| My Top Ten Favorite Baseball Movies
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| | today." With a big grin on his face
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| My top ten baseball movies consist of
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| | Dennis captures the joy of playing
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| five movies on the list. There have been
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| | baseball. I loved it.
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| many movies with a baseball theme that I
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| | The Natural with Robert Redford
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| have liked, but there are only five I
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| | The music in this flick was superb. Good
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| have loved. I will get to them soon.
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| | versus evil. Robert Redford comes out of
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| Some of the ones I have liked are "Bull
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| | the hospital to play in the most
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| Durham" with Kevin Costner, a light
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| | important game of the year. As corny as
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| hearted tale about a minor league season
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| | this movie was I loved the scene at the
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| in North Carolina and the characters on
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| | end of the movie when he hits the ball
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| and around that team. "Bang The Drum
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| | into the lights and a shower of sparkling
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| Slowly" with Robert DeNiro, "Cobb" with
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| | flashes illuminate the screen. I can
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| Tommy Lee Jones, "Fear Strikes Out,"
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| | still hear the music from that part of
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| "Eight Men Out," "A League of Their Own,"
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| | the movie, as he circles the bases. I
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| "Major League," and "Rookie of the
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| | get chills whenever I see this part of
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| Year."
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| | the film.
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| One thing that my favorites have in
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| common is that I have been moved to
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| | Pride of The Yankees with Gary Cooper and
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| tears. For similar and different reasons,
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| | Teresa Wright
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| I have been inspired or moved by some of
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| | One of my all time favorite movies. One
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| the following scenes.
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| | of my all time favorite players, Lou
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| Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner and
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| | Gehrig, is played on the screen so
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| James Earl Jones.
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| | superbly by Gary Cooper. The scene that
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| When I think about this movie I always
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| | gets to me every time is when Lou goes to
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| think how corny it was. Come on - Cut
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| | see the doctor at the hospital because he
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| down a corn field to create a baseball
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| | feels a nagging injury not healing. As
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| field. I have seen this movie
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| | his wife nervously waits in the waiting
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| approximately 15 times. It is the only
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| | room, Lou is examined and then given the
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| movie I have seen in my adult life twice
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| | fatal news of his illness. He is greeted
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| in the theaters. The scene that is so
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| | by his wife as he leaves the examination
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| moving for me is when Kevin Costner asks
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| | room. She then asks him how it went. They
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| his father to play catch. He is so
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| | embrace and he tells her its a little
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| awkward in his asking. He is so delighted
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| | bump or bruise.
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| when his father says "sure." I melt
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| | She seems to know without him telling her
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| whenever I see this scene.
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| | that this is serious. Oh my. I melt every
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| The Rookie with Dennis Quaid
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| | time.
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| How does a man in his late 30's leave his
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| | This following epic motion picture
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| family and start playing baseball in the
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| | reminds me of a baseball season. Long,
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| minor leagues. He is fulfilling a dream.
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| | lasting and lovable.
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| There are a couple of scenes in the movie
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| | Baseball by Ken Burns
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| that lead to a most uplifting moment.
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| | Can you believe 18 hours of baseball
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| While playing in the minor leagues in the
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| | footage? Still pictures from the 19th
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| Tampa Bay organization Dennis Quaid
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| | century. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Jackie
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| (Playing pitcher Jim Morris) thinks he
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| | Robinson, Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra,Willie
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| may have made a mistake by leaving his
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| | Mays, and Lou Gehrig, Buck O'Neil.
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| family to pursue a dumb dream. He is in
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| | Highlights on film. Dead ball era. Modern
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| anguish. He is not making any money
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| | day. Pitchers, hitters. This movie had it
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| pitching in the minors while his family
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| | all.
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| is suffering at home with very little
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| | The pictures were spectacular. There were
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| money coming into the house. Finally,
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| | so many stories that were told. I was
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| after vacillating between playing
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| | amazed. Ken Burns commitment to get this
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| baseball and going back to his wife to
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| | movie done is what moved me.
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| make a constant living he sees one of his
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| | So there you have it. I cannot thank the
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| teammates and asks him. "Do you know what
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| | people ENOUGH that made these movies.
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| we are going to do today?" His teammate
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| | I have been touched writing about their
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| looks puzzled. Dennis responds to his own
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| | commitment, passion, and excellence.
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| question. "We are going to play baseball
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