Being a Will Ferrell fan, among a lover of America's Pastime, I was forced to watch HBO's new series, Eastbound & Down this weekend. If you're unfamiliar, the show's premise is the sorry life of a washed-up big league pitcher, Kenny Powers (played with brute force by Danny McBride) who rocks the curly mullet and mustache in a shameless fashion that rivals only his diminishing fastball. He wants back in the game something fierce, but he's out of shape and baseball is out of patience, so he currently makes a living as a substitute gym teacher in his hometown.
He's John Rocker, Roger Clemens, David Wells, Kenny Rogers, and Curt Schilling all rolled up into one big, pompous asshole. Produced by Ferrell and Adam McKay, the over-the-top comedy airs Sundays at 10:30pm ET on HBO right after another of my favorite shows ever, Flight of the Conchords. So if you're not doing anything this Sunday night, check it out. You're only two episodes behind, which isn't too bad since you'll probably pee a little.
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OMG that show cracked me up. I just saw the first one on Demand, laughed my ass off.
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