A minor-league baseball team never wins, so Jonathan and Mark set out to help them. They also come to the aid of an elderly vendor who has been kicked out of the stadium.
Tom and George ( Sherman Hemsley) swap childhood Christmas stories. Cover and Hemsley also play their fathers.
Although she's smothered by Marcus's stifling attentions, Joan doesn't want to hurt his feelings by terminating the relationship. So she enlists her friends to end it for her.
With a potential matchup against Chicago looking more and more likely, Coach Denardo's fierce rivalry with Coach Boyd begins to strain his relationship with his staff, particularly Coach Fred. T.D. struggles with some family matters of his own as his son begins to act out.
