Vote: A League of Their Own vs Major League
by Jesse on Mar 3, 2011 5:09 PM EST
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PrintIn the first half of our semi-final matchup, Field of Dreams and The Sandlot went head-to-head for a number of days. FoD had a slight early lead before The Sandlot surged ahead, but with the votes still coming in strong I promoted the vote again a few days after initially posting it. While new votes poured in, this time they were significantly in favor of FoD. In the end, Field of Dreams gathered 62% of the vote with 863 of the 1386 entries.
Today we get to the other half of the semi-final ballot, with A League of Their Own and Major League, with the winner facing off against Costner and James Earl Jones next week. Let's get to it, and your brackets are after the jump!
A League of Their Own (1992) - "There's no crying in baseball!" is nearly as mainstream as "Play it again, Sam"...except Bogart never actually said "Play it again, Sam". Anyway, this one is set during WWII, and it's just as much about the relationship between the two sisters as it is about a drunken Tom Hanks. Porky Pig Rosie O'Donnell is there, you get Geena Davis at her best, some british chick named "Madonna" is in it and Lori Petty also stars. And oh yeah, Jon Lovitz is always hilarious. You're a real sport, Dottie! You really make it seem like you and your sister truly ARE in "A League of Their Own"...
Major League (1989) - When the new owner of the Cleveland Indians decides she can make tons of money by selling off the franchise, she loads the team up with youngers and has-beens, in the hope of driving fans away a giving her the excuse she needs to make the sale. Things look bleak early, but the team and a grizzled manager come together to face their common enemy. Wild Thing gets glasses, Willy Mays Hayes steals like 70 bases in the last month of the season (seriously, how many gloves does he get there during the montage?), the veteran who wants to become an interior designer starts diving for balls, voodoo finally works and Tom Berenger proves once and for all that if you stalk a girl long enough she'll love you.
Eliminated in the first round:
For Love of the Game
The Natural
Angels in the Outfield
Little Big League
The Fan
61 *
BASEketball
Mr. 3000
Eliminated in the quarter finals:
Bull Durham
Bad News Bears
Eight Men Out
Mr. Baseball
Bracket for Semi-Finals:
Field of Dreams vs The Sandlot
A League of Their Own vs Major League
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Didn't we already have this vote?
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
thats what I thought
dejavue? (sorry for bad spelling, english=not my strongest class)
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem—once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." -Al Gallagher
That's okay, you'd have to take french.
“déjà-vu”
by twinscrazy_german on Mar 3, 2011 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
That could be hard,
Seeing as my highschool only offers Spanish and German
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem—once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." -Al Gallagher
Schools is failing are kids!
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
New Twins motto: "Twins baseball: Poor fans can screw themselves!" -BatGirl
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 3, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
...? im confused
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem—once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." -Al Gallagher
Its not you're falt,
Golderned edjamacashunol sistym!!!!
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
New Twins motto: "Twins baseball: Poor fans can screw themselves!" -BatGirl
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 4, 2011 12:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
"Is our chilren learnin'?"
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
by cmathewson on Mar 3, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Paths to the Semi-Finals:
Major League toppled BASEketball and then Mr. Baseball. ALOTO beat The Fan and then Eight Men Out.
Madonna isn't british
and neither was her character in the movie
Reason enough to vote against every movie she was ever in
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
This is totally unfair
A Charlie Sheen movie, smack dab in the middle of his conquering of the entire internet. This vote is going to prove that he’s winning.
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by Eric J. Thompson on Mar 3, 2011 5:17 PM EST reply actions
It's the #tigerblood
endless #winning is worth the price of being crazy.
I know it's really wrong that I'm enjoying Sheen's craziness so much
but I think the #winning thing is hilarious. #terribleperson
Baseball...it's back, and it's good.
This tournament is over
We already had the championship bout. This is for third place…
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane
This is incorrect.
This is one of the two semifinals.
Ohhh, this is tough.
A League of Their Own is so, so good, but…Major League. Man.
Baseball...it's back, and it's good.
Two lines
“F*ck Jobu, I do it myself” trumps “There’s no crying in baseball”
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Both classics, but this round has to go to Major League
Sooo good (crazy Sheen and all).
So I've not been a full participant in this tourney....
And when I first looked at this matchup, 1st thought was…‘No question, Major League’….
But whenever I see ALOTO on TV, I just cannot stop watching it….Tough, tough call. But Eventually went with #TeamSheen #Winning
You can't stop Team Sheen from winning!
#winning #tigersblood
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
New Twins motto: "Twins baseball: Poor fans can screw themselves!" -BatGirl
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 3, 2011 8:17 PM EST reply actions
all you need to know is...
“Hats for bats. Keep bats warm.”
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
All I Need To Know Is...
…Rosie O’Donnell is in one of these movies. Thus, the other wins.
Sheen
I’m pretty impartial on this one, but I’m voting for “A League of Their Own” because I’m not on “CHARLIE SHEEN” (gesture with hands).
I was going to vote for Danny Lehmann,
but he wasn’t listed, so I went with Major League.
Speaking of baseball movies, has anyone here seen Pastime? It’s a pretty good movie. Not great, but I enjoyed watching it. Harmon Killebrew, Ernie Banks, and Bob Feller have cameo appearances in it.
Bob Eucker
makes Major League. Just a bit outside!
After a small kitchen fire occured at Target the Minnesota Twins bullpen was on the scene first and soon the fire became a raging inferno.
Aloto
I gotta go with A League of Their Own. I’m actually surprised that this is so lopsided.
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