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Use your head...that lump three feet above your ass.
— A League of Their Own · 1992
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Jimmy's volley is the sort of insult a drunk, humiliated ex-star hands out when he has stopped caring, and its crude anatomy gag is why people quote it. It sets up the film's biggest laugh, 'There's no crying in baseball', which overshadows it. Fans use the head line for any blunder that needs a blunt reminder to think before acting.
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In context
Spoilers for A League of Their OwnShow the scene
In A League of Their Own (1992), the Rockford Peaches' manager Jimmy Dugan, a cynical, hard-drinking former Cubs slugger, has treated the whole league as a joke. In a game against South Bend he stops right fielder Evelyn Gardner and asks which team she plays for, then blasts her for throwing home when the Peaches had a two-run lead, which let the tying run reach second. The sentence ends with this jab at her head. As soon as he sees Evelyn about to cry, he follows it with the famous "There's no crying in baseball!"
Sources (3)
- A League of Their Own transcript (Springfield! Springfield!)the sixth-inning scene with Jimmy and EvelynReference checked
- Wikiquote: A League of Their OwnJimmy Dugan dialogueReference checked
- Wikipedia: A League of Their OwnPlot and ReceptionReference checked
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