A few years back, a sports agent (an awful Jon Hamm) hit on the idea of enticing Indian cricket bowlers into becoming baseball pitchers through the eponymous reality show. Two hopefuls were offered contracts by the Pirates and then relegated to some third-tier farm team. MLB’s cynical involvement in this attempt to tap into a potential market of 1.2 billion baseball fans is topped only by Disney’s cynicism in shoehorning the story into its feel-good, sports-underdog mold in order to get 1.2 billion Indian butts into theater seats. Sappy, obvious, maudlin and bloated, this is strictly minor league. (124 min)
Don Morton
Don Morton has viewed some 6,000 movies, frequently awake. A bachelor and avid cyclist, he currently divides his time between Tokyo and a high-tech 4WD super-camper somewhere in North America.You may also like
![Suigian](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/suigian_Stage-42.45-copy-1-390x250.jpg)
Suigian
In conversation with founder, artist and traveler Hideotomo Kimura![Minobu Town](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240116_065002-250x141.jpg)
Minobu Town
Revitalizing Japanese regional tourism![What’s happening in Tokyo this February?](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/iStock-914700482-390x250.jpg)
What’s happening in Tokyo this February?
The Metropolis editors top picks for February![Mountain Day Magic at Mount Gassan](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/windingtrailmountchoukai-inthedistance_WEB-220x160.jpg)
Mountain Day Magic at Mount Gassan
Sometimes ski lifts make for better trips during the off season![New APA Hotel Opens in Akihabara](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/APA-Hotel-Akihabara-Suehirocho-Ekimae-metropolis-magazine-japan-front-lobby-250x187.jpg)
New APA Hotel Opens in Akihabara
APA Hotels & Resorts![Good Town Doughnuts](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/284178521_737927057337172_6236971014084426897_n-390x250.jpg)
Good Town Doughnuts
The must-try doughnut in all of Tokyo![Tokyo Cycling Route: “Riverside Ride”](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kanda-river-390x250.jpg)
Tokyo Cycling Route: “Riverside Ride”
Traces the Kanda River from Sasazuka to Kichijoji![Beginner’s Guide to Bikepacking in Japan](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wakayama-Viewpoint-2-390x250.jpg)