Whats your favorite baseball movie?

[bbcard1]

Although I have a soft spot for We Are...Marshall, it is amazing to me how much better on balance baseball movies are than other sports with the exception of an occasional Rudy here and there. I think the reason is that the pace of baseball and the pace of drama are very similar in that a surprise twist can come at any time in a game or a drama. But that could simply be a sentimental view.

[philliesfan]

For me A Field Of Dreams..........it reminds me of the days when I used to play catch with my father. He never refused even when he was sick with cancer and chemotherapy.

A close second is the Natural.

Another good movie was Stealing Home with Jodi Foster and Mark Harmon.

Robert

[Dan Carson]

Pride of the Yankees

[T206Collector]

To all of the movies mentioned above, I would add:

Ken Burns' Baseball & Jackie Robinson documentaries
Hank Greenberg documentary
The Jackie Robinson story with Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey

[vintagerookies51]

The sandlot is mine. No question

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Although I have a soft spot for We Are...Marshall, it is amazing to me how much better on balance baseball movies are than other sports with the exception of an occasional Rudy here and there. I think the reason is that the pace of baseball and the pace of drama are very similar in that a surprise twist can come at any time in a game or a drama. But that could simply be a sentimental view.

We Are Marshall is great but it lost a lot in my eyes when I found out that the "We are.. Marshall!" chant didn't happen until after the events of the movie. Throws off the whole thing.

I like "Miracle" as the sports movie I've ever seen. Great acting and accurate to the true story.

But, yeah, you're right - other sports just don't attract the quantity of quality movies that baseball does.

[MartyFromCANADA]

-42
-Major League

[tedzan]

My favorite is the 1st baseball movie I saw as a young kid in 1949. Jimmy Stewart plays Monte Stratton in a great performance of this true life
story of a promising Chicago White Sox pitcher, whose career is cut short in a hunting accident.

Many Major League ballplayers are featured in this film......Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio (cameo), Johnny Lindell, Jimmy Dykes, Gene Bearden, etc.



Shown here is a partial view of a theatre marquis of this movie. I acquired it in 1987 at an Atlantic City BB card show.


Chicago White Sox 1935-1938 W-L 36-23

I very highly recommend this BB movie......check it out.


TED Z
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[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Tabe

We Are Marshall is great but it lost a lot in my eyes when I found out that the "We are.. Marshall!" chant didn't happen until after the events of the movie. Throws off the whole thing.

Marshall grad and lived in the area (10 years old) at the time of the crash. Ashes to Glory is a very good documentary if you are interested in something more realistic and gritty. The Cam Henderson story fills out the required viewing for Marshall fans.

[PSACJ]

Eight Men Out.....This movie has a bunch of my Cracker Jack Ball Players!!!

[irv]

Currently, as in right now, watching 42.

Great movie, but I also enjoy many others like the ones listed here.

[Mdmtx]

I am partial to the scout and long gone. Haven't seen either in years, but both made me laugh. Now I just need a Steve Nebraska rookie...

[jfkheat]

Field of Dreams is my favorite.
James

[LuckyLarry]

I remember watching "Damn Yankees" when I was a kid. I haven't seen this movie in years, it was great! "Whatever Lola wants......"

[seanofjapan]

Mr. Baseball for me. I live in Nagoya, the city where most of it was filmed. The film makers did a really great job of capturing the feel of a Japanese game, I love the shots of the audience during a live game, etc.

Sadly the stadium where it was filmed was mostly demolished shortly after the movie came out and replaced by the Nagoya Dome, which by any measure is one of the bleakest, ugliest places to watch a baseball game in the world.