Brockmire: Rally Cap

April 23, 2017 5:50 AM - Season 1, Episode 1

In 2000, Kansas City Royals radio announcer Jim Brockmire (Hank Azaria) had it all, until he found out his wife Lucy was being (very) unfaitful and an on-air, booze-fueled rant ended Brockmire’s career. He's been out of the public eye (and country) for 17 years until he gets brought back as an announcer for the minor league Morristown Frackers, owned by Jules (Amanda Peet).
posted by Mick (8 comments total)

I'm late to this and they've already aired 4 episodes but they are all available free for streaming from IFC's website.
posted by Mick at 5:51 AM on April 23, 2017 [2 favorites]

I've been consistently surprised by it. The characters are quite well written and the writers avoid the obvious sitcom-y plot turns. I hope it stays for quite a while.
posted by Omon Ra at 9:49 AM on April 23, 2017

I only started watching this because Hank Azaria's voice is hilarious outside context. And the shit he says in context is even better.
posted by lmfsilva at 10:16 AM on April 23, 2017

I heard about this when Azaria was promoting this on The Late Show, thanks Mick for reminding me!

Azaria is fantastic, and Peet seems interesting so far. I'm liking the interplay between Brockmire and Charles. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the season.
posted by porpoise at 11:12 AM on April 23, 2017

Amanda Peet was surprisingly (?) awesome in Togetherness.
posted by rhizome at 2:48 PM on April 24, 2017

Well folks, if you ever wanted a show where Joe Buck admits he had a finger up his butt, this is the show for you.
posted by lmfsilva at 2:12 PM on May 18, 2017 [1 favorite]

The first season is up on Hulu now, and season two will premiere in April.

I enjoyed watching him beat up a wacky waving tube man.
posted by Pronoiac at 7:26 PM on February 10, 2018

Oh nuts! That comment mentioned a much later episode, treating this like it covered the season. My bad.
posted by Pronoiac at 7:49 PM on February 10, 2018