Ep 1. Favorable Matchup

Brockmire season 4 episode 1, "Favorable Matchup" opens on Jim Brockmire, a disgraced baseball announcer, who is now living in New Orleans and working as a play-by-play announcer for the minor league Frackers. Jim is confident that the coming season will turn things around, and he'll have a chance to get back into the major leagues.

The episode begins at a bar where Jim meets a woman named Lucy, who is the director of digital marketing for the Frackers. Lucy is a big fan of Jim's and flirts with him. Jim is smitten with her, but he's also well-aware of his actions and tries to remain professional.

As the season begins, the Frackers have a new hotshot pitcher, Hunter Owens, who has been drafted by the team. Jim is excited to see Owens pitch but feels his commentary is not enough. He needs something new to make his commentary interesting. Jim asks Lucy to create a dating app for the team to create some tension.

At the start of the next game, Jim introduces the team's new dating app, "Rounding Third," and encourages players to sign up. During the game, Jim lays out the app's rules, and many of the players take an interest in it.

Hunter Owens is one of the players who signs up. The app matches him with a woman, and they set up a date right after the game. However, Jim discovers that the woman is a drug dealer, and she is planning to harm Hunter.

Jim informs Lucy of the issue, who then sends a security team to protect Hunter. The date takes a surprising turn when the drug dealers show up, and Hunter is left fighting for his life.

The episode ends with Jim and Lucy talking about what just happened. Jim's professional boundaries with Lucy are beginning to blur as he feels more attached to her, and she seems to have a lot of interest in him too.

In conclusion, "Favorable Matchup" sets the tone for the fourth and final season of Brockmire. The show maintains its signature humor, presenting a relatable human tragedy through the characters of Jim and Lucy. The episode sets up the central arc of the season, with Jim attempting to reconnect with his professional life. Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy this fresh start to Jim's story.