Spring is often synonymous with warmer weather, rain, flowers – it’s the season of renewal.
And most years, spring also brings the return of Major League Baseball.
The lockout finally ended with the team owners and players union recently coming to an agreement.
Spring training is finally underway, and baseball fans are feeling pretty good.
Setting aside how messed up that is, the rest of the movie is actually a lot of fun.
As you might expect, the team is awful.
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Sparks drop to the field as Newman’s theme booms.
Rookie of the Year is total wish fulfillment for any ’90s kid.
It sounds like a horror movie, butField of Dreamsis full of heart.
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There are a lot of laughs inBull Durham, but don’t sleep on the character growth.
There’s actually real footage from the AAGPBL used in the film.
Other stars with roles inA League of Their OwnincludeMadonna,Rosie O’Donnell,Jon Lovitz, andBill Pullman.
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Bonus points for the hilarious play-by-play man Harry Doyle, played by real-life Milwaukee Brewers broadcasterBob Uecker.
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