1. - Hey, everybody.
- How are you doing?
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2. - Surprise, surprise.
- Looky there. What's the occasion?
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3. Just a little peace offering.
I'm trying to make up for last night.
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4. You should feel bad about that.
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5. No guy likes to be laughed at
at that particular moment.
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6. I couldn't help it.
You had that look on your face
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7. and for just a second,
you looked like a flounder.
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8. - Maybe it was the light.
- Apology accepted.
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9. But this better be a damn good gift,
I'll tell you that.
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10. I'll be darned. It's a sweater?
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11. An Icelandic snowflake
rag wool sweater.
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12. I saw it in a catalogue. I had to get it.
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13. - Thank you. I love it. It's great.
- Put it on right now.
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14. I like to live with a piece of clothing
for a little while before I wear it.
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15. Come on. I know it's unusual.
It looks different when it's on.
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16. One person laughs...
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17. He will be exhibiting his own insecurity
and lack of taste.
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18. I just hate looking silly.
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19. Sam is about to model
his new sweater for us.
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20. - Look, Cliffie, goose bumps.
- Nothing in my horoscope about that.
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21. - Does it fit all right?
- It fits OK. Come in and take a look.
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22. You come out and show everyone
what a fashion plate you are.
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23. Believe me, not so much as a smirk.
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24. I never saw a flounder
in a sweater before.
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25. Sam, the TV's on the blink again.
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26. - Where's Carla?
- Carla, get out here! TV's on the fritz.
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27. Work or die.
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28. - I have a way with inanimate objects.
- Take a crack at Norm.
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29. - What do you mean?
- What do I mean?
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30. Sitting like a lump. You lost your zest
for life, playing motorboat in your beer.
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31. I'm OK. It's just not the same
since Vera's been out of town.
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32. I miss having her around.
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33. - Where is she?
- She went to visit her parents.
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34. She's out there for a week in...
Where the heck do they live?
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35. One of those rectangular states.
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36. Why didn't you go with her?
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37. Her parents aren't happy I'm out of work.
They think I don't try.
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38. They got this crackpot idea that if I look
every day, make phone calls all the time,
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39. somehow, by magic,
a job's going to appear.
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40. - Voodoo?
- Really.
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41. Sam, let me have two vodka rocks.
Where are those Bloody Marys?
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42. I'm way behind. Coach is supposed
to be back from Phoenix.
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43. He's there
for T-Bone Scappagione's funeral.
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44. His best friend.
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45. They were team-mates
in the minors and coached for the Sox.
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46. - How come you didn't go, Sam?
- It's funny. I never cared for the guy.
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47. Let's face it.
Taste in people isn't your strong point.
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48. Ah, yes. How would we manage
without Carla's wit?
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49. Carla, how do you manage without it?
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50. - What don't you like about this T-Bone?
- Lots of things.
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51. He's the kind of guy who can't pass
a mirror without checking himself out.
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52. Thinks he's God's gift to women.
You know the kind.
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53. All right. There's a difference
between thinking it and knowing it.
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54. - Hi, everybody.
- Where have you been?
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55. I'm sorry I'm late, but T-Bone wanted
to be buried in the family plot
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56. and I brought the body back.
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57. Did he die of a mysterious ailment
that turns you to cardboard?
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58. The body's at the mortuary.
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59. This is a promotional thing we did when
we were at the Birmingham Barons.
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60. Old T-Bone, he saved it all these years,
so I brought it back for Cheers.
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61. - Some luck, Sam?
- Words fail me, Coach.
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62. It will be like having my old buddy
back with me here.
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63. Actually, I think this will be better.
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64. Sam, that's a wonderful thought.
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65. I'll put this in my office for safekeeping.
I'd hate to see it get stolen.
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66. How was the funeral, Coach?
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67. Actually, Diane, it was kind of gloomy.
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68. Well, you know, after all,
it's hardly an occasion for rejoicing.
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69. Everything was perfectly nice.
It was really a nice ceremony,
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70. but they didn't say much
about the real T-Bone.
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71. He's been living in Phoenix
for a couple of years
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72. and those people didn't know him.
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73. They should have had the funeral here,
where his pals are.
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74. Right. They didn't even know
why they called him T-Bone.
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75. Why did they call him T-Bone?
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76. I don't know.
I was hoping to find out.
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77. - I just had a wonderful idea.
- Could we get you not to tell us?
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78. Not a prayer. Why couldn't we have
a memorial right here?
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79. We could invite T-Bone's buddies
and they could toast his memory.
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80. That's a terrific idea. Everybody
could talk about the real T-Bone.
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81. I'll make a list of guys to call.
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82. Guys mourning
isn't good for business.
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83. They mourn, they drink.
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84. Call me a sentimental old fool,
but I'm for it.
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85. What you've written here is beautiful,
but you know what it could use?
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86. A little bit more about T-Bone himself.
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87. OK. Tell me about him.
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88. In his playing days,
he was a good hitter.
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89. His prowess at the plate was legendary.
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90. He was a fair hitter, Diane. Fair.
For the minors.
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91. He was a capable batsman.
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92. All those hits he got were
a lot of scratch and field hits.
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93. His best moments were off the field.
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94. That's the idea.
He always made the guys laugh.
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95. He was loved
for his sense of humour.
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96. He was always making fun of people.
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97. We admired his sardonic wit.
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98. I've seen him ride guys
till they were reduced to tears.
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99. He was a hateful and terrible person.
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100. Why don't you stick with what I had?
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101. You're right.
I'd better go practise.
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102. Hello. I've heard a lot about you.
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103. Well, hold on a sec and I'll check.
Are you in for Vera?
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104. Sure. She's out of town.
What can it hurt?
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105. Tracked me down?
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106. I miss you. It hasn't been the same
without you around the house.
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107. How's your mum? You're at our house?
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108. Since when?
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109. You never left?
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110. I thought I heard
someone in the john this morning.
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111. I can't believe this man was vain.
Does this picture do him justice?
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112. Only a firing squad
would do him justice.
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113. What is your problem with this man?
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114. - I know something nobody else does.
- Like what?
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115. Just trust me.
It's very sleazy.
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116. - This sounds serious. Tell me what it is.
- I can't. I'm sorry.
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117. Would you like another sweater?
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118. Once, when Coach was out of town,
this was a long time ago,
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119. T- Bone made a play for his wife Angela.
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120. - The rakehell.
- He didn't get anywhere with her.
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121. She told me
after keeping it a secret for so long.
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122. She was afraid to tell Coach.
It would have made him crazy.
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123. - The scum.
- I know.
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124. Making a play for his best friend's wife.
Even you wouldn't do that.
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125. Thank you for that, Diane.
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126. I can't take credit for that because most
of my friends' wives are real uggos.
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127. Let's pray this secret
goes to the grave with T-Bone.
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128. I hope so, cos if Coach ever finds out,
it would put him right in the toilet.
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129. Where do you want to put this
for the ceremony?
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130. In that case,
where would you like Diane to stand?
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131. - Coach, I know...
- I hate him, Sam.
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132. You have to put this behind you.
Angela and T-Bone are in heaven now.
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133. Let's hope he's not hitting on her
up there.
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134. I just wish Angela had told me about it.
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135. A man and a woman shouldn't
keep secrets from each other.
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136. - I don't think I agree with you, Coach.
- You don't?
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137. I don't think so. Let's take an outlandish
example, like us, for instance.
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138. In the unlikely event that you'd ever
succumb to a momentary temptation,
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139. I would prefer,
hypothetically, to remain oblivious.
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140. You got it.
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141. - What do you mean by that?
- I was going along with what you said.
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142. - You went along pretty fast.
- When you're right, you're right.
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143. You said it
like you had something in mind.
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144. - I don't.
- You'd better not.
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145. - I don't. I swear.
- Tell the truth.
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146. - That is the truth.
- Good. Then I wouldn't want to know.
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147. Now I see what you've been up to
all this time, you...
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148. You're trying to drive her crazy,
so she'll kill herself.
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149. - I love it. If I can be of any help at all.
- I'll keep you in mind.
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150. - Hey, Ernie.
- Hey, Artie.
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151. It's good to see you
after all these years.
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152. - You look great.
- I feel fine.
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153. It could be happier circumstances.
When did you hear the shocking news?
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154. I was in the john
and I overheard Sam and Diane.
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155. - You mean you knew about it?
- It's in all the papers.
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156. Oh, my God.
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157. The afternoon edition even had pictures.
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158. - I'm a laughing stock.
- You misunderstood.
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159. It's great you're having a ceremony
for T-Bone.
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160. There ain't going to be a ceremony
for T-Bone, Artie. That filthy pig.
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161. - Why, Coach?
- You read it in the papers!
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162. - Coach, he's talking about him dying.
- There's nothing to say.
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163. Come into my office to talk.
Arthur, have a drink on the house.
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164. Carla, help him get a drink there, please.
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165. - What the hell are you doing?
- I'm going to help you with Coach.
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166. I've known him for 20 years. I think
by now I've an idea how to help him.
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167. Fine. I'll be waiting right here,
when you fail.
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168. When and if you fail.
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169. More when.
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170. Come on. You have go through with this.
The guys will be there.
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171. He betrayed me.
I loved him like a brother.
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172. Once they threatened to send him down
to a double-A club and I swear to you,
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173. I went and said, "You send T-Bone
down, you gotta send me down, too. "
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174. - I did.
- As I recall, you liked it down there.
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175. We had a great time.
Why did he do it to me?
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176. Coach, I don't know. Listen to me.
It was a one-time thing, Coach.
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177. He lost his head once. You're going
to have to accept it and forgive him.
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178. But why did he do it?
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179. I can't answer that. I just hate
watching it eat you up like this.
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180. I wish I could cheer you up.
Wait.
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181. You haven't seen this.
This is great.
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182. Look at this.
Don't I look like a dink?
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183. Ordinarily, Sam, that would have me
on the floor, but not today.
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184. Pull yourself out of this. It's in the past.
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185. For him, it's the past.
For me, it's just happening.
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186. I can help you, Coach.
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187. Let your subconscious speak to me.
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188. Work through your feelings about
T- Bone. They need to be released.
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189. If he was here, I'd release all his teeth.
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190. That's good. Tell T-Bone how angry
you are to work through your feelings.
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191. Come on, Diane, T-Bone's dead.
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192. No, he isn't. Here's T-Bone right here.
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193. - Spill your guts to him.
- This isn't a good idea.
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194. - It'll help him.
- I hate looking silly.
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195. Hey, Ernie, how are you doing?
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196. It has to be deeper, Sam,
like "Hey, Ernie, how are you doing?"
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197. Right. He'd talk and he'd wipe his nose.
Hey, Ernie, how are you doing?
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198. It's "Hey, Ernie, how are you doing?"
and then he'd wipe it that way.
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199. After.
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200. - Hey, Ernie, how are you doing?
- The sniff has to be louder.
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201. - The sniff is fine.
- Will you two please stop?
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202. That is irrelevant.
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203. Something is eating away
at Coach's guts. Address that.
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204. Ernie,
your wife was a wonderful woman.
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205. She was really beautiful.
I lost my head.
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206. Can you blame me for going crazy about
something I could never have myself?
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207. She was the best.
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208. Nobody could resist her.
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209. Come on.
Go out and make that speech for me.
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210. Come on. The people out there think that
I'm a real nice guy and a good friend.
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211. Leave me that.
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212. T- Bone, what you did,
I can never forgive you for.
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213. Never. You're dead and there's only
one way I can get even with you.
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214. It's to go out and do you in
and I'm going to do it.
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215. - Coach, come on.
- Stay away from me!
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216. Everybody, thanks for coming,
but let's get this over with.
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217. - The memorial service is about to begin.
- Last call before the memorial!
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218. Don't do this.
It won't make you feel any better.
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219. I'm feeling better just thinking about it.
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220. OK, everybody's sat?
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221. All right, I had a beautiful speech
written here,
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222. but I'd rather say a few things from my
own heart about T-Bone Scappagione.
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223. - Coach, don't...
- Just let me get it over with, Sam.
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224. T- Bone Scappagione was a son of a...
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225. That man was a son of a...
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226. T- Bone Scappagione
was the son of an immigrant.
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227. Like most immigrants,
he was a human being.
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228. Human beings make mistakes.
We're just not perfect.
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229. But I'll tell you what isn't a mistake.
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230. To love someone and to forgive them,
no matter what his shortcomings.
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231. That's not a mistake.
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232. I loved that man... and I forgive him.
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233. And I know that, for the rest of my life,
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234. every day, there's going to be a moment
when I'm going to miss him.
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235. That's all I've got to say.
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236. That was beautiful, Ernie.
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237. - Thanks, Artie.
- No, I mean it.
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238. That stuff could almost make me forgive
him for what he did to me.
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239. For what he did to you?
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240. What did he do?
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241. - He went after my wife.
- Yours, too?
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242. - You guys got off easy.
- What did he do to you?
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243. He borrowed $500 from me.
He never tried to pay me back.
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244. - That's worse than chasing our wives?
- I've seen your wives.
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245. Why beat around the bush?
Let's admit the guy was a fungo.
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246. I got to admit I still love him.
He never made a pass at my wife.
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247. Are you nuts? He was at your house
so often, he got mail there.
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248. My wife would never cheat on me.
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249. He was the worst guy I ever knew.
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250. We shouldn't be honouring him.
We should be dancing on his grave.
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251. Come on.
What are you doing?
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252. Listen, you gotta forget
about how he was in life
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253. and remember him as he is now.
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254. Dead.
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255. I say we take that cardboard cutout
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256. and do to it what we should have done
to him while he was alive!
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257. Let's hang him in effigy!
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258. The hell with that,
let's hang him here in Boston!
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259. English
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