Abbott: How do you how do you like my ball Lou? Costello: Hey, all people gonna be at the game today? Certainly. Costello: Ah, is gonna be a whopper of a game! Abbott: it should be. Costello: Hey, Abbott: I understand they made you the manager of this 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 on the team so when I meet em on the street or in the ballpark Ill be able to say, Hello, to those people. Abbott: Why Ill introduce you to the boys. They give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give those ball players funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't is on third Are you the manager? Yes. Costello: You the guys names? Abbott: I do. Costello: Then tell me the 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 guys Im telling you their names! Costello: Well whos on Yeah. Costello: Go ahead and 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! Im not asking you, Im telling you. Costello: You aint me nothin. Im askin you, whos on first? Abbott: it! Costello: Well go and tell me. Who! Costello: The guy on base. Thats his name. Costello: Thats name? Yes. Costello: go ahead and tell me. Thats the mans name! Costello: Thats whose Yeah! Costello: Well go ahead and me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you askin me for? Im askin you, whos on Abbott: it. Costello: Well go and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: the guys name on first? Abbott: No, on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: Thats what Im askin you! on first? Now wait a minute. Dontdont change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a question. Whats the guys name on first base? Whats the guys name on second base. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now were not talking him. Costello: Look, you got a first Yes. Costello: Then tell me the name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: the guys name on first base? What is the guys name on second base! Costello: Whos playin Abbott: Whos first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the baseman every month, who gets the money? Every dollar of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the to somebody on first base, dont you? Yeah. Costello: Does he you a receipt? Sure. Costello: How does he the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy you give the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you the money to. Abbott: Thats how he it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and tell me!?Abbott: it. Thats who? Yeah. Costello: When you 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 give the to. Abbott: how he signs it! Costello: You! YouYou just give money to someone without having em sign the receipt! Abbott: No! Who it. Costello: What are you askin me Abbott: Now calm down. Im not you, I am telling you. The Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. the guys name that signs the receipt on first base? Well now wait a minute. What signs his own receipt. Costello: Who signs his own No, Who signs his. Costello: Im askin you, when the guy on first base gives you a piece of Abbott: Yes, now Costello: he his name on it. Abbott: No, Who puts his on it How Abbott: and puts 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. Costello: How does it to you? Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: When the guy signs his name, how it look to you? Now thats how it looks. Who. Costello: How? Who. Costello: Im askin you. Whats the guys on first base you give the money to? Who! After all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. Sometimes his wife comes 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. Whos on first. Costello: I know. Hes third... Costello: base, I know. Yeah. Costello: You got a Sure. Costello: The left fielders 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 players 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. Abbott: on first. I dont know Both: base. Costello: You got a pitcher on team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a team without a pitcher. Costello: Whats his Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to tell me Im telling you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: time? Abbott: time what? Costello: What tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break your arm, you say whos on first! I to know whats the pitchers name? Abbott: on second. I dont know. Both: base! You got a catcher? Sure. Costello: The name? Today. Costello: Today. You wanna tell me, tomorrow do you? Im telling you. Costello: So the name? Today. Costello: Today. And pitching. Abbott: Now got it! Now Ive got it Hey! Costello: All we got is a couple of on the team! Abbott: Well I help that. Costello: All right. You know now, Im a good catcher. Now, I get behind the plate and Tomorrows on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Yes. Costello: Now when he gets up, me being a good catcher, Im gonna 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 the first thing youve said right. Costello: I dont even know what Im about! Abbott: thatsThats all you have Costello: Thats all I have to do is to throw the ball to base. Now whos got it? Naturally. Now youve got it. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys 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 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 gets the ball Abbott: You throw the to Who. Naturally. Naturally. Costello: Thats Im saying! Abbott: not saying it Costello: I said, I throw the to Naturally. No you dont! Costello: I throw it to Naturally. Costello: Thats 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! Now listen Costello: I the ball to Naturally. Abbott: You throw the to Who!?Costello: Then 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 it to What. What throws it to I Dont Know. I Dont Know throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Abbott: be. Costello: Another guy gets up and hits a fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on third and I dont a darn! Whatd you say? Costello: I said, I give a darn! Oh, thats our shortstop!