" I've got this feeling that this team's going to be really exciting." "I mean, we're not gonna run away with the pennant or anything, but, you know," "I'd say that we have a good chance of winning every single time that we get on the field." "We're gonna win a lot of fans up there in Montreal, but more than that, it's a great opportunity for a whole new generation of young kids to start playing ball, and enjoy it." "A NO-HIT, NO-RUN SUMMER" "Ladies and gentlemen, it's Sunday." "The weather is perfect, the sky clear, magnificent." "Over the next hour we'll have the pleasure..." " Martin, Pete's here!" "...of introducing a few of the members of the Montreal Expos." "Mom says we kids don't realize our luck because at our age we're still so carefree." "She says one day that'll change, overnight, and we'll never be that way again." "So we should enjoy it while we can." " I say that at 20, tops, we'll play Big League." " Some kids my age worry about their future." "Not me." "Not my pal Pete." "We know what we'll do in life." " Who do you want to play for?" " The Expos, natch." "You?" "Sophie, want to pitch with us?" " I can't, it's lunchtime." " What a waste!" "An arm like that on a girl!" " You signed him up?" "It's only March." " Why put it off?" "Now he's guaranteed a spot." " If he changes his mind?" " There's no changing minds." "Besides, if you work this summer..." " Hi." " He can't stay home alone." " Martin, use a glass." " I signed you up for Scouts." " You didn't tell him?" " Tell me what?" " I'm not going to Scouts." " What do you mean?" " I'm playing ball." " What do you mean, you're playing ball?" " I'm playing baseball." " Baseball's twenty games all summer... and at night, too." "What'll you do all day?" " Prepare physically and mentally." " What's going on?" " He wanted to focus on baseball." " What'll he do all day?" "Sit inside staring at the wall?" "With Scouts, your summer's planned from A to Z." " I won't have any time left to play." " Mireille, say something." " We'll discuss it calmly later." "You can start your homework before supper." " There's nothing worse than sloth at your age." "Dad finds I think too much about baseball." "He says it distracts me from other stuff like geography and math that prepare kids for the future." "This summer the Expos will play 162 games, and my parish team about 25." "I don't see how that leaves any time for sloth." "SLOTH" " We've studied the Industrial Revolution and how it changed people's lives." "Having left the Industrial Revolution behind us, we now enter a new era." "Mr. Audet told us he wouldn't give homework because he didn't believe in it." "Fine with us, we don't believe in it either." "Unfortunately, some parents found his approach too modern, so Mr. Audet had to abandon that idea." " What we are facing is the emergence of a new society, a society of leisure." "The question that men and women of tomorrow will face" " and that means you - is, how am I going to use all this free time?" " Will this be on the exam?" " Mr. Proulx!" "Your questions never cease to amaze me." "No." "You can forget everything I said." " Speaking of leisure, the first ever Expos game is going to be on TV, and I was wondering if we could watch it." "Baseball is an American sport." "We don't need it here." "We already get the Ed Sullivan Show every Sunday." "But, if you can prove that you will learn something useful from watching the game, we'll watch it." " Sir!" "Baseball isn't just the national sport of Americans." "It's one of their strongest bonds." "For immigrants coming to the US, baseball and its long history is a rallying point, a conversation starter, an ideal way of integrating." "My father once told me that to understand America's heart and soul, you have to understand baseball." "Thank you." " What I was about to say." " You almost convinced me," "Mr. Larochelle." "But as this class is a democracy, we'll put the question to a vote." "You should see" "What a lovely lovely world" "This could be" "If everyone learned" "To live together" "Oh oh oh oh" "Seems to me such and easy" "Easy thing this should be" "Why can't you and me learn to love one another" "Oh yeah  the first game in the history of the Montreal Expos." "Hello, everyone, Guy Ferron here with our analyst, Jean-Pierre Roy to bring you the first game in history of the Montreal Expos against the Mets..." " So the tally is 14 Yes's and 15 No's." "The motion is defeated." "So it goes." "Democracy has spoken." " Sure, there are 15 girls and 14 boys in class." "You're the reason we lost." " Statistically, that doesn't prove anything." " Yes it does!" " I demand a recount." " In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." "Open your History of Civilizations textbook." "So, Mr. Larochelle, you raised the topic of immigration..." " Hi." " Jeez!" "It's brand new!" " Can we go to an Expos game?" "They're playing here next week" " so I thought..." " Who is?" "When?" " The Expos, Monday afternoon." " A baseball game Monday?" "Don't you have school?" " Mr. Bazinski's taking his daughter." " Bazinski?" "I'm not surprised!" "Just because the neighbor's irresponsible..." " It's the home opener!" "It's historic!" " Baseball, historic?" "Try thinking before you speak, son." "There's all kinds of fathers." "Authoritarian..." "Fathers who play golf or smoke cigars..." "I got one who hates baseball" " The moon has risen." "Rise, risen." "The girls wore dresses." "Wear, wore." "Some have a knack for witnessing historic moments, some don't." "Sophie can tell her grandkids that when the Expos played their first home game, she was at Jarry Park." "I can say I was in school conjugating verbs." "Martin!" "Martin!" "Martin!" "Martin!" "Martin!" "Expos 8, Cards 7." "29,184 spectators." "Jones hit a 3-run homer." "Staub 2 base hits," "McGinn pitched 5 strong innings in relief and got the win." "You could smell the hot dogs and popcorn." "You'll get another chance." "A baseball team's for life." " I know." " Ever see a Major League game in person?" " Me?" "No." " You're lucky." "Seeing your first Majors game is an extraordinary experience that happens only once." "Something to look forward to." " Martin." "Stop bugging them." "Wash off the garage door." " As soon as I'm done." " You're done." "Go on." "Everyone said the Expos would stink, being it's their first year." "But in their 9th game," "Stoneman pitched a no-hitter, which is extremely rare in life." "They say miracles only happen to those who believe." "Me, I don't see why we wouldn't." "Bill Stoneman is 1 out away from an incredible achievement." "Our Expos Are Heroes" "A no-hitter for Expos' Bill Stoneman" " Whether this is your first, third, or fifth year of baseball, it makes no difference to me." "Everybody starts from scratch." "Everybody has the same opportunity." "You'll all have a chance to pitch, catch, hit, run and slide." "But make no mistake, talent's not the only thing that counts for Gilbert Turcotte." "When I evaluate a ball player," "I look for concentration, players who don't make mental errors." "I look for strength of character, the desire to learn and to improve." "We'll do a full workout and then I'll announce who'll play on my team." "Play ball." " As you know, it's been a problem for years." "Shortage of fields." "So, once again this year," "St. Louis will have only one Peewee team." "Since there are 25 of you and I only need 10 players, some of you will be disappointed." "When I call your name, come forward." "You'll be an Aristocrat this summer." "Dubois, Muloney, Veilleux," "Morency, Coulombe, Lavigne," "Chartier, Marier, Robichaud, and finally, hold on..." "Loiselle." " What about us?" " A few players may drop out, so I might need some replacements." " My dad signed me up for the whole summer!" " Tell your parents" "I'll refund their $20." "If there are no more questions, we'll begin practice." "Have a good summer." "What's up?" " Oh, hi Mack." "You scared me." " Yeah, but there's just one parish team." "What'll I do all summer?" " My brothers used to let me play." "I didn't know the rules, but I wasn't bad." "I hope that's not how you pitch for the team." "More I think about it, more I realize Mom's different." "Most moms like gabbing on the phone, cooking, cleaning house..." " Wait, I used to hit on this side!" " My mom likes the Rolling Stones and fastballs on the inside." "Our team's got pep to spare, Their team's all hot air!" "Our team's got pep to spare, Their team's all hot air!" " I said, here." " He said there." " Now what?" "That one was perfect!" " It was outside." "If Proulx connects, it'll really fly!" "If Proulx connects, it'll fly real far!" "Across the street, to Mr. Fleet's!" " I've had it!" "Lancia spaghetti and macaroni more than 40 kinds, just like in Italy." "And for irresistible flavor, Bravo spaghetti sauce can't be beat." "Lancia, in the blue and white package." "Yum, what a treat!" "Did you guys see The Saint last night?" "Seriously, he took on 4 bad guys at once!" " You dimwit, that's all fixed." " My parents want to send me to camp." "And you?" " Way it looks, it'll be Scouts, again." " What are you guys doing?" " Listening to Shrimp sing, wondering when he'll stop." " This summer, I mean." " I'm gonna relax." "Yeah, relax." " You, Shrimp?" " This I gotta hear." " I'm gonna watch Gilligan's Island, Bewitched," "I Love Jeannie, Batman," "The Champions." " You're gonna be a busy boy." "You'll have tons to tell us." "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip." "They started from this tropic port... with Gilligan, the Captain too, the Millionaire and his wife" "the movie star, and the rest... here on Gilligan's Isle." "I didn't tell my parents I was cut." "I didn't say anything." "A lie's when you don't tell the truth." "If you say nothing, it's not a lie." "Hi." " Hi." " Hi." "So?" " Martin, use a glass." " How'd it go?" " We walloped them 11-0." " 11-0, really?" " 11 or 12, I lost track." " So you won 11-0, and to celebrate, they took away your uniforms, is that it?" " It's true, the Aristocrats won 11-0, but I didn't play." "I spent the afternoon at the garage." "We were bored stiff." "Bored cause our games don't count." "I won't be playing baseball." "I didn't make the team." " What do you mean?" " You'll get your $20 back." " Who cares about the 20 bucks?" "What about Big Pete?" " It's basically last year's team." " It's not right." "It's not right." "So none of you will play ball this summer?" "No, no..." "No... if that's that..." "Do you want to play?" "Call everyone who was cut." "We'll put a B-team together." " They'll need a coach." " I'll coach." " You don't like baseball." " I never said I don't like it." "Good." "That's settled." "Life's full of surprises." "I didn't know it, but Dad had great connections in the parish." "In three days he found a field, a bag of equipment, and 11 nearly new baseballs." " Seriously, is this where we're playing?" "Why not the main field?" " It's reserved for A-teams like the Aristocrats." "Always the same lucky few." " Help me out, guys." "Who wants to play where?" "You I know - pitcher." "Pete?" "Guess that's settled." "You?" " Anywhere except outfield, first, third, pitcher and catcher." "I'm not crazy about second, but I don't mind." "Still..." " Wow, what's left?" " You?" " Me?" "Anything, anywhere." " Don't say that, you'll wind up batboy." " Batter." "Sophie?" " Is she going to play?" " No, she's here to sing the national anthem." " I'm a shortstop, but anywhere's fine." " Let's play, dammit!" " Batboy plays where?" " Talk about dumb!" "All the leaves are brown" " I've got good news." "First, I think we'll have a nice little team." "Second, you're going to play at least 15 games against other parish teams." "Third, I spoke to the Aristocrat's coach." "He's going to need subs during the summer holidays." " Can we play them?" " Play the Aristocrats?" "Yes!" " I guess it can be arranged." " Will you be our coach?" " I'm the coach for now." "But when you get home, ask your dads if they'd like to coach the team." "If so, tell them to call 649 1413 and we'll work it out." "I repeat, 649-1413." "1413..." "It's easy to remember." " Ok, thanks." "Bye." " Martin, help me with the bats." " Hi." " Hi." " Well?" " Well, what?" " Did you ask them?" " Of course." " And?" " I've asked them about you before." "They said the same thing." "Can your wife take steno?" "Can she type?" "Can she answer the phone?" " Can she answer the phone?" "Give me a chance." "I'll show them." " That's not it." "That's not how it works." "Why do you want a job anyway?" "Don't I make a good enough living?" " Ok, I get it." "My need to work doesn't count." "It's what people think." " I don't care what people think, but you think I can't support you!" " Stop thinking for me." " If you think working's fun, go ahead, work!" "You have no idea!" " Can't be worse than not working." " Dad, did you really ask?" " Do your homework!" " Honestly, I didn't find them that good." "You could beat them easy." " No way!" " Congratulations!" "Charles Garneau, I coach the farm team." " The what team?" " We spoke on the phone." " I remember now." " Great game." " You think?" "We left 7 guys on base, missed the cut-off man twice, pitchers behind in the count, countless mental errors..." " Always room for improvement." " Gilbert, may I introduce you?" "Roger Brûlé, the head of this year's provincial tournament." " A pleasure." " A real honor." "You're a legend, one of the best!" "Congratulations." "What a team!" " Excuse me, we were talking." " Won't be long." " We'll wait." " I was thinking we could hold an exhibition game between our teams." "You could see which players interest you." " The field's booked every night." " During the day then, instead of a practice." " Impossible." "Each practice is essential." "An exhibition game just isn't a priority." " Very well." "At least it's clear." ""Not a priority!"" "I'll show him who's not a priority." "We think we know everything about adults, but no." "On our street nobody knows what Sophie's father does." "If he's really a communist, or how his wife died." "Questions like that are best not asked." " School's out!" " Your dad's a Cubs fan?" " Yup." " I don't get it, nobody roots for the Cubs." "They haven't won a World Series since 1908." " When he left Europe, he went to study in Chicago." "Sometimes he'd skip class to watch the Cubs." "His favorite player is Ernie Banks, a shortstop, like me, but not as good as me." " How did your mom die?" " Car accident." "I wasn't there." "I was at school, my old school." "My dad was driving." "A big truck came out of nowhere." "Dad tried to swerve, but it happened too fast." "She died in the hospital." "They say she didn't suffer." "Wait here, ok?" " The game's at 6:30, but I want you here at 6, ok?" "I have to tell you, I couldn't get any pants, so your jeans will have to do." "I have no caps either, so the ones you're wearing now will be fine." "As for the jerseys..." " Those are hockey sweaters, dammit!" " Very observant, Proulx." "They're all the parish had." "They'll be perfect on chilly nights." " We'll be laughing stocks." "I'm not wearing that!" " Don't forget to ask your dads." "649-1413, ok?" "Proulx, catch! Not everyone has the chance to bat in a hockey sweater." "It doesn't help win games." "I'd say it helps lose them." " Gus isn't Rusty Staub, he should just try to make contact." "And position him farther from the lamppost." "Shrimp has to stop singing and cheering." "He drives both teams crazy, the ump and the fans too!" "You shouldn't play Blais on third." "He's a lefty, it isn't done." "You shouldn't play him at all." "He should do something else this summer like... learn the violin." "One more thing." "Hockey sweaters are bad for the morale of a baseball team." "The Expos are now trailing with 20 wins, 52 losses." "Earlier this season the pitchers were disappointing." "But now it's the hitters who are all striking out." "They've managed to score only one run in two games." " Stuck playing in a potato field wearing hockey sweaters." "I call the parish, I call the town." "They send me back and forth." "And Turcotte, that arrogant..." "Acts like he owns the main field." "Plus we stink." "Three games, three losses." " Give them time, you just started." " I swear, if I don't find a coach to replace me within two weeks," "I'm packing it in." " Can you teach me to throw a curveball?" " Stop talking and show me!" " Where were you?" " Out shopping." "Forget the macaroni, I'll make supper." " What are you so happy about?" "What's going on?" " I've just been to the flower shop." " And?" " They may need me." "They'll try me for the summer." " They gave you a job?" " No, they're trying me out." " If they try you, they'll keep you." " Are you happy?" " Yeah." "Yes, I'm happy." " I'll make us a nice supper." "Don't move, I'll get changed." " You can stay the way you are." " We're playing against St Matthew tomorrow." " Tomorrow?" "That's great." "Where?" " We're still looking for a coach." "We're looking for a coach." " I already told you." "It's no." " You know the game better than anyone here." "You could teach us." "(Russian curse)" "I don't want to!" "I can't." "With my dad we practiced catching grounders and flies and keeping our eyes on the ball." "But sometimes it takes more than that." "Sometimes it takes a miracle." " Are you the coach?" "We just moved here." "I'm looking for a team for my boy Stretch." "A guy named Turcotte sent me here." "Grab a ball and go warm up." "Name's Fern." " Charles Garneau." " Poor excuse for a field here, Chuck." " The Town said they'd put someone on it." " That'll do jack-all." "You gotta talk to the right people." "Like I say, why talk to a bishop when you can talk directly to the Pope?" "You'll see, he's not bad with a baseball." " We may have a spot, it's the holidays." " We lived in Terrebonne." "My wife left me." "You know how it is." "Times have changed." "I came to work with my brother." "Lafleur Landscaping, y'know?" " No." " Thinking it over, buddy." "If you need help, I'm your man." " What?" " If you need a helper." " Oh, sure." " Stretch, hit a few flies!" "Not to brag, but... the Terrebonne Peewees wouldn't be as good without Fern Lafleur." "Back up!" "Farther, dammit!" "Back up!" "Ever heard of the Terrebonne Tigers?" "Jesus Murphy!" "I forgot to tell you, he's not bad with a bat either." " Excuse me, you gave me back $2 too much." " Double play." "Six, four, three..." " Mireille, telephone!" " You're right next to it!" "You answer!" " Hello?" "No no." "Sure." "Martin." " Yes?" " Martin?" " Speaking." " Gilbert Turcotte." "I need a second base for our next game." "You interested? Hello?" "Are you still there?" "Martin, are you interested or not?" " Yeah, I'm interested." " See you tomorrow." " Okay." " Bye." " Bye." " You gonna do it?" " Yeah." " Good move." " Good move." " What's wrong with my jersey? In baseball you can't do things any which way." "There's a way to walk." "To chew gum, spit, look around, wear a uniform." "If you want to look like a real player, you have to think of everything." "It's all about presentation." " What's going on?" " I thought we had to..." " It's a practice." " I know." " You're not supposed to wear that." "That's only for games, kid." " Let's go over our signals." "Green light." "It's a go." "Red light." "Don't swing, don't run." "Hit and run." "Steal." "Bunt." "I'll say this for our rookie in uniform." "I can live with dropped balls, bad pitches." "It's part of the game, that's baseball." "But mental errors due to a lack of concentration have no place on my team." " Is that clear?" "Yes." " Is that clear?" "Yes!" " Yes who?" "Yes, coach!" " Play ball." " Yes?" " About tomorrow?" " What about tomorrow?" "You're my second base, I told you." " The game's on cable at my place." "You coming?" "Hey!" "You're an Aristocrat now." "A month ago I thought my career was over." "That I'd have to become a mailman, milkman, or bank manager." "You must never lose hope." "Things change fast in baseball." "A man on the moon." "The greatest adventure of all time." "One of mankind's oldest dreams is about to be realized." "We invite you to witness it live." "Good evening, I'm Henri Bergeron." " Let's do something else." "Same old stuff." " How about swimming?" " What's the temperature?" " 78." " Too cold." "I've got it!" "Let's shoot some crows out back." "Then the maid can order us some pizza." "Maybe it was the chlorine, all those games, or the idea of eating pizza after shooting crows, but I started feeling pretty nauseous." "Maybe, deep down, I'm not a real Aristocrat." " Evening." " Hello." " What's the score?" " Still 0-0, bottom of the third." "First team to make them sweat." " That's the new kid, called up for tonight." " Ball one." "Ball two." "Ball three." " He won't get the green light." " You never know." "Turcotte doesn't play by the book." " We'll see." " Ball four." "Take your base." " The new kid's my son." " He is?" " Yeah." "Bravo!" " He's taking too big a lead." " I look for concentration, players who don't make mental errors." " You're an Aristocrat now." " Maybe I'm not a real Aristocrat." " You're out!" " As mental errors go, that was a beauty!" "You could even call it the mental error of the century." "Worse than the Americans in Vietnam!" "We didn't talk about my mental error, or the game." "My dad talked about the Apollo mission, the moon and a book he read by Jules Verne when he was 12." "I'm a bit like Jules Verne." "I can imagine lots of stuff." "But I can't imagine my dad at 12." " So many chairs?" " From the neighbors." " How many people are we expecting?" " Didn't we say 10?" " 10?" "20?" "30?" " 30?" " My boss, her husband." "Gilles called to say he was bringing the guys from work." "I told him it was OK." " Martin, watch out!" " Don't worry, I'll be careful." " 24 beers?" "You know Gilles and his buddies." " What are you doing?" "That thing's expensive!" " We'll watch outside." "It was my idea." " And you said yes?" " First time men walk on the moon in the history of TV." " Yeah, but..." " What if it rains?" " Just look." "Be a sweetie, go get two more cases." " Know what I'm thinking?" "We trade one of our veterans for help in the bullpen." " Like who?" " I dunno." "Mack Jones, maybe." " Trade Mack Jones?" " In two years he'll be finished and worth nothing." " You coming?" "It's late." " They're still in the module." " Will you join us?" " No, thank you." " You're welcome to stay." " Thank you, no." "Come home right after." "We're getting a picture on the TV." "We had a good picture." " He's coming out!" " He's coming out!" " That's one small step for a man... one giant leap for mankind." " I told him straight out," ""I'm the one who brings in the customers." ""So if I leave, you're in trouble, and so's the office!"" "Right, Charles?" " Gilles, just for tonight, forget about work." "Look..." "Men are walking on the moon right now." "That ever happen to you?" "These days everything's turning modern." "Guys have long hair." "And women are all for women's liberation." "The old days are over." "Seems Dad's the only one who doesn't get it." " Martin, you're pushing your luck!" "Did you lock the door?" "Did you check the stove?" "I know you prefer Gaspé, but Old Orchard means no bad surprises." " Or any surprises at all." " In Gaspé it always rains." "Whereas in Old Orchard... Martin, either you play that game or you listen to the radio." "One or the other." "It's baseball day and night!" " He's not bothering us." "What's wrong?" "You've had that look since we left." " What look?" " That one." " You really want to know?" "Ok," "I'll tell you." "Why did you invite all those people the eve of our trip?" " I called NASA, but they wouldn't change the schedule for us." "Is that why you're mad?" " What's come over you lately?" "Do you still need me, Mireille?" " Hello, Pete!" " Hi!" " Hi!" " Guess what!" "We went four for four!" " No way!" " You should've been there." "When Stretch pitches, batters are so scared, they freak out." "You should see the team since Fern took over." "The guys really hustle." "They're full of pep!" " Pep?" " Pep?" "What do you mean, pep?" "Our team's got pep to spare, Their team's all hot air!" "Our team's got pep to spare, Their team's all hot air! You try to plan everything so it goes just right." "But that's not always possible." "Sometimes miracles happen when you're not there." "In fact it's easier for miracles to happen when you're away." " Don't worry about the line-up." "It's done." "I gave it to the umpire." "You're just back from vacation, take it easy." "So, how was the weather?" " Strike one!" "Strike three, you're out!" " Take your base." "You're out of here!" " It went way over his head!" " You're out!" " Fern!" "Fern!" " Out!" " Fern, that's enough." " Anybody home?" " Come in." " Hi." "Is Sophie home?" " Sophia?" "Sophie?" " Ernie Banks?" "Wrigley Field?" " There's no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon." " In your day did you have baseball in Europe?" " No." "They thought it was better to preach fortitude, duty, justice." "But, you know... one day you realize people don't care about those things." "Except there, in sports." "On the baseball field there are rules, a code of conduct, a fair outcome based on merit." " You scared me!" " Sorry." " Well?" " I was just passing by." "I wanted to know if you'd be at the next game." " I don't think so." " What game?" " I played on his team a few times this year, just for fun." " Come on!" " Well, see you." "Y'know, I disagree about Mack Jones." "We shouldn't trade him." "Leave him in left, leave Fairly on first, move Bailey to third and trade Coco Laboy." " Coco Laboy?" "No way, who'd we get for him?" " Wow, you sure know baseball!" " Go on, play." " Some say there were 350,000 people!" " Here they say half a million!" " You really have to love music..." "Our world is constantly changing." "The more I look, the more I see how different Mom and Dad are." "Mom's changing." "Dad spends his time not changing." " Hello." " Excuse me, am I disturbing?" " No, come in." " Is Sophie here?" " No." "Have you seen Sophie?" " Not since yesterday." " She must be at her friend Celine's." "I don't have her number." "I don't know where she lives." " Do you have her number?" " Do you want us to try to..." " Don't go to any trouble." "She'll call eventually." "Thank you." "Excuse me." "I wonder what would happen if my parents died." "Who'd look after me?" "What would I be worth?" "Thinking about it gives me a tummy ache, so I try not to." "You don't choose your parents." "They're there when you arrive." "Even if you could choose, I'd still choose mine." " She's missed a couple of games but hasn't called." "Weird." " Well, Celine Lacroix... her parents are rich, they have a cottage." "I suppose they're there." " I suppose..." " I suppose they don't have a phone." " I suppose." " So how could she call?" " Maybe she was kidnapped by a sect that burns incense." " It's ready, give me a hand." " Thanks, Mom!" " Thanks, Mrs. Garneau!" " Thank you!" " You never know, maybe those crazies kidnapped her, the ones who stabbed that actress in the States." " Are you paid to come up with that stupid stuff?" " Anyway, I told my mom not to worry:" ""I'll never have long hair or listen to music."" " Get real!" " Maybe she just needed a little vacation from home." " I'll do the line-up." " It's done." " What?" "Stretch isn't pitching?" " Let someone else." "He pitched the last 5." " And we won, darnit!" " We'll give his arm a rest." " It's made of rubber." "He can throw 7 days a week." "So who are you starting?" "Blais's pitching?" "You kidding me?" "People come to see Stretch pitch, and you're starting a kid who doesn't know his left hand from his right." "You're throwing the game, pal." " First, I'm not your pal." "Second, too bad for people." "Third, when last I heard I was still coach." "Get out on the field and warm up." " Is Sophie coming?" "Leclerc, power hitter?" " Ball four!" " Time out!" " Gus!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!" "Louis, take the field." "You pitch, throw some strikes." " Why can't I pitch?" " It's not the time." "Go to first." "Make them hit." "You've got fielders to help." "Go for it, kid! - 5-0, we're handing them the game!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!" " Time out!" "Gus!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!" " Evening, Charles." "Hi, kid." "Does your offer still stand?" "A game between our teams?" " Aren't your practices too important?" " Course, just an exhibition game." "We'll ump ourselves." " Fine." " Sunday morning at 10?" " Fine." "Get in." "Nice?" "You're so naive!" "Turcotte's lots of things, but nice, no." "He wants to play Stretch." "His guys have never faced a fastball." "If Stretch strikes them out, he'll call him up for the Series." " Don't get mad." " Forgive me, honey, but this is ice cold." " It's gaspacho." "It's supposed to be cold." "Admit that it's good." " Who calls at suppertime?" " It's Pete." " Let it ring, your soup'll get hot." " Hello?" "Yes." "Just a second." "It's Fern." " Hello?" "Really?" "Well, thanks." "Stretch can't lift his arm." "He overdid it at the last game." "He can't pitch tomorrow." " Call up Mr. Turcotte and cancel." " No way." "He promised us a game, he'll deliver." "Not a word to anyone." "Tomorrow, you pitch." "A mixture of sun and clouds in the morning." "But we can expect thunderstorms later in the afternoon." " Too hot." " We're going to be massacred tomorrow." "We'll be such laughing stocks, my family will have to move." " I've got it!" " It's going to rain tomorrow." "That'll save us from the slaughterhouse. who can get on base any way he can." " What are you doing?" " Go back to bed." "You have to be in shape." " I can't sleep." " It's settled, next year I'm putting in air conditioning." "Your mom's right, even if it costs a fortune." " With any luck we'll be rained out." " Why do you want it to rain?" " It's the biggest game of the year and we're going to lose." " You know what's worse than losing a big game?" "It's never having the chance to play one." "Go get your mitt." "Your mitt, go get it." "That's it." "Keep your pitches low." "Make them hit grounders." "That's it!" "Another!" " What was that?" " My curveball." "No curveballs tomorrow." "I want you to throw strikes." "Aim for the mitt." "That's great." "Listen up, it's important." "How are you feeling?" "Everybody ready?" "Yeah." " Where's Stretch?" " He won't be here today." "He hurt his arm, he can't play." " Then I'm not playing." " I can't force you." " So long, losers!" " What matters is you do your best and have fun." " They're not even in uniform!" " As I was saying, what matters is to do your best..." " And have fun!" " Right." " Hey, guys." " How are you?" " How's it going?" " Where's your pitcher?" " He's not here." " What do you mean?" " He called, he hurt his arm." " We can't play." "There are only eight of you." " It's true we can't play with eight." " Martin!" "Who cares?" "We could play with seven if we have to." " No, the rules are clear." " Hey, look!" " We won't finish unless we start." " You came?" " To kick their butts!" " Hi." " Do you still need a shortstop?" " Go warm up." "Excuse me, could you give me a hand?" "On the field, as 3rd base coach?" " Sure, with pleasure." " Thanks a lot." "Let's go, Pete." " Good eye!" "Good eye!" "That's it, wait for it!" " Good eye!" "Good eye!" "Wait for the ball." " That's it, one more and you walk." " Way to go, Pete!" " Let's go." " Ball four, you walk!" " Let's go, Shrimp." " Ok, Shrimp." "Go for it!" " Shrimp, Mom's here!" " Strike one!" " Eyes on the ball, Shrimp!" " Strike two!" " Strike three!" "Out!" " Go for it!" " Strike three!" "Out!" " Strike one!" "Strike two!" "Strike three!" "Out!" " Out!" " Bravo, Leclerc!" "Nice going!" "Bravo, Sophie! Some clubs don't seem to care, and win without trying." "Others never win at all, even if they work hard, try their best, and have great team spirit." "Talent isn't everything." "You have to put your heart in it." "We had lots of heart, but it didn't win us many games." " When did he get glasses?" "Go, Gus!" "Eyes on the ball!" " Go on!" " Run!" "Run!" " She didn't touch third base!" " What's going on?" " She didn't touch third base." " None of the runs score." " How could you see from over there?" " He was there, and he saw." " You're wrong." "That's beside the point." " What does he know about baseball?" " It's not your call to make." "The rule is very clear." "The other team must lodge the appeal, not the ump." "Article 7.10." " Our mistake." "The runs are all good." " All of you, back to your positions, now!" "The Federation will hear about this!" " Gilbert, let's get one thing straight." "We play in a potato field with a lamppost behind 2nd base in hockey sweaters." "So let's not freak cause a 12-year-old girl maybe missed 3rd base." "Relax, Gilbert." "It's only a game." " Play ball!" " It's the fifth inning, 3-0, and they don't have a hit off you." "Hurry, it's really coming down!" " What's he doing?" " Stalling until the umpire calls the game because of the rain." " Time out!" " What now?" " Call it off before someone gets hurt." " What do you mean?" "It's just a sun shower." "It won't last." " The series starts in a week." " Martin, go pitch." "Turcotte, go sit down." " Game over!" " Turcotte, you're just a sore loser." "And so are all your players!" " Come on, Charles." "Relax, it's just a game." " I want the scorecard." "Give it to me!" " According to baseball regulations, if a game is called before five innings are completed," "none of the stats are recorded." "The hits, the homers, the strike-outs..." "It's as if they never happened." " But what happened did happen." "It's all written on this scorecard." "B Team, 3." "Aristocrats, 0." "It's all here." "Gus's home-run," "Sophie's double," "Martin's no-hitter..." "It's all here." "And nobody can ever take that away." "This summer, you won the only game that really counted." "You fought real hard." "And I'm proud of you." "Mom says us kids don't realize our luck because at our age we're still so carefree." "One day that'll change overnight, never to be the same." "So we should enjoy it while we can." "You can't be a child all your life." "But it's a good idea to be one at least once." "Martin, use a glass!" "When I'm Dad's age," "I don't know how I'll be..." "If I'll still play baseball, if I'll have the same friends," "if Mom will still listen to the Rolling Stones." "But I know I'll remember the Expos' first summer." "I'll remember my no-hitter, and that my father finally realized that he had a son." "Me." "They say as you grow up, your childhood gets clearer." "I may never throw a curveball, but if I have a child one day, I'll be like Dad" "and help him believe." "Translation:" "Robert Gray, Kinograph"