The film stars Kevin Costner, who only ever does sports movies, or bad movies, or both. He plays an intelligent catcher, Crash, who knows a lot about the game, but has little actual talent. He has been ordered to train a rookie pitcher, Ebby Laloosh, who is a fantastic pitcher but is about as dumb as a hammer.
Naturally Crash is jealous of Ebby's talent and this leads to a lot of fights. Meanwhile, there is a baseball groupie, Annie, who chooses one player a season to sleep with. She is a pseudo-intellectual who quotes poetry on a regular basis. I want to punch her in the face.
I don't understand why Crash doesn't get a coaching or assistant coaching job for baseball. Those who can't do, teach. He isn't great at baseball, but knows the game. So, he should get a coaching job instead of forcing himself to play and being miserable.
Annie chooses Laloosh to sleep with, and give him the nickname, "Nuke". However, once he starts winning, he refuses to sleep with anyone for superstitious reasons. This leaves the poetry baseball whore lonely and sad. For some unknown reason, Crash develops feelings for Annie. Dude, she's been with an entire baseball team. I understand about having a past, but an entire baseball team? Have some respect for yourself. This is an '80s movie that needs to stay there. I will give this film a 3/10.
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