Players Who Deserve Their Own Biopics

[Toledo Inquisition]

Maybe real vampires and zombies should start suing.

A Sammy Sosa true to life story would be amazing.

Real life vampire
Harem photo
PEDS

Corrupt judges
Posse
Wife beating with rum bottle
Racial discord
Forgetting how to speak English with Congress
Corked bat
Ditching team
Lost cash for drugs/gambling
Two faced

Heck, you could even throw in the HR race if you wished.

[Bothrops Atrox]

What about Zack Greinke?

Yeah - the turnaround makes for a nicer Hollywood story than the guys like Greene who couldn't/didn't overcome.

[Bothrops Atrox]

Agree 100%. This is why there are dozens of crappy movies about zombies and vampires but very few good sports films ever get made.

Maybe real vampires and zombies should start suing.

[9RoyHobbsRF]

who I DON'T want to see or hear any more about:
1) Cobb
2) Ruth
3) The Black Sox
4) Ted Williams

possibilities that I might like:
1) Earl Weaver
2) Stan Musial (probably pretty boring but that's OK)
3) Bill James
4) Pete Reiser
5) Herb Score
6) Paul Waner
7) the 1954 Indians
8) The Go-Go White Sox
9) The Boyers
10) the first All-Star Game (1933)
11) the first world series (1903)
12) The New York Mets 1962-1968

[9RoyHobbsRF]

It was announced in June the same company which produced "42" will be doing a feature film on the legendary Clemente.

Clemente is an all time favorite of mine but he made some serious errors in judgement that led to his own death

I don't claim 100% accurate recall from the Bio I read 10-12 years ago, but

1) he did not add himself as security to a plane of items going to Nicaragua but tried to do something on his own, although he knew nothing about airplanes, airplane and flight safety etc
2) he commandeered an old airplane in poor shape that had not been used in a while that was just sitting on the side of an airport, it was not a wise choice
3) he found a pilot who might be able to fly the plane but the pilot was not particularly good and had little or no experience with the airplane, it was not a wise choice
4) the plane was WAY overloaded - way too much weight
5) even then, the weight was not distributed properly, the plane was even seen bulging in an odd way on the runway
6) the plane had difficulty starting and firing properly
7) etc etc

for all his desire to help earthquake victims which was very commendable, he made a series of very poor and odd choices that led directly to his death

[Death to Crawling Things]

Good call on Feller, Dude. He always downplayed his WWII service, saying "I'm not a hero, just a survivor. The heroes didn't come back".

Seems like a lot of WWII guys say things like that. I always love how modestly they play down what they did. (even though I will admire them for what they did nonetheless)

[Dude Paskert]

I wouldn't mind seeing a Veeck biopic if only to see Comiskey Park digitally recreated.

They would need to be careful about recreating the textures of the mold growing on the place.

And, yes, I did visit the park many times. When I was a boy, my mother starting taking us to County Stadium to see the White Sox because she hated Comiskey so much. Still visited now and again up to seeing McGwire and Canseco's A's visit not long before the demolition. Sorry to insult anybody who liked the place, but I always thought it was just a dismal stadium.

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, a Durocher flick could be very entertaining.

[Phantom Dreamer]

I wouldn't mind seeing a Veeck biopic if only to see Comiskey Park digitally recreated.

[Eyeshade]

Ok, not a player but a Bill Veeck bio could be really pretty entertaining. An amazing guy with a full and interesting life. Hung out with some pretty interesting folks including Hollywood types and gangsters. Grew up in the game, served in the War, lost a leg, integrated the AL, wanted to have a team made largely of Negro League stars, owned three teams, Eddie Gaedel, Disco demolition night, smart as hell too. I don't know who could play him, but it would be a great movie.

[Phantom Dreamer]

It wasn't any believable then. Same thing with Gary Cooper playing Gehrig. History is not kind to those old films.

[ol' aches and pains]

Dude's too old.

They can work wonders in Hollywood. When Charles Lindbergh made his famous flight across the Atlantic, he was 25. When Jimmy Stewart played him in "Spirit Of St. Louis", he was 49.

[Phantom Dreamer]

Dude's too old.

[ol' aches and pains]

Barry Bonds.

Andre Braugher would be perfect for the 'roid era Barry.

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[Phantom Dreamer]

Maybe a Barry Zito biopic can get the green light with Lauren German playing herself!

[Dude Paskert]

Taylor Buchholz or Khalil Greene or any of those players with mental issues.

What about Zack Greinke?