As a die-hard New York Yankees fan, how could I not say "Pride of the Yankees"? Gary Cooper did a terrific job as Lou Gehrig, a great baseball player and an even better man.

What movie better encapsulates the wackiness and superstition prevalent throughout the sport?

Crash to Nuke: "Don't think, just throw. Thinking can hurt the ballclub."

The garter bit in the clubhouse is hilarious. "Flowers go in the front, big boy!"

And when the coach tosses the bats into the showers, sending the players scattering: "You lollygag your way to first. You lollygag in and out of the outfield..."

Plus think of all the great music on that soundtrack. "60 minute man" comes to mind.

League of Their Own is good too, and the Rookie was alright, but not super-great.

The best baseball movie ever made is Pride of the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper. Babe Ruth plays himself.

"Lou, Lou, Lou. Gehrig! Gehrig!"

"Today, I'm the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

I have two.

The Rookie..Dennis Quaid
A League Of Their Own..Tom Hanks

A made for tv movie (maybe HBO) from the late 80's starring William Petersen and Virginia(WOW) Madsen about a minor league ball club called The Tampico Stogies. Very formulaic but also very well written and performed. You know the gist; bunch of losers no one else wanted, greedy owner, groupies, ne'er do wells et al. Hero stands-up to the man, wins the game, and gets the girl. I highly recommend this one. Does anyone else remember it?

"The memories of a man in his old age, are the deeds of a man in his prime.You shuffle in the gloom of the sick room,and talk to yourself as you die."
(R. Waters)