Tag Archives: baseball

42 – Review

Posted on 12. Apr, 2013 by .

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Well, Baseball season is finally here (Go Cardinals!). So, lets get this season in movies started out with a baseball movie. 42 is the story of Jackie Robinson. Harrison Ford plays Branch Rickey, General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He gets the idea that he wants to “break the color barrier” by signing the first […]

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Trouble with the Curve – Review

Posted on 21. Sep, 2012 by .

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Gus Lobel ( Clint Eastwood) is an aging baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves. He is losing his eye sight without the knowledge of his bosses. He needs the help of his daughter Mickey Lobel ( Amy Adams ) to join him to review this new hitter that the Atlanta Braves wish to draft. Along […]

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Moneyball – Review

Posted on 23. Sep, 2011 by .

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Moneyball is about the 2002 Oakland Athletics and the attempt by General Manager Billy Beane’s (Brad Pitt) attempt to rebuild the team after their three largest stars left the team due to free agency.  At the end of the 2001 season the A’s lost Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, and Jason Isringhausen leaving big gaps in the […]

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