Name: Buddy Biancalana on Letterman, November 6, 1985
Uploaded: 2018-08-13T23:20:18.000Z
Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Buddy Biancalana on Letterman, November 6, 1985' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2018-08-13. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Buddy Biancalana on Letterman, November 6, 1985' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2018-08-13. Transcript available.

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In a few weeks, Pete Rose will break Ty Cobb's all-time hit record,
but the attention of the baseball world will shift, then,
to another historic record chase.
And with this Buddy Biancolana hit counter,
you can chart the Royals' veteran utility infielder's
march to immortality.
All right, let's see. Buddy got a hit, uh, one hit last week.
All right.
Only 4,181 hits to go.
Good luck, Buddy.
Keep up the good work.
All right.
Even though my next guest only batted .188
with six RBIs in the regular season,
he is now one of the hottest names in baseball.
He has been called the ultimate underdog,
and with some very impressive performances on the field,
he helped take the Kansas City Royals through the playoffs
and into the World Series in a championship there.
Please welcome my kind of ball player, shortstop Buddy Biancolana.
Buddy!
Buddy, how are you?
Buddy, how are you?
Buddy, buddy, buddy.
Nice to see you.
Good to be here.
Thanks.
And we enjoyed watching you play.
Now, you know, I guess you're aware of this.
We did a joke regarding you.
This was the Buddy Biancolana hit counter.
And this was you chasing Pete Rose.
And, I don't know if we can -- there we go.
Pete, I finished up with 4204, and you finished the regular season with 56.
So this -- now, this was -- yeah, this was the joke that I guess started all of
the discussion about it.
Now, I want you to have that.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN -- THERE WE GO.
I FINISHED UP WITH 42.04, AND YOU FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON WITH 56.
SO THIS -- NOW, THIS WAS -- YEAH, THIS WAS THE JOKE THAT I GUESS STARTED ALL OF
THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT IT.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH THAT.
THANK YOU.
AND BY THE WAY, SINCE SOMEONE NAMED DAVE GAVE YOU THAT, YOU HAVE TO NAME THAT
DAVE.
THAT'S DAVE.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WERE YOU UPSET BY ANY OF THAT STUFF?
OH, NO.
I KIND OF TOOK IT IN FUN.
IT GOT ME A LOT OF PUBLICITY.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE BALLPARKS I WENT TO AROUND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, PEOPLE WERE
CONSTANTLY
SAYING, "ONLY 4,000 HITS TO GO."
YEAH.
SO I HAD FUN WITH THAT.
I HAD TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
YEAH.
YEAH.
ESPECIALLY COME WORLD SERIES TIME.
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE -- WELL, YOU HAD A GREAT SERIES.
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF THAT, HUH?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF QUOTES HERE THAT I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER.
YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
THIS IS BUDDY TALKING.
I NEED 4,000 MORE HITS RIGHT, ASKED BIANCA LANA, RALLYING TO HIS OWN DEFENSE.
BUT I'M A LOT CLOSER TO ROSE THAN HE, LETTERMAN, IS TO JOHNNY CARSON.
NOW, I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY, VERY FUNNY.
THAT WAS GOOD.
YEAH.
THAT'S --
NOW, DID YOU WRITE THAT?
HONEST, I DID.
I CAME UP WITH THAT ONE.
THAT WAS VERY FUNNY.
WE HAVE SOMETHING --
WE HAVE SOMETHING HERE.
YOUR MOM SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHOW.
ANYWAY, SHE WAS DISCUSSING THE SHOW, AND SHE SAID SHE WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
LIKE HIS MOTHER SAID, THAT'S NOT A QUALITY SHOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
SHE APOLOGIZED THIS MORNING IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE IN KANSAS CITY ABOUT THAT.
SHE CAUGHT IT ON A BAD NIGHT WITH A ROCK GROUP OR SOMETHING.
YEAH.
WELL, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MANY NIGHTS SHE CAUGHT IT.
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
YEAH.
ANYWAY, THIS WAS YOUR FIRST FULL SEASON WITH THE ROYALS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
I SPENT ALL BUT SEVEN WEEKS WITH THEM LAST YEAR.
UH-HUH.
I SPENT SEVEN WEEKS IN TRIPLE-A IN OMAHA.
YEAH.
NOW, WHAT IS YOUR CONTRACT STATUS WITH THE ORGANIZATION?
IT'S UP NOW.
I HAVE TO SIGN A NEW ONE BEFORE SPRING TRUMP.
AND DO YOU GET THE FEELING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SIGNED TO BE THEIR SHORTSTOP
NEXT YEAR?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S TALK THAT I WILL BE IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK THAT I WON'T BE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY LOOK BACK ON THE WORLD SERIES, MAYBE SO.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO NATURALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK BACK ON THE WHOLE 162-GAME
SEASON.
YEAH.
BUT --
AND I -- LET ME -- I BROUGHT THIS BAT FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
AND ACTUALLY, THIS IS A BAT I USED PROBABLY HALF THE SEASON.
IS THAT RIGHT?
AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE ARE NO BALL MARKS ON IT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THIS IS A WORLD SERIES BAT WITH MY NAME ON IT.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S ALSO IN CASE OF VERBAL ATTACK, THOUGH.
NO, NO, NO.
JUST HAND IT OVER HERE.
NOW, THAT'S A VERY SWEET GIFT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUDDY.
YEAH, THAT'S A HONEY.
WE'LL HANG ON TO THAT.
NOW, LET ME GET BACK TO THE CONTRACT FOR A SECOND.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT SIGN YOU.
OH, THEY'LL SIGN ME.
OH, BUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'LL BE --
WHETHER I'LL BE THE BACKUP OR --
YEAH, BUT YOU WANT TO BE IN THERE EVERY DAY, OBVIOUSLY.
OH, NATURALLY.
YEAH.
AND YOU CAME UP -- YOU PLAYED WITH OMAHA FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS?
I PLAYED TWO YEARS IN OMAHA.
A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE COMPARED TO KANSAS CITY?
THE TOWN OR --
NO, THE EXPERIENCE OF A TRIPLE-A BALL VERSUS MAJOR LEAGUE BALL.
WELL, OMAHA WAS A GREAT TOWN TO PLAY IN, BUT IT'S NOT THE BIG LEAGUES.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE CROWDS.
THE PAY CERTAINLY IS NOT AS GOOD.
BUT IT WAS NICE.
IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, EVERY PLAYER HAS TO GO THROUGH TRIPLE-A.
AND THAT'S WHAT GOT ME TO THE BIG LEAGUES.
YEAH.
WELL, JUST LET ME SAY SOMETHING.
IF THE ROYALS DON'T SIGN YOU TO A CONTRACT AND PUT YOU IN A SHORT STOP OPENING
DAY,
THEY'RE INGRATEFUL DEADBEATS.
WELL, I HOPE --
YOU TELL THEM THAT.
OKAY.
YOU TELL THEM THAT, BUDDY.
I'LL TELL THEM TO GIVE YOUR CALL.
THAT WILL BE YOUR LOGIC WHEN YOU GO IN THERE TO NEGOTIATE.
OKAY.
NOW, WE HAVE SOME STATISTICS FOR YOU.
AS WE MENTIONED YOU, FOR THE SERIES YOU BATTED 278.
RIGHT.
90 POINTS BETTER THAN YOUR REGULAR SEASON AVERAGE, WHICH WAS TERRIFIC.
YOU GOT FIVE WALKS IN THE SERIES?
I BELIEVE SO.
AND YOUR ON BASE PERCENTAGE WAS 435.
VERY IMPRESSIVE STATISTICS.
AND WE HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO TAPE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER OF YOU IN ACTION DURING
THE WORLD SERIES.
WATCH THE MONITORS HERE.
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THE COUNT IS 3 AND 1.
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