Rogers Hornsby’s decision to spend his baseball-less winters staring out the window and waiting for spring may have made sense in the 1930s, but it doesn’t quite hold up these days. For us 21st-century citizens, we can get through the coldest months curled up on the couch, watching an endless stream of baseball movies until the very minute pitchers and catchers report. But just which are the ones worthy of our time and devotion? Over the next two weeks, MLB.com’s best and brightest will come together for some open-ended and spirited debates over the most iconic baseball films in celluloid history. Today, we continue our movie roundtable series with the four movies best known for their ensemble casts: “Major League,” “Bull Durham,” “Moneyball,” and “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings.” Our panelists: Ian Browne, Christina DeNicola, Alyson Footer, Bill Ladson, Scott Merkin, Mark Sheldon, Todd Zolecki Click here to read the previous debate about best endings. — Alyson Footer, moderator/editor: The category we’re discussing today is Best Ensemble and the movies are: “Major League,” “Bull Durham,” “Moneyball” and “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings.” Let’s start with a basic question: which of these has the best…
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