Toaster.TV: Screen Jam : Studio 60 on the Kauffman Stadium Mound

With no need for further introduction, I present "If Aaron Sorkin Wrote a Show About Baseball", by ex-Cheers writer and baseball broadcaster Ken Levine (link courtesy of Baseball Think Factory):

This is how I imagine a typical scene would go.

EXT. KAUFFMAN STADIUM -- NIGHT

THE MANAGER, LEO, TROTS OUT TO THE MOUND TO TALK TO BELEAGURED PITCHER, DANNY (THERE'S ALWAYS A DANNY). THE BASES ARE LOADED. THE CROWD IS GOING NUTS. IT'S GAME SEVEN OF THE WORLD SERIES.

LEO
You can't get a good lobster in this town.

DANNY
Last I checked we were in Kansas City.

LEO
4.6 billion pork ribs sold every year and 18.9 tons of beef consumed annually since 1997 –

DANNY
They like their beef, what can I tell ya?

LEO
But you'd think just for variety's sake.

DANNY
I can still throw my curve.

LEO
For strikes?

DANNY
I'm not throwing enough?

LEO
I've seen more lobsters. ...

Keep reading the rest at Levine's blog.

Comments

2006-10-27 13:05:12

1. Sospiro0

Fantastic!

I've got to say, whatever happened to the old Sorkin? He once said he tried to write both Sports Night and West Wing as comedies first and dramas second. The characters and actors seemed to really enjoy what they were doing. In Studio 60 they say they really enjoy it, but act as though its a burden.

Old question, how do I italicize something?

2006-10-27 13:13:29

2. Jon Weisman

You can't italicize in the comments. You can bold by putting asterisks on either side and underline by using the underline key on either side of your text.

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