Baseball, like any other sporting event, is a game of chance. And while the odds of creating a movie that will be a winner with audiences doesn't carry any greater guarantees, something magical does seem to happen when you combine the two mediums.
Baseball movies create the power to turn even the most stoic of men into life-sized globs of putty.
It's not like it's unacceptable for men to cry at movies, but there is something in particular that causes a big stir when there's a fastball involved. It's hard for men to be friends with other men and not fall under some strange scrutiny. I don't know if that's why men are always patting each other's butts in baseball games. I'm not sure what that's all about. But I do know that men crave these friendships, and they exist on a team.