For example, Kevin Costner in "For Love of the Game" sure looked like he was throwing a no-hitter.... while Willam Bendix in "The Babe Ruth Story" looked like he had never even been to baseball game let alone ever played in one!
2007-08-12 13:29:35 · 4 answers · asked by baseballfan 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Kevin Costner...sure. As far as the movie Major League goes, it was a comedy but they claimed that Charlie Sheen really could throw the ball above 90mph. I liked Eddie Harris (Chelcie Ross), the veteran pitcher. Costner again as Lawrence "Crash" Davis I thought was good. Corbin Bernsen also seemed right on point. I liked Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris from the rookie. Even though he didnt look like the real player he sold the role pretty well.
BUT "Nuke" LaLoosh was a joke from a baseball standpoint. He looked goofy on the mound and you could tell by the trajectory that some of the balls he was throwing were nowhere near the plate. It was a good comedy though. Bendix in the Babe Ruth Story was a joke and the Japanese guy in Major League 2.
2007-08-13 06:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep, William Bendix was a joke as Babe Ruth, or anyone else that wasn`t in the world war two. He played those pretty good. I thought Kevin Costner was pretty good cos he played high school ball anyway.
2007-08-12 13:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by satch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charley Sheen (Wild Thing Vaughn in the Major League series) looked pretty good.
The baserunners and fielders during the end sequence of The Natural are, well, amusing.
2007-08-12 13:58:57 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen the casting in the "Bronx is Burning " series on ESPN?
Check out the guys that play Thurman Munson, and Billy Martin.
Talk about "DEAD" Ringers.
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2007-08-12 13:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by dirftwood22 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋