For Love of the Game Page #2

You can win or lose the game

all by yourself.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Have dinner tonight with

me, Jane, after the game.

We'll go to Mario's.

I have a 6:
00 plane.

They wanted me there

a week ago when you called,

and I wanted to see you.

I wanted to say good-bye.

Good-bye, Billy.

[ Rock ]

[ Male Announcer ] Welcome to

New York and to Yankee Stadium...

on a crisp and glorious

fall afternoon,

where the Yankees try to win the

divisional title against the Detroit Tigers.

Hi, everybody. I'm Vin

Scully along with Steve Lyons,

and welcome to our fiinal

telecast of the regular season.

You can smell the fall. The World Series

is just around the corner here in New York.

[ Lyons ] On paper, today's

game seems easy enough, Vin.

First place team takes an easy

game from the last place team.

But nothing's ever easy.

Mr. Chapel?

Hey. Ken Strout.

I was your batboy

a long time ago.

My dad was a Tiger.

joe Strout. I remember. [ Chuckles ]

How's he doin'?

Good. He and Ma are livin'

down in Florida now.

He doesn't move around too

easy, though. He's got bad knees.

You know,

a little arthritis.

What, are you playin' today?

No, I don't think so.

They just called me up.

Good. Well, good luck to you. Thanks.

And give your dad my best.

He was a... great player.

Oh, thanks.

I'll tell him.

[ Man On Radio ] Live from

Yankee Stadium in New York,

it's

New York Yankees baseball!

Today on the next

to last day of the year,

the Yankees have a chance

to clinch the pennant.

To do it, they'll have to beat

Billy Chapel and the Detroit Tigers.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Good afternoon,

everyone. It is a beautiful fall day...

Could you turn that off? at Yankee Stadium

as the Yankees are set to clinch the pennant.

No.

But standing in their way...

is the great veteran right-hander

of the Tigers, Billy Chapel.

Does anybody else know?

No. Nobody

knows nothin'.

Not even Perry. If they knew,

that's all they'd be talkin' about.

Well, what does Jane say?

[ Sighs ]

jane's movin' to London.

Movin'to London?

What the-

- How are you gonna manage that?

- We're not.

Billy...

this ain't your day.

[ Chuckles ]

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

That's

Wheeler's nephew.

He sent him down

to get your answer.

Guess he's gonna sit through

the whole game if he has to.

Poor kid.

Doesn't even know

what he's doin' here.

[ Sniffiing ]

just throw the ball to the

glove, son. just play catch.

Since you're throwin' bullets, I'm

not even gonna mention the fact...

that you were an hour late, and I've been

standin' here trying to fiigure out...

who my starting pitcher

would be if you didn't show up.

Have I ever not showed?

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