Abbott: How do you how do you my ball club Lou? 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, 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 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 you to the boys. They give em funny names though, Lou. Costello: Oh I know they give ball players awful funny names. Abbott: Well, lets see, on the team we have uh Whos on first, Whats on second, I Don't is on third Costello: Are you the Yes. Costello: You know the names? I sure do. Costello: Then me the guys names. I say, Whos on first, Whats on second, I Dont Knows on third and then you Costello: You the Yes. Costello: You the guys 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 first base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! Costello: What are you askin me Im askin you! Im not asking you, Im telling you. Costello: You aint tellin me nothin. Im askin you, whos on 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! Costello: Thats whose Yeah! Costello: Well go ahead and me! Who is on first. Costello: What are you me for? Im askin you, whos on first? Abbott: it. Costello: Well go ahead and me. Who. The guy on first. Abbott: it. Costello: Whats the name on first? No, Whats on second. Costello: Im not you whos on second! Whos on first. Costello: Thats what Im askin you! Whos on Abbott: Now a minute. Dontdont change the players. Costello: Im not changin nobody! I asked you a simple question. Whats the guys name on first Abbott: Whats the name on second base. Im not askin you whos on second! Abbott: on first. I dont know. Abbott: Hes on third. Now were not talking him. Costello: Look, you got a first Yes. Costello: tell me the fellas name playin first. Who. Costello: The guy first. Thats his name. Costello: WaitWhats the guys on first base? Abbott: What is the guys name on base! Costello: Whos second? Abbott: playin first. Costello: I know. Abbott: Hes on base. Costello: Look, when you pay off the first every month, who gets the money? Abbott: Every of it. Costello: Yeah. Look, you gotta pay the money to somebody on base, dont you? Yeah. Costello: Does he give you a Sure. Costello: How does he the receipt? Who. Costello: The guy you give the money to. Who. Costello: The guy you the money to. Thats how he signs it. Costello: Thats how who it? Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and tell me!?Abbott: it. Costello: who? Yeah. Costello: When you the guy the money, doesnt he have to sign the receipt? He does! Costello: how does he sign his name? Who. Costello: The guy you give the to. Abbott: Thats how he it! You! YouYou just dont give money to someone without having em sign the receipt! Abbott: No! Who it. What are you askin me for? Abbott: Now calm down. Im not asking you, I am you. The Costello: Well go and tell me. Whats the guys name that signs the receipt on first base? Well now wait a minute. What 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 piece of Yes, now wait Costello: he his name on it. Abbott: No, Who 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. Costello: How does it to you? Who! To you. Who! To you. Abbott: Who! Costello: When the guy his name, how does it look to you? Now thats how it looks. Who. Costello: How? Who. Costello: Im askin you. the guys name on first base you give the money to? Who! After all, the mans entitled to it Who is? Abbott: Yes. his wife comes down and collects it. Costello: wife? Yeah, sure. Costello: All Im to find out is whats the guys name on first base Abbott: 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 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 to figure out is whats the guys name in leftfield. Abbott: Now, on second. Costello: Im not askin you on second. Abbott: on first. Costello: I know Third base. Costello: You got a pitcher on team? Abbott: Wouldnt be a fine without a pitcher. Costello: Whats his Tomorrow. Costello: You dont want to tell me Abbott: Im you. Costello: go ahead. Tomorrow!? Costello: time? What time what? Costello: What tomorrow are you gonna tell me whos pitching? Now listen. Who is not Costello: Ill break your arm, you say on first! I want to know whats the pitchers name? Whats on second. Costello: I 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 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 hitter gets up. Yes. Costello: Now when he gets 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 it to who? Abbott: Now thats the first youve said right. Costello: I dont know what Im talkin about! Abbott: thatsThats all you have Costello: Thats all I to do is to throw the ball to first base. Now whos got it? Abbott: Naturally. Now got it. Costello: I throw the ball to first base, somebodys gotta get the ball! Now 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 gets the ball. Naturally 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: what Im saying! Abbott: 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 the ball to first 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 I throw 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 throws it to What. throws it to I Dont Know. I Dont Know throws it back to Tomorrow, triple play. Could be. Costello: Another guy gets up and a long fly ball to Because. Yes. Costello: Why? I dont know! Hes on and I dont give a darn! Whatd you say? Costello: I said, I give a darn! Abbott: Oh, our shortstop!