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John Peaslee
A Whole New Ballgame
Overview
Milwaukee Brewers player Brett Sooner takes a job as a sportscaster at TV station WPLP after being sidelined due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike. Egotistical and immature, his playboy ways and reckless antics clash with the rest of the news room.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1995)
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11 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Opening Day
1995-01-09Ratings soar when a TV station owner hires Brett Sooner, a striking ballplayer, as sportscaster over the protests of the fiery producer Meg O'Donnell.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 2: They Say It's Yer Birthday
1995-01-16Meg doesn't want it known that it's her birthday, but it becomes public knowledge after Brett broadcasts it to all of Milwaukee.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 3: You are What You Date
1995-01-23Episode 4: Brett's Beef
1995-02-13A boxer goes on the air to counter Brett's demeaning jabs about female pugilists, and challenges him to mix it up in the ring.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Horace Morgan is Dead and Living in Milwaukee
1995-02-20Brett tries technical trickery to make it appear on TV that he's at a retirement celebration for a venerable stadium organist, when actually he's in a darts tournament.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: With Brett You Get Eggroll
1995-02-27After Meg devastates Glen by turning down his marriage proposal, Brett offers him the use of his Malibu beach house, then gives Meg a shoulder to cry on.
Runtime: 30 min
