Pre-War Character Movie Ideas...

[margoaepi]

Ray Chapman!

[bbcard1]

How about the flip side of Ray Chapman? Carl Mays was an interesting player who had his share of demons.

For your next interesting player that few people know about, your assignment is Dan Litwhiler. He is the subject of a very good episode of the Eephus Podcast, which I guarantee is right up your alley and will be a fun diversion for you.

And for Moe Berg I like Adam Sandler. Actually the Eephus Podcast has a good episode on Moe Berg also.

[rhettyeakley]

Eddie Grant.

Be a bit of a sad story obviously but he was the Pat Tillman of his era.

[prewarsports]

Louis Sockalexis' story has everything. He even died dramatically clutching newspaper accounts of his glory days. The twists and turns of his life and ultimate tragedy would be turned down by a Hollywood studio as too much fantasy if it wasn't all true. His homer off Amos Rusie who was jeering his minority status while real life indians gave war chants from the crowd is one of the greatest moments in baseball history. This and his descending from the chief of his tribe are not even in the top ten of the coolest things in his life. I have been a student of the game for three decades and his story is so fantastic that it is still hard for me to believe he was a real person sometimes!

[EvilKing00]

How about a true tragic story. Marty Bergen

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Louis Sockalexis' story has everything. He even died dramatically clutching newspaper accounts of his glory days. The twists and turns of his life and ultimate tragedy would be turned down by a Hollywood studio as too much fantasy if it wasn't all true. His homer off Amos Rusie who was jeering his minority status while real life indians gave war chants from the crowd is one of the greatest moments in baseball history. This and his descending from the chief of his tribe are not even in the top ten of the coolest things in his life. I have been a student of the game for three decades and his story is so fantastic that it is still hard for me to believe he was a real person sometimes!

His story is the reason why I hate when someone (ahem, lawsuit in Canada settled the other day) protests the name "Indians." Not only is it not a derogatory term like Redskins, but the team was renamed from the Spiders in Sockalexis' honor. So people are protesting something that was done in honor of one of the people for which they are busy being offended!

Down that vein though how about the first African Americans In the Majors, Moses and Welday Walker?

[mechanicalman]

A movie about Grover Cleveland Alexander would be equally parts fascinating and sad.

An ESPN short film on Rube Waddell would be pretty interesting, too.

[Big Lou 309]

The Winning Team.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

A movie about Grover Cleveland Alexander would be equally parts fascinating and sad.

An ESPN short film on Rube Waddell would be pretty interesting, too.

One of Ronald Reagan's most famous roles was Alexander

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by margoaepi

Ray Chapman!

How about a story about Ray Chapman and Carl Mays and how their lives intersected on that terrible day.