Of the four major sports, baseball, basketball, football and hockey, baseball was my favorite growing up and has become my least favorite as an adult. My romance with baseball grew apart at 13 when a fastball drilled me in the ribs and officially ended the summer the Mets traded away Lenny Dykstra and Mookie Wilson. Baseball season begins this Sunday. When I think of baseball, I don't think of spring and summer, instead I think of a long and dreary season full of steroid induced records, whiny overpaid athletes, and managers looking ridiculous wearing baseball uniforms. At least we have baseball movies, here are my top five:
- The Sandlot: This is what baseball is all about.
- Major League: Who knew that this movie would launch the careers of Wesley Snipes and Dennis Haysbert.
- Bull Durham: One character sums up this film - Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh played by Tim Robbins.
- Pride of the Yankees: This movie documents Lou Gehrig's life. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is now known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
- The Natural: While everyone remembers Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, I remember his bat "Wonderboy."
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Why does he keep calling me “Meat”? I’m the one driving the Porsche.
-Ebby Calvin LaLouche.
Phil –
I hope you still have some love for baseball, especially considering the team the Mets have this year. Looks pretty good to me!