Major League

 Dear viewers,

Do you like humor? Baseball? Well, if you do, then Major League is the movie for you. Major League is a comedy about the Cleveland Indians. After losing for several years straight, the former showgirl, Rachel Phelps, inherents the Indians from her dead husband, and wants them to purposely lose. She does this because a lease on the Indians contract says that if their viewer count reaches lower than a certain amount, they can move to a different state and get a new stadium. The spring training starts in Arizona where we are met by several Indians players who all have certain flaws, including our main character, Jake Taylor. 

The producers, Chris Chesser and Irby Smith. Chris Chesser known for his Romance and horror movies, and Irby Smith known for his love of baseball, also producing the classic, Rookie of the Year. Personally, I’ve watched this movie several times, and the thing is, it NEVER gets old! I recommend viewing this movie as PG-13 because of a lot of cussing, and if you love baseball, then it's even better. And you may be thinking, “what if I don’t like baseball?” Though the main parts of this movie is baseball, the level of humor never fails to get you attached.

 Also this movie explores romance, where the pitcher, known as “Wild Thing” sleeps with Roger Dorn (the third baseman's) wife. So, this causes major tension between the two. In a crescendo of events, the Yankees and Indians are in a 2-2 situation in the finals, whoever wins it takes it all, last inning. With a tight game, the Yankees pull their best pitcher from the bullpen, “The Dude” Willie Mays Hayes is up to bat and gets on 1st after a chopper and runs it out, and steals second the next pitch. Now, with a runner on second, the batter, Jake Taylor, with his bad knees, and the game is on the line, calls a trick play for which the manager says, “That’s a helluva idea,” and calls the play on. Taylor calls a homerun, and the pitcher gets heated, throwing a ball right at him, but Jake doesn’t waver, calling it again. This time, Jake bunts and catches everyone off guard, making it safe at first, and winning them the world series with Willie scoring, everyone celebrating and even through the screen, sending shivers down my spine like I was actually there.

This movie was an awakening for my liking of movies. Before this all I usually did was watch 10 minute youtube videos or scroll on Instagram reels, but now I genuinely like most movies. To this day, I’ve watched this movie 10 or more times, and each time it never gets old, I hope the same could be said for you.

Overall, I think everyone who hasn't seen this movie should definitely check it out, because I promise you won’t regret the hour and 46 minutes of humor and victory. And as Cerrano said, “Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come.”

Sincerely,

Kiro Sonoda