The Boys of Summer - Top 5 Baseball Movies

There is no other sport that reflects who we are more than baseball.  Baseball is as much a part of Americana as apple pie.  It is, after all, our national pastime.  My love for the game is unwavering, steadfast, pure.  Having played Div 1, Div 3 and semi-pro baseball, I know first hand the lure baseball can have over a boy.  As addictive as candy, what happens on the diamond - the crack of the bat, the grit of the dirt, the beauty of the curve ball, keeps us coming back for more.  And with each new season we are born again.  "God, I love baseball." - Roy Hobbs

 
Here are my Top 5 baseball movies:

5.  Bull Durham

The quintessential boys movie, with a little bit of romance for that girl passed out, drunk on your sofa. 


4. Major League

The Frat Brother's version of baseball.  An instant classic.  Charlie Sheen at his best.


3.  Mr. Baseball

A surprise choice and a lesser known baseball cult flic.  Tom Selleck makes playing baseball in Japan exciting, plain and simple.  Hilarious.


2. Field of Dreams

If you build it he will come, Moonlight Graham, cross country road trip, one last chance to be young again.  Every Father should watch this movie with his son.  A must. 


1. The Natural

The Holy Grail of baseball movies.  Robert Redford reminds us what is best about the game and the movie is done so well.  It's one of my favorite movies ever.  Roy Hobbs is every boy's hero.

               HERE'S TO ANOTHER SEASON IN THE SUN - THE BOYS OF SUMMER ARE BACK