Thursday, January 13, 2011

My Favorite Baseball Movies

1976 The Bad News Bears
An Ex-ballplayer is forced to coach a little league team of misfits. He is more into women and beer, until he gets tired of watching the kids lose.

1989 Field of Dreams
An Iowa farmer replaces some of his corn field with a baseball field. Then some old time baseball players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, show up and start playing on the field. "If you build it, he will come."

1992 A League of their Own
Based on a true story. When the baseball pros go to war, women take over the game. A drunk, washed up player is hired to coach the Rockford Peaches. Who turn out to be some good ballplayers.

1993 The Sandlot
The new kid in town lacks baseball talent until he is recruited to play at a nearby sandlot with the neighborhood kids. The group have a summer they will never forget.

1993 Rookie of the Year
A little leaguer breaks his arm and when it heals he is capable of throwing a 100mph fastball. The Chicago Cubs sign him and he has the pressure of the major leagues to handle.

1994 Little Big League
A 12yr old baseball genius inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandpa. He names himself manager and tries to turn the team around and reminds the guys that baseball is fun.

1994 Angels in the Outfield
A 11yr old foster child asks God to help the California Angels win the pennant. Believing if they do his dad and him will reunite. Real angels come to help.

2002 The Rookie
After injuring his arm in the minor leagues, Jim Morris ends up coaching a losing high school baseball team. When the kids realize he has a good arm yet, they make a deal with him to try out for a major league team.

2006 The Benchwarmers
Three guys, trying to make up for their childhood, form a team to take a on a team of kids. The other "left out kids" begin looking up to them.

2007 The Final Season
A small town high school team has won 19 state championships. Lead by their coach, they try to win their 20th and last championship after learning that their school will be merged with another large school.

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