Director William Dear's 1994 hit Angels In The Outfield is a fun little piece of entertainment for kids, but when you think about it as an adult, you begin to ask some serious questions about just what the hell is going on in the world the story inhabits. Now all of those big questions have been answered in hilarious fashion thanks to a new spoof of Espn's 30-For-30 series: College Humor released this new video, and you really have to give them a lot of credit for going as far as they did detail wise. Not only does this video feature real baseball players and reporters (including former center fielder Doug Glanville and Baseball Tonight's Tim Kirkjian), but even a few actors from the film. Neal McDonough does an amazing job reprising his role as pitcher/idiot Whitt Bass, and we even get to see what little J.P.
- 10/25/2015
- cinemablend.com
Espn analyst John Kruk has proven himself to be more multitalented than even die-hard baseball fans ever knew. The “Baseball Tonight” and “Sunday Night Baseball” host who was a three-time All-Star outfielder and first baseman has teamed up with country rockers the Davisson Brothers Band to record exclusive music for Espn’s 4th of July Mlb coverage, including a special track titled “Right Here on Espn.” “It’s all about BBQ, fireworks and celebration,” Kruk, 54, told TheWrap. “We included the teams that are playing .” Those matchups include the San Francisco Giants vs. the Washington Nationals, the Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins,...
- 7/3/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Charlie Sheen will be a guest analyst on Espn’s Baseball Tonight when the show broadcasts live from the Cincinnati Reds-St. Louis Cardinals game Sunday night. The outspoken actor will no doubt be “winning” when he joins the broadcast booth for the Sunday Night Countdown show airing on Espn at 7 p.m. from the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Story: Charlie Sheen to Host We tv Relationship Quiz Show Although he's better known for his hard partying and personal relationships with adult film stars, Sheen is an avid baseball fan and portrayed a player in Major League (plus the sequel) and Eight Men
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- 5/21/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ty Burrell isn't trying out to be a professional football player, but the Modern Family star will be taking part in the NFL draft Thursday. The die-hard St. Louis Rams fan, who plays dad Phil Dunphy in the ABC comedy, will be the first celebrity ever to participate in the football league's biggest night, which kicks off Thursday, 5 p.m. Pt, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City and airs live on Espn. Story: Espn's 'Baseball Tonight' Makes Its Red Carpet Debut at the 'Million Dollar Arm' Premiere Burrell's main duties will be to hand the
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- 5/8/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If Jon Hamm's acting career ever flounders, he can always try his hand at sports commentary! Espn's flagship show Baseball Tonight aired live for the first time from a Hollywood premiere Tuesday when the Mad Men star's latest film, Million Dollar Arm, debuted at the El Capitan Theatre. The Hollywood Reporter was invited behind the cameras for an inside look at the production. A movie about a sports agent and two Indian teens who aspired to play professional baseball was the perfect reason for host Karl Ravech, Espn analyst Barry Larkin and Mlb insider Tim Kurkjian to go on a road trip, and they
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- 5/7/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood Boulevard went green on Tuesday night when the premiere of Million Dollar Arm transformed a section of the Walk of Fame into a baseball pitching mound for star Jon Hamm's "favorite sport in the world." It was a fitting celebration for the Disney film that tells the true story of sports agent J.B. Bernstein, played by Hamm, who went to India to find baseball's next pitching stars by launching a reality show competition. With Espn's Bill Simmons and Connor Schell also both executive producers on the film, the network's flagship Baseball Tonight show did a live broadcast from outside the El Capitan Theater, where
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- 5/7/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walt Disney Studios announces the world premiere of “Million Dollar Arm” on Tuesday, May 6 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Stars from the film will attend, including Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Lake Bell, Pitobash and Bar Paly, as will Director Craig Gillespie, Producers Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Joe Roth and Executive Producers Palak Patel, Kevin Halloran, Bill Simmons and Connor Schell.
Also scheduled to attend and walk the “green carpet” are acclaimed athletes Barry Sanders, Dave Winfield, Steve Garvey, Rollie Fingers, David Wells, Don Newcombe, Clyde Wright, Barry Sanders, Ken Landreaux, Kenny Lofton and Eric Davis, among others.
The finalists competing in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest will have the chance to throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard prior to the premiere screening and possibly walk away with the $1 million grand prize. The contest, a competition for amateur baseball...
Also scheduled to attend and walk the “green carpet” are acclaimed athletes Barry Sanders, Dave Winfield, Steve Garvey, Rollie Fingers, David Wells, Don Newcombe, Clyde Wright, Barry Sanders, Ken Landreaux, Kenny Lofton and Eric Davis, among others.
The finalists competing in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest will have the chance to throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard prior to the premiere screening and possibly walk away with the $1 million grand prize. The contest, a competition for amateur baseball...
- 5/5/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Major League Baseball and Espn extended their television contract through 2021 on Tuesday, a deal that almost doubles the amount of money the network will pay annually for baseball content while also all but eliminating local blackouts for Espn games on Monday and Wednesday nights. The deal was announced on Tuesday. It combines rights for TV, radio, digital and international that had been separate. The new single contract adds new rights to air a wild-card game, along with additional rights to highlights and digital content. It also gives the network more flexibility to show games involving popular teams.
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The previous contracts...
- 8/29/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
With the release of every sports film, it's customary for movie sites to break out lists of the top however-many football flicks, baseball flicks, basketball flicks, etc.
(Just wait until our list of Top 2 Bobsledding Movies … we're just waiting for one more.)
So with the release of "Moneyball" today, we forgo our usual "film expert" picks and instead ask a real baseball expert to weigh in with his favorites.
Espn's "Baseball Tonight" host Karl Ravech kindly gave us a ring to rank his top 3 best – and single worst – baseball movies of all time.
The Best
3. 'Field of Dreams' (1989): I was a big fan -- I fell in love with "Field of Dreams" … The whole movie was great. With the whole father/son relationship, and [the subplot involving them] trying to take away the farm …. It's one of the best baseball movies that I've ever seen. The whole story is great.
And it's evergreen.
(Just wait until our list of Top 2 Bobsledding Movies … we're just waiting for one more.)
So with the release of "Moneyball" today, we forgo our usual "film expert" picks and instead ask a real baseball expert to weigh in with his favorites.
Espn's "Baseball Tonight" host Karl Ravech kindly gave us a ring to rank his top 3 best – and single worst – baseball movies of all time.
The Best
3. 'Field of Dreams' (1989): I was a big fan -- I fell in love with "Field of Dreams" … The whole movie was great. With the whole father/son relationship, and [the subplot involving them] trying to take away the farm …. It's one of the best baseball movies that I've ever seen. The whole story is great.
And it's evergreen.
- 9/23/2011
- by Kevin Polowy
- NextMovie
Steve Phillips gets fired by Espn over Brooke Hundley affair,according to Deadspin.com. They report the "Baseball Tonight" analyst and former Met Gm was fired late last night by Espn. Espn spokesman Josh Krulewitz stated, "Steve Phillips is no longer working for Espn.His ability to be an effective representative for Espn has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways."...
- 10/26/2009
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Mlb Network has added four new faces to its lineup that will join anchor Matt Vasgersian when the channel steps up to bat Jan. 1.
Former New York Mets pitcher and Fox Sports analyst Al Leiter and former Seattle Mariners All-Star and Espn "Baseball Tonight" analyst Harold Reynolds will join Vasgersian as studio analysts. Vasgersian will anchor two programs, both produced at the former MSNBC headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
"Mlb Tonight" will go on the air at 6 p.m. Et Monday through Saturday, with the daily news program and live looks at games in progress continuing until the last out of the night's last game. During the off-season is "Hot Stove," a 7 p.m. news program every Monday-Friday.
Also joining the Mlb Network staff are Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae. Kusnierek was a sports anchor/reporter at Fsn Pittsburgh for four years before becoming a member of the Milwaukee Brewers...
Former New York Mets pitcher and Fox Sports analyst Al Leiter and former Seattle Mariners All-Star and Espn "Baseball Tonight" analyst Harold Reynolds will join Vasgersian as studio analysts. Vasgersian will anchor two programs, both produced at the former MSNBC headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
"Mlb Tonight" will go on the air at 6 p.m. Et Monday through Saturday, with the daily news program and live looks at games in progress continuing until the last out of the night's last game. During the off-season is "Hot Stove," a 7 p.m. news program every Monday-Friday.
Also joining the Mlb Network staff are Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae. Kusnierek was a sports anchor/reporter at Fsn Pittsburgh for four years before becoming a member of the Milwaukee Brewers...
- 11/12/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- TBS Sports said Tuesday that it hired former Espn analyst Harold Reynolds and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for Sunday's All-Star Game selection show.
Like last year, TBS will carry the selection show at 2 p.m. Et Sunday. Reynolds and Eckersley will be in the studio with host Ernie Johnson and analyst Cal Ripken, another Hall of Famer who joined TBS Sports in 2007. The hourlong telecast will announce the selections in both the National League and American League for the July 16 All-Star Game from Yankee Stadium, which Fox will televise.
Reynolds is familiar to viewers as the longtime analyst for Espn's "Baseball Tonight." After leaving the network, he has worked at Mlb.com and SportsNet New York. Eckersley is the studio analyst on the Red Sox regional sports network, Nesn.
After the selection show, TBS will have the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game.
Like last year, TBS will carry the selection show at 2 p.m. Et Sunday. Reynolds and Eckersley will be in the studio with host Ernie Johnson and analyst Cal Ripken, another Hall of Famer who joined TBS Sports in 2007. The hourlong telecast will announce the selections in both the National League and American League for the July 16 All-Star Game from Yankee Stadium, which Fox will televise.
Reynolds is familiar to viewers as the longtime analyst for Espn's "Baseball Tonight." After leaving the network, he has worked at Mlb.com and SportsNet New York. Eckersley is the studio analyst on the Red Sox regional sports network, Nesn.
After the selection show, TBS will have the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game.
- 7/1/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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