Million Dollar Arm Page #5

Here? In the middle of the street?

That's where he wants

to bypass the system. Really?

Thank you.

Hey. What's up?

- I found our scout.

- Really? Who?

Ray Poitevint. He's one of the best.

He's retired, but House says

he can be there in two weeks.

- Oh, that's great. Great news.

- You're welcome.

All right, listen, I'll call you tomorrow.

All right, I'll see you later.

- Bye.

- Excuse me, sir.

- Are you JB Bernstein?

- Yes, I am.

Hello, sir. I am Amit Rohan.

I love baseball.

I would like very much to work with you

on The Million Dollar Arm.

Great. Tryouts in Mumbai

are at the end of the month.

Come on by.

Lobby, sir.

JB sir, I don't play baseball.

Look at me. Too small to compete.

But I teach baseball in New Mumbai.

- You do?

- Yes, sir.

At my college I have seven students.

Ask me any question

about the game of baseball,

I will tell you. Ask me.

Okay.

How many innings

does a starting pitcher

have to pitch to get the win?

Can you ask me a different question?

No. Goodbye.

Sir. Sir, I'll work for free, sir.

Really?

Yes, sir. I'll work for free.

- When can you start?

- Now, sir.

Now is good. Let's go.

- Really, sir?

- Yes.

- Come.

- After you, please.

Thank you. Thank you, JB sir. Thank

you for this life-changing opportunity.

Don't sweat it. Vivek, this is Amit.

He's gonna be working with us today.

Hello. Amit.

All right, boys, let's go.

We got a big day.

- We gotta spread the word.

- Don't worry, JB.

Indians are very good

at spreading the word.

An American company

is hoping to find a cricketer

to throw a very fast ball.

The prize is worth one hundred...

...thousand US dollars...

...with the chance to win $1 million.

But do you think in a country like India,

where we're obsessed with cricket,

do you really think American

baseball will catch on?

You're sure we don't need a written

contract for the TV studio?

It won't be necessary, JB.

That just seems crazy

to me, even for here.

The TV studios will be there, trust me.

You see, Vivek, in the US,

we would get lawyers

and write up contracts,

and then everything would run smoothly.

But do lawyers and contracts

make things run smoothly in the US?

No, they generally

just confuse the hell out of everything.

But it might make me feel better.

I understand.

JB sir, the Major League

Baseball scout Mr. Ray has arrived.

He is in the taxi.

I went to the airport

to pick him up. It's really exciting.

Fantastic. Bring him up.

We cannot do this.

Ray-

Ray!

Is he breathing?

Yes. Should I take him

to the hospital, sir?

No, no. Hold on a minute.

Hey-

Am I on fire?

No. Sorry about that.

That better be filtered water.

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