This is the perfect movie to give you your MLB second wind. It'll give you that extra spark - just in time for that late, long-shot wild card bid! (Shut up, Cubs fans!!) 2016's documentary Fastball.Narrated by Kevin Costner, this is about just 1 aspect of the game - or actually, just 1 aspect of 1 of that part. Perhaps the most romantic notion of baseball, the overwhelming fastball, as you may have guessed by the title.
I was more than a little trepidacious going in, just based on the above. But I really enjoyed this!
It's mostly interviews (with tons of visual aids) - from mostly baseball legends and some current studs - of how they pitch, how fast they pitch, how hard it is to face it & try to hit it, plus a little science mixed in for good measure: Nolan Ryan, Goose, Bob Gibson, Verlander, George Brett, Ernie Banks, Tony Gwinn, Al Kaline...
It's historical and factual and you won't mind a bit. It may get dry every once in a while, but overall this is a homerun! A Game winner! Hit off Sandy Koufax!
