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Baseball movie endings
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:11 pm
How come there has never been a baseball movie where a team wins the World Series?
It’s always the wildcard, or pennant. But never the whole thing?
It’s always the wildcard, or pennant. But never the whole thing?
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Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:18 pm to Slingin Pickle
The team just wins the game to get to the playoffs because the playoffs are too long and baseball/basketball series usually have a back and forth win/loss rhythm which isn't great for a movie.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:23 pm to saintsfan22
It could be done
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:33 pm to Slingin Pickle
Yeah but you'd have to yada yada over most of the playoffs and probably focus on an individual player's journey then triumph in the final game rather than the team.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:45 pm to Slingin Pickle
Here’s two
And while baseball is the backdrop for this one, it was filmed live during an actual World Series run and final. Fun fact, the original script called for Boston losing, but they changed the narrative when it turned out they made their historic run to win it.
And while baseball is the backdrop for this one, it was filmed live during an actual World Series run and final. Fun fact, the original script called for Boston losing, but they changed the narrative when it turned out they made their historic run to win it.
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 8:09 am
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:47 pm to Slingin Pickle
I dunno but I liked how For Love of the Game took place over the course of one game, centered around an aging pitcher trying to toss a perfect game.
And yeah, IDGAF if I'm the only one who liked that movie.
And yeah, IDGAF if I'm the only one who liked that movie.
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:49 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
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yeah, IDGAF if I'm the only one who liked that movie.
You’re far from the only one. In fact… It’s my favorite baseball movie.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 12:42 am to Slingin Pickle
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:01 am to tigerfan84
The Rookie was good, if only for Rachel Griffiths 
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:17 am to saintsfan22
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The team just wins the game to get to the playoffs because the playoffs are too long and baseball/basketball series usually have a back and forth win/loss rhythm which isn't great for a movie.
I'd imagine this and for Fever Pitch specifically, they wrote the movie with one ending and then the Sox ended up winning it, so threw them for a tailspin and had to rewrite/edit.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:28 am to tigerfan84
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tigerfan84
ROTY kinda did the best of both worlds, with the movie ending "baseball wise" with them winning the pennant against the mets and heading to the WS. But as you noted, they give us the final resolution at the end that they did win it all. Nice touch.
Compare that to the total gut punch of Little Big League where the twins don't even MAKE the postseason thanks to ken griffey jr's leaping catch at the wall to end it. Man what a letdown that was to see as a child.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:08 am to WG_Dawg
This thread reminds me that the ending of Varsity Blues is them winning the district title... but we never see what happens in the playoffs.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:10 am to Lsut81
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I'd imagine this and for Fever Pitch specifically, they wrote the movie with one ending and then the Sox ended up winning it, so threw them for a tailspin and had to rewrite/edit.
It's ashame they couldn't recast and replace Fallon
Posted on 6/28/26 at 9:27 am to Slingin Pickle
1949 - The Cardinals win the World Series
Posted on 6/28/26 at 12:47 pm to LSUBoo
And I believe Mox says “I never played football again”. I was like, wait what? 
Posted on 6/28/26 at 12:55 pm to Slingin Pickle
In major league off camera the white Sox beat them. Could been a cool trilogy with them winning g it all in the third one, but they go the opposite way and go back to the minors for a shitty movie nobody remembers
Posted on 6/28/26 at 1:40 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
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IDGAF if I'm the only one who liked that movie.
That movie is excellent
Posted on 6/28/26 at 4:05 pm to tigerfan84
Beat me to it. First thing I thought of.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:28 pm to meeple
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Here’s two
Angels in the Outfield did not end in the World Series. It too ended with the Angels winning the final game of the season to make the playoffs
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:30 pm to VinegarStrokes
Ah, well .667 isn’t a bad average for me.
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