quote of the day (June 6, 2008)

The last day of our Sports Week in Quotes (SWiQ™). For baseball fans, there are a few classics. One movie that sums up the minor league lifestyle perfectly is 1987's Bull Durham. A few of the best lines follow:

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
--veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) gives some advice to young pitching prospect (and worst-looking movie ballplayer of all-time) Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins)

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"The world is not made for people cursed with self-awareness."
--Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon)

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"Man that ball got outta here in a hurry. I mean anything travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?"
--Crash again to Nuke after he gives up a long homerun

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Manager: "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."

--The team's manager (Trey Wilson) and pitching coach Larry Hockett (Robert Wuhl) give the Bulls a dressing-down after another bad performance

Look at that! He hit the f***ing bull! Guy gets a free steak!