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How's that high elbow comin'? Does it keep you from getting under the ball?

3 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:34:37.062 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Mr. Hopper, do you think baseball'll accept a colored second baseman?

- First let's see if I will.

(baseball players yelling )

- Let's have one.

- You want me to take the first one, Mr. Hopper? Or shall I hit away?

- Use your own judgment, shorty.

- How's that high elbow comin'? Does it keep you from getting under the ball?

- Don't seem to work out like it should, Mr. Hopper.

- Of course, I don't pop to the infield anymore, I just fly into center field.

- Shorty's got a problem. He's built too close to the ground.

- But I got a new idea. When I take the bat back, I'm gonna hold it up like this. That way, I oughta get come through a half inch higher.

- Batter up.

- That's me. I oughta hit right on the line now. You watch.

[...]

The Jackie Robinson Story Sound Clip

The Jackie Robinson Story Poster

Memorable voice quotes from the biographical film The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), starring Jackie Robinson as himself.

Actors: Jackie Robinson (Himself), Ruby Dee (Rae Robinson), Minor Watson (Branch Rickey), Louise Beavers (Jackie's mother)

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