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There is hurt
And there is pain
We are bound
And broken
There are none
Without to stay
Secret things
Unspoken
I have known
The heavy hand
I am scarred
And scattered
I have heard
The very ones
Oh really matter
Come on, put the cards in.
Boys.
Come on, batter up.
Let's go hide it.
Boys.
Get on out here.
Let's go.
Batter up.
Uh-huh. Where do you think you're going?
Who going to be first?
I'II do it.
Yeah, you'd better.
Ah! Strike one.
Strike three. You're out. You're done, son.
Be a man.
Strike. You're flinching.
Stay in there. Come on, let's go. Ready?
Strike five. That was way outside.
What are you swinging at that for?
Come on, stay in there. Strike seven.
Strike eight.
Strike nine.
Strike ten. Stay in the box.
Strike eIeven.
Strike tweIve.
Stay there.
Strike thirteen.
l'll stay here all day, son.
Strike fourteen.
Strike fifteen.
You're watching it.
You stay there.
Strike sixteen.
Strike seventeen.
Ah.
Strike eighteen, you IittIe sissy.
You're going to cry now?
Is that what l'm seeing?
Strike nineteen.
Let's do this, Cory.
Good afternoon, Grizzlies' fans.
WeIcome to Grizzly Stadium.
And today's ballgame between your Denford Grizzlies
and the PeninsuIa PiIots.
Today is Young Life day at the ball park.
lf a Grizzly hits a home run during today's game,
Young Life will be presented with a check for $10,000.
Let's go, guys. Here we go, guys.
Good Iuck. It's time, guys.
Go GrizzIies.
Hey, Cory. Hey, HeIene.
Heard you were chatting up with Capano at the fundraiser Iast night.
Oh, come on, HeIene, you're the onIy girI for me.
I'd better be.
He had to be reaIIy drunk to think that was a good deaI. PIease.
He'd eat his first born if it meant signing a new pIayer.
I don't think I signed anything.
AII right.
Don't forget. Home run today. 1 0K for Young Life.
Okay?
You think Cory wiII remember that CarIos is down there?
No cIue.
Or even who CarIos is?
I don't know.
Tough conditions for the hitters today. Sun shining down brightIy.
And when you've got guys Iike Chris Ashman and Brett Stevens on the mound
it's not at aII a surprise
that we have a scoreless game with only five hits so far.
Cory Brand batting 3-79 leading the league.
And he appears to be a shoo-in for another all-star game next month.
Hee-yah.
Open your eyes, BIue.
Cory's not going to Iike that caII.
lt appeared to be high and outside.
De Cruz gave Ashman the call of strike one.
Strike two. Strike two.
That was way outside. What are you swinging at that for?
You're going to your momma?
You need to go taIk to your momma now?
Get in the box.
Go, Cory. Three.
And it gets away from the left fielder.
Go, go, go, go, go, go.
He's going to try to score.
Slides and safe.
That's what I'm taIking about.
The Pilots are going to appeal it.
And Cory Brand has been caIIed out.
What are you taIking about, BIue?
He storms out of the dugout,
and gets right in the face of umpire Vic Cruz.
He's going to be thrown out for slamming down the heImet.
And the replay shows he clearly missed third base.
So, Cory Brand about to give his team the Iead.
Answer you, Blue. Why don't you cool off?
You're Iike your brother BIue over there?
How did you not see that standing right there?
What are you taIking about I ain't touch base, huh?
Touched it now! There it is. There it is.
Get out of my face.
Play ball.
And evidently the young bat boy, he's the honorary bat.
Oh, my gosh.
Hey, what's going on, huh?
Doc, is he aII right?
Not sure what exactly happened.
Is he okay? Can you see him? I can't.
I'm on, I'm on. As Corey Brand went into the dugout.
Oh, my gosh.
I think that's enough ice. Your face is going to freeze.
Dad, l'm fine.
Oh, hey, babe. How are you doing? He's aII right.
I'm fine, I'm fine. AII right, aII right.
Hey, guys.
I'm thinking about sticking around.
What? Why?
I can't Ieave him Iike this.
What can you possibIy do for him? I don't know.
Just taIk. Find out what's up.
Hey, dude, can I hoId your icepack?
Just for a second, Tyler. lt's an official icepack.
OnIy pIayers and peopIe on the team can use it.
And I need it. Here, take it.
Dude, the whole stadium was cheering for you.
I know. I was Iike pshhh.
Oh, and then I went Iike, oh, yeah.
He's the onIy brother I've got.
AII right.
I Iove you.
I don't make it easy.
Whatever.
Hey, bro.
What's this, a reunion?
Why, did she teII you to come?
We shouId taIk, Cory.
TaIk about what?
What happened to you out there today?
Showbiz, bro. It's part of the game.
I taIked to your trainer.
Said your bIood aIcohoI was. 15.
CouIdn't find my keys in that condition,
Iet aIone hit one out of the park.
It's a gift.
What are you doing taIking to my trainer?
You need heIp, Cory.
Are we done here?
That kid you elbowed today?
That's my son.
Karen and l adopted him out of foster care two months ago.
You'd know that if you read an emaiI or...
returned one of my caIIs.
I'm sorry.
Want to go grab something to eat?
You got fat.
Kick your butt.
That's without a personaI trainer,
and I work for a Iiving.
Yeah, what are you, mayor now?
District attorney.
Got my own parking spot.
And a bathroom key. Look at you, fancy pants.
CongratuIations.
How's Emma?
She's aII right.
Been hard on her and Tyler since James died overseas,
but she says she's glad to be back in Okmulgee.
What do we say we go get you a saIad?
A saIad? Yeah.
No cheese.
Good morning, Mr. PopuIar.
He's cute.
You've been suspended for eight weeks.
WeII, good morning to you, too, Miss Sunshine.
Come here. I want to show you something.
"Corey Brand injures bat boy."
A miIIion hits. AIready.
It was an accident.
Can we taIk about this Iater, pIease?
"Boozes it up in Vegas." 364,908 hits. That was a good night.
"Drunk at a Strip CIub." 217,402 hits.
You're a disaster. Yeah, weII, I'm a 3-27 career hitter.
"Cory Brand DUl Caught on Tape". Over a million hits.
Yeah, it Iooks a IittIe bad when you put them aII together, aII right?
But there were a Iot of sober moments in between them.
You stiII got that condo in Miami?
FIoor is a IittIe warped. Popped the water bed.
Here's what you're going to do.
You're going to fIy to TuIsa
and drive down to OkmuIgee.
I'm not going to OkmuIgee. Oh, yes, you are.
You're going to Okmulgee and make nice with the kid.
And then I'II arrange a very pubIic photo op.
The kid has a name. It's CarIos.
CarIos is going to get a bag fuII of crap from the GrizzIies,
and a photo op with a ceIebrity.
Then go chiII on the beach in Miami for eight weeks. Yeah, Iucky me.
PIus, the GrizzIies want proof that you're attending a 1 2-step program.
1 2-step? They want you out of sight
untiI you've compIeted eight weeks.
And Iast but not Ieast, you're writing a check
for $10,000 for Young Life,
for that homer you screwed up.
I'II see you in TuIsa.
Ladies and gentleman, weIcome to TuIsa lnternational Airport.
Local time is 3:34 and the temperature is 98 degrees.
Hey, you didn't have to waste so much money renting such a fancy car.
Don't worry about it.
How do you even get in this thing? It's got no handIes.
We're here to heIp farm boy.
Oh, man, Mr. Arby's forgot my curIy fries.
Hey, don't make me go back in there, okay?
That guys nearIy cried when I signed his hat.
He did not. A grown man. There were tears.
Right.
Hey, don't forget the Arby's sauce. I got it.
Oh, these are so good.
Come on, Iet's go.
Thank you, sir.
You satisfied?
CarefuI.
Were you drinking on the pIane?
Let's see what this baby can do, huh?
No, Iet's not. Let's.
Would you please slow down?
Woo-hoo.
Cory, look out.
So, my Little League team is playing the Chiefs this week.
I'm going to start reading for the BuIIdogs.
We're going to run them into the ground.
They're not going to know what hit them.
Yeah, I Iove running them into the ground.
Hey, go to the car. I need to taIk to this hot rod.
I don't care what your District Attorney brother says.
I wiII put you in jaiI.
Hey. There you are.
You better pray your brother can keep this DU I under wraps.
You are now facing a ton of fines
on top of what the GrizzIies are going to give you.
What do you want me to do? You better hope for a suspended sentence.
And couId you just try to stay out of troubIe whiIe I cover your butt, huh?
Oh, jeez, the kids are here. What kids?
Stop when you get inside.
My brother has a basebaII team.
Your brother is the kids' basebaII coach?
Why don't you just shoot Bambi next time, Cory? Jeez.
Cory Brand.
Game face, Cory. Yeah.
Good evening, foIks. I'm HeIene Landy.
Did you sustain any injuries. What happened?
As I was saying, Mr. Brand is happy to report
other than a few bumps and bruises that he's doing okay.
Cory, how's your brother? He's okay.
CIay Brand is resting comfortabIy whiIe sustaining some injuries.
What are we taIking about? Cory, have you been suspended by the GrizzIies?
Was there aIcohoI invoIved in the accident?
There was a tractor invoIved in the accident.
And... out of Iove for his brother,
Mr. Brand has kindIy offered to stay here in OkmuIgee
and take his brother's pIace as head coach of the kids' basebaII team.
Cory Brand's coaching kids' basebaII? That's right.
Lucky team. Do the parents know their kids are going to have Cory as a coach?
Does this mean you're moving to OkmuIgee?
That's enough. As you can imagine, Mr. Brand's had a Iong day.
We'II reIease a statement tomorrow following the team's first practice. Thank you.
Cory, is the fieId going to be big enough for aII the crowds that are going to be there?
You are way out of Iine this time.
No, you are, and I'm fixing it. Dang, I'm good.
I'm not doing it. Oh, that shouId be sheIved.
It's on mine by now. Next conversation?
Now, go see about your poor brother
whiIe I find you a pIace to Iive.
Hey.
How's our guy doing?
He wants two minutes with you
and then I want you to Ieave.
Hey, buddy.
A bit earIy in the day for a DU I.
I don't know what you're saying. Don't-don't even try.
I did what I couId for you IegaIIy.
I never thought my baby bro wouId be baiIing me out.
I didn't baiI you out.
I'II vouch for you.
Just don't go skipping town.
I'm back.
Just the Iook of those poIyester bedspreads make me itch.
Okay, kid, Iisten up.
I found you a 1 2-step program.
There you go.
You couIdn't find me a normaI program?
WeII, it is normaI.
It's just, um,
with Jesus.
I'm not doing church.
You're doing whatever it takes to get your butt back on the roster.
Besides, it's the onIy game in town.
CeIebrate Recovery?
If your career recovers, trust, I wiII ceIebrate.
Cheers.
Yeah, cheers.
Right. AII right.
Hey, hey, where are you going?
I'm staying at TuIsa. I'II drive back tomorrow.
What for?
ApoIogy to the kid, press event.
The only reason we rode into this one horse town.
WeII, how am I supposed to get around? You're a big boy. Figure it out yourseIf.
I'II see you on the fieId tomorrow.
And if you're smart, you'II come ready to coach.
Just remember, you're happy to be doing this for your brother
and for the chiIdren.
Night.
Hey, is that your truck?
You want to rent it?
My truck? Five hundred bucks for the month?
Okay.
What's your name? Chad.
Hey, Chad, I'm going to need those keys.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Thanks, man. Cory Brand.
Yeah, I know.
Hey, Chad, you know, my fridge in there is empty.
You know what I'm saying?
Um, I couId fiII it for you.
With duII beverages.
And to remember to keep fiIIing it with the duII beverages.
Thanks a lot, Chad.
Good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank you guys so much for coming out today.
What's up, sIugger? Cory Brand.
Looks like you got your nose on straight.
I am so sorry about that.
Oh, that's okay. Oh, we've got some GrizzIies gear
that's got your name written aII over it.
Awesome. Thanks.
Let's get that on straight for the pictures. Okay, there we go.
Stan, that's Cory Brand.
No duh, Kendricks. It's aII over the Internet that he starts today.
Carlos, how about that famous thumbs up sign?
Go GrizzIies. Go GrizzIies.
Come here.
Get that camera right here. Go Grizzlies.
Big smiles, big smiles.
Hey.
Are you ready?
He doesn't know yet?
I don't think so. Oh.
Oh, pIease, Suzanne is here?
In heeIs.
She hasn't been here aII season.
I can't beIieve you're our coach.
We need major help. You'II see.
We're not even cIose to as good as the Roughnecks.
They can hit the baII so far, Iike as far as that buiIding over there,
which is where you can get the best ice cream.
Ah, it's ridicuIous.
Come on, guys, warm up, tickIe up.
Oh, mom. Come on.
Do I get to caII you coach? Sure.
Okay, everyone. We are done here. Thank you.
Cory, your suspension hit the wires today.
Thank you, everyone.
Let's go.
Good Iuck, kid.
We'II see you around, CarIos.
Hey, Carlos, what's your favorite ice cream flavor?
VaniIIa.
Why are we aIways running? This bites.
My dad says the GrizzIies suspended Cory Brand.
Pejerski says he drinks Iike a fish.
Fish don't actuaIIy drink. They use their giIIs.
Wikipedia, give it a rest.
Who is that woman?
His agent.
Yeah, I got to go do this.
Okay.
Stomachache.
Breathe.
Hey, hey, hey. Hey, where are you going?
Home. We're so good.
I'II caII you in a few days.
What am I supposed to be doing? Start coaching.
Cory Brand.
Emma Johnson. It's Hargrove.
I mean, it's-it's been Hargrove for the Iast ten years.
Right, sorry. I, uh--
Wow, it's good to see you.
Yeah.
WeII, thanks for, thanks for coming out here today. I appreciate it.
Um, I'm actuaIIy one of the BuIIdogs' other coaches.
Yeah.
Look, um, l know you're caught up in some big PR mess,
but Iet's be reaI.
These parents are never going to go for you coaching their kids.
The are saIt- of-the-earth peopIe.
And you're pretty much just a wiId chiId feIon to them.
WiId chiId feIon or not, you guys are short a coach.
Yeah, but we don't need you.
Here comes the truth. l mean, they'll probably tell you
that they've got a volunteer and you can be on your way.
Dan Stanton. I own the hardware store and gas station.
WeIcome home, Cory. Cory Brand.
Greg Kendricks. It's an honor to meet you.
We're thriIIed to have you here.
It's a reaI treat for these kids. Not to mention us dads.
lf you need anything, please feel free to caII the store.
Awesome. Thanks, guys. That's great.
Right.
See you.
So... ready to get started, Coach?
Look, these kids wiII Iike you and you wiII Ieave them,
so keep your distance.
Third base is yours. It's your onIy responsibiIity.
Mom, can we do something else? It's so hot.
TyIer, you can't just waIk over here. It's just so hot.
Oh, hi, I'm TyIer. Hey, man. Cory Brand.
TyIer, get back out there with the rest of the team.
Okay.
Em, is that-- Look, I'm begging you, keep your distance.
Third base.
Everything looked fine on the outside, but, uh,
inside it was a definite mess.
What started as a private curiosity
became, uh, something l couldn't stop.
EventuaIIy, I was Iooking at porn at work.
Until the day two security officers
confiscated my computer and escorted me out of the buiIding.
They had every website and every minute I spent Iooking at them,
logged right there in bIack and white.
I've... never felt such shame and embarrassment.
My porn addiction and my unwiIIingness to face it,
Ied to the Ioss of my famiIy,
my job, and my seIf-worth.
Depression followed.
How is it going? Good.
John Townsend. FoIks caII me J.T.
Yes, my agent toId me to find you.
You're the one who's going to be signing off aII my paperwork.
Hey, Iisten, I think I Ianded in the wrong room over there.
I'm just Iooking for, you know, basic 1 2-step program.
I think I ended up with the sex addicts.
Not that I'm judging. It's just--
You're in the right room. Just takes a whiIe to know it sometimes.
Here's how it works.
After the main meeting, we break into smaII groups.
We caII open share, where we taIk about anything from chemicaIIy dependent,
sexual addictions, childhood abuse,
eating disorders and so on.
Huh. What if you have them aII?
If you have them aII, then one day at a time.
I'm the ministry Ieader, so if you have any questions, concerns,
jokes you feeI Iike you need to teII,
I'm the one to taIk to.
Uh, weII, I think I'm going to head back in there.
AII right. Good to meet you.
Yeah, I stiII can't beIieve peopIe are taIking Iike that in church.
Good to have you, Cory.
Thanks.
But God changed everything.
He changed me. Long story short.
My wife and l were reunited in marriage last August.
Because of my time in Celebrate Recovery,
I know how to run to God
and his people when l need help.
And he does help me every time.
Thank you for Ietting me share.
WeIcome to everyone to open share.
I'm J.T. I'm a gratefuI beIiever of Jesus.
I'm currentIy struggIing with aIcohoIism.
Hey, J.T.
My name is Rick, and, uh, I'm a Christian.
And I'm struggIing with cocaine addiction.
Hi, Rick.
Oh, I'm Cory. CurrentIy struggIing with my agent.
We're glad you're here, Cory.
Hey, Coach.
What's up, sIugger?
Hey, Coach. Hey, TyIer.
You guys ready to work hard today? Yes, sir.
How weird is this for you.
Weird? ActuaIIy more Iike scary.
So, what are we going to practice today?
SIiding? No, we need to practice our batting.
We suck. I mean stink.
CouId aIways work on winning. That'd be nice.
You're having any feeIings for him?
You can't be serious. Yeah, actuaIIy I'm feeIing that he's in my space
and he needs to go off to his big far away Iife.
Hey, hey, TyIer. TyIer, come check this out.
Your mum and Cory Brand were the best coupIe in high schooI.
No way.
First comes Iove, then comes marriage, then comes--
Mom, why didn't you teII me?
TeII you what? Where did you get that?
My dad. Oh, reaIIy? Remind me to thank him.
You know, I'm going to keep this untiI after practice, okay?
Keep what? It's nothing. Let's go.
What is it? Nothing.
Let me see. No.
It's our year book. Yeah.
What do we go here, boys?
Look at how adorable you are.
Okay.
Hey, Coach, does this mean that you and Coach Emma K-l-S-S-E-D?
CarIos.
Oh, you think you're F-U-N-N-Y, don't you?
How about you get out on the fieId for a K-I-C-K your B-U-T-T-Ses?
Let's go, boys.
You can keep that. Okay.
All right, let's go practice, guys.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah.
Atta boy.
AII right, Kendricks. Let's go, Iet's bring our boy in.
Show us how it's done, girl.
Right. Time out, time out.
Kendricks, come here.
You're a Ieftie just Iike me.
You're two steps cIoser to first base.
So Iay down the right bunt. But there's two outs.
Yeah, I know. Trust me.
Think Iike a gazeIIe, huh?
Never Iook back.
All right, let's go, Kendricks.
Nice!
Nice bunt, Kendricks.
Nice job, Kendricks.
It's good.
Okay, when l touch my ear, that's the indicator, all right?
We're going to sIide, we're going to steaI,
we're going to work on our doubIe cuts.
Our pitch outs and our infield shifts.
We're going to double steal, hit and run,
and suicide squeeze.
We're going to fart in some runs if we have to.
Give me two laps, and l'll see you at the game on Saturday.
Let's go, Stanton. That means you, too, buddy.
PIay baII.
Come on, Caleb, just like practice.
Let's go.
Hitting strikes, buddy.
CaIeb, you need to step up in the big boy jeans right now.
Start throwing strikes at this team. They can't hit them.
lt's the Bulldogs for crying out loud.
Let's pIay baII. Let's go, batter.
Look at me son. What did l tell you? I said strike--
Nice work. l will step into it.
I wiII puII you first thing. Don't make me.
l won't tell you again.
Say yes, sir.
What do you say we Iighten up, huh, Coach?
And what do you say you pIay your game, aII right? That's my boy.
All right, Tyler, my man. Let's go, buddy.
Come on now, we got two more.
l say now shore up that stance.
A IittIe bit cIoser now.
That's okay, TyIer, you stand wherever you want.
I know where that baII is going to go.
Yeah, just don't step into it.
A IittIe bit closer now, Tyler.
You stand wherever feeIs right, baby.
BaII. Look at me, son.
l'll call your sister. l will call your sister.
l'll embarrass you in front of everybody out here right now.
You understand me?
Son.
That's not what we trained for, is it?
Now start throwing strikes at this team. They can't hit them.
What? You questioning my coaching?
Come on.
Strike one. See how easy that was?
Hey, Coach, aII day Iong. AII day Iong.
Come on, Caleb.
Strike two.
CaIeb, two strikes. You know that, right?
Can't hit a baII Iooking at it. Swing at it.
Swing at the baII next time.
Step into play and swing at it. Get your head in the game.
Strike three. You're out.
Let's go. Hey, son.
When I said get your head in the game, I didn't mean miss the baII--
Get over and pick that bat up. Pick that bat up.
Let me teII you something.
Sit down. You're benched. You understand me?
What you say we Iighten it up, Coach.
I'II deaI with you in a minute. Sit down.
What did you just say to me? Let's go, Bulldogs.
I said Iet's take it easy, coach. Did you now?
Where do you think he Iearned that kind of attitude from, Cory?
Hey, Dad! Shut up, son. You sit down.
Watching idiots like you, Cory.
Cory Brand back in town, aren't you?
You know what? Let me smeII.
AppIe doesn't faII too far from the tree now, does it?
You know what you are, Cory?
You're a showboat and you're a drunk, just Iike your oId man.
You are both out of here.
Thanks, Tony.
Nice going, Cory. I wasn't drinking.
You weren't arrested for drinking.
Hey, I stood up for that kid the way no one stood up for me with Dad.
You're Iooking more Iike him every day, Cory.
That's because I was taking aII your hits.
AII my hits?
What do you think happened after you Ieft, huh?
You're not the onIy one that grew up in that house, Cory.
Yeah, waIk away.
That's what you do best, Cory.
What? You're killing me.
Assaulted an officer? It wasn't assauIt.
This is your lying low?
And uploaded photo went from Facebook to--
Just fix it.
It might take a IittIe effort,
but I'm sure you can handIe it.
My name is Rick. l'm a Christian.
l was struggling with cocaine addiction.
Hi, Rick.
I came to CR not for recovery from crack,
but to fake it so that my wife and famiIy
would get off my back.
l came every week, I did aII the Iessons.
And to my surprise, I began deaIing with my past.
I started to understand why l used.
No.
When l got to step nine,
make direct amends to the people you have harmed,
I thought make amends face to face?
I don't think so.
So, I skipped over that step.
After ushering for two years,
the temptation proved to be a bit more than I couId handIe
and I started taking money
from the offering each week.
During this time, l was in the second-step study,
and I-I wanted to finally make the--
I needed to finally make the amends
to the people in my life.
Which meant I had to confess what I had been doing
to the ministry leaders.
And when I met with them, l--
I expected to be reIieved of my guiIt.
I received so much more.
I experienced God's Iove and forgiveness.
Now, to complete the step,
I need to make amends with you aIso.
Because it's your ministry, too.
And I stoIe from you,
and so I stand here and I ask you
if you'II pIease forgive me.
The truth is, God forgave me
Iong before I came to CR but--
But I stiII feIt broken
and I didn't know how to fix it.
And then l got here and Iearned verses like James 5:16
that toId me if I confessed my sins to someone,
I couId be heaIed.
l still mess up.
I'm not who I was.
l'm changing.
l'm getting healed.
Thank you for letting me share.
I didn't even know they made basketbaII cards.
Tommy. Next Iimp.
More puzzIe pieces. Oh, I found Nick.
Steve. I found Nick, too.
HaI Osberg. Got it.
Cory Brand. 2001?
Oh, my gosh. Are there any more?
Uh, just the one.
Dang it.
You can have it. He busted me on the nose, so.
I think it's bad Iuck or something.
Are you bringing it to the game? Oh, I don't know.
Come on, you got to bring it to the game.
Yeah, I just don't want to bother him.
He signed it. This couId be-- Fifty cents.
You didn't bring enough money?
This shouId do it.
If he signs it, this couId be worth a ton.
We are going to be rich.
BuIIdogs, huddIe up! Now, come on.
How about some new uniforms?
Grab some hats.
TyIer. Yes?
That's my number right there. That's you, buddy.
Way cooIer than the Roughnecks now.
Who needs some shoes? Kendricks.
New Nike's for you.
Here you go, sIugger. Size eight.
Hey, guys, what do you say?
Thanks, Coach Cory.
All right, we got to win now
'cause we're Iooking good, right?
Okay.
Let's go, Bulldogs.
Go, go home.
Come on.
All right, Kendricks, let's go, let's go.
Good job, BuIIdogs.
Nice, nice.
Good work, good work.
Atta boy. Atta boy, CarIos.
Huh?
Syd.
Come on, Iet's get them.
All right, Tyler, come on now.
The winning run is on second.
That's it, buddy. Step up in there.
Come on.
Time.
TyIer, come here.
TyIer, Iook at me.
How many years you been pIaying baII?
Five. AII right.
How many hits you got before you took one in the face?
I don't know. Fifteen, twenty?
Yeah. Fifty, sixty?
ProbabIy. AII right.
So, what do you think the chances are of getting hit today?
ProbabIy not going to happen, huh?
ProbabIy not. Okay.
Get back in there, step up to the pIate, hit the baII.
Okay. AII right.
TyIer.
Nothing great happens when you hoId back.
Let's go. Come on.
There it is! Yes!
Carlos, go. Go!
Yes!
Nice job. Nice play, son.
Bring it in, bring it in.
Where's TyIer? TyIer!
Hey. That's what I'm taIking about. Stepping up to the pIate.
Nice hit.
How about that, huh?
Great win today, guys.
Thanks, Coach.
Come on, CarIos.
Awesome game, Coach. See you Iater.
Awesome base running, CarIos.
Thanks, Coach. Couldn't have done it without you.
Come one now. We couIdn't have done it without you, TyIer.
Great job. Thanks.
Nice game.
Yeah, we made quite the team out there, didn't we?
How about we grab some pizza?
Yeah. No.
Come on, Mom. No, I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry.
I've got, uh, you know, we've got a thing.
Yeah.
Have fun at your thing.
Cory. J.T.
You, uh, have pIans tonight?
Yeah, you know, some ESPN, IittIe ESPN.
ProbabIy some ESPN after that.
Nah, I don't have any pIans tonight.
You want pIans?
Sure.
Pick you at your moteI around 6:00?
Six o'cIock.
See you then, right?
Don't be Iate. lt's going to be fun.
It sounds Iike it.
ln a effort to earn the money you pay me,
I scored you a nationaI teIevision interview this Saturday.
WeII, weII, weII, so nice of you to finaIIy caII me.
With the aII-star vote coming up, we need to get you back in the public eye
Iooking cIean and sober.
Get peopIe to faII in Iove with you again.
Oh, pIease, they've aIways Ioved me.
Ha. That's because I remind them how much they do Iove you.
Okay, fine. Book it.
Let's get me seen.
Done.
Hey, J.T., I'II be right back.
So, this is your thing.
Not very hospitabIe of you, Emma Hargrove,
to not teII a poor stranded fooI
about the WiId West ChiIi Fest.
FooI, yes. Stranded, never.
You get your Ferris wheeI on, yet?
You're missing Iife in the fast Iane, aren't you?
Yes and no.
Beating the Jets today, that was, that was a new aII-time high for me.
You're right about TyIer.
He just needed to be pushed.
I get, uh, I get too caught up--
You're a great mom.
He's a great kid. He is.
Hey, dude, it's Coach. Come on.
Coach. What's up, guys?
Hey, Coach, we found a rookie card today at the store.
We were wondering if you could sign it. Sure.
I didn't know you guys coIIected basebaII cards.
Oh, yeah. AII the time.
I got some reaIIy cooI ones back in the barn.
Seventy-three Passy, Ninety-three Begonus.
I have Passy and Begonus, too.
Yeah? WeII, we shouId get together and compare cards some time.
Maybe after this we can go back to the barn and check them out.
Oh, come on, come on, pIease.
Okay, sure. Yes.
Tug O' War.
To one of the best nights of my Iife.
I'm gIad you found a thing tonight.
Good oId OkIahoma.
Wait tiII you see this, guys, huh?
How cooI is this. Whoa.
How cooI, right? Oh, sweet.
AII right.
Who's this?
Dad. Your dad pIayed baII?
That's your dad?
Yeah, he was a great player.
He never made it past AA, though.
Come on, where are they, Cory?
Where's the box? Where's the box, huh?
It's not in here. It's a smaII wooden box, guys, with a metaI Iatch.
AII the important ones are in it, huh?
lt's got to be here.
They're gone.
I can't beIieve it! He must have soId them.
That drunk!
Oh.
What's going on? Look, I just wanted to show the kids, aII right?
Okay, boys, come on. Get on back to the house, okay? No, no, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
Yeah, right.
What is the matter with you? In front of the kids?
Stay out of it, Karen.
No one's touched your precious stuff in years, Cory.
Look, he did, okay? He aIways messed things up. He aIways screwed everything up.
You can't keep pIaying the victim. It doesn't work.
What do you know about my Iife, huh?
What do you know about anything for that matter?
You're just some sheItered Sunday schooI teacher,
so spare me the Iecture untiI you've Iived
through something a IittIe more stressfuI
than your kitchen sink backing up.
I don't want to hear it.
Let's go.
Okay, kiddo. Lights out.
Good night. Night.
Love you. Love you, too.
Hey. What's this?
I know, sort of impuIsive, but, uh,
I wanted to give her to TyIer.
What? ls that a dog?
AII yours, sport. She's mine?
No. Look, it's aII there.
Training crate, food, Ieash. What are you doing?
You can't just come over here and give my son a dog.
I wanted to apoIogize for Iast night.
By heaping a ridicuIous responsibiIity on him and me?
Come on, Mom. Can't we keep him? TyIer, we're not keeping the dog.
That figures, you aIways say no. Every kid shouId have a dog.
You don't get to have a say in what he shouId or shouIdn't have.
Look, this whoIe thing is so not okay.
You have to go, and take your dog. TyIer.
Come on.
Hi. My name is Karen.
Hi, Karen.
And l'm a grateful beIiever in Jesus.
I CeIebrate Recovery from sexuaI abuse by my father
from the time I turned eight untiI I was sixteen.
While going through these experiences l felt alone,
with no one to reach out to,
not one person to tell.
My whoIe Iife I had carried the pain, burden and shame for my past.
Even though I've been a Christian for years,
I hid my pain and shame from everyone I knew.
When I-when I Iearned as an aduIt
that I wouId not be abIe to bear chiIdren of my own,
this was the final blow.
I feIt compIeteIy abandoned by God.
When I attended CeIebrate Recovery,
I wasn't prepared to experience
the freedom and reIief
I wouId gain by sharing my deep hurt with God and others.
I Iove that I don't have to hide who I am here.
I can go to my step study and share openIy
without the fear of being judged.
I'm just me.
Banged up and imperfect.
Because of the work of Jesus, l'm no longer living my life in shame.
Thank you for Ietting me share.
Go.
Run, run. Run!
You're running on.
AII right, BuIIdogs.
Hey. Why aren't you in the Iimo?
Why aren't you on your way to TuIsa? Any of this ringing a beII?
Yeah, hey, about that, we need to rescheduIe.
I am about to bIow an artery if you just said what I think you just said.
No, I'm serious, we need to rescheduIe.
You are not missing this interview.
The GrizzIies just brought up a kid from the Springs,
and this kid is good, Cory. And guess what?
He's not a pain in the butt.
You wiII not say no.
No, aII right? I'm not missing my son's game.
Your son? Is this some kind of line from Green Acres?
No, it's not, HeIene, aII right?
My son's on the LittIe League team and I'm his coach.
Got to go. I'm going to kiII him.
Everything okay? Yeah, I just forgot I had this TV interview scheduIed.
Oh, you shouId go.
No, I aIready toId my agent.
Forget it, it's done, it's over, too Iate.
SeriousIy, Cory, it's your career. Go.
BeIieve it or not, we can handIe it.
No, no, I'm staying.
Come on, we got a game to win, coach. Let's go.
What's up, BuIIdogs?
Huh? High fives.
Hey, Kendricks.
What's up, Coach?
Nice day, huh? Yeah.
Great breeze.
How's your parents? Fine.
The pitcher is nervous.
Second baseman has got a weak arm.
Let's shake things up, huh?
You know what I'm saying?
Stanton, was that you? Trying to fart in the run.
You stiII see that pIay? Yeah.
Run, Kendricks.
Don't throw it. On the go!
Don't throw it!
Go. Go, WiII, go. Go.
Go home! Go home!
Yes!
There it is. Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Nice job, Bulldogs.
What's up? We won. Nice.
What were we training for aII week?
Are you kidding me, guys?
Woo! BuIIdogs!
Get on the bus. Take your stuff and Iet's go.
All right, buddy. Yeah.
Huh, that's quite a win.
It's so good.
Watch your hands.
Coach.
You got rubbed. It's not an aII-star team unIess you're on it.
What are you taIking about, buddy?
How's the NationaI League going to win if you're not on the team?
Come on, Iet's go, son.
See you, Coach.
AII right, buddy.
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine. I just... forgot that news came out today.
AII right, I'm going to head out.
See you, Coach.
Good game, TyIer. Thanks.
It's going. It's going.
It's gone.
See you.
It's going. It's back.
FouI baII.
Cory.
What are you doing?
Hey. WeII, I was just wondering
how you were doing after the aII-star news but I--
WeII, I see that you're the same as aIways.
I didn't get the vote. No, yeah, I know.
I was upset.
My career is in the gutter.
I'm out here wasting my time.
WeII, I'm sure it's very disappointing for you.
But then, aduIts cope with disappointment aII the time.
Ask me how I know. I know, I know I disappointed you.
AII right? I didn't just Ieave to go pIay basebaII, you know?
Being a father scared the crap out of me.
But I've changed, Emma.
CIearIy.
Wait, Emma.
Emma, stop.
I want to be his father.
ReaIIy?
ReaIIy you want to be his father, Cory? Yes, I do.
It takes courage to be a parent.
It is sheer bravery to Iove a chiId.
To be there for them, to care for them,
to Iove them when they push you away.
It takes courage to put your dreams on hoId.
To juggle your own heartache and disappointments.
And just when you think that you might be getting the hang of things,
you Iose your husband.
So, now you have no choice but to just puII it together
and care for the most precious,
the most amazing person you have ever known.
Parenting is not for cowards, Cory.
You ran before. You'II run again.
It was a mistake, aII right? A huge mistake.
The oId man said l'd end up resenting you and the kid
the way he resented having me.
He toId me l'd screw up the baby's life.
And I beIieved him, okay? I beIieved him.
So, your onIy choice was to just write us off?
I didn't write you off, okay? You went off and got married.
Whatever's broken in you, Cory,
whatever your dad did or didn't do, I can't fix it.
Neither can TyIer.
That hurt inside you is going to hurt Tyler.
It aIready has. He needs a father.
WeII, he had a father. But he died.
And James is the onIy person that was there for us when you Ieft.
And that amazing, unseIfish man
is the onIy father TyIer has ever known.
And for now that is how it stays.
Strike six.
You're standing there watching it.
Let me see something out of you for once.
Strike nine.
Come on. Come on, stay in there.
Get your elbow up. You can't hit it Iike that.
Strike ten.
Come on, you little sissy. Stand up.
Go on, go get it.
You going to cry now? ls that what l'm seeing?
You're going to stand there and cry?
You know, I-I-I first thought that, you know,
Meth couId be Iike a-Iike a fun thing,
and I couId-I couId stop any time,
but, you know, I wouIdn't tweak or nothing,
but... coming, coming down was hard.
And, uh, I just--
I had to have it.
I stoIe from my grandma's purse to get it.
l couldn't stop.
So, I started, you know,
going through these questions.
I-I-I forced myseIf to answer these questions, you know.
l-l-l found out why l used.
And l still, l still struggle.
But I don't feeI, I don't feeI hopeIess any more.
I--
It's getting better.
I can... I can feeI myseIf changing.
That, that's--
Thanks for sharing.
Hey, Cory.
This is your eighth week.
Huh.
Seems so officiaI.
Thanks. Yeah.
See you man. Hey, you know, it's, uh,
it's your Iast mandatory meeting but we hope you keep coming back.
Yeah, aII right. It's been good.
CongratuIations. Thanks, thanks.
Looky there.
Hey there, boys.
Oh. Hi, Officer Pajersky. Hi, Coach. Officer Pajersky.
Mm-hm. What are you chewing on?
Gum.
Paid for it? Yes, sir.
Some game you guys pIayed the other night.
Thanks.
You know we're coming after you next year.
I'II see you, Coach.
Dude, shouId we go to my house?
HoId up there, TyIer.
Looks Iike you got a new daddy.
What? You boys be good.
"Cory Brand puts famiIy first."
Hey, is that you?
Coach Cory is your dad?
Hey, where have you been?
I Ieft you Iike six messages.
I got my waIking papers. I'm good to go.
Yeah, hey, I onIy got a minute. I've got some bad news.
You're free-agent now. You've been reIeased. What are you taIking about?
WeII, it turns out they didn't miss you that much these past two months.
Cory, you're too much troubIe.
Look, it's cool. I've made some caIIs--
HeIIo?
Hey, girI.
Yeah, Iet me ask. HoId on, I'm just getting inside.
Hey, babe. Have you seen TyIer?
Um--
Let me caII you back.
Come here.
Tyler.
What are you doing here, TyIer?
Hey, what are you doing here, sport?
Get in the car, TyIer.
TyIer, get in the car.
Em.
You had no right.
I can't beIieve you used us like this. Tyler, get in the car.
Mom, no.
TyIer. No.
Are you my dad?
I have your cards.
Your dad gave them to me.
He used to mow our Iawn.
I didn't know they were yours.
TyIer. I'm sorry.
Get in the car.
You Iied to me.
Got your message.
I can't stop.
I can't make myseIf stop.
I know.
The first step is the most important.
Reminding us to surrender to Christ onIy.
If you've identified a new area that you'd Iike to surrender to Christ
or if you've relapsed and you're coming back,
l hope you'll come forward today
and remember this surrender day.
Now please stand for the serenity prayer.
God, bring me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference,
living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time.
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.
Taking as Jesus did the sinful world as it is,
not as I wouId have it.
Trusting that you will make all things right
if l surrender to your will.
So that l may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with you forever in the next.
Amen.
My father's work took him away from us most of the time.
And my stay-at-home mother was verbaIIy and psychoIogicaIIy abusive.
As a chiId,
I Iived in a constant state of fear.
I beIieved in God,
but I had this warped sense of who he was.
And I couIdn't trust him.
Life, for me,
was performance based.
But,
after going through my step study,
I now beIieve
that God is a Ioving father.
He's not waiting to send me to heII for every mistake I make.
No matter what my chiIdhood experiences has taught me,
I am vaIuabIe because I'm a chiId of God.
I'm Cory.
And I'm a new beIiever in Jesus Christ.
And I struggIe with aIcohoIism.
Hi, Cory. Glad you're here.
Oh, come on, you guys, this is pathetic.
You got to at Ieast try.
Hey.
This is Iike that movie where the Iady Ieaves the chiIdren
and then it's not fun for them anymore.
Hey! What's that movie caIIed, the one with the nun and the singing chiIdren?
The Sound of Music? Yeah.
This is just like The Sound of Music.
Except it's not fun anymore without Coach Cory.
You're kiIIing me, CarIos.
Hi. Hey, girI.
Sorry I'm kind of popping in unannounced.
That's okay. You want to come in?
Uh, is TyIer here?
He's around here somewhere.
Let's go out here.
Uh, TyIer caIIed CIay
asking if we wouId convince you to Iet him go to the baIIgame tomorrow.
Oh, he caIIed you?
I'm so sorry.
AbsoIuteIy not.
Look, no, I reaIIy appreciate that CIay and Cory
worked out some stuff this year,
and that your famiIy is doing better.
No, I'm just not there, yet.
Emma-- Karen, peopIe don't change.
Look, honey, I Iove you,
but the onIy person who's not changing around here is you.
Mom.
AII I couId say is just taking it one day at a time.
I'm in TuIsa now, and just foIks are now doing a good job.
WouId you excuse me? I've got some reaIIy important guests.
Thank you.
Hey, what's up, guys?
Huh? Bring it in. How's practice, huh?
Hi, Cory. You look great.
Good to see you. Yeah? Good to see you, guys.
How are you? I'm good. I'm good.
They make it? No.
Yeah, it's aII right.
Did you say anything about the BuIIdogs to those reporters?
Don't be stupid, CarIos.
Okay, Iook, we do get that station. Yeah.
You get a player's discount at the gift shop?
I think so. Yeah, we can work something out.
What do you say we hit some baIIs?
I can introduce you to the team.
AII right, Iet's go.
Good idea. Get out of here.
Batter up, you little sissy.
Get your hands together on the bat.
Stand in the box.
Five minutes.
Cory Brand.
This boy beIong to you?
Let me caII you right back.
He sure does. What's up, buddy? Huh?
I'm sorry we missed your game.
How have you been? Good.
Hi. Hey.
How you been?
Good.
You Iook good.
Thanks.
So great to see you, guys.
You look great.
Thank you.
You guys have some time?
Yes, pIease. PIease, pIease, pIease.
Yes, we do.
You want to see the fieId? Yeah.
Huh?
So, what do you think?
Can you pop one over that fence?
No. Oh, l bet you could.
No, I couIdn't.
One day.
How is Coach CIay treating you guys?
Good. Yeah?
You guys beat the Roughnecks? Yeah.
That's what l'm talking about.
Coach Pajersky wasn't really happy. I bet he wasn't.
Time to go. Oh, come on, Mom.
Come on, Iet's bring it in, sport.
Hey, TyIer, come here. What is it?
I got something for you.
You sure you want me to have it?
BeIongs to you now.
Emma.
Thanks for coming.
Sure.
Hey, Iisten, there's, uh--
There's nothing I can do to make up for what I've done.
For what I put you through.
And TyIer.
I'm sorry.
I'm so, so sorry, Emma.
And I hope you can forgive me.
Listen, I'm--
I'm not asking for anything, okay?
But,
I want you to know I Iove this famiIy.
I beIieve in this famiIy and I want to be a part of it as much
or as IittIe as you'II Iet me be.
Yeah.
Mom? Hm?
Nothing great happens when you hoId back.
Cory.
You hungry?
Yeah.
Let's go.
I have Ieft The battIe Iines
There's a hope
That Iies In front of me
I've discovered Who I am
And I found
I was
The enemy
l have struggled
For so long
l lay it down
l give it up
l'm letting go
Of this war l've always known
l wave the flag
l humbly fall
On my knees
I have tried To do it aII
On my own
I surrender
I've used aIcohoI my entire life
to replace the love and attention
I never received from my father.
But every drop of aIcohoI,
every drop,
every one night stand,
wouId never repIace the ache inside of me.
An ache that only God could fill.
I tried to change.
But I faiIed every time.
And I know now that l'm powerless without God.
But with his help,
I found a freedom from my pain and my habits
that I never thought was possibIe.
My family has suffered for generations.
And l suffered because of my father's pain.
And my father suffered because of his father's pain.
But this is how it changes.
This is where it changes.
And today I begin a new story.
I'm a chiId of God.
And I have a father who Ioves me.
On and off the basebaII fieId.
Thank you for Ietting me share.
Another dream Passes through
The night
Through the night
Another night Cried yourself To sleep
Mmmm
l'm thinking It's over now This time
This time
l'm wishing It's over now This time
l'm thinking It's over
Yeah l'm thinking It's over
l'm thinking It's over but now lt's your time
To change your life
Yeah
And this is Your moment
This is Your moment
To change Your Iife
And this is Your moment
This is Your moment
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