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For Love of the Game Drinking Game + Cocktail

Kevin Costner pitches a perfect game while flashing back through heartbreak — drink both timelines.

The Rules

  • Sip — Billy Chapel says 'Clear the mechanism' to focus
  • Sip — A flashback to Billy and Jane's relationship plays
  • Sip — The broadcast announcers comment on the perfect game building
  • Sip — Billy's aging body shows signs of pain on the mound
  • Sip — The crowd at Yankee Stadium grows louder with each out
  • Drink Twice — Billy flashes back to a fight with Jane
  • Drink Twice — Gus the catcher gives Billy a pep talk at the mound
  • Drink Twice — Billy learns the Tigers are trading him
  • Shot — Billy records the twenty-seventh consecutive out
  • Shot — Jane watches the final innings from outside a bar
  • Chug — Billy walks off the mound having pitched the perfect game

Themed Cocktail

Clear the Mechanism

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 0.75 oz Amaro Nonino
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.25 oz maple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Combine bourbon, Amaro, lemon juice, and maple syrup in a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake and strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
  3. 3Top with bitters.
  4. 4Serve neat and focused.

Fun Facts

  • Created by Bai Yu Zhai Diao Gong.(Source)
  • Starring Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi, Zhu Xudan.(Source)
  • Network: Tencent Video.(Source)
  • 1 season, 32 episodes.(Source)
  • First aired in 2024. Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy.(Source)

Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive. Always know your limits and drink in moderation.