Little Big League is certainly a 90's movie. There's a precocious little kid in it who gets to do something really big against all reason, logic, or real world possibility. It holds a cosmetic resemblance … more
Major League: Back to the Minors contains a very telling lyric in its closing song: "Our ball club may be minor league But at least it's triple a" And there you go. The … more
I missed almost the entire Jose Canseco era, so I'm not sure exactly what everyone seems to hate about the guy. What I know is that the hatred and distrust ran deep enough for everyone to write off a … more
**Review Contains What Could Be Considered Spoilers** Calico Joe is a fantastic novel. When Joe Castle comes up to the big leagues he has an unbelievable … more
I like the writing of Bill Simmons for a couple of reasons: First of all, I think he's got a biting, witty, easy-to-read style. Second, he's a Boston sports fan who's redeemed of his crime of being a … more
I can honestly say I've taken a real shine to Mike Shropshire's work. Or at least his baseball work. I've never read his football work, which is the majority of the books he's written, but his work revolving … more
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BaronSamedi3 reviewed Major League.
November 11, 2012
Maybe it's just the recently-ended baseball season or the lack of wonderful bicycling weather talking, but upon watching Major League several times in order to write this review, I noticed that the classic … more
There are times when I think the whole mythology of baseball is built on its curses. The Curse of the Bambino ran from 1918 to 2004. The Curse of Coogan's Bluff ran from 1954 to 2010. The Comiskey Curse … more