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Right there.

- You expecting someone?
- No.

Hi. Sorry to bother you gentlemen.

- Is one of you John O'Leary?
- I'm John.

Mr. O'Leary.
Hi, my name is Deanna Rocco...

Oh.

- Sorry.
- No, it's okay. I do, uh...

I do handshakes, I do knucks...
High five. All that.

Well, how can I help you, Ms. Rocco?

Well, I have a scout troop.
I'm a den mother.

And I heard about what happened to you.

What do you mean? What happened?

The accident when you were a kid, um...

But... but then how you recovered

and became a successful builder,
and, um...

Well, I... I just thought
that my girls might be inspired

if you came and talked to them.

About what?

Hey. Oh, sorry. We're ready for you.

- Okay. Great.
- Yeah, okay.

Uh, hi. My name is John.

O'Leary.

John O'Leary, um...

When I was your age,

I was burned in an accident,
over 100% of my body.

Um, I burned my family's house down, too.

I was in the hospital for five months,
but eventually, I recovered.

I've got scars, but...

mostly I'm... I'm good.

Thank you.

Oh. Uh, any questions for Mr. O'Leary?

Oh, wow.

Okay, um... Yes?

How did you do it?

I was playing with gasoline.

Does it still hurt?

No. Um...

It's a little uncomfortable, but...

I... I'm fine, mostly.

Would you change it if you could?

Uh, what... what do you mean?

If you could go back and stop it
from ever happening, would you?

Pay attention.

Sorry, Mrs. Whitaker.

Why do you keep looking at the clock?

You can tell me.

The Cards game is starting.

It's the National League
Championship Series.

- Go ahead.
- Thanks.

- Practice.
- Okay.

Denny, you got the plates?

-Yeah, I got 'em.
- Okay.

Coming through.
Coming through. Excuse me. Pardon me.

Hey, young man.

Where do you think you're going
without telling me the score?

It's 0-0.

Tudor just fanned the first batter.

Oh.

Dad and I are going out,
we ordered pizza for you kids.

You be in by 5:00, okay?

And be careful on that bike.

No Evel Knievel stuff.
Stay off busy streets.

I know, Mom.

And one more thing.

Mwah.

- We love you.
- Love you, too.

This year, for his club, he was 10 and 12.

Coleman takes the strike.

And that's Dravecky for you.

Got ahead of the hitters last time
and he gets ahead of Coleman here.

He's tough,
and he's demonstrated that before.

And here's the pitch.

Swing and a miss.

- He threw it by him.
-Strike two.

If you're just joining us, I'm Jack Buck,

and we're here
at the top of the first inning

of Game 6 of the NLCS
here at Busch Stadium.

Another pitch coming.

Swing and a miss.

He struck him out.

I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri,

15 minutes away from Busch Stadium.

And if there's one thing
people from St. Louis love,

it's Cardinals baseball.

Coleman in the series...

And all season long,
the voice we waited for

was legendary Hall of Fame announcer,

Jack Buck.

A swing and a miss.

He was the soundtrack
of my childhood.

Put some more on.

No, it's my turn.
I got it. I got it.

You ready? Okay. Watch out.
My turn.

Watch out, guys.

It's my turn.
Ready?

Whoa.
That was awesome.

That was a big one.

Let's do it again.
Come on.

Let's get another one going.
All right, get the matches.

Hey, it's my turn.
Come on, let's go.

Sorry, dude.

Watch out, watch out, watch out.
Here you go. Wait, hold on.

- I gotta put the gas down.
-Ready?

Let's back up.
Go.

- Jeez.
- Oh, my goodness.

- Let me have a go. Let me have a go.
- That was amazing.

-That was the best one.
- Hey, what are you guys doing?

- Get lost, dork.
- No, he can watch.

Okay, but if you tell anybody,
you're dead, got it?

- Let's go. Let's get another one out.
-Yeah, yeah.

All right, pour it.
That's good.

Watch out, guys.
That's plenty.

You ready?
I'll do the matches this time.

Okay. let's go.

Holy cow.

-That was crazy.
- Cool.

- Could I try?
-No.

- Just go home.
- Get lost. Just go.

Come on, man. No, get outta here.
We're done with you.

Get outta here. Move on.
Get lost.

[OVER RADIO] One out,
and the pitch is made from Tudor,

and a swing and a miss.

A low off-speed delivery, strike one.

This crowd really wants to see Leonard...

...do poorly, don't they?

They're chanting him like the Giant crowd
did Ozzie at Candlestick.

Boy, they're into it.

Pendleton, deep behind the base.

The Cardinals
looking for the double play ball.

Here's another throw to first in the run.

Hey, what are you up to, Little Chester?

I told you not to call me that.

Okay, jeez, sorry.

So what are you up to?

- Nothing.
-Whatever.

[OVER RADIO] Giants leading
the series, three games to two.

Another throw to first
and he just got back.

It was close.

He had Mitchell
hanging in midair for a while.

The ball
didn't get to Lindeman very quickly.

The tag was late, it almost got him.

Still strike one on Leonard.

Mitchell, another rather average
lead off at first.

Thompson struck out, Mitchell singled.

Tudor steps off,
Mitchell goes to the mound.

And then he comes back behind the dish.

John Kibler at first,
Montague at second, Dave Pallone at third.

What do you mean?

If you could go back

and stop it from ever happening,
would you?

Yes.

I absolutely would.

Okay, girls,
what do we do when we're on fire?

Stop, drop, and roll.

Very good. Me?

I just ran.

A swing and a miss.

Mom, Dad! Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

I was praying for a hero,
for a savior.

And that's when I saw Jim.

Oh, my gosh!

And I thought, "He hates me.

"He tortures me. Anyone but him."

Help!

But on that day, he was the one.

He beat down that fire and saved my life.

Front door, go!

Get Laura and Cadey outside!

Come on, John. Don't go to sleep.
It's okay, John. It's okay.

Don't go to sleep. Come on, John.
Stay with me.

Wake up! You can't go to sleep.

- I have to call 911.
-It's gonna be okay.

I want to die.

Don't say that.

Please kill me.

Don't say that.

I thought,
"Okay. Wow, Susie's going."

The sister I made peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches for,

and added Tabasco
when she wasn't looking.

911, hi.

I just gave her permission to do
what she's probably always wanted to do.

John, it's gonna be okay.

I watched in shock

as our little sister came running
through the smoke,

looked me straight in the eye,

took a breath, and...

I wanted to die,

but my little sister was risking her life
to save me.

Three times she went back in
for water and threw it in my face.

Hey, hey, hey!
What are you doing?

You can't go back in there.

Check on those kids!

Is there anybody else in the house?

We're gonna need backup.

Check the water pressure!

Stand back!

There you go!

Hit the windows on the west side.

We need more!

Coming through,
coming through!

Let's go, get him in here!

We're gonna
remove these clothes immediately.

One, two, three!
Okay. Good.

Check his vitals.

Check that artery.

Severe smoke inhalation.

Probable damage to his vocal cords.

We'll manage his pain ASAP.

How are we looking there?

- Can you check his vitals for me, please?
-What's his heart rate?

John, you're doing okay?
One-twelve.

-Starting to swell.
- You're a champion.

- Did you give him morphine?
-Starting IV.

Can you check his arm there?

Over here, doctor.

Most are third-degree burns,

so I need him prepped for our OR...

You'll be fine.
Stay with us.

...ASAP, okay?
Absolutely.

All right. Okay.
Put him back.

Don't worry.
You're gonna be okay.

Just gonna cut these clothes off of you,
get you cleaned up.

Where is my son?

Where's John O'Leary?

That's my dad.

Mr. O'Leary, you don't belong in here.

Let me see my son.

We need to start
the IV fluids to control the pain.

Brace yourself.

What's his heart rate?

His heart rate is elevated.

There you are, you little monkey, you.

He's not breathing well.
Prepare oxygen mask.

Daddy's here.

Can you hear me? I love you, son.

I love you so much.
There is nothing you can do about it.

-No family, please.
- Sir, we're gonna have to get to work.

I love you, John.

Not too tight.
We need oxygen over here.

Just breathe, just breathe.

What's his heart rate again?

Dad!

Jim.

Let me see. Let me see you.

Oh.

I was so scared. He was so hot,
I thought he'd burn me through my clothes.

You did good, honey. You did real good.

But, Daddy, I never let him go.
I never let him go, I promise.

- We know. We know.
-Mr. O'Leary.

- The doctor's here.
-Okay.

We'll take him into his first surgery
as soon as he's prepped.

How... how bad is it?

He has burns to 100% of his body,

87% third degree.

That combined with
his smoke-damaged lungs, I think, uh...

Are you saying his odds are 50/50?

Mrs. O'Leary, I won't lie to you.

I'd say he has less than 1% chance
of surviving.

I'm very sorry. Excuse me.

No, no. Wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait.

I love you, my baby boy.

I love you.

- Mom?
-Yeah?

Am I gonna die?

It isn't up to me, honey.

It's up to you.

Do you wanna die?

No, I don't want to die.

I want to live.

Okay.

Then you're gonna have to fight,
fight like you've never fought before.

And take God's hand, and walk with him.

And Daddy and I are gonna be with you
every step of the way.

You hear me?

Ma'am, we have to get him into surgery.

Okay. It's up to you, John.

Apparently, he's just nine years old.

Just awful.

Yeah, burnt over 100% of his body.

Good Lord. This is a local boy?

Just a little boy playing with matches.

He played Little League
with our son.

Will he make it?

Big Cards fan.
They don't think so.

Just awful.

Well, tough break,

but he's not gonna make it
through the night.

Hey, kid.

Kid, listen to me.

You're going to live.

You got it? You are going to survive.

And when you get out of here,
we're gonna celebrate.

Listening to me?

Well...

you keep fighting, kid.

I can help you with your gown if you want.

Oh, thank you.

It was awfully generous of you
to come and see him, Mr. Buck.

Level with me.

Will he make it?

I'm sorry. There's...

no chance.

It's just his time.

Mr. Buck?

Sir, we do lose
a lot of patients around here.

Sometimes it feels like more than we save.

For him, it is the bottom of the ninth

and the count is full,

but he's not striking out on my watch.

No.

He won't get by me without a fight.

Why him in particular?

I heard him make the choice to live.

I mean, he spoke it out loud
as best he could.

So, I figure, I owe it to him,

to give him a chance to make it.

-Godspeed, young man.
- Thank you.

And that one's in for a strike.

One thing I like about Viola,

when that runner doesn't have
a big lead at first base,

he doesn't bother with him.

Leadoff man is on
for the Cardinals for the first time.

1-1, bottom of the fourth,
two balls and a strike to Oquendo.

The runner at first, Peña.

He draws a throw and returns.

Hrbek sends the ball back to Viola.

Oquendo waiting.

Cards are doing good today.

Here's the pitch.
Runner going, line drive!

Right centerfield.

Oh!

Peña goes to third.

First and third, nobody out.

Cardinals have Bob Forsch,
the pitcher on deck.

He's a pretty good hitter for a pitcher.

Meanwhile, Lawless could make
his presence felt.

The pitch.

A high fly ball to the left,
way back at the track.

This ball may go.

It's--

Hey, John.

How you doing?

My name is Roy Whitehorn,

but you can call me Nurse Roy.

I'll be your nurse,
and I'mma take good care of you, okay?

I think I'mma call you, uh, "Boy,"
short for Boy Wonder.

Now, here's what we're gonna do.

We gotta change all your bandages.

Now, I'm gonna be honest with you,
it's gonna hurt,

but I'mma talk you
through all of it, okay?

Okay. So I'mma pick you up

and we're gonna put you
in the wheelchair, all right?

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. You can relax.

I got you, buddy. I got you.

I got you. I got you.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Got the Batmobile ready for you.

Let's go.

Ah, there we go.

First thing we gotta do, Boy,
is put you into the tub.

We gotta clean those wounds.

- All right. Here we go, Boy Wonder.
-Hey, John.

The water is not too cold.

It's not too hot.

Just breathe.

It'll all be okay.

Okay.
It's all right. It's all right.

But we gotta clean you up.

I know it hurts,
so what we're gonna do is,

we gotta start
cutting your bandages off.

John, it's all right.
You're doing great.

Yeah.

Okay. So,

the bad news?

We have to do this every single day.

But the good news is,
you get to see me every single day.

Boy, I'm not gonna
leave you unattended, okay?

This is Dr. Ayvazian.

You got any problem,
you let him know about it.

And I will see you tomorrow.

All right. Rest up, Boy.

He's back.

Nurse Roy said that you were very brave.

Denny, he wants the board.

I knew you'd be very brave.

What is it, hon?

I don't know, John.

I don't know.

Hey!
Yeah! Whoo! Whoo!

Oh, my gosh.
She's doing the worm.

Chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug,

chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!

Yeah!

Oh, yeah!

Whoo! Whoo! Yeah!

Who is that guy?

You kiddin'? That's John O'Leary.

I never saw someone drink
that much at one time.

Yeah. And you never will.
He's kind of a legend around here.

What's his major?

Drinking.

O'Leary.

What's up?

You must be burning up.

What?

Aren't you hot?

Look who's talking.

You just come from a funeral?

Yeah.

Oh, wow. I...

I just... I...

That is super inappropriate.

I should not be joking about that.

I'm really sorry for your loss.

Relax. I'm...
I'm just messing with you.

Oh!

I was at my grandparents'
50th wedding anniversary.

Not a funeral.

No. But it was a real rager.

I'm John.

Beth.

Do you like to dance, Beth?

No, John. I... I do not.

Okay.

But I will.

Okay.

What kind of move is that?

- Oh, classic.
- Haven't done that before.

- Classic.
- Sorry...

That's a good one.

So what are you studying?

I'm gonna be
an occupational therapist.

Occupational therapist? OT.

I've known a few.

You're prettier than the ones I've met.

Well, the ones
that I did meet were pretty.

Pretty mean.

Were super mean, actually,
now that I think about it.

Dance with me.

Really?

Dance? I thought you didn't like dancing.

- Mmm, I love dancing.
- Really?

I just don't like to do it
in front of other people.

Well, that is really good because,

I hate to break it to you,
you're terrible.

Oh! Is that so?

Yeah.

I don't wanna be the bearer
of bad news, but it's kinda bad.

It's tragic, actually.

Tragic?

Maybe the worst I've ever seen.

Seriously?

Um...

So I have an anatomy test
on Monday. It's at 8:00 am.

- Early.
-Yeah.

So, I should probably...

Right.

Yeah.

It was nice to meet you, John.

You, too.

You're fun to talk to.

Well, this is my building.

So...

I'll see you around campus.

Yeah.

So you didn't
get her number?

What's the point?

She's hot, and you're totally into her.

That's your opinion.

Dude, I've never seen you
leave a party early.

Honestly, kinda terrifying.

And I'm telling you, man,
she likes you too.

Seriously, why would any girl
like that want me?

Oh, come on. You're kidding me, right?

I'm serious.
Dude, she could have any guy on campus,

but, no, she chooses me?

I'm telling you, man.
You have to ask her out.

It's not gonna happen.

Girl of your dreams, and you're saying no.

I'm trying to focus on my shot.

Shit.

Yeah. How'd that focus go, big boy?

Hey, kid. Wake up.

It's me again.

Kid, listen to me.

You're going to live.

You got that?

You're going to survive.

And when you get out of here,

we're going to celebrate.

We'll call it John O'Leary Day
at the ballpark.

I can help you with that.

Oh, thank you so much.

Really, thank you for coming.

You have no idea how much he admires you.

I can't believe you came once,
let alone twice.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow.

Do me a favor, will ya?

Make sure he listens to the game tonight.

I wanna send out a special hello tonight

to a certain young man
who's laid up in the hospital.

His name is John O'Leary.

He said your name, John.

How about that, Little Chester?

Shh. Shh, shh, shh!

He's fighting for his life.

But we here at the Cardinals organization
know he's going to be all right.

He's a tough little guy.

Keep fighting, young man,

because we can't wait
to have you down here at the ballpark.

Ozzie takes one low, outside.

Oh, how about that?

Jack Buck on the radio.

Batter hits that thing so hard,

he puts his hand up and bam,
it hits him right in the nose.

But people didn't go, "Ooh,"
they went, "Yay!"

What is it, honey? Hold on.

Hold on.

What do you need?

Y...

F...

A...

C?

"My face."

Your... No.

Your face.

Don't worry, honey.

You look just the same as you always did,

just with a lot of bandages
around your face.

Yes?

Hold on. Hold on.
Let me show you. I'll show you.

Psst. Hey. Give me your compact.

I'm not allowed to wear makeup.

Amy, compact. Now.

Thank you.

We'll talk about this later.

Okay.

Look at this.

Hold on.

Hold on. We're allowed to take
the bandage off today.

There. All right.

- You can open your eyes.
-Mmm-mmm.

John, open your eyes.
Your face is fine. Look.

Look, honey.

It's okay. Look in the mirror.

Mama, he smiled.

I know.

Look at that beautiful smile
on a beautiful boy.

How?

How?

I don't know how, honey, but there it is.

Your face is fine.

Maybe it's just a miracle.

There we go, Boy.

There we go.

Now, we're walking. Come on.

Come on. We got this.

Go.

You know
you're wasting your time.

Last time I checked,
it was my time to waste.

Come on.

I'm never gonna walk again.

Boy, you listen to me.

You will walk again,

so you better get used to it.

But don't worry, I'll walk with you.

And last time I checked,

I'm a lot bigger than you,
so you gotta do what I say.

I can't figure out
if you're crazy or just mean.

Could be both.

That's my boy.

Mommy, look.

Don't stare.

Could we go back to the room now?

Yeah. Of course. Let's go.

All right, Boy.

Going in here for you.

We got a plan to get you up
and walking again. Okay?

All right. Don't be afraid. Okay?

Here we go. So...

...we gotta work out
these knees.

We can't let these tendons set.

Look, in here, no one...

out there can hear you. Okay?

Nobody can hear you scream.

Nobody heard us.

So as we start working out this knee,

you just let loose. All right?

All right, Boy. Here we go.

Okay, bite down on this.

It's okay, honey. It's okay.

Mom?

Hey.

Hey, baby.

Hi.

Why are you crying?

Well, John, uh,

buddy, we have something to tell you.

The latest surgery, it went really well.

You're one step closer to home.

But, John, they...

They had to remove your fingers, son.

W... What?

The fire just damaged them too bad,

and they couldn't be saved,

so, infection started to set in and...

they removed your fingers.

W... will they grow back?

No, son, they won't grow back.

How do you know? Fingernails grow back.

Toenails, even hair grows back.

How do you know they won't?

They just won't, John.

How am I supposed to throw a baseball?

Or... or write?

- Or do anything?
- Oh, honey.

Why would you let them?

- You don't love me!
- Shh.

- Why would you let them?
- Don't get up.

- John!
- Honey.

Don't get up.

- John, John, ssh!
- John, John, ssh!

Easy, easy. Easy, buddy.

-You guys are mean.
- No, no, Colleen. No, no.

Please, we got it. We got it.

Come on, John.

Oh, honey, we love you.

Okay.

So, question of the day.

Who was the most
important person to this boy's recovery?

You, Doctor, obviously.

No, not me.

Oh.

I get it. It's a trick question.

It's him,

the boy himself.

His will to live.

That is critically important,

but, no. Lavelle,

would you join us for a moment, please?

The number one killer of burn victims
is infection.

The slightest germ
could have killed young Mr. O'Leary.

We have doctors, surgeons, nurses.

But the most important person
in all of this

is you, Lavelle.

By keeping this room clean and germ-free,

you kept this boy alive.

Thank you.

Junior doctors. John, see you later.

I'm going to have to ask for a raise.

There we go, Boy.

There it is.

One step at a time.

You got it.

Ah, you got it.

I want the supply closet today.

Are you sure?
It's not on the schedule till tomorrow.

I don't mind the pain.

As long as it gets me home,

and away from you, Roy.

Oh.

Well, then let's go then, Boy.

I want you
to keep something in mind

and promise me you'll remember
what I'm about to tell you.

I promise.

You're gonna face challenges
when you get out of here,

but you can still do almost anything.

Maybe you can't play baseball,
but you can own a team or be a manager.

I never told you this,
but when I first came to see you,

they said you had no chance.

Zero. You were not going to make it.

I didn't know that.

Most of them
wrote you off, kid.

But here you are.

You did that.

Don't let anyone write you off ever again.

Especially you,

yourself. Understood?

Yes.

Where's my son?

Where is John O'Leary?

I swear,
that man should have been in broadcasting.

Come on, everybody.

Gail, come get some champagne.

I got champagne, Life Savers.

Mr. Buck.

Good to see you.

John? You ready to celebrate?

I get champagne?

You can have a glass or two.
Would you like a cigarette?

No. You don't get champagne.
This stuff's for everybody else.

I'll leave you to it.
I'll see you at the ballpark, kid.

Thanks, Mr. Buck.

Your mom's gonna turn on the waterworks.
You know that, right?

I'm so proud of you, son.

You did it.

You ready, Boy?
Today's our big day.

Uh-uh-uh. No, no, no.

Today, I gotta wheel you out.
It's... it's the law.

- Seriously?
-Yeah.

You're the one always bugging me
to get up and walk.

Well, guess what?
Today, we are following the rules.

I don't think there's a law at all.

I think you just found
one last way to torture me.

Could be both.

Yes! Yay! Yay!

Yes!

So proud of you!

Aw!

Aww. Yes!

Oh!

I'll miss you, Boy.

I'll miss you.

Hey, Little Chester. Check it out.

The whole neighborhood is here.

Wow. It looks great.

Firemen saved some of it
and we rebuilt the rest.

Welcome home.
Oh, my gosh.

Whoo!

Hey, hey, hey.
Get the wheelchair. Come on.

You look so good.

Ah, five months.

We thank You, Lord,
not only for the gift of John's life,

but for bringing us back together
as a family.

We're grateful and we know
this is all because of Your grace.

We give You thanks.
Through Christ our Lord, amen.

-Amen.
- All right.

Dig in.

Everybody eat,
your food's getting cold.

Honey, do you wanna hand-feed him
for the rest of his life?

I... I don't know.

I guess not. No.

Just let him eat.

I told the players that you're coming in,
they're excited to meet you.

Hey, gentlemen.

This is the young man
I've been telling you about, John O'Leary!

John O'Leary, meet Ozzie Smith.

How you doin', kid?

Heard a lot about you from Mr. Buck.

Say hello, fellas.

Hey.

Nice to meet you.

He's one brave little kid,
I gotta tell you.

Thank you.

Wow.

Check out
the JumboTron.

This really is something. Thank you.

What do you say?
Once around the bases?

Okay. But, uh, don't go too fast.

Oh, nonsense.

A father should take his son
around the bases.

Really?

Okay.

Hey, how about this?

Wow. Wave to the people.

Here we go, boys.

Hello.

Yeah.

Here we go.

Here we go, son.

Give him a high-fiver. Yeah.

Bringing him in, boys. Bringing him in.

Go, Chester!

All right. Touch it. Touch it.

Ooh.

There, see?

Isn't this something, Dad?
Isn't this something?

Oh, it sure is, son.

It sure is.

Whoo!

Coming in to home. Sliding in.
There he goes.

- Home.
- Yeah!

Come on, kid. Here, next to me.

Wow.

Jeez.

Uh, this is Kristy.
She'll take care of you.

Anything you need, just let me know.

To get you going,
here are some Cracker Jacks,

a soda, and a few souvenirs.

Thanks.

Where's Mom?

Uh, third baseline. Uh, right down there.

- Whoo!
-They can see you.

Okay.

Stand by.

Time to earn our keep.

In three, two, one.

Good afternoon, folks,
and welcome to Busch Stadium

on a beautiful spring day.

Today is the day
we've all been waiting for.

It is John O'Leary Day at the ballpark.

After a long battle in the hospital,
my friend is feeling well enough

to be with us here today.

In fact, this brave young man
is sitting right next to me.

Are you having fun?

For the record, he's nodding his head.

And here's the first pitch.

Sliced foul.

Well, what do you think? Can this team
earn us a World Series this year?

- Yes.
- Well, there you have it, folks.

We're in good shape.

Willie rips one to right field. Fair ball.

Strawberry. Strong throw.

But no way
you'd get the fleet-footed McGee.

Mr. Buck...

thank you so much for this.

It is a day none of us will ever forget.

Glad to do it.

How's he doing?

Um, pretty well, considering.

He eats on his own
and gets around the house okay.

The only thing is,

I can't get him to start writing again.

Is that so?

Yeah. I guess the promise of him
going back to school

isn't as much of a... of an incentive
as I thought it'd be.

One on, one out, Hrbek's the batter.

The pitch to the left-handed hitter
is a high curveball, strike one.

What will Hrbek do
against southpaw pitching?

He doesn't wanna
get pulled by the breaking ball...

Hello, Mrs. Whitaker.

How are you?

Good. Thank you for coming. Come on in.

Yes. How are things?

We shall see.

John?

Hello, John, nice to see you again.

Why is she here?

Well, it's Wednesday,
and it's time for your lesson.

You want me to take a piano lesson?

Watch your tone, young man.

Are you kidding?

John,

I don't know who you think you are,
but my children take piano lessons.

And yours is every Wednesday
at four o'clock.

So, unless there's a reason
that you think you're special

and you don't have to follow
the same rules

everyone in this house has to follow,

I suggest you get in there. Now.

Now Hrbek swings and misses.

He's in the hole, one and two.

We're gonna take it slow, John.

You're gonna have to learn some things
all over again.

Oh!

Whoa!

Oh, my gosh!

This is signed by Ozzie Smith!

There's a note.

What does it say?
What does it say?

"Kid, if you want a second baseball,

"all you have to do
is write a thank-you note

"to the man who sent this one.

"Your friend, Jack Buck!"

Mom, please!
Give me a paper and pencil!

Paper, pencil, paper, pencil!

- Please!
- Paper, pencil.

- Here we go.
- Mom, get it!

Got it.

- Thank you! Thank you!
- Aw.

Okay, maybe we try with two hands?

Do you... Here, hold on.

Like that.

There.

Oh, John, this is so good.

Thanks.

There you go.

"To John, best wishes, Stan Musial."

Look at that.

"Hey, kid. If you want a third baseball,

"all you have to do
is write a thank-you note

"to the man who signed the second one.

"Your friend, Jack Buck."

Come on, John! Tyler and Cadey are here.

- Let's go swimming.
- Okay.

Help, they're getting us wet!

Oh, my goodness. Go away.

John, help us!

Come on! Get 'em!

Come on, O'Leary.

Nice.
Oh, nice!

Keep it up! Keep it up!
You're good.

Look at you.
Oh!

All right. Get you next time.

-Hey.
- Hi.

This is a nice surprise.

- Yeah.
- Is everything okay?

Yeah, I just wanna talk to you.

So, I was thinking...

Was it painful?

- That was supposed to be a joke.
- Oh, right.

I...
I can't tell jokes. Never could.

No, no, no, you were very funny.
I just, uh... I just didn't catch it.

Um, Neil Diamond is
coming to town on tour.

Um, do you wanna go?

Yeah. Sure. That sounds fun.

Who, uh... who else is going?

Oh, I just meant, like, you and me,
on a date.

Oh.

Oh?

John, I...

I mean, I... I think that ship sailed
a while ago.

I... I mean, yeah,
maybe when we first met, but...

I mean, now,
you're one of my favorite people. I...

Like, I mean...
I mean, I love you but...

you know, like a... like a brother.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

No, no, it's... it's fine.

Okay.

Um...

I should probably, you know,
get back to learning...

- Yeah.
-...work.

- All that.
-All that.

Okay. Um, but I'll,
I'll see you around campus?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Okay.

Hey, John.

Why didn't you ask me out
the night we met?

I mean, I would've bet my tuition
you liked me.

I figured you wouldn't want me to.

What?

Why?

John.

Please don't ever underestimate me
like that again.

What's up with you?

I already have four sisters.

Right. Thanks for clearing that up.

I took your advice
and I asked Beth out for a date.

Dude, I gave you that advice,
like, a year ago.

Take it, it didn't go so hot.

I don't know what I was thinking.
I knew better.

I knew. I totally knew.

That's it, I'm done.

Done with what?

All of it. Love, relationships.

This heart is closed for business.

Have you ever even been on a date?

Like, one single date with anybody?

Did you even go to your prom?

Do you have a point?

Just that, you know, you swearing off love
is a little like me saying,

"Ah, well, that's it.

"I'm done sailing around the world
by myself."

Me never even having been on a boat
being the point there.

I get it.

Before you decide that you hate sailing,

don't you think you should go out
on a few dinghies?

No.

I'm done.

Well, I tried.

Hey, thank you, Red.

- Thank you.
- All right, buddy. Here you go.

- Have a good one.
- Yeah.

How you holdin' up?

If I get yelled at from your mom
for spillin' chili on this shirt,

I'm in trouble. Can't complain.

How's college?

Uh, grades are actually okay.

There's even a rumor I might pass
and graduate.

Miracles happen.

Amazing. And shocking.

Besides grades, how's life?

It's fine.

You know,

when we knew you survived
the fire and were gonna be coming home,

you know what my prayer was for you?

Same as mine?

That I'd still be able
to play shortstop for the Cards?

- That's right.
- Naturally.

No, I just...
I wanted you to return to normal.

Like the day of the fire,
when you went running through the kitchen

with your little bangs flopping,
so happy. I just...

badly wanted that for you.

And when you actually came home,

I struggled because...

I was either going to spend
my whole life upset that

our perfect little world was gone,

or I had to redefine what it meant

to live a perfect life.

And I gotta tell you, son,

I love our life. I love my life.

Why are you telling me this, Dad?

Well, because Parkinson's keeps taking
things away from me,

and it reminds me of something
you taught me in the hospital.

No way.

I taught you something? Really?

What?

You can't always choose the path you walk,

but you can choose the way you walk it.

So when things aren't going your way,

if you focus exactly on loving the life
that you're living right now,

and not the life that you think
you coulda had or shoulda had,

that's the whole deal right there.

Come on.

- Here, give me that.
- Thank you.

You know, you can get another
100,000 miles out of it

if you just treat it right.

Ugh! It gives me nothing but aggravation.

Well, stop thinking
about what it gives you

and start thinking
about what it needs from you.

All right?

Take it slow, treat it a little easier,
invest in it.

You'd be amazed what you get back.

What exactly are we talking about here?

I don't know.

It's good to see you, Dad.

You too, buddy.

Yeah! All right!

I got it. I got it.

- Watch this.
- Come on.

- I love that!
- Come on!

- Yeah.
- Come on.

Oh!

-It's okay. It's okay.
- That's okay.

I did better than you.

- You did good.
- I did good. I did.

Whoa!

Ooh!
Them's fighting words.

-Come on, Beth.
- Oh!

- You got it. Come on.
-Bowling champ.

-No way.
- Oh, my gosh!

Nice.

She bowls like she dances.

Yeah.

It wasn't a compliment.

Uh, John, tell that story about your dad.
The one in the hospital.

Oh, no. No, no, no, it's not...
it's not the right time.

It's exactly the time.

Come on, you tell it great.

Okay, fine.

So, this one Sunday we get home,

and he tells me to change out
of my church clothes,

but instead, I go out and I play football.

And I get them so muddy...

...they're totally ruined.

He takes away my bike
and he grounds me for two weeks.

So, I decide to one-up it a little bit.

I burn his stinkin' house down.

It is literally ashes.

And I'm in the hospital,

and I hear him coming.

"Where's John O'Leary?"

He was stomping up the hallway.

"Where's my son?"

Come on, baby.

Okay. So, I hear him coming.

Just, like, looking up at him
and just waiting for this blow to land.

And it hits me.

Nobody told him.

The only way I'm alive right now
is if nobody told this man

that his house is burned to the ground
and it was my fault.

And so I'm thinking, "If he doesn't know,

"I might actually be able
to get away with this."

All right, Mike. You're up.

- Ah...
-Come on, Mike. Let's go.

So, what did he say?

Who?

Your dad.

You said he was being all nice to you.

What'd he say?

I love you, son.

I love you.

And there's nothing you can do about it,
do you hear me?

"Hang in there, buddy. You'll be okay."
That kind of stuff.

Yeah!

Nice job, Mike!

Oh, my gosh!

Ah! It's so perfect.

- You're so sweet.
- You're welcome.

Okay. Here, here, here, do mine next.

What could it be?

John O'Leary, sometimes I...

What is it?

Dance lessons.

Yeah!

You're gonna need it, babe.

What is this?

Jen said that you were struggling
with your physio final.

I came to render aid.

- Mmm. No drinking for me tonight.
- Ah.

Better.

It's full of Jolt Cola.

That's very thoughtful.

Also, I came to help you study.

I appreciate that,
but it's not a book problem.

Quizzing, flash cards,
none of that's gonna help.

Then it's a good thing
that's not why I'm here.

You sure about this?

I'm positive.

Do what you gotta do.

I don't wanna hurt you.

You're not gonna hurt me,
I'm pretty tough.

Okay.

- First thing I'll do is bend the knee.
- Ow, ow, ow.

That does not hurt.

Five seconds...

- Okay. Okay.
- I think.

If you go a little bit more,

you'll turn into a chiropractor.

Okay. This might be a little tight, so...

You okay?

- It's great.
- Fine.

Scoot that. Just... Uh-huh.

Your shoulder flexion.

- Hold that right there for just a second.
- Okay. I'm flexing.

Um...

This is the hip abduction...

I think.

Um...

Just gonna pull a little tighter.

Ahh!

Are you okay?

You fall for it every time.

John.

That was by far the weirdest study group
I've ever been a part of.

I don't know why they make us OTs
learn all that PT stuff.

If I pass, it's because of you.

No. You were born for this.

So were you.

Sorry.

- I wasn't thinking.
- No sweat.

I know what you meant.

It's a hard field you're going into.

But I'm not talking about the science
or the anatomy.

What, then?

After I was burned as a kid,

they did my therapy in a supply closet.

Seriously?

Why?

It was for my own sake.

And for the other patients too, I guess.

John.

I remember looking at them
through the tears,

just begging them to stop.

I could see my pain in their eyes.

Uh, but they did their job.

They did it well.

The point is,

you have the heart for this, Beth.

I know what it looks like,
and you're the real deal.

You know,

this is the first time I've ever heard you
talk about your accident.

Why don't you talk about it?

I guess I just don't want it to define me.

It doesn't.

It's a part of you,
but it's not who you are.

And when I look at you, I see...

a good friend...

the life of the party...

and a super cool guy.

Most people just aren't like you.

Is that why you drink so much?

What?

You don't even enjoy drinking, I can tell.

You just do it so you can be known
for something.

Are you sure you're not a psych major?

I just know you.

I don't wanna be stuck in the past.

I guess that's why I've known you
two years and I've never seen your arms.

I'm trying to look forward.

Live the life ahead of me.

Whatever you think is best.

Jessica Oakley.

Matt Okuda.

Yeah, buddy!

John O'Leary.

Yeah!

Sean O'Malley.

Oh, sweetie, how are you?

Good. I'm good.

Look how big they are.

- Hi.
-Oh, my gosh.

Honey!

- Honey.
- You did it.

Whoo-hoo

Thanks.

John, Jack Buck is here.

Mr. Buck, I can't believe you came.

I wouldn't have missed it.

I don't mean to intrude.

Oh, don't be silly.

Two minutes,
then I'll be out of your hair.

Absolutely. Can you...

- Yeah.
- Thanks, Dad.

Hi.

Talk about beating the odds, kid.

Did I hear this right,

your father said you're going
into construction?

Someone once told me
I can do anything I want to.

Must have been a smart guy.

Hey, here, uh...

Brought you somethin'.

"Jack Buck, 1987."

It's the year I was burned.

"Baseball Hall of..."

Also the year I was inducted.

This is your Hall of Fame baseball.
I can't take this.

You're not taking it. It's a gift.

Means a lot to me.
I hope it'll mean a lot to you.

I don't know what to say.

Thank you. It's beautiful.

It's made out of crystal.

It's priceless. Try not to drop it.

- Okay.
- Here.

Well...

See you around the ballpark, kid.

Mr. Buck.

Everything that you did,

all the hospital visits,
the autographed balls,

the day at the ballpark.

I guess what I wanna know is,

why me?

Seemed like you needed it.

Please tell me why

My car is in the front yard

And I'm sleeping with my clothes on...

We're officially in Colorado.

How'd you afford this car, dude?

Oh, it's his dad's.

He, uh, he let me
take it for the ski trip.

This thing's got, like,
not even 500 miles on it.

Getting tired?

I'm okay a little longer.

Oh. Whoa.

Mike, what's going on?
What's goin' on?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Mike?

Look out! Watch out! Watch out!

Hang on! Hang on!

Watch out! Watch out!

- Are you guys okay?
-I think so.

Everybody okay?
Yeah, we're good.

Oh, My!

Get us out of the road!

- Come on, Mike! Do something!
- I'm trying! It won't start!

Pats, you gotta drive! You gotta drive!
Get out! Get out! Get out!

Go, go!
Beth, come on!

Okay, okay, okay.
Come on, guys. Get out!

- Go! Go! Go!
-Watch out! Watch out!

I know!
Okay. Push, push, push!

Another truck is coming.

We gotta get out of the road!

Don't stick out too far.

- Okay!
- Relax. Keep going. Keep pushing!

We're almost there.

Get us out!

Get us out!

That was close.

Patty, are you okay?

That was close.

Oh, my gosh.

Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

Thank God.

- Are you?
- No, no, no. I'm okay. Yeah.

Oh, thank God.

Yeah, I'm okay too.

You know, if anybody cares.

Dude.

- Guys.
- Oh, my gosh.

Can we still go skiing?

Yeah. Hot tub?

It's getting chilly.
Yeah, let's get inside.

All right.
That wind.

Oh, Hi. Good morning.

-It is, isn't it?
- Thank you.

I was just heading to your room
to wake you guys up.

Yeah, with coffee. Thank you.

Goodness. I didn't really sleep, though.

Me neither.

So, where are you going?

To call my dad.

He's gonna kill me.

- Well, it's been nice knowing you.
- Yeah.

Good luck.

Okay, hold your horses. Coming.

Hello?

Hey, Dad.

No one is hurt, first off.

Uh, but I did wanna let you know
that we were in an accident

here in Colorado last night.

Are you sure you're all okay?

Yeah, yeah. We're fine. I just...

Gosh, Dad, your brand-new car,
it's super banged up.

Oh, forget it. It's just a car.
We'll get it fixed.

I'm... I'm just glad you're not hurt.

Need any help getting another car?

No. I mean, yeah,
we'll figure it out. I just...

Dad, I'm so sorry that this happened.

Hey, John, I'm gonna tell you something,

and I want you to get it
through that thick skull of yours, okay?

Okay.

I love you, son.
There is nothing you can do about it.

I... I love you too, Dad.

Okay.

-Bye.
- Bye.

Friends, Romans, countrymen.

Welcome to the first project
of O'Leary & Bright's Construction.

Or, as it will be officially called,
The Majestic Manor.

Come on. See inside.

Yeah. Everybody, grab a hard hat.

Yeah.

This must be the basement.
Who wants to see it?

I like an adventure.

Awesome. Ladies first?

No.

"Deep in that darkness peering,
long I stood there wondering, fearing."

"Doubting, dreaming dreams
no mortal ever dared to dream before."

Seriously? I'm impressed.

I went through an Edgar Allan Poe phase
in high school.

Huh...

Let there be light.

Oh.

There is a dirt floor down here.

I did not know that.

Did your thorough due diligence, huh?

I guess.

Oh, my gosh. Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm good. I'm good.

- That's there.
- Okay. Uh-huh.

Let's duck.

I was right about the hard hats.

Uh-huh.

It is pretty terrifying.

There's a door right here.
Let's see if we can clear it out.

Okay.

Oh, this is...

Ow.

Ouch.

You okay?

Oh, yeah. Just a scratch.

Can I ask you something?

I feel secure in the certainty
that answering no won't stop you.

Why would a man who can't hold a hammer
choose to be a contractor?

Ask me in six months
when we're bankrupt.

I'm serious.

So am I.

I guess I like to just see houses
like this for what they can be,

not what they are.

Or maybe...

I just have something to prove.

Not to me.

Hey, Mom. What's up?

Jack Buck is in the hospital.

Oh, no.
What happened? Is it serious?

Well, he's in the ICU, so,
pretty sure that makes it serious.

Okay. Well, I gotta get this lumber
out to the site,

but I'll visit him
when I come back to the city.

I'm sorry, John.

Yeah, thanks. Me too.

Gotta go. All right, bye.

O'Leary!

What's up? Good to see you again.

- Hey, there he is.
- Mike, my main man.

- What's up, man?
-How you doing?

Good, can't complain.

Ah, what a day.

- What can I get for you?
-I'll have what he's having.

[OVER TV] Breaking news
this evening, as we are learning

of the death of Jack Buck.

For decades, he was the voice
of the St. Louis Cardinals

and a beloved member of our community.

Jack Buck was
an award-winning broadcaster.

He was a man of grace, honor, and dignity.

He died this evening
in a local St. Louis hospital.

- He was 77...
- Yeah. Another one of those.

Okay.

Step forward.

Right over there.

Don't let 'em intimidate you.

If they sense fear, you're toast.

We'll have four guards in the room
and several more outside the door.

You ready?

Not really.

Um...

So, they told me when I came in here,
"Don't let them see you're scared."

Uh...

But I wanna be honest with you guys.

I'm terrified.

I was scared when your minister
asked me to come.

And I was scared drivin' up here
and I was scared walkin' in.

I was scared on the other side
of that door.

I'm scared on this side.

But now that I am here...

there is nowhere else in the world
that I would rather be.

Now that that is all out of the way,

why don't I tell you
a little bit about myself?

Um...

When I was nine,

I saw some older kids
doing somethin' pretty cool,

playing with fire.

I spent five months in the burn ward.

There was a long recovery,
and today, you know,

I live in gratitude...

Uh...

even for the difficult stuff.

It's easy for you to say.

You can walk out of here
whenever you want.

Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
It's a good point.

But I do know what it's like to be stuck
in a little room that you can't leave.

I know what it feels like to think
you've probably thrown your life away.

There must be something
that you guys are grateful for.

Let's try something.

Can... Can one of you guys tell me
something that you're grateful for

because of your time in prison?

Not a darn thing.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

Well, sir, I'll share.

Let me see. What I'm grateful for.

Air conditioning in the summer.
Heat in the winter.

Mmm-hmm...

The library.

Yeah.
Laundry service. New friends.

Three square meals a day.

-Yeah.
- Soap.

Yeah.
The weightlifting equipment.

A chance to go to work every day.

Yep.

Got my GED in here.

A bed. A pillow. A blanket.

Plus, out there,
I'd be dead by now, so, life.

So true.
Exactly. Yeah.

Sorry, that's all I can think of.

Yeah.

Yeah.
Yeah, man.

Tell it the way it is.
Awesome.

Can I get you a check?

- Yeah, thank you.
- Yeah, yeah.

Coffee? Mr. O'Leary.

So, this is where the job hunt led, huh?

Yeah. Beggars can't be choosers.

I'm so sorry we couldn't find anything
for you at the office.

Oh, no, no, no. I shouldn't have asked.

Oh, no, I'm glad you did,
because it actually made me think of you.

I may have an idea for a way
that we could work together.

I'm all ears.

So, after I spoke to your troop,
one of the girls told her uncle about me.

He is the minister at the prison
up in Jefferson City.

Well, he asked me to come
and speak to some of his inmates.

Yeah? How'd that go?

Better than I know
that you're thinking it did.

Definitely better.

And word's gotten out.

And since then,
I've done six more speaking engagements.

Some fourth graders
at a Catholic school, Rotary Club.

I think there's real potential here
to help people.

But if I'm gonna do it right,
I will need help.

I want you to come work for me.

The pay won't be great at first,

and the hours will be long.

- You wanna start a business?
- Yes, I do.

- Public speaking?
- Yes.

I hope you got better at it.

I have. I promise.
I've been practicing.

So, what do you say?

Mr. O'Leary, why me?

None of this would have happened if you
hadn't asked me to speak to those girls.

Seems fitting, doesn't it?

Hey, hot stuff.

More coffee?

Okay, so, exactly how bad is the pay?

- Hey, can I borrow you for a sec?
- Mmm-hmm.

Okay, take a look.

There's... Uh, there's a three-day break
between Tampa and Orlando,

it doesn't make any sense,
but there it is.

Alabama Power's been trying to get me in,
we could try to fit that in there but...

I mean, we could save on travel.

It's not the perfect fit,
but it could work.

Or we could push it all
into the following week.

-Excuse me.
- My family time. Sacrosanct.

Also, we need a bigger office.

[OVER MIC] What more can I do?

Because the impact of your life
can be phenomenal,

and the best is yet to come.

Hey, John.

Come back up here.

Come up.

How many times have you spoken to us now?

It's gotta be a dozen, at least.

- Nineteen.
- Nineteen.

I never get tired of hearing your story.

I always like the part
about that big nurse.

What was his name?

Nurse Roy?

Ah, that's the one.

What ever happened to him?

Um... No idea.

He left shortly after,
and I just lost track of him.

It's gotta be at least 24 years now.

What was it he used to say to you?

"Boy, you are gonna walk again,
and I'll walk with you."

Okay. Come on, you can do better.

He said, "Boy, you are gonna walk again,
and I will walk with you."

Yeah, still not good enough.

I bet it sounded a bit more like this.

Boy...

you will walk again...

and I'll walk with you.

- What?
- Look at you.

John, I gotta be honest with you.

I'm kind of surprised
you did something with your life.

Sorry, that actually didn't
come out right.

It didn't?

No, I know what you meant.

I'm really glad that they found you.

I've thought a lot about you
over the years.

I was even thinking about you
when I was standing at the altar

about to marry my beautiful wife.

Why were you thinking about me
on the most important day of your life?

It's because I wouldn't have been able
to walk down the aisle

if it hadn't been for you.

I then started to realize
how everybody mattered.

It was because of Lavelle
that I was standing there,

because he kept me
from getting an infection.

And it was my older brother Jim
who picked on me all the time,

called me "Little Chester."
I could've sworn he hated me.

And he kept trying
to put the fires out on me

even when his own arms were burning.

I found out it wasn't a miracle
that my face wasn't burned,

it was because my little sister, Susie,
ran into the burning house three times

to get a glass of water
to pour over my face.

It was Amy, my older sister,

who held onto me
and told me to keep my faith in God.

It was my dad who told me
he was proud of me,

that he loved me,
when he should have been mad.

It was my mom, who saved me
from dying by making me choose life,

and forced me to live
by picking up a fork.

Welcome to our family, Beth.

It was Jack Buck who heard a story
about a little kid at a dinner party.

That little kid needed help.

He decided to give it.

You know, I love all of my nurses, but...

some of them would whisper about death.

But not you.

You practically picked me up...

and yelled at me, "Boy, forget death.

"You are gonna walk."

Carry me down the hallway.

And I... I will never forget you.

I mean, I did my job.

I loved my patients.

But it's not until today, John,

that I realized that I actually mattered.

And I'll be honest with you...

I thought you'd hate me
for all the pain I put you through.

Could be both.

You may kiss the bride.

I see you didn't take those dance lessons.

You're lucky I love you, mister.

Beth.

Wow.

Hey.

Oh, uh, one second.

No.

Leave it on.

But Beth...

You're my husband.

I chose you.

No one's ever...

No one's ever kissed my scars before.

You're the most beautiful thing
I've ever seen.

So are you.

Hey, Mom. I'm here.

Hi, honey. How was it?

It was great. It was great.

- Good to see you.
- You too, Dad's out there.

Okay. Great.

Oh, what's with... What's with the sling?

Oh, he just fell trying to move his chair.

He's gotta stop
trying to do stuff like that on his own.

Sure. Why don't you tell him that, though?

Welcome back.

I missed you.

- I missed you.
- Hey, hey, hey.

- Daddy.
- Hi, buddy.

Oh, Jack, it's good to see you.

- He'd been wanting to see you.
- Hey, you. Come here, you.

Big squeeze.

You wanna go play? Okay, go, go, go.

-Lemonade?
- Oh, that sounds great. Thank you.

Nice.

- All righty, kids, outside, Jack.
-No.

- Take him outside, go play.
-We don't wanna.

Hey, you heard your father, outside.

Okay.

It's good to be king.

I know.

Is John okay?

Honestly?

I don't think so.

Mmm... Mmm...

Your mom makes the best lemonade.

How do you do that?

How do you stay so positive?

It's not a good day for you, Dad.

You're in pain
and things are getting harder.

How can I be negative?
I got too much to be grateful for.

Like what?

Like, I'm grateful
it wasn't a more serious disease.

Come on, Dad, it's serious enough.

Your mom, I like your mom.

Well, that's good. You've only been
married to her for 45 years.

And what else?

Grateful to be healed.

Healed?

I don't understand.

Well, healed, not... not cured.

'Cause Parkinson's disease
may end up killing me,

but I get to wake up each day knowing

God has healed me
and I... I know how my story ends.

I ask a simple question.

I'm okay.

Every day, I see you growing
more and more in your faith.

You built a good life outta ashes.

Remarkable.

There's one thing
you've built that I don't like.

Your wall.

What wall?

Oh, the one that keeps
you feeling like you're not enough.

Son, why are you so down today?

I've been thinking
a lot about Jack Buck.

He passed away 10 years ago this week.

Oh, jeez.

I never told anyone this, not even Beth.

But before he died,
I went and visited him three times.

The third time, I even took him a ball

and I signed it for him.

And I included a note and it said,

"Kid, when you get outta here,

"we're gonna do Jack Buck Day
at the O'Leary house."

Oh, I bet you he loved that.

Yeah, I bet he would've.

But all three times
that I went to see him,

and I went to just think
about everything that he had done for me,

and how completely
unworthy I was of all of it.

Three times, I drove to see my friend.

Three times,
I drove away without even going in.

That's a lot
to carry around all these years.

I was afraid.

He didn't know who I was.
He didn't have to bother with me.

I was just some kid.

But he did.

And I never truly thanked him for that.

You hid behind your wall
until it was safe to come out.

Which makes me a fraud.

I tell people, "Open your hearts,
be vulnerable, live on fire."

The whole time, I'm...

I'm an emotional coward.

Okay. You... You messed up.
You messed up badly.

You gotta own it
and move on with things.

I love you, son.

But you've been running
from that gasoline can for 25 years.

Now, when are you gonna realize
it's not chasing you anymore?

I'm sorry
I didn't come and see you, Jack.

You gave me a gift.

And you told me, "Don't drop it."

And I didn't.

And not because I was careful with it.

Because I buried it.

The night that you gave this to me,
I went and put this in my sock drawer.

'Cause I couldn't bear anyone to see it.

'Cause I never felt
worthy of receiving it.

I'll never fully understand
why you were so good to me.

But I do know that I will stop hiding...

that goodness.

That wall will come down.

The truth is I miss you, Jack.

And I love you.

You know, the first time I spoke
was to a scout troop of little girls.

And one of them
raised her hand and asked a question.

She asked, if I could go back,

if I could change
what had happened, would I?

And of course, I answered,
"Yes, of course I would."

But between then and now,
I have come to realize

I absolutely would not.

Everything in my life worth having...

came from those ashes.

My wife, my marriage, my kids.

Never in a million years
did I think it would lead me

to standing back in this room again.

And yet, here I am.

And I really gotta say,
I'm just so thankful that this time,

you're all wearin' pants.

And I just want you to remember,

your greatest victory
and your ultimate win

is not only gonna be
on that field out there,

but also in the lives
of those around you, too.

Thank you all so much for having me.
This has been a great time, you guys.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.
What about mine?

[OVER MIC] And now,
to throw out the first pitch,

please give a warm
Busch Stadium welcome...

to John O'Leary.

Hey. Hi.

- Hey.
- Okay, cool.

Awesome. Thank you.
All right. Cheers, guys.

-Dad, Daddy.
- What's up, buddy?

Please, don't embarrass us.

I'll do my best. Okay.

I'll be back.

- Strike.
- Yes!

Right down the middle.

Why me?

I am so excited to show this to you.

- Can't wait to see it.
- You're gonna lose it.

Okay. All right.

- Oh...
- Ta-da! What do you think?

It's nice, but we can't afford this,
not in a million years.

We actually can.

The owner of the building
gave me a sweetheart deal.

Why would he do that?

Mike and I remodeled the place.

I cannot. I cannot.

- Look at it.
- It is beautiful.

It's beautiful.

To move through
the adversities of life,

we must have a reason to thrive

that is bigger
than all the challenges that we face.

My purpose is simple.

Because God demands it.

Because my family deserves it.

Because the world is starved for it.

Jack was...

He was teaching me...

Jack was...

He was teaching me to say yes to life.

The good and the bad.

And you know what?

That yes...

positively changed my life.

And living that yes

will not only...

positively change your lives,

but the lives of those lucky enough
to know you.

You get one life.

Make yours matter.

Thank you and good night.

Once around the bases?

- You got it, Mr. O'Leary.
- Yeah.

Couldn't be a more beautiful day.

Faster.

Faster?
Yeah.

You wanna go faster?
Mmm-hmm.

Let's see
what I can do about faster.

Hit the second base, okay.

Do it right!

Faster.

This is really something.

That it is, Dad.

That it is.

There's a quote I like to live by.

It informs everything I do in my life.

It was said over a century ago
by Marshal Ferdinand Foch.

"The most powerful weapon on earth

"is the human soul...

"on fire."

Well, or did it sound somethin' like this?

"Boy, you will walk again."