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Top 10 baseball movies

A decent enough list of the best baseball movies about WHITE MALE people. Two movies about black players pre-integration are better than some on the list: Soul of the Game and Bingo Long. A League of their Own, about female players, is also better than a couple on the list. In addition 61*, while it is about white males, is certainly better than #9 or #10, and possibly even in the same league as the top five. IMDb rates it #1!

Here's how IMDb sees it:

1. 61* (7.8)
   
2. Pride of the Yankees (7.7)
   
3. Field of Dreams (7.7)
   
4. The Natural (7.4)
   
5. Soul of the Game (7.4)
   
6. Damn Yankees (7.3)
   
7. Eight Men Out (7.2)
   
8. It Happens Every Spring (7.2)
   
9. Bang the Drum Slowly (7.0)
   
10. The Rookie (7.0)
    
11. Bull Durham (7.0)
    
12. A League of their Own (6.9)
    
13. The Bad News Bears (6.9)
    
14. Major League (6.8)
    
15. Bingo Long (6.5)
    
16. Alibi Ike (6.1)
    
17. For Love of the Game (6.1)
    

I don't have much problem with IMDb's ranking, except that Bull Durham should be higher and Pride of the Yankees just ain't that good. To some extent, that reflects the movie snobbery of the site and the industry in general, both of which tend to underrate comedies and overrate tear-jerkers.