Review of For Love of the Game (1999) by Derek R — 05 Jan 2008

This movie talks about more then just a Perfect Game, being thrown by a pitcher at the end of his career.

It talks volumes about this man's career, his mistakes, his passions, his love, his lack of a family and his destiny. No other actor on this planet could have done a better job then Kevin Costner, who is a natural born athlete himself like wa.

For anyone who has ever wondered what is going through a pitcher's mind during such a game, this is a must see and as a former pitcher I can testify to the fact that on that mound you aren't alone.......

A Perfect Game No Hitter is so rare that if a Pitcher can do it, he is a shoe fit into the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame.

During my playing years I threw many quality games an maintained an ERA below 3.0 for over 6 season's as a middle relief pitcher.

The thought of throwing a perfect game 27 batters up 27 batters down is like a dream.

I was always the smoking gun brought in to get a strike out with men on and no outs (all business).

I could just amagine the thill this movie must have been to make for Kevin and the sacrifices he made to make it as real as possible.

This is by far one the the top ten movies ever made about MLB. And again no one could have played a more believable Billy Chapel then Kevin Costner.