REShow: Ron Shelton - Hour 3 (6-29-2022)

The Rich Eisen Show

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4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Acclaimed film director and writer Ron Shelton joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new book ‘The Church of Baseball’ about the making of his baseball classic ‘Bull Durham’ including the story of how he nearly lost out on landing Kevin Costner as the lead role of Crash Davis, how Susan Sarandon landed the role of Annie alongside Tim Robbins’ Nuke LaLoosh, says why Coster is so believable and relatable in his sports movies, reveals how he mined his own professional baseball career for some of Bull Durham’s story lines, and takes a look into the future and tells Rich what became of some of his more memorable characters including Crash and Nuke, Happy and Coach Pete from ‘Blue Chips,’ Billy Hoyle and Gloria from ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ and Roy McAvoy and David Simms from ‘Tin Cup.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Rich Eyes and Show.
0:04.0	Daddy's hosting today, kids.
0:07.0	Live from the Rich Eyes and Show
0:10.0	studio in Los Angeles.
0:12.0	I think it's been pretty obvious the mutual decision on both sides is to move on.
0:17.0	Breaker is the one you're breaking up with me. I'm breaking up with you first.
0:20.0	Earlier on the show, ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passon.
0:25.0	Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore.
0:28.0	PGA Tour golfer Mark Hubbard.
0:31.0	Still to come.
0:32.0	Writer and director Ron Shelton.
0:35.0	And now, it's a rich eyes.
0:39.0	Yes, it is.
0:40.0	Ken confirmed.
0:41.0	Hour number three of the Rich Eyes and Show is on the air here from Los Angeles, California.
0:45.0	We've already been on the air for a couple of hours.
0:47.0	If you missed our first hour chat with Jeff Passon, who covers baseball for the worldwide leader in sports,
0:52.0	talked a little Freddie Freeman and angels Mariners Brawl with him.
0:56.0	In hour number one, DJ Moore of the Carolina Panthers.
0:59.0	In hour two, great chat with Mark Hubbard, who is a grinder on the PGA Tour
1:05.0	who got in last week's travelers because Brooks Keppka left for the live tour.
1:10.0	And he popped on our radar screen.
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