Corrected entry: Haywood (the big Yankees slugger) has a long mustache that extends downwards all the way to his chin in the style of a fu manchu. George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees, would NEVER allow that. Under Steinbrenner's rule, no Yankee is allowed to have facial hair below the upper lip. Goatees, beards, and long mustaches would be shaved.
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10th Oct 2006
Major League (1989)
Correction: Many Yankees who played during the Steinbrenner years wore facial hair. Hunter, Jackson, Munson, Tidrow. Steinbrenner's rule was about long hair.
24th Jun 2006
Major League (1989)
Corrected entry: During the Oakland game (where Dorn tanks the ball), Taylor visits Vaughn on the mound. The home plate umpire is seen cleaning off the plate. Taylor returns to his position, inadvertently kicking enough dirt onto the plate to keep the umpire from seeing the edges. The umpire doesn't call time to clean it off, as evidenced by the plate still being dirty when the Oakland batter pops out to Taylor to end the game. (00:54:40 - 00:55:20)
Correction: This is a mistake made by the umpire, not a movie mistake.
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Correction: If this were real that would be true. However, there is no mention of Steinbrenner as the Yankees owner in the film. The Indians' owner is a stripper - that is not real either. Since this is a fantasy, "real" rules are suspended and the fu manchu is allowed.
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