I watched the rest of it over the weekend. While it's always a pleasure to watch Amy Adams, anyone who is even remotely familiar with Baseball could nitpick the film all day long (See below). Obviously baseball is only used as a backdrop for the actual plot, ergo it's as much a sports movie as School Ties was.
Possible Spoiler Alerts to follow (All having to do with baseball, not the plot)!!!
1. As I said last week, rarely do MLB teams draft based on need, unlike basketball and football. 99% of baseball draftees, even high picks, spend a couple two tree years in the minors before they are called up. Needs are constantly evolving.
2. Gentry is not even remotely close to a 5-tool player, as he is referred by Matthew Lilliard's character. I realize this movie is not marketed to the sports fanatic, but they should still have consistency in a sport-specific terms' context. The audience is not able to see even one scene of Genty using his doughy arm, fielding ability, or base running.
2a. Gentry is referred to as the next Pujols. Pujols plays 1b currently, but he has played, and can in a pinch, Left Field and 3rd.
3. On draft day, they refer to drafting Gentry as "signing" him. As in all sports, a player is not automatically signed upon getting drafted. It just give the team exclusive rights to sign within the next 365 days. Also, Gus would not have had to call in.
4. Attitude alone would prompt a team to force Gentry to the minors to learn some humility (See: Bull Durham).
5. Given 4) He would not be in Atlanta or available to hit vs "Peanut Boy." And if he was:
6. He'd more likely be wearing #72 as opposed to #27.
7. If "Peanut Boy" was as good as he is portrayed to Mickey (i.e. Major League ready), he would be on a high school team.
8. Umpires do not allow taunting by the opposing high school team, as sportsmanship is stressed as much as winning and losing.
9. Intentional walk means the catcher stands up and gives a target over the opposite batter's box, to minimize the possibility of grooving a meatball right down Boardway.
10. Finally, and this is the most subjective of my thoughts on this list...Even if the FO didn't trust Gus, I would think they use the 2nd pick on more of a sure thing. Also, Pete wouldn't be running into the "War" room in the last two minutes warning against it. They would have at least 3 players lined up for weeks. Gentry, one in case Boston picked Gentry, and a third just in case Gentry really didn't look good to the Braves' other scout, tailing Gus.