The Comrades of Summer (1992)

Sparky Smith Joe Mantegna was manager of the Seattle Mariners until he had one too many shouting matches with the teams owner Michael Lerner and winds up fired Now Sparkys ready to coach any team wholl have him The only problem is no one will until the day the Russian Sports Ministry led by the delectable Tanya Natalya Negoda comes knocking at his door The Russians need a baseball coach for their Olympic team and Sparky is just the man for the job Once on Russian soil though he soon discovers that the Russian team is composed of athletes hockey players and shot putters who barely know their way around a diamond Confronted with this losing team hilarious comedy ensues when Sparky is told to accept an invitation to have his team visit the States and play his old team the Mariners