Chicago Cubs: Three baseball movies to fill the void of no baseball

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Chicago Cus: Here are three baseball movies that you can watch to fill the void of no baseball while quarantined at home due to COVID-19.

Baseball and the Chicago Cubs would have been underway if it were not for the coronavirus. In fact, all sports would be underway if this deadly virus didn’t take the world by storm. Most people are either self-quarantining or social distancing to stop the rapid spread of this scary disease.

Now that the world has come to a standstill, people are restless and frantically looking for things to occupy their minds to avoid going stir crazy. Since there is little to no sports news to follow, and there are no sporting events for people to watch, sports fans are left without their daily sports fix to help them stay sane.

If we’re honest, the MLB has done its part to ensure that fans are left with as much of a baseball fix as possible. Through the use of social media, the league has uploaded past games and put out podcasts to keep the spirit of baseball alive.

Along with this, every team has been utilizing its social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok. Not only that, but the players have also taken it upon themselves to be somewhat active on social media to show the public how they are spending their time self quarantining and social distancing. I’d be lying if I told you that all of this wasn’t enticing to me.

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Chicago Cubs: It’s getting real old

However, the bottom line is that all of this is getting old. I have already watched a decent amount of past games. Also, I have been spending a significant amount of time on social media, probably too much time. I have also already utilized the content teams are putting out, and I have observed what my favorite players have been doing to keep busy.

With that being said, I have been looking for different things to keep me busy. After spending minutes upon hours thinking of what I could do to feel a part of the baseball world again, I put on a baseball movie. Then, I found myself watching another, and then another. This was one of the best things I’ve decided to do thus far.

Are you finding yourself in the same boat as me? If so, I definitely recommend that you turn on a baseball movie. You won’t regret it. If you find yourself wondering what movie to watch, you have come to the right place. Here are three baseball movies to watch to fill the void of no baseball while being stuck at home due to COVID-19.

Chicago Cubs: Major League

Major League is and has always been one of my favorite baseball movies. The film tells the tale of a woman who inherits the Cleveland Indians. Since she wants to move the team to Miami for the warmer climate and a new stadium, she constructs a team of terrible players. To her dismay, the men defy all odds, and they come together to be more successful than expected.

While I don’t want to spoil the movie by giving the entire plot and outcome of the film away, I will admit this is a feel-good movie with a happy story that is sure to lift any baseball fan’s spirits. You might even find yourself rooting for Cleveland (probably only for this movie, but still). This movie is available on both Amazon Prime and iTunes.

Moneyball

Another movie I found myself watching is Moneyball. While I have seen this film many times to date, I feel like I learn something new every time I watch it. Moneyball was adapted from a book by Michael Lewis, and it is based on a true story. The esteemed Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the Oakland Athletics GM who revolutionized the 2002 Oakland Athletics.

He also changed the way that teams are constructed and how players are viewed. While the film is mainly full of statistics and analytics, it is absolutely fascinating to see how the baseball world changed because of Beane. Whether you are interested in statistics and analytics or not, the movie is full of drama and enough baseball to captivate any fan. This movie is available on Hulu, Amazon Prime and iTunes.

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Chicago Cubs: A League of Their Own

Another film that is based on a true story, A League of Their Own recalls a real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that existed in 1943 as the Second World War became a threat to Major League Baseball. The fact that there was even a professional baseball league for women during that era is both remarkable and revolutionary, considering that women today are typically put on paths to play softball rather than baseball.

For me personally, this movie hits home because I am a female enamored with baseball. Besides, I believe this story would hit home for many baseball fans as the disruption of the 1943 season due to World War II is similar to how the season is being disrupted in 2020 because of the coronavirus.

Plus, Tom Hanks stars in the film as the team’s manager, and COVID-19 personally impacted him. As he spoke about contracting the virus on Twitter, Hanks specifically sighted the movie when he recited this famous line, “there is no crying in baseball.” I don’t know about all of you, but this gave me all the more reason to rewatch this baseball classic. A League of Their Own is available on Amazon Prime and iTunes.

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While I only discussed three movies, there are many other good ones out there. The Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham and others could have made the cut as well. If you watch the three movies discussed, I recommend these movies as well. However, I hope that soon the coronavirus will calm down and be out of the way so people can resume normal activities and go back to their daily lives. Hopefully, baseball is underway soon.

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