What baseball player would you like to see and think would make a great movie?

[Joshchisox08]

I would vote for two people and they would be somewhat biased choices.

Ty Cobb gets a new movie. Recent research has shown and proven Stump butchered Cobb's legacy. At least to a degree there should be a movie made with more recent facts as well as during his playing career and actual events that happened.

I did like the Tommy Lee Jones movie but it's all fabrication. It shouldn't be the only movie made for the general public to believe the lies.

My same sentiments go towards Comiskey. I think they could do a great job at making a Comiskey movie. There is a book out that I haven't got around to reading yet called "Turning the Black Sox White". More or less the same thing about the new books on Cobb. Trying to tell the other side to the story.

[Republicaninmass]

Lying in bed the other night I had the genius idea of a Clemente movie...What an amazing story, with a tragic end

Seems like someone already has...as it's already in the works

[TUM301]

The life and too short lived career of Tony Conigliaro "Tony C" would make an interesting movie. The father of a good friend of mine bought Tony`s old 70`s haunt, Tony C`s, right on the Boston harbor from him about 40 years ago. Turned the once roaring rock-n-roll club into a very successful beautiful function hall over looking the Boston sky line.

[SAllen2556]

From a selfish Tiger fan's perspective, I'd like to see a movie about Mickey Cochrane and the story of him coming to the Tigers and leading them to their first modern day world series title. I've read that the stress he put himself under was tremendous. Then in 1937 he was hit in the head by a pitch and it nearly killed him. Supposedly, he was never the same person or ball player after that. His downward spiral after that incident seems quite tragic, and sad.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

From a selfish Tiger fan's perspective, I'd like to see a movie about Mickey Cochrane and the story of him coming to the Tigers and leading them to their first modern day world series title. I've read that the stress he put himself under was tremendous. Then in 1937 he was hit in the head by a pitch and it nearly killed him. Supposedly, he was never the same person or ball player after that. His downward spiral after that incident seems quite tragic, and sad.

I own this image of that tragic event taken as it happened with the bat still falling.



It wasn't only this tragic moment that sent him in a spiral, though, it was also the war and the death of his son on D-Day.


I would love to see a more general movie of the Negro leagues. As a focus they could use many great players. Maybe Satchel Paige would be good since he had such a long career.

I would also love to see a beginning of Baseball movie. Because I am in St. Louis they could focus on Chris Von Der Ahe and his St. Louis Browns and his turning the game of Base ball into the business we see now (including theme nights and selling beer at the games).

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

From a selfish Tiger fan's perspective, I'd like to see a movie about Mickey Cochrane and the story of him coming to the Tigers and leading them to their first modern day world series title. I've read that the stress he put himself under was tremendous. Then in 1937 he was hit in the head by a pitch and it nearly killed him. Supposedly, he was never the same person or ball player after that. His downward spiral after that incident seems quite tragic, and sad.

I wouldn't mind seeing a movie on Cochrane! I'm pretty sure it would probably be pretty low budget though.

I can't imagine anyone biting at the idea of a player who was never a defenitive superstar player.

Having a movie based off of a great catcher would be awesome. I'm unaware of much of Cochranes life other than the fact that Ty supported him after baseball in some form or another. I would definitely like to see that movie!

[esd10]

A movie that I would see is the 1869 cincy red stockings from the beginning to when they where defeated through the perspective of harry wright and george wright.

[the 'stache]

Clemente would be my first choice. But if I were to go the unconventional route, I've always been fascinated by Hughie Jennings. The man led an interesting life, and he was a bit of a nut, to boot.

He attended Cornell Law School, and while he didn't finish his education there, he passed the Bar exam, and practiced law. Great baseball player, probably an even better coach/manager. His personality from the coaching box is legendary. Then there's his uncanny near-death experiences. How many men can say they survived not one, but two skull fractures? He was a highly intelligent man, yet he went diving into a swimming pool at night, only to learn it was empty after he'd cracked his skull.



"Should they make a movie about me? Eeeeeyah!!!"

[packs]

I would love seeing a Hack Wilson movie. He drank, he fought, he hit the ball hard. Anyone who has ever seen a photo of Hack knows there's a story to tell inside of that man.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by packs

I would love seeing a Hack Wilson movie. He drank, he fought, he hit the ball hard. Anyone who has ever seen a photo of Hack knows there's a story to tell inside of that man.

read 'Fouled Away - The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson' by Clifton Blue Parker.


...along the same lines, how about Josh Gibson?
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[egri]

Wayne Terwilliger would make an interesting movie. He grew up in the Depression, made three combat landings with the Marines during World War II, and was present for The Shot Heard 'Round the World. He then spent over 50 years as a coach, including winning two World Series rings with the Twins.