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Bush League is a website

Website

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and Internet video show for young men. The site covers sports, technology

Technology

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, gadgets, video games, girls, and popular culture

Popular culture

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, with videos consisting of how-tos, interviews, and behind-the-scenes event footage.

History

Bush League TV (also known as Bush League) was formed in April 2008 and is headlined by comedians Matt Kirsch, John Wessling, Jim Patton, and writer John Walsh, among others. The website's official launch was on May 14, 2008, though the group created a livecast video for GTA IV in late April.

The site's writing staff includes an Emmy winner and a former editor of Maxim. It is funded by DECA, the Digital Entertainment Corporation of America and was created by Matt Kirsch and Allison Kingsley.

GTA IV World Record

Bush League held a gaming marathon in April 2008, in which writer/producer Jim Patton attempted to get in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest time spent playing Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...

. Patton played the game for 28 hours and video-streamed his efforts on Yahoo! Live

Yahoo! Live

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, starting on April 29 at 5 pm. Patton was featured on NPR

NPR

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's Talk of the Nation

Talk of the Nation

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on May 1, 2008. He succeeded in setting the record, and it was officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records on July 1, 2008.

Bush League 101

In May 2008, Bush League released its first how-to video “Bush League 101: How to Be a Porn Star.” The video includes interviews with porn stars on the set of a Hustler

Hustler

Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1974 by Larry Flynt. It was a step forward from the Hustler Newsletter which was cheap advertising for his strip club businesses at the time. The magazine grew from a shaky start to...

porn spoof of The Brady Bunch, "Not the Bradys XXX

Not the Bradys XXX

Not the Bradys XXX is an adult film spoof the popular family television show The Brady Bunch, produced by Hustler Video.The producers David & Mullen have made their careers out of lampooning pop culture in an adult entertainment vein...

: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia." Porn stars interviewed include Teagan Presley

Teagan Presley

Teagan Presley is an American pornographic actress. Her stage name in part comes from her parents initially wanting to call her "Teagan" and in part as an homage to Lisa Marie Presley.- Career :...

, Kris Slater, James Deen

James Deen

James Deen is an American pornographic actor and director. He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He has gained attention due to his lack of resemblance to stereotypical male actors in the pornography industry....

, and Alana Evans

Alana Evans

Alana Evans is an American pornographic actress. She is sometimes credited as Jenna Talia .-Career:...

.

Soon after, it released another how-to video, "Bush League 101: How to Bush League a Bush League Baseball Team" in which Matt Kirsch applied to be the new mascot for the Modesto Nuts

Modesto Nuts

The Modesto Nuts are a minor league baseball team in Modesto, California, USA. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and a farm team of the Colorado Rockies. The Modesto Nuts play home games at John Thurman Field. Opened in 1955 and renovated in 1997, the park seats 4,000 fans...

minor league baseball team.

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