Major League (1989)

Charles Cyphers: Charlie Donovan

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• Lou Brown : [Cerrano arrives at spring training]  Who is that?

  Charlie Donovan : Must be Cerrano. Defected from Cuba, wanted religious freedom.

  Lou Brown : What's his religion?

  Charlie Donovan : Voodoo.

• Board Member 1 : I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime.

  Charlie Donovan : Most of these guys never had a prime.

  Rachel Phelps : The fact is we lost our two best players to free agency. We haven't won a pennant in over thirty-five years, we haven't placed higher than fourth in the last fifteen. Obviously it's time for some changes.

  Board Member 2 : This guy here is dead!

  Rachel Phelps : Cross him off, then!

• Charlie Donovan : [Taylor arrives to spring training]  There's Jake Taylor.

  Lou Brown : He was an all-star in Boston, wasn't he?

  Charlie Donovan : Yeah, wound up in the Mexican League. Had problems with his knees.

  Pepper Leach : Wish we had him two years ago.

  Charlie Donovan : We did.

• Lou Brown : I thought you said we didn't have any high priced talent.

  Charlie Donovan : Forget about Dorn, he's just high priced.

  Pepper Leach : [Vaughn pulls up on a motorcycle]  Look at this fuckin'guy.

  Lou Brown : My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team.

• [the Indians General Manager calls minor league coach Lou Brown at Tire World to offer him a position with the Indians] 

  Charlie Donovan : How would you like to manage the Indians this year?

  Lou Brown : Gee, I don't know...

  Charlie Donovan : What do you mean, you don't know? This is your chance to manage in the big leagues.

  Lou Brown : Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

• Rachel Phelps : [Charlie and Rachel are having a meeting about the team]  Any ideas?

  Charlie Donovan : On how we can get worse?

  Rachel Phelps : Mmmmm...

  Charlie Donovan : How about a series of fines for good play? Maybe a $30,000 bonus to the guy voted Least Valuable Player.

  Rachel Phelps : Maybe the problem is... we're coddling these guys too much. Yeah!

• Rachel Phelps : I think he'll fit right in with our team concept.

  Charlie Donovan : That reminds me, I was going to ask you. What exactly *is* our team concept?

• Charlie Donovan : Vaughn's been looking good out there today.

  Rachel Phelps : Don't worry, he'll blow it.

• Jake Taylor : [in Mexico, he answers the phone]  Hello?

  Charlie Donovan : Jake Taylor, this is Charlie Donovan of the Clevland Indians. How would you like to play for us this season.

  Jake Taylor : What?

  Charlie Donovan : We would surely like to...

  Jake Taylor : [interrupting]  Is that you, Tolbert? Look, I am hung over, my knees are killing me and if you're gonna pull this shit at least you can say you're from the Yankees.

• Lou Brown : [Dorn drives up in a fancy car]  I thought you said you didn't have any high-priced talent on this team.

  Charlie Donovan : Forget Dorn, because he's only high-priced. Picked him up as a free-agent three years ago.

  Lou Brown : Still hits the ball well, doesn't he?

  Charlie Donovan : Yeah, just can't field it.

  [Dorn gives a cocky gesture] 

  Lou Brown : We'll shape him up.

• Lou Brown : [seeing Dorn pull up in a convertible]  Thought you didn't have any high priced talent?

  Charlie Donovan : Forgot about Dorn because he's only high priced. Picked him up as a free agent three years ago.

  Lou Brown : Still hits the ball pretty well doesn't he?

  Charlie Donovan : Yeah. Just can't field it.

  Lou Brown : We'll shape him up.

• Jake Taylor : [waking up answering the phone in Mexico]  Yeah?

  Charlie Donovan : Hello Jake. This is Charlie Donovan, the new GM with the Cleveland Indians

  Jake Taylor : [sarcastically]  Yeah

  Charlie Donovan : We'd love for you to come to Spring Training for a shot at this years club.

  Jake Taylor : Is that you Tolbert?

  Charlie Donovan : What?

  Jake Taylor : This isn't very funny you know. I'm hung over. My knees are killing me and if you were gonna pull this shit at least you could have said you were from the Yankees

  [hangs up the phone]