About this episode

John Lynch discusses baseball, sports movies, and his upcoming script reading.

Send us Fan Mail This episode features John Lynch, a Boston-born writer and screenwriter now living in LA, discussing baseball, sports movies, and his upcoming script reading. The conversation covered John's favorite sports movies including "Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings," "Bad News Bears," and "Moneyball," while discussing the challenges of portraying realistic sports scenes in film. John shared his background as a former Little League All-Star player in Worcester ...

People in this episode

Host: Denny Barrett

Guest: John Lynch

Topics covered

• baseball
• sports movies
• screenwriting
• Little League
• realistic sports scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Bad News Bears, Moneyball

Places: Boston, LA, Worcester

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