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Angry Ex-Baseball Player + Substance Abuse + Gym Class = Comedy Gold?

By admin on Tuesday, 10th February 2009 Angry Ex-Baseball Player + Substance Abuse + Gym Class = Comedy Gold? thumbnail

USA – If Kenny Powers met Demetri Martin, this angry former ballplayer would probably want to break $Danny McBride is the star of HBO\'s new baseball comedy.$ him in half.

Easbound Powers, the central character in the strangely compelling new HBO series “Eastbound & Down” (9:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO; three stars), is a down-on-his-luck pitcher whose glory days in the Major League are well behind him. He’s back in his hometown and reluctantly working as a P.E. teacher. And much to their chagrin, he’s bunking with his long-suffering brother and his wife, who can’t wait to rid their home of Kenny’s anarchic, foul-mouthed presence.

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http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/danny-mcbride-eastbound-down-hbo-.html

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