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The Natural directed by Baltimore's own Barry Levinson.Even though changed the book ending.

Bang the Drum Slowly. Baseball movie but about how people are treated when life changes. Vincent Gardenia plays a great manager part.Like a real old school manager.Phil Foster is also hilarious as a coach.

Sugar and Field of Dreams.Eight Men Out.

42 is also a great baseball movie.

Pride of the Yankees. A little outdated and corny but great speech. 

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7 hours ago, Roy Firestone said:

Im IN 'The Scout".

O yea, I totally forgot! Now everyone here has to see it!  I really thinks its a great little gem of a movie.  How was Fraser on set?  From all accounts I've read about him and seen, seems like a very easy going, down to earth guy.  I love his work.

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1 hour ago, atomic said:

I forgot the best baseball movie ever "Everybody Wants Some". 

I saw that movie recently and thought it was really mediocre.    I was disappointed because I’d read some good things about it, but it did nothing for me.

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Love good baseball movies. Favorites n no particular order.

Major League 1 and 2. Have not seen 3. It was schedued at my local theater. Bought popcorn and soda, sat down, watched previews. And then, they started showing this gawdawfil horror movie. I walked out, popcorn and soda in my hands. I demanded to know where.Major  League 3 was. They told me that there was a last minute change. ? What is ML3 about?

There is a movie released on video, it's called Pastime. It takes place in the 50s/early 60s . It's about an ancient minor league pitcher who has had only a " cup of coffee"  in the major leagues. The older pitcher meets up with a young hopeful who happens to be black who shows up for a tryout. The older (white) pitcher befriends him and starts coaching him. The other (white) players wonder why the old pitcher wants to be friends with the young black pitcher. The management wonders why "Methuslah" wants to keep pitching rather than realize that he's washed up. The young pitcher has great stuff and everyone is impressed. 

There's a party given by mansgement after the game, which had resulted in a win. The older pitcher overhears that management plans to release him. He is devastated. I'll let everyone watch it and see how it ends. I'm sure that this film is available at amazon.com.  Get it, it's worth it. It makes me cry every time I watch it.

As for other films, I like For the Love of the Game,  The Rookie, The Natural, Angels in the Outfield (both versions) the Lou Gehrig film (I'm having a brain cramp. I believe that it's called Pride of the Yankees), 42, and some others. 

 As for dislikes: I can't stand the Susan Sarandon character in Bull Durham, she gives me the creeps. As for Field of Dreams, it's a little bit too "artsy" for me. But it's ok.

Haven't seen Eight Men Out, I'll have to do so.Same with Sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12 hours ago, elgordo said:

These comments are very telling.  Father son relationships are very tricky fragile things and playing catch and the like  can often be at the center of them. When I saw the last game at Memorial Stadium and they played the Jones speech, and every Oriole still alive came out and stood at their old positions ,I realized I knew every one of them and understood how much a part of my life they were .That's what Field of Dreams was about for me and it wasn't a fantasy.

 

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3 hours ago, Aglets said:

The Sandlot

Angels In The Outfield

Little Big League

Fever Pitch

Mr. 3000

 

At least one of those maaaaaaaay be a troll.  Not all though.  :)

Depends on which Angels in the Outfield you are talking about.

The original is delightful.

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2 hours ago, Going Underground said:

The Natural directed by Baltimore's own Barry Levinson.Even though changed the book ending.

Bang the Drum Slowly. Baseball movie but about how people are treated when life changes. Vincent Gardenia plays a great manager part.Like a real old school manager.Phil Foster is also hilarious as a coach.

Sugar and Field of Dreams.Eight Men Out.

42 is also a great baseball movie.

Pride of the Yankees. A little outdated and corny but great speech. 

Alan Tudyk ruined 42 for me (he played the opposing team's manager). When he appeared on screen I felt like I was watching a terrible racially charged comedy. One of the worst performance ever. 

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16 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Alan Tudyk ruined 42 for me (he played the opposing team's manager). When he appeared on screen I felt like I was watching a terrible racially charged comedy. One of the worst performance ever. 

I somewhat disagree but respect your opinion.  Thought you might find this article on Chapman interesting. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/what-really-happened-to-ben-chapman-the-racist-baseball-player-in-i-42-i/274995/

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