*MAJOR LEAGUE* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Any interest in the sequel? CADDYSHACK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gafOYYaGgcuHpKs Sports Reactions: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5drKCBd4BHrTKqZlWYMD5a7e

[@tomhoffman4330]

Have heard that 'Major League II' is just as Good as this one, but Nobody Ever Talks about that 3rd Movie...🤷‍♂

[@e.d.2096]

Sequels, yeah. But if you want my honest opinion, try some serious sports films. The Natural, Hoosiers, or heres one, Rollerball a dystopian future sports film.

[@hinesmaster99]

No however I wish you'd watch the next generation movie franchise. NEMESIS GENERATIONS FIRST CONTACT

[@BDogg2023]

Yeah, don’t waste time on mediocre sequels (that most people didn’t watch anyway) when there are so many good originals out there.

[@DarthKilaj85]

The actress who plays the owner actually wanted her character to be how we see her in this as an act to get them to play hard and win but she really wanted them to win. But the producers didn't like that.

[@LucareonVee]

To this day, if I’m watching a baseball game, I will still say “Juuust a bit outside!” when a pitch goes wide.

[@cypher515]

Oh, I was at the Bills Jets game where the Bills had a man in.motion, who abruptly got under center like they were going for a quick snap, and CJ Mosley of the Jets FLEW over the offensive line... Yeah, it was a fakeout. I call that play "JUUUUST a little bit offsides!"

[@fatboy5926]

“How can these guys lay off pitches that close?” 😂😂

[@joshua_madison]

I always say, "Throw'em the Heeeeater Ricky!"

[@cleekmaker00]

"Ball Four... Ball Eight... Ball, and Vaughn walks the Bases Loaded con EIGHT straight pitches!"

[@LucareonVee]

@@cleekmaker00 12. 😁

[@zumbrella927]

Gotta love Bob Uecker as Harry Doyle. "JUUUST a bit outside. He tried the corner and missed."

[@donaldseale2700]

One hit! One Damn hit!!!

[@tremorsfan]

I've seen the clip of Andre the Giant fake choking him.

[@LordVolkov]

Bob's humorous delivery makes these movies for me.

[@richardrindy345]

Still calling games for the Brewers.

[@mcjim256]

Nobody’s listening anyway.

[@Dillpicks95]

“You trying to say Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?” That line always cracks me up.

[@jasonkh4]

Now Harris, let’s not start a holy war here 😭

[@johndrews206]

"now you come around...he's not fooled"

[@donwest5387]

he said "Jesus"

[@SFOlson]

Then Harris getting clubbed in the head by the wild bat after the “Up your butt, Jobu.” and drinking his rum. As someone who isn’t religious, and as I got older, I’ve kind of taken it as the movie taking a kind of a swing at all the different religions fighting over who’s right and wrong, but I could just be reading too much into it.

[@cleekmaker00]

@@SFOlson "Hey, Bartender... Jobu needs a Refill!"

[@accountablehog]

“In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the attendance, you haven’t…”

[@3DJapan]

RIP the original Willie Mays, he just died a few days ago.

[@joemckim1183]

RIP Say Hey Kid

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

One of the greatest to ever play the game. One of my childhood baseball heroes in the 60's along with Pee Wee Reese.

[@kiillabytez]

If I actually cared about baseball anymore, I'd be sad but as it is, I'll just wish his survivors the best.

[@MasterCommanderBastid]

Respect and Salute to The Legend

[@stevenvicijan4338]

Made sure to get off the 66. Wilkie Mays deserves the best

[@PreRockDoc]

When this movie was filmed, it was partially filmed at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, WI. The local rock station put out a call for people to help fill seats for the final game. My friends and I all called in sick to work and went. For the most part it was boring, but the free hotdogs and the vodka we smuggled in made it much more enjoyable. One of our crew can even be seen dancing in the aisle during Wild Thing. I'm glad you did this movie. Thank you.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

Oh, wow. That's awesome. Yeah, filming can be boring for extras. We only ever see what actually makes the movie, not all of the other hours spent on technical things and retakes and more. Still, I would have loved to be there.

[@kenlangston3451]

I actually saw the Red Sox play the Brewers that day at the stadium. I was 13 and it was my first major league game. I was visiting some relatives with my aunt, and we were on our way back to their house when we heard the announcement about extras for the movie. It would have been cool to see them film the climatic last game.

[@Jessica_Roth]

It's pretty funny seeing that big "WTMJ-4" sign in all those shots of the scoreboard, when that is a *Milwaukee* TV station. (The call letters are because it was originally the television arm of the Milwaukee Journal newspaper, hence "Television Milwaukee Journal" acronymed to "TMJ".)

[@laudanum669]

@PreRockDoc Good for you and your friends! A day at work is just another day at work. A day called in sick to be extras in a movie is far more memorable.

[@Surberus1066]

I had a similar opportunity for the sequel!

[@billtisch3698]

Why does Jake get to call what pitch? The catcher is the on-field general of the team; the quarterback, so to speak. He's the only player facing the rest of the team, and who everyone else can see all at the same time, so he can direct fielders to whatever positions they should be in (shifted in, out, left, right) considering the batter, the score, runners on base, and what inning it is. He studies all the opponent's batters so he knows which pitch is best to call in any situation. He's the smart one.

[@LordVolkov]

Catching is so brutal on the body. Hard on the knees, shoulders, and back. They are the toughest players on the field.

[@studee618]

Pitchers can still shake the catcher off. The biggest reason the catcher gives the sign is so the batter can’t see it.

[@derekfnord]

The catcher needs to know what the pitcher is going to throw so he can be ready to catch it. The pitcher can't easily signal his intended pitch to the catcher because he's facing the batter. So instead, the catcher calls for a pitch, and the pitcher either throws that pitch or shakes the catcher off until the catcher calls for the pitch the pitcher *_does_* want to throw.

[@joemckim1183]

@@LordVolkov And there is a high percentage of managers in MLB being former catchers.

[@joemckim1183]

@@derekfnord And a pitcher can shake off a catchers pitch selection if he doesn't like it.

[@daltonmoore8971]

Jake: "I know a lot of parks that wouldn't have been a home run in." Vaughn: "Name one." Jake: "Yellowstone."

[@juvandy]

That's actually the sequel between Vaughn and his old girlfriend

[@Jessica_Roth]

@@juvandy It was actually in this film (at the restaurant scene where Jake and WMH are consoling Rick) and was used in the trailer and commercials for the film, but was cut from the release print. So they brought it back for the sequel.

[@OldRod99]

I coached my son's little league team for several years. There was one dad who would always say "Too high! Too high!" when someone hit a fly ball. It never failed to crack me up.

[@hawkeyegeorge]

Lol. I say it all the time at ball games.

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

The announcer was Bob Uecker. He was a moderate MLB player in the 70s. His baseball skill didnt make him famous, but he had an incredible charisma that everyone loved and he actually broke into the entertainment industry from there. One of his famous Miller Lite commercials was with the line "I must be down in the front rowww." He also starred in a sitcom Mr Belvidere as the family dad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoHLZZx8bJt_mLc

[@gothnate]

He's still alive, too! 90 years old and still calling baseball games.

[@daltonmoore8971]

He once said "The highlight of my career was watching someone fall off the upper deck in Philadelphia."

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

Started his 54th season as the Brewer's primary broadcaster this season. Only Denny Matthews for the Royals has a longer continuous baseball broadcast career, by just 1 year. He started in 1969, Uecker started in 1970.

[@squeak2455]

He actually played in the 60s, he's been announcing since 1970. He's been the Brewers main announcer since the team's inception; though he's not doing many games now at 89.

[@LordLOC]

Ah, Mr. Belvidere. One of my personal favorite sitcoms when I was younger. I was already in my teens when it aired, so I had other favorite shows overall - but looking back it's easily one of my top tier sitcoms of the era. Still sad how the show ended, but you know.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

UNOFFICIAL WISDOM NUGGET at 05:32: "Everyone knows true badasses don't wear sleeves."

[@TrentRidley]

30:55 Love an armchair heckler: "Ooohhh, you suck handlebar!" 🤣

[@RetroClassic66]

6:03 If a ball is hit outside the parameters of the outfield (but within the left and right field foul pole boundaries), if it bounces back onto the field (whether it hits a sign or any other object beyond the outfield fence/wall), it’s considered what’s called an “inside the park” home run.

[@LuckySmurf]

I'm not sure if that is correct. "Inside-the-park-home runs" are when the the hitter rounds all four bases without the ball ever leaving the field of play. If the ball clears the outfield wall, while in fair territory, but bounces back inside it's just called a home run. Ballparks usually have a marker on the walls to indicate the line that batted balls needs to clear to be considered a home run.

[@rocsaltjohn]

I was in the stands for the final scenes. The stadium shots, and all Cleveland city shots were shot in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The stadium was Milwaukee County Stadium. I was also there the night they recorded the audio and filmed the scenes for the "wild thing" music.

[@Corndog642]

I was there too!

[@TahiriVeila13ABY]

Milwaukee County Stadium and Bob Uecker, and yet they went with The Cleveland Indians as the team... I always wondered why that was.

[@benn454]

@@TahiriVeila13ABY Indians haven't won a World Series since the 40s. Only the Cubs had a longer drought, until 2016.

[@josepha4944]

As an actor, Charlie Sheen had a very natural pitching motion. He said in an interview that after getting on the mound and seeing all those people in the stands, he never wanted to throw a baseball so hard in his life.

[@thomaswilliamson298]

"JUUUST a bit outside!" This movie's a comedy classic in so many ways.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

The catcher doesn’t make the decisions on the pitch. He makes _suggestions_ on the pitch; the pitcher makes the decision.

[@crankfastle8138]

And some of those suggestions are made by the manager then forwarded by the catcher

[@operator0]

And the reason the catcher makes the signals is because it's much easier for the catcher to conceal the signals than it is for the pitcher. Of course, now they do it through electronics, so that's one more aspect of the game that has been lost.

[@seansteyer8851]

I had the pleasure of working with Dennis Haysbert, Serano, on "Return to Lonesome Dove" Didn't even know it was him until we were at a bar drinking rum one night and he started doing the Jobu lines. I had been a fan of the movie, and loved working with him. He is a great guy!

[@shag139]

Really liked Haysbert in the series The Unit.

[@dianafrost936]

I liked him as the president on 24.

[@coreymay3063]

Old Milwaukee County Stadium and the Legendary Bob Ueker! Also Pete Vukovich who pitched for the Brewers.

[@billschmidt8261]

This movie has turned out to be more of a true classic than anyone would have guessed. There is a slew of reactions and commentaries on KZbin and you would enjoy them. The announcer, Bob Uecker, is a real baseball announcer who still works for the Milwaukee Brewers and is a classic himself

[@miguelvelez7221]

I think it's a broader film than say, BULL DURHAM which has pretentions (Which, I mean... It probably fulfills those pretentions.) of being a true to life film with humor laced through than a straight up comedy like MAJOR LEAGUE. For me, while Durham is probably the better "film", MAJOR LEAGUE is just a crackerjack comedy running on all cylinders. Cast all pull their weight and the script is fun and it's tight and well paced. I think it has entered the pantheon by now for sure.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

​@@miguelvelez7221 "Major League" is to baseball what Keanu Reeves' "The Replacements" was to Pro Football.

[@Blazingstoke]

Originally there was going to be a scene right before the final game against the Yankees where we find out that Rachel Phelps was basically playing a con game the whole time: there never was an offer to move to Miami, she just couldn't afford to field a team unless she got the lowest-paid players around. So she personally scouted out as many people as she could who had genuine talent but some massive flaw holding them back, and made up the story that she wanted them all to lose, in the hopes that having her as a common enemy would inspire them to come together as a team and overcome their flaws in an effort to show her up. This scene got cut before the movie came out because test audiences much preferred having her as an actual villain, and whether or not that was the right choice is a matter of personal opinion. But it does clear up a few oddities, like why she never demoted or traded away any players who were obviously improving, or why Miami would have offered to build a stadium that seats 62,000 spectators when even the largest MLB stadia don't go much above 56,000. (The actual stadium that got built in Miami a few years after this movie can't even seat 38,000.) It also means that everything Rachel says in the locker room scene is absolutely true, she's just saying it in a way that makes her look like a complete asshole, which I kinda love from a storytelling aspect.

[@cypher515]

I do know there was a perception that the more seats you had in the stadium, the more money you could make, because owners once thought there was a limit to what people would pay for tickets. Obviously, owners stopped believing that. But it's telling that Miami's _football_ stadium isn't much bigger than that (65 thousand), and New Oh-Hai-Mark Stadium in Buffalo is going to actually be 62 thousand itself.

[@miguelvelez7221]

Holy... That changes a lot. I see why they shaped it the other way. Films are built on catharsis. Often you require a "villain" for that.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Unless it was a multi-team stadium. There are those that host both baseball and football teams.

[@cypher515]

@@jeffburnham6611 True, and the realization that you CAN'T really build a good one of those is also more recent than that... possibly. Remember Jacobs Field came fairly soon after this movie, which ironically featured the worst dual use stadium of all time.

[@seanhammond9253]

Interesting. I collect Movie Trivia like that whenever I can, but I had never heard this. THANKS! 🤗

[@artao5]

It is SO weird seeing them run the bases "backwards." I love it!! lol

[@LordVolkov]

"I like her outfit!" The beautiful Rene Russo is in the Thomas Crown Affair remake. You would enjoy both versions, as they are stylish heist thrillers, but the 1999 remake in particular for Rene, Peirce Brosnan, and a delightful soundtrack.

[@SilentBob731]

This movie started my crush on her, Lethal Weapon 3 cemented it forever.😍

[@paulmellette8925]

She's also in Tin Cup, with Kevin Costner!

[@melenatorr]

Also "Get Shorty".

[@losthor1zon]

I ended up liking it better than the original (no disrespect to Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway)!

[@daave365]

She also played Thor’s mom

[@FeaturingRob]

Some great sports movies that I love... - Miracle (2004) - Hockey - Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, the coach of the US Olympic Hockey Team in 1980, otherwise called "The Miracle Team". A true story...and a film that SHOULD have nabbed Russell a Best Actor Oscar nomination, but didn't. Great soundtrack, inspiring, moving, and just awesome!!! - Bull Durham (1988) - Baseball - Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins. A hysterical and moving film about the minor leagues. Some amazing quotable dialogue, especially Costner's "I believe" monologue...which is one of the funniest ever. - Chariots of Fire (1981) - Running - The true story of the 1924 British Olympic running team, focusing on Eric Liddell (Ian Charleston) and Harold Abrams (Ben Cross). Oscar-winner for Best Picture as well as for it's iconic score by Vangelis. It is a slow paced film, but it is one that is worthwhile. Also features an Oscar-nominated performance by Ian (Bilbo Baggins) Holm. Ben Cross played Sarek in the Kelvin Timeline Star Trek films, and his love interest in the film Alice Krige was the villain in Star Trek: First Contact. - A League of Their Own (1992) - Baseball - Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Lori Petty, Bill Pullman, and Garry Marshall. Directed by Penny Marshall. A story set during WWII when women became pro baseball players while all the men were away at war. A fictious story wrapped in true events. This one is a MUST SEE! - Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - Soccer or Football, as it takes place in England - Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Anupam Kher. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. A comedy-drama about a Punjabi Sikh girl in London who longs to play football, while dealing with her sister's wedding and her conservative parents.

[@JPSE57]

Although they are a bit formulaic, Mr. Baseball with Tom Selleck, and Mr. 3000 with Bernie Mac, are worth a watch. And of course, Rudy with Toby Maguire.

[@MattRowland]

"You going somewhere meat?" "About 90 feet."

[@verygooster]

“I guess there’s only one thing left to do. Win the whole - f’n - thing.” Possibly my favorite sports movie quote. Being at a postseason baseball game is one of the best atmospheres ever.

[@TahiriVeila13ABY]

Bob Uecker, the play by play announcer for the Indians in this, is still calling some Milwaukee Brewers games for the radio station WTMJ-AM at the age of 90. He's been doing it since 1971. 14:12 The catcher suggests a pitch and the pitcher can either except it or ask for another. The reason the catcher is giving the signal is because if the pitcher gave it instead then the batter would see as well.

[@SeanHendy]

'Hats, for bats'.

[@LordVolkov]

Keep bats warm...

[@MichaelCoffman-w6o]

Hey Cerano! Jobu needs a refill! 😂😂😂😂 Love how the bat lands right on him!😂😂😂😂

[@dougstevenson1503]

What's your handicap?

[@johndrews206]

@@LordVolkov gracias

[@LucianDevine]

Woah, amigo...I uh...you can't ju...you're welcome.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

our lovely lady Jen hitting it out the park once more with her awesome reaction, Jen always hits all the bases , pitches to us perfectly every time and her reactions always score a home run 🔥💙🔥💙

[@SilentBob731]

Jen and her Serious Girl Spectacles are all kinds of Nifty. 👍😻

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Hey Ian, I saw your question in the chat about Patrick Stewart in Moby Dick. I haven't seen it, but it looks like it's free on KZbin.

[@paulpeterson4216]

The older pitcher, Eddie Harris, was modeled on veteran HOF pitcher Gaylord Perry, who was famous for "loading up" the baseball with whatever he could get on it to make it move more.

[@gawainethefirst]

“Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It’s a matter of survival.” -Yogi Berra.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

I love this movie. It's silly and quirky and the characters are fun. And "Juuuuust a bit outside" delivered so deliciously by long-time Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and former pro baseball player, Bob Uecker, is one of my all-time favorites. Bob turned 90 in January and he began his 54th year as the Brewers' broadcaster this season.

[@frogofbrass382]

For more Tom Berenger, I'd strongly recommend The Big Chill. He is part of one of the best ensembles assembled in the 80s: Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, and William Hurt. The film is also famous as Kevin Costner's character playing a pivotal role in the plot, but having all of his scenes cut out of the movie.

[@LucianDevine]

One of the best fan theories is that Jobu actually made curve balls nearly impossible to hit. That's why Cerrano wasn't able to hit a curve ball until he renounced Jobu, and why Harris pitched such an amazing game, because he had made peace with Jobu, and had him at his feet while he was warming up.

[@CapPigDog]

To answer your question about the batting order. Each team before the game gives a list of players who will be playing and what the batting order is. Once the 9 batters are set in order the order does not change. You can substitute a batter for someone on the bench. But once that batter has left the game he cant be put back in. The other question. About a ball hitting the scoreboard. Generally yes that would be a home run. Most ballparks have a yellow line on the top of the wall or sometimes across a tall wall. Anything that hits above that yellow line is a home run even if it bounces back on the field for some reason. The foul poles are also in play and hitting one of them counts as a home run as well.

[@DarthLoki]

As someone who played catcher from Little League all the way through college, I will confirm that it is the position that takes the absolute most punishment. And yes, there is a LOT of trash talking but sometimes the umpires are really strict about it and cut it off fast. As for who decides what pitch to throw, usually it's the coach/manager who signals to the catcher from the dugout unless you have a catcher that is really experienced and has been around forever. If you really want to see what goes on "behind the scenes" in a baseball game watch Bull Durham. It's another ultra classic baseball comedy!

[@johng482]

7:44 one of the top skills a catcher needs is to prevent bad pitches for going past him, so catchers practice blocking wild pitches all the time. 8:27 I was a catcher when I played and I remember fondly a number of hits at the plate where I managed to hold into the ball for the out. But my favorite memory was in little league (back in the days when we didn’t have the rule mandating we slide into home). A friend was catching for the other team and I was in third. When the ball was hit, I started for home and the ball was thrown there. I heard the base coach yell to slide, but no one had taught me how to do so yet, so I just lowered my shoulder and hit my friend so hard, the ball went flying and we were able to score a second run while her looked for the ball. 14:15 the catcher is the defensive captain, so he’s in charge of the defense. Also, if the catcher doesn’t know what kind of pitch is coming, it’ll be much harder to field and he can communicate with the pitcher more discreetly than the other way around. Often, at least at lower levels, the manager or pitching coach is signaling the catcher what kind of pitch to throw, so he isn’t the one making the decision. 16:06 you’d be amazed how often we fix airplanes with tape. I worked at one of the US3 airlines for a few years and speed tape was our bread and butter on the flight line.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

6:02 If a ball in flight touches anything out of play, then the ball itself is out of play even if it richochets back onto the playing field. That scoreboard is behind the outfield wall, so a ball hitting the scoreboard is a home run.

[@TheCoreyd1086]

Bob Uecker is a real play by play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers and he was also a TV actor. Most of the actors in this movie including Charlie Sheen played baseball at some competition level. The batting order is the order you bat in. It can't be changed or it's an out for batting out of order. You can bring in another player to pinch hit. Once the ball goes over the wall or yellow line if it hits something and comes back onto the field still a homerun. The stadium was the old stadium the Brewers played in so not filmed in Cleveland. You will like Major League 2 plus Caddyshack 2

[@LuckySmurf]

@6:38, what Harris is showing is the various substances pitchers can use to doctored the balls to help with the grip / movement (also known as "sticky stuff"). Using substances like those would add more spin to the ball, making it more difficult for hitters when they're batting. Such methods are very much against League rules and measures have been taken to ensure players can't get away with this. Violators are subject to automatic ejection from the game and fined / suspended.

[@colinfraser7150]

You have quickly become one of my fave reactors the more I watch you! Keep up the super fun videos!

[@seansteyer8851]

The announcer "Just a bit outside" is the famous Bob Ueker. He was a catcher in the majors, and used to announce for the Milwaukee Brewers. He has done some other acting as was a beloved player for his sense of humor.

[@Cookies_crumbs]

“Used to” announce? 😂 I just listened to him tonight. He’s 90 now and only works home games when he wants to, but he still sounds great.

[@jenfine]

FYI that announcer is Bob Uecker, a real baseball broadcaster for Milwaukee and a former player. He also has a minor acting career and was on a sitcom in the 80’s called Mr. Belvedere. He’s hilarious. He’s still going strong at 90 years old.

[@DrummingWriterTrekfan84]

Hey Jen, fun fact: the snoby rich player that showed up in the fancy ride with golf clubs at 3:02 is the actor who played the blonde Q that gave q his powers back in Deja Q on Star Trek The Next Generation.

[@potterj09]

I got into a lot of trouble for coming to grammar school one morning with the Wild Thing haircut. These days that would be tame even for a crazy-strict school.

[@kevinschultz5678]

I was in the crowd the first night of filming at County Stadium! I remember some of the shots they filmed with us. Overall pretty boring night but still fun. They showed Letterman up on the big scoreboard. No Charlie Sheen but everyone else.

[@ericstoverink6579]

The Catcher is like the Quarterback in baseball. That's why he gets to call what pitches get thrown. He can also call for defensive positionings. It's typically the Catcher who does most of the research, watching film, and reading the scouting reports, of the opposing team. Baseball teams can have captains, but usually in an unofficial capacity. It's usually a veteran that the younger players look up to.

[@paulsisco6748]

Trash talk is the best part of baseball. And the pitcher and catcher communicate with the signals. They are a team called the Battery.

[@aaronjohnson8786]

14:13 Because the catcher has to know what to expect to catch it cleanly. Watch enough baseball and you'll see what happens when the pitcher and catcher aren't on the same page

[@artao5]

The announcer is Bob Uecker. He's a real baseball announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers since 1971 and is beloved by the entirety of baseball. He won't be around much longer, as he's 90 now.

[@benn454]

You take that back right now.

[@stich21]

He still sounds good calling games.

[@TimothyC.84]

I had to double back. I’ve watched this movie 100,000 times and I’ve never noticed Lynn’s license plate. And that’s why I love this channel 😅

[@ShaolinDoluhmite]

Baseball stuff - the catcher is like a QB for the team on defense, is a single voice to learn the other team's hitters and know how to attack them, as well as knowing his pitchers and what they do well. Their input on the pitch is more of a suggestion, the pitcher can overrule them. It's still a homerun if the ball reenters play; if the ball clears a predetermined height within the foul poles it's a home run. Basically speaking of course. Batting orders can't be changed, but you can substitute someone off the bench in any spot if you also consider where they'd have to play on defense. Sometimes you sub one player in just to hit and replace that person later for defensive reasons.

[@losthor1zon]

If you look, the catcher gives a signal but the pitcher then nods yes or no, so they're basically negotiating tactics.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Love this movie. Juuuust a bit outside!

[@SilentBob731]

I hear that in Bob Uecker's voice every time.😂

[@johnhammonds5143]

When this film came out, the Chicago Cubs had a relief pitcher called Mitch Williams. He was left-handed, and when he threw, he literally fell off the mound. He threw hard, and was completely out of control. The fans quickly called him "Wild Thing", borrowed from this film.

[@crankfastle8138]

A team that made the Indians dry spell seems like a brief slump.

[@melenatorr]

When I was researching baseball for a play I was working on, my brother sat me down to watch this movie, and explained things as they were going on. At the high point, when Taylor calls his shot, I asked my brother: "Can he really do that?" "Yes," my brother smiled. "But only once." A book I have called "Nine Sides to the Diamond", devotes a chapter a piece to every position, explains what's expected at each position, and gives tiny bios of famous basemen. It's a cool book. For the catcher, he explains as is done down below in these comments: the catcher is the only one facing the field, and who can see what's going on. So he's the one to direct the pitcher.

[@e.d.2096]

Love watching these laugh along reactions Jen! 😊

[@tomhoffman4330]

Amen to that...😂

[@harveylee51]

The laughs were out of the ballpark on this one 😄 Good sports movie that's a great staple on TV every summer , Jen hitting a home run on this reaction👍 Great fun i'm gonna run out and do my own 80's freeze frame shot now !! 😀

[@MrKINSM]

Every time Jen says, "Go, sports"...I laugh. You're the best!

[@CollarCityGuy]

The Replacements is a great and funny football movie starring Keanu Reeves and, Gene Hackman

[@custardflan]

Filmed in Milwaukee at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Sentinel staff would go there when the paper was finished about 10 pm and be in the stands.

[@shasta810]

I thought I heard all the best lines in the movie already but I never heard "sorry lady you suck" that was a new one! 👍🏻

[@IggyStardust1967]

Jen, I'm watching a few of your "older videos" tonight.... and I got to thinking with this one: If you enjoyed THIS movie, you may also like The Bad News Bears (1976)... and personally, I would LOVE to see you react to that movie! It's kinda like Major League.... but with kids.

[@SilentBob731]

27:24 "Go Sports!" 🤣I use this Big Bang Theory gif often, and it's yet another reason Jen and her Serious Girl Spectacles absolutely Rule.🤘😻

[@wren7195]

Easily one of the silliest most amazing movies from my childhood. So much sincere humanity.

[@robinhood2524]

"Just a bit outs8de." A gag for a bad pitch by announcers to this day. Bull Durham, IMHO is the best baseball movie ever.

[@johnrust592]

Fun fact: The guy who plays the Yankees' main power hitter Clu Haywood is Pete Vuckovich, who actually played in the majors for 12 seasons. But instead of a hitter, Vuckovich was a pitcher who won the Cy Young Award for the American League's top pitcher in 1982.

[@billbabcock1833]

I know that sometimes the shots are shown backwards, I assume to appease the KZbin rules. It's no big deal, but when it looks like the runner is going from first base to home plate, it's pretty wild.

[@dre3k78]

Yeah the video is mirrored to avoid copyright problems id imagine.

[@gaittr]

Jen's back at it again kicking stuff and taking names. We all love you Jen

[@andrewblanchard2398]

28:21 to 28:28 ROGER DORN hit the ball ⚾ where he would be standing where the other team didn't have anyone covering it

[@SonOfMuta]

0:33 "They're due for a win" Still in a World Series slump, it's been 76 years

[@jamesbednar8625]

Indians should have had that series against the MARLINS & CUBS, but Cleveland-ism reared its ugly head - as usual. The series against the BRAVES could have gone either way.

[@Jessica_Roth]

Lynn is played by Rene Russo, in her film debut. You might recognize her from the Kevin Costner golf classic "Tin Cup"…but more likely you know her as Thor's mom. Klu Heywood ("Handlebar") was played by an actual former MLB player, as was the Yankees relief pitcher, Duke Temple. However, for fun, Heywood was played by Pete Vuckovich (a former pitcher) and Temple by Steve Yeager (a former catcher). It has now been Taylor Swift's entire life time (35 years) since this film came out…and the Indians still haven't won a World Series since 1948. In all of professional sports, they trail only the NFL's Arizona Cardinals (who won the 1947 NFL title [before there were Super Bowls and when the franchise was stil the Chicago Cardinals]) in longest time without a championship. Maybe they need to start worshipping Jobu?

[@RyneMurray23]

It depends on the field. Some stadiums have a wall that is taller and you have to hit it all the way over, but I've also seen fields that have a scoreboard right above the fence. If it hits the scoreboard and bounces back in it is still a home run 👍🏼

[@erictaylor5462]

I think you'd love the music in The Natural. When the lights are exploding... it's amazing.

[@adamblackwelder1963]

Other good baseball movies worth checking out: -A League of Their Own -Field of Dreams You don't have to be a baseball fan to love them. 😊

[@kinjiru731]

Baseball teams do have captains. In this case, Jake, the catcher, is the captain. The batting order is fixed, you can't adjust it once the game begins.

[@lowrollerscraps2477]

"This is what it would look like if I played baseball" :) love your bow tie!

[@kj6446]

Jen makes all of our hearts sing.

[@drlee2]

At 7:35, I think it's both! lol I could be wrong, but I think the guy training with Jake was purposefully throwing bad pitches so that he would be prepared for those bad pitches thrown to him from pitcher in actual games. Also, the catcher will get funny bouncing balls like that thrown from the fielders and/or cutoff men trying to throw someone out at home plate. Repetition and practice to prepare the catcher for all possibilities.

[@blmareterrorists]

About the question of whether it is a homerun if it hits a sign and bounces back, yes, as long as it hits ABOVE the home run line, then it's a homerun. Adam Dunn of the Arizona Diamondbacks a while back hit the scoreboard in center field. 500+ foot homerun, and you can see the spot where it hit, and it fell back into the field. So yes, a home run Also, about the foreign substances on baseballs: yes, it's illegal to do so, and you'll get suspensions and fines. Pine tar, stick em, and anything really. Guys try, and they get caught. In the 1960s-80s, there was a guy by the name if Gaylord Perry, who was KNOWN for doctoring the ball with substances, but somehow seldom got caught. When you watch his pre pitch routine, his hand and fingers would be touching almost every part of his ballcap, hair, uniform, etc. Guys like him where known as Spit-ballers

[@gavinsheridan4680]

11:00 “Thats a nice stadium.” If you only knew.

[@kevinschultz5678]

Milwaukee County Stadium, I do miss it. Was taken down about 23, 24 years ago. Miller Park is nice, but I grew up in County Stadium.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

The manager submits his starting lineup before every game to the umpire. The manager can and has the ability to put in what they call a pinch hitter. A pinch hitter can go in a bat for one of the starting line up guys. The manager can also put a pinch runner in the game. And yes. If the ball hits the sign and the sign is obstructing the ball from going over the fence then it is a home run. A home run with the bases loaded is called a grand slam.

[@tomthetom_on_tour]

Watched this movie as a child like 200+ times and still love it. Nothing better than a good (non bullshitty) "from underdog to hero"-movie.

[@mjhart68]

Another great quotable baseball movie that I think you would appreciate is Bull Durham. Stars Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon.

[@JPSE57]

In baseball, the batting lineup is set at the beginning of the game for both teams and stays that way for the whole game. If a player has to leave the game (perhaps for an injury), his substitute bats in his position in the lineup. Sometimes, a pinch hitter will bat for a player and then a different player will substitute for the replaced player on the field.

[@PaulLoh]

Part of this was filmed in Tucson, where I'm from. I was only a kid when this was filmed. I don't know which stadium scene it was, but there was an ad in the newspaper for background extras needed for the audience. But my aunt said it was too hot and she didn't want to be in the sun for hours during filming, so we didn't go. Unfortunately I didn't appear in my first film until 2011, decades after this film came out. I'm glad I did though, because now I'm living the dream, making movies here in Arizona. It's only a minor regret that I wasn't in Major League.

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction to this fun 80s sports comedy...if you're looking for another fun sports comedy (this time set in the 90s but Football instead of Baseball) then check out 'Necessary Roughness' with Scott Bakula, Héctor Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak, Larry Miller, Jason Bateman, Fred Dalton Thompson, Kathy Ireland, Rob Schneider & Sinbad.

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

The chorus to the opening credit song "Burn On" by Randy Newman references the Cuyahoga River catching on fire in 1969 due to pollution, hence "Burn on big river, burn on..."

[@mjkjelland13]

The Big Game was filmed at Milwaukee County Stadium and they asked the Brewers Fans to come out to fill the seats. I am about 8 rows up from the 3rd base line dugout, but have still never been able to find myself.

[@ericlencher2356]

The average MLB Salary in 1989 was 488k in 1989. The league minimum was $68,000 in case anyone was wondering how much Jake made. That's about $175,000 a year in today's money. So yeah, fringe players back then made nothing compared to players today because the TV contracts weren't as valuable, and fans didn't have to pay $20 for a hot dog and a beer!

[@chrislaustin]

I graduated HS in 89, and several friends had jobs at the Universal Cineplex at Universal City, so for two summers I saw tons of free movies every weekend. That being said, most were more than forgettable especially ones I would see at the late showing, as I would often nod off. But having seen what was probably hundreds of movies, there were a few diamonds in the rough and Major League was one of those films, as it was just another freebie at the time(that I had no idea was any good). This is easily one of the best sports comedies ever made and it easily sits near the top with the likes of Bad News Bears(OG), Caddyshack, Kingpin, Bring it On, etc. While part 2 wasn't as good as the first, it is more than worth a viewing, as it had its moments so for sure give it a chance if you get the time.

[@leftorright04]

Such a classic and one of the best baseball movies ever!! "Juuuust a bit outside."

[@marbase1son]

this is one of my favs of all time

[@aarongoldstein7614]

The guy with the big mustache was Pete Vukovich. He was a former MLB pitcher. In 1982, Vukovich won the AL Cy Young Award, the league's top honor for pitchers. A great baseball movie I'd recommend is "Bang The Drum Slowly" with Michael Moriarty and Robert DeNiro. It was one of DeNiro's first films.

[@phillipmanganaro-q2p]

There is a yellow stripe on top of the outfield wall, and two big yellow "foul ball pole " on the foul lines in right and left field. Above the line and inside the poles is a homerun.

[@hertbran]

To answer your question, yes, the batters are in order and the order can't be changed. However, you can have a "pitch hitter" who takes the place of the pitcher in the batting lineup. A lot of thinking goes into the batting order along with righthanded pitcher versus right- or left-handed batter and vis versa.

[@joeblankenship377]

"Rudy" is a good sports movie. Based on a true story. A guy trying to make the Notre Dame football team. It's really inspiring. Always makes me tear up.

[@robertcorbett9455]

I refuse to watch. A guy that size can't play football. Its nonsense.

[@crankfastle8138]

The movie is so much bullshit. It's almost bloodsport for college football. Joe Montana has debunked so much of it in interviews

[@joeb5316]

6:05 As long as the ball goes over the wall in fair territory, or caroms off of a foul pole, without being knocked back by a player or hitting the ground first then it's a home run even if it comes back into the field.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Always down to get an early comment and a like in , give that algorithm a boost 🔥👍

[@laudanum669]

Yes using various substances on a baseball to get a little extra movement on the ball is a real thing. Former MLB Pitcher Gaylord Perry was infamous for doctoring baseballs/throwing spitballs. He pitched for 21 seasons and retired at the age of 45, he was inducted into The Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

[@erictaylor5462]

14:20 The catcher doesn't decide. He suggests. The catcher needs to know what pitch is coming, so he makes suggestions. The pitcher nods or shakes his head if he agrees. It's done this way as a way for the catcher to learn what pitch is coming, because the pitcher can't communicate this without the batter seeing it.