P.J. Franklin:
Wanna see my baseball card collection? It's in my bedroom.
[
first lines]
P.J. Franklin:
[
narrating] I've come to realize that almost everything in dating and relationships has a parallel to sports, especially baseball. Well, that's probably because of what I do - I'm a sportswriter for the Chicago Sun-Times. I cover the Cubs. It's like, for example, your friends are your team.
P.J. Franklin:
[
narrating] Kenny and Mike are like great infielders. They make our team strong up the middle.
Kenny Morittori:
Mike always orders from Nunzio's.
Mike Callahan:
Yeah, because it's good, because we like it and because it never lets us down.
Kenny Morittori:
You just described Lassie.
[
looking at a pizza]
Mike Callahan:
Oh, what are the brown things?
Kenny Morittori:
Mushrooms.
Mike Callahan:
Why with the mushrooms? What?
Kenny Morittori:
I'm trying to eat healthier.
P.J. Franklin:
Dude, if you don't like it, don't eat it.
Mike Callahan:
Oh, I'm going to eat it; just without the fungus on top.
[
Mike starts picking the mushrooms off the pizza]
P.J. Franklin:
What are you doing? Were you born in a barn?
Mike Callahan:
I don't remember where I was born.
P.J. Franklin:
[
narrating] Like my brother Andy and me. We've been on the same team since I was born. Unfortunately, his wife, Meredith, is a huge drag and keeps him on a short leash, so he's more like a relief pitcher. He can only play a couple of innings.
Mike Callahan:
After the third date, chicks start expecting stuff.
P.J. Franklin:
Like a fourth date?
P.J. Franklin:
Brendan is like the veteran on the team. We were roommates in college and we've been close ever since. It's like we came up through the minor leagues together.
[
last lines]
P.J. Franklin:
[
narrating] There are some parts of the game you have to learn through experience in order to become a more complete player. You see, the difference between love and sports is that sports have very few unwritten rules and so many ones we already know. I mean, can you imagine what it would be like if the foul line were always moving or if sometimes it was two strikes and you were out? If you've ever tried to date someone, you probably can.
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