Eephus (2024)

SURPRISE!!! It’s a SPECIAL EDITION of The Projectors. We are still, technically, on a break and will be for a while but today the stars came together because a group of us went to our local independent theater and caught a flick and we saw a baseball movie. We like sports films like we enjoy many types of film but we haven’t really broken into that film sub-genre too much. So with the assist of Bob’s friend, baseball fanatic, former teammate and current local radio DJ: DREW, who was once a part of the cycle of co-hosts from our very first podcast “Documenteers” (good luck finding it, we might post it all back up someday)we talk up our first true sports film. Angela is sticking to her break. You haven’t heard the last of her but Drew and Bob went to the Belcourt in Nashville and watched Carson Lund’s casual ode to baseball and community in the critically buzzing “EEPHUS” featuring some great character performances from folks like Keith William Richards and Frederick Wiseman but the biggest names in the movie  are probably Wayne Diamond (Eccentric old school NYC fashion guy from “Uncut Gems”) and eccentric veteran Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Some tired middle aged guys have had a beer league rivalry for decades but now their old field will be torn down and a middle school is going on top of it. One last game to send it all off. Despite the complaining and the aches and pains of aging and the bitterness that can fuel remembrance, a baseball game is to be played and it’s an experience as casual as any nice day on the diamond. Bob and Drew have some memories of their own including a story of one of Bob’s most embarrassing moments ever while playing Rec League Softball. Hear us speak on this, Eephus and potential sports episodes down the road. Go check out “EEPHUS” when it reaches your town and go to the fucking movies. Just go to the movies. Here’s a link to Drew’s sports show on our local free-form station 101.5 WXNA: https://www.wxnafm.org/playlists/?id=114480

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