Rookie of the Year

It seems kind of cheesy as a grown up but it was very fun for me as a kid watching this. In a way re-watching it all these years later reminds me of when sports were fun and not all heavily analytical based. Heck even in almost 30 years baseball has become way more corporate.

The story goes Henry devoted Chicago Cubs fan despite how lousy the team is and how much slack he gets for it still loves his Cubs. He's not the best little league ball player but one day a freak accident gives him the ability to throw a baseball at 100mph. The struggling Cubs catch wind if this throwing a home run back and give him a deal to play.

I still remember seeing this movie with my aunt and uncle in the theaters. I think ironically I am now around their age when I went to see it with them. The whole nostalgia of it increases the ratings for me.