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Julian Washington
Sep 07, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
This isn’t the best role that L.L. Cool J ever had; at least not the one where he was given a chance to shine. Julian Washington was a whiner who complained about lack of plays and the scene that we remember most is when a kid told him how his dad said he didn’t play hard anymore because he already got paid. Actually, he may have nailed the part of a modern athlete.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Actor:
L.L. Cool J
Position Portrayed:
Running Back
Played for:
Miami Sharks
Why you should vote for him:
How about for that suit he wore at that party where the mayor was at? That alone showed why the ladies loved “Cool J”
Why you should not vote for him:
He was mostly whining in the film.
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Jake Taylor
Sep 07, 2013
Published in
The 2021 Fictitious Athlete Inductees
Jake Taylor may not have been the one given the best lines in Major League, but he was the heart and soul of the team and the movie (and writing that did not feel like a cliché). It was Taylor who melded the team together off the field and on the field on his gimpy knees ran out the surprise bunt (after the brilliant called shot to field) and suggested the play that Willie “Mays” Hayes score from second. Taylor also got to bed an in her prime Rene Russo which was likely of a higher quality than he was finding in the Mexican League. Overall, we wish he never signed on for Major League 2, as the conversion to Interim Manager was unlikely and the decision to keep him in the franchise seemed contrived. Granted, at Tom Berenger’s advanced age, it made sense, but surely there had to be a better use for him…or maybe don’t use him at all.
Jack Parkman
Sep 07, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
When we watched Jack Parkman in Major League 2, we subconsciously wondered if his anger was residual affect from being jilted in “An Officer and a Gentleman”. Lame joke aside, Major League II was clearly not as good as the original but we enjoyed and bought David Keith as the arrogant slugger who coined a Ricky Vaughn pitch as the “Masturbator”. Although we were not supposed to like Parkman as the bad guy, he was a bit of a guilty pleasure.
Jack Elliot
Sep 07, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
This is kind of a shame for a few reasons. The first being that Tom Selleck in 1992 looked every bit the part of an aging slugger and could have been in a better film as opposed to the clichéd racism that he was in here. As Jack Elliott, Selleck entered the world of Japanese Baseball and the attempt at outdated humor began. Frankly, Selleck deserved better, and so did the movie going public. Maybe that movie would have worked a decade before, but for every year that passes, this film becomes more and more offensive. However, can we give him a pass because it’s Magnum P.I.?