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- DirtPile, on 02/11/2009, -0/+17Leslie Nielson will be the umpire.
- jsindal, on 02/11/2009, -0/+11Pedro Cerrano got jobbed! So he can't hit a curveball? Big deal. I'd still take him over one of the Bad News Bears kids.
- jon30041, on 02/11/2009, -0/+8There's no crying in baseball!
- Perigren, on 02/11/2009, -0/+8Good list but where is Jim Morris from "The Rookie" for middle relief. They might have been going for all fictional characters.
- delooka, on 02/11/2009, -0/+7Team owner is Billy Heywood from "Little Big League".
- trevorjez, on 02/11/2009, -0/+7For-ev-er
- hudy2303, on 02/11/2009, -0/+6roger dorn is a cancer, he'd destroy this team.
Also, Hamilton "the babe" Porter should be around for ***** talking, 90% of sports is psychology - sleeknerve, on 02/11/2009, -0/+5This is actually pretty well done and funny for a wierd topic.
- ra2bk, on 02/11/2009, -0/+5Archie from Field of Dreams as Team Trainer/Physician
- ethanpack, on 02/11/2009, -0/+5Fun read and better presentation than the vanilla top # list. And, don't get me started on the aggravating, slow-loading, excruciatingly click-intensive, multi-page variety.
- jonlarge, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4I'd have Tony Danza's character from Angels in the Outfield. Actually, I'd just have that whole team. Angels come with them.
- charmides, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4"Hey! Would you just stop it? Would you just hold on a minute? Look at you guys... fighting on the Malaka-Laka board! You should be ashamed of yourselves! Back in the driveway, we were nothing! Now we've risen to the highest level, but you're throwin' it all away! If you've forgotten what BASEketball means to America, you have only to look at this board - the Malaka-Laka Balance Board of Trust. Don't you see what we have here? A game where guys with bad backs and bad knees can... get together and compete on the same field as guys that are all goosed up on steroids. But more than anything, isn't this game about gettin' together with your friends and just havin' a good time? I remember. I remember a long time ago, I didn't have anybody. You guys took me in. I guess that's why it kills me to see you like this. If we can't be friends... then the heart and soul are out of this game. Certainly out of me. I know I'll never get that back again. We have sullied the waters of the Lagoon of Peace! I'm begging you, for the love of our Caribbean brothers, dudes, stop this madness! "
Motivational speaker-
-Squeak aka Kenny from BASEketball. - aralls, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4Roy Hobbs hitting the cover off the ball? Sounds like he's on 'roids.
- Triticum, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4Give me Artie from "Beer League." Sure, he's a softball player, but he would do wonders for the clubhouse morale.
- jsindal, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4Enrico Pallazo! Enrico Pallazo!
- rft3rd, on 02/11/2009, -1/+5you care enough to read the article and comment here?
- inactive, on 02/11/2009, -0/+4"Some guys ice down their arm after a big game, some say that heat's the way to go. But i have discovered the secret...HOT ICE! I heat up the ice cubes and IT'S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!"
- tjallen, on 02/11/2009, -1/+4There's no crying in fantasy movie baseball!
- inactive, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3Benny the Jet did it, too (hit the cover off a baseball, that is).
- trapper2530, on 02/11/2009, -0/+3jimmy morris was a real play these are fictional people
- yaysanta, on 02/11/2009, -1/+4I've only seen a couple of those movies but damn Benny Rodriguez was my childhood hero.
- JoeF8577, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2thats Moonlight Grahm to you.
- Boshow, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Can someone post the list, I can't view this page at work. Thanks.
- emalen, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2So Wesley Snipes can't play two positions, but Kevin Costner can? Interesting.
- 1google1, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2What about Turanga Leela, I know it's not baseball, but I'm sure she can be just as good at baseball as she is at blurnsball
- gonorea007, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Admittedly, he only had one at bat, but my list would have included Moonlight Graham.
- trapper2530, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2he said he would have to find a new catcher when he pitches
- swartza, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2This list has missed a few great names as many people have offered in comments above. To add one more... I can`t believe this list has missed JIMMY MORRIS (Denis Quaid) from the Rookie! Fantastic Movie! True Story!
- Pongo0415, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2The author really missed out on "Little Big League" for this article.
- robdiggity, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2No way man, Kelly Leak batting clean up was the best part of the whole list. I'd build the entire team around Leak.
- xxacefirexx, on 02/11/2009, -2/+4sup
- BinaryDelt, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Dugg for inclusion of characters from my favorite sports movie of all time, "Major League"
I'd substitute Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert "24", "The Unit", Allstate commercials) for Eddie Harris or Roger Dorn though.
Also, "The Janitor" from "Scrubs" (Neil Flynn) plays the construction guy who proclaims in the movie "Who are these *****' guys?" and "These guys ain't so *****' bad." He's also in the bar scene at the end of the movie.
Go Tribe! - multimed, on 02/11/2009, -1/+2I gotta give props for Bump Baily and Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez. Some might have overlooked them, but they belong. But there are a few guys he missed:
Replacements
Left Field - Shoeless Joe for Kelly Leak - Of course you'd have to choose between D.B. Sweeny from Eight Men Out and Ray Liotta from Field of Dreams and I don't think even Solomon could make a decision there - but better either way.
First Base - Lou Gehrig for Jack Elliot - duh. I've always liked Gary Cooper & his Gehrig in Pride of the Yankees was just incredible. I don't know which is more amazing - Cooper's delivery of the "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech or Gehrig's delivery of the real thing. Either way, if that doesn't move you in some way, you might as well be dead. Ditto for Bang the Drum Slowly.
Second Base - Jackie Robinson for Marla Hooch - Sorry, much as I get the addition of a girl on the list, Dottie will have to be the only one because Robinson has to be the 2B. Toss up between Blair Underwood's excellent portrayal in Soul of the Game (an HBO movie) or Robinson himself in The Jackie Robinson Story.
Additions:
Bench Coach - Red Blow - I just don't think you can go wrong with Richard Farnsworth's Red Blow from The Natural.
Relief Pitcher - Jim Morris - How can you not want a 35 year old Rookie - talk about a guy who's going to battle on every pitch. And Dennis Quaid's "everyman" would be a great addition for team chemistry.
Catcher - Josh Gibson - I know there's already a lot of catchers on the list, but that's the way I like it. Played by Mykelti Williamson in Soul of the Game.
Honorable Mention
Manager - Pop Fisher - It's hard to argue with Jimmy Dugan as manager, but Pop Fisher from the Natural would have to be a close second:
Pop: You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.
Roy: My dad wanted me to be a baseball player.
Pop: Well you're better than any player I ever had. And you're the best God damn hitter I ever saw. Suit up.
And "C'mon Hobbs, knock the cover off the ball" that's just great coaching when it actually happens. - SreyaNotfilc, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1I saw this over a year ago. I should've submitted it, I'd be famous!
Beeny "the Jet" Rodriguez was the man. Goodness, when he put those PF Flyers on, he was unstoppable. I would also love to have Hamilton "Ham" Porter or David Spade's Richie as my catchers. They aren't that good, but man can they talk some smack! - GeoffGold25, on 02/11/2009, -2/+2idk why, but i wanna say FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
no offense though. - chrismakk69, on 02/11/2009, -2/+2haha good call!
- bwonder, on 02/11/2009, -1/+1Yeah there needs to be more Angels in the Outfield (Or simply AitO to fans).
- holzy44, on 02/11/2009, -1/+1She'll be Chapel's personal catcher as long as her husband allows it. FTW
- TheTommodore, on 04/03/2009, -0/+0If you want to be a part of the making a baseball documentary, then check out my friends' website: http://30ballparks30days.com/
They're driving to all 30 MLB parks in 30 days and they want people to follow along at the site. - rambofirstblood, on 02/11/2009, -3/+1No nods to "Little League Confidential"? FAIL
- bubblewang311, on 02/11/2009, -5/+3Too much baseball in my face this week
- bubblewang311, on 02/11/2009, -7/+2yeah, baseball sucks
- dengzhi, on 02/11/2009, -8/+1baseball? ... a movie about baseball? even worse.
- xxacefirexx, on 02/11/2009, -17/+4People still care about baseball?
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