Hog Ellis Quotes in Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

Rube Baker: Carlos Liston, a resident mad man and cleanup hitter.

Hog Ellis: I have to pitch to him today?

Rube Baker: Yeah.

[laughs]

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: Just remember one thing, Carlos is a bit like a mad dog.

Hog Ellis: Mad dog?

Pedro Cerrano: If he smells fear, he goes into attack mode.

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: So, whatever you do,

Pedro Cerrano: Don't let him know that you are scared.

Hog Ellis: I need to use the bathroom.

Pedro Cerrano: Use the mound.

Gus Cantrell: Gentlemen, some of you might want to check your contracts. You all set there, Rube?

Rube Baker: Oh, yeah.

Gus Cantrell: Yeah, just a little more mayo there. It seems that you guys signed on to play an entire season, but quit playing about 2/3 of the way through, and I want to know what the hell is going on. Anyone? Yeah, Hog.

Hog Ellis: Well, nobody thinks that we can win without Downtown.

Gus Cantrell: Look, this game is not about one player. Believe me, I miss Downtown just as much as the rest of you. But baseball is about a team, an entire team, playing together. Yeah, look at me like I'm some damn corndog old man who doesn't know what the hell I'm talking about!

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: I don't know about the rest of you, but I remember not too long ago, we were the joke of the league. Now we've won some games. We even went dead even with the big team, and this man made the difference. I think we should listen to what he has to say.

Gus Cantrell: Look, I'm not asking for too much. Just help the guy sitting next to you. Maybe you know something he doesn't. Maybe you can pass that information along. We're traveling tonight. We got the Crawdads tomorrow. By the time we hit the field, I expect everyone's minds to be on teamwork and the business of baseball. That cool?

Hog Ellis: Yeah, it's cool

Gus Cantrell: All right, let's pack up and get out of here.

Hog Ellis: Hold it right there! This here is a hundred mile hour fast ball. One of the best pitches known to man today. If it were to hit you, it would've knocked your head clean off. I can always miss, but I've been playing pretty good today, so you gotta ask yourself one question.

Carlos Liston: Do I feel lucky?

Hog Ellis: Well, do you Carlos?

Rube Baker: Hog, he's crowding the plate, forcing you to throw to his power.

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: Might want to give him a little chin music.

Hog Ellis: You want me to throw at Carlos Liston?

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: He'll hate you tonight, but he'll respect him in the morning.

Hog Ellis: What do I do if he comes out here?

Frank 'Pops' Morgan: Climbing the center field wall wouldn't be a bad idea.