Comments on: Best baseball movie ever? You make the call http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/ The latest on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, by the Orange County Register Sports staff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Solidsquad http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/#comment-2771 Solidsquad Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:56:07 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/#comment-2771 I agree with Dan. This thing is flawed. First off "Baseball" by Ken Burns is hardly a baseball movie. And I wouldn't even throw "When It Was a Game" in there either. Both are documentaries and were never released in movie theaters. As for the matchups, putting "61*" against "The Natural" is brutal as is "The Rookie" against "A League of Their Own." But the biggest problem is the omission of "Bingo Long and the Traveling All Stars," "The Scout" and "The Stratton Story." I agree with Dan. This thing is flawed. First off “Baseball” by Ken Burns is hardly a baseball movie. And I wouldn’t even throw “When It Was a Game” in there either. Both are documentaries and were never released in movie theaters.
As for the matchups, putting “61*” against “The Natural” is brutal as is “The Rookie” against “A League of Their Own.”
But the biggest problem is the omission of “Bingo Long and the Traveling All Stars,” “The Scout” and “The Stratton Story.”

]]> By: td http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/#comment-2769 td Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:32:56 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/#comment-2769 Because it was horrible? Because it was horrible?

]]> By: vk http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/#comment-2768 vk Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:55:16 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/#comment-2768 How can an Angels blog not have "Angels in the Outfield?" How can an Angels blog not have “Angels in the Outfield?”

]]> By: Dean http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/#comment-2765 Dean Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:46:11 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/#comment-2765 All I am going to say is that if I were to assemble a fantasy team, Tanner would be first on my list -- go Bears! All I am going to say is that if I were to assemble a fantasy team, Tanner would be first on my list — go Bears!

]]> By: Dan http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/977/#comment-2763 Dan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:34:07 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2008/07/14/best-baseball-movie-ever-you-make-the-call/#comment-2763 I'm not sure how this poll works. Am I supposed to choose between each of these movies, thereby eliminating the other? I think Bull Durham and For The Love of The Game are both in the top 5. If I choose one will I be eliminating the other? For what it's worth the only movies that I would eliminate would be: The Natural; far too much back story and mystery and too much Glenn Close. Bang the Drum Slowly, Ken Burns 'Baseball', Pride of the Yankees and When it Was a Game, because I've never seen them or saw them so long ago that I don't remember them well enough to include them in my vote. The rest could all be anywhere in the top ten. "Eight Men Out" could have been my first choice right after the White Sox won the world series. Major League.......if the Indians ever GET to the World Series. Sandlot is a timeless classic, as is A League of Their Own.......and so on. I think you should put together a poll where the movies are all listed and the reader can number them in order of their favorites, and add their own choice if it isn't on the list. That would be a great poll. Thank you. I’m not sure how this poll works. Am I supposed to choose between each of these movies, thereby eliminating the other? I think Bull Durham and For The Love of The Game are both in the top 5. If I choose one will I be eliminating the other?

For what it’s worth the only movies that I would eliminate would be:

The Natural; far too much back story and mystery and too much Glenn Close. Bang the Drum Slowly, Ken Burns ‘Baseball’, Pride of the Yankees and When it Was a Game, because I’ve never seen them or saw them so long ago that I don’t remember them well enough to include them in my vote.

The rest could all be anywhere in the top ten. “Eight Men Out” could have been my first choice right after the White Sox won the world series. Major League…….if the Indians ever GET to the World Series. Sandlot is a timeless classic, as is A League of Their Own…….and so on.

I think you should put together a poll where the movies are all listed and the reader can number them in order of their favorites, and add their own choice if it isn’t on the list.

That would be a great poll.

Thank you.

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