thirty minutes late. think she'll show?
she didn't last week. she was having a guava facial.
most of these guys never had a prime.
well, it's not the best material i've ever had to work with, but i'll do my best to see we move up a notch this year.
i'm glad you called me in. i'm still unclear on a couple things
well, if i'm the g.m., who's gonna be the manager?
lou brown?
what exactly is our team concept?
what do you mean? some of these guys are furniture movers?
mrs. phelps, you can't just up and move a team on a whim.
even so, the league'll never let us leave cleveland. we got a lease with the city.
what are you saying? you want us to lose?
mister phelps would never have approved of this.
hello, jake? this is charlie donovan, new g.m. of the cleveland indians.
i wanted to call and say the organization remembers you fondly from the years you played here and we'd love to have you come to spring training for a shot at this year's club.
what?
lou? this is charlie donovan, the new g.m. of the cleveland indians. listen, lou, i hope you're sittin' down 'cause i got an offer you probably been dreamin' about your whole life. we been watchin' your progress down there at toledo with a lotta interest and well.  how would you like to manage the indians this year?
what do ya mean you don't know? this is a chance to manage in the big leagues.
rick, we heard about your pitching out at portland last year.
we'd still like to take a look at ya at our spring camp in arizona, march first.
don't worry, we're gettin' you out on a sort of work furlough deal. any questions?
look, lou, you been in baseball thirty years. don't you wanna advance some?
well, what are you really worried about? the money?
i don't think that's gonna be a problem.
we don't have any millionaires.
don't have any bonus babies either.
not that i know of.
what?
guess i really put the screws to him.
jake, charlie donovan again.
no problem. look, jake, camp starts on the first. can you make it?
you been stayin' in shape down there?
i thought so. see ya in arizona.
this looks like jake taylor.
yeh.
we did.
i think it's cerrano. defected from cuba. wanted religious freedom.
voodoo.
i forgot about dorn, 'cause he's only high-priced. got him as a free agent three years ago.
yeh, he just can't field it.
don't recognize this guy.
i don't remember a hayes on the list.
projected over the whole season, we stand to wind up 36 games under .500 and 28 out of first. that should be bad enough for anybody.
on how we can get worse? how about a series of fines for good play? maybe a $30,000 bonus to the guy chosen least valuable player.
maybe you just have to accept the fact that they're not as bad as you'd hoped.
what's left to do? you've taken away everything you can.
mind if i join you?
just wanted to get out on the road. you damn near pulled one out today.
ya know, you've done a helluva job this year.
with this club it is.
you really believe that, don't you?
rachel phelps would never allow that.
she doesn't want you in the first division. she doesn't even want you in cleveland.
standing up to cheer cerrano's homer, then remembering he's with rachel. he sits down apologetically. rachel watches the events on the field with a face of cold steel.