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Active Sara

1,018 posts since
Oct 2, 2007

Nov 9, 2007 9:58 AM

Favorite Baseball Movie

So I guess you can say I'm on a sports movie kick right now and it might be due to the fact that I'm new to life without college athletics after graduating this May, but either way a kick is a kick. So, let me know what your favorite baseball movies are. I watched a classic this week...A League of Their Own with Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna and Rose O'Donnell. Great flick and one of my favorites. I'm also a big Field of Dreams fan with James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner and Ray Liotta. Another classic!

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MyTwoSons

54 posts since
May 30, 2007

1. Nov 9, 2007 11:55 AM

in response to: Active Sara

Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

My favorites, are

Bull Durham
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The Natural
Pride of the Yankees
For Love of Game
Little Big League
Angels in the Outfield
Major League (1st one only)
Bad New Bears (the original only)
Stealing Home

Active Sara

1,018 posts since
Oct 2, 2007

2. Nov 9, 2007 2:47 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Nice list! I've seen about half. Is The Natural the one with Robert Redford?

MyTwoSons

54 posts since
May 30, 2007

3. Nov 10, 2007 9:26 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Yes, Robert Redford is in this movie. Another movie I forgot to mention and should have been in my top ten is Eight men Out the story of the Black Sox scandal.

Active Sara

1,018 posts since
Oct 2, 2007

4. Nov 13, 2007 9:43 AM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Nice. Thanks.

Trish18

384 posts since
Jun 5, 2007

5. Nov 13, 2007 11:32 AM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

A League of Their Own is my favorite baseball movie and also tops my favorite movie of all time list. I'm a huge fan. My softball team quoted this movie non-stop throughout college--and we still laugh about it when we are able to get together.

"Hey cowgirls. See the grass? Don't eat it!"
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."

The tryouts in that movie were filmed at Wrigley Field. I know someone who was chosen to be a participant in the tryouts for the movie. You can see her during one of the drills in the tryouts and then again when they are ate beauty school "sipping and not slurping" their tea.

I also met the real Dottie at Nationals in Rockford, IL one summer ball season. I'm pretty sure her name is Dottie Keys and she was the center fielder, not the catcher, for the Peaches. Very nice woman.

Trish18

384 posts since
Jun 5, 2007

6. Nov 13, 2007 11:36 AM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Hey MyTwoSons... all great movies. Bad News Bears and Major League are classic.

But I must admit, I was surprised that Field of Dreams didn't crack your Top Ten!

MyTwoSons

54 posts since
May 30, 2007

7. Nov 13, 2007 3:00 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Field of Dreams is a great movie for me to fall asleep to. The Sandlot is another really good movie that I forgot to mention and would have to be tied with another movie in order to not knock off another movie off my list. Since Stealing Home was knocked off by Eight Men Out.

movo

8 posts since
Oct 23, 2007

8. Nov 13, 2007 4:22 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Rookie of the Year was one of my favorite movies growing up...obvi had a crush on the lead actor, used to know his name but now I can't remember! Anyway, not the best baseball you'll ever see, but still entertaining!

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JBan

87 posts since
Oct 29, 2007

9. Nov 13, 2007 4:23 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

The Natural

Pride of the Yankees

The Sandlot

Field of Dreams

jstew1

14 posts since
Dec 3, 2007

10. Dec 3, 2007 11:22 PM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

I'm going with The Natural on this one with Field of Dreams coming in a close second.

nvrunder7

9 posts since
Oct 23, 2007

11. Dec 4, 2007 11:33 AM

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Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

hmm what a great question...I LOVE BASEBALL movies and im not really one for sports movies in general but Field of Dreams, the Natural, and For the Love of the Game are all tied as my favorite movies of all time. AND they all make me cry everytime!!

PHL_Baseball

43 posts since
May 30, 2007

12. Dec 5, 2007 8:43 PM

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I Love Baseball Movies.. Currently now that we have joined up LL I love the

BenchWarmers, Bad News Bears ( new and old ) , Sandlot Kids

Others are "Rhubarb", Pride of the Yankees, Major League 1.

The one with Jimmy Stewart as the one legged baseball player is great.

Look out in the next few years for a Movie about Braves Relief Pitcher Aussie Peter Moylan. He apparently has already been contacted by a Studio to make a movie about his life and amazing come back to MLB ( sort of like "The Rookie" story )

In reality he has gone from a Sunday Bush League player in Australia to be arguably the Braves top or 2nd top closer/Relief Pitcher ( according to the Braves fans ) within 1 Year and all that after he was cut from the minors and many MPH slower several years earlier... after arm surgery and dropping his arm slot, he gained like 10MPH on his fastball upto mid 90's .. He is actually a fairly decent Minor League batter but never gets a chance to bat as a short relief Pitcher at the MLB level.........should make an interesting Movie.

The Worst must be the one with Tom Selleck ?? Mr Baseball ??

MyTwoSons

54 posts since
May 30, 2007

13. Dec 6, 2007 12:36 PM

in response to: PHL_Baseball

Re: Favorite Baseball Movie

Oh come on...Mr. Baseball is a guilty pleasure.

Active Sara

1,018 posts since
Oct 2, 2007

14. Dec 6, 2007 11:17 AM

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Ha. Love the Bad News Bears. I'll keep a look out for the movie you talked about...sounds like it'd be another good addition with a good story.

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