The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
An exotic dancer marries the owner of a baseball club. He does not survive the honeymoon and she is in control of his ball club. she wants to move to warmer climes where some new stadiums have been built, but her lease has only one escape clause, poor attendance. She fields the worst team she can find. The attitude of the owner gives the misfits and losers something to rally around and they fight back.
Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
The Yankees are described as the defending American League Champions. At the time of the movie's release the Yankees had last won the AL Pennant in 1981, and the previous year's American League champions was the Oakland Athletics.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the last game, Dorn throws to a right handed first baseman. There is then a long shot of the players leaving the field and the first baseman is obviously left-handed.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Rachel Phelps:
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