Bang the Drum Slowly Page #6

He gave you that

ring, did he?

Mm.

Who says anything is?

He says.

He says what?

He says marry him

and cash in on a big surprise.

He's nutty.

You get that way

sitting on the bench

too many years.

What was he doing

in Minnesota?

He had pneumonia.

Now, what would you go

all the way to Minnesota

with pneumonia for?

Well, whatever it is,

it isn't catching.

You think I'd be his roomie

if it were?

Oh, rooming with him's

one thing...

Ioving's another.

Oh, Katie

honey, why don't you get

yourself married

and raise yourself

some eXemptions?

Why don't you play baseball

for free, Arthur?

Why should a girl go amateur

if she's got the stuff

to be professional?

I don't know why

you can't tell me

what's wrong with him.

Katie, if I knew...

you know I'd tell you.

Ladies and gentlemen

will you please rise

and join us in singing

our national anthem?

O say, can you see

By the dawn's early light

What so proudly we hail'd

At the twilight's

last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes

and bright stars

Thro' the perilous fight

O'er the ramparts we watch'd

Were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare

The bombs bursting in air

Gave proof

through the night...

Why's he sending me down?

You'll be back up, Piney.

I ought to be back up now.

Stick to business

and stay off motorcycles.

I love motorcycles.

Look at that old washout.

Don't lose your ticket.

Take care of your banjo.

Guitar!

Say hello for me to everybody

down there in Queen City, okay?

...O'er the land

of the free...

Maybe somebody'll

drop dead up here...

open up a slot for me.

...And the home

of the brave.

Well, anything's possible.

Life is unfair,

I'll tell you that.

Get on there.

Ladies and gentlemen

your attention, please.

Today we honor

a recently elected immortal

Big Benjamin Scotland.

Big Ben, pitching for

the New York Mammoths

struck out

312 batters in the year 1901.

Gun it in, Ben!

Gun it in!

Save this for me.

Batting first for Pittsburgh...

Hey, man, this one's

for the money.

...a left fielder...

Play ball!

What do you say, Henry?

What do you say?

All the way, kid.

All the way this year.

What do you say, Henry?

Come to me, boy.

Come to me, kid.

Swing it through.

Right here, kid.

What do you say?

Wing it strong!

Strike!

So, you wanted that through!

All right!

All right!

Come on, team!

Say, Pearson...

I always wondered...

eXactly how tall are you?

Paul, you always did wonder.

Yeah?

Yeah, I heard

about it.

Yeah?

Yes, I did.

I'm eXactly five feet.

11 inches.

I never knew sh*t piled

that high.

We were a strong club.

We had great pitching

with both hands

and good relief

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