Crash and Burn...
...Twice over the weekend. First, NC State blows an 11 point halftime lead at Maryland to lose by 14. I don't know what the hell's going to happen if we ever play two halves of basketball on the road. The world will probably end. Then, Clemson has it in their hands, leading by 15 in the second half at Chapel Hill, where, as the announcers remind us ad nauseum, they have never won a game and they blow it in double OT to lose by 10 to Carowhina. I'm not saying the officials favor the Holes, but a 36-7 free throw advantage when both teams are trapping and both teams tend play an inside game is a bit questionable.
Now, on to today's sports movie
#9--A League of Their Own (1992)
People call this a chick movie, but it's really a sports movie with chicks in it. Plus, it features Tom Hanks in one of his funniest roles ever. Madonna's character doesn't totally piss me off and Rosie O'Donnell almost doesn't even register on my pissed-off-o-meter. Once again, a historical flick, so the writing is helped out. A good story, with good actors, helped out by the induction of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Memorable Quote:
Jimmy Dugan: Evelyn, could you come here for a second? Which team do you play for?
Evelyn Gardner: Well, I'm a Peach.
Jimmy Dugan: Well I was just wonderin' why you would throw home when we got a two-run lead. You let the tying run get on second base and we lost the lead because of you. Start using your head. That's the lump that's three feet above your ass.
[Evelyn starts to cry]
Jimmy Dugan: Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!
Doris Murphy: Why don't you give her a break, Jimmy...
Jimmy Dugan: Oh, you zip it, Doris! Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry?
Evelyn Gardner: No, no, no.
Jimmy Dugan: NO. NO. And do you know why?
Evelyn Gardner: No...
Jimmy Dugan: Because there's no crying in baseball. THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL! No crying!
Today's Musical Selection:
Led Zeppelin--Rock n' Roll
Now, on to today's sports movie
#9--A League of Their Own (1992)
People call this a chick movie, but it's really a sports movie with chicks in it. Plus, it features Tom Hanks in one of his funniest roles ever. Madonna's character doesn't totally piss me off and Rosie O'Donnell almost doesn't even register on my pissed-off-o-meter. Once again, a historical flick, so the writing is helped out. A good story, with good actors, helped out by the induction of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Memorable Quote:
Jimmy Dugan: Evelyn, could you come here for a second? Which team do you play for?
Evelyn Gardner: Well, I'm a Peach.
Jimmy Dugan: Well I was just wonderin' why you would throw home when we got a two-run lead. You let the tying run get on second base and we lost the lead because of you. Start using your head. That's the lump that's three feet above your ass.
[Evelyn starts to cry]
Jimmy Dugan: Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!
Doris Murphy: Why don't you give her a break, Jimmy...
Jimmy Dugan: Oh, you zip it, Doris! Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry?
Evelyn Gardner: No, no, no.
Jimmy Dugan: NO. NO. And do you know why?
Evelyn Gardner: No...
Jimmy Dugan: Because there's no crying in baseball. THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL! No crying!
Today's Musical Selection:
Led Zeppelin--Rock n' Roll
posted by Jedi Master at
9:17 AM
1 Comments:
Here here, A league of their own is long overlooked as a quality sports movie and is entrenched in the top 5 baseball movies...Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Natural, Major League, A League of Their Own...in no particular order...
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