Bull Durham | "Man, that ball got outta here in a hurry"

Scene from Bull Durham, with Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon.

[@dru3703]

"This son of a bitch is throwin a 2 hit shutout and he's shaking me off....can you believe that shit!?"

[@Inquisitor6321]

dru "Charlie. Here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well."

[@joshuamann5228]

+Inquisitor6321 *Charley smiles*

[@drstrnglv64]

​@joshuamann5228 not a smile. It was a shit-eating grin, from ear to ear. The actor playing Charlie really got the look absolutely perfect.

[@us-Bahn]

Love Tim Robbins talking to himself on the mound…”no no, not heat. He’s lookin for heat.”

[@JdVanderbilt]

I love that …come on serve it up .. kinda wish I played catcher when I was young so I could do that to one of the smart ass pitchers

[@ThunderPants13]

LaLoosh! LaLoosh! L.A. Loosh!

[@dbcoll1957]

The best part of this is the smile on the batters face when Costner says, "And when you speak of me... speak well."

[@anb7408]

I love that line! 😂

[@maartenwestermann8229]

Everybody talks about Costner’s lines, but the look on Robbins’ face when he realizes his catcher gave him away once more, and his just asking for the ball, showing he finally learned his lesson, is equally priceless.

[@johnnyeaton]

A movie made by baseball fans for baseball fans. Attention to detail, realism, and, when they were casting, they insisted every cast member had played ball at some point in their lives. So good.

[@jbtflo]

Not sure Tim Robbins was much of a pitcher.

[@TheDeFiler316]

I love how Costner didn't say anything obvious like "That's what happens when you shake me off" like a lot of sports movies tend to do. He did it in a very subtle way and that makes the scene that much better.

[@paulstrecher6194]

He pretty much made that point the first time Crash told a hitter what was coming. Didn't need to this time.

[@dash4800]

lmao, what was subtle about this. God forbid the pitcher maybe has a thought. Dick move by the catcher.

[@digitalmdrealmd9124]

@@dash4800 all depends on the situation. Unless you've been there you know not of what you speak. Many subtleties in baseball. Crash is calling a gem, Nuke is clueless so "don't think...it can only hurt the ballclub" stands true.

[@joshuarich6091]

@@dash4800 i'm going to assume you havent seen this movie, lol

[@joeheid4757]

@@dash4800 Do you have any idea the importance of the catcher to the pitcher during a game? Either that or you never watched the movie.

[@SFkKennels]

Tony Gwynn stated that "Bull Durham" is easily the most realistic baseball movie ever. He said the minors are very much like the movie..

[@mikeyoung9810]

Cool. thx.

[@dzl8596]

Love this movie. However, Major League is my number one baseball movie.

[@kristopherloviska9042]

@Ric von Zipper Gwynn did get to the big leagues quickly, but he did spend one full year and half of a second in the minors.

[@sapporo1832]

@M T Wow. Why so salty?

[@mapleva]

Tony played in my hometown of Walla Walla. I don't remember seeing him play, but remember Ozzie Smith.

[@kwdrm1]

"...and when you speak of me, speak well."

[@Entertainer114]

My favorite line in the entire movie.

[@dhaucoin]

" 'Years from now, when you speak of me- and you will- be kind,' Deborah Kerr to John Kerr, 'Tea and Sympathy,' 1956," Pierce Brosnan to Stephanie Zimbalist, 'Remington Steele' pilot episode, 1982

[@PoopVintner]

Fucking love it

[@_chinmoku]

😂 Never shake off the signs.... "Anything that travels that far, has a damn stewardess on it don't you think?" 😂😂😂😂

[@allbrosdjay]

it is a funny movie and I get the veteran is trying to teach the pitcher, but in real life the catcher does not determine what is thrown. It's the pitchers decision and the catcher only making recommendations. Had a catcher in college that would throw a fit when our pitchers would shake him off. Don't know if he ever learned that it's the pitcher choice and that the pitcher knows better on what to throw some of the time.

[@yoda8933]

@@allbrosdjaydoesn’t matter really like I’m this clip the pitcher wanted to throw the curve so the catcher said fuck it and let him throw it, doesn’t mean he can’t tell the batter what is coming so he can send one outta here to teach the pitcher a lesson not to shake him off especially when the catcher knows what he’s doing

[@knoxscott65able]

I've watched this dozens of times and I still laugh every time. That look on his face is hysterical!

[@PrairieAve9805]

Funny thing is?? I look at the umpire’s expression when Costner says “He’s pitching a two hit shout out and he’s shaking me off…can you believe that shit?!?” Ump’s like in total agreement. One of the best scenes in the movie.

[@graceskerp]

Ump is also thinking this is going be the easiest call ever.

[@Xx-xd3zo]

Everything from the smile on Charlie's face to the lines... This scene is just classic.

[@mikeprevost8650]

But he was Jimmy Powell when the PA announcer referred to him.

[@dr.sweetchat6769]

And when you speak of me, speak well. It's great how Crash intertwines the colloquial with the poetic.

[@UnderdogTactics]

"No, no. Serve it up." Love that line. Oh, and this is the first time I noticed that it must have been so cold that night that they can see their breath.

[@titanuranus]

It was for the most part unseasonably cold when they filmed that movie. They had difficulty getting locals into the seats for several scenes. The CCB Operations Center was catty-corner to the old ball park where it was filmed, the production staffed begged the folks at the Op Ctr to come over during their lunch hour and fill some seats.

[@David-dh9fk]

I played in night game at third base and the weather suddenly turned colder and i had hold my breath on the pitch because my breath was blocking my vision so badly.

[@yolocrew98]

David how did your ABs go

[@delphic464]

Due to the fact that this movie was filmed on location at the real Durham Bulls stadium and clubhouse they had to film in the late fall/early winter as to not disrupt the real Durham Bull's season.

[@barrymorris1655]

@@delphic464 Strange that they couldn't have just done it during warmer weather when the real Bulls were on the road...

[@toddgray6274]

"Anything that travels that far ought to have a stewardess on it."

[@08selinakyle]

without being condescending to you like some others are, I'll explain the context of this scene; this isn't MLB, it's single A and that veteran catcher (Costner) is there mainly to develop that hot prospect pitcher (Robbins). Robbins has a million dollar arm and a 5 cent brain while Costner has been around the game for years. The point of this scene is that Robbins needed to learn the consequences for not listening to his veteran catcher. This is the 2nd & last time in the film this happens

[@turoniner]

08selinakyle 5 cent *head

[@RonnieBarzel]

@Rodzilla At the time of this movie, they were still Single-A. They didn't jump to Triple-A until the late '90s. Regarding Nuke being brought up to "The Show": it's not uncommon for MLB teams no longer in the playoff hunt to bring up prospects to get them some experience in the majors.

[@ColumbiaB]

Rodzilla - Early in the movie, when Crash first gets to the clubhouse and talks to the manager, he asks unhappily why he’s there; he’s peeved that they bought out his AAA contract to send him to Durham. That demand for an explanation makes sense only if Durham is lower on the minor league totem pole than AAA.

[@4U2CB4UC]

@Les Moore Too old... Check this one out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGjOmmahhZyWnbs

[@bentighe4811]

@Les Moore ever heard of Dazzy Vance?

[@ricstormwolf]

Charlie. Here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well. Lmao

[@dmmchugh3714]

What is the 'deuce'?

[@katherineberger6329]

@@dmmchugh3714 Number 2. A curveball.

[@califinn]

"Charlie. Here comes the deuce...and when you speak of me, speak well."

[@califinn]

Bull Durham, Long Gone, Major League, For Love of the Game, Bad News Bears, The Sandlot, The Natural, Eight Men Out, A League of Their Own....if there were ever a sport that prepared you for life...it's baseball.

[@SoapFan711]

You forgot Field of Dreams

[@timelkin838]

I was thinking the same since Kevin is in that movie as well.

[@eatpigsnot]

Trouble With The Curve as well

[@scootergeorge9576]

Comrades of Summer.

[@Fakename70]

Bingo Long’s Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings.

[@_gabe_2407]

Lolly gagers

[@DanielG1095]

I love how the batter grins after he says when you speak of me speak well

[@captmclain]

The greatness that is Crash Davis

[@scootergeorge9576]

That ball would have stayed in a lot of parks. NAME ONE Yellowstone...

[@Electronic424]

Yosemite valley is just big enough

[@scootergeorge9576]

@NATHAN G COCHRAN - You know that and I know that but I got tired of waiting for a legit reason to post it. : D

[@j.w.matney8390]

Would have been a homer in Jellystone Park, at least if Fred was serving up the deuce.

[@maxkol4380]

@NATHAN G COCHRAN Haha Still a great line. Tom Berenger is/was a badass

[@scootergeorge9576]

@@j.w.matney8390 - Jellystone was the home park for Yogi and Bobo. Got to learn your cartoons!

[@Nhamp2000]

The smile on the hitter's face.

[@BeantownDungpile]

Even the umpire was smirking 🤣 Don’t EVER shake off the field general.

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

"I do need to get set just in case, but I suspect I'm not going to be making a call on this pitch."

[@Ratmoonapper]

That makes his point to the pitcher to throw the ball that much more hilarious!

[@jgfunk]

"no no, serve it up" I say that at work during brainstorm sessions.

[@montereypopfestiva67]

Catchers want to win just as badly as the pitcher. This is a lesson for all young pitchers. Trust your catcher.

[@athantemponeras3379]

Trust your catcher? He fucking told him that he was throwing a curveball. If my catcher who I hate did that I'd kick his ass

[@shrks2cup20]

athan temponeras Crash told the batter curveball only because Nuke was shaking him. If you've actually seen the movie to understand the backgrounds of the characters and the basic plot you would understand why he did this.

[@gillylucky13]

athan temponeras The catcher controls the game and managers the pitcher at the same time. Not only that, but the catcher sees the entire field on every plan, the pitcher only sees the catcher and the batter. Unless you play real baseball, you wouldn't understand.

[@IceWarrior101]

+athan temponeras haha tough guy... yeah right you would.

[@bumper494]

I pitched highly competitive ball until I was 21. We won 2 All Ontario Championships. I called the game. Not my catcher Richie who, was my catcher from the age of 8.I knew the hitters I was facing. Knew what my best pitch was given the day and conditions- weather, wind etc. A catcher calling the game is mindboggling to me.

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

I watched a baseball story, and one of the guys recalled an old pitcher being asked who was the greatest home run hitter he ever faced. The old pitcher said, "I don't know, but Babe Ruth's got smallest, the fastest."

[@penguin44ca]

Cool story bro.

[@gillrowley7264]

"Anything that travels that far ought to have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?" - I laugh so hard at that every time I watch it.

[@almostfm]

Sometimes it's "a stewardess and an in-flight movie". Another one that I've heard is when the catcher tries to cheer up the pitcher after giving up a bomb. The catcher says "Don't worry-that ball would have stayed in a lot of parks". The pitcher asks "What parks?" And the catcher replies "Yellowstone".

[@mikemccoy3430]

almostfm. That "Yellostone" scene between Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen was played over and over in the trailers for "Major League", but was for some reason left out of the theatrical release.

[@bvalenz]

“Rich Hill is throwing a 1 hit shutout and Dave Roberts is pulling him out in the World Series... can you believe that 💩?”

[@gbellamyjr]

Remember Costner is there as a teacher!!! Here endeth the lesson.

[@drlee2]

Realizing that Crash told the batter the incoming pitch is the smartest moment Nuke had the entire film! lol

[@3p0d96]

it has nothing to do with this one move by the catcher. the movie is great you should seriously watch it if your a baseball fan. but without spoiling it, theres a reason this happened

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

I love the joy in Costner's reply of "Yep" when Robbins asks him if he told the guy about the curve. The way he replies makes that whole scene.

[@umpireva5440]

it's a shame most youngsters today don't know this movie

[@schumi246]

UMPIRE VA what do you consider youngsters?? I was 2 when this came out, and think it's hilarious, or are you thinking born 1990 or later??

[@derricklafrance9724]

Until they see Costner and Susan Sarandan in the bathtub scene.

[@RCDesertRat]

Remember-Candlesticks always make a nice present lol 😂

[@Holden308]

And you need to cut the head off of a live rooster to take the curse off the glove

[@paulstrecher6194]

We're dealing with a lot of sh!t here.

[@jessejordache1869]

Tim Robbins plays the dumb guy so well that when the scene calls for subtlety, and he executes, I get a moment of cognitive dissonance: "wow, not too much upstairs, but he can act. wait a minute..." Love this movie.

[@no-bozos]

I had a short stint behind the plate playing for a friend of mine's team after I quit minor-league ball. The league was quite bush-league and there was only six teams so it became very easy to figure out and remember the hitters on the opposing teams. I would call the pitches for our pitchers and for the most part they listened to me. However, ANY TIME they shook off my sign they gave up a huge hit, half the time, being taters. Now, I never told the batter what was coming, but when I went to the mound the pitcher would have his head bowed. I would hand him the ball, give him a stern look, and ask him if he was done fucking up my ball game. Catchers are the captain of the field for a reason. Pitchers are stupid.

[@maxalexander6052]

Good thing I don't shake off my catchers signs

[@theapologist6717]

Wait, actual question. Aren't the Shortstops the Captains of the field? I know Catchers are the captains in the "Pitcher Catcher" relationship, but are they also the caps for the rest of the field?

[@TheBatugan77]

Bozo, you couldn't catch crabs on a 10 cent toilet seat. But it's your lie. Tell it anyway you want. Psssh.

[@no-bozos]

@@TheBatugan77 - How's that hater-aid taste dude.

[@rickdietrich3059]

Damn that's still cracks me up every time I see that!

[@DanielG1095]

By far the greatest line in baseball movie history

[@TTony-tu6dm]

I saw the Bulls when they were the Braves’ single A team. They had this shortstop named Larry Jones. I wonder what happened to him?

[@someguy0560]

just some bum that played 70 games before leaving the team

[@j.w.matney8390]

@@someguy0560 Yeah, a bum that was good enough to be on the team. While you, played on what professional baseball team?

[@someguy0560]

@@j.w.matney8390 dude, it was a joke reply to a joke. Do you realize who "Larry" Jones was?

[@johngullo9420]

Aaron Hogan My guess would be no. 😀

[@j.w.matney8390]

Aaron Hogan Ah, sorry. It was the end of a long day when I wrote that.

[@jacks4733]

Nobody ever mentions the ump in the background. Lot of subtle body language.

[@vstabill36]

Don't f with a good catcher. It will come back to bite you.

[@laportealain]

The catcher is the boss. That's it, that's all !

[@dash4800]

thats when you call time and talk it over, not serve up runs like an asshole.

[@digitalmdrealmd9124]

@@dash4800 lol, you must never have played above high school.

[@paulvaultguy]

some of you miss the point of the movie. It's about a catcher who grooms the raw talent to major league level. Part of that lesson is to listen to your catcher who knows the hitters. A most effective way to teach that lesson, and the talent gets to the majors and learns his 'cliches' along the way. Great Baseball movie! My son was a catcher in select baseball and High school. He and I watched this movie together and laughed. I'll have to ask him if he ever did this . Came to watch this before Game 7 Dodgers and Brewers. :)

[@mjscorn7943]

and most of us didn't.

[@zach6395]

Pitching 101: Don't fuck with your catcher

[@wambam99999]

You can tell the scene was filmed in the fall when you see their cold breath...

[@bikkyjere7190]

This never gets old!

[@nissansentraglx]

anything traveling that far ought to have a stewardess on it! love that line!

[@johnmininger7472]

Lived in Durham when this movie was made; this movie always make me nostalgic for the time I spent at that ballpark as a teenager. It was a great place to watch baseball.

[@gypsymom0819]

I love this movie since I used to play fast pitch in college. Got a bit older and slower and played USSSA softball three nights a week in the 80s. This movie especially holds sweet nostalgia for me as I moved to Orange County CA back in 1980 and attended Kevin Costner's alma mater University of CA Fullerton. Good times...true story! 😜

[@Madmanmarque]

This was the first film I worked on, first as an intern, then a propmaker. Me and another carpenter built the bull. Time spent I will always remember!

[@earthshine2k]

Yeah, the other time, 'Nuke' wanted to 'announce his pressence with authority'. Fastball. See ya! Great flick.

[@mikemercer5808]

Costner was so great in this film.

[@digitalmdrealmd9124]

I was there for awhile, never did get that cup of coffee like Crash but I had a great time. I was in college when this came out. The whole team went to see it together. We laughed and had a great time but thought, nah that shit doesnt go on. Fast forward a few years and I found myself living most of what we saw on screen. I was a catcher and threatened insolent pitchers that I was gonna tell batters the pitches. I did it a few times when it wouldnt hurt the outcome. Our whole team was told a couple times what was coming, either because the pitcher was a complete ahole or management wanted to let him know who was in charge. Sometimes lessons need to be taught. Never had girls in the lockerroom but in Mexico we had them (and a tremendous amount of beer) on the bus. Mound discussions were often about who was the best "talent" in the stands. Again in Mexico, we had an old woman yelling at us putting curses on our bats, (if she had seen the movie she would have known to put it on the gloves and that the bats were already cursed.) Yeah, I would agree with Tony.

[@packerlandmike]

It is now, but in 1988, the Durham Bulls were a single-A Carolina League team.

[@Madman007]

"And when you speak of me, speak well." Classic!

[@jodeanesullens6588]

One of my favorite movie quotes is the stewardess line.

[@PJShu]

One of the greatest sports movies ever made

[@jimbo92107]

Possibly the best line Costner ever delivered: "Anything travels that far outta have a stewardess, doncha think?"

[@samiam619]

If you’re going to quote a line, you could, maybe, get it right!

[@Wadj1]

One of my favourites of all time.

[@scottcarroll9201]

In all of Kevin Costner's movies he looks average height but, having met him in real life, he's a big dude. Easy 6'1.

[@el34glo59]

Shorter legs for his height

[@MudderFukker-m6g]

Damn, for *Decades* , I've been saying, "When you speak of me, speak *kindly* ".... no wonder people didn't know what I was talking about. :/

[@j40bob1]

Kevin Costner should have been in every baseball movie. Looks believable.

[@TheSeeohhdee]

he wouldnt have fit in in Major League, the greatest baseball movie ever.

[@jordanherkowski5052]

Or The Sandlot.

[@kristopherloviska9042]

@@TheSeeohhdee Not even close. Bull Durham is a baseball movie for baseball fans. It is a smart movie. Major League, was funny, but juvenile and not at all believable. Then they spoiled it by making that atrocious Major League 2. I would watch Bull Durham again. Not so for Major League.

[@GSMSfromFV]

@@kristopherloviska9042 - What some people don't know is that Costner tried out for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, but didn't make it. The Titans had really good teams in the mid-70s. See link: __ www.ocregister.com/2016/01/19/costner-will-be-main-act-at-titan-baseball-fundraising-dinner/

[@TheBobbybbc]

@@GSMSfromFV Fascinating story... Costner became a life long of the coach at Cal State-Fullerton who cut him. Narrated the video for the coach's "celebration of life" service after his death, and even went so far as to buy a house in Austin so he could watch Longhorns games after the coach took the position as the head coach at the University of Texas. Costner also gave pep talks to the coach's teams.

[@RodPower78]

@jhiller21 Actually it looks like Tim got that wind-up from Fernando Valenzuela.

[@ughettapbacon]

Growing up as a little league catcher in the late 80's Crash Davis and Mitch Taylor were my spirit guides.

[@MiguelCastro-xg9ni]

And when you speak if me, speak well

[@crimdell]

Little did Costner know at that time that years later he would be calling off HIS catcher in the movie For Love Of the Game. And that was in a perfecto.

[@russmartin9549]

Yup. He's my favorite actor and very athletic. You could tell in that movie he's thrown a baseball a Time or two.

[@jasoncolegrove8633]

The fact that Nuke hung that curve ball didn't help any

[@joshlewis575]

Quality comment

[@rubengarzajr7825]

Charlie smiling is the best part...lol

[@russmartin9549]

Costner ;" it hit the fuckin bull!"

[@CarysCorner]

Great movie, so many great scenes and lines! I like the first time Nuke shakes off Crash... In the aftermath from Crash, "...he hit the fucking bull, the guy gets a free steak." Definitely set the tone.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

I'm no baseball expert, but I'm pretty sure you shouldn't tell the hitter what you're shaking off.

[@josephhickman7244]

Best to listen to your veteran catcher , Llaloossh rookie pitcher!

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

Nowadays catchers dont even call the games. It comes from the dugout. Baseball is not what it was.

[@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz]

Good ones still do but yeah I hate it especially in high school ball

[@J209Kato]

"Charlie here comes the deuce, and when you speak of me speak well"

[@NieceCamilaYTManager]

Base ball commonsense

[@anb7408]

The moment he realizes that Crash told the batter what was coming! 😂

[@jaygee6738]

One of my favorite baseball movies. Absolutely love this fucking film.

[@billmalec]

Was pitching one day in a kinda semi pro/summer college players/ex pro League. Batter that I know comes up to bat. Crowds the plate on the first pitch. I tell him, Pete you don't want to stand there". He digs in more. Second pitch was a tailing fastball into his elbow. Once he got off the ground after the pain subsided a little and was waking to first I said "hey I told you you didn't want to stand there" and just smiled at him. Fun times.

[@BryanVGK23]

“Charlie... here comes the deuce”

[@williamramsey-e5w]

The most important thing Crash says in the whole scene is "don't you think?"....as in "Don't. You. Think. That's my job. You follow my instructions".

[@wiedep]

The hitter is Paul Devlin who played in the Carolina League - www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/p-0b070246 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apnJinSdgd93oZY kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYa6nnVqf7CMpZI

[@19stalkern]

Not a baseball fan particularly, but this is the greatest sports movie ever made.

[@mikeyoung9810]

It's good but you have to include a few others.

[@nicholasmuro1742]

Slap Shot is the greatest

[@Newksta22]

My name is Newk. niiice

[@LMLR187]

It's a douchey move, but it's a necessary one. The catcher will often times have a better grasp of the situation than the pitcher (especially an inexperienced one like nuke).

[@wolfpat]

I was living in Durham when this was filmed. Those scenes in the old ballpark were filmed in the middle of winter. It was COLD, so all those people in short sleeved shirts are freezing.

[@Dewitt-b8n]

Here comes the deuce

[@robg.3136]

In the background... "Home run! Jimmy Val.' I thought his name was Charlie?

[@PringlesCan-y7m]

never understood why and how they thought they could cast Tim Robbins as the rookie kid. Dude looks older than Costner. Always felt out of place.

[@davidserbin473]

Costner was a catcher in this movie and a pitcher in For Love of the Game.

[@Cestro]

What would happen if Nuke decided to throw a fastball after Crash told the batter he was going to throw a curveball just to fool him?

[@RConnickJr]

Has any actor playing a pitcher ever had worse mechanics than Tim Robbins?

[@rockst8r850]

Pitchers today "WTF is a complete game shutout?"

[@aetheriumphysics9166]

I can't even play baseball and I'm a huge fan of this movie

[@graceskerp]

That film is some of the best fun you can have with a tub of popcorn in your lap.

[@drewhendley]

You told him I’m throwing a deuce right…yep!

[@speedyspooley]

Crash calls him "Charlie".....but on the PA the announcer say something like "Home Run....Jimmy Powell" @ 1:09

[@scottodell4371]

Jimmy Brown. I always thought there was something strange there...

[@exnihilio89]

Crash calls him Charlie as a nickname for the pitch nuke was about to throw.. "Curveball"

[@josephhickman6699]

He was trying to get him a little more mix from his young idiot pitcher, finnaly an old friend from the big league days near his retirement whom was renown for tape measure Homers beyond park haha

[@ajaxjohnson7999]

Nuke clearly didn't learn from the last time!