Mr. Rickey says would you like to come down and sign your contract with the Dodgers?

5 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - The Rhyme of the Ancient Dodger classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:21:45 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Sure, might be a strike - but a guy who's beat the odds with two strikes against him won't be scared if another's called.

- Let 'em strike. It'll test the whole base of our baseball leagues.

- Brooklyn's ready.

- Miss Hill, put through that call to Jackie Robinson. Give him the message.

- Yes, sir.

- Hello. Robinson speaking.

- Mr. Rickey says would you like to come down and sign your contract with the Dodgers?

- What? Will you say that again?

- I said, would you like to come down and sign your contract with the Dodgers?

- And the news got around, and it was the talk of the town.

- And on the subway, a brave Brooklynite would look over the shoulder of a brave Bronx­ite, and one was sure to say...

[...]

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