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The Battered Bastards of Baseball

They put balls back in the game.
They put balls back in the game.
Documentary - 2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
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Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Mavericks.
Director:
,
Chapman Way
,
Maclain Way
Cast:
,
Todd Field
,
Kurt Russell
,
Jim Bouton
,
Lou Russell
,
Ken Wheeler
,
Jack Faust
,
Carren Woods
,
Nick Bertram
,
Robert Richardson
,
Frank Peters

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
20 Jan 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
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Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This film is a labor of love in which the sweat never shows.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
14 Jul 2014
fresh:
The movie can be enjoyed by anyone, not just sports fans. Underdog stories simply don't get better than this.
– Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jul 2014
fresh:
Bing Russell built it, and they came.
– Daniel M. Gold,
New York Times,
10 Jul 2014
fresh:
Vibrant, rebellious, and fun as all hell - if also utterly biased.
– Michael Nordine,
Village Voice,
8 Jul 2014
fresh:
So rife with underdog victors and hairpin twists of fortune that, if it weren't all true, no one would believe it.
– Scott Foundas,
Variety,
30 Jan 2014
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