The Natural (1984)

No mention of the allusions to the various King Arthur myths in the movie/book? Or was this covered elsewhere?

Hearing Ben say Connor McDavid was surprising for me. I live in Edmonton where the Oilers got the first draft pick and got him or some shit. I may live here but I don’t give a shit about hockey. I have to hear that kids name all the time and see him on billboards, so it was weird hearing someone in LA talk about him 😂

Thoughts?

This was one of the long line of movies where I said put loud "oh like that simpsons episode". Homer at bat is pretty much beat for beat along with this movie. Lenny using the wooden leg as a bat to copy Homer's "wonderbat"

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The cut of the movie I watched had Duvall reading a paper with the Whammer where there were reports of a killer murdering pro athletes at the top of their game, the killer already had two high profile murders. It sets it up to look like Hersey is stalking Whammer--he's trying to seduce her but she's kind of put off--but when he's struck out by Redford she starts talking to him. It makes her killing him make more sense. Also they should remake this movie where Redford is a ghost the whole time.

You can add the Cinemax channel to Amazon Prime.

It’s for you Ben- classic

The judge though the darkness was water, and that he was drowning in it. Sounds pretty nice.

Lowest movie coverage to general nonsense ratio yet do you reckon? Fucking loved every minute of it.

Rinku Singh(one of the baseball players discovered in Million Dollar Arm) is currently wrestling in WWE as part of the tag team Indus Sher. That’s some arc

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Anyone have a link to the Cinemax article Rodgers talks about?

Sportstember came and went too fast. Love to get a TIN CUP next season. MAJOR LEAGUE almost too classic. THE FAN would be a great ep but that’s more Fanuary.

I think this movie would've been better if they focused less on the baseball, and instead told a story about how his bat was possessed by an ancient evil tree spirit, who was brought back to life when the lightning struck the tree. Hobbs gains remarkable baseball talent as a result, but it also makes women constantly want to kill him. Once the bat breaks, the curse is lifted... or is it? When he and his son are playing catch at the end, you see Iris slip on a black veil.

Shelby is a bad babysitter.

The scene in Jurassic Park they were trying to remember was John Hammond telling Ellie Sattler to push the button that says “Push to close”. The Boyz need a dinosaur guy.

Ninjavember is back baby! I swear to God they better do Revenge of the ninja!

Curt Schilling was the one with the bloody socks, not Roger Clemens.

I actually switched the NY Mets to the NY Knights on the MLB The Show video game. Same uniforms just like in the film.

Sportstember Octooky/Horror Boyz Ninjavember How about December to Remember where you guys revisit early ABZ movies you did on High and Mighty or T2/Point Break you did early on in ABZ before you figured out the format? Thoughts?

next sportstember let's get some 70's future fake sports, like death race 2000 and rollerball. or maybe just do slapshot.

Shocked they haven't come out with a movie about The Battered Bastards of Baseball's documentary. Kurt Russel's old man ran the league and the Kurt was on the team! Bunch of washed up maniacs making it work. So much fun to see.

These comments are boring.

Wonderbooooy. What is the secret to your powers?

I have a strong feeling this is the favorite movie of some of the most boring people I’ve ever met.

Stanger’s “loves Pepsi” line had me dying

Seriously: do The Great Gatsby book/films like Of Mice And Men! At school I never picked up anything about NC being gay and we certainly weren’t taught it as a theme. That said I think FSF was bi? Going to re-read it, it’s short, Old Sport.

This movie is terrible

Redford and Close playing 19 years old in the beginning? Arnie might say, "this is unbelievable!"

The sugar-free Haribo reviews are “I cant breathe” funny and along the same lines of the laxative sugar-supplement. 😄

Boyz I can only get so tumescent

The scene where Redford offers to help some little boy craft his own baseball bat 😂

The closest I’ve come to seeing this is that I know about Wonderboy from The Simpson’s; three plus hours of ABZ will do nicely though!

This movie was boring as hell

3 hours 20 minutes? Is this just the trailer for the actual episode?