Baek Seung Soo (Namkoong Min), has a reputation of making many sports teams win championships. He is hired by the baseball team ‘Dreams’ as the general manager. Along with Lee Se Young (Park Eun Bin) and Han Jae Hee (Jo Byeong Gyu) he has to make sure that the team wins the championship.
1. An Entertaining Yet Emotional Story
Watching stove league is like watching an actual sports match. There are players changing teams, there are wins and losses and also a story about every character. It speaks about the difficulty sportspersons go through and how their lives are not a bed of roses as everyone imagines it to be.
2. Namkoong Min
Namkoong Min plays Baek Seung Soo, the general manager of the ‘Dreams.’ He has a serious personality and barely smiles. Be it the negotiations or encouraging the team, Namkoong Min shows the perfect contrast in his expressions. Namkoong Min once again proves that he is a versatile actor.
3. Park Eun Bin
Park Eun Bin can play any character and she has proved it over the years. She plays an operations manager in this drama. She is one of the few female employees in the baseball team. Though the team has constantly been losing in the championship, she doesn’t want to quit.
4. Oh Jung Se
Oh Jung Se can slay any role. His dramas are a proof for it. He plays Kwon Kyeong Min, the President of the team who constantly wants to prove himself to his family. His plans are disturbed once Baek Seung Soo enters the team. This leads to a conflict between them.
5. The Dreams
The Dreams is a baseball team with its share of popular players. But everything is not going on well for them. Each player is dealing with different personal and professional issues but they try to keep these aside when playing. Hong Ki Jun, Jo Han Sun, Chae Jong Hyeop and Cha Yub are some of the actors playing baseball players.
6. Baseball
Baseball is an interesting game. There are a lot of things going on in the field. This drama also focuses on what happens outside the field. The constant competition and the struggle to remain on the top of the ‘best teams’ and ‘best players’ list is clearly shown. It also shows the passion of baseball fans towards the game.
7. The Office Teams
Private baseball teams require a lot of departments. There is the scout team, the analysis team, the marketing team and the advertising team. Though all of them work for the success of the team, their interests are different. The scouting team might prefer a player who is talented but not popular, but this will be a problem for the marketing team.
8. The Life Of The Baseball Players
All the players want to bring great success to their teams, but they also have their personal interests. There are players who want to make more money when they are at the top of their careers, there are those who are planning on retirement and other who just want to be on the team.
9. The Scouting Episodes
The scouting episodes are those where there are constant changes in the team’s players. It’s crucial for the team, as it will determine the team’s success. There is constant curiosity among the viewers as to who will be retained and who will transfer. These episodes will keep us at the edge of our seats.
10. A Perfect Sports Drama
The drama has captured baseball very beautifully. The rules and regulations of the game and the crisis faced by the office teams handling the ‘dreams’ is clearly shown. But the best part of this drama is that even people who know nothing about baseball can watch it and enjoy.
