''Baseball Punx'' is a short American documentary about the intersection of baseball and punk rock directed by

Jak Kerley Jak may refer to: Places * Ják, a village in Hungary People * Jak Alnwick (born 1993), English football goalkeeper * Jak Jones (born 1993), Welsh professional snooker player * Raymond Jackson ("JAK") (1927–1997), UK cartoonist * Jak Airport (c ...

Outline

''Baseball Punx'' was shot over a two-year period, primarily by Jak Kerley with a very small crew. The film begins by comparing similarities and differences between punk rock and baseball, then continues to dig in on the political influence they have over their respective fan bases.

Appearances

The following people appear in the documentary. *

Scott Radinsky Scott David Radinsky (born March 3, 1968) is an American left-handed former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, who had an 11-year career from – and –. Radinsky is also the lead singer of the punk rock band Pulley, former lead singer of ...

(vocalist for

Pulley A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt, or transfer of power between the shaft and cable or belt. In the case of a pulley supported by a frame or shell that ...

, Bullpen coach for

Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

) *Steve Sladkowski (guitarist for PUP) *John DeDomenici (bassist for

Bomb the Music Industry! Bomb the Music Industry! (commonly abbreviated as Bomb or BtMI!) were an American punk rock musical collective from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, United States, led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Rosenstock. ...

and

Jeff Rosenstock Jeffrey Ernest Rosenstock (born September 7, 1982) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter from Long Island, New York. He is known for his former bands Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, as well ...

) *Alyssa Kai (clarinet for

Ramshackle Glory Patrick Schneeweis, known better by his stage name Pat the Bunny, is a retired American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He has been the front man of notable folk punk and anarcho-punk groups Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains, Wingnut Di ...

) *Rob Taxpayer (guitarist and vocalist for The Taxpayers) *Evan October (vocalist for

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) *Brandon Moody (guitarist for ''lull'') *Vince Caffiero *Wayne Borders

Reception

''Baseball Punx'' was taken on tour for a series on screenings at a variety of venues, with its first premiere being in

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, and tours continuing to Australia, and most of the United States. By the time the touring was complete, it had picked up considerable international media attention, which resulted in it being premiered on

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

one day before its expected release date.

References

External links

*
Baseball Punx
' on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baseball Punx 2017 films 2017 short documentary films 2010s sports films American baseball films Documentary films about baseball Sports films based on actual events Documentary films about punk music and musicians Rockumentaries History of baseball in the United States American short documentary films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films