When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate, but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.
In the previous season, the Cleveland Indians won the division title by beating the New York Yankees in a one-game playoff, but were defeated in the American League Championship Series by the Chicago White Sox.
At Roger Dorn's behest, the Minnesota Twins' new owner, washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple-A affiliate.