I just watched the series premiere of Pitch, which follows the first female to ever pitch in the Majors, and the team she does it with is none other than the San Diego Padres. I actually thought this was a pretty decent opening. Really wasn't sure how it was going to play, but they did a solid job. Not sure if this will last though. I think right now, the only market that will tune in is anyone from SD. Beyond that, I see a lot of snobby MLB fans mocking the show because it's the Padres and will refuse to watch it on that alone. As for the episode itself, it reminded me a lot of For Love of the Game, the third and final baseball movie from Kevin Costner. Both use a lot of Flashbacks to highlight where the player came from and how they ended up where they are. Two things I really dug about Pitch is that A), they didn't make the girl a phenom that could strike out ever hitter she faced. This is grounded in as much reality as possible. She has flaws....just like any other player, B) I like that there is a MAJOR twist that is revealed at the end of the episode that really turns everything upside down. 4 Stars out of 5.