Play Ball: 20 Suggested Titles for Disney's Inevitable Rangers or Giants Underdog Movie
Hey, the World Series starts tomorrow! If you didn't know (and some of you very well might not know, considering the ratings expected for this thing), the Fall Classic will pit the San Francisco Giants against the Texas Rangers, and it's especially important this year because of each team's historical postseason futility: The Giants have not won a World Series since 1954, and the Rangers have never even been in a World Series. In short, we've got underdog vs. underdog -- and you can bet Disney is watching.
After all, you have to figure the winner stands to receive the same inevitable inspirational Disney-movie treatment as The Rookie, Miracle, Invincible or Secretariat. With this in mind, Movieline offers 20 title suggestions for Disney's all-but-greenlit Giants or Rangers movie. As always, your suggestions are welcome. (Note: Every single one of these movies will star Dennis Quaid and/or Diane Lane.)
They Might be Giants
Rangers in the Outfield
Lincecum of a Lesser God
The Curious Case of Barry Zito
The Fan II
Arlington Road
Josh the Giant Killer
Mighty Morphin' Texas Rangers
San Francisco Treats 3-D
The San Francisco Giants in Breaking Training
The Texas Rangers Go To Japan
127 Innings
Clash of the Titans (Sorry, that's Warner's Yankees/Phillies-rematch biopic.)
The Natural (AKA, The Cody Ross Story)
Pet Sounds (AKA, The Brian Wilson Story)
Kinsler, Texas Ranger
Washington
Junked Bonds
Pete Incaviglia's Infinite Playlist
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Call it 'Will to Win' and center the story around arguably the best player to play significant parts of his career with both teams, Will Clark, sitting on his couch watching the series eating Cheetos mumbling things like, "I knew W. was running us into the ground!" and "If it wasn't for that damned earthquake..."
Business on the Mound, Party in the Clubhouse: The Tim Lincecum Story
A Man and his Beard... with Tom Berenger as the grizzled coach.
Texas... has a Giant in it (Lord have mercy on our soul). (From "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". YouTube the song for the most homoerotic 80's dance scene ever!
Jesus at the Bat: The Josh Hamilton Story
Blackbeard
Whoever wins I guess you can call it Never Say Never. Ah, wait.
The PED Redemption
Dazed & Confused II: Lincecum's High Heat
I have to agree that this is a ridiculous question. I mean if your an A's fan, I'd say just get over it already. The Yankees SHOULD have won the 2001 World Series, and the Mets SHOULD have won the NL East this year. You SHOULD not ask any more meaningless questions.
The SF giants never did win but the franchise won while in new york , so yeah you can say the giants have won , but you can't really say the san francisco Giants have won.