Charlie Donovan Quotes in Major League (1989)

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Charlie Donovan Quotes:

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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: [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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

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