For Love of the Game Page #5

and it runs

right on that outside corner.

So 0 and 2 the count

to Sam Tuttle.

I saw that shitty little

Hollywood movie you did.

Ball! [ Lyons ] Gus

Sinski wanted that one.

So did Chappie. You see

the reaction on his face.

That's a pretty good pitch

on the outside corner.

Tuttle didn't like the first two calls, and

now he gets a break on that outside corner.

That's not the kind of pitch Chapel's

gonna like being called a ball all day long.

Don't crowd me, Sam.

I hate being crowded.

No.

So, 1 and 2 the count, and whoops,

Tuttle has really moved up on the plate.

He's all over the plate

right now.

Now you got the idea.

[ Scully ] Uh-oh! Down goes

Tuttle. [ Fans Protesting ]

What a knockdown pitch that was.

There's a message being delivered.

Yankee Stadium

is like a schoolyard,

and Bill Murdie looks like

a teacher who sees trouble.

You know, they say

in every great athlete...

there's a mean streak,

and Billy Chapel's no different.

[ Scully ] Bill Murdie

goes from umpire to referee.

[ Lyons ] Anytime I

played against this guy,

if he felt like he had his good

stuff, he'd flip you like this.

Throw a ball right up there over

your head just to let you know that,

"I can throw the ball

anywhere I want today-"

[ Bar Patron ] You know, I've

been a Yankee fan since 1958.

- I can name a Yankee for every number.

- Oh, God. Please don't.

Number one:

Billy Martin, Bobby Richardson.

Number two:
Frank "The Crow"

Crosetti and Bobby Murcer.

Number three.. the Babe. Number

four.. Gehrig. Five.. DiMaggio.

Six.. Steve Boyer, Roy White.

Excuse me. Would you mind?

You can't smoke in a bar. What,

now you can't talk in a bar?

This ain't church, lady.

[ Scoffs ]

[ Scully ] Tuttle back up to

the plate. [ Umpire ] 2 and 2!

Same sh*t,

different day, huh?

I'd throw it at you again,

but I'm afraid

Murdie'd run me.

Strike three!

[ Scully ] Oh, good breaking

ball. Got him looking.

[ Lyons ] What a great job of settin'up

a hitter. Let's take another look.

Tuttle looks like a deer caught in the

headlights. Chapel just jelly-legged him.

[ Scully ] So at the end of one,

Tigers nothing, Yankees nothing.

All right, here we go now. Four,

fiive, six. Let's get something started.

jose, attababy.

It's all about

positioning, right?

You gotta wait on this guy,

all right?

Hey, Mike? Some water? [ Man ] Yeah?

Sure thing, Billy.

You all right?

You got it goin' good

out there.

Make sure

you save something.

Birch wants

to play golf tomorrow.

You know, I played golf with

Birch the day I met Jane.

You doin' all right?

Yeah.

I'm not hearin' 'em

at all out there.

[ Car Stereo ] Are you

gathering up the tears

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