S01E04: The Sandlot (1993)

This time around on the Pingcroft Pod, hosts John and Lauren watched a movie neither of them had seen. They venture back to 1976 to discuss the ultimate underdog story: The Bad News Bears! They talk about the very colorful cast of characters, the use of Classical music throughout the movie, and their own experiences playing on little league teams.

The journey up until this point on The Pingcroft Pod has been about baseball movies Lauren has never seen before. However, this week our hosts took a detour. The Sandlot is a movie both hosts have seen, but decided to revisit because it is indeed a classic. Does this movie hold up, and is it as memorable has John and Lauren remember? Plus, some stats and facts from both movies and baseball for 1993!

The third episode of Season 1 of the Pingcroft Pod, our hosts take a trip to Cleveland to root on the underdogs in Major League! Did our hosts enjoy it as much as the previous two movies they watched? What did Lauren know about this movie before she watched it for the first time, and what did she learn about the sport of baseball during the movie? Also, hear John's pitch for rebranding The Cleveland team!

For the second episode of the Pingcroft Pod, our hosts take a look at one of John's favorite movies of ALL TIME: Moneyball. Follow Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) as he tries to make something out of nothing with the Oakland A's. Tired of losing to the bigger pockets of the New York Yankees, Beane turns the baseball world on it's head with the help of Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). This movie takes a fantastic look at the behind the scenes running of a major league baseball team. Our hosts also go over the year end awards for MLB, and some movies facts from 2011. There was also so much crying. Many, many tears.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Pingcroft Pod! Join life long baseball fan John and his filmmaking fiancé Lauren as they discuss some of the greatest baseball movies of all time that she somehow hasn’t seen. For their debut episode they tackle the 1992 classic: "A League of Their Own"! Was there no crying during this movie? Tune in to find out!

Join life long baseball fan John Pingel and his filmmaking fiancé Lauren Bancroft as they discuss some of the greatest baseball movies of all time that she somehow hasn’t seen...