Comments on: A movie about Dummy Hoy? Sure, why not? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mox19380 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268779 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:29:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268779 in our [modern] sensitive pc world the nickname of “dummy” would probably considered a hate crime … which isn’t necessarily a bad thing

]]> By: mox19380 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268753 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:59:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268753 sorry I meant…. “this would be pretty *new* territory to explore

]]> By: mox19380 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268750 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:56:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268750 what’s with all the cynicism. Sure hollywood beats ideas into the ground. But this would be pretty near territory to explore in sports as far as I’m concerned. Money Ball was less about players and more about a changing landscape. And comparisons to the Artists (which I know you did not begin) are off point as well as that was a film about changing eras.

This would be a movie about a guy who despite disability succeeded AND who’s disability affected the way we watch and experience sports.

]]> By: chiadam http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268237 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:17:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268237 I figured this was coming. Now, Hollywood (the least original place in the world) can beat two successful ideas into the ground: silent movies and baseball movies. It’s “Moneyball” meets “The Artist,” so it can’t miss! $100 says they find a way to have Sandra Bullock adopt Dummy Hoy. Or he might save the world from an alien invasion. One or the other.

]]> By: mgflolox http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268200 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:48:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268200 Also, a movie about “Dummy” Hoy is one I would definitely pay to see. Fascinating career, fascinating man.

]]> By: mgflolox http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268199 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:47:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268199 Actually, the legend I heard was that umpires hand signals were developed for Luther “Dummy” Taylor, who was a turn-of-the 20th century pitcher.

]]> By: SmackSaw http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268064 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:11:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268064 -

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/a-movie-about-dummy-hoy-sure-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-268026 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:14:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118283#comment-268026 Wow, he looks like a milkman.

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