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February 18, 2008
Baseball Movies
I've been hearing good things about the new baseball movie "Sugar." And, this reminded me that I was once asked to list my favorite baseball movies. So, here goes...
Review Key:
Grand Slam - Every baseball fan must see this movie.
Homerun - Highly recommended - classic & polished flicks.
Triple - Very entertaining and nicely done.
Two-Bagger - Surprisingly enjoyable.
Single - Rainy Saturday morning viewing; but, still good.
Pride Of The Yankees 1942 Homerun.
Take Me Out To The Ballgame 1949 Single.
The Stratton Story 1951 Single.
Angels In The Outfield 1951 Two-Bagger.
The Winning Team 1952 Two-Bagger.
Bang The Drum Slowly 1974 Single.
The Bad News Bears 1976 Single.
Eight Men Out 1988 Grand Slam.
Bull Durham 1988 Triple.
Stealing Home 1988 Two-Bagger.
Major League 1989 Triple.
The Natural 1984 Grand Slam.
Field Of Dreams 1989 Grand Slam.
Talent For The Game 1991 Single.
Pastime 1991 Single.
A League Of Their Own 1992 Triple.
Rookie Of The Year 1993 Single.
Little Big League 1994 Single.
The Sandlot 1994 Triple.
Cobb 1994 Triple.
The Scout 1994 Two-Bagger.
The Fan 1996 Single.
Soul Of The Game 1996 Homerun.
For Love Of The Game 1999 Triple.
61* 2001 Homerun.
Hardball 2001 Single.
Summer Catch 2001 Single.
The Rookie 2002 Triple.
Mr. 3000 2004 Single.
Fever Pitch 2005. Triple.
The Benchwarmers 2006 Single.
Everyone's Hero 2006 Two-Bagger.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 18, 2008 11:05 AM
Comments
I hear it's good...and then not good. Really not good.
http://www.moviecitynews.com/reviews/2008/Sugar.html
Posted by: Harley ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at February 18, 2008 11:27 AM
Summer Catch was a homerun based solely on Jessica Biel.
Posted by: E-ROC at February 18, 2008 11:44 AM
Not sure it technically qualifies as a 'Movie", but Nine Innings from Ground Zero - 2004 is a Slam (except for how the last game ended - of course).
Posted by: #15 at February 18, 2008 12:19 PM
What, no Major League 2?
You, got no mmaarrrbllleeesss!
Posted by: gphunt at February 18, 2008 12:57 PM
you missed two grand slams. Both were HBO movies. The first is Long Gone about minor league baseball in the 50's and the second is Soul of the Game - about the seldom discussed competition between Jackie Robinson, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige to be the first black ballplayer in the majors.
Posted by: Spark at February 18, 2008 02:28 PM
You missed a grand slam in my book. Long Gone - a great HBO movie about the minor leagues in the 50's.
Posted by: Spark at February 18, 2008 02:30 PM
can you delete this and my first post, I originally missed that you listed Soul of the Game.
Posted by: Spark at February 18, 2008 02:35 PM
FWIW, I have seen Long Gone, and, I liked it. It should be on the list too. Good catch - thanks.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at February 18, 2008 10:20 PM
Wow, Bad News Bears only a single? That is far and away the best baseball movie I have ever seen.
*61 almost sent me into diabetic shock.
Posted by: dnemet at February 20, 2008 11:58 PM