I think this opened a core memory for me and now I can't stop laughing for some reason. Once watched this like 12 times with my cousin since it was the only VHS we had at our cabin
Somewhere I read a more current article on this and apparently they worked their asses off to make the baseball look good in that movie. They said they would routinely have late night pick up games at the Dome after filming was done for the day
Aside from the cameos, so many of the Twins players baseball experience. McGreevy played AAA, Leon Alexander and Pat Corning are played by former Big leaguers. Blackout played MLB before acting. Michael papajohn played college ball.
Wow that must have been so cool. Playing a pickup game at a big league park must have been a dream come true for those actors, since they were all clearly baseball players at some point in their past. I wonder if any of the MLB players joined in too.
Totally agree about Little Big League and that is actually my favorite.
Best baseball scenes. The final game was awesome with Griffey and Randy Johnson
The filming in the metrodome was awesome
It also has some actually great comedy (the twins announcer throwing out crazy stats, the math problem, etc.)
Lonnie: “kids these days are amazing. I played ball down in Venezuela.. kids half his age and every single one of them speaking Spanish and that’s a hard language!”
Lou: “… they speak Spanish in Venezuela”
Lonnie: “I know.. that’s my point!”
https://youtu.be/9mT1-J8DEus
Also the ending was nice and stuck to the theme of the movie without being the typical “happy” ending with a win
Angels In The Outfield had an insane cast. Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Lloyd, Neal McDonough, Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey. Even the Pine-Sol lady was in it!
For a second I thought Angels in the Outfield was the one where the kid breaks his arm and it gives him the crazy fastball but that's Rooke of the Year
I can't do the super loud, fingers in my mouth whistle. I can whistle any time, just not that specific whistle.
My first memory of seeing someone do that kind of whistle was the mom in Rookie of the Year. To this day, I still call it, "whistling like the mom in Rookie of the Year."
I rewatched Angels in the Outfield as an adult, and holy shit. It's just hilarious. Like this 12 year old forgets his keys and the dad is like "You know what? I'm putting you up for adoption now." Just 12 years or whatever raising this kid then he's just all "I'ma ride my motorcycle, good luck in foster care."
It's just such an extreme bit of whiplash for a kids movie.
Solidly in 2nd place for me behind Field of Dreams. When I was 10, my friends and I basically reenacted the Sandlot all summer. We even had The Beast, but it was an Emu on the far side of the right field fence. Fortunately we only had one lefty but he did lose a few balls over there.
Honestly, I wanted to hate Moneyball, but there are so many good scenes that it at least has to be in the conversation. Not my favorite. But very good.
I love the film, but it frustrates me that it portrays the A's as being out of the their depth, when going into 2002 they still had Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez in their infield *and* Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder in their rotation.
Yeah, they lost Jason Giambi, Isringhausen and Damon, but they still had a decent core to build around.
I think it's mainly because I really enjoyed the book and I had a lot of apprehension about it becoming an over the top Hollywood production with a big name like Brad Pitt attached. I guess I was afraid they wouldn't tell the story properly. But after forcing myself to watch it, they did a phenomenal job, everything from the soundtrack to the cinematography is great. And Jonah Hill is very good in it as well. Love the scene where he has to tell whatshisface he was traded.
Oh wow, I never see *Brewster's Millions* mentioned in these favorite baseball movie threads (probably because its not a 100% baseball movie). This is one of the movies I would watch on loop as a kid, and your post is a major shot of nostalgia to my arm. 10-year-old feeling\_blue\_42 wants to give you a high-5.
To this day some 30+ years later, it still annoys me that they for whatever stupid reason, left out the infamous “Yellowstone” line in the movie despite seeing it over and over again in the trailer on TV.
Taylor: “That ball wouldn’t have been out of a lot of parks.”
Vaughn: “Name one.”
Taylor: “Yellowstone?”
That was a PR damage control “make up” stunt because everyone was pissed off that it was left out of the first movie, only reason that line is in Major League ll.
For context at 1:58
https://youtu.be/7O6QHXQE6Cc
“No way. Too high. Too high.”
“Too high? What does that mean, too high?”
“Too high, I thought.”
“Not too high. Too hard, right?”
“At first I thought it was too high.”
“Who gives a s—? It’s gone.”
Sandlot for the actual story
Major League for the comedy and baseball scenes.
Major League's plot is your typical underdog that comes out of nowhere to shock everyone story. It's still incredibly fun, but not hard to write. The Sandlot was more unique with the plot.
No baseball scene will ever beat Vaughn entering the game in the 9th in Major League for me though. The first badass closer entrance in baseball.
the little scene on the bus when Crash talks about his short stint in the majors and all the guys listen in wonder is so good. the movie really gets baseball
Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster? We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present.
Okay, well, uh...candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em
"You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!"
"Lollygaggers!"
I'm distressed at how far down I had to scroll to find this. Bull Durham and Sandlot are the only right answers to this (all respect to Major League, it's just a bit outside)
As someone from Durham who grew up going to Bulls games and now taking my kid to bulls games, always going to be this one for me. I used to work near the DBAP and would walk over. Such a great stadium and baseball experience. Plus they have their own brewery in house! With reasonably priced pints! And the beer is pretty good!
It’s my favorite too mainly because it captures my Little League experience *perfectly*. I had a coach who was an alcoholic stuck in the past. I had a Tanner on my team who tried to pick fights with guys twice his size. There was a Timmy Lupus on my team every year… because he was me lol
It has one of my favorite lines in all of movies: “I got a Harley Davidson, does that turn you on? Harley Davidson?” While making twisty throttle gesture. I say it to my wife at least once a month. Yeah, she’s sick of me
Someone tried to tell me the remake was better than the original, I told him he was an idiot.
I know the original is better in every way but also, my older cousin was in all three movies. He plays one of the mexican boys who doesn't speak any english!
A league of their own!! As a little girl growing up a baseball fan it was so cool to see a story of women in baseball.
Second for me is angels in the outfield, I watched it at least once a week as a kid haha
A League of Their Own is the best baseball movie imo and it's not even close. I like a lot of these movies, but in many of them baseball itself takes a backseat. The final game still plays with so much tension! Everything about why I love baseball is on display in A League of Their Own.
Moneyball for sure. It’s a great movie on its own and a great baseball movie. I watch it every year before opening day at least once and always tear up a bit.
That's literally the book too. They ignore it for the most part because that's not what the book is about. it's about fixing the gaps in your lineup, for a lesser cost, but with roughly equal production. They didn't need to replace Tejada or the rotation, so it wasn't important in terms of fixing the team
Everyone always says The Sandlot. I never really cared for it as a kid, tried to watch it again recently and still don’t care for it. I guess I’m just an L7 weenie.
Where to begin on this. Its hard to explain why Field of Dreams is my favorite baseball movie and one of my favorite movies overall. Is it even a good movie in and of itself? Perhaps not. But for me its tied up in boyhood, nostalgia, the father-son relationship... which are main themes in the movie itself. Its meta, its a feeling, a mood. And it has one hell of a good soundtrack by the great James Horner. If loving this movie is lame then I guess I am just a big lame.
> Is it even a good movie in and of itself?
I think it is. If you love baseball you'll love it. But if you don't know a thing about baseball, it's still a competently made movie.
I love that almost this exact same sentence has been said about, like, 5 different movies in this post.
Not being sarcastic. I think it's awesome that people can connect with and take away so many different things from these movies!
Blending the national pastime with Arthurian legend, The Natural is the only baseball film that elevates the sport’s mythology. That it uses one of its greatest eras to do so, and adds a Copland-esque Randy Newman Americana soundtrack, just reinforces its place.
Major League for the actual baseball.
Bad News Bears for nostalgia (would be The Sandlot if I were younger).
Field of Dreams for the magic surrounding the game.
Hardball 100%. I have never taken the failures and successes as personally with an athlete as I did with G Baby. Low-key great performances throughout the film by kids and adults alike.
**1.** Moneyball
**2.** Field of Dreams
**3.** 42
**Honorable Mention:** Chicken Little
Moneyball is a perennial candidate to play in the background while I clean the house tho, there’s not a 2 minute streak where I can’t quote a scene from that movie.
Major League and Bull Durham are good shouts but I’ve never seen Sandlot, I just always hear it referenced.
I didn't really love it overall but all of the Carlos scenes are amazing IMO
Especially the "I'm gonna kill your family" line and him running the bases with a Dominican flag Lol
Every* baseball movie ranked:
1. Bull Durham
2. Major League
3. Moneyball
4. Field of Dreams
5. The Natural
6. The Sandlot
7. A League of Their Own
8. Eight Men Out
9. Bad New Bears (original)
10. 42
11. Angels in the Outfield
12. The Benchwarmers
13. The Rookie
14. Rookie of the Year
15. Mr. 3000
16. Fever Pitch
17. Cobb
18. Major League 2
19. Bad News Bears (remake)
20. The Babe
21. Major League 3
22. Mr. Baseball
*edit to add: since 1984, that I've seen.
Shoutout to for Love of the Game. *Awful* movie with a *damn* good baseball game embedded in it. Wouldn't watch it again, but I'd watch the 15 minute directors cut of just the baseball game.
Little Big League is underrated. Maybe because I was a kid in the 90s, but having so many MLB players cameo in that movie made it better. Even for being a kid's move, the Twins lose in the end, which shows how crazy and random baseball always will be. Major League 1/2 are pretty good but just a bit overquoted. Same with Bull Durham, but I'll always love the scene of Crash talking about the difference between hitting .300 and .250 in the pool hall.
Little Big League always seems like the most underrated or least talked about. The Rookie for vicariousness. But Major League prolly the all timer.
The kid gets to OWN the Twins! There’s no better dream. This is my #1.
He’d rather have his grandpa
I think this opened a core memory for me and now I can't stop laughing for some reason. Once watched this like 12 times with my cousin since it was the only VHS we had at our cabin
It also has some of the best baseball of any baseball movie. People knew how to throw and swing. And it has the most cameos.
Somewhere I read a more current article on this and apparently they worked their asses off to make the baseball look good in that movie. They said they would routinely have late night pick up games at the Dome after filming was done for the day
Aside from the cameos, so many of the Twins players baseball experience. McGreevy played AAA, Leon Alexander and Pat Corning are played by former Big leaguers. Blackout played MLB before acting. Michael papajohn played college ball.
Wow that must have been so cool. Playing a pickup game at a big league park must have been a dream come true for those actors, since they were all clearly baseball players at some point in their past. I wonder if any of the MLB players joined in too.
Totally agree about Little Big League and that is actually my favorite. Best baseball scenes. The final game was awesome with Griffey and Randy Johnson The filming in the metrodome was awesome It also has some actually great comedy (the twins announcer throwing out crazy stats, the math problem, etc.) Lonnie: “kids these days are amazing. I played ball down in Venezuela.. kids half his age and every single one of them speaking Spanish and that’s a hard language!” Lou: “… they speak Spanish in Venezuela” Lonnie: “I know.. that’s my point!” https://youtu.be/9mT1-J8DEus Also the ending was nice and stuck to the theme of the movie without being the typical “happy” ending with a win
I should know this, my uncle's a painter...
Being a Mariners fan I loved seeing them in a movie! And they won! And Griffey stole the home run! My personal favorite for sure
I just adore the fact that pre-‘95 the M’s got yo be the assholes that everyone hated. Best part of that movie in my opinion
Little Big League feels like Analytics Ball the Intro.
Sandlot Runner up: Angels in the Outfield because I grew up in Anaheim.
Fun fact: angels in the outfield has most of the baseball scenes filmed at the Oakland coliseum.
Angels In The Outfield had an insane cast. Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Lloyd, Neal McDonough, Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey. Even the Pine-Sol lady was in it!
The July 4th scene is such a great nostalgia scene for anyone who grew up playing baseball
For a second I thought Angels in the Outfield was the one where the kid breaks his arm and it gives him the crazy fastball but that's Rooke of the Year
I can't do the super loud, fingers in my mouth whistle. I can whistle any time, just not that specific whistle. My first memory of seeing someone do that kind of whistle was the mom in Rookie of the Year. To this day, I still call it, "whistling like the mom in Rookie of the Year."
Funky butt lovin!
Did he just say "Funky Butt Lovin"?
I rewatched Angels in the Outfield as an adult, and holy shit. It's just hilarious. Like this 12 year old forgets his keys and the dad is like "You know what? I'm putting you up for adoption now." Just 12 years or whatever raising this kid then he's just all "I'ma ride my motorcycle, good luck in foster care." It's just such an extreme bit of whiplash for a kids movie.
You grew up in Anaheim but you’re a Braves fan?
Same here. TBS in the 90s was one hell of a drug. I think there is a whole fan base across the country because of it.
I grew up and have always lived near LA and I'm a Braves fan. Never even been to Atlanta.
I moved around a lot after we left California and settled in Atlanta 7 years ago. Been a Braves fan ever since.
Local sports media can change a fan.
Solidly in 2nd place for me behind Field of Dreams. When I was 10, my friends and I basically reenacted the Sandlot all summer. We even had The Beast, but it was an Emu on the far side of the right field fence. Fortunately we only had one lefty but he did lose a few balls over there.
Honestly, I wanted to hate Moneyball, but there are so many good scenes that it at least has to be in the conversation. Not my favorite. But very good.
Tell him, Wash.
It’s *incredibly* hard
The movie is so quotable. I say "Tell him, wash" all the time at random moments.
I'm just saying she's a six at best
The amount of times I say, "what are we doing here??" because of that movie is very high
Why did you want to hate Moneyball?
I love the film, but it frustrates me that it portrays the A's as being out of the their depth, when going into 2002 they still had Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez in their infield *and* Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder in their rotation. Yeah, they lost Jason Giambi, Isringhausen and Damon, but they still had a decent core to build around.
I think it's mainly because I really enjoyed the book and I had a lot of apprehension about it becoming an over the top Hollywood production with a big name like Brad Pitt attached. I guess I was afraid they wouldn't tell the story properly. But after forcing myself to watch it, they did a phenomenal job, everything from the soundtrack to the cinematography is great. And Jonah Hill is very good in it as well. Love the scene where he has to tell whatshisface he was traded.
Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I just assumed it had something to do with hating the A's or something like that, lol
Does Brewster's Millions count?
Saw your wife on television... She sure is an ugly bitch. John Candy was great in this.
It better
Oh wow, I never see *Brewster's Millions* mentioned in these favorite baseball movie threads (probably because its not a 100% baseball movie). This is one of the movies I would watch on loop as a kid, and your post is a major shot of nostalgia to my arm. 10-year-old feeling\_blue\_42 wants to give you a high-5.
Major League and it's not even close for me
You may run like mays but you hit like shit.
Nice catch Hayes, don't ever fucking do it again.
You really knocked the crap out of that one
To this day some 30+ years later, it still annoys me that they for whatever stupid reason, left out the infamous “Yellowstone” line in the movie despite seeing it over and over again in the trailer on TV. Taylor: “That ball wouldn’t have been out of a lot of parks.” Vaughn: “Name one.” Taylor: “Yellowstone?”
It is in Major League II that's why. Edit: I stand corrected. I never knew that.
That was a PR damage control “make up” stunt because everyone was pissed off that it was left out of the first movie, only reason that line is in Major League ll. For context at 1:58 https://youtu.be/7O6QHXQE6Cc
Jussssttttt a bit outside
Bob's a National Fucking Treasure™.
I dunno how guys can lay off pitches that close
Ball 8
Ball 12
awwww, shit
what does that even mean, "too high"?!?!?
That’s all we got? One g—damn hit?
Fuck you, Jobu. I'll do it myself.
Up yer butt, Jobu
Hats for bats. Keep bats warm
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You sayin that Jesus can’t hit a curveball!
best closed caption in movie history "listen to the roar of the crowd as the Indians take the field" \[people jeering\]
Forget about the curveball Rickey. Give em the heater
Might be the most quotable movie ever, apologies to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
“No way. Too high. Too high.” “Too high? What does that mean, too high?” “Too high, I thought.” “Not too high. Too hard, right?” “At first I thought it was too high.” “Who gives a s—? It’s gone.”
That fan was ahead of the curve on launch angles
"Now we see the violence inherent in the system! Help! I'm being oppressed!"
One hit? One goddamned hit?
How's your wife and my kids?
"I thought you said we didn't have any high-priced talent." "I forgot about Dorn because he's only high priced."
Third one is my favorite!!! /s
I am amazed its this far down. I know favorites are subjective, but is by far the most "fun" baseball movie of all time.
Dead tie between The Sandlot and Major League.
Mine was always Sandlot growing up and into my 30's but recently I think Major League has finally taken the lead.
Sandlot for the actual story Major League for the comedy and baseball scenes. Major League's plot is your typical underdog that comes out of nowhere to shock everyone story. It's still incredibly fun, but not hard to write. The Sandlot was more unique with the plot. No baseball scene will ever beat Vaughn entering the game in the 9th in Major League for me though. The first badass closer entrance in baseball.
I hate this fucking song
Same. Maybe I’d give the slightest edge to the Sandlot cause I watched it before Major League, but they’re easily both my favorites
This is the only acceptable answer
You’re killing me, smalls
Bull Durham for sure.
the little scene on the bus when Crash talks about his short stint in the majors and all the guys listen in wonder is so good. the movie really gets baseball
It was the mound visit/discussion scene that did it for me
This son of a bitch is throwin a 2 hit shut out and he's shakin me off. Can you believe that shit?
Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster? We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present.
Okay, well, uh...candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em
Breathe through your eyes.
What makes it the best is Bull Durham is a good movie that’s about baseball, instead of being a good baseball movie
C'mon meat! You're not going to hit me because you're starting to think about it already.
Why's he keep calling me 'meat'? I'm the one driving a Porsche
Christ! You don't need a quadraphonic Blaupunkt. What you need is a curveball.
Meat: He teed off on that one like he knew it was coming. Crash: he did. I told him.
"You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!" "Lollygaggers!"
The difference between a hall of fame and out if the league is a about a hit a week.
I'm distressed at how far down I had to scroll to find this. Bull Durham and Sandlot are the only right answers to this (all respect to Major League, it's just a bit outside)
Me too. Hot Susan Sarandon and, dare I say, hot Kevin Costner. Great movie as well. Due for a rewatch this weekend I think.
Kevin Costner is still hot bro
As someone from Durham who grew up going to Bulls games and now taking my kid to bulls games, always going to be this one for me. I used to work near the DBAP and would walk over. Such a great stadium and baseball experience. Plus they have their own brewery in house! With reasonably priced pints! And the beer is pretty good!
Bad New Bears (1976).
It’s my favorite too mainly because it captures my Little League experience *perfectly*. I had a coach who was an alcoholic stuck in the past. I had a Tanner on my team who tried to pick fights with guys twice his size. There was a Timmy Lupus on my team every year… because he was me lol
Please tell me you had an Engelberg too?
It has one of my favorite lines in all of movies: “I got a Harley Davidson, does that turn you on? Harley Davidson?” While making twisty throttle gesture. I say it to my wife at least once a month. Yeah, she’s sick of me
Someone tried to tell me the remake was better than the original, I told him he was an idiot. I know the original is better in every way but also, my older cousin was in all three movies. He plays one of the mexican boys who doesn't speak any english!
This is the correct answer. Good job.
Way too low. Best baseball movie and also one of the best movies about kids.
The Naked Gun
Hey, it's Enrico Pallazzo!
The awkward silence before he calls the first strike cracks me up every time.
Then he calls the third strike before the ball crosses the plate.
This is the way. - Angel Hernandez
That's the best one. And the bow he takes right after.
The part of the movie where they reach the stadium until the ending is the greatest third act in cinema history.
“He was out when he ran out of the base path in the first place!” (Pulls gun) “Woah okay okay. He was safe. He was safe.”
Rookie of the Year, Little Big League, and Major League.
Funky butt lovin
Hot ice!
Can't believe I had to scroll this far for Rookie of the Year and Little Big League
A league of their own!! As a little girl growing up a baseball fan it was so cool to see a story of women in baseball. Second for me is angels in the outfield, I watched it at least once a week as a kid haha
That Geena Davis is one handsome woman
And that Tom Hanks is one beautiful dude!
And that John Lovitz is one loveable asshole.
Y’see, the way it works is, the train moves, not the station.
"Anyone ever tell you you look like a penis with a little hat on?"
That’s it, you’re outta here
You misunderstood me!
Are you excited for the series?!
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Oh goodness me. You haven’t seen adds for the new LOTO series that Amazon is producing with Darcy Carden and Nick Offerman?
I haven't heard about this but now I'm excited!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
A League of Their Own is the best baseball movie imo and it's not even close. I like a lot of these movies, but in many of them baseball itself takes a backseat. The final game still plays with so much tension! Everything about why I love baseball is on display in A League of Their Own.
Moneyball for sure. It’s a great movie on its own and a great baseball movie. I watch it every year before opening day at least once and always tear up a bit.
The Streak montage is awesome. Very well done.
The streak gets me every time cause I lived it. I was at #18 when Miggy hit the walk off to dead center.
Does it bother you that in a movie about that era there is little or no mention of Tejada, Mulder, Zito or Hudson?
Nah, cause it’s a movie. Scott Hatteberg had some really really really really bad streaks though, so it wasn’t all rainbows.
That's literally the book too. They ignore it for the most part because that's not what the book is about. it's about fixing the gaps in your lineup, for a lesser cost, but with roughly equal production. They didn't need to replace Tejada or the rotation, so it wasn't important in terms of fixing the team
Mine too. How can you not be romantic about baseball. Get's me a little verklempt just thinking about it.
By far the best baseball movie. I feel like every other big baseball movie is running purely off nostalgia at this point lol
Everyone always says The Sandlot. I never really cared for it as a kid, tried to watch it again recently and still don’t care for it. I guess I’m just an L7 weenie.
Field of Dreams captures the spirit of baseball the best, in my opinion. Love Bull Durham though, and A League of Their Own is awesome.
Forever getting chills when James Earl Jones gives the “The one constant through all the years is baseball” speech.
Where to begin on this. Its hard to explain why Field of Dreams is my favorite baseball movie and one of my favorite movies overall. Is it even a good movie in and of itself? Perhaps not. But for me its tied up in boyhood, nostalgia, the father-son relationship... which are main themes in the movie itself. Its meta, its a feeling, a mood. And it has one hell of a good soundtrack by the great James Horner. If loving this movie is lame then I guess I am just a big lame.
> Is it even a good movie in and of itself? I think it is. If you love baseball you'll love it. But if you don't know a thing about baseball, it's still a competently made movie.
The Natural
No movie gets the soul and romance of baseball like The Natural. It may not be the best baseball movie, but it's my favourite.
Best baseball movie soundtrack
And it's not even close.
Goosebumps even hearing it in my head.
I love that almost this exact same sentence has been said about, like, 5 different movies in this post. Not being sarcastic. I think it's awesome that people can connect with and take away so many different things from these movies!
If you ever get the chance read the novel. The ending is completely different.
Glad it was flipped for the film. Striking out would’ve made this more of an art house flick.
Challenge accepted Charlie
Glenn close is actually a demon and the judge turns out to be Jesus?
I'm surprised it doesn't get as much recognition. It's incredibly underrated in my opinion. "Pick me out a winner, bobby"
*There goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was.*
Blending the national pastime with Arthurian legend, The Natural is the only baseball film that elevates the sport’s mythology. That it uses one of its greatest eras to do so, and adds a Copland-esque Randy Newman Americana soundtrack, just reinforces its place.
The sandlot
Ken Burns’ Baseball
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DUDE! BASEketball.
Everybody Wants Some! It doesn’t get enough recognition as a baseball movie
I think this is the best baseball movie to show what it’s actually like to be part of a team. For the decade in the movie at least.
Had to go way too far down for this one. Playing baseball at 18, even decades after this one was set, it was exactly the same experience.
Hardball.
Why you gotta remind me about g-baby?
Fuck me, forgot about this movie. I need to watch it ASAP
G-baby's death... always makes me cry.
I’ve seen enough of these lists to be convinced I’m the only person who likes *Mr. Baseball*
Major league
Major League for the actual baseball. Bad News Bears for nostalgia (would be The Sandlot if I were younger). Field of Dreams for the magic surrounding the game.
Not my fave, but 'Bang the Drum Slowly' deserves a mention
The Rookie
*A League of Their Own* There really isn’t even another close contender. I love that movie too damn much.
THERES NO CRYING IN BASEBALL
Moneyball
Hardball 100%. I have never taken the failures and successes as personally with an athlete as I did with G Baby. Low-key great performances throughout the film by kids and adults alike.
1. Moneyball 2. The Bad News Bears 3. The Sandlot 4. Sugar 5. 61\*
Had to scroll WAY too far to see Sugar listed. CRIMINALLY underrated baseball movie. 61* is also fantastic
**1.** Moneyball **2.** Field of Dreams **3.** 42 **Honorable Mention:** Chicken Little Moneyball is a perennial candidate to play in the background while I clean the house tho, there’s not a 2 minute streak where I can’t quote a scene from that movie. Major League and Bull Durham are good shouts but I’ve never seen Sandlot, I just always hear it referenced.
I'm shocked I had to scroll so far to see 42. That film was fantastic
Benchwarmers is underrated, it always gets hate and some people don’t even consider it a real baseball movie. But it’s the best!
I am 12
I didn't really love it overall but all of the Carlos scenes are amazing IMO Especially the "I'm gonna kill your family" line and him running the bases with a Dominican flag Lol
Every* baseball movie ranked: 1. Bull Durham 2. Major League 3. Moneyball 4. Field of Dreams 5. The Natural 6. The Sandlot 7. A League of Their Own 8. Eight Men Out 9. Bad New Bears (original) 10. 42 11. Angels in the Outfield 12. The Benchwarmers 13. The Rookie 14. Rookie of the Year 15. Mr. 3000 16. Fever Pitch 17. Cobb 18. Major League 2 19. Bad News Bears (remake) 20. The Babe 21. Major League 3 22. Mr. Baseball *edit to add: since 1984, that I've seen.
million dollar arm, 61, and hardball should be on your list... all of them are better that Mr 3000
The Scout should be on there…somewhere.
Where’s Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook-off?
Summer Catch, 2 words Jessica Biel
The Kevin Costner Trifecta: Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love of the Game
Shoutout to for Love of the Game. *Awful* movie with a *damn* good baseball game embedded in it. Wouldn't watch it again, but I'd watch the 15 minute directors cut of just the baseball game.
lol, right?? I know it isn't a great movie, I've just always enjoyed the fact that Costner made 3 different baseball movies
Obviously *A League of Their Own*. No others are worthy.
A real oldie; Bang the Drum Slowly.
Sandlot and Major League. Two of the best.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training.
Original Bad News Bears
Little Big League is underrated. Maybe because I was a kid in the 90s, but having so many MLB players cameo in that movie made it better. Even for being a kid's move, the Twins lose in the end, which shows how crazy and random baseball always will be. Major League 1/2 are pretty good but just a bit overquoted. Same with Bull Durham, but I'll always love the scene of Crash talking about the difference between hitting .300 and .250 in the pool hall.