As we pitted each bracket winner against each other in the quarterfinals, we expected the results to be a lot closer than they were. Shows what we know. We now have our Final Four, featuring three movies I absolutely adore, and one I’m not a huge fan of (but that has gotten a relatively easy draw so far). The Sandlot and Major League are battle-tested, playing through the two toughest brackets, and pretty much rolling the competition in each. As for Bull Durham and Ken Burns’ Baseball, they’ve similarly rolled the competition in their brackets, though the competition hasn’t been as fierce. I almost think the Sandlot-Major League bout is essentially the tournament final, but you never know. Voting on these two polls will end on Wednesday night, and your FINALS will be up on Thursday morning.
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1. Major League vs 1. The Sandlot
Major League (1989)
Starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, and Corbin Bernsen
IMDB rating: 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 85% fresh
Defeated Bang the Drum Slowly in the first round
Defeated Field of Dreams in the second round
Classics bracket champion
Defeated Moneyball in the quarterfinals
The Sandlot (1993)
Starring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, and Patrick Renna
IMDB rating: 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 61% fresh
Defeated Little Big League in the first round
Defeated Bad News Bears in the second round
Childhood Memories bracket champion
Defeated Pride of the Yankees in the quarterfinals
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1. Ken Burns’ Baseball vs 1. Bull Durham
Baseball (1994)
Starring John Chancellor, Daniel Okrent, and George Will
IMDB rating: 9.1
Rotten Tomatoes rating: n/a
Defeated The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg in the first round
Defeated When it Was a Game in the second round
Documentary bracket champion
Defeated 61* in the quarterfinals
Bull Durham (1988)
Starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins
IMDB rating: 7.0
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 98%
Defeated Major League III in the first round
Defeated The Scout in the second round
Minor Leagues bracket champion
Defeated Mr Baseball in the quarterfinals
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