He remembers a different kind of baseball, relaxed and chatty. ‘Eephus’ gets it on film

Controversially, the implementation of a pitch clock in 2023 effectively transformed the experience of both playing and watching major league baseball. By undermining the pitcher’s authority on how the innings flow, the timekeeper shortens a game’s duration. Now, as filmmaker and recreational ballplayer Carson Lund points out, America’s pastime has become just another transactional activity … Read more

In ‘Eephus,’ a day of baseball comes to life in all its loose-limbed, adult-league glory

Weekend warriors on their beloved Massachusetts field of battle, fighting a setting sun, form the warmly gruff, jersey-clad roster of “Eephus,” Carson Lund’s appealing beer toast of a baseball picture about a final small-town showdown on a soon-to-be-razed ballpark. The title, pulled from the pastime’s rich glossary, refers to an arced throw of such deliberately … Read more