Reply #25: I know you're being

[SheilaT]

somewhat ironic here, but my point is still that the strike by screen writers has absolutely nothing to do with sports.

Although I did like the movie Bull Durham and especially love that scene where the dumb pitcher (played so very well by Tim Robbins) being fed his lines by the savvy, almost over-the-hill catcher played equally well by Kevin Costner. And then later, when the dumb pitcher parrots back those lines so very well. On those rare occasions when I watch a few minutes of an interview with an athlete after a game, I often think back to the movie and admire how well each new generation of athletes learns those lines.