Rally Caps (2024) Movie Script

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- 2,121, 2,122,
2,123, 2,124,
2,125, 2,126,
2,127, 2,128,
2,129, 2,130,
2,131, done.
- Oh, sorry honey, I overslept.
Big day today.
- Mom, I can't eat.
My stomach hurts.
- You're just nervous
about your tryouts.
You'll do great.
You just have to go
out and have fun, okay?
(Pop knocks)
- Yeah!
- [Jordy] It's Pop!
- Hey.
- Who's ready for tryouts?
- You hungry?
(Pop grunting)
- Ow, Pop, you're crushing me.
Good morning, honey.
You got a bagel for me?
You know, I couldn't
sleep last night.
- Me neither.
- I put 1,000 bucks on
you making the team,
so don't blow it.
- Seriously?
- Dad!
Don't listen to him.
- All right, all right,
all right.
I didn't put 1,000
bucks down, I put 2,000.
- No.
- Yeah.
(Pop laughs)
Hey, nice uniform.
- I slept in this for good luck.
I also did 2,131 tosses,
for Cal Ripken's
consecutive game streak.
- Yeah, you ball players,
you all have these little
routines, you know?
Remember Moises Alou?
- Oh gosh.
- He used to pee on his hands
to make his hands tougher
so he could grip the bat better.
- Pee?
- Yep, let's move on.
I have a little gift for you.
Bring you a little
extra luck today.
Here you go, Dad.
- Thank you.
- I'm gonna go get it.
- Yeah.
Listen kid, we're all
rooting for ya,
playing Little League for
the first time, finally.
- Okay.
This is for you, from your
dad, right before he died.
He wanted you to have it today.
- [Jordy] Oh, nice!
- He didn't have a chance
to break it in, so -
- All right, all right, all
right, quit staring at it.
Time's a wasting, you
know, we got things to do.
Into the garage.
- What's in the garage?
- You'll see.
(garage door whirring)
I got another number for
you, for your routine.
Number 5, Brooks
Robinson, my favorite guy.
- Yeah, I remember.
Maybe I can do like a
little toe tapping routine,
like five times on the mound.
- Ha, I thought you'd say that.
(Pop chuckles)
- Okay, I got the shaving cream.
Here we go, all right.
- Give it.
(shaving cream hissing)
- What are you doing, Mom?
- Woo, boink!
- This just adds cohesion,
and eliminates the rigidity
of the glove, you know?
The leather needs
strength, but flexibility.
It has to stretch, you know,
it has to fit like mold
on your hand.
Now comes the fun part.
- Wait, what are you doing?
- [Pop] We got 10 minutes
to break this thing in,
get in the car.
(Pop chuckles)
(pleasant music)
(engine revving)
(Nora laughs)
Dum, ba-dum, ba-dum,
ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum.
- [Jordy] You're flattening
my glove like a pancake.
- Ba-dum, dum.
(Nora laughs)
(players chattering)
(balls thudding)
- [Jordy] One, two, three, four,
five.
(Jordy sighs)
- Nora, hi.
- Hi.
- It's really good to see
Jordy try out.
- Yeah, he may have
over-prepared.
- Think his rituals have
become a little elaborate?
- It may be a tad excessive.
- I mean, if it manages his
anxiety, I'm okay with it.
- Yeah, I just didn't want him
to become a prisoner of
his own superstitions.
- Oh, kids do funny things
when it's their first tryout.
It's just nerves.
- Yeah, his big brother
used to love routines.
- If he plays like Rob,
we'll have our next phenom.
Hey, I'd love to see Rob.
Is he coming today?
- I mean, you'd think he'd
wanna show up, but, um...
- I've seen a lot of
fathers coach sons.
It's always complicated.
It's good seeing you.
- Yeah, you too.
- [ COACH ON PA ] Okay,
rotation of pitcher.
Jordy, get in there.
Just fielding drills for now.
Bobby, third base.
Tommy, short.
(people chattering)
(people clapping)
All right, let's go to one,
everybody.
(bat cracks)
(people clapping)
(bat cracks)
(people clapping)
(people cheering)
- One, two,
three, four, five.
(Jordy sighs)
One, two -
- Get on the fricking
mound and play already!
Enough of this nonsense!
(Pop clears throat angrily)
- You got a problem, Grandpa?
(Pop hums impatiently)
- [Nora] No.
- [Nora] Dad!
(Pop clears throat)
(bat whooshes)
(players shouting)
(bat thuds)
(crowd gasping)
- Oh my god.
(Jordy sobbing)
- [Jordy] No!
- First aid, get the
first aid kit!
Slipped right out of my hands.
- Oh no.
- Okay, okay!
I got you, I got you.
It's okay, okay.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
- I can't feel anything.
- I know.
Could somebody get some ice,
please?
Pop's getting the car.
We're going to the ER.
Okay, so just stay still.
You're in shock, honey.
There you go, okay.
(heartbeat thudding)
(bus rumbling)
(birds chirping)
(dog barking)
(emotional music)
(dog barking)
- [Pop] You know, by the
time we get that working,
the game's gonna be over.
- [Nora] Okay, Dad,
gimme a break.
- Well, you should've listened
to me, to go with cable.
You can't depend on this
streaming stuff.
You never know when it's
gonna poop out on ya.
Hey, Jordy.
(crowd cheering)
- You figured it out, Jordy.
- Hey!
- Jordy, you're a genius.
- [Announcer] We go to
baseball analyst, Tim Kurkjian.
- I think it's time to
get those rally caps on.
- Woo-hoo!
(Nora claps)
- [Pop] Rally cap time.
- [Nora] All right, fold it.
- Come on, Jordy.
- Os need your good luck,
come here.
Here you go.
- Come on, let's watch.
- Come on!
Come on.
- I gotta be honest, I
don't like the way
you're reacting to
all this stuff.
And you're not doing
yourself a favor
by wearing that on your face.
- It's just 'til he heals.
- That's for playing,
not for all the time.
- Pop, I'm not playing!
I retired.
- Now listen to me,
nobody likes a quitter.
(backpack thuds)
- Oh, Dad.
(emotional music)
(birds chirping)
- Ow, that hurt.
(person laughing)
Ow, that hurt.
(person laughing)
Ow, that hurt.
(person laughing)
Ow, that hurt.
(person laughing)
(Jordy panting)
(trophies clattering)
(fists thudding)
(Jordy panting)
(Jordy screaming)
(Jordy sobbing)
(door clicks)
(door creaks)
- Hey.
You know that Pop loves
the heck outta you.
- I'm not a quitter.
- No, you're just injured.
Maybe this will help
with recovery.
- It's just a folded cap, Mom.
- Hey, how many games
did the O's win
because we wore these hats?
I thought you were Mr.
Superstitious.
- The O's winning or
losing has nothing to do
with us making a magic wish.
Wearing a stupid hat or doing
rituals doesn't mean anything.
There's no point.
(somber music)
- It's because it gives
us a sense of control.
Especially if we're we're
hurting, and we're losing.
Every little thing helps.
Here.
(door creaks)
(crickets chirping)
(thunder booming)
(gentle music)
(insects buzzing)
(crowd cheering)
(crowd continues cheering)
(footsteps tapping)
(thunder booming)
(crickets chirping)
(thunder rumbling)
(computer beeping)
- Whoa, okay.
- [Nora] Dad, this
isn't gonna work.
- You're right, this
webcam stuff is confusing.
I mean, I can't see myself.
And where the hell
is the camera?
- Dad, I mean, me being
on this call,
he's just gonna hang up.
- Oh, come on, look-
- Hey, Pop.
- Oh hi, can you hear me now?
I can see you, I
can't see myself.
- As long as you can see me,
it's fine.
- [Pop] Okay.
- Hi.
- Really, Pop?
Is this just a ploy to
get us to talk?
- How's everything?
- I'm alive.
- Did you get my text
about Jordy's injury?
- Jordy broke his nose, yeah.
- Well, he's had a lot
of anxiety since then.
I mean, he's cocooned
himself for weeks.
He just won't do anything.
He won't play baseball.
When you leave for camp
in a couple months,
maybe you can take him
up with you when you go.
- I'm not babysitting.
I'm not his father.
- How about his big brother?
- This is for Jordy.
It's gonna mean a lot to him.
He wants to see you.
- Come on, Rob.
Can we just push past
this for a minute?
- Just have him outside,
alone, when I come.
(computer chimes)
(Nora sighs)
- He won't let it go.
(emotional music)
All right, this is
gonna be great.
You're gonna have so much fun.
They won't know about your
injury, or who you are,
and they have a great
baseball program.
- I'm not playing baseball.
- Okay, you don't have to
play baseball.
I just want you to have
a good summer, okay?
- Come here, come here,
give me a hug.
- [Jordy] Pop, you're
crushing me again.
- I know.
- Don't crush him.
- Listen to me, kid.
When I was coaching,
I had a player
that got hit by a line
drive, right in the knee.
She felt so bad, she
cried her eyes out.
She wasn't seriously injured,
so I told her to get her
butt back in the game.
She got angry with me.
Suddenly, she wipes her
tears from her eyes,
and the dirt from her
cheeks, and she gets up,
and the next inning, she
leads off with a home run.
- It was you, Mom?
- Mm-hmm.
- Giving up is not in
your blood, kid.
You got me?
(engine rumbling)
(horn honks)
- Oh gosh, you gotta go.
Bye, have fun.
- Okay, okay.
- [Nora] And be safe!
Love you, buddy, bye!
- Hey, buddy.
- Hey.
- That nose is looking better.
- How would you know?
It's not like you were here
to see it when it got blasted.
- Come on, Nori, go out there.
- You're gonna love camp.
Too bad your first
time's gonna be with me,
and not with Dad.
He always had a way of
making it an experience.
- It doesn't matter.
I'm not gonna be doing anything,
anyways.
Just gonna be sitting in a
cabin, minding my own business.
I don't play sports anymore.
- Not even baseball?
- Especially not baseball.
(engine rumbling)
(upbeat music)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
Gotta believe, I gotta
believe myself
Gotta believe, gotta believe
Or else it means that
I've wasted all those tears
- You know, Jo Jo's was Dad
and I's pit stop every summer.
- I like my cheese and my
bread separated, remember?
- I forgot.
- Why didn't you come
to my tryouts?
I can't believe you
didn't even come.
- Well, I was busy with work,
and school, and stuff.
- You haven't been home
once since the funeral.
Why haven't you come to see us?
- We gotta get going, buddy.
Wasted all those tears
Wasted all those tears
oohs and ahhs
Wasted all those tears
oohs and ahhs
Wasted all those tears
(Jordy sighs)
- What's with the mask?
Thought you were healed already.
- Hey, what is that thing?
Something happen to you?
- I was trying out for
Little League,
and a bat hit me in the face.
- Were you the kid
on that video?
- You saw it?
- It was you!
Oh my gosh, I thought
you were dead.
- Hey, Rob.
Heading to first practice.
- Yeah, starting early
this year, huh?
- Dad, please tell me this
shrimp is not on our team.
- This is Coach Rob's brother.
He's in Bunk 5.
- Thank goodness.
- Hey, knock it off.
Say you're sorry.
I wanna talk to you.
- You're sorry.
- So I heard your first
year of college ball
was pretty rough.
- Yeah, kinda had a
lot on my mind.
- Yeah, it's not high
school anymore.
It's big boy ball.
All right, I'll see you
out on the field.
Hey Frankie, let's go.
(Jordy sighs)
- You Jordy?
I'm Ruth.
Must be a player, if
you're Rob's brother.
Looking forward to seeing you
at the camp baseball
championship game.
- I'll be happy to
watch the game.
Definitely won't be playing.
- Get signed in with Jerry.
I'll get your trunk over
to your cabin.
Shoulders back, and make
sure to tuck that shirt in.
Hey Rob, I'm so sorry
about your father.
- Thanks.
(Ruth sighs)
- It was just so sudden.
- Yeah, I was
studying for midterms
when I heard about the accident.
- Jerry said you're
taking over for your dad
coaching Bunk 5.
You okay with that?
- I've never coached before,
but I think he'd want me to try.
(gentle guitar music)
And suddenly I realize
It's gonna be alright
Finally I found a place
Where my troubles fade away
And the world
outside my door
Can't come in
Found a little piece of mind
In my own skin
Finally feeling like myself
Home again
(gentle music)
(Jerry whistling)
- Fist bumps down the line!
Meet your Head Counselor.
Hiya Jordy, I'm Jerry.
You can schedule all of
your normal camp activities,
but we've got you assigned
in one of the two
baseball bunks, okay?
So you've gotta balance
out your schedule
so you can fit in
your practices,
and of course, the end of
camp championship game,
which will take place on the
beautiful baseball field.
Bunk 6, GreyWolves.
Coach Casey's got those guys
sponsored by his law firm.
They have for years.
All spiffied up in their
beautiful uniforms.
And Bunk 5, Rob, what
were they last year?
The Beavers?
- We can do something
else this year.
- No Beavers, no Aardvarks.
The championship game,
special field.
Fences, scoreboards, live
camel parade, PA announcer.
It's gonna be nuts.
Ruth had the field built when
this was just a baseball camp.
- Too bad I can't play anymore.
- Well, you mean you won't play.
- Well, you don't have to play.
All right, there's plenty of
opportunities for fun here,
but I have already assigned you
to one of the two
baseball bunks.
So, are you okay hanging
out with the other players?
- Yeah, it'll give me a
chance to see Rob,
and plus, 5 is Brooks
Robinson's number,
my pop's favorite player.
- Ah, a good omen, I like it.
Ladies and gentlemen, we
got a new guy in Bunk 5.
Watch out for Jordo.
He's a baseball historian, ah!
(gentle music)
(chimes tinkling)
(door creaking)
- [Jordy] Hi.
Hello!
Gosh, is everyone at this
camp a freaking jerk?
(Jordy grunting)
(trunk thuds)
- Orioles fan, huh?
That bird logo is pretty cool,
but too bad they stink
like bird turd.
- So what?
The Cardinals -
- One second, I can't hear you.
- What are you doing?
- I was born deaf.
I have a hearing aid,
and I just got my cochlear
implant eight months ago.
I had to get a surgery.
I'm Lucas.
- I'm Jordy.
I just had surgery on my nose.
- You did?
I can barely see any
stitch marks.
What happened?
- Well, a flying bat
hit my face.
- Were you like walking
in a cave, or something?
- No, a baseball bat.
- Oh wow.
- Yeah.
- That's like a one in a
million chance.
- I was pitching, and I sorta
wasn't paying attention.
- We need a pitcher this year.
Our pitcher from last
year isn't coming.
Freddie Pittsnogle
- I'm not playing.
- Then why are you
in this cabin?
This is a baseball cabin.
- Ooh, sis boom bah!
- Sis boom bah!
Guys, this is Jordy.
- Skip, first base.
This is Scoops, Ted Say
a Prayer, and Richard.
- [Lucas] Where's everyone else?
- Don't know.
- Mm.
(bell rings)
- Dinner time!
- Geez.
- [Scoops] Geez, I hope
he saves some food for us.
- Okay, then.
- What's a sis boom bah?
- It's our camp chant,
our cheer?
- Kinda like go team, good luck,
hurrah?
- You're a nerd.
(door creaking)
(upbeat music)
(campers chattering)
(upbeat music continues)
- Okay, what is going on there?
- [Scoops] Spaghetti and
meatballs on two plates?
- I just like the things
separated, you know?
- He's a pitcher.
They all have their
weird habits.
- Dude, that's brilliant.
I think that's been my problem.
I mix all my foods together,
which makes a big mosh
of different flavors
that cancel each other out.
I haven't enjoyed food as
much as I should in my life.
- I think you enjoy food
a little too much, Skip.
(campers laughing)
- Hey, being chubby has
its benefits.
- Like what, exactly?
- Like, if we were
stranded on an island,
I would survive the
longest without eating.
- Wouldn't it be down
to the person
who has the best hunting skills?
- Nah, it's about your
fishing game.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Campers] Fish, fish,
fish, fish, fish, fish, fish,
fish, fish, fish, fish!
- Eye black salute!
Uncomfortable eye contact.
Hey kiddos, as you can see,
we're a little low in Cabin 5.
- So we're gonna invite
Camp Kennebec over
to play the GreyWolves
in Bunk 6 this year.
- But, we have 14 players
at Belgrade, not just 9,
so we can't just have one team.
- Let him play in the scrimmage.
- No, we wanna play in
the championship game.
- Lucas, wanna come play for us?
- Hey Frankie, we already
have a catcher.
- Yeah, me.
- Lucas is the best
catcher in the whole camp.
Chase can play first.
- No man, I'm the catcher.
- Hey guys, let me decide
who plays where, okay?
- Don't worry, I'd never,
ever join the GreyWolves.
- Rob, can you find three
more players by Friday?
- Four, Cabin 5 needs four.
- Come on Jordy, please
play with us.
It'll be fine.
Come on!
(emotional music)
- Okay, fine.
But I'm not playing pitcher.
- All right!
I'm loving the vibe here.
Cabin 5, in it together
no matter what!
Find those three players.
- Why is the gravy on the side?
- Because I like it that way.
No!
(campers chattering)
(Jordy grunts)
(campers shouting)
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
(campers clamoring)
- Enough, enough!
Go back to your tables!
(campers chattering)
- Well, Jordy can
definitely throw.
(upbeat jazz music)
- Do we all have to do
the swim test?
- Yeah, you can practice in
the shallow end if you want.
- You scared to do
the swim test?
You have to at least try.
- Jordy, this is our
leader for our swim group,
also my sis.
- Nice to meet you, Jordy,
I'm Niki.
You really have to pass in
order to help us get trophies.
All you have to do is go to
the buoy and back, that's it.
- I'm scared of what kind
of things live in the water.
- Maybe some trout, or
a copperhead or two,
but also Belle O'Grady.
- The thing.
- What?
- An ugly, brown, slimy monster
that lives under the
water and eats kids.
(ominous music)
If you're lucky, she'll
just take your bathing suit,
or eat your sandals.
But she's always there,
under the surface,
staring up at your feet.
(horror music)
Despite that, the water's
completely safe.
- I think I'm just gonna watch.
- Come on, dude.
You know what?
She'll play for our
baseball team.
We need players.
She's the best softball
player on the girls' side.
And you'll do the swim test.
- Wait-
- Actually that works.
- Yeah.
(Lucas laughs)
(crickets chirping)
- Lucas likes eating green beans
while drinking orange soda.
- Lucas sees stranger things
while drinking orange soda.
- Eats green beans.
- Who eats green beans
while drinking orange soda?
- Good point.
But hey, you got it,
you're getting better.
- Yeah, but it's taking longer
than I thought it would.
- You have to be patient.
I remember how hard it was
for you after the surgery.
- I heard Niki's
playing baseball?
- Yeah, and we need some
extra players.
Can you two play?
- Those boys are scrubs.
- Cabin 5 always
gets their butts whooped
in the championships.
- We're better off
playing softball.
- Come on guys, Lucas missed
Little League this year
because of his surgery.
Could you guys please play?
Do it for me?
- Sure.
- Sure.
(upbeat music)
- [PA Announcer] All right,
Camp Belgraders,
after breakfast, please report
to your team sports activity.
Soccer camps will be
on field six,
girls and boys basketball
on their respective courts.
Baseball division,
Cabin 5 will have the
baseball field at 10 a.m..
Cabin 6, the GreyWolves,
will be at the batting cages.
- Jerry, I can't do this.
- I told ya, I can't
coach the team.
That's a conflict of interest.
I will help you as
much as I can.
You're detail oriented,
you're a student of the game.
They can't be told what to do.
They need to be
inspired to do it.
- [Rob] That's great.
Can you give me
something specific?
- Okay, you're a visual learner.
I have an idea.
Hang tight.
- We're ready, Coach.
(Rob sighs)
- These our new players?
- That an issue for you?
- Not if you can play.
- Are you really our coach?
You look more like a bat boy.
- Yahhhhh Whoooo, hurrah!
Woo!
- What's going on?
- Woo-hoo.
- Single file line, home plate.
Five, four, three, two,
very nice.
First rule at Camp Belgrade,
gotta have a nickname.
My nickname, Coach Ballgame,
because I'm all about having
fun on the ball field.
Woo!
(campers laughing)
(Jerry grunting)
Single file line, home plate,
here we go!
You'll say your nickname,
and then you'll head
to first base.
- My friends call me Scoops,
because I never eat just one
scoop of ice cream, always two.
- Ice cream salute.
(drumming)
Jordy, got a nickname?
- Nose, 'cause I broke my nose?
- How about we call you Nose,
'cause Nose knows
everything about baseball.
- How did Jordy break his nose?
- He said a flying bat hit him.
No, baseball bat.
- Oh!
- Nickname?
- Skip, because at recess,
they always pick me last,
and the captains
always say "skip,"
as in to skip to the
next player.
I changed my name to Skip,
so now when they say skip,
I run over like they called me.
- Bounce back, salute.
(drumming)
- My dad calls me Say a Prayer,
because I said a prayer
before the Cubs World Series
game seven, and they won!
- Go Cubbies!
(drumming)
- My dad calls me Mouth,
because I never shut up.
(drumming)
- Lisa.
I'll play wherever, I
know how gross boys are,
so if one of you farts,
I'm pegging you with the ball,
got it?
- PU salute.
(drumming)
Nickname?
- Ears, because I wear a
cochlear implant,
and hearing aid.
Kids at school used to
make fun of me for that,
but now I use it as motivation
when I'm on the baseball field.
- Double bicep salute.
(drumming)
- You know what, I don't
need a nickname.
- Because you've already
got Nick in your name.
That was a joke, kids.
(Jerry laughs)
- Sorry I'm late.
I was just finishing the
last chapter of "Moby Dick."
- Ooh, scholar salute, nickname.
- Well, I don't really like
the obvious choice of
a nickname for Richard.
- Good call, let's just
go with Moby.
(drumming)
(campers laughing)
(campers chattering)
- Moby!
- Yeah, Moby!
(campers chattering)
(gentle music)
(crickets chirping)
- Built in headphones.
I'm a tech beast.
- Wow, genius.
- Hi, we saw you on
the camp website today.
We're so happy for you, honey.
- [Pop] Yeah, you're gonna
be a pitcher again, huh?
- Yeah.
- Way to go to get back
up on that mound, kid.
- Can't wait.
- Cell phone time is over.
- Yep.
- Hand 'em in.
Give it over, Skip.
- Come on, Coach.
Let me keep my phone.
- You should've thought of that
before you ordered a
bunch of food on Amazon.
Richard, you better have
been talking to your parents.
- Oh, is that Rob?
- Talk to Mom and Pop.
- [Jerry] Gather round, boys.
- Hey, it's almost curfew.
I gotta get these kids to bed.
- There's a scrimmage
in a few days.
Will you keep us updated?
- Yeah, I'll try.
You know, I kind of see why
Dad was always stressed.
Coaching ain't easy.
I gotta go.
- Okay.
- Maybe after camp, we
can go to an O's game.
- Yeah, I'll think about it,
we'll see.
Get some sleep, all right?
- Look at that mullet.
- [Rob] Hey, this the
glove Dad got ya?
- [Jerry] A mullet
mustache combo.
- Mom and Pop gave it to me.
- you know, I was with Dad
when he got it.
Made sure it was a
pitcher's glove.
(gentle music)
(crickets chirping)
(eerie music)
- The Orioles need a pitcher.
Jordy, why can't you pitch?
(thunder booms)
- [Jordy] I just had
surgery on my nose.
- Jordy, Dad would've been
real disappointed in
you for quitting.
- Here we go, Jordo.
No fear.
(campers chattering)
(birds chirping)
- What are you doing?
We gotta go, everybody's
already at the field, come on.
Jordy, you can't possibly be
that scared to play again.
- You've never missed
my birthday.
- I texted you on your birthday.
- I have no one to play with
anymore, since Dad's gone.
Mom's always working,
Pop tries, but he's old.
Why can't you come home?
Your school is not
that far away.
- Being at home just
isn't like it used to be.
- Because of Dad?
- And mom.
Mom wasn't happy with
some of the stuff I said
about Dad at the funeral.
I just said that he
was hard on me,
not that I didn't love him.
- Can't you just come
home for me?
You said I was your best friend.
- I'm 10 years older than you,
Jordy.
I'm an adult now.
You should really find a best
friend that's your own age.
Now come on, let's go, we
gotta get to the field.
(emotional music)
All right, Ted, let's
see what you got.
- Hey kids, shoulders back.
Don't forget to keep your
eye on the ball.
And keep those shirts tucked in.
(upbeat music)
There you go.
(golf cart rumbling)
- Lucas, I hope you
brought an ice pack,
'cause your hand's about to
get sore from catching my heat.
- Let it rip, Ted.
(upbeat music continues)
- No.
(Ted grunts)
- Oh boy.
- What the heck was that?
- That went a lot
differently in my mind.
- You said you were a pitcher.
- Well, I have a .021 ERA
in "MLB: The Show" on Xbox?
- Ted, it's a little
different in real life.
- Well, yeah.
Geez, it really is.
- Jordy, get your butt in
here and pitch.
- Not happening.
- You have 30 seconds
to come here and pitch,
or I'm throwing you in the lake.
(ominous music)
- All right, well apparently,
Jordy tweaked his elbow
throwing a meatball.
So for today, we'll have to
start with some fielding drills.
Ground balls, throw it to first.
(heartbeat thudding)
(bat cracks)
(bat whooshing)
- Hey, that's your ball, Jordy.
- Yep, sure was.
We need to be attacking
balls, not avoiding them.
Let's try this again.
- Jordy, me and you
are gonna have
a bullpen session
after practice.
(gentle music)
I'm not falling for
that elbow excuse.
Come on, hurry up.
You've got routines, too?
What else do you need,
a bubble bath?
- How did you play games
before your cochlear implant?
- [Lucas] The umpires knew
to tap my left
shoulder for balls,
and my right shoulder
for strikes.
Now quit stalling.
- Whoa, bro.
I think you just killed a worm.
Maybe I could have caught that,
if I was about five feet taller!
Do you even know how to pitch?
'Cause you throw like trash.
- Why don't you shut up,
deaf boy?
- What'd you say?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
(both grunting)
Get off of me!
- [Lucas] Say you're sorry.
- I'm sorry, get off.
- Don't ever say that
to me again.
Listen, obviously you
know how to pitch,
and something is bothering you
that's making you freak
out on the mound.
Are you worried about
getting hit again?
- Yeah, kind of.
- I was nervous when I first got
my cochlear implant
and hearing aid.
All the sounds were
really scary.
My heart sounded like
it was trying
to eat its way outta my chest.
- That's scary.
- Yeah, a toilet sounded
like a bomb exploding,
it was so loud.
Without Niki coaching me,
I don't know how I
would've gone through it.
- You're lucky to have her.
- What about you and Rob?
- Rob says I should
find a new best friend,
closer to my age.
- Well, maybe you and I
can become best friends,
if you stop acting like a baby,
and you have to start
pitching better,
and you have to do the
half mile swim test.
Deal?
Lemme show you something.
This pitch is called a
knuckle curve.
It acts like a curve
ball, and it dives down.
It'll get you a really
easy ground out.
It also helps you get
out of a jam.
You wanna take your booger
picking finger,
bend it right here on the seam,
and...
(Jordy giggles)
Dude, stop.
Let's try some pitches.
(crickets chirping)
(shaving cream hissing)
(campers giggling)
(Jordy shouting)
It was Frankie and
the GreyWolves.
(campers snickering)
- [Jordy] It's not funny.
- Now it's time to
plan our revenge.
(upbeat music)
- Yeah.
(Skip claps)
- Woo!
- Where's Frankie's bed?
- The Yankees one.
Keep on moving
'Til we tear this house down
- All right, let's
take some laps.
- Whoa!
(campers laughing)
- Is that Vaseline?
- Yeah...
Working all out
Sharing to your sister
- Niki and Lucas, come on
up to the stage.
Just stare at each
other for a second.
Attaboy.
- Attaboy.
- Attagirl.
- Attaboy.
- Attagirl.
- Attaboy!
- Attagirl!
- Hey, countdown, three, two,
one.
- Attaboy!
- Attagirl!
- Hey, Lisa.
(Skip farts)
That's gonna leave a mark, woo!
Ow!
- Attaboy!
- Attagirl!
- Attaboy!
- Hey Chase, stop
staring at Cabin 5
and focus on your own team.
- [Campers] Chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!
- [Announcer] We have
group number 33
with the half mile swim test.
Get ready, swimmers, here we go.
(water splashing)
(campers cheering)
- [Campers] Chug, chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!
(Skip retching)
(campers groaning)
- Three, two, one.
- Attaboy!
- Attagirl!
- Nice.
(campers laughing)
- Jordy!
- Nice job.
- Go, Scoops go!
- Yeah, you got this!
- Woo!
- Yeah!
- All right Jordy,
it's your turn.
Scoops just did it, you're
the last kid, let's go.
(ominous music)
(creature snarling)
- I'm sorry, I have to
break our deal.
- I'll get you and Bunk 5
a box of candy.
Just go, come on, please.
- I can't do it.
- I'll kiss you, just go.
(heron squawks)
- Okay, stepping up next-
- Jordy, ready.
- Half mile swim test.
- Go.
- Jordy.
- Come on, Jordy!
- You got it!
- [Campers] Jordy, Jordy,
Jordy, Jordy, Jordy!
- Come on, you got it.
(water splashing)
(campers cheering)
(water burbling)
(ominous music)
(campers cheering)
(water burbling)
(water splashing)
(intense music)
(Jordy shouts)
(intense music continues)
(water splashing)
(campers cheering)
(Jordy gasping)
- Yes, I did it!
(intense music continues)
(campers laughing)
- [Niki] You did it, Jordy,
you passed!
(campers cheering)
(scat singing)
(upbeat music)
- [Jerry on Speaker]
The day has finally arrived!
The camp scrimmage.
As you all know, this
is the precursor
to the championship
game at the end of camp.
We do have some parents,
counselors in the stands today.
The counselor, Elliot,
will umpire.
My eyes began to snap
She had thirty sacks of
popcorn
sittin' in her lap
Yeah, popcorn
- [Jerry on Speaker]
Coach Casey smells like
he forgot his deodorant today.
Bunk 5, your dugout is
on the first base line.
You're the home team.
Bunk 6, the GreyWolves, you're
in the third base dugout,
and you'll be batting first.
I smell a good game.
(crowd cheering)
- All right, play ball!
(crowd cheering)
- Let's go!
- You got it!
- [Announcer] Pitching
for Bunk 5, Jordy.
Up first for the GreyWolves,
Doug.
(eerie music)
(Jordy breathing heavily)
Here's the first pitch.
It hit him.
- Take your base.
- Is this kid seriously
their pitcher?
What a wimp.
- Yeah, what a wimp.
- Why are you wearing a mask?
- [Camper] This kid
might actually be worse
than Freddie Pittsnogle.
- Hey, Nose, you smell that?
- Smells like fear.
(campers laughing)
- That's right, your
sniffer ain't working.
(campers laughing)
- [Announcer] Now up second
for the GreyWolves, Frankie.
Here comes the pitch from
Jordy, that's a ball.
- Don't aim it, just throw.
- [Announcer] Jordy
winds and pitches.
Another ball for Jordy.
Ball.
- [Umpire] Ball four,
take your base.
- [Announcer] Way out of
the strike zone.
- Nice one, Nose.
- Wussy.
(campers laughing)
- You're overthinking,
just throw.
- Come on, man, let's go.
Come on, Jordy.
(heartbeat thudding)
(suspenseful music)
(shoe scrapes)
(grip squeaking)
(bat whooshing)
(bat thuds)
(Jordy crying)
(intense music)
(Jordy sobbing)
- Oh no, I can't feel anything.
(emotional music)
(heartbeat thudding)
(emotional music continues)
(heartbeat continues thudding)
- Come on Jordy, let's go!
- Dude, let's go!
(dramatic music)
(heartbeat thudding)
(campers laughing)
What are you doing?
Move!
Your team's counting on you,
and you're just gonna do this?
Move, Jordy!
What is wrong with you?
- Hey, hey, hey, take it easy,
Rob!
- Back off, buddy.
How 'bout you worry
about your own son?
- Don't cross the line
with me right now, Rob!
- [Umpire] Break it up.
The kid just freakin' peed his
pants in front of everyone.
Give him a break!
No wonder college ball
didn't work out for you,
he's a head case!
- [Umpire] That's it, that's
it, calling it, game over.
Everybody off the field.
(Jordy sobbing)
(Jordy panting)
(Jordy sobbing)
(Jordy grunts)
(Jordy sobbing)
- No!
(somber music)
Dad!
(Jordy sobbing)
(somber music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain pattering)
- [Derek] Found Jordy
in the woods.
Took him to the medical
center and checked him out.
He's okay.
- Thank you, Derek.
Is that you in there, Jordy?
(Jordy sniffling)
Shew, just had to make sure.
(thunder rumbling)
- I threw the glove that my
dad gave me into the woods.
(Jordy crying)
- It's okay, I'll have
staff go look for it.
- I wanna go home.
- You wanna sleep on it?
- No, I'm done here.
I know it.
- Jordy?
You have nothing to
be ashamed of.
I'll give your mom a call, okay?
(emotional music)
Can I have a hug?
(Jordy sniffling)
In addition to these camps,
I've been a school
social worker for years,
and I know kids, and Jordy
is experiencing anxiety
stemming from his injury,
fear of performing in
front of crowds.
- Losing his father.
- It all factors in.
- I mean, who knew kids
could get the yips?
- Well, I wouldn't go that far.
I just think there's a
lot going on upstairs.
- You know, sometimes you
just gotta leave people alone.
Let them figure it out.
Like the manager who leaves
a starting pitcher in
so he could work through it.
- Or knowing when to pull him
when he's digging
himself a hole.
- Look at you, Mom.
So concerned about
other people's feelings.
- I'm gonna go get
Jordy's stuff.
I'll see you guys later.
(Pop groans)
- [Pop] Well, that's my cue.
- You there?
- [Rob] Yeah.
- [Nora] Do you wanna
talk about it?
- No, not really.
- I said such awful things
to you at the funeral,
and I hate myself for it.
I did it because he was my
husband, and your father,
and it's not how I wanted
people to remember him.
- Well, I'm glad you
were so concerned
about making him happy.
- He was supportive of me,
and my dreams,
and going to night school,
and taking care of you two,
and I appreciated it.
But I know he had another side,
and I know
(exhales) he was hard on you.
He was hard.
He said things that
crushed you.
I defended him when I
should have been
protecting you.
I love you.
If you ever, if you ever
forgive me, I'm here.
But we have to think
about Jordy right now.
You know?
Losing his dad, you know,
losing your dad.
It's something that you'll
both learn to live with,
but, uh,
he'll never come back
from losing you.
(emotional music)
(emotional music continues)
Are you there, Robbie?
- Yeah.
I've got a few minutes, if
you wanna talk.
(water trickling)
(Pop humming)
- Honey, I got the dishes.
You go and relax, go ahead.
- Yeah?
- I got the game on replay.
I finally found out how
to use that streaming app.
Woop-woop, dunno how, but I did.
- Oh.
(Pop humming)
I don't think I'll come up
No I don't think I know how
- [Pop] What's going on?
Either pull me up
Or come down
Here it comes
The moment where you believe
But you walked away oh my
For that easy prophecy
- Hey buddy, need a little help?
- No, I'm all set.
Hey, is Jordy okay?
- I put him in his own cabin.
I think he's okay.
- I'm just finishing up here.
You can head on back.
(bats clanking)
Why are you staring at me?
- Do you wanna hit some balls?
- I gotta get back to the cabin.
- I sent Derek to
watch the boys,
so I think you should come.
(gentle music)
- Okay guys, we don't
have too much time
before the counselors
are gonna make us
go back to our cabins.
- We may have longer
than you think.
(campers groaning)
- No thank you.
- Ugh.
- [Camper] Hey guys, we
only have eight players now.
- This is pointless. Now we're
not gonna be able to play
in the championship game.
- So you're blaming Jordy?
- Of course I'm blaming him.
He's our pitcher, and
he freaked out and quit.
- Lucas!
- We should leave soon, too.
Lisa's not feeling well.
- You know, I could take
you back if you want,
and you could stay.
Trust me, you'd
rather me take you.
- Why?
- Because if there's a bear,
he'd rather eat me, since
I'm the bigger meal.
(campers snickering)
- I'm glad you stayed.
(crickets chirping)
- [Niki] Lucas!
- Just leave me alone, Niki!
- What is wrong with you?
- What is wrong with me?
A whole spring and
summer without baseball.
That's what.
- You remember all those times
you came home from
school crying,
because what of those
kids said to you?
And now you're being one of
those kids, you hypocrite!
Oh really?
You're gonna do that?
- I'm sorry, I can't hear you.
- Read my lips.
I don't care if you're the
best player on the team.
You had a chance to be
a role model for Jordy,
and you failed.
Why are you looking at
me like that?
- Sorry, your breath smells
like something you ate,
and I just can't figure
out what it was.
- That's what you got
out of this?
- I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
It's just a joke.
You're right.
- What was Mouth talking about?
What happened to you?
- Let's just say it's something
that can only happen to girls.
- You got your period?
I have four sisters.
I've seen them in pain monthly.
It's the nature of
being a woman, they say.
Are you okay?
- I'm fine, thanks for asking?
- Do you use Organyc pads?
It's better for your skin.
It's what my sisters told
me once at the store.
Thanks for the talk, I
learned a lot, peace!
- Hey Ted, why don't you
say a prayer for the team?
- Well, why not?
Gotta do something, this
is a disaster.
(Ted humming)
(Ted groaning)
(campers snickering)
(Ted sighs)
- Hey guys, I wrote a
song for our team.
(ukulele music)
We're at Camp Belgrade
and it's so much fun
Playing baseball in
the summer sun
All you gotta do is
sing this song
Attaboy and attagirl
Come on, let's play,
give it a whirl
We're with friends every
day, that makes us strong
The Belle O'Grady
on our toes
And Cabin 6 won't
leave us alone
But together, we'll
always be a team
'Cause with your friends,
you'll never have to be alone
We always have your back so
you will always feel at home
We may not win, but
we're a team
Let's do our best,
we'll live the dream
And then you'll see,
how great we'll be
We got this, just you
wait and see, we're family
(emotional music)
(crickets chirping)
- That was good.
- Yeah.
- So good!
(campers clapping)
(campers chattering)
(golf cart rumbling)
- Mom coming to get you now?
(birds chirping)
(Rob sighs)
I'm sorry that I yelled at you.
I know it doesn't mean much now.
Public humiliation,
private apology.
- I know you didn't mean it.
- I didn't.
- What did Coach Casey mean
when he said that thing
about your college team
not working out?
- I got benched.
Terrible hitting slump.
My batting average
dropped below .150.
Just couldn't focus.
- Were you sad about Dad?
(golf cart rumbling)
- [Ruth] Hey Rob, Jerry
needs you on the field.
- [Rob] What for?
- I don't know, but he
needs you there right now,
so take the shortcut
through the woods.
- I wish you weren't leaving.
(emotional music continues)
- Hey, hop on the cart.
I'll take you to the front gate.
- [Jordy] Isn't the
entrance the other way?
- [Ruth] We're taking
another route.
I talked to your mom.
I didn't want her to
make the six hour drive
unless she really had to.
There's someone I want
you to meet first.
Go on, Jordy.
Go on, go on.
- Jordy, come here.
Fist bumpage.
Hey, I want to introduce
you to somebody.
This is Curtis Pride.
He played in the Major
Leagues for 11 years.
- Hey.
- Seriously?
- Nice to meet you.
- Curtis was planning on
coming at the end of camp
to do some drills
with the players,
but then I told him about
everything going on,
how you were gonna leave early.
He came today, he came for you.
You wanna stick around, play
a little ball with Curtis?
- Heck yes.
- Team meeting, skippity bop,
good hustle.
Jordy, join the team
meeting there.
I want to introduce you all
to my friend, Curtis Pride.
(campers cheering)
(campers clapping)
So Curtis is deaf, just
like Niki and Lucas.
He was actually the
only deaf player
to play in the Major
League since 1945.
I think that
deserves an Attaboy.
- [Campers] Attaboy!
- Hey guys, ready to
play baseball?
- [Campers] Yeah!
- Hey Rob, let's split them up,
and have them go to
their positions,
where we'll do some drills.
- Let's do it.
- All right.
- All right, Bunk 5.
Everybody take your positions.
Hey Ted, center field's
in the middle.
See it, feel it, love it.
We're listening to
Coach Curtis now.
Follow Coach Curtis's lead.
There ain't nothing like
official Major League tutelage.
- There you go.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
Hey Jordy, your brother
told me about your accident,
and I know how tough it is
to come back from injuries.
Gotta think positive,
don't worry about
getting hurt again.
Just think about
performing well.
You can do this, all right?
There you go.
- Anything is possible.
Best, Curtis Pride.
- Good luck.
(crickets chirping)
(door creaks)
- I've decided to stay.
- You're not a part of Cabin 5,
until you've learned
our cabin chant.
- Yeah!
- Yes!
- [Campers] Ackla lacka
ching, ackla lacka chow,
acka lacka ching, ching, chow,
chow, chow.
Boom-a-lacka, boom-a-lacka,
sis, boom, bah!
Jordy, Jordy, rah, rah, rah!
Ackla lacka ching,
ackla lacka chow,
acka lacka ching, ching, chow,
chow, chow.
Boom-a-lacka, boom-a-lacka,
sis, boom, bah!
Jordy, Jordy, rah, rah, rah!
(soothing music)
- Let's take a deep breath,
in through our nose,
slowly out our mouth.
We all have our
different beliefs.
That's a good thing.
I think what really
matters, really matters,
is believing, period.
That's when we can get
into the zone.
That safe space that
we can go to
to channel that energy
that we need to thrive.
Players talk about being
in the zone all the time,
playing at your highest level.
Some people think it's a
stroke of luck.
I think it's when you
are finally,
truly not worried
about the future,
not dwelling on the past,
just in the now.
That's when we can make
the incredible possible.
(crickets chirping)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
- Jordy.
(voice echoing)
Jordy.
(voice echoing)
Jordy, come here.
It's me.
You're wearing the shirt.
I wore that shirt when
I went to camp here.
I'm so glad Mom packed it.
I always tried to get Rob
to wear it, but he wouldn't.
- I miss you, Dad.
- I miss you too, buddy.
Why are you wearing a mask?
- I need it for protection.
- No you don't.
Why don't you go ahead
and take that off, son?
You forgot what I taught you?
You need to be able to look
into the eyes of the batter.
Stare 'em down, remember?
- Yeah.
- I got you that pitcher's
glove for a reason.
After you deliver a pitch,
you have to make sure
that you follow through.
Glove hand has to go
up like this.
That's right, to
shield your face.
Hey Jordy, I found it.
Jordy, wake up.
Jordy, Jordy, I found it,
wake up.
- Jordy.
I found your glove in the woods.
Come on, get up.
- What are we doing?
- Some cognitive therapy.
All right, Jordy,
eyes on the bat.
Follow the bat with your eyes.
Okay, ready for some pepper?
Now, eyes on the ball, focus.
(gentle music)
Now you're getting it.
- [Jerry] Ruth and I
are so proud.
Bunk 5 stuck together
like a team.
That's what Camp Belgrade
baseball is all about.
We've already scheduled
Camp Kennebec to fill in,
so now that Jordy's back,
if you wanna play in
the championship game,
you'll have to
convince Coach Casey
and the GreyWolves that
you're ready.
- So what's up, boys?
- The whole point of the
championship game
is so kids here at
Belgrade can play,
not freaking Kennebec.
- Bragging right to the camp.
It's always been that way.
- We're ready.
Let us play.
(inspiring music)
- Attaboy.
- Attaboy!
- Attaboy!
- Attaboy!
- Attaboy!
(campers shouting)
(campers continue shouting)
- All right, let's do it.
Your feet, Ted, watch your feet.
All right, so once you
find your set,
bring your leg up, find
your balance.
Yes!
Down and over the top, Jordy.
Don't rush it, Lisa.
Perfect!
Center, you and Lucas's
glove is all that matters.
Get centered, square it up,
kick, over the top,
over the top.
Again, again, perfect!
(dramatic music)
All right, Cabin 5,
gather around.
I got a surprise for ya.
- Hey Rob, do you think you
could wear this microphone
for the championship game?
I know the crowd's gonna be
loud, and I need to hear you.
- Absolutely.
All right, so Ruth had
something special
made for the championship game.
Our team name is the Rally Caps.
(campers cheering)
(campers applauding)
- [Rob] Mouth, that
one's for you.
All right, we got hats too.
- [Camper] Oh, yes.
- Lisa, I have one for you.
Let's see.
Ted Say a Prayer.
- Yeah!
- This one's for Jordy.
Mom texted me the team name,
Pop made sure you got
Number 5, for Brooks.
- What's a rally cap?
- A rally cap is when
you turn your hat
inside out, like this.
It can help will your team to
a come from behind victory.
Some people think
it's just a myth.
They don't believe in it,
but I do.
- [Richard] Wow, genius.
- Richard?
- Here.
- Here you go.
All right, what else
we got here?
Scoops.
(suspenseful music)
- Well, the dirt is
raked, the grass is green.
Championship day.
Let's rock it, kids.
BT and Jerry Nathan,
live in Upstate New York,
and across Camp Belgrade Radio.
We are ready, a big one
here, Jer, here we go.
- My passion bucket is full
of Big League Chew gum, BT.
What's happening?
- [BT] All good, it's
time to rock and roll.
- [Jerry] It smells like, uh?
- [BT] Like Teen Spirit,
little Nirvana?
- [Jerry] A little bit of
Nirvana today.
- [BT] Well, it could be because
these teams are very good,
but it could be unpredictable.
I'll tell you what, this
is what it's all about.
I mean, you go
through the rigors,
you get ready, you practice,
you dream.
It is go time, and
there's a crowd here.
The anticipation's palpable.
This is gonna be a lot fun.
- Gentlemen, it's a 7
inning game.
GreyWolves are home team.
I want you to hustle your
kids in and out.
Use good sportsmanship, no
arguing balls and strikes.
And most importantly,
I want those shirts
tucked in at all times.
- The coach for the Rally Caps,
Number 13, Coach Rob!
- That's right.
- [Announcer] The coach
for the GreyWolves,
Number 37, Coach Casey.
- Play ball!
(Nora sighs)
- Jerry just texted,
game's starting.
He said he'd send some updates.
Ah, gosh, I really wish
I wasn't so anxious right now.
- Yeah, me too.
I'm gonna crack some
walnuts to ease my mind.
- Okay, I'm gonna go for a run.
Okay, bye!
(walnut cracking)
(Pop grunting)
- [BT] All right,
it's go time, here we go,
as Scoops digs into the box.
Let's play some ball here.
- [BT] There's Frankie,
gets set on the rubber.
Sets, he deals, strike.
- They call him Frankie
bag of pasta.
Loves a big dish of spaghetti,
and he's a heck of an athlete.
- Invite me over, I'll
have some too.
- Yummy, and wash it
down with a cold milk.
- [BT] I'm going for
something else,
but the kids, they can
have the milk.
Strike two on the corner.
- They call him Scoops.
He loves ice cream.
He's not gonna have one scoop,
he's gonna have two
scoops of ice cream.
- Well, he's got two strikes
in addition to the two scoops.
Here's the pitch.
On the corner as well,
strike three, ring 'em up.
Did not take the bat off
his shoulders.
And here's Niki into
the box, the left fielder.
First pitch, strike one.
- Strike!
- Swing and a miss.
Strike two.
- Strike three!
- [BT] Inside on the black,
strike three.
- [Jerry] I don't think that's
the end of Niki for today.
We'll see her again.
- [Announcer] Number 4 Lucas,
catcher.
swing and a miss!
- The wind up, the pitch - Boom!
- [BT] We're dealing early,
strike three.
- He's got that live arm today,
baby.
- He's hosing it.
Taking the field,
the Rally Caps!
(all cheering)
- [Announcer] Now batting,
the home team, the GreyWolves.
Pitching for the Rally
Caps, Number 5, Jordy.
(crowd cheering)
(crowd applauding)
(emotional music)
(crowd continues cheering)
(emotional music continues)
(heartbeat thudding)
- Jordy now is looking
into the dugout.
He's calling time out here.
- Yeah, I think maybe Lucas
needs to head up there.
Just give him a little
calm down speech.
- [Lucas] Time out already?
You haven't even started yet.
- [Jordy] I can't do this.
- Remember, just block
out the noise.
You got this.
(heartbeat thudding)
(emotional music)
Come on, guys, come on.
(crowd cheering)
- Come on, Jordy.
- Come on, you got this.
- You got this.
- You got this, Jordy.
- You got this, Jordy.
- You can do it.
- So you see the Rally
Caps conferring
as a group on the mound.
- Come on.
- You got this.
- Let's go.
- You got this, Jordy.
- [Lucas] Let's go.
- I owed you that for
the swim test.
You got this, Jordy, okay?
- Oh look at this, a
little peck on the cheek.
That'll get you going.
- Oh, wow.
I, uh, well - wow!
- Let's go, lover boy!
(upbeat music)
- All right, Lucas, I'm testing
that microphone you gave me?
Check, check, can you
hear me over the crowd?
- Yeah.
- Sweet, it works.
Alright, game on.
- Batter up!
- [Announcer] Number 7, Doug.
- [BT] Jordy winds,
deals, ripped in the gap.
That might find some grass,
it does,
and that's probably gonna
be a double, yes it is.
Doug with a standup double.
- All right, Lucas,
let's go a little high
cheese for Frankie.
- [BT] So Doug's on second base.
Here is big, bad Frankie.
Look at those eyes,
he's locked in.
The pitch from Jordy.
(bat clangs)
And he rips one down the
right field line.
That's got a little steam on it.
That's gonna plate Doug
and Frankie with
back to back doubles.
The GreyWolves with an
early one-nothing lead.
- [Announcer] Number 17, Jeff.
- [BT] So Jordy trying
to navigate a bit of a jam.
Here's the pitch.
- [BT] That is way upstairs.
Ball two, ball three, not
even close, ball four,
and Jeff will draw a walk.
Wow, Jordy losing the
zone as Chase digs in.
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the GreyWolves,
Number 2, Chase.
- [BT] Jordy on the mound,
looks around, gets the sign,
runners on first and
second, here's the pitch.
(bat clangs)
Chase hits a rocket.
Oh, what a play by
Scoops at short!
He runs over second, there's
two,
over to first - Triple play!
- Woo!
- Yeah!
(crowd cheering)
- [BT] What a sequence,
triple play!
- [Jerry] Man, BT, that
is the first triple play
in the history of Camp Belgrade.
- [Rally Caps Team] Two Scoops!
Two Scoops!
- [Jerry] Scoops, you
earned that second scoop
of ice cream, buddy.
- [Rally Caps Team] Two Scoops!
Two Scoops! Two Scoops!
(tense music)
- [Ruth] Strike!
- [BT] Pitch, here's a strike,
strike two.
[Chase] Attaboy!
[BT] Strike three, ring 'em up!
- Well, that was quick.
The Rally Caps go down
one, two, three in order.
Jordy at the belt, winds, fires.
(bat clangs)
Crushed!
- [BT] That one's got a shot!
- [BT] That one is deep,
that one is gone!
And so, after four, the
GreyWolves with a two-nothing
lead
over the Rally Caps.
So, Jordy back on the mound,
delivers.
- Strike, strike, strike three!
- [BT] And here's Jordy
with a pitch to Tim.
- [BT] Hard grounder, over to
Lisa across the diamond to Skip.
- Out!
- Ring'em up.
Grounder over to Tim,
fairly routine.
Tim gobbles it up.
(bat clangs)
Lee a couple of hops,
base hit, right field.
Here's the pitch.
- Lisa, get back to
third, get back to third!
Tag him!
- The throw to third, the tag,
got him!
- All right!
(crowd cheering)
- Here's the pitch.
(bat clangs)
There's a grounder to
shorts, Scoops there,
flips over to second - in time!
Jordy uncorks one.
Oh, that ball is driven
out deep to right.
Rich back, and he gets it!
Here's the pitch to Steve.
Oh, over to second
right to Mouth
Nice field flip over to Scoops,
back to first, do they get it?
They do, double play.
Here's the pitch
That ball's driven out to
center, uh-oh.
- Move your feet, Ted.
Move your feet, Ted,
move your feet!
- [BT] He's in his tracks!
He hauls it in!
- Yes!
Nice job, Ted!
Ted?
Ted, what're you doing?
You can't pray during the play!
Throw it in!
- [BT] A little overzealous
in the celebration,
but what a play by Ted.
So a nice sequence
here for Jordy.
Starting to find a groove,
he's dialed in a bit,
keeping the ball on the
ground, couple of strike outs.
Jordy hitting the zone.
- I think he's thinking
about Labradoodles,
because that's his
favorite animal, BT.
- So here's big Lucas at
the dish, lots of power.
How about the wiggle?
Here's the pitch, Lucas
smokes one, that is deep!
That is a no doubter,
watch that one sail.
It's almost off a tree!
- That's what I'm talking
about, buddy, all right!
- [BT] The Rally Caps on
the board, 2-1,
the big fly by Lucas.
- Attaboy, that might get
the Rally Caps going, BT.
- All right, let's try
a change up here, Lucas.
- [BT] So Jordy back
on the mound, delivers.
Jordy getting in the zone,
another whiff.
- Let's go with a fastball here.
- Jordy with the pitch,
strike three.
So after serving up a solo shot,
Jordy is right back
in the groove,
back, to back, to back whiffs.
- BT, you gotta be
proud of this kid.
He's been through so much.
- He is a grinder, you
gotta love him.
- [Announcer] Top of the 7th,
GreyWolves 2, Rally Caps 1.
- Okay, Rally Caps,
the top of the 7th,
I need everybody to pay
attention to me.
Close attention at third base,
all right?
Step out after every pitch.
We got this.
- Get your Rally Caps on!
- Yeah!
(campers clapping)
- Let's go!
(campers cheering)
(dramatic music)
- [BT] So, Scoops strides
confidently up to the plate.
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the Rally Caps,
Number 8, Scoops.
- All right, here we go, Scoops!
Come on, now.
- Here's the pitch.
(bat clangs)
There's a base hit!
(crowd cheering)
- All right, hey!
Good job, Scoops, get on one!
- [BT] Rally Caps, a
little thunder
over here in the 7th.
(Rally Caps Team cheering)
- [BT] So that'll bring up Niki,
and she looks
fiercely determined.
What else is new?
- Okay, Niki, here we go.
Pick me up here.
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the Rally Caps,
Number 19, Niki.
- [Rob] Let's go, Niki,
come on! Bat on the ball.
- [BT] She gets the
sign down at third base.
Here's the pitch.
And Niki, shows the hands,
goes down and gets it.
Good looking bunt over
to Danny at third base.
Danny, fires it over the
first baseman's head!
- [BT] Scoops is
trying to score!
- [BT] He's gonna make it!
(crowd cheering)
Look at that dugout fired up.
- [Jerry] Niki beautifully bunt
down with those soft hands,
she ran around those
bases like a wolf.
(Jerry howls)
- [BT] So the Rally Caps strike,
they tie things up at
two, we are knotted up.
- [Jerry] Hey, if I'm being
completely honest, BT,
I did not see this coming.
I'm a little bit nervous.
- That'll bring up
bring up Lucas,
and he strides
confidently to the dish.
He's ready to do a
little damage.
Try to do a little mash job.
(bat clangs)
- Here's the pitch.
There's a good swing,
it's popped up.
Just missed it down the
left field line.
Jeff has a beat on it, he'll
corral it, makes the play.
Niki back to tag from third.
Rally Caps trying to
take the lead.
- Safe!
- Safe, she's in!
(Rally Caps Team cheering)
Caps up 3-2.
- Oh my goodness!
(crowd cheering)
(Rally Caps Team cheering)
- All right, Rally Caps,
settle down, settle down.
Great work.
- Good job.
- Great work.
- [BT] So a nice sequence
there for the Rally Caps.
Lucas, the sacrifice
fly give him the RBI
and how about Niki, heads
up and instinctual as always
tagging up from third,
Rally Caps up 3-2.
- I think I'm gonna throw up,
bye.
- Where you going?
(crowd cheering)
What a spot for the young lefty,
Jordy rolls toward the hill.
Bottom 7, Rally Caps up by 1.
Three outs away, but boy oh boy,
they've gotta seem miles away
after what this young
man's been through.
What a day so far.
(phone rings)
- Hey Jerry, is everything okay?
- I need your attention, Nora.
- What is it, Jordy, is he okay?
- He's more than okay.
How do I flip this thing?
He's pitching a masterpiece.
I never thought it would
be this close!
He's pitching in the bottom
of the 7th inning.
- [Nora] What?
- Yes!
- No way!
- Yes!
- Oh my god, okay.
- All right, I'll
FaceTime you the rest!
- Dad, Dad!
- Now don't tell me, he
broke something else?
- Bottom of the 7th!
Jordy's pitching a gem!
- Oh come on, you're
pulling my leg.
- Oh, no, no.
Look.
- Whoa, you got it!
- [Nora] Yes!
- No, no, I don't think we
should be watching this.
It might jinx the kid.
I'm gonna just crack some
walnuts, okay?
- Dad, enough with the nuts,
look!
(crowd cheering)
- Wow, all right, put
it on the big screen.
I don't wanna watch a big
moment like this
on a little thing like that.
- Fine.
- Get it up on there.
- Oh, gosh.
- You don't know how.
- Not really.
- [BT] Here comes Rob, and
it looks like he's coming out
for a pep talk with Jordy.
- Come on, come on!
- [Pop] Oh, there it is,
there it is, it's working.
There it is.
- Oh, good.
- Hey, Jordy.
I can tell a lot's probably
going through your
head right now.
I can see it in your eyes.
- He's giving him a pep talk.
Hey Rob, don't put too
much in his head,
just let him play.
- I just want you to know
that you can tell me anything,
honestly.
Just tell me how you feel.
(suspenseful music)
- I think Niki really digs me.
- Oh!
(Rob laughs)
- All right, I think
you're gonna be okay.
All right, Rally Caps.
Let's do this, three more outs!
- So here we are, bottom
seven, Jordy hanging in.
Resilient, dealing,
here's the pitch.
There's a hopper over to second.
off of Doug's bat,
fires to first, the out.
- Woo, Number 3!
- Hey!
- Nice.
- [BT] All right, that'll
bring up Frankie
for his third at bat,
he is not short on confidence.
There's the pitch, and Frankie
goes down and digs it out.
That ball is deep,
over his head at center
as Frankie coasts into second.
Frankie digs in with two.
- Okay, it's fine.
It's just one runner.
- I can't stomach this.
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the GreyWolves,
Number 17, Jeff.
- [BT] Here's the
pitch from Jordy,
Jeff rips a bullet
to left field.
Frankie, gotta get on his horse,
whoa!
They hold him up, they
tap the brakes.
Interesting decision as
he holds up at third.
- The tying and winning
runs are on first and third.
Stay on this base until
I tell you to go, got me?
- Yeah.
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the GreyWolves,
Number 2, Chase.
- Niki, move, move, more!
He's a dead pull hitter,
just move, all the way,
all the way!
To the line, on the line,
all right!
- Second to third,
big threat here.
Jordy tries to navigate this.
Here's the pitch to Chase.
There's a bullet.
That one is rocked down
the left field line.
Niki's gonna have to
turn on the jets.
She makes a running grab,
what a play by Niki!
And how about the hose!
- Whoa!
- Woo!
What a catch!
You go, girl!
- What did I tell you earlier,
Frankie?
- I'm sorry.
- What is wrong with you?
Another mental mistake, my god.
You could've tagged
up and scored!
- I can't take this, this
is too nerve-racking,
I've gotta go.
- No, no, no, no, no.
Come on, Dad.
- My heart is beating too fast,
and I can't take that chance.
- It's a game, breathe.
- All right, you tell
me all about it.
I gotta go.
- Really?
- You know, I just wish that
they had gotten blown out.
To get to this point here,
and then lose,
at this moment, huh?
- Dad!
- That'd be the worst thing that
could happen -
- Stop being such a drama
king and get back here,
please don't leave me alone!
(tense music)
- [Announcer] Now batting
for the GreyWolves,
Number 14, Steve.
- [BT] Here's the first
pitch from Jordy,
little high, ball, one and oh.
That one's in the dirt,
two and oh.
Jordy delivers, strike,
two and one.
- Come on.
Come on.
- [BT] Jordy at the belt,
winds, delivers, way high.
Heads up! Tthree and one.
- Strike!
- Fast ball, strike.
Full count.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
- [BT] Payoff pitch,
Jordy at the belt,
winds, fires.
- Ball four, take your base!
(crowd groans)
- Oh that's on the black.
Where was that?
- No!
- Oh, come on!
- That's no ball!
- What!
That's a strike, right
over the outside corner!
- No, no, no, no, no!
- Where are your eyes?
Hey, what, what?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
- What's happening, what's
happening?
- Where'd it go?
Don't do this now, no, no, no!
- Hey Jerry, come on,
get back on.
- Jerry!
- Where are ya?
- Ruth, are you okay?
Do you need new eyeballs?
- Whoa, whoa, take it easy,
Jerry.
- Hi there, that ball was
right over the corner.
That was strike three,
it wasn't even close.
- Jerry, calm down.
- Jerry, Jerry!
- I am calm, I'm not screaming.
Am I screaming, 'cause I'm not!
- Jerry, sit down!
- You know what, these kids
are giving it their best.
They are busting their tail.
- The least you can do is run a
fair game.
- Jerry!
- I'm not gonna warn you again!
- You ump like a chump.
- Jerry, no.
- That's it, you are outta here!
- And you're outta here,
we're both outta here!
I run this baseball program!
- And I own this camp,
get off of my field!
(Jerry screams)
(Jerry grunts)
(crowd cheering)
(crowd laughing)
(plucky music)
- So the bases are juiced,
and the scene is set.
The tying and winning
runs both aboard.
[BT]: Jordy signals for his
buddy and his backstop
as Lucas comes out.
One final conversation
- [Lucas] What's up, man?
- Let's try the knuckle curve.
- Okay.
Jordy, please try not to
hit anybody in the stands.
- I mean, it's
definitely over by now.
Either they won, or they lost.
I mean, Jordy's happy,
or he's crying.
Or I mean, maybe he
doesn't care he lost.
I mean, that would be
incredible, right?
I'd love it if he just,
he didn't care at all.
He just had fun, he was just
laughing with his friends.
But I don't know what's
happening, and it's killing me!
- Honey, listen.
I warned you.
All this streaming stuff,
you didn't listen to me,
and we got burnt.
You should've stuck with cable.
- Now batting for the
GreyWolves, Number 4, Barry! -
Alright, so this is the spot
that
Jordy finds himself in.
He has to dance out of a jam.
He's been so good all day.
- 3-2
- Caps up by a run.
Bases loaded.
- Y'all still there?
- Jerry!
- Yes, had a little pause
in the action.
The umpire had a bee in
her beehonkus.
- Wait, wait, wait,
it's not over?
- Bottom of the 7th,
bases loaded,
and the Rally Caps are up 1,
let's go!
(tense music)
- [BT] All right, so
everybody's locked in,
tension's obviously high.
- [Skip] All right, here we go.
On your toes, on your toes!
- [BT] Here's Jordy, who
has been resilient all day.
A steady diet of fast
balls and change ups.
(feet tapping)
What will he reach for here in
the biggest spot of the game?
(bee buzzing)
(tense music)
Uh. Time!
(Fan laughs)
All right, here we go.
(suspenseful music)
(heartbeat thudding)
(Jordy breathes deeply)
(heartbeat thudding)
(ball whooshes)
(bat clangs)
It's shot back to the mound!
(insects buzzing)
- [Dad] Glove hand is up, like
this, to shield your face,
to shield your face.
(emotional music)
(Jordy grunts)
(Jordy grunts)
(Jordy grunts)
- Out!
- Got him, he's out!
- Yes!
(both cheering)
(crowd cheering)
- 3-2 the Caps win! Caps
take it, the Caps win!
Ring it up, ring the bell,
3-2 Rally Caps get the win!
Wow, what a day, and what
a play by Jordy!
(crowd cheering)
(emotional music)
- [RALLY CAPS TEAM] Rally Caps,
Rally
Caps, Rally Caps, Rally Caps,
Rally Caps!
- [Rob] Thanks, Jerry.
- [RALLY CAPS TEAM] Rally Caps,
yeah!
- Attaboy.
- All right, Rally Caps,
let's line it up!
- [Announcer] Congrats
to the Bunk 5 Rally Caps
for the Championship game
win this year.
Thank you to our audience
from the local area
for coming out and supporting
the Camp Belgrade game.
All campers, please meet back
at the mess hall for dinner.
- [Coach Casey] Attagirl,
good game.
- [Frankie] Good game.
- [Jordy] Good game.
Rematch next year?
- Count on it, shorty.
- You did good, man,
you did good, come on.
(emotional music)
- Woo.
Oh my god.
(emotional music continues)
(emotional music continues)
(chimes tinkling)
(Nora crying)
(emotional music continues)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
- Today, we were treated
with a surprise visit
from Curtis Pride.
He's a Major Leaguer, and
an even better human being.
We're gonna be screening
a video of Curtis.
- Hi, I'm Curtis Pride.
Some of you might already
know my story.
I was born 95% deaf, and
I'm widely known
as the first and only
full season deaf player
in the modern history of
Major League Baseball.
A lot of people thought
it would be impossible
for me to make it into
the Major League.
Since I cannot hear the
crack of the bat,
when the ball is hit,
or hear the voices of my
coaches and teammates.
- [Announcer] September
17, 1993, less than a year
after almost walking away
from baseball,
Curtis Pride is called
up by the Expos
in the middle of a pennant race.
As a pinch hitter, he gets
his first Major League hit.
(crowd cheering)
It's an incredible experience.
What followed was
most unexpected.
The fans knew Curtis
Pride was deaf.
They knew he couldn't hear 'em,
but they gave him a five
minute standing ovation.
(crowd cheering)
(dramatic music)
He couldn't hear the fans,
but he felt the
vibration in his chest.
- Remember, with
determination and hard work,
Anything is possible.
- [John Sterling] Swung on, hit
high in the air to deep center.
Damon back, going way back,
on the track,
he's at the wall, she's gone!
Curtis Pride, in his
first game as a Yankee,
has hit a home run over
the center field fence!
- [John Sterling] Curtis
Pride gets a curtain call.
How about that?
Talk about pride of the Yankees.
The deaf Curtis Pride.
Something, that is
really something.
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(upbeat ukulele music)
We're at Camp Belgrade,
having so much fun
Playing baseball in
the summer sun
All you gotta do is
sing this song
Attaboy and attagirl
Come on, let's play,
give it a whirl
We're with friends every
day, that makes us strong
The Belle O'Grady is
on our toes
And cabin six won't
leave us alone
But together, we'll
always be a team
'Cause with your friends,
you'll never have to be alone
We'll always have your back
So you will always
feel at home
We may not win, but
we're a team
Let's do our best,
we'll live the dream
And then you'll see,
how great we'll be
We got this, just you
wait and see, we're family
(campers laughing)
(campers chattering)