Just Like In The Movies

Washington, D.C. | With the playoffs rapidly approaching, many of the 20-Minutemen have turned to sports movies for inspiration, replacing nights of reading Ayn Rand with hours of watching inspirational films.

“[Coach] Ian [Herbert] doesn’t really do a great job motivating us before games,” said 3B Ryan Derousseau. “I had to look elsewhere for my motivation.”

20Minutemen.org caught up with some players and asked what movie or team this year’s squad reminds them of most — and why. Here are the responses:

“Major League — the first one. We’re near the bottom but in the end we’re going to do some great things.” — Derousseau

“Benchwarmers. A bunch of geeks looking to use softball as a way to make up for our relative inferiority complex as a paper/website.” — SS Clinton Yates

“A League of Their Own. Mainly just because our coach is a drunk. I’m not saying everyone plays like a girl.” — CF Betsy Lowther

“Mighty Ducks. They’re a ragtag group of players who pull it together at the end and sing ‘We are the Champions’ during the credits. And I have a huge crush on Joshua Jackson.” — C Amanda Erickson

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