Instead of talking about how the Philadelphia Phillies god-awful bullpen blew another game this season, we thought we would lighten the mood a bit with an always-fun top 5 post. This historically bad bullpen actually got us thinking about what fictional baseball pitchers from the movies we would love to add to the 2020 Phillies pitching staff.
There have certainly been some greats along the way, but here is our (then vs now) list of the best fictional pitchers in some of our favorite baseball movies.
Top 5 Fictional Pitchers In Baseball Movies
#5
Movie: Bad News Bears 1977
Character: Amanda Whurlizer
Actress: Tatum O’Neal
#4
Movie: Bill Durham 1988
Character: Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh
Actress: Tim Robbins
#3
Movie: A League Of Their Own 1992
Character: Kit Keller
Actress: Lori Petty
#2
Movie: Rookie Of The Year 1993
Character: Chet “Rocket” Steadman
Actress: Gary Busey
#1
Movie: Major League 1 & 2 1989/1994
Character: Ricky ‘Wild Thing’ Vaughn
Actress: Charlie Sheen
