Welcome back to GenX Classic Sports, where we discuss vintage sports, athletes, games, and other memorable events from the sports world we grew up in, from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Today we finish our discussion of a GenX Classic Sports movie: Whether you saw it in the theater, on cable TV, or rented it from the local video store on a Friday night, The Bad News Bears wasn’t just a baseball movie—it was a cultural moment. It captured what it felt like to be a kid in the ‘70s: a little wild, a little rebellious, and totally unfiltered.
So grab your glove, crack open a cold one (maybe not a Budweiser in the dugout like Buttermaker), and let’s dig into what makes The Bad News Bears such a legendary piece of GenX sports cinema. From the unforgettable characters to the biting satire of youth sports, we’re covering all the bases.
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Production Credits:
Intro and outro music: Mason Enis
Narrator: Haylee Wolf
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