Why was Mookie traded, exactly?

[notin]

I've tried to make the same comparison but it simply doesn't resonate with baseball fans. The difference is that nearly everyone has played ball in some form since childhood -- Teeball, at recess, PE class, whiffleball in the backyard, or Little League on up. Fewer people have ever tried acting, and even those who nail their lines in a kids' play usually aren't celebrated with high fives and pile-ups on stage where the cast sprays carbonated beverages on each other.

 

The main reason most don't ever question or debate wages of actors and actresses is that it's accepted that movie stars are rare and beautiful. The rest of us aren't. Mirrors don't lie.

 

The beauty of baseball, though, is that even Humpty Dumpty can get a hit if he times a pitch. Most of us know we can't act, but all of us think we can hit.

 

I think it would be 1,000,000,000,000,000 times easier to learn to act than it would be to learn to hit. Especially if you are over 25.

 

And movies stars are beautiful? Have you ever seen Adam Sandler?

[notin]

Plus I think if Tom Cruise gets injured just before he's supposed to start making Mission Impossible 17, he doesn't collect his $30 million.

 

And he gets replaced with Luis Guzman, assuming he was not already cast elsewhere in the movie...

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I think it would be 1,000,000,000,000,000 times easier to learn to act than it would be to learn to hit.

 

True -- anyone could act like they could hit... while they audition for Casey At The Bat.

[mvp 78]

I think it would be 1,000,000,000,000,000 times easier to learn to act than it would be to learn to hit. Especially if you are over 25.

 

And movies stars are beautiful? Have you ever seen Adam Sandler?

 

You would. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(2011_film)

[mvp 78]

True -- anyone could act like they could hit... while they audition for Casey At The Bat.

 

[notin]

True -- anyone could act like they could hit... while they audition for Casey At The Bat.

 

I saw John Goodman play Babe Ruth in a movie. Think Goodman could hit like Ruth? Maybe your Aunt Ruth, I suppose. You know, the octogenarian who proudly displays her collection of keys that don't have corresponding locks and has a candy dish filled with Reagan Era jawbreakers all melded together into a singular multicolored mound that has adopted a uniform flavor reminiscent of a lemon soaked in turpentine. Maybe Goodman could hit like her...

[dgalehouse]

Movie stars are mostly the product of the Hollywood publicity mills. ( And sometimes , the casting couch). They can need a dozen takes to film one scene , tons of makeup and some heavy editing. Back in the day , you could walk down Main Street and see a dozen girls as hot as Marilyn Monroe. But you can't fake hitting the old knuckle curve or the high 90's heater.

[Bellhorn04]

Movie stars are mostly the product of the Hollywood publicity mills. ( And sometimes , the casting couch). They can need a dozen takes to film one scene , tons of makeup and some heavy editing. Back in the day , you could walk down Main Street and see a dozen girls as hot as Marilyn Monroe. But you can't fake hitting the old knuckle curve or the high 90's heater.

 

Which Main Street was that?

[jad]

Which Main Street was that?

 

The Main Street where I could pass as Marlon Brando.

[mvp 78]

The Main Street where I could pass as Marlon Brando.

 

[notin]

 

Or on a streetcar. Specifically one named Desire...

[dgalehouse]

You could usually find some good looking ladies On The Waterfront.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Let me clarify my position then.

 

I sure as hell think Mookie Betts deserves 30 million for a season of baseball more than Adam Sandler deserves it for a movie.

 

That has nothing to do with whether I think Mookie should get a 12 year guaranteed contract.

 

Sandler did prove his acting chops in the movie UNCUT GEMS. He hit it out of the park.

Edited October 5, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

Movie stars are mostly the product of the Hollywood publicity mills. ( And sometimes , the casting couch). They can need a dozen takes to film one scene , tons of makeup and some heavy editing. Back in the day , you could walk down Main Street and see a dozen girls as hot as Marilyn Monroe. But you can't fake hitting the old knuckle curve or the high 90's heater.

 

You're using that line in Fever Pitch when the hero/Soxfan says you can't fake a baseball career.

 

Hollywood success is opportunity plus some version of talent/appearance/voice. Monroe looked great on the screen and was not talentless.

 

MLB success is about talent and hard work.

[dgalehouse]

You're using that line in Fever Pitch when the hero/Soxfan says you can't fake a baseball career.

 

Hollywood success is opportunity plus some version of talent/appearance/voice. Monroe looked great on the screen and was not talentless.

 

MLB success is about talent and hard work.

 

Max , From you , I expected a detailed breakdown of Marilyn's vital statistics.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Max , From you , I expected a detailed breakdown of Marilyn's vital statistics.

 

I don't have info on MM's vital stats, but I do have a vital stat on Jayne Mansfield. Her IQ was a reported 149. Not all books should be judged by their cover.

[oldtimer]

I don't have info on MM's vital stats, but I do have a vital stat on Jayne Mansfield. Her IQ was a reported 149. Not all books should be judged by their cover.

 

Now you are showing your age.