I'm sure this has been done many, many times in the past. But I find it to be very fun and exciting to see what happens with the characters of some of my favorite movie baseball players.
This excludes movies made about historical players.
ie, 8 men out, field of dreams, the natural, etc
Here is a list of players I have made CAPS for.
I typically use the age of the actor during which the movie was released if not otherwise noted in the film.
You guys can add on to the list if you'd like.
OF
Willie Mays Hayes CF
Cleveland Indians
(Wesley Snipes version)
'Major League I'
- flamboyant speedster
- brings the team life
- exceptional fielder
Bobby Rayburn LF/CF/RF
San Francisco Giants
(Wesley Snipes)
'The Fan'
- newly acquired all star
- great all around player
- attitude issues
Juan Primo CF
San Francisco Giants
(Benicio Del Toro)
'The Fan'
- the latin crowd favorite
- bonfide all star
Pedro Cerrano RF
Cleveland Indians
(Dennis Haysbert)
'Major League I & II)
-voodoo man with a powerful bat
- not strong defensively
SS
Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez
Los Angeles Dodgers
(Mike/Pablo Vitar)
'The Sandlot'
- great fielding/hitting speedster
- great guy to have in the locker room
SP/RP
Whitt Bass
Anaheim Angeles
(Neal McDonough)
'Angels in the Outfield'
- eccentric pitcher with character
- has control issues at times
Mel Clark
Anaheim Angeles
(Tony Danza)
'Angels in the Outfield'
- well past his prime but has one year left in him, maybe
- lesser talented Tom Glavine type
Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn CP
Cleveland Indians
(Charlie Sheen)
'Major League I & II'
- young wild pitcher with a great arm
- very effective when he manages control
Nuke LaLoosh
New York Yankees
(Tim Robbins)
'Bull Durham'
- newly called up youngster with potential
- still learning but unstoppable when he focuses
Steve Nebraska
New York Yankees
(Brenden Fraser)
'The Scout'
- incredible pitcher who can pitch and hit, too bad he's in the AL
- threw an 81 pitch, 27 strikeout game in the World Series
- has serious mental issues he manages to play through
Billy Chapel
Detroit Tigers
(Kevin Costner)
'For the Love of the Game'
- veteran leader who still has it
-great poise and control under pressure
Henry Rowengartner
Chicago Cubs
(Thomas Ian Nicholas)
'Rookie of the Year'
- very young stud with a great fastball
- needs a couple years in the minors to develop
DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT
Jake Taylor C
Cleveland Indians - Too old, knees are shot
Rube Baker C
Cleveland Indians - This guy belongs in AA
Crash Davis C
Durham Bulls - Too old, not quite MLB caliber
Jack Elliot 1B
New York Yankees - left the bigs for Japan
Roger Dorn 3B
Cleveland Indians - Defensive liability, not enough heart, getting old
Stan Ross 3B
Milwaukee Brewers - WAY too old
Chet Steadman SP
Chicago Cubs - This guy's arm is DONE
Anyone from the Bad News Bears
- Sorry, this isn't little league kiddies
Anyone from A League of Their Own
- this is BASEBALL ladies
Anything with Animals who play baseball
- yeah I'm talking to you, Joey Tribiani
This excludes movies made about historical players.
ie, 8 men out, field of dreams, the natural, etc
Here is a list of players I have made CAPS for.
I typically use the age of the actor during which the movie was released if not otherwise noted in the film.
You guys can add on to the list if you'd like.
OF
Willie Mays Hayes CF
Cleveland Indians
(Wesley Snipes version)
'Major League I'
- flamboyant speedster
- brings the team life
- exceptional fielder
Bobby Rayburn LF/CF/RF
San Francisco Giants
(Wesley Snipes)
'The Fan'
- newly acquired all star
- great all around player
- attitude issues
Juan Primo CF
San Francisco Giants
(Benicio Del Toro)
'The Fan'
- the latin crowd favorite
- bonfide all star
Pedro Cerrano RF
Cleveland Indians
(Dennis Haysbert)
'Major League I & II)
-voodoo man with a powerful bat
- not strong defensively
SS
Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez
Los Angeles Dodgers
(Mike/Pablo Vitar)
'The Sandlot'
- great fielding/hitting speedster
- great guy to have in the locker room
SP/RP
Whitt Bass
Anaheim Angeles
(Neal McDonough)
'Angels in the Outfield'
- eccentric pitcher with character
- has control issues at times
Mel Clark
Anaheim Angeles
(Tony Danza)
'Angels in the Outfield'
- well past his prime but has one year left in him, maybe
- lesser talented Tom Glavine type
Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn CP
Cleveland Indians
(Charlie Sheen)
'Major League I & II'
- young wild pitcher with a great arm
- very effective when he manages control
Nuke LaLoosh
New York Yankees
(Tim Robbins)
'Bull Durham'
- newly called up youngster with potential
- still learning but unstoppable when he focuses
Steve Nebraska
New York Yankees
(Brenden Fraser)
'The Scout'
- incredible pitcher who can pitch and hit, too bad he's in the AL
- threw an 81 pitch, 27 strikeout game in the World Series
- has serious mental issues he manages to play through
Billy Chapel
Detroit Tigers
(Kevin Costner)
'For the Love of the Game'
- veteran leader who still has it
-great poise and control under pressure
Henry Rowengartner
Chicago Cubs
(Thomas Ian Nicholas)
'Rookie of the Year'
- very young stud with a great fastball
- needs a couple years in the minors to develop
DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT
Jake Taylor C
Cleveland Indians - Too old, knees are shot
Rube Baker C
Cleveland Indians - This guy belongs in AA
Crash Davis C
Durham Bulls - Too old, not quite MLB caliber
Jack Elliot 1B
New York Yankees - left the bigs for Japan
Roger Dorn 3B
Cleveland Indians - Defensive liability, not enough heart, getting old
Stan Ross 3B
Milwaukee Brewers - WAY too old
Chet Steadman SP
Chicago Cubs - This guy's arm is DONE
Anyone from the Bad News Bears
- Sorry, this isn't little league kiddies
Anyone from A League of Their Own
- this is BASEBALL ladies
Anything with Animals who play baseball
- yeah I'm talking to you, Joey Tribiani
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