Рей се опитва да пише книга, но бива отхвърлен. Робърт става лейтенант.

היריבות בין ריי לרוברט מחריפה אחרי שריי מקבל חדשות רעות לגבי ספר הבייסבול שהוא עובד עליו, ורוברט מקבל חדשות טובות לגבי הקידום שלו.

The competition for attention between Ray and Robert reaches an all-time high with the brothers ending up in a fight. Ray's dreams of authoring a sports book get squashed when the publishing company takes a pass on it, just as Robert receives the good news that he is being promoted to lieutenant. The Barone family doesn't quite know how to react to this most bizarre of situations in which Ray has failed at something while Robert has succeeded. But worst of all, Ray doesn't know how (or if) he's ever going to get past this.

Rywalizacja pomiędzy braćmi Barone prowadzi do kłótni, gdy okazuje się, że wydawca odrzuca pomysł Raya na książkę o baseballu, nad którą ten ciężko pracował, a Robert dostaje dobrą wiadomość o awansie na porucznika.

O sonho de Ray de escrever um livro sobre esportes é abalado quando a editora rejeita o original; Robert é promovido a tenente. A família Barone não sabe como reagir diante da situação de fracasso de Ray e do sucesso de Robert.

Ray är avundsjuk på Robert som blir befordrad.