What fictional athlete or team would you most want to see in a 30 for 30?

They already did one on Angels in the Outfield

 

Maybe something with a little background on the enduring popularity of karate in the San Fernando Valley?

 

"What if I told you that Shoeless Joe Jackson's final resting place is an Iowa cornfield ..."

 

He was deported to Canada but that country refused to accept him.

 

Damn should have known

 

The 1989-90 Cleveland Indians from "Major League" would be absolutely ripe for a 30 for 30. Start with the fact that it was a team put together by a female owner, a former showgirl, with the intention of finishing in last place so they could move to Miami and go on to:

--Getting a pitcher from jail, a power hitter from Cuba and a center fielder who just showed up to spring training uninvited
--The team accommodations getting more and more cut-rate, illustrated by the bucket of bolts they used to fly them to road games (where the hell was the MLBPA during all this?)
--The late-season pennant drive and exciting one-game playoff win over the Yankees, and oh, by the way, Dorn punched out Vaughn during the on-field celebration. What was up with that?
--The crazy off-season where Dorn bought the team, and Willie Mays Hayes actually made a movie and got so much plastic surgery he looked like a completely different person.
--The controversial signing of Jack Parkman and subsequent acquisition of Takahashi.
--The ownership reverting back to Rachel Phelps
--Lou Brown's heart attack, Jake Taylor taking over as manager and leading the team to the World Series.

I'm sure they can get some great sound bites from the players. Lou Brown and Rachel Phelps are no longer with us, unfortunately (but, come on, Phelps' demise had to have some juicy circumstances). If Charlie, the original GM, is still around, I'm sure he'd more than happy to talk about the behind-the scenes machinations by ownership. And there are a couple of fans to get: The Vaughn-hating bozo from II who's now some wackjob fugitive living in Canada, and the longshoreman ("Who are these fucking guys") speaking from his current job as a janitor at a teaching hospital.

 

The soccer team from Victory.

 

Gus the Kicking Mule. How long has it been since you've seen an analog scoreboard clock?

 

Norman Dale’s firing from the Ithaca Warriors.

 

Phil Elliott and the North Dallas Bulls

 

Hickory Huskers, hands down.

 

Ricky Bobby