The Catcher Was a Spy Page #2

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aren't named for a canary.

The name is derived

from the Latin word canis

which means dog.

The islands were named

for the wild dogs

that are found there.

Right you are.

Well, so far, Moe Berg

is batting a thousand!

[audience applauding]

[gong clangs]

So, Moe, tell us a little bit

about yourself.

Is there a Mrs. Berg?

Ah, yes, she's married

to my father.

[audience laughing]

I meant is there

a Mrs. Berg in your life?

Does this count for points?

[audience laughing]

Wow, you sure wriggled

your way out of that one.

Moe Berg, the walking enigma.

That is..

Well, that's the case

with old Whitby.

- Very similar.

- Was it always?

Always. Because of that,

people...

How do you know

all of these things?

Well, it's common knowledge.

Well..

Oh, I'm going to Japan.

An exhibition tour

after the season.

Oh, Moe, I have always

wanted to see Japan.

I'll take some pictures.

Or you could take me, and I'll

take the pictures myself.

- Oh, Estella, come on.

- I'd really like to go, Moe.

It's just a series

of exhibition games.

And I'm sure the other players

are taking their wives.

You're not my wife.

Mm.

I didn't mean

anything by that.

I was simply stating it

as a fact.

It was more than that, Moe.

It wasn't more than anything.

- Estella.

- What?

Why do you not want

to take me to Japan, Morris?

I would just rather go alone.

Well, that wasn't so hard,

was it?

Tokyo is host of Babe Ruth

and his barnstorming

American baseball team

on their goodwill

exhibition tour of Japan.

[speaking in foreign language]

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[audience cheering]

[speaking in foreign language]

[audience cheering]

[speaking in foreign language]

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[speaking in foreign language]

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[speaking in foreign language]

[laughing]

Jesus Christ.

He know their languages.

That makes 12.

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Berg.

I'm sure you're going

to enjoy it here.

My name is Isao Kawabata.

It's such a pleasure

to meet you.

The pleasure is mutual.

[singing in foreign language]

Move it, move it!

[speaking in foreign language]

[audience cheering]

Don't they know

he only batted 235?

Right.

- Oh!

- Oh!

[audience applauding]

[bells tolling]

[ducks quacking]

Please, tell me

all about baseball.

It looked like

such as interesting game.

You don't know anything?

Nothing.

Well, baseball's a game

where people fail

a lot more often

than they succeed.

Sounds very much like life.

[laughs]

Yes, it does.

So, what do you do?

I am a professor of history.

Now that sounds interesting.

So why would a professor

who doesn't know anything

about baseball be at a game?

Maybe you don't fully

understand, Mr. Berg.

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