And the Glory

The Odyssey Coyotes are headed to the playoffs for the first time in 27 years, and star pitcher Pete Flannigan is the toast of the town - until a diving catch lands his arm in a cast. Now the season rests on nervous Henry Thomas, who is sure the coach picked him by mistake. Pete coaches him into a winner... and then Henry stops listening, ignoring the friend who trained him as the team carries him off the field. Up in the Kids Radio booth, announcers Jimmy and Lawrence catch the same fever, each rambling to hog the spotlight until Whit tells them to start making each other look good. In the championship, Henry goes for hero-style strikeouts instead of pitching low like Pete taught him, serves up a home run, and the Coyotes lose 13 to 11. Instead of a lecture, Pete offers Henry forgiveness, a reminder of where his talent really comes from, and a promise to teach him the slider - right after church.

Found on On Earth as it is in Heaven Album 17 · 12 episodes

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0234 Our Daily Bread When a devoted family man loses his job for the first time in his life, his family rallies to keep the household afloat - but what he really needs may not be a paycheck.

0235 Forgive Us as We Forgive When Ernie Myers comes home after two years in prison, his family throws a joyful welcome - but his son Eric is finding it far harder to open his heart than to hang a banner.

0236 Into Temptation Jimmy's birthday-money showdown over a coveted video game leads him into Whit's newest invention - a room that shows not the past, but the consequences of the choices you're about to make.

0237 Deliver us from Evil When Whit's Bible research machine breaks down, Bernard and Eugene form an unlikely storytelling duo to help Marsha with her report on one of history's most fantastic rescues.

0238 For Thine is the Kingdom A young ballerina's dreams are put to the test when a moment of carelessness on her bike changes everything she thought her future would be.

0239 The Power A student's suspicion about impossibly perfect test scores uncovers a classmate's secret grip on the entire school.

0240 And the Glory When Odyssey's star pitcher is sidelined during the playoffs, he must coach a terrified nobody into a hero - while a pair of kid broadcasters learn that the spotlight can be a dangerous thing to share.

0241 Forever... Amen A boy eagerly awaiting the birth of his baby brother has his excitement poisoned by doubt just before his family's world is turned upside down.

0242 Hymn Writers A live-from-church Kids Radio broadcast sends time-traveling microphones back to meet three hymn writers whose faith, courage, and trials gave the church its songs.

0243 Family Values When his son's joke essay lands the family in the finals for Family of the Year, a scheming father tries to fake strong family values in a single weekend.

1 of 2 0244 The Mysterious Stranger A young stranger walks into Whit's End claiming it was once his childhood home - and he knows secrets about the building that no outsider possibly could.

2 of 2 0245 The Mysterious Stranger A troubled stranger's impossible claim about Whit's End leads Whit and Lucy into the ashes of a decades-old fire - and a family secret someone will do anything to keep buried.

0246 My Fair Bernard When rival Bart Rathbone starts stealing his janitorial customers with slick radio ads, Bernard Walton turns to theatrical impresario Edwin Blackgaard - who has his own hidden reasons for putting the window washer's life story on stage.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 8 more roles

1 featured character

Sam Johnson Kyle Ellison

7 supporting roles

P. A. Announcer Bob Luttrell Radio Announcer Actor Unknown Henry Thomas Andrew Gillespie Woodchuck Bob Luttrell Umpire (c) Bob Luttrell Mary Ann Actor Unknown Pete Flannigan Gabe Tigerman

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director · Producer Marshal Younger Writer Bob Luttrell Sound Designer · Producer Chuck Bolte Executive Producer

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The Odyssey Coyotes have just won their way into the district playoffs for the first time in 27 years, and their star pitcher, Pete Flannigan, is the toast of the town. While reporters crowd into Whit's End to interview him, Whit quietly reminds Pete that he has been skipping church all season to squeeze in extra Sunday morning practice. Pete promises he will get back to church once the season is over.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Barclay has been training Lawrence Hodges to work at Kids Radio, and Lawrence thinks the station is getting boring. Their big idea: broadcast the playoff games live, with Jimmy calling the plays and Lawrence adding color commentary. In the first playoff game, Pete pitches brilliantly and wins it with a diving catch - but the dive stretches the tendons in his wrist, and he ends up in a cast. With the backup pitcher away on vacation, the job falls to nervous, shaky Henry Thomas, who is sure the coach picked him by mistake. Pete takes Henry under his wing, teaching him to throw with his whole body, keep the ball low, and stop trying to strike everyone out. In the second game Henry pitches a gem, and the team carries him off the field on their shoulders - right past Pete, whom Henry now completely ignores.

The trouble spreads to the broadcast booth, too. Lawrence's rambling stories about plumbers and crinkle-cut french fries earn him piles of fan mail, so a jealous Jimmy starts rambling as well, until Whit marches up to the booth during the championship game and tells the two of them to stop trying to outdo each other and start making each other look good. Down on the field, Henry has stopped listening to anyone. Trying to be the hero with a strikeout instead of pitching low like Pete advises, he serves up a home run, and the Coyotes lose the championship 13 to 11.

Pete finds Henry sitting alone afterward, expecting a lecture. Instead Pete tells him he is a good pitcher who got the team to the championship and simply had a bad day - and that, like Pete himself, he just needs to remember where his ability comes from. Henry asks Pete to teach him the slider tomorrow, and Pete agrees: right after church.