22. Bobby Rayburn, “The Fan”
This isn’t the only baseball character on this list played by Wesley Snipes, as this character has a lot of credentials and maybe the best “player” on this list, being he’s a former three-time MVP who joins the San Francisco Giants, and to boot, he has an obsessive fan who tries to “help him” through a bad season.
21. Skip, “Bull Durham”
Maybe not the best manager on this list, but possibly wins the award for best quote by any manager in any baseball movie. When following a loss, he tries to “scare” his young team at the advice of his veteran catcher, calling them “Lollygaggers!” That scene is classic, and even 25-plus years later can still be relevant and is still funny. His other memorable line in the movie when he talks to Crash Davis about continuing playing a lower level of minor league baseball … “Beats the hell out of working at Sears” … is near the top of the list as well.
20. Jimmy Dugan, “A League of Their Own”
If Skip from “Bull Durham” doesn’t have the most memorable manager quote from the silver screen, the winner could be the Jimmy Dugan character from “A League of Their Own” when the Tom Hanks-played character yells at an upset player, “There’s no crying in baseball!” To this day, that quote is used everywhere, and to this day, it still gains a positive reaction.
19. Ham Porter, “The Sandlot”
“Plaaaay Ball!” How can anyone not enjoy one of the greatest catchers in cinema history in Ham Porter? We all had a friend like this who was a little outspoken, knew the rules of life (his recipe for s’mores is on point) and his baseball hero was Babe Ruth (you better know who that is). His attitude on the field was great, and he helped make “The Sandlot” memorable.
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