Everyone's Hero Page #2

on the way to see your daddy, and...

Hey, hey, what are you doing?

Making sure

you don't go anywhere.

- Not the underpants drawer!

- Don't worry. They're clean.

Not anymore.

Wow!

Now batting for the New York Yankees,

number one, Yankee Irving!

Hey, Dad.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you. I brought you dinner.

Great. What are we having?

Mom's mystery meatloaf.

Hmm.

Meatloaf. Let's start with dessert.

So, what's new?

Dad, you're not gonna believe this.

Oh, no? Try me.

I found a talking baseball.

Oh, really? Does he have a name?

I call him Screwie.

Oh, yeah? Where'd you find it?

At the sandlot.

Did you play ball today?

Yeah, but I don't think

I wanna play anymore.

Hey, I thought you loved baseball.

Well, I think I'm in a slump.

Hmm.

You know, I was watching the team

practice the other day, and it struck me,

here are guys who make a living

playing baseball.

They play every day, and even on the day

after they lose a game,

they're still standing at the plate

swinging that bat.

And you know

how they got to be so good?

They just keep swinging?

Come on, I got something to show you.

Babe Ruth!

Is that Darlin'?

Yup. Sure is.

Babe had that bat custom made

three years ago.

That was the first year

he hit 50 home runs.

That's right. People say she was made

from a thousand-year-old tree

growing on the side of Mount Olympus.

I'm pretty sure it was made in Kentucky.

Hey, come on, pal, we should head home.

Oh, come on, Dad,

just another minute, please?

I tell you what, you can stay here

for a few more minutes

while I put my things away.

- Meet you at the back gate. Deal?

- Yeah.

Yankee, don't touch anything

and make sure you close the door

when you leave.

I promise.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

- You! What are you doing?

- Nothing.

- I was just helping my dad mop up.

- Scram!

What are you looking at?

Here you go!

Kid! Kid! Hey, kid! Wake up!

You're turning me into a spitball.

How long you been taking

trombone lessons?

Good morning.

I thought you were giving that up.

My dad says you should never

give up something you love.

- Has he ever seen you bat?

- Hey!

So, you know a lot about baseball, right?

I mean, since you are one.

I know one thing about baseball, it stinks.

And you saw me play baseball, right?

Make that two things.

It stinks and so do you.

Well, then maybe

you can give me some pointers.

I could point you to another hobby.

How about marbles or kite watching?

You can watch people fly kites.

How can you hate baseball?

You are a baseball.

Kid, look,

baseball's only gonna break your heart.

Did you know I made it to the majors?

- You were in the majors?

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