"original uploader [ ENGLISH SDH ] it's time to start our spring training." "Where is everybody?" "Let's get those arms in shape." "You'll all have weak arms if you don't start throwing the ball around." "this is supposed to be spring training." "Where's our shortstop?" "I think he's coming in now." "Coming in?" "I don't want to hear any more complaining about a little snow on the ground." "This is spring training." "don't we?" "And maybe another flu shot. and maybe there's some snow on the ground." "does it?" "Let's hear some chatter out there!" "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" "Jack Frost nipping at your nose." "where's everybody going?" "What about spring training?" "Come back!" "This is only a little storm." "Come back!" "Care to shag a few flies?" "here we go." "Everybody out for spring training." "What happened to winter?" "manager?" "but I try to be optimistic." "isn't it?" "What other traits do you think you have?" "Stupidity." "where are you off to dressed like that?" "I'm off to try out for a big leagues team." "you know." "Please? and you need your sister to tie your shoes." "Pardon me." "Can you tell me which one is manager?" "I guess in the big leagues the players don't talk to the rookies." "Pardon me." "Can you tell me which one is the manager?" "I think..." "I think you're very pretty." "Mr. Manager." "I thought I'd report for spring training." "Here I am." "what happened to your mini-league or T-ball or whatever? and you're the biggest I know." "you are too small for our league." "what position can you play?" "Mr. Manager." "I know you'll place me in the right position." "Leland." "Get out there and see if you can catch a few fly balls or a grounder..." "or something. you'll have to learn all of our signals." "This is the signal if you want to bunt." "Leland?" "no." "You have to memorize it." "now you've got it." "what's a bunt?" "manager!" "manager!" "I'll show you I can do it!" "I can't do it." "I can't do it." "I can't do it!" "I can't do it!" "everybody in." "I can do that." "You drive me crazy!" "You must be the worst outfielder in the history of baseball." "That's not very encouraging!" "how come we don't have uniforms? everyone would know who we are." "maybe we don't want anyone to know who we are." "Charlie Brown." "We're the only team in the league without uniforms." "I was talking to Mr. Hennessy at the hardware store the other day." "He said he would sponsor us and buy us uniforms... if we won a baseball game. could we ask you something?" "this is what we're wondering..." "Team..." "I have good news and bad news." "The good news is that Mr. Hennessy at the hardware store has offered to buy our baseball team some uniforms." "Yay!" "Well... that was the good news." "Now for the bad." "Mr. Hennessy says he will buy the uniforms if... if we can win the first game of the season." "What?" "Win the first game of the season?" "Win the first game of the season?" "We've never won a game." "Not even one." "what did you promise him?" "I said we would try." "If we work hard and really practice we can do it." "no!" "We can't do it!" "We can do it!" "We'll start serious practice tomorrow." "team. so let's get out on the field and warm up." "I've asked an expert to lead us in some calisthenics." "I always wear my cap to bed on the night before a big game." "I guess it's just a superstition." "I wonder if any of my other players wear their caps to bed." "this is it." "First game of the season." "We can win this game." "We have to win this game." "Mr. Hennessy promised uniforms like them." "Look at that: new uniforms. we could really play ball." "line up!" "aren't we going to hear the national anthem?" "We don't have a national anthem." "everybody does the "Hokey Pokey."" "you put your right foot out and you shake it all about and you turn yourself around" "That's what it's all about." "It's all about all the calls we've done" "You'll be shakin' in your shoes and we're not gonna lose lt's time you started worryin'" "Your strategy's in a muddle we're the space shuttle vocalize and shout we will prevail" "'Cause that's what it's all about go go" "Here's the game we have to win" "Now we've gone and said it planned and strategized" "And we're about to get inventive lt's how you play the game that counts" "Of that there is no doubt too" "'Cause that's what it's all about go go" "This game has a lot more meaning" "Our look is on the line" "You may as well lay down your gloves" "'Cause we're gonna be sublime ln the past we've had our share" "Of failures and defeats" "But now our shining moment's here" "Might as well take off your cleats" "Baseball has a funny way" "Of taking teams and dooming' 'em" "We're valiant knights taking down our foe" "With weapons of aluminum" "Our brilliant plans will mesmerize" "And after that last out" "We'll be the team with the highest score" "'Cause that's what it's all about go go shakin'" "Shakin' in your shoes" "We're the team invincible" "And we're not gonna lose don't you moan and pout" "'Cause we'll be the team with the highest score" "And that's what it's all about." "let's go get them!" "I feel good today." "I feel I can catch anything that comes my way. you coming my way?" "One finger will mean just try to get it over the plate." "Two fingers will mean try not to throw it over the backstop." "And three fingers will mean we'll all be glad when the season's over." "Catchers are weird." "Lefty." "You can do it." "Lefty." "We don't have anyone on our team named Lefty." "We don't?" "Poor Lefty." "This is it." "Our first game of the season." "let's hear some chatter out there." "Let's show 'em what we think." "We're not in last place yet." "here we go-- our first pitch of the season." "this is the most exciting moment of the year." "Why?" "I don't know. let's show 'em what kind of spirit we have." "Just wait till next year." "manager." "I was hoping I'd catch it." "Hope got in my eyes." "let's settle down." "Let's show 'em some spirit." "manager." "A pop fly." "An easy pop fly to the infield." "Good grief." "A home run." "We've got to bear down." "That's the ol' pepper!" "You're out!" "sweetie." "sweetie." "go out there and hit a homer for your favorite girl." "me." "me." "Blah." "yeah!" "go!" "gorgeous? but we have to drink from the hose." "Turn it off!" "we're keeping up with them!" "and we need a run to win." "it's your turn to bat." "Go in there and get a hit." "He's so little." "Maybe he can get on base." "They'll never throw a strike to him." "He'll get on base." "Then I'll come up and drive him in to score." "Ball one." "Hooray!" "He's going to do it!" "Strike one." "no!" "Strike two." "don't strike out!" "then Charlie Brown is at bat." "We've as good as lost our uniforms." "Argh!" "let him pitch to you." "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "keep going!" "more!" "Hey!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Leland got on base!" "stay on the bag!" "go!" "run!" "Throw it!" "Throw it!" "He's going for third!" "run!" "Leland!" "Leland!" "we won!" "He got the winning run!" "Leland did it!" "He's a hero!" "He's a hero!" "You stupid dog." "You've got to take out the pins before you put it on." "this is better." "we'll be unbeatable." "let's go out there and show 'em what we're made of." "Mr. Charles." "Mr. Charles." "See?" "The uniform is too big." "I see." "I guess I'm just not ready for the big leagues." "Leland." "It's up to you." "You did win our first game for us." "Mr. Charles." "I think I better go back to my old league." "you were a good player and we will miss you." "you all look good in our new uniforms." "manager." "let's go." "We're ready for them." "we'll show 'em!" "We've got new uniforms." "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Right down the middle." "Let's let him hit." "Sorry I missed that one. but suddenly I remembered all the others I missed." "The past got in my eyes." "A pop fly!" "I got it!" "It's all mine!" "He's got it." "Let him have it." "we're winners." "Second game of the season." "let me catch it." "let me be the hero." "how could you miss such an easy pop fly?" "I will ask myself the same question... over and over and over." "Have we lost?" "is the game over?" "Not quite." "I'm afraid it's all over but the shouting." "Argh!" "Now it's over." "Charlie Brown. and maybe we would win all our games." "It's not how you look." "It's how you play the game." "Who said that?" "but somebody said it." "they should've."