Asuglyasit's ugly. I knewit. Walter, it's Mitch. I gottochangethecolumn. I'vegottochangethecolumn, Walter. I knewnothingaboutwhathappenedtomyoldprofessor. I hadn't seenhimsincegraduationday 16 yearsago. I promised I'd keepintouch, but I gotbusydancingmyowndance. Walter, it's a zoohere. Justholdthespaceforme, okay? Giveme a break. Have I evermissed a deadline? Janine, hi. Did I wakeyou, honey? Everything I did, I didondeadline. I'm suchcrazyhere. Everything. I justwanttosay I loveyouand I'm sorry. Youshouldhavetalkedtomebeforethegame. Yeah, no, wedefinitelyhavetotalk. I know. Onesecond. I gottogo.
I loveyou. Bye-bye. Coach, whatdidyousaytotheteam? Didtheworddisciplinecomeup?
愛してるよ。バイバイ。コーチ、チームに何と言いましたか?規律という言葉が出てきましたか?
Howaboutthewordmaturity? Sportsarealwaysinseasoninthiscountryand I coveredthemall.
成熟という言葉はどうだろう?この国ではスポーツは常に旬であり、私はそのすべてを網羅した。
Livinginplanesandhotelswith a laptopand a cellphone. I mightneverhaveknownwhathadhappenedtoMauryif I wasn't alwaysdoingsixthingsatonce. Janine, comeon. Because I'vebeeninlovewithyouforsevenyears, doesn't that? Yeah, butinmybookthatis a commitment. Yeah.
I'm onthelastgreatjourneyhere. Oneweallgottotake. Maybe I canteachpeoplewhattopackforthetrip. Janine? Hello? Now, maybemydyingcanbe a value. Somethingwecanalllearnfrom. Like a humantextbook. I'vebeen a teacherallmylife. Youthink I'm goingtoquitnow?
Oh, excellent. Congratulations. I wantthecolumn? It's allright. A littlerushed.
ああ、素晴らしい。おめでとう。コラムが欲しい?大丈夫です。少し急ぎました。
It's official, huh? Baseballstrikeisover. Yeah, whichmeans I needyouinFloridaforspringtraining. I thoughtitwasrushed. Itreadterrific. No, I meancongratulationsonyoursweetlittleTVdeal. Walter, localTV. Booksandtheradioshowandwhateverelseyougotgoing. Take 20 words. Mycolumncomesfirst. Howmanyhoursyougotinyourday? Whatdifferencedoesitmake? All I'm sayingisthatyou'respreadingyourself a littlethin.
Youthinkyoucanfind a littletimetowrite a pieceforthebaseballstrikeendingtomorrow?
明日で終わる野球のストライキのために、少しでも時間を見つけて記事を書けると思っているのか?
It's a personalcall. SayhellotoJanineforme. Hello? Hello, it's me. Willyoupickup, please?
個人的な電話だ。ジャニーンによろしくもしもし?もしもし 私よ出てくれないか?
Janine? Janine, youhavetotalktomesometime. Willyoupickupthephone, please? Allright, I'llcomebywork, I guess. I loveyou.
ジャニーン?ジャニーン、たまには話してくれよ。電話に出てくれる?わかった、仕事場に行くよ。愛してる
Greatcolumntoday, man. Sowefinallygotbaseballbackorwhat? I thinkthefansshouldgoonstrike. Holdon a second. Something's notrighthere. Take a breakfor a second, ladies.