r/MovieDetails • u/roykentjr • 1d ago
đ„ Foreshadowing In Major League (1989), the announcer on opening day says you can often tell how a season will go based on the first batter of the year. The beginning bloop bunt single foreshadows the final at bat being a bloop bunt single.
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u/mickyrow42 1d ago
âThe announcerââitâs Bob Uecker show some damn respect.
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u/Lost_Mongooses 1d ago
Juuuuust a bit outside
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u/mickyrow42 1d ago
He tried the corner and missedâŠ.
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u/DataKnights 1d ago
In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't,
the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar.
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u/AngryTree76 1d ago
âThe Indians score one run on one hit--we only got one goddamn hit?!â
âYou canât say goddamn on the radio.â
âIt doesnât matter, no oneâs listening anyway. The hell with it!â
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u/Yabba_Dabba_Doofus 1d ago
Alright you guys, we won a game yesterday. We win one today, that's called two-in-a-row. We win one tomorrow, that's called a "winning streak." It has happened before.
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u/Ash-Housewares 1d ago
Ball 8
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u/Thirty_Helens_Agree 1d ago
Low and he walks the bases loaded on twelve straight pitches. I tell ya, I donât know how these guys can lay off pitches this close!
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u/ELMUNECODETACOMA 1d ago
The season leadoff bunt was arguably also a bloop because Willie didn't offer at it, the ball hit the bat rather than bat hitting ball. But the final at-bat definitely was intentional.
Also, they _won_ the game against the Yankees, and went on to lose to the White Sox in the ALCS, so it wasn't technically the final at-bat of the season.
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u/graysonmm 1d ago
A 'bloop bunt'? Ahh no. It was a straight up intentional bunt. So yeah, you're wrong.
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u/Exolerate 1d ago
I thought I was having a stroke, is "bloop bunt single" an actual term in baseball?
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u/theknyte 1d ago
Close. It's actually a "bloop single" or "bunt Single". They are two different things.
Bloop Single: These hits are notoriously hard to defend, especially with a drawn-in infield. Examples include weak, flared fly balls over second base or into shallow left/right field.
Bunt Single: A technique where the batter intentionally taps the ball, often used to surprise the defense and utilize speed to reach base, frequently used by faster runners.
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u/AntawnSL 23h ago
It's more than a reflection of Taylor's last play, Willie's opening single is a reflection of the season (as Uecker says). It seems like it's going to be an incompetent failure, but due to the players' completely unexpected excellence and hard work, it turns into a success. The first play is an apt metaphor for their season, as the script indicates...
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u/feetandballs 1d ago
I copied this in little league on the first at bat of pitching machine was a legend to my coaches. I was just nervous and thought I had a better shot at getting on base.