Daily Dialogue — August 9, 2019
“Vaughan into the wind-up in his first offering. [pitch sails outside, past the catcher, and to the backstop] Juuuusst a bit outside.”
“Vaughan into the wind-up in his first offering. [pitch sails outside, past the catcher, and to the backstop] Juuuusst a bit outside.”
— Major League (1989), written by David S. Ward
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Baseball. Today’s suggestion by @Keith_M_Preston.
Trivia: Real life relief pitcher Mitch Williams (with the Chicago Cubs at the time of the film’s release) was inspired to model himself after the Rick Vaughn character. He began to wear the number 99 and had “Wild Thing” played when entering games, shortly earning the nickname “Wild Thing”. In addition, the modern day tradition of relief pitchers, mainly closers, having their own intro songs was largely inspired by this film.
Dialogue On Dialogue: Major League is an homage to the Cleveland Indians, writer-director David Ward’s favorite baseball team. The line “jussst a bit outside” has become a meme associated with the movie.