When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.
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The warm-up jacket Drew Barrymore wears in the film became extremely popular among female Red Sox fans the week before its national release, and was sold out in stores all across New England.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
In the first scene when young Ben walks into Fenway Park, Jim Rice and Dennis Eckersley are clearly their 2004 selves, and look considerably different than they did in 1980.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Al:
[voice over]
Eighty-six years of bangin' our heads against the big green wall, but we finally did it. That part you know. That part everybody knows. But I got a story you don't know. It's about this schoolteacher friend of mine named Ben. See more »
Crazy Credits
Footage of the "rolling rally" victory parade is shown at the end.
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