Damn Yankees (1958)

Robert Shafer: Joe Boyd

Quotes 

• Meg Boyd : Is Washington winning dear?

  Joe Boyd : Noooo. Those damn Yankees.

• Mr. Applegate : With my help a lot of things come easy.

  [lights a cigarette from within his hand and Joe looks shocked] 

  Mr. Applegate : Ohhhh, uh, do you smoke?

  Joe Boyd : Hey... how'd you pull that off?

  Mr. Applegate : I'm handy with fire.

• Joe Boyd : One long ball hitter, that's what we need! I'd sell my soul for one long ball hitter.

• Joe Boyd : What happens after I stop being a baseball player? Then where would I be?

  Mr. Applegate : [laughs]  Well now, of course that's fairly well known.

  Joe Boyd : Yes, but I have...

  Mr. Applegate : After all, there's nothing unusual about it. How do you suppose some of these politicians around town got started? And parking lot owners?