Costas won't toss any nukes Friday night (Robbins rationalization)

Daily Herald ^ | April 30, 2003 | Barry Rozner

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

But when Costas opens up the third season of his critically acclaimed, "On The Record,'' this Friday (10:30 p.m., HBO), there will be no controversy.

Week 1 will feature a roundtable discussion with "Bull Durham" stars Sarandon, Robbins, Robert Wuhl and writer-director Ron Shelton. They'll celebrate the 15th anniversary of what many believe is the best baseball film ever made.

"I would certainly have been willing to talk about the politics of it, but they agreed to come only for the discussion of 'Bull Durham' that was supposed to take place in Cooperstown,'' Costas said from New York. "They view it as taking the high road.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I certainly challenged his baseball assertion (and his sanity if he's being honest or writing an apology piece)that this boring May-December romance with a weak baseball backdrop was even a GOOD baseball movie, let alone the best.

The most distracting part-Tim Robbins throws like a girl.

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Costas is trying to win over the Hollywood crowd that he moves in with this gesture. Until now he's been perceived as a conservative- "obviously" an "unsophisticated" sportscaster. By kowtowing to liberal sensibilities here, he's earned better treatment at the cocktail parties. Who knows, he might even be considered an "intellectual" now. Peer pressure exists at all stages in life. The kinds of pressure you get depends which company you keep: often that's dictated by your profession.