Best baseball movies based on true stories | Pittsburgh Pirates

Among the dozens of movies that tell stories about baseball, some of the most beloved are those that were written for events that actually happened. “Based on a true story” films bring a slice of history back to life, and, if effective, make us think (and debate). Today, we continue our movie roundtable series with four movies known for being true-to-life: “A League of Their Own,” “42,” “The Rookie” and “Eight Men Out.” Our panelists — Mark Bowman, Ian Browne, Christina DeNicola, Alyson Footer, Steve Gilbert and Bill Ladson — conducted a spirited debate, diving into the nuances of each film. A note on the selection process: All movies debated were placed into brackets, which brought forth a little bit of a conundrum, given the high volume of terrific baseball movies that could easily fall into more than one category. “Best Ensemble Cast” was probably the most wide-ranging; after all, it’s fair to say 80 percent of all baseball movies had A-plus, A-list casts. But we placed movies in only one bracket each, which is how “A League of Their Own” ended up in Based on a True Story and not Best Ensemble. Clearly, this classic fits almost every category…
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