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Meet Freddie Waltman.

Oh, I'm sorry, ball boy.

Did you want that?

Every kid my size has

to deal with a Freddie Waltman.

See that new kid?

He's even smaller than me.

He hasn't got a prayer.

I don't know why

they put this fence up.

Why would anyone want to go

over there anyway?

Hey,Josh.

Why would anyone want to go

over there anyway?

Hey,Josh.

Do you want to play

ninjas with me?

Hey,Josh.

Do you want to play

ninjas with me?

Tomorrow, Frank.

Really?

Tomorrow?

- Yeah. Tomorrow.

- [Whistle Blows]

I gotta go.

They need me.

- Yeah. Tomorrow.

- [Whistle Blows]

I gotta go.

They need me.

[Joshua's Voice]

That's Frank Bennett. He sweats a lot.

My parents are

really busy people.

You have to know

when to ask them something.

My parents are

really busy people.

You have to know

when to ask them something.

What?

- Hmm?

- Do you hear something?

- No.

- Oh.

Can I ask

you guys something?

-Joshua?

- [Sighs] Not the lights.

What's wrong?

I'm just wondering if...

- I could join the football team?

- [Mom Sighs]

Mom, please?

Josh, we're physicians, okay?

Trust us on this.

Mom, please?

Josh, we're physicians, okay?

Trust us on this.

You haven't been

in an emergency room.

You haven't seen a compound fracture

or a ruptured spleen...

- or severe facial lacerations, okay?

- Dad, I'm not going to war.

- The answer is no.

- Don't worry,Josh.

You won't be a nerd all your life.

- or severe facial lacerations, okay?

- Dad, I'm not going to war.

- The answer is no.

- Don't worry,Josh.

You won't be a nerd all your life.

- Not the lights.

- [Mom] Neena?

- The answer is no.

- Don't worry,Josh.

You won't be a nerd all your life.

- Not the lights.

- [Mom] Neena?

- I heard voices.

-[Joshua] come on, Mom.

We wear pads and all.

- You can't get hurt.

- Listen to your mother,Josh. Please?

You can always become

a midget wrestler and wrestle on TV.

- They can call you "The Pygmy..."

- " From Pennsylvania."

Get some new material.

[Sighs] Play football all of a sudden.

What's the big deal?

Just give me one good reason.

One.

Grandpa played football.

[children Laughing, Shouting]

Okay, okay.

Let's go, girls.

Rows of fiive.

Shoulder length apart.

Legs together.

Touch your toes and don't bounce.

Ready? One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four.

Ready? One, two, three, four.

Two, two, three, four.

Get down there!

Get down there!

Two, two, three, four.

Get down there!

Get down there!

Grab some dirt.

Let's go.

Get down there!

Get down there!

Grab some dirt.

Let's go.

Three. I can't hear you!

Grab some dirt.

Let's go.

Three. I can't hear you!

- [Players] Four.

-[coach] Is that the way

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