About this episode

The episode discusses the film Major League (1989) and its appeal as a sports movie.

Send us Fan Mail What started as a simple baseball-season pick turned into a reminder of why sports movies work so well in the first place. This week we’re breaking down Major League (1989), and even the non-baseball fans on the mic ended up getting pulled in once the underdog story really starts to click. The Cleveland roster is basically designed to fail, the Yankees are perfectly hateable, and the final game is staged so clearly that every out and every risky decision makes sense, even if ...

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Hosts: Anthony, Dakota

Topics covered

• sports movies
• underdog stories
• baseball
• film analysis
• Cleveland sports

Keywords

• Major League
• sports movies
• baseball
• underdog story
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Major League

Places: Cleveland, Yankees

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