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