Picking Nits
Jake Taylor’s supposed catching greatness, his healthy-enough-to-bunt knees, player finances and roommates, his abrupt lack of sexual interest, bullpen-car travel, Tom Berenger’s intended appeal, Roger Dorn missing a TV camera, Vaughn’s accessibility to Dorn’s wife, and lineup continuity in the final game
In the discussion (9)
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- Jake Taylor is called a great catcher even though the movie offers little evidence of elite catching. — Bill Simmons
- Jake’s bad knees are emphasized, yet he can execute and run out the decisive bunt. — Bill Simmons
- The players’ salaries, housing, and roommate arrangements do not consistently fit their major-league status. — Rembert Browne
- Despite Jake Taylor’s stewardess and paternity-suit backstory, the hosts call him asexual because he never tries to hook up with anyone in the movie. — Bill Simmons
- The bullpen car’s slow road travel makes Jake’s arrival at Lynn’s house implausible. — Bill Simmons
- Tom Berenger is described as probably an ’80s rugged, handsome type. — Bill Simmons
- Roger Dorn somehow fails to notice the television camera crew filming him leave a hotel with another woman. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts cannot explain how Dorn’s wife finds Ricky Vaughn alone at an empty bar when he is famous and the team is about to play a playoff game. — Bill Simmons
- The final-game batting order and lineup continuity raise questions about who bats where and when. — Bill Simmons