Joel Church-Cooper — Teleplay

Episodes 32

Rally Cap

58%
April 5, 201723m
1x1

After walking in on his wife in bed with the neighbor, famed MLB announcer Jim Brockmire has an epic job-ending meltdown live on the air. A decade later, he decides to reclaim his career calling minor league games in an unknown rust belt small town.

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Winning Streak

73%
April 5, 201723m
1x2

Jim and Jules hook up the night before the Frackers win a game. They attempt to keep the lucky streak going on and off the field. Meanwhile, Brockmire contemplates what Jules means to him.

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Kangaroo Court

77%
April 12, 201723m
1x3

The players hold an intense kangaroo court. Jules urges Brockmire to mediate. Meanwhile, Charles wonders why Brockmire thinks he is gay.

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Retaliation

60%
April 19, 201723m
1x4

Brockmire's ex-wife, Lucy, reappears. Forced to confront his emotions, Brockmire defaults to drinking. Things quickly spiral out of control when he finds a target for his anger.

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Breakout Year

70%
April 26, 201723m
1x5

Brockmire attempts fame again. Jules and Charles work to make him a household name. Their efforts pay off when he gains a very unexpected fan base.

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Road Trip

60%
May 3, 201723m
1x6

Brockmire and Jules have a pregnancy scare. Brockmire works out his father issues with Charles. Jules and Brockmire decide to take a road trip to Pittsburgh.

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Old Timers Day

50%
May 10, 201723m
1x7

Brockmire attends an event honoring broadcasters. Charles attempts to impress a young lady.

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It All Comes Down to This

80%
Season Finale
May 17, 201723m
1x8

Brockmire makes a decision. He must choose between staying in Morristown or returning to the major leagues.

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The Getaway Game

0%
April 25, 201823m
2x1

Now calling minor league games in New Orleans, Jim is up for the major leagues in Atlanta. He competes against Raj, a likable young announcer. Charles works on the podcast despite Brockmire's antics. A friend from Morristown stops by for a visit.

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Platoon Player

10%
May 2, 201823m
2x2

Despite Jim's protests, Charles needs the night off for his birthday. Jim attempts to throw him a party, but things quickly get out of hand. Tensions arise when Jim shows up at Charles' birthday dinner and meets his judgmental family.

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Knuckleball

0%
May 9, 201823m
2x3

Jim and Uribe go on an epic bender. Charles discovers a sad truth about Brockmire. When announcing with Raj, Brockmire has a few too many drinks.

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Retirement Ceremony

0%
May 16, 201823m
2x4

Jim faces his dysfunctional family at his father's funeral, struggling to mend his broken relationship with his sister. Brockmire must make peace with someone from his past.

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Make-up Game

0%
May 23, 201823m
2x5

Jules visits Jim, who gives her a tour of New Orleans. They reconnect for an evening, but have trouble figuring out the new terms of their relationship.

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Broadcasters Jinx

0%
May 30, 201823m
2x6

Jim takes a new gig as an Atlanta major league announcer. Charles focuses on the new direction his career might take. Confronted with the truth about a legendary announcer, Jim attempts to do the right thing in the most Brockmire-way possible.

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Caught in a Rundown

0%
June 13, 201823m
2x7

After Jim ends up in the hospital, Charles has an intervention to stop Brockmire's destructive habits. In attendance are a rag-tag group of friends and enemies from Brockmire's past. Jim meets a dangerous new friend.

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In the Cellar

10%
Season Finale
June 20, 201823m
2x8

Jim goes on a bender with his new nihilistic friend, Elle, who pushes him towards a new level of destruction. Brockmire ends up in the hospital again and finally takes rehab seriously. Charles approaches Jim with a new opportunity.

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Clubhouse Cancer

0%
April 3, 201923m
3x1

As Brockmire deals with his newfound sobriety, he is introduced as the new announcer for the Oakland Athletics with his co-announcer and former softball star Gabby Taylor.

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Player To Be Named Later

0%
April 10, 201923m
3x2

Brockmire struggles to accept that Jules is dating his good friend. In hopes of showing Jules the “new Jim” Brockmire begrudgingly agrees to put in a good word for Jules' boyfriend for a job at MLB Network.

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The Yips

0%
April 17, 201923m
3x3

While dealing with a case of “the yips”-a broadcaster's anxiety that makes it hard to remember the count-Brockmire faces threats from his predecessor, Matt “The Bat” Hardesty. Brockmire prays to God for the first time.

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Banned for Life

0%
April 24, 201923m
3x4

Brockmire's mother, who abandoned him and his sister at a young age, comes to town. She challenges Brockmire's relationship with his sister and threatens Brockmire.

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Clubhouse Chemistry

0%
May 1, 201923m
3x5

Brockmire urges Charles to leave a toxic relationship. Charles is appalled at Gus' terrible producing skills. Brockmire is infatuated with Matt Hardesty's nurse and tries to make amends with Hardesty.

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Placed on Waivers

0%
May 8, 201923m
3x6

After Gabby finds out that she is pregnant and then walks in on her wife cheating on her, Brockmire goes out of his way to be a good friend and to comfort her. She and Brockmire share their experiences of being cheated on while calling the game.

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Disabled List

0%
May 15, 201923m
3x7

Brockmire deals with sobriety-induced impotence and Matt's declining health. Brockmire's sponsor reminds him that he needs to find a higher power if he wants the AA program to rid him of his anxiety.

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Opening Day

0%
Season Finale
May 22, 201923m
3x8

As Brockmire and Gabby finally get a chance to call their first regular season MLB game for Oakland, they are confronted with unexpected protestors who are disciples of bigot Art Newlie.

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Favorable Matchup

0%
March 18, 202023m
4x1

The year is 2030 and the world is in chaos, but at least Jim is broadcasting his favorite sport and has the love of his daughter. He then learns baseball is worse off than he thought and his daughter is moving to New York for college.

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Three Year Contract

0%
March 25, 202023m
4x2

Jim is trying hard to enact change in the league but the owners don't seem to care. At the same time, Jim's relationship with his daughter is getting worse, with visits becoming less frequent as she continues to pull away.

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Low and Away

0%
April 1, 202023m
4x3

Baseball is barely holding on so Jim turns to the one person he knows can turn it around, Jules James. However, it's going to take a lot of convincing to get her to leave Morristown to help a sport and man who both turned their backs on her.

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Comeback Player of the Year

0%
April 8, 202023m
4x4

Jim and Jules agree to keep their relationship professional, but when they team up to trick the owners into selling the teams to new owners who will let them make the changes they want, their antics remind them of the relationship they used to have.

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Double Header

0%
April 15, 202023m
4x5

Jules tries to win Beth's approval of the relationship she and Brockmire are trying to rekindle, but they don't get along until Jules takes Beth under her wing as a drinking buddy. Jim is irate that Jules was a bad influence on his daughter.

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The Hall

0%
April 22, 202023m
4x6

As Beth was growing up, Jim told her everything he knew about her deceased birth mother, but she finds out that he lied to her. On the biggest day of Jim's life, Beth is supposed to give a speech to memorialize him.

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Union Negotiations

0%
April 29, 202023m
4x7

Baseball players' union contracts are up for re-negotiation and a potential strike threatens the future of baseball altogether. Jim and Jules give it one last go and try to negotiate the terms of their potential relationship.

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The Long Offseason

0%
Season Finale
May 6, 202023m
4x8

Artificial intelligence threatens to take steps in its pursuit to rule the world and attempts to take over baseball. Jim and Jules must decide if they want to embolden this emerging society ruled by machines or stay with the failing status quo.

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