Two Lives in Pittsburgh

- If he gets drafted next week

and that's a big if,

he'll be the first openly gay player in the NFL

in any of the four major US men's sports,

football, baseball, basketball, hockey.

- And that's a good thing?

- That's a very good thing.

Okay.

Well, for the most part I agree.

But what?

Be rational.

This, this has nothing to do with rational.

This is about gut reaction.

You know, it's not how people

wanna see how those are different than them are,

but about how they actually see them.

- Yeah but this is also about pushing boundaries

and sports is about pushing boundaries.

Yes.

But it's also about the sacred space of the NFL.

What Sacred space?

You don't think there are gay players in the NFL?

- It's not about whether they are or not.

Okay, maybe there are, maybe there aren't.

But what the heck is wrong with don't ask, don't tell?

- Everything is wrong with don't ask...

Matty.

If you need anything, call, I'll be back in a few hours.

Okay.

Anyone fighting today?

- Yeah, Pins are fighting for a playoff spot.

- Are we watching with Dee and Satch?

Granny's.

Yay.

- But Dee texted, said you left your jersey there.

We'll swing by on the way.

Breakfast is on the table and clean up your stuff.

Okay?

Okay poppy, bye.

- All right, I appreciate it, doc.

Take care Millie.

- Oh, can I bum a smoke from you?

Thanks.

You need help, mom?

No, thanks.

Okay, okay.

- Carla, maybe, maybe smoking's not the best idea right now.

Okay mom?

Yeah.

Have Jimmy come by.

Make sure all the legal stuff is good.

Yeah.

Mom.

Just grab your jersey from Dee and let's go.

- Can I get you anything to eat, Matty?

No thank you, Teresa.

You okay?

Can I get you anything?

- Theresa, I've been telling you what I need for years.

New list is up on the board.

- I'm off today, I'll take a look later.

Hand me a beer, will you Barn.

Oh no smoking or drinking.

Matty, gimme an IC light.

Open it up for me too.

I don't wanna mess up your work.

What's that about?

She's older.

You like that one?

You can keep it.

- Mom, I got you that you said you liked it.

I lied.

Ain't the first time.

Matty, you have a future as an old Vietnamese woman.

- Get to playoff hockey baby.

Huh?

Here we go.

That's right.

And with the wind, a pen clinch of playoff burn.

And baseball is back.

We have opening day tickets to our 97th caller right now.

Get on the horn.

This is the Bucco's year, come on.

What's up, you coming?

Is Granny really sick?

Yeah.

She gonna die?

Yeah.

When?

I don't know.

Soon?

Well, what's soon?

This week?

She's not gonna die this week.

This year though.

- Will she make it to my birthday?

October?

I don't know.

Come on.

Jesus Christ, look, catch it.

Pick it up.

Come on, let's go, come on.

Grab the mitt.

Get in the truck.

No.

Not no.

Get in the truck.

Why'd you do that?

It wasn't hard.

I didn't do anything.

- Exactly, you didn't do anything.

You're signed up for baseball.

You wanna embarrass yourself,

be the kid on the team that throws like a girl?

I don't care.

You don't care.

I don't even wanna play.

- How about you stop being a little pussy, huh?

Did coach ask you to practice catching, throwing, bating?

Did he?

So when I ask you to do what the coach asked you to do,

that's not when I say, oh, poor baby.

Now get in the truck.

So help me, get in a truck.

Boy.

Why don't you stop acting like a little baby?

Stop.

How about that?

Hey, poppy.

Why do boys have penises and girls have vaginas?

I don't know.

Can you not say penis?

Why can't you choose.

Whatever you got.

You got boys have wieners.

Girls have what they have.

- If I stick it in between my legs,

it looks like I don't have one, watch.

That's all right.

I really don't wanna see that.

Can you do it?

I'm sure I can.

Do it.

No thanks.

But watch.

No thanks.

But look.

- You stuck your junk between your legs.

Isn't it cool?

Real cool.

That's how my name sounds.

You don't say MaTTy.

You say MaDDie.

Let's do your times tables.

Okay.

Right?

Yeah.

Six times four.

Yeah, sure, if you wanna walk home.

Yeah, Dee will pick you up at the house.

No, I'm heading out with the guys.

Hi, I'm Mr. Garcia.

- Matty, I can't talk right now, I'm at your school.

Alright.

All right.

Have fun with Dee and Biko, bye.

Sorry about that.

Oh my god.

Bernie Evers.

Will.

I didn't connect it.

- I You're not still in the neighborhood?

No, no.

I'm over in Shadyside now.

Yeah.

An elementary school teacher,

you know, that makes, that makes sense.

Almost 25 years now.

I just transferred back here last year.

How you doing?

I'm good, I'm good.

How's Helen?

- Oh, my mom died a couple years ago.

Ah, I'm sorry.

Carla didn't mention anything.

Yeah, don't worry about it.

How's your mom doing?

Yeah, she's good, she's Carla.

She's still that same house?

- No, no, Matty and me are there.

Carla's in a care home.

Growing old's tough.

Well, listen here.

Why don't she sit down, let's, let's talk about Matty.

So to begin with, Matty's a really neat kid.

Thanks.

Is he your only?

My only, yeah, yeah, my only.

- Well, he's very sweet and he is really smart.

No, he brings home a lot of stars and happy faces.