Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?
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@thaghettoblasta said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
Once of my favorites was The Sluggers Wife, awesome old school flick with a disappointing ending. Other than that, favorite baseball fictional/non-fictional movies:
The Natural
Major League
The Sandlot
Bull Durham
A League of Their Own (shut up, it was a good movie)
The BabeGreat list. League of their Own was really good. Bull Durham probably my favorite.
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Bingo Long’s Traveling All Stars
A made for TV movie with Billy Dee a Williams, Richard Pryor, James Earl Jones, and Mabel King with fictitious representations of Satchel Page and George Foster on a barnstorming Negro League team.
Honorable mention to Ken Burns’ Baseball.
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Obviously Major League.
But Bad News Bears with Billy Bob is actually pretty good.
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It's very surprising to me that "For Love Of The game" is not getting any "Love" from you guys. I put it as my #1 for a fictitious baseball movie because IMO it was best 1 ever made. Very original with how they tied each inning he was playing within that game to key moments within his personal life facing love issues, dealing with inner demons & fears of a possible career ending injury. Pitching in a game which no one ever though he would be able to pitch after coming back from that injury. Having doubts & confusion about what to do after the game, if he will retire a Tiger or be traded away to an other team if he wants to continue pitching. Him paying homage to his team mates during the game & as well to his opponent team (Yankees). Then realizing in the 7th inning he was actually pitching a perfect game up until that point & the reality of it finally sinking in & having self doubt, worries & fear he may not be able to finish it. And then his battery mate & best friend Gus says. "Just throw what you can. The guys are are here for you Chappie, we will not let you down because right now at this moment we are the best team in baseball all due to you Chappie". In the 8th inning without knowing if he will have the Perfect game or not, he does finally decide what to do & chooses to retire by writing on the ball. "for love of the game, tell them i'm done". And in the top of the 9th he does it, he pitches a perfect game in the final game of his 20+ year career & to top it off, he realizes that his greatest life accomplishments in baseball mean nothing to him if he does not have the women he loves to share them with. So he goes find here & wins her back. ...... A "Perfect" Baseball Movie
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Major League and Bull Durham
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@yankblan_psn said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
Major League and Bull Durham
Tim Robbins and Robert Whule are comedy gold. Robbins is an actor that should have had a career like Tom Hanks. Comedies, great flicks like Shawshank and haunting roles like Jacob’s Ladder.
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Field of Dreams
Sandlot
Major League
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I love major league but I'll have a special place in my heart for Mr. Baseball with Tom Selleck asking if any lady wants a mustache ride
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@chrono_omega_psn said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
How have none of you mentioned The Benchwarmers yet?
I also enjoy Summer Catch, shout out Jessica Biel for making a boy dream.Jessica Biel in that movie......wow!!!!! Yeah, silly but a fun movie for sure.
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Fiction
Major League
Bull Durham
Mr Baseball
The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears Breaking TrainingNon-fiction
Eight Men Out
61*
A League of Their Own
Moneyball
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Hardball guys...the answer is Hardball. LOL
I honestly don't know of a bad baseball movie. They're all great in their own way.
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Eight Men Out
42
Sandlot
Bull Durham
Major League
Money BallBleacher Bums
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Moneyball
For love of the game
Bull durham -
Bad News Bears and Bingo Long and the Travelling All Stars
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Bench Warmers not getting any love? A silly movie but I love it. Every other baseball movie listed here is great. Haven't watched "A league of their own" but after all the love it's getting on here I'm going to check it out. Sand Lot was my favorite as a kid and any Kevin Costner baseball movie is good too.
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@tonythetiger2k16 said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
I am tied with 4 being my favorite & as well best 1's made. 2 about Real Life Players & 2 about Fictitious Players.
About a real life players.
- "42" with Chadwick Boseman playing J-Rob. The movie was very factual to J-Robs real life events & the acting, writing & in game scenes were awesome.
- "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid playing Jim Morris. It was about 80% factual, but was well written & executed. Was a great "Feel Good" movie.
About a fictitious player(s).
- "For Love Of The Game" with Kevin Costner playing Billy Chapel due to how well the game scenes were made & the story that was tied into it as each inning went by. The movie had game action, comedy, real life issues & problems and as well a heart felt love story.
- "Major League" with Tom Berringer, Charlie Sheen & Wesley Snipes. This movie was hilarious & so freaking funny. They used every pun that can be thought of & used a clever well written story line to tie into the movie along with well created characters. Including Bob Uecker doing color commentary with all his wise cracks & pot shots. "just a "bit" outside"
The Natural - My all time favorite Baseball movie, based on true events.
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@gixxerryder750 said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
Hardball guys...the answer is Hardball. LOL
I honestly don't know of a bad baseball movie. They're all great in their own way.
Trouble with the Curve is a pretty terrible baseball movie. I love Amy Adams but I will probably never watch that one again.
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@random_schmuck_psn said in Which is your favorite Baseball Movie or best you feel was ever made?:
Bingo Long’s Traveling All Stars
A made for TV movie with Billy Dee a Williams, Richard Pryor, James Earl Jones, and Mabel King with fictitious representations of Satchel Page and George Foster on a barnstorming Negro League team.
Honorable mention to Ken Burns’ Baseball.
I didnt realize Richard Pryor did any other baseball related films other than Brewsters Millions. I might have to check that one out.
