‘Major League’ writer, director Wild about Tribe

CLEVELAND — Welcome back, Jobu, Wild Thing, Roger Dorn and Lou Brown.

We’ve missed you. Actually, you never really left us, but given today’s current events, it’s nice to hear that you’re back in the conversation.

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“Major League” long ago cemented its reputation as one of the very best of many baseball movies made in the past 50-plus years, but not because it was an emotional experience, like “Field of Dreams,” or inspirational, like “The Natural,” or historic, like “The Pride of the Yankees.”

No, “Major League” is iconic because it is hilarious, somewhat true to life and totally relatable.

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And it’s all coming back to the forefront, thanks to the real-life Indians — the talented, underdog Indians — winning the American League pennant.

This all makes David Ward — Indians fan, all-around sports fanatic and the brilliance behind “Major League” — a very happy native Clevelander.

“There’s something about this team that has a little bit of that destiny feel,” Ward said.

That’s not what Ward, who grew up in South Euclid and Cleveland Heights, was feeling 27 years ago, when the movie he wrote and directed hit the theaters. Yes, “Major League” was based on the Indians because they are Ward’s beloved hometown team, but he also targeted the Tribe because the film was largely about a team that was accustomed to being terrible, and being terrible can also be, if written properly, very funny.

At that time, it was a perfect partnership. The Indians hadn’t come within a sniff of first place in decades, and through the angst, Ward saw the …

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