Gil Renard is a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants baseball team and his obession with his favourite player Bobby Rayburn is about to take some seriously bad turns!
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42 (2013) Review
In 1947 Jackie Robinson would become the first African-American player in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. It wasn’t going to be easy for him with the constant racism he would constantly face.
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Continue reading “42 (2013) Review”The Ultimate Sports Film
As you will always already know if you follow my blog I absolutely love Sport in Film. I work in sport and find the film appreciation of that to be something special at times.
I have therefore decided to try and come up with reasons that make a great sports film and then come up with the ultimate film that well pretty much has it all. Which might be easier said than done considering the high calibre of films available.
Hard Ball (2001) Review
Connor O’Neill has lost it all when gambling and owes a lot of different people a lot of money. To start paying some of it back he agrees to coach a Little League baseball team for $500 dollars per week. Oh it’s in a very rough neighbourhood.
Million Dollar Arm (2014) Review
A sports agent who is struggling to keep his business going when he has no clients left. Until an idea is born to head to India and transform Cricket players into Baseball players.
Moneyball (2011) Review
Based on a true story of how Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane attempted to put a baseball team together on a small budget. Using computer generated analysis on the players stats bringing in Peter Brand to help with that side.
The Rookie (2002) Review
Jimmy Morris coaches a high school Baseball team and makes a deal with his players that if they make the play-offs he will try out for the minor league. This is after they found out how good a pitcher he was and still is!
Trouble with the Curve (2012) Review
Gus an aging Baseball scout who is loosing his sight must make an important drafting decision. His daughter Mickey joins him in trying to help him, but also find out why he left her all those years ago.
Angels in the Outfield (1994) Review
A young boy Roger who’s mother had died and he was not living with his father, prayed for a family if the Angels Baseball team won the pendant. Real angels then appear to help the boy and team!
For Love of the Game (1999) Review
An aging pitcher Billy Chapel who is on his way out of baseball when his team has been sold and he will be the first player to be traded. But before that happens he goes in search of the perfect game, against none other than the Yankees.