Baseball DIY

Vanity Fair is a surprising source for baseball information this month, maybe they're trying to embrace the SI image beyond just the bikini cover. Seth Mnookin followed the Red Sox last Fall when it looked like they were going nowhere fast and writes about what he saw in the article, One Miracle Season. Buzz Bissinger has a book coming out, Three Nights in August, which looks at the management style of Tony La Russa. Drew Barrymore has decided to edge into Kevin Costner territory with her new movie, Fever Pitch, opening April 5th. It's based on Nick Hornby's best seller about fan obsession of soccer (since Hornby is British that makes perfect sense but in the U.S. version it is about the Red Sox). Jimmy Fallon plays the fan and Barrymore (I'm assuming), his girlfriend. But hey, don't feel bad for Kevin, his new movie Upside in Anger opens in limited release today. He plays a retired ballplayer this time around although the movie seems less about baseball and more about relationships. (I know, men everywhere shudder in fear.) Sundance liked it though and it's Kevin and baseball (at least a little bit.) It must be Spring!