StewPod #9: The secrets of ‘Major League,’ our favorite baseball movie

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There’s been plenty of real baseball lately and plenty more in the months ahead, but we’re using the dead days in the MLB All-Star break to talk a bit about fictional baseball. Specifically, our favorite baseball movie (and probably yours too) — “Major League.”

On this week’s installment of The StewPod, Mike and Chris are joined by sportswriter and author Jonathan Knight, who recently released “The Making of Major League,” a book detailing the backstory of how Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn, Jobu, Willie Mays Hayes, Pedro Cerrano and all the rest of our favorite fictional Indians came to be.

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We delve into Knight’s experience writing the book, as he shares behind-the-scenes stories and secrets about the film you might not know.

Here’s the full rundown of the show:
• Intro
• Jonathan Knight interview about “The Making of Major League”
• The process of writing a book about “Major League”
• Stories and secrets about the film
• Getting Charlie Sheen involved
* Mike and Chris talk about their second-favorite baseball movies
• What we liked and didn’t like about the All-Star game
• Trade deadline matchmaker
• Important questions
• What if your wife thinks Bryce Harper is hot?
• The Franchise Four of Food