Bay City Blues

Bay City Blues is a short-lived comedy-drama series that aired on NBC. The series starred Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco. Bay City Blues centered around a Bay City, California minor league baseball team, the Bluebirds. Players varied from young hopefuls to once-great players who were sent to the minors before retirement. Storylines revolved around the players' lives, loves, and problems.... more

Bay City Blues is a short-lived comedy-drama series that aired on NBC. The series starred Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco. Bay City Blues centered around a Bay City, California minor league baseball team, the Bluebirds. Players varied from young hopefuls to once-great players who were sent to the minors before retirement. Storylines revolved around the players' lives, loves, and problems. Bay City Blues featured an ensemble cast of regulars including a then-unknown Sharon Stone and Dennis Franz. Scheduled opposite ABC's Hart to Hart, Bay City Blues drew poor ratings and was pulled from NBC's lineup after airing 4 of the 13 episodes that were produced. The remaining episodes were aired by selected affiliates on Sundays, after the local news broadcasts. less