Angels in the Outfield Movie Quotes
Roger Bomman
God... if there is a God... if you're a man or a woman... if you're listening, I'd really, really like a family. My dad says that will only happen if the Angels win the pennant. The baseball team, I mean. So, maybe you can help them win a little. Amen. Oh, a-woman, too.
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Al the Boss Angel
We're always watching.
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Hank Murphy
What's your name? What's your business here?
Maggie Nelson
My name is Maggie Nelson. I take care of foster kids. One of these boys is the child who can see angels. He could stand up right now and tell you what's going on and I'd know you'd just laugh at him. But, when a professional football player drops to one knee to thank God for making a touchdown, nobody laughs at that. Or when a pitcher crosses himself before going to the mound, no one laughs at that either. It's like your saying it's okay to believe in God, but it's not okay to believe in angels. Now, I thought that they were on the same team.
Hank Murphy
Is it your belief, ma'am, that angels play baseball?
Maggie Nelson
Since the all-star break, yes. We all need someone to believe in. Every child I have ever looked after has someone: an angel. You've got to have faith. You've got to believe. You have to look inside yourself. The footprints of an angel are love, and where there is love, miraculous things can happen. I've seen it.
[sits]
Mel Clark
[stands]
I'd also like to say something. I don't know if there are any angels here other than the twenty-five of us in uniform. But I know there is one thing I won't do: I won't play for anyone but George Knox. I believe in him.
Triscuitt Messmer
[stands]
That goes for me, too.
[the rest of Angels baseball team, Roger and JP stands and nods in agreement]
George Knox
Thank you. All of you.
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George Knox
Hey, let's keep the profanity down!
Angel players
HUH?
George Knox
I mean it! No swearing!
Ray Mitchell
That eliminates all speech for most of the team.
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George Knox
There's a thing called "*talent*"! They don't have it!
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Roger Bomman
Dad, when we gonna be a family again?
Mr. Bomman
From where I'm sitting...
[looks at the stadium]
Mr. Bomman
I'd say when the Angels win the pennant. You stay out of trouble, son.
[starts motorcycle engine and drives away]
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JP
Roger, do you believe in heaven?
Roger Bomman
I guess. That's where they say my mom went.
JP
Maybe that's where my dad went.
Roger Bomman
Probably.
JP
Hey, maybe your mom and my dad are friends up there.
Roger Bomman
That could be.
JP
'Cause you're my best friend down here.
Roger Bomman
You're my best friend, too, J.P.
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Ranch Wilder
[hands JP a business card]
Hey. I'm Ranch Wilder. The voice of the Angels.
JP
I know who you are. I heard you on the radio. You sure do have a big chin.
Ranch Wilder
Everybody's a critic.
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JP
Look! It's God's thumbnail!
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Ranch Wilder
Bass sets... and sets... and sets again.
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JP
[Roger and JP are in their beds]
Roger?
Roger Bomman
What?
JP
Are you asleep?
Roger Bomman
If I was sleeping, how would I be talking to you?
JP
You could be sleep-talking.
Roger Bomman
Look, I'll give you a dime tomorrow if you don't say another word.
JP
Okay.
[Roger snuggles more into the covers, just starting to sleep]
JP
Roger?
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George Knox
You can't go through life thinking everyone you meet will one day let you down. Because if you do, a very bad thing will happen. You'll end up like me.
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Roger Bomman
David, I need a drink.
David Montagne
Which of these drinks?
Roger Bomman
I don't want that. I want something else.
David Montagne
What else?
Roger Bomman
Uh... coffee.
David Montagne
You drink coffee?
Roger Bomman
Yeah, of course. All the time.
JP
Yeah, all the time! What do you think we are? Little kids or something? Now give me a cup or I'll scream!
David Montagne
How do you take it?
Roger Bomman
In cups.
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Roger Bomman
Who are you?
Al the Boss Angel
Just call me Al. No one can see me or hear me but you.
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Roger Bomman
I'm glad you're here! I was afraid no one was going to show up today, since everybody knows about the angels.
Al the Boss Angel
Nobody's coming. Championships have to be won on their own. It's a rule.
Roger Bomman
Then why are you here?
Al the Boss Angel
[gestures to Clark]
I came to check up on Mel. He's coming up soon. Going to be one of us.
Roger Bomman
You mean he's...
Al the Boss Angel
Ah, he's smoked for years. Always a mistake. He's got 6 months left, doesn't even know anything's wrong yet.
Roger Bomman
No!
Al the Boss Angel
Oh, don't you worry. He's well taken care of. You concentrate on your own life now. We are expecting great things from you kid. We'll all be watching, you remember that.
[slowly dissolves away]
Al the Boss Angel
Even though you can't see us, we're always watching.
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[taking a picture with George Knox and Roger]
Photographer
It looks like a prison photo. Would either of you mind smiling? The team did just win.
George Knox
It was a mistake. This team can't win.
Roger Bomman
They won because there were angels out there.
George Knox
Huh?
Roger Bomman
Real ones. I saw them. Two angels came out of the sky and they picked up Ben Williams and another angel hit Messmer's home run. That's why the bat broke.
George Knox
Great. A psycho kid. David, you'd think they'd screen these people.
Roger Bomman
It's true. Ask Williams about it or Messmer. They'll tell you something's going on. You'll see.
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Hank Murphy
You feeling any better today, George?
George Knox
Why would I be feeling any better?
Hank Murphy
Commissioner's fined you $5,000 for you jumping Gates. And word has it Ranch is pressing civil charges for you popping him.
Hank Murphy
Your pistol's smoking, pal.
George Knox
I hadn't made the connection.
Hank Murphy
I know you two have been at each other's throats for a long time.
George Knox
Yeah, we've been at each others throats since he spiked my knee and ruined my career.
Hank Murphy
Accidents happen, George.
George Knox
It wasn't an accident. When you slide into a catcher with your nails up, it's on purpose.
Hank Murphy
Now, don't go making more cow pies to step in, George. You've already got enough manure on your boots now. Control yourself today.
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Maggie Nelson
And for dessert... Jello.
JP
Yay!
Miguel Scott
It's not really Jello, it's cats' brains with food coloring. She kills them at night and feeds it to us to save money.
[JP makes a disgusted face]
Roger Bomman
Shut up, Miguel!
Maggie Nelson
Roger! We do not use those words in this house. And you know I would never put food coloring on my cat brains.
[ruffles Miguel's hair]
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Family Court Judge
You understand that once this hearing has established Roger's permanent placement status, his welfare will forever forward be determined by this court.
Family Court Judge
And you've consulted a lawyer?
Mr. Bomman
Look, lady, I get what I'm doing. The kid's not mine anymore. I'm not proud of it. It's not something I can change my mind about it either.
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Roger Bomman
I've got to ask you something. Do you believe in angels?
Maggie Nelson
What have angels got to do with you being out of bed?
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Triscuitt Messmer
[to George]
It musta been those chili dogs I ate before the game. The third one tasted kind of funny.
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Hank Murphy
You believe there's real angels?
George Knox
I know it sounds crazy.
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David Montagne
Okay, we have three photo ops. It'll be quick.
George Knox
Give them publicity stills. It'll be quicker.
David Montagne
They want a picture with *you*. They're all kids.
George Knox
I HATE KIDS.
David Montagne
[not surprised]
Yeah, I guessed that.
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JP
You used to be Mel Clark?
Mel Clark
Yeah. I used to be.
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JP
[Repeated line]
It could happen!
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Hank Murphy
Ranch?
[Ranch turns to face him, grinning as though he supported the play]
Hank Murphy
You're fired.
[exits]
Ranch Wilder
You can't fire me! I have got a contract! I AM RANCH WILDER!
Wally
[cheerfully]
Easy, Ranch. Less is more.
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Drunk Fan
Hemmerling for Mitchell? Go back to Cincinnati!
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[the players are touching a post as they walk into the locker room]
Frank Gates
Why do you idiots do that after you've lost?
Ray Mitchell
It's for good luck, man.
Danny Hemmerling
After 15 straight losses, I say we find something else to rub.
Pablo Garcia
How about Triscuitt's head?
Triscuitt Messmer
Hey, don't even think about touching me anywhere.
Jose Martinez
[stops reaching for it]
Fatty pants.
Whitt Bass
You know, maybe we should do this *before* we lose.
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Hank Murphy
Are you crackin' up, or is this a repeat of Cincinnati?
George Knox
No, no, it's nothing like that.
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George Knox
In baseball we use signals. Make some kind of signal. I can't come over here every couple of seconds.
Roger Bomman
I'll go like that, okay?
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Ranch Wilder
And Ben Williams makes a miraculous catch!
Roger Bomman
Holy cow!
George Knox
How did he do that?
Ranch Wilder
How'd he do that? HOW DID HE DO THAT?
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Ranch Wilder
No doubt he's tiring, Wally, and Knox knows it. Ball one.
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Ranch Wilder
Whit Bass takes the mound with his oddball antics that are now well known to the fans.
Wally
That's right, Ranch. This season alone we've seen him lick dirt, eat bugs, and floss his catcher's teeth in the dugout.
Ranch Wilder
[switches off Wally's mike and on his own]
None of that, may I add, seems to have helped his pitching. He's 2 and 11.
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Ranch Wilder
I'd say the fans seem a little bouncier today, wouldn't you, Wally?
Wally
That's right, Ranch. As we saw last game...
Ranch Wilder
[Turns off Wally's mike for the second time]
Easy Wally, less is more.
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Ranch Wilder
[flinging the stats book and pamphlet the assistant offers him aside, after Clark's first two pitches fail miserably]
I'm checking to see if Dan Prince pulled a muscle during his warmup tosses. There has to be some reason why Knox would make such a radical change. I have personally checked the stats, sports fans, and Mel Clark has not started a game in this decade.
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George Knox
I want you all here, in uniform, at 9 tomorrow! We're going back to work on fundamentals!
[the team groans]
Abascal (Angels Player)
Fundamentals? In the middle of the season?
Whitt Bass
I thought the game started at 1.
George Knox
It DOES start at 1. And you're a jack-ass!
Whitt Bass
No, I'm a pitcher.
George Knox
[Knox storms off]
Pablo Garcia
Well, you're a pitcher and a jack-ass.
Jose Martinez
Si, it's very common.
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David Montagne
*Anything*... but nachos.
George Knox
Buy them Angels jackets.
David Montagne
It's ninety degrees out here.
George Knox
Get your butt up there, *now!*
David Montagne
[David leaves]
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Mel Clark
I got nothing left.
George Knox
Yeah, you do. You got one strike left.
[Roger and JP come out of the dugout flapping their arms]
George Knox
You got an angel with you right now. He just got here, and he's going to help you.
Mel Clark
The kid sees an angel?
George Knox
Yeah, he must. That's the signal.
[the crowd and players begin flapping their arms like angel wings]
George Knox
Good helping.
[soon everybody except Ranch is flapping their arms]
Mel Clark
Okay.
George Knox
Go get 'em for the championship!
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George Knox
[Knox and Williams watch a replay of Williams' amazing catch]
Nice catch yesterday, man. How did it feel? Or did it all happen so fast you don't even remember?
Ben Williams
I felt weightless, like somebody had me by the arms, Skip. How did I do that?
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Roger Bomman
Did you see that?
JP
Yeah! Awesome!
Roger Bomman
They were just sucked down right from the sky.
JP
Who?
Roger Bomman
Those guys. Those guys... in sparkling pajamas.
JP
What are you talking about, Roger? What guys in sparkling pajamas?
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Roger Bomman
Roger Bomman, JP: No... What is it?
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George Knox
You're Roger's mom?
Maggie Nelson
Nope.
George Knox
Aunt? Grandma?
Maggie Nelson
No, we're not related. This is a short-term foster care facility, I run it. Roger is a ward of the state.
George Knox
I see. So Roger, he's got a wild imagination? Always coming up with stories?
Maggie Nelson
No actually, he's very grounded. Truth is most kids who are taken away from their parents by the court system, have a good handle on reality.
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Drunk Fan
You stink, Knox!
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Jose Martinez
[singing to the tune of the Star-Spangled Banner]
Jose, can you see?
Whitt Bass
Wait a second, the first word is "Jose"? I thought it was...
Pablo Garcia
It's Jose, we know.
Whitt Bass
Wow! It's about a Spanish guy!
[singing and walking away]
Whitt Bass
Jose, can you see?
Pablo Garcia
I don't believe it, man.
Jose Martinez
He's so easy.
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George Knox
You know. Nothing is probably ever as good as your real parents. But, there's some people who could care for you, and love you and take care of you.
George Knox
Yeah. Roger, the person who called social service, that was me.
[Roger surprised with George]
George Knox
I want to try and be a dad. I want you to come and live at my house.
[Roger hugs George. Maggie walks JP back into the kitchen]
Maggie Nelson
Okay, honey.
[Kisses JP on the forehead]
Roger Bomman
Wait, I can't. I-I can't leave JP.
George Knox
I-I could never leave, JP. He's coming too.
Roger Bomman
He is?
JP
I heard that.
[JP runs to George and Roger and gives a group hug. Maggie walks over and smiles]
JP
. Wait, what about Maggie?
Maggie Nelson
No, my work is here. Don't worry, there are plenty of little angels looking for a home.
Roger Bomman
So, so, so we're going to be a family.
George Knox
Yep.
JP
I'm gonna have a daddy.
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George Knox
[the Angels have lost their fifteenth straight game]
One more loss! One more loss which could've been a win! And you call yourselves professionals. I have never, ever seen a worse group of twenty-five players! You don't *think* as a team, you don't *play* as a team, you don't even LOSE as a team! You've all got your heads so far up your butts, you can't even see the light of day! One more loss and I'll, and I'll do this...
[throws a chair at a rack of balls and bats]
George Knox
to each and every one of you!
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George Knox
[after Roger tells him about the real Angels]
Great! A psycho kid. David, you'd think they'd screen these people.
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George Knox
Any loss is hard.
Ranch Wilder
But this one really got to you. You leave Cincinnati after ten years of winning ball clubs - although the really big one always seemed to be just out of reach - and you come out here to manage our Angels. Now, expectations were high that you could turn this team around. But that just doesn't seem to be happening.
George Knox
Season's only half-over, Ranch.
Ranch Wilder
And your club's in last place.
George Knox
You oughtta know how one incident can change the course of events.
Ranch Wilder
Well, you know, you play the game. You take your chances. Sometimes, you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
George Knox
Yeah, you're an expert at that.
Ranch Wilder
I could say the same about you.
George Knox
Well, actions speak louder than words.
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George Knox
Gimme the ball.
Frank Gates
It ain't my fault. You need a new outfield!
George Knox
You're outta here, GIVE ME THE BALL!
Frank Gates
You want the ball? Here you go...
[makes as though to hand it over then tosses it]
Frank Gates
Go get it. Want my glove?
[repeats the gesture]
Frank Gates
Go get it!
Ranch Wilder
[broadcasting offscreen]
Gates has thrown the ball and his glove into the stands.
George Knox
[jumps Gates]
Get out of here! You're finished, Gates! You're washed up! You'll never pitch again!
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Mapel
We do it all summer / And it's a big bummer / No matter who we play / We give the game away. / 'Cause we can't win / That would be a sin / We even lose the games / before they begin...
George Knox
Save it, Mapel!
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Wally
I can't believe it - he's got an angel!
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George Knox
[on when Mel can play again]
How's never sound? You blew your arm out, played on too many pain pills.
Mel Clark
Pain pills? You were the one stuffin' them down my throat five years ago in Cincinnati.
George Knox
Hey, it was your decision to swallow 'em! I had a brain. When you couldn't play, I transferred you. Got rid of you. I never thought I'd get stuck with you again.
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Danny Hemmerling
I guess no matter how many times you hear that song played in a Major League stadium, on a warm afternoon, it's still emotionally evocative.
George Knox
Drop dead. I got sunscreen in my eye.
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George Knox
I can't explain it, but something has happened to my players this year. Something... that's changed the way they play... and the way I manage. You can call it faith, you can call it angels, you can call it whatever you want. That's all I have to say.
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[Roger walks into the courtroom, unaware of his father giving away custody of him]
Roger Bomman
Dad? Dad, I didn't know you were going to be here. You know, the Angels are only one game from the pennant? Can you believe it? It's just like you said.
[begins to walk out of the courtroom]
Roger Bomman
Dad? Hey, Dad... Did you hear what I said? Where are you going?
[Mr. Bomman walks out the door]
[forms a hug with Maggie]
Roger Bomman
Come back.
[breaks down sobbing]
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Ranch Wilder
And Williams and Norton collide, and the catch is blown.
Roger Bomman
Boy, they're bad!
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Home Plate Umpire
[Mabel hits the ball]
Strike!
George Knox
Strike! Oh, come on! That's no strike! If that was a strike, th-th-th-then you're blind as a horse's ass!
[JP gasps and claps a hand over his mouth in shock]
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Roger Bomman
Where's the pick up?
Mr. Bomman
I traded it in. The bike's better for traveling.
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Ranch Wilder
And we're back with Angels manager George Knox. This was a tough loss today.
George Knox
Any loss is hard.
Ranch Wilder
But this one really got to you. You leave Cincinnati after ten years of winning ball clubs, although the really big one always seem to be just out of reach, and you come out here to manage our Angels. Now expectations were high that you could turn, this team around, but that just doesn't seem to be happening.
[George takes off his sunglasses]
George Knox
Seasons only half over, Ranch.
Ranch Wilder
And your clubs in last place.
George Knox
You oughta know how one incident can change the course of events.
Ranch Wilder
Well, you know, you play the game, you take your chances. Sometimes you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
George Knox
Yeah, you're an expert at that.
Ranch Wilder
I could say the same about you.
George Knox
Well, actions speak louder than words.
[the news woman pushes the camera to the side]
Sports Reporter
Well, that'll wrap things up here in the field...
Ranch Wilder
Hey, I'm still on the air here.
George Knox
Oh, yeah?
[George knocks him out with one punch]
Sports Reporter
We're speaking with Angels manager George Knox. George?
George Knox
Oh.
[He walks off]
Sports Reporter
And, uh, we'll be right back.
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Roger Bomman
Dad um... when we gonna be a family again?
Announcer
A boy searching for a future.
Mr. Bomman
I'd say when the Angels win the pennant.
Ranch Wilder
And Williams and Norton collide and the catch is blown!
Announcer
A coach running from his past.
Hank Murphy
Are you cracking up?.Or is this a repeat of Cincinatti?
George Knox
No. No. It's nothing like that.
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Announcer
They gave the world something to believe in.
Mel Clark
I got nothing left.
George Knox
You got an angel with you right now.
Announcer
Danny Glover.
George Knox
[Looks around at the fans in the stand]
Announcer
Tony Danza.
Ben Williams
[Flaps his arms up and down like an angel]
Al the Boss Angel
Eventhough you can't see us.
Announcer
And Christopher Lloyd.
Roger Bomman
[Watches the Baseball game with Knox, Bass, and Hemmerling]
Mel Clark
[Throws a baseball to the player]
Al the Boss Angel
We're always watching.
Announcer
Disney's Angels In The Outfield.
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Mel Clark
I've got nothing left.
George Knox
Yeah, you do. You've got one strike left.
[turns to dugout, Roger walks out flapping his arms like angel's wings]
George Knox
You've got an angel with you right now... just got here, and he's going to help.
Mel Clark
The kid sees an angel?
George Knox
Yeah, he must. That's the signal.
[gradually all players and crowd, even those in the office, stand and flap their arms]
Mel Clark
Mel Clark, George Knox: Okay.
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