I have been asked which of the many trivial subjects that are in general use are my personal favorites. Most of them are favorites, but because of where I grew up, pre WWII, baseball and the movies seem to be what I gravitate to. So, with that in mind let’s deal with some baseball movies.
1.) My favorite baseball movie is “Bull Durham.” Kevin Costner played Crash Davis, who played the naive young pitcher Nuke Lelouch?
2.) In “Field of Dreams”, who was the real life player of the 20s played by Ray Liotta who asked Costner to build a field so “they will come?”
3.) Who played Babe Ruth in the movie “Pride of the Yankees?”
4.) What was the name of the mysterious great hitter played by Robert Redford In “The Natural?
5.) Who played Branch Rickey, the man who introduced Jackie Robinson to Major League Baseball in the movie “42?”
6.) In the 1970’s film “The Bad News Bears,” who was the sponsor of Walter Matthau’s Little League team?
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