What's your favorite baseball movie?

[Teamsets4u]

Bingo long traveling all-stars and motor kings!!!!!

[Vintagecatcher]

The Natural followed by Field of Dreams.


Patrick

[tedzan]

Here's a 1949 baseball movie that you will enjoy. Jimmy Stewart 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, including Bill Dickey, Gene Bearden, Jimmy Dykes, Joe DiMaggio (cameo), etc.




TED Z

[DixieBaseball]

The Natural by a hair over Field of Dreams...

[Clutch-Hitter]

The Natural
Major League
The Rookie

[Matt]

Field of Dreams

[Anthony S.]

"Field of Dreams"

Can't watch the scene in which he has a catch with his dad at the end without tearing up. Visited the actual field in Dyersville, Iowa. Was driving across country with a buddy and stumbled across it. You could rent a bat, ball, and a couple gloves for a few bucks. Very cool, though my friend couldn't hit a ball if his life depended on it, so I ended up standing in the outfield by the corn with my glove, while he stood at home plate with the bat and swung and missed about 35 times in a row.


"The Natural"

Love the batting practice scene with the home runs ricocheting off the empty seats in the distance.


"Bull Durham"

Great flick. Trey Wilson (the manager) was a heckuva character actor, it's a shame he died so young.


"Major League"

"How's your wife and my kids?" Great line, spoken by one of the only real baseball players in the movie (Pete Vuckovich)


"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"

A 1949 Gene Kelly/Frank Sinatra musical set around the turn of the century. The baseball scenes aren't too realistic, but they're fun.

[CW]

I don't know if it's because it was my favorite baseball movie as a kid, or because I have a special place in my heart for cheesy 80's movies, but I have to go with the Bad News Bears! A true classic!

[Hankphenom]

"The Jackie Robinson Story"

Just so fabulous to be able to watch Robinson playing himself in a story that had such enormous implications for the country. He holds his own, too, in my opinion, as an actor. What an incredibly talented guy. Sure it has it's hokey moments, but I find it much less so than other awful bioflicks of the time.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Here's a 1949 baseball movie that you will enjoy. Jimmy Stewart 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, including Bill Dickey, Gene Bearden, Jimmy Dykes, Joe DiMaggio (cameo), etc.




TED Z

Hey guys....am I the only one here who has seen this BB movie ?

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





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


TED Z

[Orioles1954]

I think I'm the only pre-war baseball fan who doesn't like "Field of Dreams". My two favorites are "Pride of the Yankees" and "The Natural".

[sox1903wschamp]

"Kill the Umpire"

[Anthony S.]

Speaking of "Eight Men out," has anybody else ever noticed that John Sayles, you wrote the screenplay and directed it, is the spitting image of the character whom he also played in the movie, Ring Lardner?

That's Sayles as Lardner on the far left in the top photo and Lardner as, well, Lardner in the bottom photo two photos.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

My favorite is Eight Men Out

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Teamsets4u

Bingo long traveling all-stars and motor kings!!!!!

Boy, does you do that constantly?
No, sir, I does it all the time!

[Bigdaddy]

Bull Durham - I was an extra in that movie and it's full of one-liners;

by a nose over Field of Dreams

[sayhey24]

Definitely Field of Dreams for me too.

Here's a sleeper that I don't think has been mentioned -- "Cooperstown".

I haven't seen it in years, and it's impossible to find -- I know it stars Alan Arkin as a former ballplayer -- he's driving to Cooperstown I think because he's mad that he's not in the Hall of Fame. Can't really remember anything else about the plot, but I know I really enjoyed it.

Greg

[dstraate]

Sandlot.

The scene at the municipal pool is probably one of the funniest and most enjoyable parts of any movie I've seen.

[basesareempty]

Sandlot
Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars
Field of Dreams

I believe James Earl Jones is perhaps the greatest actor of the last 30 years and would be in the "team picture" of the greatest of all time. Brilliant actor. He also appeared in all three of the above movies.

[Wichita]

When I was younger, I enjoyed a movie called "A Winner Never Quits" on TV. It was about a one-armed baseball player who played in the majors. Not sure how accurate it was, but it was great fun to watch.