1. Excuse me. I'm here in response
to the ad in the newspaperCopy !req
2. about Mrs Tortelli's children.Copy !req
3. What,
is she trying to sell them again?Copy !req
4. - What?
- Never mind, never mind. Carla?Copy !req
5. Yeah? What is it?Copy !req
6. - There's a lady here to see you.
- Oh, yeah?Copy !req
7. I'm Miss Gilder. We spoke earlier
about your ad for a tutor.Copy !req
8. Oh, yeah. Have a seat
over there and we'll talk.Copy !req
9. I'm takin' five.Copy !req
10. OK.Copy !req
11. Here are my resume
and references, Mrs Tortelli.Copy !req
12. You will see I teach all subjects.Copy !req
13. I have a great deal of experience,
and,Copy !req
14. if I may say so myself,
I'm very highly recommendedCopy !req
15. by those for whom I've worked.Copy !req
16. Forget that. Have you ever been
in any major military skirmishes?Copy !req
17. What?Copy !req
18. It's important
I know you can handle yourself.Copy !req
19. Just stand up for a minute.Copy !req
20. - Give me one.
- Give you one what?Copy !req
21. Your best shot, right here.
Coldcock me, honey.Copy !req
22. - Don't hold back.
- Waste her.Copy !req
23. - Lay one on her.
- Let's go.Copy !req
24. You don't really expect me
to strike you?Copy !req
25. Six bucks an hour.Copy !req
26. Great shot!Copy !req
27. Sit right down here
and we'll work out the details.Copy !req
28. Afternoon, everybody.Copy !req
29. - Norm!
- Norman...Copy !req
30. What's the story, Norm?Copy !req
31. A thirsty guy walks into a bar.
You finish it.Copy !req
32. Norman, you are looking
especially spry today.Copy !req
33. Thank you. In fact,
I joined a health club today.Copy !req
34. Good for you. Nice facilities?Copy !req
35. Excellent snack bar.Copy !req
36. Norm,
it's gonna add years to your life.Copy !req
37. Coach, I felt I had to do something.Copy !req
38. Sammy, this guy over here doesn't
believe me about your bar slide.Copy !req
39. Would you serve one up
to save my good name?Copy !req
40. - My pleasure.
- Thank you, Sammy.Copy !req
41. - Let's get this garbage out of here.
- Clear the runway.Copy !req
42. - OK, Sammy. Any time you're ready.
- There you go.Copy !req
43. Hit the bricks, pal.Copy !req
44. OK. How do you do it?Copy !req
45. It's just
one of my two hidden talents.Copy !req
46. The other is just as impressive.Copy !req
47. But you can hardly
charge a buck for it.Copy !req
48. Cheers.Copy !req
49. Yeah. Just a sec.Copy !req
50. - It's for you, Sam.
- Give me a second.Copy !req
51. I'll put you on hold.Copy !req
52. - Thank you, Coach.
- All the classy joints do that.Copy !req
53. Hello? Sam Malone.Copy !req
54. Hey. Of course I know who you are,
Rick Walker.Copy !req
55. Well, it's not too crowded.Copy !req
56. if you're across the street,
come on over.Copy !req
57. Yeah.Copy !req
58. Hey. You're in luck here.
A genuine Red Sock's on his way over.Copy !req
59. No kiddin'?Copy !req
60. What are you doing?Copy !req
61. Sam, I don't want
a Boston Red Sock to come in hereCopy !req
62. and get a glass with lipstick on it
or crud at the bottom.Copy !req
63. Sit up straight, will ya?Copy !req
64. So who is it, huh? Evans?Copy !req
65. Rice? Yaz?Copy !req
66. You heard of Rick Walker?Copy !req
67. He can use that one.Copy !req
68. Carla...Copy !req
69. For five years,
when he pitched for Detroit,Copy !req
70. we couldn't win a game against them.Copy !req
71. Then he signed for the Sox
for big bucksCopy !req
72. and now he's leading the league
in early showers.Copy !req
73. Carla, he's supposed to be a nice guyCopy !req
74. and I'm glad
not everybody feels like you do.Copy !req
75. - Hi, Sam.
- Hey, Rick!Copy !req
76. I'm sorry about that.Copy !req
77. That's OK. For me, this is cordial.Copy !req
78. - How you doing?
- Good.Copy !req
79. Nice to see you.
Let's sit and have a little privacy.Copy !req
80. Sam, I know it's crazy for a stranger
to come here for adviceCopy !req
81. but the pitching coach said
you're the only man who can help me.Copy !req
82. Well, I'm flattered.Copy !req
83. He said if anyone knows
about slumps, it's you.Copy !req
84. - The legend lives on, huh?
- Sam, can I buy you a beer?Copy !req
85. No, thanks.
I don't drink anymore.Copy !req
86. Yeah. I heard rumours
you used to hit the bottle sometimes.Copy !req
87. Well, they're true.Copy !req
88. Did you drink during a game?Copy !req
89. Never on the mound.
Sets a bad example for the catchers.Copy !req
90. - Did drinking help?
- No. Quite the contrary.Copy !req
91. How about an early shower?Copy !req
92. - Carla, come on.
- The guy's a rag arm.Copy !req
93. I'm sorry.Copy !req
94. Sam, didn't that guy used to be
a pitching coach for the Red Sox?Copy !req
95. That's Ernie Pantusso.
He works here now.Copy !req
96. Good idea. Let's ask him some stuff.Copy !req
97. Coach, I want you
to meet Rick Walker.Copy !req
98. Hey, Rick. How are ya?
Nice to meet you.Copy !req
99. - I'll get you a beer.
- Great.Copy !req
100. Sorry things are not
going good for you.Copy !req
101. Coach, I just don't know
what I'm doing wrong.Copy !req
102. Sam? Who is that man?Copy !req
103. That's Rick Walker,
relief pitcher for the Red Sox.Copy !req
104. Poor guy's in a slump.
Going through hell.Copy !req
105. Try to get out of those things,
the worse it gets.Copy !req
106. Well, you know what he needs.
Meditation.Copy !req
107. - It gives you total serenity.
- Well, maybe I could suggest it.Copy !req
108. Well, it worked for me.
I used to have this facial tic.Copy !req
109. Started meditating, right away.Copy !req
110. Really?Copy !req
111. - Absolutely.
- What kind of tic?Copy !req
112. Well, it was hardly noticeable.Copy !req
113. - Come on. Let me see.
- No. I got rid of it.Copy !req
114. It's a thing of the past.Copy !req
115. So, anyway, suggest meditation.
It just might do wonders.Copy !req
116. - I can see it did wonders for you.
- I'm a living endorsement.Copy !req
117. Gotcha.Copy !req
118. Sam, what am I gonna do?Copy !req
119. Well, have you ever
thought about meditation?Copy !req
120. - I tried everything, Sam.
- Really?Copy !req
121. Sam, forget that meditation. What he
needs to do is beef up his sex life.Copy !req
122. See the ladies, take the edge off.Copy !req
123. He's right. Sammy's taken
more edges off than a carpenter.Copy !req
124. Listen, Rick. In my day, there was
always attractive young damesCopy !req
125. outside the stadium
waiting for players.Copy !req
126. - They're still there, Coach.
- Are you kiddin'?Copy !req
127. Say hello to Rosie McGonagal for me,
will ya?Copy !req
128. - Different ones are there, Coach.
- Yeah.Copy !req
129. Listen. Now, he's been in baseball
for a long time.Copy !req
130. Maybe there's something
to this sex stuff.Copy !req
131. No, Sam, I appreciate the suggestion
but I don't think that's the answer.Copy !req
132. Wait just a minute. Don't say it's
not the answer until you've tried it.Copy !req
133. - Diane, Diane -
- Excuse me.Copy !req
134. My name is Diane.
I have done this for years,Copy !req
135. and... I'll tell you, I would be
happy to teach you how to do it.Copy !req
136. Diane, this is very kind of you
but I don't think...Copy !req
137. No, no, no. Please. Do me
the favour of trying it with me.Copy !req
138. - Is she serious?
- Oh, yes. She's serious.Copy !req
139. Does it all the time. She just said.Copy !req
140. That's right.Copy !req
141. Er... Do you...Copy !req
142. Oh, are you kidding? Him?
He'd just make jokes.Copy !req
143. Well, OK, then. OK.
What time's good for you?Copy !req
144. Well, personally,Copy !req
145. I like to get at least half an hour
in before breakfast,Copy !req
146. but...Copy !req
147. Look. Any time's alright with me.Copy !req
148. Darling, I like you.Copy !req
149. There is something so beautiful
about experiencing it outdoors.Copy !req
150. Don't people stare at you?Copy !req
151. Yes. Sometimes.Copy !req
152. But they end up learning something.Copy !req
153. Sometimes people even join in.Copy !req
154. All this talk has gotten me excited.
What the hell? Let's do it now!Copy !req
155. Outside?Copy !req
156. No. It's a little cold
and I prefer to take my shoes off.Copy !req
157. Sam, could we use your office, huh?Copy !req
158. Wait. I've let this go...Copy !req
159. No, no, no. We don't need
to hear from Mr Sceptic.Copy !req
160. Rick here is after something
and I can show him where it is.Copy !req
161. Start doing different things.Copy !req
162. You gotta... I dunno.
Maybe discover some ritualsCopy !req
163. or... superstitions.Copy !req
164. Maybe carry a lucky charm.Copy !req
165. I know that sounds silly,Copy !req
166. but what you gotta do now
is break up your routine.Copy !req
167. Do you have any superstitions, Sammy?Copy !req
168. Well, yeah,
I had one crazy little one.Copy !req
169. I never pitched to anybody
named Reggie, Willie or The Bull.Copy !req
170. You did have the lucky charm, Sammy.Copy !req
171. Yeah, I did. That's true.Copy !req
172. What was it?Copy !req
173. Well, it was a bottle cap
that I found once.Copy !req
174. For some reason, I picked it up
and started carrying it around.Copy !req
175. After a while, I figuredCopy !req
176. it had something to do
with things going my way.Copy !req
177. I sure could use that bottle cap.Copy !req
178. It doesn't have to be this one.Copy !req
179. It could be any bottle cap really
or anything.Copy !req
180. Sam, you still have it?Copy !req
181. Well, yeah. I just started carrying
it around more as a superstition.Copy !req
182. - Could I borrow that for a few days?
- This?Copy !req
183. Please, Sam.
This could mean my whole career.Copy !req
184. Well...Copy !req
185. A couple of days. Sure. I guess so.Copy !req
186. I can't guarantee
that it's gonna work.Copy !req
187. Hey, Sam, I'm desperate.
I'll try anything.Copy !req
188. - Thanks a lot.
- Don't mention it.Copy !req
189. - Let me buy you a beer.
- No, thanks. I got practice.Copy !req
190. I'll see you in a couple
of days. Thanks a lot.Copy !req
191. - See ya, bud.
- Best of luck. So long.Copy !req
192. Hey, Rick?Copy !req
193. Hey, Sammy? How about
another beer down here?Copy !req
194. Sure.Copy !req
195. I never thought
you'd part with the bottle top.Copy !req
196. Come on, Coach. It's er... only
going to be for a couple of days.Copy !req
197. It's not like it's special
or anything magical.Copy !req
198. Hey, Cliffy. Here you go.Copy !req
199. Gee, I hope you haven't lost
your other talent too.Copy !req
200. Did Rick Walker
pitch again last night?Copy !req
201. Yeah. He got another save.Copy !req
202. That old bottle cap
comes through again, huh?Copy !req
203. That's 3 saves and 2 wins in 2 weeks.Copy !req
204. All of a sudden, the city of Boston's
in love with him.Copy !req
205. - Yeah. Everybody but Sammy.
- Yeah.Copy !req
206. Sam and his pre-scientific notions
of magical bottle caps.Copy !req
207. You gotta admit. He's had bad luck.Copy !req
208. - I know.
- Sorry I'm late.Copy !req
209. What is it today, Sammy?Copy !req
210. Nothing too exciting.
I locked my keys in the car.Copy !req
211. Hey! I won the pool!Copy !req
212. Cliff wins three days in a row.
It's uncanny.Copy !req
213. What did you have yesterday?Copy !req
214. Scrapes and nicks,
and he cut himself shaving.Copy !req
215. And the day before that,
I had... stubbing something.Copy !req
216. It still hurts.Copy !req
217. Tell me. What do you like tomorrow?Copy !req
218. I see a mine shaft.Copy !req
219. Sam, come on.Copy !req
220. Tell me you don't think this is
because you've lost your talisman.Copy !req
221. Look what's happening to Rick with
that cap, becoming a Hall of Famer.Copy !req
222. - He was on AM Boston this morning.
- No kidding. What did he say?Copy !req
223. I don't know, I left my TV by
the heater last night. It exploded.Copy !req
224. - Were you hurt?
- No. Luckily I was unconsciousCopy !req
225. in my bathtub.Copy !req
226. Sam? Do you realise that you are
causing these accidents yourself?Copy !req
227. What are you talking about?Copy !req
228. Well, you've obviously
got something else on your mind.Copy !req
229. You're not concentrating,Copy !req
230. You're making these
terrible things happen.Copy !req
231. Sammy, let me have
a Dewar's rot and a red wine.Copy !req
232. Coach. Listen.Copy !req
233. How many games did he win
with that silly thing in his pocketCopy !req
234. that he takes it so seriously?Copy !req
235. None.Copy !req
236. - None?
- None.Copy !req
237. Then why does he think
it's a good luck charm?Copy !req
238. It had nothing to do with baseball.Copy !req
239. I knew it.Copy !req
240. I knew there was more to this.Copy !req
241. Come on. Why's it so important?Copy !req
242. Please, Diane. I can't tell you.
I'm sorry. I can't.Copy !req
243. Come on, Coach. I'm real curious.Copy !req
244. OK. You can ask me
a yes or a no question.Copy !req
245. OK.Copy !req
246. - One question?
- Yes.Copy !req
247. Sam, would you take that, please?Copy !req
248. Sammy, you grabbed
the coffee pot by the sides.Copy !req
249. - Yes I did.
- Doesn't it hurt?Copy !req
250. Hurt's not the right word.Copy !req
251. Anybody have any money down
on the coffee pot?Copy !req
252. Sammy, you've got to
get that bottle cap back.Copy !req
253. For the first time in my life,
I'd rather be me than you.Copy !req
254. Yeah, Sam, ask the kid for the cap,
will ya? He's goin' good now.Copy !req
255. Maybe he's rolling again.
He's got the old confidence back.Copy !req
256. Maybe he doesn't need it now.Copy !req
257. Sam, please, give him a call.
He'll understand.Copy !req
258. - Go on.
- Think so?Copy !req
259. Absolutely. Go on. Right now.Copy !req
260. Well, alright. If you guys insist.Copy !req
261. Wait a minute, Sammy.Copy !req
262. You can't call him now.
His game's started at Fenway.Copy !req
263. And the Red Sox take the field...Copy !req
264. Well, I guess you're right.Copy !req
265. I can survive nine innings, huh?Copy !req
266. With your luck,
it'll go into extra innings.Copy !req
267. That's out, number 3.
Walker has done it again.Copy !req
268. He retires the side and we head into
the bottom of the 21 st inning.Copy !req
269. Perfect...Copy !req
270. No kidding.
Norm, is it the 21 st inning?Copy !req
271. Let's see...Copy !req
272. I get 22, but this one
could be the national anthem.Copy !req
273. That's too much baseball for me.
I'm heading out.Copy !req
274. Not me, Cliffy. I'm a real Red Sox
fan. I stay to the very last out.Copy !req
275. It's closing time.
I can't serve you anymore.Copy !req
276. Not like it's the World Series
or anything.Copy !req
277. - Goodnight.
- Goodnight, Norm.Copy !req
278. Wake up, Diane.
Cliffy, let's go do something.Copy !req
279. Not tonight, Norm. I gotta be at the
post office soon to pick up my bag.Copy !req
280. I gotta go crawl into bed with mine.Copy !req
281. Well. I think I might
get on home too.Copy !req
282. I'll see ya tomorrow, Sam.Copy !req
283. Come on, Carla. I'll give you a lift.Copy !req
284. Nah, I don't wanna miss the game.Copy !req
285. You can hear it on the car radio.Copy !req
286. How far away is your car?Copy !req
287. - A block and a half.
- Wait for the right moment.Copy !req
288. We pause 10 seconds
for station identification.Copy !req
289. Coach, the keys!Copy !req
290. Which direction?Copy !req
291. One block north
and about a half a block east.Copy !req
292. Or did I take the bus today?Copy !req
293. Goodnight, Diane. Sam, don't worry
about a thing. It's gonna be alright.Copy !req
294. Well, I guess I'll knock off too, OK?Copy !req
295. Yeah.Copy !req
296. Yeah. I could go to the all-night
bookstore in CambridgeCopy !req
297. or I could go home
and make myself a cup of tea.Copy !req
298. - What do you think I should do, Sam?
- Score!Copy !req
299. That would have to be the bookstore.Copy !req
300. It's a high drive. If it stays
fair, that's a home run.Copy !req
301. It's fair and it's gone!Copy !req
302. Right. The game's over
and my baby's comin' home.Copy !req
303. May I ask a question?Copy !req
304. Could you hold that? I've got
a very important phone call to make.Copy !req
305. - You're calling Rick, right?
- Yeah, I think that's his name.Copy !req
306. Do you have
the number of the bull pit?Copy !req
307. No. They'd probably
be in the bunkhouse by now.Copy !req
308. Marty. Hey. Yeah,
It's, well, it's Mayday Malone.Copy !req
309. How are you doing?Copy !req
310. Yeah, thank you. I'm fine.Copy !req
311. Listen, is Walker there?Copy !req
312. Alright.
When he gets out of the showers,Copy !req
313. tell him to call me here at Cheers.Copy !req
314. Alright? OK. Thanks.Copy !req
315. I believe you had a question there.Copy !req
316. Well, I guess It isn't important now.Copy !req
317. It's just that I know this bottle cap
has nothing to do with baseballCopy !req
318. and... I was sort of hoping that
you'd tell me what it's about.Copy !req
319. I know you've been curious.Copy !req
320. I didn't wanna tell you the real
situation cos you'll think I'm silly.Copy !req
321. Well, would it ease your mind at allCopy !req
322. if I told you
I already think you're silly?Copy !req
323. Yeah. That might help a little bit.Copy !req
324. You see, that little bottle cap
keeps me from drinking. Silly, huh?Copy !req
325. You don't...
hear it speaking, do you?Copy !req
326. Well, nothing beyond
an occasional little small talk.Copy !req
327. It is a very little bottle cap.Copy !req
328. Alright. I'll buy it.Copy !req
329. How does it keep you from drinking,
just out of curiosity?Copy !req
330. It's the cap off the last bottle
of beer I ever drank,Copy !req
331. the last anything I ever drank.Copy !req
332. I remember holding onto that bottle
cap during some pretty rough nights.Copy !req
333. I'd wake up in the morning
and have its imprint in my palm.Copy !req
334. It was flat cos I was
squeezing it so hard.Copy !req
335. When I was tempted to have a drink,
sometimes I'd look at the bottle capCopy !req
336. and it would stop me.Copy !req
337. That's a pretty great
little bottle cap, huh?Copy !req
338. You wanna know something
really crazy?Copy !req
339. The last couple of nights, I've
really had an urge to have a drink.Copy !req
340. - It's probably for you.
- Probably.Copy !req
341. Listen. Thank you.
Thank you for listening.Copy !req
342. Oh, well...Copy !req
343. if I wasn't here, I'd be at home in
bed with The Brothers Karamazov.Copy !req
344. Don't say anything.Copy !req
345. Hello? Hey, Rick. How ya doing?Copy !req
346. Hey, that's a pretty terrific win
you got there for yourself.Copy !req
347. Yeah. Congratulations.Copy !req
348. Listen. I guess you're kinda back
on the beam now, wouldn't you say?Copy !req
349. You know,
I was thinking this afternoon.Copy !req
350. You remember I loaned you
a bottle cap or something?Copy !req
351. Well, it's gonna sound funnyCopy !req
352. but I'm kinda missing
that dumb thing.Copy !req
353. You did?Copy !req
354. Why didn't you tell me that, Rick?Copy !req
355. No, that's all right.Copy !req
356. No, never mind. That's...Copy !req
357. What's wrong?Copy !req
358. He lost it a week ago in Kansas City.Copy !req
359. He was putting off
telling me about it.Copy !req
360. Kansas City.Copy !req
361. One town
I've always wanted to see. Huh?Copy !req
362. We'll jump on a plane.Copy !req
363. Well, what's the difference?
Easy come, easy go, huh?Copy !req
364. Come on, Sam. Let's get out.Copy !req
365. Go home. Diane...Copy !req
366. I tell you what. Even better.
Let's just talk, you know?Copy !req
367. What are you gonna tell me that
I haven't heard a hundred times, huh?Copy !req
368. Oh, come on, Sam. It's important
that you not be here tonight, huh?Copy !req
369. You don't wanna be in a bar.Copy !req
370. Where am I gonna be tomorrow night,
and the next, and the day after?Copy !req
371. I'm gonna be in a bar.Copy !req
372. You're gonna feel better tomorrow.Copy !req
373. No.
No, I'm gonna feel better tonight.Copy !req
374. Here's an idea.
Why don't you watch me get drunk?Copy !req
375. I'll get real sick...Copy !req
376. - Sam, no...
- Don't. Just don't.Copy !req
377. I guess I gave
the wrong one to Rick, huh?Copy !req
378. I'm sorry. Are you alright?Copy !req
379. Yeah, I'm fine. I knew you could
do it. I knew you could do it.Copy !req
380. You're...Copy !req