Baseball season is here and I have to admit that I'm not a big sports fan. I know that if the Yankees are playing, they should, well, win, but that's more because I am in love with New York than anything else.
Of course, I do love the idea of baseball. And maybe that's why I love baseball movies. Good ones, anyway. So, without further adieu, here are my three favorite baseball movies.
Eight Men Out
Scandal and baseball make for good story. Most of the time. And while the story was fantastic, I think what really makes this film all the better is the amazing cast. John Cusack, D.B. Sweeney and David Strathairn, among others. I'm sure there are few baseball fans out there who haven't seen this one, but on the chance you're like me, this movie is one that's easily enjoyed by baseball enthusiasts and, you know, someone like me.
A League of Their Own
I heard you making your comments and long drawn out signs. I don't care. I love this movie and everything about it. I mean, it was this movie that gave us the oft quoted, "There's no crying in baseball!" And, unlike most baseball movies, there's the obvious difference that this one is a little bit, well, girl-centric, which makes it unique. Plus, this is easily one of my favorite Tom Hanks roles.
"By the way, I loved you in the Wizard of Oz."
Oh and David Strathairn is in this one, too. What's with that?
Field of Dreams
Well, this is just a given. It's romantic and not in the kissy kissy way. There's that music and James Earl Jones and it has compelling drama that one can easily understand with or without an extensive knowledge of the game. It plays on the base need of human beings to somehow recapture their youth which is what makes it work again and again and again, no matter how many times you watch it. And then there's that monologue by Terrance Mann (James Earl Jones) that just gives you chills:
Nope. You don't even have to know what a baseball looks like to understand why that speech works so well.
Yup. There ya have it. My three favorite baseball movies. Word.
There's that music and James Earl Jones and it has compelling drama that one can easily understand with or without an extensive knowledge of the game
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