The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Battered Bastards of Baseball

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The Battered Bastards of Baseball is one of baseball's last great, unheralded true stories. In 1973, Hollywood veteran Bing Russell (best known for playing Deputy Clem on "Bonanza") created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the legendary Portland Mavericks. Bing operated without a Major League affiliation while playing in a city that was considered a wasteland for professional baseball. Tryouts for the Mavericks, which were open to the public, were fi... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Battered Bastards of Baseball:

Kurt Russell
Todd Field
Jim Bouton
Lou Russell
Ken Wheeler
Jack Faust

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The Battered Bastards of Baseball is one of baseball's last great, unheralded true stories. In 1973, Hollywood veteran Bing Russell (best known for playing Deputy Clem on "Bonanza") created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the legendary Portland Mavericks. Bing operated without a Major League affiliation while playing in a city that was considered a wasteland for professional baseball. Tryouts for the Mavericks, which were open to the public, were filled with hopefuls who arrived in droves from every state in America, many of whom had been rejected by organized baseball. Skeptics agreed it would never work. But Bing's Mavericks generated unprecedented success: they shattered attendance records, signed Kurt Russell - Bing's son - as a player and team Vice President, produced the most successful batboy in baseball (filmmaker Todd Field), re-launched the controversial career of Jim Bouton, hired the first female general manager in Baseball, and inspired one of America's beloved bubblegums - Big League Chew. The Battered Bastards of Baseball is as much about the independent spirit as it is about baseball. The Mavericks' in your face attitude was contagious to fans, and during their short reign, they - and Bing Russell - basically held up their middle finger to the sports establishment and said we're playing this game on our terms, not yours. They were the real life Bad News Bears.

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Portland Oregonian - 9/10 by Marc MohanBehind the on-field shenanigans and eccentric personalities, there's a meatier story about the corporatization of sports and the disappearance of the barnstorming attitude Bing Russell took as a virtual religion.
The Hollywood Reporter - 8/10 by Duane ByrgeThe Battered Bastards of Baseball is not just about baseball. It transcends the game and is a charming anti-establishment yarn.
Hitfix - 8/10 by Daniel FienbergIt's full of laughs and, towards the end, I even got a bit choked up in places.
EntertainmentTell - 8/10 by Stephen SilverA hugely entertaining, almost completely untold story, like "Slap Shot," albeit with much less drugs, fighting and general debauchery
The Playlist - 8/10 by Katie WalshThe Batterered Bastards of Baseball is an entertaining celebration of the independent spirit and the love of the game.
Dear Cast and Crew - 8/10 by Di GoldingThe footage builds in such a way that it's impossible to not get caught up in the enthusiasm of a bunch of unruly players and their larger-than-life Hollywood owner defying the conventions of the uptight Minor League establishment.
Los Angeles Times - 7/10 by Glenn WhippThe movie can be enjoyed by anyone, not just sports fans. Underdog stories simply don't get better than this.
Orange County Register - 7/10 by Michael SragowThis film is a labor of love in which the sweat never shows.
The New York Times - 7/10 by Daniel M. GoldThe Battered Bastards of Baseball is an affectionate scrapbook of a documentary.
FilmJerk.com - 6/10 by Edward HavensIs to baseball what "Slap Shot" was to hockey.

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