Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:23 pm
non-fiction: tie:
The Babe Ruth Story - yeah, yeah, its a scholastic kid's book, but its in the Babe's own voice and starts with 'I was a bad kid, I say that without pride. if that doesn't draw you in...
The Long Season - Jim Brosnan a little dated now and since superceded by
Ball Four - Jim Bouton also a little dated now, but, as I recall , sincerely written, Brosnan's was too, but his was when we were all white bread and whole milk, Bouton's was after the 60's and has Mincher, I believe, if I remember the story correctly, punching somebody (a Pilots teammate) who kisses him on the mouth.
fiction: The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (the kernel of the movie and play Damn Yankees, somewhat similar to The Natural
movie: non-fiction tie Eight Men Out & 61* (p.s. Cicotte and Shoeless belong in the HOF they were banned for life not eternity and they are dead now compare Cicotte to Three-Finger Brown @ Basefall-ref)
fiction: For Love of the Game mostly because it takes you through one whole game, even though some of the lines they gave Scully are reediculous. I realize Scully is a little dramatic in real life, but C'MON. Nothing against Bull Durham,
the Natural all I can say is, I like Redford as a person (as I perceive him) and I love the Sundance channel on cable, but does he always have to play a saint?
What I like about FLOTG is, Billy Chapel acts like a player acts ('can't talk now, gotta warm up' 'today its me & Gus' ) the Schmalz about Gus driving in the winning run is not that bad, its a middle inning double w/ a guy on, no lightning bolts after tatering with a homemade bat...)
documentary: Baseball (the Ken Burns one)