Players from Movies - Page 2

jgross68 · 03-04-2003, 05:52 PM

How about the guy from Naked Gun that got run over by a car in the highlight reel? Or the fake Babe Ruth (The Whammer?) in The Natural...?

Dark Horse · 03-04-2003, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by GForce22
I believe "Talent For The Game" is the movie you're looking for.

GH

That's IT!!!

i looked it up on the IMDB.

Thanks GForce and Karl Marx. i thought i was going crazy or something. Now i just have to find the movie somewhere. Great movie, but i'm not sure i remember how it ended.

For the purposes of fictional the pitcher's name in that movie was Sammy Bodeen.

Thanx again guys.

mauboy · 03-04-2003, 06:28 PM

How about Rodriguez from Sandlot? "You play baseball like a girl!", whoever said that.. That little chubby catcher... Also the kid who doesn't know how to play, then ends up being okay. The "forever, forever, forever, forever" kid too!! LOL

statmeister · 03-04-2003, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by fenwaymike
We can't forget about Moonlight Graham either. He was in Field of Dreams but his story was true and he was a real ballplayer. He played in one game for the Giants and never got to the plate and then retired and became a doctor.

What about John Kinsella, Ray Kinsella's (Kevin Costner) dad. I just can't remember if it was established that John played if the bigs, or was a career minor leaguer.
-SM

jgross68 · 03-05-2003, 09:31 AM

What about major leaguers that played fictional characters in movies? Do they count? Two examples: Former Cub great Leon Durham played fictional first baseman Leon Alexander in "Little Big League" and 1980 American League Rookie of the Year Joe Charbonneau was an extra New York Knight in "The Natural."
Here's another thought: How about rating the actors who have portrayed real ballplayers in movies? Who would be a better Shoeless Joe-type player: Ray Liotta (Field of Dreams) or D.B. Sweeney (Eight Men Out)? Was Charlie Sheen a better fictional relief pitcher (Major League) or real outfielder (Hap Felsch, Eight Men Out)?

Karl Marx · 03-05-2003, 12:48 PM

Kevin Elster also played short "In Little Big League". Howz about that?

Jody

andymac · 03-05-2003, 01:05 PM

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Thanks GForce and Karl Marx. i thought i was going crazy or something. Now i just have to find the movie somewhere. Great movie, but i'm not sure i remember how it ended.

After the kid gets rocked on opening day, the owner starts making threats (to release the kid or fire the scout or both, can't quite remember). So, he basically gives the kid one more chance. The kids starts out really rocky again and the owner calls down to the dugout telling the coach to get him out of there, but the scout argues with him to give him a chance. Eventually the scout quits and storms out. He then sneaks down to the dugout, somehow convinces the catcher to let him take his place for an inning, and noone recognizes that the regular catcher isn't out there. He calms the kid down and he settles in and starts to dominate, even causing the scout to yelp in pain because he throws so hard (a re-visit of an earlier scene in the movie).

Tib · 03-05-2003, 01:34 PM

I haven't heard any of the Bad News Bears mentioned yet.

Of course, their names escape me...

Dark Horse · 03-05-2003, 04:31 PM

Thanx, Andymac now i remember it vaguely. Pretty good, although unrealistic, but its a movie.

And yeah, Tib. Bad New Bears is another set of baseball movies. How may did they end up doing 2, 3? Also, a modern movie in that vein is Hardball. Haven't seen this one yet. Wasn't Keanu Reeves character an ex-ballplayer?

Loompa17 · 03-05-2003, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by Modern Relic
Many of these guys are already playing in the AFBL.

American Folklore Baseball League

Dargone · 03-05-2003, 05:43 PM

I just put Roy hobbs in Great Escape Baseball. I sought some advice and decided to make a young Hobbs. He had a good rookie year...

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jgross68 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ....is everything! OTA: .882, Member #866 Posts: 690	How about the guy from Naked Gun that got run over by a car in the highlight reel? Or the fake Babe Ruth (The Whammer?) in The Natural...? __________________ Javier Gustavo Ruprecht Oss LXVIII Bizarro-Gastric ReFlux Emeritus Judo Purist and Supporter of Monkey Rodeo Leagues: OTBL \| ABC \| OCHO \| Off The Wall (Coming Soon!) Blogs: The Legacy of Tony Womack \| How We Got Enron! ...the musical (Now even less frequently updated!) Topical quote for any occasion: "Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth." ~Henrik Ibsen, "An Enemy of the People"

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mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,906	Sandlot??? How about Rodriguez from Sandlot? "You play baseball like a girl!", whoever said that.. That little chubby catcher... Also the kid who doesn't know how to play, then ends up being okay. The "forever, forever, forever, forever" kid too!! LOL

03-05-2003, 09:31 AM	#25
jgross68 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ....is everything! OTA: .882, Member #866 Posts: 690	What about major leaguers that played fictional characters in movies? Do they count? Two examples: Former Cub great Leon Durham played fictional first baseman Leon Alexander in "Little Big League" and 1980 American League Rookie of the Year Joe Charbonneau was an extra New York Knight in "The Natural." Here's another thought: How about rating the actors who have portrayed real ballplayers in movies? Who would be a better Shoeless Joe-type player: Ray Liotta (Field of Dreams) or D.B. Sweeney (Eight Men Out)? Was Charlie Sheen a better fictional relief pitcher (Major League) or real outfielder (Hap Felsch, Eight Men Out)? __________________ Javier Gustavo Ruprecht Oss LXVIII Bizarro-Gastric ReFlux Emeritus Judo Purist and Supporter of Monkey Rodeo Leagues: OTBL \| ABC \| OCHO \| Off The Wall (Coming Soon!) Blogs: The Legacy of Tony Womack \| How We Got Enron! ...the musical (Now even less frequently updated!) Topical quote for any occasion: "Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth." ~Henrik Ibsen, "An Enemy of the People"

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Karl Marx Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 213	Kevin Elster also played short "In Little Big League". Howz about that? Jody __________________ "The art of remembering and forgetting will also insure against sticking fast in some relationship of life, and make possible the realization of a complete freedom." Kierkegaard

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Dark Horse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas! Posts: 2,633	Thanx, Andymac now i remember it vaguely. Pretty good, although unrealistic, but its a movie. And yeah, Tib. Bad New Bears is another set of baseball movies. How may did they end up doing 2, 3? Also, a modern movie in that vein is Hardball. Haven't seen this one yet. Wasn't Keanu Reeves character an ex-ballplayer? __________________ A Justafan Fan LBA Geo Bahn Rock Hounds fan of the ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE

03-05-2003, 05:43 PM	#31
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I just put Roy hobbs in Great Escape Baseball. I sought some advice and decided to make a young Hobbs. He had a good rookie year... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell