“The Battered Bastards of Baseball”: When Underdogs Ruled
We’re all craving baseball right now. In the meantime, the Netflix doc “Battered Bastards of Baseball,” recalls some of the reasons we love the game.
“A League of Their Own”: How the All-American Girls of Summer Changed the Game
The classic baseball film was ahead of its time with a female director and a cast full of women.
IFC’s “Brockmire”: “Bull Durham” Meets “Major League”
Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet hit it out of the park with this raunchy comedy series. “Brockmire” is a sharply written, darkly comic mix of baseball, love, lust, friendship, Internet infamy and an odd sort of redemption. Even the commercials are funny.
No Passing Fancy: 10 Transcendent Moments in Sports
From the Cubs finally breaking their curse to the “Miracle on Ice” to the “Fight of the Century,” these sports moments are now a part of history.
What Your Dog Understands and 6 Other Cool “Under the Radar” NPR Stories
Dogs on earth; teens in space; clever farmers and Russian assassins. Just another day cruising the radio. The best stories are not always in the headlines.