Looking back, we wish they never made the third installment in the Bad News Bears series where they went to Japan. It is not because we don’t enjoy the film (we find them all enjoyable), but Jackie Earle Haley who played the star Centre Fielder appeared to have stunted growth after the first film, and his teammates all seemed to tower over him. To hammer that point, a year later he was Moocher, the diminutive member of the “Cutters” in the cycling movie, Breaking Away and in what was his final major film for twenty years, played a weasel like little douche trying to lose his virginity (along with a pre-Risky Business Tom Cruise) in Mexico in the aptly titled “Losin’ It”.   Again, think how short Haley must be to look like a shrimp next to Cruise!

Anyway, despite or love of Rorschach in the Watchmen, for us Haley will always be Kelly Leak, the star for the Bad News Bears who carried that team to respectability. He was not just the star; but the team’s bad ass and leader (as shown in the second installment when he drove the team to Texas to play in the Astrodome). With that said, how did he wind up appearing in multiple places in the batting order in that game against Texas? Maybe it was the same way they were billed as the California champs when they lost to the Yankees at the end of the first game. Regardless of those plot holes, you only believed that the Bears had a chance because Kelly Leak was in the lineup.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
The Bad News Bears go to Japan (1978)

Actor:
Jackie Earle Haley

Position Portrayed:
Centre Field

Played for:
The “Bad News” Bears

Why you should vote for him:
He was the star and best player on the Bears, a staple of Baseball cinema.

Why you should not vote for him:
Couldn’t he have picked a better looking Japanese girl in the third installment?

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Easily the talent of the Average Joe’s Dodgeball team, Kate Veatch is not necessarily on this list because of her powerful throw, rebuffing of White Goodman or her unicorn collection. She made the cut because of her final line in the movie, “I’m not a lesbian, I’m bisexual”. Now we know we are not the only ones who paid special attention to that one!



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Actor:
Christine Taylor

Played for:
The Average Joes

Why you should vote for her:
She was the talent after all.

Why you should not vote for her:
She may have been the most talented player, but not the most interesting one.

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We are remembering for that hot second in the early 90’s when we had a crush on Moira Kelly. Actually, though the movie wasn’t that good, it was that irrational attraction that probably caused us to watch in the first place. Still, Kelly was decent as the spoiled brat ice skating princess which was actually what she was asked to do. Funny, how half of the fictitious athletes we witness fail at that.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Cutting Edge (1992)

Actor:
Moira Kelly

Played for:
U.S.A.

Why you should vote for her:
Maybe you had a crush on her too for a hot minute?

Why you should not vote for him:
Figure Skating is not exactly a sport that many visitors of this site probably like.

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It really should matter whether or not “Kansas City Bomber” was a good film, but allow us to point out two essential facts in 1972.

Fact #1: Roller Derby was a hot sport in 1972, especially on the women’s side.

Fact #2: Raquel Welch was hot in 1972.

The question here is not the validity of roller derby as a sport (it certainly is), but it did not remain a relevant one, and as such this movie is largely forgotten.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Kansas City Bomber (1972)

Actor:
Raquel Welch

Played for:
Portland Loggers

Why you should vote for her:
Despite what you would think, this movie isn’t half bad.

Why you should not vote for her:
Nobody watches roller derby anymore, and the film didn’t age well (unlike Raquel Welch, who aged beautifully).

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