Truman on the Ball Martha Speaks : Season 1 Episode 36

Why does Truman want to become a hobo and/or join the circus? Is he actually trying to run away? Maybe it has something to do with tomorrow's softball game, and the fact that Truman can't actually catch the ball. Can Martha and Alice help? Vocabulary: (E) achievement, attempt, concentrate, effort, patient (I) throw, catch, toss, lesson