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I thought they could stand to think a little more like a kid.

I read the reviews on it while prepping for this discussion, and, as I expected, a bunch of stuffy middle-agers were pretty critical. I thought it had some genuinely funny moments. Our panelists for this one: Rhett Bollinger, Ian Browne, Alyson Footer, Bryan Hoch, Kennedi Landry, Mark Sheldon, Zach SilverĪlyson Footer, editor/moderator: Let's start with “Rookie of the Year.” I liked it. We'll be debating "The Sandlot," "Little Big League," "Rookie of the Year," and "Bad News Bears," to find out which one of these can make us feel like a little kid all over again. Whether they're out on the sandlot getting their knees dirty or - through some magical wish fulfillment - are actually in uniform and out on a Major League diamond long before they can even drive a car, these films speak to both the young and the young-at-heart.īut which one best captures the feeling of being a kid and dreaming that anything is possible? Wrapping up our two week jaunt through baseball movie history, we're looking at the best baseball movies that let the kids play. So, it shouldn't be a surprise that some of the greatest baseball movies are those featuring kids. That's when our imaginations were the most fertile, when we could easily picture ourselves standing on the mound in the bottom of the ninth or up at the plate with the bases loaded and the World Series on our shoulders. Most of us fell in love with baseball as a child.