Guest post: Roughkat, movies and baseball
Posted on July 10th, 2007 – 12:00 PMBy Michael Rand
This is a terrific idea that we couldn’t have pulled off. Kudos, Roughkat. Take it away:
All-Time Movie Fantasy Baseball Team
If you haven’t read McSweeny’s article on putting together a baseball team of Nintendo characters, do it now. With that in mind, here’s my lineup for a baseball team of only characters from movies, keeping in mind we want them for their fantasy stats. They have to be fictional characters. Obviously Shoeless Joe Jackson would start, but let’s have some fun with this.
1B - Jack Elliot (Mr. Baseball)
Tore up the Japanese league once he realized not to charge the pitcher after being beaned. Also had a moustache and was quite the prankster.
2B - Lou Collins (Little Big League)
Probably more of a utility player but also a clubhouse leader. He will date the coach’s mom, but we can create a separate stat category for that.
SS - Benny Rodriguez (The Sandlot)
Plenty of wheels, good for steals and triples.
3B - Kelly Leak (Bad News Bears)
Plenty of production from this corner of the field. Off-field incidents could become a problem.
RF - Roy Hobbs (The Natural)
Huge power numbers, especially for a right fielder. This guy crushed the ball.
CF - Willie Mays Hayes (Major League)
The guy had over 100 steals. Thats huge. Not sure what his average was, but he obviously got on base a lot. Probably not a power hitter, but good for plenty of numbers.
LF - Pedro Cerrano (Major League)
Even JC couldn’t hit a curve ball.
C - Billy Brubaker (Summer Catch)
Most would probably say Crash Davis but he was more of a team leader than stat leader. Brubaker started slowly in the Cape Cod league, but then went on a hitting terror. Zoinks!
P - Henry Rowengartner (Rookie Of The Year)
Especially if you have a dynasty team, this is your man. Huge speed. Smart baserunner. And he’s only 13. Plenty of gas in the tank.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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