So you and the boys are tossing around Major League quotes, as ballplayers are wont to do. You’re probably going straight for your go-to line from Pedro Cerrano or Willie Mays Hayes or Rick Vaughn. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Wild Thing is the protagonist, and Cerrano is infinitely quotable. They’re wonderful characters who deserve their place in cinematic lore.

But it was Eddie Harris who was the Indians’ de facto ace in that magical fictional summer of 1989. It was Ol’ Eddie Harris who spitballed and veteran-wiled and his way through eight or whatever innings to set the stage for Vaughn to be the hero in the movie’s climax. And it was Eddie Harris who said, “Up your butt, Jobu.”

If you don’t know where this is headed, you haven’t been paying close enough attention when Jay Crawford takes the mound for Elmer’s.

A day shy of his 49th birthday, native Clevelander Crawford became the first Elmer’s pitcher to win more than a game this Manchester Twilight season by essentially saying “Up your butt” to the Panthers of Portland.

Crawford’s pitches were moving all afternoon, and he expertly worked out of jams in the sixth and seventh in a tight game. As the final out dribbled to first with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, he emphatically pumped his fist before joining his teammates and family in celebration.

With his second win of the season—a complete game with two earned runs allowed against six strikeouts—Crawford continued a strong rookie year, where his crafty approach and deceptive windup have him posting an impressive 1.59 ERA. Perhaps Eddie Harris’ ERA was never quite so low, and Crawford has certainly featured stronger stuff than a spitballer, but the comparison remains apt: Crawford’s veteran leadership and under-the-radar ways have been a boon for Elmer’s in an inconsistent season.

Elmer’s moved back over .500 (8-7-2) with the win, thanks not only to Crawford but two-hit days from Dan Amarante, Phil Gendron, Mike Gwiadzowski, and Ken Cook, who also drove in two runs and missed a home run by mere inches. Leadoff hitter John Stetz notched three hits and a stolen base in the losing effort for the Panthers (9-7-1).