Squeeze Play (4.7)

[eeyore]

Hey, now!!

[lutherhgillis]

IH wrote: "We also see Magnum bat left-handed, which is a little unusual as he is right-handed. "

It's not that unusual in baseball. I played for years and encountered many people who fielded from one strong side and batted from the other. You also see the phenominon of switch hitters where people hit equally well from both sides while fielding from one side only.

Just trying to help...

[lutherhgillis]

Here's a flub I don't think anyone mentioned. Near the beginning when Higgins is in Magnums pad, Magnum is oiling his glove. Magnum tell Higgins a story about going to the ballpark with his dad and unlce Lyle when he was 10. Magnum's dad died in Korea when Mag was 5 or 6 (Home from the Sea).

BTW, Magnum said his glove is an Al Kaline. If so, it could not have been an Al Kaline glove from Magnum's youth. The design of the glove Magnum is holding is a late 70s or early 80s vintage. If any of you played ball then you will also remember the look of the glove. The Al Kaline gloves I remember from the 60s and 70s were much more basic in design and I think they were Wilson brand not Rawlings.

[Doc Ibold]

[lutherhgillis]

Doc,

I just busted my own 'flub' spot! I watched it again and Magnum actually says, "...my Dad's uncle Lyle" instead of "my Dad and unlce Lyle" . So it was uncle Lyle that took him to the game. The same uncle Lyle that created the castle blitz move in chess, I presume.

What do you guys think about the glove. It looks like a Rawlings to me. It has the red patch on the outside back. I verified that the Al Kaline glove was a Wilson circa 1957-60. Al never endorsed a Rawlings glove.

Luther

[IslandHopper]

[lutherhgillis]

I know this goes way too deep into continuity but the softball 'skills' displayed by the people on the field are laughable to say the least. I know this is not the point of the episode but anyone who has ever played softball competitively notices the people on both teams are not real players. Magnum, TC, Killer, and a couple of the Blasters are believable and the others are not.

Robin tells Buzz that his KKC Paddlers are league champions for 3 straight years. I could not stop laughing when I saw the team. That would be an extremely weak league if those guys were champs!

Again, I know that softball skill is not the point of the epi. I just find it funny...

BTW, Selleck bats left handed in real life. I saw him take batting practice with the Tigers in 89 or 90. He hit one over the rightfield fence! Cool!

[IslandHopper]

I thought the same thing when I saw the team play. Especially Lola playing 2nd base. Killer says "she plays a mean 2nd base." She is terrible. I don't know who is worse. Lola playing softball or Carrie Reardon playing tennis in "Mixed Doubles."

There is no shame with not being very good at softball or tennis, but when the script calls for that particular character to be excellent at what he or she is supposed to be doing then at least cast somebody who can perform those particular tasks, i.e., play softball, tennis, etc. In Lola's defense, Rick was probably worse than Lola, but Rick was supposed to be bad. He was the guy everyone made fun of.

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[eeyore]

I noticed TS was batting left handed! Wasn't sure if the film was reversed or they did it on a whim or what. So he really bats left handed!
I work in the sports industry and the New York Yankees hold Spring Training across the street from us. Too bad it's not Detroit, my chances of ever seeing Selleck might be better in that case. Ahh, he'd probably be holed up in a suite anyway.
I do have an autographed ball, though, a gift from a friend who bought it on Ebay.
I went to a baseball game a few weeks ago and had the pleasure of sitting in the 4th row in line behind third base and home plate. The batters warmed up right in front of us. It was cool and I got some great pictures. I should have asked the batboy for a ball too, he was handing them out to the kids who were brave enough to walk down and ask!

[SelleckLover]

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