Bull Durham (1988)

Trey Wilson: Skip

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• Skip : You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!

  Larry : Lollygaggers!

  Skip : Lollygaggers.

• Skip : Don't take this the wrong way Millie, but if I catch you in here again I'll ban you from the ballpark.

  Millie : You can't ban me from the ballpark because my daddy donated the scoreboard.

  Skip : What do we need a scoreboard for? We haven't scored any runs all season.

• Skip : What's our record, Larry?

  Larry : Eight and sixteen.

  Skip : Eight... and sixteen. How'd we ever win eight?

  Larry : It's a miracle.

  Skip : It's a miracle. This... is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball. You got it?

• Skip : Crash Davis? Joe Riggins.

  [shakes hands with Crash] 

  Crash Davis : And you Larry Hockett should remember me, 'cause about five years ago in the Texas League you were pitching for El Paso and I was batting clean-up for Shreveport. You hung an 0 and 2 curve ball in a 3-2 game in the bottom of the 8th and I tattooed it over the Michelin Tire sign and beat you 4-3.

  Larry : Yeah, I remember. I should'a thrown a slider. Damn, Crash, nice to see you.

• Joe Reardon : He walked 18.

  Larry : New league record!

  Joe Reardon : Struck out 18.

  Larry : Another new league record! In addition he hit the sportswriter, the public address announcer, the bull mascot twice...

  [Joe laughs] 

  Larry : Also new league records! But, Joe, this guy's got some serious shit.

• Crash Davis : You don't want a ballplayer; you want a stable pony.

  Skip : Nah.

  Crash Davis : Well, my triple-A contract gets bought out so I can hold some flavor-of-the-month's dick in the bus leagues, is that it? Well, fuck this fucking game!

  [pause] 

  Crash Davis : I quit, all right? I fucking quit.

  [Crash exits the office and stands in the clubhouse for a minute before sticking his head back through the door] 

  Crash Davis : Who we play tomorrow?

  Skip : Winston-Salem. Batting practice at 11:30.

• Crash Davis : I'm too old for this shit. Why the hell am I back in A ball?

  Joe Reardon : 'Cause of Ebby Calvin LaLoosh. Big club's got a hundred grand in him.

  Larry : He's got a million dollar arm, and a five cent head.

  Joe Reardon : Had a gun on him tonight. The last five pitched he threw were faster that the first five, He has the best young arm I've seen in 30 years. You've been around. You're smart, professional. We want you to mature the kid. We want you to room with him on the road, stay on his case all year. He could go all the way.

  Crash Davis : Where can I go?

  Joe Reardon : You can keep going to the ballpark, and keep getting paid to do it. Beats the hell out of working at Sears.

  Larry : Sears sucks, Crash.