Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh

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Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh is a talented but immature rookie pitcher whose development and antics drive much of the humor and drama in the baseball film *Bull Durham*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball pitcher
fictional character
film character
appearsIn Bull Durham
bats right-handed
catcher Crash Davis
characterArc learns mental discipline
matures as a pitcher
characterTrait cocky
immature
inexperienced
talented
coachedBy Skip
createdBy Ron Shelton
dialogueLanguage English
firstAppearance Bull Durham (1988)
fullName Ebby Calvin LaLoosh
genre sports comedy-drama character
goal reach Major League Baseball
hasNickname Nuke
homeStateInStory North Carolina (team location)
jerseyNumber 37
knownFor colorful interviews
learning to "respect the game"
wild pitches
leagueLevel Minor League Baseball
medium feature film
mentor Crash Davis
narrativeFunction character development focus
comic relief
narrativeRole deuteragonist
nationalityInStory American
notableQuoteTheme clichéd athlete interviews
notableSkill fastball
strikeout pitching
occupation baseball player
partOf Bull Durham franchise
portrayedBy Tim Robbins
positionPlayed pitcher
romanticInterest Annie Savoy
setInTime 1980s
setting Durham, North Carolina
sport baseball
team Durham Bulls
throws right-handed
trainingFocus control and consistency
weakness emotional inconsistency
lack of control


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