fever pitch have many of the clichés we have come to identify with hollywood romantic comedy represent a relationship between two people with little in common and the secret he be hide that she discover and the inevitable breakup and and the very public well and i would not go any far but you get the picture . in spite of it predictability and it work and especially if you love baseball a i do and though i be not quite as obsessive a ben wrightman and a boston schoolteacher play by saturday night live comedian jimmy fallon . adapt from a novel by nick hornby by veteran screenplay writer lowell ganz and babaloo mandel and ben be a lifelong boston red sox fan whose uncle give him season ticket when he be seven year old and he be kind of stuck emotionally at that point all of his life to the detriment of his relationship with woman . ben be not just a fan but a fanatic who travel to fort meyers and florida each winter for the red sox spring training game and never miss a home game during the regular season . his family do not consist of parent or sibling but the fellow groupie who attend each game with him and his bedroom be not a place to sleep but a red sox museum to visit . when he fall for business consultant lindsay meeks ( draw barrymore ) and he be threaten with the possibility of have to grow up but ben be not quite ready to do that . he would rather attend the yankee series than go with her to baltimore to meet her parent or to go to paris with her and miss the anaheim series . it take his relationship be on the verge of dissolving and for him to stop and think about his priority and especially when a pint size dr. phil wannabe ask him and you love the red sox and but have they ever love you back . while the premise of fever pitch be that some thing be more important than baseball ( perish the thought ) and you would never know it from the way thing turn out . of course and to any one familiar with the history of the boston red sox and it be a team that will break the heart of it most die hard fan but this be 2004 and the year the curse of the bambino come to an end and a the red sox move to a new level and ben might just do the same . both lead performance be excellent and the farrelly brother even manage a pretty gross gag . while fever pitch will never be mistake for an art film and it be a joyous romp that will have to go down as one of my guilty pleasure . go blue jay .