Episode 170: Pride Of The Yankees - Sugar

Just in time for Opening Day 2021, Josh is joined by recurring guest Adam Lichtenstein for a double header of two baseball movies. First (Beginning-28:46), they discuss "Pride of the Yankees" including whether it is anything more than Lou Gehrig hagiography, Gary Cooper's performance as Lou Gehrig, how the movie handled his fatal disease and much more! Then (28:47-1:01:02), they talk about 2008's "Sugar" and how accurate it is in its depiction of the struggles faced by foreign players living in small towns while playing in the minor leagues, the economic hardships faced by those players, what the movie gets right about small towns' relationships with their minor league teams and much more! Finally (1:01:03-End) they give their most recent streaming recommendations!