Greatest individual performance by a fictional athlete in a movie?

Yeah, I know.

But it felt like Lance Rentzel, too.

 

Easily. I don't see how there's any debate.

 

He also hit a couple bombs.

 

Plus he outran "The Beast."

 

What was the gun number he hit? 104? 106? 108?

I know the movie was purely fantasy, but in retrospect, it was played out very well, I believe. I'm surprised it wasn't a bigger hit among sports fans than it was. "The Scout" is certainly worth the time for anyone who hasn't seen it.

 

I know he went higher than Vaughn; maybe 103? I'll look it up for you, Shot.

 

Eh. I couldn't find it. But I did run across this little gem:

Tommy Lacy: God said people make mistakes.
Al Percolo: God never said people make mistakes; where did you hear that shit? He said honor thy mother, and thy father, and thy Yankee contract!

 

Movie had just enough of an edge to it that it didn't really ever cross the line into silliness.

 

It was the Friday night game of the final series of the season. The Yankees needed to win to clinch; the Tigers' manager makes it quite clear several times he was playing the game to win.

No surprise he would have somebody warming up. If there was a base hit he'd probably have made a change.

And no love for Forrest Gump, or Everybody's All-American, the Grey Ghost?

 

Definitely not Gump. Forrest as football star came off as totally unrealistic.

Quaid ... now, that's worth some mention. The college scenes really gave you a Baton Rouge, Saturday night feel.

(Then again, I may be putting too much weight into how realistic the movie was.)

 

Two words:

TEEN WOLF!!!!!

 

The funny thing about that is. Former Olympic sprinter Jon Drummond has said actually used that phrase to focus for the start, and I believe he teaches it to the runners he now coaches. He said he heard it somewhere. I guess now I know where.