I rewatched Major League for the umpteenth time, and it’s one of my favorite baseball movies. The storyline is trite and they have a few terrible scenes, but the script and jokes are pretty sharp, the performances are generally above average, and the baseball scenes are also above average. Also, great to see actual major league teams being portrayed in the movie. I don’t think there is any way MLB allows that for a similar movie today, since the movie is not at all worshipful of Major League Baseball.
One thing that does strike me is how wrong a choice Tom Berenger was for the Jake Taylor catcher role. He has no sense of fun at all, and just like all his other movies, he has this look of a tough guy flaunting a I’m-having-a-bad-day-and-you’re-the-reason vibe. I think the movie would have benefited a lot by having someone like Tom Selleck in the role, or, better still, Kurt Russell—guys who could play both baseball and comedy for real.