Why is there no crying in baseball?

The final line of Hanks' post, reminding us all that, “There is no crying in baseball,” is a reference to the iconic line uttered in his role as manager Jimmy Dugan in the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
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Where did the saying theres no crying in baseball come from?

In an iconic moment from A League of Their Own (1992), Manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) asks Evelyn Gardner (Bitty Schram), “Are you crying? Are you crying? There's no crying! There's no crying in baseball!”
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Do baseball players cry?

In an unscientific poll taken in the Red Sox clubhouse, a majority of 25 players, including retired players, said they had cried at some point in their baseball careers, although mostly in Little League or after winning the World Series.
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What movie has the line there's no crying in baseball?

Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna, A League of Their Own was inspired by the real-life Rockford Peaches team and the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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Who wrote there's no crying in baseball?

Jimmy Dugan's line still resonates

“There's no crying in baseball.” The movie was directed by the late Penny Marshall and was about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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There's No Crying in Baseball - A League of Their Own (5/8) Movie CLIP (1992) HD



What song is always played at baseball games?

“The Star-Spangled Banner” became a baseball institution in the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.
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Did Dottie drop the ball on purpose?

Mutz also made an interesting observation that totally changed how he saw the ending. And his conclusion? Dottie intentionally dropped the ball to give her sister the spotlight.
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What is the rarest play in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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What is considered the best baseball movie of all time?

It's time to go to bat with the best baseball movies ever!
  • #1. Bull Durham (1988) 97% #1. ...
  • #2. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999) 97% #2. ...
  • #3. Moneyball (2011) 94% #3. ...
  • #4. Sugar (2008) 92% #4. ...
  • #5. Up for Grabs (2004) 92% #5. ...
  • #6. Field of Dreams (1989) 88% #6. ...
  • #7. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) 87% ...
  • #8. Eight Men Out (1988) 87%
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How painful is a baseball?

It is intense for 30 or 45 seconds." Hitters say getting hit in the butt is the best place because it is flesh, not bone, and that getting one in the back doesn't hurt as much as a lot of other areas. Hunter disagreed, saying, "Getting hit in the back really hurts, too.
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Is baseball the most mental sport?

And of the four “major” sports in the United States, baseball is by far the most mentally challenging and demanding. Demanding, because there is so much dead time compared to other sports. Dead time gives baseball players lots of time to think, and thinking is often at the root of tension, pressure and anxiety.
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Why is baseball the hardest mental sport?

Other than dealing with failure, there is one other major mental block that makes baseball the hardest sport. The pace of play with baseball is one of the hardest things to deal with as a player. On average, there are about 146 pitches by each team during a game (Baseball Reference).
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Is baseball all mental?

'' In the words of the late Yogi Berra: “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.
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How rare is a no no in baseball?

A no-hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff—only 318 have been thrown in MLB history since 1876, an average of about two per year. The most recent major league no-hitter by a single pitcher was thrown on May 10, 2022, by Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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What does bloop mean in baseball?

(bluːp ) baseball. verb (transitive) to hit a ball softly in the air just beyond the infield. noun.
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What is the #1 movie of all time?

Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.
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What is the most liked movie series of all time?

The 10 Best Movie Franchises By the Numbers
  • Star Wars. (Photo by 20th Century Fox) ...
  • How to Train Your Dragon. (Photo by ©Universal Pictures) ...
  • Wizarding World. (Photo by ©Warner Bros.) ...
  • The Hunger Games. ...
  • Back to the Future. ...
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe. ...
  • Middle-earth. ...
  • Indiana Jones.
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Are lefties rare in baseball?

Only about 10 percent of the general population is left-handed. That righty majority doesn't magically flip when it comes to baseball players. Take recent Major League Baseball history -- since 2010, nearly three quarters of all pitchers in MLB have been righties. Barely a quarter have been lefties.
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What is the hardest skill in baseball?

In baseball, if you get three hits out of every ten at-bats, that means a . 300 average and you'll be one of the best hitters in the game. And for this very reason alone, Popular Science says that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.
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What is a 3 pitch inning called?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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Are any of the Rockford Peaches still alive?

As of 2022, there are only five original Rockford Peaches still alive.
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How old is Dottie supposed to be in A League of Their Own?

One can work out Dottie's age to be about 23 in 1943. Attending the opening of the AAGPBL display in 1988 (it opened on 11/5/1988) would make her 68 years old. Geena Davis' astonishingly identical lookalike in this movie, Lynn Cartwright, was 65 at the time of filming. Davis turned 65 in 2021.
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Did kit touch home plate?

In the World Series, Dottie and Kit are on opposing teams, and in Game 7, Kit has the chance to be the hero at the plate in the bottom of the ninth with two outs when her team is losing. She makes contact, flies around the bases and plows into Dottie at home plate.
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