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Everyone loves an underdog. That’s why we’re drawn to sports movies—there’s something special about the magic depicted in Remember The Titans, Miracle, or even something silly like The Waterboy. But good sports books, and we mean good ones, go even deeper.
Language
English
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
2) The rookie
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
After he loses a bet he made with his team, an ex-minor league pitcher who coaches for a living is forced to try out for the major leagues, becoming the oldest rookie ever. Based on the true story of Jim Morris.
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The California Angels are a struggling baseball team praying to win a pennant. Their luck changes as their biggest fan, 11-year-old Roger, begins giving the coach tips from a real live angel. The team not only climbs back into the pennant race, but learns to believe in themselves.
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Cesar's major league career is cut short, he returns to his native Monterey, Mexico. Once back home, a group of impoverished baseball-loving kids recruit him to coach their ragtag team. Together, they beat the odds and overcome hardships and bigotry to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series.
5) The sandlot
Publisher
FoxVideo
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the early 1960's, this comedy focuses on a fifth grader who can't throw a baseball but is recruited by the leader of a neighborhood gang to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a summer he'll never forget.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Madeline takes a transatlantic trip with Miss Clavel, her schoolmates and her pal, Pepito. After being discovered in the park by a Hollywood producer, Madeline heads to Tinseltown with her friends to star in a movie with the young starlet Sugar Dimples. When the jealous and bratty star has Madeline fired from the picture, Madelines' friends come to the rescue. Spring is in the air and Miss Clavel decides a trip to New York is in order. While all the...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Andrea's best friend moves to California. She decides to try and earn enough money for an airplane ticket to visit her friend. But babysitting doesn't pay much, and dogsitting becomes a liability when her charges wreak havoc at the Fernfield summer festival. The boy next door, whose love for volleyball, could be Andrea's ticket to San Diego. In the meantime, Buddy is dognapped and then coerced into nabbing a prized diamond for some bad guys.
Buddy...
Publisher
Hanna-Barbera
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Hanna-Barbera classic collection.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone, the Flintstones and the Rubbles travel to fear-fraught Rockysylvania thanks to a big game show win. Flintstones Little Big League sees Fred and Barney facing off as opposing Little League coaches while Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles duel across the diamond.
Publisher
Hanna-Barbera
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Hanna-Barbera classic collection.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the gruesome Frankenstone family moves in next door to Fred and Wilma, Fred is furious but Wilma insists they welcome their new neighbors. Can Frank Frankenstone turn Fred's views around? Fred's Final Fling: A mix-up in medical records causes Fred to think that he only has 24-hours to live. Dazed by the news, Fred ponders his end and embarks on a 24 -hour 'do-good' blitz.
12) Biggie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, he discovers he is a great pitcher.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen/full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (103 min.) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the cast is removed from his newly healed broken arm, clumsy 12-year-old Henry is shocked to find his arm has become a 100 mph fastball. His throw from the bleachers directly to home plate alerts the last place Chicago Cubs and before you know it, he is signed as their new ace pitcher. With a few pointers from an aging star pitcher, young Henry actually manages to pull off the impossible.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's not easy managing a baseball team ... especially when your team has lost 900 games in a row. But when manager Charlie Brown has the opportunity to trade his worst player, Lucy, he thinks his luck may have finally changed. Will Lucy's replacement, Marcie, led the team to victory? Or is Charlie Brown doomed to suffer through another losing season?
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"To 14-year-old little leaguer Calvin Fuller, life is like one big strikeout when he lets his team down. Then an earthquake sends him through a magical time rift, and he finds himself in King Arthur's court. But all is not well with the realm. An aged King Arthur is in danger of losing control to the evil Lord Belasco, and now it's up to Calvin to save the kingdom. But before he can find a way to vanquish Belasco, he must first find a way to conquer...
16) Make mine music
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (67 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A collection of 9 musical animated shorts. Includes two bonus cartoons (The band concert, Farmyard symphony) following the feature.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: A Charlie Brown Christmas: Charlie Brown has the holiday blues and is hoping that a spindly little tree he finds can help everyone discover the meaning of the season ; Charlie Brown's All-Stars: Will new uniforms and league membership help transform a hard-luck team into winners? ; It's the great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Charlie Brown has been invited to a Halloween party and Linus hopes he'll finally catch a sighting of the mysterious Great...
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
George knows that a curious monkey needs to get outside and explore! From running the bases at a ballgame to exploring secret underground tunnels, there are friends and adventures around every corner. Hit a home run with your favorite monkey.
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