The baseball scenes in this movie were horrible. You can certainly tell Freddie Prinze can't throw since they cut away from him right as he releases the ball EVERY TIME HE THROWS A PITCH!!! The ball floating out of his hand must have looked terrible on film.
It ranks right up there with the football scenes in "The Program".
Any others????
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One of my all time favorites is "The Program". When Darnell Jefferson catches the final winning touchdown at the climax of the movie, there's a guy who could easily intercept the ball and he practically falls to his knees so the ball will clear his head and be caught by our hero. I crack up every time I see this scene on TV. Check it out the next time it's on.
sharesorry thats an out, if you left your feet when you were inside the fence its an out no matter where you land.
shareIs it an out if the fence is only three feet high, and the ball drops as if it's a feather (or tossed up in the air off-camera by a stage-hand)? That's what happens in "Summer Catch."
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You are actually mistaken. You mean you have never seen a player dive into the fans to catch a foul ball? It is an out. Just the same as a fielder who falls over the fence. It actually happened in, Dusty Baker caught a ball after leaving his feet and landed on the other side in a playoff game vs the Phillies in '78 or '79. it is an out. Trust me. The rule states that you cannot make a catch and then jump over the wall or into the stands but if the you catcha ball and the momentum carries you into the dugout or over the wall then it is a legal catch. You didnt read the rule closely enough. EXample: When Bo Jackson caught a ball in CF and then walked up the wall and back down it was an out, had he continued walking up the wall and then over the other side then the rule you refer to would have kicked in. in the '85 World Series George Brett caught slid to catch a popup and his momentum (after the catch) carried him into the dugout completely... that of course was ruled an out
here is the MLB rulebook
http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/official_rules/definition_terms_2.jsp
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Ever see a pitcher with hair like the 'ace' in this flick? I'm sure his teammates wouldn't have given him a code red and shaved his melon.
Caught two minutes of this on TV the other day, and it still cracks me up how they edit Freddy Prinze's throwing motion to TRY and make him look like an athlete. Watch that next time you catch this flick on TV. Right as he releases the ball they cut away from him EVERY. . . COTTON. .. PICKIN. . . TIME!! It's hilarious.
it's almost like they try to explain it too.. the scouts are talking
Scout 1: What do you make of this kid?
Scout 2: Good fastball... BAD mechanics
thank you mitchapalooza for actually doing research to back you up. As an avid baseball fan i really appreciate someone who can see something, have an opinion, and back it up with hard baseball evidence.
sharethey had a Colorado Rockies scout give Freddie Prinz Jr. 6 months of pitching instruction just to get him to look like a pitcher. He's just not that athletic.
shareThe cut footage is out there somewhere. I'd love to see it. It would probably be pretty hilarious. This movie was just on tv the other day and I was pointing out to some buddies how they cut away from FP right at release, and we were all cracking up.
I actually like Freddie Prinze as an actor. His episode of 'Friends' was one of the funniest ever. But a baseball player he is not.
Is this film worth seeing? I do like like corney movies like mary kate and Ashley ones, and i luv all the actors in this. Im 13
The hardest thing about this world is living in it..
If you've ever seen the pitching staff of the Colorado Rockies, you'd know why it looked like FPJr couldn't pitch. None of the Rockies can pitch.
shareworst action has to be friday night lights. every tackle sends someone spinning through the air, people are jumping over each other to score touchdowns you dont see in an entire years worth of ESPN highlights.
sharethis is much like that, every play is a circus catch or a no-hitter or 13 strike-outs or an in-the-park home run or...uugghh. and all in one game!! and the end? that's the most unrealistic thing of all.
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You're pitching a complete game no-hitter and you want to leave with 2 outs to go?? Oh my god! Jessica Biel or not, what kind of baseball player would leave? Finish the game, then fly to frisco.
What they showed of his pitching motion was TERRIBLE. The Colorado Rockies guy obviously didn't teach Prinze about striding. Also, the play where the middle infielder (I can't remember if it was the SS or 2B) jumped to catch the chopper and then LOBBED it to the first baseman who used a glory scoop.
Terrible baseball action.
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I agree 100%! This movie is insulting to anyone whose even played little league baseball! How about his 93 mph fastball that has a downward arc on it? His open eyed stare as his attempt at being intense! His brand new Rawlings mit? His baseball lingo in the scene with his brother, "But I can throw way over 90." "Allow yourself to be great." HILARIOUS stuff! Was there even a baseball coach on set to help these poor actors, or what?
How about Matthew Lillard as a D-1 catcher? Or Wilmer V as a D-1 infielder! As a film, the movie is a -1/10! However, this movie scores a 10/10 on the "unintentionally funny" scale, as well as, the " it's so bad that I can't help but watch it everytime it's on" scale. Even though I curse every baseball scene, I still got drawn into watching it last night for the 17th time last night!
I agree on The Program. How about the basketball scenes in Teen Wolf?
"If you're looking for sympathy, look between s*** and syphilis in the dictionary."
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...AND then his dad asks for more $ for his signing bonus!? It's hands down, one of the worst sports movies ever made, but definitely one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies of all-time! Because every time you watch it, you find one more illogical aspect that you didn't notice the last time you watched it!
If you're looking for sympathy, look between s*** and syphilis in the dictionary.
Freddie's pitching was definitely horrible. I liked how the one scout even said he had poor mechanics.
shareHis dad's got balls! lol.
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