7 – Bull Durham. This one is not for the kiddies as once again it is Kevin Costner starting in a baseball movie that had everyone talking in this 1988 romantic comedy. Kevin Costner plays “Crash” Davis, a veteran catcher brought in to teach top prospect pitcher Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) a thing or two before he makes his major league debut. The film is complete with a love triangle courtesy of Baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). Although this is a great movie, it is one you may want to leave the kids in the next room or outside and watch alone.
Maria
March 31, 2016 at 7:13 am
I have all his books Bince gets the story told and facts are dead on truth . As a women I have learn a lot about sports just reading his book his books are well written they keep your interest right down to the last word on the last page A can’t put down books till you read them to the endy favorite is HERO really could Neva movie that would make the top ten movies , can’t wait to read he’s Live To Inspire coming in June. Vince thanks for giving good books to read your parents must be awful proud of you .
Chris
April 1, 2016 at 11:13 am
There is a movie that they used to run every April on Channel 43 called “It Happens Every Spring.” It was made in 1949, and it stars Ray Milland as a nerdy chemistry professor who is obsessed with baseball, and he accidentally discovers a chemical compound that makes any object the compound touches repel wood. So he becomes a pitcher, loads up the ball with the compound on every pitch, and no one can get a hit off of him, and he becomes a sensation.
It’s a fun movie with not-bad-for-1949 special effects, and is quite enjoyable if you don’t think about the plot gaps too hard. That movie belongs on this list.