Take Me In to the Ballgame

The Bad News Bears


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Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 1976 classic "The Bad News  Bears," grading its tools on the 20-80 scouting scale. Eric dives in to the implications of Coach Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) citing Catfish Hunter by way of comparison, while Ellen talks in depth about the baseball accuracy of the purported break on Amanda's (Tatum O'Neal) curveball. You can guess whose curveball gets mentioned. Also includes a fun fact about ad-libs in the film, deciding which players your co-hosts were, and discussion of Denny's, Pizza Hut, and Book It.
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Take Me In to the BallgameBy Eric Gilde