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‘For Love of the Game’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin
July 12, 2024 · For Love of the Game (1999) · Drama · Romance · Sport · 1:25:46
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Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill Simmons▶ 9:00The Razzie was likely due to timing with Message in a Bottle rather than this movie specifically, scoreboard showed 89 mph fastball post-injury, Billy Chappell comparable to Jack Morris who started Game 1 of 1984 World Series, calculated approximately 650 career starts from the innings total
Mallory Rubin▶ 8:52Kevin Costner got a Golden Raspberry Award for worst actor, threw 85 mph on Bill's podcast, had multiple arm angles, Billy Chappell's stats show 111 strikeouts/98 walks with under 4 ERA, 141 losses mentioned, 4,100 career innings, comparable to Jack Morris crossed with Tom Glavin
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill Simmons▶ 24:58The masseuse sequence - calls it 'literally one of the best things ever put to film' and discusses it as his second most rewatchable scene
Mallory Rubin▶ 25:48The masseuse sequence - agrees it's on her list too and provides detailed analysis of the scene
Best Quote
Mallory Rubin▶ 52:27Costner as a ballplayer (noting she wanted to say Vin Scully but had to be true to herself)
Joey Pants Award
Bill Simmons▶ 58:21Domenick Lombardozzi — Initially mentions Sam Tuttle but doesn't know who he is, then discusses Michael Papajohn, ultimately agrees with Mallory's pick of Dominic Lombardozzi
Mallory Rubin▶ 58:47Domenick Lombardozzi — Dominic Lombardozzi (the tow truck guy, Herc from The Wire)
Dion Waiters Award
Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:32J.K. Simmons — JK (J.K. Simmons character) - states 'I would vote for JK' while calling Mallory's pick a good runner-up
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:02:10Character who says 'but you fucked my mom' - suggests this automatically qualifies for the award
Apex Mountain
Bill Simmons▶ 1:06:28Vin Scully — Vin Scully - argues this movie became the best ongoing evidence of how awesome Vin Scully was since it's always on cable, while his actual baseball calls are buried
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:07:32No one - refutes Vin Scully argument, saying his real historic baseball calls (Koufax perfect game, Don Larson perfect game, Gibson's home run, Hank Aaron record) have more power than the movie
Who Won the Movie
Bill Simmons▶ 1:21:37Kevin Costner — Costner, with honorable mention to Vin Scully. Says Costner wins because he had to take criticism but still gave a good enough performance.
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:21:23Kevin Costner — Either Costner or Vin Scully. Acknowledges Costner took criticism but loves him unapologetically.
Movies Referenced (14)
Directors Referenced (2)
Actors Referenced (29)
Kelly Preston
25 mentions · · Known for Battlefield Earth, The Cat in the Hat, Sky High▶ 3:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Vin Scully
24 mentions · · Known for For Love of the Game▶ 14:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
J.K. Simmons
12 mentions · · Known for Whiplash, Juno, La La Land▶ 21:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
John C. Reilly
8 mentions · · Known for Chicago, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 19:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Annette Bening
4 mentions · · Known for American Beauty, 20th Century Women▶ 5:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Michael Papajohn
4 mentions · · Known for Jurassic World, American Ultra, Spider-Man▶ 58:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (2)
James Cameron
1 mentions · · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:25:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗