Sports Night (1998) s02e10 Episode Script
The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Dave: In 10.
Will: Stand by 1-4-4.
Chris: Standing.
In 32 Good evening.
|From New York City, I'm Dan Rydell|alongside Mike Greenwey sitting in for Casey McCall.
Those stories, plus|Mike Ditka goes fishing I just went on a date|with one of those guys.
From "Sports Night"? Yeah.
-- You're kidding.
|-- No.
-- You dated a guy|from "Sports Night"?|-- Yeah.
Which one -- Dan?|Was it Dan? [ Sighs .]
It's the one|the guy on the right is filling in for tonight.
Casey.
Yeah.
-- You dated Casey.
|-- A date.
-- You dated Casey McCall.
|-- It was really half a date.
'Cause I'm|a "Sports Night" nut.
Then you and Casey would have|gotten along very well.
-- Is he a good guy?|-- Howard I mean, in real life,|is he a good guy? Howard, don't you think this|time would be best spent talking about you|or even me? You went on a date|with Casey McCall.
Yes.
Are you gonna see him again? No, I'm not.
There are few guarantees|in this life, but here's one -- I will never|see Casey McCall again.
How you doin'? -- Oh, my God.
|-- Wow.
Isn't this a coinkydink? Yes -- I'm Casey McCall.
|-- You don't have to tell me.
-- He's a big fan.
|-- Thanks.
Can we go? We're having a good time.
No, we're not.
She's a tough sell.
I am not a tough sell.
She was just telling me|about your date.
Half a date.
It would have been a whole date,|but she walked out.
Of course I walked out.
Are you with someone tonight? Yeah, that girl who's sitting|all by herself over there.
Give her a wave.
Don't wave, Howard.
Her name is Jessica.
|She's date number eight.
-- I think we should go now.
|-- You were date number one.
-- I recall.
|-- There'll always be|that special -- Get the coats, Howard.
[ Clears throat .]
|Nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you, too.
[ lndistinct voices,|glasses clinking .]
Seems like a nice guy.
He is a nice guy.
[ Sighs .]
I started to call you,|you know.
-- You're lying.
|-- No, I'm not.
-- You started to call me.
|-- Yes.
-- What happened?|-- I stopped.
-- Why?|-- I don't have|your phone number.
-- Ah.
|-- But it was only|that realization that|prevented me from -- You don't have a phone book? Do you know how many|people there are named Pixley Robinson|in the phone book? -- Yes.
|-- How many? -- One.
|-- Okay.
Good night.
Mystery solved.
You should get back|to that poor girl over there.
That poor girl over there|is having a perfectly fine|time -- wave for a sec -- as you yourself were having|until I started to tell you|about my situation -- The date was|a ridiculous requirement made by the girl|you really wanted to be with, and you wouldn't|have been there|if you hadn't been forced.
You have a way of|making it sound a lot|worse than it really is.
-- Make it sound better.
|-- Give me your phone number.
No.
[ Sighs deeply .]
Okay.
Give me yours.
You signed your name.
Yeah, 'cause it's, uh,|also an autograph.
[ Chuckles .]
Your friend's waiting for you.
Huh? Oh, yeah.
|Yeah, absolutely.
Dan: How can you not|have heard of this game?|Dave: Dan, I -- It's among the greatest|baseball games ever played -- I heard you.
|-- In the history of baseball.
I'm not a baseball fan.
You work for a sports show.
I'm a technical director.
At a sports show.
|Stop walking.
Everyone should know this.
In 1951, there wasn't a more|passionate rivalry in sports than the Brooklyn Dodgers|and the New York Giants.
Giants fans|hated Dodger fans, Dodger fans hated|Giants fans.
Fathers passed it on|to sons.
In August,|the Giants were 13 1/2 games|out of first place.
That's insurmountable.
Your season's over.
|But mnh-mnh.
Giants come back|from 13 1/2 games, fall into a first-place|tie with guess who --|the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Now, they play a playoff|game to see who gets to|go to the World Series.
And the Dodgers|have it won, right? Until a guy named|Bobby Thomson hit|what they called "The shot heard|'round the world.
" I-I used to listen|to this tape.
There's this famous|announcer's call, maybe the most famous ever.
[ Softly and excitedly .]
|"The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant!" His name was Russ Hodges,|and he -- he just kept going, the guy just kept going on, "The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant!" I-I think I listened|to a tape of Russ Hodges|making that call, I don't know|[ Sighs .]
every night for, I think,|four or five years.
|[ Chuckles .]
You like sports,|don't you, Dan? I really do.
-- Hey.
|-- Hey.
-- I gotta go.
|-- Thanks.
-- Jeremy?|-- Yes? I think|we should do a feature|on Bobby Thomson's homer.
-- Why?|-- 50th anniversary.
-- Thomson's homer was '51.
|-- That's right.
It's the 49th anniversary.
And deserving|of a tribute.
A 49th-anniversary tribute? What, there's a law it's got|to come with 5s and 10s? -- Well, none that I know of.
|-- We make our own laws,|Jeremy.
Why don't you talk to lsaac? I don't need|lsaac's permission.
|I make my own laws.
You do need|lsaac's permission, but that's not why|you should talk to him.
Why should I talk to him? He was there.
-- Where?|-- At the game.
-- The Giants game?|You're kidding me.
|-- Yeah.
No.
-- He was there?|-- Yeah.
-- He never told me that.
|-- Go talk to him.
How did you know that,|and I didn't know that? Go talk to him.
-- I will go talk to him.
|-- Okay.
You're telling me he was|there, Branca pitched,|Thomson swung, crack, "The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant!" --|he was there? Yes.
Okay.
[ Knocks .]
|Yes? I got a bit of a problem|with you, lsaac.
Yes, thanks for asking.
|I'm feeling fine.
You were at the Giants game? Which Giants game? The one 49 years ago.
Bobby Thomson? -- Yes.
|-- Yes! -- And you never told me?|-- You never asked.
-- Did Jeremy ask you?|-- No.
|-- Then how did he know? I told him.
We're supposed to have|a special bond, lsaac.
We do.
-- It doesn't seem like it.
|-- It's very special.
Not special if you have it|with other people, too.
Why did you come in here? I want to do a piece|on the game.
For the 49th anniversary? -- There's a law|that says it's gotta come|in 5s and 10s, what?|-- No, no.
You covered the game.
Yes.
-- Let me put you on camera.
|-- No.
-- To talk about the game.
|-- No.
-- Why not?|-- Well, because I said so.
Isaac, this is something|that doesn't happen -- What is the occasion? It's probably the greatest|baseball game ever played, and spring is coming --|that's the occasion.
Okay.
-- So you'll go on camera|and talk about the game?|-- No.
I want to do|a feature, lsaac.
-- Go ahead.
|-- And I want to use you.
-- No.
|-- Why not? There again because I said so.
-- You won't do it for me?|-- No.
I'm not feeling|that special bond.
Life is like that, homey.
Okay.
Momentarily does not mean|"in a moment.
" Here's two dissolving|to three.
Thank you.
|It means "for a moment.
" -- Yes.
|-- That makes me crazy.
We've been wondering|what the source was.
Let's see a graphic|for Seattle.
Coming.
It means "for a moment,"|not "in a moment.
" Seattle's up.
On the plane when they say,|"We'll be landing momentarily.
" I call over a flight attendant, and tell them,|"lf we land momentarily, "it won't give|the passengers enough time to get off the plane.
" And once safely inside|the airport, how long do|they usually detain you|for questioning? Well, they know me by now.
-- Oh, Dana, a word.
|-- Hey! Yes.
I'll only be gone|momentarily.
Oh, notice how I didn't say,|"I'll be back momentarily"? That wouldn't be true,|as I plan on spending most of the morning on this, but I'll only be gone|momentarily, -- which is why I said|that I -- yes!|-- Dana So I'll tell you what else.
-- Hopefully means|"full of hope,"|-- Yes.
With hope in one's heart.
Do you remember|my girlfriend Katie? No.
-- I have a girlfriend|named Katie.
|-- Okay.
-- Katie works downstairs|with a woman named Rita.
|-- Okay.
And Rita has a friend|named Howard.
Bring it around to me.
Howard went out|with Pixley last night.
-- The Pixley?|-- Yes.
Casey's first date? Yes, but here's|why it's news --|Casey was there.
Where? On Pixley and Howard's|date last night.
I thought Casey was|on his own date last night.
He went to the same place|as Howard and Pixley.
By coincidence? I suppose,|but that's really -- Natalie, please don't|try and talk me out|of the dating plan.
I have really put|a lot of thought into it.
I know what's best,|and I also know what -- Casey wrote his number down|on her hand.
Wow.
Yes.
He wrote his number down|on her hand? Yes.
The dating plan sucks.
Hodges:|Hartung down the line at third,|not taking any chances.
Lockman without too big|of a lead at second, but he'll be running like|the wind if Thomson hits one.
Branca throws|there's a long drive! It's going to be,|I believe The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant! [ Door opens .]
|The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant! -- Jeremy?|-- Yes? I spoke to lsaac,|and, yes, you're right.
He was at the game,|though he also confirmed that him and I have a bond|that far exceeds his and yours.
Okay.
He was there.
He saw it.
He saw them|take out Newcombe and put in Branca.
He saw Thomson tap the dirt|off his cleats.
-- He saw it|-- Yeah.
But he won't go on camera.
I'm not surprised.
-- You're not?|He loves going on camera.
|-- No.
Dan Oh.
-- The stroke.
|-- Yes.
The old stroke.
Yes.
Wellhe's just wrong.
-- Well, maybe so, but --|-- He's just flat-out wrong.
You just leave it.
-- You think?|-- Yes.
Hmmno.
I want to talk to him,|make him see how wrong he is.
Oh, that's a better plan.
It is? You going to treat|the subject with sensitivity? No.
There you go.
You're an idiot.
Hang on.
Excuse me? The reason|you won't go on film with your Bobby Thomson story|is you're self-conscious about the way you look|and sound since the stroke.
Is there something wrong|with the way I look and|sound since the stroke? Nope.
Honey? Danny thinks|there's a problem with the way I look|and talk since the stroke.
-- No, no, I --|-- [ Chuckles .]
Yeah, I thought I was|looking pretty good, too, -- lsaac, l|-- But Dan doesn't think so.
It was Jeremy,|actually, who -- I'll talk to you later.
[ Receiver hangs up .]
|How are you? -- You won't tell your story.
|-- No.
-- We still have|a special bond?|-- Yes.
Okay.
Well, well, well,|well, well.
Yep? Nothin'.
Okay.
Boy, oh, boy,|oh, boy, oh, boy.
Okay.
You know how small|a world it is? Nope.
Natalie, who has a friend who works with a girl|named Rita, who knows a girl named Katie, who knows a man named Howard, is how small the world is.
How can I help you? Howard, who is a fan|of yours, -- and therefore|slightly troubled,|-- Mmm was bragging that you|signed his date's hand.
[ Clears throat .]
He, for some reason, was|just too dumb to realize why you'd written|your phone number as well.
You know what? What? The dating plan|was your idea.
Yes, it was.
So I'm just saying Let's go.
Have a good show.
Kim: One minute to VTR.
|Two minutes live.
-- This is very mysterious.
|-- Yes.
The most famous home run|of all time, and he doesn't want|to talk about it.
-- Yes.
|-- It's as if something about|it makes him uncomfortable.
-- You know what I'd do?|-- What? I'd keep prodding him|about it until he beats you with his|cane and then fires you.
Yeahthat's a good plan.
Thanks.
Hey, Jeremy.
-- Good show.
|-- Good show.
Dave: 30 seconds to VTR.
Kim: 90 seconds live.
Natalie: Aha!|-- What? According to the dictionary, momentarily means both|"for a moment" -- and "in a moment.
"|-- Well done.
"Monad," by the way, is "an elementary|individual substance "which reflects the order|of the world and from which material|properties are derived.
" Thank you.
Where are we? Dave: Counting in 10|to VTR.
-- You were wrong|about momentarily.
|-- Huh? -- Are you okay?|-- Yeah.
Roll VTR.
Listen.
-- [ Sighs .]
|-- What? It's been all day long,|and I knew you had|something to tell me.
Do you remember Pixley? -- Date number one.
|-- Yes.
-- You saw her last night.
|-- Yeah.
-- You gave her your number.
|-- Yes.
-- Can't stop thinking about|her, and you want to call her.
|-- Yes.
But you feel guilty about it|'cause it's an emotional|abandonment of Dana.
Look, it's not|an abandonment.
-- I need to be|left out of this.
|-- Why? 'Cause I like Dana,|and I know what's|gonna happen next.
-- You don't know what's|gonna happen next.
|-- I do.
I'm just saying|I had these feelings.
I'm not saying|I'm gonna act on them.
What's that? Phone message.
She called.
Yeah.
Dave: In 32 Good evening.
|From New York City, I'm Dan Rydell|alongside Casey McCall.
Those stories, plus the Hogs|get greedy in Fayetteville, the Bruins get bearish|at Pauley Pavilion, and don't bet|on the Rebels in Vegas.
All that coming up after this.
You're watching|"Sports Night" on CSC,|so stick around.
Dave: We're out.
[ Door opens,|knock on door .]
Dan: Hey.
Hey.
You know, I'm a little|surprised to see you.
-- 'Cause I'm supposed to be|on the air right now?|-- Yeah.
I got 4 minutes|and 20 seconds.
Let's see how long|we can hold our breath.
-- It was 3-1 in the bottom|of the 9th --|-- Danny Come on, it was|3-1 in the bottom -- I'm not talking about it.
Isaac, it was 3-1 in|the bottom of the 9th.
It was 4-1.
It was 4-1 in the bottom|of the 9th.
The Dodgers' director|of player relations came into the press box|chewing on a cigar, telling us where we could|pick up our credentials for the World Series.
'Cause he didn't know|the Giants were about -- to stage one|of the biggest comebacks --|-- That's right.
There was no place|to sit in the press box, so I stood up|the whole game.
But then when they|took Newcombe out, I ran to the men's room.
I knew I had time, because|Branca was notorious for taking his time|on the mound warming up.
Except he didn't that time.
Isaac -- I don't know why, but he warmed up|a lot faster that day.
-- Are you telling me that --|-- Yeah I didn't see the home run.
What? I was in the men's room.
I was washing my hands.
Branca warmed up a lot faster.
You never saw|Thomson's home run? No.
You were at the game.
I was washing my hands.
Never wash your hands.
If only you'd been my mother.
-- You didn't see it?|-- No.
You were washing your hands? Yes.
Were you bummed? For a while,|but then you get older, and it just joins all the other things|in your life that happened while you were looking|the other way.
Did you see|your daughter get born? Yeah.
Did you see her|graduate college? Yeah.
Are you watching|"Sports Night" tonight? Yeah.
Then shut up.
[ Chuckles .]
Yeah.
Guy hit a baseball.
I know.
I'm gonna go back on the air.
Okay.
[ Door closes .]
"Monestrous" means|"experiencing estrous once each year|or breeding season.
" -- What's "estrous"?|-- Let's find out.
Give me the dictionary.
Dave: In 32 Casey: That's all for us.
Next scores and highlights|on "West Coast Update"|at 2:00 A.
M.
Dan: For Casey McCall,|I'm Dan Rydell.
You've been watching|"Sports Night" on CSC.
|We'll see you tomorrow.
-- Music.
|Chris: Go.
-- Animation?|-- Go.
We're out.
[ Knock on door .]
-- Hey.
|-- Hey.
I'm going home.
Okay.
You want to come? To your home? [ Chuckles .]
|No.
We're going out.
UhI thought you said|you were going home.
Jeremy and I are|going out for a drink.
I'm going to stay here|and work.
-- You sure?|-- Yeah.
-- Okay.
Hey, Dan.
|-- Hey.
I'll see you guys tomorrow.
-- What do you need?|-- What? Don't you want|to go out or go home? Yeah, I'm taking off.
Have a good night.
Hey, listen, I was talking|to lsaac before.
Did you know that he was|at the Giants game in 1951? -- Bobby Thomson?|-- Yeah.
I did know that.
Everybody but me.
What about it? He missed the home run.
He was in the men's room|washing his hands.
Really? Yeah.
It's kind of funny,|if you think about it.
Yeah, 'cause at|the end of the day,|it's just a baseball game.
How is it not funny? It was an idiotic|dating plan, Dana.
What did you think|was gonna happen? -- Hey, Dan|-- Forget that he's meeting|all kinds of women.
That was gonna happen.
But the one that he wanted|was you anyway.
Wanted? [ Sighs deeply .]
All this is doing|is making him feel a lot less|like the man he is, which is why he left Lisa|in the first place.
I know what he wants,|and I got to say he's done a pretty good job|of going after it, which isn't, like, the most|natural thing in the world for Casey to do.
And I know what you want,|and all I've seen you do is hide behind|this psychotic behavior all dressed up as cute.
He wanted you, and he told you|every possible way he could.
You've just been hanging out|in the men's room.
[ lntro to Susan Tedeschi's|"lt Hurt So Bad" plays .]
[ lndistinct conversations .]
# It hurt, it hurt,|it hurt so bad # -- # 'Cause, ooh,|you were the best man #|-- Jack|-- Hey, Dana.
-- # I ever, ever #|-- Was Casey in here tonight? -- # Ever #|-- You just missed him.
-- # Had #|-- He left?|-- Yeah.
-- # Why was I so blind|to see? #|-- Do you need anything? -- Was he in here alone?|-- He met someone.
-- # And now the biggest fool|is me #|-- A girl?|-- Yeah, with a strange name.
-- # Oh, oh #|-- Pixley?|-- Yeah.
-- # What a fool I was,|darlin' #|-- Did they leave together? -- # Yes #|-- Yeah.
-- # And, ooh,|you were a fool to let #|-- Okay.
-- # Let me go #|-- Do you need anything? -- # Why did you let me go? #|-- Uhno.
# It's so lonesome here|without you # # Oh, how I miss you so # # Oh, oh, now, yes # # Don't do it, don't do it,|don't do it, oh, Lord, no #
Will: Stand by 1-4-4.
Chris: Standing.
In 32 Good evening.
|From New York City, I'm Dan Rydell|alongside Mike Greenwey sitting in for Casey McCall.
Those stories, plus|Mike Ditka goes fishing I just went on a date|with one of those guys.
From "Sports Night"? Yeah.
-- You're kidding.
|-- No.
-- You dated a guy|from "Sports Night"?|-- Yeah.
Which one -- Dan?|Was it Dan? [ Sighs .]
It's the one|the guy on the right is filling in for tonight.
Casey.
Yeah.
-- You dated Casey.
|-- A date.
-- You dated Casey McCall.
|-- It was really half a date.
'Cause I'm|a "Sports Night" nut.
Then you and Casey would have|gotten along very well.
-- Is he a good guy?|-- Howard I mean, in real life,|is he a good guy? Howard, don't you think this|time would be best spent talking about you|or even me? You went on a date|with Casey McCall.
Yes.
Are you gonna see him again? No, I'm not.
There are few guarantees|in this life, but here's one -- I will never|see Casey McCall again.
How you doin'? -- Oh, my God.
|-- Wow.
Isn't this a coinkydink? Yes -- I'm Casey McCall.
|-- You don't have to tell me.
-- He's a big fan.
|-- Thanks.
Can we go? We're having a good time.
No, we're not.
She's a tough sell.
I am not a tough sell.
She was just telling me|about your date.
Half a date.
It would have been a whole date,|but she walked out.
Of course I walked out.
Are you with someone tonight? Yeah, that girl who's sitting|all by herself over there.
Give her a wave.
Don't wave, Howard.
Her name is Jessica.
|She's date number eight.
-- I think we should go now.
|-- You were date number one.
-- I recall.
|-- There'll always be|that special -- Get the coats, Howard.
[ Clears throat .]
|Nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you, too.
[ lndistinct voices,|glasses clinking .]
Seems like a nice guy.
He is a nice guy.
[ Sighs .]
I started to call you,|you know.
-- You're lying.
|-- No, I'm not.
-- You started to call me.
|-- Yes.
-- What happened?|-- I stopped.
-- Why?|-- I don't have|your phone number.
-- Ah.
|-- But it was only|that realization that|prevented me from -- You don't have a phone book? Do you know how many|people there are named Pixley Robinson|in the phone book? -- Yes.
|-- How many? -- One.
|-- Okay.
Good night.
Mystery solved.
You should get back|to that poor girl over there.
That poor girl over there|is having a perfectly fine|time -- wave for a sec -- as you yourself were having|until I started to tell you|about my situation -- The date was|a ridiculous requirement made by the girl|you really wanted to be with, and you wouldn't|have been there|if you hadn't been forced.
You have a way of|making it sound a lot|worse than it really is.
-- Make it sound better.
|-- Give me your phone number.
No.
[ Sighs deeply .]
Okay.
Give me yours.
You signed your name.
Yeah, 'cause it's, uh,|also an autograph.
[ Chuckles .]
Your friend's waiting for you.
Huh? Oh, yeah.
|Yeah, absolutely.
Dan: How can you not|have heard of this game?|Dave: Dan, I -- It's among the greatest|baseball games ever played -- I heard you.
|-- In the history of baseball.
I'm not a baseball fan.
You work for a sports show.
I'm a technical director.
At a sports show.
|Stop walking.
Everyone should know this.
In 1951, there wasn't a more|passionate rivalry in sports than the Brooklyn Dodgers|and the New York Giants.
Giants fans|hated Dodger fans, Dodger fans hated|Giants fans.
Fathers passed it on|to sons.
In August,|the Giants were 13 1/2 games|out of first place.
That's insurmountable.
Your season's over.
|But mnh-mnh.
Giants come back|from 13 1/2 games, fall into a first-place|tie with guess who --|the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Now, they play a playoff|game to see who gets to|go to the World Series.
And the Dodgers|have it won, right? Until a guy named|Bobby Thomson hit|what they called "The shot heard|'round the world.
" I-I used to listen|to this tape.
There's this famous|announcer's call, maybe the most famous ever.
[ Softly and excitedly .]
|"The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant!" His name was Russ Hodges,|and he -- he just kept going, the guy just kept going on, "The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant!" I-I think I listened|to a tape of Russ Hodges|making that call, I don't know|[ Sighs .]
every night for, I think,|four or five years.
|[ Chuckles .]
You like sports,|don't you, Dan? I really do.
-- Hey.
|-- Hey.
-- I gotta go.
|-- Thanks.
-- Jeremy?|-- Yes? I think|we should do a feature|on Bobby Thomson's homer.
-- Why?|-- 50th anniversary.
-- Thomson's homer was '51.
|-- That's right.
It's the 49th anniversary.
And deserving|of a tribute.
A 49th-anniversary tribute? What, there's a law it's got|to come with 5s and 10s? -- Well, none that I know of.
|-- We make our own laws,|Jeremy.
Why don't you talk to lsaac? I don't need|lsaac's permission.
|I make my own laws.
You do need|lsaac's permission, but that's not why|you should talk to him.
Why should I talk to him? He was there.
-- Where?|-- At the game.
-- The Giants game?|You're kidding me.
|-- Yeah.
No.
-- He was there?|-- Yeah.
-- He never told me that.
|-- Go talk to him.
How did you know that,|and I didn't know that? Go talk to him.
-- I will go talk to him.
|-- Okay.
You're telling me he was|there, Branca pitched,|Thomson swung, crack, "The Giants win the Pennant!|The Giants win the Pennant!" --|he was there? Yes.
Okay.
[ Knocks .]
|Yes? I got a bit of a problem|with you, lsaac.
Yes, thanks for asking.
|I'm feeling fine.
You were at the Giants game? Which Giants game? The one 49 years ago.
Bobby Thomson? -- Yes.
|-- Yes! -- And you never told me?|-- You never asked.
-- Did Jeremy ask you?|-- No.
|-- Then how did he know? I told him.
We're supposed to have|a special bond, lsaac.
We do.
-- It doesn't seem like it.
|-- It's very special.
Not special if you have it|with other people, too.
Why did you come in here? I want to do a piece|on the game.
For the 49th anniversary? -- There's a law|that says it's gotta come|in 5s and 10s, what?|-- No, no.
You covered the game.
Yes.
-- Let me put you on camera.
|-- No.
-- To talk about the game.
|-- No.
-- Why not?|-- Well, because I said so.
Isaac, this is something|that doesn't happen -- What is the occasion? It's probably the greatest|baseball game ever played, and spring is coming --|that's the occasion.
Okay.
-- So you'll go on camera|and talk about the game?|-- No.
I want to do|a feature, lsaac.
-- Go ahead.
|-- And I want to use you.
-- No.
|-- Why not? There again because I said so.
-- You won't do it for me?|-- No.
I'm not feeling|that special bond.
Life is like that, homey.
Okay.
Momentarily does not mean|"in a moment.
" Here's two dissolving|to three.
Thank you.
|It means "for a moment.
" -- Yes.
|-- That makes me crazy.
We've been wondering|what the source was.
Let's see a graphic|for Seattle.
Coming.
It means "for a moment,"|not "in a moment.
" Seattle's up.
On the plane when they say,|"We'll be landing momentarily.
" I call over a flight attendant, and tell them,|"lf we land momentarily, "it won't give|the passengers enough time to get off the plane.
" And once safely inside|the airport, how long do|they usually detain you|for questioning? Well, they know me by now.
-- Oh, Dana, a word.
|-- Hey! Yes.
I'll only be gone|momentarily.
Oh, notice how I didn't say,|"I'll be back momentarily"? That wouldn't be true,|as I plan on spending most of the morning on this, but I'll only be gone|momentarily, -- which is why I said|that I -- yes!|-- Dana So I'll tell you what else.
-- Hopefully means|"full of hope,"|-- Yes.
With hope in one's heart.
Do you remember|my girlfriend Katie? No.
-- I have a girlfriend|named Katie.
|-- Okay.
-- Katie works downstairs|with a woman named Rita.
|-- Okay.
And Rita has a friend|named Howard.
Bring it around to me.
Howard went out|with Pixley last night.
-- The Pixley?|-- Yes.
Casey's first date? Yes, but here's|why it's news --|Casey was there.
Where? On Pixley and Howard's|date last night.
I thought Casey was|on his own date last night.
He went to the same place|as Howard and Pixley.
By coincidence? I suppose,|but that's really -- Natalie, please don't|try and talk me out|of the dating plan.
I have really put|a lot of thought into it.
I know what's best,|and I also know what -- Casey wrote his number down|on her hand.
Wow.
Yes.
He wrote his number down|on her hand? Yes.
The dating plan sucks.
Hodges:|Hartung down the line at third,|not taking any chances.
Lockman without too big|of a lead at second, but he'll be running like|the wind if Thomson hits one.
Branca throws|there's a long drive! It's going to be,|I believe The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant! [ Door opens .]
|The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant! -- Jeremy?|-- Yes? I spoke to lsaac,|and, yes, you're right.
He was at the game,|though he also confirmed that him and I have a bond|that far exceeds his and yours.
Okay.
He was there.
He saw it.
He saw them|take out Newcombe and put in Branca.
He saw Thomson tap the dirt|off his cleats.
-- He saw it|-- Yeah.
But he won't go on camera.
I'm not surprised.
-- You're not?|He loves going on camera.
|-- No.
Dan Oh.
-- The stroke.
|-- Yes.
The old stroke.
Yes.
Wellhe's just wrong.
-- Well, maybe so, but --|-- He's just flat-out wrong.
You just leave it.
-- You think?|-- Yes.
Hmmno.
I want to talk to him,|make him see how wrong he is.
Oh, that's a better plan.
It is? You going to treat|the subject with sensitivity? No.
There you go.
You're an idiot.
Hang on.
Excuse me? The reason|you won't go on film with your Bobby Thomson story|is you're self-conscious about the way you look|and sound since the stroke.
Is there something wrong|with the way I look and|sound since the stroke? Nope.
Honey? Danny thinks|there's a problem with the way I look|and talk since the stroke.
-- No, no, I --|-- [ Chuckles .]
Yeah, I thought I was|looking pretty good, too, -- lsaac, l|-- But Dan doesn't think so.
It was Jeremy,|actually, who -- I'll talk to you later.
[ Receiver hangs up .]
|How are you? -- You won't tell your story.
|-- No.
-- We still have|a special bond?|-- Yes.
Okay.
Well, well, well,|well, well.
Yep? Nothin'.
Okay.
Boy, oh, boy,|oh, boy, oh, boy.
Okay.
You know how small|a world it is? Nope.
Natalie, who has a friend who works with a girl|named Rita, who knows a girl named Katie, who knows a man named Howard, is how small the world is.
How can I help you? Howard, who is a fan|of yours, -- and therefore|slightly troubled,|-- Mmm was bragging that you|signed his date's hand.
[ Clears throat .]
He, for some reason, was|just too dumb to realize why you'd written|your phone number as well.
You know what? What? The dating plan|was your idea.
Yes, it was.
So I'm just saying Let's go.
Have a good show.
Kim: One minute to VTR.
|Two minutes live.
-- This is very mysterious.
|-- Yes.
The most famous home run|of all time, and he doesn't want|to talk about it.
-- Yes.
|-- It's as if something about|it makes him uncomfortable.
-- You know what I'd do?|-- What? I'd keep prodding him|about it until he beats you with his|cane and then fires you.
Yeahthat's a good plan.
Thanks.
Hey, Jeremy.
-- Good show.
|-- Good show.
Dave: 30 seconds to VTR.
Kim: 90 seconds live.
Natalie: Aha!|-- What? According to the dictionary, momentarily means both|"for a moment" -- and "in a moment.
"|-- Well done.
"Monad," by the way, is "an elementary|individual substance "which reflects the order|of the world and from which material|properties are derived.
" Thank you.
Where are we? Dave: Counting in 10|to VTR.
-- You were wrong|about momentarily.
|-- Huh? -- Are you okay?|-- Yeah.
Roll VTR.
Listen.
-- [ Sighs .]
|-- What? It's been all day long,|and I knew you had|something to tell me.
Do you remember Pixley? -- Date number one.
|-- Yes.
-- You saw her last night.
|-- Yeah.
-- You gave her your number.
|-- Yes.
-- Can't stop thinking about|her, and you want to call her.
|-- Yes.
But you feel guilty about it|'cause it's an emotional|abandonment of Dana.
Look, it's not|an abandonment.
-- I need to be|left out of this.
|-- Why? 'Cause I like Dana,|and I know what's|gonna happen next.
-- You don't know what's|gonna happen next.
|-- I do.
I'm just saying|I had these feelings.
I'm not saying|I'm gonna act on them.
What's that? Phone message.
She called.
Yeah.
Dave: In 32 Good evening.
|From New York City, I'm Dan Rydell|alongside Casey McCall.
Those stories, plus the Hogs|get greedy in Fayetteville, the Bruins get bearish|at Pauley Pavilion, and don't bet|on the Rebels in Vegas.
All that coming up after this.
You're watching|"Sports Night" on CSC,|so stick around.
Dave: We're out.
[ Door opens,|knock on door .]
Dan: Hey.
Hey.
You know, I'm a little|surprised to see you.
-- 'Cause I'm supposed to be|on the air right now?|-- Yeah.
I got 4 minutes|and 20 seconds.
Let's see how long|we can hold our breath.
-- It was 3-1 in the bottom|of the 9th --|-- Danny Come on, it was|3-1 in the bottom -- I'm not talking about it.
Isaac, it was 3-1 in|the bottom of the 9th.
It was 4-1.
It was 4-1 in the bottom|of the 9th.
The Dodgers' director|of player relations came into the press box|chewing on a cigar, telling us where we could|pick up our credentials for the World Series.
'Cause he didn't know|the Giants were about -- to stage one|of the biggest comebacks --|-- That's right.
There was no place|to sit in the press box, so I stood up|the whole game.
But then when they|took Newcombe out, I ran to the men's room.
I knew I had time, because|Branca was notorious for taking his time|on the mound warming up.
Except he didn't that time.
Isaac -- I don't know why, but he warmed up|a lot faster that day.
-- Are you telling me that --|-- Yeah I didn't see the home run.
What? I was in the men's room.
I was washing my hands.
Branca warmed up a lot faster.
You never saw|Thomson's home run? No.
You were at the game.
I was washing my hands.
Never wash your hands.
If only you'd been my mother.
-- You didn't see it?|-- No.
You were washing your hands? Yes.
Were you bummed? For a while,|but then you get older, and it just joins all the other things|in your life that happened while you were looking|the other way.
Did you see|your daughter get born? Yeah.
Did you see her|graduate college? Yeah.
Are you watching|"Sports Night" tonight? Yeah.
Then shut up.
[ Chuckles .]
Yeah.
Guy hit a baseball.
I know.
I'm gonna go back on the air.
Okay.
[ Door closes .]
"Monestrous" means|"experiencing estrous once each year|or breeding season.
" -- What's "estrous"?|-- Let's find out.
Give me the dictionary.
Dave: In 32 Casey: That's all for us.
Next scores and highlights|on "West Coast Update"|at 2:00 A.
M.
Dan: For Casey McCall,|I'm Dan Rydell.
You've been watching|"Sports Night" on CSC.
|We'll see you tomorrow.
-- Music.
|Chris: Go.
-- Animation?|-- Go.
We're out.
[ Knock on door .]
-- Hey.
|-- Hey.
I'm going home.
Okay.
You want to come? To your home? [ Chuckles .]
|No.
We're going out.
UhI thought you said|you were going home.
Jeremy and I are|going out for a drink.
I'm going to stay here|and work.
-- You sure?|-- Yeah.
-- Okay.
Hey, Dan.
|-- Hey.
I'll see you guys tomorrow.
-- What do you need?|-- What? Don't you want|to go out or go home? Yeah, I'm taking off.
Have a good night.
Hey, listen, I was talking|to lsaac before.
Did you know that he was|at the Giants game in 1951? -- Bobby Thomson?|-- Yeah.
I did know that.
Everybody but me.
What about it? He missed the home run.
He was in the men's room|washing his hands.
Really? Yeah.
It's kind of funny,|if you think about it.
Yeah, 'cause at|the end of the day,|it's just a baseball game.
How is it not funny? It was an idiotic|dating plan, Dana.
What did you think|was gonna happen? -- Hey, Dan|-- Forget that he's meeting|all kinds of women.
That was gonna happen.
But the one that he wanted|was you anyway.
Wanted? [ Sighs deeply .]
All this is doing|is making him feel a lot less|like the man he is, which is why he left Lisa|in the first place.
I know what he wants,|and I got to say he's done a pretty good job|of going after it, which isn't, like, the most|natural thing in the world for Casey to do.
And I know what you want,|and all I've seen you do is hide behind|this psychotic behavior all dressed up as cute.
He wanted you, and he told you|every possible way he could.
You've just been hanging out|in the men's room.
[ lntro to Susan Tedeschi's|"lt Hurt So Bad" plays .]
[ lndistinct conversations .]
# It hurt, it hurt,|it hurt so bad # -- # 'Cause, ooh,|you were the best man #|-- Jack|-- Hey, Dana.
-- # I ever, ever #|-- Was Casey in here tonight? -- # Ever #|-- You just missed him.
-- # Had #|-- He left?|-- Yeah.
-- # Why was I so blind|to see? #|-- Do you need anything? -- Was he in here alone?|-- He met someone.
-- # And now the biggest fool|is me #|-- A girl?|-- Yeah, with a strange name.
-- # Oh, oh #|-- Pixley?|-- Yeah.
-- # What a fool I was,|darlin' #|-- Did they leave together? -- # Yes #|-- Yeah.
-- # And, ooh,|you were a fool to let #|-- Okay.
-- # Let me go #|-- Do you need anything? -- # Why did you let me go? #|-- Uhno.
# It's so lonesome here|without you # # Oh, how I miss you so # # Oh, oh, now, yes # # Don't do it, don't do it,|don't do it, oh, Lord, no #