:26:03
I love you.
:26:04
Bye.
:26:13
Two home runs away,
how do you feel about that?
:26:16
As the Bronx Bombers
arrived today in Baltimore...
:26:18
...the country braces itself
for the showdown.
:26:21
No, it's not a showdown
about the Yankees and the Orioles...
:26:24
...but about one man versus history.
:26:27
And that man is Roger Maris.
:26:29
He comes into the game
with 58 home runs.
:26:31
Should I arrange for you
to go to Baltimore?
:26:33
Can he do it? All of America is watching.
:26:48
- So, Milt...
- Where the hell is Roger?
:26:50
I tried the hotel,
nobody knows where he is.
:26:52
- You promised me an exclusive.
- What you want? I don't know where he is.
:26:56
You know Im one of the few
that's defended him all year.
:26:58
Now he stands me up?
What's wrong with him?
:27:01
He promises me an exclusive,
I got a deadline, now I've got nothin'?
:27:05
I got 15 local papers, and God knows
how many nationals Im competing with.
:27:09
And he doesn't even call?
Nothing, like I don't exist?
:27:13
- Its not right!
- Im sorry.
:27:15
- Maybe I can get you Mantle.
- Not him. He's not the story anymore.
:27:18
- Where's Roger? Where the hell is he?
- I swear if I knew, I'd tell you.
:27:22
Im sorry.
He's been under a lot of pressure lately.
:27:24
You know what, Bob? Spare me that!
Everybody's under a lot of pressure.
:27:28
What's my editor gonna say to me
when I show up there empty-handed?
:27:33
There isn't a man in America
who wouldn't give it all up...
:27:36
...to be playin' right field for the Yankees.
:27:38
Not a man. And he doesn't understand
that. So don't give me any sob story...
:27:42
...about a guy bein' paid $38,000
just to play baseball.
:27:46
He's been curt, rude, sullen, moody
and I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
:27:50
But, I've had it, Bob,
'cause now he's making me look bad.