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[ball beeping]

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[Darnell] You never know
who's watching,

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and we got coverage on radio
and coverage on TV,

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um, through word of mouth.

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And now we're going to make it
to the big screen.

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-[Darnell] One, two, three.
-[team] Team!

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[umpire] Bases, please!

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[beeping continues]

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[umpire] Play ball!

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[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!

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-[player] Oh!
-[beeping fades]

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[Dave]
Imagine eliminating your vision

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and trying to hit
a ball that's beeping.

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One, two, three.

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♪ From the back to the ball
We hit that ball to the wall ♪

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Take a look at this ball.

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If I pull this out...

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[beeping]

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...it starts beeping.

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For a good reason.

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-[ball beeping]
-[man] Coming out.

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[base buzzing]

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The ball is putting out
the sound.

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-Right.
-The blindfolds equal

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-the playing field for everyone.
-Right. Yes.

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Beep Baseball is a sport

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for blind
and visually-impaired athletes,

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so you have to listen instead
of seeing with your eyes.

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[pitcher] Set!

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[narrator] This is the story

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of the Indy Thunder
Beep Baseball team...

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[announcer] That's another
put-out for Indy Thunder!

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Erik Rodriguez!

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[narrator] ...it's the story
of their coach...

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[David] Darnell Booker has done
a great job.

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He has managed
to keep the Thunder rolling,

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and now here they are
in a position to win

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their first
championship ever. Ever.

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[narrator] ...and it's the story
of what it takes to win.

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[David] The pitch from Cochran.

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Swung and a miss,
and that's a ballgame!

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And your champion
is the Indy Thunder!

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Circle City, go crazy!

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You've got
an NBBA World Championship!

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Is this the World Champion
Indy Thunder Beep Ball team?

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-You got it. Yeah!
-Yeah, baby!

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Sometimes I think,
"Am I still dreaming?" You know?

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"Am I still dreaming?"

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I don't want to wake up.
I don't want to wake up.

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[narrator]
Now that they're champions...

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[worker] Somebody did it big!

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World Series champs, man!

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[narrator] ...they face
a new challenge.

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[Darnell] We know
we cannot rest on our laurels.

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We have a target on our back,

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and we need to see as a team,
how do we handle success.

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Oh, I dropped it!

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You know, can we stay
at the top of the mountain?

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[on PA] The Indy Thunder

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World Beep Baseball champions!

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[crowd cheering]

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[team]
♪ From the back to the ball ♪

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♪ We knock that ball
To the wall ♪

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♪ We fight, we fight
We fight, we fight ♪

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♪ And that ain't all ♪

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♪ Thunder! Roll! ♪

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The first stop will be the shed,
then Kroger's, then the hotel,

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then after the hotel,

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we'll go to Bright Ideas
to pick up the T-shirts.

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That sound good?

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All right, here we go! Hold on.

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It's a passion of mine.

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I've been involved
with beep ball for 30 years.

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Make a left coming
going out of here, there, sir.

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Gary and Susan's been helping me

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for several years
when it's move day.

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-Right, Gary?
-[Gary] Yeah.

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I don't know how many.

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[laughs] I know I lost count.

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[Gary] I did too.

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[Darnell] Played it as a player
from '85 to 2000.

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And then I started
my own team in 2000.

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We have
a really, really good team.

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This is our best Thunder team
in 10 years.

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The magical shed!

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About 10 years ago,

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I had to climb up and down,
up and down flights of stairs,

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so I finally got a shed.

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I belong to the Optimist club,

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and I am the scheduler
of the park.

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So they gave me
this whole shed for, for free.

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It's how I met Darnell
and got involved

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in this, this whole
beep ball thing.

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Um, I was coming out
of my office.

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I look down the street

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and there was this guy carrying
equipment along the street.

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And what he was doing,

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he was carrying equipment
about 50 yards,

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and he'd get
a pile of it to the end,

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and then he'd come back
and get another pile.

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And I got up behind him I said,
"What are you doing?"

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He said, "I'm getting ready
for practice.

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We have beep ball practice.

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We're a blind baseball team,

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and I have to get my equipment

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from my apartment
that's over there,

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about a half mile to that park
that's over there."

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So I said, "Just put your stuff
in the back of my truck."

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So from the time
it took me to get

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all of that equipment
over to the field,

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I heard
the entire beep ball story,

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and by the time
we setup all of the equipment,

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I was a sponsor of his team.

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[Darnell] These are from 1999,
these are my classic bases.

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[Tom] Three, four,
five years later,

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we're here celebrating
a World Championship

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for his team,

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and it's been an absolute thrill

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to be a part
of a group of people

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who have so much energy,

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and are some
of the nicest people

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I've ever met in my entire life.

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[Barbara] Date and places
for signature...

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[Ron] So, have we voted

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to have this documentary done
on our team?

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And if not, we can do it today.

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[Barbara] Why don't we go ahead
and just do it again today?

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Okay, just so that
we solidify this

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and that we have agreed
as the Board of Directors

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that this documentary
will be made for our team.

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We speak for our team

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because we're the Board
of Directors of the team,

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so anybody want
to make a motion to that effect?

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-[Chip] I'll make a motion.
-[Darnell] Second.

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Chip makes the motion,
and Darnell's second.

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-All in favor?
-[board members] Aye.

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All opposed?

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Okay, it's a done deal.

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[board member 1] Okay.

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[board member 2]
Thank you, Barb.

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[Ron] Um, now we want
to move on to the budget, right?

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Do you have that in print, Barb?

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[board member 3]
She ain't got it in braille,

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we already know that.

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[all laugh]

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I lost my vision
when I was 17 years old.

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I was coming home
from a basketball game,

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and I got shot
in the face and blinded.

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I went from 20/20 vision
to nothing.

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And the thing about it is,

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I played organized sports
all my life.

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I was a senior in High School,
I was playing basketball,

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we played baseball,
we played football.

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And I thought,
"Well, I'm blind now.

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Life is over as I know it.

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I cannot play sports anymore.

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I cannot participate

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in all kinds of activities
like that anymore."

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And I was bummed out about it.

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But then when I heard
about blind baseball,

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I gravitated to it
because I like sports

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and, man, I kept playing.

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[announcer on PA]
Batter #15, Ron Brown.

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[Ron] The team
that we played on,

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we played for Jan Traphagan.

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We all came together and formed
the Indianapolis Eagles,

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and Jan was our manager,
and our coach.

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[Darnell] Don't go anywhere.
You guys.

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-I'm not going anywhere.
-Stay right here, Jan.

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I'm gonna tell them a story,
and then I'm gonna leave.

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-Okay.
-You guys.

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You wanna know
how all this manifested, right?

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This is where it all began,
30-something years ago.

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[announcer] And the next batter
#44, Darnell Booker...

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Back in 19...
When did you graduate?

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-'85. On the stage.
-19-- In 1985,

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I went
to the School for the Blind,

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and went to their graduation,

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and I got Darnell Booker
off the stage,

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and asked them if they wanted
to play beep baseball.

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And so that's
kind of when it started and--

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at least for them it was,

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and the rest is history.

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-[pitcher] Ready. Pitch!
-[base buzzing]

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[Ron] I never let it go,
because it was competition,

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and then it was
team camaraderie.

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Travel with the guys,

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and we had fun joking
and kidding around,

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and so that's why
I stayed in it so long.

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And we won our first
championship ever in 1990.

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And we've been rolling
ever since.

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[narrator] In 1964,

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Charlie Fairbanks outfitted
a softball

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with a beeping device.

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The sport
of Beep Baseball was born.

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A little more
than ten years later,

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the National Beep Baseball
Association was formed,

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the first world championship
tournament came into being

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and the rules of the game
were formalized.

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If you enjoy
the speed, athleticism,

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and competition
of a good baseball game

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you will recognize it
in beep baseball.

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But there are some differences.

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First, the field is smaller.

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In order to avoid collisions
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there is no second base

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and first base and third base
are moved outwards.

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Each base is a soft pylon
that emits a buzzing sound,

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which the runner uses to locate
and then touch the base.

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The batter does not know
which base will sound

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and has to identify
which one to run to.

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A key difference
in beep baseball

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is that the batter is
on the same team

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as the pitcher and catcher,

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who are both sighted.

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Six fielders
and two sighted spotters

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form the defensive team.

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When the ball is hit,

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the spotters call out
where it is headed.

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[spotter 1] One!

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-[spotter 2] Two!
-[spotter 1] Three!

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[spotter 3] One!

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[narrator] The fielders locate
the ball by its beeping sound,

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then hold it up clearly
to count.

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[fielder] Ball!

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[narrator] If the fielder
picks up the ball

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before the runner
reaches the base...

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-[umpire] Runner's out!
-[narrator] ...it's an out.

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-Otherwise, it's a run.
-[umpire] Runner's safe!

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[narrator]
Unique for beep baseball,

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the pitcher throws the ball
to match the hitter's swing.

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-[Darnell] Here we go!
-[Jared] Ready.

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-Pitch.
-[umpire] Strike!

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[narrator] Much of the magic
of the game happens

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as pitcher and batter
find their rhythm.

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-[Darnell] Here we go!
-[Jared] Ready. Pitch.

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[base buzzes]

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["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

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[narrator] The Triple-A
ball club in Indianapolis

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is one of the best
in the country,

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but they have something
to learn from the Thunder.

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Today, they're learning
how to play blindfolded.

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Here's the rule.
If they get to beeping base

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before the fielders
pick the ball up,

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they score a run.

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And if they get,
if they pick it up on field,

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if they pick it up in the field

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before the batter gets
to the base,

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-it's an out.
-Okay.

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And the base operator decides
what base the batter runs to,

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so when they come up
to the plate,

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the batter will ask
for a base check.

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So, they'll say,
"Here's how first base sounds.

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Here's how third base sounds."

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That's why we always listen.

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Instead of seeing,
you gotta listen.

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[overlapping chatter]

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And the natural instinct is

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cheer, cheer,
cheer, cheer, cheer.

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But we always say,
"Applause is necessary,

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but silence is golden."

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-But we can have laughter?
-Yeah! You can have--

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You can have your
walkup song too before we start!

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[team] ♪ We knock
That ball to the wall ♪

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♪ We fight, we fight
We fight, we fight ♪

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♪ And that ain't all ♪

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-Thunder!
-[all] Roll!

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-Thunder!
-You're going down!

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All right, we'll see.

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I got
my Indians jersey on now, man!

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[Josh] I met Darnell
at a convention.

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Uh, we got to shake hands,
and I followed him on Twitter,

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and we had
a community service event

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about two months ago

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where like five of our players

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went over
to their practice facility.

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We had a little scrimmage
with them,

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uh, took some video coverage.

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And our manager liked it so much

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that we showed it to the entire
team that we have here,

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and we invited them out
to play on our field as well.

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My cadence is,
"Here we go, ready, pitch."

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When I say "pitch,"
that's when you swing.

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Don't be afraid
to swing the bat.

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I'm insured
by the Lloyd's of London.

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Swing that bat!
So, we're gonna clap it up!

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We're going to say "Indians"
on three, all right?

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"Indians" on three.

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-One, two, three!
-[all] Indians!

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[ball beeping]

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Set, ready, pitch!

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[cheering]

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[Jared] I've been pitching
for about 12, 13 years now.

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Basically, what my job is to do,

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is to make sure their swings are
going to be in the same spot.

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I say a cadence
that is a timing mechanism

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for them to swing
at the right time.

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Set, ready, pitch!

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And then, I pitch
to where their swing is at.

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Here we go! Ready, pitch!

301
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-Ready, pitch!
-Pitch!

302
00:11:08.202 --> 00:11:10.804
[ball beeping]

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[Josh] It's a lot tougher
when you get

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the most important sense
out of the way.

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You know, use your ears.

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That's probably
the most difficult part,

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um, you gotta trust your pitcher
for hitting the ball.

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But you have to trust yourself

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that you're not gonna run
into a brick wall,

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what it feels like, running down
to, to first or third.

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-[buzzing]
-[umpire] Safe!

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Just imagine,
running a hundred feet

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from home plate
to a base in darkness.

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[crowd cheers]

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[Darnell] Running with no fear
to that beeping base.

316
00:11:40.234 --> 00:11:42.035
You know,
we had some unlikely heroes.

317
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We had our manager probably
hit the best ball of the day,

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-which was cool to see.
-Hey! Run it!

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-[indistinct chatter]
-[laughter]

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[Josh] Had some
cool plays on defense.

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Got guys laying out for balls.

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And you know,
if you can share a laugh,

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it's always a good time
on the baseball field.

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[upbeat music playing]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[camera shutter clicks]

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[Jared] We're up
at Western Michigan University

328
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up in Kalamazoo, Michigan,

329
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where I am currently
in the Master's program

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for orientation mobility.

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It's a six-week program
in the summer.

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To complete
for my master's degree,

333
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I have to be under the blindfold
for 60 hours.

334
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We meet with my professor
and another student

335
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and learn how to teach people
who are visually impaired

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how to travel
throughout their environment.

337
00:12:34.888 --> 00:12:36.156
Whoa.

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[Ken] My name's Ken Smedley,

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and I teach a class
called Orientation Mobility,

340
00:12:41.261 --> 00:12:45.098
and it's to teach teachers
to teach blind people.

341
00:12:45.165 --> 00:12:47.034
At this point,
you want your students to what?

342
00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:49.236
-Love traffic!
-Oh, that's true.

343
00:12:49.303 --> 00:12:50.470
-Traffic at this point--
-This is--

344
00:12:50.537 --> 00:12:52.973
This is just way louder
than West Nugent.

345
00:12:53.040 --> 00:12:54.708
-And South, I was--
-It is, it is!

346
00:12:54.775 --> 00:12:56.009
You know, like it is way--

347
00:12:56.076 --> 00:12:58.178
And that's why we have lots
of lessons here.

348
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[Ken] I don't judge
on the travel skills.

349
00:13:01.081 --> 00:13:02.950
I judge on whether
he understands

350
00:13:03.016 --> 00:13:04.918
what he needs
to teach his students.

351
00:13:04.985 --> 00:13:07.454
That sidewalk is sloped,
it takes your student--

352
00:13:07.521 --> 00:13:09.723
it'll take your student back
to the curb line.

353
00:13:09.790 --> 00:13:11.124
-[Jared] Okay.
-So that's where,

354
00:13:11.191 --> 00:13:12.926
-if you got eyes on the street--
-That lateral tilt.

355
00:13:12.993 --> 00:13:14.761
Yeah, and you want
to listen to those cars

356
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'cause that's your key.

357
00:13:16.096 --> 00:13:17.531
-Okay?
-[Jared] Okay.

358
00:13:17.598 --> 00:13:19.099
Growing up around beep baseball,

359
00:13:19.166 --> 00:13:21.201
I've been around a lot of people
who are visually impaired

360
00:13:21.268 --> 00:13:23.737
including you know my dad,
and two uncles, and an aunt.

361
00:13:23.804 --> 00:13:25.806
[somber music playing]

362
00:13:27.975 --> 00:13:30.511
[narrator] Jared's father
is a veteran ball player,

363
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and a member of
the Beep Baseball Hall of Fame.

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[Jared] There was a lot
of times when I was a young boy

365
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that I would just
put on a blindfold

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and run to the base
or chase a ball down

367
00:13:39.620 --> 00:13:41.655
just because it was fun,
just because I was interested

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and to see what it felt like.

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People who are
visually impaired,

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especially from birth,

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have to explore
the environment tactically

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with their hands,
uh, auditorily...

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-[claps] Hear that overhang?
-Yeah.

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00:13:54.635 --> 00:13:57.638
...to learn how the world
really goes around.

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Unless, they can slope.

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[Ken] And the biggest thing is,
once you teach the skills,

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can a student use those skills
to problem-solve?

378
00:14:05.245 --> 00:14:07.447
Problem-solve,
it's the most important thing.

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00:14:07.514 --> 00:14:09.483
We can teach skills...

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00:14:10.184 --> 00:14:12.386
-Okay, so this is Rose.
-All right.

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00:14:12.452 --> 00:14:14.288
...but most people don't travel

382
00:14:14.354 --> 00:14:16.423
not because
they can't swing the cane.

383
00:14:16.490 --> 00:14:18.926
It's because
they get disoriented

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00:14:18.992 --> 00:14:21.061
and they don't know
how to make the corrections,

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00:14:21.128 --> 00:14:23.297
what to do
if something goes wrong.

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00:14:26.433 --> 00:14:28.035
[Jared]
Orientation has a lot to do

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with knowing where you are
in the environment.

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00:14:29.837 --> 00:14:31.271
I take it
that's the construction?

389
00:14:31.338 --> 00:14:32.372
I can't cross that way?

390
00:14:32.439 --> 00:14:35.342
Mobility is traveling
throughout the environment.

391
00:14:35.409 --> 00:14:37.211
[truck engine rumbling]

392
00:14:37.277 --> 00:14:39.279
No entiendo, no speak English.

393
00:14:39.346 --> 00:14:41.648
Oh, I'm sorry, sir,
but this is closed off.

394
00:14:41.715 --> 00:14:43.517
[laughs] You're killing me.

395
00:14:43.584 --> 00:14:44.952
You can't cross here now.

396
00:14:45.018 --> 00:14:46.420
They're fixing the water down
in the street.

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00:14:46.486 --> 00:14:47.788
[Jared] All right.

398
00:14:47.855 --> 00:14:51.225
-Oh, I'm sorry, sir, but--
-[Jared laughs]

399
00:14:51.291 --> 00:14:53.460
But there's a car accident here
and you can't cross.

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00:14:53.527 --> 00:14:56.296
[Ken] Practice, you have
to have lots of experiences.

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00:14:56.363 --> 00:14:58.866
And you put your student
in those situations,

402
00:14:58.932 --> 00:15:00.767
so that they can learn
to deal with them.

403
00:15:00.834 --> 00:15:02.836
[melancholic music playing]

404
00:15:07.441 --> 00:15:08.809
[Jared] I just hit a car.

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00:15:09.142 --> 00:15:10.444
[Ken] Yes, you did.

406
00:15:10.944 --> 00:15:12.546
[Jared] Well,
where in the world am I?

407
00:15:14.381 --> 00:15:16.750
[Ken] Well, you got
a car on your right...

408
00:15:18.986 --> 00:15:20.587
and a car on your left.

409
00:15:20.654 --> 00:15:22.589
[Jared] So I'm in between cars?

410
00:15:22.656 --> 00:15:24.858
So you're walking
in between cars,

411
00:15:24.925 --> 00:15:26.793
walking down
the middle of the street.

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00:15:28.362 --> 00:15:30.631
You're going to stay
in the middle of the street?

413
00:15:30.697 --> 00:15:33.333
I would get away
from these cars on my right.

414
00:15:34.501 --> 00:15:37.237
Well, I'm-- I'm confused now,
I have no clue.

415
00:15:37.304 --> 00:15:39.506
Well, you gotta get out
of the street, okay?

416
00:15:39.573 --> 00:15:42.442
-So, you got cars on your right.
-All right.

417
00:15:42.509 --> 00:15:43.777
You're in the middle
of the street.

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00:15:43.844 --> 00:15:45.546
So that means I need
to keep walking--

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00:15:45.612 --> 00:15:48.382
No, you need to turn 90 degrees.

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00:15:48.448 --> 00:15:50.517
-To my left?
-[Ken sputters]

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00:15:50.584 --> 00:15:53.520
[Jared] Orientation
is a really big factor

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00:15:53.587 --> 00:15:55.289
because all of these things
are important

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00:15:55.355 --> 00:15:56.790
to independently traveling

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00:15:56.857 --> 00:15:58.392
safely and efficiently
by yourself

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00:15:58.458 --> 00:15:59.927
as a visually-impaired
individual.

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00:15:59.993 --> 00:16:01.795
You're the big cheese.
Oh, take me back!

427
00:16:02.329 --> 00:16:03.630
Take you back?

428
00:16:04.198 --> 00:16:05.465
You got here!

429
00:16:07.334 --> 00:16:08.168
Man.

430
00:16:09.002 --> 00:16:09.970
All right.

431
00:16:11.171 --> 00:16:12.806
-Here we go.
-[Ken] Oh!

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00:16:12.873 --> 00:16:15.642
I'm sorry, sir,
but you can't cross here now.

433
00:16:16.443 --> 00:16:19.213
["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

434
00:16:22.482 --> 00:16:25.552
A lot of teams do a lot
of recruiting nationally,

435
00:16:25.619 --> 00:16:26.887
but our team is not like that.

436
00:16:26.954 --> 00:16:28.555
We're a homegrown team.

437
00:16:28.622 --> 00:16:30.524
[Jared] Set. Ready. Pitch!

438
00:16:30.591 --> 00:16:32.159
[Steve] This would be
my fourth season.

439
00:16:32.226 --> 00:16:35.362
An autoimmune disease.
Woke up one morning blind.

440
00:16:35.429 --> 00:16:38.065
And then, I found Darnell,
and I found the sport.

441
00:16:38.131 --> 00:16:38.999
Pitch!

442
00:16:39.766 --> 00:16:41.969
I've been playing this league
for nine years now.

443
00:16:42.035 --> 00:16:43.837
I was absolutely terrible
when I began.

444
00:16:43.904 --> 00:16:45.806
[Jared] Set. Ready. Pitch!

445
00:16:45.873 --> 00:16:47.774
[Kyle] During the season, I eat,
breathe, and sleep beep ball.

446
00:16:47.841 --> 00:16:49.042
It's always on my mind.

447
00:16:49.109 --> 00:16:51.245
It takes a good amount of time,

448
00:16:51.311 --> 00:16:53.280
but it means a lot
to both of us.

449
00:16:53.347 --> 00:16:55.048
[Dave] All right,
bases please, Barb!

450
00:16:55.115 --> 00:16:56.717
[base buzzing]

451
00:16:57.184 --> 00:16:58.819
-[base buzzing]
-[Dave] Good.

452
00:16:58.886 --> 00:17:01.255
Make sure you get
my best side, okay?

453
00:17:02.055 --> 00:17:03.690
[Ikram] My name is Ikramullah,

454
00:17:03.757 --> 00:17:07.394
and the meaning
of my name is "gift from God."

455
00:17:07.895 --> 00:17:11.532
I'm the first Pakistani who has
a Beep Ball World Championship.

456
00:17:11.598 --> 00:17:13.901
[tense music playing]

457
00:17:17.437 --> 00:17:18.705
[buzzing]

458
00:17:18.772 --> 00:17:20.174
[observer]
Oh, yeah, that's a run!

459
00:17:22.009 --> 00:17:23.644
We're brothers. I'm Erik,

460
00:17:23.710 --> 00:17:24.578
-this is Tyler
-I...

461
00:17:24.645 --> 00:17:28.982
I'm 12, and I play
wherever they put me at.

462
00:17:29.049 --> 00:17:32.452
I'm the good looking one,
he's the best player one.

463
00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:34.254
This is our life, to be honest.

464
00:17:34.321 --> 00:17:36.323
We schedule our vacations
around beep ball.

465
00:17:36.390 --> 00:17:37.224
[chuckles] Yeah.

466
00:17:37.291 --> 00:17:39.092
[Darnell] Miguel,
can you hear that ball?

467
00:17:39.159 --> 00:17:40.527
-Yeah!
-[Kyle] I do think

468
00:17:40.594 --> 00:17:42.329
the age difference on our team

469
00:17:42.396 --> 00:17:44.665
is one of the things
that does make us successful.

470
00:17:44.731 --> 00:17:46.733
You've got gentlemen
in their 50s

471
00:17:46.800 --> 00:17:49.303
-and... 60s?
-Hmm?

472
00:17:49.369 --> 00:17:52.472
["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

473
00:17:52.539 --> 00:17:53.907
You know,
they've played for longer

474
00:17:53.974 --> 00:17:55.909
than some of us have been alive,

475
00:17:55.976 --> 00:17:58.478
and so they can really bring
a lot to the team.

476
00:17:58.545 --> 00:18:00.280
Chomping at the bit.

477
00:18:00.347 --> 00:18:02.449
It really makes me happy

478
00:18:02.516 --> 00:18:04.218
that it's something
that can bring

479
00:18:04.284 --> 00:18:07.221
so many people together
and change so many lives.

480
00:18:09.957 --> 00:18:12.059
-[indistinct chatter]
-[Darnell] All right.

481
00:18:12.125 --> 00:18:14.361
We'll be staying busy.
We'll be staying busy.

482
00:18:14.428 --> 00:18:15.562
You come once a month,
that's good.

483
00:18:15.629 --> 00:18:16.797
If you come more than that,
that's good.

484
00:18:16.864 --> 00:18:17.865
I'll be there every week.

485
00:18:17.931 --> 00:18:21.168
-[both laugh]
-[overlapping chatter]

486
00:18:21.235 --> 00:18:22.336
Happy New Year, man!

487
00:18:22.402 --> 00:18:25.005
-Happy New Year!
-How you doing? Come on in.

488
00:18:25.072 --> 00:18:26.740
[narrator]
Every beep ball season starts

489
00:18:26.807 --> 00:18:28.675
with a general meeting
of the whole team.

490
00:18:29.343 --> 00:18:30.978
He's not the cast
from Duck Dynasty,

491
00:18:31.044 --> 00:18:32.279
but you know he's auditioning.

492
00:18:32.346 --> 00:18:33.413
I'm trying to get adopted.

493
00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:34.448
-I need that money.
-[both laugh]

494
00:18:34.515 --> 00:18:36.416
-How are you doing?
-I'm doing good.

495
00:18:36.483 --> 00:18:37.651
-How are you, sweetie?
-Good.

496
00:18:37.718 --> 00:18:39.653
-Fine, thank you.
-Good, good.

497
00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:41.588
[Dave] The beach is
a six-minute drive, so...

498
00:18:41.655 --> 00:18:42.723
[Darnell] All right, all right,

499
00:18:42.789 --> 00:18:44.224
may I have
your attention please?

500
00:18:44.291 --> 00:18:45.993
-[shushes]
-[indistinct chatter]

501
00:18:46.059 --> 00:18:49.029
We have five or six new people

502
00:18:49.096 --> 00:18:51.398
that we have to vote in
as a team

503
00:18:51.465 --> 00:18:53.934
and once we vote them in
or whatever,

504
00:18:54.001 --> 00:18:56.069
they can be a part
of everything we do.

505
00:18:56.136 --> 00:18:58.972
Before we start we got--
Okay, that's fine!

506
00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:00.774
Are we voting all five on?

507
00:19:00.841 --> 00:19:02.776
If all people vote for all five,

508
00:19:02.843 --> 00:19:04.912
I mean, or is--
are we accepting two?

509
00:19:04.978 --> 00:19:06.146
Are we accepting one?

510
00:19:06.213 --> 00:19:08.315
I would like to-- I would like
to hear from each individual.

511
00:19:08.382 --> 00:19:10.117
[Darnell] We're gonna do that.
We're gonna hear from--

512
00:19:10.184 --> 00:19:11.418
we'll give them
like one minute or so,

513
00:19:11.485 --> 00:19:13.086
a minute and a half to speak,

514
00:19:13.153 --> 00:19:14.821
why they want to join the team

515
00:19:14.888 --> 00:19:16.657
or why the wanna come back
to the team.

516
00:19:16.723 --> 00:19:19.960
Okay, we have Steve Harris
on the phone!

517
00:19:20.027 --> 00:19:21.528
-[member 1] Stevie!
-Steve Harris,

518
00:19:21.595 --> 00:19:22.663
-how you doing?
-[member 1] Stevie!

519
00:19:22.729 --> 00:19:24.965
Yeah, I know you spoke
with me this morning,

520
00:19:25.032 --> 00:19:26.133
and we talked.

521
00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:27.201
But what we need from you is

522
00:19:27.267 --> 00:19:29.336
why would you like
to come back to our team

523
00:19:29.403 --> 00:19:30.370
and talk to us about that.

524
00:19:30.437 --> 00:19:31.939
You got about a minute
and a half to talk.

525
00:19:32.005 --> 00:19:34.007
Everybody can hear you,
so talk loud.

526
00:19:34.074 --> 00:19:36.076
[Steve on phone] Um, the main
reason that I'm wanting

527
00:19:36.143 --> 00:19:40.180
to come back is
the camaraderie, the family.

528
00:19:40.247 --> 00:19:42.282
This is the first team
I've played for

529
00:19:42.349 --> 00:19:43.817
since I lost my eyesight.

530
00:19:43.884 --> 00:19:46.753
And I just can't play
for anybody else.

531
00:19:46.820 --> 00:19:50.123
So, I would love to come back
if it's possible.

532
00:19:50.190 --> 00:19:52.326
[Darnell] Any questions
for Steve Harris?

533
00:19:52.392 --> 00:19:54.795
[Joe] You realize
the size of our roster,

534
00:19:54.862 --> 00:19:56.964
and there might be times
you're not playing?

535
00:19:57.030 --> 00:19:58.999
Will you be mad
if you do not play?

536
00:19:59.666 --> 00:20:00.501
[Steve] No.

537
00:20:00.567 --> 00:20:01.702
[woman chuckles]

538
00:20:01.768 --> 00:20:03.170
-Okay.
-[member 2] Stevie!

539
00:20:03.237 --> 00:20:04.872
With a voice, all in favor

540
00:20:04.938 --> 00:20:07.441
that want Steve Harris back
on our squad say "aye".

541
00:20:07.508 --> 00:20:10.043
-[all members] Aye!
-Opposed?

542
00:20:10.110 --> 00:20:11.378
All right, Steve Harris,
we'll see--

543
00:20:11.445 --> 00:20:12.713
we'll see you
in the morning, buddy.

544
00:20:12.779 --> 00:20:14.248
-[member 2] See you tomorrow.
-Okay?

545
00:20:14.314 --> 00:20:16.650
[Darnell] All right we got
the young gun back there,

546
00:20:16.717 --> 00:20:19.319
Corion, the floor
is yours for a little bit.

547
00:20:19.386 --> 00:20:21.522
Tell us why you want to join
the Indy Thunder.

548
00:20:21.588 --> 00:20:22.956
-[member 1] Yes.
-All right, you look good,

549
00:20:23.023 --> 00:20:24.157
Way to get up here, man!

550
00:20:24.892 --> 00:20:26.894
I would like to join
the Indy Thunder

551
00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:29.129
because a lot of my friends

552
00:20:29.196 --> 00:20:31.932
for a long time
encouraged me to join

553
00:20:31.999 --> 00:20:35.369
and that I'll be
a good help to the team.

554
00:20:35.435 --> 00:20:37.871
And I just want
to have a lot of fun.

555
00:20:37.938 --> 00:20:39.373
-[man chuckles]
-Do you have

556
00:20:39.439 --> 00:20:42.109
-any sports background?
-Yes.

557
00:20:42.176 --> 00:20:43.577
You're a little soft-spoken.

558
00:20:43.644 --> 00:20:45.879
Can you get a lot louder
when you're in the field?

559
00:20:45.946 --> 00:20:48.415
-[softly] Yes, I can.
-[laughs]

560
00:20:48.482 --> 00:20:49.950
[member 3] I couldn't hear that.
What he say?

561
00:20:50.017 --> 00:20:51.552
[all laugh]

562
00:20:51.618 --> 00:20:53.487
[Ron] Corion,
are you gonna be able

563
00:20:53.554 --> 00:20:55.522
to meet your financial
obligations to the team?

564
00:20:55.589 --> 00:20:56.990
-Yes.
-[Lisa] He's good.

565
00:20:57.057 --> 00:20:58.892
He's part of the Rodriguez crew.

566
00:20:58.959 --> 00:21:00.561
Oh, lord, not another one.

567
00:21:00.627 --> 00:21:02.930
Oh, yeah. We're coming out
of the woodworks.

568
00:21:02.996 --> 00:21:04.131
[member 4]
Lisa, your van is full!

569
00:21:04.198 --> 00:21:05.732
-I know, right?
-[chuckles]

570
00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:07.067
-We've got two cars!
-[laughs]

571
00:21:07.134 --> 00:21:09.603
Alright, well,
those that are in favor

572
00:21:09.670 --> 00:21:12.606
of Corion joining
the Indy Thunder say "aye".

573
00:21:12.673 --> 00:21:14.741
-[all] Aye!
-Opposed?

574
00:21:14.808 --> 00:21:16.643
Congratulations! We'll see you
at practice tomorrow.

575
00:21:20.280 --> 00:21:22.015
Okay, here we go.

576
00:21:23.483 --> 00:21:25.419
[Darnell] Goals for today,
to get the new guys

577
00:21:25.485 --> 00:21:27.588
acquainted to our system

578
00:21:27.654 --> 00:21:32.926
and to set the tone
for the winter season indoors.

579
00:21:32.993 --> 00:21:34.962
That's what
I'm talking about, okay?

580
00:21:35.028 --> 00:21:37.331
'Cause you got
a lot of pop and power.

581
00:21:37.397 --> 00:21:39.666
So, what you wanna do,
when I say "pitch,"

582
00:21:39.733 --> 00:21:41.101
you wanna drive that ball

583
00:21:41.168 --> 00:21:43.170
and swing all the way through.

584
00:21:43.237 --> 00:21:45.506
'Cause you don't want to stop
your swing here,

585
00:21:45.572 --> 00:21:47.774
you want to use all your power.
So, when the elbow,

586
00:21:47.841 --> 00:21:49.409
when I say "sit down,"
you sit down.

587
00:21:49.476 --> 00:21:53.447
And when I say "pitch,"
just a hair, with this foot,

588
00:21:53.514 --> 00:21:55.582
I want you
to step toward the pitcher.

589
00:21:55.649 --> 00:21:56.617
So there!

590
00:21:56.683 --> 00:21:58.752
Step toward the pitcher,
you see what I mean?

591
00:21:58.819 --> 00:22:01.054
Corion, um, is a student

592
00:22:01.121 --> 00:22:04.191
at the Indiana School for the
Blind and Visually Impaired

593
00:22:04.258 --> 00:22:08.462
and very promising,
he's only 15 years old.

594
00:22:08.529 --> 00:22:11.031
Each year we have
some young talent

595
00:22:11.098 --> 00:22:14.134
that we're gonna have to bring
along gradually and slowly.

596
00:22:14.201 --> 00:22:16.203
Well, it's a lot of work,
we'll get it.

597
00:22:16.270 --> 00:22:17.738
I think they will get better,

598
00:22:17.804 --> 00:22:21.008
and I think they're gonna be
the future of the Indy Thunder.

599
00:22:21.074 --> 00:22:23.944
When the ball hits you,
I want you to have quick hands.

600
00:22:24.011 --> 00:22:27.214
You don't want to go too fast,
we can knock the ball away,

601
00:22:27.281 --> 00:22:31.318
but you want to have fast hands,
and you want to grab it firmly.

602
00:22:31.385 --> 00:22:34.688
So, you grab it,
you say "Ball!", all right?

603
00:22:34.755 --> 00:22:36.290
Make sure it's off the ground.

604
00:22:36.356 --> 00:22:38.625
The ball needs
to be away from you.

605
00:22:38.692 --> 00:22:40.027
[narrator]
Today's practice space

606
00:22:40.093 --> 00:22:41.328
is one of the many benefits

607
00:22:41.395 --> 00:22:43.096
Darnell has arranged
for the team.

608
00:22:43.163 --> 00:22:44.765
This is our fifth year here,

609
00:22:44.831 --> 00:22:48.035
and it was an in-kind donation,
and it's an awesome facility.

610
00:22:48.101 --> 00:22:49.536
We have the whole entire space.

611
00:22:49.603 --> 00:22:51.872
We got all the netting,
you can hit all you want.

612
00:22:51.939 --> 00:22:54.174
And we can do
base running in here,

613
00:22:54.241 --> 00:22:55.642
we can do fielding in here,

614
00:22:55.709 --> 00:22:57.878
we can do everything
in this facility

615
00:22:57.945 --> 00:22:59.012
that we do outside.

616
00:23:00.614 --> 00:23:01.715
One more, Ikram.

617
00:23:02.516 --> 00:23:04.117
Bring your right foot
toward the plate, Ikram.

618
00:23:04.184 --> 00:23:05.219
There you go.

619
00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:07.454
[Ikram] I used to play cricket.

620
00:23:07.521 --> 00:23:08.655
[Darnell] Here we go.

621
00:23:08.722 --> 00:23:12.059
Ready, pitch! Foul tip!
Stay there, Ikram.

622
00:23:12.125 --> 00:23:14.361
[Ikram] I never played
baseball before.

623
00:23:14.428 --> 00:23:17.030
So, I was
really terrible at first

624
00:23:17.097 --> 00:23:21.034
because cricket is, like,
a really different game.

625
00:23:21.101 --> 00:23:23.937
Here we go! Ready, pitch!
[groans]

626
00:23:24.004 --> 00:23:25.405
[Ikram] It's difficult
for pitcher...

627
00:23:25.472 --> 00:23:26.974
Pitch, swing, Ikram.
Pitch, swing.

628
00:23:27.040 --> 00:23:28.809
...because
I cannot swing the bat

629
00:23:28.876 --> 00:23:31.311
like normal baseball does.

630
00:23:31.378 --> 00:23:33.213
-[Darnell] Right there!
-[Ikram] I was comfortable

631
00:23:33.280 --> 00:23:35.015
in swinging really low
like a cricket.

632
00:23:35.082 --> 00:23:36.216
Here we go! Ready, pitch.

633
00:23:36.283 --> 00:23:37.784
Nice one! Oh.

634
00:23:37.851 --> 00:23:38.919
Foul ball, Ikram, sorry!

635
00:23:38.986 --> 00:23:42.723
But I have really good pitcher,
Jared will work with me.

636
00:23:42.789 --> 00:23:45.058
Darnell is really
doing good with me.

637
00:23:45.626 --> 00:23:47.294
-Here we go!
-[Ikram] Now I'm hitting good.

638
00:23:47.361 --> 00:23:49.196
-[Darnell] Ready, pitch!
-[Ikram] I like it.

639
00:23:49.897 --> 00:23:51.899
[melancholic music playing]

640
00:23:53.867 --> 00:23:54.902
[Ikram] I am from Pakistan.

641
00:23:56.336 --> 00:23:59.873
I've grown
in a small city of Pakistan,

642
00:23:59.940 --> 00:24:02.276
it's called Khairpur.

643
00:24:05.746 --> 00:24:09.783
I born blind,
and due to my vision,

644
00:24:09.850 --> 00:24:15.022
we moved to Karachi
for studies at blind school.

645
00:24:15.923 --> 00:24:17.691
Pakistani people,

646
00:24:17.758 --> 00:24:21.895
they think that, um,
if somebody has disability,

647
00:24:21.962 --> 00:24:25.132
it mean God don't like
him or her.

648
00:24:25.199 --> 00:24:27.601
That's embarrassing,
that's so sad.

649
00:24:28.135 --> 00:24:31.505
That's why I feel like
now I'm in a good place.

650
00:24:32.339 --> 00:24:34.775
I met really good people
in beep ball.

651
00:24:35.309 --> 00:24:37.878
These are
the people who helped me,

652
00:24:37.945 --> 00:24:39.646
how to swing the bat,

653
00:24:39.713 --> 00:24:41.715
how to really listen to ball,

654
00:24:41.782 --> 00:24:43.417
how to communicate.

655
00:24:43.483 --> 00:24:44.785
...and you're gonna learn
how to say,

656
00:24:44.852 --> 00:24:46.220
"By me left. By me right."

657
00:24:46.286 --> 00:24:49.723
or slide over and get the ball.

658
00:24:49.790 --> 00:24:52.192
[Erik] Left! Right!

659
00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:53.360
[Darnell] It makes a difference

660
00:24:53.427 --> 00:24:55.128
once you get
from winter to spring

661
00:24:55.195 --> 00:24:57.030
that the guys are working
on their craft.

662
00:24:57.097 --> 00:24:58.565
Pitch, swing, dude! Focus!

663
00:24:58.632 --> 00:25:00.133
-[Darnell] And it really shows.
-Palms out,

664
00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:01.502
-palms out, like hands...
-Ready, pitch!

665
00:25:02.169 --> 00:25:05.239
-[Darnell] Oh, bam!
-[ball beeping]

666
00:25:05.305 --> 00:25:06.740
-Ball!
-Ball!

667
00:25:06.807 --> 00:25:07.674
Ball!

668
00:25:07.741 --> 00:25:08.642
Ball!

669
00:25:08.709 --> 00:25:09.643
Ball!

670
00:25:09.710 --> 00:25:11.512
[Erik] Good job.
Right here! [claps]

671
00:25:12.679 --> 00:25:14.615
[Rebecca] Reece, c'mon,
it's time to go!

672
00:25:14.681 --> 00:25:16.550
[Kyle] Yeah, I'll do that.

673
00:25:17.918 --> 00:25:21.054
[humming] You ready to go?

674
00:25:21.121 --> 00:25:23.590
-Yeah!
-Yeah, go bye-bye?

675
00:25:23.657 --> 00:25:26.260
[Rebecca] I've been
legally blind since birth.

676
00:25:26.326 --> 00:25:28.929
My vision's around 20/200

677
00:25:28.996 --> 00:25:32.833
and actually, I was born
nearsighted in both eyes,

678
00:25:32.900 --> 00:25:37.004
and now at 32,
I am farsighted in both eyes.

679
00:25:37.070 --> 00:25:39.006
-[Kailyn] Hi!
-Hi.

680
00:25:39.072 --> 00:25:41.341
[Kyle] I have an eye disease
that runs in my family.

681
00:25:41.408 --> 00:25:43.043
It's called X-linked
cone-rod dystrophy.

682
00:25:43.110 --> 00:25:45.312
It presents with nearsightedness

683
00:25:45.379 --> 00:25:47.447
and light sensitivity as well.

684
00:25:47.514 --> 00:25:48.982
Here's our van.

685
00:25:49.783 --> 00:25:51.485
[Rebecca] We're gonna
go bye-bye. See the car?

686
00:25:51.552 --> 00:25:53.187
Let's go get in the car.

687
00:25:53.253 --> 00:25:55.756
[Kyle] It's passed down
from father to daughter,

688
00:25:55.822 --> 00:25:57.591
who will not have
the vision issue,

689
00:25:57.658 --> 00:25:59.126
and then daughter to son.

690
00:25:59.193 --> 00:26:02.095
So, I would have gotten it
through my mother's genes.

691
00:26:02.162 --> 00:26:04.298
And both of his brothers
also have it.

692
00:26:04.364 --> 00:26:06.400
Me and my wife,
we play blindfold softball,

693
00:26:06.466 --> 00:26:08.168
'cause we're
both visually impaired.

694
00:26:08.235 --> 00:26:11.605
Uh, so our team, Thunder,
is a local team here,

695
00:26:11.672 --> 00:26:13.507
we have won World Championships.

696
00:26:13.574 --> 00:26:16.276
-I'm actually blind in one eye.
-[Kyle] Really?

697
00:26:16.343 --> 00:26:18.378
All right, we're gonna call
a different cab? [laughs]

698
00:26:18.445 --> 00:26:20.747
No, but actually, I can
actually see pretty good though.

699
00:26:22.115 --> 00:26:24.051
-[Kyle] That's this year's ring.
-That's cool.

700
00:26:24.117 --> 00:26:24.952
[Kyle] Yep.

701
00:26:25.519 --> 00:26:26.887
-Me and Rebecca--
-We--

702
00:26:26.954 --> 00:26:28.822
We have light wars. [laughs]

703
00:26:28.889 --> 00:26:30.691
We do have-- We have light wars.

704
00:26:30.757 --> 00:26:32.292
I prefer things
a little bit darker

705
00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:34.261
where she needs more light
to be able to see.

706
00:26:34.328 --> 00:26:35.963
I need the light
because the problem with my eyes

707
00:26:36.029 --> 00:26:38.732
is the shape of my retina
doesn't let enough light in,

708
00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:40.334
and so, we have
the opposite issue.

709
00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:42.436
So, when I come in a room,
I'm like, "Lights on."

710
00:26:42.503 --> 00:26:43.570
And he's like, "No!"

711
00:26:45.405 --> 00:26:46.406
[Kyle] Come here, stinky.

712
00:26:47.007 --> 00:26:48.609
[Rebecca]
Make sure you put her--

713
00:26:48.675 --> 00:26:49.743
[Kyle grunts]

714
00:26:52.112 --> 00:26:54.348
-Are you ready to go?
-[Kailyn] Yeah.

715
00:26:54.414 --> 00:26:55.716
Do you see the big lights?

716
00:26:56.650 --> 00:26:59.419
-It's almost as big as our tree.
-Yeah!

717
00:26:59.486 --> 00:27:01.788
-Say, "It's a tiny tree!"
-Tiny--

718
00:27:01.855 --> 00:27:03.490
No, it's a big tree!

719
00:27:03.557 --> 00:27:04.992
[whispers] It's a big tree!

720
00:27:05.058 --> 00:27:06.393
It's pretty.

721
00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:08.762
See the candy canes
and the soldiers?

722
00:27:08.829 --> 00:27:10.631
Look, I find a banana!

723
00:27:10.697 --> 00:27:11.565
You find a banana?

724
00:27:11.632 --> 00:27:13.767
I don't think
there's a banana out there.

725
00:27:13.834 --> 00:27:14.935
I tend to joke around.

726
00:27:15.002 --> 00:27:18.005
Laughter is the best thing
in the world, if you ask me.

727
00:27:18.372 --> 00:27:20.040
I believe there is
a right way to do things,

728
00:27:20.107 --> 00:27:21.909
a wrong way to do things,
and a funny way to do things,

729
00:27:21.975 --> 00:27:23.443
and you should always choose
the funny way.

730
00:27:25.078 --> 00:27:27.214
[Rebecca gasps]
Kailyn, look it's Santa

731
00:27:27.281 --> 00:27:28.515
[radio playing Christmas music]

732
00:27:28.582 --> 00:27:30.317
-Oh, hi, Santa!
-Kailyn, look.

733
00:27:30.384 --> 00:27:33.086
-Who's that guy?
-Look, it's Santa!

734
00:27:34.054 --> 00:27:36.623
-Say, "Hi, Santa!"
-[Kyle] Who is that?

735
00:27:36.690 --> 00:27:38.625
-[Rebecca chuckles softly]
-[Santa] Merry Christmas!

736
00:27:41.195 --> 00:27:42.496
I attended the Indiana School

737
00:27:42.563 --> 00:27:44.031
for the Blind
and Visually Impaired

738
00:27:44.097 --> 00:27:45.766
as a child for 12 years.

739
00:27:45.832 --> 00:27:48.769
[Kyle] So me and both my
brothers were residential there.

740
00:27:48.836 --> 00:27:50.971
I would get dropped off
on a Sunday

741
00:27:51.038 --> 00:27:53.540
and taken home on a Friday.

742
00:27:53.607 --> 00:27:55.342
I did not go
to the blind school.

743
00:27:55.409 --> 00:27:57.110
I actually am from Ohio,

744
00:27:57.177 --> 00:27:58.812
I went
to a private Christian school

745
00:27:58.879 --> 00:28:01.548
and I learned
about beep baseball

746
00:28:01.615 --> 00:28:04.451
from Adam Rodenbeck
and Kyle, actually.

747
00:28:04.518 --> 00:28:06.286
I never met another blind person

748
00:28:06.353 --> 00:28:07.988
until I met the both of them.

749
00:28:08.055 --> 00:28:10.891
[Kyle] I was always aware
of beep baseball.

750
00:28:10.958 --> 00:28:12.526
They talked about it
in gym class,

751
00:28:12.593 --> 00:28:13.760
and you learned about it
to an extent.

752
00:28:13.827 --> 00:28:16.163
So, I always knew it was around.

753
00:28:16.230 --> 00:28:17.798
And my brother, Michael,

754
00:28:17.865 --> 00:28:20.100
he actually introduced me
to the game,

755
00:28:20.167 --> 00:28:22.302
and Lisa Rodriguez, the mother

756
00:28:22.369 --> 00:28:23.937
of the Rodriguez boys
from our team,

757
00:28:24.004 --> 00:28:26.206
actually, picked me up
for my first practice.

758
00:28:26.273 --> 00:28:28.976
[melancholic music playing]

759
00:28:30.110 --> 00:28:31.945
[narrator]
The Indiana School for the Blind

760
00:28:32.012 --> 00:28:34.581
and Darnell Booker
have long-lasting connection.

761
00:28:35.482 --> 00:28:37.818
Here is where Darnell
got involved in athletics,

762
00:28:37.885 --> 00:28:39.553
where he coached
and mentored many

763
00:28:39.620 --> 00:28:41.154
of the Indy Thunder players.

764
00:28:44.258 --> 00:28:46.226
[Darnell] All right,
so this school hasn't changed.

765
00:28:46.293 --> 00:28:47.394
I mean, the trophies,

766
00:28:47.461 --> 00:28:49.963
some of those trophies in here
are the trophies I've won

767
00:28:50.030 --> 00:28:51.865
in wrestling
and track and field.

768
00:28:51.932 --> 00:28:55.102
Darnell worked in our student
activity center for a while.

769
00:28:55.169 --> 00:28:57.804
He was a coach,
he did some coaching,

770
00:28:57.871 --> 00:29:00.574
um, he did a little bit
of everything around here.

771
00:29:00.641 --> 00:29:02.543
[Darnell]
This is where it all began,

772
00:29:02.609 --> 00:29:05.946
coaching the likes,
that are on the beep ball team,

773
00:29:06.013 --> 00:29:08.615
of Erik Rodriguez,
Tyler Rodriguez,

774
00:29:08.682 --> 00:29:10.350
Miguel Tello, Adam Rodenbeck,

775
00:29:10.417 --> 00:29:11.685
just to name a few.

776
00:29:11.752 --> 00:29:14.254
When I first met him,
he was like--

777
00:29:14.321 --> 00:29:17.457
Well, first he had food,
and I-- Yeah.

778
00:29:17.524 --> 00:29:19.593
So he had food, but he took us

779
00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:22.663
to tournaments
and meets, you know,

780
00:29:22.729 --> 00:29:24.498
Franklin Central,
Southport High School,

781
00:29:24.565 --> 00:29:27.034
or any of the public schools
in the city.

782
00:29:27.100 --> 00:29:31.038
Booker, um, when we won
our conference,

783
00:29:31.104 --> 00:29:32.206
when I was with him,

784
00:29:32.272 --> 00:29:34.908
he bought us--
he made T-shirts for us,

785
00:29:34.975 --> 00:29:36.810
um, he even took us

786
00:29:36.877 --> 00:29:39.079
to like Chuck E. Cheese
and stuff like that.

787
00:29:39.146 --> 00:29:42.916
But Booker was like the funnest
out of all the coaches I had.

788
00:29:43.784 --> 00:29:45.652
Darnell has kind of asked me

789
00:29:45.719 --> 00:29:47.187
about different students
in the past,

790
00:29:47.254 --> 00:29:50.224
and has told me,
uh, if we have any students

791
00:29:50.290 --> 00:29:52.426
who I felt like
would be successful

792
00:29:52.492 --> 00:29:54.595
in the beep baseball,
to let him know.

793
00:29:54.661 --> 00:29:56.530
It's a privilege
to be asked to go,

794
00:29:56.597 --> 00:29:58.398
and you-- you were chosen to go.

795
00:29:58.465 --> 00:30:01.034
[Joe] Two of our students,
Corion White and Miguel Tello,

796
00:30:01.101 --> 00:30:02.803
they have lots
of athletic ability,

797
00:30:02.870 --> 00:30:05.405
um, they're able
to get their school work done,

798
00:30:05.472 --> 00:30:08.609
they're good citizens
here in our school,

799
00:30:08.675 --> 00:30:10.143
and I just felt like
they would be a good fit

800
00:30:10.210 --> 00:30:11.144
for what Darnell needed.

801
00:30:11.211 --> 00:30:12.346
-[Darnell] How you been doing?
-Good.

802
00:30:12.412 --> 00:30:14.047
-[Darnell] How's things going?
-Good.

803
00:30:14.114 --> 00:30:16.450
-[Darnell] On and off the field?
-Yup.

804
00:30:18.252 --> 00:30:20.888
[Miguel] I've been here
for seven or eight years.

805
00:30:20.954 --> 00:30:23.357
My vision was decreasing a lot.

806
00:30:24.191 --> 00:30:26.393
They couldn't do
anything about it.

807
00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:30.163
So someone told my parents
that there was this school...

808
00:30:30.230 --> 00:30:31.865
So, this is called the quad.

809
00:30:31.932 --> 00:30:34.935
...and ever since then,
I've been going to this school.

810
00:30:35.002 --> 00:30:36.703
Students can come out
during lunch or after school,

811
00:30:36.770 --> 00:30:38.639
or before school

812
00:30:38.705 --> 00:30:41.675
and days you have--
play basketball.

813
00:30:42.242 --> 00:30:44.144
Yeah, and then, to our right,

814
00:30:44.211 --> 00:30:47.948
that's where people
after school, uh, stay.

815
00:30:48.015 --> 00:30:49.983
So, this is like the guy's dorm.

816
00:30:50.050 --> 00:30:53.153
Uh, I can only see
shadows and light,

817
00:30:53.220 --> 00:30:56.823
but I'm able to tell
by my memory,

818
00:30:56.890 --> 00:30:58.625
'cause I've been here
for so long.

819
00:31:00.127 --> 00:31:01.528
[Jay] There's a lot
of negative perceptions

820
00:31:01.595 --> 00:31:03.664
about what blind
or low-vision individuals

821
00:31:03.730 --> 00:31:05.899
are capable of doing, you know,

822
00:31:05.966 --> 00:31:08.468
and our job here is to make sure
we break down those barriers

823
00:31:08.535 --> 00:31:11.505
and provide opportunities
to show-- showcase

824
00:31:11.572 --> 00:31:13.373
our students' abilities...

825
00:31:13.440 --> 00:31:14.508
[teacher] Let's do another one.

826
00:31:14.575 --> 00:31:15.943
[Jay] ...be it
on the beep baseball field,

827
00:31:16.009 --> 00:31:18.679
be it in a band, choir,
or an academic setting,

828
00:31:18.745 --> 00:31:21.148
we need to give them as many
opportunities as they can

829
00:31:21.215 --> 00:31:23.417
to find their strengths
and something they're good at.

830
00:31:23.483 --> 00:31:25.185
[teacher] So, the question
I would want to know,

831
00:31:25.252 --> 00:31:26.153
first of all...

832
00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:28.355
[Corion] I really want
to become a coach.

833
00:31:28.422 --> 00:31:29.857
I wanna coach college.

834
00:31:29.923 --> 00:31:33.560
But there is a college--
blind college football player,

835
00:31:33.627 --> 00:31:35.996
and he's a long snapper for USC.

836
00:31:40.934 --> 00:31:43.170
I do all sports.

837
00:31:43.237 --> 00:31:46.673
Track, goalball,
wrestling, swimming.

838
00:31:46.740 --> 00:31:48.876
[grunts, pants]

839
00:31:48.942 --> 00:31:51.945
Oh, yeah, beep ball too.
I forgot about that.

840
00:31:52.012 --> 00:31:54.715
[upbeat music playing]

841
00:31:55.582 --> 00:31:57.050
[Miguel] I like band.

842
00:31:57.117 --> 00:31:59.219
Yeah,
that's my favorite subject.

843
00:31:59.286 --> 00:32:02.890
[playing upbeat music]

844
00:32:04.191 --> 00:32:06.793
Uh, in the morning,
I go to a different school,

845
00:32:06.860 --> 00:32:09.730
it is called JEL,
Light Career Center.

846
00:32:09.796 --> 00:32:12.399
I'm taking
music sound production.

847
00:32:15.736 --> 00:32:18.872
I would like to, you know,
work in a music studio

848
00:32:18.939 --> 00:32:22.476
or just drum in like concerts
and stuff like that.

849
00:32:22.543 --> 00:32:24.545
[music continues]

850
00:32:24.611 --> 00:32:25.846
Beep ball.

851
00:32:25.913 --> 00:32:27.414
The people, they're all family.

852
00:32:27.481 --> 00:32:29.316
Um, I love it so much.

853
00:32:29.383 --> 00:32:32.186
And like, when I play it,
it just gets--

854
00:32:32.252 --> 00:32:35.455
it just gets my mind off
of other things.

855
00:32:38.525 --> 00:32:40.060
You know,
it's like any other sport,

856
00:32:40.127 --> 00:32:43.030
there's always gonna be
competition, you know,

857
00:32:43.096 --> 00:32:45.265
I rather have competition
than just to be

858
00:32:45.332 --> 00:32:48.735
the only strong team
in the sport.

859
00:32:48.802 --> 00:32:49.937
I'm a former coach.

860
00:32:50.003 --> 00:32:53.774
I really appreciate
the value of athletics,

861
00:32:53.841 --> 00:32:55.776
and not just athletics,
but the competition.

862
00:32:55.843 --> 00:32:58.445
Because it's
a competitive world out there,

863
00:32:58.512 --> 00:32:59.713
and I think
if you're competitive

864
00:32:59.780 --> 00:33:01.915
on the diamond, or on the court,

865
00:33:01.982 --> 00:33:03.250
or in the classroom,

866
00:33:03.317 --> 00:33:05.919
I think it's going to carry over
to the work world.

867
00:33:07.287 --> 00:33:10.157
[melancholic music playing]

868
00:33:14.695 --> 00:33:15.696
[Adam] Good boy.

869
00:33:19.166 --> 00:33:22.369
I get on the bus
at about a quarter to 8:00

870
00:33:22.436 --> 00:33:24.471
and usually get to work
about a quarter 'til 9:00.

871
00:33:27.774 --> 00:33:30.377
Laddie's actually my second dog.

872
00:33:30.444 --> 00:33:33.947
We were matched in 2012.

873
00:33:35.415 --> 00:33:38.218
I was born
in Huntington, Indiana,

874
00:33:38.285 --> 00:33:40.854
but I went
to the School for the Blind,

875
00:33:40.921 --> 00:33:43.624
so I spent most of my time
down here in Indianapolis.

876
00:33:44.958 --> 00:33:46.793
I started out
reading braille in school,

877
00:33:46.860 --> 00:33:48.562
so I could still read
some print,

878
00:33:48.629 --> 00:33:50.664
but it was
about three inches tall.

879
00:33:50.731 --> 00:33:52.032
So, I had a little bit of vision

880
00:33:52.099 --> 00:33:54.301
but not really much
that was usable.

881
00:33:55.135 --> 00:33:56.403
Laddie, move forward.

882
00:33:56.470 --> 00:33:58.071
Oh, good boy!

883
00:33:58.972 --> 00:34:01.975
I'm a software developer
for Salesforce,

884
00:34:02.042 --> 00:34:05.612
and I work there
as an accessibility specialist.

885
00:34:05.679 --> 00:34:08.749
So, my job is to, um, make sure

886
00:34:08.815 --> 00:34:10.117
that the products
that we put out

887
00:34:10.184 --> 00:34:13.587
are going to be accessible
and usable by anybody,

888
00:34:13.654 --> 00:34:16.757
no matter what technology
they're interfacing with.

889
00:34:16.823 --> 00:34:18.025
[Darnell] This is Adam,

890
00:34:18.091 --> 00:34:20.394
he's the type of player that you
can't keep out of the line up.

891
00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:21.428
He has to be there

892
00:34:21.495 --> 00:34:23.163
because he brings
something to the table.

893
00:34:23.230 --> 00:34:25.432
Adam's a good veteran player.

894
00:34:25.499 --> 00:34:27.501
[Adam] I started playing
in 2010 with the Thunder.

895
00:34:27.568 --> 00:34:29.837
-[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!
-[ball beeping]

896
00:34:30.571 --> 00:34:33.841
Darnell, well,
I met him as a student.

897
00:34:33.907 --> 00:34:35.809
I was on the wrestling team,

898
00:34:35.876 --> 00:34:39.479
and he was also my supervisor
in my after-school job.

899
00:34:39.546 --> 00:34:41.782
I worked in the snack bar
that was at the school.

900
00:34:41.849 --> 00:34:43.851
We got
about seven minutes, guys!

901
00:34:43.917 --> 00:34:46.053
[Adam] And I heard
a little bit about beep ball,

902
00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:48.522
but he was gonna bring me
into the sport.

903
00:34:48.589 --> 00:34:50.090
Adam, where's your hat, man?

904
00:34:50.157 --> 00:34:51.558
But you don't wear, hardly,
a hat anyways.

905
00:34:51.625 --> 00:34:52.926
-I know, man!
-No, but that's okay.

906
00:34:52.993 --> 00:34:54.494
-You got one, man.
-Where's the ring?

907
00:34:54.561 --> 00:34:56.730
[Adam] Several of my friends,
who don't play beep baseball,

908
00:34:56.797 --> 00:34:58.165
they'll often say,
"The summer is coming,

909
00:34:58.232 --> 00:34:59.666
so Adam's not gonna be around."

910
00:34:59.733 --> 00:35:03.103
And I'll tell other people that
I'm a little bit crazy about it.

911
00:35:04.238 --> 00:35:06.340
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!

912
00:35:06.740 --> 00:35:08.742
[Adam] And I think
that that's true.

913
00:35:08.809 --> 00:35:12.079
[base buzzing]

914
00:35:12.145 --> 00:35:15.549
[Darnell] Yeah!
Way to run to a base, Adam!

915
00:35:15.616 --> 00:35:18.452
-[team cheering]
-[Darnell] Way to run, Adam!

916
00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:20.854
[Adam] I spend
all summer playing it,

917
00:35:20.921 --> 00:35:23.357
and that's because it's
a chance to be back around

918
00:35:23.423 --> 00:35:25.859
people that I really
do consider to be my family.

919
00:35:25.926 --> 00:35:28.529
And that's the people on my
team and on the other teams,

920
00:35:28.595 --> 00:35:31.164
going on the trips
and seeing folks

921
00:35:31.231 --> 00:35:33.500
that I haven't seen
for a whole year.

922
00:35:33.567 --> 00:35:35.035
It's like a family reunion.

923
00:35:40.574 --> 00:35:42.142
Attaboy!

924
00:35:42.209 --> 00:35:44.645
I don't know
if I was as outgoing

925
00:35:44.711 --> 00:35:46.079
before I got a dog, but...

926
00:35:46.146 --> 00:35:47.047
Good boy, Laddie, right.

927
00:35:47.114 --> 00:35:49.283
...just walking with Laddie
and him being excited,

928
00:35:49.349 --> 00:35:51.118
that makes me enjoy life.

929
00:35:51.185 --> 00:35:53.987
Good boy! Laddie, forward.

930
00:35:54.054 --> 00:35:56.590
When I first looking
at The Seeing Eye,

931
00:35:56.657 --> 00:35:58.825
they have a big history
of German shepherds,

932
00:35:58.892 --> 00:36:01.028
and I think
that they're really cool dogs.

933
00:36:02.162 --> 00:36:04.898
I ended up with a lab,
both times.

934
00:36:05.399 --> 00:36:08.402
I learned that
while a German shepherd

935
00:36:08.468 --> 00:36:10.304
would probably work
really well for me,

936
00:36:10.370 --> 00:36:13.674
the fun-loving attitude of a lab
really matches how I am.

937
00:36:13.740 --> 00:36:14.908
Good boy!

938
00:36:14.975 --> 00:36:17.044
A lab that's wagging
his tail all the time

939
00:36:17.110 --> 00:36:19.012
and saying hello to everybody

940
00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:21.849
is exactly the way that I feel,

941
00:36:21.915 --> 00:36:23.884
and I think that we balance
each other really well.

942
00:36:26.620 --> 00:36:28.455
Okay, buddy, this one's us.

943
00:36:29.723 --> 00:36:30.924
Steady.

944
00:36:31.525 --> 00:36:33.393
[beeping]

945
00:36:33.460 --> 00:36:35.395
-Bus 34?
-Yep.

946
00:36:43.837 --> 00:36:45.839
[engine rumbling softly]

947
00:36:45.906 --> 00:36:48.675
[PA announcement]
Ohio and Senate.

948
00:36:50.644 --> 00:36:52.312
[Adam] It's about
an hour-long bus ride,

949
00:36:52.379 --> 00:36:56.650
so I get back
here usually around 6:00.

950
00:36:56.717 --> 00:36:58.719
[bus beeping]

951
00:37:00.754 --> 00:37:04.324
[melancholic music playing]

952
00:37:20.207 --> 00:37:21.775
Attaboy!

953
00:37:23.577 --> 00:37:25.112
Good boy, Laddie.

954
00:37:33.387 --> 00:37:35.088
Good boy.

955
00:37:36.990 --> 00:37:39.526
[birds chirping]

956
00:37:43.030 --> 00:37:45.532
[Darnell] "On behalf...

957
00:37:46.934 --> 00:37:53.473
of Indy Thunder Beep Ball...

958
00:37:54.842 --> 00:37:56.243
G.M.

959
00:37:57.978 --> 00:38:00.147
Darnell Booker."

960
00:38:00.214 --> 00:38:03.817
[Bruce] Darnell Booker is
the consummate promoter,

961
00:38:04.718 --> 00:38:07.154
facilitator, manager.

962
00:38:07.221 --> 00:38:12.359
He's tireless, he's passionate,
and he will not give up.

963
00:38:13.360 --> 00:38:15.262
[Darnell] I'm gonna get it
like I lock my door.

964
00:38:15.929 --> 00:38:17.898
I get about four-and-a-half,
five hours of sleep,

965
00:38:17.965 --> 00:38:20.267
and people always kidding me,
they're like,

966
00:38:20.334 --> 00:38:22.536
"Do you have a quote,
unquote 'relationship'?"

967
00:38:22.603 --> 00:38:24.438
No, I'm, married to beep ball.

968
00:38:24.505 --> 00:38:25.706
[car door creaks]

969
00:38:25.772 --> 00:38:26.673
Thanks for coming.

970
00:38:26.740 --> 00:38:28.542
We got
the Village Pantry first stop.

971
00:38:28.609 --> 00:38:29.443
[Cherie] Okay.

972
00:38:29.510 --> 00:38:31.311
[Darnell] Thank you.
How you doing today?

973
00:38:34.648 --> 00:38:36.783
[Cherie] I was a customer
service representative

974
00:38:36.850 --> 00:38:37.985
at Speedway,

975
00:38:38.051 --> 00:38:41.154
and one day, you were
just looking for a driver,

976
00:38:41.221 --> 00:38:42.422
and I said, "Okay."

977
00:38:43.323 --> 00:38:45.158
[Darnell]
Let's check my time here.

978
00:38:46.260 --> 00:38:48.161
[Cherie] 6:00 a.m., 6:05.

979
00:38:48.228 --> 00:38:49.863
[Darnell] All right, well,

980
00:38:49.930 --> 00:38:52.866
we gotta hustle back over to
Kroger's when we're done here.

981
00:38:53.567 --> 00:38:55.702
[Cherie] He's like I am,
he's a workaholic.

982
00:38:56.570 --> 00:38:57.871
Very energetic,

983
00:38:57.938 --> 00:39:00.741
and you couldn't ask
for a better person.

984
00:39:01.575 --> 00:39:03.410
[Darnell] These are
the best donuts in the city

985
00:39:03.477 --> 00:39:04.578
we're going to get.

986
00:39:05.546 --> 00:39:07.881
Cherie sampled
a couple the other day.

987
00:39:07.948 --> 00:39:09.116
[Cherie] They're good.

988
00:39:10.817 --> 00:39:13.820
[Darnell] There's Long's Bakery,
right there.

989
00:39:13.887 --> 00:39:15.689
-[staff] What was your name?
-[Darnell] Booker, Darnell.

990
00:39:15.756 --> 00:39:17.291
-With Indy Thunder Beep Ball.
-[staff] Yeah, okay!

991
00:39:17.357 --> 00:39:18.458
[Darnell] It was six dozen.

992
00:39:18.525 --> 00:39:19.426
[staff] Six dozen.

993
00:39:19.993 --> 00:39:21.228
You want this in a plastic bag?

994
00:39:21.295 --> 00:39:22.496
[Darnell] I'll be back soon.

995
00:39:22.563 --> 00:39:23.730
-Enjoy!
-Thank you!

996
00:39:23.797 --> 00:39:25.699
Share that with your staff,
the card I got.

997
00:39:25.766 --> 00:39:27.034
-It's for you and your staff.
-All right.

998
00:39:27.100 --> 00:39:28.569
-Thank you, hon!
-[staff] Thank you very much!

999
00:39:28.635 --> 00:39:30.304
-Bye-bye! Good luck!
-Thank you!

1000
00:39:37.044 --> 00:39:38.679
[Darnell]
Part of my childhood was

1001
00:39:38.745 --> 00:39:40.848
right here in this little area.

1002
00:39:40.914 --> 00:39:42.316
It was between 17th & College,

1003
00:39:42.382 --> 00:39:44.751
that's where my first house,
apartment was right there,

1004
00:39:44.818 --> 00:39:46.520
at 17th & College.

1005
00:39:46.587 --> 00:39:49.857
Right off of 17th & College,
if we were to turn right,

1006
00:39:49.923 --> 00:39:51.325
it would have been
Martin Luther King Park,

1007
00:39:51.391 --> 00:39:52.893
where Kennedy gave his speech.

1008
00:40:03.971 --> 00:40:05.439
Darnell is the head coach,

1009
00:40:05.506 --> 00:40:07.875
he's the organizer,
he organizes the fundraising.

1010
00:40:07.941 --> 00:40:09.576
There's the front of the shirt.

1011
00:40:09.643 --> 00:40:10.744
[Jared] He gets
the events together.

1012
00:40:10.811 --> 00:40:12.112
It is awesome!

1013
00:40:12.179 --> 00:40:15.249
He makes sure that the water
is there, the Gatorade is there.

1014
00:40:15.315 --> 00:40:17.251
[Darnell] Fruit punch, orange.

1015
00:40:17.317 --> 00:40:18.385
He's on top
of all the equipment.

1016
00:40:18.452 --> 00:40:21.154
Mr. Hart, thanks
for giving up your time, sir!

1017
00:40:21.221 --> 00:40:22.289
Everything that we need to do.

1018
00:40:22.356 --> 00:40:23.624
[Darnell]
There's two home plates.

1019
00:40:25.192 --> 00:40:27.361
-What 'cha got, water? Hold on!
-[Darnell] Oh, yeah!

1020
00:40:30.697 --> 00:40:32.032
-Hup!
-[trunk door closes]

1021
00:40:37.671 --> 00:40:39.439
[Darnell] Those sandwiches
look tasty.

1022
00:40:39.506 --> 00:40:40.807
Don't they look good?

1023
00:40:42.776 --> 00:40:45.479
Darnell is a hundred percent
beep ball all the time.

1024
00:40:45.546 --> 00:40:47.648
He's passionate, strong willed.

1025
00:40:47.714 --> 00:40:51.952
Energetic, tenacious,
single-minded towards a goal.

1026
00:40:52.019 --> 00:40:54.688
[Jared] He's driven.
He is energized,

1027
00:40:54.755 --> 00:40:58.725
committed,
relentless... persistent.

1028
00:40:59.259 --> 00:41:02.563
I can tell you this.
Darnell's passionate,

1029
00:41:02.629 --> 00:41:06.900
Darnell has perseverance,
and Darnell has purpose,

1030
00:41:06.967 --> 00:41:09.503
-to make sure that this sport...
-Got it!

1031
00:41:09.570 --> 00:41:11.438
...stays around forever,
and ever, and ever.

1032
00:41:11.505 --> 00:41:14.575
He will persevere
and drive you nuts, you know,

1033
00:41:14.641 --> 00:41:17.010
because it's his baby.

1034
00:41:17.077 --> 00:41:20.180
[Adam] He goes after
something until he gets it,

1035
00:41:20.247 --> 00:41:23.684
and that's what really made
the Thunder the team that it is.

1036
00:41:24.251 --> 00:41:25.586
Yeah, he's...

1037
00:41:26.386 --> 00:41:28.989
loves beep ball. That--
I mean, that's what it is.

1038
00:41:29.556 --> 00:41:31.592
[Darnell] I got food!

1039
00:41:31.658 --> 00:41:34.027
I got the best donuts
in the city!

1040
00:41:34.094 --> 00:41:35.896
[Corey] He's got the best donuts
in the city!

1041
00:41:35.963 --> 00:41:37.297
[Darnell] What's up, guys?

1042
00:41:37.364 --> 00:41:40.634
All right, we're good,
we're good.

1043
00:41:41.435 --> 00:41:44.037
9:30, everybody,
we're gonna start stretching,

1044
00:41:44.104 --> 00:41:45.839
and then we'll set up
our stations.

1045
00:41:45.906 --> 00:41:47.875
So, we got about a half hour.

1046
00:41:47.941 --> 00:41:50.410
9:30, you guys
hear that, players?

1047
00:41:50.477 --> 00:41:52.813
-Yeah, coach!
-Hey, everyone, 9:30!

1048
00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:54.481
Y'all can just take off,
whenever.

1049
00:41:54.548 --> 00:41:55.549
Yeah, it's not life.

1050
00:41:55.616 --> 00:41:58.051
-C'mon, guys, let's go!
-[groans]

1051
00:41:59.019 --> 00:42:01.255
[Darnell] I've been around
sports since I was a little kid.

1052
00:42:01.321 --> 00:42:05.492
I try to model our franchise
like a pro type team...

1053
00:42:05.559 --> 00:42:07.094
One, two, three.

1054
00:42:07.160 --> 00:42:08.662
...how we conduct ourselves,

1055
00:42:08.729 --> 00:42:10.364
on and off the field,

1056
00:42:10.430 --> 00:42:12.099
how we prepare.

1057
00:42:12.165 --> 00:42:14.067
We can't do any shortcuts.

1058
00:42:14.134 --> 00:42:15.836
[Corey] Let's do it now!

1059
00:42:15.903 --> 00:42:17.871
[Darnell] We practice
how we play.

1060
00:42:17.938 --> 00:42:20.207
This is when that comes
into play, you're outside now.

1061
00:42:20.274 --> 00:42:23.477
Somebody will do your laundry.
Get down and get dirty!

1062
00:42:23.544 --> 00:42:25.679
-All right?
-[Kyle] Third base, please!

1063
00:42:25.746 --> 00:42:27.381
-Don't worry now.
-All right, here we go!

1064
00:42:27.447 --> 00:42:29.750
-[Jared] Pitch!
-[base buzzing]

1065
00:42:29.816 --> 00:42:32.286
-[Ikram] Me!
-[Kyle] Ikram, go!

1066
00:42:33.187 --> 00:42:35.255
-[grunts]
-"Defense" on three, defense.

1067
00:42:35.322 --> 00:42:36.890
-[Darnell] One, two, three.
-[players] Defense!

1068
00:42:36.957 --> 00:42:40.928
I really have seen a big change
in the competition.

1069
00:42:40.994 --> 00:42:42.563
It's definitely gotten stronger.

1070
00:42:42.629 --> 00:42:43.497
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch.

1071
00:42:43.564 --> 00:42:44.965
Ooh, dude, you're right there.

1072
00:42:45.032 --> 00:42:46.667
Maybe a hair quicker,
but that's it.

1073
00:42:46.733 --> 00:42:48.969
[Adam] The focus is 100%
on like winning a game.

1074
00:42:49.036 --> 00:42:50.637
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch.

1075
00:42:50.704 --> 00:42:52.372
There you go, just like that.

1076
00:42:52.439 --> 00:42:54.675
[Adam] I feel that across
the whole league.

1077
00:42:55.108 --> 00:42:57.811
You can't just go have
a good time,

1078
00:42:57.878 --> 00:43:00.781
you need to focus on every game
to get to the championship.

1079
00:43:00.848 --> 00:43:03.784
[Jared] Twist this a little bit.
Not that far.

1080
00:43:03.851 --> 00:43:06.520
But there, yes,
you want to end here,

1081
00:43:06.587 --> 00:43:08.288
you're in and out here.

1082
00:43:08.922 --> 00:43:11.892
And on top of that,
this, you want... that.

1083
00:43:11.959 --> 00:43:14.261
When we're in the off season,
when we're practicing,

1084
00:43:14.328 --> 00:43:18.198
I try to coach them to have
the best mechanical swing,

1085
00:43:18.265 --> 00:43:20.901
to give us, you know,
line drives, pop flies.

1086
00:43:20.968 --> 00:43:22.402
It's gonna be
the most consistent,

1087
00:43:22.469 --> 00:43:23.337
make them comfortable...

1088
00:43:23.403 --> 00:43:24.905
Set, ready, pitch!

1089
00:43:24.972 --> 00:43:26.106
There, you're on it.

1090
00:43:26.173 --> 00:43:27.808
-Just like that.
-[umpire] We're good.

1091
00:43:27.875 --> 00:43:29.810
[Jared]
So, I don't set up players

1092
00:43:29.877 --> 00:43:32.246
to swing in a certain spot
to match my pitch.

1093
00:43:32.312 --> 00:43:36.550
Uh, what I do is try to give
them the most efficient swing,

1094
00:43:36.617 --> 00:43:38.752
the most powerful swing,
the most consistent,

1095
00:43:38.819 --> 00:43:40.153
and then I find where that's at.

1096
00:43:40.220 --> 00:43:42.122
Set, ready, pitch!

1097
00:43:42.189 --> 00:43:45.993
Basically, what I try to do is,
if someone has a big uppercut,

1098
00:43:46.059 --> 00:43:48.228
I try to match it with a pitch
that comes in like this.

1099
00:43:48.295 --> 00:43:50.397
Set, ready, pitch!

1100
00:43:50.464 --> 00:43:51.798
Pitch!

1101
00:43:51.865 --> 00:43:53.066
If it's someone
who has a flat swing,

1102
00:43:53.133 --> 00:43:56.136
I'm gonna try to do this,
to where it's kind of level.

1103
00:43:56.203 --> 00:43:58.005
And so, with Ikram,
for instance...

1104
00:43:58.071 --> 00:43:59.239
[Darnell] Ready, pitch!

1105
00:43:59.306 --> 00:44:01.441
...he has a golf swing,
his swing's a lot lower,

1106
00:44:01.508 --> 00:44:03.177
it's a whole different plane.

1107
00:44:03.243 --> 00:44:05.812
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!

1108
00:44:05.879 --> 00:44:07.714
There's so many good things
to say about our team.

1109
00:44:07.781 --> 00:44:08.982
The way that we work together...

1110
00:44:09.049 --> 00:44:09.950
This is the old guy line.

1111
00:44:10.017 --> 00:44:12.319
...the camaraderie
that everybody has,

1112
00:44:12.386 --> 00:44:14.788
the family that the team is.

1113
00:44:15.355 --> 00:44:16.423
[Adam] You throw on top of that,

1114
00:44:16.490 --> 00:44:18.125
like, the athleticism
that we have.

1115
00:44:18.192 --> 00:44:20.160
-[buzzing]
-[grunts]

1116
00:44:20.227 --> 00:44:21.428
Yeah!

1117
00:44:21.495 --> 00:44:24.198
[Adam] And the fact that
we play well together, and...

1118
00:44:24.264 --> 00:44:26.900
-The base, dude!
-...we're not arrogant about it.

1119
00:44:26.967 --> 00:44:29.169
That is the formula, I think,

1120
00:44:29.236 --> 00:44:32.439
that will win championships
for years to come.

1121
00:44:32.506 --> 00:44:34.775
[Darnell] Okay, put it in.
"Thunder" on three.

1122
00:44:34.842 --> 00:44:38.712
[Adam] Another team
has to do a lot to beat us.

1123
00:44:38.779 --> 00:44:41.582
[Darnell] "Thunder" on three.
One, two, three.

1124
00:44:41.648 --> 00:44:42.950
[all] Thunder!

1125
00:44:43.016 --> 00:44:45.285
Smells pretty good so far.

1126
00:44:45.953 --> 00:44:48.055
You want to make sure
that the egg

1127
00:44:48.121 --> 00:44:50.791
is on all the pieces of chicken

1128
00:44:50.858 --> 00:44:55.362
and that the seasoning
is pretty even, so...

1129
00:44:56.363 --> 00:44:59.166
Today's a pretty common meal
for us,

1130
00:44:59.233 --> 00:45:02.436
uh, with fried chicken,

1131
00:45:02.503 --> 00:45:05.372
um, macaroni and cheese,
candied yams,

1132
00:45:05.439 --> 00:45:07.608
and green beans with ham in it.

1133
00:45:07.674 --> 00:45:10.744
[oil sizzling]

1134
00:45:12.012 --> 00:45:14.448
[Jean] I was sighted
until I was pregnant

1135
00:45:14.515 --> 00:45:17.684
with my second child, Latrice.

1136
00:45:19.853 --> 00:45:25.225
I lost my sight from
retinitis pigmentosa or RP.

1137
00:45:27.027 --> 00:45:30.764
That was when things started
to change in my life.

1138
00:45:30.831 --> 00:45:32.833
[somber music playing]

1139
00:45:35.235 --> 00:45:37.337
My profession was modeling,

1140
00:45:37.404 --> 00:45:40.073
and I started modeling
when I was 13.

1141
00:45:41.308 --> 00:45:45.979
And I did that until I was told
that I had RP.

1142
00:45:48.916 --> 00:45:51.218
During the time
that I was losing my sight,

1143
00:45:51.285 --> 00:45:54.755
I went to school
for institutional cooking.

1144
00:45:54.821 --> 00:46:00.194
Later worked as a front desk
receptionist for some years,

1145
00:46:00.260 --> 00:46:04.631
and then opened up
my own salon and day spa

1146
00:46:04.698 --> 00:46:08.135
which was one of the largest
here in Indianapolis.

1147
00:46:11.538 --> 00:46:15.008
I was just overwhelmed
when I first lost my sight

1148
00:46:15.075 --> 00:46:18.145
and trying to figure out braille

1149
00:46:18.212 --> 00:46:20.781
and trying to figure out
how to use a cane

1150
00:46:20.848 --> 00:46:22.883
and how I'm going to do this
and how I'm going to do that.

1151
00:46:22.950 --> 00:46:25.652
I had the cooking
down pat, you know,

1152
00:46:25.719 --> 00:46:29.122
but everything else
it was like, "Oh, my gosh."

1153
00:46:29.189 --> 00:46:31.425
[Ron] Yes, it's a little warm.

1154
00:46:32.793 --> 00:46:33.794
[Jean] Oh, yeah.

1155
00:46:34.528 --> 00:46:37.965
I put the fork in there
and if I feel it vibrating...

1156
00:46:39.233 --> 00:46:42.035
I know
that it's cooking all the way--

1157
00:46:42.102 --> 00:46:43.470
all the way through.

1158
00:46:44.571 --> 00:46:48.108
I had to teach myself that.
[laughs]

1159
00:46:48.742 --> 00:46:51.879
I had two little girls at home
who loved to eat.

1160
00:46:53.447 --> 00:46:55.115
[Ron] Jean and I live
here alone.

1161
00:46:55.983 --> 00:46:57.651
She cooks the meals, I work,

1162
00:46:57.718 --> 00:46:59.720
I take out the garbage,
we cook, clean,

1163
00:46:59.786 --> 00:47:02.189
we do everything
that every other household

1164
00:47:02.256 --> 00:47:03.790
in this country does.

1165
00:47:03.857 --> 00:47:05.959
You want--
You want some iced tea?

1166
00:47:06.026 --> 00:47:08.695
A lot of people felt
that we should not get married,

1167
00:47:08.762 --> 00:47:10.998
because, you know,
two blind people,

1168
00:47:11.064 --> 00:47:14.101
you know,
"You're just not gonna make it."

1169
00:47:14.168 --> 00:47:17.204
Her pastor even said
at one point,

1170
00:47:17.271 --> 00:47:19.373
"Uh, well, you shouldn't marry
another blind guy.

1171
00:47:19.439 --> 00:47:21.808
How's he gonna be able
to take you to the grocery store

1172
00:47:21.875 --> 00:47:24.378
or do all of these things
for you and stuff?"

1173
00:47:24.444 --> 00:47:29.349
And so, Jean and I knew
that our love was not based

1174
00:47:29.416 --> 00:47:31.585
on what we could do
for each other,

1175
00:47:31.652 --> 00:47:33.654
you know,
physically-sighted things.

1176
00:47:33.720 --> 00:47:36.690
It was based on our internal
feelings about each other.

1177
00:47:36.757 --> 00:47:39.860
And so, we knew
whatever the challenges were,

1178
00:47:39.927 --> 00:47:41.195
we would meet them.

1179
00:47:41.261 --> 00:47:44.231
We raised our kids, they grown,
and they're gone,

1180
00:47:44.298 --> 00:47:46.400
and the grands come over
and we play with them

1181
00:47:46.466 --> 00:47:47.968
and kick them out and, you know,

1182
00:47:48.035 --> 00:47:48.869
-and we just--
-[laughs]

1183
00:47:48.936 --> 00:47:52.372
We do what
we have to do as, as just--

1184
00:47:52.439 --> 00:47:55.209
as just individuals who happen
to be blind, you know.

1185
00:47:55.275 --> 00:47:57.878
Blindness is not
what defines us.

1186
00:47:57.945 --> 00:47:59.947
[somber music playing]

1187
00:48:00.013 --> 00:48:01.048
[narrator]
Beyond their marriage,

1188
00:48:01.114 --> 00:48:04.251
both Ron and Jean built
successful independent careers.

1189
00:48:04.318 --> 00:48:06.587
[overlapping chatter]

1190
00:48:07.454 --> 00:48:09.022
Jean is the author of the memoir

1191
00:48:09.089 --> 00:48:10.691
"Not Without Question."

1192
00:48:10.757 --> 00:48:12.960
-[woman] Thank you so much.
-[Jean] Thank you.

1193
00:48:14.795 --> 00:48:16.296
[narrator]
Ron built a business providing

1194
00:48:16.363 --> 00:48:18.565
an orientation mobility service.

1195
00:48:18.632 --> 00:48:20.434
He is also second vice president

1196
00:48:20.501 --> 00:48:22.402
for the National Federation
of the Blind.

1197
00:48:23.136 --> 00:48:27.274
I do it because I believe in it.
That's my passion.

1198
00:48:27.341 --> 00:48:29.610
I talked about Booker
and his passion for beep ball.

1199
00:48:29.676 --> 00:48:31.612
-[Jean chuckles]
-Working and advocating

1200
00:48:31.678 --> 00:48:33.914
for blind people is my passion,

1201
00:48:33.981 --> 00:48:35.883
and that's
the other part of our life

1202
00:48:35.949 --> 00:48:38.151
that we do and I give freely.

1203
00:48:38.218 --> 00:48:41.421
Simply because I know
that being blind is not

1204
00:48:41.488 --> 00:48:43.757
the real tragedy of blindness,

1205
00:48:43.824 --> 00:48:45.392
it's the attitude
and misconceptions

1206
00:48:45.459 --> 00:48:48.328
that people have about
blindness and blind people.

1207
00:48:48.395 --> 00:48:52.132
Your blindness does not define
who you are as a person.

1208
00:48:52.199 --> 00:48:54.201
And when you come
to understand that,

1209
00:48:54.268 --> 00:48:56.036
and you'll be able
to teach that to others,

1210
00:48:56.103 --> 00:48:58.438
man, you see a light bulb go off
in their head,

1211
00:48:58.505 --> 00:49:01.542
and they start to doing
everything they wanna do,

1212
00:49:01.608 --> 00:49:03.377
not because they're blind,
in spite of it.

1213
00:49:03.443 --> 00:49:08.248
And we have the ability to do--
um, to do almost any job.

1214
00:49:08.315 --> 00:49:11.118
You know,
we may need skills training,

1215
00:49:11.185 --> 00:49:12.853
but we can get that.

1216
00:49:14.922 --> 00:49:18.258
[pensive music]

1217
00:49:28.769 --> 00:49:30.571
[Darnell] 17th & College.

1218
00:49:32.573 --> 00:49:36.343
This is where I grew up
in my early childhood.

1219
00:49:38.812 --> 00:49:42.449
I went to public school
across the street

1220
00:49:42.516 --> 00:49:45.786
before I went to the Indiana
School for the Blind.

1221
00:49:52.793 --> 00:49:53.994
[power tool whirring]

1222
00:49:58.165 --> 00:50:01.134
[Darnell] Hello.
Good morning. Hello. Hello.

1223
00:50:01.201 --> 00:50:04.137
-[man] How are you?
-[Darnell] Hi. Where are you?

1224
00:50:04.204 --> 00:50:05.772
[man] I'm over here.

1225
00:50:05.839 --> 00:50:07.274
[Darnell] Over--
Okay, how are you, sir?

1226
00:50:07.341 --> 00:50:08.275
[man] Fine.

1227
00:50:08.342 --> 00:50:11.378
I used to live
in this neighborhood,

1228
00:50:11.445 --> 00:50:13.614
and this is where I grew up at.

1229
00:50:13.680 --> 00:50:15.649
And this used to be
an apartment.

1230
00:50:15.716 --> 00:50:18.085
-Ooh.
-When I-- Well, I'm 51 now.

1231
00:50:18.151 --> 00:50:19.086
When I was a kid--

1232
00:50:19.152 --> 00:50:21.555
You don't look 51, no?
He looks younger.

1233
00:50:21.622 --> 00:50:24.491
But I-- But I-- But I'm--
I'm so proud

1234
00:50:24.558 --> 00:50:25.792
that this is being refurbished

1235
00:50:25.859 --> 00:50:27.594
because when I used to live here

1236
00:50:27.661 --> 00:50:29.630
there used to be
an attic at the top.

1237
00:50:29.696 --> 00:50:31.431
There was a door
that you went into on...

1238
00:50:31.498 --> 00:50:33.033
Yeah, it's still there.

1239
00:50:34.535 --> 00:50:35.769
I can vividly remember,

1240
00:50:35.836 --> 00:50:38.238
when you come in the door,
there was the living room,

1241
00:50:38.305 --> 00:50:40.174
that was where
my sisters all slept.

1242
00:50:40.240 --> 00:50:41.875
They had a let out couch,

1243
00:50:41.942 --> 00:50:44.478
and my brother,
he would sleep in my mom's room.

1244
00:50:45.245 --> 00:50:46.446
We were so different.

1245
00:50:46.513 --> 00:50:48.782
Didn't have a lot
in common, I mean...

1246
00:50:48.849 --> 00:50:50.384
I just would
always stay to myself

1247
00:50:50.450 --> 00:50:52.319
quite a bit up here
in the attic.

1248
00:50:52.386 --> 00:50:54.855
I would sit on the stairs
and listen to my radio.

1249
00:50:55.589 --> 00:50:59.993
Yes, this was-- There's the
window that I used to sleep by.

1250
00:51:00.060 --> 00:51:02.930
My bed used to be right over
there, and there was the window.

1251
00:51:02.996 --> 00:51:05.299
I remember because that's
where I would get my air at,

1252
00:51:05.365 --> 00:51:07.467
at nighttime
at around 2:00 in the morning,

1253
00:51:07.534 --> 00:51:11.071
when I would finally fall asleep
because it'd be so hot up here.

1254
00:51:11.138 --> 00:51:14.374
So, that's how it was
and this is--

1255
00:51:14.441 --> 00:51:19.379
this brings real bad memories
of me in the house because...

1256
00:51:20.981 --> 00:51:23.183
I'm just gonna be frank,

1257
00:51:23.250 --> 00:51:25.252
I was, quote-unquote,
probably the whooping boy

1258
00:51:25.319 --> 00:51:26.520
of the five of our kids.

1259
00:51:26.587 --> 00:51:29.022
You can say tough love
or whatever,

1260
00:51:29.590 --> 00:51:32.726
but this is where I learned
how to spell correctly,

1261
00:51:32.793 --> 00:51:35.429
iron my clothes, everything.

1262
00:51:36.263 --> 00:51:37.965
Every time I did
something wrong,

1263
00:51:38.031 --> 00:51:39.733
and there's be times
I didn't do anything wrong,

1264
00:51:39.800 --> 00:51:42.069
I would get a whooping,
very badly.

1265
00:51:42.135 --> 00:51:43.570
And every time I was--

1266
00:51:43.637 --> 00:51:45.572
I remember vividly
sitting in the kitchen,

1267
00:51:45.639 --> 00:51:48.942
every time I misspelled a word,
I would get a lick.

1268
00:51:50.410 --> 00:51:51.778
I will never forget.

1269
00:51:53.714 --> 00:51:56.683
But, if this is
how my childhood was,

1270
00:51:56.750 --> 00:51:58.485
I wanted to make a difference.

1271
00:51:58.552 --> 00:52:00.387
I wanted to try and make it
better for other people,

1272
00:52:00.454 --> 00:52:05.192
and I can then relate
to youth to help them.

1273
00:52:05.259 --> 00:52:07.294
I mean, we can all make
a difference if we want to.

1274
00:52:07.361 --> 00:52:10.264
Life is about choices,
life is about--

1275
00:52:10.330 --> 00:52:12.399
And you know,
nobody's perfect in this world,

1276
00:52:12.466 --> 00:52:13.967
but try to make it
better for you.

1277
00:52:14.034 --> 00:52:15.836
And I know
it's much harder now for kids

1278
00:52:15.903 --> 00:52:17.204
than it was
when I was growing up,

1279
00:52:17.271 --> 00:52:19.106
but yet, unless
you do something about it,

1280
00:52:19.173 --> 00:52:20.574
that you're going
to turn out to be like

1281
00:52:20.641 --> 00:52:23.110
you were treated
when you were younger.

1282
00:52:27.981 --> 00:52:30.551
Wow, seeing the College Avenue.

1283
00:52:37.191 --> 00:52:40.360
[classical music playing]

1284
00:52:46.767 --> 00:52:49.136
[indistinct chatter]

1285
00:52:49.203 --> 00:52:53.173
[bases buzzing]

1286
00:52:53.607 --> 00:52:55.943
[narrator] As a warm up
to the World Championship,

1287
00:52:56.009 --> 00:52:58.545
Darnell organizes
a regional tournament.

1288
00:52:58.612 --> 00:53:02.416
G, Kyle, Adam,
and I turn the order.

1289
00:53:02.482 --> 00:53:05.419
[narrator] Today, the Thunder
face the San Antonio Jets,

1290
00:53:05.485 --> 00:53:07.287
one of the few teams
that can challenge them

1291
00:53:07.354 --> 00:53:08.789
for the world championship.

1292
00:53:09.823 --> 00:53:11.058
-So you want tails?
-Heads.

1293
00:53:11.124 --> 00:53:14.928
Here we go, it's in the air now.
And it is tails.

1294
00:53:15.662 --> 00:53:16.763
Respect our opponent,

1295
00:53:16.830 --> 00:53:18.465
and let's just take care
of business.

1296
00:53:18.532 --> 00:53:19.833
[Kevin] I give that team
a lot of credit.

1297
00:53:19.900 --> 00:53:22.069
They play defense really well,
they got good pitching,

1298
00:53:22.135 --> 00:53:24.104
they got great hitting,
they got fast runners.

1299
00:53:24.171 --> 00:53:25.239
They're a tough team to beat

1300
00:53:25.305 --> 00:53:26.673
even when they're
on their B-game,

1301
00:53:26.740 --> 00:53:27.908
and if they're on their A-Game,

1302
00:53:27.975 --> 00:53:30.944
they seem to be a lot better
than everybody else.

1303
00:53:31.011 --> 00:53:32.946
[Jared] Set. Ready. Pitch.

1304
00:53:33.013 --> 00:53:34.982
[base buzzing]

1305
00:53:40.320 --> 00:53:42.422
[Darnell]
When you get to a level,

1306
00:53:42.489 --> 00:53:45.158
where you have elite teams,

1307
00:53:45.225 --> 00:53:49.530
anything can happen because
those guys also practice.

1308
00:53:49.596 --> 00:53:51.598
Those guys also have
good coaching,

1309
00:53:51.665 --> 00:53:52.966
good skilled players

1310
00:53:53.033 --> 00:53:54.434
as do the Indy Thunder.

1311
00:53:54.501 --> 00:53:55.702
[man] Nice job, Miguel!

1312
00:53:55.769 --> 00:53:56.603
[Jared] Pitch.

1313
00:53:58.238 --> 00:54:00.607
[Darnell] So we don't take
anything for granted,

1314
00:54:00.674 --> 00:54:03.377
see what things we can clean up
and improve on.

1315
00:54:05.279 --> 00:54:08.148
-[man 2] Right on!
-[people cheer]

1316
00:54:08.215 --> 00:54:09.516
-[Kevin] Set!
-[ball beeping]

1317
00:54:09.583 --> 00:54:11.552
[base buzzing]

1318
00:54:11.618 --> 00:54:12.786
-Ball!
-[man] Yeah!

1319
00:54:12.853 --> 00:54:14.388
-[cheering]
-"Runs" on three.

1320
00:54:14.454 --> 00:54:16.690
-One, two, three.
-[team] Runs!

1321
00:54:16.757 --> 00:54:18.759
[base buzzing]

1322
00:54:21.128 --> 00:54:22.796
-[umpire] He's safe.
-[Jared] Pitch.

1323
00:54:26.633 --> 00:54:27.935
-He's out.
-[Jets players] Yeah!

1324
00:54:28.001 --> 00:54:32.306
[cheering]

1325
00:54:33.440 --> 00:54:35.209
[Darnell] Let's go play
defense, guys.

1326
00:54:35.275 --> 00:54:37.911
Play defense, play defense!

1327
00:54:37.978 --> 00:54:39.646
[base buzzing]

1328
00:54:41.915 --> 00:54:43.183
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out!

1329
00:54:44.284 --> 00:54:45.452
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out!

1330
00:54:45.519 --> 00:54:46.887
[Darnell] Two down. Two down.

1331
00:54:46.954 --> 00:54:48.455
[man 3]
One more, guys, one more!

1332
00:54:48.522 --> 00:54:50.524
[base buzzing]

1333
00:54:53.360 --> 00:54:54.661
-Ball!
-[Darnell] That's it!

1334
00:54:54.728 --> 00:54:57.030
Defense, that's right, guys!
Good job!

1335
00:54:57.097 --> 00:54:59.833
[man] Who got that good D? Whoo!

1336
00:54:59.900 --> 00:55:03.670
[Darnell] Good job.
Line it up, guys, line it up!

1337
00:55:04.605 --> 00:55:05.639
-Good game, man.
-All right.

1338
00:55:05.706 --> 00:55:06.940
We'll see you
in championship, baby.

1339
00:55:07.007 --> 00:55:08.542
Good tournament, man.

1340
00:55:08.609 --> 00:55:09.943
Good tournament, brothers.

1341
00:55:10.010 --> 00:55:12.145
Good game.
Good game, brother. Good game.

1342
00:55:12.212 --> 00:55:13.247
-Good game.
-Good game.

1343
00:55:13.814 --> 00:55:17.784
[Darnell] It was a mentally
tough game all phases.

1344
00:55:17.851 --> 00:55:19.853
This is a game
that's gonna help us.

1345
00:55:19.920 --> 00:55:20.954
We stood strong.

1346
00:55:21.021 --> 00:55:23.490
We all stayed together,
so "team" on three.

1347
00:55:23.557 --> 00:55:25.726
-"Defense" on three.
-"Defense" and--

1348
00:55:25.792 --> 00:55:28.128
-"Kyle" on three.
-[Darnell] "Defense" on three.

1349
00:55:28.195 --> 00:55:29.396
That's gonna keep us strong.

1350
00:55:29.463 --> 00:55:32.266
Hey. You know we--
"team" on three.

1351
00:55:32.332 --> 00:55:34.801
Everybody pick something
different on three, let's go.

1352
00:55:34.868 --> 00:55:37.971
-One, two, three!
-[all shout, laugh]

1353
00:55:39.506 --> 00:55:41.875
You bring it across like this.

1354
00:55:41.942 --> 00:55:43.577
This hand is whipping through,

1355
00:55:43.644 --> 00:55:45.412
this hand is helping it
from dropping.

1356
00:55:46.113 --> 00:55:47.481
[narrator] The evening
before their departure

1357
00:55:47.548 --> 00:55:48.615
to West Palm Beach,

1358
00:55:48.682 --> 00:55:51.084
the young players assemble
at the Rodriguez home.

1359
00:55:51.151 --> 00:55:54.454
♪ Don't understand
Don't understand... ♪

1360
00:55:54.521 --> 00:55:56.523
Once you work with Jared,
he'll be able to show you

1361
00:55:56.590 --> 00:55:58.192
a little better
because he can actually see.

1362
00:55:58.258 --> 00:56:01.728
♪ Going in on the flow
Yeah, I'm going... ♪

1363
00:56:01.795 --> 00:56:04.364
[indistinct chatter over TV]

1364
00:56:14.341 --> 00:56:16.143
[commentator] He's about
accomplished everything

1365
00:56:16.210 --> 00:56:18.178
just about there is
to accomplish in this sport.

1366
00:56:18.245 --> 00:56:21.014
He's won one as a player,
he's built an organization,

1367
00:56:21.081 --> 00:56:22.983
and now he's coached
a championship team.

1368
00:56:24.518 --> 00:56:25.853
Ooh!

1369
00:56:25.919 --> 00:56:27.621
[commentator] They gave it
a good game today,

1370
00:56:27.688 --> 00:56:30.157
but it was just too much
Jared Woodard,

1371
00:56:30.224 --> 00:56:32.593
too much speed,
too much defense,

1372
00:56:32.659 --> 00:56:34.361
and, I don't--

1373
00:56:34.428 --> 00:56:36.463
there may have been
two or three strike outs...

1374
00:56:40.901 --> 00:56:43.403
[drumming continues]

1375
00:56:47.441 --> 00:56:48.275
[drumming stops]

1376
00:56:49.576 --> 00:56:52.346
♪ I'ma take you home with me ♪

1377
00:56:52.412 --> 00:56:54.748
♪ I got money in the bank ♪

1378
00:56:54.815 --> 00:56:56.817
♪ Just think 'bout that ♪

1379
00:56:56.884 --> 00:56:59.086
♪ I'll be in the grey Cadillac ♪

1380
00:56:59.152 --> 00:57:01.355
♪ We in the bed like, ooh ♪

1381
00:57:01.421 --> 00:57:05.526
[indistinct chatter]

1382
00:57:16.303 --> 00:57:17.804
[Erik] Everybody tired.

1383
00:57:18.505 --> 00:57:20.541
-Get this one in there?
-[Gerald] This here, Faisal.

1384
00:57:20.607 --> 00:57:23.210
-Yeah, that's Faisal.
-I've never met you.

1385
00:57:23.277 --> 00:57:26.180
-[Erik] This is G right here.
-What's up, man?

1386
00:57:26.246 --> 00:57:27.581
-How you doing?
-I'm great, G.

1387
00:57:27.648 --> 00:57:29.316
-[Gerald] Nice to meet you!
-[Erik] It's a really big van.

1388
00:57:30.918 --> 00:57:32.219
Thank you so much.

1389
00:57:32.886 --> 00:57:35.222
-Okay. [laughs]
-[man] It's not alright.

1390
00:57:36.323 --> 00:57:38.225
[Gerald] Did we get
that one big old luggage?

1391
00:57:38.292 --> 00:57:41.528
[Lisa] We got the uniform bag
into Jared's car.

1392
00:57:41.595 --> 00:57:43.430
The hardest thing
about beep ball?

1393
00:57:43.497 --> 00:57:46.667
Um, probably getting the kids up
at 5:00 in the morning

1394
00:57:46.733 --> 00:57:49.303
to get them to the tournaments,
to be honest.

1395
00:57:49.369 --> 00:57:51.104
'Cause there's so many of us,

1396
00:57:51.171 --> 00:57:53.073
trying to get
this group up and going

1397
00:57:53.140 --> 00:57:57.377
and on time is definitely
a challenge. [chuckles]

1398
00:57:57.444 --> 00:57:59.746
-I have 13 boarding passes here.
-[Lisa] Uh-huh.

1399
00:57:59.813 --> 00:58:03.150
Well, Cindy, Stevie, and Ikram.

1400
00:58:03.217 --> 00:58:05.285
All right. We gotta go
through another security.

1401
00:58:05.352 --> 00:58:06.887
[Lisa] Everybody else
is my family.

1402
00:58:06.954 --> 00:58:09.289
-B-24 is your gate.
-Okay, great. Thank you so much.

1403
00:58:09.356 --> 00:58:10.557
You guys have a great.
Thank you.

1404
00:58:16.296 --> 00:58:19.733
Where's my ticket? Hey, Lisa.

1405
00:58:19.800 --> 00:58:22.870
Okay. Hold onto them,
just in case, yeah.

1406
00:58:27.241 --> 00:58:30.010
[Lisa] We have a group of 17.
It's a blind baseball team.

1407
00:58:30.077 --> 00:58:31.211
Okay, I gotcha. Okay.

1408
00:58:31.278 --> 00:58:32.813
-So this is for you.
-[Lisa] That's for me.

1409
00:58:32.880 --> 00:58:33.947
We'll give this
right back to you.

1410
00:58:34.014 --> 00:58:35.082
[Lisa] Okay.

1411
00:58:35.148 --> 00:58:36.383
-This is for me.
-[attendant] Okay.

1412
00:58:36.450 --> 00:58:39.486
-This is for Miguel.
-[attendant] Okay.

1413
00:58:42.990 --> 00:58:44.558
[Miguel whines]

1414
00:58:44.625 --> 00:58:46.860
[Lisa] So, this is
Miguel's first flight.

1415
00:58:46.927 --> 00:58:49.329
-Mommy.
-[both chuckle]

1416
00:58:53.400 --> 00:58:54.668
[pilot on P.A.]
Ladies and gentlemen,

1417
00:58:54.735 --> 00:58:56.336
how about a big round
of applause,

1418
00:58:56.403 --> 00:59:00.307
as they go defend their title
for their second championship.

1419
00:59:00.374 --> 00:59:02.009
[applause]

1420
00:59:06.813 --> 00:59:09.449
[woman] On behalf of the Palm
Beach County Sports Commission,

1421
00:59:09.516 --> 00:59:11.985
we want to welcome you
to the Palm Beaches.

1422
00:59:12.052 --> 00:59:14.288
Uh, two years ago,
we had a vision

1423
00:59:14.354 --> 00:59:16.557
that we would submit a bid,

1424
00:59:16.623 --> 00:59:20.761
and we would try to get this
wonderful event in our backyard,

1425
00:59:20.827 --> 00:59:23.797
and we are so excited
that y'all are here.

1426
00:59:23.864 --> 00:59:25.499
[cheering]

1427
00:59:29.703 --> 00:59:33.106
All right, I would like
to welcome everybody

1428
00:59:33.173 --> 00:59:37.678
to the 42nd Beep Baseball
World Series

1429
00:59:37.744 --> 00:59:39.646
here in West Palm Beach.

1430
00:59:40.380 --> 00:59:41.682
[cheering]

1431
00:59:43.784 --> 00:59:46.286
It's gonna be hot,
it's beautiful outside,

1432
00:59:46.353 --> 00:59:48.555
there's a lovely pool here
in the evening.

1433
00:59:48.622 --> 00:59:51.391
So before we even begin,

1434
00:59:51.458 --> 00:59:53.927
repeat after me
if you will, please.

1435
00:59:53.994 --> 00:59:56.897
"I will drink water." Please.

1436
00:59:56.964 --> 00:59:59.266
[audience, in unison]
I will drink water.

1437
00:59:59.333 --> 01:00:02.736
-Again.
-[audience] I will drink water.

1438
01:00:02.803 --> 01:00:06.206
-Once more.
-[audience] I will drink water.

1439
01:00:06.273 --> 01:00:07.841
Thank you. [chuckles]

1440
01:00:09.576 --> 01:00:11.211
[Jake] Okay, so real quick.

1441
01:00:11.278 --> 01:00:12.646
Those of you
that have guide dogs

1442
01:00:12.713 --> 01:00:14.715
are probably going,
"What do I do about my dog?"

1443
01:00:14.781 --> 01:00:16.950
Don't worry. Okay?

1444
01:00:17.017 --> 01:00:20.821
Your dog's safety
is our utmost priority.

1445
01:00:20.888 --> 01:00:22.823
So, if there is lightning,
if there is a storm,

1446
01:00:22.890 --> 01:00:24.491
we will get them
to a safe space.

1447
01:00:24.558 --> 01:00:28.128
I will make sure and let
you know what's going on,

1448
01:00:28.195 --> 01:00:29.530
so you don't come
frantically back

1449
01:00:29.596 --> 01:00:33.066
and going, "Oh, my God,
where's my $65,000 guide dog."

1450
01:00:33.133 --> 01:00:34.868
Okay? We've got it covered.

1451
01:00:35.402 --> 01:00:37.137
Just wanted to touch
on that, thank you.

1452
01:00:39.072 --> 01:00:43.010
[Jan] Uh, next on the agenda is
membership, by Stephen Guerra.

1453
01:00:44.912 --> 01:00:46.380
Just when you
got to do something important,

1454
01:00:46.446 --> 01:00:48.282
your phone starts screwing up.

1455
01:00:48.348 --> 01:00:50.784
That's a first world blind
problem, isn't it, anybody?

1456
01:00:51.852 --> 01:00:52.753
Good afternoon, everybody.

1457
01:00:52.819 --> 01:00:54.655
Again, welcome
to West Palm Beach.

1458
01:00:54.721 --> 01:00:56.690
I'm happy to say
the state of our membership

1459
01:00:56.757 --> 01:00:59.193
is absolutely strong.

1460
01:00:59.259 --> 01:01:01.261
We have for the first time

1461
01:01:01.328 --> 01:01:04.298
in World Series history
in 42 years

1462
01:01:04.364 --> 01:01:07.734
four countries
on two continents participating.

1463
01:01:07.801 --> 01:01:10.237
[audience cheering]

1464
01:01:11.839 --> 01:01:14.341
[Stephen]
So, welcome to the first time

1465
01:01:14.408 --> 01:01:16.677
attending this year,
our newest team,

1466
01:01:16.743 --> 01:01:19.079
The Caribbean Hurricanes
from the Dominican Republic.

1467
01:01:19.146 --> 01:01:21.815
[cheering and applauding]

1468
01:01:24.251 --> 01:01:27.487
Now, welcome back
to the Toronto Blind Jays.

1469
01:01:31.592 --> 01:01:34.161
Also welcome back
to the Taiwan Homerun.

1470
01:01:35.062 --> 01:01:37.030
[cheering]

1471
01:01:38.999 --> 01:01:42.135
Then we had this team come
out of nowhere last year from,

1472
01:01:42.202 --> 01:01:43.971
I don't know, San Antonio Jets.

1473
01:01:44.037 --> 01:01:46.740
[cheering]

1474
01:01:47.407 --> 01:01:48.809
[Stephen] Of course
we have to give props

1475
01:01:48.876 --> 01:01:51.445
to the Indy Thunder, coming back
as the returning champs.

1476
01:01:51.512 --> 01:01:56.250
-Yay! Thunder! Thunder! Roll on!
-[cheers and applause]

1477
01:01:56.750 --> 01:01:59.386
[Stephen] Oh, okay. Easy, easy.

1478
01:02:00.521 --> 01:02:02.189
Let's talk
about tourney machine.

1479
01:02:02.856 --> 01:02:04.992
It's up and running.
The schedule was finished,

1480
01:02:05.058 --> 01:02:06.093
and it is functional.

1481
01:02:06.159 --> 01:02:08.195
And you can follow
whatever team you want.

1482
01:02:08.262 --> 01:02:11.331
The scores will be posted
once they've been verified

1483
01:02:11.398 --> 01:02:13.600
by the scorekeepers
with the score sheets,

1484
01:02:13.667 --> 01:02:15.802
and then so on and so forth
with other games.

1485
01:02:16.837 --> 01:02:18.405
Lastly, I think we need to give

1486
01:02:18.472 --> 01:02:20.474
a standing ovation
for our officials.

1487
01:02:21.875 --> 01:02:23.544
Everybody up
for the scorekeepers

1488
01:02:23.610 --> 01:02:24.978
and the umpires.

1489
01:02:25.045 --> 01:02:26.647
[cheering]

1490
01:02:30.617 --> 01:02:32.152
This is
the second largest tournament

1491
01:02:32.219 --> 01:02:34.321
since Palo Alto in 1986.

1492
01:02:34.388 --> 01:02:36.657
We have 22 teams,
so your membership is solid.

1493
01:02:36.723 --> 01:02:37.891
Keep on growing
and don't look back.

1494
01:02:38.959 --> 01:02:40.294
Thank you everyone, good luck,

1495
01:02:40.360 --> 01:02:42.362
be safe,
and see you on the ball fields.

1496
01:02:42.763 --> 01:02:44.598
[cheering]

1497
01:02:47.000 --> 01:02:49.336
And what are
those words again I said?

1498
01:02:49.403 --> 01:02:50.637
[man] Motion to adjourn!

1499
01:02:50.704 --> 01:02:53.040
No, no, no. I want you--

1500
01:02:53.106 --> 01:02:56.043
I will drink...

1501
01:02:56.109 --> 01:02:57.344
[audience] Water.

1502
01:02:57.411 --> 01:03:00.013
Thank you very much.
Motion to adjourn.

1503
01:03:00.080 --> 01:03:01.548
[man] Motion to adjourn!

1504
01:03:02.683 --> 01:03:04.718
-Thank you. Play ball.
-[cheering]

1505
01:03:06.119 --> 01:03:10.457
[man] Uno, dos, tres, quatro...

1506
01:03:10.524 --> 01:03:13.760
Seven, eight, nine, ten.

1507
01:03:13.827 --> 01:03:16.363
["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

1508
01:03:16.430 --> 01:03:18.432
[narrator] The Beep Baseball
World Series is

1509
01:03:18.498 --> 01:03:20.267
a double elimination tournament,

1510
01:03:20.334 --> 01:03:23.003
so each team is allowed
to lose one match.

1511
01:03:23.070 --> 01:03:25.739
The loss will move the team
to the loser's bracket,

1512
01:03:25.806 --> 01:03:28.075
but they will have one more
chance at the championship.

1513
01:03:28.141 --> 01:03:31.178
-Number 99 is who?
-Ikram.

1514
01:03:31.245 --> 01:03:34.381
-Right...
-Ikram. I see, okay.

1515
01:03:34.748 --> 01:03:36.216
[Darnell] Come on in, everybody.

1516
01:03:36.283 --> 01:03:38.051
Back there, come on in.

1517
01:03:38.118 --> 01:03:40.020
Circle up. Let's go!

1518
01:03:40.087 --> 01:03:43.457
-[clapping]
-Game one of the journey.

1519
01:03:43.524 --> 01:03:44.925
[indistinct shouting]

1520
01:03:44.992 --> 01:03:47.027
♪ From the back to the wall ♪

1521
01:03:47.094 --> 01:03:49.029
♪ We knock
That ball to the wall ♪

1522
01:03:49.096 --> 01:03:50.731
♪ We fight, we fight
We fight, we fight ♪

1523
01:03:50.797 --> 01:03:52.266
♪ And that ain't all ♪

1524
01:03:52.332 --> 01:03:54.268
-[Darnell] Go, Thunder!
-[team] Roll!

1525
01:03:54.334 --> 01:03:56.370
-[Darnell] Thunder!
-[team] Roll!

1526
01:03:56.436 --> 01:03:58.539
-[Darnell] Thunder!
-[team] Roll!

1527
01:03:58.605 --> 01:03:59.540
[Darnell] "Runs" on three, guys.

1528
01:03:59.606 --> 01:04:01.675
-One, two, three!
-[team] Runs!

1529
01:04:01.742 --> 01:04:03.610
-[base buzzing]
-[man] One!

1530
01:04:04.144 --> 01:04:06.013
-[woman] Here!
-[man] Let it go, Craig.

1531
01:04:06.079 --> 01:04:07.381
Let it go. Let it go.

1532
01:04:07.447 --> 01:04:08.882
[umpire] Runner's safe!

1533
01:04:08.949 --> 01:04:10.417
Nice way, Erik,
to get us started.

1534
01:04:10.484 --> 01:04:13.187
-[umpire] Base check!
-[base buzzing]

1535
01:04:13.253 --> 01:04:14.821
-[ball beeping]
-[base buzzing]

1536
01:04:14.888 --> 01:04:15.756
[umpire] Play ball.

1537
01:04:15.822 --> 01:04:17.591
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!

1538
01:04:17.658 --> 01:04:19.026
[base buzzing]

1539
01:04:21.895 --> 01:04:24.598
[umpire] Runner's safe.
Runner's safe.

1540
01:04:26.266 --> 01:04:28.402
-Runner's safe.
-[player] Yeah!

1541
01:04:30.103 --> 01:04:32.439
22 to 1, and now
it's the bottom of the third.

1542
01:04:32.506 --> 01:04:35.776
-Bottom of the third.
-Play ball.

1543
01:04:35.843 --> 01:04:37.678
Set, ready, ball.

1544
01:04:37.744 --> 01:04:39.046
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter] Three!

1545
01:04:41.582 --> 01:04:42.683
Runner's safe!

1546
01:04:43.150 --> 01:04:44.818
-[man 2] Well done!
-[woman 2] Whoo!

1547
01:04:44.885 --> 01:04:46.486
-[ball beeping]
-Ready. Ball.

1548
01:04:47.621 --> 01:04:48.889
Foul ball! Yep!

1549
01:04:49.756 --> 01:04:50.958
Ready, ball.

1550
01:04:51.024 --> 01:04:52.593
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter] Three!

1551
01:04:55.596 --> 01:05:00.000
Runner's out!
Runner's out! Runner's out!

1552
01:05:00.067 --> 01:05:01.668
-[Darnell] Nice job, Ikram!
-Yeah!

1553
01:05:01.735 --> 01:05:04.137
[Darnell] That's what
I'm talking about! Listen up!

1554
01:05:04.204 --> 01:05:05.839
That was game one
of the journey,

1555
01:05:05.906 --> 01:05:07.140
so everybody did a good job.

1556
01:05:07.207 --> 01:05:11.278
Let's say "Good job, Outlaws"
on three. One, two, three.

1557
01:05:11.345 --> 01:05:13.347
Good job, Outlaws!

1558
01:05:14.681 --> 01:05:16.216
[Kenny] A'ight, let's see
who I got here.

1559
01:05:17.784 --> 01:05:19.486
Do I have the Indy Thunder here?

1560
01:05:19.553 --> 01:05:20.954
[Darnell] Right here.

1561
01:05:21.021 --> 01:05:22.222
-Tyler Tigers?
-[man] Here.

1562
01:05:22.289 --> 01:05:23.223
My name is Kenny Bailey...

1563
01:05:23.290 --> 01:05:24.791
-BCS Outlaws?
-...and I'm the head umpire

1564
01:05:24.858 --> 01:05:26.293
for the National
Beep Baseball Association.

1565
01:05:26.360 --> 01:05:27.494
-Boston Renegades?
-[man 2] Here.

1566
01:05:27.561 --> 01:05:29.463
-Austin Blackhawks?
-[man 3] Here.

1567
01:05:29.530 --> 01:05:32.299
They were just wanting someone
to fill in for a year,

1568
01:05:32.366 --> 01:05:35.068
so I agreed to do it one year
in Denver in 2003,

1569
01:05:35.135 --> 01:05:37.304
and that's all
I ever planned on doing.

1570
01:05:37.371 --> 01:05:38.705
And I've been doing it
ever since.

1571
01:05:39.406 --> 01:05:40.908
Same old speech as always.

1572
01:05:41.975 --> 01:05:45.012
I'll keep it as short as we can,
'cause here's the deal.

1573
01:05:45.078 --> 01:05:46.580
I like to drink.

1574
01:05:47.181 --> 01:05:49.850
I can't drink
until I do my official business.

1575
01:05:50.417 --> 01:05:52.452
This is part
of my official business...

1576
01:05:53.554 --> 01:05:55.689
so I want
to be done quick, okay?

1577
01:05:56.723 --> 01:05:58.158
Here's what
I'm going to tell you.

1578
01:05:58.225 --> 01:05:59.660
It's just baseball.

1579
01:05:59.726 --> 01:06:02.062
Okay, and they got some
good signs out here in this park

1580
01:06:02.129 --> 01:06:03.931
if you guys
haven't been out there.

1581
01:06:03.997 --> 01:06:06.867
One of them says,
"Remember these are just kids,

1582
01:06:06.934 --> 01:06:09.469
remember the coaches
are volunteers,

1583
01:06:09.536 --> 01:06:12.840
remember the umpires are human,
and it's not the Super Bowl."

1584
01:06:12.906 --> 01:06:14.408
So, the only thing we gotta do

1585
01:06:14.474 --> 01:06:16.977
that everybody knows that's
been around me for a while,

1586
01:06:17.044 --> 01:06:18.612
all we gotta do is be cool.

1587
01:06:18.679 --> 01:06:21.415
Everybody's just got to be
a little bit cool to each other.

1588
01:06:21.481 --> 01:06:26.086
'Cause here's the deal,
nobody likes us more than us.

1589
01:06:26.653 --> 01:06:27.988
We don't take care
of each other,

1590
01:06:28.055 --> 01:06:29.223
who's gonna take care of us?

1591
01:06:29.289 --> 01:06:31.458
-[man 4] Nobody.
-Nobody, that's exactly right.

1592
01:06:31.525 --> 01:06:33.861
We're here for a week,
have a good time,

1593
01:06:33.927 --> 01:06:35.929
you guys have all struggled
to get here,

1594
01:06:35.996 --> 01:06:37.564
one way or the other,

1595
01:06:37.631 --> 01:06:40.234
treat everybody decent,
and be cool.

1596
01:06:40.300 --> 01:06:41.735
They're a good group of people.

1597
01:06:41.802 --> 01:06:44.171
They don't fuss around
like strangers,

1598
01:06:44.238 --> 01:06:45.672
they fuss around like family.

1599
01:06:46.073 --> 01:06:48.108
So, every once in a while,
Papaw has to come in

1600
01:06:48.175 --> 01:06:50.811
and kind of cool
everybody out a little bit,

1601
01:06:50.878 --> 01:06:52.112
keep everybody happy.

1602
01:06:52.179 --> 01:06:54.381
If you got a problem,
you go to your coach and captain

1603
01:06:54.448 --> 01:06:56.817
and say, "I got an issue
with this umpire."

1604
01:06:57.217 --> 01:06:59.152
The coach or captain goes
to that umpire

1605
01:06:59.219 --> 01:07:00.787
and says, "We got an issue."

1606
01:07:01.488 --> 01:07:03.457
If you can't work it out
with that umpire

1607
01:07:03.524 --> 01:07:04.791
for whatever reason...

1608
01:07:06.493 --> 01:07:07.995
then you call Papaw.

1609
01:07:11.865 --> 01:07:13.200
When they call for me,

1610
01:07:13.267 --> 01:07:14.668
usually it's a technicality

1611
01:07:14.735 --> 01:07:17.604
that an umpire
hasn't run into before,

1612
01:07:17.671 --> 01:07:19.640
or something just happens.

1613
01:07:19.706 --> 01:07:22.843
I just came over to this field
over here, field 13,

1614
01:07:23.310 --> 01:07:25.746
and it's got a batter
that hit the ball,

1615
01:07:26.280 --> 01:07:27.848
started running
to the wrong base,

1616
01:07:28.782 --> 01:07:31.985
and after he got pretty good
down the line,

1617
01:07:32.052 --> 01:07:34.488
decided that "Oh, my goodness,
I'm running to the wrong base,"

1618
01:07:34.555 --> 01:07:36.390
so he just cut
across the playing field.

1619
01:07:37.124 --> 01:07:40.294
And somehow, he just
kept running, he hit the base,

1620
01:07:40.861 --> 01:07:42.763
and-- before they got the ball.

1621
01:07:42.829 --> 01:07:44.631
And he didn't really bother
anybody in the field,

1622
01:07:44.698 --> 01:07:46.400
didn't obstruct anybody,

1623
01:07:46.934 --> 01:07:48.569
and he called him safe.

1624
01:07:49.069 --> 01:07:50.003
So, they questioned it.

1625
01:07:50.070 --> 01:07:52.739
When I went over there,
I said, "No, he's out."

1626
01:07:52.806 --> 01:07:55.776
I represent every player here,
every team here.

1627
01:07:56.376 --> 01:07:57.644
So, I'm not here
to do anything to hurt

1628
01:07:57.711 --> 01:07:59.346
one team against another team,

1629
01:07:59.413 --> 01:08:01.315
or one guy against another guy.

1630
01:08:01.381 --> 01:08:03.584
My job is to make sure
that everybody plays ball

1631
01:08:03.650 --> 01:08:04.918
and has a good time.

1632
01:08:04.985 --> 01:08:07.254
And we go by the rules
best we can.

1633
01:08:07.321 --> 01:08:09.156
So, if I get there
and it's a technicality

1634
01:08:09.223 --> 01:08:11.758
and you're right and that
umpire's wrong, that's fine.

1635
01:08:11.825 --> 01:08:13.293
When you tell me, "My problem is

1636
01:08:13.360 --> 01:08:15.562
he called it foul
instead of fair,"

1637
01:08:15.629 --> 01:08:18.932
or, "He called it safe
instead of out," I love that.

1638
01:08:18.999 --> 01:08:22.870
Because that's $50 for me,
American currency, Toronto.

1639
01:08:22.936 --> 01:08:25.572
[laughter]

1640
01:08:26.440 --> 01:08:28.642
'Cause I ain't driving
to Canada to drink.

1641
01:08:29.476 --> 01:08:30.878
Anybody got anything else?

1642
01:08:32.646 --> 01:08:35.349
Oh, it's a beautiful day.
Thank you very much.

1643
01:08:35.782 --> 01:08:38.018
-[umpire] Bases, please!
-[man] Okay.

1644
01:08:38.652 --> 01:08:43.857
Juan Carlos, Abrero,
e Michael, capitano.

1645
01:08:43.924 --> 01:08:45.726
[ball beeping]

1646
01:08:47.127 --> 01:08:48.729
-Leah, where are you?
-I'm right here, right here.

1647
01:08:48.795 --> 01:08:52.032
Estes Leah, capitan,
e Kirsten...

1648
01:08:52.099 --> 01:08:53.934
Bigmouth. Boco grande.

1649
01:08:55.169 --> 01:08:57.437
-Go! Ready, pitch!
-[base buzzing]

1650
01:08:57.504 --> 01:08:58.906
Set, ready, pitch!

1651
01:08:59.907 --> 01:09:02.276
-Ball.
-[base buzzing]

1652
01:09:02.342 --> 01:09:03.710
-[umpire] Safe!
-[crowd] Yeah!

1653
01:09:03.777 --> 01:09:04.878
[umpire] Out!

1654
01:09:06.580 --> 01:09:07.548
[man] Yes!

1655
01:09:07.915 --> 01:09:08.749
[umpire] Out!

1656
01:09:11.985 --> 01:09:12.819
He's out!

1657
01:09:12.886 --> 01:09:14.421
-Kyle, Jared.
-Jared.

1658
01:09:14.488 --> 01:09:15.989
Juancarlo...

1659
01:09:16.056 --> 01:09:18.926
And then Corey, Tyler, Adam.

1660
01:09:27.401 --> 01:09:29.002
[chanting] Jared, Jared!

1661
01:09:29.069 --> 01:09:30.370
-Tick, tick!
-Boom!

1662
01:09:30.437 --> 01:09:33.807
See, in the Dominican Republic,
we have that in our blood.

1663
01:09:33.874 --> 01:09:34.942
Great game, guys.

1664
01:09:35.008 --> 01:09:37.211
We live for baseball.

1665
01:09:37.277 --> 01:09:41.248
Good game, it's a privilege
to play against you.

1666
01:09:41.315 --> 01:09:44.218
Hey, you are my second family,
I know that.

1667
01:09:44.284 --> 01:09:46.019
-[indistinct chatter]
-[man] Thank you, umpire.

1668
01:09:46.086 --> 01:09:48.589
-[players] Thank you, umpire.
-[man] Thank you, Matia.

1669
01:09:49.089 --> 01:09:53.260
Yeah, he's my countryman.
[chuckles]

1670
01:09:53.327 --> 01:09:56.330
You should have thought of that
when you put me out, dude.

1671
01:09:56.396 --> 01:09:59.099
Well, it's a game,
you have to lose. [laughs]

1672
01:09:59.166 --> 01:10:02.736
[chanting in Spanish]

1673
01:10:03.904 --> 01:10:05.606
-[man] Taiwan!
-[players] Homerun!

1674
01:10:05.672 --> 01:10:07.474
-[man] Taiwan!
-[players] Homerun!

1675
01:10:07.541 --> 01:10:09.042
Go, go, go. Yeah!

1676
01:10:09.109 --> 01:10:11.778
-First base!
-[base buzzing]

1677
01:10:11.845 --> 01:10:14.014
-Third.
-[base buzzing]

1678
01:10:14.081 --> 01:10:15.015
Here we go!

1679
01:10:18.318 --> 01:10:20.254
Set. Ready. Pitch.

1680
01:10:21.989 --> 01:10:24.191
41 for 39.

1681
01:10:24.725 --> 01:10:27.261
[umpire] Out! Out! Out!

1682
01:10:27.327 --> 01:10:30.264
-[Darnell] Perfect!
-[cheering]

1683
01:10:34.234 --> 01:10:37.237
-She is three and a half.
-[indistinct chatter]

1684
01:10:37.304 --> 01:10:39.273
We've been together
for two years.

1685
01:10:39.339 --> 01:10:41.975
-Nice.
-My name is Jake Koch.

1686
01:10:42.042 --> 01:10:44.378
I'm an outreach
alumni representative

1687
01:10:44.444 --> 01:10:46.713
with Guide Dogs for the Blind.

1688
01:10:46.780 --> 01:10:48.215
[speaking in Chinese]

1689
01:10:48.282 --> 01:10:50.951
Guide Dogs for the Blind
has been supporting

1690
01:10:51.018 --> 01:10:52.352
the greater guide dog community

1691
01:10:52.419 --> 01:10:54.621
at this event
for a couple of decades.

1692
01:10:59.026 --> 01:11:01.428
Even before
the World Series starts,

1693
01:11:01.495 --> 01:11:04.031
we collect all the information

1694
01:11:04.097 --> 01:11:06.266
about the dogs
and the people themselves.

1695
01:11:06.333 --> 01:11:08.168
Things like
where the person is staying,

1696
01:11:08.235 --> 01:11:09.703
what team they're on,

1697
01:11:09.770 --> 01:11:11.338
any notes about the dog,

1698
01:11:11.405 --> 01:11:13.340
so we know what each dog needs

1699
01:11:13.407 --> 01:11:15.342
as well as how many dogs
we're gonna have.

1700
01:11:17.444 --> 01:11:20.414
We provide
the sort of dog expertise,

1701
01:11:20.480 --> 01:11:21.682
guide the volunteers

1702
01:11:21.748 --> 01:11:25.385
as they're working with the dogs
at the dog sitting service here.

1703
01:11:26.820 --> 01:11:29.122
Periodically, throughout
the day they're walked.

1704
01:11:29.690 --> 01:11:32.125
We give them time
to breath and take a nap.

1705
01:11:32.192 --> 01:11:33.594
The main goal is to just keep

1706
01:11:33.660 --> 01:11:36.230
everybody calm,
cool, and collected,

1707
01:11:36.296 --> 01:11:37.631
especially at a place like this

1708
01:11:37.698 --> 01:11:38.866
where there is
a lot of stimulants,

1709
01:11:38.932 --> 01:11:40.100
there's a lot going on,

1710
01:11:40.167 --> 01:11:43.403
the dogs are in a new
environment as working guides,

1711
01:11:43.470 --> 01:11:46.373
and then their partners are
off playing beep baseball.

1712
01:11:46.440 --> 01:11:48.242
We're late for our vehicle.

1713
01:11:48.308 --> 01:11:51.445
[Jake] A guide dog is
essentially an object avoider.

1714
01:11:51.512 --> 01:11:55.315
Their job is to take a person
who's blind or visually impaired

1715
01:11:55.382 --> 01:11:56.817
from point to point,

1716
01:11:56.884 --> 01:11:59.520
from an up curb
at the beginning of a block,

1717
01:11:59.586 --> 01:12:02.122
to the down curb
at the end of the block.

1718
01:12:02.189 --> 01:12:04.358
They're trained to stop
at changes in elevation,

1719
01:12:04.424 --> 01:12:07.427
including stairs, curbs, ledges,

1720
01:12:07.494 --> 01:12:09.563
any sort of change
that might be a hazard

1721
01:12:09.630 --> 01:12:11.198
to someone who can't see.

1722
01:12:11.632 --> 01:12:14.868
Dogs do not know, say,
"Take me to the grocery store"

1723
01:12:14.935 --> 01:12:17.371
or "Take me to the pizza place,"

1724
01:12:17.437 --> 01:12:19.773
but what they do know
is forward, left, and right.

1725
01:12:19.840 --> 01:12:22.042
So, a person has to be able
to self-orientate,

1726
01:12:22.109 --> 01:12:25.112
meaning they have to be able
to do things like count blocks,

1727
01:12:25.179 --> 01:12:27.714
maybe they use GPS
on their phone.

1728
01:12:27.781 --> 01:12:29.550
They have to know
where they're going,

1729
01:12:29.616 --> 01:12:31.885
and the dog essentially
helps them get there.

1730
01:12:31.952 --> 01:12:34.154
So, it's a team,
it's-- it's a partnership,

1731
01:12:34.221 --> 01:12:35.822
it's pilot and co-pilot...

1732
01:12:36.957 --> 01:12:39.259
and both work together.

1733
01:12:39.326 --> 01:12:41.295
The dog does
the obstacle avoidance,

1734
01:12:41.361 --> 01:12:44.932
the person tells the dog
where to go and when to do it.

1735
01:12:44.998 --> 01:12:47.601
-We'll go down.
-Good morning.

1736
01:12:47.668 --> 01:12:50.137
Good morning. Who we got here?

1737
01:12:50.204 --> 01:12:52.773
-This is Laddie.
-Laddie, alrighty.

1738
01:12:52.840 --> 01:12:53.941
Okay, buddy.

1739
01:12:54.975 --> 01:12:56.310
Laddie.

1740
01:12:56.376 --> 01:12:59.847
Laddie, come here, buddy. Yeah.

1741
01:13:03.083 --> 01:13:04.952
-[indistinct chatter]
-Anybody know the time?

1742
01:13:05.018 --> 01:13:07.387
-It's, like, almost 8:00.
-Hey, whose are all these bags?

1743
01:13:07.454 --> 01:13:09.256
-All righty.
-[Darnell] Over here, guys.

1744
01:13:10.858 --> 01:13:12.259
Team warm up.

1745
01:13:12.726 --> 01:13:17.130
One, two, three, four.

1746
01:13:17.197 --> 01:13:18.632
[narrator] It's day three
of the World Series,

1747
01:13:18.699 --> 01:13:21.168
and the Thunder face
the San Antonio Jets.

1748
01:13:21.235 --> 01:13:23.136
[Joe] This is gonna be
a big game today.

1749
01:13:23.203 --> 01:13:24.605
San Antonio come ready.

1750
01:13:24.671 --> 01:13:27.107
They're still hurting
from last time.

1751
01:13:27.174 --> 01:13:28.642
San Antonio,
go ahead and call it,

1752
01:13:28.709 --> 01:13:30.277
-and then I'll flip the coin.
-Heads.

1753
01:13:30.344 --> 01:13:34.748
Heads, they've called heads.
It's in the air. It is tails.

1754
01:13:34.815 --> 01:13:36.984
[Adam] All right,
we'll take home.

1755
01:13:37.050 --> 01:13:38.118
All right, Indians will be home.

1756
01:13:38.185 --> 01:13:40.020
-Good luck, guys.
-Thank you, guys.

1757
01:13:40.087 --> 01:13:41.822
[Darnell] Thunder, line it up!
We are home!

1758
01:13:41.889 --> 01:13:43.090
Thunder, line it up.

1759
01:13:43.156 --> 01:13:45.292
[team] One, two, three, defense!

1760
01:13:45.359 --> 01:13:47.327
[Darnell] Line it up.
There's six on the lawn.

1761
01:13:47.394 --> 01:13:49.696
-Go on the field, Thunder!
-Whoo!

1762
01:13:49.763 --> 01:13:51.265
Pick up the ball and show it.

1763
01:13:52.132 --> 01:13:53.800
♪ Pick up the ball
And show it, show it ♪

1764
01:13:53.867 --> 01:13:55.169
♪ Pick up the ball
And show it, show it ♪

1765
01:13:55.235 --> 01:13:56.803
All right.
Blindfolds on, heads up.

1766
01:13:56.870 --> 01:13:59.973
[ball beeping]

1767
01:14:00.040 --> 01:14:01.675
Good, good, good.
You guys are good.

1768
01:14:01.742 --> 01:14:02.709
Set!

1769
01:14:03.143 --> 01:14:04.611
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter] One!

1770
01:14:08.615 --> 01:14:11.652
-[umpire] He's safe!
-[crowd] Yeah!

1771
01:14:14.021 --> 01:14:16.356
-[umpire] Safe!
-[crowd] Yeah!

1772
01:14:16.423 --> 01:14:17.457
[woman] Thunder is up to bat.

1773
01:14:17.524 --> 01:14:19.660
Erik Rodriguez
leading off for this inning.

1774
01:14:19.726 --> 01:14:21.295
Ready. Pitch!

1775
01:14:21.361 --> 01:14:22.429
[spotter 2] One!

1776
01:14:22.496 --> 01:14:23.497
[man] He's gonna do it.

1777
01:14:25.599 --> 01:14:27.067
-[umpire] Safe!
-[crowd cheers]

1778
01:14:27.134 --> 01:14:28.936
-Way to run! Go, E!
-Way to go, E!

1779
01:14:29.603 --> 01:14:31.371
-Ready. Pitch.
-[base buzzing]

1780
01:14:32.005 --> 01:14:33.674
-[umpire] Safe!
-[man 2] You're the man, buddy!

1781
01:14:34.441 --> 01:14:36.677
Let's go!

1782
01:14:36.743 --> 01:14:38.412
Set. Ready. Pitch.

1783
01:14:38.478 --> 01:14:40.113
[spotter 2] One!

1784
01:14:43.684 --> 01:14:44.852
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out.

1785
01:14:44.918 --> 01:14:46.954
[crowd cheers] Yeah!

1786
01:14:49.056 --> 01:14:50.324
[indistinct chatter]

1787
01:14:50.390 --> 01:14:52.125
-"Defense" on three.
-One, two, three.

1788
01:14:52.192 --> 01:14:53.861
-[team] Defense!
-Yeah, who's going where?

1789
01:14:53.927 --> 01:14:57.631
[Peggy] It's the most intense
game of the league.

1790
01:14:57.698 --> 01:14:59.666
These are two of the top teams,

1791
01:14:59.733 --> 01:15:01.935
so you'll never see
a game like this

1792
01:15:02.002 --> 01:15:03.637
other than the world series.

1793
01:15:03.704 --> 01:15:05.405
-[ball beeping]
-Watch it and enjoy.

1794
01:15:06.473 --> 01:15:09.810
[clapping, chanting]
Heat it up! Heat it up!

1795
01:15:09.877 --> 01:15:12.145
-Set!
-[base buzzing]

1796
01:15:14.681 --> 01:15:16.016
-Ball!
-[man] He's out!

1797
01:15:17.451 --> 01:15:18.418
[spotter] Three!

1798
01:15:18.886 --> 01:15:19.853
[spotter 2] Two!

1799
01:15:21.054 --> 01:15:24.024
-Safe!
-[crowd] Yeah!

1800
01:15:24.091 --> 01:15:25.626
We have to be
like Switzerland, neutral.

1801
01:15:25.692 --> 01:15:27.961
Right, you have to be nonbiased.

1802
01:15:28.028 --> 01:15:29.029
Yeah.

1803
01:15:29.096 --> 01:15:30.264
-Set!
-[ball beeping]

1804
01:15:30.330 --> 01:15:32.199
[base buzzing]

1805
01:15:35.402 --> 01:15:36.703
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out.

1806
01:15:36.770 --> 01:15:38.672
-Yeah!
-[crowd cheering]

1807
01:15:38.739 --> 01:15:40.641
-One, two, three.
-Runs!

1808
01:15:40.707 --> 01:15:43.410
[whispers] All right, so Tyler
Rodriguez now at the plate.

1809
01:15:43.477 --> 01:15:44.578
[Jared] Set, pitch.

1810
01:15:44.645 --> 01:15:46.480
[David] We're gonna have
to make this play.

1811
01:15:46.547 --> 01:15:47.414
[woman 2] He's out!

1812
01:15:47.481 --> 01:15:49.650
-[cheering]
-[woman 2] He's out! Yes!

1813
01:15:49.716 --> 01:15:50.551
Yes!

1814
01:15:51.451 --> 01:15:52.653
[announcer] Two to three down,

1815
01:15:52.719 --> 01:15:55.255
and the Jets are taking over
this game.

1816
01:15:55.322 --> 01:15:56.190
Play.

1817
01:15:56.256 --> 01:15:57.958
Set. Ready. Pitch.

1818
01:15:58.025 --> 01:15:59.326
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter 2] One!

1819
01:16:03.096 --> 01:16:04.665
-[man 2] There's a shock.
-[umpire] Out!

1820
01:16:04.731 --> 01:16:06.033

1821
01:16:06.366 --> 01:16:08.468
-[man 2] He's gone.
-[woman 2] Yeah!

1822
01:16:10.537 --> 01:16:12.239
Set. Ready. Pitch.

1823
01:16:12.306 --> 01:16:13.807
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter 2] One!

1824
01:16:18.078 --> 01:16:20.480
-[umpire] He's safe!
-[cheering]

1825
01:16:24.051 --> 01:16:27.054
[woman 3] 22 to 20,
Jets are still ahead

1826
01:16:27.120 --> 01:16:29.456
at the bottom of the sixth.
They need one more out.

1827
01:16:30.057 --> 01:16:32.693
[man 3] Come on, G, baby.
On you, baby!

1828
01:16:35.028 --> 01:16:36.029
Play ball.

1829
01:16:36.730 --> 01:16:38.332
Set. Ready. Pitch.

1830
01:16:38.398 --> 01:16:39.900
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter] Three.

1831
01:16:41.301 --> 01:16:42.469
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out!

1832
01:16:42.536 --> 01:16:43.971
-[crowd cheering]
-[man 4] Line up, everybody.

1833
01:16:50.911 --> 01:16:52.346
[Darnell]
Everybody under the canopy.

1834
01:16:56.250 --> 01:16:57.985
Everybody under the canopy.

1835
01:16:58.051 --> 01:16:59.219
Under the canopy.

1836
01:17:00.754 --> 01:17:04.992
-On three. One, two, three.
-[team] Great game, Jets!

1837
01:17:05.058 --> 01:17:07.661
We never said
it was gonna be easy, guys.

1838
01:17:07.728 --> 01:17:11.131
And now we know we--
we are still in this.

1839
01:17:11.198 --> 01:17:13.534
It's a double elimination
tournament.

1840
01:17:13.600 --> 01:17:15.869
We win together,
we fall short together.

1841
01:17:15.936 --> 01:17:17.838
Everybody is
all in this together,

1842
01:17:17.905 --> 01:17:19.406
so we need to get
ourselves back up.

1843
01:17:19.473 --> 01:17:20.607
-Yeah.
-[man 3] That's right.

1844
01:17:20.674 --> 01:17:24.011
So, "Thunder" on three, guys.
One, two three!

1845
01:17:24.077 --> 01:17:25.312
[team] Thunder!

1846
01:17:30.951 --> 01:17:33.287
[narrator] The Thunder must now
win five games in a row

1847
01:17:33.353 --> 01:17:35.522
if they want a chance
at winning the title.

1848
01:17:35.589 --> 01:17:37.291
-[ball beeping]
-There we go.

1849
01:17:38.325 --> 01:17:40.494
[base buzzes]

1850
01:17:41.228 --> 01:17:42.129
Here we go!

1851
01:17:42.796 --> 01:17:44.364
[Jared] Set. Ready. Pitch.

1852
01:17:47.568 --> 01:17:48.936
[Darnell] One, two, three.

1853
01:17:49.002 --> 01:17:50.838
[Indians] Good job, Long Island!

1854
01:17:51.738 --> 01:17:53.807
-Good game, brother.
-[players] Good game.

1855
01:17:53.874 --> 01:17:56.310
-Good game.
-Good game. Nice to see you.

1856
01:17:56.710 --> 01:17:57.544
Go!

1857
01:18:02.916 --> 01:18:04.151
-[umpire] He's out!
-[woman] Yeah!

1858
01:18:04.218 --> 01:18:05.886
-Good game, guys.
-Good game, good game.

1859
01:18:07.554 --> 01:18:09.122
[Darnell] We still got
lots of work to do.

1860
01:18:09.189 --> 01:18:10.991
Tomorrow we play
three games in one day,

1861
01:18:11.058 --> 01:18:12.960
-and we're gonna win 'em all.
-Yeah.

1862
01:18:13.026 --> 01:18:15.696
We're gonna win 'em all.
One game at a time.

1863
01:18:15.762 --> 01:18:17.698
Everybody did good,
but we can do better tomorrow.

1864
01:18:17.764 --> 01:18:19.800
-It's a brand new day.
-A brand new day.

1865
01:18:19.867 --> 01:18:21.969
[team cheering]

1866
01:18:22.035 --> 01:18:23.971
So put it in here on three!

1867
01:18:24.037 --> 01:18:25.939
-Let's all do "family" on three.
-"Family" on--

1868
01:18:26.006 --> 01:18:27.875
-One, two, three!
-[team] Family!

1869
01:18:30.811 --> 01:18:32.079
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

1870
01:18:32.145 --> 01:18:34.214
-Good game, guys, good game.
-[indistinct chatter]

1871
01:18:37.284 --> 01:18:38.485
[umpire] Play ball. Play.

1872
01:18:48.195 --> 01:18:49.630
[crowd cheers]

1873
01:18:52.065 --> 01:18:54.468
-[umpire] Runner's out!
-[cheering]

1874
01:18:54.768 --> 01:18:56.136
The final Score of the game,

1875
01:18:56.203 --> 01:19:01.675
Indy Thunder 15,

1876
01:19:01.742 --> 01:19:02.943
-How you feeling?
-I'm good.

1877
01:19:03.010 --> 01:19:04.278
-Feeling good?
-I'm good, yeah.

1878
01:19:04.344 --> 01:19:07.214
-Who got that good D?
-[team] We got that good D!

1879
01:19:07.814 --> 01:19:09.116
[narrator] Once again,
the Thunder meet

1880
01:19:09.183 --> 01:19:11.652
their nemesis,
the San Antonio Jets.

1881
01:19:11.718 --> 01:19:14.054
Played them twice in Indy,
once here, so it's--

1882
01:19:14.121 --> 01:19:15.189
-Game 4.
-Game 4.

1883
01:19:15.255 --> 01:19:17.057
[narrator]
This time they must win.

1884
01:19:17.124 --> 01:19:18.992
Let's put some stuff
on the board.

1885
01:19:19.059 --> 01:19:22.229
-"Runs" on three.
-One, two, three, Runs!

1886
01:19:22.296 --> 01:19:25.232
It will be hard,
heavy, and intense,

1887
01:19:25.299 --> 01:19:28.235
but very exciting
from beginning to end.

1888
01:19:28.302 --> 01:19:29.336
Guaranteed.

1889
01:19:29.403 --> 01:19:30.771
-[umpire] Bases, please.
-[base buzzing]

1890
01:19:30.838 --> 01:19:32.506
[base buzzing]

1891
01:19:32.573 --> 01:19:35.609
-Play ball!
-[Jared] Set, pitch!

1892
01:19:37.010 --> 01:19:38.212
Set!

1893
01:19:39.112 --> 01:19:39.947
[spotter] One!

1894
01:19:40.547 --> 01:19:42.349
-Safe!
-[cheering]

1895
01:19:42.416 --> 01:19:43.884
-[umpire] Out!
-Pitch!

1896
01:19:43.951 --> 01:19:45.819
[bases buzzing]

1897
01:19:45.886 --> 01:19:46.887
-[spotter 2] Two!
-[spotter] One!

1898
01:19:47.287 --> 01:19:48.322
[umpire] Safe!

1899
01:19:49.489 --> 01:19:51.191
Who got that?

1900
01:19:55.062 --> 01:19:57.364
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheering]

1901
01:19:58.565 --> 01:20:00.267
-[umpire] He's safe!
-[cheering]

1902
01:20:01.935 --> 01:20:04.137
[narrator] With the Indy Thunder
20 points ahead,

1903
01:20:04.204 --> 01:20:06.173
the 12-run rule
goes into effect.

1904
01:20:06.840 --> 01:20:07.941
The Jets will be at bat

1905
01:20:08.008 --> 01:20:10.544
until they tie or surpass
the Thunder score

1906
01:20:11.411 --> 01:20:14.481
or until they have used up
their remaining six outs.

1907
01:20:14.548 --> 01:20:16.116
-Set!
-Ready, pull.

1908
01:20:16.183 --> 01:20:18.852
-[base buzzing]
-[spotter] Three!

1909
01:20:19.486 --> 01:20:20.687
On your tail.

1910
01:20:21.522 --> 01:20:23.156
-Out!
-[cheering]

1911
01:20:23.223 --> 01:20:25.125
-[umpire] Set!
-Ready, pull.

1912
01:20:25.993 --> 01:20:27.427
[spotter] Two! Five!

1913
01:20:28.395 --> 01:20:30.597
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheering]

1914
01:20:36.203 --> 01:20:37.838
-[man 2] It's on your right!
-[umpire] Safe!

1915
01:20:37.905 --> 01:20:39.072
[cheering]

1916
01:20:42.809 --> 01:20:44.077
-Ball!
-[Darnell] Nice!

1917
01:20:44.144 --> 01:20:45.546
-[Ron] Thunder!
-[team] Roll!

1918
01:20:46.280 --> 01:20:48.682
[narrator] The Jets are down
to their final out.

1919
01:20:49.750 --> 01:20:51.118
[umpire] Set!

1920
01:20:52.753 --> 01:20:54.955
[man 2 whispers] Right there.
That's the game, okay?

1921
01:20:55.222 --> 01:20:58.926
-[umpire] Out!
-[crowd cheering]

1922
01:20:58.992 --> 01:21:02.396
-[Darnell] One, two, three!
-[Indians] Good job, Jets!

1923
01:21:02.462 --> 01:21:04.998
Didn't I say we gonna win three?
We won 'em all,

1924
01:21:05.065 --> 01:21:06.733
It was survive and advance.

1925
01:21:06.800 --> 01:21:08.035
We got the horses,

1926
01:21:08.101 --> 01:21:10.070
we got the athletes,
we got the team.

1927
01:21:10.137 --> 01:21:14.208
When you sprinkle in youth
and experience, we have that.

1928
01:21:14.274 --> 01:21:17.377
We made it to get back
championship Saturday.

1929
01:21:17.444 --> 01:21:19.246
We're gonna give Taiwan
all they can handle.

1930
01:21:19.313 --> 01:21:20.848
These guys'll show up tomorrow.

1931
01:21:20.914 --> 01:21:23.483
I believe in my team,
they will show up tomorrow.

1932
01:21:23.550 --> 01:21:27.521
["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

1933
01:21:30.858 --> 01:21:32.092
Let me see.

1934
01:21:33.260 --> 01:21:34.862
Right here, Moogie.

1935
01:21:35.929 --> 01:21:37.097
Eric.

1936
01:21:49.710 --> 01:21:51.912
All right, everybody, look
this way toward my voice.

1937
01:21:51.979 --> 01:21:53.547
-Here we go.
-[laughter]

1938
01:21:58.952 --> 01:22:00.254
[camera shutter clicks]

1939
01:22:07.895 --> 01:22:09.897
[Darnell] Thanks to everybody
for being here.

1940
01:22:09.963 --> 01:22:11.698
As athletes, as coaches,

1941
01:22:11.765 --> 01:22:15.969
we're gonna put you guys
in the best position to win.

1942
01:22:16.036 --> 01:22:18.539
A lot of people are watching us.

1943
01:22:18.605 --> 01:22:20.774
We either gotta live up
to this billing,

1944
01:22:20.841 --> 01:22:23.243
or we either gonna
let ourselves down.

1945
01:22:23.310 --> 01:22:25.746
Ultimately,
that decision is ours.

1946
01:22:25.812 --> 01:22:28.282
[Darnell]
We take it one game at a time,

1947
01:22:28.348 --> 01:22:31.084
one pitch at a time,
laser focus.

1948
01:22:31.151 --> 01:22:32.853
Let's get out here
and do this thing,

1949
01:22:32.920 --> 01:22:34.254
and bring it home again.

1950
01:22:34.321 --> 01:22:37.457
-How about it?
-Yeah, all right!

1951
01:22:37.524 --> 01:22:38.692
[announcer 1] Welcome, everyone,

1952
01:22:38.759 --> 01:22:42.196
to the 2017 Beep Baseball World
Series in Wellington, Florida.

1953
01:22:42.262 --> 01:22:45.265
And a sticky day, a hot day.
The field is gonna be fast.

1954
01:22:45.332 --> 01:22:47.334
It's been fast all week.

1955
01:22:47.401 --> 01:22:51.538
And we have the Indy Thunder
who are coming in with one loss,

1956
01:22:51.605 --> 01:22:54.208
and the Taiwan
who are coming in undefeated.

1957
01:22:54.274 --> 01:22:56.410
There is a potential
of a second game today.

1958
01:22:56.476 --> 01:22:57.477
Tail.

1959
01:22:57.544 --> 01:22:59.847
[announcer 1] Indy Thunder
will have to win both games

1960
01:22:59.913 --> 01:23:02.115
in order to retain
their championship.

1961
01:23:02.182 --> 01:23:03.016
It is tails.

1962
01:23:03.083 --> 01:23:05.085
-Yes.
-[Ron] What you want?

1963
01:23:05.152 --> 01:23:06.386
-Home.
-Taiwan will be home.

1964
01:23:06.453 --> 01:23:07.421
[Adam] All right, guys.

1965
01:23:07.487 --> 01:23:09.690
-Good luck to you. Good luck.
-Good luck.

1966
01:23:09.756 --> 01:23:11.592
[man] Thunder!

1967
01:23:11.658 --> 01:23:13.460
♪ We're gonna put that ball
Right on the bat ♪

1968
01:23:13.527 --> 01:23:14.962
♪ And whenever they hit
We're stopping that ♪

1969
01:23:15.028 --> 01:23:16.763
♪ Let's roll, Thunder, roll ♪

1970
01:23:16.830 --> 01:23:20.133
[singing in Chinese]

1971
01:23:20.200 --> 01:23:23.203
-Who got that good D?
-We got that good D!

1972
01:23:23.270 --> 01:23:26.306
-Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan!
-Go, go, go! Yeah!

1973
01:23:26.373 --> 01:23:29.042
All right, I think what we'll do
is we'll put some tape here

1974
01:23:29.576 --> 01:23:31.011
and here, okay?

1975
01:23:31.445 --> 01:23:32.913
[narrator]
Sometimes players are suspected

1976
01:23:32.980 --> 01:23:34.982
of peeking around their mask.

1977
01:23:35.048 --> 01:23:37.584
A team can ask
that their eyes be taped shut

1978
01:23:37.651 --> 01:23:39.653
in addition
to the regulation blindfold.

1979
01:23:40.854 --> 01:23:42.756
[Jared] As soon as we decided

1980
01:23:42.823 --> 01:23:44.892
to patch him
before the game started,

1981
01:23:44.958 --> 01:23:48.729
they patched several
of our guys in retaliation.

1982
01:23:48.795 --> 01:23:51.498
And if they choose a certain
individual to be patched,

1983
01:23:51.565 --> 01:23:53.500
those players, kind of are like,

1984
01:23:53.567 --> 01:23:56.136
"Okay, well, you know, that's
a testament to how good I am."

1985
01:23:56.203 --> 01:23:57.704
Not the eyebrows,
not the eyebrows.

1986
01:23:57.771 --> 01:23:58.772
[chuckles] What?

1987
01:23:58.839 --> 01:24:01.074
[announcer 1] The game time
temperature is 86 degrees

1988
01:24:01.141 --> 01:24:03.577
with a humidity
of probably a hundred percent.

1989
01:24:03.644 --> 01:24:05.445
Were about to have
a storm earlier today--

1990
01:24:05.913 --> 01:24:07.281
[announcer 2]
Seems to have went around us.

1991
01:24:07.347 --> 01:24:10.017
It passed us. I think
we're going to be okay today.

1992
01:24:10.617 --> 01:24:11.685
Play ball!

1993
01:24:12.352 --> 01:24:13.954
Set, ready, pitch.

1994
01:24:14.021 --> 01:24:15.789
-Set! Come on!
-[base buzzing]

1995
01:24:18.759 --> 01:24:20.060
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out.

1996
01:24:20.127 --> 01:24:21.862
-[man] Yeah!
-[cheering]

1997
01:24:23.630 --> 01:24:24.698
Ready, pitch!

1998
01:24:26.500 --> 01:24:28.335
-[umpire] He's safe!
-[crowd] Yeah!

1999
01:24:28.402 --> 01:24:31.104
-Ball.
-[umpire] Safe!

2000
01:24:31.171 --> 01:24:33.273
[announcer 1]
Looking to be quite a slugfest.

2001
01:24:35.042 --> 01:24:36.109
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2002
01:24:37.077 --> 01:24:37.945
Out!

2003
01:24:38.846 --> 01:24:40.547
[man 2 shouts]

2004
01:24:43.517 --> 01:24:45.886
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheers and applause]

2005
01:24:45.953 --> 01:24:47.955
Set, ready, pitch!

2006
01:24:48.021 --> 01:24:49.289
[man 2 shouts]

2007
01:24:53.694 --> 01:24:54.962
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2008
01:24:55.028 --> 01:24:57.197
[cheers and applause]

2009
01:24:57.264 --> 01:24:59.299
[announcer 1 on PA] Going into
the bottom of the third inning.

2010
01:24:59.366 --> 01:25:02.236
-[Darnell] Thunder!
-[team] Defense!

2011
01:25:02.936 --> 01:25:04.137
Off the field.

2012
01:25:04.204 --> 01:25:05.639
[announcer 1] Everybody
off the field, please.

2013
01:25:05.706 --> 01:25:07.608
[Darnell] We just gained
the momentum...

2014
01:25:07.674 --> 01:25:09.610
-[thunder rumbles]
-[rain pattering]

2015
01:25:14.882 --> 01:25:17.351
[indistinct chatter]

2016
01:25:19.520 --> 01:25:22.289
[Darnell] We were off the field
for 45 minutes.

2017
01:25:22.356 --> 01:25:26.393
The mindset is, "How are
we going to come back,

2018
01:25:26.460 --> 01:25:28.295
refocus, and win?"

2019
01:25:28.829 --> 01:25:30.764
[announcer 1] We're going into
the bottom of the third now.

2020
01:25:30.831 --> 01:25:34.101
Really, this is where, between
now and the end of this game,

2021
01:25:34.168 --> 01:25:37.137
you're gonna see who is
gonna elevate themselves

2022
01:25:37.204 --> 01:25:38.438
to the best of the best.

2023
01:25:38.505 --> 01:25:39.573
-[ball beeping]
-Play ball!

2024
01:25:39.640 --> 01:25:41.675
All right. Set. Ball!

2025
01:25:41.742 --> 01:25:42.809
-[base buzzing]
-Ball!

2026
01:25:42.876 --> 01:25:44.578
-[umpire] Out!
-[cheering]

2027
01:25:45.279 --> 01:25:46.813
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

2028
01:25:46.880 --> 01:25:48.782
Set, ready, pitch!

2029
01:25:48.849 --> 01:25:50.217
-Here!
-Yeah!

2030
01:25:50.284 --> 01:25:52.186
Set, ready, pitch!

2031
01:25:52.252 --> 01:25:54.188
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2032
01:25:54.888 --> 01:25:55.856
Safe!

2033
01:25:55.923 --> 01:25:56.857
Ball.

2034
01:26:00.060 --> 01:26:01.795
-Ball!
-[cheering]

2035
01:26:01.862 --> 01:26:03.363
Set! Ball!

2036
01:26:08.435 --> 01:26:10.070
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

2037
01:26:10.137 --> 01:26:11.905
Set, ready, pitch!

2038
01:26:12.639 --> 01:26:13.607
[umpire] Safe!

2039
01:26:16.944 --> 01:26:18.212
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2040
01:26:18.278 --> 01:26:20.414
[cheering]

2041
01:26:20.480 --> 01:26:21.849
[man 2] Good save!

2042
01:26:22.616 --> 01:26:23.750
-Aye.
-Aye.

2043
01:26:23.817 --> 01:26:25.018
Set, ball!

2044
01:26:25.719 --> 01:26:26.887
[announcer 2] Got some muscles.

2045
01:26:26.954 --> 01:26:28.589
It's out, third base side.

2046
01:26:28.655 --> 01:26:30.257
Third base is
the one that's buzzing.

2047
01:26:31.692 --> 01:26:32.559
Safe!

2048
01:26:34.461 --> 01:26:36.663
-[umpire] Safe!
-[man 3] He's out!

2049
01:26:38.765 --> 01:26:40.501
[announcer 2] I'm telling you
they have changed.

2050
01:26:40.567 --> 01:26:43.604
In one inning, they have changed
their whole complexion.

2051
01:26:43.670 --> 01:26:44.938
They decided
if the game's gonna push,

2052
01:26:45.005 --> 01:26:46.373
they're gonna push back.

2053
01:26:46.440 --> 01:26:47.774
And they are doing it,
right now.

2054
01:26:47.841 --> 01:26:48.876
[pitcher] Aye, set, ball!

2055
01:26:52.312 --> 01:26:54.214
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheering]

2056
01:26:56.250 --> 01:26:57.317
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2057
01:26:57.384 --> 01:26:59.319
[crowd cheering]

2058
01:27:01.054 --> 01:27:03.657
-[umpire] He's safe!
-[cheering]

2059
01:27:03.724 --> 01:27:04.925
[announcer 1 on PA]
Now batting, number 3,

2060
01:27:04.992 --> 01:27:07.594
-Corey White.
-Set, ready, pitch!

2061
01:27:08.128 --> 01:27:09.129
[man 2 shouts]

2062
01:27:10.931 --> 01:27:12.165
-[shouts]
-Out!

2063
01:27:12.232 --> 01:27:13.267
-[man 2] Yes!
-[cheering]

2064
01:27:13.333 --> 01:27:15.636
-Pitch.
-[man 2 shouts]

2065
01:27:18.772 --> 01:27:20.307
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

2066
01:27:20.374 --> 01:27:22.242
[cheering]

2067
01:27:23.911 --> 01:27:25.712
Set, ready, pitch!

2068
01:27:25.779 --> 01:27:27.080
[man 2] Safe!

2069
01:27:28.048 --> 01:27:29.483
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheering]

2070
01:27:29.550 --> 01:27:31.185
[Jared] Set, ready, pitch!

2071
01:27:31.885 --> 01:27:33.687
-[man 3] Here!
-[cheering]

2072
01:27:33.754 --> 01:27:35.255
Set, ready, pitch!

2073
01:27:35.956 --> 01:27:37.024
[man 2 shouts]

2074
01:27:40.527 --> 01:27:42.129
-[shouts]
-[umpire] Out!

2075
01:27:42.196 --> 01:27:44.131
[cheering]

2076
01:27:44.198 --> 01:27:47.367
[chanting and clapping]
♪ D it up! D it up! ♪

2077
01:27:47.434 --> 01:27:49.970
Go, go, go! Yeah!

2078
01:27:50.037 --> 01:27:51.471
[narrator] It's the bottom
of the final inning

2079
01:27:51.538 --> 01:27:53.574
with the Taiwan Homerun at bat.

2080
01:27:53.640 --> 01:27:55.642
This is their last chance
to catch up

2081
01:27:55.709 --> 01:27:57.010
and win against the Thunder.

2082
01:27:58.645 --> 01:28:00.681
-[umpire] Safe!
-[cheering]

2083
01:28:00.747 --> 01:28:02.783
Aye. Set, ball.

2084
01:28:03.483 --> 01:28:04.484
-[man 3] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2085
01:28:04.551 --> 01:28:05.385
Yes!

2086
01:28:06.620 --> 01:28:08.722
[announcer 1 on PA]
Now 16-14, Indy Thunder.

2087
01:28:08.789 --> 01:28:10.858
Aye, set, ball!

2088
01:28:11.992 --> 01:28:13.293
[spotter] Two!

2089
01:28:16.063 --> 01:28:18.532
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out!

2090
01:28:18.599 --> 01:28:19.600
Set, ball.

2091
01:28:20.734 --> 01:28:21.835
[spotter] One!

2092
01:28:22.336 --> 01:28:24.238
-[umpire] Out!
-[cheering]

2093
01:28:24.304 --> 01:28:25.405
Set, ball.

2094
01:28:26.607 --> 01:28:29.109
[spotter] Five!

2095
01:28:31.211 --> 01:28:32.546
-[man] Here!
-[umpire] Safe!

2096
01:28:32.613 --> 01:28:34.081
[cheering]

2097
01:28:34.147 --> 01:28:36.383
[announcer 1] So now one out.
16-15, Indy Thunder.

2098
01:28:36.950 --> 01:28:38.085
A nail-biter.

2099
01:28:38.652 --> 01:28:41.321
1-3, play!

2100
01:28:41.388 --> 01:28:45.792
[man 2 speaking Chinese]

2101
01:28:48.929 --> 01:28:50.097
[announcer 1] Bat's up.

2102
01:28:51.598 --> 01:28:52.566
-Aye.
-Aye.

2103
01:28:52.633 --> 01:28:53.734
Set, ball.

2104
01:28:58.539 --> 01:28:59.773
-Ball!
-[umpire] He's out!

2105
01:28:59.840 --> 01:29:00.707
[cheering]

2106
01:29:00.774 --> 01:29:01.642
[Darnell] Seven!

2107
01:29:02.442 --> 01:29:03.577
[announcer 1] 16-15.

2108
01:29:06.747 --> 01:29:07.781
[announcer 2] Tell you what,

2109
01:29:07.848 --> 01:29:10.417
that was an amazing game
of beep ball right there.

2110
01:29:10.484 --> 01:29:12.419
[narrator]
As great as this victory is,

2111
01:29:12.486 --> 01:29:14.655
the Thunder need to win
one more game.

2112
01:29:14.721 --> 01:29:16.423
This ring is right on my finger.

2113
01:29:16.490 --> 01:29:18.792
I want another one
just like this one!

2114
01:29:18.859 --> 01:29:21.128
It's all gold, baby! All gold!

2115
01:29:21.195 --> 01:29:22.596
Leave it all on the field,
all on the field!

2116
01:29:22.663 --> 01:29:23.897
"Thunder" on three!

2117
01:29:23.964 --> 01:29:26.967
-One, two, three.
-[team] Thunder!

2118
01:29:27.034 --> 01:29:28.168
We gonna roll on one game.

2119
01:29:28.235 --> 01:29:30.838
We won one, we got another
one to go, and now I got to pee.

2120
01:29:32.039 --> 01:29:33.207
[indistinct chatter]

2121
01:29:33.273 --> 01:29:34.641
[Darnell]
Last game of the year, guys!

2122
01:29:34.708 --> 01:29:37.377
Last game of the year guys!

2123
01:29:38.679 --> 01:29:39.847
[narrator]
The teams have 30 minutes

2124
01:29:39.913 --> 01:29:42.382
before they face each other
one last time.

2125
01:29:42.449 --> 01:29:43.517
♪ Right on the bat ♪

2126
01:29:43.584 --> 01:29:45.319
♪ And whenever they hit
We stoppin' that ♪

2127
01:29:45.385 --> 01:29:46.987
♪ Let's roll, Thunder, roll! ♪

2128
01:29:47.054 --> 01:29:49.723
-[man] Who got that good D?
-[team] We got that good D!

2129
01:29:49.790 --> 01:29:52.526
-[man] Who got that base run?
-[team] We got that base run!

2130
01:29:52.593 --> 01:29:54.561
-[man] Case closed!
-[team] Let's go!

2131
01:29:54.628 --> 01:29:56.597
[announcer 1]
Now batting number 32, Chang.

2132
01:29:56.663 --> 01:29:58.665
Aye, set, ball!

2133
01:29:59.499 --> 01:30:00.701
[spotter] One!

2134
01:30:00.767 --> 01:30:03.136
[man] On the left! Follow it in.

2135
01:30:04.838 --> 01:30:05.873
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

2136
01:30:05.939 --> 01:30:07.941
-[cheering]
-[Darnell] Nice job, Zach!

2137
01:30:08.008 --> 01:30:09.476
Set, ball!

2138
01:30:14.548 --> 01:30:15.582
-Ball!
-Out!

2139
01:30:15.649 --> 01:30:17.684
-[cheering]
-[Darnell] Nice coffin corner!

2140
01:30:17.751 --> 01:30:19.152
Bring it in!

2141
01:30:19.219 --> 01:30:22.189
[team] ♪ Bring it in
Bring it in, bring it in! ♪

2142
01:30:22.256 --> 01:30:23.924
Set, ready, pitch!

2143
01:30:24.525 --> 01:30:25.659
[man 2 shouts]

2144
01:30:29.096 --> 01:30:29.963
[umpire] Safe!

2145
01:30:30.030 --> 01:30:31.932
Set, ready, pitch!

2146
01:30:34.902 --> 01:30:36.170
-[man 3 shouts]
-[cheering]

2147
01:30:36.236 --> 01:30:37.271
[umpire] Safe!

2148
01:30:37.337 --> 01:30:39.106
-Safe!
-[cheering]

2149
01:30:39.173 --> 01:30:40.240
[umpire] Safe!

2150
01:30:40.307 --> 01:30:42.342
[cheering]

2151
01:30:44.378 --> 01:30:46.480
[narrator] The Thunder score
nine runs in the first inning

2152
01:30:46.547 --> 01:30:48.215
and take a decisive lead
in the second.

2153
01:30:50.217 --> 01:30:52.052
The 12-run rule comes
into effect.

2154
01:30:52.886 --> 01:30:54.388
With four innings remaining,

2155
01:30:54.454 --> 01:30:57.090
the Thunder are 12 outs away
from the championship.

2156
01:30:57.157 --> 01:30:58.959
-[umpire] He's out!
-[cheering]

2157
01:30:59.026 --> 01:31:01.995
These Thunder Players want
this game. They want it bad.

2158
01:31:02.396 --> 01:31:03.630
There's more!

2159
01:31:04.264 --> 01:31:05.232
[umpire] Safe!

2160
01:31:06.633 --> 01:31:07.868
-Ball!
-[umpire] Out!

2161
01:31:07.935 --> 01:31:08.802
-Safe!
-Yes!

2162
01:31:08.869 --> 01:31:10.003
Set, ball!

2163
01:31:13.640 --> 01:31:14.474
[umpire] Out!

2164
01:31:14.541 --> 01:31:16.443
[announcer 1] Two outs,
bottom of the sixth.

2165
01:31:17.611 --> 01:31:18.512
[narrator] Once again,

2166
01:31:18.579 --> 01:31:20.981
the Taiwan Homerun
face their final out.

2167
01:31:23.317 --> 01:31:25.886
[pitcher] Aye, set, ball!

2168
01:31:26.587 --> 01:31:28.455
[Darnell whispers]
Make it there. Make it.

2169
01:31:29.156 --> 01:31:29.990
[Erik] Ball!

2170
01:31:30.057 --> 01:31:31.091
-He's out!
-Championship!

2171
01:31:31.158 --> 01:31:32.426
[cheering]

2172
01:31:33.227 --> 01:31:36.730
[announcer 1] That is the end
of the 2017 World Series.

2173
01:31:36.797 --> 01:31:37.931
Final score...

2174
01:31:39.099 --> 01:31:42.102
Indy Thunder, 15. Taiwan, 10.

2175
01:31:42.703 --> 01:31:45.572
-2017 champions, Indy Thunder.
-[cheering]

2176
01:31:46.807 --> 01:31:49.009
Remember the banquet's
tonight at eight o'clock.

2177
01:31:50.944 --> 01:31:52.112
And thank you, everyone,

2178
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for coming to watch
the 2017 World Series.

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[cheers and applause]

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[Darnell] Back-to-back, baby!
Back-to-back!

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-Here we go!
-Congratulations.

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Thank you! Thank you!

2183
01:32:09.696 --> 01:32:11.598
Good game, good game.

2184
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I've got the thunder!

2185
01:32:14.902 --> 01:32:16.970
-Good game, good game.
-Good game.

2186
01:32:19.206 --> 01:32:21.175
-Good game.
-Good game.

2187
01:32:22.209 --> 01:32:24.878
-Back-to-back!
-[cheering]

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[upbeat music]

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I need Bruce,
Chip, Ron, Barbara.

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Oh, yeah, I'm excited,
and we're leading the group.

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We're up front.

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[man]
Okay, Blind Baseball, let's go.

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[male announcer]
Up first, the Indy Thunder

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-Beep Baseball team.
-[cheering]

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Beep baseball
is a style of baseball

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for the blind
and visually impaired,

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and our very own
Indy Thunder won

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the World Series Championship

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-of Beep Baseball.
-[crowd cheering]

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[Darnell] We've come a long way
from building the team

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and then winning
the World Series,

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and just being homegrown
makes it really, really sweet.

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[team] ♪ We fight, we fight ♪

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♪ And that ain't all ♪

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-Say what!
-♪ From the back to the wall ♪

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♪ We knock that ball
to the wall ♪

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♪ We fight, we fight
We fight, we fight ♪

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♪ And that ain't all ♪

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-Thunder!
-[Team] Rolls!

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[Ron] Indy Thunder
used to be laughed at.

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They would practice against us,
beat us, and send us home.

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[female announcer] ...are
members of the Indy Thunder

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Beep Baseball team!

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[Ron] But now we setting
the standard

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for what's a good team.

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[Darnell]
We're out in the real world.

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We get exposure,
it's not hidden.

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We can do anything
that a sighted individual,

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or a sighted athlete can do.

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[man] And to me it's more
than just a game.

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It's like one big community,
one big support group,

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and anytime I'm talking
to anybody about beep ball,

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yes, it's a sport,
but it's much more than that.

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01:33:59.373 --> 01:34:01.241
[Toby] Yeah, Thunder!

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01:34:05.812 --> 01:34:07.714
Thunder!

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01:34:13.654 --> 01:34:15.589
[Mike] You know, as I think

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about what it means
to be a Hall of Famer,

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01:34:20.227 --> 01:34:23.797
the reality is,
beep baseball is so unique...

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[Darnell] Good game, good game!

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01:34:25.232 --> 01:34:26.934
[Ron] Good game,
San Anton, good job.

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01:34:27.000 --> 01:34:29.870
...that we have all of these
political organizations

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out there advocating
for equality

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and fairness for the blind.

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And yet, all the while,
beep baseball is

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and has been quietly
already doing

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what everyone else in society

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attempts to achieve.

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Good game.

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01:34:46.086 --> 01:34:48.021
[Mike] It requires
the sighted and blind

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to work together
to accomplish a common goal.

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It requires it. It doesn't say,

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01:34:52.659 --> 01:34:55.195
"Hey, you guys, would you like
to work together to do this?"

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01:34:55.729 --> 01:34:58.465
It says, "Hey, in order
to get this game completed,

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we have to work together."

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And I can't think
of any better venue

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that teaches us this lesson,

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day in and day out,
than beep baseball.

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["Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" playing]

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[woman]
♪ Katie Casey was baseball mad ♪

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♪ Had the fever and had it bad ♪

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♪ Just to root
For the hometown crew ♪

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♪ Ev'ry sou Katie blew ♪

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♪ Take me out
To the ball game ♪

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♪ Take me out with the crowd ♪

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♪ Buy me some peanuts
And Cracker Jack ♪

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♪ I don't care
if I never get back ♪

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♪ Let me root, root, root
For the home team ♪

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01:35:53.820 --> 01:35:57.057
♪ If they don't win
It's a shame ♪

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♪ For it's one, two
Three strikes, you're out ♪

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♪ At the old ball game ♪