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When asked one day how he got into sportscasting, Scotty says something like, "The Jet helped me rescue a Babe Ruth-signed ball from the neighborhood dog when we were kids, and because of that we spent time talking baseball with a blind ex-ballplayer who knew Babe Ruth." And of course, who wouldn't want to hear more of ''that'' story, leading to the narration of the film!

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When asked one day how he got into sportscasting, Scotty says something like, "The Jet helped me rescue a Babe Ruth-signed ball from the neighborhood dog when we were kids, and because of that we spent time talking baseball with a blind ex-ballplayer who knew Babe Ruth. That's actually how he got his nickname." And of course, who wouldn't want to hear more of ''that'' story, leading to the narration of the film!
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Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend led the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bite through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.

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Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend led the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bite through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.well.
[[WMG: Scotty's narration in the film is just him telling the story of how he knows Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez to a fellow sportscaster.]]
When asked one day how he got into sportscasting, Scotty says something like, "The Jet helped me rescue a Babe Ruth-signed ball from the neighborhood dog when we were kids, and because of that we spent time talking baseball with a blind ex-ballplayer who knew Babe Ruth." And of course, who wouldn't want to hear more of ''that'' story, leading to the narration of the film!
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Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend led the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bit through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.

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Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend led the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bit bite through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.
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He says it himself, "Legends never die". So many people knew of him, and so many believed him to "less than a god but more than a man" that he became just that. That dream Benny had was no dream; Babe Ruth is now a SpiritAdvisor for baseball players.

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He says it himself, "Legends never die". So many people knew of him, and so many believed him to be "less than a god but more than a man" that he became just that. That dream Benny had was no dream; Babe Ruth is now a SpiritAdvisor for baseball players.
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The feats he accomplishing are improbable and amazing. "Only a few guys in history ever busted the guts out of a ball." Originally he merely a good player, but then the power of belief built up. "You're the best on the team! You don't need to practice." The belief of his team and that snooby team made him into a demi-god. Smalls unintentionally became his prophet of sorts by spreading the fame of "The Rocket".

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The feats he accomplishing accomplishes are improbable and amazing. "Only a few guys in history ever busted the guts out of a ball." Originally he was merely a good player, but then the power of belief built up. "You're the best on the team! You don't need to practice." The belief of his team and that snooby team made him into a demi-god. Smalls unintentionally became his prophet of sorts by spreading the fame of "The Rocket".



Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend lead the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bit through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.

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Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend lead led the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bit through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.
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[[WMG: The [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve Power of Belief]] is a supernatural force in this verse]]
The more famous someone becomes, and the more people believe in them, the greater the people believed in become. There are three candidates for this.
->1. Babe Ruth.
He says it himself, "Legends never die". So many people knew of him, and so many believed him to "less than a god but more than a man" that he became just that. That dream Benny had was no dream; Babe Ruth is now a SpiritAdvisor for baseball players.
->2. Benny
The feats he accomplishing are improbable and amazing. "Only a few guys in history ever busted the guts out of a ball." Originally he merely a good player, but then the power of belief built up. "You're the best on the team! You don't need to practice." The belief of his team and that snooby team made him into a demi-god. Smalls unintentionally became his prophet of sorts by spreading the fame of "The Rocket".
->3. The Beast
Until the climax, we don't see the Beast/Hercules himself. [[NothingIsScarier We only hear growls from the darkness]]. This plus the yard and the legend lead the kids to believe that the Beast is some kind of supernatural monster. One that can bit through wood easily, twist metal poles into knots and become ''much'' bigger than a typical English Mastiff. Once Benny conquers his fear by jumping into the Beast's lair, the dog shrinks to a more mundane size. Then by outrunning the Beast, the other kids lose their fear as well.

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