24. The Jackie Robinson Story
Recap:
Recap:
1. Eight Men Out
2. Pride of the Yankees
3. Angels in the Outfield
4. The Natural (one of my favorites)
5. Field of Dreams
6. Bull Durham
7. Bingo Long's Traveling Allstars & Motor Kings
8. A League of Their Own
9. The Stratton Story
10. Fear Strikes Out
11. Cobb
12. The Pride of the Yankees (Lou Gehrig)
13. Damn Yankees
14. Bang the Drum Slowly
15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
16. The Pride of St. Louis
17. The Babe Ruth Story
18. The Babe (John Goodman as Babe Ruth)
19. The Bad News Bears
20. Rhubarb
21. The Winning Team (pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander)
22. It Happens Every Spring
23. Fever Pitch
24. The Jackie Robinson Story
25. The Bad News Bears in Japan
26. The Bad News Bears Breaking Training
(4 more and we make 30. I really thought there would be more than that.)
27. Rookie of the Year
28. Major League
29. Stealing Home (Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster)
Ok, do the titles need to have a connection to the theme or is it the subject matter of the movie that should have a connection? I.e., how about Bats, Great Balls of Fire, Striking Distance, Fever Pitch?
Good question, Mac. I like the idea of both title and subject connections.
Since baseball was bree's choice, and she used "Fever Pitch" (No. 23), let's continue with both connections. (title and subject)
Let's shoot for 50.
1. Eight Men Out
2. Pride of the Yankees
3. Angels in the Outfield
4. The Natural (one of my favorites)
5. Field of Dreams
6. Bull Durham
7. Bingo Long's Traveling Allstars & Motor Kings
8. A League of Their Own
9. The Stratton Story
10. Fear Strikes Out
11. Cobb
12. The Pride of the Yankees (Lou Gehrig)
13. Damn Yankees
14. Bang the Drum Slowly
15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
16. The Pride of St. Louis
17. The Babe Ruth Story
18. The Babe (John Goodman as Babe Ruth)
19. The Bad News Bears
20. Rhubarb
21. The Winning Team (pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander)
22. It Happens Every Spring
23. Fever Pitch
24. The Jackie Robinson Story
25. The Bad News Bears in Japan
26. The Bad News Bears Breaking Training
27. Rookie of the Year
28. Major League
29. Bats
30. Great Balls of Fire
31. Striking Distance
32. Stealing Home (from mac)
33. Diamonds are Forever
34. Fly Away Home
35. Coming Home
36. The Fan (De Niro and Snipes, but the book was better)
37. Kill the Umpire
38. The Kid from Left Field
39. For Love of the Game
40. Game 6
(Game 6 is a movie with Michael Keaton that was released earlier this year. It sounded good, but it came and went so quickly that I didn't have a chance to see it.)
41. Talent for the Game (good one with Edward James Olmos as a scout)
42. The Rookie (Dennis Quaid - loved it)
43. The Sandlot
Recap:
1. Eight Men Out
2. Pride of the Yankees
3. Angels in the Outfield
4. The Natural (one of my favorites)
5. Field of Dreams
6. Bull Durham
7. Bingo Long's Traveling Allstars & Motor Kings
8. A League of Their Own
9. The Stratton Story
10. Fear Strikes Out
11. Cobb
12. The Pride of the Yankees (Lou Gehrig)
13. Damn Yankees
14. Bang the Drum Slowly
15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
16. The Pride of St. Louis
17. The Babe Ruth Story
18. The Babe (John Goodman as Babe Ruth)
19. The Bad News Bears
20. Rhubarb
21. The Winning Team (pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander)
22. It Happens Every Spring
23. Fever Pitch
24. The Jackie Robinson Story
25. The Bad News Bears in Japan
26. The Bad News Bears Breaking Training
27. Rookie of the Year
28. Major League
29. Bats
30. Great Balls of Fire
31. Striking Distance
32. Stealing Home
33. Diamonds Are Forever
34. Fly Away Home
35. Coming Home
36. The Fan (De Niro and Snipes, but the book was better)
37. Kill the Umpire
38. The Kid from Left Field
39. For Love of the Game
40. Game 6
41. Talent for the Game (good one with Edward James Olmos as a scout)
42. The Rookie (Dennis Quaid - loved it)
43. The Sandlot
The 1988 comedy "The Naked Gun" may qualify for the baseball list. The last half of the movie took place during a Los Angeles Angels baseball game. This portion of the movie, in my opinion, was the funniest satire ever on major league baseball.
Hey, why not? It's baseball.
Six to go.
44. The Naked Gun
46. Brewsters Millions (Richard Pryor, 1985)
47. Hardball (Keanu Reeves, 2001)
48. The Scout
49. The Slugger's Wife
50. Summer Catch
I started the last round, someone else pick the next category.
50 Baseball movies. Good show.
For "C":
Clothing (articles of clothing in a movie title)
1. The Pajama Game
2. Devil in a Blue Dress
3. The Red Shoes
4. Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
5. The Tattered Dress
