Baseball is America’s favorite pastime. Its historical significance dates back to the darkest times in America (the Civil War and World War II), when baseball represented a sense of national security ...
Sports have been a favorite subject for storytellers since a primitive human first told others how much fun it was to whack a round rock with a stick. Author George Plimpton once wrote in the New York ...
The Pride of The Yankees: Samuel Goldwyn Productions; 42: Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock; The Natural: Tristar Opening weekend is upon us, which means baseball ...
In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...
Baseball and movies have been teammates for over a hundred years. One's played with bats and gloves, the other with cameras and scripts, but both know how to tell a great story. These films reflect ...
"A little piece of paradise, a half a block wide, and a whole season long." A classic trailer rewatch from the 90s – an iconic baseball movie about kids getting into trouble. The Sandlot was one of my ...
FARMINGTON – It can be debated that there’s more to life than baseball. I’d make the case that sometimes baseball mirrors life. Since one of the most important things we do in our life is to find ways ...
In Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” two teams – the Riverdogs and Adler’s Paint – gather on a neighborhood field for a baseball game. The leaves are already starting to turn — “It’s getting late early,” as ...
— -- Baseball's first golden age on the silver screen did not end with "A League of Their Own" in 1992. The next year brought the popular "Rookie of the Year" and "The Sandlot," while 1994 saw ...