The layout to Commandant Klinks office seemed to change from season to season. Also, what adjoined his office?
The furniture and placement of items in Klink’s office changed periodically, without explanation. There were also several doors that appeared to connect to his office, but it was never clear whether they opened to a closet, his quarters, storage space, or other facilities. [Back to Top] 24. In episode #27, “The Safecracker Suite,” Hogan says the following line to Klink when they retrieve the envelope containing the list of conspirators from the hotel safe: “Tinker to Evers to Chance is the play. You’re only Evers. I’m Chance.” What is this referring to, or what does this mean? This is a wonderful example of the clever and creative work done by the talented writing staff of “Hogan’s Heroes.” This particular reference is to a famous Chicago Cubs double play combination of infielders, immortalized in a poem by New York columnist Franklin P. Adams entitled, “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon”: “These are the saddest of possible words: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than b
