Abbott: How do you how do you like my ball club Costello: Hey, all those people gonna be at the game Certainly. Costello: Ah, this is be a whopper of a game! Well it should be. Costello: Hey, What? Costello: I understand made you the manager of this here whole great team. Why not? Costello: So you the I'm the manager! Costello: Well, you know, Id like to know some of the guys names on the team so when I meet em on the or in the ballpark Ill be able to say, Hello, to those people. Abbott: Why sure Ill introduce you to the boys. They give em funny though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give those players awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Know is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You the guys names? I sure do. Costello: Then me the guys names. Abbott: I say, on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you Costello: You the Yes. Costello: You know the names? Im telling you their names! Costello: whos on first? Yeah. Costello: Go and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Who. Costello: The guy playin base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: What are you askin me for? Im you! Im not asking you, Im telling you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im askin you, on first? Abbott: it! Costello: Well go and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: Thats name? Yes. Costello: Well go and tell me. Abbott: Thats the name! Thats whose name? Yeah! Costello: go ahead and tell me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you askin me for? Im you, whos on first? Abbott: it. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: Whats the guys on first? Abbott: No, on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Abbott: on first. Costello: Thats what Im askin you! on first? Abbott: Now wait a minute. change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I you a simple question. Whats the guys name on first base? Abbott: Whats the guys name on base. Costello: Im not askin you on second! Abbott: on first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now not talking about him. Costello: Look, you got a baseman? Yes. Costello: tell me the fellas name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Abbott: his name. Costello: WaitWhats the name on first base? What is the guys name on second base! Costello: Whos second? Whos playin first. Costello: I know. Hes on third base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the first baseman every month, who the money? Abbott: Every of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to somebody on base, dont you? Yeah. Costello: Does he you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How does he the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy that you the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Abbott: how he signs it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: Well go and tell me!?Abbott: Thats it. Thats who? Yeah. Costello: When you give the guy the money, doesnt he have to the receipt? He does! Costello: Well how does he his name? Who. Costello: The guy you the money to. Abbott: Thats how he it! Costello: You! YouYou just give money to someone without having em sign the receipt! Abbott: No! Who it. Costello: What are you me for? Abbott: Now calm down. Im not you, I am telling you. The Costello: go ahead and tell me. Whats the guys name that signs the receipt on first base? Abbott: Well now wait a minute. signs his own receipt. Costello: Who his own receipt? No, Who signs his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on first base gives you a of paper Yes, now wait Costello: he puts his on it. No, Who puts his name on it How Abbott: and what his name on it Costello: How does the fellas name on first base look to you he signs his name? Who. To you. Abbott: how it does. How does it look to you? Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: the guy signs his name, how does it look to you? Abbott: Now how it looks. Who. Costello: Who? Who. Costello: Im askin you. Whats the guys name on base you give the money to? Who! After all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his comes down and collects it. Whose wife? Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im to find out is whats the guys name on first base What is on second base. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The left name? Why. Costello: I thought Id ask you. Abbott: Well I thought Id tell you. Costello: The fielders name? Why!? HmmBecause! Oh, hes centerfield. Oh Abbott: Told you all these got Costello: All Im tryin to out is whats the guys name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second. Whos on first. Costello: I know Both: base. Costello: You got a pitcher on this Abbott: Wouldnt be a fine without a pitcher. Costello: his name? Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to me today? Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: time? Abbott: time what? Costello: time tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill your arm, you say whos on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Abbott: on second. Costello: I know. Third base! Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The catchers Today. Costello: Today. You dont tell me, tomorrow do you? Abbott: Im you. So the catchers name? Today. Costello: Today. And pitching. Abbott: Now got it! Now Ive got it Hey! Costello: All we got is a of days on the team! Abbott: I cant help that. Costello: All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and Tomorrows pitching on my team and a heavy hitter up. Yes. Costello: Now when he up, me being a good catcher, Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So the guy bunts the ball. I pick up the ball; Im gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who? Abbott: Now thats the first thing youve right. Costello: I dont even know Im talkin about! Abbott: thatsThats all you have Costello: Thats all I have to do is to throw the ball to first base. Now got it? Naturally. Now youve got it. Costello: I throw the to first base, somebodys gotta get the ball! Now whos got it? Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and I it to Naturally. No, no, no, no Costello: He the ball. Naturally gets the ball andNat You throw the ball to first base. Costello: who gets it? Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and I it to Naturally. No! Costello: Naturally gets the andand Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! Youre not saying it Costello: I said, I the ball to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I it to who? Naturally. Costello: what Im saying! No it isnt. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys get it. Abbott: So Who it. Naturally. Abbott: it. Okay. Now I ask you, who gets it? Naturally. Costello: as you! Abbott: Now Costello: I the ball to Naturally. You throw the ball to Who!?Costello: Then who gets it? Naturally. Costello: He better get it! So I throw the to first base. All right. Costello: Whoever gets it drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Now, Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Dont Know. I Dont throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Could be. Costello: Another guy gets up and hits a long fly to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on third and I give a darn! Abbott: you say? Costello: I said, I dont a darn! Oh, thats our shortstop!