The Earth Baseball Tourney

<p>When water magnate (and owner of the minor league Springfield WaterDogs) Reynolds Beckert learns he has a short time to live his dream of extending the reach of baseball becomes a holy mission. Determined to find the next Clemente in a place like Fiji he organizes a tournament with the largest purse in history and a lottery which will make some lucky fans billionaires.</p><p>His innocent aim - to share the game he loves with the whole world - goes horribly wrong when it is threatened by ninjas flaming flamingos anti-baseball protests echo clones and killer cellphones. Greed and nationalist zeal take the inaugural Earth Baseball Tourney - and humanity - to the apocalyptic brink. </p><p>A dark comedy about baseball's globalization and technology-run-amok <b><i>The Earth Baseball Tourney: An Invitational to Disaster</b></i> is an ode to the greatest game ever devised. The lyrical tale reminds fans of their first game with their grandfather aromas of grilled onions and fresh-cut grass and that distinctive crack of the bat. </p>