Okay.
Coffee on?
Yes.
Good morning.
Good morning, Billy.
[Billy knocks on Perter's office door and Peter meets Billy in Billy's office] [Sits down at Billy's desk]
What's up?
Wade's on 2.
Hello?
Ed, it's Billy.
What's up?
Look, I need a little help on defense.
Okay.
I'm willing to trade Jeremy Giambi for it.
[Intrigued]
Really?
Mmm-hmm. Who do you got?
Well, let me think.
What are you doing?
Mabry?
No, Mabry.
Hold on. [Mutes speakerphone, looks at Peter]
No.
Why not?
Because you can't trade Jeremy Giambi.
Why do I get the feeling you're picking my pocket?
I'm not picking your pocket, you're picking mine. Giambi's name alone is worth more.
What's wrong with him, Billy?
There's nothing wrong with him. Now can we say it's done in theory and start drawing up the paperwork?
Okay, but you're gonna have--
Great. [Hangs up]
I think he was gonna say something else.
When you get the answer you're looking for, hang up. Suzanne?
Yes?
David Dombrowski.
Okay.
Peña's going too.
I don't think you should do that. I really don't think you should do that.
I want Hatteberg in the lineup tonight.
Billy, I think you need to take a minute. I think you seriously need to just think about what you're doing. Because you're upset.
Okay. What am I missing?
These are hard moves to explain to people.
Why is that a problem, Pete?
Don't make an emotional decision, Billy.
David Dombrowski's on 3.
Look, we're gonna shake things up. [Picks up the phone] Dave, Peña's going on the block, you're my first call. Because he's making the rest of the team look bad. He's gonna be a Rookie of the Year.
Probably an All-Star.
He's an All-Star, Dave. No. I want a reliever and cash. Okay. You got five minutes, Dave. I'm not waiting.
Billy, Peña is an an All-Star, okay? And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn't work out the way that we want it to, you know this is the kind of decision that gets you fired. It is.
Yes, you're right. I may lose my job. In which case I'm a 44-year-old guy with a high school diploma and a daughter I'd like to be able to send to college. You're 25 years old, with a degree from Yale and a pretty impressive apprenticeship. I don't think we're asking the right question. I think the question we should be asking is, do you believe in this thing or not?
I do.
It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves. Don't. To anyone.
Okay.
Now, I'm gonna see this thing through, for better or worse. Just tell me, do you project we'll win more with Hatteberg or Peña at first?
It's close. But theoretically, Hatteberg.
What are we talking about then?
Dombrowski's on again, on 3.
[Picks up the phone]
Yeah? Ok, that'll work. Great, I need one more thing: soda. Yeah I don't want my guys paying for soda. I want you to stock my machine for three years. I'm serious. Great, it's a deal. [To Peter after hanging up] Go tell Peña he's gotta pack.
You want me to tell Peña?
Part of the job. [Stuffs a Twinkie in his mouth]
What about Giambi? You want me to tell him too?
