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Apr 30 2012
Baseball Has Been Very, Very Good to Me
Note from PW: This is a post from my friend Big Mama…but it could easily have come from my soul too. If you haven't seen For Love of the Game…oh, dear. See it immediately. And watch it fourteen times. The final kiss in the airport is…well, indescribable.
By Big Mama.
Here's something you may or may not care about. I love baseball.
Not baseball on T.V., otherwise known as the most boring thing ever. But real baseball. At the ballpark with a hotdog in one hand and a bag of peanuts in the other, the way God intended.
There is just something about it that's so nostalgic for me. Maybe it's the memories of going to Astros games with my dad when I was little or all the time I spent at Olsen Field while I was a student at Texas A&M, but there are few things better than a couple of hours spent watching a baseball game on a beautiful spring day.
In these days of the glitzy NFL and NBA, I prefer the simplicity of baseball. I know it's had its scandals over the years and has lost some of its luster, but there is something about it that still reeks of vintage Americana. Apple pie. Motherhood.
And if you disagree, then I suggest you go spend an hour or two at a little league park. It's a living picture of how some things never change and a reminder that as long as there are balls and bats, there will be little boys dreaming of hitting a homerun over the right field wall.
So given my love of baseball, it should come as no surprise that I am a sucker for a good baseball movie. Here are my favorites:
1. Bull Durham
Possibly the greatest sports movie ever. Kevin Costner has never been better than he is as Crash Davis. And Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins are equally good. Bull Durham is ultimately as much about relationships and love as it is about baseball, but it all comes together with just the right mix of humor and perfect dialogue.
And if you can listen to Kevin Costner deliver his speech about what he believes in without fanning yourself after it's over, then you're a better woman than me.
2. Field of Dreams
Ray Kinsella is walking through his cornfield when he hears a voice whisper, "If you build it, he will come". And so he plows up the field and builds a baseball diamond. Naturally.
It's about believing in your dreams, following your heart and making old wrongs right. Field of Dreams is the perfect blend of fantasy and baseball with a lot of heart.
3. Stealing Home
This is a sentimental film that's really more about friendship and first love than baseball. Mark Harmon is a washed up baseball player who finds out his first love has died and left her ashes to him to figure out what to do with them and along the way he rediscovers who he is and his love for baseball.
I don't know if I love this movie for what it is or for the soundtrack which is, in my opinion, one of the best movie soundtracks ever. David Foster is a musical genius and this is some of his best work.
4. For Love of the Game
Okay, yes, another Kevin Costner movie about baseball. Maybe I have a problem. Or maybe Kevin Costner has a problem. I don't know and I don't want to examine it too closely.
I just know that I love this movie. Kevin Costner plays (Yes, again. I know.) washed up baseball player, Billy Chapel, pitching his last game. To add to the drama, he's throwing a no-hitter. And throughout the game, Billy is reflecting back about his relationship with ex-girlfriend, Jane Aubrey.
Meanwhile, Jane is at the airport. She's moving to London because she's accepted that nothing is more important to Billy than baseball, but she catches him pitching this final perfect game on T.V. and misses her flight to watch him. After the game, Billy realizes what's most important and rushes to the airport to find Jane and they reconcile and live happily ever after.
I cry every time. Every time.
5. The Sandlot
The Sandlot perfectly captures the nostalgia of baseball and the carefree days of childhood. Scotty Smalls moves to a new town in the summer of 1962 with his mother and step-father and finds himself and the best group of friends a boy could have on the old sandlot where they meet to play daily baseball games and, ultimately, face The Beast.
This movie is why my husband and I both look at each other and sigh "Wendy Peffercorn" when we see the boys at the neighborhood pool trying to impress the cute female lifeguards and also why we've been known to say, "You're killin' me, Smalls".
It's a great movie. You should totally watch it with your kids this summer.
And so those are my personal favorites. Go pop yourself some popcorn, grab some peanuts and Crackerjacks and watch them if you haven't already. And just a warning, you made need a box of Kleenex, too.
176 Comments and 72 Replies
B. Glenn On Monday, April 30 at 3:21 pm
Another good one is "The Rookie". Kid friendly too!
Cathy On Monday, April 30 at 3:44 pm
Oh thank goodness someone said the rookie! Quite possible the best baseball movie ever and a true story making it even better. Totally kid friendly.
61 is good too, Yankees, mickie mantle, etc, not young kid friendly however.
Laurie in MN On Monday, April 30 at 4:03 pm
Jim Morris–the real Jim Morris that this movie is based on–spoke at our annual Credit Union Shareholder (aka cheerleading meeting–yay rah rah) extravaganza they pay us $25 a person to attend. Excellent speaker.
dustoffmom On Monday, April 30 at 6:34 pm
Oh yes, The Rookie for sure. No real baseball movie afficianado can miss this one. Dennis Quaid is perfect as Jim Morris and when the whole dang town turns up at the end…..tears are coming! Love it!
Elizabeth On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:27 am
Exactly what I was coming here to post B. Glenn. The Rookie is a lovely story and full of Dennis Quaidy goodness.
Linda M On Wednesday, May 2 at 11:44 am
This was just on TV the other day. I had forgotten how much I liked it. Also THE NATURAL. The TX Rangers still play that theme music when a homerun is hit. They talked about changing the music and put it to a fan vote and I think the music stayed. I haven't been to a game in the last 2 years, so I hope that is still true.
Bernie On Thursday, May 3 at 7:20 am
I would top my list with THE NATURAL and A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. I'm still trying to get Money Ball on Netflix. And I dont even like Baseball!
Sheri W On Thursday, May 3 at 12:10 pm
I was going to mention The Rookie as well. It makes me cry every time. Great movie!
Sue On Monday, April 30 at 3:26 pm
You forget "Moneyball". I know it's new, but what another great baseball movie, especially about the process of how they got the players, and a manager willing to stick with the team. Great movie!!
I would pick "Field of Dreams" as the overall best baseball movie, what a great family story and who didn't shed a tear when he played catch with his dad. Sniff, sniff.
Jen @ Midwestern Modern Momma On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:44 am
I am so happy someone (Sue!) mentioned "Moneyball"! We watched it this winter over my break and fell in love with the film. My husband and I are baseball fanatics…we love a good pitcher's duel. We love stats. We love the "bits" of the game. Moneyball gets right down in there and exposes all of that. Some people complain that it is too much about tactics and not enough about the heart of the game. I would argue that it marries both beautifully. The book is on my summer porch-time reading list for sure!
And "Field of Dreams"? It is my favorite baseball film of all time, if not my favorite film period. It is perfection. I cry over Moonlight Graham and the blue hats. I cry over Ray and his dad having a catch. I cry over the beauty of that farm house on its perfect little hill.
I need to go home and watch it again:)
Angela T. On Monday, April 30 at 3:27 pm
The Natural. To me – this is one of the most beautiful films ever. The ball hitting the lights at the end, the music swelling, the tears on Glenn Close's face and then she is laughing. And then it all fades to black before going to a wheat field. Truly stunning.
Victoria On Monday, April 30 at 3:36 pm
I totally agree. I love the other movies (actually, I haven't seen the Mark Harmon one) but The Natural certainly should be on the list. Besides being an awesome movie, who doesn't love Robert Redford?!
dustoffmom On Monday, April 30 at 6:36 pm
Oh Victoria, me. ' Me' fills that bill. Other than The Sting I really do not like Redford all that much. Never understood all the hoopla there. Give me Kevin Costner any day.
Big Mama On Monday, April 30 at 7:26 pm
I agree about The Natural, but I had to limit it to my personal five favorites.
Flatlander (Linda) On Monday, April 30 at 7:35 pm
Love, love, love this movie … one of my favorites.
Ally On Monday, April 30 at 8:34 pm
Yes – how is it possible to leave out The Natural? Tops with Field of Dreams and BD. And the Rookie? And A League of Their Own?
I love baseball movies berry berry much.
Marty On Monday, April 30 at 8:53 pm
Ohhhh, I loved the natural too. I am a sucker for baseball and for the many movies.
ck On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:31 am
And The Natural is an allegory based on the King Arthur stories. There are theses written on this – amazing! All kinds of symbolism: his name Roy means King, battle of good vs. evil, his team is The Knights, the motives of temptation, Pop Fisher is the Fisher King (of Holy Grail fame), Roy as Sir Perceval who makes the Wasteland (ruin of society disguised by a baseball field) into something pure again.
It is based on a story by Bernard Malamud in 1952.
SusanT On Tuesday, May 1 at 3:53 pm
Yes, absolutely, The Natural. Wonderful movie. The book is great, too, but the ending is different. More realistic, less Hollywood.
Shandra On Monday, April 30 at 3:29 pm
Rookie of the Year and all of the Major League installments are favorites of mine in addition to the ones you've listed. There is just something about baseball movies…………….they're timeless. Love 'em!
Shelby On Monday, April 30 at 3:33 pm
I like you both also am a baseball girl! A League of Their Own is another awesome movie to add!
Kayce On Monday, April 30 at 4:54 pm
Yea! I am glad you got this one. I LOVE THIS MOVIE! The others are great as well.
Staci On Monday, April 30 at 9:53 pm
I agree…you simply cannot forget the best female baseball movie… girls like baseball too!
dobes On Tuesday, May 1 at 4:00 am
SOOO glad you mentioned this one. I love baseball, love the article, but was a little bothered by the frequent references to men or boys DOING things while girls stand by being impressed or adoring. A League of their Own is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I always cry at the end when they sing their song again.
Mary Frances Ellison On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:11 am
Can't believe that "A League of Their Own" didn't make it onto Big Mama's Top 5 Baseball Movies list! For me, it's tied with "Bull Durham" as my all-time, absolute favourite baseball movie. Like "Bend It Like Beckham" (for soccer), it's a movie that shows girls/women as active participants in sports – not just spectators! It's pretty family-friendly, too – my kids (boy 14 and girl 11) have grown up seeing this movie regularly. (And it's directed by a woman, too – Penny Marshall … formerly Laverne of "Laverne and Shirley", who also directed "Big".)
Elizabeth On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:30 am
A League of Their Own of course. I caught pieces of this the other day and it was as good as ever….even better.
Jamie On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:48 am
Thanks for including A League of their Own. That was a great story of that time in history.
pvfrompv On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:52 am
Ditto that for me – Love "League"!
Alderene On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:12 am
My 12 year old son play select baseball, so we spend at least 5 days of the week at the ballfield. I made him watch A Leage of Their Own so he would know about the history, but also so he would know where the phrase "There's no crying in baseball" cam from. He really liked it. Unfortunately, he now calls his little sister "Stillwell, angel".
Anne On Wednesday, May 2 at 7:34 am
A League of Their Own is my favorite. My husband just said to our 6yo daughter this weekend, "THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!!" They were practicing her batting and she was upset about something. She looked at him like "oh, that's a rule? Okay, I'm cool!"
Carol from Ohio On Monday, April 30 at 3:34 pm
Lots of laughs are in store if you watch Major League…yep, it's a young Charlie Sheen who stars in it.
Carole On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:18 am
I have a soft spot for that movie since we get to see our old County Stadium whenever we watch that movie.
I was at County Stadium for the last game played there, and met a woman whose father brought her to the very first game when she was 8.
I still get goosebumps thinking of Bob Uecker giving his speech at County as they shut the lights out on the field. I think most of these movies give that same feeling.
Aimee from Milwaukee On Tuesday, May 1 at 1:51 pm
Love that movie. I got to work (bartend) for the premiere party. I remember thinking Charlie looked goofy with those shaved sideburns
Lori On Wednesday, May 2 at 7:56 am
Major League is one of my all time favorite movies. I could probably quote the whole thing. I watch it everytime it's on!
judy On Friday, May 25 at 7:55 am
my sons watched Major league so much even I have the movie memorized. My favorite memory though was of my son's high school game. State quarterfinals, his best friend was pitching, he was at second. He went to the mound and told him, I just have one thing to say to you, strike this …Guy out. Watching from the fence, I knew exactly what he was saying. It wasn't till he was in college and watched the unedited version he knew what the missing words were.
Bridget in Minnesota On Monday, April 30 at 3:36 pm
Candlesticks are always nice!!!!
Virginia On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:16 am
See where she's registered, maybe a place setting or silverware pattern… okay, let's get two!
Jackie On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:43 pm
Honey, everybody deserves to wear white.
(…but Annie's most memorable line for me was her brutally honest observation the "The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness.")
Jolene On Tuesday, May 1 at 2:25 pm
HA! Everytime I see a conference on the mound during a ball game, that comes to mind. That and "as you can see, we are dealing with some really serious 'stuff' here!"
Lori Dos On Wednesday, May 2 at 11:17 am
LOVE that line! My brother and I were just texting about Mothers Day and texted these lines to each other. One of my favorites, and Kevin Costner's best (IMHO)!
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh On Monday, April 30 at 3:41 pm
I'm not a baseball movie fan at all but Rookie of the Year holds a special place in my heart. (Then it makes me feel really old to see the kid in the American Reunion movie! He was going through puberty when RotY was filming and his voice was all squeaky)
Marty On Monday, April 30 at 3:42 pm
The other great thing about "For Love of the Game" is that Billy Chapel is pitching for MY team, the Detroit Tigers!!! Love that movie!
Kristen On Monday, April 30 at 3:43 pm
you had me at The Sandlot! "For. Ev. ER."
but . . . A League of Their Own? gotta be on the list
Lynette On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:54 am
Brynn On Monday, April 30 at 3:45 pm
I heartly agree with you! I own all of those movies except Stealing Home, which I have not seen yet…but will do so now.
One of the things I love about texting on my cell phone is the ability to make my own typing shortcuts. Therefore, simply entering "ykms" automatically turns into "You're KILLIN me, Smalls!". I will love The Sandlot "FOR-EV-ER"!
And seriously? Kevin Costner OWNS baseball movies. I cannot even tell you how many lines from Bull Durham and Field of Dreams have made it into my family's lexicon. "What are you saying, Ray?", "Dog and a beer", "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains".
I have to stop now and go have a movie marathon. Thanks for reminding me of how much fun our National Pastime can be!
trishie On Monday, April 30 at 4:00 pm
"Major League"? everytime i hear that intro music i know its my beloved TRIBE!! love, love, LOVE MAJOR LEAGUE! i run like mays but i catch like hayes! you may run like mays but you hit like SH@T!
Jillian On Monday, April 30 at 4:03 pm
I could not agree more with this list!
Bull Durham is by far, the greatest Baseball movie. Ever.
pvfrompv On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:54 am
I couldn't agree more – it's perfect
diamondkelt On Friday, May 4 at 11:51 am
I love the whole dialogue between Crash and Annie is always great. It's like they're always toying with each other to see whose more clever *lol* it's great ^_^
I memorized that whole "I Believe" speech too one night because it's so epic.
Andrea On Monday, April 30 at 4:23 pm
I have to say that A League of Their Own and The Rookie are great, but one of my favorites is actually Angels in the Outfield. I have many personal reasons why this movie means so much to me, but Christopher Lloyd… come on.. who doesn't love him?!
Oh and There's Fever Pitch, and The Bad News Bears, and Major League… I could go on…
Laura On Monday, April 30 at 11:09 pm
Yes! Fever Pitch.. Another baseball movie that's fun to watch.
Miz Boo On Monday, April 30 at 4:25 pm
Don't you care for The Natural?
I love Bull Durham, League of our own, Field of Dreams and The Natural.
I love baseball movies…more than I love baseball….
CaliJilly On Wednesday, May 2 at 1:58 pm
Yes! The Natural. The best baseball movie ever. John Goodman was also great in the movie "The Babe" about Babe Ruth.
And going to see a baseball game: one of the great joys in life. Go Dodgers!
Jennifer On Monday, April 30 at 4:36 pm
I went to the Durham Bull's game this very afternoon. The fun was enhanced since it was a work outing. Missing work at the ball game on a sunny afternoon – not much better than that!
RazzBari On Monday, April 30 at 4:36 pm
I saw Ree in Wichita a few weeks ago and expressed my disappointment that A League of Their Own didn't make it farther in the Tom Hanks movie poll… 8)
And I recently checked Moneyball out from the library and then had to go get my own copy – and I'm not a huge Brad Pitt fan.
Anybody seen Rhubarb, about the cat that inherits a baseball team? A great oldie!
PenPen On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:59 am
My husband has turned me into a baseball fan and we watch the baseball movies when ever possible, but I have never heard of Rhubarb and I'm a digital librarian who purchases movies. I need to research this one. Thanks!
Joni On Monday, April 30 at 4:43 pm
A League of Their Own.
Stacey On Monday, April 30 at 4:48 pm
Stealing Home is one of my favorite movies! I'm tickled to see it made your list! Most people I mention it to go, huh? And I'm with Shelby – Love League of Their Own!
Jaimie On Monday, April 30 at 4:56 pm
Bull Durham is my favorite movie of all time. We are constantly quoting lines from it around the house (Bridget – the candlesticks line is a favorite of mine as well!). Only downside is that there is no way to clean it up so as to be kid-friendly so my son will have to wait until he is much older to see it.
The Rookie and League of Their Own are also outstanding (despite not having Kevin Costner – we share that affliction, Big Mama!)
Merri Jo On Monday, April 30 at 5:18 pm
The "airlines version" is so good, and we watched it on a cable network that dubbed out the child (and me) inappropriate parts….made it much more enjoyable for all of us to enjoy together. I've been told (haven't checked it out) that the PG versions the airlines show can be purchased.
Charlynne On Monday, April 30 at 5:04 pm
I love baseball and a good baseball movie. Like some other previous commenters, The Natural is high on my list. Classic!
Karen I. On Monday, April 30 at 5:15 pm
You're killing me, Smalls! That is my hubby's favorite saying! I laugh every single time he says it to me. The secret to a great marriage…laughter..and being called Smalls.
Monie On Monday, April 30 at 5:15 pm
My husband and I are really huge baseball fans. We love the game. We especially love the minor leagues. The players at that level are so 'hungry' for their tickets 'up'…every single play is executed to their maximum personal best. It's an intensity that is palpable from the stands, and makes for VERY exciting baseball…love little leagues, too…lots of intensity there, as well.
Paula B. On Monday, April 30 at 8:10 pm
We have a great farm team of the Red Sox here in Rhode Island, and they have such family friendly events all through the season, go PawSox! And, we are close enough to get to Cape Cod which has a well known summer league of college talent. Let's hear it for summer and baseball and Kevin Costner and Robert Redford and great baseball movies, phew!
Rebecca in OK On Monday, April 30 at 5:20 pm
I love baseball movies.
Moneyball…….A League of Their Own…..Eight Men Out……and all those you mentioned…..FEVER PITCH! (love it)……The Natural……The Rookie……ah, the boys of summer. (And the girls, too.)
Linda P. On Monday, April 30 at 5:35 pm
I realize this is about movies, but I have to mention the late humanitarian and great Pgh. Pirate who first said in the 1960s, "Baseball has been very, very good to me." It was, of course, Roberto Clemente.
Flatlander (Linda) On Monday, April 30 at 7:40 pm
Have tickets to see the Pirates play on May 10th … at PNC Park in Pittsburgh … love baseball in the flesh … not so much on TV … nothing like BEING right in the middle of it all with the players, the field, the weather, the fans, a dog and a beer … what a GREAT American sport!
Tina On Monday, April 30 at 8:58 pm
I get a chill- and a warm heat- just seeing the words "Roberto Clemente"
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) On Monday, April 30 at 5:43 pm
Sure shootin', this Ozark Farm Chick love the game…not on TV but I do love to play it, I love to the atmosphere of a great stadium and enjoy each and every movie ya mentioned here plus some. :o)
The Rookie probably tops the list here for me with the Sandlot comin' in a close second! Woohoo…ya gotta love it!!!
From the happy movie watchin' baseball playin' hills and hollers of the beautiful Missouri Ponderosa, ya'll have a gloriously blessed day now…ya hear??? :o)
Jean On Monday, April 30 at 6:17 pm
Even though it's not on the list I love League of Their Own. I won't cry though "cause there's no crying in baseball". My now grown kids use this on my grandchildren as well as "you're killin me Smalls". Makes me laugh every time.
This is a perfect, perfect post for those of us that love baseball movies and baseball. Either one is a fun way to pass a long summer night.
Well done Big Mama!
dustoffmom On Monday, April 30 at 6:42 pm
'Play Ball'! Magic words. And I must confess that I can not, simply can not, rise for the National Anthem at any event that at the end I do not say, in my head) PLAY BALL! Every dang time!
T. On Monday, April 30 at 6:48 pm
4 of my favorite movies EVER. My entire family jokes about my love of Kevin Costner baseball movies. And I will watch anything with a young Mark Harmon…..I'm shallow, so sue me
Kim On Monday, April 30 at 7:12 pm
"Clear the mechanism" – Name that movie and character! One of my favorite quotes.
Ally On Monday, April 30 at 8:37 pm
I was just thinking that! For Love of the Game
Flatlander (Linda) On Monday, April 30 at 7:38 pm
Bull Durham … Susan Sarandon and Kevin Costner together … she was SO eccentric … loved her jewelry, clothes, house, everything about her … GREAT actress. I believe that's where she and Tim Robbins met and (until recently) had a long relationship. Love, love, love baseball movies … each one is special in its own way. GO CUBS!
Patti Rabbit On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:06 am
My favorite part of Bull Durham is when they dance and he polishes her toenails and when he tells her what he believes in. I love baseball. I don't have any kids, but I have neices and nephews and great neices and great nephews that play. I can't wait every year till the opening day of Little League baseball starts. I keep my chair and a blanket in my car at all times. I make Crazy Crackers and take them to pass around to my fellow fans. I don't live close to a major league team. We have a minor league team in New Orleans, the Zephyrs. I have been to one Atlanta Braves game and I saw the Mets play when I went to New York. I do watch it on tv, too. I love baseball and baseball movies.
Robin ~ PENSIEVE On Monday, April 30 at 7:46 pm
Here's the thing–I don't love the game so much but I LIKE baseball movies!
I'd add The Natural (I love it every time) but one that surprised me was Fever Pitch; maybe I like the back story on that one, but it exceeded expectation and made me a Jimmy Fallon fan when I had never given him the time of day before :).
Mary Frances Ellison On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:28 am
I was just thinking the same thing about Fever Pitch – great movie about baseball fans (as in fanatics!), and the fact that they were shooting the movie about the Boston Red Sox (spoiler alert) during the year that the perpetually heart-breaking Sox actually won the pennant (making them have to re-write the ending of the movie!) is amazing … and Jimmy Fallon absolutely won my heart with this performance. The first evening he spends with Drew Barrymore's character is the BEST FIRST DATE EVER!
Alicia Hall On Monday, April 30 at 8:07 pm
Sandlot is one of my all-time favorite movies. I always want s'more. Some more of what? S'more of the Sandlot.
Nancy in AZ On Monday, April 30 at 8:29 pm
Big Mama, I'm with you! I love the real thing, going to the ballpark. I'm also fortunate to live in an area the has lots of spring training and cannot tell you how great it is to go to those games, so much closer to the players and action.
I'm wondering if you have read the book Calico Joe by John Grisham? I just finished it and it is a great baseball story.
ronnie rae On Monday, April 30 at 8:34 pm
If you ever want to see a "cute" baseball movie, watch Fever Ptich with Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. If you have already seen it, then please disregard this comment. P.S. If you have seen it, what did you think?
Beckie M On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:17 pm
As a Red Sox fan, someone who grew up watching the team from behind the dugout, I love it — and LOVE it even more because they filmed it over the season, and then had to add extra footage for the first World Series victory!
Donna On Monday, April 30 at 8:56 pm
I'm watching the Rangers play on TV (wishing I were in the stands) as I read your post. The most precious memories I have growing up is when we would drive from Ft. Worth to Nacogdoches, TX to visit my grandmother. We would leave after Daddy got off work and on the way down during spring and summer, we would listen to the ballgame as we drove. We didn't have air in the car, so the windows were down and the breeze flitted through and all was silent as we listened. My brother and I in the back seat, Mother and Daddy up front and we chugged along. I can still smell the air and hear the announcers call the plays. Makes me smile and cry at the same time.
Jill On Tuesday, May 1 at 4:50 pm
That brought back memories for me as well. I remember car rides without air conditioning or anyone wearing seatbelts. We listened to baseball, football and basketball games on the radio driving to my grandparent's house, and in some ways I still like listening to them that way.
LET'S GO RANGERS!! CLAP* CLAP* clap clap clap
Nikki H On Monday, April 30 at 8:59 pm
Baseball movies are the best! Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and A League of Their Own are at the top of my list.
Suzanne W On Monday, April 30 at 10:16 pm
Well said Nikki H, to name but a few… GREATS
Tina On Monday, April 30 at 9:03 pm
A goofy oldie is "It Happens Every Spring" with Ray Milland as inventor who concocts a baseball that can't be hit.
kath On Monday, April 30 at 9:20 pm
"You're killin' me Smalls!" is THE most often quoted movie line in my household!
Alderene On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:16 am
We get that one and "You throw like a girl!"
T Weave On Monday, April 30 at 9:31 pm
If nothing else than Robert Redford The Natural has got to be on the best baseball movie list.
Lori T. On Monday, April 30 at 9:48 pm
Having been forced to sit through hours and hours of my older brother's little league games as a child, I have never enjoyed baseball as a sport but Bull Durham is one my all time favorite movies! My husband is in a band and had to fire a member – my first suggestion was to say "The organization has decided to make a change!"
Jen W. On Monday, April 30 at 9:56 pm
I love Field of Dreams and A League of Their Own…but oh my goodness…someone else who feels the same way about Stealing Home as me! That soundtrack is part of my soul! LOVE David Foster's work in this movie.
Suzanne W On Monday, April 30 at 10:14 pm
Oh Ree! I couldn't agree more, I just love Baseball, and coming from New Zealand, we very rarely get to see any, other than by cable tv, just watched the Yankees win the other day. I was most fortunate on my trip to the States last year to see the LA Dodgers play the Cardinals, I was in seventh heaven, Dodger Dog in one hand and Coke and Pretzel in the other, this was hard to accomplish due to their size and only having two hands. It was the most spectacular thing I have ever seen (the game that is), not me juggling the contents fo my hands. Unfortnately the Dodgers lost, but it was the best thing I have ever experienced.. Just love love love it.. And hope to be back to the States sometime in the future to see more. My dream is to see the Yankee's play… I am a huge Yankee's fan.
rachel On Monday, April 30 at 10:25 pm
the sandlot is definitely my #1 baseball movie….rookie is #2. i literally have watched the sandlot hundreds of times.
SusanL On Monday, April 30 at 10:56 pm
Big Mama, I love Baseball AND all of these movies
In addition to live baseball, I submit that listening to a baseball game on the radio is pure magic.
Angella On Monday, April 30 at 10:57 pm
Oh thank goodness that I'm not the only one who cries every time I watch "For the Love of the Game"!!!
That movies gets me every single time… it is my guilty pleasure… right up there with Steel Magnolias for when I need a good cry!
Cat Cooks in WI On Monday, April 30 at 11:04 pm
You left out "The Natural" (absolutely the best baseball film EVER made) and "A League Of Their Own"? Really?
montanarose On Monday, April 30 at 11:25 pm
Oh, no! You left out two of my favorite BB movies: "Major League" (only the original, mind you; not the excruciatingly execrable sequel) and "A League Of Their Own." Not to mention "The Natural," and not just because of Robert Redford, although that sure didn't hurt any.
I say this as a girl who grew up loving baseball and learning how to keep a box score by listening to Yankees and Red Sox games on the radio. In high school, I worked summers as an usherette (yes; they really called us that!) at our local Triple A St. Louis Cardinals affiliate in the Pioneer League.
The funniest thing about that summer job is that all the other girls coveted it because they wanted to meet and date (so to speak) the players; I coveted it because I got to watch the games and get PAID for it! And to work on my box scoring skills . . .
Elizabeth On Monday, April 30 at 11:45 pm
Another good baseball movie is THE NATURAL. First of all it is starring Robert Redford so what's not to love. And second it shows how events in life can have a profound effect on your future.
wifemothereventplanner On Monday, April 30 at 11:55 pm
I love that movie too! This post was so timely – we all must be on the same blogging wavelength! I just wrote a post called,"Is a fair weather fan better than no fan at all?" Anyway – keep post big mama and I'll keep reading!
KrisDot On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:07 am
Funny – I can't stand 'real' baseball. I've always found it horribly boring, generally speaking. I do, however, oddly find myself a sucker for 'light-hearted' baseball movies. I say 'light-hearted', because I've never seen The Natural, and tried to watch A Field of Dreams *once* and fell asleep.
My faves, in no particular order: A League of Their Own, The Rookie, The Sandlot, Bull Durham, and Fever Pitch (I know, it's more 'themed' around baseball, than really a movie 'about' baseball).
KrisDot On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:08 am
(And I pray my son will never want to play baseball!)
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When your son decides to play baseball is when you will fall in love with watching it.
Melissa O. On Wednesday, May 9 at 1:16 pm
This is SO true! I absolutely hated football until my son started playing and now I love the game.
And he just started wrestling last year…..thought I would absolutely HATE it, but I LOVE watching him (unless he's being pinned : ) Such an intense sport!!!
Carrie On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:46 am
Oh man, I'm a sucker for a good baseball movie… I've never seen Stealing Home though… thanks for the heads up. hahaha I love that Ree has two Aggie contributors… I KNEW there was a reason I loved this blog so much! I was a Diamond Darling when I was at A&M, so I spent many hours soaking up the Magic of Olsen Field. Have you been back to see the "new" stadium?
Oh, and I would add *61 so this list as well!!
Big Mama On Tuesday, May 1 at 5:05 pm
Carrie! I was a Diamond Darling at A&M too! Small world.
I went back and saw the new stadium earlier this spring. It's incredible. Hoping to go back if we end up hosting a regional.
Alice On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:49 am
Ohhhhh baseball!!! My hubby and I live baseball every season. The minor leagues especially. We are booster club members for the Lynchburg Hillcats, the high A Affliate of the Atlanta Braves. I know TMI, but I could go on and on…………Baseball movies??? Interesting, but not that much.
Give me a field, a sunny day, 18 guys playing hard, a beer and a hot dog…….nothing better!!!!
Alice in Virginia
Becca On Tuesday, May 1 at 2:51 am
I have to confess that I simply do not get professional sports. I can see the appeal of playing, being part of a team, or watching your friends play, but I just can't get excited about watching a bunch of multi millionaires hanging out and doing something the rest of us would do as a hobby. I may as well drive to a country club and peer through the window. Skill is interesting, but it's not forty-times-a-nurse's-salary interesting.
Having said that, I do love a good sports film. Field of Dreams is amazing, even for those who don't really know anything about baseball (it's more of a women's sport over here). It has certainly inspired me to learn more about the history.
Nolatari On Tuesday, May 1 at 3:52 am
I'm also thrilled to see 'Stealing Home' on your list! It's one of the hidden treasures that got overlooked when it came out and I'm always so happy when someone recognizes its goodness. That and 'Summer School' are the reasons I call Mark Harmon projects "Hollywood Comfort Food."
Lyn On Tuesday, May 1 at 4:22 am
The boy went through a baseball movie thing when he was little and we watched The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year and Angels in the Outfield over and over and over. STILL my favorites. And A League of Their Own is a movie that can be watched and enjoyed anytime and anywhere in this house. LOL
Big BRAVES Girl On Monday, May 7 at 8:27 am
So glad to see someone finally mentioned Angels In The Outfield. One of my all time favorite movies. However, I love practically anything that has to do with baseball. Especially the hot dogs and Turner Field. GO BRAVES!!
Angie On Tuesday, May 1 at 5:32 am
AMEN! I LOVE some real baseball at the park and pretty much any baseball movie too
Lynne Baker On Tuesday, May 1 at 6:06 am
I am a huge baseball fan and love all of these movies listed. If you are a big Red Sox fan, like I am ,then Fever Pitch with Jimmy Fallon is the best. Sandlot is my second favorite, followed by Field of Dreams.
jeannie On Tuesday, May 1 at 6:13 am
My sister says, "You're killing me, Smalls," all the time to me. Then we laugh.
Brenda On Tuesday, May 1 at 6:32 am
The Rookie is my favorite baseball movie. The whole family can watch!
Val On Tuesday, May 1 at 6:35 am
Great post!! Love baseball movies. My favorite two are definitely Bull Durham and A League of Their Own. Summer time, baseball and Go Cubs!!!
Liz On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:20 am
I love baseball. National Anthem at a Little League game makes me tear up every time. My older son catches in Little League and I before every game I tell him to tell the batter what pitch is coming. (joke as they are not old enough to throw anything except wild pitches, balls and an occasional strike!)
I can't believe no one mentioned "8 Men Out." John Cusack named 'Buck', in a straw hat, playing catch with kids in an alley!!!! Swoon!
Pamc On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:39 am
We say "you're killin' me, Smalls" all the time too!
marci Jenkins On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:48 am
I love going to the local Old Time Baseball games. Greenfield Village in Michigan has games every Saturday in the summer. You sit on the grass, with picnic lunch and watch the game. This game is played the original way, the pitcher wants the batter to hit the ball (fielding is the thing), no helmets, no big mitts and authentic bats, balls and costume. I prefer any game other than the pro stuff, even little league once they really start playing ball.
Megan B On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:50 am
My son's nickname is Smalls because of the Sandlot. It doesn't get much better than that movie.
Andrea Wilson On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:12 am
I just watched the Sandlot on Sunday with my 7 year old. Such fantastic memories for me and it was the first time he has seen it. And he loved it! Naturally.
Heather L. On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:18 am
The Sandlot is our household favorite…….but mine has to be 61*…..Thomas Jane and Barry Pepper rocked it! To bad they had to put Mark McGwire at the end…guys like him take away the natural luster from the great ones : (
Gregory Erickson On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:25 am
There is no better baseball movie than "The Natural". Robert Redford absolutely nailed it!!
ck On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:33 am
Does anyone remember the two oldies:
Damn Yankees and Pride of the Yankees (Gary Cooper)? Both awesome.
pvfrompv On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:08 am
Pride of the Yankees makes me cry every single time – Gary Cooper was heartbreaking.
JENNIFER D. On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:42 am
I am so glad that you love these 2 oldies , too,ck ! Yes, I still watch them when I can catch them on. Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig was outstanding. My hubby likes the movie but it is difficult for us both to watch as his Mother died from ALS,aka., Lou Gehrig's disease. But it is such an inspirational movie.That line, "TODAY I FEEL LIKE I AM THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE", a little paraphrasing, given by Cooper as quoted by Gehrig makes me grab the kleenix every time. For a lighter baseball movie I still like Angels In The Outfield ! Love the Natural and Field of Dreams and so many others. I cannot believe anyone would not "get" the appeal of Robert Redford, must be watching his movies with their eyes closed ! But each to his own……………..Yea, baseball movies……………….!
ck On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:12 pm
I am so glad I'm not alone!! Jennifer did you see my reply to comment #3 about The Natural? (It's too mentally exhausting to re-post it here…8-)).
And I still sing to myself, "What Lola wants…..Lola gets…."
Becky B. On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:41 am
You named just about every great baseball movie ever and Costner..sigh…And little league is the best baseball! I love the chants.
Beccy Home-eccy On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:43 am
The scene in Bull Durham when Kevin Costner paints Susan Sarandon's toenails in bed has to be one of the all time greatest sexy movie scenes!!! Oh, my! The "speech" is, too!
Ever since that movie, I wanted to get married so my husband could paint my toenails…. and now he DOES! Oh, my, my, my!!
Michelle On Tuesday, May 1 at 8:59 am
What a great post! I grew up watching baseball and have a thing for baseball movies. I have not seen "Stealing Home", but with the mention of Mark Harmon I will have to watch it. My 13 year old daughter watches "the Sandlot" on a regular basis. And laughs and laughs! But I think that "Field of Dreams" will always have a special place in my heart.
elz On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:13 am
My kids have grown up with these two sayings, "You're killin' me, Smalls" and "There's no crying in baseball."
Melissa On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:17 am
Since I am a yankee fan and BAD tickets go for $200 a pop I have to watch at home. And I have grown to like it except for summer afternoon games. But I love Costner and all of his baseball movies. He is a really good player in real life too. Not to mention a real fan too.
karen On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:26 am
I love baseball too. And my 12-year-old is going to soon play his last little league game after 7 years. sniff, sniff. I'm going to miss it all!!! So thank you for the great list of movies. A couple I hadn't heard of so I'm putting them on the netflix list to enjoy.
elizabeth On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:34 am
I love love love baseball too. There is nothing better than sitting outside on a beautiful spring day and taking in all the atmosphere of a baseball game. The beautiful sky, the pretty green grass, the hot dogs and baseball-game-pickle (yooge), all the people and of course the game. Its one of my favorite things to do.
jamie On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:45 am
Big Mama! I didn't know that you're from Houston and went to A&M…me too! Have you been to Bluebell Park yet? I haven't actually been inside, but the grass around it is perfect for tailgating!
And I definitely agree with you on The Sandlot. That was my boyfriend and my's first date…sittin' on the couch watching Benny in his PF Flyers
Kate On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:56 am
Stealing Home is one of my favorites too! It is a hidden gem in the world of movies out there. Not many people have heard of it. Thanks for giving it a nod!
COCowgirl On Tuesday, May 1 at 9:59 am
Love Sandlot!!! This was a staple with my kids and myself. We still say…"L7 Weanie" and "You're killing me smalls". It is an american classic
K M On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:01 am
I've seen all those movies and liked them all–often for different reasons. I've been on a baseball fling lately in movie viewing and reading. I saw someone mentioned Calico Joe by John Grisham. I also finished The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. Both use baseball as a backdrop for exploring major character issues.
It's good to have other outlets since my poor KC Royals just can't seem to get it together. Gosh I miss the old days of George Brett, Dan Quisenberry, Frank White, Bret Saberhagen, Willie Wilson, etc. The games just held more promise back then. Still, I can't just turn my back on the young guys entirely. If only they could win with a little more frequency.
Connie On Thursday, May 3 at 11:19 am
I'm with you. I also live in the KC area.and love to go to Kaufman Stadium. Would like to see the Royals do better, but with the way the baseball league lets money decide where the better players go, I don't see much changing.
Penny On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:07 am
Ok – you are my baseball movie sistah, but I would put The Sandlot first and Moneyball has to be in their somewhere. Perhaps we should do the top ten. Five is just too hard.
Corinne On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:09 am
Kevin Costner and Baseball. Amen!
Susan @ Afford Your Passions On Tuesday, May 1 at 3:14 pm
I totally agree! Field of Dreams is my favorite, because it can reduce both my husband and I to tears (my husband's father died when he was a teenager).
Stacey On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:13 am
I love your post! My husband, son, and I use the same "You're killin' me, Smalls!" line on a regular basis!!
Kris On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:19 am
I've never seen For Love of the Game.You should have posted a spoiler alert.
Carole On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:22 am
"Man that ball got outta here in a hurry. I mean anything travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?"
Lyn On Monday, May 7 at 8:36 am
that's probably my favorite line from Bull Durham. And love the scene where they're all standing at the pitcher's mound discussing what to get as a wedding gift to the player that's getting married !
Peg Mayor On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:38 am
I have three boys that play ball plus an 81-year-old dad that still plays softball 3 days a week. If you have kids, a great movie is "Little Big League." It's about a boy that inherits the Twins from his grandfather and manages them for a season. Great cameos by Ken Griffey, Jr. Terrific movie for all ages.
Our personal favorites here are The Rookie and Sandlot. We also found a quirky one called The Scout about a washed up sports agent sent to Mexico to scout (as punishment) and finds a phenom. Very funny stuff. Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks.
Jennifer H. On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:39 am
Oh my gosh. I didn't think ANYONE remembered Stealing Home besides me!!! I loved that movie- and you are so right – the soundtrack is amazing. Anything with Mark Harmon is magic, but you really should see this if you can!
Kathy On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:44 am
"And just a warning, you made need a box of Kleenex, too."
There's no crying in baseball!!! LOL
Maryland Reader On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:26 pm
I love Bull Durham, but A League of Their Own is a close second. Tom Hanks is absolutely brilliant in it.
The Natural and Moneyball are my other faves. Brad Pitt was really good in Moneyball–he made me forget he was BRAD PITT.
Alyson On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:51 am
I agree with you Mel, baseball is Americana. I love going out to the baseball fields and seeing the liitle ones playing. I have 5 neices and nephews playing this year and went last night to watch three of them. Made me really miss playing softball in my high school days. It was such a beautiful night, everyone was in good spirits and it was just such a good time. Makes me a bit teary eyed.
I've seen a few of your picks and of course would add A League of Their Own to your list. Great movie!
Angela On Tuesday, May 1 at 10:59 am
The baseball season doesn't officially start at our house until we have seen Sandlot, Bull Durham and Major League. My son's dugouts are just full of one-liner's from these movies. "Juuust a bit outside".
Tricia Neron On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:14 am
You forgot "The Natural" with Robert Redford, best baseball movie ever!!!
Alderene On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:18 am
When my 12 year old is in a slump, my husband will say "Get the bucket of chicken Momma. We need to pray to Jobu."
Gina On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:49 am
One of my favorites is "Benchwarmers"! Funny and sweet – especially when the 'mean' boys finally see what a jerk their coach is being and let the "nerds" score. Play ball!
Blazngfyre On Tuesday, May 1 at 11:50 am
Stealing Home was just so-so for me.
I prefer The Natural, A League of Their Own, 61 or even Bad News Bears!
I too love my baseball movies … A LOT!
Jackie On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:19 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my baseball-loving heart, Big Mama! I live about as far away from a ball park as a girl can get (England) and can't begin to tell you how badly I get the pulls to be sitting on a centerfield bleacher…on a hot, sunny afternoon when the rest of the world is working…sipping iced tea and waitin' for the wave with the glove-handed kids…watching the game from behind. It's a big slice of heaven on earth!
Anna On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:37 pm
What? Where is 'A League of Their Own?'
There's no CRYING in BASEBALL ….. hahahahahahaha
marcia On Tuesday, May 1 at 12:39 pm
Field of Dreams is my favorite. In the book, by Ray Kinsella, James Earl Jones' character is J.D Salinger. (yep, The Catcher in the Rye guy) It was a stroke of genius to change the name and cast Jones just so he could give that wonderful essay on Baseball.
What a magnificant voice!
My favorite book on Baseball is Rodger Kahn's "The Boys of Summer" , I was a devoted Brookyn Dodger fan. There was a documentry made of it and its worth a watch.
Major League is to baseball like Slap Shot in to Hockey. Love them both!
SusanT On Wednesday, May 2 at 4:49 pm
It wasn't just a stroke of geniue. J.D. Salinger refused to let his name be used. I agree, James Earl Jones is wonderful. And I love that movie. "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa." Even though I'm not from Iowa, that line gets me every time.
Marie M.C. On Tuesday, May 1 at 1:00 pm
OMG. "Bang the Drum Slowly". Go see it NOW. Best baseball movie EVER.
Marie M.C. On Tuesday, May 1 at 1:15 pm
Pride of the Yankees. Gary Cooper. That speech. How could I forget. Also another 1950s black and white and funny: Angels in the Backfield.
Marie M.C. On Tuesday, May 1 at 3:04 pm
Bad News Bears. With Walter Matthau. I love baseball movies. And of course they're not about baseball but use baseball as a setting for the ups and downs, the friendships, the hardship, the joy, the good, bad and ugly of this wonderful life.
Marian On Wednesday, May 2 at 10:19 am
Yes, yes, yes, to Bang the Drum Slowly.
SusanT On Wednesday, May 2 at 4:50 pm
Marie M.C.,
Bad News Bears! Thank you. Absolutely LOVE that movie.
Marty On Thursday, May 3 at 11:56 am
YES!!! I love this movie! Michael Moriarty and Robert DeNiro. Oh my gosh! And I would add 'Long Gone', too.
Chrysa On Tuesday, May 1 at 1:20 pm
Love this list, espesh "The Sandlot." One of my favorite movies of ALL TIME. However, my first thought was "No 'A League of Their Own?'" Such a wonderful film. Also, I'd add "Major League." My brother and I still quote it all the time!


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Brigham has a history of bungled late-term abortions, according to a New York State Department of Health report.
The report said his medical license was suspended in 1994 after he performed abortions on two women who were more than 24 weeks pregnant. Exhibiting "gross negligence," the report said, Brigham in both cases injured the woman's uterus during the abortion and failed to properly transport her to a hospital.
According to New York law, an abortion is considered a felony if performed on a woman more than 24 weeks pregnant, unless the procedure is "necessary to preserve her life." No criminal charges were filed against Brigham in New York.
Jennifer Givner, a spokeswoman for the New York Attorney General's office, said the statute of limitations of five years has expired on any possible charges against Brigham. (Additional reporting by Dan Wiessner in Albany; editing by Anthony Boadle)


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Hilbert's Gollaher Earns ECAC Division III Softball Honors
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The freshman right-hander won 11 games on the mound and had an ERA of 2.37 to lead the 2004 Hawks to a 12-14 record and earn team MVP honors. From the plate, Gollaher hit .361 to lead the Hawks and was first on the team in hits (29), doubles (9), and RBIs (19).
Gollaher, an economic crime investigation major at Hilbert, was a North Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week selection and was a 2004 All-NEAC First Team representative this past spring.
Hilbert returns 11 players and enters the 2005 season as a new member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC).
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Local IT exec named to list of top 250 industry leadersWritten by Duane Ramsey | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Matthew Adkins, president of Vanguard Technologies in Toledo, was named to the MSPmentor 250 list of Top IT Managed Services Executives in 2011.
"I was shocked. To see my name up there with the biggest names in the industry is indescribable. These folks are the giants, the greats and the best of the best. I truly thank my peers who have honored my small part in helping the IT provider community," Adkins said about being included on the MSPmentor 250 list, released Aug. 1.
"The names on this list show that cooperation and sharing among providers and executives really benefits IT managed service providers and our clients," he said. "It also helps to show that Toledo, Ohio, is still a city on the map."
Adkins said a colleague in Washington, D.C., called to tell him that he was included in the first group from the list announced. He was nominated for the honor by Legal Platforms of Canada, a vendor of Vanguard Technologies.
The MSPmentor 250 list is compiled annually by the editorial staff of MSPmentor, a publication for IT service providers produced by Nine Lives Media. The 250 list was released alphabetically in five groups of 50 members from Aug. 1-5.
"The list is designed to help you build a Rolodex of managed services experts, entrepreneurs and executives. We asked our readers to identify the top managed services experts across sales, marketing, technology, community building, coaching, executive leadership and more," Joe Panettieri, editorial director of Nine Lives Media, stated in the announcement of the list.
"Matt Adkins is well-known within the Level Platforms community as an executive who shares scripts and best practices. He is a key member of the Level Platforms Partner Council," reads the description of Adkins for the MSPmentor 250 list on the publication's website.
Adkins was born in Flint, grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and lived in many places.
He arrived in Toledo in 1999 and considers it his home. He worked in IT at HCR Manorcare until he lost that job when he said the company outsourced its IT department.
Adkins said he started collecting unemployed IT people from Toledo and did contract work for Bank One (now J.P. Morgan Chase) and other clients in Ohio, Michigan and several other states.
That work became the foundation for the company, Vanguard Technologies, which he founded in 2003 with several partners. The partners left the business under various circumstances that included the recession, Adkins said.
Paul Weirich is a support engineer who provides on-site and remote help desk service to Vanguard's desktop and mobile users. He repairs hardware from laptops to computer boards in large-screen televisions.
The company's typical client is a small-to-medium-size business with five to 50 workstations. They may have some IT staff or be too small to hire those resources full-time, according to Adkins.
Their business extends in a 45-mile radius from Toledo, north to Adrian and Monroe, east to Sandusky and south to Bowling Green and Findlay.
At presstime, Toledo Free Press was unable to determine if any other Northwest Ohioans were listed on the MSPmentor 250 list.


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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: (1) Minimum of a Master's Degree in Counseling, Education, Student Personnel Administration, or equivalent. (2) A minimum of ten years documented college work experience in Student Affairs which includes five years experience at an administrative level. (3) A proven record of successful strategies in: Enrollment Management, Retention, Student Life. (4) Leadership of innovation, student success, and diversity initiatives. (5) Ability to organize, coordinate, supervise, lead and evaluate a multifaceted, multi-campus, major functional unit of a comprehensive community college. (6) Ability to effectively use computers, multitask, meet schedules, accommodate change and participate as a key member of college administrative and executive committees and must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
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In person early voting starts today in Elbert County for the municipal elections taking place in the cities of Bowman and Elberton
Early voting will be held at each of the respective city halls beginning this morning at 8:30am and lasting until 4:30pm each day until Friday November 1st.
In Bowman, city hall is closed from 12:00pm until 1:00pm for lunch, so no early voting will take place during that time frame.
Running for three vacant council seats in Bowman this election are Incumbent Betty Jo Maxwell, Calvin Bridges, Scott Harpold, Marion Herring, and Rachel Felice.
In the race for Bowman City Mayor, Incumbent Pamela Johnson will square off against current Bowman City Councilman Pete Gibbons.
In the city of Elberton, there is only one contested race, and that is for Ward 5's seat currently held by Joel Seymour, he will face challenger Mart Clamp.
Mayor Larry Guest, Ward 1 Councilmember Carey Butler, and Rick Prince running for Ward 4's seat are all unopposed heading into the election.
Those who can not vote early in person can request an absentee ballot be mailed to them by contacting Elberton Election Superintendent and City Clerk Cindy Churney at (706) 213-3105.
Same goes for Bowman residents, but they will need to contact Bowman City Hall at (706) 245-5432.


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Durreen Shahnaz: How capitalism and philanthropy can collaborate to solve big problems
About this talk: The solutions to some of the world's thorniest problems won't be found in the world of pure capitalism or that of pure philanthropy. Durreen Shahnaz reveals the potential promise of a third way; exploring how these two forces are meshing together to produce results.
About this speaker
Durreen Shahnaz is the Founder and Chairwoman of Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), a social stock exchange which will allow Asian social enterprises to raise growth capital (www.asiaiix.com). Shahnaz recently founded Impact Investment Shujog, the awareness-building affiliate organization of IIX. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Shahnaz is a TED 2010 Fellow.
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TED@BCG was an event produced by TED in conjunction with our partner, the Boston Consulting Group. The event gathered together leaders from business, academia, and society who have been at the forefront of change and transformation. The TED@BCG series of events were held in Singapore and San Francisco in October 2013.


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Hama Faraj Noori murder: Pawel Bugajski and Patryk Strutkowski accused of The Meadows killing
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TWO Polish men have appeared in court accused of the murder of a man in The Meadows.
Pawel Bugajski, 21, of Claypole Road, Hyson Green, and Patryk Strutkowski, 21, of Alfreton Road, Nottingham, have been remanded in custody.
They appeared at Nottingham Crown Court this afternoon charged with the murder of Hama Faraj Noori, 56, at his home in Uppingham Gardens at around 8pm on January 25.
Police have said a post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out to establish the cause of Mr Noori's death.
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I work in the Flatiron district and was pretty excited when I heard that this place had opened. Had lunch with a friend and it was very good. The bread that you get before the meal is so warm and chewy and the crust so crusty, just wonderful. Salads were amazing, my friend got the arugula salad with lemon dressing, so fresh. Pizza also impressed. Mozzarella was nice and rich and creamy. It was also mesmerizing to watch the young Italian pizzaiolo at work. My only gripes are that I like my pizza crust a little more crispy and charred (this was kind of chewy) and the dark-lit Italian trattoria isn't really my schtick, but these are minor hiccups for what was otherwise an exceptional meal.
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I've been to them all..the good the bad the famous...nothing is better than this.
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This newly opened gem is sure to become a family favorite. The pizza is wonderful, probably the best we've had. And the rest of the food that we tried was equally delicious. The restuarant itself is very comfortable, perfect for either a family or a date night. Everyone, from the waitstaff to the chefs not only made sure that everything was wonderful but you could see that they had so much pride in the food that they served. The serving sizes are just right. I cannot wait to come back and try more of the menu!


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Rather nice picture this one, showing the latest additions to the Airbus A350 test fleet – MSN2 and MSN4 – which took to the skies on the same day. Airbus
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De Havilland Vampire
Lovely, lovely image from AirSpace forum user sunshine band of a former Royal Norwegian Air Force de Havilland Vampire fighter flying over Duxford museum in the UK. sunshine band/AirSpace
Big cat saves lives
Belatedly spotted on the Rex picture agency site is this wonderful shot of a French Search and Rescue helicopter – an Aerospatiale SA330 Puma no less – on a mission to rescue seamen from the stricken Spanish freighter Luno on 5 February near Bayonne, France. Rex Features
Reds reveal revised fin for 50th festivities
Yep, to celebrate the 50th display season for the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team – the first one was May 1965 - they have revealed a nifty new design on the tailfins of their BAE Systems Hawk T1s featuring a reworking of the Union Flag (although Lord knows what that will look like if Scotland decides to […]
Red skies for Red Flag
From the US Air Force this one, showing a pair of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles at Nellis AFB in Nevada where they were participating in exercise Red Flag, along with 123 other aircraft from the US and allied nations. The two combat aircraft are assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. US Air Force
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In celebration of the fact that the Seattle Supersonics Seahawks have reached the final of the International World Superbowl Gridiron Championships (I think), Boeing – sometime champion of the Pacific Northwest (when it's not threatening to up sticks and leave) – has painted one of the 747-8Fs it had knocking around in Seahawks colours ahead of the big game. […]
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Our 25 Best Movies of 2010 range from a Facebook biopic to a Western remake, from an animated story about toys to a war movie that hardly ever leaves the interior of a tank. There's a Venezuelan story filmed in Austria, an Israeli film called Lebanon, an American remake of a Swedish movie, and films from Belgium, Australia, Argentina, Great Britain and Italy. Some are popcorn flicks, and others will change the way you think. But all are worth the $10 ticket, the $2 rental or the two hours you'll spend enjoying them. Here are the 25 best films of 2010:
25. Lebanon
Director: Samuel Maoz
Though nominally concerned with the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, a more fitting title for this film would be Tank. The plot is simple, recounting the first 24 hours of the conflict
entirely from inside a tank, where four soldiers (and a few other intermittent visitors) struggle through their first taste of war. Drawn directly from writer/director Samuel Maoz's personal experiences in the Israeli army, the film is jarring and stressful, offering a unique anti-war message told almost entirely in first-person. Lebanon stumbles when it unloads some extremely pat metaphors and generalizations, a heavy-handedness likely owing to the first-time director's inexperience. Still, even those clumsy moments have more than a hint of truth to them, and the film is too visceral for them to really blemish the rest of the chilling look at the nature of war.—Sean Gandert
24. Somewhere
Director: Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola has made ennui the focus of her first four films, including her latest, Somewhere. Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) is an actor whose sole purpose is sleeping with whichever beautiful woman he meets, eating good food and enjoying a hedonistic lifestyle that gives him no pleasure until he's suddenly left with his 11-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning). Coppola's film rises above similar efforts by offering its protagonist redemption. Elle Fanning's performance perfectly captures the joy of life and offers Marco an alternative path which, ultimately, he takes. Coppola really believed in the content here, and while she needs to tone down her metaphors and return to more realistic characters, her actors believed in her vision just as much as she did and are able to carry it through.—Sean Gandert Read full review.
23. The Secret In Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos)
Director: Juan José Campanella
For its first hour, The Secret in Their Eyes is a conventional crime thriller focusing on the investigation of a rape/murder case that goes awry in exactly the ways audiences have learned to expect: with a frame-up, red tape and bad luck preventing the suspect's arrest. And then writer-director Juan José Campanella takes the gloves off and delivers one of the most virtuosic chase sequences ever filmed, followed by a steady trickle of new mysteries. New light is shed on previous events with the criminal's arrest and subsequent release, effectively starting the film anew while questioning both Argentinean politics and the boundaries of ethical justice. Campanella's classical style is assisted by a nuanced performance from his longtime collaborator Ricardo Darín, who brings gravity to the investigation and the somewhat-less-interesting love stories that surround it. Though slow at times, The Secret in Their Eyes recaptures the greatness of its genre, and does so without mimicking or replicating its predecessors.—Sean Gandert Read full review.
22. I Am Love
Director: Luca Guadagnino
The Recchi family, the powerful Italian clan at the core of Luca Guadagnino's I Am Love, is exclusive. Its wealth is nearly immeasurable, if not incomprehensible, and even marrying into it doesn't warrant an invitation to its inner circle. Although Emma (Tilda Swinton) gave up her life in Russia—with the exception of her Russian accent, which she just can't keep from tainting her Italian—in order to become a Recchi, she orbits the rest of the family in the Recchi villa, where the sense of propriety is nearly as tangible and cloying as its thick tapestries. I Am Love is a beautiful film, and a lesson in storytelling. It unfolds at a leisurely but lovely pace, taking time to revel in the details of the setting but never shifting focus from its many rich, complex characters. Swinton becomes Emma, her every pore and follicle embodying passion, guilt and grief with equal conviction. Even in its most tense moments, I Am Love is like the many dishes Antonio shows off in the film—painstakingly created and never overdone.—Ani Vrabel Read full review.
21. Exit Through the Gift Shop
Director: Banksy
When renowned graffiti artist Banksy took the camera away from the man shooting his biopic and decided that the subject would become the documentarian (and the documentarian, the subject), the zaniest doc in years was born. Was it Banksy's own attention and the pressure of the film that motivated Mr. Brainwash to become an international sensation in his own right, with his inaugural show in Los Angeles becoming the largest and most profitable in street-art history? Or was the artist born, not made? Or is his whole career just part of the whole huckster atmosphere of the film? Banksy's not saying. But it's certainly a wild ride to watch.—Michael Dunaway Read The 20 Best Documentaries list.
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D.C. removes yet more graffiti from Kelsey Gardens
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Crews were out in Shaw this morning removing graffiti from one of the neighborhood's most troublesome development properties.
The D.C. Department of Public Works came out with their power washers to Kelsey Gardens, the infamous apartment complex at 7th and P streets NW that's now been waiting to be redeveloped into something called "Addison Square" for the last several years.
Hold-out tenants, subsequent lawsuits and the collapse of the lending market all combined to leave Kelsey Gardens in a rather messy state these days. Despite earlier estimates on the part of Metropolitan Development LLC that demolition would start at the beginning of this year and then sometime this summer, trash and graffiti have continued to be a problem at the still-standing, but now fenced-in property.
Francisco Fimbres, one of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's constituent services gurus for Ward 2, helped DPW gain access to the property after coordinating with Metropolitan. DPW is typically unable to move forward with graffiti abatement on private property, even vacant properties, without the consent of the owner.
But that's actually about to change. A new law passed earlier this year by the D.C. Council, expected to go into effect sometime in September, allows the city to move forward with graffiti abatement much more quickly. Property owners, after being served with a piece of certified mail and a printed door-hanger, will be given only seven business days to respond before the District may then act to remove graffiti.
As for a progress report on Kelsey Gardens ... developers did not return TBD's phone calls today. We'll be sure to update when we learn anything new.


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While England's women are making their mark at the FIFA World Cup in Canada, Melbourn Dynamos FC are launching girls' teams for next season.
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Alicia Morris (International Officer) from the University of Birmingham will be visiting Malaysia in June to hold a presentation for all students interested in studying at Birmingham.
The presentation will include information on study opportunities at the University of Birmingham, details of courses, entry requirements, funding/scholarships, accommodation, the City of Birmingham and studying in the UK.
It will also include Pre-Departure Briefing information for students who hold an offer to study at the University of Birmingham. This will enable you to find out more about travelling to, arriving at the University, student visas, accommodation and lots of other useful information.
The presentation will allow you to meet and make friends with other students who will be studying at the University and there will also be an opportunity to ask questions to our alumni – students who have graduated from the university - about their experiences.
The presentation event will be taking place on:
Saturday 16th June 2012 between 15.00 and 18.00
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A male pedestrian was struck and killed Monday morning on Los Picaros north of Bobby Foster.
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A 28-year-old man accused of killing a man and leading police on a manhunt has been indicted for first degree premeditated murder and second degree intentional murder. The grand jury also indicted him on both first and second degree assault.
According to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to reports of a man with a gun on the 300 block of Broadway Street East in Rockville around 4:01 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.
While deputies were headed to the scene authorities learned the suspect had shot a man and left the area. The shooting victim, identified as Jeffrey Schutz, 30, died just behind his home after his wife tried to give him CPR, authorities said.
Deputies later found the suspect, 28 year-old Marcus Barshaw of Walker, near an apartment building.
"Officers made verbal commands for him to drop the weapon," Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner told reporters shortly after noon. "He did not. He starts to point the weapon in the direction of the officers and at that time at least one officer shoots and strikes him."
If convicted of the Murder in the First Degree charge, Barshaw would serve a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.


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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Whole Foods Market to hire for approximately 100 team members for Hilton Head location. Registration is required.
Whole Foods Market will participate in a Hire Me! event hosted by Palmetto Goodwill to fill approximately 100 positions ahead of their store opening on Hilton Head Island. The June 12th event will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton with three sessions; 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. starting. Whole Foods Market will be looking to fill both full-time and part-time positions, with a starting wage of $11/hour.
Interested applicants must register for the event by emailing their name and contact information to email@example.com no later than June 11.
Hiring Leaders from Whole Foods Market will be onsite to explain requirements for each position and answer specific questions about their company, culture, mission, Core Values, and hiring process.
For those job seekers who cannot attend the event, they are encouraged to apply for positions online at Whole Foods Market Careers. They can also go by the Goodwill Job Link Center in Bluffton located at 509 Island West Park to create or update resumes; seek employment training; and apply for jobs, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Applicants should dress professionally.
Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina is a nonprofit social service organization whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. Over 90 percent of Goodwill's revenue goes to fund mission related services. Goodwill serves their mission by providing career counseling, job training, and other employment related programs to people with barriers to employment. Last year, Goodwill placed 1,301 people into new jobs and provided services for 53,084. For more information about Goodwill's programs and services, please visit palmettogoodwill.org.
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First a big thanks for the updated feature set of Encog, it means a lot to many of us that you continue to develop Encog furter! I think Encog is already today the best machine learning library, but since Christmas is around the corner I thought I'll let you know my wish list for next version already :-)
-There is a fairly new model out that has recently gained a lot of academic interest called Extreme Learning Machines.
This model has a similar result to SVM, but without the tedious training time. Training in ELM require only one iteration and one hidden layer so it can be 100s if not 1000s of time faster than SVM or MLFF for large datasets. Huang has developed both regression and classification version, there is a mathlab implementation at the site I referred to.
-The second feature I would like to see in Encog is component analysis methods. Working with financial data (and many other problems) we often see that data for different instruments are correlated, it would be good if Encog had the tools for doing this analysis. Although they might not be perfect Independent, Principal and Canonical component analysis would be of great value in order to understand the data and as input to the network. If you choose to implement ICA, I can suggest that you use the fastICA algorithm. There is a standard implementation that can probably be used as a basis http://research.ics.aalto.fi/ica/fastica/
-The last thing I would like to propose is methods for creating both ensemble networks (adaptive and bagging, suppose boosting would be useful as well) and deep learning machines.
Anyway, many thanks!
Thanks, glad Encog is useful.
Those are three interesting ideas, and you have defiantly added a few things to the radar. This is the third time I have heard of Extreme Learning Machines in as many months. So I will have to check that out.
The other two ideas are interesting as well. I will need to read more.
I would like to support surak's comment about ELM.
It would be great to see this method supported in the next release.
I vote for ELM too. It looks so nice!
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