Most realistic baseball movie

For me in the modern day it has to be Money Ball at least from the business side.
But keeping it real, Bad News Bears is always great to remind us all of the kid in us.

 

If you are going for the feel of baseball’s golden era, The Natural really captures it.

 

For baseball life—Bull Durham, and The Rookie.

 

This is my pick.

 

Moneyball and Eight Men Out are at the top for “realism.” Other good ones that stretch credulity a bit but are entertaining are the obvious Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and The Natural. One that many of you may not have seen but my brother and I loved the film...The Big Leaguer from 1953. Hans Lobert (Edward G. Robinson) runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates about 80 or so 18- to 20-year-old hopefuls from around the country and some from the Caribbean to select the best of them for a minor league contract. All have dreams and talent, but the elimination whittles them down to a lucky few who will get a minor league contract and continue the dream... Nice film.

 

Good one as well.

 

Yep, Jimmy Stewart as Monty Stratton.

 

LMAO—

Where did you think “Hold my beer and watch this” came from?

 

For me, I always feel myself pulling for the kids in Bad News Bears but The Sandlot was more about neighborhood baseball and reminds us we all have to grow up sometime. It's hard to find a better line than "You're killing me Smalls" but BNB has plenty like "Can we go swimming when we're done.... No, don't jump in Engleberg. You'll flood the valley."

 

For me it was "61".

 

2 of my favorites. And while it's not really realistic, For Love of the Game with Costner still sucks me in

 

Field of Dreams…