What are mine?
What draws my admiration?
What is that which gives me joy?
Guest: Dames! Guest 2: Music!
Opera! Booze!
Baseball!
( guests laugh and applaud )
A man...
A man stands alone at a plate.
This is the time for what? ( guests murmur responses )
For individual achievement.
( guests murmur agreements )
There he stands alone.
But in the field, what?
Part of a team.
Teamwork. Teamwork. Guests: Teamwork.
Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team.
( guests murmur agreements )
Bats himself the livelong day, babe ruth, ty cobb and so on.
( chuckling )
If his team don't field,
What is he?
Nothing. Guests: Nothing.
You follow me? ( guests murmur agreements )
No one.
Sunny day, the stands are full of fans.
What does he have to say?
I'm going out there for myself.
But...
I get nowhere
Unless the team wins.
Team! Team.
( thud, fork drops )
Guest: Jesus christ!
( shocking, suspenseful theme plays )