What are we doing to fill this baseball void that is now in our lives? Well, we’re trying lots of different things to try and help. It’s not the same, I know, but we need to try and get our baseball fix somehow. And what better way to do that than by watching baseball movies?
What is your favorite baseball movie? The MMO team is sharing theirs (and some other recommendations!) below. This is the perfect time to re-watch your favorite or watch that baseball movie you pretend you have seen but have not really watched yet (we all have one of those, you’re not alone).
So, are you watching any of our favorites?
Marissa
I’m going to say my favorite baseball movie is The Sandlot, mainly because it’s the one I’ve seen the most. I’m going to (embarrassingly) admit I haven’t watched as many baseball movies as I would like. I guess now is a better time than ever to watch them all!
Laney
Baseball movies are truly one of God’s most precious gifts to mankind. There’s classics, busts, tear-jerkers, and knee slappers but to me, nothing compares to Major League. It’s the perfect mix of funny and inspirational and as a Mets fan, I love a good underdog story. I will admit that my biggest flaw as a human being is the fact that I have not seen A League of Their Own. As a woman who loves baseball I know it should be an essential but please don’t stone me or banish me to the bullpen! Maybe during this corona quarantine I’ll finally learn why there’s no crying in baseball.
Rob
My favorite baseball movie is really anything Kevin Costner is in. If I’m ever in a melancholy mood, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and For Love of the Game all satiate my filling for one reason or another.
Jack
I really loved Little Big League when I was growing up and first getting into baseball. The premise of a 10-year old managing a major league team always felt more realistic than any Rookie of the Year-type fantasy of a kid playing on the same field as hardened athletes, but they took it a step further with the attention to detail. Leon Durham made a cameo as the Twins’ first baseman, prime Randy Johnson and Ken Griffey both made extended appearances in a climactic playoff game.
The writers really committed to the little things that so often push the sport over the edge, and they threaded it through a narrative that any kid could learn enough about baseball just by watching. Also, the Metrodome is criminally overlooked in the conversation about scenic ballparks.
Sam
Moneyball is my favorite baseball movie! I will admit I honestly haven’t watched enough baseball movies to claim this one as/the one, but I know that this movie gives me that warm fuzzy feeling. You know when you’re at a game and your team is down but you know their potential can push them over and you just believe? That’s what I get from this movie.
The movie really just teaches you a lot about the sabermetrics behind baseball, which we can all use a good lesson on every so often, and that feeling that you want this team to do well. It gives you that rooting for the underdog feeling we all know too well as Mets fans. Although, the end really wasn’t the end you want, you just discover this whole new love for baseball. And how can you not be romantic about baseball?
Lindsay
My favorite baseball movie has to be Fever Pitch (simply because of my unexplainable and undying love for Jimmy Fallon). I also adore The Sandlot, of course, for the nostalgia!
Sal
If we’re talking favorite baseball movies then we have to start with my personal favorite, The Sandlot. To me it’s a great example of what it was like growing in a time when baseball truly was America’s past time. Another favorite of mine is The Natural. The movie does an amazing job of using baseball to showcase the power of perseverance and passion to be great at something.
Mojo
My favorite baseball movie and third favorite movie of all time is definitely Moneyball. From the historical context of changing the way we think about the game, to the tremendous performances by Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, it’s hard to imagine a baseball movie being any more perfect.
Honorable mentions to A League of Their Own, 42, and Bull Durham, which are among my favorites as well. Admittedly, there are still some classic baseball movies I haven’t seen (at least not in full length) such as The Sandlot and Field of Dreams. I definitely will get around to it at some point, though I doubt I will ever enjoy a baseball movie more than I enjoyed Moneyball.
Michelle
I know I should probably say a classic like A League of Their Own, The Sandlot, or Field of Dreams. But in reality, my favorite baseball movie that I can watch again and again and again is Major League. Is it because I’m a Mets fan and used to being the underdog and hope that one day the Mets can turn it around and win it all like Cleveland Indians did in the movie? Maybe. Is it because I enjoy singing along to Wild Thing? Maybe. It’s just such a funny movie with a plot that shows you that now matter how behind you are, you can make it to the top (and have lots of laughs and fun along the way).
Two movies that I plan on watching during this quarantine? Moneyball and Bull Durham. Both of those movies are ones I have yet to watch straight through – somehow I only catch bits and pieces anytime it’s one.
Mike
I have a really heard time narrowing this down, when I was younger both The Sandlot and Little Big Leagues were my go-tos. If I’m just looking for a funny movie that’s baseball related I always go to Major League. When I’m simply missing baseball in-general I watch Moneyball and/or The Natural.
I had a span where I went back-and-forth between watching 61 and Eight Men Out. 42 is an easy re-watchable movie for me that I find myself watching frequently. My two guilty pleasure baseball movies are Hardball (still sad about G-Baby) and Trouble with the Curve (JT and Eastwood, enough said).
I know I’ve already rambled on, but two of my favorite things to watch baseball related outside of games are two documentaries; The Battered Bastards of Baseball and Knuckleball! (Bonus points to Frequency for including the 1969 World Series.)
What baseball movies are you watching? Tweet us at Metsmerized and let us know!
