Thursday, April 7, 2022

MLB Opening Day Geeky Holiday List

Major League Baseball's Opening Day, may not be an official holiday but to baseball fans it certainly is. I used to be a fan but I'm not anymore yet I can still appreciate the game. Which is why I put together a list of baseball themed TV show episodes and movies for baseball fans to enjoy. And even if you're not a fan of the sport I'm sure there's at least something on this list that even you might enjoy.

9-1-1: Lone Star


Season 3 episode 7: Red vs Blue

Description:

A dust-up between Owen and an obnoxious police sergeant goes viral, leading Owen to decide they will settle the score on the softball field. Grace competes against a hot shot night-shift operator.





Pitch


Season 1 episodes 1-10

Show Description:

A young pitcher becomes the first woman to play in the Major Leagues.





Schitt's Creek


Season 5 episode 9: The M.V.P.

Description:

David agrees to be the ninth player on Patrick's baseball team, while Johnny worms his way onto Ronnie's team. Moira's Cabaret rehearsal pushes Stevie to the edge.





Sex and the City


Season 2 episode 1: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Description:

After Carrie breaks up with Mr. Big, she dates someone new "the new Yankee" Joe Starr, and Samantha is unsatisfied with her boyfriend.





Sister, Sister


Season 3 episode 1: The Natural

Description:

It's the start of the twins sophomore year and Tia changes her school schedule for a boy while Tamera finds a sport she's good at.





The Andy Griffith Show


Season 7 episode 4: The Ball Game

Description:

Andy is drafted to umpire a baseball game and then is shunned by the entire town when his call causes Mayberry to lose.





The Wayans Bros.


Season 3 episode 21: Say It Ain't So

Description:

When baseball player Kenny Lofton's team plays in NYC, Marlon tries to outdo his former little league rival.





The X-Files


Season 6 episode 19: The Unnatural

Description:

Arthur Dale's brother recounts a tale about a talented alien baseball player who hid amongst an all-African-American team in Roswell, New Mexico, during the 1940s.





Movies

42


Starring: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, André Holland, Alan Tudyk and more

Director and Writer: Brian Helgeland

Description:

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.






A League of Their Own


Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, Bitty Schram, Ann Cusack and more

Director: Penny Marshall

Writers: Kim Wilson, Kelly Candaele and Lowell Ganz

Description:

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.






Everybody Wants Some


Starring: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Zoey Deutch, Juston Street, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Temple Baker, J. Quinton Johnson and more

Director and Writer: Richard Linklater

Description:

In 1980, a group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.






Fever Pitch


Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Ione Skye, KaDee Strickland, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Jack Kehler, Jason Spevack, Greta Onieogou and more

Directors: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly

Writers: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel

Based on: Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

Description:

When Ben Wrightman, a teacher, begins dating businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.






Mr. 3000


Starring: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian White, Ian Anthony Dale, Evan Jones, Amaury Nolasco, Dondré T. Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Earl Billings, Chris Noth and more

Director: Charles Stone III

Writers: Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell and Howard Michael Gould

Description:

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.






The Bench Warmers


Starring: David Spade, Jon Heder, Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, Tim Meadows and more

Director: Dennis Dugan

Writers: Allen Covert and Nick Swardson

Description:

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children's Little League squads.






Undrafted


Starring: Aaron Tveit, Tyler Hoechlin, Chace Crawford, Joseph Mazzello, Duke Davis Roberts, Matt Barr, Jim Belushi, Jay Hayden, Michael Fishman, Billy Gardell, Toby Hemingway and more

Director and Writer: Joseph Mazzello

Description:

When twelve ragtag teammates set out to play what should be a meaningless summer intramural baseball game, it ends up becoming the most important game of their lives.

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