Fever Pitch

Catcher41100+ posts

I just saw "Fever Pitch". I rented it. I rented it because I was already itching to play or watch some baseball. This guy, Ben, is a huge Red Sox fan. Now my friends told me it was a chick-flick and I wouldn't like it. But I watched it the other night and it really got me fired up and ready to go to Spring Training in Bradenton.
First of all, I am a HUGE Pirate fan. In fact one of our Family vacations is we go down to Bradenton FL for spring training to watch the Pirates train and, you know, see the kids (Ryan Doumit, Chris Duffy, Nate McLouth, Zack Duke, ect.)
I was wondering, has this movie had this effect on anyone else or just me?

11/15/056:30 PM

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Florida Baseball Guy500+ posts

To me it was one of the best movies I had seen in a long time and I bought the movie.

Having said that I'm a diehard Red Sox fan and could feel Ben's pain. It is a fun baseball movie.

11/15/056:35 PM

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the next...1100+ posts

Fever pitch is great. Gives everybody who sees it the true perspective on Red Sox Nation.

Now they just need one for the Cubs. LOl

11/15/0511:09 PM

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08Dad1,000+ posts

For me, fever pitch will always remind me of watching the world series, watching the sox win and wondering why Drew was down on the field kissing some guy. At the time, I was thinking how come she gets to go on the field - that would be really cool to be down there...

later on - around when the movie came out, I finally heard the whole story about how they reshot the end to incorporate the Red Sox winning - and I sure felt dumb

It is still one of the better baseball movies of all time (not that there have been that many good ones...)

11/15/0511:53 PM

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luvbb1,000+ posts

I LOVED that movie! I was in Boston this past weekend, and took a tour of Fenway (HAD to fit in some baseball SOMEHOW during my weekend

). I kept looking around and picturing where Drew came over the wall and ran onto the field!

And also where Jimmy Fallon sat in the stands behind the dugout.

11/16/058:03 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

You certainly do not have to be a Red sox fan to enjoy the movie-- it could be any city with a ball club, even a minor league team

11/16/058:03 AM

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J56310+ posts

It was one of the few movies Drew Barrymore was in that I did not get sick of watching. Thought I heard the main actor in it was a actually a Yankee Fan?

11/16/058:10 AM

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Coach Knight500+ posts

Thoroughly enjoyed the movie - it was baseball...how could I NOT love it!

11/16/052:03 PM

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micdsguy1,000+ posts

That movie was terrible. I'm never going to watch it.

GO Cardinals

11/16/0510:52 PM

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vacatchMember

Awesome! Our family loves the Red Sox. I bought the movie the week it came out and sent it to my son in college so he could enjoy it again with his new friends. I'll never forget the outfit my son(18 yrs) wore every game of the ALCS and world series - red sox hat, jersey, shorts and red baseball socks. My husband even had tears during this movie!

11/17/0511:28 AM

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