A major league roster from the Movies

[mikelink45]

In this period of speculation – who to trade, who to sign, etc.  My mind wandered.  What if I could make a movie team?  Well here it is – add, subtract, debate:

Catcher

Kevin Costner (Bull Durham)

Robert DeNiro (Band the Drums Slowley

First Base

Gary Cooper (The Pride of the Yankees)

Pete Vuckovich (Major League)

Second Base

Chadwick Boseman (42)

Short Stop

Molina Reyna (Major League)

Third Base

Roger Dorn (Major League)

Danny Gams (Bull Durham)

Outfield

William Bendix (Babe Ruth Story or John Goodman (The Babe)

Barney Pepper (61)

Thomas Lane (61)

Tommy Lee Jones (Cobb)

Wesley Snipes (Major League)

DH

Robert Redford (The Natural)

Starting pitchers

Dan Dailey (Pride of St Louis)

Charley Sheen (Major League)

Ronald Reagan (The Winning Team)

Charlie Rose (Major League)

Dennis Quaid (The Rookie)

Bullpen

Tim Robbins (Bull Durham)

Josh Duhamel (Spaceman)

Willie Mueller (Major League)

Gary Busey (Rookie of the Year)

 

 

 

Manager

Tom Hanks (A league of their own)

Bench Coach

Tom Selleck (Mr Baseball)

General Manager

Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Announcer

Bob Uecker (Major League)

Agent

Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire)

 

Just missed:

 Anthony Perkins – (Fear strikes out} – Jimmy Piersall

James Stewart (The Stratton Story) – Monty Stratton

Ryan Lane (I see the crowd Roar) – Dummy Hoy

Stan Ross (Mr 3000)

Geena Davis ( A league of their Own)

 

[ashbury]

Still in the theatrical realm, Bugs Bunny's changeup would make him a hall-of-famer.

[Jocko87]

Benny the Jet probably has to wait a few years to be a useful bench piece but he can be the bat boy while he waits.