MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@CaptainRetroStation]

Dude, I saw this when it hit theaters back in '89. It was one of those RARE cinema experiences where the WHOLE AUDIENCE got involved! Yo, when they won at the end, the whole theater BLEW UP! People were jumping up and cheering and throwing popcorn everywhere! I even got wrapped up in it, and I'm not even a sports guy! Good times, man! "A League of Their Own" isn't as "wild" as "Major League", but it's sooo NICE! It's good for your heart!

[@jartstopsign]

One thing I love about this movie is how real Charlie Sheen throwing heat was, he had a real shot at going pro coming out of high school but went the acting route instead. So many great one liners as well

[@ice-iu3vv]

he was still throwing 80-82 at the time of filming. they moved the mound in 9 feet so they wouldnt need trick photography to get the speed right. the time his pitches were taking from 51 ft would be the same time that a 100 mph pitch would take from 60.

[@momD612]

​@ice44 still better than the rest of us. 😉🤣🥰

[@joerostowsky9987]

Not sure if it was true or not but the story was Sheen also took steroids as well during the filming to add a bit more to the velocity of his pitches

[@jartstopsign]

@@joerostowsky9987 Charlie Sheen taking drugs? I'm shocked lol

[@djbeezy]

"Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?'

[@bravedown50]

The announcer Harry Doyle is actually a real baseball announcer named Bob Uecker. You should check out the story told about him by comedians Artie Lang and Norm Macdonald on The Howard Stern show. It’s a classic. Uecker really is a National treasure.

[@shannonallen2993]

Yeah! He sang all that fucking shit.

[@patriciadepencier2274]

😊😊​@@shannonallen2993

[@korybeavers6528]

whoever thought, Cerrano would be doing all state commercials 30 years later

[@hazi5961]

Being from Cleveland and a baseball fan, this movie was in heavy rotation when I was growing up. Baseball is a sport that grows on you the more you watch it. I also believe that baseball (along with hockey) are sports that are much more fun to watch in person. I had no interest in baseball until my parents took me to my 1st Indians game when I was 14. That changed everything (though College Football and the NFL will always be my favorite sports).

[@Chris-kk6cw]

The Indians had the best sports logo ever

[@hazi5961]

@Chris it's up there for sure, though I was really fond of the old Hartford Whalers logo and color scheme from back in the day.

[@profanepersonality]

I grew up with Bob announcing the Brewer games, so that made us Brewer fan kids feel included, lol. Love this movie. I like the sequel, too.

[@hazi5961]

@profanepersonality Bob Uecker is a national treasure. Milwaukee is actually my favorite National League team, believe it or not. One of these days, my wife and I want to make our way there to see a ballgame.

[@SurvivorBri]

I am totally with you on that. I wasn't into baseball or hockey until I watched the games in person. It changed my view on them entirely.

[@rickmclaughlin9710]

I am from Wisconsin, so I love this movie because the home stadium for the Cleveland Indians was actually County Stadium, the old home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The original test screenings for the movie did not do well. They added Bob Uecker scenes later, and viewers loved it. Ironically, Bob Uecker was and still is, to this day, the announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers.

[@suemiller2522]

Bob Uecker is a national treasure. Source: I'm a fellow Sconnie :)

[@nateplotkin6321]

Some fun facts: - The movie was filmed in Milwaukee, my home town, and so a lot of my older relatives and their friends were all extras at County Stadium and in the background - The fancy restaurant they go to in the film is the same restaurant where my parents had one of their first dates - They used my former high school's football team locker rooms for their locker rooms

[@MrJctii916]

Remember seeing this in the theaters... People were standing up and cheering at the end just like a real baseball game.

[@mikeadams8040]

Same thing happened when I saw it in the theater . I've never seen that happen in any other movie theater. I looked over at my dad and he was wiping tears from his eyes.

[@warlock415]

I don't care if you root for Cleveland or even like baseball, if you don't get FUCKING PUMPED during that intro to the play-in game, you need to get yourself checked for a pulse.

[@shannonedens7854]

Same when I saw it in the theater

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" American Express Card. Don't steal home without it! "

[@Boatzilla2]

Good one, Leo. Saw Charlie Sheen on a plane to Cleveland once. He was going to throw out the first pitch for the playoffs and sitting in economy for some reason. I was going to Cleveland to see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Anyway, I didn't' have tix for the Indians game, but I snuck into the stadium, slipped under a gate. (This was back in the 90's and security was not what it is today).

[@wendywoodruff2871]

Brewster's Millions is a fun one too. Richard Pryor, John Candy, baseball, and money.

[@TheCashcrue]

The guy calling the game was Bob Ueker. He was hilarious and used to be a baseball player. He played for the Brewers.

[@donaldstewart8342]

He never played for the Brewers,He is the Brewers radio announcer.He played for thr Milwaukee Braves ,the Philadelphia Phillys,St Louis Cardinals,And Atlanta Braves

[@TheCashcrue]

@@donaldstewart8342 That's right, I forgot they were the Braves then. My mistake. Thanks.

[@Lostcoqui82]

The second movie is good as well. Glad you enjoyed these. The Replacements with Keanu Reeves is a good comedy football movie. Worth a watch. Keep up the good work as always. Keep bringing the 🔥🔥🔥

[@conchfritters01]

I watched this as a kid not long after Platoon. I couldn’t wrap my mind around Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen in this movie after Platoon, took time getting used to!

[@christhornycroft3686]

The late 80s and early 90s saw a lot of good sports, especially baseball movies. The Sandlot (my favourite), Rookie of the Year, Cool Runnings (about the first Jamaican Bobsled Team, lots of fun), The Mighty Ducks, The Big Green, Little Giants, Bend It Like Beckham (from 2002, but awesome), Coach Carter, White Men Can't Jump (LMFAO), The Hurricane, A League of Their Own (first women's baseball league starring Tom Hanks), and The Karate Kid (the original) are all terrific sports movies. Some of those movies are can't miss classics that should be on everyone's bucket list.

[@billsimonis]

cant forget Necessary Roughnes

[@iamburko]

Bro, this film list is GOATED.

[@slimbrady6691]

Days of Thunder.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" Tin Cup ", " American Flyers ", " Bull Durham ", " Brewster's Millions ", " Sunset Park ", " Summer Rental ", " On Any Sunday ", " Endless Summer ", " Eight Men Out ", " The Best of Times ", " North Dallas Forty ", " The Longest Yard (1974) ", " Mystery, Alaska ". " North Shore " to name a few.

[@toddwynn3397]

The list is great, but Little Big League is better than Rookie of the Year.

[@tristanplatts8869]

Bro you lowkey nailed that welcome to the jungle lick. You gotta do that at your next kareoke jam

[@frozenpiper2]

The Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider changed his number to 99 in homage to Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn. You should check out some of his highlights. He was the runner-up in the NL Rookie of the Year last year. Also Charlie Sheen even tweeted about Spencer changing his number.

[@timp8843]

Great movie. The Uek puts it over the top. Great job Bob! Gives me goosebumps every time. Over at least 40

[@IggyStardust1967]

Hey, Leo.... I'm 40 minutes in, and just thought about this: Another movie (Baseball) that you might like, is The Bad News Bears. I mean, at this point of the movie, you seem to really be enjoying it, so I thought I'd suggest it to you. It came out in 1976, and I actually saw that movie in theaters back then. I was 9 years old, and it actually made me want to play in Little League. Not that I did very well, but no one explained the rules of the game to me, either. Anyway, it's something you might enjoy, so I thought I'd recommend it to you.

[@ScooterVauto]

make sure you watch the original Bad news bears with Walter Matthau..... then keep on the walter matthau comedy train with Grumpy Old Men

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@ScooterVauto 100%!!!

[@whotookmikey]

I said it on Patreon and I'll say it again here. I LOVE this movie. A lot of great sports movies are more serious with drama and etc. But ill always favor the ones with comedy anyday. Thanks again Leo!

[@davidmc1489]

I concur. Best baseball movie made.

[@PuppetDungeon]

Listen. I hate baseball. I hated playing it. I hate watching it. THIS MOVIE makes me not hate it so much, and that's a freaking miracle. ;) Great reaction as always.

[@ThomasFerner]

Now YOUR critique Of this movie I TAKE SERIOUSLY !......If this movie can keep the attention of someone who has no like for baseball tells ME its a decent movie !!!

[@wubranch1]

There was an alternative script twist that portrayed Phelps as a mastermind that pushed them to win by reverse psychology, but they decided to keep her the antagonist. It kind of makes sense because no one wanted to play in Cleveland, so the only ones that would play inspired ball were players with no other choice. Veterans that were all stars at one point with one last good season in them, and could guide the raw young players through the season. Then there’s the Manager, a conventional Major League coach couldn’t work with the young unconventional talent like he could, and he was used to talking straight to all his players because of his long time as a minor league coach. So there’s logic to it, but it’s asking for way too much suspension of disbelief from the audience.

[@MikeSaab1911]

As someone born and raised in Cleveland, I appreciate you doing this movie reaction. Wishing you the best Leo. Hope you do more awesome things in the future. Go Tribe.

[@EliteJCTV]

The actor playing Serrano is the guy from the All State Insurance commercials lols. I love these movies, one of my few favs for baseball movies. They sell joboo dolls at the actual Gaurdians (Indians) stadium.

[@clevelandcbi]

2:03 Tallest building is the Terminal Tower, shown at the beginning of "A Christmas Story" also. Once the tallest building outside of New York City.

[@SirGriefALot]

My grandmother was a huge baseball fan. So glad I got to watch this movie with her before she died.

[@kriskush9860]

I hate people who always tell their boring life stories reaching for sympathy and acknowledgment

[@Scheboygan8767]

@@kriskush9860 I hope you beat your depression lil bro

[@youngwes79]

Fun fact Leo; The voodoo guy in the movie Pedro Serrano, he's the guy and voice in all those Allstate Insurance commercials.

[@Tony-B23]

He was also P.O.T.U.S. in the TV show "24". Fantastic show

[@bobapjok4241]

Perfect timing when you said "I wanna see" and it cut straight to Cerrano. that was perfect "I didnt want to see that"

[@MegaTechpc]

Quick list of my favorite sports movies you NEED to watch!!! Bull Durham (Kevin Costner), The Rookie (Dennis Quaid), Invincible (Mark Wahlberg), Remember the Titans (Denzel Washington), A League of Their Own (Tom Hanks), Ford vs Ferrari (Matt Damon), and Moneyball (Brad Pitt). Every single one of those is an absolute classic that should be experienced by everyone (even if you don’t like sports)!

[@Stubby1085]

This movie is so funny, but I think it’s underrated as a baseball movie. What you said at the end, that it makes you want to watch baseball. That’s so true. If you haven’t seen Remember the Titans or Rudy those are considered two of the greatest football movies ever made. If you want something funnier Necessary Roughness is great too.

[@baimun]

When I realized that it was Dennis Haysbert on the Allstate insurance commercials (Cerrano), I would comment along when they would appear on the TV... "If you've been in an accident and need Allstate, I say fuck you Jobu... I do it myself." ☮❤🎶

[@waynecanning4122]

"JUST a bit outside! He tried the corner and missed." 🤣😂

[@jmwilliamsart]

“Hey Dorn don’t blame Vaughn, he didn’t know that Susan is your wife. Besides you should’ve thought about it before you cheated on her, so you have nobody to blame but yourself “

[@Jackd-lz2hn]

Ok👍 more 90's gold. Try The Sandlot 🔥🔥🔥Forrrrever

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

Foreverrr....ffforrevverrr...

[@christhornycroft3686]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that one in my list. It was one of my favourites. It wasn't a baseball movie. It was a movie that happened to have baseball in it. And the dialogue was excellent.

[@MarkyMark8484]

I was born and raised in Milwaukee. Bob Uecker is a Milwaukee staple and legend. He used to announce all the Milwaukee Brewer baseball games. Also, the game at the end was filmed at Milwaukee County Stadium which is now Miller Park. Awesome movie and reaction.

[@cbretschneider]

Bro, I know you had fun watching this. You gotta watch Brewster's Millions it's another 80s comedy classic with Richard Pryor and John Candy together that's like Major League meets Trading Places. 🍻

[@woodchucknation]

Yes

[@alrokx13]

Not a big baseball fan but this is one of my all time fav flicks. So hype, & Rudy is another one.. trust

[@Bobal27]

51:20 That actually wasn’t the World Series. That was just the League Championship. In the start of the second movie, we find out they lost the World Series. The plot is trying again, with some new people, but this time, going for it all.

[@michaelpoore8368]

Another one of my favorites. I watched this in the theater in 89.

[@Diegokid]

I grew up just south of Cleveland. I remember they would play this movie right before baseball season every year. Great movie.

[@joeday4293]

Ah, power hitter Andres Serrano - later known as Senator/President David Palmer of "24," and after that, the Allstate guy from the commercials.

[@IronTorch20]

From what they said, Wesley Snipes was actually a really slow runner. The guy who played Haywood did play in the Majors.

[@Tonyrayyt]

It's a trip. I always hit the like button just when you dip on your sofa or chair! Then I enjoy the rest of the experience.

[@RossWrock]

Maybe not the best Baseball movie out there, but definitely my favorite! So highly quotable, and stands the test of time.

[@te_learning]

Which is better?

[@davidwalker3783]

The manager and Bob Uecker make this movie great 😂😂

[@MTG_Scribe]

This and A League Of Their Own are the two best baseball movies of all time, although which one is my favorite changes all the time. #3 is Bull Durham.

[@chefsanders9151]

When this came out we saw at 4 times in the theater and used all of the one-liners in this movie for ages. "Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hear curveball?" "I say fuck you jobu oh, I do it myself" "I look like a banker" And of course the classic.. . "Up your butt jobu" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm glad you watch this one mate

[@thatguymark8381]

Juuuust a bit outside

[@chefsanders9151]

@@thatguymark8381 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍 my God how could I forget that one. That's the best one of the whole movie🤣🤣🤣👍

[@dzl8596]

Really glad you enjoyed this one, Leo. It's my favorite baseball movie. Great story. Fantastic cast. Bob Uecker is so good.

[@randall-king]

One of my favorite movies ever, especially sports movies. It’s so quotable and rewatchable.

[@smittmasterflex]

One of my favourites, I was nine when this came out and my folks let me watch it. Classic.

[@PaulOdontknow]

Saw this in the theatre twice and then like eight more times when it was at the mugs and movies. And about 25 times since, over the years.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Wild Thing was my hero when I was a pitcher as a kid, this movie is hysterical! "Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball??" 🤣

[@krisfrederick5001]

"A League of Their Own" and "The Sandlot" should be in line

[@bobapjok4241]

Maybe it's just cause i grew up with him, but Bob Uecker has the perfect announcer voice and style

[@donjackson5522]

The pitcher at the end that threw at Taylor was Al Hrobosky, “The Mad Hungarian”. He was a real MLB pitcher and he was known to throw at batters a lot. Perfect casting.

[@iandavis8755]

This is one of my favorite movies when I was a young teenager. It was so much unlike anything like it before, and what is the the most awesome part...the Indians had been doing pretty badly in real life for a long time, and they Won the American League east championship pennant in real life, in 1995 and again in 1997, much like the team winning the same league championship in this movie. That being said, watching the Toronto Blue Jays (my Family's home team) win the World series back to back in 1992 and 1993 was epic.

[@SavaFiend]

I'm a Blue Jays fan and I live in Erie, PA. Cleveland was a lot closer to drive to than Toronto so my parents used to take me to the games when they played the Indians. Cleveland was doing so poorly at the time that there were actually a surprisingly large number of Toronto fans in the stands every time we went! This would have been in like the early '90s when Toronto was on their hot streak.

[@ItsAVolcano]

11:50 recent scandals in baseball have shown that this is likely the norm for a lot of older pitchers.

[@justinpeck6015]

Another movie that i love. Watched this so many times.

[@64freight]

Been wondering where Mr. Video has been. Didn’t realize he got another channel going. Nice!

[@SteinMeister72]

"Hey bartender!! Jobu needs a refill"

[@manichispanic5234]

I grew up in a small baseball loving town in Mexico. I watched this movie an unhealthy amount of times lol. Had a huge crush on Charlie Sheen, what the hell was I thinking LOL? I'm glad this one won the poll, love this movie!! It doesn't get enough love.

[@pacebrison1453]

I’ve always said baseball was my first love and as far as baseball movies go, this one is second only to Field of Dreams. I’ve been watching this movie for over 30 years and I still get chills when Cerrano hits his home run.

[@djbeezy]

The greatest thing about this movie is that it's absolutely hilarious but all the actors look like they could be Major League Baseball players.

[@danlincoln8987]

I live in northeast ohio, I was ten years old when this came out and we were on our way to the movie theater to see it and my sister's car broke down, I'll never forget it, But I absolutely love this movie

[@nickjohnson1445]

Best baseball movie ever. My buddies and I wore out this VHS twice.

[@corrosivechaos9383]

I just wanted to say im sorry for what happened to you bro. Im gonna miss a lot of them videos not gonna lie. Hopes for your success going forward.

[@SilentHunter245]

This movie and Bull Durham are probably my favorite baseball movies

[@LordVolkov]

Love me some Major League, particularly Hayes and Serrano. The sequel is pretty fun too.

[@terryesrom4607]

Fans of this are hardcore, not just baseball fans and it is also very accurate as to alot of the idiosyncrasies of professional baseball. Glad you enjoyed it, for me I have had many copies of this movie in one form or the other, video DVD etc and have watched it countless times it is one of my feel good movies.

[@joenutz2738]

Played 3 sports throughout high school and football in college. This shit makes me miss being part of a sports team

[@enchantedwooddesigns3462]

I never was one much for baseball as a kid like my Grandpa in 70s. I still wasnt as an adult until a neighbor lady friend of ours took me to a Reds minor league game. The field on tv always looked so small but its more like huge and fun to watch then play live from the stands.

[@chrispruett81]

Getting a bunch of old guys to play on a team isn't always the worst decision to make! My Arizona Diamondbacks did it... Created a team.. got a bunch of old guys/has been's and won the world series in 2001. lol... we have sucked since.. but at least we got 1 lol.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

"The Natural" starring Robert Redford is another good one.

[@ramonlinares5010]

In my opinion this is one of the best statues that has been produced by prime 1, looks insane.

[@Bobby4USN]

Now you gotta see the rest of the major league movies

[@garygoodman4342]

You should watch Bob Uecker's Hall of Fame speech. He had everyone rolling

[@WiseGuy5674]

Dread Pirate Leo, in case you wanna keep this theme going and be real about it, let me suggest ‘Bull Durham’. It will make you giggle!😎😃

[@dekulruno]

Kevin Costner does Star in some good baseball movies…

[@mikethemotormouth]

You want sports movies? The Sandlot, Field of Dreams, 42, Remember the Titans, Hoosiers: all must-sees, all classics! And yes, you most definitely need to see Rudy!

[@seraph6758]

I started rewatching “the expanse”, only ever caught the first season. Decent sci fi tv series. It’s about humans populating our solar system, in the near future. A war threatens to break out between earth Mars and the belt, where people mine asteroids. 🤷‍♂️ Noticed nobody else doin it, eh no worries though! Thanks for hanging in there👍☝️💙

[@piotrswat169]

Its good but pacing issues,it's not an easy watch if you're not heavy into sci-fi.

[@seraph6758]

@@piotrswat169 ..that figures. I've high hopes for anything they might do with warhammer!

[@chrisdickens8233]

One of my all time favorites!

[@kerrycronin3581]

Bob Uecker " Just a bit outside" One of the great movie lines. Who says baseball isn't exciting?

[@mn-wk3ju]

Great reaction man! I haven’t seen this movie in a minute! Fun fact, Serano is the guy from the Allstate commercials

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" Basebol has been bery, bery good to me. " - Chico Esquela

[@bendevine3438]

Fun fact i met a kid in 2008 musician emo/alternative rock did some stuff with Brand New im 12 years older than him he told me his dad was an actor had i ever heard of major league he and his friends were young when It came out i asked who he played said rene Russos fiance me and my friends dooted over him he loved when we would do his and tom berengers quotes very cool guy was in some other big movies tom Pickering said tom berenger was a humble great person

[@joeblankenship377]

HELL YEAH! Bringing that heat! This is one of my favorites. Is very bad to steal Jobu's rum.

[@lao5960]

I think jabu kicked off that treasure troll run there was all them years ago 😄😄

[@chumberger]

Me and my parents would watch this all the time growing up. It'll always hold a special place in my heart

[@jaggyjagg74]

i like the All State Insurance guy as Pedro... always knew he would be big.

[@SteelCityJW]

This is a classic baseball movie to me.

[@CCAFS617]

All these years crazy it's Dennis Haysbert as Pedro Cerrano

[@michaeladams7102]

In your next sports poll please add.... "Miracle" - It's the greatest sports moment in American history.

[@brentmarshall9938]

Loved Wesley Snipes in this one...lmao. great movie. If you're gonna do baseball Leo, gotta do the Sandlot

[@realtealcovers232]

I'd love to see your thoughts on Bull Durham. One of my absolute favorite baseball movies next to this one.

[@wichitadisciple9874]

LOVE this movie! Great job on the poll everyone!

[@youngwes79]

Rudy and Major League in my top 10 sports movie's of all time. There's a lot of other great sport's movie's you maybe should react to Leo. ✌️

[@screw_3259]

Man I loved reliving this classic movie with you. You should watch some baseball. When the games get close, there's not other tense or exhilarating feeling.

[@LucareonVee]

My go to quote for this movie is "Juuuuuust a bit outside!"

[@terrycullen3302]

That last game actually wasn't the World Series. That was just a one game playoff to win the division.

[@lao5960]

Part 2 is funny af also!!! Another great baseball movie is SANDLOT!!! 😁😁😁 it's also a 4th of july early summer movie gotta watch it sometime leo 😆😆

[@Raven5150]

Im still surprised they had a sign for call your shot then bunt

[@Raven5150]

Cerono has a great insurance angency its like hes in good hands

[@birdmanhero]

Everyone needs a friend/mentor like Jake