How well do you know "Major League?"

[jaybird2001wi]

I have watched this movie countless times and have wondered if anyone else has done the same to the point where you have every line memorized. I have made a series of questions related to obscurities/details of the movie to see if anyone else knows the answers to these questions.

 

1) What player was issued a "red tag" in his locker at the end of Spring Training?

2) Where was Lou Brown working when he received the call from the Indians?

3) Why did Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert's character) defect from Cuba?

4) What network sign is shown on the Milwaukee County Stadium scoreboard during the movie?

5) What does Eddie Harris rub inside his nose? Why?

6) What team did Jake Taylor mention during his hangover phone call from Mexico?

7) What sport did Jake Taylor's love interest (Rene Russo) participate? What exact event?

8) When Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes and Tom Berenger were in the restaurant, what food did Sheen's character ask if it was available?

9) How many times were the Groundskeepers (who were not fond of the team) shown in the movie?

10) Why is the location of the "famous teepee" in the movie unrealistic according to stadium rules?

11) What sign was shown when Wesley Snipes woke up outside the ballpark realizing he "had been cut already?"

12) In what room in Roger Dorn's house did Jake Taylor humiliate Dorn in front of his wife?

13) What was the evolutionary ladder of transport the Indians used from the beginning to end of the movie?

14) Did Harry Doyle's color commentator say a single line during the movie?

15) What were the requirements of eligibility during "Diehard Night?"

16) Why was Sheen's character incarcerated in the California Penal?

17) Which current Scrubs character played the role of the Construction Worker/fan?

18) Why were Eddie Harris and Pedro Cerrano at odds at the beginning of the movie?

19) What type of lazy play did, in quote, did Lou Brown want to punish Roger Dorn?

20) What was Jake Taylor's remedy for Pedro Cerrano's sacrificial wish before the last game in the movie?

[jwill535]

2) Tire Store, but he had to put them on hold since he had a guy on the other line "about some white walls"

3) religious freedom

4)WTMJ

5) Jalapeno, yes he puts snot on the ball since he doesnt have an arm like Rick's.

6) The Yankees

7)LaCrosse? Field Hockey?

8) American

9) 2 with lines I am think one other with no lines

10) It was in left field so I have no idea why it would be bad other then in amongst the fans.

12) In the Salirium(sp)

13) Charter flight on jet, to prop plane to bus.

14) yes, during the first game when he was acting as the crowd cheering

15) You had to be alive the last time they won a pennet

16) Stealing a car

17) Janitor

18) Because Jesus Christ cant hit a curveball

19) Ole Bull poo

20) Bucket of Chicken bought by the bench coach

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

1) Rick Vaughn

2) Tire store

3) Religious freedom

4) NBC, WTMJ4

5) Jalapeno pepper, another couple inches of movement

6) Los Yankees

7) Swimming, 200m medley

9) 4

10) In the batter's eye.

12) Sunroom. Coffee anyone?

13) Big plane, small jet, bus

14) No

15) Anyone who was alive the last time the Indians won a pennant

16) Car Theft

17) Janitor

18) Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball? Ah Jesus, I like him very much.

19) "ole BS"

20) KFC

 

Got me on 8 and 11.

[Patrick425]

Give me similar questions for "Caddyshack" and I'm pretty sure I'd get most of them.

[mikevan1818]

1) What player was issued a "red tag" in his locker at the end of Spring Training? For some reason - every time I watch this movie, I see this and I think "Some day this is going to be a random question that will be asked and I will impress that I know the answer". I guess this is my day. Don't know the first name but the name on his jersey is Gentry.

 

I'll take a stab at the rest...

 

2) Where was Lou Brown working when he received the call from the Indians?

 

A Tire Store

 

3) Why did Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert's character) defect from Cuba? Religion

 

4) What network sign is shown on the Milwaukee County Stadium scoreboard during the movie? 620WTMJ

 

5) What does Eddie Harris rub inside his nose? Why? Jalapinio - to get the snot going

 

6) What team did Jake Taylor mention during his hangover phone call from Mexico? Yankees

 

7) What sport did Jake Taylor's love interest (Rene Russo) participate? What exact event? Swimming - Some distance of the fly

 

8) When Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes and Tom Berenger were in the restaurant, what food did Sheen's character ask if it was available? Cheeseburger

 

9) How many times were the Groundskeepers (who were not fond of the team) shown in the movie? 4

 

10) Why is the location of the "famous teepee" in the movie unrealistic according to stadium rules? It's in the batters eye

 

11) What sign was shown when Wesley Snipes woke up outside the ballpark realizing he "had been cut already?" No loitering

 

12) In what room in Roger Dorn's house did Jake Taylor humiliate Dorn in front of his wife? Sunroomish area

 

13) What was the evolutionary ladder of transport the Indians used from the beginning to end of the movie? plane, crappy plane, bus

 

14) Did Harry Doyle's color commentator say a single line during the movie? Not that i can think of

 

15) What were the requirements of eligibility during "Diehard Night?" Be alive the last time the Indians actually won the pennet

 

16) Why was Sheen's character incarcerated in the California Penal? Stole a Car

 

17) Which current Scrubs character played the role of the Construction Worker/fan? Never seen Scrubs

 

18) Why were Eddie Harris and Pedro Cerrano at odds at the beginning of the movie? Religion

 

19) What type of lazy play did, in quote, did Lou Brown want to punish Roger Dorn? he "olay"ed a grounded. "Olay BS"

 

20) What was Jake Taylor's remedy for Pedro Cerrano's sacrificial wish before the last game in the movie? Bucket of KFC

[PlayerHader]

The color man actually said "Nope" once besides the cheering, I believe. Uek says, "Anything to add Monty?" "Nope." "He's not the best color man in the league for nothing, folks!" That's in the first one, right?

[cwolf2012]

Is it the 2nd one where Euck passes out from too much Jack Daniels and Monty calls a play?

 

"Fly ball... Caught" or some variation of that like "Ball hit... Caught"

[NeedMoreFans]

#1 Other than Sheen, a player with the last name of Gentry.

#2 The official name is Tire World.

#8 Sheen asks if they have chili dogs.

#14 he speaks three...once when Ueck says, "Do you have anything to add, Monty?" and he replies, "Nope." Another is when they are pretending to be fans. The last is when Ueck is going over the box score, and says, "One hit...one [gosh darn] hit." Monty replies, "You can't say [gosh darn] on the radio." Ueck, "Ehh, no one's listening anyways."

 

All the other answers looked like they were answered correctly already.

[pitchleague]

this quiz was too easy.

 

Here are some others:

 

1. What is the bench coach's name?

 

2. What are the titles of the comic books, by title, that Jake and the others are reading?

 

3. What is the Indians' record when they first unveil the Rachel Phelps peel-it stand-up in the clubhouse?

 

4. The fake phone number given to Jake Taylor by Lynn Wells is actually for what?

 

5. How many times do they use real MLB footage from real MLB games at County Stadium?

 

6. How many times does the same fat guy storm the field after the Indians clinch the win in the bottom of the ninth?

 

7. What is the significance of all the Quad-Graphics logos that appear on several signs held by fans during the playoff game?

 

8. What could never happen in the stands at a real MLB game won in the bottom of the ninth that DOES happen in the movie?

 

9. How many characters have lines in the American Express commercial?

 

10. In the dubbed for television version, give me at least three different quotes that were majorly flubbed up by the voice-over people to make it clean for cable television.

 

11. Following a big win, Jake spots Lynn in the stands and tries to chase her down. But his car is on the other side of the stadium. So he is told to take the bullpen car. What is the security guard's name?

 

I'd post more, but these are pretty obscure.

[razzzorsharp]

A thread from almost exactly a year ago. Funny how we start looking for baseball right before the season starts.

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/search.php?keywords=311547#reply-311547

[DHonks]

pitchleague, I'm pretty sure bench coaches weren't used back then. The Brewers were the first NL team to have one, and it was a rather new fad in the AL. So Pepper was not a bench coach.

 

And I'm pretty sure it's Tire World, not Tire Store like everyone has said.

[pitchleague]

I actually didn't know what Pepper's position really was, since you never really know. I just guessed that he was the bench coach.

 

and yes, it is most definitely "Tire World" because we have a "Tire World" in town and I go through that scene just about every time I pass the place.

[UeckerAddict]

I know this is knit picking, but there was something that always bothered me in "Major League"; a lineup problem.

 

Stay with me here. We know Willie Mays Hayes batted first and, obviously, Jake Taylor batted second right after him. Roger Doran batted third (he got the hit after Taylor got out in the 7th) and Pedro bats fourth. Pedro hits a homer in the 7th with two outs to tie the game. Let's assume (for the sake of the movie) that the number five hitter gets out to end the inning. Again, for the sake of the movie, let's assume hitters 6,7, and 8 go down in order in the 8th. The ninth would have the 9 hitter leading off with Willie Mays Hayes on deck. However, Willie mays Hayes comes to bat with 2 outs in the ninth, which is impossible. The only way it could have happened is if the Indians batted all the way back around in the 8th, which couldn't have happened without the Tribe scoring.

 

Anyone else catch this, or am I the only loser who caught this error?

[sbrylski]

Anyone else catch this, or am I the only loser who caught this error?

 

We actually had a thread on this about a year and a half ago. So, no.

[cubfan1126]

The answer to the original quiz #7 is 200 meter individual medley

 

And on #5 I believe the line is:

 

"Crisco, Bardohl, Vagisil, and if the umps are watching closely, I rub a little jalapeno up my nose..."

[John Brew]

Great questions. Re: the solarium, Dorn says something to the effect of "we're thinking which way to take it, oriental or ???"... Can't remember the other and it's bugging me.

 

Also I remember seeing that the Indians are doing a Rick Vaughn bobblehead giveaway. I looked it up and it's against the Brewers on Mon June 15. Here's a picture:

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/6ec3638b1158d3acff15710e02bf3a5bb2a1ff78.jpg

[jwill535]

"Up your Bucket Joboo"

the whole exchange between Dorn and Vaughn after he figures out who tricked him is horribly dubbed.

[chuckiehacks]

this quiz was too easy.

 

Here are some others:

 

1. What is the bench coach's name? Pepper

2. What are the titles of the comic books, by title, that Jake and the others are reading? Crime & Punishment, Song of Hiawatha, The Deerslayer

 

3. What is the Indians' record when they first unveil the Rachel Phelps peel-it stand-up in the clubhouse? 60-61

 

4. The fake phone number given to Jake Taylor by Lynn Wells is actually for what? Cuyahoga Sheet Metal

 

5. How many times do they use real MLB footage from real MLB games at County Stadium? Zero

 

6. How many times does the same fat guy storm the field after the Indians clinch the win in the bottom of the ninth? Two

 

7. What is the significance of all the Quad-Graphics logos that appear on several signs held by fans during the playoff game? Its a Milwaukee, not Cleveland company

 

8. What could never happen in the stands at a real MLB game won in the bottom of the ninth that DOES happen in the movie? Fans dancing on the dugout roof

 

9. How many characters have lines in the American Express commercial? 5

 

10. In the dubbed for television version, give me at least three different quotes that were majorly flubbed up by the voice-over people to make it clean for cable television. "You may run like Hayes, but you hit like his sister" "Strike this ......guy......out" the entire scene wher Vaughn gets ejected

 

11. Following a big win, Jake spots Lynn in the stands and tries to chase her down. But his car is on the other side of the stadium. So he is told to take the bullpen car. What is the security guard's name? Greg

 

I'd post more, but these are pretty obscure.

 

I somewhat enjoy this movie.

[chuckiehacks]

Great questions. Re: the solarium, Dorn says something to the effect of "we're thinking which way to take it, oriental or ???"... Can't remember the other and it's bugging me.

Oriental or Santa Fe

[hawing]

I don't know whether to be impressed, or mildly alarmed, by the collective Brewerfan knowledge of Major League minutiae.

[DatHoser]

Stick with impressed as it's a baseball movie. I'd be alarmed if it were Neverending Story minutiae.

 

More useless trivia, the fancy restaurant used in the film was Grit'z Pzazz on Good Hope Road, which is no longer open.

[chuckiehacks]

Stick with impressed as it's a baseball movie. I'd be alarmed if it were Neverending Story minutiae.

 

More useless trivia, the fancy restaurant used in the film was Grit'z Pzazz on Good Hope Road, which is no longer open.

 

I went to Gritz with a group of friends and our dates before a high school dance. Needless to say, neither the waiter nor our dates were impressed by our ability to recite the lines and recreate the scene from the movie.

[Bikeage77]

We'll see how I do before checking other's answers:
1. Vaughn (he wasn't cut)
2. Tire company / auto shop
3. Religious differences
4. WTMJ?
5. Jalepeno - to put snot on the ball
6. The Yankees "if your going to prank me, you could've at least said you were the Yankees"
7. Olympic Swimming (100m Breast stroke?)
8. Cheeseburger?
9. At least twice, but I wanna say 3. Each time saying how the Indians are sucky (substitute sucky with another "s" term)
10. It's in dead center, where the camera crew should be located?
11. Players only: No trespassing
12. It probably has a special name, but a living room: Sun room? Florida room?
13. Jet, The Indians plane, bus
14. Yes "You can't say that on the air"... Doyle " Doesn't matter, nobody is listening anyway"
15. Any player alive the last time the Indians won a pennant gets in for free
16. Don't know
17. ??? Don't watch scrubs
18. Religious differences
19. Olay?
20. A KFC bucket

In tradition, I will be watching Major League Thursday night, possibly Wednesday, if I don't go to the Rattlers game.

 

Edit: To remove original question quotes and to say I HAVE to get that Vaughn Bobble

Vaughn glasses were supposed to be given out one of the nights when the Indians played the Angels at the Keg. I guess we could get them through ESPN radio, sadly, I never did. Those woulda been great though.