Good morning. Um, Gerius was a player on the Kekemas baseball team I coach. Honestly he,...
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Good morning. Um, Gerius was a player on the Kekemas baseball team I coach. Honestly he, uh, he was too young to play. But he wanted to be a part of the team so badly, I couldn't say no. He had a great smile too though I'm not telling you anything you don't know. He was a really tough guy. Just a boy really who, uh, wanted to be around his older brother. The other day we played a really important game against a good team. And two outs in the last inning, I had no choice but to let Gerius bat. He was fearless as he stepped to the plate. I was terrified for him. With two strikes and our hopes dwindling, he hit a shot down the first base line. He won the game. And watching him raise his arms in triumph as he ran to first base, I swear I was lifted in that moment to a better place. I swear he, uh, he lifted the world in that moment. He made me a better person, even if just for that moment. I am, uh, forever grateful to Gerius for that.
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Jarius was a player on the Kekambas
baseball team that I coach.
Honestly, he--
he was too young to play.
But he wanted to be a part
of the team so badly that...
I couldn't say no.
G-Baby. You're up.
He had a great smile too.
I know I'm not telling you
anything you don't know.
I've got Jarius Evans
batting for Jefferson Tibbs.
He was a really tough guy.
Just a boy, really,
who...
wanted to be
around his older brother.
Hang on, Coach. I don't haveJarius
Evans on this roster anywhere.
Oh, you know what?
There he is. He's okay.
The other day...
we played a really important game
against a good team.
And, two outs
in the last inning...
I had no choice
but to let Jarius bat.
You can swing if you want,
but you don't have to.
Okay? If you go down looking,
none of us care.
But if you want to swing,
swing.
Get back in there.
Do what you feel.
He was fearless
as he stepped to the plate.
I was terrified for him.
With two strikes
and our hopes dwindling...
he hit a shot
down the first baseline...
and won the game.
And watching him...
raise his arms in triumph...
as he ran to first base...
I swear...
I was lifted in that moment
to a better place.
I swear he--
Clip duration: 179 seconds
Views: 293
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 23 January, 2021
Genres: drama, sport
Summary: An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling, and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
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00:12 You're not really tryin' to get Miss Wilkes are...
00:33 Pay up bitch I'll kick your ass bitch
00:11 Jefferson Tibbs That's the fat kid right
00:35 I want you guys to take a good look at yourselves today and...
00:06 You can't talk shit you got nothin' to say
00:06 Hey can we cool it with the bitches
00:17 This is the president
00:08 Miss Wilkes said she had a good feelin' about you
00:12 You work for Smyth and Stevens Securities
00:18 That girl Meg is dumb
00:04 I love it when you call me Big Poppa
00:06 Yes So we go to the 'ship right
00:06 You wanna kick my ass
00:06 Damn man you suck just like my girlfriend
02:59 Gerius was a player on the Kekemas baseball team I coach