Best Baseball Films Are So Much More

Best Baseball Films Are So Much More
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“I hate losing things, but as I age, more things get lost, such as an internet article on what its author considered the best baseball movies. I wanted to save it not because it was a good list, but because it was a terrible list. Some really bad movies were on it and really good ones omitted.
Before the article was “lost,” I sent it to friends who are serious baseball fans. They, too, agreed, it was a bad list. So, what would be a “good” list of baseball films?
I asked my friends to submit their choices for the best baseball movies. The film mentioned most often would be rated the best, the one with the second most mentions would be second best, etc. Some participants sent a list of 10 films, some sent several, and a few selected only one movie.
Choices could be a feature film or TV movie, a comedy or drama, or a documentary.
I also asked the group to explain their selections for the best baseball film.
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