In part three of this baseball movie themed Top Ten, Adam, Chris & Shawn talk about the middle four picks, numbers 4-7: The Natural, Eight Men Out, Field of Dreams, & 42.
They also dabble into film related topics like the Doc Brown paradox and our love for Jon Favreau, and they also dive into what our potential next Top Ten will be at the close of this weeks episode.
In the next episode we will discuss the top three films on our list: Moneyball, Bull Durham & League of Their Own.
The Top Ten Baseball Films, so far are as follows:
1. Moneyball -- 2011 (Netflix, CBS, Vudu, Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, as of Jan. 2021)
2. Bull Durham -- 1988 (Starz, Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, as of Jan. 2021)
3. A League of Their Own -- 1992 (Fubo, Sling, USA, Vudu, Amazon, YouTube, Apple TV, as of Jan. 2021)
4. The Natural – (Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube, Redbox, Fandango Now, AMC)
5. Eight Men Out -- 1988 (Vudu, Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, as of Jan. 2021)
6. Field of Dreams* -- 1989 (Peacock, Vudu, Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, as of Jan. 2021)
7. 42 -- 2013 (Vudu, Prime Video, YouTube, iTunes and Apple TV, as of Jan. 2021)
8. The Benchwarmers -- 2006 (Starz, Prime Video, DirecTV, Vudu, Apple TV, YouTube, as of Jan. 2021)
9. The Sandlot -- 1993 (Starz, Prime Video, DirecTV, Vudu, Apple TV, YouTube, as of Jan. 2021)
10. The Babe -- 1992 (Vudu, Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, as of Jan. 2021)
* *Field of Dreams may be swapped out for an honorable mention film which we have listed below.* *
POTENTIAL HONORABLE MENTIONS: Pride of the Yankees, Sugar, The Rookie, Bang the Drum Slowly, Trouble with the Curve, Mr. Baseball, Everybody Wants Some!!, Mr. 3000, Cobb, 61*, Hardball, Million Dollar Arm, For the Love of the Game, Major League, Angels in the Outfield, etc.
On-going rules for all Top Tens:
~ No single person, place or thing being awarded is allowed to have Top Ten placement more than two times for different creations and achievements, i.e., Kevin Costner is only allowed to win two places in the Top Ten for this episode's baseball film category.
~ All Top Tens must be created in the spirit of appreciation for the category/topic. All picks must be backed by reasonable arguments, facts and intrigue about the pick, or debatable tastes and personal opinions.
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