What’s Aged the Best?
Bob Uecker’s Harry Doyle broadcasts
In the discussion (15)
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- Having Jake Taylor win with a surprise bunt instead of a home run is introduced as an Aged Best answer. — Bill Simmons
- The movie’s slow motion, especially Willie Mays Hayes running in pajamas during the opening, is offered as another Aged Best answer. — Rembert Browne
- The opening credits’ documentary-like Cleveland images are praised for establishing the city and stakes. — Bill Simmons
- Casting performers who look and move like baseball players helps the games feel credible. — Bill Simmons
- Charlie Sheen’s youth and physical credibility as a pitcher hold up especially well. — Bill Simmons
- Bob Euker as the lifelong local radio hack is praised throughout and is ultimately chosen as the winner. — Bill Simmons
- The movie captures the day-to-day aspect, ebb and flow, and checkpoints of a baseball season. — Bill Simmons
- The roster’s pre-Moneyball specialization, including speed, defense, and relief pitching, feels ahead of its time. — Bill Simmons
- James Gammon’s Lou Brown is praised as a funny, credible manager rather than a sentimental caricature. — Bill Simmons
- The film captures baseball's rule-bending, dugout drama, rituals, and superstitions. — Bill Simmons
- Using the Yankees as the final villain restores their evil-empire role after a weaker decade. — Bill Simmons
- The worst-to-first pennant story delivers the kind of baseball-movie magic the hosts want from the genre. — Rembert Browne
- The grizzled manager's absurd hunch succeeds even though putting in Charlie Sheen should not work. — Rembert Browne
- The Wild Thing sequence is credited with creating the closer-entrance-music tradition that followed. — Bill Simmons
- The R rating, swearing, and adult jokes give the sports comedy an edge missing from safer versions. — Rembert Browne