SI.com recently drafted 10 baseball movie characters in their photo gallery.
Among some of SI’s selections:
No. 7 – Henry Rowengartner of “Rookie of the Year”
Get past the child labor laws and you have a 12-year-old who had the best “Tommy John Surgery” of all-time and can now throw 103 mph.No. 6 – Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn – “Major League”
Despite the current trend of hard-throwing closers around the league, a history of run-ins with the law and a tragically dated haircut prevents Ricky from being taken any higher than sixth.No. 2 – Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh – “Bull Durham”
Once described as “a million dollar arm with a 10 cent head,” scouts agree the tutelage he received from journeyman Crash Davis during his stay in Single A ball has helped turn this former wild flamethrower into a top-flight pitcher.No. 1 – Jack Elliot – “Mr. Baseball”
Sure, he’s a bit on the old side, but he’ll show how much he appreciates playing major league baseball again here in the states by hustling harder than he ever has before just to avoid going back to play for the Nagoya Dragons. He will also be a huge draw with the ladies thanks to the best baseball mustache since Gorman Thomas.
Jack Elliot as your No. 1 selection? Come on. I’d take Wild Thing Vaughn over Mr. Baseball any day.
