Baseball season’s movies to see
, 20th Century Fox
Sa m : “ Héros get rem em bered but legends never d ie ? ’ T his legendary
film h its h om e as. one o f th e m ost revered classics in little league
cin em a and w ill n ever die in th e list o f greatést b aseball m ovies o f
all tim e.
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th é first tim e m akes for m em ories th at we all w ished for grow ing up.
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Jaco b : I th in k anyone th at grew up playing baseball has a special place
in th eir h eart fo r th is o n e. A b ou t a b u n ch o f kids playin g b aseball
in th e su m m er o f 1962. The n ig h t gam e is a classic scene w ith Ray
C h a rle s’ “ A m erica The B eau tifu l” playing in th e background , I ca n ’ t
im a gin e a better Fourth o f Ju ly.
The Sandlot
Orion Pictures
Sam : Ju st picture a fam ily friendly m ovie such as Angels
S a m : N o t m y p e rs o n a l fa v o r ite , b u t it s t ill h a s
its m o m e n ts and is a great w atch if you need your
baseball m ovie fix .
in the Outfield and then w ith Charlie Sheen. This classic
com edy m ade us all love (and hate) th e tom ahaw k ch at
you h ear at every Clevelan d In d ian s gam es and w ish
every broadcaster w as like Bob U e k e r.
D o u g : B u ll D u rh a m giv e s in s ig h t in to th e life o f
baseball du ring th e 80s: d rin kin g in th e clu bh ou se,
bar fig h ts and b elievin g in th e h a n g in g curve.
D oug: Ricky “ W ild T h in g” V au ghn m ig h t be the easiest
to lik e on th e th is rag tag te a m , bu t h e ’ ll never play
lik e M ays and run like H ayes.
Ja c o b : The “ I Believe” rant that Costner gives in Bull
Durham is one o f the best in hum an history. Costner
plays a Minor League catcher that grooms the next great
MLB pitcher.
Ja co b : A bu n ch o f m isfit players m ake it th eir m issio n
to “ W in th e w hole f * * * in g th in g ” and spite th e new
Bull Durham
Major League
Buena Vista Pictures
Columbia Pictures
T H E ROOKIE
The Rookie
Sam : The Rookie gave us all that hope that, no matter how
m uch tim e goes b y, you can always achieve som ethin g
great. A s Jim M orris takes the m ound for the first tim e
in his m ajo r-leagu e career, try not to shed a tear;
Sam : “ It’ s hard not to be rom antic about baseball.” This
true story o f how the 2002 Oakland A ’ s were able to defy
the odds and m ake a team out o f n othing while trying to
chan ge baseball w ill m ake you reth in k the gam e itself.
Doug: The story o f a h igh school chem istry being pushed
by the players he coaches to pursue his dream o fb e in g a
m ajor league pitcher is enough to m ake anyone a little
em otional. This is the only Disney sports m ovie I know
o f and the only one I ever w ant to know.
D oug: B illy. Bean. Seeing w here “ th e m agic h ap p en s”
beh ind th e scenes in a baseball organization was eye
opening in this m ovie. Billy Bean was hated by baseball
because he broke the m old. Anyone that knows the sport
know s th at baseball HATES originality.
Jaco b : About a 35-year-old science teacher who never
gives up on his dream o fb e in g a MLB pitcher. The movie
is a great reminder that we’re never too old to accom plish
our dream s.
Ja co b : A baseball m ovie for fan s o f hardcore statistics.
The m akers o f th is film did a very nice job sim p lifyin g
the M oneyball strategy, and w ith m isfit players on their
last chance in the M ajors, it is an em otional m ovie.
Moneybáll
Universal Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Sam : Even if you aren’t a baseball fan, you need to see this
movie. Field of Dreams is often revered as the greatest baseball
S a m : D efin itely a m u st-se e for all baseball fa n s. It’ll
brin g you to tears, bu t be rem inded th at “ there is no
cryin g is b a s e b a ll.”
movie in cinem a, the magnum opus of baseball movies.
Doug: Okay, so, fair warning, I hate this movie. It is slow,
boring and basically one dude tripping on acid, much like his
wife says! I get that it is a dreamer movie and pulls at a lot of
people’s heart strings but not m ine, no sir.T h is is the lone
Kevin Costner movie I can not get behind.
F ieldœ D reams
Field of Dreams
Clackamas Print
ow ner w ho th o u g h t th e team w ould be bad en o u gh to
get th e low atten dan ce required for th e team to m ove.
I t ’ s th e b e s t baseball com edy ever.
Jacob: A little spiritual, but it’ s so beautiful. If you love
baseball and maybe didn’t have th e greatest relationship
w ith your father growing up, this movie is for you. Bring
the tissues;
D o u g : E a sily o n e o f th e b est SPO RTS m ovies ever
m ad e, n ot ju st baseball.
Ja co b : Jim m y D ugan (Tom H anks) is a lu natic drunk,
bu t it’ s Tom H an ks so h e ’ s oddly ch arm in g, but w ith
players g e ttin g n otices o f th eir h u sb an d ’ s p a ssin g,,
i t ’ s a great balan ce o f dram a and com edy.
A League of Their Own
th e c la c k a m a s p r in t.n e t
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March 14, 2018