Trouble with the Curve
All right.
Okay. Come on, now.
Come on, boy.
Let's not take your sweet-ass time
about this. Jesus.
All right.
Okay, that's it.
Good.
Don't laugh, I outlived you,
you little bastard.
Goddamn it. Son-of-a-b*tch.
Breakfast of champions.
You trying to tell me Sammy Davis Jr.
was better looking than Robert Redford?
No question.
Better actor too.
Sammy should've been
the Sundance Kid.
You're out of your mind.
No, they're right.
Sammy only had one eye,
but he cut quite a figure.
I know what you're doing.
You're trying to piss me off,
but it's not gonna work. Not this time.
Strike.
You boys enjoy the fishing,
I'll see you up in the Carolinas.
Where you going, Gus?
Aren't you gonna see what he's got?
I've seen all this guy's got.
My daughter can throw better than that.
Good luck.
Mickey, it's time.
Yep.
- They're ready for you, Miss Lobel.
- Thank you.
Hard to believe it's been seven years.
Time flies when you're
working your ass off.
Excuse me, doing your life's work.
So where do you stand
on the Landau case?
- I like my chances.
- That could be quite a coup for us.
It's all very impressive.
Thank you.
You'd be the youngest partner
this firm's ever had.
There is a reason I've not taken a Saturday
off in seven years. I want this. Bad.
So does Todd.
He's been productive for a long time.
He's a quality associate.
But I have been more productive.
And I agree with you,
he is a quality associate.
You'd be the only woman.
Gentlemen,
my father is a baseball scout.
And while he was hardly attentive, the one
thing he did give me was experience.
I took a lot of road trips.
I grew up around men who swore,
drank, and farted.
Trust me, I can handle it.
Let us bring it
to the partnership committee.
- Then we'll talk.
- Great.
Hudson, a 17-game winner last year...
Order up!
You need some money
for some new clothes?
I just came from yoga.
You into that voodoo?
Yeah. I'm thinking about getting three
sixes tattooed across my forehead.
- What about the partnership?
- We're close.
There's just some competition from
another attorney, but he's harmless.
You got a boyfriend?
I'm seeing somebody, sort of.
And has he got a job?
He's an attorney.
Well, marry him.
He'll probably be a great provider.
I can provide for myself just fine.
Hudson, he's really painting
the corners tonight.
Guy's a true artist.
I'm gonna go.
- What?
- I'm going to go.
You haven't finished your dinner yet.
Oh, I've had enough.
Suit yourself.
Absolutely tremendous. Prescott
just went three-for-three again last night.
Didn't he just get arrested for assault?
Allegedly.
Kid's hitting 350,
ready to move to Double A.
So let's not rush to judgment.
You seen him play lately?
I don't need to see him play.
You and that computer.
Need to stay current, Pete.
These programs are an essential tool
to evaluating today's talent.
In fact, there's only one scout
in the entire organization...
maybe in all of baseball,
that doesn't use this technology.
Maybe that's why he's only signed
three kids in what, last four years?
This isn't like a store.
You can't just go in and get what you want.
Maybe there's nothing out there.
Maybe his territory's a little thin.
What about Billy Clark in Rome?
Didn't Gus sign him?
Yeah, and he's struggling.
Kid's in a big-time slump.
He'll come around.
Gus could spot talent from an airplane.
I just hope we're not missing anything,
that's all.
I mean, he is getting up there.
Should we send him to look at Gentry?
Of course. The Carolinas are his territory.
Draft's in nine days.
I don't want any surprises.
You're talking about one of the best scouts
baseball's ever seen.
You're talking about the guy that signed
Ralph Garr, Dusty Baker...
Dale Murphy, Tom Glavine,
Chipper Jones.
The list goes on.
With all due respect, Pete,
the game's changed.
It's so much bigger now. It's global.
Need somebody to keep up with the times.
Gus couldn't even turn on a typewriter,
let alone a computer.
Look, we all hate to think it,
but he may be ready for pasture.
- When's his contract up?
- Three months.
We carry the option.
For chrissakes, what is this?
Gus Lobel can do the job.
If he proves me wrong,
I'll take full responsibility.
Until then, let's just worry
about the guys on the field.
Sh*t.
Bunch of goddamn midgets
design this garage?
Come on, number five.
Strike him out, boy.
Billy Clark ain't got nothing on you, baby.
That Billy Clark is a bum. We haven't
seen him hit a baseball all year.
Come on, Billy.
Here it comes, Billy.
Here it comes, baby. Go, baby.
Intimidators 5, Braves 2.
Better luck next time, boys.
How long before they release me?
You're just in a slump. No big deal.
I'm in a coma.
Yeah. Look, when I first signed you up,
you were hitting great.
You were the quickest bat alive.
I don't know what my problem is.
I just can't concentrate like I should.
What about your family?
They still over in Akron?
Yeah. Just outside.
When was the last time you saw them?
It's been a while.
They would make the drive down, but
money's just kind of tight right now.
I'll take care of getting your parents here
so you can see them.
No problem.
Thanks, Gus.
Gus, you home?
It's 9:
00 in the morning,where the hell else would I be?
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