Scenes with Swede Riesberg
4 scenes
JJ Joe Jackson
[Talking to his bat, "Black Betsy" as he starts to walk to the on-deck circle]
C'mon, Betsy. We need a big wallop, now. Big wallop. Tell me when, Betsy.
SR Swede Riesberg
She ever talk back to you, Joe?
FM Fred McMullin
Probably sleeps with it, too.
Oh, all you crackers stick together, huh?
SR Swede Riesberg
Hey, ask her for a triple, Joe! You hear me?
FM Fred McMullin
It's been sixty years since the Civil War, Lefty. Ease up.
Besides, you guys lost. It was all in the papers.
FM Fred McMullin
That wouldn't help Jackson, none.
AA Abe Attell
[players meet with Attell to collect their money before game one]
It's all out on bets.
[Shoves Attell]
That's not good enough!
AA Abe Attell
Hey! Don't worry, you'll get your money soon enough.
SR Swede Riesberg
And how much?
AA Abe Attell
A hundred grand, like I said. Twenty after each game.
Wait a minute, that's five games. I thought we were just dumping a few.
AA Abe Attell
No, you lose the first three.
Kerr's pitching the third. He's not with us.
SR Swede Riesberg
So, what? We don't hit for him, he'll fold. He's a busher!
AA Abe Attell
After that, we gotta play it by ear. We gotta make this look good, fellas....
[quietly to Gandil]
Chick, where's the money I asked for?
Compliments of Sport Sullivan.
RL Ring Lardner
[Singing in front of the whole team on the train, to the tune of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"]
I'm forever blowing ballgames, pretty ballgames in the air. I come from Chi; I hardly try. Just go to bat, and fade and die. Fortune's coming my way, that's why I don't care. I'm forever blowing ballgames, and the gamblers treat us fairrrrrrr!
SR Swede Riesberg
[to his teammates]
...A crackpot.
[Williams and Felsch confront Gandil before game 7]
I thought you were supposed to be in charge of this thing. What happened to Sullivan?
He switched hotels, we can't track him down.
And what happened to Attell?
Shot his wad in the third game when Kerr won; said he's busted.
Well, to hell with them, then.
You two made an agreement!
Hey, we lose one more and it's over. I've dumped four games; I've only been paid for one.
Hey, you don't know what these guys are like. [Williams and Felsch grin and walk off] Once you're in, you're in! You can't welch on these guys! [throws his glove to the ground] Your funeral! Assholes...
SR Swede Riesberg
[Comes walking up]
Problems?
[Puts on a brave smile]
Nah. We still got Eddie.
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