Favorite baseball movie (my top 15)

[G-Snarls]

10 things you probably didn't know about my favorite baseball movie:

 

http://www.mandatory.com/2013/05/07/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-bull-durham/

[Flamingweazel]

Bull durham is not just the best baseball movie IMO, it is probably the best sport movie.

[o2cui2i]

there are a few movies I'd take off that list and certainly would have Cobb in my top list.

 

for a gas I always love to go back and watch Brewster's Millions. cant beat Pryor and Candy for some laughs.

 

The Rookie is a nice feel good baseball movie.

 

if I want to get a good feel for the game, I dont watch a movie, I go back and watch Ken Burns doc.

[P2F]

I love Major League. It may not necessarily be a good movie, but it's a great baseball movie.

 

The Sandlot would have been my second choice.

[G-Snarls]

there are a few movies I'd take off that list and certainly would have Cobb in my top list.

 

for a gas I always love to go back and watch Brewster's Millions. cant beat Pryor and Candy for some laughs.

 

The Rookie is a nice feel good baseball movie.

 

if I want to get a good feel for the game, I dont watch a movie, I go back and watch Ken Burns doc.

 

The Rookie actually really good because they didn't embellish it. It's the real story and well acted. Thinking about it, there are serious shades of Steve Delabar in the film.

 

I bought my dad that Ken Burns set and I need to borrow it sometime.

[KingKat]

Not trying to be a Scrooge but I hate all sports movies, including baseball ones. They are all just so cliche. Does anyone agree or am I alone in that thinking?

 

You need to watch Sugar. If you still find that one cliché, there's no helping you.

[o2cui2i]

The Rookie actually really good because they didn't embellish it. It's the real story and well acted. Thinking about it, there are serious shades of Steve Delabar in the film.

 

I bought my dad that Ken Burns set and I need to borrow it sometime.

 

Ken Burns doc is best collection of true baseball footage and real knowledge ever put together. if you want to get nostalgic you really should watch it and make sure you have time. it's a lot of watch. lol

[o2cui2i]

Most baseball movies are bad, over the top, unrealistic crap...that I love to watch

 

agree 100%. if I want real I watch a documentary... lol movies are made to be entertaining.

[KingKat]

I love Major League. It may not necessarily be a good movie, but it's a great baseball movie.

 

 

Agreed. Major League is fairly cookie cutter mainstream comedy but the bar is set so low for baseball movies that it's a joy for a baseball fan. The plot is rote but it delivers enough laughs and memorable lines to make it a classic for any baseball fan, especially one that grew up in the eighties.

[GD]

You need to watch Sugar. If you still find that one cliché, there's no helping you.

 

I really disliked this.

[Eragon]

I really disliked this.

 

Why?

[GD]

Why?

 

Just seemed cheesy and the ending was pretty bad.

[Eragon]

Just seemed cheesy and the ending was pretty bad.

 

Ending wasn't cliche type - I thought it was realistic.

[NorthOf49]

Did anyone see Ballplayer: Pelotero? I thought it was pretty cool.

[LunchBox]

Yeah, The Natural has to be on the list. It should be in anyone's top 5 baseball movies.

 

Bad News Bears definitely makes the list.

 

No clue what Mr. Destiny even is, but The Natural and The Bad News Bears (the original, not the sequels or the remake) are two legitimately good movies, not just good baseball movies.

 

And where's Bang the Drum Slowly and Pride of the Yankees? The Rookie? Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars?

 

Why does every favorite list/poll end up being a bunch of whining about why this and that is not on the list? Just accept it or GTFO.

 

I think it's quite reasonable, and should be expected, that whenever someone lists their own "Top However Many" on a discussion board, that discussion will be had about what others feel should or should not be on that list. And that doesn't change if it's listed in the form of a poll about a particular favorite. No reason to get upset about what is (The?) Natural and expected.

 

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11qk2jv8t1r2jqifo1_500.jpg

 

Moogy is the quintessential professional appreciator, one day his Cosby sweater will be exposed and it'll be glorious.

[KingKat]

So all these adds for Million Dollar Arm made me want to dig up info on the Rinku Singh. I still remember when he signed with the Pirates and I figured he would have flamed out by now. Turns out his minor league numbers are better than I expected.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=singh-001rin

 

He's still a huge longshot to make the majors. He missed all of 2013 with injuries and although he's still relatively young at 23, he still hasn't reached the high minors but he's not a total write off either. The movie looks like it will be a bunch of gobbledy-gook though.

[S33n]

I voted for 'Field of Dreams'. It's #1 for me, and it's a no doubter!

[KingKat]

I thought one of them was still around but people here told me no.

 

I read he was a spring training this year so I assumed he was still in baseball but maybe he merely invited and then cut. He hasn't played this year. Maybe he's f***ed from the injury.