Soundbite.

Baseball movie cliche: The protagonist is deflated, possibly defeated. Things aren't going his way. He's hit a roadblock and it might just be too big for him to overcome. But before all is lost, someone comes to him and delivers an inspirational speech. So moved by this speech, the hero is able to rally and achieve his goals.

Field of Dreams:

"Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come."

The Sandlot:

"Let me tell you something kid; Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes."

Angels in the Outfield:

Maggie Nelson: My name is Maggie Nelson. I take care of foster kids. One of these boys is the child who can see angels. He could stand up right now and tell you what's going on and I'd know you'd just laugh at him. But, when a professional football player drops to one knee to thank God for making a touchdown, nobody laughs at that. Or when a pitcher crosses himself before going to the mound, no one laughs at that either. It's like your saying it's okay to believe in God, but it's not okay to believe in angels. Now, I thought that they were on the same team.

Hank Murphy: Is it your belief, ma'am, that angels play baseball?

Maggie Nelson: Since the all-star break, yes. We all need someone to believe in. Every child I have ever looked after has someone: an angel. You've got to have faith. You've got to believe. You have to look inside yourself. The footprints of an angel are love, and where there is love, miraculous things can happen. I've seen it.

Kevin Millar has no intention of joining the minor leagues if he doesn't make the Blue Jays roster out of spring training. Should that come to pass, however, he may find that he could have a career as a screenwriter. Says Millar of the Blue Jays chances of winning the east:

"You have to believe. You have to go out and compete and you have to go out there and believe you can win. I think that's what you try to do with a team like this that's got some good players. You look around, we've got some studs. In my opinion, they've got the best bullpen in the big leagues, having faced them the last few years. But I think you have to believe. If you don't believe, you're not going to win. But nothing stops this club from winning the East -- nothing."

If that isn't up there with the best of them, then I don't know what is.