It's one of my favorite shows from the late 1990's into the new century, mostly because the central character in the ensemble cast was played flawlessly by Topher Grace.
So why not look back on each of the MLB Divisions with movie pitches staring Mr. Grace...
(Stick with me on this, there may be a point or two worth reading)
AL West - The Josh Hamilton Story
This one was obvious in so many ways. Need I really spell it out?
OK, fine, using creative license with the story cuz I really don't feel like reading all that's been done about this guy. We'll start out with Hamilton (Grace) in the locker room at Yankee Stadium. He's on the phone with his sponsor/girlfriend, played by Ali Larter, and they talk like he's just another recovering addict.
Then he goes out and bombs 28 taters before millions on ESPN as the credits role.
We go back to Hamilton in high school, killing the ball and running around Raleigh, NC with Megan Fox on his arm.
She is too hot to not have a wild side. Hamilton, being the toast of the town and even more so after Tampa Bay drafts him No. 1, gets everything thrown at him and Fox does as well...
On second thought, I don't know if she can handle the role and what it needs because the duo are headed to a real bad place. I think Grace can handle the coke and the herion and the like based on his time in Traffic and that part can last long enough for her to die from an overdose, like Halle Berry did in Jungle Fever.
Well, maybe she didn't die in A Spike Lee Joint, but what's wrong with another excuse to look at the new mother.
Anyway, Hamilton goes down far enough into the gutter that he stumbles onto a Little League baseball field where Larter's son is playing. One thing leads to another and you can figure out the rest.
Unfortunetly, we'll end with the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles celebrating their division title at the Ballpark in Arlington. Hamilton heads back to the locker room and goes into a dark place, striking out to end the game and all. He looks like he's headed back down that bad road, then Larter's kid shows up with a big smile and everyone is happy again.
Hooray!!!
2 comments:
Started off well, fizzled into Hollywood drivle at the end. TK and Willy-Buns were talking about this earlier in the season, the Josh Hamilton movie.
I agreed with their assesment that the movie ends with him slipping on a Reds unifrom for his first Major League game and him heading down the tunnel to take the field. Thats all that matters, the fact that he went on to become an All-Star and all tat is just the icing on top, but doesnt need to be dramatized.
After the show he put on Monday night my friend and I agreed that the movie starts with that; open from black and Hamilton is in the middle of cracking those homeruns. After the tenth out he briefly looks up to the sky and closes his eyes in prayer, his eyes open and he is in a seedy tatoo parlor in Miami getting the first of his 26 tatoos. Take the movie from their throuhg his harrowing addictions and eventual recovery and then that night in Cincinnati last year.
It's a working script. We're still in talks with Universal and I'm trying to start a bidding war with the concept...
Thanks for the input. We'll be certain to list you in the credits.
- The Management
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