Durham | Eight Men Out | John Ross | Kevin Costner
Shattered Dream
by
American Way Staff
It's hard to believe, but Bull Durham and
Eight Men Out, two movies that approached America's
pastime from very different perspectives, are almost old enough to
legally order a drink. The films, both of which are available this
month on DVD in special anniversary editions, were released in
1988. It seems that the year and the baseball theme, though, are
all they have in common. After all, Kevin Costner's Bull
Durham had a love story and a feel-good ending, but John
Cusack's Eight Men Out was a tragic tale of top athletes
getting caught up in corruption. (Sounds familiar, no?) But with so
much time having passed, we're finding it easy to get the two
movies confused. Are we alone? Mark your answers below and see how
well you do in figuring out which character nicknames and quotes
belong to Bull Durham and which belong to Eight Men
Out. -- John Ross
1. Quote: "The pitcher throws and
you look for that pill. Suddenly there's nothing else in the
ballpark but you and it. Sometimes, when you feel right, there's a
groove there, and the bat just eases into it and meets that ball.
When the bat meets that ball and you feel that ball just give, you
know it's going to go a long way."
2. Quote: "Look for the fastball up.
He's gotta come with the cheese. Relax. Relax. Quick bat. Pop the
clubhead. Open the hips. Relax. You're thinking too much."
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