Hot Stove League
A baseball club's front office in the closed season, which is where the title's stove is.
Hot Stove League opens with a main title sequence of 31 seconds.
At 31 seconds, it opens well under the 50-second median for drama sequences in this catalogue.
The opening titles
Season 1
31sShot at ankle height down a corridor, letterboxed.
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