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Bottom of the Eighth
“As a celebration of the magic of movies involving baseball, at least one scene from a different film will be posted each day for the next nine days…”
—From “Top of the First” March 28th
Cleveland, Ohio is one of the heartbreak cities of sports in America. For decades, their teams have not been able to catch the ultimate break and reward the “Sixth City” with a major professional championship. Is there anybody who can become the “savior” of this city? (no, not him). How about a man with an incomparable style, somebody who has a certain women-loving way about him and all with a tolerance for speed that nobody can match?
Not for the reasons you’re thinking of, but yes: Charlie Sheen.
Could he lead “The Tribe” again? Just in the rare circumstance he declines, below is a “how-to” guide for the next wildly successful Indians pitcher.
Glue a skull to the front of your glasses, walk onto the pitcher’s mound, turn your back to the baddest hitter in the game as he struts to home plate, put the glasses on, spin around and pull off a stare-down worthy of a Wild West duel. If you do this, then you’re one pivotal step closer to becoming a certifiable “Major League Wild Thing.”
Below is the instructional video:
After that high-pressure strikeout, you know the Cleveland Indians fans were chanting, “Winning!” in some way or another.
Top of the Seventh
“As a celebration of the magic of movies involving baseball, at least one scene from a different film will be posted each day for the next nine days…”
—From “Top of the First” March 28th
As noted earlier regarding the absence of a third inning, the bottom of the sixth has also turned out to be rather monotonous. Onward we continue to the top of the seventh.
There is an “it” factor with Kevin Costner. People are instantly drawn to him on the silver screen and are naturally curious about the characters he plays. Costner is convincing whether portraying an ex-Secret Service agent who was assigned to protect the President of the United States or a farmer in the cornfields of Iowa. Speaking of the latter, be sure to go see, “Man of Steel” on June 14th as Costner portrays Jonathan Kent. One of the first trailers released even featured a voice-over by Mr. Kent, in which he gives a few words of wisdom to his super son.
Click below and experience the pure power of the now famous, albeit perplexing, seven words that forever changed Ray Kinsella’s life. A “Field of Dreams” indeed!
James Earl Jones added his timber with a grand speech of his own.
Bottom of the Second
“As a celebration of the magic of movies involving baseball, at least one scene from a different film will be posted each day for the next nine days…”
—From “Top of the First” March 28th
Kevin Costner is one of the few actors who warrants a “must see” quality about his films. His movies range from investigating the assassination of JFK to being hired as the bodyguard to a pop sensation to some dancing with wolves… lots of ‘dancing’ (in fact, 4 hours worth!). Plus, we cannot forget about his Apple commercial. Like the product, pure genius.
Any great collection of baseball movies and classic scenes has to star Kevin Costner at least once.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the incomparable Kevin Costner…or should I say “Crash” Davis.
Top of the Second
“As a celebration of the magic of movies involving baseball, at least one scene from a different film will be posted each day for the next nine days…”
—From “Top of the First” March 28th
In the game of baseball, there are teams that can afford to peruse through a catalog of players, glaze over their hitting percentages and “big name” status and then call them up with a single offer that would make them potentially the biggest fools on the planet if they were to reject the contract. In other words, money plays.
But what if there was a team that thought differently? What if a manager and his Ivy League educated assistant used statistics and mathematical equations to evaluate talent to determine the best value in players who would inevitably score x runs, strikeout y hitters and ultimately win z games?
And more incredibly, what if this was based on a true story involving the Oakland A’s?
“Bottom of the First” showed us how math had to be used to get the Minnesota Twins, of “Little Big League,” into the game. The first scene (and a bonus scene!) from “Moneyball” shows us the genesis of deciding to utilize statistics and math to win the game.
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