HIM WHAT YOU GOT.
CHUCK IT IN THERE.
HE'S GOT NOTHING.
IT'S YOURS!
IT'S YOURS!
- I GOT IT!
- GO BACK!
I GOT IT!
COME ON!
YOU CAN CATCH IT!
I GOT IT!
OH! UHH!
GET IT. GET IT.
I...
PICK UP THE BALL.
UH, UH...
[LABORED BREATHING]
OH!
UH...
I GOT, UH...
THROW THE BALL. HOME.
HOME!
OH!
IS THAT PLAY LEGAL?
HEY.
HEY.
HOW WAS THE GAME?
UH...
WELL, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN?
DID YOU GET TO PLAY?
THEY PUT ME IN
RIGHT FIELD.
SO HOW'D YOU DO?
LET'S JUST SAY I MADE
THE PLAY OF THE DAY.
THAT BAD, HUH?
I CAN'T EVEN CATCH
A FLY BALL.
SO? MAYBE
YOU'RE NOT CUT OUT
TO BE AN OUTFIELDER.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE A PITCHER
LIKE YOUR FATHER WAS.
IN MY DREAMS.
HEY. HEY!
LAUNDRY.
MOM.
"MOM."
WHAT'S THIS?
THE CUBS ARE BRINGING IN
THEIR RIGHT FIELDER
TO PITCH?
[IMITATES CROWD CHEERING]
[IMITATES LOUDSPEAKER ECHO]
HEN...RY
RO...WEN...GART...NER.
THE ENTIRE SEASON
IS RESTING
ON ROWENGARTNER'S SHOULDERS.
BOTTOM 9.
2 OUT.
1 ON.
FULL COUNT.
ROWENGARTNER
TAKES A LONG LOOK
AT THE RUNNER AT SECOND.
STRIKE 1!
HONEY, DINNER'S
ALMOST READY.
YOU'RE GOING OUT AGAIN?
YEAH.
YOU GONNA BE OK?
WHAT'S THE OCCASION?
IT'S OUR 3-WEEK
ANNIVERSARY. AHEM.
3 WEEKS?
CONGRATULATIONS.
Man: HELLO! ANYBODY HOME?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
AGAINST JACK?
HE'S MOVING
TOO FAST.
Man: MARY? HENRY! HEY!
NOW, THE 3-WEEK
ANNIVERSARY
IS THE, UM,
THAT'S THE NECKLACE
ANNIVERSARY EMBLEM.
OH, JACK, UH...
OH, JACK,
THIS, UH...
LET ME PUT IT ON YOU.
THIS IS TOO MUCH.
UH...
AHH. OH.
IT...OH...
THANK YOU.
OK, UH...
HONEY...
UH, IN BED BY 8:30
AND DO ALL
YOUR HOMEWORK.
[IMITATES
ELECTRIC SHOCK]
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE
THIS RESTAURANT, MARY.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I THINK HENRY IS REALLY
STARTING TO LIKE ME.
UM, YEAH.
OH, MOM.
NOT JACK BRADFIELD.
Jack: ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
[BELL RINGS]
HI, CLARK.
HI, EDITH.
WHY DON'T YOU TALK
TO BECKY FRAKER?
WE HAVE
NOTHING IN COMMON.
SO?
SO WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT?
TALK ABOUT THE BOAT.
HER DAD HAS A BOAT.
WE HAVE A BOAT.
WE DON'T HAVE A BOAT.
WE HAVE WOOD IN THE VAGUE
SHAPE OF A BOAT.
CARRIE HAROLD TOLD ME
THAT BECKY FRAKER
DOESN'T THINK
YOU'RE VERY UGLY.
FORGET IT, GUYS.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME.
AND BESIDES,
SHE'S NOT THAT HOT.
NOT THAT HOT?
SHE'S STACKED.
JUST LOOK AT HER
SIPPING THAT MILK.
MILK'S DONE
THAT BODY GOOD.
HEY, LOOK. THERE'S
BECKY AND TIFFANY.
HI.
HEY, ROWENGARTNER...
GOOD GAME YESTERDAY.
HA HA HA!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, THAT KID'S
A DORK ANYWAYS.
HEY, ROWENGARTNER!
CATCH!
[CRACK]
[BOOM]
RADIAL FRACTURES
OF THE ULNA,
ASSORTED ROTATOR
CARTILAGE DAMAGE.
HOW LONG WILL HE HAVE
TO BE IN THE CAST?
AUGUST, MINIMUM.
OH, NO.
AUGUST? THAT'S,
LIKE, FOUR MONTHS.
HENRY HAS TO TAKE IT EASY.
I WANT THOSE BONES
TO SET CORRECTLY.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A GREAT SUMMER.
HI, HENRY!
HI, HENRY!
BYE, HENRY!
BYE, HENRY!
HURRY.
LET'S GO, HENRY.
COME ON, MOM.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
COME ON!
THANK YOU.
WAIT. WAIT.
COME ON.
LET'S GO!
THE BONE IS FINE,
BUT THE TENDONS
HAVE FUSED
WITH THE HUMERUS.
IS THAT BAD?
IT'S UNUSUAL.
UH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
LET'S START WITH
THE FINGERS. GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, RAISE THE ARM.
[CREAKING]
GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, TO THE SIDE.
[CREAKING]
GOOD.
NOW, BEND
AT THE ELBOW.
[CREAKING]
GOOD. GOOD.
AND, NOW, ROTATE FROM
THE SHOULDER, SLOWLY.
[CREAKING]
OW!
OH! OH, NO!
WHOA!
OW! OH.
OH!
OH! F-F-F-FUNKY...
BUTT-LOVING...
DID HE SAY,
"FUNKY BUTT-LOVING"?
OH! AHH!
I'M SORRY. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE--ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I, UH, I THINK
WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE
IS THAT THOSE TENDONS
HAVE HEALED, UH,
A LITTLE TIGHT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
QUITE LIKE THAT.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
GO. PLEASE.
JUST GO.
YOU GUYS, COME ON.
LET'S GO. QUICKLY.
MAN, HENRY.
I AM SO SORRY.
WHAT'D YOU HIT HIM
IN THE NOSE FOR?
HEY, I'M GOING
TO WANT TO SEE YOU
ON, UH, 3 WEEKS.
RIGHT. OK.
THANK YOU.
NURSE?
COME ON.
HERE.
WHAT'S THIS?
HAPPY CAST OFF DAY.
WHAT
IS IT?
CUBS TICKETS!
OH, MY GOD!
YEAH!
YEAH!
* WE'RE GOIN'
TO THE CUBS GAME *
* WE'RE GOING
TO THE CUBS GAME *
HOLD IT!
[SPITS]
WHUH!
COME ON, GUYS.
WHOA, GOSH,
IT'S HUGE.
OH, MAN! LOOK AT
HOW GREEN IT IS.
WOW. WRIGLEY FIELD.
THIS IS GREAT.
COME ON!
COME ON!
YOU THINK THEY'LL
PULL IT OUT TODAY?
DEFINITELY. THEY GOT
STEADMAN ON THE MOUND.
ALL RIGHT!
GRRR!
GO, STEADMAN!
COME ON!
COME ON,
ROCKET!
OH!
OH!
COME ON, ROCKET.
THROW THE HEAT.
UHH!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE SAYING IT.
BLEACHER RULES.
YOU CAN'T KEEP A HOME RUN
HIT BY THE OTHER TEAM.
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WHAT KIND
OF THROW WAS THAT?
I COULD THROW BETTER
THAN THAT.
WELL, THAT'S GONNA BRING
ROCKET'S EARNED-RUN AVERAGE
TO ABOUT, UH, 300 OR SO,
WHICH EQUALS THE ATTENDANCE
HERE TODAY.
WHAT A TEAM.
POOR MR. CARSON.
HIS LAST SEASON
AS TEAM OWNER--
HE MUST BE
REALLY DEPRESSED.
OH, BOY!
FISH! FISH!
FISH, LOOK!
A DECODER RING.
I GOT IT OUT OF
THE CRACKER JACK BOX!
IT FITS ON YOUR FINGER!
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
THE MAN'S TURNING
INTO A CRACKER JACK.
OH, OK, UNCLE BOB.
GEE! HA HA...
COME ON! WHAT IS THIS?
GET THE GAME GOING!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IF WE DON'T SELL OUT EVERY GAME
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON,
WE ARE GOING TO, UH...
HAVE TO FORFEIT
THE FRANCHISE.
FORFEIT THE FRANCHISE?
JUST WHEN I'M ABOUT
TO TAKE OVER THE TEAM?
NO MONEY, NO TEAM?
WE NEED A MIRACLE, SIR.
THROW HIM THE CHEESE!
THROW HIM THE HIGH,
STINKY, LIMBURGER!
YEAH, ROCKET!
ALL RIGHT!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
WHOA!
YES! WE GOT IT!
YES!
YES!
YES!
PBBBT!
HA HA HA!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WAIT A SEC...
THIS GAME
IS ON CABLE.
HERE.
SURE. I'LL THROW IT
AND GET RAZZED.
HERE, HENRY,
YOU THROW IT.
OK. HERE GOES.
[CREAK]
[CRE-E-E-E-E-AK]
OH, MY GOD.
SAFE!
DID YOU SEE THAT?
Murdoch: SOMEBODY
JUST THREW A FROZEN ROPE
FROM THE BLEACHERS
TO HOME PLATE.
THAT'S GOT TO BE 435 FEET.
DERKIN!
BRING ME THAT ARM!
HEY, KID!
HEY, HEY!
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?
HUH?
I--I'M SORRY.
I--I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
MY TENDONS--
THEY'RE TOO TIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, KID?
HENRY ROW--
SHUT UP, GEORGE.
YOU TRYING TO
SHOW ME UP, HENRY?
NO! COME ON, GUYS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
COME HERE!
COME BACK! COME BACK!
HE'D KILL YOU.
THANKS.
I JUST FIGURED OUT WHY
THE CUBS LOSE EVERY YEAR.
THEY GOT MORE TALENT
IN THE STANDS
THAN THEY DO IN THE FIELD.
WHO THREW THAT?
DID YOU FIND HIM?
OH, NO.
HE LEFT ALREADY.
DID YOU GET A NAME?
YEAH. HENRY. BUT--
HENRY WHAT?!
NOBODY IN THE BLEACHERS
KNOWS HIM.
HOW ARE WE
GONNA FIND HIM?
SIR, THIS HENRY
IS JUST A CHILD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, A CHI--
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
A CHILD?!
HE'S A CHILD.
HE'S A LITTLE,
SHORT, YOUNG PERSON.
HE'S 10, 11 YEARS OLD.
I TAKE THIS BUSINESS
VERY SERIOUSLY.
IF YOU'RE JOKING,
I SWEAR YOU'RE GOING TO
END UP SELLING WIENERS
IN THE NOSEBLEED SECTION.
I'M NOT JOKING, SIR.
REALLY.
THIS HENRY'S JUST A KID.
A KID?
A KID.
EXCELLENT.
FIND HIM.
ROWENGARTNER
CHECKS THE RUNNERS.
AND THE PITCH.
HI, HONEY.
MOM, WATCH THIS.
WAIT!
WAIT!
AAH!
AAH!
[GLASS BREAKING]
GOSH, HENRY, YOU
COULD PLAY FOR THE CUBS.
IT'S INCREDIBLE--
A REAL TRY-OUT
WITH THE CUBS?
HE'S GONNA BE THRILLED.
THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.
FISH.
HEH HEH.
I AM WORRIED
ABOUT HENRY.
THIS ARM THING IS WEIRD.
THIS ARM THING
IS FANTASTIC.
CHEERS.
WHAT'S WITH YOU?
NOTHING.
[RING]
HELLO, SON.
I'M LOOKING FOR
HENRY RULINGFERDER.
HENRY ROWENGARTNER?
YEAH. IS HE HERE?
I'M HENRY.
I MUST BE LOOKING
FOR YOUR FATHER.
MY DAD?
[HORN HONKS]
WHOO!
YOO!
HEY, HO!
OW. OW. OOH. OW.
HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
SORRY I'M LATE.
SAL MARTINELLA, RIGHT?
JACK BRADFIELD.
I AM A HUGE, HUGE FAN.
COME HERE, HENRY.
HENRY, THIS
IS SAL MARTINELLA,
THE MANAGER OF
THE CHICAGO CUBS.
OHH!
AND THIS IS
HENRY ROWENGARTNER...
THE NEXT NOLAN RYAN.
[CREAK]
HOLY CHRISTMAS.
WHO IS THIS KID?
JACK, HE
IS A GOLDEN GOOSE.
THIS KID'S
INCREDIBLE.
JUST THINK OF
THE POSSIBILITIES, JACK.
A 12-YEAR-OLD KID PLAYING
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES.
I KNOW.
WOW!
YOU ARE GOING
TO BE HIS MANAGER.
AND MANAGERS,
JACK, GET 10%.
10%?
ONE MORE.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED.
WELL, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
[CREAK]
[WHIZZ]
[FENCE RATTLES]
OOH!
HEY, KID...
HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO PITCH
FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS?
GREAT! BUT I GOT
TO ASK MY MOM FIRST.
HE'S GOT TO ASK
HIS MOM FIRST.
EXCUSE ME.
HONEY, JUST KEEP--OW!
I'M TRYING.
JACK, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
IT WAS GOING
TO BE SUCH A ZOO.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
STOP WORRYING.
IT'LL BE GREAT, MOM!
MRS. ROWENGARTNER,
LARRY FISHER.
GREAT NEWS.
GREAT NEWS.
I GOT PEPSI,
KELLOGG, AND REEBOK
FOAMING
AT THE MOUTH
FOR A PIECE
OF THE KID.
WHICH PIECE?
[SHOUTING]
HE CAN'T EVEN PEER
OVER THE TOP OF THE PODIUM.
HEY, HEY, HEY!
HI, UH, I'M--
I'M JACK BRADFIELD.
I'M HENRY'S MANAGER.
Man: WE'VE BEEN
TOLD THAT...
WHAT? DIDN'T I
TELL YOU THAT?
THE QUESTION IS,
CAN YOU PITCH?
UM, WELL...
MY--MY DAD USED TO PLAY.
SEMI-PRO? PRO?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT HE WAS A PITCHER.
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
HOW ABOUT YOU?
ANY EXPERIENCE?
I PLAY LITTLE LEAGUE...
LOOK,
IT'S ROWENGARTNER.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THESE
PUBLICITY STUNTS BEFORE.
HOW DO WE KNOW HENRY
ISN'T HERE JUST TO SELL TICKETS
I CAN PITCH.
YOU CAN PITCH?
PROVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL.
[CREAK]
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
YOU WANT TO
SEE HIM PITCH?
YEAH!
YEAH!
COME OUT TO WRIGLEY.
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
OH, WOW.
WHOA!
WHOA!
COME ON!
HEY, WAIT.
WAIT, WAIT!
YOU READY?
CAN'T WE JUST SAY
GOOD-BYE HERE?
NO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET IN OK.
NONE OF
THE OTHER CUB MOMS
ARE GONNA BE THERE.
OK.
YOU GOT TOO BIG ON ME.
BYE.
HAVE A GREAT GAME.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
UP THERE.
BYE.
[BANG BANG BANG]
AUTOGRAPHS AFTER THE GAME.
WAIT!
I'M HENRY ROWENGARTNER.
OH, WELL, WHY
DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?
OH, THAT'S A HORSE
OF A DIFFERENT COLOR.
COME ON IN.
COME ON IN.
COME ON, GUYS.
NO. CAN'T
COME IN HERE.
PLAYERS ONLY.
THE LOCKER ROOM'S
RIGHT AT THE END
OF THE HALL.
GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE!
GOOD-BYE.
[BANG]
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU'RE
LONELY. THAT'S WHY.
HI.
I'M HENRY ROWENGARTNER.
I'M THE NEW PITCHER.
HEY, WHERE'S
YOUR MOTHER, MAN?
WOW!
STAN OKIE.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S BILLY FRICK.
CHET STEADMAN?
UNBELIEVABLE.
MR. STEADMAN, CAN I
HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
COULD YOU SIGN IT
"ROCKET"?
I DON'T DO AUTOGRAPHS.
RAVENBOOZER...
YOUR LOCKER'S
OVER HERE.
BRICKMA.
THAT'S PHIL BRICKMA,
PITCHING COACH.
I BEANED HIM
IN THE MINOR LEAGUES
AND HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME
AROUND EVER SINCE.
BRICKMA, THIS IS HENRY.
HI, HENRY.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
MR. BRICKMA.
WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW.
NOW, IT'S GONNA
TAKE A LOT OF WORK,
IT'S GONNA TAKE
A LOT OF SWEAT,
BUT EVENTUALLY,
I AM GOING TO MOLD YOU
INTO ONE OF THE GREATEST
12-YEAR-OLDS
THAT EVER PLAYED
THIS GAME! YEAH!
[CHOKING]
[COUGHING]
OHH!
[HIGH-PITCHED]
SUIT UP.
I'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE.
WOW.
YES.
LOOK UP THERE, SON.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
AND...PEANUTS!
PEANUTS!
WOW!
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE.
SELL OUT!
JACK, WE'RE
ONE FOR ONE.
WELL, MARK IT DOWN, FOLKS.
AUGUST 11. 12-YEAR-OLD
HENRY ROWENGARTNER
STEPS IN FRONT OF 35,000
FANS AT WRIGLEY FIELD
TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST
PERSON IN HISTORY
TO PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
OK, BABY, PUT IT
RIGHT IN HIS KITCHEN.
GO TO WORK.
COME ON, BABY.
GAS HIM, ROCKET.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
PUT IT RIGHT
IN HIS KITCHEN.
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
DO THE DO!
GOSH.
GIVE THEM THE CHEESE.
THE HIGH, STINKING CHEDDAR!
EE-YEAH!
[SNARLING]
YOU ARE A BUM,
STEADMAN!
GET HIM OUT!
HEY.
YOU'RE IN MY SEAT.
PITCHERS...
OVER THERE.
HEY.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
YEAH?
PUT THE KID IN.
THE KID?
PUT IN
WHAT'S HIS NA--HENRY.
LOOK, HE'S NOT READY, FISH.
I DON'T CARE.
WE GOT A SELL-OUT CROWD,
AND THEY'RE NOT HERE
TO SEE CHET STEADMAN.
NOW!
Crowd chanting:
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
ROSENBURGER!
WARM UP!
YOU'RE GOING IN.
SAFE!
NO WAY!
HE WAS SAFE.
I'M STICKING A FORK
IN HIM.
HE'S DONE.
CALL IN THE KID.
RIGHT.
Crowd: WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WHAT'S MR. BRICKMA
DOING?
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
THAT'S THE SIGNAL, KID.
WE WANT HENRY!
YOU'RE IN.
I'M IN?
I'M IN?
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HE'S SO CUTE.
[SLOW MOTION]
THROW THE HEAT.
[THUNDER]
LET'S GO, KID.
WHERE'S YOUR MA SITTING?
THIS ONE'S
FOR MOMMY.
MOMMY.
MOMMY!
HONEY!
[CREAKING]
OH, NO.
WOW!
READ THEM AND WEEP, KID.
OH, NO!
BOO HOO HOO HOO!
HA HA HA!
BOO!
WAH!
WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I EAT FAST BALLS
FOR BREAKFAST.
GET YOU NEXT TIME.
HE MUST FEEL SO HORRIBLE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IN CHICAGO,
WE GET USED TO
THIS SORT OF THING.
[COUGHING]
[CREAKING]
SORRY.
HIT BY THE PITCH.
TAKE YOUR BASE.
OOH!
THAT STINGS.
COME ON!
IT'S OK, HONEY!
THIS IS A JOKE.
COME ON, KID.
YOU GOT TO TAKE ME OUT.
I--I CAN'T DO THIS.
THAT'S NOT MY CALL, KID.
JUST ROCK AND FIRE.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
HEY, COME ON, KID!
THROW THE HEAT!
WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
[CREAKING]
OH, NO!
IT'S A WILD PITCH,
A VERY WILD PITCH.
OH.
WHITE'S ON HIS HORSE.
HE'S HEADED FOR THIRD.
OUT!
OH!
HUH?
RICHARDS NAILS WHITE
FOR THE FINAL OUT
AND THE CUBS GO ON TO WIN!
ALL RIGHT, HENRY!
WAY TO GO, HENRY!
ROWENGARTNER
THROWS A HOMER,
HITS A MAN,
THROWS A WILD PITCH,
AND STILL MANAGES
TO GET THE SAVE,
AND THE CHICAGO CUBS BEAT
THE NEW YORK METS 5-4.
YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO TEACH HIM.
TEACH HIM WHAT?
TO PITCH.
I'M NOT PLAYING WET NURSE
TO NO 12-YEAR-OLD.
YOU'RE NOT PLAYING MUCH
OF ANYTHING THESE DAYS.
BRICKMA IS
THE PITCHING COACH.
NOW, THE KEY TO BEING
A BIG LEAGUE PITCHER
IS THE THREE Rs--
READINESS...
RECUPERATION,
AND CONDITIONING.
YOU SEE, AFTER THE GAME,
A LOT OF GUYS LIKE
TO ICE-UP THEIR ARM.
STILL OTHER FELLAS THINK THAT
HEAT IS THE WAY TO GO,
BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED
THE SECRET, HENRY.
HOT ICE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
HOT ICE.
I HEAT UP THE ICE CUBES!
IT'S THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS.
HI, HENRY.
COME ON. SIT HERE.
COME ON.
COME ON.
I'M NOT SITTING
OVER THERE.
WHY?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
Girl: HENRY, OVER HERE!
IT'LL BE FINE.
THEY'RE JUST...
GIRLS.
HI.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
OK.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GEORGE, DON'T.
HI, TIFFANY.
HI, ROGER.
HOW'S IT GOING?
NOT BAD.
SHE CALLED YOU ROGER.
SO?
YOU HAVE THE MEAT LOAF?
MEAT LOAF?
DID YOU HEAR
THAT JIMMY ROGERS
GOT A PENCIL STUCK UP
HIS NOSE?
NO, I DIDN'T
HEAR THAT.
THEY HAD TO USE PLIERS.
OW.
YEAH. THE ERASER'S
STILL UP THERE.
THAT'S PRETTY NASTY.
WHAT'S THAT THING
CLARK'S CARRYING AROUND?
OH, IT'S SOMETHING FOR THIS BOAT
WE'RE WORKING ON.
YOU HAVE A BOAT?
YEAH...
KIND OF.
WE HAVE A BOAT,
BUT I ALWAYS HAVE TO
RIDE IN IT WITH MY PARENTS.
OH.
Tell her we'll
take her for a ride.
Ask her to go
for a ride.
[BELL RINGS]
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU.
Tiffany: BYE, ROGER.
George: BYE.
MAN, YOU WERE THIS CLOSE!
WHEN THE BOAT'S DONE,
I'LL ASK HER.
George: YOU'RE SUCH
A CHICKEN, HENRY.
HA HA HA!
YOU GUYS ARE
BOTH CHICKEN.
OH, COME ON.
YOU KNOW YOU LIKE EDITH.
WHATEVER.
WHERE YOU GOING?
OVER HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA!
WHOA!
ARE YOU SURE YOUR DAD SAID
IT WAS ALL RIGHT?
LET'S JUST WORK
ON THE BOAT.
OK.
UGH!
WHOA. WHOA.
DO NOT CRACK IT, PLEASE.
UHH!
OH.
YES. OK.
GO GET ME A SCREWDRIVER.
WHICH ONE?
UH, FLATHEAD.
THAT RED ONE
RIGHT THERE.
THE RED ONE.
COME ON, MAN. HURRY!
HURRY.
OH, MAN. I'M GOING
TO BE LATE FOR PRACTICE.
MY MOM'S GOING
TO KILL ME.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
DIG IT OUT!
DIG IT OUT!
GIVE ME ONE MORE.
YEAH. GIVE
ME ANOTHER ONE.
[WHACK]
YEAH.
NO! NO, NO, NO!
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
THAT'S DONE, ALL RIGHT?
CHIN DOWN!
EYE ON THE BALL!
NOW, BRING IT TO ME.
UH!
OH.
SEE WHAT I DID THERE, HUH?
DID YOU SEE THAT?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW...
GIVE ME THE GOOD STUFF.
OOH!
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM.
LET THE BIG DOG EAT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING
WITH STEADMAN TODAY.
Henry:
HI, GUYS!
BY THE WAY,
YOU'RE FINED $500
FOR SHOWING UP LATE
TO PRACTICE.
$500?
THAT'S LIKE
SIX YEAR'S ALLOWANCE!
[CREAKING]
HMM.
[CREAKING]
GEEZ!
Crowd:
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
GARDENHOSER!
THEY'RE SENDING
HENRY IN!
WE'RE GONNA GO SIT CLOSER
SO WE CAN SEE BETTER.
COME ON!
LET'S GO GET SEATS.
SEATS? YOU MEAN,
DOWN ON THE FIELD LEVEL?
NO, NO, NO, PLEASE.
THAT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
WHY?
ME, THE OWNER
OF THE CUBS
SITTING DOWN
WITH THE FANS?
THEY'D KILL ME.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OH, DON'T TELL ME
THEY'RE BRINGING IN--
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
[CHEERING]
SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
WELL, AFTER A SHAKY OUTING
YESTERDAY,
MARTINELLA'S SHOWING
CONFIDENCE IN THE ROOKIE
BY BRINGING HIM IN.
I'VE GOT TO BE
OUT OF MY MIND.
WE AT PEPSI REALLY THINK
HENRY COULD BE THE CHOICE
OF A NEW GENERATION.
IF HENRY CAN SHOW PEPSI
THAT HE'S A WINNER,
WE'LL SIGN HIM.
OOH!
OH, GOD.
Umpire:
TAKE YOUR BASE.
SORRY.
IT'S OK.
BET YOU THAT HURT.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
GO TALK TO HIM, CHET.
PLEASE.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH HIM. TALK TO HIM.
OH, GEEZ.
OH, MAN, HE GETS TO TALK
TO CHET STEADMAN!
WHOA! WHAT A LUCKY GUY.
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, HANK.
HE'S A LOSER!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE?
WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO?
DEAL FROM YOUR HAVE TO'S.
MY--MY--MY--MY WHAT?
THE HAVE TO.
ARE YOU SPEAKING
ENGLISH?
THE HAVE TO IS WHAT YOU USE
WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID.
OK.
OK, YOU GOT IT?
LISTEN TO ME.
EVERYBODY IS HALF WIN
AND HALF LOSE.
THE LOSE HALF IS AFRAID.
RIGHT.
THE WINNING HALF
IS FEARLESS.
FEARLESS. RIGHT.
THE HAVE TO IS INSIDE.
IT'S WHERE THE FEAR LIVES.
OH, OK.
COULD YOU
START OVER AGAIN?
Umpire:
LET'S PLAY BALL!
THE HAVE TO.
LET'S SEE IT.
A HAVE TO...
WHAT THE HECK
WAS I TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT THE HECK
WAS HE TALKING ABOUT?
SO, WHAT'D YOU
TELL HIM?
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
C'MON, KID!
EARN YOUR PAYCHECK.
JUST BREATHE, BABY.
COME ON.
OH, NO!
YOU'RE OUT!
YOU'RE OUT!
YEAH!
THEY GOT HIM!
WHAT A SWEET LITTLE
DOUBLE PLAY THAT WAS.
HEY.
HANK...
WAY TO PITCH.
HUH?
THAT'S 2.
COOL!
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
HENRY'S ONE OUT AWAY
FROM BACK-TO-BACK SAVES.
HERE WE GO NOW!
ALL RIGHT, HANK!
CUT SOME CHEESE, BUD!
CUT SOME BIG...
STINKY...
CHEESE!
STRIKE!
YEAH!
HE THROWS A STRIKE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
HEY. HEY!
HERE YOU GO, KID.
YOU'RE
LOOKING GOOD, MAN.
COME ON,
LET'S SETTLE DOWN.
OW!
STRIKE 2!
BOY, THAT HAD SOME HEAT
ON IT.
ALL RIGHT,
BURN HIM OUT OF THERE NOW!
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
FINISH HIM OFF, HANK!
WE GET THE PEPSI CONTRACT!
GO, HENRY! COME ON!
CLEAN HIS NOSE!
WHOA!
STRIKE THREE!
YEAH!
YES!
YEAH!
YES!
YOU SEE THE KID?
I NEVER DOUBTED HIM
FOR A MINUTE!
HEY, WAY TO GO, RUNAMUCKER!
GOOD JOB, HANK.
NICE GOING, KID!
CHA-CHING, JACK.
AND WITH THAT, ROWENGARTNER
EXTENDS THE CUBS
TO THEIR LONGEST WINNING STREAK
OF THE SEASON...
TWO.
NICE JOB, HENRY!
WAY TO GO, HENRY!
HEY!
HEY!
ROWENGARTNER!
YOU SUCK!
COME ON DOWN, GUYS!
I GOT OUTFIELD.
I'M BATTING!
THAT MAKES ME PITCHER!
THE PITCH.
I GOT IT!
I HIT ME A HOME RUN!
THINK THEY'LL
LET US PLAY?
I TOUCHED THE BASE!
IT'S AN
IMAGINARY BASE!
NO!
YEAH!
I GOT HIM!
HI.
I'M, UH, I'M HENRY'S MOM.
HI, HENRY'S MOM.
OH, SORRY.
IT'S MARY. I'M MARY.
HI, MARY. I'M CHET.
I KNOW.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
WHOA.
GET IT!
GET IT!
IT'S COMING.
IT'S COMING.
THANKS FOR WHATEVER
YOU SAID TO HIM OUT THERE.
HE'S A GOOD KID.
HE MUST HAVE
A HECK OF A MOM.
YES!
YOU'RE OUT.
EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
DON'T WORRY,
MISS ROWENGARTNER,
WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.
DO EVERYTHING MR. BRICKMA
SAYS, HONEY. I LOVE YOU!
SEE YOU IN 10 DAYS.
DON'T FORGET TO
EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!
Clark:
GET PLENTY OF REST!
SUN SCREEN!
HEY! YOUR MOM'S GOT
A PRETTY GOOD ARM!
I AIN'T SEEN
THE FLOATER PITCH
SINCE SCUFFY McGEE!
BYE!
BYE!
SO LONG!
LET'S GO BACK
TO OUR DULL LIVES
AND SEARCH FOR MEANING.
BASEBALL IS 162
GRUELING GAMES
PLAYED IN MORE
THAN A DOZEN CITIES.
NOW, ON THE FIELD,
WE CONSERVE OUR ENERGY.
ON THE ROAD,
- WE CONSERVE OUR FOOD.
- FOOD?
EVERYWHERE WE GO,
THERE'S FREE FOOD.
THIS CAKE, FOR EXAMPLE.
NOW, I WRAP IT UP
IN MY VOMIT BAG,
I TAKE IT BACK
TO THE HOTEL,
PUT IT ON ICE,
AND IN THE MORNING...
VOILA!
BREAKFAST!
CONSERVATION, HENRY.
MANAGING RESOURCES.
THAT IS THE KEY
TO BASEBALL!
BRICKMA!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HEY, ROOKIE.
COME HERE.
HAVE A SEAT.
WHAT'D YOU GET?
CHICKEN FINGERS.
HOW ARE THEY?
GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOU?
ONE OF THE BEST SALISBURY STEAKS
I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
YOU WANT SOME?
SURE.
THANKS FOR SIGNING
THAT BASEBALL.
DO ME A FAVOR.
DON'T CALL ME ROCKET.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M NOT
THE ROCKET ANYMORE.
YEAH, I DON'T GET IT.
YOU'RE THROWING SO SLOW.
WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO, NO, NO. I MEAN,
DIDN'T THE SURGERY
FIX YOUR SHOULDER?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY SHOULDER
WILL DO IF I HEAT IT UP AGAIN.
THIS IS YOUR ROOM,
MR. ROWENGARTNER.
WE GET
OUR OWN ROOMS?
YEP!
THIS IS GREAT!
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
I'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, OK?
SORRY, YOUR DOOR
SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.
I'LL GET
HOUSEKEEPING UP HERE.
THANK YOU.
NICE GUY.
THE BUS LEAVES
AT 11:00 SHARP.
11:00. I'LL BE THERE.
PUNCTUALITY, HENRY.
WITHOUT IT,
TIME STANDS STILL.
ALL RIGHT!
YOU FOUND OUT
WHERE SHE LIVES?
WELL, DID SHE SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT ME?
NO, REALLY.
AHH.
MAN, I GOT TO GO.
BYE.
HENRY?
[KNOCKING]
HENRY?
OH, BOY.
[KNOCKING]
OHH, BOY.
[KNOCKING]
LITTLE HELP.
LITTLE HELP NOW.
SEPTEMBER IN CHAVEZ RAVINE,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
AND OUR BELOVED CUBBIES
ARE JUST THREE GAMES
BEHIND THE NEW YORK METS
WITH 15 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.
[CREAKING]
YES!
THAT-A BABY!
THAT-A WAY
TO GO TO WORK.
BILLY, HOW'S YOUR HAND?
IT STINGS.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YOU MADE HIS HAND STING.
YOU MADE HIS HAND STING.
YOU WERE THROWING--
HEY, BIG GUY. YOU GOOD
FOR ANOTHER INNING?
YOU BETCHA, SALLY BABY.
GOOD. YOU'RE ON DECK.
HUH?
YOU'RE UP AFTER FERN.
HUH?
YOU CAN'T LET HIM BAT.
HE'S GOT TO LEARN
SOMETIME.
SWEETMEAT PIES!
ROWENGARTNER'S GOING TO BAT.
OH, I HOPE THE LITTLE FELLA
KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
STAY LOW.
YEAH? AND?
AND...
DON'T GET KILLED!
Umpire:
STRIKE!
YOU'RE ON.
OH, JUST TAKE ONE BAT.
ONE BAT.
OH, STAY LOW.
SHOW THEM
WHAT YOU GOT, KID.
THEY'RE GOING
TO LET HIM BAT?!
PUT IT IN MY WHEELHOUSE!
COME ON. GIVE ME SOMETHING
I CAN HIT.
STEP IN THE BOX, SON.
STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD,
OH, MY GOD...
AAH!
BALL!
YOU ALMOST KILLED HIM,
YOU STUPID MOTH--
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN.
COOL IT!
PLAY BALL!
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD,
OH, MY GOD--AAH!
BALL!
HE'S GOT NO
STRIKE ZONE!
YOU BIG UGLY PIECE OF...
SHIT!
HANG IN THERE, HENRY.
COME ON.
BALL!
CALL STRIKES! WHO CARES
HOW SHORT HE IS. LET'S GO!
HAMMER IT, HANK!
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN!
STAY LOW!
BALL FOUR!
TAKE YOUR BASE.
TAKE MY BASE?
COME ON! HE SWUNG
AT THE BALL!
ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, HENRY!
HANK TOOK A RIP AT THAT ONE
BUT THE UMP HAD ALREADY
MADE THE CALL,
AND HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BUY THAT!
HE GOT ON BASE!
OH, MY GOD,
HE GOT ON BASE.
IS THIS GONNA
TAKE MUCH LONGER?
LET'S GO, SWAREZ!
HEY, PITCHER!
* PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER *
* PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER *
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, PITCHER!
YOU GOT SOMETHING
HANGING OUT OF YOUR NOSE!
SAFE!
HE HIT HIM TOO HARD!
HE WAS JUST TRYING
TO MAKE THE TAG.
HEY!
CAN'T GET ME.
SAFE.
CAN'T GET ME.
HEY, KID!
SAFE!
DANG CLOSE.
PLEASE.
HEY, PITCHER, PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER...
* PITCHER'S GOT A BIG BUTT
* PITCHER'S GOT A BIG BUTT
* PITCHER'S
GOT A BIG BUTT *
GO, GO!
WHAT? OH.
ROWENGARTNER'S
GOING FOR SECOND!
GO, RUN!
SLIDE! SLIDE!
SAFE!
CLEAN!
YEAH!
YES!
PITCHER...
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
* YOU CAN'T GET ME
HE'S MAKING
ME CRAZY!
WE WANT A PITCHER,
NOT AN UNDERWEAR SNITCHER!
GET BACK!
TREGORAN HIT SWAREZ
IN THE BACK.
THAT ONE'S FOR YOU, KID.
EASY, KID.
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
WHOA.
GO!
ANDALE! ANDALE!
OH!
THEY'RE RUNNING!
- RUN, RUN!
- FASTER, FASTER!
MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
THIS IS AS FAST AS I GO!
SAFE! SAFE!
ALL RIGHT!
THIS KID CAN DO IT ALL!
YES, YES!
OHH, OHH!
OHH.
OHH.
YES!
CHET, YOU'RE ONE UP
WITH 10 TO GO--
HOW'S IT GONNA TURN OUT?
HEY, WE'RE THE CUBS--
YOU NEVER KNOW.
HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE OUT-PITCHED
BY A 12-YEAR-OLD?
I DON'T CARE WHO OUT-PITCHES ME,
SO LONG AS WE GET THE RING.
HENRY? HENRY!
MOM!
HENRY, OVER HERE!
HENRY! HENRY!
MOM!
HENRY!
MOM!
MAKE WAY,
WE'RE COMING THROUGH!
HOT COFFEE. HOT COFFEE.
HELLO.
HA HA HA HA!
GO, GET IN!
GO, GO!
YOU JUST DROP ME OFF
AT THE NEXT TERMINAL.
I'LL GET A CAB.
NO WAY.
WE'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
THAT'S OK.
NO, REALLY.
I MEAN, WE HAVE THIS
WHOLE HUGE LIMOUSINE
THAT MR. FISH
GAVE US.
I'M SURE THE DRIVER WILL
GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.
WELL, THANKS.
THANKS A LOT.
HA HA HA HA.
HA HA HA HA!
HEY, HOW ABOUT
A COCKTAIL?
OH, PLEASE.
CLUB SODA?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
WHERE'D YOU LEARN
TO DO THIS?
THE ROAD, BABE.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
CLUB SODA, BABE.
OK.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
CHEERS.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
Tony Bennett:
* LOVE IS LOVELIER
* THE SECOND TIME AROUND
HENRY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOTHING!
I HAPPEN TO LIKE
THIS MUSIC.
* JUST AS WONDERFUL
HE'S TURNING INTO
A REGULAR SOCIAL GIANT.
UH-HUH.
[CHANGES STATION]
WHERE'D SHE GO?
NOTHING LIKE
A LITTLE PENNANT FEVER
TO GET THE JUICES GOING.
MR. CARSON SURE CAN
THROW A PARTY.
WELCOME TO LIFE IN
THE FAST LANE, HENRY.
IT'S THE ROAD
LESS TRAVELED.
SOMETIMES, YOU JUST GOT TO
PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL,
AND JUST LIVE THE FANTASY.
ROCK 'N' ROLL!
OH, HE'S
A PRETTY GOOD STUDENT.
HE COULD PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO HIS HOMEWORK,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
IS THERE ANYTHING
HE DOESN'T DO WELL?
HE DOESN'T SLOW DANCE.
OW!
OOH.
THAT MAKES
TWO OF US.
NO. NO, NO,
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IF YOU JUST
LET GO A LITTLE...
LIKE THIS?
YEAH.
* THE THRILL OF IT ALL
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
TO ENJOY ALL THE LIGHTS
AND THE BELLS
AND THE WHISTLES,
AND REMEMBER NOW...
IT'S ALL FREE.
SHALL WE?
EXCUSE ME, LADIES.
EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT NOW!
OH, BOY, PINBALL!
EVERYBODY, READY!
COME ON, BABY! FIRE!
HOW YOU DOING, JACK?
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
A LITTLE BIT
OF COMPETITION, HUH?
I'VE BEEN TALKING
TO THE YANKEES.
THEY WANT
TO BUY THE KID...
FOR $25 MILLION.
BUY HIM?
BUY HIM!
HE'S A KID.
THE CUBS OWN HIM,
AND AS HIS MANAGER,
YOU GET 10%,
WHICH TRANSLATES INTO...
$2.5 MILLION...
IF YOU CAN GET MARY
TO SIGN THE CONTRACT.
YOU'LL BE IN NEW YORK
LIVING LIKE A KING,
AND I THINK THIS COULD BE
A VERY GOOD TIME TO RELOCATE.
I'LL DO IT...
BUT YOU GOT TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME.
NAME IT.
YOU GOT TO GET RID
OF CHET STEADMAN.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'LL BE HERE.
HE THINKS HE'S SO COOL.
HE SHOULD BE WORKING
ON THE BOAT.
GEORGE.
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS
DEFEND HIM?
WHAT? ALL I SAID
WAS THE WORD "GEORGE."
AH, FORGET IT!
FROM THE TOP, EVERYBODY!
AND MORE SMOKE!
PLAYBACK!
* YOU KNOW
WHEN IT'S RIGHT *
* YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU FEEL IT, BABY *
* YOU HOLD IT
* YOU HEAR IT
* YOU TASTE IT
IT'S RIGHT *
- * DIET PEPSI
- * UH-HUH, UH-HUH
* YOU GOT
THE RIGHT ONE, BABY *
* UH-HUH
* YEAH
* DIET PEPSI
* IF IT'S IRRESISTIBLY,
SIMPLEBLY-- *
THAT'S A CUT!
CUT IT!
I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS
THAT LAST LINE AGAIN?
* IF IT'S IRRESISTIBLY,
HYPOTHETICALLY-- *
HENRY!
HENRY. HENRY.
OH, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
HEY, I NEED YOU
TO SIGN SOMETHING.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS
HENRY'S CONTRACT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF NEW YORK?
WHAT?
I NEED YOU
TO BE MORE...SEXY.
HOW MUCH LONGER
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
HEY!
HEY.
WELL, LOOK WHO FINALLY
DECIDED TO SHOW UP.
THEY KEPT ME THERE
FOR HOURS.
DO YOU THINK
I LIKE DOING THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU?
LOOK, I'M SORRY. LET'S JUST
WORK ON THE BOAT AND FORGET IT.
NO! I'M NOT GONNA
WORK ON THE BOAT
JUST 'CAUSE
YOU SAY TO.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
WORK ON IT BY MYSELF?
GREAT IDEA! WORK ON IT
YOURSELF, MR. SUPERSTAR!
WHAT?!
THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE
PLAYING FOR THE CUBS
IS 'CAUSE
YOU BROKE YOUR STUPID ARM.
SHUT UP!
MAKE ME!
COME ON, STOP!
YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS!
STOP IT!
COME ON, YOU GUYS!
STOP!
GET OFF OF HIM!
SHUT UP!
I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!
DON'T! STOP!
I HATE YOU!
THAT'S GONNA
MAKE YOU STUPID.
I GUESS IT ALREADY DID.
STEADMAN.
YEAH?
GET IN HERE.
OOH, MAYBE I'LL GET
MY BIG BONUS.
[SIGHS]
INSIDE.
OH, BOY.
SIT DOWN, CHET.
NO, THANKS.
THE FRANCHISE
IS TIRED OF WAITING
FOR YOUR ARM
TO COME AROUND.
ISN'T THAT TRUE, SAL?
SO, YOU'RE GONNA SIT OUT
THE REST OF THE SEASON
ON THE BENCH,
AND THEN
WE'RE RELEASING YOU.
GET DRESSED.
I'M TAKING YOU HOME.
COME ON! NOW!
[SIGHS]
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
HENRY...
DON'T TAKE THIS GAME
TOO SERIOUSLY...
BECAUSE ONE DAY
IT'S GONNA BE OVER.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE GONE.
DON'T FORGET THAT.
OH, NO. I PROMISE WE'LL
BE THERE. THANK YOU. THANKS.
I HAD A LIMO WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE STADIUM
TO TAKE YOU
TO THE PHOTO SHOOT.
NOW WHERE WERE YOU?
CHET GAVE ME
A RIDE HOME.
CHET STEADMAN?
I AM SO SICK OF HEARING
ABOUT CHET STEADMAN!
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU TAKE IT EASY!
YOU GOT 15 MINUTES
TO GET THERE.
GO GET READY.
I'M NOT GOING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING?
YOU ARE GOING.
I'M GOING TO PLAY
WITH MY FRIENDS.
YOU CAN'T JUST BLOW OFF
A PHOTO SHOOT
TO GO OUT AND PLAY.
GET OUT
OF MY FACE, JACK!
DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME
WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!
YOU SHOW ME SOME RESPECT!
YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!
THAT'S RIGHT!
I'M NOT YOUR FATHER!
CHET STEADMAN'S
NOT YOUR FATHER. IN FACT,
YOUR MOTHER PROBABLY DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS!
YOUR FATHER'S SOME GUY
WHO LEFT TOWN!
THAT IS ENOUGH!
MARY, I THOUGHT YOU
WERE IN THE SHOWER.
HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?
MARY.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU
NEAR US AGAIN!
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING
A LOT OF ME,
BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING
TO NEW YORK TOGETHER.
WHAT?!
HENRY'S BEEN SOLD
TO THE YANKEES.
ME?!
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
I CAN! I'M THE MANAGER!
I MAKE THE DECISIONS!
HE IS MY SON!
HE'S MY CLIENT!
WHAT? YOU ARE NUTS.
I BROUGHT IN REEBOK!
I BROUGHT IN PEPSI!
YOU STAY AWAY FROM HIM!
HE'S HALF MINE!
ALL RIGHT, MOM!
DON'T FORGET
YOUR PURSE!
THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT, OK?
[SOBBING]
WHAT A JERK!
OH, MY GOD!
MY GOD, THAT FELT
REALLY GOOD!
WHAT A BUTTHEAD
HE TURNED OUT TO BE.
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE
KILLED HIM.
ALL RIGHT, SETTLE DOWN.
SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.
OK, SIT DOWN.
OK.
HENRY...
WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT YOUR FATHER...
YEAH?
YOUR FATHER WA--
OH.
OK.
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER--
MOM...
I KNOW ABOUT DAD.
WHAT?
I KNOW THAT HE LEFT YOU
WHEN YOU WERE
PREGNANT WITH ME.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
GRANDMA TOLD ME WHEN
I WAS IN SECOND GRADE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU
LIKED TELLING ME STORIES
ABOUT HIM,
ABOUT HOW HE WAS A GREAT
BASEBALL PLAYER AND ALL.
HENRY, I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE
SOMEONE YOU COULD LOOK UP TO.
I DO.
[GRUNTING]
HEY.
SO YOU COMING?
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT! YEAH!
OW!
YEAH!
* GET UP!
WATCH IT!
WHOA!
YEAH!
YEAH!
* DO YOU REMEMBER
* HOW WE USED TO SAY
YEAH!
OVER THERE!
* NOTHING COULD EVER
* OH, STAND IN OUR WAY?
* IT'S NO USE PRETENDIN'
OVER HERE! COME ON!
COME WITH US!
COME ON!
* THINGS ARE
STILL THE SAME *
* GOALS ARE NO LONGER
* HEAD OF THE GAME
* YEAH, GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
* GET UP AND TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR LIFE *
[COUGHING]
* GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT, BABY *
* YOU'LL NEVER MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE *
IT'S ALL OVER ME.
* YEAH
* GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
* GET UP AND TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR LIFE *
* COME ON, GET UP
* GET UP
* GET UP
[DOOR SLAMS]
HEY.
HI.
YEAH.
HEY.
[SIGHS]
MOM, THERE'S SOMETHING
WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT.
[CHEERING]
WE COULD ACTUALLY WIN
THE DIVISION TODAY.
THAT'S GREAT, UNCLE BOB.
SIR, THE ROWENGARTNERS
ARE HERE.
HENRY.
YOU SHOULD BE
SUITING UP.
WELL, HENRY HAS SOMETHING
HE'D LIKE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT.
I'M NOT GONNA BE
BACK NEXT SEASON.
WHAT?
WHY?
I MEAN, YOU'RE THE BEST THING
THAT HAPPENED TO BASEBALL
SINCE CRACKER JACKS.
NO, I LOVE THE CUBS,
AND I LOVE BASEBALL,
BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS
I WANT TO DO FIRST.
I RESPECT THAT.
OH, HENRY, WE'RE SURE GONNA
MISS YOU AROUND HERE.
YEAH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
THERE'S JUST ONE THING
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHY DID YOU WANT TO
SELL ME TO THE YANKEES?
WHAT? SELL YOU
TO THE YANKEES?
YEAH, I HEARD THAT
MR. FISH WANTED TO SELL--
NOTHING. IT WAS JUST SPEC,
UNCLE BOB,
NOTHING FINAL.
YOU BETTER GET
OUT THERE, HENRY.
YES, SIR.
I'M GOING DOWN
TO THE FIELD LEVEL
AND WATCH YOU WIN US
THE DIVISION.
YES, SIR.
SOON AS I TAKE CARE
OF A LITTLE...
BUSINESS.
YES!
LET'S GO!
CHET, YOU GONNA
WIN IT FOR ME TODAY?
WHAT?
YOU'RE STARTING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
I'M STARTING?
BIG GAME LIKE THIS,
I GOT TO GO
WITH EXPERIENCE,
EVEN IF IT IS YOU.
SAL--
HEY, GUYS,
CHET'S GOT THE BALL!
YEAH!
YEAH!
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO!
SAL!
GO GET 'EM, CHET!
LET'S GO.
HEY, BABY,
COME ON, NOW, WE'RE ON.
HEY, YOU'RE STARTING!
YEAH.
I'M SHAKING
LIKE A ROOKIE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S JUST THE BIGGEST
GAME OF YOUR LIFE.
I KNOW.
COME ON.
OOH!
HEY!
OOH!
I FORGOT MY LUCKY SEEDS.
OH, BOY.
[CHEERING]
THIS IS IT, FOLKS!
THIS IS WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT!
ONE GAME!
THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
THIS IS FOR
THE WHOLE MAGILLA...
FOR THE WHOLE
BALL OF WAX...
FOR THE WHOLE
KIT AND CABOODLE...
FOR THE WHOLE
ENCHILADA...
THE WHOLE
SHOOTIN' MATCH...
THIS IS FOR
ALL THE MARBLES...
THE DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP!
THE LOSER GOES HOME
A LOSER.
THE WINNER MOVES ON
TO THE WORLD SERIES!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
MY WHOLE LIFE
TO SAY THOSE WORDS,
YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I'VE SAID THE WORD
BEFORE BUT NEVER LIKE...
WORLD SERIES--
AND I'M ON THE AIR!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
ALL RIGHT!
LISTEN UP! LISTEN UP!
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
YEAH!
YEAH!
CHET'S ON THE HILL.
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!
BACK HIM UP!
PLAY HARD!
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
YES! YES!
COME ON, CUBS,
LET'S GO!
PLAY BALL!
STRIKE!
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
WHOO!
YEAH!
YEAH!
STRIKE!
YES, YES, YES!
YES, YES!
ALL RIGHT, CHET!
LET'S KEEP IT UP, BIG GUY!
YOU'RE OUT!
YEAH!
THREE STRIKES!
THAT'S THREE STRIKES!
WHOO-WHOO-WHOO-WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, ROCKET!
YEAH!
STEADMAN'S HEATING IT UP
LIKE THE DAYS OF YORE
WHEN MEN WERE MEN
AND...AND...
AND THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
AND MULLENS LASHES ONE
INTO LEFT!
THAT'S GONNA BRING AROUND
TWO RUNS!
YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH!
[WHISTLES]
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
FOUR HOT DOGS,
PLEASE.
COMING RIGHT UP.
THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING, MAC?
YOU'RE 11 BUCKS SHORT.
THEY'RE 3 BUCKS APIECE.
$3.00 FOR A HOT DOG?
YOU'RE OUT!
COME ON, STRIKE 'EM OUT, OK?
HERE WE GO!
LET'S GO, BOYS!
ALL RIGHT!
COME ON, ROCKET!
STEADMAN'S IN
A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE
WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND.
A RIGHT. GET 'EM OUT.
GET 'EM OUT.
OW!
[GROANS]
COME, COME ON, COME ON.
GOODMAN GETS
A STAND-UP DOUBLE
THAT CUTS THE CUB'S LEAD TO 1!
2-1 CUBS!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
HOT DOGS!
GET YOUR HOT DOGS!
GET THEM HOT!
STEADMAN
IS REALLY LABORING!
ONE RUN IS IN, AND
AFTER THE WILD PITCH,
GOODMAN IS ON THIRD
WITH 2 AWAY!
BALL 4!
TAKE YOUR BASE!
BOO!
BOO!
CHET! I'M GOING
TO TAKE YOU OUT!
ONE MORE.
NO!
GIVE ME ONE MORE.
LOOK, ONE MORE.
[SIGHS]
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
YAY!
YAY!
[CRACK]
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
AAH!
YOU'RE OUT!
HE'S OUT AT HOME!
YES! YES!
YEAH!
FINE!
YES, YES, YES,
YES, YES, YES!
STEADMAN MAKES
THE GAME-SAVING OUT,
KEEPING THE CUBS
AHEAD BY 1!
YES!
WOW!
STICK A FORK IN ME.
I'M DONE.
YOU GAVE ME
6 GREAT INNINGS!
I'M SAVING YOU
FOR THE PLAYOFFS!
NO, I MEAN, I'M DONE.
I FELT THE ARM GO.
YOU'LL LET ME
FINISH THE SEASON
BEFORE YOU TAKE MY JOB,
WON'T YOU?
HEY!
YOU'RE THE GREATEST,
ROCKET!
ROWENGARTNER,
YOU'RE GOING IN.
WHAT'D HE CALL ME?
[LAUGHS]
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
STRIKE!
YOU'RE OUT!
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STEEEE-RIKE!
[CHEERING]
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STRIKE! YOU'RE OUT!
ALL RIGHT!
COME ON, HENRY! GO!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
GOOD PITCHING!
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, I KNOW SO.
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!
YEAH!
WITH TWO OUTS,
OKIE STEPS IN,
HOPING TO BRING IN
THE RUNNER.
OH, WHAT A LUCKY STAB!
BOO!
BOO!
THE CUBBIES
ARE ONE INNING AWAY
FROM THE DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP,
COMPLETING THE MOST
IMPROBABLE SEASON
IN BASEBALL HISTORY!
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE ON.
ONE MORE INNING.
ONE INNING, HENRY!
OH, KID, PLEASE,
GET US THROUGH THIS INNING,
AND I'LL NEVER ASK YOU
FOR ANYTHING ELSE
AS LONG AS I LIVE.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
OK, BUT THIS IS
THE LAST TIME.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
COME ON, HENRY,
STRIKE 'EM OUT!
IT APPEARS NOTHING
CAN STOP ROWENGARTNER NOW!
JUST ONE MORE!
COME ON, NOW, HENRY,
BE CAREFUL!
[CRACK]
GET UP, KID!
ARE YOU, OK?
I'M OK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M OK.
[CHEERING]
YEAH!
THIS KID
IS MAKING ME CRAZY.
ALL RIGHT, HENRY,
LET'S WARM UP!
WHAT WAS THAT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE.
FINE.
OH, NO.
IT'S GONE!
OH, NO.
PLAY BALL!
[CHEERING]
ALL RIGHT,
HERE WE GO NOW!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
[CHEERING]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BALL?
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
WHAT?
WHAT?
WELL, NOT HIS
BEST STUFF. BALL 1!
COME ON, HENRY,
QUIT PLAYING AROUND!
THERE'S ANOTHER BALL.
ZOOM IT IN THERE, HENRY!
ZOOM IT!
I HAVE NO IDEA.
HENRY, THROW
THE BALL HARD!
BALL!
BOO!
BOO!
COME ON, HENRY!
STRIKE HIM OUT!
ROWENGRUNNER...
COME ON!
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO NOW?
BALL 4!
TAKE YOUR BASE!
[SOBBING]
WHAT'S THAT KID
DOING OUT THERE?!
I DON'T KNOW, CLIFF.
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
COME HERE! COME HERE!
BRING IT IN!
GET IN HERE!
BRING IT IN.
BRING IT IN!
LISTEN, MY ARM, IT'S GONE!
WHAT?
NO,LISTEN. I CAN'T
THROW HARD ANYMORE!
I CAN'T THROW
HARD ANYMORE!
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
I HAVE A PLAN.
OK, FIRST...
[ALL TALKING]
1, 2, 3, CUBS!
THE MEETING'S OVER,
AND HERE WE GO!
GOTCHA!
YOU'RE OUT!
ALL RIGHT!
THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK!
HA HA HA HA HA!
GO!
COME ON! YEAH!
IT'S JUST, UH, EXCITING.
YES! THAT'S THE ONE!
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE FELL FOR THAT.
NICE JOB, KID!
COME ON, THROW THE HEAT!
THROW THE HEAT!
CUT THE FUNKY CHEESE!
RICHARDS CALLS FOR
THE INTENTIONAL WALK AGAIN!
I'M GONNA KILL HIM!
SAL, SAL!
NO, NO, LET HIM GO!
LET HIM GO!
JUST HAVE FAITH.
LET HIM GO.
HE'S PLAYING STICKBALL.
BALL 3!
I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!
EASY, CHET! LET HIM GO!
LET HIM GO.
JUST HAVE FAITH, CHET.
TAKE YOUR BASE.
WHY DID HE WALK HIM?
HE COULDA
STRUCK HIM OUT!
OH, BOY.
I'M NOT GOING FOR
THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK, EITHER.
I DON'T HAVE
THE BALL.
OOPS!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, KID?
I DARE YOU TO RUN.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I DOUBLE DARE YOU.
HEY, CUT IT OUT!
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL HERE!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
CHICKEN?
[IMITATING CHICKEN]
HEY, I'M NOT CHICKEN!
CUT IT OUT!
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
HEY! WHAT'S THIS?
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
STOP IT! JUST STOP IT!
JUST STOP IT!
YOU SHOULDA RUN.
GEE, I GUESS YOU
REALLY ARE...CHICKEN.
I'M NOT CHICKEN.
YOU'RE THE CHICKEN.
NO, YOU'RE A CHICKEN.
CHICKEN, CHICKEN!
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
NO, YOU ARE THE CHICKEN.
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST CHICKEN
I EVER SEEN.
YOU THROW THE BALL UP
REAL HIGH. I DARE YOU.
SEE HOW CHICKEN YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT,
BUT IT'S THE LAST TIME.
GO, GO!
YOU'RE OUT!
HE GOT HIM! HE GOT HIM!
2 AWAY!
ALL RIGHT, KID, YOU DO IT!
YOU DO IT! ANYTHING GOES!
YES, YES, YES, YES!
REMEMBER ME, KID?
OH, MY GOD.
HOLY GOOSE BUMPS,
NOT HEDDO.
IT'S HEDDO.
I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE.
GRRR!
NOW THROW ON THE HEAT!
BURN IT IN THERE!
BURN HIS HEAD OFF!
FAST BALL.
HUH?
HE CAN'T HIT
YOUR FASTBALL.
STRIKE!
A CHANGE-UP.
A CHANGE-UP!
HENRY TOTALLY FOOLED HIM
WITH A CHANGE-UP!
YES, HENRY!
THAT'S IT, KID? WHAT,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
COME ON, GIMME IT!
SEE YA!
GO FOUL, GO FOUL.
STAY FAIR!
STAY FAIR! STAY FAIR!
GO FOUL, GO FOUL!
IT'S FOUL!
IT'S FAIR!
OH, PLEASE GO FOUL.
NO, NO, NO!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
[LAUGHS]
AAH!
YOU WERE WRONG AGAIN,
ERNIE.
COME ON, HENRY,
YOU CAN DO IT!
GRRR!
HEY, KID,
YOU GOT NOTHING!
I KNOW IT,
AND YOU KNOW IT!
YOU'RE MINE!
OH, GOD.
WHAT DO I DO?
YEAH.
MOM, IT WAS YOU?
IT WAS ME.
FLOAT IT.
FLOAT.
HENRY, ONE MORE.
HENRY, ONE MORE!
SHOW THEM HOW,
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
WELL, THIS IS IT, FOLKS!
EVERYTHING IS RIDING
ON THIS PITCH.
WHAT ARE YOU SMILING AT,
KID?
NOTHING.
HEH HEH HEH HEH!
- YOU'RE OUT!
- YES!
YES! YES, YES!
AAH!
HENRY, I LOVE YOU!
OH! OH!
WE WON THE DIVISION!
WE WON THE DIVISION!
YES, YES, YES!
ALL RIGHT!
AAH!
[SOBBING]
GO TEAM!
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, GO TEAM!
YES, BABY, YES!
I LOVE YOU.
I GOT IT!
[CHEERING]
YEAH!
BIG HANK!
HENRY!
AND, OH, WHAT A SIGHT.
THE DIAMOND,
THE DECORATIONS,
AND THE DREAD OF YET
ANOTHER LOSING SEASON.
AAH! UGH!
ERNIE!
IT'S FRITZING OUT
AGAIN!
YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO FIX THIS THING.
WILL YOU HURRY UP?!
WILL YOU HUSTLE?
HUSTLE! HUSTLE!
SOMEBODY GET ME
A COFFEE, PLEASE.
MR. MURDOCH--
WHAT?!
I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
THE SEASON FOR THE CUBS.
YOU THINK IT'S
GONNA BE THE SEASON?
WHY WOULD
YOU THINK THAT?
WE HAVEN'T WON
A PENNANT SINCE '45
AND A SERIES
SINCE, UH...
1908.
1908!
I JUST
HAVE THIS FEELING.
[SNEERING]
YOU HAD A FEELING.
HE'S GOT A FEELING!
CANCEL THE COFFEE!
GET ME WHAT
ERNIE'S DRINKING!
- HE'S GOT A FEELING ABOUT--
- WE'RE ON THE AIR.
WE'RE ON THE AIR, LIVE.
I'M CLIFF MURDOCH.
Murdoch: DAVID PIERCE
WILL BE FACING
GIANT LEADOFF GREAT
CLAY KYLE.
10 BUCKS SAYS KYLE KNOCKS IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
ALL RIGHT.
AND THERE'S THE FIRST
PITCH OF THE SEASON.
OOH, KYLE GOT AHOLD OF THAT.
IS IT ENOUGH?
IT'S GOING BACK, BACK...
BACK! HAS IT
GOT THE DISTANCE?
IT'S GOING...GOING...
GOING!
ROWENGARTNER MAKES THE GRAB!
UNBELIEVABLE!
COME ON, HENRY!
OH.
HURRY UP!
WATCH OUT!
HA HA HA!
WAIT UP, GUYS.
LOOK OUT, GEORGE,
YOU'RE GONNA WRECK IT!
OH.
COME ON, GUYS.
GOOD LUCK
TODAY, HENRY.
THANKS, MR. BANKS.
WHAT'S IN
THE BABY CARRIAGE?
OUR BABY!
BABY?
HANG ON!
COMING THROUGH.
OUT OF THE WAY!
HA HA HA!
HEY, NOT SO FAST.
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
MOM!
HELLO, GEORGE.
HELLO, CLARK.
I GOT A GAME.
YEAH. HENRY THINKS THAT
HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA PLAY TODAY.
DAVID ROSENTHAL STARTS
HEBREW SCHOOL THIS WEEK.
WELL, IT WOULD BE GREAT
IF YOU GOT TO PLAY,
BUT, HONEY,
IF YOU DON'T...
YEAH?
I'M GONNA LET YOU DO
THE LAUNDRY WHEN YOU
GET HOME.
YOU'RE TOO KIND, MOM.
COME ON.
HAVE FUN.
YOUR MOM
IS SO COOL.
YEAH. SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
HEY!
WAIT! WAIT!
SUNBLOCK.
Clark: NICE CATCH,
HENRY.
YUP, YOU'RE GONNA GET
A LOT OF PLAYING TIME.
HE'S GOTTA
PUT ME IN,
- IT'S EITHER ME
OR WINDEMERE.
- AH-CHOO!
- WINDEMERE! WINDEMERE!
- AH-CHOO!
WINDEMERE!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
YOU MORON.
YOU IMBECILE.
TIME OUT, UMP!
TIME OUT!
ROWENGARTNER,
GET INTO RIGHT FIELD.
WINDEMERE,
YOU COME ON IN HERE!
YEAH! HENRY!
COME ON, HENRY!
YEAH!
OH, MY GOSH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE LETTING HIM PLAY.
HUSTLE ON INTO THE DUGOUT.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT NO ASTHMA, NEITHER.
AH-CHOO!
ALL RIGHT. CHUCK IT
IN THERE, BABY.
CHUCK IT. CHUCK IT
IN THERE, BABY.
COME ON.
OK, TEASER, LET HER RIP!
THROW HIM THE CHEDDAR!
COME ON!
RIGHT IN THE KITCHEN!
COME ON!
GIVE HIM THE BIG,
HIGH, STINKING--
WOULD YOU SHUT UP?
Coach:
CHUCK IT IN THERE, BABY.
BRING IT ON, BABY.
BRING THE HEAT.
SHOW HIM WHAT YOU GOT.
CHUCK IT IN THERE.
HE'S GOT NOTHING.
IT'S YOURS!
IT'S YOURS!
- I GOT IT!
- GO BACK!
I GOT IT!
COME ON!
YOU CAN CATCH IT!
I GOT IT!
OH! UHH!
GET IT. GET IT.
I...
PICK UP THE BALL.
UH, UH...
[LABORED BREATHING]
OH!
UH...
I GOT, UH...
THROW THE BALL. HOME.
HOME!
OH!
IS THAT PLAY LEGAL?
HEY.
HEY.
HOW WAS THE GAME?
UH...
WELL, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN?
DID YOU GET TO PLAY?
THEY PUT ME IN
RIGHT FIELD.
SO HOW'D YOU DO?
LET'S JUST SAY I MADE
THE PLAY OF THE DAY.
THAT BAD, HUH?
I CAN'T EVEN CATCH
A FLY BALL.
SO? MAYBE
YOU'RE NOT CUT OUT
TO BE AN OUTFIELDER.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE A PITCHER
LIKE YOUR FATHER WAS.
IN MY DREAMS.
HEY. HEY!
LAUNDRY.
MOM.
"MOM."
WHAT'S THIS?
THE CUBS ARE BRINGING IN
THEIR RIGHT FIELDER
TO PITCH?
[IMITATES CROWD CHEERING]
[IMITATES LOUDSPEAKER ECHO]
HEN...RY
RO...WEN...GART...NER.
THE ENTIRE SEASON
IS RESTING
ON ROWENGARTNER'S SHOULDERS.
BOTTOM 9.
2 OUT.
1 ON.
FULL COUNT.
ROWENGARTNER
TAKES A LONG LOOK
AT THE RUNNER AT SECOND.
STRIKE 1!
HONEY, DINNER'S
ALMOST READY.
YOU'RE GOING OUT AGAIN?
YEAH.
YOU GONNA BE OK?
WHAT'S THE OCCASION?
IT'S OUR 3-WEEK
ANNIVERSARY. AHEM.
3 WEEKS?
CONGRATULATIONS.
Man: HELLO! ANYBODY HOME?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
AGAINST JACK?
HE'S MOVING
TOO FAST.
Man: MARY? HENRY! HEY!
NOW, THE 3-WEEK
ANNIVERSARY
IS THE, UM,
THAT'S THE NECKLACE
ANNIVERSARY EMBLEM.
OH, JACK, UH...
OH, JACK,
THIS, UH...
LET ME PUT IT ON YOU.
THIS IS TOO MUCH.
UH...
AHH. OH.
IT...OH...
THANK YOU.
OK, UH...
HONEY...
UH, IN BED BY 8:30
AND DO ALL
YOUR HOMEWORK.
[IMITATES
ELECTRIC SHOCK]
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE
THIS RESTAURANT, MARY.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I THINK HENRY IS REALLY
STARTING TO LIKE ME.
UM, YEAH.
OH, MOM.
NOT JACK BRADFIELD.
Jack: ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
[BELL RINGS]
HI, CLARK.
HI, EDITH.
WHY DON'T YOU TALK
TO BECKY FRAKER?
WE HAVE
NOTHING IN COMMON.
SO?
SO WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT?
TALK ABOUT THE BOAT.
HER DAD HAS A BOAT.
WE HAVE A BOAT.
WE DON'T HAVE A BOAT.
WE HAVE WOOD IN THE VAGUE
SHAPE OF A BOAT.
CARRIE HAROLD TOLD ME
THAT BECKY FRAKER
DOESN'T THINK
YOU'RE VERY UGLY.
FORGET IT, GUYS.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME.
AND BESIDES,
SHE'S NOT THAT HOT.
NOT THAT HOT?
SHE'S STACKED.
JUST LOOK AT HER
SIPPING THAT MILK.
MILK'S DONE
THAT BODY GOOD.
HEY, LOOK. THERE'S
BECKY AND TIFFANY.
HI.
HEY, ROWENGARTNER...
GOOD GAME YESTERDAY.
HA HA HA!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, THAT KID'S
A DORK ANYWAYS.
HEY, ROWENGARTNER!
CATCH!
[CRACK]
[BOOM]
RADIAL FRACTURES
OF THE ULNA,
ASSORTED ROTATOR
CARTILAGE DAMAGE.
HOW LONG WILL HE HAVE
TO BE IN THE CAST?
AUGUST, MINIMUM.
OH, NO.
AUGUST? THAT'S,
LIKE, FOUR MONTHS.
HENRY HAS TO TAKE IT EASY.
I WANT THOSE BONES
TO SET CORRECTLY.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A GREAT SUMMER.
HI, HENRY!
HI, HENRY!
BYE, HENRY!
BYE, HENRY!
HURRY.
LET'S GO, HENRY.
COME ON, MOM.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
COME ON!
THANK YOU.
WAIT. WAIT.
COME ON.
LET'S GO!
THE BONE IS FINE,
BUT THE TENDONS
HAVE FUSED
WITH THE HUMERUS.
IS THAT BAD?
IT'S UNUSUAL.
UH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
LET'S START WITH
THE FINGERS. GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, RAISE THE ARM.
[CREAKING]
GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, TO THE SIDE.
[CREAKING]
GOOD.
NOW, BEND
AT THE ELBOW.
[CREAKING]
GOOD. GOOD.
AND, NOW, ROTATE FROM
THE SHOULDER, SLOWLY.
[CREAKING]
OW!
OH! OH, NO!
WHOA!
OW! OH.
OH!
OH! F-F-F-FUNKY...
BUTT-LOVING...
DID HE SAY,
"FUNKY BUTT-LOVING"?
OH! AHH!
I'M SORRY. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE--ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I, UH, I THINK
WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE
IS THAT THOSE TENDONS
HAVE HEALED, UH,
A LITTLE TIGHT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
QUITE LIKE THAT.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
GO. PLEASE.
JUST GO.
YOU GUYS, COME ON.
LET'S GO. QUICKLY.
MAN, HENRY.
I AM SO SORRY.
WHAT'D YOU HIT HIM
IN THE NOSE FOR?
HEY, I'M GOING
TO WANT TO SEE YOU
ON, UH, 3 WEEKS.
RIGHT. OK.
THANK YOU.
NURSE?
COME ON.
HERE.
WHAT'S THIS?
HAPPY CAST OFF DAY.
WHAT
IS IT?
CUBS TICKETS!
OH, MY GOD!
YEAH!
YEAH!
* WE'RE GOIN'
TO THE CUBS GAME *
* WE'RE GOING
TO THE CUBS GAME *
HOLD IT!
[SPITS]
WHUH!
COME ON, GUYS.
WHOA, GOSH,
IT'S HUGE.
OH, MAN! LOOK AT
HOW GREEN IT IS.
WOW. WRIGLEY FIELD.
THIS IS GREAT.
COME ON!
COME ON!
YOU THINK THEY'LL
PULL IT OUT TODAY?
DEFINITELY. THEY GOT
STEADMAN ON THE MOUND.
ALL RIGHT!
GRRR!
GO, STEADMAN!
COME ON!
COME ON,
ROCKET!
OH!
OH!
COME ON, ROCKET.
THROW THE HEAT.
UHH!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE SAYING IT.
BLEACHER RULES.
YOU CAN'T KEEP A HOME RUN
HIT BY THE OTHER TEAM.
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WHAT KIND
OF THROW WAS THAT?
I COULD THROW BETTER
THAN THAT.
WELL, THAT'S GONNA BRING
ROCKET'S EARNED-RUN AVERAGE
TO ABOUT, UH, 300 OR SO,
WHICH EQUALS THE ATTENDANCE
HERE TODAY.
WHAT A TEAM.
POOR MR. CARSON.
HIS LAST SEASON
AS TEAM OWNER--
HE MUST BE
REALLY DEPRESSED.
OH, BOY!
FISH! FISH!
FISH, LOOK!
A DECODER RING.
I GOT IT OUT OF
THE CRACKER JACK BOX!
IT FITS ON YOUR FINGER!
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
THE MAN'S TURNING
INTO A CRACKER JACK.
OH, OK, UNCLE BOB.
GEE! HA HA...
COME ON! WHAT IS THIS?
GET THE GAME GOING!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IF WE DON'T SELL OUT EVERY GAME
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON,
WE ARE GOING TO, UH...
HAVE TO FORFEIT
THE FRANCHISE.
FORFEIT THE FRANCHISE?
JUST WHEN I'M ABOUT
TO TAKE OVER THE TEAM?
NO MONEY, NO TEAM?
WE NEED A MIRACLE, SIR.
THROW HIM THE CHEESE!
THROW HIM THE HIGH,
STINKY, LIMBURGER!
YEAH, ROCKET!
ALL RIGHT!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
WHOA!
YES! WE GOT IT!
YES!
YES!
YES!
PBBBT!
HA HA HA!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
THROW IT BACK!
WAIT A SEC...
THIS GAME
IS ON CABLE.
HERE.
SURE. I'LL THROW IT
AND GET RAZZED.
HERE, HENRY,
YOU THROW IT.
OK. HERE GOES.
[CREAK]
[CRE-E-E-E-E-AK]
OH, MY GOD.
SAFE!
DID YOU SEE THAT?
Murdoch: SOMEBODY
JUST THREW A FROZEN ROPE
FROM THE BLEACHERS
TO HOME PLATE.
THAT'S GOT TO BE 435 FEET.
DERKIN!
BRING ME THAT ARM!
HEY, KID!
HEY, HEY!
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?
HUH?
I--I'M SORRY.
I--I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
MY TENDONS--
THEY'RE TOO TIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, KID?
HENRY ROW--
SHUT UP, GEORGE.
YOU TRYING TO
SHOW ME UP, HENRY?
NO! COME ON, GUYS.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
COME HERE!
COME BACK! COME BACK!
HE'D KILL YOU.
THANKS.
I JUST FIGURED OUT WHY
THE CUBS LOSE EVERY YEAR.
THEY GOT MORE TALENT
IN THE STANDS
THAN THEY DO IN THE FIELD.
WHO THREW THAT?
DID YOU FIND HIM?
OH, NO.
HE LEFT ALREADY.
DID YOU GET A NAME?
YEAH. HENRY. BUT--
HENRY WHAT?!
NOBODY IN THE BLEACHERS
KNOWS HIM.
HOW ARE WE
GONNA FIND HIM?
SIR, THIS HENRY
IS JUST A CHILD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, A CHI--
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
A CHILD?!
HE'S A CHILD.
HE'S A LITTLE,
SHORT, YOUNG PERSON.
HE'S 10, 11 YEARS OLD.
I TAKE THIS BUSINESS
VERY SERIOUSLY.
IF YOU'RE JOKING,
I SWEAR YOU'RE GOING TO
END UP SELLING WIENERS
IN THE NOSEBLEED SECTION.
I'M NOT JOKING, SIR.
REALLY.
THIS HENRY'S JUST A KID.
A KID?
A KID.
EXCELLENT.
FIND HIM.
ROWENGARTNER
CHECKS THE RUNNERS.
AND THE PITCH.
HI, HONEY.
MOM, WATCH THIS.
WAIT!
WAIT!
AAH!
AAH!
[GLASS BREAKING]
GOSH, HENRY, YOU
COULD PLAY FOR THE CUBS.
IT'S INCREDIBLE--
A REAL TRY-OUT
WITH THE CUBS?
HE'S GONNA BE THRILLED.
THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.
FISH.
HEH HEH.
I AM WORRIED
ABOUT HENRY.
THIS ARM THING IS WEIRD.
THIS ARM THING
IS FANTASTIC.
CHEERS.
WHAT'S WITH YOU?
NOTHING.
[RING]
HELLO, SON.
I'M LOOKING FOR
HENRY RULINGFERDER.
HENRY ROWENGARTNER?
YEAH. IS HE HERE?
I'M HENRY.
I MUST BE LOOKING
FOR YOUR FATHER.
MY DAD?
[HORN HONKS]
WHOO!
YOO!
HEY, HO!
OW. OW. OOH. OW.
HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
SORRY I'M LATE.
SAL MARTINELLA, RIGHT?
JACK BRADFIELD.
I AM A HUGE, HUGE FAN.
COME HERE, HENRY.
HENRY, THIS
IS SAL MARTINELLA,
THE MANAGER OF
THE CHICAGO CUBS.
OHH!
AND THIS IS
HENRY ROWENGARTNER...
THE NEXT NOLAN RYAN.
[CREAK]
HOLY CHRISTMAS.
WHO IS THIS KID?
JACK, HE
IS A GOLDEN GOOSE.
THIS KID'S
INCREDIBLE.
JUST THINK OF
THE POSSIBILITIES, JACK.
A 12-YEAR-OLD KID PLAYING
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES.
I KNOW.
WOW!
YOU ARE GOING
TO BE HIS MANAGER.
AND MANAGERS,
JACK, GET 10%.
10%?
ONE MORE.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED.
WELL, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
[CREAK]
[WHIZZ]
[FENCE RATTLES]
OOH!
HEY, KID...
HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO PITCH
FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS?
GREAT! BUT I GOT
TO ASK MY MOM FIRST.
HE'S GOT TO ASK
HIS MOM FIRST.
EXCUSE ME.
HONEY, JUST KEEP--OW!
I'M TRYING.
JACK, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
IT WAS GOING
TO BE SUCH A ZOO.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
STOP WORRYING.
IT'LL BE GREAT, MOM!
MRS. ROWENGARTNER,
LARRY FISHER.
GREAT NEWS.
GREAT NEWS.
I GOT PEPSI,
KELLOGG, AND REEBOK
FOAMING
AT THE MOUTH
FOR A PIECE
OF THE KID.
WHICH PIECE?
[SHOUTING]
HE CAN'T EVEN PEER
OVER THE TOP OF THE PODIUM.
HEY, HEY, HEY!
HI, UH, I'M--
I'M JACK BRADFIELD.
I'M HENRY'S MANAGER.
Man: WE'VE BEEN
TOLD THAT...
WHAT? DIDN'T I
TELL YOU THAT?
THE QUESTION IS,
CAN YOU PITCH?
UM, WELL...
MY--MY DAD USED TO PLAY.
SEMI-PRO? PRO?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT HE WAS A PITCHER.
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
HOW ABOUT YOU?
ANY EXPERIENCE?
I PLAY LITTLE LEAGUE...
LOOK,
IT'S ROWENGARTNER.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THESE
PUBLICITY STUNTS BEFORE.
HOW DO WE KNOW HENRY
ISN'T HERE JUST TO SELL TICKETS
I CAN PITCH.
YOU CAN PITCH?
PROVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL.
[CREAK]
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
YOU WANT TO
SEE HIM PITCH?
YEAH!
YEAH!
COME OUT TO WRIGLEY.
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
AAH!
OH, WOW.
WHOA!
WHOA!
COME ON!
HEY, WAIT.
WAIT, WAIT!
YOU READY?
CAN'T WE JUST SAY
GOOD-BYE HERE?
NO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET IN OK.
NONE OF
THE OTHER CUB MOMS
ARE GONNA BE THERE.
OK.
YOU GOT TOO BIG ON ME.
BYE.
HAVE A GREAT GAME.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
UP THERE.
BYE.
[BANG BANG BANG]
AUTOGRAPHS AFTER THE GAME.
WAIT!
I'M HENRY ROWENGARTNER.
OH, WELL, WHY
DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?
OH, THAT'S A HORSE
OF A DIFFERENT COLOR.
COME ON IN.
COME ON IN.
COME ON, GUYS.
NO. CAN'T
COME IN HERE.
PLAYERS ONLY.
THE LOCKER ROOM'S
RIGHT AT THE END
OF THE HALL.
GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE!
GOOD-BYE.
[BANG]
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU'RE
LONELY. THAT'S WHY.
HI.
I'M HENRY ROWENGARTNER.
I'M THE NEW PITCHER.
HEY, WHERE'S
YOUR MOTHER, MAN?
WOW!
STAN OKIE.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S BILLY FRICK.
CHET STEADMAN?
UNBELIEVABLE.
MR. STEADMAN, CAN I
HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
COULD YOU SIGN IT
"ROCKET"?
I DON'T DO AUTOGRAPHS.
RAVENBOOZER...
YOUR LOCKER'S
OVER HERE.
BRICKMA.
THAT'S PHIL BRICKMA,
PITCHING COACH.
I BEANED HIM
IN THE MINOR LEAGUES
AND HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME
AROUND EVER SINCE.
BRICKMA, THIS IS HENRY.
HI, HENRY.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
MR. BRICKMA.
WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW.
NOW, IT'S GONNA
TAKE A LOT OF WORK,
IT'S GONNA TAKE
A LOT OF SWEAT,
BUT EVENTUALLY,
I AM GOING TO MOLD YOU
INTO ONE OF THE GREATEST
12-YEAR-OLDS
THAT EVER PLAYED
THIS GAME! YEAH!
[CHOKING]
[COUGHING]
OHH!
[HIGH-PITCHED]
SUIT UP.
I'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE.
WOW.
YES.
LOOK UP THERE, SON.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
AND...PEANUTS!
PEANUTS!
WOW!
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE.
SELL OUT!
JACK, WE'RE
ONE FOR ONE.
WELL, MARK IT DOWN, FOLKS.
AUGUST 11. 12-YEAR-OLD
HENRY ROWENGARTNER
STEPS IN FRONT OF 35,000
FANS AT WRIGLEY FIELD
TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST
PERSON IN HISTORY
TO PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
OK, BABY, PUT IT
RIGHT IN HIS KITCHEN.
GO TO WORK.
COME ON, BABY.
GAS HIM, ROCKET.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
PUT IT RIGHT
IN HIS KITCHEN.
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
DO THE DO!
GOSH.
GIVE THEM THE CHEESE.
THE HIGH, STINKING CHEDDAR!
EE-YEAH!
[SNARLING]
YOU ARE A BUM,
STEADMAN!
GET HIM OUT!
HEY.
YOU'RE IN MY SEAT.
PITCHERS...
OVER THERE.
HEY.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
YEAH?
PUT THE KID IN.
THE KID?
PUT IN
WHAT'S HIS NA--HENRY.
LOOK, HE'S NOT READY, FISH.
I DON'T CARE.
WE GOT A SELL-OUT CROWD,
AND THEY'RE NOT HERE
TO SEE CHET STEADMAN.
NOW!
Crowd chanting:
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
ROSENBURGER!
WARM UP!
YOU'RE GOING IN.
SAFE!
NO WAY!
HE WAS SAFE.
I'M STICKING A FORK
IN HIM.
HE'S DONE.
CALL IN THE KID.
RIGHT.
Crowd: WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
WHAT'S MR. BRICKMA
DOING?
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
THAT'S THE SIGNAL, KID.
WE WANT HENRY!
YOU'RE IN.
I'M IN?
I'M IN?
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HE'S SO CUTE.
[SLOW MOTION]
THROW THE HEAT.
[THUNDER]
LET'S GO, KID.
WHERE'S YOUR MA SITTING?
THIS ONE'S
FOR MOMMY.
MOMMY.
MOMMY!
HONEY!
[CREAKING]
OH, NO.
WOW!
READ THEM AND WEEP, KID.
OH, NO!
BOO HOO HOO HOO!
HA HA HA!
BOO!
WAH!
WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I EAT FAST BALLS
FOR BREAKFAST.
GET YOU NEXT TIME.
HE MUST FEEL SO HORRIBLE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IN CHICAGO,
WE GET USED TO
THIS SORT OF THING.
[COUGHING]
[CREAKING]
SORRY.
HIT BY THE PITCH.
TAKE YOUR BASE.
OOH!
THAT STINGS.
COME ON!
IT'S OK, HONEY!
THIS IS A JOKE.
COME ON, KID.
YOU GOT TO TAKE ME OUT.
I--I CAN'T DO THIS.
THAT'S NOT MY CALL, KID.
JUST ROCK AND FIRE.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
HEY, COME ON, KID!
THROW THE HEAT!
WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
[CREAKING]
OH, NO!
IT'S A WILD PITCH,
A VERY WILD PITCH.
OH.
WHITE'S ON HIS HORSE.
HE'S HEADED FOR THIRD.
OUT!
OH!
HUH?
RICHARDS NAILS WHITE
FOR THE FINAL OUT
AND THE CUBS GO ON TO WIN!
ALL RIGHT, HENRY!
WAY TO GO, HENRY!
ROWENGARTNER
THROWS A HOMER,
HITS A MAN,
THROWS A WILD PITCH,
AND STILL MANAGES
TO GET THE SAVE,
AND THE CHICAGO CUBS BEAT
THE NEW YORK METS 5-4.
YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO TEACH HIM.
TEACH HIM WHAT?
TO PITCH.
I'M NOT PLAYING WET NURSE
TO NO 12-YEAR-OLD.
YOU'RE NOT PLAYING MUCH
OF ANYTHING THESE DAYS.
BRICKMA IS
THE PITCHING COACH.
NOW, THE KEY TO BEING
A BIG LEAGUE PITCHER
IS THE THREE Rs--
READINESS...
RECUPERATION,
AND CONDITIONING.
YOU SEE, AFTER THE GAME,
A LOT OF GUYS LIKE
TO ICE-UP THEIR ARM.
STILL OTHER FELLAS THINK THAT
HEAT IS THE WAY TO GO,
BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED
THE SECRET, HENRY.
HOT ICE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
HOT ICE.
I HEAT UP THE ICE CUBES!
IT'S THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS.
HI, HENRY.
COME ON. SIT HERE.
COME ON.
COME ON.
I'M NOT SITTING
OVER THERE.
WHY?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
Girl: HENRY, OVER HERE!
IT'LL BE FINE.
THEY'RE JUST...
GIRLS.
HI.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
OK.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GEORGE, DON'T.
HI, TIFFANY.
HI, ROGER.
HOW'S IT GOING?
NOT BAD.
SHE CALLED YOU ROGER.
SO?
YOU HAVE THE MEAT LOAF?
MEAT LOAF?
DID YOU HEAR
THAT JIMMY ROGERS
GOT A PENCIL STUCK UP
HIS NOSE?
NO, I DIDN'T
HEAR THAT.
THEY HAD TO USE PLIERS.
OW.
YEAH. THE ERASER'S
STILL UP THERE.
THAT'S PRETTY NASTY.
WHAT'S THAT THING
CLARK'S CARRYING AROUND?
OH, IT'S SOMETHING FOR THIS BOAT
WE'RE WORKING ON.
YOU HAVE A BOAT?
YEAH...
KIND OF.
WE HAVE A BOAT,
BUT I ALWAYS HAVE TO
RIDE IN IT WITH MY PARENTS.
OH.
Tell her we'll
take her for a ride.
Ask her to go
for a ride.
[BELL RINGS]
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU.
Tiffany: BYE, ROGER.
George: BYE.
MAN, YOU WERE THIS CLOSE!
WHEN THE BOAT'S DONE,
I'LL ASK HER.
George: YOU'RE SUCH
A CHICKEN, HENRY.
HA HA HA!
YOU GUYS ARE
BOTH CHICKEN.
OH, COME ON.
YOU KNOW YOU LIKE EDITH.
WHATEVER.
WHERE YOU GOING?
OVER HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA!
WHOA!
ARE YOU SURE YOUR DAD SAID
IT WAS ALL RIGHT?
LET'S JUST WORK
ON THE BOAT.
OK.
UGH!
WHOA. WHOA.
DO NOT CRACK IT, PLEASE.
UHH!
OH.
YES. OK.
GO GET ME A SCREWDRIVER.
WHICH ONE?
UH, FLATHEAD.
THAT RED ONE
RIGHT THERE.
THE RED ONE.
COME ON, MAN. HURRY!
HURRY.
OH, MAN. I'M GOING
TO BE LATE FOR PRACTICE.
MY MOM'S GOING
TO KILL ME.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
DIG IT OUT!
DIG IT OUT!
GIVE ME ONE MORE.
YEAH. GIVE
ME ANOTHER ONE.
[WHACK]
YEAH.
NO! NO, NO, NO!
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
THAT'S DONE, ALL RIGHT?
CHIN DOWN!
EYE ON THE BALL!
NOW, BRING IT TO ME.
UH!
OH.
SEE WHAT I DID THERE, HUH?
DID YOU SEE THAT?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW...
GIVE ME THE GOOD STUFF.
OOH!
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM.
LET THE BIG DOG EAT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING
WITH STEADMAN TODAY.
Henry:
HI, GUYS!
BY THE WAY,
YOU'RE FINED $500
FOR SHOWING UP LATE
TO PRACTICE.
$500?
THAT'S LIKE
SIX YEAR'S ALLOWANCE!
[CREAKING]
HMM.
[CREAKING]
GEEZ!
Crowd:
WE WANT HENRY!
WE WANT HENRY!
GARDENHOSER!
THEY'RE SENDING
HENRY IN!
WE'RE GONNA GO SIT CLOSER
SO WE CAN SEE BETTER.
COME ON!
LET'S GO GET SEATS.
SEATS? YOU MEAN,
DOWN ON THE FIELD LEVEL?
NO, NO, NO, PLEASE.
THAT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
WHY?
ME, THE OWNER
OF THE CUBS
SITTING DOWN
WITH THE FANS?
THEY'D KILL ME.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OH, DON'T TELL ME
THEY'RE BRINGING IN--
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
[CHEERING]
SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
WELL, AFTER A SHAKY OUTING
YESTERDAY,
MARTINELLA'S SHOWING
CONFIDENCE IN THE ROOKIE
BY BRINGING HIM IN.
I'VE GOT TO BE
OUT OF MY MIND.
WE AT PEPSI REALLY THINK
HENRY COULD BE THE CHOICE
OF A NEW GENERATION.
IF HENRY CAN SHOW PEPSI
THAT HE'S A WINNER,
WE'LL SIGN HIM.
OOH!
OH, GOD.
Umpire:
TAKE YOUR BASE.
SORRY.
IT'S OK.
BET YOU THAT HURT.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
GO TALK TO HIM, CHET.
PLEASE.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH HIM. TALK TO HIM.
OH, GEEZ.
OH, MAN, HE GETS TO TALK
TO CHET STEADMAN!
WHOA! WHAT A LUCKY GUY.
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, HANK.
HE'S A LOSER!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE?
WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO?
DEAL FROM YOUR HAVE TO'S.
MY--MY--MY--MY WHAT?
THE HAVE TO.
ARE YOU SPEAKING
ENGLISH?
THE HAVE TO IS WHAT YOU USE
WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID.
OK.
OK, YOU GOT IT?
LISTEN TO ME.
EVERYBODY IS HALF WIN
AND HALF LOSE.
THE LOSE HALF IS AFRAID.
RIGHT.
THE WINNING HALF
IS FEARLESS.
FEARLESS. RIGHT.
THE HAVE TO IS INSIDE.
IT'S WHERE THE FEAR LIVES.
OH, OK.
COULD YOU
START OVER AGAIN?
Umpire:
LET'S PLAY BALL!
THE HAVE TO.
LET'S SEE IT.
A HAVE TO...
WHAT THE HECK
WAS I TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT THE HECK
WAS HE TALKING ABOUT?
SO, WHAT'D YOU
TELL HIM?
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
C'MON, KID!
EARN YOUR PAYCHECK.
JUST BREATHE, BABY.
COME ON.
OH, NO!
YOU'RE OUT!
YOU'RE OUT!
YEAH!
THEY GOT HIM!
WHAT A SWEET LITTLE
DOUBLE PLAY THAT WAS.
HEY.
HANK...
WAY TO PITCH.
HUH?
THAT'S 2.
COOL!
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
HENRY'S ONE OUT AWAY
FROM BACK-TO-BACK SAVES.
HERE WE GO NOW!
ALL RIGHT, HANK!
CUT SOME CHEESE, BUD!
CUT SOME BIG...
STINKY...
CHEESE!
STRIKE!
YEAH!
HE THROWS A STRIKE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
HEY. HEY!
HERE YOU GO, KID.
YOU'RE
LOOKING GOOD, MAN.
COME ON,
LET'S SETTLE DOWN.
OW!
STRIKE 2!
BOY, THAT HAD SOME HEAT
ON IT.
ALL RIGHT,
BURN HIM OUT OF THERE NOW!
HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!
FINISH HIM OFF, HANK!
WE GET THE PEPSI CONTRACT!
GO, HENRY! COME ON!
CLEAN HIS NOSE!
WHOA!
STRIKE THREE!
YEAH!
YES!
YEAH!
YES!
YOU SEE THE KID?
I NEVER DOUBTED HIM
FOR A MINUTE!
HEY, WAY TO GO, RUNAMUCKER!
GOOD JOB, HANK.
NICE GOING, KID!
CHA-CHING, JACK.
AND WITH THAT, ROWENGARTNER
EXTENDS THE CUBS
TO THEIR LONGEST WINNING STREAK
OF THE SEASON...
TWO.
NICE JOB, HENRY!
WAY TO GO, HENRY!
HEY!
HEY!
ROWENGARTNER!
YOU SUCK!
COME ON DOWN, GUYS!
I GOT OUTFIELD.
I'M BATTING!
THAT MAKES ME PITCHER!
THE PITCH.
I GOT IT!
I HIT ME A HOME RUN!
THINK THEY'LL
LET US PLAY?
I TOUCHED THE BASE!
IT'S AN
IMAGINARY BASE!
NO!
YEAH!
I GOT HIM!
HI.
I'M, UH, I'M HENRY'S MOM.
HI, HENRY'S MOM.
OH, SORRY.
IT'S MARY. I'M MARY.
HI, MARY. I'M CHET.
I KNOW.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
WHOA.
GET IT!
GET IT!
IT'S COMING.
IT'S COMING.
THANKS FOR WHATEVER
YOU SAID TO HIM OUT THERE.
HE'S A GOOD KID.
HE MUST HAVE
A HECK OF A MOM.
YES!
YOU'RE OUT.
EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
DON'T WORRY,
MISS ROWENGARTNER,
WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.
DO EVERYTHING MR. BRICKMA
SAYS, HONEY. I LOVE YOU!
SEE YOU IN 10 DAYS.
DON'T FORGET TO
EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!
Clark:
GET PLENTY OF REST!
SUN SCREEN!
HEY! YOUR MOM'S GOT
A PRETTY GOOD ARM!
I AIN'T SEEN
THE FLOATER PITCH
SINCE SCUFFY McGEE!
BYE!
BYE!
SO LONG!
LET'S GO BACK
TO OUR DULL LIVES
AND SEARCH FOR MEANING.
BASEBALL IS 162
GRUELING GAMES
PLAYED IN MORE
THAN A DOZEN CITIES.
NOW, ON THE FIELD,
WE CONSERVE OUR ENERGY.
ON THE ROAD,
- WE CONSERVE OUR FOOD.
- FOOD?
EVERYWHERE WE GO,
THERE'S FREE FOOD.
THIS CAKE, FOR EXAMPLE.
NOW, I WRAP IT UP
IN MY VOMIT BAG,
I TAKE IT BACK
TO THE HOTEL,
PUT IT ON ICE,
AND IN THE MORNING...
VOILA!
BREAKFAST!
CONSERVATION, HENRY.
MANAGING RESOURCES.
THAT IS THE KEY
TO BASEBALL!
BRICKMA!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HEY, ROOKIE.
COME HERE.
HAVE A SEAT.
WHAT'D YOU GET?
CHICKEN FINGERS.
HOW ARE THEY?
GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOU?
ONE OF THE BEST SALISBURY STEAKS
I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
YOU WANT SOME?
SURE.
THANKS FOR SIGNING
THAT BASEBALL.
DO ME A FAVOR.
DON'T CALL ME ROCKET.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M NOT
THE ROCKET ANYMORE.
YEAH, I DON'T GET IT.
YOU'RE THROWING SO SLOW.
WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO, NO, NO. I MEAN,
DIDN'T THE SURGERY
FIX YOUR SHOULDER?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY SHOULDER
WILL DO IF I HEAT IT UP AGAIN.
THIS IS YOUR ROOM,
MR. ROWENGARTNER.
WE GET
OUR OWN ROOMS?
YEP!
THIS IS GREAT!
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
I'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, OK?
SORRY, YOUR DOOR
SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.
I'LL GET
HOUSEKEEPING UP HERE.
THANK YOU.
NICE GUY.
THE BUS LEAVES
AT 11:00 SHARP.
11:00. I'LL BE THERE.
PUNCTUALITY, HENRY.
WITHOUT IT,
TIME STANDS STILL.
ALL RIGHT!
YOU FOUND OUT
WHERE SHE LIVES?
WELL, DID SHE SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT ME?
NO, REALLY.
AHH.
MAN, I GOT TO GO.
BYE.
HENRY?
[KNOCKING]
HENRY?
OH, BOY.
[KNOCKING]
OHH, BOY.
[KNOCKING]
LITTLE HELP.
LITTLE HELP NOW.
SEPTEMBER IN CHAVEZ RAVINE,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
AND OUR BELOVED CUBBIES
ARE JUST THREE GAMES
BEHIND THE NEW YORK METS
WITH 15 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY.
[CREAKING]
YES!
THAT-A BABY!
THAT-A WAY
TO GO TO WORK.
BILLY, HOW'S YOUR HAND?
IT STINGS.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YOU MADE HIS HAND STING.
YOU MADE HIS HAND STING.
YOU WERE THROWING--
HEY, BIG GUY. YOU GOOD
FOR ANOTHER INNING?
YOU BETCHA, SALLY BABY.
GOOD. YOU'RE ON DECK.
HUH?
YOU'RE UP AFTER FERN.
HUH?
YOU CAN'T LET HIM BAT.
HE'S GOT TO LEARN
SOMETIME.
SWEETMEAT PIES!
ROWENGARTNER'S GOING TO BAT.
OH, I HOPE THE LITTLE FELLA
KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
STAY LOW.
YEAH? AND?
AND...
DON'T GET KILLED!
Umpire:
STRIKE!
YOU'RE ON.
OH, JUST TAKE ONE BAT.
ONE BAT.
OH, STAY LOW.
SHOW THEM
WHAT YOU GOT, KID.
THEY'RE GOING
TO LET HIM BAT?!
PUT IT IN MY WHEELHOUSE!
COME ON. GIVE ME SOMETHING
I CAN HIT.
STEP IN THE BOX, SON.
STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD,
OH, MY GOD...
AAH!
BALL!
YOU ALMOST KILLED HIM,
YOU STUPID MOTH--
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN.
COOL IT!
PLAY BALL!
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD,
OH, MY GOD--AAH!
BALL!
HE'S GOT NO
STRIKE ZONE!
YOU BIG UGLY PIECE OF...
SHIT!
HANG IN THERE, HENRY.
COME ON.
BALL!
CALL STRIKES! WHO CARES
HOW SHORT HE IS. LET'S GO!
HAMMER IT, HANK!
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN!
STAY LOW!
BALL FOUR!
TAKE YOUR BASE.
TAKE MY BASE?
COME ON! HE SWUNG
AT THE BALL!
ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, HENRY!
HANK TOOK A RIP AT THAT ONE
BUT THE UMP HAD ALREADY
MADE THE CALL,
AND HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BUY THAT!
HE GOT ON BASE!
OH, MY GOD,
HE GOT ON BASE.
IS THIS GONNA
TAKE MUCH LONGER?
LET'S GO, SWAREZ!
HEY, PITCHER!
* PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER *
* PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER *
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, PITCHER!
YOU GOT SOMETHING
HANGING OUT OF YOUR NOSE!
SAFE!
HE HIT HIM TOO HARD!
HE WAS JUST TRYING
TO MAKE THE TAG.
HEY!
CAN'T GET ME.
SAFE.
CAN'T GET ME.
HEY, KID!
SAFE!
DANG CLOSE.
PLEASE.
HEY, PITCHER, PITCHER,
PITCHER, PITCHER...
* PITCHER'S GOT A BIG BUTT
* PITCHER'S GOT A BIG BUTT
* PITCHER'S
GOT A BIG BUTT *
GO, GO!
WHAT? OH.
ROWENGARTNER'S
GOING FOR SECOND!
GO, RUN!
SLIDE! SLIDE!
SAFE!
CLEAN!
YEAH!
YES!
PITCHER...
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
* YOU CAN'T GET ME
HE'S MAKING
ME CRAZY!
WE WANT A PITCHER,
NOT AN UNDERWEAR SNITCHER!
GET BACK!
TREGORAN HIT SWAREZ
IN THE BACK.
THAT ONE'S FOR YOU, KID.
EASY, KID.
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
* NANNY, NANNY, NANNY
WHOA.
GO!
ANDALE! ANDALE!
OH!
THEY'RE RUNNING!
- RUN, RUN!
- FASTER, FASTER!
MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
THIS IS AS FAST AS I GO!
SAFE! SAFE!
ALL RIGHT!
THIS KID CAN DO IT ALL!
YES, YES!
OHH, OHH!
OHH.
OHH.
YES!
CHET, YOU'RE ONE UP
WITH 10 TO GO--
HOW'S IT GONNA TURN OUT?
HEY, WE'RE THE CUBS--
YOU NEVER KNOW.
HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE OUT-PITCHED
BY A 12-YEAR-OLD?
I DON'T CARE WHO OUT-PITCHES ME,
SO LONG AS WE GET THE RING.
HENRY? HENRY!
MOM!
HENRY, OVER HERE!
HENRY! HENRY!
MOM!
HENRY!
MOM!
MAKE WAY,
WE'RE COMING THROUGH!
HOT COFFEE. HOT COFFEE.
HELLO.
HA HA HA HA!
GO, GET IN!
GO, GO!
YOU JUST DROP ME OFF
AT THE NEXT TERMINAL.
I'LL GET A CAB.
NO WAY.
WE'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
THAT'S OK.
NO, REALLY.
I MEAN, WE HAVE THIS
WHOLE HUGE LIMOUSINE
THAT MR. FISH
GAVE US.
I'M SURE THE DRIVER WILL
GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.
WELL, THANKS.
THANKS A LOT.
HA HA HA HA.
HA HA HA HA!
HEY, HOW ABOUT
A COCKTAIL?
OH, PLEASE.
CLUB SODA?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
WHERE'D YOU LEARN
TO DO THIS?
THE ROAD, BABE.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
CLUB SODA, BABE.
OK.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
CHEERS.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
Tony Bennett:
* LOVE IS LOVELIER
* THE SECOND TIME AROUND
HENRY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOTHING!
I HAPPEN TO LIKE
THIS MUSIC.
* JUST AS WONDERFUL
HE'S TURNING INTO
A REGULAR SOCIAL GIANT.
UH-HUH.
[CHANGES STATION]
WHERE'D SHE GO?
NOTHING LIKE
A LITTLE PENNANT FEVER
TO GET THE JUICES GOING.
MR. CARSON SURE CAN
THROW A PARTY.
WELCOME TO LIFE IN
THE FAST LANE, HENRY.
IT'S THE ROAD
LESS TRAVELED.
SOMETIMES, YOU JUST GOT TO
PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL,
AND JUST LIVE THE FANTASY.
ROCK 'N' ROLL!
OH, HE'S
A PRETTY GOOD STUDENT.
HE COULD PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO HIS HOMEWORK,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
IS THERE ANYTHING
HE DOESN'T DO WELL?
HE DOESN'T SLOW DANCE.
OW!
OOH.
THAT MAKES
TWO OF US.
NO. NO, NO,
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IF YOU JUST
LET GO A LITTLE...
LIKE THIS?
YEAH.
* THE THRILL OF IT ALL
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
TO ENJOY ALL THE LIGHTS
AND THE BELLS
AND THE WHISTLES,
AND REMEMBER NOW...
IT'S ALL FREE.
SHALL WE?
EXCUSE ME, LADIES.
EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT NOW!
OH, BOY, PINBALL!
EVERYBODY, READY!
COME ON, BABY! FIRE!
HOW YOU DOING, JACK?
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
A LITTLE BIT
OF COMPETITION, HUH?
I'VE BEEN TALKING
TO THE YANKEES.
THEY WANT
TO BUY THE KID...
FOR $25 MILLION.
BUY HIM?
BUY HIM!
HE'S A KID.
THE CUBS OWN HIM,
AND AS HIS MANAGER,
YOU GET 10%,
WHICH TRANSLATES INTO...
$2.5 MILLION...
IF YOU CAN GET MARY
TO SIGN THE CONTRACT.
YOU'LL BE IN NEW YORK
LIVING LIKE A KING,
AND I THINK THIS COULD BE
A VERY GOOD TIME TO RELOCATE.
I'LL DO IT...
BUT YOU GOT TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME.
NAME IT.
YOU GOT TO GET RID
OF CHET STEADMAN.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'LL BE HERE.
HE THINKS HE'S SO COOL.
HE SHOULD BE WORKING
ON THE BOAT.
GEORGE.
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS
DEFEND HIM?
WHAT? ALL I SAID
WAS THE WORD "GEORGE."
AH, FORGET IT!
FROM THE TOP, EVERYBODY!
AND MORE SMOKE!
PLAYBACK!
* YOU KNOW
WHEN IT'S RIGHT *
* YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU FEEL IT, BABY *
* YOU HOLD IT
* YOU HEAR IT
* YOU TASTE IT
IT'S RIGHT *
- * DIET PEPSI
- * UH-HUH, UH-HUH
* YOU GOT
THE RIGHT ONE, BABY *
* UH-HUH
* YEAH
* DIET PEPSI
* IF IT'S IRRESISTIBLY,
SIMPLEBLY-- *
THAT'S A CUT!
CUT IT!
I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS
THAT LAST LINE AGAIN?
* IF IT'S IRRESISTIBLY,
HYPOTHETICALLY-- *
HENRY!
HENRY. HENRY.
OH, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
HEY, I NEED YOU
TO SIGN SOMETHING.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS
HENRY'S CONTRACT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF NEW YORK?
WHAT?
I NEED YOU
TO BE MORE...SEXY.
HOW MUCH LONGER
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
HEY!
HEY.
WELL, LOOK WHO FINALLY
DECIDED TO SHOW UP.
THEY KEPT ME THERE
FOR HOURS.
DO YOU THINK
I LIKE DOING THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU?
LOOK, I'M SORRY. LET'S JUST
WORK ON THE BOAT AND FORGET IT.
NO! I'M NOT GONNA
WORK ON THE BOAT
JUST 'CAUSE
YOU SAY TO.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
WORK ON IT BY MYSELF?
GREAT IDEA! WORK ON IT
YOURSELF, MR. SUPERSTAR!
WHAT?!
THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE
PLAYING FOR THE CUBS
IS 'CAUSE
YOU BROKE YOUR STUPID ARM.
SHUT UP!
MAKE ME!
COME ON, STOP!
YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS!
STOP IT!
COME ON, YOU GUYS!
STOP!
GET OFF OF HIM!
SHUT UP!
I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!
DON'T! STOP!
I HATE YOU!
THAT'S GONNA
MAKE YOU STUPID.
I GUESS IT ALREADY DID.
STEADMAN.
YEAH?
GET IN HERE.
OOH, MAYBE I'LL GET
MY BIG BONUS.
[SIGHS]
INSIDE.
OH, BOY.
SIT DOWN, CHET.
NO, THANKS.
THE FRANCHISE
IS TIRED OF WAITING
FOR YOUR ARM
TO COME AROUND.
ISN'T THAT TRUE, SAL?
SO, YOU'RE GONNA SIT OUT
THE REST OF THE SEASON
ON THE BENCH,
AND THEN
WE'RE RELEASING YOU.
GET DRESSED.
I'M TAKING YOU HOME.
COME ON! NOW!
[SIGHS]
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
HENRY...
DON'T TAKE THIS GAME
TOO SERIOUSLY...
BECAUSE ONE DAY
IT'S GONNA BE OVER.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE GONE.
DON'T FORGET THAT.
OH, NO. I PROMISE WE'LL
BE THERE. THANK YOU. THANKS.
I HAD A LIMO WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE STADIUM
TO TAKE YOU
TO THE PHOTO SHOOT.
NOW WHERE WERE YOU?
CHET GAVE ME
A RIDE HOME.
CHET STEADMAN?
I AM SO SICK OF HEARING
ABOUT CHET STEADMAN!
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU TAKE IT EASY!
YOU GOT 15 MINUTES
TO GET THERE.
GO GET READY.
I'M NOT GOING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING?
YOU ARE GOING.
I'M GOING TO PLAY
WITH MY FRIENDS.
YOU CAN'T JUST BLOW OFF
A PHOTO SHOOT
TO GO OUT AND PLAY.
GET OUT
OF MY FACE, JACK!
DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME
WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!
YOU SHOW ME SOME RESPECT!
YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!
THAT'S RIGHT!
I'M NOT YOUR FATHER!
CHET STEADMAN'S
NOT YOUR FATHER. IN FACT,
YOUR MOTHER PROBABLY DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS!
YOUR FATHER'S SOME GUY
WHO LEFT TOWN!
THAT IS ENOUGH!
MARY, I THOUGHT YOU
WERE IN THE SHOWER.
HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?
MARY.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU
NEAR US AGAIN!
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING
A LOT OF ME,
BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING
TO NEW YORK TOGETHER.
WHAT?!
HENRY'S BEEN SOLD
TO THE YANKEES.
ME?!
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
I CAN! I'M THE MANAGER!
I MAKE THE DECISIONS!
HE IS MY SON!
HE'S MY CLIENT!
WHAT? YOU ARE NUTS.
I BROUGHT IN REEBOK!
I BROUGHT IN PEPSI!
YOU STAY AWAY FROM HIM!
HE'S HALF MINE!
ALL RIGHT, MOM!
DON'T FORGET
YOUR PURSE!
THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT, OK?
[SOBBING]
WHAT A JERK!
OH, MY GOD!
MY GOD, THAT FELT
REALLY GOOD!
WHAT A BUTTHEAD
HE TURNED OUT TO BE.
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE
KILLED HIM.
ALL RIGHT, SETTLE DOWN.
SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.
OK, SIT DOWN.
OK.
HENRY...
WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT YOUR FATHER...
YEAH?
YOUR FATHER WA--
OH.
OK.
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER--
MOM...
I KNOW ABOUT DAD.
WHAT?
I KNOW THAT HE LEFT YOU
WHEN YOU WERE
PREGNANT WITH ME.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
GRANDMA TOLD ME WHEN
I WAS IN SECOND GRADE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU
LIKED TELLING ME STORIES
ABOUT HIM,
ABOUT HOW HE WAS A GREAT
BASEBALL PLAYER AND ALL.
HENRY, I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE
SOMEONE YOU COULD LOOK UP TO.
I DO.
[GRUNTING]
HEY.
SO YOU COMING?
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT! YEAH!
OW!
YEAH!
* GET UP!
WATCH IT!
WHOA!
YEAH!
YEAH!
* DO YOU REMEMBER
* HOW WE USED TO SAY
YEAH!
OVER THERE!
* NOTHING COULD EVER
* OH, STAND IN OUR WAY?
* IT'S NO USE PRETENDIN'
OVER HERE! COME ON!
COME WITH US!
COME ON!
* THINGS ARE
STILL THE SAME *
* GOALS ARE NO LONGER
* HEAD OF THE GAME
* YEAH, GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
* GET UP AND TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR LIFE *
[COUGHING]
* GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT, BABY *
* YOU'LL NEVER MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE *
IT'S ALL OVER ME.
* YEAH
* GET UP
* AND DO SOMETHING
* GET UP AND TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR LIFE *
* COME ON, GET UP
* GET UP
* GET UP
[DOOR SLAMS]
HEY.
HI.
YEAH.
HEY.
[SIGHS]
MOM, THERE'S SOMETHING
WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT.
[CHEERING]
WE COULD ACTUALLY WIN
THE DIVISION TODAY.
THAT'S GREAT, UNCLE BOB.
SIR, THE ROWENGARTNERS
ARE HERE.
HENRY.
YOU SHOULD BE
SUITING UP.
WELL, HENRY HAS SOMETHING
HE'D LIKE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT.
I'M NOT GONNA BE
BACK NEXT SEASON.
WHAT?
WHY?
I MEAN, YOU'RE THE BEST THING
THAT HAPPENED TO BASEBALL
SINCE CRACKER JACKS.
NO, I LOVE THE CUBS,
AND I LOVE BASEBALL,
BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS
I WANT TO DO FIRST.
I RESPECT THAT.
OH, HENRY, WE'RE SURE GONNA
MISS YOU AROUND HERE.
YEAH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
THERE'S JUST ONE THING
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHY DID YOU WANT TO
SELL ME TO THE YANKEES?
WHAT? SELL YOU
TO THE YANKEES?
YEAH, I HEARD THAT
MR. FISH WANTED TO SELL--
NOTHING. IT WAS JUST SPEC,
UNCLE BOB,
NOTHING FINAL.
YOU BETTER GET
OUT THERE, HENRY.
YES, SIR.
I'M GOING DOWN
TO THE FIELD LEVEL
AND WATCH YOU WIN US
THE DIVISION.
YES, SIR.
SOON AS I TAKE CARE
OF A LITTLE...
BUSINESS.
YES!
LET'S GO!
CHET, YOU GONNA
WIN IT FOR ME TODAY?
WHAT?
YOU'RE STARTING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
I'M STARTING?
BIG GAME LIKE THIS,
I GOT TO GO
WITH EXPERIENCE,
EVEN IF IT IS YOU.
SAL--
HEY, GUYS,
CHET'S GOT THE BALL!
YEAH!
YEAH!
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO!
SAL!
GO GET 'EM, CHET!
LET'S GO.
HEY, BABY,
COME ON, NOW, WE'RE ON.
HEY, YOU'RE STARTING!
YEAH.
I'M SHAKING
LIKE A ROOKIE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S JUST THE BIGGEST
GAME OF YOUR LIFE.
I KNOW.
COME ON.
OOH!
HEY!
OOH!
I FORGOT MY LUCKY SEEDS.
OH, BOY.
[CHEERING]
THIS IS IT, FOLKS!
THIS IS WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT!
ONE GAME!
THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
THIS IS FOR
THE WHOLE MAGILLA...
FOR THE WHOLE
BALL OF WAX...
FOR THE WHOLE
KIT AND CABOODLE...
FOR THE WHOLE
ENCHILADA...
THE WHOLE
SHOOTIN' MATCH...
THIS IS FOR
ALL THE MARBLES...
THE DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP!
THE LOSER GOES HOME
A LOSER.
THE WINNER MOVES ON
TO THE WORLD SERIES!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
MY WHOLE LIFE
TO SAY THOSE WORDS,
YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I'VE SAID THE WORD
BEFORE BUT NEVER LIKE...
WORLD SERIES--
AND I'M ON THE AIR!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
ALL RIGHT!
LISTEN UP! LISTEN UP!
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
YEAH!
YEAH!
CHET'S ON THE HILL.
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!
BACK HIM UP!
PLAY HARD!
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
YES! YES!
COME ON, CUBS,
LET'S GO!
PLAY BALL!
STRIKE!
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
WHOO!
YEAH!
YEAH!
STRIKE!
YES, YES, YES!
YES, YES!
ALL RIGHT, CHET!
LET'S KEEP IT UP, BIG GUY!
YOU'RE OUT!
YEAH!
THREE STRIKES!
THAT'S THREE STRIKES!
WHOO-WHOO-WHOO-WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, ROCKET!
YEAH!
STEADMAN'S HEATING IT UP
LIKE THE DAYS OF YORE
WHEN MEN WERE MEN
AND...AND...
AND THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
AND MULLENS LASHES ONE
INTO LEFT!
THAT'S GONNA BRING AROUND
TWO RUNS!
YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH!
[WHISTLES]
YEAH! ALL RIGHT!
FOUR HOT DOGS,
PLEASE.
COMING RIGHT UP.
THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING, MAC?
YOU'RE 11 BUCKS SHORT.
THEY'RE 3 BUCKS APIECE.
$3.00 FOR A HOT DOG?
YOU'RE OUT!
COME ON, STRIKE 'EM OUT, OK?
HERE WE GO!
LET'S GO, BOYS!
ALL RIGHT!
COME ON, ROCKET!
STEADMAN'S IN
A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE
WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND.
A RIGHT. GET 'EM OUT.
GET 'EM OUT.
OW!
[GROANS]
COME, COME ON, COME ON.
GOODMAN GETS
A STAND-UP DOUBLE
THAT CUTS THE CUB'S LEAD TO 1!
2-1 CUBS!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
HOT DOGS!
GET YOUR HOT DOGS!
GET THEM HOT!
STEADMAN
IS REALLY LABORING!
ONE RUN IS IN, AND
AFTER THE WILD PITCH,
GOODMAN IS ON THIRD
WITH 2 AWAY!
BALL 4!
TAKE YOUR BASE!
BOO!
BOO!
CHET! I'M GOING
TO TAKE YOU OUT!
ONE MORE.
NO!
GIVE ME ONE MORE.
LOOK, ONE MORE.
[SIGHS]
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
ROCKET!
YAY!
YAY!
[CRACK]
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
AAH!
YOU'RE OUT!
HE'S OUT AT HOME!
YES! YES!
YEAH!
FINE!
YES, YES, YES,
YES, YES, YES!
STEADMAN MAKES
THE GAME-SAVING OUT,
KEEPING THE CUBS
AHEAD BY 1!
YES!
WOW!
STICK A FORK IN ME.
I'M DONE.
YOU GAVE ME
6 GREAT INNINGS!
I'M SAVING YOU
FOR THE PLAYOFFS!
NO, I MEAN, I'M DONE.
I FELT THE ARM GO.
YOU'LL LET ME
FINISH THE SEASON
BEFORE YOU TAKE MY JOB,
WON'T YOU?
HEY!
YOU'RE THE GREATEST,
ROCKET!
ROWENGARTNER,
YOU'RE GOING IN.
WHAT'D HE CALL ME?
[LAUGHS]
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
STRIKE!
YOU'RE OUT!
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STEEEE-RIKE!
[CHEERING]
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STRIKE!
STRIKE! YOU'RE OUT!
ALL RIGHT!
COME ON, HENRY! GO!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
GOOD PITCHING!
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, I KNOW SO.
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!
YEAH!
WITH TWO OUTS,
OKIE STEPS IN,
HOPING TO BRING IN
THE RUNNER.
OH, WHAT A LUCKY STAB!
BOO!
BOO!
THE CUBBIES
ARE ONE INNING AWAY
FROM THE DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP,
COMPLETING THE MOST
IMPROBABLE SEASON
IN BASEBALL HISTORY!
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE ON.
ONE MORE INNING.
ONE INNING, HENRY!
OH, KID, PLEASE,
GET US THROUGH THIS INNING,
AND I'LL NEVER ASK YOU
FOR ANYTHING ELSE
AS LONG AS I LIVE.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
OK, BUT THIS IS
THE LAST TIME.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
COME ON, HENRY,
STRIKE 'EM OUT!
IT APPEARS NOTHING
CAN STOP ROWENGARTNER NOW!
JUST ONE MORE!
COME ON, NOW, HENRY,
BE CAREFUL!
[CRACK]
GET UP, KID!
ARE YOU, OK?
I'M OK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M OK.
[CHEERING]
YEAH!
THIS KID
IS MAKING ME CRAZY.
ALL RIGHT, HENRY,
LET'S WARM UP!
WHAT WAS THAT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE.
FINE.
OH, NO.
IT'S GONE!
OH, NO.
PLAY BALL!
[CHEERING]
ALL RIGHT,
HERE WE GO NOW!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
[CHEERING]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BALL?
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
WHAT?
WHAT?
WELL, NOT HIS
BEST STUFF. BALL 1!
COME ON, HENRY,
QUIT PLAYING AROUND!
THERE'S ANOTHER BALL.
ZOOM IT IN THERE, HENRY!
ZOOM IT!
I HAVE NO IDEA.
HENRY, THROW
THE BALL HARD!
BALL!
BOO!
BOO!
COME ON, HENRY!
STRIKE HIM OUT!
ROWENGRUNNER...
COME ON!
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO NOW?
BALL 4!
TAKE YOUR BASE!
[SOBBING]
WHAT'S THAT KID
DOING OUT THERE?!
I DON'T KNOW, CLIFF.
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
BOO!
COME HERE! COME HERE!
BRING IT IN!
GET IN HERE!
BRING IT IN.
BRING IT IN!
LISTEN, MY ARM, IT'S GONE!
WHAT?
NO,LISTEN. I CAN'T
THROW HARD ANYMORE!
I CAN'T THROW
HARD ANYMORE!
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
I HAVE A PLAN.
OK, FIRST...
[ALL TALKING]
1, 2, 3, CUBS!
THE MEETING'S OVER,
AND HERE WE GO!
GOTCHA!
YOU'RE OUT!
ALL RIGHT!
THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK!
HA HA HA HA HA!
GO!
COME ON! YEAH!
IT'S JUST, UH, EXCITING.
YES! THAT'S THE ONE!
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE FELL FOR THAT.
NICE JOB, KID!
COME ON, THROW THE HEAT!
THROW THE HEAT!
CUT THE FUNKY CHEESE!
RICHARDS CALLS FOR
THE INTENTIONAL WALK AGAIN!
I'M GONNA KILL HIM!
SAL, SAL!
NO, NO, LET HIM GO!
LET HIM GO!
JUST HAVE FAITH.
LET HIM GO.
HE'S PLAYING STICKBALL.
BALL 3!
I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!
EASY, CHET! LET HIM GO!
LET HIM GO.
JUST HAVE FAITH, CHET.
TAKE YOUR BASE.
WHY DID HE WALK HIM?
HE COULDA
STRUCK HIM OUT!
OH, BOY.
I'M NOT GOING FOR
THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK, EITHER.
I DON'T HAVE
THE BALL.
OOPS!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, KID?
I DARE YOU TO RUN.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I DOUBLE DARE YOU.
HEY, CUT IT OUT!
LET'S PLAY SOME BALL HERE!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
CHICKEN?
[IMITATING CHICKEN]
HEY, I'M NOT CHICKEN!
CUT IT OUT!
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
HEY! WHAT'S THIS?
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
STOP IT! JUST STOP IT!
JUST STOP IT!
YOU SHOULDA RUN.
GEE, I GUESS YOU
REALLY ARE...CHICKEN.
I'M NOT CHICKEN.
YOU'RE THE CHICKEN.
NO, YOU'RE A CHICKEN.
CHICKEN, CHICKEN!
[BUCK BUCK BUCK]
NO, YOU ARE THE CHICKEN.
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST CHICKEN
I EVER SEEN.
YOU THROW THE BALL UP
REAL HIGH. I DARE YOU.
SEE HOW CHICKEN YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT,
BUT IT'S THE LAST TIME.
GO, GO!
YOU'RE OUT!
HE GOT HIM! HE GOT HIM!
2 AWAY!
ALL RIGHT, KID, YOU DO IT!
YOU DO IT! ANYTHING GOES!
YES, YES, YES, YES!
REMEMBER ME, KID?
OH, MY GOD.
HOLY GOOSE BUMPS,
NOT HEDDO.
IT'S HEDDO.
I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE.
GRRR!
NOW THROW ON THE HEAT!
BURN IT IN THERE!
BURN HIS HEAD OFF!
FAST BALL.
HUH?
HE CAN'T HIT
YOUR FASTBALL.
STRIKE!
A CHANGE-UP.
A CHANGE-UP!
HENRY TOTALLY FOOLED HIM
WITH A CHANGE-UP!
YES, HENRY!
THAT'S IT, KID? WHAT,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
COME ON, GIMME IT!
SEE YA!
GO FOUL, GO FOUL.
STAY FAIR!
STAY FAIR! STAY FAIR!
GO FOUL, GO FOUL!
IT'S FOUL!
IT'S FAIR!
OH, PLEASE GO FOUL.
NO, NO, NO!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
FOUL BALL!
[LAUGHS]
AAH!
YOU WERE WRONG AGAIN,
ERNIE.
COME ON, HENRY,
YOU CAN DO IT!
GRRR!
HEY, KID,
YOU GOT NOTHING!
I KNOW IT,
AND YOU KNOW IT!
YOU'RE MINE!
OH, GOD.
WHAT DO I DO?
YEAH.
MOM, IT WAS YOU?
IT WAS ME.
FLOAT IT.
FLOAT.
HENRY, ONE MORE.
HENRY, ONE MORE!
SHOW THEM HOW,
HENRY!
HENRY!
HENRY!
WELL, THIS IS IT, FOLKS!
EVERYTHING IS RIDING
ON THIS PITCH.
WHAT ARE YOU SMILING AT,
KID?
NOTHING.
HEH HEH HEH HEH!
- YOU'RE OUT!
- YES!
YES! YES, YES!
AAH!
HENRY, I LOVE YOU!
OH! OH!
WE WON THE DIVISION!
WE WON THE DIVISION!
YES, YES, YES!
ALL RIGHT!
AAH!
[SOBBING]
GO TEAM!
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, GO TEAM!
YES, BABY, YES!
I LOVE YOU.
I GOT IT!
[CHEERING]
YEAH!
BIG HANK!
HENRY!