The Open Road

Last season,

a lot of people thought he was playing

even better than his dad did

when he first came into the minors,

but lately, you know,

Garrett's been in a bit of a slump.

Carlton's father, of course,

retired Hall-of-Famer Kyle Garrett.

And now he's back at the plate.

Halliday sets.

And the 1-2.

High fly ball,

right centerfield.

This should do it.

Jackie Liston drifts back.

And, well, the Hooks

lose this one 6-0.

Corpus has now lost the series,

but it's the first series

the Hooks have lost

since May 26th.

Son of a bitch.

Hey, Garrett,

come talk to me for a minute.

What's going on with you?

I'm just trying to

figure some things out.

Figure things out?

Yeah, you know,

whatever it is that's eluding me.

No, nothing's

eluding you, Garrett.

You're just stuck in your head,

that's all.

And baseball players

don't say things like "eluding."

So pull it out of your ass

and play some ball for me,

- will you, please?!

- Okay, Coach.

I got to level with you.

If things don't go well this weekend,

I'm thinking of making some changes.

Hey.

She had some

trouble breathing after lunch,

- drove herself over.

- What did they say?

They've recommended

a procedure.

It's a catheterization

of some kind.

I don't know.

They've had a lot of success with it,

but there's always a risk.

Now, listen,

they've got her on antibiotics

and they have to wait a few days,

but she won't agree to sign

the surgery waiver.

Right.

If she falls unconscious,

they can do it without her consent.

Otherwise we'll need

a court order

and I don't know

if we can get one.

Okay, Grandad,

I'll talk to her.

Hey.

Hey, I was listening.

What happened to you

out there tonight?

I thought you were

gonna pull that off.

Yeah, me too.

Were you wearing your thing?

Oh.

We've been buds a long time,

haven't we?

Yes we have.

And have I asked you for much

during that time?

Have I asked you

for many favors?

No, not really.

Okay, I need to ask you

for one now.

Anything, Mom.

You know that.

I need to see your father.

Mom.

If he's not here

when I go into surgery,

I'm gonna die

on that table.

- Come on.

- You tell him I'm crazy.

You tell him... I don't care...

whatever you want to tell him,

but I'm not signing that waiver

till he gets here.

I won't.

Okay, wait a second.

Let's just calm down here.

No, I need to see him, Carlton.

And don't tell me to calm down

when I'm laying here

with a fucking hole in my heart!

Mom!

Shit, I'm scared.

Shit.

I'm scared!

Okay, this time I am really scared

and I don't know why.

So please tell me you'll do it.

- If that's what you want.

- That is what I want.

Okay, I'll do it.

I promise.

Thanks.

Hey.

- Hey.

Look, I'm sorry

to just call like this, but...

Wow.

Why don't you

just try calling him?

You don't know him, Lucy.

I mean, he's not exactly

easy to talk to.

Ah.

If you were to ask this guy

how he was doing,

instead of saying "fine,"

he would say

something like

"Better than a chigger

on the back of a hound dog."

I don't get it either.

Well, I guess

you are in a pickle.

I don't know what to tell you.

I mean, I'm sorry

about your mom.

I am.

This whole thing is just...

Yeah yeah, I know.

Well, I'm subbing for

two classes in the morning.

You gonna be okay?

- Yeah.

- You call me if you need anything,

or if Katherine needs anything.

Okay.

Thanks for coming over.

Love you.

Love you too.

Did I wake you?

No, I was just baking

a fruitcake.

You want some?

Good one.

Um, I wanted to say thanks

for coming by earlier.

- Did you call him?

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