Major League II (1994)

Bob Uecker: Harry Doyle

Quotes 

• Harry Doyle : So a tough loss for the Indians as Pedro Cerrano doubles off a pigeon and is tagged out while administering CPR before the tying run could score. Funny game ain't it Monty?

  Monte : Well at least the bird survived.

  Harry Doyle : Who cares? It's a rat with wings.

• Harry Doyle : [drunk]  So, Hiroshi "Kamikaze" Tanaka, recently of the Tokyo Giants, knocks himself cold for the second time this week. Maybe in Japan, that's actually better than catching the ball. Personally, I think he's just trying to get out of the lineup.

• [after Hayes calls a shot to left field and flies out to left for the second time] 

  Harry Doyle : You know, he could be pointing at the left fielder.

• Harry Doyle : He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one; that baby's out of here.

• Harry Doyle : We're in the top of the 9th inning leading 10-7, bases loaded, two down, and Rick Vaughn has come on to try to nail it down against Felipe Aguilar, a dangerous right-handed batter. Here's the pitch.

  [Aguilar crushes it] 

  Harry Doyle : Aww, shit.

  Johnny , Bobby , Vic : [in unison]  No! No! No!

  Harry Doyle : If that's not Shaquille O'Neal in left, that baby's outta here.

  Johnny : [catches the ball in the stands for a home run]  NO! You rotten bums! You overpaid weenies! Mild thing, you make my butt sting! I *detest* you! You're all garbage! All of ya! Back up the truck! Back it up!

• [Willie is in his first at-bat and points his bat to the left field fence] 

  Harry Doyle : And look at this. Willie Mays Hayes is calling his shot.

  Johnny : All right Willie! Right here!

  Rube Baker : What's he pointing at? Does he know somebody out there!

  Harry Doyle : Hayes steps in and gets his pitch. There's a swing and it's going toward left. And it is...

  [Willie hits the ball and the left fielder catches it at the warning track] 

  Harry Doyle : Not quite gone.

  Willie Mays Hayes : That had to be the wind.

  Johnny : It must have been the wind.

• [Harry is drunk when he introduces the game] 

  Harry Doyle : Hello, Tribe fans, welcome to Major League Baseball... sort of. The attendance today is 14 hundred and 12. Most of them left after that 10 run inning the Red Sox put up. Take over Monty, I'm in the bag.

  [head hits desk] 

  Monte : [as the outfielder catches the ball, the crowd is disappointed]  Fly ball... Caught!

• Harry Doyle : [about Willie Mays Hayes]  Went to see his movie but it was only out for two and a half hours. I was told, however, that it was in focus.

• Harry Doyle : [after Rube reaches base on a severely sprained ankle]  Well, The Indians have a runner. I think I'll wet my pants.

• Harry Doyle : Rick Vaughn gets the starting call today. We're told he matured a lot over the winter. Apparently he's bathing now. Congratulations, Rick. As you know, Monte, Vaughn's been working on a couple of new pitches, the Eliminator and the Humilator, to complement his fastball, the Terminator.

  Monte : I heard that.

  Harry Doyle : Dynamite drop-in, Monte. That broadcast school has really paid off.

• Harry Doyle : You know I used to hate Parkman when he was with the A's. It's amazing how a new uniform can change your attitude about a guy.

  [covers Mic] 

  Harry Doyle : He's still a dick.

• Harry Doyle : My God! Good news fans, the Indians are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact they appear to be beating the crap out of each other. It looks like Willie Hayes is trying to hit Rick Vaughn, and why not, everyone else in the league does. Hayes swings and misses. I don't know Monte, it looks like Vaughn is carrying his left a little low. This could hurt him in the later rounds.

• Harry Doyle : [Drinking whiskey, and sounding drunk]  Hello, fans. Welcome back to major league baseball, sort of. Today's attendence is...

  [Looks at his paper] 

  Harry Doyle : 1,214. Most of them left after the 10-run inning the red Sox put up, take over Monte, I'm in the bag.

  [Passes out on the desk] 

  Monte : [Slightly excited]  Me?

  [Sees Cerrano hit a line drive] 

  Monte : Fly ball,

  [sees the Red Sox right fielder catch the ball] 

  Monte : caught.

  [Then, sees the Indians fight each other] 

  Monte : Hey, wake up.

  Harry Doyle : What? My god. the Indians are showing signs of life in weeks.

  [Willie and Rick are about to punch each other] 

  Harry Doyle : It seems that Willie Mays Hayes is trying to hit Vaughn, who blames him, everybody else in the league does.

  [Rick tries to puch Willie , who ducks out of the way] 

  Harry Doyle : Vaughn is hanging his left a little low, this could hurt him in the later rounds.

• [first lines] 

  Harry Doyle : Hello everybody. Harry Doyle here, welcoming all you Wahoo maniacs to the year's first session of Tribe Talk. As you know, the Indians had a Cinderella season last year. Despite the fact that *toxic* owner Rachel Phelps wanted the team to lose so she could move it to Florida, the Indians won the American League East for the first time since divisional play began. Rachel's gone now, thank God, having sold the team to retired Indian third baseman Roger Dorn, after a long, hard fought series of negotiations.

  [flashback to negotiations] 

  Roger Dorn : Mmmight be willing to go as high as a hundred.

  Rachel Phelps : 120.

  Roger Dorn : 120? Rachel, you just started at 110!

  Rachel Phelps : 130!

  Roger Dorn : Rachel, this isn't fair!

  Rachel Phelps : 140!

  Roger Dorn : [desperately begging]  130!

  Rachel Phelps : 150!

  Roger Dorn : [immediately gives in]  We'll take it!

  Rachel Phelps : Oooh, you're good Dorn.

  Harry Doyle : [scene returns to radio show]  Even with Dorn in the owner's box, the Indians are solid favorites to repeat in the East, and to go all the way to the World Series. And why not? Look at the lineup we have coming back. First of all, the Cuban Crusher, the voodoo man with a bad attitude, Pedro Cerrano. Even though his training methods were a little unusual, Pedro finished in the top five in homers, RBI's, slugging percentage and total baldness. Also back is centerfielder Willie May Hayes, who came out of nowhere to lead the league in great catches and stolen bases. We're told he starred in an action movie during the offseason, where he not only did his own stunts, but even his own acting. And don't forget about catcher and team leader Jake Taylor. Despite chronic knee problems he had a fine season, and beat out the bunt that drove in the run that won the division title. And finally one of the brightest young stars in the game today, Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn. Vaughn began the season in the uniform of the California Penal League and had some control problems early on. But with the help of a pair of black hornrims, he went on to set a Major League record for strikeouts in a season by an ex-carcy. All in all, things couldn't be looking better for the Tribe.

• Harry Doyle : Well he's gonna walk Beck to pitch to Parkman obviously Taylor's thinking... I don't know WHAT the hell he's thinking.

• Harry Doyle : [drunk]  Bottom of the 9th, Cleveland down 1 to nothing. Baker steps in he's 0 for... I don't know. Who cares? The pitch

  [Baker hits a slow roller and limps down the line] 

  Harry Doyle : Baker swings and sends a *real screamer* towards short. Ah wrap up with it, fires to first... and Baker beats it with a head-first slide. So the Indians have a runner. I think I'll wet my pants.

• Harry Doyle : Well fans, Roger Dorn has done a little redecorating around the ballpark. The outfield walls now look like the yellow pages. And any of you folks having trouble finding a good proctologist, might want to come down here and check out the area around the 375 foot sign. As for the game, we've got a real nailbiter here tonight. It's a lot closer than that 11-2 score.

• Harry Doyle : Cerrano doing some interesting limbering up exercises in right.

  Harry Doyle : [covers microphone]  What a pansy!

  [batter hits a fly ball] 

  Harry Doyle : Here's a fly ball hit to right. Easy play for Cerrano, under it now, and makes the catch...

  [ball hits Cerrano's glove and goes over fence] 

  Harry Doyle : No, that ball is off his glove and outta here! So credit Cerrano with an RBI, and that play could be a finalist in the Trojan-Enz Boner of the Week Award.

• Harry Doyle : Tribe fans, we're one out away from our second consecutive divisional title. Rick Vaughn has gone 3 and 2 to Mel Koskie. Here's the pitch. Ball four, and he walked him. That's going to bring the tying run to the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays. A little excitement here at the end. I know I wouldn't have it any other way, and I'm sure you folks feel the same.

  [takes out a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey]