{"id":2136,"date":"2014-03-10T19:23:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T00:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:26:11","slug":"totally-subjective-top-10-list-of-baseball-movies-number-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/10\/totally-subjective-top-10-list-of-baseball-movies-number-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Totally Subjective Top 10 List of Baseball Movies: Number 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/i><\/b> In the spirit of counting down to the start of the Major League Baseball season, over the next two weeks we here at Triple B will present our completely subjective ranking of the Top 10 Baseball Movies. Today we look at number 3 on the list.\"\"<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Sometimes a baseball movie should just be about pure unadulterated humor. Yes, baseball is big business but it is also still a game and games are meant to be fun.<\/p>\n

Coming in at number 3 on the Triple B Top 10 Baseball Movies list is Major League<\/i> the story of a rag tag group of players uniting for a common goal against a common enemy in their team owner.<\/p>\n

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The number 3 movie on the Triple B totally subjective top 10 countdown of baseball movies is Major League starring Charlie Sheen.
Photo R. Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the strict humor baseball movies, it is hard to top Major League<\/em>. Add to the equation that Charlie \u201cTiger Blood\u201d Sheen did all of his own pitching in the film, and you have the makings of a cinematic classic.<\/p>\n

The movie follows the Cleveland Indians as they are in rebuilding mode following the death of their long-time owner.<\/p>\n

The late owner\u2019s widow has a plan to move the team from Cleveland to Miami. The catch in that plan is that they have to be the worst team in baseball in order to get out of their stadium lease. In the years that followed the film’s release several teams would engage in tanking for draft picks. However, at the time the movie game out, the idea of losing on purpose was seriously frowned upon.<\/p>\n

To accomplish the goal of being dead last, the owner invites the worst players she can find to the team thinking that it will be a slam dunk to be so bad that a move to Miami can occur.<\/p>\n

At the time that the move came out, the Marlins and Rays were not yet playing. So, the idea of moving a team to Florida was somewhat new. In the years that followed several teams used a move to Florida as a bargaining chip to get a better stadium deal back home.<\/p>\n

In the end, the players learn of the plot and in true underdog fashion they find a way to make it to the playoffs despite the strong odds against them.<\/p>\n

In addition to Charlie Sheen as Rick \u201cWild Thing\u201d Vaughn the movie includes performances by Dennis \u201cThat Allstate Insurance guy\u201d Haysbert, Wesley Snipes, Rene Russo, Tom Berenger, and most notably Bob \u201cJust a bit outside\u201d Uecker.<\/p>\n

Uecker\u2019s performance as the Indians play by play announcer, Harry Doyle, introduced so many quotable moments that they are forever etched in the lexicon of many fans of both the movie and baseball.<\/p>\n

It is hard to watch a wild pitch to this day without uttering the phrase, \u201cJust a bit outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

A particularly rough outing from a pitcher with control issues can lead to uttering, \u201cball eight,\u201d as well.<\/p>\n

While I am sure that Uecker\u2019s real life calls of the Milwaukee Brewers are not quite as over the top as his performance in Major League, I have often wanted to hear him call a Brewers game just to be sure.<\/p>\n

Baseball movies throughout the years have included great performances by real announcers that are able to let loose and play a slightly funnier version of themselves and Uecker definitely used every second of screen time to his advantage.<\/p>\n

Major League begat two sequels that while not quite as funny as the original are certainly worth viewing as well. There are even some rumors floating around of another sequel with the original cast returning but one really wonders how much comedic gas they could have left in the tank. Although I certainly could go for some more calls from Harry Doyle and am also curious to see if Charlie Sheen can still bring the heat.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2014 R. Anderson <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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